House Heads into Giant Tax Battle Over Income Cuts
Washington faces a massive 875 page tax bill aimed at broad reforms and a billion dollar revenue cut in year one. A Democratic move to raise exemptions by $100 per person and dependent is feared to widen the split as Eisenhower opposes it. House leaders forecast victory for their sides in a tight vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
Conference of
House Democrats
Priest
D-Tenn
Martin
R. Mass
House
Halleck
Indiana
Schine Declared 1A Draft Eligible After 4F Finding
G David Schine former McCarthy adviser was found 4F then reclassified to 1A after appeals and drafted. Wisconsin officials and army accuse political pressure from McCarthy and Roy Cohn in Schine case. The case involved transfers of examination from Pasadena to New York and subsequent reexamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
G. David Schine
Joseph R. McCarthy
R.wis
State Selective Service
Kenneth H. Leitch
Schine
Wisconsin
Republican
Army
McCarthy
Roy Cohn
Senate
Leitch
Pasadena
California
New York City
New York
Pope Pius Gains Strength At Vatican
Pope Pius XII shows increased activity in his Vatican apartment as his strength returns after seven weeks confined to his quarters. The 78 year old head of the church is said to be improving from a gastritis diagnosed illness and is able to work longer hours and take longer walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
McCarthy Offers Cross Examination Under Oath
Sen McCarthy proposes a new rule to allow army lawyers to cross examine him and adverse witnesses under oath during the subcommittee probe into charges of pressure on Camp Gordon private G David Schine and related blackmail allegations involving Secretary Stevens and General Counsel Adams. Mundt to preside, hearings likely late next week with some public testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Mundt
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Senate
Roy Cohn
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Mundt
Washington
R-Wis
Army
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Cohns
Robert T. Stevens
John G. Adams
R-Sd
Mundt
Sevenman
Israel protests Syria fire on shepherds near Telkatzir
Israel protested to the United Nations mixed armistice commission today that Syrians fired on Israeli shepherds at the Hillside settlement of Telkatzir southeast of Lake Tiberias. No casualties were reported. An Israeli army spokesman described the incident as occurring near Telkatzir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
U.P
United Nations Mixed Armistice Commission
Israel Army
Telkatzir
Lake Tiberias
Rhee Orders Readiness for Possible Korean War Renewal
President Syngman Rhee urged South Korea’s united chiefs of staff to keep forces on constant alert for a renewed Korean War. Government sources said the closed meeting emphasized vigilance amid tensions with North Korea and allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
U.P
Syngman Rhee
United Chiefs of Staff
Types of guided missiles in U S defense inventory
Washington reports a defense department catalog shows at least 18 types of guided missiles in use, production or testing. It names Nike Terrier Talos Corporal Matador Shark Rascal Sparrow Oriole Sidewinder Dove Petrel Gorgon Falcon F 98 and more, with notes on redesigns and new aircraft like F 104 and F 105 and C 124 variant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
United States
Department
Nike
Army
Navy
Air Force
Regulus
French Hold Dien Bien Phu Amid Heavy Vietminh Attacks
French defenders at Dien Bien Phu repelled repeated Vietminh assaults in the five day battle in northwest Indo China. American supplied armor and reinforcements arrived as Vietminh losses mounted. observers warned the outcome remained uncertain with major clashes near the fortress and airstrips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indo-Chinna
Dien Bien Phu
Indo- China
Final arguments in Winnie Freeman murder trial in Salinas
Final arguments were scheduled today in the case of Winnie Ola Freeman known as Cat Woman, accused of murdering wealthy rancher Harold Jonassen in Salinas California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
U.P
Winnie Ola Freeman
Harold Jonassen
Deputy Polansky suspended for on duty political activity
Sheriff announces formal suspension of Deputy Edwin Polansky for insubordination and political activity during duty. Polansky allegedly encountered county board members to oppose a county police classification plan, while two sheriff committee resolutions seek four sergeant posts and a permanent investigator position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Simonsen
Edwin Polansky
Somers
Simonsen
Polansky
Sheriff's Committee
Sheriffs Department
Harold Bastrup
John Holloway
Paris
Jay Rhodes
Deputy Sheriff's Association
William P. Schmitt
Schmitt
James Amendola
Arthur Host, Jr
Martin Schenning
Silver Lake
Kenosha County
Bus System Seized in Galesburg for Tax Claims
The government seized the Galesburg Safety Route Inc. bus system operator amid four withholding tax claims totaling 14,048 dollars, with delinquency charges bringing the total to about 15,000 dollars. City service disrupted as workers walked, used taxis, or carpooled. Federal action followed filings in Knox county circuit court last year and this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ill
