Truman asks for heavier taxes and bigger draft
President Truman told the Senate Armed Services subcommittee that the June 30 manpower target for the armed forces would be raised to 3,462,205, about 260,000 above the previous plan, as defense officials urged drafting 18-year-olds and boosting production to meet war needs.
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Truman
Anna M. Rosenberg
Turman
Rosenberg
Rani
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Truman asks for $140 billion defense, tax drive
President Truman urged Congress to boost taxes far beyond the $8 billion last two increases for national security spending. He projected $140 billion in borrowing and spending authority over the current and next fiscal years, with 1,000,000 more in armed forces and broader price and wage controls. He warned of Soviet aggression and called for higher corporate and individual taxes to fund defense.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Department of Agriculture
State of the Union
Russia
Wonju Clash Flares as Reds Drive Deep North in Korea
Allied air strikes and artillery shattered a Red Korean assault near Wonju but a second Communist wedge 30 miles behind threatened UN lines in central Korea. Two North Korean divisions pushed toward Wonju with 20,000 troops, while naval air forces dropped supplies and aimed to halt the tide as fighting raged in snow and cold.
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Wonju
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Korea
Red
Tanyang
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Chechon
Navy
Philippine Sea
Don Loranger
Hanford
Calif
Rise Stevens Lights Up Stage After Eye Injury at Met
Opera star Rise Stevens continued the performance at the Metropolitan Opera House after a second act eye injury from a glass shard during Der Rosenkavalier. Doctors removed the splinter between acts, and she completed the final act without a bandage.
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New York
Rise Stevens
Metropoltan Opera House
Miss Stevens
der Rosenkavalier
Death Takes Holiday in Chicago Crime Report
Chicago police log a new record with two consecutive days without a murder marking a rare stretch in the city’s crime timeline.
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Chicago
Taft Declares End Of Bi-Partisan Foreign Policy
Senator Taft denounces President Truman's stance on asking Congress before sending troops to Europe, claiming it ends bi partisan foreign policy. Truman says he will consult Congress but act as Commander in Chief if needed, sparking partisan dispute over control and authority.
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Europe
Ohio
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Wherry
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40Th Congress
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Korea
Tokyo
Foreign Relations
Armed Services
GOP
Milliken
Colorado
Senate Republicans
White House
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Groups
Senate
Rotary
Arthur Lagueux
Quebec
Canada
Lagueux
County Officials Called On For Crime Probe In Ohio
Investigators from the Senate Crime Committee in Ohio request records from sheriffs and officers in Geauga Lake Trumbull and Lawrence Counties on gambling activities. Gov. Lausche is set as the opening witness as hearings begin with about 60 witnesses over three days.
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Senate Crime Committee
Ohio
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Lake
Trumbull
Lawrence
Liquor Department
Crime Investigating Committee
Frank J. Lausche
Joseph L. Nellis
Lausche
Mounds and Pettibone Clubs
Jungle Inn
Youngstown
UN seeks vote on final peace bid for Korea endgame
The United Nations urged a vote on a final peace bid to Communist China offering a Far Eastern political conference in exchange for a Korea cease-fire. The United States accepted. the Soviet Union showed coolness while non Communist spokesmen warned China’s Reds of no further overtures if Peiping rejects. Diplomats doubted Communist compliance but saw value in showing the UN explored all peace avenues. The plan, drafted by Nasrollah Entezami, Sir Benegal N. Sj, and Lester Pearson, would go to the 60 nation Political Committee for a vote, with Assembly approval possible today.
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Korea
United States
Russia
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Tre
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Iran
Benegal N.su
India
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
General Assembly
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
Quebec jeweler Guay executed for 1949 airliner bombing
J Albert Guay, a Quebec jeweller, was hanged at Bordeaux Prison after being convicted of planting a time bomb on a Quebec Airlines plane that exploded on September 9, 1949, killing 23. He died at 12:33 a.m. amid claims of seeking fame.
