New Tax Request Delayed Amid Defense Cost Pressures
President Truman plans a broadened tax program to cover defense costs with a formal recommendation at an appropriate time. A January tax request is uncertain as White House aides suggest talks with congressional leaders will occur after the new Congress convenes.
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Joseph H. Short
treasury
Short
Blair House
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the Treasury
Snyder
Omar Bradley
joint chiefs of staff
Missouri
82nd congress
East Midwest Numbed by Cold as Arctic Air Bites
Temperatures plunged across the East and Midwest with readings as low as 35 below zero in places. Frigid Arctic air stretched from the Rockies to the Atlantic, Florida spared. Snow cover lingered from recent storms while the deep freeze extended through the season with scarce relief expected soon.
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Florida
Girls Missing In Heavy Snows On Mount Seymour
In a blinding snow storm, police and volunteers hunted two missing girls near Mount Seymour in Vancouver. Marilyn Long, 15, and Frieda Neufeld, 13, disappeared around noon yesterday after becoming separated from a Sunday school party at the 3100 foot level.
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Senators Probe RFC Politics
Senate investigators opened an inquiry into political intrigue at the Reconstruction Finance Corp. A subcommittee led by Senator Fulbright scrutinizes claims that a personnel shakeup was used to oust employees with opposing views. The probe follows L. B. Glidden quitting as Dallas loan manager after saying authority was undercut by a subordinate allied with a White House aide. Hagerty, tied to a $6 million Waltham Watch loan, has again resigned from the RFC after recent moves and reassignments.
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Reconstruction Finance corp
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D-Okla
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Dallas
Tex
Glidden
Truman
White House
Fulbright
WALTHAM WATCH CASE
John J. Hagerty
Hagery
Boston
Waltham Watch co
Hagerty
Waltham
Stanton Griffis Named as Envoy To Franco Spain
President Truman selected Stanton Griffis as American ambassador to Spain ending a five year diplomatic snub. Griffis, 63, from Boston, formerly ambassador to Poland Egypt and Argentina, chairs Paramount Pictures Madison Square Garden and Brentano's. He served in World War I and led a major navy relief drive in World War II. He will face Senate confirmation when Congress convenes.
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McCarran Targets Subversive Board Appointees Flurry
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman McCarran said hearings on President Truman’s five appointees to the Subversive Activities Control Board were likely after the new Congress convenes. Senators question LaFollette and McHale’s qualifications and review the act’s administration and anti-subversive laws.
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subversive activities control board
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Seth W. Richardson
Peter Campbell Brown
New York
Charles M. LaFollette
Virginia
David J. Coddaire
Massachusetts
Kathryn McHale
Indiana
LaFollette
Miss McHale
LAW Richardson
loyalty review board
America
French Debate Over Pleven Budget Sparks Stormy Session
In Paris the national assembly opened debate on a 1 billion dollar rearmament plan as part of Western anti Communist defense. Premier Pleven warned cabinet resignation if cuts occur and a vote was forecast for Saturday while finance committee trimmed the proposal by 26 billion francs and restored 14 billion francs into the ordinary budget.
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French national assembly
Rene Pleven
assembly
Pleven
Christmas Holiday in Store Was Hot Time
Kansas City December 27 A downtown art and stationery store Hall Brothers suffered extensive heat damage after a two day Christmas shutdown. Candles melted tables warped tropical plants wilted leather items softened glue and varnish fused lamps to surfaces as internal temperatures reached 150 degrees. The master thermostat was accidentally turned off at closing and automatic sprinklers would have flooded the store had temperatures risen another 15 degrees.
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KANSAS CITY
Hall Brothers
Coast Guard Imposes Immediate Port and Ship Security Checks
The Coast Guard under Commandant Merlin O Neill announced immediate security rules to screen subversives from maritime workers. The move follows a strike threat at West Coast ports serving Korea. Two CIO-expelled union leaders opposed the changes during Coast Guard hearings last month and plan to push for adjustments. West Coast longshoremen say they will not apply for new waterfront security cards until January 11 when their union will discuss the measures.
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WASHINGTON
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Merlin O'Neill
Korea
CIO
San Francisco
Wholesale Food Costs Jump to New High
New York December 27 wholesale food price index rose sharply by ten cents to 6.90 the highest since September 14 1948. The index up 20.6 percent from a year ago and a record peak of 7.36 was reached on July 13 1948. The index measures the wholesale cost of a pound each of 31 commonly used foods.
