Fight On Excess Profits Debate Splits Congress
Washington faces a crucial vote on a multi billion dollar excess profits levy within the general tax bill. Supporters push for action to ensure a separate bill or delayed tax rates, while opponents urge swift study before adjournment. President Truman had urged considering the excess profits tax after the election. Bergson resigns as assistant attorney general in charge of anti trust prosecutions effective September 30 with no reason given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Congress
Doughton
D-N.c
Ways And.means Committee
Truman
White House
Herbert A. Bergson
Bergson
Engineer Awaiting Decision in Stop Signal Crash Inquiry
Pittsburgh Sept 14 19 The Interstate Commerce Commission weighed possible punitive action against 68 year old engineer William E Eller who testified his Pennsylvan ia Railroad passenger express Spirit of St Louis ran a stop signal before hitting a stalled troop train near Coshocton Ohio. Eller estimated speed about 50 mph as 33 soldiers of the 28th Division were killed and more than 50 injured while no one on the passenger train was hurt. Road foreman B W Johnson said tape from Eller's smashed diesel showed the train was run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pensylvania Railroad
William E. Eller
St. Louis
Coshocton
Ohio
Pennsylvania
28Th Division
B. W. Johnson
Eller
Ovah Shout From South Rakes FEPC Back On Agenda
Washington dispatch reviews Senate calendar chaos as FEPC bill faces delay amid mixed fortunes for gold mine relief and funeral estate limits. The notorious OVah cry signals Southern resistance to anti discrimination measures while George Washington tale underscores immigration scrutiny.
Well Dressed Man Will Pay More For His Suits
New York reports the 1951 outlook for men’s suits. Industry leaders expect prices to rise about 10 percent next spring due to Korean war military needs, higher raw wool costs, and possible wage increases. Synthetic fibers may curb some gains in summer lines. Wartime retail controls are debated. Royalty terms and government sales agreements loom as uncertain factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Rothschild
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers
Washington
Rothschild
United States
Paroled former Rep Andrew May of Kentucky
Washington reports former Representative Andrew Jackson May, age 75, convicted of bribery and conspiracy in WWII munitions contracts, has been granted parole. He will be released from Ashland federal prison and return to law practice in Prestonburg, Kentucky, aided by his age, health, and institutional record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew Jackson May
D.ky
George G. Killinger
Federal Parole Board
Ashland
Federal Correctional Institution
Killinger
May
Prestonburg
House Military Affairs Committee
Parole Board
Garsson Brothers
Henry and
Murray
Garssons
Negroes Will Have Resort on North Carolina Coast
RALEIGH Sept 14 A 4000 acre tract in Onslow county will become the first complete Negro recreational area on the North Carolina coast. Dr H L Trigg of St Augustine's College said land is to be granted by Dr William Sharpe a New York neuro surgery specialist. The Hammocks Beach Corp board will receive the deed and fund raising for buildings has netted over 90000 dollars from 7900 Negro teachers and leaders who met with Sharpe on Aug 21 1945.
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Raleigh
N.C
Onslow County
North Carolina
H. L. Trigg
St. Augustine’s ‘College
State Board of Education
William’ Sharpe
New York
Swansboro
Camp LeJeune
Hammocks Beach Corporation
Trigg
Sharpe
Testimony In Assault Case Now Complete
In Winston-Salem on September 14 17 the defense of Clyde Brown paused after 40 minutes as he chose not to testify in his murder assault trial. The state rested after evidence on the rifle. Defense later called four witnesses including Dr Harry Goswick and two detectives. Nurse Nancy Strader to testify followed. A prior hospital admission of the victim was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Clyde ‘Brown
Betty Jane Clifton
Harry Goswick
Clifton
W. F. Reid
John Wooten
Brown
Miss Clifton
Winston- Salem
Walter E. Johnston, Jr
Dan K. Moore
Nancy Strader
City Hospital
Bombardment Leads to Promised UN Offensive
Allied warships bombarded the Yellow Sea coast of Korea for two days in preparation for a new UN push. Tuesday and Wednesday strikes focused on Inchon and Seoul as South Korean marines harass Red forces to clear sea lanes. Navy ships reported 210 miles of western coastal lowlands shelled by Task Force 77 planes.
