Truman Budget Proposes Big Defense Tilt for 1952
The proposed 1952 budget calls for defense costs of 41.421 billion, about 58 percent of total outlays, with active armed forces near 3.5 million by mid-1952 and 10 cents of every dollar spent on foreign military aid. It projects white‑glove measures including FEPC, public medicare, and Brannan housing, all framed as defense needs. Taxes would rise sharply, with a 16.456 billion tax hike and a 27 percent share of national income flowing to the federal government, while non defense spending would be tightly controlled.
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Truman Budget Moves to Tighten Defense Spending
President Truman unveils a defense focused budget calling for higher taxes and expanded controls to finance a stronger U S armed forces. He warns inflation may rise with defense costs and seeks rent and export controls, housing aid, and subsidies while outlining tax receipts, FEPC aims, and seaway project funding amid a shifting postwar economy.
Fire Chief Reports Fatal House Fire Victims and Rescue
Firefighters arrived at 10 47 p m to a living room and kitchen engulfed in flames. Miss Henry was found on the roof and rescued to Mercy Hospital by ambulance. John and Grady Morrell survived after escaping the blaze at the Canton apartment building. The two victims remain at Matthews funeral home as arrangements proceed.
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Miss Henry
Wilson Morrell
John Morrell
Mr. Lawrence
Mercy Hospital
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Grady Morrell
Morrells
John W. and
Grady
Canton
Booker T. Morrell
Alaska
Ernestine Morrell
Birmingham
Ala
Duke
Ted
Laurel
Miss
Buffalo
N. Y
Wash
Alberta Green
Inez Fitz
Sally Jones
Oakland
Calif
Matthews Funeral Home
Brannan Farm Plan Revived By President
President Truman revived the Brannan subsidy plan to aid farm prices, proposing direct payments to farmers when prices fall below government price supports. He indicated subsidies could replace market purchases, though no cost estimate was given. Expenditures for agriculture were projected to about 1.4 billion dollars next year, down from prior totals.
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Truman
Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Death Ends Man's Hope To Weigh 700 Pounds
Layton New Mexico January 15 AP Bill Wetsel died after a three month illness and never reached his stated goal to weigh more than 700 pounds. He was 57 and his girth measured 6 feet 8 inches while his height was 5 feet 8 1 2 inches. Relatives recalled he weighed 675 pounds on the scales about a year earlier and he cited fat ancestry as his reason for not dieting.
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Weather forecast for Canton and vicinity turns windy with snow
Moderately cold and windy with snow flurries this afternoon and tonight and Tuesday. Probable high this afternoon about 30 degrees and low tonight about 20. Ohio motorists faced hazards from snow and fog as rain turned to slush. Forecaster A S Klemetsmo notes the system originated in Arkansas and moves through the Ohio Valley toward New York with cooler air behind it. Temperatures to rise slightly above freezing then fall to 20 to 25 tonight, with more snow possible mainly along the lake coast tomorrow. Also includes statewide temps and nearby city readings, almanac data, and 11 A.M. readings.
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Truman Budget Highlights Major Spending Slices
President Truman’s budget plan to Congress outlines 1951 52 spending and revenue totals. Major allocations cover military services international security aid to allies atomic energy defense production and controls civil defense maritime activities and veterans benefits.
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Stewardess Heroine Amid Plane Crash At Norfolk Runway
A passenger airliner overran a 6000 foot runway and ruptured a cyclone fence. Flames engulfed the left wing but all 21 aboard survived with only bruises and minor burns. The stewardess Miss Housley is praised for calming passengers and saving lives.
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Building Ban NPR Defines Start Of Construction
The rule says a structure starts when substantial building material is used, footing pouring marks legal start. exceptions may be sought for undue hardship via an application to Commerce Department offices in major cities. Exemptions apply to new builds not exceeding 5000 dollars in a year and ordinary maintenance. Violations carry penalties under the Defense Production Act up to ten thousand dollars, one year in prison, or both. it also bars sale of materials intended for prohibited use.
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San Francisco
Budget raises 5 percent for county workers in 1951
Mahoning County commissioners approved the new budget totaling 4,815,392 dollars for 1951. The plan includes a general five percent raise for employees and is 642,335 dollars above the previous year’s budget.
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Mahoning County
Senate debate on US troop role in European defense
Senators Bridges and Dirksen weigh presidential power to send American troops to bolster Europe against communism. Georgia's Bridges urges Congress approval for unity. Illinois Democrats Douglas and Republicans discuss authority and possible Senate and House backing. Harold Stassen criticizes focus on legal power. Eisenhower’s NATO defense study cited by GOP leader.
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University of Pennsylvania
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North Atlantic
Ilse Koch Trial Convicts Ally of Prisoner Murders
A German court of three judges and six jurymen after seven weeks convicted Koch's ally of inciting murder and attempted murder and of causing serious injuries to six inmates at the Buchenwald camp. Koch herself was acquitted of aiding killings though she faced charges of brutality. The court dropped the lampshade claim for lack of proof while witnesses testified to brutalities as Koch feigned insanity and collapsed during proceedings.
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Winter Icy Roads Trigger Wide Drive Mishaps
Canton and Stark County motorists faced a cautious weekend as ice and wet streets caused 42 reported traffic mishaps. Officials blamed the worst winter conditions yet, with slick intersections and impassable county roads prompting warnings to wait for road crews to spread abrasives. State roads statewide were described as in very poor condition.
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Plant Chemotherapy in Plant Culture
A description of chemotherapy in plant culture explains applying disease-killing chemicals through water to the soil so the roots absorb them. This method uses chemical uptake to treat infected or at-risk plants.
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