Row Flares Over Tax Increases
Washington May 23 A stormy session of the Ways and Means Committee approved a flat 12 percent rise in individual income tax and an increased excess profits tax on corporations. Party line votes prompted Republican protests that the action was railroaded. The 12 percent raise shifts burden toward larger taxpayers compared with the earlier plan of three points per bracket, but revenue remains about $2.845 billion annually.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Reed
New York
House
Senate
G. E. Kalbfleisch
Mansfield
Common Pleas
Ohio legislature eyes minor measures today in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio May 23 lawmakers in both houses pursued 25 bills with quick adjournment in mind. Most measures are not major. topics include state wide municipal court act annual vehicle inspections financial responsibility for motorists and a tuberculosis hospital levy. Senate actions include school building code modernization pension boosts for blind veterans and social security related proposals.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
State Highway Patrol
House
Lausche Names Two Ohio Appointments for Senate
Gov. Frank J. Lausche announced two Michigan? applicants for confirmation by the Ohio Senate. James W. Huffman of Columbus would become an Ohio State University trustee for a term ending May 13, 1957. Scott Wehe of Columbus would continue as a trustee of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home at Sandusky through June 30, 1956.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Senate
James W. Huffman
Ohio State University
Scott Wehe
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home
Sandusky
Huffman
Warren M. Pomerence
Coshocton
Wehe
Powerful A-Bomb Test Hinted At Mid-Pacific Proving Area
A news conference from Rep. Jackson suggested tests at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands could end, with indications of another explosion on schedule. Experts expect a blast about ten times Hiroshima’s yield, possibly featuring a new bomb core and lens system. The next test series may occur early next fall in the Aleutian Islands.
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Mid-Pacific Proving Area
Washington
mid-Pacific
Ins Grounds
Jackson
D-Wash
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
Proving Grounds
Atomic Enrgy Commission
Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
Aleutian Islands
Iran Crisis Deepens As Oil Nationalization Sparks Fury
In Tehran tension rises as police and troops guard streets amid alarms and tanks roam the capital after Moslem leaders and Mossadegh allies urge nationalization of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company. Rioters vow to fight foreign powers if needed and U S State Department calls for restraint while protests intensify.
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Tehran
Iran
United States
Britain
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ghanatabadi
Mujaheddin Islam
Fighters For Islam
Hossein Makki
U. S
State Department
Benefits Asked for National Guardsmen
Rep. Ayres of Ohio introduced a bill to extend government free servicemen’s insurance to National Guardsmen who die in training. The proposal covers guardsmen killed since June 27 last year. He noted the Barberton, Ohio tank collision deaths as context, saying guardsmen serve the country as much as enlistees.
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Washington
Ayres
Ohio
Barberton
Twig Blight Hits Apple Crop Prospects
Cincinnati reports twig blight on area apple trees could cut the crop by up to sixty percent in some cases. County agricultural agent Carl R. Bibbee said the blight appeared in the past week after growers had forecast a bumper crop.
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Cincinnati
Carl R. Bibbee
Reds Retreat Along 80 Mile Front in Korea
Tokyo May 23 Reds pull back along an 80 mile front as Allied tanks and infantry threaten northward. U S 10th Corps launches a counterattack across the east central front recapturing Hangye and pushing west to Mun san. Second Infantry First Marine divisions lead advances while Red forces withdraw under pressure from Chinese and North Korean opposition.
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Korea
U.S. 10Th Corps
East Central
Hangye
Key Road
Munsan
Pungnam
North Korea
West Central
Far West
U.S
U.N
Red
Pukhan
Choyang
Chunchon
Showers Bring Moisture to Dry Fields
Local farmers and gardeners faced dry soil and thirsty plants but received showers last night and today. The rain provided relief though not enough to end the dry spell. Cooler weather brought a noon temperature of 59 degrees, with yesterday’s high reaching 85 at 1 PM.
U S Payroll Grows in March by 53205 Jobs
The federal government's payroll rose by 53,205 positions in March, bringing total employment to 2,361,806, according to the Civil Service Commission.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Officials quiz on rollback plans for cattle prices
Washington May 23 The House Agriculture Committee pressed stabilization chiefs Eric Johnston and Michael V. DiSalle for exact statements given to cattlemen about price rollbacks. Chairman Cooley said cattlemen were assured no rollback, bought cattle, now face cuts. OPS orders set a 10 percent price rollback with 4 percent later, aiming to save consumers eight to ten cents a pound. DiSalle argued packers and processors would benefit from the initial rollback while lawmakers seek the basis for the policy.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
D-Nc
Eric Johnston
Michael V. DiSalle
Johnston
DiSalle
Vinson Orders Pause in Ship Lines Contempt Case
Chief Justice Vinson halted all proceedings in the long running Ship Lines dispute to give the government more time to appeal the civil contempt ruling. The case centers on control of American President Ship Lines with Sawyer and eight associates facing jail for not turning over stock to R. Stanley Dollar and partners. The halt cites conflict between appeals court and San Francisco district court orders as the Supreme Court reviews the issues.
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Washington
Vinson
Supreme Court
American President Ship Lines
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
R. Stanley Dollar and Associates
Appeals Court
Court of Appeals
District Court
San Francisco
Non-Support Denied Lewis Williams Bound for Grand Jury
Lewis Williams of Logan was bound to the grand jury by Magistrate S B Whitehart after pleading guilty to non-support charged by his ex wife Edythe Williams. He posted a $500 bond and was arrested by Sheriff A J Waldron's office.
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Lewis Williams
Logan
S. B. Whitehart
Williams
Edythe Williams
A. J. Waldron
Housewife Gossips While Thieves Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Mrs Marcia Miller left her front door open while she chatted with a neighbor yesterday in Toledo Ohio. Her two dogs slept by a radio in the living room and woke to confront two police as they investigated the missing radio after the back door had been opened.
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Toledo
Marcia Miller
Voters Reject Impeachment Of President
In Wakefield New Hampshire residents vote 48 to 17 against impeaching President Truman at a special town meeting. Thirty five of those present abstain. The report notes most locals are Republicans despite voting against impeachment.
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Wakefield
N. H
President Truman
Harry Truman
Hurricane Heads Away from Coast
The Atlantic hurricane, with winds up to 80 mph at the center, moved out to sea today, avoiding the Atlantic shipping lanes. Located about 300 miles north and slightly west of Bermuda, it tracked eastward away from the eastern seaboard at 15 to 20 mph, with the City of Eastbourne reporting a 75 mph gale about 200 miles south of Nantucket.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Bermuda
Seaboard
City of Eastbourne
Nantucket
Bradley says Mac Arthur plan not end Korean War
Gen. Omar Bradley told Senate hearings that the MacArthur proposed program would not end the Korean conflict and could risk widening into World War III. He cited Iran Yugoslavia and Indochina as areas of potential Soviet aggression while stressing the U.S. aim is peace, not power.
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Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
MacArthur
Brewster
Maine
Iran
Yugoslavia
Indochina
Chiefs of Staff
Flanders
Russia
Ohio prime target for Moscow trained saboteurs
Sidney Isaacs former FBI agent and chief counsel for the Ohio joint committee investigating subversive activities says a permanent investigating commission is needed. He cites three points including trained saboteurs in Ohio, unions still as bargaining agents, and no FBI plant security responsibility. Isaacs disclosed a Moscow trained saboteur warned Ohio is a prime target to cripple its war industry.
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Moscow
Cincinnati
General Assembly
Sidney Isaacs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Isaacs
General
Permanent Commission
Ohio Joint Committee
FBI
Russia
Lenin Institute of Moscow
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