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J. Albert Guay
Quebec
Bordeaux
Guay
Quebec Airways
U S Ready For New A Bomb Tests On Nevada Range
The Atomic Energy Commission says it will conduct experimental nuclear detonations on part of a 5000 square mile Air Force range near Las Vegas Nevada with President Truman authorization. The tests aim to develop atomic bombs and explore larger sub explosion bursts without full scale A bomb blasts.
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Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Ase
Las Vegas
Nevada
Truman
Nevada Range
Los Alamos, N. M
TV For Congress Measure Aims To Telecast House Sessions
Representative Javits R Lib NY said he would introduce legislation to allow House sessions to be televised. He cited the successful TV coverage of United Nations Security Council and General Assembly debates.
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Washington
Javits
R-Lib-Ny
United Nations’ Security Council
General Assembly
Draft violators under scrutiny rise to thousands
The FBI reports nearly 9,000 draft violation cases investigated in the last six months with over 2,200 new cases arriving monthly for inquiry per Director J. Edgar Hoover.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Army considers atomic warhead options for artillery and missiles
Army Chief of Staff Gen. J Lawton Collins notes that large outdoor lab tests point toward atomic weapons development for Army use. Developing an artillery shell or guided missile with an atomic warhead could be possible, with efforts to reduce the bomb to fit smaller delivery systems.
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Army
J. Lawton Collins
Six Men Die as B-29 Crashes in Texas
A B-29 Superfortress crashed in flames during an instrument approach over an overcast night near Seguin Texas killing six crewmen. Five others parachuted to safety. pilot Captain Norman A Bivens 27 of Los Angeles reported losing flight instruments at 8000 feet as he descended and released cabin pressure to aid escape.
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Seguin
Tex
Norman A.bivens
Los Angeles
Randolph Air Force Base
Commission probes nuclear weapons progress and tests
The Commission explores many phases of nuclear fission and hints at testing full size atomic bombs and a projected hydrogen bomb. Designers hope the hydrogen device will be 1 000 times more powerful, with Eniwetok in the Pacific as a proving ground.
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Eniwetok Proving Ground
Far Pacific
British Draft All Subjects In Hong Kong
Hong Kong announces universal military registration for all British subjects aged 17 and over by February 1. Eurasian and Chinese born in Hong Kong are included. A government spokesman cites world tensions but says no immediate call is expected. payments align with regular forces and equal consideration is promised for Oriental subjects.
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Hong Kong
J. L. Murray
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Papal Decree Bans Catholic Clergy From Civic Clubs
ChicagoAP report says Pope Pius XII forbids Catholic clergy from belonging to Rotary Kiwanis Lions and similar groups. Leaders say decree surprises them and may be tailored by bishops. Rotary Kiwanis Lions defend inclusivity and note broad lay participation.
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Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Chicago
Pius XII
Congregation of the Sacred Office
Vatican City
Pearce Promoted to Assistant VP at Ohio Bell
Ohio Bell promotes Clarence A. Pearce Western division traffic superintendent to assistant vice president in charge of personnel. Pearce, based in Dayton, will assume the post February 1 in Cleveland. He joined Ohio Bell in 1946 after leaving Akron where he led the eastern division traffic.
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Dayton
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Clarence A. Pearce
Pearce
Cleveland
Akron
Oh Bell
What’s What Sunday Women’s Pocketbooks Lead Feature
Sunday’s lead feature examines why and how women carry items in octagonal or shoulder bags with investigations into different styles. The Children at Longview State Hospital in Cincinnati are helped by local couple Mr and Mrs Colbert Collins with Mr Collins as occupational therapist. LEMON MONROE HIGH SCHOOL junior class play Great Caesar’s Ghost debuts January 18 with photos on Nearby Communities. Welfare Auxiliary to the Middletown Hospital provides picture story for page one Society Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Colbert Collins
Collins
Lemon-Monroe High School
Middletown
Picure
Page One Society
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