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NEW YORK
Dun & Bradstreet
Divorced Wife Says Remington Gave Explosive Formula to Spy
Ann Remington testified at her ex husband William H. Remington's perjury trial that he handed a top secret explosive formula to a Russian spy ring courier. The formula, meant for Russia, would produce explosives from garbage. She described meetings in 1942 with Elizabeth Bentley, a courier, and stated Remington was excited about getting the information to Russia.
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William H. Remington
Russia
Ann Remington
Mournee
HeMington
Remington
Elizabeth Bentley
Bentley
Alexandria
Remingtons
Chinese Imports High in October
The United States bought 19.6 million dollars worth of raw materials from China in October, up 3.006 million from September, as reported by the commerce department. Exports to China were about one million dollars for each of the two months, before China banned trade in retaliation for U.S. actions.
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China
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U.S
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Korea Cease-Fire Effort Falters as UN Scrutiny Grows
United Nations commission working to arrange a Korean cease-fire with Communist China began drafting a report on its failure today. The report notes obstacles and delays in securing a truce, reflecting mounting international concern over stalled talks.
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United Nations commission
China
Pickets Removed but Yard Idle at Todd Shipyard
Alameda Calif December 27 There were no picket lines today at Todd Shipyard yet about 800 workers in metal trades refused to cross yesterday after 130 AFL carpenters struck for a wage raise. The march halted repair and conversion on three military transports and two tankers. A court order barred picketing but carpenters say they will comply while other unions show anger over wage stagnation since Korea War. The carpenters seek 19 cents more per hour.
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Calif
Todd Shipyard corp
AFL
Stan Lore
Currency Sag Declines in Formosa Exchange Market
In Formosa on December 27 the local currency weakened again with 13 Formosan dollars needed per U.S. dollar, down from 11 per dollar recorded on December 1, reflecting ongoing depreciation pressures in Taipei.
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Formosa
Tide of Manpower Massed for Attack
General MacArthur's headquarters said over 1,350,000 Reds were poised to strike UN forces in Korea. About 444,406 Reds were deployed along the front south of parallel 28, with nearly a million more en route or in reserve in Manchuria. Lt. Gen. Ridgway declared the motto I am to stay as Allied force redeployments signaled a strong defense for the Republic of Korea.
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Manchuria
Matthew B. Ridgway
Snngman Rhee
T sim
republic
Bill Shinn
Chongong
38th
Seoul
Shina
North Korea
U. S. eighth army
eighth army
French Retake Post From Reds
In Saigon Indochina a French relief column about 20 miles north of Hanoi recaptured the Daphne post a few hours after Vietminh forces seized it. The post on highway No. 3 guarded northern approaches to Hanoi and its seizure marked the strongest Vietminh action in over a month.
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SAIGON
Indochina
Hanoi
Daphne
City Ends 201-Year Tax Trend With Council Action
Alexandria VA city council, in a historic move, ordered a wholesale tax reduction for 1951, approving five ordinances. A balanced budget of 4,831,322 was adopted, exceeding 1950 by 696,572. Taxes repealed include a two cent per package cigarette tax and a radio station license tax. Reductions cut real estate at 2.60 per 100, gross receipts at 53 cents per 100, and slot washing machine licenses by five dollars.
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ALEXANDRIA
Army calls 7500 junior officers from reserve forces
Washington reports the army will order 7500 individual junior officers from the national guard and organized reserve to active duty in March. It also plans to up medical, dental and medical service corps officers, with reports in February and March, while navy release plans for reservists are uncertain.
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national guard
navy
medical service corps
Oilman's Daughter Weds Cobbler's Son
In Houston on December 2 an elopement linked oilman Glenn McCarthy's 17 year old daughter Glenna Le to Rice Institute football player George Pontikes, son of a Houston cobbler. The couple wed after the Baylor Rica game and plans for an official announcement after a later ceremony for Mary Margaret McCarthy.
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Glenna Le
McCarthy
Glenn McCarthy
cobler
George Pontikes
Rice
Oliver Nash
Waco
Mary Margaret McCarthy
Pontikes
Mary Margaret
Belgium proposes arms production pool for Atlantic pact
Belgium foreign minister Paul Van Zeeland reportedly submitted a plan to the Atlantic pact council proposing a European arms production pool. The aim is to unify output across nations and reduce costs for the United States.
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Belgium
Paul Van Zeeland
Atlantic pact council
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