Truman's Quickie Tax Hike Stirs Middletown Freeze
Middletown endures a nine below zero night as city crews battle seven inches of snow and ice. Street Department clears main arteries with 18 trucks and four loaders while crews plow residential streets tonight.
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Middletown
Dvnne
Aesmne Taccanee
William Shawhan
Bby
Ince
Central Ave
Afernoon
Raeoet
Arouard Midisight
Tytus Ave
Verity Ping
Rail walkout cuts New York City rail links
Federal action moves to end the strike as switchmen walk out for a second time in six weeks. Government appeals press to end the stoppage while rail shipments halt and fuel oil supplies threaten shortages. Contempt charges arise against unions as Chicago court date set.
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Reck
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Rail Union
Strickers
Mr. Truman
Korea
Brotherhood of Railroad
Washington
Cleveland
Eisenhower urges limited troop transfer to Europe
President Eisenhower signals a possible shift of U S forces to Europe to bolster Western defenses. He argues that flexible contributions under the North Atlantic pact are essential and cautions against fixed troop ceilings. Senate and Armed Services leaders stress voluntary, maximum effort from allies.
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Eisenhower
Europe
Connally
Groundhog Day at Vancouver Zoo Ruined by Hungry Fisher
Zoo keepers report a fisher stole the spotlight by devouring the zoo's only groundhog last week. Groundhog Day plans here now look likely to flop due to the incident.
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Vaxcoatver
B.C
Exiled Yugoslav King Offers Division for U S Foreign Legion
Exiled King Peter II of Yugoslavia has offered to supply at least one division for a U S foreign legion in Europe. Senator Edwin C Johnson released the letter from Paris stating anti Communist Yugoslav fighters outside the Iron Curtain could be organized for the Atlantic Pact effort and noting potential draftable men in England France Italy Austria and Germany. Johnson said he will respond later.
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Wee
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Vinson
Armed Services Committee
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Peter
Yugoslavia
United States “Foreign Legion
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Mexico
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New Jersey
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Little Willie
Quadruplets Born to Boston Police Couple at Audubon Hospital
In Boston four babies born within 15 minutes at Audubon Hospital to Mrs J en Aller 31 wife of Police Sgt Robert J Allen 36. The quads a girl two boys and a second girl weighed under five pounds each. The first girl born 7 11 am followed by a boy 7 15 am a boy 7 20 am and a girl 7 25 am. All in good condition and set for transfer to the Children’s Hospital.
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Audubon Hospital
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Robert, Jr
Timothy
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Andrew Sranning
Unine
GOP Urges Breen To Quit Congress
Howard Young Montgomery County GOP chairman urged Rep. Ed Breen to resign, saying the third district is without representation while Breen remains on leave due to ill health, a stance voiced at the Montgomery County Republican dinner in Dayton.
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Howard Young
Montgomery County
GOP
Edward Breen
Breen
Young
Martinsville Entrances Into Electric Chair Executions
Four of seven Martinsville Negroes were electrocuted at the old state penitentiary in Richmond after an eleventh hour stay denial by the Supreme Court chief justice. The men faced a mass incident in Martinsville two years earlier involving a white woman. Three others were to die Monday. The first execution began at 8 05 a m and each followed at 15 minute intervals. The fourth victim was a white man from Halifax County. Other Martinsville men awaiting execution were named Grayson Taylor and Hairston.
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Martinsville
United States
Old State Penitentiary
Ruby Stroud Floyd
Joe Henry Hampton
Howard Lee Hairston
Booker T. Millner
Frank Hairston, Jr
George Thomas Hailey
Halifax County
Marion Lloyd
Francis Desales Grayson
John Claben Taylor
James Hairston
OPS Defrosts Price Of War Goods and Coal Hike
Washington officials signaled a mild thaw in the wage price freeze with exemptions for military items and a coal price increase to offset miners wage gains. The Office of Price Stabilization lifted ceilings on a long list of military needs including weapons, fuel aviation gas and naval equipment while civilian goods remained under control.
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Office of Price Stabilization
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Defense Department
President Urges $10 Billion Now And More Later
President Truman asks Congress for a quick ten billion dollar tax increase and signals another later package. He proposes four billion to rise individual income taxes and three billion more on corporate rates, with a second installment to follow to balance next year’s budget.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
West Ward
Mr. Truman
Levder
Byrd
D-Va
Heaviest Atom Blast Shakes Las Vegas Area
An enormous atomic test near Las Vegas produced an earthquake like blast felt across the region. Reports describe a bright flash and shock waves causing window damage and alarm as the government tests continue in a desert range northwest of the city.
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Las Vegas
New
Reautenta
Te Aumensiana
Big Widow
Gowntown
Unknown Incident in Rochester Measured Radioactive Risk
An official report in Rochester notes a measurably radioactive event with potential harm to humans or animals. Investigations were requested to determine the source and risk level.
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SPW
York
Rochester
Man 26 Hitch-Hikes To Korea To Join War
A 26 year old man from New York hitchhiked to the front to enlist in the U S Army Wolfhound 27th Infantry. William Jesse Newton Jr after a physical examination remained eager to serve while offering a rambling story about aliases and a mission to shoot Communists.
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Korea
Tom Stone
U. S. Eighth Army Headquarters
New York
William Jesse Newton, Jr
U. S. Wolfhound 27Th Infantry Regiment
John
Mike) Michaelis
Newton
Temple City
Calif
U. S. Air Force
27Th Infantry Regiment
United States
Wiliam Jesse
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