Treasury chief sees tax reduction period approaching
Treasury Secretary Snyder told Congress a period of tax reduction is approaching but gave no specific cuts or timing. He said the shift toward lower postwar government expenditures and high national income makes reductions likely, while noting 20 tax areas under study without recommendations. He avoided mentioning the $4 billion House bill or a possible presidential veto.
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Washington
Secretary of
Treasury
Snyder
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Truman
Lucas
D-Ill
Supreme Court reverses contempt convictions for Corpus Christi journalists
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision by Justice Douglas, overturned contempt of court convictions against Corpus Christi Caller Times publisher Conway C. Craig managing editor Bob McCracken and reporter Tom Mulvany. The trio had been jailed for May–June 1945 articles criticizing Judge Browning over a local lease case involving a serviceman.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Corpus Christi
Tex
William Oo. Douglas
Fred M. Vinson
Felix Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Conway C. Craig
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Bob McCracken
Tom Mulvany
Nueces County
Joe D. Browning
Threat of Largest Middle East Strike Looms Tomorrow
British authorities warned of a one day walkout in the Middle East involving 30 000 Arab and 10 000 Jewish workers of the Royal army as Irgun Zvai Leumi demanded abolition of immigration limits and military actions against the underground before any peace in the Holy Land.
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Royal Army
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Ffround
Holy Land
Postal Rate Increase Favored by House Committee
The House post office committee approved legislation to raise postal rates, estimating an additional 110 million dollars in annual revenue. Air mail would rise from five to six cents per ounce, with second class mail and publications charged by zone and advertising content. An air mail postcard could cost four cents, and several other rate changes were debated before next week’s House action.
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Washington —P
House Post Office Committee
Air Mail
Rees
Kas
Air-Mail
Post Office Department
Billion Dollar U S Credit To Japan Proposed
A proposal for a one billion dollar long term credit to Japan circulates among Allied HQ. The plan drawn by Japanese industrialists with government help suggests repayment over ten years at three percent interest from the excess balance of foreign trade.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Allied
Milwaukee Man Exposes Powder Heats It With Sun
Milwaukee, U P report says Ralph Schilke aged 41 examined grains of powder on a backyard plank with a magnifying glass. The powder exploded from sun-heated glass causing burns on both arms.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Ralph Schilke
Schilke
Camp Lake Man Killed in Car Plunge at Camp Lake
Joseph Kouba 54 owner of Lakeside Resort at Camp Lake in Salem township dies instantly when his car leaves the road and strikes a concrete culvert south of Camp Lake village. Deputies report the car demolished and Kouba crushed as it rolled 37 paces. Coroner says no inquest due to accidental death. Kouba survived by four sons and a daughter. daughter Rose Olson formerly Camp Lake postmaster.
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Joseph Kouba
Camp Lake
Salem Township
Camp Lake Village
Sheriff's Department
Harry Schmalfeldt
Ernest Oberhofer
Kouba
Kenosha
James A. Crossin
Crossin
Chicago
Edward J. Kouba
George
Stickney
Ill
James
Joseph Kouba, Jr
California
Rose Olson
Camp Lake Villiage
Four Hurt in 10 City County Traffic Crashes
Four injuries and twenty traffic accidents were reported in Kenosha and the county over the weekend. A fatality is noted elsewhere on this page. One injury was serious as Carl Fonk, 44, was struck on Highway 43 in front of his home and taken to St Marys Hospital in Racine in critical condition.
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Kenosha
Carl Fonk
Arthur Fonk
St. Mary’s Hospital
Racine
Erwin Kreuscher
Union Grove
George Fonk
Kreuscher
James Marshall
Chet Molinaro
Robert Eating
Clarence Huck
Adeline Tirabassi
Thirty-eighth Avenue
Theresa Anna Costabile
Seventy-fifth Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Fourteenth
Seventy Fifth
Adeline
Kenosha Hospital
Glida Packard
Thomas King
Lawn Mower Scooter Showcases Cicero Inventor
Inventor William Rusk of Cicero Illinois unveils a lawn mower that doubles as a scooter and can be adapted to help push a child’s bike at 15 to 20 mph. His daughter LaVerne tests the rocker mower while 11 year old Lillian demonstrates the scooter mode. The device blends yard work with kid friendly mobility as Rusk touts fun to spur grass cutting.
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Cicero
U.P
Land of Nod
William Rusk
Rusk
LaVerne
Lillian
Lil
Margaret Truman Cancels Debut Tour in Pittsburgh
Margaret Truman announced the postponement of her concert debut in Pittsburgh due to her grandmother Mrs Martha E Truman being gravely ill at Grandview Missouri. The president's daughter had traveled from New York and switched to a plane to reach the bedside.
