Byrd proposes $7 Billion cuts to trim Truman budget
Senator Byrd of Virginia calls for a $7.0 billion non-defense and $3.0 billion Europe aid reduction, proposing new taxes of $9.5 billion to balance a budget under the president’s $71.6 billion request. He asserts a smaller deficit with defense intact and warns against continued “Fair Deal” spending.
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Virginia
Europe
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Muley Doughton
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman Budget Totals 71.6 Billion for Next Fiscal Year
Moscow papers briefly note President Truman's proposed 71.594 billion dollar federal budget for the coming year. Reports mention requested hikes in military spending but carry no editorial comment.
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Moscow
Truman
United States
Ike Says Soldiers Should Keep Quiet
General Eisenhower told a London news conference that soldiers must keep their mouths shut while Japan and Germany remain in politics. He said the free world must refrain from commenting on world political matters and that his army is now built to preserve peace and deter threats to the West.
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Germany
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Dougal MacArthur
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Atlantic
Free World
Lancaster House
Whitehall
Europe
Dwight Eisenhower
Senate hears draft age and service length questions
Senator B Johnson urged a 19 year old minimum for draftees amid testimony on the draft law. Anna Rosenberg said the department would consult Marshall on a possible restriction while Truman allows 18 to volunteer for a 21 month hitch. Defense officials disclosed goals of 3 325 million combined strength by June 30 and an extra year extension for enlistments ending next July.
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Senate
Anna M. Rosenberg
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Department
Marshall
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Selective Voice Headquarters
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Senate Preparedness Committee
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Moon Iree
French Hold Near Hanoi as Vietminh Rally Strength
French army headquarters said troops held firm near Hanoi but warned Vietminh regulars could reach 40,000. About 20,000 Vietminh were already engaged on a 75 mile front north of Hanoi, with another similar force in reserve as fighting intensifies.
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Hanoi
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Europe
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Armie
Phucyen
State Population Passes 4 Million
North Carolina’s population rose by 490000 from 1940 to 1950, the Census Bureau announced. Births exceeded deaths by 782000 in the decade, while 292000 residents left the state, resulting in a net gain and a total population of 4061625.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bureau of Census
Washington
Small Gains On Market Despite Broad Upturn
The market sped up with prices rising only slightly while gains were widespread and mostly small. A handful of issues advanced up to $1, with U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler Goodyear Caterpillar and others leading the climb as investors bet on inflation and shift from dollars to stocks. Notable declines included J I Case North American Co American and Foreign Power shares Union Carbide and Johns Manville.
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Zenith
American Telephone
McIntyre Porcupine Mining
du Pont
International Paper
Pepsi- Cola
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Standard Oil
N.J
American Smelting
J. I. Case
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Union Carbide
American Tobacco
Johns Manville
Daily Worker Banned On New York Stands
In New York a referendum of 500 Newsdealers-of Greater New York voted 4 to 1 to ban the Communist Daily Worker from stands. The association plans to notify dealers and expects about 1,000 nonmember shops to join the ban, according to officials.
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Daily Worker
New York
Jan
Newsdealers
Greater
Half loaf better than none proclaims old adage
A brief maxim notes that half a loaf is better than none but warns incompleteness matters. The quote attributes the line to M. LP and presents a skeptical view on partial effort.
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Will Press Kidnapping Indictment Seemingly Unfold
San Diego files report that ex convict E. Cook faces Lindbergh law kidnapping charges as authorities tie him to the Mosser family murders near Joplin Missouri. Bodies of Carl Mosser and relatives discovered near Cook’s hometown after an arduous search. Cook extradited and arraigned in federal court with a January hearing scheduled.
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Okla
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Robert E. Dewey
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Oklahoma
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California
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Box Score Raleigh Traffic Report Figures
The Motor Vehicles Department reports highway accidents for the 24 hour period ending 10 am. Results show 1 killed and 29 injured. The year to date totals include 36 killed and 367 injured, with 1950 figures of 160 injured.
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Dan
Motor Vehicles Department
North Carolina to hear second vehicle inspection bill
Raleigh January 16 legislature expected to receive a second bill reviving motor vehicle inspection amid governor support and a study of lane requirements. House sponsor Rep George Long seeks inspections in all 33 districts with a $1.50 fee. DMV bill envisions 60 lanes with fees and annual inspections to be set by the legislature.
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Senate
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Scott
Committee On Highway Safety
George Long
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Motor Vehicles Department
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Craven
Joint Appropriations Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Hanes Returns as Wachovia Bank President
Robert M. Hanes is back on active duty as president of Wachovia Bank and Trust company in Winston-Salem. He had led the bank since April 1949 after serving with the Economic Cooperation Administration in Europe.
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Winston-Salem
Robert M. Hanes
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
Byrnes Calls Europe First In Foreign Policy
James F. Byrnes, sworn in as South Carolina governor, urges concentrating military strength in Western Europe to deter Soviet aggression. He advocates wage and price freezes, warns against domestic divisions, and calls for unity in supporting U S foreign policy while addressing race issues in schooling. He favors aid to Spain Yugoslavia and Western Europe and warns against delaying action.
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S. C
James F. Byrnes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Carolina
Europe
Russia
Korea
United States
America
Byrnes
Spain
Tito
Yugoslavia
Britain
France
Suwon Falls Under Allied Fire Power In West Front Drive
Allied tank infantry units broke through Communist lines and entered Suwon, an air port city 17 miles south of Seoul. The push routed about 100 Reds as air power and ground forces pressed along the western front in a reconnaissance in force.
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Suwon
Seoul
United Nations
A. P
Osa
Samchok Mon
Draft To Provide War Replacements
The Pentagon expects replacements for weary soldiers in Korea as September October and November draft calls begin flowing in by March and onward. Reservists already serve and three selective service men will reach Korea in February. Officials declined to give exact in country totals, noting a total draft figure around 170000.
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Korea
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