Doubts Grow On Excise Tax Reductions In Congress
Washington reports doubts that excise tax cuts will pass this year unless President Truman changes his veto stance. House Ways and Means rejected a 400 million dollar inheritance and gift tax increase, while proposing a 1.08 billion dollar package of excise cuts covering furs jewelry handbags and movie admissions. The panel also weighs a 650 million dollar corporate tax hike and closing tax loopholes. It approved a 10 percent dividend withholding tax aimed at 150 million dollars annually to curb unreported dividend income, claiming 1.4 billion of 8 billion in annual corporate dividends escape reporting.
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Petition Forces FEPC Vote Test
Senate action moves toward Friday's test on halting debate to bring a fair employment practices bill to a vote. Democratic Leader Lucas filed the cloture petition with 40 signers, including 26 Republicans and 14 Democrats, aiming for a Friday morning 11 a.m. CST vote. Johnson of Colorado may delay by pressing reorganizational plans opposed by President Truman.
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Wisconsin Warmer Weather Moves In
Weather over Wisconsin shows a mild rise with clear skies tomorrow. It was 53 in downtown Kenosha at 1 pm while Superior recorded 32 last night and many areas, including Kenosha, cooled to mid forties. Prairie du Chien hit a state high of 72 yesterday as Lake Michigan regions stayed cooler due to an easterly wind.
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Supreme Court halts deportation of wartime bride
The U S Supreme Court stayed the deportation of Ellen Knauff a German war bride minutes before a planned flight to Frankfurt Germany Justice Robert H Jackson signed a writ indefinitely halting the action setting May 25 as the filing deadline for an appeal The case centers on whether deportation can proceed while Congress considers leniency legislation Knauff married Kurt Knauff a civilian employee in Germany in 1947 and has faced deportation amid security claims and political debate at Ellis Island Idlewild and Washington D C
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Motor Scooter Derailed Fatal for Oshkosh Worker
A Soo Line railroad section hand, Clarence Marcellis aged 28 of Oshkosh, was killed when a scooter carrying two colleagues derailed on the main line north of Oshkosh. He died at Mercy hospital about an hour after the crash.
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Rain Endangers Winnipeg Dikes
Flood-fighters brace as a steady drizzle weakens dikes in Winnipeg. Officials warn the city’s 320,000 residents could face catastrophe if rains continue while dike sections slip and sandbag lines strain under rising flood crests. Red Cross urges evacuations to accelerate.
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Broadway Columnist Beaten in Night Club
Broadway columnist Lee Mortimer of the New York Daily Mirror says two men beat him unconscious at the Riviera nightclub in Fort Lee New Jersey near the George Washington Bridge. Comedian Joey Adams notes an eye cut needing one stitch and facial injuries. Mortimer, who spoke with Virgil Peterson of the Chicago crime commission, believed he was followed after the show and was attacked while talking to Sidney Kingsley.
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Wisconsin church women elect Cockrell president
Mrs. L. B. Cockrell of Madison was chosen president of the Wisconsin Council of Church Women during the opening session of a two day convention in Oshkosh.
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Egyptian Princess Defies Brother In Determination to Hold Her Man
Fathia sister of King Farouk, 19, vows to wed Riad Ghali, a Coptic Christian commoner, despite royal orders. The queen mother Nazii and royal council strip her of title and property while Ghali fights to stay in the United States awaiting May 25 departure. The dispute widens as Farouk’s heir apparent Prince Muhammed Ali is accused of schemes to topple the princess and throne.
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Yugoslav Government Accuses Soviet Troop Moves
A Yugoslav spokesman accuses Soviet Russia of moving troops into Bulgaria and building pontoon bridges across the Danube between Romania and Bulgaria, implicating Stalin era tensions.
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International Army Idea Drives Atlantic Pact Talks
Washington press reports a bid to rush a unified force among 11 North Atlantic allies to counter Russian threats. Diplomats say industrial and economic cohesion underpins any defense, with a super-command to coordinate armed forces and civilian leadership favored over military chiefs.
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Norwegian Vessel Sinks After Explosion at Shimizu Harbor
The Norwegian freighter Talisman reportedly sank in Shimizu harbor Japan after an explosion and fire. Japanese officials ordered ships away as the ship settled. The crew abandoned the vessel and it was towed to Shizuoka harbor by the Shawnee Trail. The Talisman is owned by Barber Wilhelmsen Line.
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Atlantic defense supervision pact agreed by council
London notes the Atlantic council agreed to establish a permanent defense organization to meet regularly for supervising western defense. In New York the Giants bought Johnny Jorgensen from Brooklyn for an undisclosed cash sum and sold Ray Mueller to Pittsburgh for more than the waiver price of 10 600 dollars.
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Senate FEPC debate grows heated in Washington
In Washington the FEPC debate in the Senate became heated as Senator Humphrey of Minnesota was twice called down by southern colleagues protesting his remarks. Washington House tax writers tentatively moved to cut the maximum long term capital gains tax on individuals from 25 to 16 percent.
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Labor unions threaten wage hikes if rent controls end
The CIO and AFL warned Congress that ending rent controls on June 30 would trigger nationwide wage increases. AFL spokesman Richard J. Gray said removing controls amounts to a pay cut for millions, while CIO representatives John Edelman and Donald Montgomery argued decontrolled areas show rents already rising as much as five to ten percent in wages. They noted a housing shortage remains, with three to four million units needed for moderate income families, as the committee weighs a one year continuation bill.
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Waynick Chosen to Lead Point Four Aid Program
Ambassador Capus M. Waynick is recalled from Nicaragua to launch the Point Four program for backward regions. Under Secretary James E. Webb cites real urgency in beginning the aid initiative.
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Senate Debates Expanded Old Age Benefit Bill
The Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill to double old age insurance benefits and extend Social Security to about 11 million more people. It would place 5 million nonfarm self employed and 1 million domestic workers under compulsion, with others voluntary, and freeze payroll tax at 142 percent until 1956. Meanwhile, Senate subcommittees paused all fiscal 1951 money bills awaiting latest spending, revenue, and deficit estimates.
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Duff's Ticket Prevails in Pennsylvania Primary Clash
Big Jim Duff wins the states GOP primary for U S Senate with a nearly three to one margin and carries his slate for governor and statewide offices. He defeats the Grundy machine led by Joseph R Grundy and signals an aggressive party platform aimed at national influence.
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Gov Rennebohm Proclaims Shut-ins Day in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Rennebohm issued a proclamation on June 4 urging residents to support efforts to befriend ill and confined individuals. The plan named Shut-ins Day aims to encourage friendship with those unable to leave their homes.
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Crates Reveal Early Inventions on Sale at Gimbels
Workmen unpack crates in a New York warehouse containing inventor models from 1820 to 1890. The items, including Gatling’s battery gun and other famed designs, will go on sale at Gimbels starting June 4 with prices from 1 to 100 dollars or more.
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