Truman Attends Bedside Vigil as Mother Improves
President Truman kept vigil at the bedside of his gravely ill mother Mrs Martha Truman in Grandview Missouri while she reports feeling better. He traveled from Kansas City with updates from his sister Mary Jane and his physician said no material change in her condition. Margaret Truman canceled her Pittsburgh stage debut to be with her grandmother as doctors note a tired weak heart but strong will.
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Grandview
Truman
Marth E. Truman
Kansas City
Muehlebach
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
Margaret
Pittsburgh
Wallace H. Graham
Washinon
James H. Foskett
Naval
Secret Service
J. Vivian Truman
Mary Jane Truman
Truman urges federal health and disability insurance act
President Truman asks Congress for immediate action on a national health and disability insurance plan saying it is crucial to national welfare. He stresses comprehensive coverage, expanded public health services, more hospitals and doctors, and administration via state and local agencies under national standards.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Navy plane crash kills two boys and a pilot in Burlington
A Navy fighter from Lambert Field misjudged barrel rolls during an air show and crashed onto the Perkins School playground in Burlington Iowa. Pilot Lieut. (j.g.) John Peeler and two students, Roland Hagemeier and Richard Charles Grant, 14 and 16, died. Six youths were injured as debris spread over four blocks. Commander J D Taylor will start an investigation.
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Burlington
Iowa
Lambert Field
St. Louis
J. D. Taylor
Roland Hagemeier
Richard Charles Grant
J.g. John Peeler
Ethel Peeler
Cort Klein
Hawk-Eye Gazette
Perkins School
Nothing Irregular About RFC Loan Says Jones
Jesse H. Jones, former RFC chairman, insists there was nothing irregular about the RFCs $80,000,000 loan to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. His statement, the first since Senate Banking Committee inquiries began, was released yesterday.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Jones
Senate Banking Committee
Kenosha Hospital Proposes Dedicated Children Wing
The Kenosha Hospital auxiliary announces a new pediatric division to occupy the top floor of the under construction wing. The plan features glass walls for visibility, six infant to seven year beds, three two bed rooms, sound proofing, terrazzo floors, a separate diet kitchen, germicidal lighting, and refrigerated drinking water. Memorial Fund of the auxiliary funds the project and specialized nurses will be hired for child care.
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Kenosha Hospital
Ralph Y. Cooper
Kenosha
Women’s Auxiliary
Patrolmen Follow Order Then Trap Car in Forest Park Manhole
Police Sgt. John E. Rooney and Patrolman John V. Cunniff were ordered to investigate an open manhole at Grand and Jefferson Drives in Forest Park. Their radio instruction led them to drive into the open hole, catching the right front wheel of their patrol car.
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St. Louis
John E. Rooney
John V. Cunniff
Grand and Jefferson Drives
Forest Park
DeVroy Elected Adjutant at Wisconsin Legion Conference
Miss Renee DeVroy adjutant of post 429 was chosen first district adjutant of the Wisconsin American Legion at a spring conference in Waukesha. Henry Rees was elected sergeant at arms for the first district. Kenosha Post 21 urged national defense and veterans rehabilitation. A Kenosha resolution backed FBI personnel annuities and will be sent to Appleton for the July 18, 1920 state convention.
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Renee DeVroy
Wisconsin Department of American Legion
Waukesha
Wis
DeVroy
Wisconsin
Henry Rees
Kenosha
Legion
Legion Americanism
Grover Phillback
Post 21
Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Appleton
Acrobatics on Tower Delights Kenosha Crowd
Regnar B. Jensen, an electrician described as an intrepid airman, climbed the 240 foot radio tower atop the Kenosha National Bank building, thrilling a downtown crowd. He was cited on a disorderly charge, posted $25 bond, and faced trial after police halted his ascent and arrest following a 10 minute display.
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Kenosha National Bank
Regnar B. Jensen
Edward J. Ruetz
Jensen
Louis Blood
Royce Greisen
Federal Communications Commission
Nine Die in Wisconsin Weekend Accidents
Accidents across Wisconsin over the weekend claimed nine lives. Fatal crashes occurred on Highway 41 near Richfield, Highway 32 north of Sheboygan, and Highway 55 near Kaukauna. Plane crash fatalities included a Green Bay man and a Marinette woman at Crivitz airport. Other victims were cyclists and motorists in Racine, Camp Lake, and nearby areas.
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Wisconsin
Edward V. Nigbor
Milwaukee
William Struebing
Beaver Dam
Richfield
Washington County
Joseph Kubiak
Green Bay
Hilda Olson
Marinette
Crivitz
Raymond Rickart
Sheboygan Falls
Highway 32
Sheboygan
Army bans private cigarette shipments to Germany
The army moved to ban private shipments of American cigarettes and tobacco to Germany effective May 26. Post exchanges remain available, claimed to meet normal GI and civilian worker needs, while mail and commercial channels are barred.
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Washington
Army
Germany
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