Government reorganization plan cited by President
Congress reacts with cautious support and criticism as the plan aims to abolish 64 IRS collectors offices, create 25 district commissioners, form an independent inspection service, centralize administration, and shift most of the agency to civil service. Six collectors have been fired or resigned this year, with three indicted. Denis W. Delaney goes on trial in Boston for offering a bribe to influence tax decisions.
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Paget Yean
Congress
Byrnes
R-Wis
Internal Revenue Collectors
Civil Service
Internal Revenue
Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Fry
Denis W. Delaney
Boston
Dunlap
Textile Union Seeks Higher Wages at Celanese Plant
The CIO Textile Workers Union Local 1874 serves notice to Celanese Corporation of America in Cumberland Ma to reopen the current contract for wage increases affecting about 3,500 employees. The plant pays an average $1.589 an hour after a Wage Stabilization Board decision. The contract allows a reopening after Feb 1, 1952.
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Cumberland
CIO Textile Workers Union
Celanese Corporation of America
Cio-Twa
Aincelle
Celanese
Wage Stabilization Board
Poland seeks barter deal for Iranian oil
Poland probes a barter with Iran offering manufactured goods in exchange for Iranian oil. Polish officials contact Prime Minister Mossadegh to discuss a half million tons of fuel, as Czechoslovakia also sends a delegation. Western powers warn against Iranian oil sales amid Britain Iran dispute.
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Tehran
Iran
Polane
Tran Kazimierz Smiganowski
Mohammed Mossadegh
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Western States Hit By Storms
Western states faced widespread storms with food and coal shortages in Duchesne and Roosevelt Utah. A truck was swept off a highway near Cortez Colorado with two men presumed trapped. A plane crash near Monarch Pass killed a four month old girl, while parents were injured. Subzero temperatures lingered but warming was forecast across the region with slide blasting to prevent further strandings.
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Duchesne
Roosevelt
Utah
Wolf Creek Fass
Colorado
Reynolds Bradshaw
Earl Croft Ibath
Los Angeles
Watson Brothers Transportation Company
Melvin K. Herron
Ontario
Tose
Cortez
Mesa Verde
Earl Lewis
Ernest Sharp
Rico
Monarch Pass
Sandra Kay Moran
Dunas
Tex
Tom Moran
New Storms Tear At Freighter As Captain Hangs On
A freighter endures worsening storms while Captain Carlsen stays aboard midships. A nearby destroyer monitors the ship from about a mile away as Carlsen communicates by radio. Crew rally to protect the vessel and its cargo, with hopes of tow or rescue.
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Carlson
Carlsen
Santa Claus Marries Mrs. Claus in Missouri Honeymoon
Santa Claus, the minister of the Church of God known for answering children's letters, wed Margaret Viola Poston of St. Louis on New Year’s Day. The couple plans to start a joint life in Marshall, Missouri as he continues his holiday duties.
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Marshall, Mo
Santa Claus
First Collector Trial Is Called For Delaney
Boston January 3 Denis W Delaney deposed collector of internal revenue for Massachusetts was called for trial on bribery charges. Indictments allege he accepted 12500 and certified 180000 in unpaid tax liens. Jury selection hoped from 110 men and five women.
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Boston
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
Massachusetts
Triad
Delaney
Roosevelt
Truman
Washington
Charles MK. Wyzanski, Jr
Rift Between Egypt Leader and King Deepens in Cairo
In Cairo a growing rift unfolds between Egypt's Premier Nahas Pasha and King Farouk. The king seeks a peaceful settlement with Britain over the Suez Canal while Nahas demands withdrawal of British troops and resents foreign affairs policies. Meanwhile in Canada permanent residence is granted to the Vaniderplatz family after officials intervened to extend their stay.
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Ras
Egypt
Mustapha Hl Nahes Pasha
Farouk
Cairo
Britain
Suez Canal
Jesue
Nahas
Frances
Canada
Mya
Harry J, Vaniderplatz
Holland
Infant Burned On Vaporizer
Sally Ann Stockslaper of Hapters town Route Five suffered facial burns after tumbling into a vaporizer on a Wednesday afternoon. She received first and second degree burns and was treated in the emergency room and discharged.
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Sally Ann Stockslaper
Vafternoon
Navy to refit two cruisers as first guided missile ships
The Navy will convert the cruisers Canberra and Boston from the mothball fleet into the world s first guided missile warships. They will depart the west coast for east coast work, with main armament replaced by missile batteries and long range guidance development underway.
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Navy
Washington
Canberra
Boston
Shirred Shirtwaist Fashion Advertises Modern Styles
An advertisement promotes shirred shirtwaist designs with smart convertible collars and varied sleeve lengths. It lists pattern numbers, sizes, and pricing, urging readers to send for patterns and including postage details and extra handling notes.
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Shea
Hamaratown
Oly Chelnea Station
New York 11
New York
United States
A Long Road To Education
Fifteen year old Hatton Adams travels 85 miles daily to school living with his family at a remote water pumping station. Until obtaining a special driver's license, his mother made the 85 mile round trip twice daily to transport him.
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India
Calif
Hatton Adams
Churchill Ancestors Fought to Help Found These United States
New York, Jan 3 A cigar smoking statesman returns this week to a nation whose ancestors aided the founding of the United States His mother’s family came from the guenots to practice their religion Five of them fought with Washington in the Revolution Jerome Jerome a Rochester newspaper publisher became a millionaire rival of the Vanderbilts He financed Belmont race track Jennie era inherited her father’s temper and spent summers in Newport and Paris Lady Churchill enabled her son’s career Churchill later noted if his parents had been reversed he might have arrived on his own Also about 2 000 Americans are killed or injured by lightning each year.
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New York
United States
France
Washington
Rochester
Watt Street
Bronx
Yonkers
Newport
Paris
London
Brooklyn
Simeell
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Leonard Jerome
Pompey
Syracuse
N. Y
Tlochester
Daily American
Jerome
Millard Fillmore
U.S
Trieste
Jennie
Wall Street
Daniel Drew
Belmont Race Track
Madison Avenue
Bellevue Avenia
England
Royal Yacht Squadron
Jonnie
Lord Randolph Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Chiurebill
Churchill
Congress
Senator blames Kremlin for big bribe in Hungary case
Senator Russell denounces $120,000 payment to Hungary for the release of four U S fliers. He says the move was directed from the Kremlin and sets a bad precedent. The airmen were freed after paying $30,000 fines each for border violations dating to November.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Hungary
U. S
Kremlin
Moscow
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mussell
Ile
Adult Courses To Be Resumed After Weather
Weather disruptions cancelled junior college adult education courses will be resumed soon. The schedule includes January 3 auto driving January 8 leather work radio servicing interior decorating and sewing. New courses will be announced. The capybara is a South American rodent over three feet long.
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Atunts England
Liana Tanalsky
General Hershey
Edward Buchanan
Weatslid Avenue
Patuxent Naval Air Base
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Doan
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Debi
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Boor
Nish Rae Fabulon
R. D. McKee, Inc
North Potomac Street
Popular Demand
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Gabardine
Concord Factory
S. Potomac St
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