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Leif Erickson
Tokyo
Yellow Sea
Korea
Red Lines
United Nations
Inchon
Seoul
Navy
Cost Of Living Index Explained By James Marlow
James Marlow explains the monthly living cost index used by the government. It affects wages, prices, and potential controls, based on prices from 54 food cities and other goods, weighted for items like butter versus cheese, with a 1935-39 base period set at 100. July the index reached 172.5, up from June’s 170.2 amid panic buying after the Korean War started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
CIO Auto Workers’ Union
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Washington
Mother Finds Children Strikes It Rich
A North Carolina widow, Ruth Stevens of Bladenboro, traveled to New York to locate her six missing children. After two days in a city shelter and a long search, the porter identified the Bronx address 818 East 166th Street. Stevens appeared on CBS Strike It Rich and left with 200 dollars in winnings and 20 dollars from the studio audience, starting with one dollar.
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New York
North Carolina
Ruth Stevens
Bladenboro
N. C
Traveler’s Aid Society
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
East 166Th Street
Walker foresees early UN offensive in Korea drive
AP columnist DeWitt Mackenzie reports Lt. Gen. Walton Walker predicting a forthcoming UN ground assault as allied forces recover from a major Red offensive near Pusan. He notes improved positions and massing equipment from the United States and allies, though no details are given. The piece cites renewed optimism amid a tenacious counteroffensive and hints at moves to Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
U. N
Walton H. Walker
Bow vows to sue over Schoeppel Russia charges
Frank T. Bow chief aide to Senator Schoeppel accuses Secretary of the Interior Chapman of a personal alliance with Communist Russia. He dares Chapman to sue and says he will publicly repeat the allegations. Bow, candidate in Ohio's 16th district, says he used material in Wooster speech and that he dug up most of Schoeppel's charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank T. Bow
Senator Schoeppel
R-Kans
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
Russia
Bow
Senate Interior Committee
Schoeppel
Senate
Ohio
Wooster
World Series Start Set For Oct. 4 If Pennants Decided
Cincinnati bulletin reports representatives of contending teams and Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler fixing October 4 as the start date for the 1950 World Series unless a playoff is needed to decide one or both pennant winners If a three team American League race ends tied Detroit New York and Boston would need a one game playoff delaying the series to October 5
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Cincinnati
A. B. Chandler
Detroit
New York
Boston
FBI raids nab twelve in alleged $2 million lottery ring
In Miami on September 14, a dozen men were arrested in a nationwide sweep described by the FBI as targeting an international lottery ring worth about $2,000,000. The raids followed a Royal Canadian Mounted Police tip after a taxi driver crossing the border was found with lottery tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
FBI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Edmund Mason
Mounties
Allied Inchon bombardment and Red counter claims clash
A garbled North Korean radio report claimed an allied amphibious landing near Seoul and six ships sunk, while U S officials said three destroyers sustained only superficial damage during the Inchon bombardment. General Walker spoke of an imminent allied offensive as UN and Korean forces pressed gains along the coast. The air war pounded Pyongyang Taejon Sinmak Kaeson and other targets, with major strikes on sea and inland positions.
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Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
Red Station
Washington
Navy
United States
Inchon
U. N
Walton H. Walker
Japan
Okinawa
36Th
39Th Parallel
Panther
Pyongyang
Taejon
Sinmak
Haejuongjon
Kaeson
Cherwan
Kimpo
Suwon
Pyongtaek
Wolmido Island
Kyongju
Pohang
Angang
Bem Price
MacArthur
Yongchon
WCTU Campaigns Against Beer For Combat Men
Denver and Tokyo reports detail a clash over free beer for U S troops in Korea. WCTU leader Mrs D Leigh Colvin urges congressional action to bar alcohol from soldiers, while MacArthur orders free beer for fighting units funded by post exchanges, with rear echelon troops allowed to buy.
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Denver
Korea
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
D. Leigh Colvin
WCTU
Jpost Exchange
Tokyo
U. Ss
MacArthur
Washington
William B. Beiderlinden
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W. E. Eller
Midway
FEPC
Arthur L. Edson
George ‘Washington
U.S
District of Columbia
George Washington
Vienna
San Bernardino
Calif
McCarran
Dnev
Brussels
Belgium
U. S
Solid South
Crooked Solon
Senate House
Dnew
Coast
Pusan
Walker
Unitedstates
Bulletin
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