Fair Enough: Critics Blast Truman Expense Fund
New York editorials charge President Truman with a tax free $50 000 raise disguised as an expense allowance. They compare to a $40 000 allowance and a $1 300 000 office expense fund, arguing the plan is graft and a violation of the spirit of Coolidge. The piece notes White House social season cancellation and Miss Truman’s expected $100 000 income as political appearances support the administration.
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New York
Truman
Treasury
Trumans
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Washington
White House
Miss Truman
Roosevelt
Congress
Red Drive in China Halted in Southwest Battle
Government troops report halted Communist drive toward Kweilin as Nationalists warn of 100000 Reds moving to invade Szechwan. Artillery exchanges erupt near Chu Shan Island, with Reds seizing nearby islets and Tao Hua, while Lingling outskirts blunt a surge from Hunan into Kwangsi. US air base proximity noted.
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Whungking
China
Kweilin
Defense Ministry
Szechwan
Chu Shan
Red
Shanghai
Tao Hua
Kwangsi
Hunan
Lingling
United States
Tornado Hits Abilene Killing Teacher in Texas
A west Texas tornado struck Abilene killing 37 year old school teacher Mrs Ruby Lee Person and injuring three family members. Her 11 year old daughter Mina La Dell was critically hurt while the father Allan Person and son Eddie Early sustained lesser injuries. The storm demolished a three room house and damaged nearby barracks barns and lines.
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Abilen
Tex
Texas
Ruby Lee Person
Mina la Dell
Allan Person
Eddie Early
Johnson says he will lead defense for people and peace
Secretary Louis Johnson testified before the House Armed Services Committee defending current defense policy against navy charges. He pledged taxpayers receive value for money and supported unification of the armed forces under present strategy plans, noting an essential role for each service. General Marshall followed with remarks on budget priorities.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Defense Department
Navy
Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
George C. Marshall
Senators' cost to taxpayer tops fifty thousand yearly
Cost breakdown shows a 1950 model senator costs $50,905 annually in salaries and expenses for a single senator. Including staff, rent, stamps and other allowances, the total per-senator package nears $53,000, with the full Senate bill projected around $5 million yearly.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Senator X
Sta
Blanket of White Across Many Western States After First Snow
The first autumn snowstorm faded leaving a white cover across western states. Light snow fell in Wyoming and North Dakota while a wide rain belt lay in the Mississippi valley. Billings Montana logged 15 inches and Vody Wyoming 13. Miles City, MT saw 11 inches in 24 hours. Tornado near Hoyt Kansas caused crop and property damage with no injuries. Sub-freezing temps reported in the snow belt. eastern Iowa to Atlantic coast mild. Laredo Texas 96 amid Williston North Dakota 27 highs.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
North Dakota
Mississippi
Billings
Mont
Vody
Wyo
Miles City
Dakotas
Colorado
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Hoyt
Kans
Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coast States
Texas
Mercury
Laredo
Williston
N. D
Ross Trial Set for November 6
The murder case against Joseph Ross, 41, an ironworker, will go to trial November 8 after a plea of innocent was entered. The district attorney dismissed the manslaughter charge, and Ross is held on a $5,000 bond. Kitchens, 53, Monroe grocer, was fatally shot September 29 behind his store on Wilson Street. Ross surrendered and confessed. Also, Thomas Alfred Coleman pleaded guilty to drunken driving, fined $125 and costs, with 60 days on default. Dennis White, Negro, pleaded innocent to aggravated battery.
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Joseph Ross
C. M. Kitchens
Ross
David I. Garrett
Henry Montgomery
Montgomery
Garrett
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Nolle Prasse
Kitchens
Monroe Grocerman
Wilson Street
Thomas Alfred Coleman
Dennis White
French Premier Mayer stalled in coalition push
Paris reports Premier Rene Mayer struggles to form a new coalition cabinet as Socialists hesitate to join. Parliament approved him 341 to 183 but wage policy and Indochina policy create friction. If deadlock persists, dissolution of parliament and a general election loom.
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Paris
Rene Mayer
National Assembly
France
Mayer
National Congress
Indochina
Livingston juror Hutchinson bonds after grand jury indictments
John J. Hutchinson, Livingston parish police jury member, is free on 10250 bond after 17 indictments. Nine theft counts total 1751.48, two malfeasance in office counts involve 10283.85 and 515, plus forgery and payroll fraud charges tied to P. F. Herring. Hutchinson, 55, a farmer, arraignment set for November 7.
