Truman Seeks 10 Billion Tax Hike to Meet Budget
President Truman asked Congress for a rapid 10 billion dollar tax increase with a plan targeting four billion from individual income taxes, three billion from corporate taxes, and three billion from excise taxes. A second instalment of about six and a half billion may follow, funded by a pay-as-you-go approach and a budget of 71.6 billion dollars for next year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
House
Ways and Means
Rail Strike Cuts Southern Illinois Mines And Mail Service
The nationwide railroad switchmen strike forces a mail embargo and halts deep in Southern Illinois with 12 mines idle and four operating. Illinois Central reports eight area mines closed, trains delayed up to 18 hours, and partial delivery restrictions except for certain mail. Chicago is affected for passenger service while some lines like C E I see limited impact and car shortages persist.
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Illinois
Air Parcel Post
Chicago
Herrin
Illinois Central
Bell and Zoller
Royalton
Freeburn
Freeman Coal Mining Company
Johnston City
Seymour
Forsythe and Morgan
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Quincy
C&ei
Lake Creek
Williamson County
Pennsy Trainmen Reportedly Affected by Strike Actions
Trenton area checks on 21 Pennsy train men show varied outcomes. Nine absent from home. three unreachable. two changed addresses. three examined fit but did not report. Four with colds. others delaying or delaying reported. Strike ripples hit coal mine car supplies and rail service with late I C and Gulf Mobile delays evident. Blamed on winter conditions and labor actions across lines.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Trenton
N. J
Missouri Pacific
Illinois Central
Cb&q
C&ei
Freeburn
Freeman Coal Mining Company
Johnston City
Old Ben
Coello
West Frankfort
Buckner
Pershing
Peabody Coal Company
Saline County
Peabody
du Quoin
Gulf
Mobile
Ohio Trans
Murphysboro
I. C
St. Louis
Carbondale
New Orleans
Cripples Nation's Industry Forces More Layoffs
Rail links between New York and the rest of the country were breaking apart as a sick call strike spread. Twenty five major trains connecting New York with the West were canceled and commuter service was halted by both New York Central and Pennsylvania Railways. The government pressed to end the walkout amid court actions and calls for President Truman to intervene.
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New York
West
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Rail Union
Truman
Mr. Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad
Washington
Cleveland
Post Office Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Louis
Atlanta
Trenton
N. J
Jacksonville
Fla
Hinton Dies in Electric Chair on 48th Birthday
Murdock Hinton, of Wiggins Mississippi, was executed in the electric chair today on his 48th birthday for fatally shooting a sheriff who came to his farm to investigate a family dispute. He was also accused of killing three members of his family.
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Wiggins
Miss
Murdock Hinton
Hinton
Not So Cold Fair With Warmer Saturday Ahead
Weather notes report gradually rising temperatures with a high of 18 to 24 for Saturday and a low of 3 to 8 tonight. Earlier conditions show lows around 4 and 16 below at 7 p.m., while daylight hours run 7:10 a.m. to 5:18 p.m. No precipitation and light winds average 1.6 mph.
Japan Invited To Join Western Defense Pact
Ambassador-at-Large John Foster Dulles urged Japan to join a post peace treaty collective defense pact. He told the American-Japan Society that Japan could decide but must choose between U.S. protection or facing Communist aggression, asserting the United States holds the principal deterrent power and is ready to unite with Western nations under the UN charter.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
John Foster Dulles
American-Japan Society
Dulles
Peach Crop Wiped Out In Subzero Illinois Loss Reaches 5 Million
The 1951 peach crop in Southern Illinois is ruined after a subzero snap. L. L. Colvis of the Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange estimates a $5,000,000 loss as temperatures hit 10 to 20 degrees below zero. He warns there will be no crop this year and notes a potential shift to tomatoes for some growers.
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Illinois
L. L. Colvis
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Carbondale
Colvis
Jackson
Union County
Fourth Atomic Blast Felt Biggest Yet in Las Vegas
The fourth atomic test of the week rocked Las Vegas with a force likened to an earthquake. The flash lit the pre dawn sky, windows shattered in a downtown store, and observers described bulging shop windows. The blast reached Las Vegas in six minutes and was seen across the West. Notables including Gordon Dean and Sen. Clinton Anderson witnessed the event.
