Truman urges military aid for Western Europe in bid for security
President Truman told Congress that Western European nations and others may need American military and economic aid to preserve independence. He linked the call to NATO security plans with the Marshall Plan gains and warned total Cold War costs will rise beyond 2 billion dollars next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Truman
Congress
China
Europe
United Nations
North Atlantic
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Canada
Family ties claimed in Patterson Roosevelts link
Westbrook Pegler writes of a vast extended kinship linking Joseph Medill Patterson to Eleanor, Anna and Elliott Roosevelt, Adams, Astor, Vanderbilt and other elite families. He recounts a Dutch origin claim thru Claus Oestbroek and van Rosenvelt connections with clerical errors noted, then notes being fired by Robert R. McCormick over pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Medill Patterson
Eleanor
Anna
Elliott Roosevelt
Messers. Patterson and McCormick
John Quincy Adams
Vincent Astor
Mrs. Vanderbilt
George Washington
Westbroeks
Oestbroek
Young Clas
Claus Oestbroek
Hans van Rosenvelt
Adamses
Astors
Pattersons
Paedersens
McCormick
Washington
Robert R. McCormick
Curley Brooks
Dewey
Congress May Delay Tax Hike
Democratic leaders signaled a possible postponement of tax increases until Congress can gauge expected spending. President Truman’s budget proposal, about 41.9 billion dollars for the year starting July 1, could exceed tax receipts by around 900 million, complicating tax decisions. Senator George of Georgia cautioned it may take time to determine exact tax needs as appropriations shape revenue plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Capital Hill
White House
George
Democrat
Georgia
House
Senate Finance Committee
Wil
Drafting Halted for Two Months in United States
Washington reports no draft calls will be made in February or March as voluntary enlistments and re-enlistments run at about 35,000 a month. Navy and Air Force rely on volunteers. National Council against Conscription calls the move proof that universal military training is unnecessary. Alonzo Myers of NYU notes the army should not threaten with UMT if it has sufficient volunteers. Royall says calls depend on shortfall between needs and enlistments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Royall
Navy
Air Force
National Council Against Conscription
Alonzo Myers
Council
Myers
New York University
Britain weighs response after Israeli air clash
London reports British Foreign Secretary Bevin detailed the mideast crisis to cabinet members over Israel’s downing of five Royal Air Force planes. Britain massed Mediterranean forces, sent ships toward Cyprus, and prepared possible actions as protests over the incident deepen, with Israel challenging the handling of the protest through Tel Aviv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernest Bevin
Mideast
Israel
Attlee
Britain
Mediterranean
Haifa
Cyril Marriott
Tel Aviv
United Nations Security Council
New York
United States
Russia
Malta
Cyprus
Palestine
Admiralty
Hike In Security Levy Is Requested By Sterling F Green
Truman budget proposes a near 6 billion dollar annual rise in taxes on business and the public starting July 1. A 1 to 1 1/2 percent social security tax hike for employers and workers would be joined by a 260 million health insurance plan financed on social security lines. Officials say the moves would be deflationary by cutting consumer buying power and profits, though aimed at curbing inflationary pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Congress
Truman
Missouri Pacific Bridge Collapse Disrupts Central Ill Route
The Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge near Riverton collapsed Saturday at 10 p.m. after a freight train carrying a steam shovel broke loose and shoved the span against its breastworks. Detours persist until repairs, expected Wednesday, reroute Nos. 116 and 103 via Grayson Winnfield and Ruston into Monroe, while Nos. 101 and 102 are halted in Monroe with bus transfers to Alexandria and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Riverton
Grayson
Winnfield
Ruston
Monroe
Illinois Central Railroad
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Cold Wave Deepens Misery Across Plains and West
A harsh cold wave worsens conditions in the western plains and Rocky Mountains after last week’s blizzard. Los Angeles reports its first snow since 1932 as California fruit growers fight to save crops from another freeze. Temperatures dip to 19 in the fruit region, with last week’s crop damage near 100 million dollars. Livestock suffer amid feed scarcity, and death toll from the blizzard rises as rail and road travel remain disrupted. Readings plummet below zero in Livingston Montana and other locales as snow falls continue.
