Ban on Pension Tax Hike Sparks Senate Call
Sen George D-Gay urged blocking the 1 billion dollar Social Security tax increase set for Jan 1. He argued a higher tax on low income workers while income tax cuts occur would unfairly burden the little fellow and shift tax load to others. The increase raises the employee and employer rate from 3 to 4 percent on earnings up to 3600.
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Washington
George D-Gay
Congress
George
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Eisenhower
Executive Department
Sun Ends Flood Peril in Northern Italy
A bright sun broke over northern Italy today ending days of heavy rains that had raised fears of a major flood disaster. MILANI reported the relief as authorities noted waters receded and preparations shifted to recovery efforts.
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Italy
Milani
General Mark Clark Ends Army Career With Final Salute
General Mark Wayne Clark, last World War II senior U.S. commander, retires Saturday after 36 years of service. Today he receives a final salute in Washington with a parade and reception at McNair, as Army Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Bolte leads ceremonies. Clark, once in command in Korea and Tokyo, will become superintendent of The Citadel later this year.
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Mark Wayne Clark
U.S
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Charles L. Bolte
Matthew EB. Ridgway
Clark
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Charleston
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Truman
Vatican
Rapido River
Fifth Army
36Th
Texas
36Th Division Association of Veterans
Robert P. Fatter
Tokyo
United Nations Far East
Madison Barracks
Italy Crowd Demands Trio Be Freed in Yank Slaying
In Novara Italy spectators in a tight courtroom urged liberation for three Italians accused in the wartime killing of U.S. secret agent Maj Willard Holohan. Defense attorney Mario Dal Fiume called the murder a simple crime not a political one, while prosecutors sought life terms for two ex U.S. Army men. The session adjourned as tempers flared and public voices continued supporting the defendants.
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Trio
Novara
Hals
Alessandro Casalengano
Isi
Francesco Sichey
Dal Fiume
Aldo Teardi
Pittsburgh
Carl Lo. Delace
Rochester
U.S
Teardi
Bal Fiume
America
la Delee
Icardi
Thieves Trail Smell Garlic in Prince George Heist
Prince George B C police hunt burglars who robbed a grocery, taking 10,000 cigarettes and cooked meats including 20 pounds of garlic sausage, leaving a strong garlic and tobacco odor as clues.
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Prince George, B. Co
Samish Cash as Expenses Ties to Advertising Firm Testimony
In San Francisco the advertising firm paid liquor lobbyist Artie Samish eighty nine thousand dollars and logged the payments as newspaper or radio expenses. Biow Co. treasurer Morris Zinneman testified as a government witness during cross examination. The government asserts Samish faces income tax evasion charges totaling seventy one thousand eight hundred seventy eight dollars. Prosecutor Lloyd Burke described 39 canceled checks and photostats indicating attempts to conceal income.
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San Francisco
Artie "Samish
Morris Zinneman
Biow Co., Inc
New York
Harold Faulkner
Faulkner
Biow
Iot Samish
Samish
Sammish
Lloyd Burke
Zinneman
Pepsi-Cola Co
Phil Regan
Lamish
Burke
Oliver Hamiin
Rabies Claims Four Year Old Kentucky Boy
Louisville reports the death of Temple Lewis a four year old boy nine days after rabies symptoms appeared following a bite from a rabid dog. Doctors rejected several offered vaccines and the child did not receive standard anti rabies treatment due to concerns over efficacy and pain.
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Louisville
Little Temple Lewis
Tempie
Rafael Miranda
Mexico City
Miranda
Stevens Says Reds Must Go
Army Secretary Robert Stevens tells Greenville Chamber that the Army will not rest until it is rid of all Communist infiltration and espionage threats. He calls recent disclosures shocking and says the American people are alarmed. He notes joint efforts with a Senate committee to ferret out the disloyal.
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8. C
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Stevens
Senate
Nazi General Said Aiding Red Buildup
The Northwest German Radio reported that former Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus, released from Soviet captivity, met East German military leaders in East Berlin to discuss expanding East Germanys 110,000 man force. Paulus allegedly presented Soviet plans for expanding the Kasernierte Volkspolizei to officials Willi Stoph Heinz Hoffmann Heinz Kessler and Walde mar Werner.
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Friedrich von Paulus
East Berlin
East Germany
Paulus
Willi Stoph
Heinz Hoffmann
Heinz, Kessler
Waldemar Werner
Kasernierte Volkspolizei
Barracks People’s Police
KVP
West Berlin
Sixth Army
Stalingrad
Tempestu ous romance ends Sinatra Gardner call it quits
Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner announced separation and Gardner will seek a divorce. Studio statement said reconciliation failed and both regret the split. Sinatra faced past with Nancy, his Hoboken wife and mother of three, who watchers his rise and kept home.
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Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Isinger
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Miss Gardner
Hoboken, N. J
Nancy
Sinatra
Aya
Mario Cabre
Bel-Air
Polio Claims 29th Victim In Los Angeles
Betty Jean Taylor, 27, mother of two, died in a General Hospital respirator on Thursday. She leaves a seven month old daughter, a two year old son, and husband Paul T. Taylor of Baldwin Park. Her death marks the 29th polio fatality this year, up from 24 at the same time last year.
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Los Angeles
Betty Jean Taylor
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