Eisenhower wins House vote on tax revision clash
President Eisenhower celebrated the House passage of a broad tax revision bill aimed at a higher personal exemption, while a Democratic move to cut taxes by 2.4 billion dollars was defeated. The Senate fight looms as party lines stay firm with leaders predicting gains or losses, and Sen. George of Georgia pushes exemptions to 800 this year and 1000 from 1955 onward, outlining a 4% billion revenue cost now and 8 billion later.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Congress
Rep
Kirwan
Ohio
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
Halleck
Indiana
Sen
George
McCarthy Targets Stevenson In Miami Speech
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin accused Adlai Stevenson of being influenced by political strategists to brand McCarthyism as a path to GOP success. The March 6 Miami speech framed the issue as a call for free and equal time to respond from the McCarthy camp.
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Milwaukee
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Miami
Eisenhower
McCarthy Ill With Virus Plans Reply To Stevenson Speech
Milwaukee senator Mc Carthy is confined to bed with virus laryngitis and a 103 degree temperature but intends to deliver his reply to Adlai E. Stevenson’s speech tonight.
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Milwaukee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
McCarthy to Address Milwaukee Young Republicans Tonight
The broadcast networks skipped Stevenson's speech and gave time to the Republican National Committee. Nixon will speak in reply, while McCarthy is billed to address the Milwaukee County Young Republican Club tonight as his response.
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National Broadcasting Co
Stevenson
Republican National Committee
Nixon
McCarthy
Milwaukee County Young Republican Club
French War Fire Continues at Dien Bien Phu
At Dien Bien Phu in Indochina Viet Minh and French forces exchanged heavy shelling and air strikes through the night. Ground clashes occurred on the fringes as Viet Minh forces held hill positions and preparations for another major assault were anticipated despite claims of Viet Minh withdrawals.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Vietminh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Pa Aera
Bentley Predicts Full Recovery After Shooting
Congressman Alvin M. Bentley said doctors told him he will recover 100 percent from wounds suffered March 1 when Puerto Rican Nationalists shot into the House of Representatives. Bentley spoke at Casualty Hospital and said there is no lasting trauma, and he plans to run for reelection in November.
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Washington
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
of Representatives
Bentley
Casualty Hospital
Congress Probing Hydrogen Bomb Explosion For Laxity
Rep. W Sterling Cole says a congressional probe is under way to determine if avoidable errors occurred during the Pacific hydrogen blast on March 1. The Atomic Energy Committee has begun closed sessions with AEC officials as lawmakers seek why 315 people were exposed to radiation. Rep. Price and Van Zandt call for a full-scale inquiry, including naval officers, after the blast reportedly exceeded expected power and sent fallout beyond the hazard zone.
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Russell Brines Washington
W. Sterling Cole
Pacific
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Price
D-Ill
van Zandt
R-Pa
Red Outlaw Bill Picking Up Steam in House Judiciary
Washington report says a determined push to outlaw the Communist party gains steam in the House Judiciary Committee. Subcommittee members predict passage and floor action this session, with Rep Ruth Thompson predicting favorable action and no opposition in the House to approve the measure. Rep Celler also backs a bill to strike a death blow to the Communist party.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
An Graham
House
Ruth Thompson
R-Mich
Rep
Celler
New York
Communist Party
Time Looms For Italian Reds
Premier Mario Scelba announced a tougher stance against Italy s Communist party promising to curb Moscow financed influence. The new government pledged measures to defend democratic institutions, target fascist remnants, and seize assets linked to Mussolini s movement while purging antidemocratic figures from state employment.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Italy
Communist Party
Moscow
Scelba
Mussolini
French Seem Headed For Disappointment At Geneva
Washington reports indicate France’s hope that the United States will trade peace in Indochina for concessions to Red China appears likely to fail. U S officials say Washington seeks a settlement free of outside issues while protecting strategic borders, with Korea taking precedence over Indochina in Geneva talks.
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Washington
United States
Indochina
Red China
Far East
Paris
Peiping
Geneva
Korea
Prince Onaga Turns Out To Be Just Plain Fred
SAN FRANCISCO AP Prince Onaga of the Watsui in the Belgian Congo star of a five year song and dance hoax turns out to be Fred Williams of East St Louis He refuses to abdicate and says a black face should be somebody His wife is Margaret Cabello of Los Angeles They worry about the box office at Marines Memorial Auditorium on April 5 where they were scheduled to perform
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San Francisco
Prince Onaga
Belgian Congo
Fred Williams
East St. Louis
Fred
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Margaret Cabello
Prince
Marines Morial Auditorium
Cleveland Chamber to Host National Charity Conference
The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce will hold a national conference April 22 and 23 to probe charity solicitation practices. Local leaders, nonprofit watchdogs, and national observers will attend to discuss standards and enforcement.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Missing banker Reynolds returns amid fear in Clio
AL LANIER reports UW Royal Reynolds the missing banker came home after 12 days with his wife. He turned himself in to Deputy Sheriff W D Anderson, bond set at 7500 dollars, signed by his father who offered 25000 dollars to aid depositors. Reynolds faces embezzlement warrants totaling about 1800 dollars, while the town fears losses of 80000 to 100000. His wife denies charges and says it will be cleared up.
