Truman seeks $40 tax cut per person with $3.2B corporate boost
President Truman urged a hostile Congress to pass a $40 per person tax cut funded by a $3.2 billion increase in corporate levies. He framed the move as relief from high living costs and tied it to a broader 10 year program to expand American production by a third. He proposed a backdated tax credit to January 1 and outlined other anti inflation and security measures, including rent controls and expanded social security. The plan comes amid resistance from Republicans who favor a different tax path and in the same address urging rapid action on the Marshall plan for European recovery.
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Truman
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Marshall
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Bone
Riss
Knutson
R-Minn
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Tidman
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Greece
Turkey
Russia
Republicans Split Over Truman Message in Congress
Washington reports show Republican Congressmen criticizing Truman's address while Democrats praise it. Leading figures clash over tax cuts and inflation remedies, with Halleck calling the message a political document and Knutson backing a $5.6 billion tax cut plan. House leaders and committee chairmen weigh in on tariffs, price controls, and legislative priorities ahead of 1948.
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Halleck
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House
Wallace Wallace
Knutson
Rayourn
Texas
Europe Must Wait as Arabs Die in Jerusalem T: Europe Must Wait as Arabs Die in Jerusalem incident and euro relief debate.
The report covers continued delay in approving the Marshall plan with Taft and George arguing Congress may act in June while debates continue on a long term European recovery program. It notes a stopgap aid for France Italy Austria and China and details violence in Jerusalem during Christmas observances with Arabs targeting British and Jewish targets and casualties among police and civilians. The piece mentions hearings planned by the House Foreign Affairs Committee and statements by Senator Ball warning against prohibiting aid.
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Jon
Fran von Wrestlina
Yate
George
Jarabe
wey #&p
Kur Ball
Senat App
Dieagreed
Americas
Kall
Congress
France
Italy
Austria
China
Taft
House
Hwar Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations
Tomorow
Marshall
Disgrace to State Urges Tax Reform at Kansas Conference
State Senator Al Harkness of Hays decried unequal personal property assessments as a disgrace to Kansas during the Karnes campus conference closing. He cited examples of low valuations on a home and a car, noting the council has not set tax priorities but may shift from personal to higher state motor taxes. Over 100 county clerks, assessors, deputies, and tax commission members attended the two day event.
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Manhattan
Kan
al Harkness
Hays
Harkness
State Senate
Kansas Legislative Council
Legislative Council
Senate Tax Committee
Kansas
Atate Tax Commission
Chinese visitors tour University of Kansas social work department
Three Chinese officials from the nationalist China ministry of social affairs visited the University of Kansas campus to meet Prof. Esther Twente and discuss administration and organization of social work under United Nations fellowships. David Hailman from the Kansas City regional SSA accompanied them.
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China Ministry of Soocial Affairs
University Kansas
Department of Social Work
Esther Twente
Kuo-Ching Li
Kwei-Sheng Yuan
Chao- Hela Tsai
United Nations
David Hailman
Kansas City
Social Securty Administration
Notable Street Collisions Mar To Lawrencian Drivers
Yesterday proved a trying day for a dozen Lawrence motorists. Six accidents were reported with multiple injuries or vehicle damage on West Eighth, Indiana, Eleventh and Massachusetts streets among others. Among the operators were Leslie Owens, KR Stringham, a Buick owner at Barker Street, and Donald Henry along with Oscar Mayhugh of Jaytask Taxi. In a separate incident Albert Cohen and FL Abels were involved at Eleventh and Marsachusetts. Earlier, John Ryan and R Burgess and Donald Wolfe were noted in two additional collisions. In Leavenworth, Ewing Herbert Jr. was elected illustrious potentate of the Abdallah shrine with others named to key posts.
