Rayburn Signals Tax Increase Likely in Truman Era
House Speaker Sam Rayburn said it is probable taxes will rise to fund government and reduce the debt. He dismissed reports that tax legislation was delayed by social security action. Rayburn noted President Truman asked social security be considered first and expects the president to comment to clarify tax plans. He avoided citing specific figures but said new tax legislation seems necessary to prevent red ink.
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House
Rayburn
D.-Tex
White House
Truman
Ways and Means
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Labor chief Green urges repeal of Taft Hartley act
Washington February 15 William Green head of the American Federation of Labor attacks the Taft Hartley act as impracticable. He urges swift repeal before Senate labor committee. Green notes the Truman bill offers aims but needs tightening for labor protection. Senator Morse and Senator Ives seek a viable Republican substitute to replace both measures.
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Washington
A. F. of L
William Green
United States
Congress
Green
American Federation of Labor
Morse
Oregon
Ives
New York
Nine year old saves bus with quick reflexes
In Salisbury Connecticut a school bus with 30 children veered toward a ditch after driver George Dodge passed out. Nine-year-old Dick Kenney, a fourth grader, grabbed the wheel and steered the bus for about 400 yards then swerved into a snowbank, stalling the engine. No injuries reported.
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Salisbury
Conn
Dick Kenney
Grove Street
George Dodge
Mindszenty escape offer cited by Hungarian official
Budapest based Communist ideologue Revai said Hungary felt forced to try Cardinal Mindszenty after seeking reconciliation with the church. He claimed official notes were sent to the Vatican to allow Mindszenty’s removal and that the Vatican could act to prevent trial. The spokesman noted the offer was made before proceeding.
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Endre Marton
Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Vatican
Mindszenty
Josef Revai
Revai
War decision to be reserved in NATO pact debate
Senator Hickenlooper said the United States should join NATO only to repel unprovoked aggression against a member. He opposed blanket commitments to fight and urged preserving the right to decide when action is necessary. Connally and Vandenberg signaled Senate resistance to any treaty language forcing automatic U S war involvement.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
United States
North Atlantic Alliance
Connally
Texas
Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Connally-Vandenberg
Donnell
Missouri
Capitol Hill
State Department
Department
Acheson
Scattered Showers Forecast Across State Areas
Scattered showers were predicted for most sections of both states this afternoon and expected to reach southeastern areas by tonight Cooler weather is expected tonight and Wednesday with fresh southerly winds along the coast turning northerly. Temperatures varied with Lake Charles dipping as winds shifted while Hattiesburg posted 81 yesterday and Monroe fell to 53.5 at 10:30 am.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Lake Charles
Laurel
Miss
Hattiesburg
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Thorp backs European aid in revived export era
Assistant Secretary of State Willard L. Thorp said Europe's export revival under the Marshall Plan should not threaten U.S. foreign trade. He warned Europe needs continued dollar aid to sustain imports, while Western Europe and Communist nations project a $3 billion two year trade, and ECA revises aid plans amid lower food costs.
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Europe
Willard L. Thorp
Thorp
United States
Senate
House Economic Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Western Europe
Economic Cooperation Administration
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate-House Group
Joint Committee
Truman
Latin America
Asia
Africa
ECA
Paul Hoffman
George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Watters Called by Grand Jury in New Orleans
Police Superintendent A. A. Watters resigned at midnight and appeared before an Orleans Parish grand jury with no comment. The special session followed Wednesday’s resignation announcement, prompted by the jury, per District Attorney Herve Racivitch. Former assistant superintendent William C. Maher Jr alleged political pressure and a machine linkage. Mayor Morrison dismissed Maher’s charges as unfounded and inappropriate for Crime Prevention Week.
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New Orleans
A. A. Watters
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Watters
Herve Racivitch
William C. Maher, Jr
Morrison
Maher
Woman Found Dead In Furnace After Fatal Plunge
Chicago reports Mrs. Roce Kaplan aged 50 was found dead in her home furnace, legs outside the door. Police say she dove headfirst into the fire after placing a trash can before the 18 by 36 inch door, following a bout of ill health and recent overdose of sleeping tablets. An inquest was planned.
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Chicago
Roce Kaplan
Michael Fleming
Louisiana Taxes Jump to Record 1948 Payments
Louisiana's 1948 federal tax payments rose to a record 349,673,855 dollars, led by a surge in corporation income and profits taxes. Individual income taxes grew to 172,864,212 dollars despite the congressionally reduced withholding, while miscellaneous internal revenue declined to 62,710,990 dollars. Total internal revenue collections nationwide reached a new high of 42,302,864,105 dollars.
