Supporters See Profits Tax Victory
In Washington supporters push for an immediate 85 percent excess profits tax on corporations despite President Truman s warnings. The Senate vote could come late today or tomorrow with O Mahoney and Connally proposing an anti profiteering levy to fund wartime spending. They estimate the levy would raise about 4 billion annually beyond the bill s 4.508 billion total, while Truman resists tying the levy to the quick tax boost bill.
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Omahoney
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Connally
D.-Tex
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O'Mahoney
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George
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Firemen Seek Boy In Missing Creek Rescue
Huntington West Virginia. Aaron Black fourteen disappeared while swimming at Four Pole Creek yesterday. A fellow boy found his clothes on the creek bank and gave them to Aaron's mother Mrs Sylvia Black. Firemen and rescue squads dragged the creek for forty minutes before reporting Aaron arrived home safe and spent time with his family.
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Black
Sylvia
Doubtful Wedding Sparks Spy Trial Notes In Belgrade
In Belgrade the People's Court reconvened amid a spy trial. Four others are accused of handing atomic energy research data to Russia. The state prosecutor sought an indefinite adjournment to review more documents after the first defendant testified.
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Belgrade
Ane
Russia
MacArthur Affair Tests U S Policy and Prestige
A White House official notes the MacArthur incident may curb public divergences and test its impact on U S prestige abroad. Debates rage in Washington over responsibility, Formosa defenses, and MacArthur's future amid a looming political campaign.
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White House
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Port City battle details deepen Korean War action
Reports describe American artillery destroying a stone blockhouse and grove as U S Corsair and Mustang fighters strafed a ridge near a highway. South Korean troops recaptured Kigye and fought around Sobuk San Ridge near Yuchon. On the northern front, Eighth Division retreated as Communist pressure increased near Hwabon Dong.
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Train Wreck In Connellsville Injures Crews And Passengers
Report states two trains collided with both locomotives derailed and front page details. Engineers C H Allens 59 Hy ndman Pa and Charles Jones 62 West Mifflin Pa sustained shoulder injuries. Thirteen people admitted to Connellsville Hospital. Two crewmen sent to Pittsburgh after minor injuries.
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Connellsville Hospital
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Connellsville
Subways Fire Traps 100 in Queens-Bound Train
More than 100 passengers were trapped when a direct current feeder cable shorted and caught fire in a Queens bound subway tunnel. Dense smoke forced evacuation to Grand Central as traffic on the Times Square Main Flushing line was halted from 2:29 to 4:44. One Transportation worker was hospitalized at Bellevue for smoke poisoning.
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Times Square
Flushing
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Forest Study As War Demands Press NY Forests
Foresters lum bermen conservationists and state legislators met in INLET to study forest survival amid demands of a war economy.
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Inlet
New York
Why I Believe in God by A J Cronin condensed piece
A young Dr. A J Cronin starts as an unbeliever doubting souls after autopsies. Reader's Digest presents a condensed article from Woman's Home Companion about how experience and others' faith led Cronin to believe in God.
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Reader’s Digest
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Fragmentary glimpse of political control as path to settlement
Fragmentary text hints that the balance of ultimate political control serves as a gauge for a future international settlement, suggesting strategic implications without full detail.
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Sion
Senate Debates Medical Draft Bill for Armed Services
Senator Hunt pushes quick Senate passage of a bill to encourage doctors and dentists to seek commissions and active duty, while denying plans to draft current providers. House approval expected. broader defense measures and training proposals also under review.
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D-Wye
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Armed Services
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Graf
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House Debates Red Curbs on Communists in U S
The House opens debate on a bipartisan bill to crack down on Communists and subversives. The measure, drafted after hearings by the House Un American Activities Committee, targets registration and labeling of propaganda and tightens espionage laws as it seeks to curb abroad influence and threats to national security.
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Senate
Truman
House Un-American Activities Committee
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White House
Lee Pressman
Shirley May France Reunites With Father In Somerset
Shirley May France 18 revisited her Somerset home with father J Walter France to collect belongings and fan mail. The pair spoke amicably as Shirley May and her father pursued a path toward reconciliation amid their public feud.
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Somerset
Mass
Shirley May France
Fall River Friends
J. Walter France
Shirley
Boy Missing After Visit To Buckhart Tavern
Buckhart Illinois police report a two year old boy named Ernest is missing after his guardians left him unattended while they entered a tavern. They returned at 2 AM to find him gone and started a search. Authorities describe the incident as a welfare concern and continue investigations.
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Buckhart, Ill
Ernest
Congress Battles Over Defense Spending and Draft Policy
Washington report shows a contested $16.771 billion defense bill and debates on universal military training. Senate and House conferees seek compromise on economic controls while a tax measure advances. The White House signs a bill expanding social security and more workers join the program as political battles continue.
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Iene
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