Truman to Seek Historic 16 Billion Dollar Tax Boost
President Truman plans a pay as you go tax program to fund a large defense buildup with an estimated 16 billion dollars in new taxes. Congress faces sharp debate over who bears the burden as deficits loom and wartime revenues rise toward 60 million taxpayers.
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Wham Bam And Thank You Mam Fort Worth Flash
A 31 year old man and a woman were jailed after a drunken collision in Fort Worth. Police said both drivers caused wrecks after a night of heavy drinking and hampered by intoxication. The incident involved a man unable to stop the woman and a woman unable to stop the man.
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Five Point UN Plan Pushes Immediate Korea Cease Fire
The United Nations backs a five point plan for an immediate Korea cease fire and a Far East conference with China. Russia votes against. US supports. The plan calls for all non Korean armed forces withdrawal and a post cease fire body including UK US USSR and PRC representatives to pursue settlement in line with UN Charter.
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United Nations Political Committee
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Mexico
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Inauguration of Flora MacDonald College Head
Dr. Marshall Scott Woodson, a Presbyterian minister and World War I navy veteran, was inaugurated as Flora MacDonald College president. He succeeds Dr. Wardell and vows to boost academic excellence and direct church service while library named for Edwin Morgan and Halbert M. Jones.
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Flora. Maconald College
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James R. McCain
Agnes Scott College
Washington
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Columbia
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Presbyterian College
Union Theological Seminary
Holy Land
Presbyterian
Salisbury
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Fila
Thomasville
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French Indochina War Turns For The Better
Hanoi Vietnam Jan 13 The French defensive posture in North Indochina shows a clear improvement over the past three weeks due to Gen Jean de Lattre de Tassigny changes in leadership. Moroccan Senegalese reinforcements new tanks planes and artillery arrived while Vietminh assaults on the Red River delta were blunted and a French counteroffensive pushed rebels back to mountain refuges. A Bac Ninh post 20 miles northeast of Hanoi fell to a Vietminh night attack but was retaken by a relief column. one defender escaped.
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Hanoi
Eisenhower Receives Viking Ship Navy Gift
Oslo officers present General Eisenhower with a two foot Viking ship model as a gift from the Norwegian government. Defense Minister Jens Hauge says the gift grants him a symbolic navy. The exchange occurs during lunch.
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Draft Law Proposals Net Flood Of Mail
Washington fights over lowering induction age as protests pour into Congress. Anna M. Rosenberg and Secretary Marshall back 18-year-old drafting and 27 month service to meet a 3,462,205-man goal by June 30. Senators weigh compromises and risks to farms and families.
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Nebraska
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Dirksen
R-Ii
Chinese Sound Weapons Spell Terror On Korean Front
On January 13 in Korea the Chinese Red army reportedly used sound as a psychological weapon. Reports describe bugle calls taps whistles chimes and even a plaintive wail to frighten reveal positions and simulate encirclement while British troops countered by learning the Chinese bugle call to mirror the tactic.
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George urges drastic wage price controls and spending cuts
Senator George of Georgia pressed for immediate widespread wage and price controls and a sharp cut in postponable non defense spending as a precondition for approving President Truman’s planned tax hike. He argued Congress must back large curbs to counter rising costs and ensure tax increases are meaningful.
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Killer William Cook Identified Near Madisonville
Asheville dispatch reports North Carolina highway patrol confirms a Tennessee identification placing killer William E. Cook in Madisonville Tennessee yesterday or the day before. Capt C A Speed notes no definite sign he heads to North Carolina but safeguards remain, while Georgia authorities clear a car dealer suspect not Cook.
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Tenn
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cook
Georgia
Atlanta
Korean Front Hill 247 Recaptured Amid Flanking Threats
American Second Division units with French and Dutch support retook Hill 247 near Wonju despite subzero conditions. Allied forces faced renewed North Korean flanking attempts hundreds of miles southeast and a massed Chinese-L DU threat as UN commanders weigh foothold viability in Korea.
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Tokyo
Wonju
Chungju-Taegu
U. S S. Eighth Army
Legislature Lines Up Spending Battles This Week
Raleigh January 13 The 1951 general assembly will tackle taxes and spending with the joint spending committees poised to start hearings on the $459 million budget. D Coltrane warned against over estimating income, noting the state operates on borrowed funds. Bills in play include motor vehicle inspection, auto penalties, voting age changes, civilian defense funds, and a psychiatric wing at Chapel Hill.
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Joint Appropriations Committee
Senate
R. Grady Rankin
Rankin
Coltrane
State Fairgrounds
White House Souvenirs Put Up For Sale
The White House renovation commission announces salvaged historical souvenirs from the building will be sold to the public. Items include bricks from the burned mansion, metal and stone bits, nails, and laths, with prices from 25 cents to 100 dollars. Purchasers must certify non resale and cover postage, with proceeds covering costs only.
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