Easter Sales Run 20 Percent Ahead of Last Year
New York March 17 AP reports Easter sales are about 20 percent ahead of last year with no increase in items purchased. Prices rose roughly 12 to 14 percent, boosting dollar totals. Millinery demand and women’s accessories are strong, while weather and Kefauver hearings impact shopper behavior.
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Truman's Doctor Faces Grilling Over Promotion
President Truman's physician Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham faces possible Senate questioning before his promotion to major general. Senator Cain asks for a hearing, citing past testimony about speculation in wheat, cotton, and lard markets and seeking answers on activities since then.
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Truman
Wallace H. Graham
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R.-Wash
Senate Armed Services Committee
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D.-Ga
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Senate Appropriations
Four Sailors’ Bodies Recovered After Bay Capsize
WARFOLK Va March 17 Navy rescue ships recovered the bodies of four sailors lost Thursday night when a 10 foot boat capsized near Watts Island in Chesapeake Bay. Two others remained missing as search efforts continued with aid from escort ship FE B Hall an LST about 25 fishing vessels coast guard craft and a patrol plane.
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U S Protest Over East German Rail Blockade
Berlin March 17. U S authorities drafted a formal protest to the Russians over East German interference with Allied rail traffic to Berlin. East zone officials in Magdeburg said the Bremerhaven train was the seventeenth Allied train to reach the border within 24 hours and that only sixteen would pass daily, a quota fixed in 1945 and now disputed.
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Bremerhaven
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East Zone
No New Tax Bill Likely Till July, Senators Assert
Washington March 17 top members of the Senate finance committee said individual income taxes may not rise until next October. Chairman George of Georgia said no tax-increase bill will pass before July 1 and no retroactive tax on individuals. Senator Milikin of Colorado agreed it will be a miracle if Congress acts before July 1 on Truman's request for 10 billion dollars in new taxes. The House Ways and Means Committee studies a new bill and won’t draft final form until April. George left open whether corporate tax increases could be retroactive.
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Senate Finance Committee
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D-Ga
Senate
Sen. Milikin
Colorado
Truman
Colorado Republican
Congress
House Ways and Means Committee
Army Buys Back Surplus Goods In Store-To-Store Tour
Army shoppers from six U.S. regions began a March 6 tour to buy surplus military items from stores to meet urgent Korean War needs. Items included bedding, clothing, and equipment often below current prices, an emergency program offering cheaper civilian items with some nonstandard specifications.
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Billings Wipes Out Stray Dogs Cats in Babies Scare
In Billings Montana on March 17 a rabid dog bite surge reported with the 10th victim. A city wide shoot on sight policy killed stray dogs and cats after a night of fear for families with infants. Authorities and the Humane Society urged restraint as the slaughter continued past noon.
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U.N. weighs tougher Korea terms for Reds in peace plan
UN secretary general Trygve Lie signals possible tougher conditions for North Korea and Communist China in a future cease fire. He discussed a stand-alone military cease-fire not tied to UN member ship or Formosa, and has shared the concept with Britain and others. No clear indication Peiping would concede, and contact with Chinese commanders remains difficult.
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Navy Restores 11 Week Recruit Training Period
The Navy announced a return to an 11 week recruit training period beginning April 1. Classes starting on or after that date will follow the 11 week schedule, while those already underway finish the nine week program. The 14 day post training leave will be reinstated.
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Washington
Navy
Shaw’s House Made Into World Shrine
Shaw’s Corner at Ayot St Lawrence, England, was opened as a world shrine to George Bernard Shaw on March 17. The 10 room Victorian house where he wrote four of his greatest plays was turned into a public tribute drawing visitors from Britain and abroad to honor the celebrated dramatist’s Irish birth and literary legacy.
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