Report Hits Need To Up Taxes In 53
Washington AP report notes influential lawmakers backing a balanced federal budget without new taxes. The Coalition for Economic Development urges possible temporary sales tax if needed, while Curtis and Martin warn against temporary levies. House already across most 1953 appropriations with substantial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Committee For Economic Development
Congress
Curtis
R-Neb
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Treasury
Truman
Senate
CED
Mayer Kestnbaum
Chicago
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Priest Tells Of Red Trial
An Indiana priest said Chinese Communists sentenced him to death at a mass Easter trial and paraded him as an American devil. Rev. Robert W. Greene of Jasper claimed 16 months of house arrest and a week of torture followed the October 1950 crackdown on his mission at Tungan. He described the destruction of their altar and church by Communist troops and the church being used for political meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Indiana
China
Robert W. Greene
Jasper
Ind
Greene
Tungan
Stevenson Opens Door For Possible Draft
In Dallas Gov Adlai Stevenson avoids committing on a possible presidential draft. Reporters at the airport pressed about a White House bid and he answered with no clear reply, saying he would be flattered if the Democratic party saw more service for him beyond his governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Adlai Steven
White House
Stevenson
Senators Fight Steel Seizure Tactics Amid Senate Debate
In Washington the Senate moved to curb President Truman by voting 44 to 31 on an amendment to block seizure of steel mills. Key figures include Knowland, Taft, Humphrey, and Bricker. hearings with the big defense mobilization officials followed. The administration pushes wage and price measures as industry pressures rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Robert Taft
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
GOP
Morse
Oregon
Langer
North Dakota
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate Banking Committee
Defense
John R. Steelman
Roger L. Putnam
Ellis Arnall
Nathan Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Senate Labor Committee
Sawyer
CIO
Sen. Maybank
D-Sc
Voters In Pennsylvania New York At Polls Today
Voters in New York and Pennsylvania vote today for delegates to national conventions. New York has 96 Republican and 94 Democratic delegate seats, while Pennsylvania names 60 district delegates per party and ten at large. Eisenhower leads in New York, with Taft fighting write-ins. in Pennsylvania Taft may gain write-in support as cross party votes allow. Colorado and Denver delegations lean Ike, while United Textile Workers AFL backs Kefauver in Miami Beach.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Associated Press
Chicago
Dwight Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas Dewey
Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Alaska
Denver
Colorado
United Textile Workers Union
AFL
Kefauver
Miami Beach
Fla
Wanger Faces Judge Today For Decision
Walter Wanger, 51, the producer who shot Jennings Lang in a Beverly Hills lot, waits in Santa Monica court as a judge considers the grand jury transcript. He faces an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder charge. verdict could range from probation to 14 years if the intent claim stands. Lang, 39, longtime agent for Joan Bennett, is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Walter Wanger
Wanger
Jennings Lang
Joan Bennett
Harry J. Borde
Lang
Beverly Hills
Miss Bennett
Impeachment Resolution for Truman Steel Seizure Introduced
Washington report notes Representative Hale of Maine introduced a House resolution seeking President Truman's impeachment over the seizure of steel mills. The action marks a partisan move amid ongoing wartime economic tensions and constitutional debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
House
Rep
Hale
Father Fights To Get Son's G I Insurance
Frederic W Ballentine of Montreal seeks federal court action to halt $5 000 of his son Frederic D Foutts life insurance from going to Robert Foutts 22 of East Liverpool Ohio The suit claims Foutts pressured Ballentine into naming him a co beneficiary and alleges gambling and debt links Foutts and the United States as defendants Ballentine enlisted Feb 16 1948 was killed Sept 17 1951 and the case calls for full payment of the $10 000 policy taken out two days after enlistment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Korea
Frederic W. Ballentine
Montreal
Can
Robert Foutts
East Liverpool
Foutts
Ballentine
Frederic D
United States of America
Young Ballentine
Science unveils marching beer for troops in field
London reports a new occupational hazard as scientists reveal a dry beer mix that only needs water to produce beer on demand. It promises easy transport to front lines when supplies are tight, but the alcohol content remains undisclosed.