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Hammond
John J. Hutchinson
Livingston Parish
Joseph A. Sims
P. F. Herring
Hutchinson
Operators Walk Out Of Meeting in West Virginia
In White Sulphur Springs, October talks with the United Mine Workers collapsed as coal operators left after about 45 minutes. Spokesman George Love delivered a scathing statement accusing John L. Lewis of harming workers and the industry. Union leaders stayed in the room with no immediate comment as they consider the offer, which Love called their best and final.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Northern
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
George Love
Thomas Kennedy
Lewis
Love
Flier's Widow Held In Death At Rhine Air Base
In Frankfurt, Mrs. Yvette Madsen, 22, American wife of Lt. Andrew E. Madsen, 32, Oakland, California, is arraigned on a murder warrant for shooting her husband after a quarrel at a party near the Rhine Main airbase. Preliminary hearing postponed to Monday to allow counsel selection.
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Richard O'Regan
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Air Force
Yvette Madsen
Andrew E. Madsen
Oakland
Calif
Strategic Bombing To Be Under U S High Command
In a wartime planning shift the strategic bombing force would come under direct control of the military high command. Air force chief Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg testified the strategic air command would be a joint chiefs of staff major command, directing targets and national war plans.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Military High Command
Air Force
Navy
Strategic Air Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
House
Armed Services Committee
Vandenberg
Joint Chiefs
Air Force of
Talk of Hire in Taxes Hits Washington
Washington news reports President Truman proposing a tax rise while Capitol Hill favors spending cuts and tax adjustments to spur industrial growth. House Republican Leader Martin argues tax hikes would worsen unemployment as 1950 elections loom. Truman notes 1950 aims despite prior rejection of a $4 billion increase.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Truman
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Congress
Senate
Inquiry on Sugar Act Sparks Farmer and Factory Relief Debate
Washington October 21 Rep Willis of Louisiana pressed Secretary Brannan on possible redress if the new sugar contract fails to satisfy southern growers and mills He notes changes in price structure trash tolerance cane testing and molasses proceeds arguing the safeguards may still leave farmers at risk while experts claim efforts to balance equities are fair and just.
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Washington
Willis
D.-La
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Rummel to Lead Vatican City Jubilee Pilgrimage
Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel of New Orleans will head a Vatican City pilgrimage for the 1950 jubilee. The central committee announced that 64 other American pilgrims have been organized for the holy year.
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Vatican City
Joseph Francis Rummel
New Orleans
Ten Communist leaders sentenced in U S government overthrow plot
Ten top ranking American Communist leaders were sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to overthrow the U S government by force. An eleventh received three years. Each defendant faced a $10,000 fine. Police detail and guards protected Foley Square as defendants protested their trial.
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New York
U. S
Harold R. Medina
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
John B. Williamson
Jacob Stachel
Gus Hall
Ohio State
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Henry Winston
Carl Winter
Michigan State
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
New York City
Gilbert Green
Illinois
Irving Potash
National Committee
Winston
Davis
Robert Thompson
New York State
Pacific
Federal
Benjamin J. Davis
Federal House of Detention
James E. Mulcahy
Medina
Yugoslavia Wins Seat on U.N. Security Council
Yugoslavia defeats Czechoslovakia by 39 to 19 votes to join the U.N. Security Council, despite Soviet protests. The vote prompts no walkouts and Secretary Acheson sees no looming rift. Russia retains veto power as a permanent member and may still align with its bloc on many issues. Plenary sessions on Korea follow, with Moscow opposing expanded U.N. authority there.
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New York
Yugoslavia
Security Council
Russia
United Nations
Andrei Vishinsky
General Assembly
Czechoslovakia
London
Acheson
U. N
Ukraine
Vishinsky
Vladimir Clementis
L Nation Security Council
Marshal Tito
Flushing Meadow
Korea
Peoples Democracy
Hendrix Joins 11th Airborne After Medal of Honor Feat
Master Sgt. James B. Hendrix of Le Panto Arkansas, a Medal of Honor recipient, becomes a full member of the 11th Airborne Division at Camp Campbell Kentucky. He survived a 1000 foot fall when his parachute malfunctioned during a Fort Benning jump, then completed a safe jump here with Lt. Col. Emery Hyde overseeing. Hendrix earned the Medal for actions in the 1944 Battle of the Bulge, including destroying enemy gun nests, disabling artillery, and capturing 13 Germans.
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Camp Campbell
James B. Hendrix
11Th Airborne Division
Hendrix
le Panto
Ark
Fort Benning
Emery E. Hyde
O. K
Airborne School
11Th Airbornet
Louisiana May Get Air Fund Increase
Louisiana and Mississippi would gain larger federal airport aid if President Truman signs the Cordon amendment. The bill would allow unspent funds for 1947 48 and 49 to be redistributed under a 75 25 federal to state formula, boosting Louisiana to 675 869 and Mississippi to 640 496 for the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Louisiana
Mississippi
Truman
White House
Senator Cordon
R-Ore
Civil Aeronautics Administration
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Pegler
Livingston
Frank Kirby
Marvin DuBos
U.S. High Command
Rummel
John F. C. McGahey
Foley Square
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