Truman Seeks Tax Increases Amid Economic Strategy
President Truman advocates a broad tax plan including a 15 percent undistributed profits levy aimed at forcing corporations to distribute earnings as dividends. The move, part of a broader economic program, targets deflation risks in the early 1950s with price controls, credit regulations, and cuts in federal construction as needed.
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Ferrer Aims to Leave the Theater for Good
Jose Ferrer voices a simple goal to quit acting on stage saying he wants to leave the theater. He notes Broadway downsizing and the hard realities of securing work while managing fame for The Silver Whistle and Joan of Arc.
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Hollywood Stars Spar Over Press and Paintings
Hollywood writers and publicists spar with critics while Julie Crawford and Greg Bautzer era headlines flare. A Jolson gag feud leads to Shakespeare posters and Veronic Lake location news sparks dinner crow jokes from Miami High School judges. Georgia Caine injures fingers in a taxi mishap. June Haver golf tales emerge.
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Venezuelan coup risks U S democracy ties in South America
The piece argues the Caracas overthrow by rightists harms the cause of free government and strengthens the extreme left. It notes Romulo Gallegos led Venezuela as a democratically elected civilian president for under a year, while the junta promises elections but suspends civil rights.
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Wrong Direction Venezuela's fallen leader blames US oil interests
Gallegos reiterates claims that American oil interests backed his bloodless ouster and says a friend saw a US military attache in a rebel barracks. The piece notes Washington would not back overthrow of a key South American ally and warns of Peronist influence across the region.
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Homecoming Tales of Moths Bills and House Greed
Daytona Beach reader Henry McLemore returns from six months abroad to find the house unchanged yet full of life. He notes moths sized like sparrows in the upstairs closets and storms bringing salt and sand indoors. He jokes about shipping mice, facing mounting bills, and the joy and irony of home ownership.
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Our Children By Angelo Patri
A reflection on how learning overflows slowly from teachers and parents into children's actions. Growth happens beneath the surface until learning saturates and is expressed in behavior. The piece urges faith in gradual moral and intellectual development and ends with a hopeful note.
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Candy as Medicine for Orphan Children Experiment
Washington reports on a Sugar Research Foundation study testing candy as part of children's diets in three Pennsylvania orphanages. Institution A with higher calories shows greater height, stamina, and better teeth, prompting planned refeeding with more candy for the other groups. The piece also offers a recipe for egg salad sandwiches with crisp bacon bits.
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Electric Furnaces and Other Q and A Highlights
Gladys Parker answers questions on steelmaking purity and furnace use, voting rights for DC residents, origins of the ice cream cone, the leatherback turtle, and the electric eel. Each answer provides a concise explanation of the topic and key facts.
Memphis man claimed to reach 124 years old at Christmas
Eldon Roark of the Press-Scimitar cites belief in Jerry Edmondson’s age, with a 6 year old correspondent from West Point Mississippi asserting he was born in 1873, implying a birth year that would make him 124 at Christmas.
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Sherrouse Pupils To Sing Carols At Community Round
The annual caroling at Sherrouse School will happen Tuesday night. Pupils will sing for shut ins, hospitals, and friends with Mrs. L. N. Blair and Mrs. C. L. Dillingham in charge. Afterward the group returns to school for refreshments prepared by the Parent-Teacher Association.
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Memorial Church Christmas Tree Program Planned
The Memorial Methodist Sunday school will host its annual Christmas tree program Tuesday at 7 50 p m in the church. J Herbert Walker will preside as master of ceremonies with scenes from the Christmas Story and songs including Away in a Manger Silent Night and a Christmas Poem. Santa Claus will distribute fruit candy and gifts. attendees should bring a small gift for Salvation Army. Creamed brussels sprouts with smoked pork shoulder butt is noted as a dish.
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Don Pearce
John Simonton
Sallie
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Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Yesterday’s Paper
A compact list of Across and Down clues including quill for winding silk Asiatic native and more, with entries covering sun Swiss city nero skirmish and other wordplay elements for readers to solve.
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