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Las Vegas
San Francisco Bay Area
Atomic Energy Commission
Here
A.E.C
Gordon Dean
William Webster
Research and Development Board
Defense Department
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Commission
A. R. Ludecke
C. F. Coe
New Mexican Desert
Allied Tanks Lead Drive Toward Red Held Seoul
Allied forces pressed toward Seoul from Anyang as Chinese troops counterattacked south of the city. Seven miles from Seoul on the western flank Turkish troops advanced toward Inchon while UN air power and reinforcements repelled a major banzai assault 12 miles north of Yoju.
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Tokyo
Anyang
Seoul
Red
United Nations
Eighth Army
Washington
U.N
Yoju
A.P
Don Huth
Inchon
Exiled King Peter Offers Division for U S Foreign Legion
Paris delivered letter from exiled King Peter of Yugoslavia to Sen. Edwin C. Johnson proposes sending at least one division to aid a United States foreign legion in Europe. Johnson also suggested recruiting one million foreign anti-Communists for North Atlantic defense service.
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Washington
Peter
Yugoslavia
United States ‘‘Foreign Legion
Europe
Paris
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
U. S. Army
North Atlantic Defense Force
Johnson
Quadruplets Born to Boston Police Wife in February
Boston police officer’s wife Mrs Helen Al J 31 gave birth to quadruplets, two boys and two girls, today in Boston. The birth details are reported by AP with emphasis on the family and hospital context.
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Boston
Helen al- J
Bostor Police
No Sabotage Behind Quebec Bridge Drop
Mayor Mongrain rejected premature sabotage claims after the Quebec bridge collapse that killed four motorists. Premier Maurice Duplessis had suggested subversive elements were to blame, while a Toronto engineer proposed metal contraction in extreme cold as a cause.
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Quebec Bridge
Duplessis
J. A. Mongrain
Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Three Rivers
Mongrain
Toronto
Joppa Site Chosen for 88 Million A Bomb Plant Power Link
Electric Energy Inc announced an 88 million dollar steam plant will be built on the Ohio riverbank west of Joppa Illinois with 600 acres acquired. A 10 million dollar 220000 volt transmission line from St Louis to Joppa is planned to supply power for construction of an atomic energy plant near Paducah Kentucky.
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St. Louis
Electric Energy, Inc
Ohio River
Vile’ Nile
Joppa
Ilinois
Electric Energy
Union Electric
Illinois Power Co
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Government Atomic Energy
Paducah
Kentucky
West Frankfort
Illinois
Record Cold Snap Grips Southern Illinois Cities
Readings across Carbondale Murphysboro and nearby towns fell to 22 below zero in Carbondale with other areas reaching 23 below at Harrisburg and 17 below at Effingham. Officials noted it as the second coldest day in Carbondale history and the coldest since 1917 in the region.
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Ilinois
Mercury
Carbondale
Harold Hill
Carbondale U. S
C. N. Danielson
Marion Veterans Hospital
Harrisburg
Effingham
Centralia
Hill
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Cadet Held Without Bond After Cadet Store Murder
Coroner's jury in Alton recommends holding Western Military Academy cadet Paul H. Baker Jr. without bond for homicide in the Jan 23 death of Maj. Henry Suhre. Cadet Darrell E. Bell, Baker's roommate, must post 2000 bond as a material witness. Bell released to school custody. Baker’s father is Lt. Col. Paul H. Baker Sr. stationed at Fort Breckenridge.
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Bell
Baker
Academy
Ben F. Staten
Paul H. Baker, Sr
Fort Breckenridge
Bakers
Evansville
Ind
Probe Reports of Radioactive Snow
The Atomic Energy Commission said it is investigating reports that snow in Rochester New York this week was measurably radioactive. The office cited no danger to humans or animals.
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New York
Atomic Energy Commission
Rochester
N. Y
Coal Shortage Threatens Britain's War Effort
Britons shouted crisis over a worsening coal shortage with 500000 tons more burned weekly than mined. Officials warn the shortfall could trigger industrial disruption undermining Britain’s rearmament and recall memories of the 1946 47 crisis that idled factories and left millions jobless.
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London
Britain
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