House Clears Path for Profits Tax
The House moves toward final passage of a 75 percent excess profits tax on corporate earnings above 35 percent of normal earnings based on a 1945 to 1949 average. The measure includes relief for utilities and growth firms and a 67 percent cap on total corporate tax liability. Senators plan hearings to consider alternatives to the tax.
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Washington
House
Truman
Ways and Means Committee
Rules Committee
Millikin
R-Colo
White House
Greavegr D
Finance Committee
Senate
McCloy Says 25 Russian Divisions in Eastern Germany
U S High Commissioner John J. McCloy estimated over 25 combat ready Soviet divisions in Eastern Germany with potential Rhine reach. He noted the strength existed before the Korean War and that no new activity had been reported. Bonn's figures of 35 divisions were higher than his.
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Bonn
Germany
U. S
John J. McCloy
Rhine
McCloy
MecCloy
Reservists to Get Holiday Furloughs
Army announces Christmas furloughs for reservists reporting to U S stations for extended active duty. Overseas embarkation personnel will not receive leave due to overseas commitments and sailings. The holiday period runs Dec 16 to Jan 1 with potential U S depart delays to Jan 2–5 as directed by Army commanders.
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Washington
United States
Army
U.S
Flynn Asks To Face Jury In Costello Ties Probe
Bronx Democratic Leader Edward J. Flynn requests appearance before the Manhattan grand jury probing links between the underworld and Democrats. He denies charges by Governor Dewey and says he will testify and sign any immunity waiver. Flynn commends District Attorney Hogan and calls for proof of the alleged connections.
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New York
Bronx
Edward J. Flynn
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank Costello
Frank S. Hogan
Flynn
Dewey
Manhattan
Grand Jerry
Underworld
Hogan
Grand Jury
Allentown Begins WWII Vet Dog Tag Mailings
Harold A. Keats, director, starts mailing radiation resistant World War II veteran dog tags to Allentown residents as the first city in a 160 000 tag program. Pittsburgh mailings begin next month as the $5 million effort aims to finish in 18 months.
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Washington LC
Allentown
Harold A. Weats
Pittsburgh
Keats
Illinois Tops Stock Show With Record Prices
Illinois led the 1st International Live Stock Exposition with 142 firsts and championship ribbons, as top animals fetched record prices. The grand champion barrow sold for $3.10 a pound, the grand champion steer brought $12 a pound, and the grand champion wether sold for $5 a pound, all records.
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Hampshire
Joe Pocharich
Bushnell
Wilson and Company
Chicago Meat, Packers
Lloyd Robinson
Big Spring
Texas
Wether
University of Kentucky
Swift and Company
Chicago Meat Packers
Michigan Recount Underway After Governor Election
Michigan begins a statewide vote recount led by Wayne County with 83 counties to follow. The effort seeks to determine if Democrat G. Mennen Williams retained the governorship or if Republican former Governor Harry F. Kelly defeated him as Michigan prepares for the January 1 inauguration.
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Detroit
Michigan
Big Wayne
G. Mennen Williams
Harry F. Kelly
Senator O Mahoney vows continued fight on Alaska Hawaii statehood
Senator O Mahoney of Wyoming says he will not concede defeat in efforts to grant Alaska and Hawaii statehood. Southern Democrats with Republican support still block a vote, while observers expect continued opposition. Manila imposes crackdown on firecrackers as Hukbalahap threats loom during Christmas season.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Alaska
Hawaii
Senate Inferior and Insular Affairs Committee
Manila
Manuel de la Fuente
Hukbalahap
Manla
Cornell Rejects State Mediation Offer in Strike
Cornell University rejected a State Mediation Board offer to help settle a week-old strike by about 100 service employees. The university claims the demand for union recognition is unwarranted and indefensible, while about 760 workers remain on the job. Leo Kriegbaum of Buffalo would not comment on any mediation offer. The strike began last Saturday and Cornell cites its state supported and endowed schools as complicating factors. Cornell plans its own grievance machinery and employee elections while a group representing 1,000 students seeks Governor Dewey's intervention for an impartial election.
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Ivhaca
Cornell University
Leo Kriegbaum
Buffalo
A.F.L. Building Service
Cornell
Ae School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Cornelis W. de Wiewier
Dewey
Florida
Hanley Declares December Christmas Seals Month in New York
Acting Gov Joe R Hanley urged New Yorkers to fight tuberculosis by buying Christmas Seals issued by the State Committee on Tuberculosis and Public Health. He proclaimed December as Christmas Seals Month noting the committee and volunteers are indispensable to the effort to wipe out tuberculosis within 20 years.
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Albany
Joe R. Hanley
State Committee On
Hanley
Management Labor Sacrifices Urged For Tough Times
Boston Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin says both management and labor must be prepared to make sacrifices to meet the demands of the tough day ahead. He adds that if relaxation of labor laws is advisable, procedures will be worked out to sustain basic laws while addressing real emergencies for brief periods under limited conditions.