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AL Lanier
W. D. Anderson
Claytoun
R. W. Reynolds
Sue
Reynolds
Crews Johnson
Barbour County
Sunday Journal Preview Promises Spring and Public Health Help
The Sunday Journal outlines easy access to public health nurse aid through civic cooperation. It also promotes a spring photo feature by Bill Veith and Nellie Evans, a water shortage series by Ed Edmiston focusing on farmers, and a Middletonian author’s book preview titled Harems Hazards and Hideouts.
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Civic Association
Bill Veith
Nellie Evans
Miami Valley
Ed Edmiston
Middletonian
U S proposes concrete plan on peaceful atomic energy use
Washington AP reports the United States proposed to Russia a concrete plan to further the peaceful development and use of atomic energy. Vatican City AP notes Pope Pius XII appeared in public for the first time since gravely ill two months earlier.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Vatican City
Pius XII
Ike and MacArthur Review World Military Situation
President Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur met at the White House for a lunch and discussions on national and international affairs. They conferred before and after the lunch, reviewing the general strategic and military situation, including Indochina, and reaffirmed their past roles and alliance.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Indochina
MacArthur
Remington Rand
White House
Far East
Massacre Blame Cast On Jordan Over Desert Slayings
Israel demanded UN action after an ambush on a desert bus killed 11 Jews near Scorpion Pass in Negev. Jordan denied responsibility while Amman warned of developments. Nine men and two women were killed. a woman, child, and two soldiers survived as tensions rose across the region.
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Jerusalem
Israel
United Nations
Jordan
Middle East
Scorpion Pass
Negev
Amman
Palestine
U.N. Security Council
Kibya
Beirut
Damascus
Weather briefing for Miami Valley and plains storm summary
The Miami Valley will be cloudy with showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight and a low near 36. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and windy with a high around 44. Across the central plains dust storms persist while a late winter snow storm hits five states. snow and high winds affect South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Colorado and Wyoming as spring nears. The spring season begins at 10:54 p.m. EST tomorrow.
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Miami Valley
Mid-Continent
Central Plains
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
North Central
U.S. to Pay If Tokyo Finds Fishermen Injured
Ambassador John M. Allison said the United States will provide just compensation if a joint investigation confirms that 23 Japanese fishermen were innocently harmed by the March 1 bikini hydrogen blast.
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Tokyo
John M. Allison
United States
Symington Promises The Facts In Senate Row
Senator Symington pledged that the public will get all facts from an Army memorandum critical of Senator McCarthy if the Pentagon still has it The memo reportedly had deletions and detailed alleged efforts by McCarthy and Roy Cohn to obtain special treatment for Pvt G David Schine Pentagon officials promised to provide missing parts and stenographers transcripts to congressional committees as needed McCarthy commented that the full story would come out later and proposed a public hearing as part of the dispute
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Washington
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Army
Mc.Carthy
R-Wis
Pentagon
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Roy Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
Forever
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congressional
Chicago
Stevens
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Armed Services Committee
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Poland's Premier Resigns in Party Leadership Shuffle
Boleslaw Bierut resigns as premier to become first secretary of the United Polish Workers party. Josef Cyrankiewicz, previously premier, is restored to the post. Western observers tie the move to Moscow and a general plan to end cults of personality in the Communist bloc. The Central Committee and Politburo approve the changes.
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Warsaw
Poland
Boleslaw Bierut
United Polish Workers (Communist) Party
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Vienna
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
Bierut
Cyrankiewicz
Central Committee
Truck Tax Deal Looms Between Ohio and Tennessee
Ohio and Tennessee officials discuss a reciprocal axle-mile tax plan for trucks. Tennessee proposes offsetting Ohio's tax with a gasoline tax of 1.4 cents per mile on large Ohio trucks. Ohio's axle-mile rate ranges from 0.5 to 2 cents per mile, with licensing reciprocity in place but Tennessee wary of full reciprocity without exemptions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tennessee
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