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Associated Press
Plains
Rocky Mountain
California
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Wyoming
New Mexico
Chinese Legislators Urge End to Civil War
Chinese lawmakers in Nanking press for immediate end to the civil war. The meeting followed reports that the Nationalists sought Big Four mediation. Liu Pu-Tung urged direct talks with Communists in Yenan and Manchuria, while Mo Ru-Chu defended lawmakers’ right to seek peace. No unified action was reached as Big Four mediation prospects wavered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Kuomintang
Liu Pu-Tung
Yenan
Manchuria
Liu
Mo Ru- Chu
Red
Foreign Office
Big Four
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Peiping
New Orleans Sees January Heat Burst Then Cold Front
A Sunday high of 78 in New Orleans marked the hottest January day in 12 years, though a cold wave from Louisiana and Mississippi forecast a drop to the forties by Tuesday. Freezing rain was predicted for northern parts of both states today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mercury
Mrs Ruth Dickins Free On Bond In Murder Case
Greenville Mississippi January 10. Counsel for Mrs Ruth Thompson Dickins says she will plead innocent to a Washington county grand jury indictment charging murder in the death of her mother Idella Long Thompson. The 69 year old woman was stabbed with hedge shears in the bathroom of a Deer Creek drive home at Leland November 17. Bond was set at 10000 signed by her husband John Dickins and others. The case is returnable to circuit court January 117. Some evidence was sent to the FBI in Washington before the grand jury investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Miss
Ruth Thompson Dickins
Washington County
Grand Jury
Idella Long Thompson
Deer Creek Drive
Leland
Dickins
Hugh Foote
John Dickins
Hilton Waits
Shields Hood
Ben Wilkes
Robert Mitchum Trial Opens in Hollywood Case
Los Angeles January 10. Actor Robert Mitchum faces trial on marijuana possession charges. He is joined by Lila Leeds dancer Vickie Evans and Robin Ford real estate agent, all charged with conspiring to possess and possessing marijuana. Defense by Jerry Giesler for Mitchum and Grant Cooper for the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Robin Ford
Hollywood Hills
Mitchum
Jerry Giesler
Grant Cooper
Decline in Vet Spending Seen in Truman Plan
President Truman forecast a 1.3 billion drop in government veterans spending next year and proposed scrapping over a quarter of the wartime hospital program. He urged Congress to cut 24 new projects and reduce capacity at 14 proposed hospitals, trimming about 270 million from a 1.2 billion building authorization. The budget also forecasts a 2 billion initial dividend for 16 million life insurance policyholders and total veterans benefits of about 5.496 billion for the next fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
Washington
Truman
Congress
Veterans Administration
Vatican says Mindszenty arrest tied to Moscow death plan
Vatican radio reported that Mindszenty’s arrest followed Hungary’s commission abandoning an "accidental death" plot. It said Moscow ordered liquidation of the Hungarian cardinal, Roman Catholic primate, with the plan abandoned after the cardinal resisted exile and the other options proved impractical. The broadcast named commission members and noted Moscow’s directives arrived months earlier. Mindszenty was arrested December 26 on treason and espionage charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican Radio
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Moscow
Hungary
Mindszenty
Josef Rebai
Mihaly Farkas
Waterway fund urged in Truman budget proposal
President Truman asks Congress to authorize a record 734 million dollars for waterways in the fiscal year beginning July 1. The plan allocates about 505 million for flood control and 229 million for rivers and harbors, with most funds going to ongoing projects and little for new starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Republican
House
Senate
Truman Seeks More Atomic Bomb Production Budget
President Truman’s budget proposes 210 million dollars for atomic weapons for the next year, up from this year’s level, within a total 740 million dollar atomic energy commission appropriation. He notes tests at Eniwetok showed advances and urges more research into nuclear reactors and propulsion, referencing a Westinghouse contract for an experimental atomic power plant for a navy ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Mr. Truman
Congress
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Atomic Energy Development
Clay says Berlin shows failures of Soviet tactics
Berlin's American military governor Gen Lucius Clay says Russian methods failed to win Berliners to communism. He notes setbacks for communism in western Germany and cautions that German nationalism is resurging while occupation costs provoke complaints. He warns nationalist groups are reemerging in the U S zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Germany
Clay
Socialist Unity (Communist
Socialist Unity Party
Acheson Named for Secretary of State in Hot Political Fight
Washington report says Dean Acheson faces likely Senate opposition from Republicans over foreign policy views as President Truman nominates him for secretary of state. Critics question whether he favors a soft or tough stance toward Russia amid mounting Democratic debates for the 1952 presidential race. Acheson’s supporters claim he will withstand the attack and push for a clear policy course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Senate
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Wherry
Nebraska
Vandenberg
Russia
White House denies Forrestal quitting this week
The White House denied that Secretary of Defense Forrestal will resign this week. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross called Robert S. Allen’s report untrue and said cabinet resignations are common before a new administration.
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Washington
White House
Defense Forrestal
Charles G. Ross
Robert S. Allen
Forrestal
Ross
Trueman
Truman
Secretary of State
Marshall
Dean Acheson
James McDonald
U. S
Tel Aviv
Palestine
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