Committee Ups Excess Profits Levy
Washington June 13 AP The House Ways and Means Committee backed steep excise tax rises on gasoline autos and many items to fund a roughly 7.5 billion yearly tax increase. It broadened the excess profits levy on corporations and outlined rates for autos, buses, sporting goods, gasoline, electrical appliances, telegrams and gambling. The panel plans a final review before sending the bill to the House with a likely vote next week.
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Washington
House Ways and Means
Doughtan
DN. Co
Ksssional
United States
Assembly OKs Life for Molesters
Sacramento reports the California Assembly approved a landmark sex crime bill 62 to 2 authored by H. Allen Smith UR Glendale. The measure allows indeterminate life sentences for some sex offenders and lets adults who assault children under 14 choose life imprisonment or castration, with provisions for repeat offenses and offenses against nature.
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Sacramento
Assembly
H. Allen Smith UR
Glendale
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Smith
ECA Chief in London for Europe Tour
William Foster, head of the Economic Cooperation Administration, arrived from New York for a 12 day European mission tour. He will gather evidence on Europe’s needs before testifying to U.S. congressional committees on the foreign aid bill.
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London
William Foster
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Air Today
New York
ECA
Europe
U. S
Reds Fleeing Last Bastion of Triangle
Tokyo dispatch says Red armies are abandoning Pyongyang, last anchor of the iron triangle, as UN task forces push on from Chorwon and Kumhwa toward the 38th Parallel. Front reports note little resistance and possible entry into Pyongyang, with aircraft bombing retreating columns and reducing enemy activity along a 70 mile front.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
Chorwon
Kumhwa
United Nations
Ath Army
Shattered Triangle
Kumhiwa
De Valera Elected Premier of Eire
American-born Eamon de Valera was elected prime minister of Ireland in a 74 to 72 Parliament vote. As Fianna Fail leader, he previously served 1932 to 1945 before Costello ousted him. independents shifted to restore him to power with interparty support.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
de Valera
Fianna Fair Party
John Castello
Dail
Fianna Fail
Costello
Witness Describes Mightiest A-bomb Blast Near Enwitok Island
New Orleans reporter Rep. F Edward Hebert described the mightiest atomic explosion yet seen by Congressional observers at Eniwetok proving grounds. He said the bomb vaporized the steel tower and left only charred stumps, comparing its power to several times the Hiroshima blast. Hebert detailed tests on island buildings and shelters to gauge atomic effects, with results to be released by the AEC and military for engineers.
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New Orleans
Eniwetok Atoll
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Eniwetok
House Armed Services Committee
Hebert
Hell
Orleans
Associated Press
Congress
Hiroshima
Atomic Energy Commission
Fragmentary Newspaper Index Mentions Various Pages and Sections
The OCR fragment lists where to locate content across sections and pages such as Boyle Page A-9 Bridge Page A-27 Ads on Pages 8 9 10 Obituaries Page B-8 Theaters Page A-23 and Sports Page A-28 with references to continued material on Page A-7 Col 1 along with other named sections and temperatures. The wording implies a catalog of editorial and feature placements rather than a cohesive news item.
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Boyle
Seal Beach Man Traps Back Inside to Save Son
A Seal Beach father re-entered a burning home to rescue his unconscious son Robert Bell as flames damaged paint and furniture in a frame building. The boy and the father were treated. cause undetermined after a 1 a.m. fire reported by witnesses, with neighbors aiding in the escape of the sister and kitten.
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McKister E. Bell
Seal Beach
Robert
Margaret
Boots
Press-Telegram
McKinley E. Bell
27Th St. Seal Beach
Robert Bell
Community Hospital
Bell
James Marouseck
Ray Harbour
Margaret Olson
Richard Olson
Harry Ross
Little Margaret
Sperry Knighton
Indianan Slays Wife Shoots Two Then Kills Self
Indianapolis police report a 61 year old construction engineer, Alvin Rasmussen, killed his wife in their home, then traveled to his son James Rasmussen's house in Oaklandon and shot his son and a grandson before fatally shooting himself. No motive given.
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Indianapolis
Alvin
Weather Outlook Shows Clouds Tonight and Warmer Tomorrow
Low clouds tonight and tomorrow morning giving way to sunshine tomorrow afternoon. Light variable winds tonight and tomorrow morning becoming west to southwest at 12 to 18 mph, then lighter and variable later tomorrow.
Air Chief Finletter Confers in Korea
Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter met with the U.S. Eighth Army field commander at Forward Air Base in Korea. He dismissed reporters questions about rumors of an impending cease fire or truce.
