Tax High Lights Under New Act
Washington October 20 highlights of the new 69 000 000 tax increase approved by Congress and awaiting President Truman's signature. Individual income taxes rise 11 to 12 percent for most. many brackets see higher rates. Excises and sales taxes increase on numerous items with timing tied to signing. Corporate and capital gains taxes rise. new gambling and public disclosure provisions. tax changes retroactive and ending in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Indiana
Mutual Savings Banks
Building and Loan Associations
House
Samuel W. Yorty
Calif
House-Senate
New Deal
Bill to Aid Disabled Vets Up to Truman
Senate passage sent to the President for a bill to speed federal aid payments to states running homes for disabled veterans. Aid would start when a veteran is admitted to a home, not when VA certifies eligibility. The estimated annual cost is 103,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Truman
Washington
Senate
Veterans Administration
Jail Two Women for Torturing Boys
A county case reports two women jailed for torturing three boys including Richard Turner 9 of Long Beach Alexander Vuchan 8 of Torrance and Richard Turer 8 who said they were punished for playing with fire. The mothers and school faced scrutiny over unlicensed religious instruction and ill maintained facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Turner
Long Beach
Leonard Vushan
Torrance
Richard Carpenter
Carl Warner
Orange County Hospital
Turner
Vuchan
Alexander Vuchan
Maple St
Carpenter
Mary Norton
San Fernando
W. M. Carrington
Rose Ave
Richard Turer
Los Angeles
Ward
Sgt
Campbell
Assembly of God Church
W. Odell
Bellflower
Orange Section
Assemblies of God
Set. Campbell
Sgt. Campbell
Anaheim Police Department
County Health Officils
New York Police Shakeup Overhauls Morale and Ranks
New York City's police department undergoes a major reorganization after disclosures of bookie bribes to crooked cops. Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan announces sweeping changes and appoints Detective Chief Conrad Rothenast to lead reforms in public morals gambling and intoxicating liquors. Flath resigns to protect his health, effective Nov 18. The plan trims clerical work, elevates precinct level commanders, and seeks higher pay for plain clothes officers. A Brooklyn grand jury has recently accused several police of accepting gambling bribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW_YORK
New York City
George P. Monaghan
August W. Flath
Flath
Monaghan
Conrad Rothenast
Rothengast
Peter
Brooklyn
Congress Overrides Truman Veto on Veterans Auto Aid
Congress overrides the president by 222 to 53 in the House and 55 to 10 in the Senate, approving a $1600 government subsidy for World War II or Korean War veterans who lost limbs or are blind to buy a automobile. No further action needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
House
Senate
Biloxi Gambling Halt Ordered
Biloxi sheriff Laz Quave ordered an immediate halt to gambling in the resort city. He said slot machines and other devices must stop within 48 hours or he will seek National Guard assistance from Gov. Fleding Wright to shut them down before the Senate preparedness committee hearings begin. The panel will probe how gambling impacts 30,000 airmen at nearby Keesler Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Laz Quave Inday
Senate Preparedness Committee
Iite
Quave
Harrison County
Fleding Wright
Senate Committee
Keesler Air Force Base
Four bookie principals hit with 190000 fine and five year terms
Los Angeles reports Marvin Kobey Albert Kogus Harry Kogus and Philip Cobert, former leaders of Guarantee Finance Co, were fined 190000 each and sentenced to five years in prison after convictions on nine felony and ten misdemeanor counts for income tax evasion. The probe uncovered a million-dollar annual bookie operation, with bets telephoned from across Southern California to the Guarantee Finance office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Guarantee Finance Co
Marvin Kobey
Albert Kogus
Harry Kogus
Philip Cobert
California
Guarantee Finance Office
State Crime Commission
Taft May Speak on Price Issue in Campaign
New York Oct 20 Senator Robert A Taft Ohio said he may add inflation and price issues to the matters he will stress in his Republican Presidential nomination bid He told reporters before departing from LaGuardia Field at 810 am aboard a Trans World Airlines flight for Cincinnati his first trip home since announcing his candidacy He had listed liberty vs socialism foreign policy and influence peddling in government as campaign themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
la Guardia Field
Trans World Airlines
Cincinnati
Taft
Trygve Lie Arrives in Paris for UN Assembly Prep
Trygve Lie secretary-general of the United Nations arrived in Paris to complete preparations for the General Assembly meeting slated to begin November 6. He is here to supervise sessions and coordinate with visiting delegates ahead of the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae . Trygve Lie
