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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
8
A garbled report outlines a double deadline for tax payments affecting millions. It notes May and June due dates, with the IRS permitting midweek extensions and a potential veto by President, risking no tax cut this year as Congress debates the bill.
Passaic New Jersey police chief Edward Boyko says officers may not take off duty jobs as bar room bouncers. He cites frequent beatings causing manpower shortages on the force.
A Babylon of opinion pieces laments censorship while detailing Bulgarian parliament actions, Soviet influence in Bulgaria, and U S policy shifts on Hungary and Italy. The analysis notes a bloodless coup in Hungary, Italy's fragile cabinet, and debates over aid and anti Communist strategy amid global tensions.
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed 130.9 million from Veterans Administration funds as it approved an 8.17 billion dollar bill funding 33 independent agencies next year. The VA saw a modest 1.8 percent cut while the Atomic Energy Commission and Civil Service faced larger reductions. overall savings aim near 3.58 billion. The panel pledged VA benefits would not be reduced and approved GI bill benefits, with funds for 15 new veterans hospitals.
Lake Success June 13 Col W R Hodgson of Australia led a small nation attack on the deadlock over a world disarmament plan. He complained the big five blocked work and criticized flaky governance for Trieste while urging the commission to move forward with regulation and reduction of armaments.
Floods threaten Iowa Nebraska areas as Mississippi Missouri rivers crest near St Louis. Army engineers estimate 326 million dollars in damages across crops lands buildings and railroads with over 1 million acres inundated. Levees hold north of Hannibal while Des Moines river flooding prompts redisturbance and coast guard alerts.
Hungary’s deposed premier Nagy and his family, in Switzerland, were expected to land at New York LaGuardia and seek refuge in the United States. The State Department signaled readiness to grant asylum while protesting the Soviet backed Budapest coup and considering UN inquiry.
Mourned as a social snob and accused of jealousy Farley writes in Collier’s that Franklin D Roosevelt resented his campaign leadership and kept him off public platforms after Oct 14 1936. Farley recalls Chicago reception and a warning from Marvin McIntyre about not sharing the stage.
The government in Amsterdam terminated cigar rationing, ending the 20 cigars per two weeks limit. Cigarettes remain rationed at 50 per week.
Budapest reports that Desze Sulyok a Szegadsag party member denounced the new regime as a police state and said his party would boycott forthcoming elections until international supervision is provided The party with 18 MPs demands free campaigning and parliamentary immunity extending to the new Parliament, amid ongoing clashes with the Communists and prior split from the Small Holders party.
Washburn set to address the State Press conference in Hot Springs on Saturday, outlining editorial priorities and responding to questions from reporters. The event will feature remarks from the university representative and media discussions.
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