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Boston (Cp
Maurice J. Tobin
Marshall Plan Aid Reaches 10 Billion Dollar Milestone
United States commitments in Western Europe pushed the Marshall Plan total to about 10.9 billion dollars. An October purchase approval stood near 1.85 billion, with most funds directed to industrial items. Since the plan began roughly 4.7 billion has funded industrial goods and 4.4 billion food and agriculture commodities.
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Washington
INS
United States
Europe
U.S
Cousin Henry Advised to Eat Heartily
AUNT HET notes Cousin Henry should not fret over his appetite. If his stomach is satisfied, his conscience need not ache, and a hearty meal is a sensible remedy.
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Henry
Bergdoll Faces Deportation Probe In New York
The 23 year old Alfred Bergdoll, son of infamous draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, faces possible deportation to Germany. Arraigned recently, he is held for a December 15 hearing and could face five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He claims U S citizenship through his mother’s 1940 naturalization.
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New York
INS
Alfred Bergdoll
Germany
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
FBI
U.S
McDonald
House of Detention
Young Bergdoll
Berta Franck
Bergdoll
U. S
U S Considers Resuming Wartime Rubber Purchases
The government weighs restarting wartime style buying of all rubber imports to curb private competition and curb price hikes. Officials say Jord villans unaffected. Plan to go to the National Security Resources Board for approval next week with government buying natural rubber abroad and reselling to private industry.
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National Security Resources Board
National Production Authority
Little Blue Boy Helped by Surgery
In Sidney New York residents raised 1500 to aid J S Marcy family bring Bruce 44a to Children's Hospital Buffalo for a delicate operation. Surgeons linked Bruce’s two main arteries on the right side to improve blood flow to his lungs after a prior unsuccessful attempt from the left side. The hospital reported progress with the phrase Good so far.
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Buffalo
Delaware County
Sidney
J. S. Marcy
Bruce
Children's Hospital
General May Get Long Island Rail Road Post
Maj. Gen. William H. Draper Jr., investment banker and former Under secretary of the Army, may lead the reorganizing of the bankrupt Long Island Rail Road. Nominated by Gov. Dewey's commission, Draper would succeed resigning trustee David Smucker and Hunter L. Delatour.
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New York
William H. Draper
Army
Long Island Rail Road
Draper
Wall St
Dillon, Read and Co
Thomas F. Dewey
David Smucker
Hunster L. Delatour
Concrete fixes and a runaway car headline
A reader explains sandy concrete causes and remedies from wax coats to concrete hardeners and layered repair. A second item reports Roy Flower's car rolling downhill on Wilshire Boulevard, stopping at a hydrant after passengers watch a chaotic scene.
Berlin Police On High Alert For West Berlin Election
West Berlin police chief Johannes Stumm commands 133000 troops to guard stations as voters prepare to elect a four year municipal government. Allies restrict their personnel from polls to ensure a free election amid Red agent threats and potential demonstrations.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Loyalyst
Johannes Stumm
West
Russian Osteopath’s Heirs Named Refugee Couple
An elderly Russian couple living in a refugee camp near Trieste are named heirs to 100000 from the estate of their son Ivan Dennis, an osteopath who died in Pasadena, California, two years ago. Ivan and Karjia Popov, the parents, learned of the inheritance by California court and came to the camp last July after thirty years in Belgrade. Their son immigrated to America in 1911.
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Trieste
Free Territory
Ivan Dennis
Pasa- Idena
Calif
Ivan
Karjia Popov
California
Belgrade
America
Divorces Decline For Third Straight Year in 1949
New York based report from INS notes 391000 divorces granted in 1949, down seven percent from 1948 and 38 percent from 1946 peak, yet still the sixth highest tally in history.
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New York
INS
Metropolitan Insurance Company
United States
Bex
Byrd presses selective wage and price curbs
Senator Byrd urged quick use of selective wage and price controls but opposed immediate general OPA type controls. He said a targeted approach for scarce materials may be needed, with decisions to be made by officials before Senate hearings on Valentine and DiSalle confirmations.
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Washington
Berd D-Ward
Byrd
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Pere
Virginian
Capitol
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Alan Valentine
Michael VL DiSalle
Toledo
Senate
Valentine
Maybank
Banking Committee
Congress
Italian Defense Council to Meet Monday in Rome
President Luigi Einaudi convened a special Defense Council session for Monday after urgent talks among government leaders on the grim international situation. Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza and Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi held lengthy discussions as Communist demonstrators gathered outside government buildings shouting Peace. Riot police maintained order.
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Luigi Einaudi
Italy
Defense Council
Einaudi
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
Alcide de Gasperi
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