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Leslie Owens
New Jersey Street
Stringham
Blonde Erand Street
West Eighth Street
Stout
John Tacs
Jack Cheek
Ralph Cs
Art Shirk
Ichand Lowe
Barker Street
Indiana Street
Muick
Brown County
Jaytask Taxi Company
Oscar Mayhugh
Henry Covilins
Collis
Dodge
FL PL Abels
Albert Coehen
Mississippi Street
Eleventh
Marsachusetts
Cohen
Abele’ Dodge
Collins Eaid
John Tryan
Maiden Jane
Snecticut
R. O. Burgess
New Hampshire Street
Donald Wolfe
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Kan
Ewing Herbert, Jr
Hiawatha
Abdallah Shrine
George W. Mears
Kansas City
Rabban
Edwin Abels
Joseph Henning
Ottawa
Oriental Guide
Oscar Shelton
W. M. Newark
Recorder
Plane Crash Kills 16 Aboard Coastal Airlines Flight
Savannah reports sixteen dead and ten injured when a Coastal Airlines twin engine charter plane crashed into marshland eight miles southeast of Savannah near Wilmington Island. The aircraft en route Newark to Miami carried Puerto Rican passengers. Pilot and copilot among the dead. injuries described as serious. Coast Guard cutter Aurora responded and evacuated the injured. The crash site lay three miles from the Wilmington Island airport. passengers were to transfer in Miami. The company operates new charter services. chief pilot Alvino Antonioli thought to be at the controls. Official FAA statements described a pancake into marsh but reports varied on fire.
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Coastal Airlines
Savannah River
Newark
Miami
Frank Beil
Savannah Evening Press
Belly
Aurora
Wilmington Island
Bell
Nui
Philadelphia
Raleigh
N.C
C.A.A
Wheat speculators rise sharply on Chicago market
Washington reports a 27 percent jump in wheat speculators over a three day period as prices fell to the daily ten cent limit for three days. The Agriculture Department lists 5 557 traders, with 100 officials and big traders named previously remaining on record. New names are private citizens mostly on the long side betting prices would rise.
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Washington
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Waterfront Fire Ravages Brooklyn Pier and Freighter
A massive blaze at the Brooklyn waterfront destroyed a 1,000 foot pier and its cargo, damaged an Argentine freighter, and burned two barges. The fire lit Lower Manhattan and a large harbor area, with 300 firefighters, five fireboats, and 35 land units working from shortly before midnight until daylight. Three firefighters were hospitalized after falling overboard a fireboat.
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Pha
Brooklyn
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E.S.T
Stock Market Index Average for 60 Stocks at 65.5
The index for sixty stocks stands at 65.5 with a minor decline of about 0.3 points. This reading reflects overall market movement in mid session trading and includes diverse sectors represented in the index.
Plan to reform Western Germany occupation structure
In Frankfurt on January 7, top American and British leaders met German officials to discuss major changes to the bizonal government. Sources say plans include creating a "little SHAEF" to oversee the western occupation and to pool manpower for cost savings to U.S. and British taxpayers.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Supreme Headquarters
Hearing continues on Raneas rate increase in Kansas
The Southwestern Kei Telephone Company rate hike case reaches its third day as Victor W. McMahill, accounting supervisor, testifies on exhibits. He cites total investment of 74,? million with 24.5 million depreciation reserve and notes 22 day lag between earned money and conversion. He says Kansas had 19,500 telephone service orders and annual operating income around 21 million for the year to October 1947.
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Toyha
Kat
Dan
Raneas Corporation Commission
Southwestern Kei Telephone Company
Victor W. McMahil
Kansas
McMahill
Howard T. Freeson
Wichita
Special Consel
Corporating Commission
McManull
Deputies Seek Appointments for County Assessors
County Clerk T. R. Gerhart announced that about 10 personal and real property assessor positions in the county are open and applications are being received. Assessors will be named by February 11 by the county commissioners on the clerk's recommendation. Personal property assessors are in high demand as real estate assessments focus on new improvements this year. City assessors will be paid five dollars a day, township assessors seven dollars plus travel. After appointment in February, assessors will receive instructions ahead of the March 1 start date. County valuations show tangible property rising seven million dollars in a decade, with last year’s totals reaching 1,925,395 in tangible and 956,898 in intangible property.
