Truman to ask excess profits tax for corporations
Washington reports President Truman intends to request a multi billion dollar excess profits tax from Congress. Supporters in Congress push for an anti profiteering levy aiming for about four billion dollars annually. The plan would modify the broader tax bill and may raise rates on individuals and corporations to fund military arming and wage price controls.
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Washington
Ciose
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
Igroups
Goodnight Kiss Rings the Bell in Perth Amboy
In Perth Amboy New Jersey a young man kissed his girlfriend goodnight causing doorbells to ring in 12 apartments all through a building at dawn. Police arrived in a squad car to find him kissing his girl with her back against the lobby bell buttons.
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Perth Amboy
N.’J
INS
Utica Papers Name New Editors in Mutual Move
Harold E. Moore becomes managing editor of the Utica Observer-Dispatch and Utica Press with Moore serving as senior editor for both papers. Charles A. King III is named managing editor of the Utica Press. John C. Hadley moves to Rochester as former managing editor. Emlyn Evans remains Sunday editor of the Observer-Dispatch.
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Utica GP
Harold E. Moore
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Charles A. King
Utica Press
Moore
John C. Hadley
The
Press
Rochester
Emlyn Evans
Observer-Dispatch
Backache Cause Linked to Stress and Smoking
Ad warns that aging, stress, and smoking may trigger chronic back pain and tiredness. It claims kidney and liver irritation from toxins, affecting energy, sleep, and mood. The casual reader is urged to seek a remedy or medical advice.
Albany Man Killed When Car Hits Pole Near Beekmantown
Cornelis Daly, 46, of Albany, was killed when his car left Route 22 and struck a pole near Beekmantown. John McDonald, 31, of Albany, was hospitalized with a concussion, fractured right leg, and lacerations after the crash. Deputy Sheriff Nyle Gregory reported the sedan failed to navigate a curve five miles north of Albany.
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Cornelis Daly
Albany
Route 22
John McDonald
Nyle Gregory
Beekmantown
Here
Secret Probe Held in Death Of Spinster
Danbury autopsy and inquest into Lone Ayres death proceed behind closed doors. Dr. Donald F. Gibson claims the findings will clear him of murder charges as autopsy results are presented and testimony from associates and the bride are sought. State police will file a full report while press and public remain barred from the hearing.
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Danbury
Conn
Lone Ayres
Donald F. Gibson
Miss Ayres
Gibson
Janna Wetmore
Yale Medical School
John D. Booth
Booth
Yale
Leo F. Carroll
Mystery Woman's Will Sparks Probate and Inquest
Miss Avros altered her will on June 16 naming Gibson as sole executor and beneficiary. Frederick Lockwood contests the will in probate court as witnesses to the document are called, including Vincent Goleany Beskey and nurse Jean B. McQevitt. County Coroner Theodore Stel says no public release until inquest evidence is filed in Superior Court, citing state interests and suspects.
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Obson
Vincent Goleanybeskey
Gilson
Jean BL. McQevitt
Golembeskey
Eein County
Theodore Stelper
Electric Workers in Cheektowaga to vote on strike
About 4,006 production workers at Westinghouse Electric Corp plant in Cheektowaga plan today to vote on a strike. Local 1581 president Brownie Galubski says a majority adopted the strike vote unanimously amid round-robin work stoppages since July to pressure bargaining in good faith. The union seeks a new pay scale from 125 to 250 an hour for key labor grades, a raise of 1.6 cents hourly.
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Buffalop
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Cheektowaga
Brownie Galubski
C.so. International Union of Electrical Workers
New Leader Urges Peace in Colombia
Incoming President Laureano Gomez Castro urged an end to political strife and supported Colombia joining the global fight against Communism. Inaugurated before the Supreme Court, he praised the U S Korea effort and named a conservative cabinet as troops patrolled Bogota.
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Bogota
Colombia
Laureano Gomez Castro
United States
Korea
Gomez
Supreme Court of Justice
Burglars Take Cash and Provisions at Meir Home
Burglars broke into Ray W. Meir's residence and stole 30 dollars in cash along with 50 pounds of steak, a pound of coffee, a quart of whisky and five packages of cigarettes. The incident highlights a bold theft at an unspecified Detroit area home.
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Detroit
Ray W. Meir
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