Army Delayed Ousting Peress After Fifth Amendment Question
The Army discharged New York dentist Major Irving Peress on Feb 2, 1954, after a 15 month delay following his Fifth Amendment plea on Communist ties. A 10,000 word report recounts internal delays, tape, and shifts as officers were reprimanded and others released or reassigned.
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James Marlow
Washington
Irving Peress
Peress
New York
1St Army
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Fle
Army
Ainy
McCarthy
Sen. McClellan
Arkansas
Fifth Am
Mane Lyon
Lyon
Couraw Artia
Curtis R. Kirkland
1St Army Reserve Force
Kirkland
Floyd E. van Sickle
van Sickle
Sabu Theates
Transport Workers Vote To Strike In Philadelphia
About 3 000 CIO Transport Workers Union members voted to strike if a contract with Philadelphia Transportation Co is not reached by Friday midnight. The wage demand is 20 cents an hour over $1.87, plus a guaranteed annual wage and improved pension and hospitalization programs. Negotiations continue.
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Philadelphia
Ciotr Workers Union
Philadelphia Transportation Co
PTC
Planes Delivered To Jap Navy Instructors Flight Training
The U S Navy announced it delivered 22 small single engine planes last month to the Japanese navy. Japanese pilots are learning to fly the planes under U S Navy instructors.
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Tokyo
U. S. Navy
New Tax Law May Help You
The article outlines changes expected to reduce taxes this year. Highlights include expanded head of household eligibility, higher medical expense deductions, untaxed health benefits, exemptions for dependents, a possible $600 child care deduction, new credits for dividends and retirement income, travel expense deductions for sales workers, home sale or purchase provisions from 1954, and broader depreciation rules for businesses. Readers are advised to consult IRS instructions and qualified advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Ecuador Orders Prosecution Over Article Critique of President Velasco Ibarra
Criminal proceedings were ordered against a Socialist party member after they published an article critical of President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra. The incident stems from alleged disrespect toward five officials in Quito.
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Quito
Ecuador
Socialist de la Tierra
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Supreme Court refuses review of Pelleys sedition case
The Supreme Court refused to hear William Pelleys bid to overturn his 1942 sedition conviction. Pelleys career with the Silver Shirts and charges in Asheville North Carolina are noted, with key dates including paroled in 1950 and NC attempt to reclaim his sentence blocked by Indiana officials.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Pelley
Pelley
Silver Shirts
Weaoe
Justice Department
Indianapolis
Ind
Buncombe
Asheville
North Carolina
State Supreme Court
Tom R. White
Noblesville
Manila man jailed after fiancee breakup sparks car assault
A Manila man attacked a police car with blows after his fiancée broke their engagement. He was taken into city jail following the incident. The vehicle was a police car.
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Manila
Albino Olivera
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