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T. R. Gerhart
Cvierk
Lawrence
Baldwin
Gerhart
Roth
Two Wolf Drives Sunday Near Stull Reported
Farmers in the Stull area sponsor two wolf drives Sunday January 11 at 1 40 p m in districts south of Stull. The county hunt previously bagged four coyotes in this season and twelve in the 1947 winter season. Hunters report to Stall store for transport to the hunt lines.
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Stull
Dovelas
Jtn
New 40 by 40 Warehouse Rising for Kansas Flectric Tower
C T Hough district manager announced a new 40 by 40 concrete block warehouse at 204 West Sixth Street adjacent to the Kansas Flectric Tower substation. The one story structure, to be finished by month end, will store line construction materials and merchandise. Constant Construction Co of Lawrence is erecting it.
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Kansas Flectric Tower Company
West Sixth Street
C. T. Hough
Hough
Constant Construction Company
Lawrence
County Boosts Pay for 1948 Wage Hikes
County commissioners announce a ten dollar per week wage increase for all clerks in the courthouse deputy county officers and county shop workers costing about 6780 for 1948. The raise covers general and road funds with 2360 from each. Elective officials are excluded as their pay is fixed by law. The plan aims to reflect living costs. Start Non Stop Sessions Jefferson City Missouri January 7 1948.
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Fd County
J. H. Griffith
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Mildred LeSuef
Senate panel approves Voice of America legislation
Washington Jan 7 the senate foreign relations committee unanimously approved legislation authorizing the state department to run Voice of America broadcasts. officials identified George W Allen 44 ambassador to Iran as secretary Marshall's choice for the vacant assistant secretary of state for public affairs. confirmation expected soon to oversee VOA programs and related activities.
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State Department
Voice of America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Administration
George W. Allen
Iran
Marshall
Tynman
Allen
Senate
Alten
Rograms
Activites
William Benton
Hospital census breaks records amid overcrowding and births
The city hospital reports a surge in patient numbers and a record 841 births in a year, with daily census peaking at 104 and several days over 80. Outpatients totaled 2,402 while staff expanded to 6 percent, and $21,406.17 was invested in new equipment including beds, an X-ray machine, delivery room gear, and kitchen equipment.
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Terytroi
Cedentel
Vidadong
Weather forecast for Topeka and Garden City
Topeka and Garden City forecasters report little change in conditions with fair skies and mild temperatures. Lows near 32, highs near 50, no precipitation. Garden City records the high and low during the prior 24 hours, noting cooler start and warmer day ahead.
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S.C. Flora
Flora
Garden City
Kem Says G O P Leaders Favor Inquiry on Clark
Washington dispatch says Republican leaders favor a plan to have a senate executive expenditures sub committee investigate Attorney General Clark's handling of an inquiry into vote frauds in the Kansas City Missouri primary. Kem, back from Mizson, will discuss further with them in the next two or three days.
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Mizson
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Four Bartlesville Officers Quit Over Wage Dispute
Four of seven Bartlesville night shift policemen resigned over salaries of 170 dollars a month. Police Chief Turner had no comment and said replacements were obtained, keeping the force at full strength that night. The same edition notes Wayne E. Smith found dead in his car in Wichita. a WWII air corps veteran, age 34. Heart attack listed as the cause by Coroner Dr. Bowmen.
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Bartlesville
Okla
L. W. Turner
Wichita
Kan
Wayne E. Smith
Maneview
Corpx
Lang E. Bowman
Book-Tells About Various Exhibits at Kansas Arts Festival
The festival catalogue will preview painting sculpture and crafts from Kansans and other U.S. exhibitors. The book, printed on glossy paper, features exhibitor names, biographical sketches, and photographs, with sections on paintings prints ceramics and design. Committee members and volunteers have worked since October, mailing notices to schools and taking orders for the catalogue.
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Bifster West
United States
Cochairmen
Mary Margaret Warner
K. Ur Museumin of Art
Domenico Gagliardo
Hay Went
Ralph van Hasel
Ralph van Hatdel
Mina Dorothy Wilken
Ralph Graber
Wesley McCally
Josephine Hurnham
Roce Morgan
Virginia Willer
Emily Preyeer
M.C. Ball
C. W. Thomas
Haskell
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