Paris
Tryzgve Lie
United Nations
General Assembly
Teens' $18,000 spree ends in jail now
Roberta McCauley 15 and Marilyn Curry 16 with Arlene Jeffries 17 were arrested with Leo Cusson 21 and Wayne Eckhardt 24 after a wild spree of theft from a doctor's home in Nahant and Boston travel to New York. The girls recount in diaries the money, clothes, and bars before police recovered part of the funds. charges include juvenile delinquency, larceny, and morals impairment while the trio sought escape with dancing and late nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Pellee
Roberta McCauley
Naehant
Albert Coyner
Marilyn
Arlene
Nahant
Marilyn Curry
Lynn
Mass
Diary
Roberta
Arlene Jeffries
Leo Cusson
Worcester
Wayne Eckhardt
Grand Rapids
Mich
Service Old-Timers May Get Bonuses
Senate sent to the White House a bill to grant re-enlistment bonuses to thousands of in-service veterans in the Army and Air Force. Payments up to 360 are blocked by a comptroller general ruling for those who re-enlisted after an earlier hitch before October 1, 1949 without formal discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Air Force
White House
Senate
Air Force cadets to be placed on active duty this winter
The Air Force announced about 1100 ROTC college students with no prior service will be ordered to active duty this winter. They will complete reserve training after earning baccalaureate degrees and are expected to be released within 90 days after graduation. Locations mentioned include Des Moines Iowa Sioux Falls South Dakota and Pittsburgh with dates between January and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Taft
Des Moines
Sioux Falls
S. D
Pittsburgh
British Rush To Egypt Triggers clashes over Suez Canal
Egyptian officials protest Britain over mid east tensions after a predawn clash at El Ferdan bridge. Two Egyptian soldiers die as Egypt moves to halt British advance along the canal. Egyptian tanks and armored units counter near Cairo while Cyprus ships 2000 troops to reinforce Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
First
Khartoum
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cyprus
Britain
Middle East
el Ferdan
Canal
Suez
Gambia
Sinai I
Asia
Estate probate filed for Shute heirs in San Pedro
A San Pedro estate worth 875000 in property and stocks and 13000 annual income was willed to Mardie Tracy, the sole child of Herbert H Shute. A granddaughter Janetn Shute receives 25000. Bank of America National Trust filed the probate petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardie Tracy
Herbert
H. Shute
San Pedro
Janetn Shute
Bank of America National Trust
Floods Paralyze Sicily Rail Service Across Island
Rome reports Sicily's entire railroad system crippled by weeklong floods. At least 40 lives lost and damage estimated at 16 million dollars. Three bridges washed out disrupt the network. trains not expected to run normally for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sicily
Communications Ministry
No Spot! No Spot! Dreaming watchdog helps during liquor-store hold up
Denver police report a dog named Spotty slept through a daytime robbery at Mike Nicoleti's liquor store on Champa Street. Four officers arrived, Spotty woke with a start and attacked before Nicoleti restrained the dog as officers approached. The incident involved a casual ancestry peach of a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Spotty
Mike Nicoleti
Champa St
New Tax Bill Hikes Income and Excise Rates
Washington moves to sign a broad tax measure raising withholding and excise taxes effective November. The bill includes a 10 percent gross receipts levy on gambling operators with a $50 occupational tax for gamblers. It raises corporate and capital gains taxes, and ends tax-free allowances for the President and Congress, with public relief-name disclosure provisions debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumen
Yorty
Indiana
Congress
Powerless in Checks Delay for GI Bill Students
LOS ANGELES October 20 The Veterans Administration said it cannot speed subsistence checks for 25 000 Southern California veterans in school under the GI Bill Delays stem from staff shortages and a flood of applications for July 25 GI educational benefits 90 per cent of the 25 000 will be paid within 15 to 30 days after last year s payment Some may be paid before Nov 1 most before Christmas and all before February 1 according to L Chapman head of the VA s regional office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Veterans Administration
Southern California
Chapman
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
FIRST _s. FEDERAL SAVINGS
East First ST
N.Y
Nixon Nurseries
Woodruff Avenue
Jack Hughes
Authority Omfesucticines
Dorothy Dee
Lloyd
Boe Woodruff
AAVE
Millflower
Onnean
Gtaorska Parr
Corts
Amcellel Guarantead
L.B
American Ave
Buncy Soeth
Hyviclaw
Rex Chaney
Press-Telegram
Southland Heating, Inc
Lond Beach Boulevard
Liz
Armstrong
Tony Blik
THE
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!