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London
Dikes Hold As Rain Eases Yet Flood Fears Rise
Flood fighters along the Missouri River faced renewed fears as new rains threatened levees. Gov. Forest Smith sought emergency federal funds after declaring an state of emergency. Upstream, Leavenworth and Walcott faced dike seepage and evacuations as the river crest projections climbed toward 33 to 34 feet with potential 31-foot rises in Kansas City.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Kansas City
Missouri River
Kan
Missouri
Forest Smith
Truman
Lansing
Kaw
Kansas
E. C. Corkill
Weather Bureau
Leavenworth
Sherman Air Force Field
Army
Command and General Staff School
Ft. Leavenworth
Rule
Nebraska
St. Charles
St. Louis
Walcott
Mystery Puzzles Men Facing Reds Near Kamsong
A U S Eighth Army officer report says white clad Chinese cavalrymen appeared on the Central Korean War Front with about 200 riders moving toward Kamsong Monday afternoon. Two smaller bands were noted, while weather could explain the white uniforms. Four MiG 15 jets from Manchuria crossed into North Korea as Capt. Jere J. Lewis claimed a kill near North Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. McArthur
Seoul
Korea
U. S
Eighth Army
Kamsong
Kumsong
Red China
Manchuria
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Jere J. Lewis
Novato
Calif
Stafford Cripps Dead Top British Laborite
Sir Stafford Cripps a Socialist statesman who sought postwar economic reform in Britain died in Zurich Living Strength Clinic after 35 years with colitis from World War I service and 18 months of spondylitis He held the roles of chancellor of the exchequer and economics minister until October 1950 Isabel Cripps his wife was at his bedside as illness and political pressures limited his public duties and forced his resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Russia
Cripps
Isabel
Ringleader Will Appeal To Mutineers On Prison Radio
Jackson AP report says mutiny leaders at Southern Michigan State Prison agreed to a 2 p.m. radio appeal by Russell Jarbo to end the riot. Officials and inmates held 11 guards hostage after a bloody outbreak that damaged the prison, killed one convict, and left four guards wounded as troopers restored order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Russell Jarbo
Jarbo
Vernon Fox
Julian Frisbie
Fox
Earl E. Ward
Darwin Millage
Detroit
Leonard
Truce Talks Hit Wall in Nuclear Era Negotiations
In a 16 minute session Allied spokesman accused North Korean negotiators of not seeking genuine armistice progress. Col Darrow cited reluctance to ban Red airfield work and stressed focus on attitude rather than problems. Prisoner exchange talks linger as staff officers seek solutions. Six new prisoner camps listed in South Korea plus Koje Island housing 130000 prisoners and 30000 civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
Don O. Darrow
Chang Chun
Darrow
U.N. Command
Reds
South Korea
Koje
U.N
Army
Probe Offered To End Riot In New Jersey
Rahway N J rebels at Rahway State Prison won a promise of a parole board probe but demanded no disciplinary action. About 231 inmates held eight guards, a dormitory wing was taken, and a gas dispersal quieted the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rahway
N. J
Rahway State Prison
State Parole Board
R. William Lagay
Parole Board
Lagay
WE Strike Dragging On In 16th Day In New York
Six thousand Western Electric Company workers remain on strike in New York on day sixteen as negotiators clash over a single wage snag. More talks were planned today with sales men, distributors and warehouse staff from the CIO Communications Workers of America still involved in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Electric Company
CIO Communications Workers of America
Bookmans End Marriage After Card Game Dispute
In Syracuse, Genevieve Bookman testified that Charles Bookman forced her to gamble for "house money" and marked the deck when she led. The State Supreme Court granted her an annulment citing the couple's broken marriage after the card game dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N.Y
Bookmans
Genevieve Bookman
State Supreme Court
Charles
Vast Army Drill To Fire Nation's Largest A Bomb
One thousand five hundred soldiers will participate in Exercise Desert Rock IV at an Nevada test site as a B-50 drops a colossal bomb from 30 000 feet at 9 30 a m Eastern. Televised fireball to reach millions, with 24 pigs and mice near ground zero and 120 paratroopers of the 504th Regiment prepared for a final assault after radiation fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Becker
Nev
United States
Alvin C. Graves
Harry P. Storke
Graves
504Th Regiment
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
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