07 Jan 1949
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1949
Page
1
The P S C is asked by the Bell system to raise monthly charges across line types in Hagerstown. Historical data shows growth in telephone use but stagnant rural rates since 1935. Proposals include 30 to 75 cent increases on one to four party lines as costs rose with maintenance and no general hike in 22 years.
Between 1828 and 1947 high wartime costs pressured a Maryland telephone company to seek emergency rate relief in late 1946 and higher permanent rates in June 1947. It reports earnings per dollar of plant investment 25 percent below 1939 levels while Maryland average telephone rates rose less than 20 percent, even as prices of many goods soared. The data were presented to the Public Service Commission for consideration this month in its rate increase request.
President Truman outlined recommendations for 1950 including excise tax tweaks, higher corporate and estate levies, and potential income tax increases. He urged authority for mandatory allocation, expanded price and rent controls, and a public housing drive to build 1,000,000 low rent units in seven years.
Reports from Peiping and Tientsin describe heavy fighting around strategic positions as Nationalists face Red offensives. Officials hint Chiang Kai-shek may resign or seek UN mediation while Formosa is being fortified as a potential refuge and stronghold against Communism.
Residents report nine inches of basement flooding in the Moats home and widespread water in flat areas. Pumps are scarce as locals describe saturated ground and rising heat loss with one person evacuated due to no heat. Gene Bearden led AL pitchers with a 2.43 ERA in his first Cleveland season.
Temperatures stayed above freezing aiding relief efforts as the Tombigbee River floods displaced about 3,000 people in the Aber deen Columbus stretch. Barkwater floodwaters worsened the danger in the delta while Columbus faced widespread inundation with limited transport remaining. Local residents reported a drowning near Benton Tennessee as streams receded in parts of Tennessee and north Georgia.
President Truman denies a cabinet dispute over foreign policy amid reports of a rift on how to handle relations with Russia. Life Magazine columnist Jay Franklin cites alleged tensions with Lovett and Forrestal as supporters of a tougher stance, while others call for reassurance and a clearer direction.
Franklin recalls a newspaper column after the election that blasted Byrnes and the Mareball-Forreata program. The piece questioned recognition by the Politburo and Stalin dictatorship and hinted at a tougher America policy. Truman later called the column typical columnist comment, while Franklin saw it as a brush-off of questions.
The program offers pupil insurance at 3.00 per pupil for the year with monthly reductions for late purchase. October 2.80, November 2.60. No exam required. Plan depends on at least 25 percent student uptake across county schools. Developed by local superintendents and the State Department of Education with United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.
The article reports residents of the Hagerstown area pledging memorial subscriptions to raise 1,250,000 for hospital expansion. Leaders say the generous gifts from communities across the service area show strong local support and that every household will be called upon to participate in obtaining the needed funds.
Governor Lane outlined a 1950 budget near 130 to 135 million with a wide range of projects including a 50 million road program, a Chesapeake Bay Bridge plan, and mental health reforms. He highlighted school enrollment gains, increased teacher salaries, and Maryland capital improvements while noting 100 million in building requests over two years.
The article references an estimated $3 207 and notes the General Assembly will consider additions to a more than $70 000 000 building program for the state's public school physical plant. It also gives a method to test a baked potato for doneness by squeezing with a pot holder.
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