Drop Over All Tariff Revision Signals Weigh on Trade
The administration drops its overall tariff revision for this session, easing some strain on international ties. A presidential commission report failed to please both free traders and protectionists, but a limited overhaul could still aid Latin America and Europe, especially if Marshall Plan gains continue and tariff increases are avoided.
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America
Britain
Europe
Latin America
United States
Commission
France
Four Year Term For House Members Considered
Senate Judiciary Committee reviews plans to allow governor appointments to fill House vacancies beyond one third and to extend terms to four years. Proposals aim to preserve governance after catastrophe and reduce campaign costs. Case proposal includes governors filling all vacancies between elections and longer terms for House members.
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Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Appraising Our Times A Economic Slowdown Noted By Banker
Murray Shields of the Bank of Manhattan says today s downturn could be seen as a normal correction after lasting postwar prosperity. He argues that two wars boosted earlier growth and that current activity remains high by historical comparison, unsettling workers and families facing reduced incomes. The piece ends with a biblical citation from I Cor 1 2.
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Murray Shields
Bank of Manhattan
Wisconsin Tax Chapter Questions Income Tax Efficiency
Madison report surveys the long standing Wisconsin income tax, its rigidity and leakage. Professor Harold Groves cites enforcement gaps by income type and questions whether high auditors can audit all returns. He notes the overlap with federal collection and hints that rate increases are unlikely.
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Wyngaard
Harold M. Groves
University of Wisconsin Economics Department
End of War Questions Echoed by Congressmen
In Philadelphia the Inquirer notes Representative Sidney H. Yates reports constituents ask when the cold war ends. He recalls a Fer dinand Foch anecdote in which a chauffeur replies the marshal asked, when do you think the war will end Pierre. Sir Arthur Fleming jokes about treating colds with whisky at bedtime.
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Pierre
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Arthur Fleming
OSS
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France
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Secretary of State
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Congress
Warren Olney III
Warren
California
Justice Department
William Gallagher
Olney
Truman
Department
French push to enlarge Indochina war and threaten armistice
The Paris regime signals a reinforced Indochina battle plan while talks proceed. France quietly strengthens ground forces under a new commander as Washington weighs contingent authority for U S airpower and possible naval blockade to deter Chinese intervention.
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Panmunjom
Korea
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Congress
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China
Formosa
America
Bidault
Questions on McCarthy from Tribune Readers
A reader letter questions McCarthy’s wartime claims and actions asking yes or no confirmations. It alleges embellishments about being wounded and a tail gunner, records destruction, Communist associations, and taking a $6,000 car, urging direct answers from the witness. The editor notes letters must be about 300 words with signature and outlines policy.
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Oppenheimer Case Moves Direct to Commission
The Atomic Energy Commission votes 3 to 2 to bypass the Loyalty Review Board and bring the Oppenheimer case directly to the full commission amid delays and questions about Admiral Lewis Strauss. The report covers related testimony, McCarthy era actions, Eisenhower’s lunchroom visit, and shifts in State Department indictments.
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Atomic Energy Commission
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Adm
Lewis Strauss
Oppenheimer
AEC
Strauss
Thomas Murray
Henry D. Smyth
Eugene Zuckert
Gordon Gray
United States
Hans Bethe
World Today Personalities Overshadow Army Hearings
In the McCarthy Army hearings the personalities dominate the scene. Senators confront Roy M. Cohn special Army Counsel Joseph Welch and Ray Jenkins as cross examination looms. Welch, Adams, and Jenkins face a test of nerves while Cohn and McCarthy prepare for tense exchanges that could shape reputations and outcomes.
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McCarthy Army
Sen. McCarthy
Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
Special Army
Joseph N. Welch
Ray Jenkins
Senate
Robert T. Stevens
Army
McCarthy
Jenkins
Cohn
Stevens
Adams
Welch
Ten Years Ago St Francis School of Nursing Graduates
From the La Crosse Tribune ten years ago ten girls from St Francis School of Nursing La Crosse were named as graduates: Margaret Devie Jane McLaughlin Grace Williams Patricia Cassidy Dorothy Stanek Harriet Weeks Jeanne Riley Marjorie Roberts Dorothy Seiler and Alice Hansen. Also Robert Paul Bright son of Mr and Mrs M P Bright was to graduate from West Point on June 6. Thomas Garthwaite a high school sophomore earned a medal and certificate for a high score in the 1944 Latin exam.
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la Crosse
Margaret Devie
Jane McLaughlin
Grace Williams
Patricia Cassidy
Dorothy Stanek
Harriet Weeks
Jeanne Riley
Marjorie Roberts
Dorothy Seiler
Alice Hansen
Robert Paul Bright
M. P. Bright
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Aquinas High School
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