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Washington
Louisiana
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congress
Bold daylight bank holdup by three armed bandits in Baltimore
Police reported three armed bandits robbed a Union Trust Company branch this morning, escaping with about 30000 dollars. Head Teller Karl Yost was threatened as a gunman demanded the cash while another robber took 400 dollars from depositor Howard Singleton. Capt. William Feehley arrived shortly after the 10 am holdup, and the trio fled in a light blue car.
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Baltimore
Union Trust Company
Karl Yost
Yost
Howard Singleton
William Feehley
Money Battle Before House
Washington February 15 The first money battle of the 81st Congress opened in the House with an appropriation bill totaling 466 882 177 to fund miscellaneous agencies. Wrangling centers on legislative provisions aimed at undoing 80th congress acts or advancing rejected measures while the appropriations committee seeks only funding.
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Washington
81St Congress
House
Blizzards halt roads across Wyoming Idaho and Washington
Storm-battered southern Wyoming and southern Idaho halt travel as new blizzards sweep Snoqualmie and Blewett passes in Washington. Nebraska flood dangers rise with fresh snow in the southeast while Elkhorn river basin flooding looms. Idaho evacuates nine homes near St Anthony as Teton river ice jams intensify.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Idaho
Nebraska
Plains
Washington
Snoqualmie
Blewett Passes
Cascade Mountains
Snoqualmie Pass
U. S. Geological Survey
Lincoln
Elkhorn River
Missouri
W. H. Kimbrough
Red Cross
Teton
St. Anthony
Kentucky
Russians Hold Anna Strong in Moscow Arrest
The Moscow press reports American author and correspondent Anna Louise Strong has been arrested on espionage charges and will be deported. Aged 63, Strong has long written pro Soviet pieces since 1921 and represented Allied Labour News among seven American correspondents in Moscow.
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Moscow Press
Anna Louise Strong
Miss Strong
Russia
Allied Labor News
A. L. Strong
Soviet Union
Eddy Gilmore
Thomas P. Whitney
The
Associated Press
Henry Shapiro
United Press
Joseph Newman
New York Herald Tribune
Edmund Stevens
Christian Science Monitor
Andrew Steiger
Overseas News Agency
Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
the Times
Drew Middleton
Milk price cuts spread across several Louisiana cities
Milk prices fell by two cents a quart in Lafayette and Crowley and New Iberia, with Lake Charles reducing from 24 to 22 cents for standard pasteurized retail. Monroe held at 24 cents, Baton Rouge and Alexandria unchanged at 24 and 22 cents respectively, while Shreveport saw a one cent cut by one dairy and others held firm.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
New Orleans
Alexandria
Monroe
Lafayette
Shamrock Dairy Products Company
L. Bailey
Crowley
New Iberia
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Hit Rent Control As Confiscation Protest on Capitol Hill
Washington February 15 AP landlords marched to Capitol Hill criticizing rent control as confiscation of property and un-American They threatened mass evictions if Congress delays Truman’s request for two more years of rent controls Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods urged tighter controls to curb a growing rent black market John E Owen president of the National Apartment Owners Association decried the policy and the National Association of Home Builders called it un-American for discriminating against investors The landlords spoke before the House Banking Committee under the Property Owners Association banner
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
President Truman
Truman
House Banking Committee
Tighe Woods
John E. Owen
National Apartment Owners Association
National Association of Home Builders
Passman Urges Cuts in Taxes and Spending
Washington reports Rep. Passman of Louisiana calls federal tax cuts essential and demands tighter control of expenditures. He cites rising federal employment from 631,600 in 1940 to 2,103,000 today and 308 to 1,816 federal bureaus, urging reform and opposition to an unmodified minimum wage bill while outlining river and levee funding proposals.
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Washington
Passman
Louisiana
House Appropriations Committee
South
Secretary of Labor
Lower
Mississippi
Boeuf and
Tensas River
Bayou Macon
Bayou Lafourche
Colewa
Big Creek
Red River
Jonesville
Ouachita River
Congress
Bawcomville Ring
Russia challenged on slave labor charges at UN
Willard L. Thorp of the U S State Department urged the United Nations to authorize an impartial study of alleged Soviet slave labor figures, citing 8,009,000 to 14,000,000 workers. He pressed for an ILO investigation and opened the door for freer access behind the Iron Curtain.
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United States
Russia
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Willard L. Thorp
Thorp
American Federation of Labor
United Nations
International Labor Organization
A. F. of L
Soviet Union
Council
Solons Witness Fast Planes At Andrews Field
Congressmen, led by Vinson, inspect the latest fast planes at Andrews Field. The Air Force seeks 200 million dollars for a 3000 mile guided missile range, while scientists foresee 500 mile tests this year and a 5000 mile range within a decade. Dr Compton notes guided missiles need no pilots and can be steered after launch.
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Aire Force
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Andrews Field
Air Force
House
Armed Services
United States
Cerainly
Muir S. Fairchild
Karl T. Compton
Research and Development Board
Dr. Compton
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