Truman calls for major tax rise to fund security needs
President Truman told Congress the nation must boost taxes far beyond the last two increases to cover security costs. He projected a $140 billion need for military and foreign aid next year and warned of broader controls on prices and wages. He urged pay-as-you-go financing and higher taxes on corporations and individuals amid intensified anti communist defense.
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Pearson in Trouble Over Collected Secret Message Quoting
Washington reports Army says Drew Pearson column of December 30 included quoted excerpts from classified messages and an investigation is under way. Pace notes matter will go to the judge advocate general while McCarthy seeks confirmation of the quotes.
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Atomic Weaponeers to Release Small Scale Bursts in Nevada
Reported by Washington on January 12 that Atomic Energy Commission scientists plan larger underground style tests on the Las Vegas area bombing and gunnery range. The tests aim to develop atomic bombs under controlled conditions. President Truman authorized access to the Nevada range for periodic test work.
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Tobey to Head Foreign Relations Ike GOP Senate Pick
Washington reports Tobey of New Hampshire wins the Republican Senate race for the foreign relations committee giving the Truman administration a cheer. Other picks include Morse and Aiken for friendly stance but seniority rules block rivals. Schoeppel and Carlson receive dual committee assignments.
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Compromise Seen On Draft Force Size By June
Washington reports a proposed rise to 3,462,200 military personnel by June 30 with presidential backing. Anna M. Rosenberg testified to a Senate subcommittee amid talk of lowering the draft age to 18 years and six months. Senator Johnson pressed for a 30 month service period and universal training, noting the need to include men with families.
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KU Audience Hears Talk on Atomic Bombing
Capt Hungate, senior medical officer at the Olathe Naval Air Station, spoke at the University of Kansas on the effects of an A-bomb explosion and how to respond. His lecture and display, drawn from thousands of photographs and news stories, were shown at KU Memorial Union Wednesday and Thursday.
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Olathe Naval Air Station
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K. U. Memorial Union
Stock Market Index Closes Higher in Jan 12 Trade
New York stock market ends with the Dow Jones average at 60 stocks 91.5 up 4 points as trading closes. The session shows gains across several major shares with overall market sentiment positive for the day.
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Nebraska manhunt targets elusive desperado Cook
A running gun battle wounded a deputy sheriff near McCook Nebraska. Authorities traced the fugitive William E. Cook through Wauneta and chased tips from California Mexico New Mexico and Colorado. In Oklahoma Cook faces murder and kidnapping charges in the Atwood Illinois disappearance of Mr and Mrs Mosser and their three children.
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Bill) Cook
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New Mexico
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Oklahoma
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Atwood, Ill
Injury at university carpentry shop nets 15 stitches
Arthur Richardson of the university carpentry shop was injured Wednesday morning when a 35 inch plank bounced off a saw and cut a long deep gash in his left arm. He is in Watkins Memorial Hospital in good condition today.
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Air powers blunt Korean attack near Wonju
Allied air strikes and artillery halted two North Korean regiments northeast of Wonju after fierce fighting in snow. A deep Communist thrust 30 miles behind front lines threatened UN positions as 20 000 troops pressed toward Route Two. U S Second Division and French Dutch units held a dogged defense south of Wonju while B 29s napalmed key ridges and a Navy carrier air group blasted the area killing an estimated 450 enemy troops.
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Kansas Weather Delays Moisture. Snow Tonight Central Areas
Forecaster Richard Garrett says precipitation reaches Kansas late tonight with light rain in the east and light snow in the northwest and north central regions. Tonight's lows range from the upper 30s to the lower 40s, with warmer temps overall and cooler conditions tomorrow. A separate casualty list from the Defense Department identifies 670 new Korean War losses, with 498 missing in action and 46 killed or died of wounds.
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Richard Garrett
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Hill City
Washington
Defense Department
Vet Declares Self Sufficient as War Veterans Pay Ends
A disabled veteran in Suffolk Virginia who trained as a butcher after government aid says he will not accept further disability checks. He has returned two checks totaling 126.40 and urges fellow veterans to stop “sucking the country dry” and start giving. He asked to remain unnamed.
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Korea
Three New Directors Elected to Lawrence Community Chest Board
At the annual meeting yesterday afternoon in Lawrence three new directors were elected Riley Boreham of Lawrence National Bank Chris Kraft of Kraft Truck and Tractor and C W Ballo of Gibbs clothing store. Warren Lesch was re elected to fill a vacancy last month. Terms run to January 4. The new directors replace Campbell Petefish and Glasbo.
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Truman Signs Civil Defense Bill for 3.1 Billion
President Truman signed a civil defense act authorizing about 3.1 billion dollars for air raid construction and home front defense. He said he will seek Congress to provide initial funding and that federal grants will match state efforts for air raid shelters with responsibility mainly at the state and local level.
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Lindley to speak at William Allen White event
Ernest R. Lindsey chief of Newswerk Washington bureau and son of the late E H Lindley will deliver the William Allen White Foundation feature at K U on Friday February 1. The address is set for 10 20 am in Hoch Auditorium during a university convocation. The lecture caps the foundation board's annual meeting announced by Dean Horton Winn.
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Monument on Page 2 Aims at Hollywood Probe
Washington January 12 The House Un American Activities Committee proposes a renewed investigation into communist influence in Hollywood and the entertainment world Representative Walter D Padle says he wants to question entertainment personalities accused of sympathies and expose any who are Reds.
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Kansas group names officers in women’s club
Kansas news notes Mrs. Harlow Tibbetts of Kiowa elected president and Mrs. Frank Haucke of Florence named as a leader in a local women’s organization. The brief item confirms club leadership selections.
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Fire alarm prank sparks detour and lecture in Salem
A false alarm drew fire crews and police to a blocked street after pranksters chased a blaze. Attendees stayed on site for a lecture on fire safety as officials warned of fines for future chases.
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U N Vote Looms On Peace Bid With China
The United Nations moved toward a vote on a five point peace plan for Korea and China. The United States supported the plan while the Soviet Union pressed for more study and warned rejection could provoke further U N actions.
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Five Million Needed to Boost U.S. Defense Output
President Truman told Congress the nation must add five million workers to the armed forces and defense production by end of 1941. He cites boosting the labor force by eight percent from 64.7 million, with emphasis on training unmarried and married women, longer hours in key industries, and drawing in women and older workers. The council urged expanding the labor force over broad weekly increases, not an across the board rise in hours.
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Sunflower Ordnance Works Not Yet Producing Powder
Two articles examine Sunflower Ordnance Works rehabilitation near DeSoto. It describes interiors in good shape despite shabby exteriors due to army rules, ongoing maintenance, and plans to restore production under Lt. Col. Walter B. Rogers with Hercules Powder Co. oversight.
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Weather Forecast For Central Plains January 12 17
The forecast covers Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska with temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal and a mixed precipitation pattern. Expect moderate to heavy precipitation with rain or snow Friday night Saturday and again Monday with totals from a half inch to two inches in various areas. Cold snaps and warming trends are forecast with highs from the 20s to the 50s and lows in the teens to the 30s depending on location.
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