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Finletter
Korea
Forward Air Base
U. S. Secretary of Air
U.S. Eighth Army
Thomas K. Finletter
DDT Sprayed at Houston Stadium for MacArthur Speech
Houston stakes a large DDT spray for tomorrow night as Gen Douglas MacArthur speaks to 500 000 expected viewers along a downtown parade route. Weather could affect mosquitoes and crowd turnout with scattered showers and hot conditions forecast.
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Houston Stadium
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
MacArthur
Ata
Austin
Kiei
Glenn McCarthy
Shamrock Hotel
United Ions
L. D. Morrison
Mar. Arthur
Rye Tay S
MacArthur Arrives in Austin for Texas Speech Tour
Gen Douglas MacArthur landed at the Austin airport at 1 28 p m with his wife and son Arthur for a five stop Texas tour. He is set to denounce the Truman administration's Korea policy and push his plan to widen the war against Communist China. About 3000 people gathered on the State Capitol lawn to hear him.
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Texas
Douglas MacArthur
State Capitol
Arthur
New York
MacArthur
Truman
Korea
Red
China
Clothing Price Rollback Set By Government
Denver dispatch reports federal price chief Michael V. DiSalle said a clothing price rollback order will come within a day or so. The plan bases three months in pre Korea rates with adjustable markups for rises in materials and labor. He stressed meat orders remain in force despite rancher scrutiny as cattle shipments near normal, totaling 33,200 head across 12 centers, down from last week but near a year ago. He attends a Chicago conference on beef with industry and price officials.
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Denver
Michael V. DiSalle
DisSalle
DiSalle
Chicago
Quintet Escape Wyoming Prison
Infestital Scheel overpowered a guard and escaped from the Wyoming prison in Worland on June 13. The inmate group armed with pistols and knives, freed 27 others who refused to leave, and stole a pickup truck as authorities in Wyoming Colorado and Montana were alerted.
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Worland
Wyo
Scheel
Frank Flynn
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
MacArthur Speech Broadcasts From Texas Capitol Visit
Gen Douglas MacArthur spoke to the Texas Legislature from the state capitol steps in Austin. The address, about 40 minutes, was aired at 5 p.m. on KHJ and 7 p.m. on KNX. After the speech he headed to Houston for a downtown parade and a Texas welcome from Gov Allan Shivers as a contingent of officials greeted him and his family at the ramp.
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Douglas MacArthur
Arthur
New York City
la Guardia
Austin
Texas State Legislature
KHJ
KNX
State Capitol
Houston
Allan Shivers
Shivers
MacArthur
Artha
Courtney Whitney
Anthony Story
Sidney Huff
Wedemeyer Urges Bombing Manchurian Railroad
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer urged bombing the Manchurian railroad despite Russia’s rights and a China naval blockade. He warned it could trigger a world war, calling the U S already at war with the Chinese Red government. He disputed that a blockade is an act of war and testified at the MacArthur inquiry.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Russia
China
Wedemeyer
Senate
MacArtfhur
United States
Louis Johnson
South Korea
Sen. Morse
R.ore
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Manchurian
Dairen
Port Arthur
Sherman
Naval Operations
Red China
Korea
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Russians kill ran Guard at Border
Iranian frontier patrol soldier shot and killed by Russians east of the Caspian Sea after crossing to the Soviet side. An Iranian mission was sent to investigate as tensions rise with foreigners in Iran amid oil-nationalization talks involving Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. negotiations and a British warning to Mossadegh.
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Tehran
Iran
Caspian Sea
Francis Shepherd
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shepherd
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Persian Gulf
Trainmen Wage Boost Approved
The Wage Stabilization Board approves an over the ceiling wage increase for 150000 members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Yard workers gain thirty three cents per hour and road workers sixty four and one half cents. The contract, signed May 25 after two years of negotiation, covers pay boosts for union members.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad
Wage Stabilization Board
Pilots Survive Jet Collision at 500 mph
Two Air Force F-86 fighters collided head on at about 500 miles per hour. Both pilots parachuted from the crashing jets. Lt M A Corba of Belleville Ohio suffered a fractured spine and Lt R Kirby of Burlington, Vermont a possible fractured jaw. Corba is a Korean War veteran. They were rushed to Notre Dame Hospital in Central Falls.
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Air Force
Phate
Otis Air Bates
Falmouth
M. A. Corba
Belleville
Ohio
R Kirby
Burlington
Corba
Notre Dame Dame
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