New Security Plan Takes One Fifth of Wages and Taxes
A pioneering expanded social security plan under the Truman administration envisions compulsory health insurance, extended old age and survivors coverage, broader relief subsidies, and regular cash payments for illness and disability. The plan would require large tax increases and redistributes income, raising questions about costs, incentives, and the middle class impact as future articles in the series explore financing and effects.
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Selighemisahinageet
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Norshington
Truman
United States
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Nevels
Missiles to Replace Bombs Within a Decade
General Muir S. Fairchild predicts guided missiles will replace bombs in about ten years with continued testing needed for long range capabilities. Experts stress large scale readiness remains distant and emphasize extensive research, testing ranges, and trained personnel.
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Washington
Muir S. Fairchild
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Navy
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R. E. Gibson
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
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Prison To Free Birds Inmates Wish for Wings
Jackson April 18 AP Hundreds of jail inmates at Southern Michigan Prison will be released June 1 with canaries left in cells. Each prisoner may keep five birds. 1,568 canaries on hand irritate staff. Quota to drop to one bird per prisoner. many inmates reportedly try to sprout tail feathers.
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Southern Michigan
Canaries
Julian N. Frisbie
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Jewish Synagogs Set Series Ending Passover Festival
Agudas Achim and Shara Torah congregations end their eight day Passover celebration with a series of services. North Cherry Agudas Achim holds sessions Tuesday 6:30 p m Wednesday 9 a m and 6 30 p m Thursday 9 a m Rabbi Chaim Elazary will speak at memorials Thursday 10 a m. Shara Torah Synagog schedules Tuesday 7 p m Wednesday 9 a m and 7 p m Thursday 9 a m Rabbi Lawrence Charney speaks Thursday 10 30 a m. Rabbi Efraim M Rosenzweig leads regular services at McKinley Avenue Temple Friday 7 45 p m. Passover services were held last Friday night.
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Lawrence Charney
Efraim M. Rosenzweig
McKinley Avenue
Truman Board Calls Rail Express Hearing
Washington April 18 The government opened a three man emergency board named by President Truman to hear wage and hour disputes between the Railway Express Agency and the AFL Railway Clerks Brotherhood. The board began after delaying sessions while 10,000 union members in New York were idle in a work stoppage. About 50,000 union workers for the company are involved nationwide.
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Railway Express Agency
A.F.L. Railway Clerks Brotherhood
Truman
New York
Easter Ritual Amid Refugees In Nazareth
Nazareth hosts nearly 20,000 Christian Arab refugees at Easter services replacing local pilgrims. Worshippers filled Roman Catholic and Protestant sites including the Annunciation grotto. Flare of East West conflict noted with Arab Communist party demo near holy sites.
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Israel
Holy Land War
Jesus
Arab Communist Party
Soviet Union
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Christ
John Masefield Ill As Influenza Complications Grow
British poet laureate John Masefield, 70, is seriously ill at his home in Burcote Brook Abingdon Berkshire after an influenza attack. Complications followed the illness, reported Sunday. News notes his condition and location.
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Abingdon
Berkshire
John Masefield
Masefield
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
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