Galesburg Safety Route Inc
Knox County
Soviet Parliament election returns over 99 percent for government
Izvestia reports government candidates won more than 99 percent of the 120 million votes in Sunday's Soviet Parliament election. Officials say only government candidates were on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sdes
Moscow
Izvestia
County Board Eyes Sheriff Dept Reforms and New Sergeant Posts
Last night the county board debated sheriff department changes including a four sergeant post plan and a new permanent investigator role. Proposals call for shifts led by sergeants, civil service protections, and salary adjustments under board approval, with references to a probation period and deputy accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Civil Service Commission
McCarthy Books Rejected by U S Information Agency
Sen McCarthy says the U S Information Agency rejected two of his books as not suitable reading for its purposes. In Tel Aviv eleven Israelis were killed and two wounded in a bus attack blamed on Arabs from Jordan, a government spokesman said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S. Information Agency
Tel Aviv
Israel
U.P
Jordan
Inter-American Conference backs end to colonialism
Caracas Venezuela delegates vote on a regional resolution urging an end to colonialism and foreign occupation in the Western hemisphere with the United States abstaining from the 19 to 0 adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Washington Post Buys Times Herald From McCormick
The Washington Post purchased the Washington Times-Herald from Col. Robert R. McCormick for an undisclosed price. The move shifts ownership in the local newspaper market and completes a notable acquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
The
Washington Post Today
Washington Times-Herald
Robert R. McCormick
Judge OHara Takes Over Detroit Gaming Graft Probe
A one man grand jury assumed control of the Detroit police department gambling graft inquiry after 13 officer suspensions. Judge John P. O'Hara, newly elected and only in office since Jan 1, will investigate charges that officers condoned or aided numbers rackets and commercialized gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Criminal Recorder's Court Bench
John P. O'Hara
O'Hara
Seven Nabbed In $10 Million Chicago Heroin Ring Bust
Federal and local agents disrupted a $10 million heroin operation in Chicago. Seven men were seized in raids, four more jailed, with about 30 ounces of heroin seized and authorities warning addicts could suffer unless the ring reorganizes. The government spent up to $100,000 to build the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Albert E. Aman
Federal
Eisenhower defends tax plan and Stevens integrity
President Eisenhower disputed Democratic claims on the tax revision bill, expressing full confidence in Secretary of the Army Stevens amid a dispute with Senator McCarthy. He warned a president failing to act against aggression could be impeached or hanged, and pledged swift action within two minutes if attacked. He also noted a pending FTC probe into coffee prices and avoided confirming hydrogen bomb details, saying he would verify information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Stevens
Me.Carthy
R-Wis
Army
United States
Congress
State Dulles
London
Paris
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Cole
R-N.y
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
U. S
SONS OF ERIN MARCH IN NEW YORK SAINT PATRICK DAY PARADE
New York sees a St Patrick Day parade as 100000 members of the Sons of Erin march from noon to sundown along Fifth Avenue from 44th to 96th Street. Sunny mid 40s weather accompanies drums and piccolos in the citys largest St Patrick event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Sons of Erin
Emerald Isle
Fifth Ave
44Th
96Th Sts
Weather outlook mild with clouds and highs near 50
A mostly cloudy but mild pattern is forecast for tonight and Thursday with lows around 30 to 35 and a high near 54. Tuesday recorded a high of 46 with clear skies and a 27 degree low. St Patrick's Day remained cloudy but warmer in Wisconsin with noon readings around 47 to 50 at local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Nash Motors
President Surrenders To Irish Without Shot
President Eisenhower may have won the Battle of Europe but he surren dered to the Irish without a shot He is joining the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick tonight The Irish celebrate across town from the embassy to John Barry statue The highlight is the society dinner where Howard W Kacy will place a green ribbon and medal on the president. Eisenhower will respond and become an honorary Irishman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Europe
Sons of
Bavaria
Switzerland
Pennsylvania
Howard W. Kacy
Friendly Sons Society
Mr. Eisenhower
George Washington
Harry S. Truman
Commodore John Barry
Friendly Sons
Kacy
Hell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Pope
Joe
Rok
Matthew Ridgway
Vietnam
Laos
Ike
Sheriff and Sheriffs Committee
Russia
Leo P. Bergin, Jr
Fallon
Nevada
Bergin
Uys
University of Californias Eevatron
Ring
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!