Unionists urge higher personal tax exemption in 1954 debate
AFL-CIO leaders Meany and Reuther urged Congress to reject House Ways and Means tax cut plans and back a higher personal income exemption. They warned across the board relief favors business and would not spur demand, while deprecation and dividend break provisions could boost machinery orders and job creation according to business groups. Reuther backed raising the exemption from 600 to 800 this year and to 1000 in 1955.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Congress
House Committee
George Meany
Walter Reuther
House
Ways and Means Committee
Council of State Chambers of Commerce
Meany
Reuther
Democrats Launch Drive to Blame Ike for McCarthy
Democrats led by national chairman Stephen Mitchell call for blaming President Eisenhower for McCarthy’s actions. Mitchell argues Eisenhower is linked to the administration and party leadership while Stevenson accuses McCarthy of threats. McCarthy dined at a Florida resort as Stevenson’s charge sparks GOP rebuttal.
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Ike
McCarthy
Miami Beach
Fla
Sen
Army Ordnance Officer Resigns Over Pentagon Politics
Loren C. Cook, a U S Army ordnance official from Vallejo California, resigns in Germany alleging Pentagon politics blocked adoption of his light submachine gun and automatic rifle. He claims a Belgian firm offered a key contract and says both guns remain available if reexamined. The Army notes one weapon was set aside after review at Fort Monroe Virginia.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Army Ordnance
Pentagon
Loren C. Cook
Vallejo
Calif
Army
Cook
Washington
Army Field Forces Headquarters
Fort Monroe
Bremerhaven
United States
Aberdeen
Mary
Advertiser sells guns and camera via Want Ads
This notice shows an ad offering 2 16 gauge shotguns and shells for 40 dollars and 1 camera for 18 dollars with contact at 000 N Main. It emphasizes Want Ads can help sell rent or find a job or business. Dial 5451 for an adwriter.
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N. Main
Guatemala Denies Dulles Charge Opposes Anti-Communist Declaration
Guatemala disputed John Foster Dulles claim she opposes any anti communist declaration at the Inter American Conference. Foreign Minister Guillermo Toriello rejected the accusation that Guatemala used the conference to defame the United States and defended Guatemala’s stance as upholding democratic principles and non intervention. Dulles planned to push a U S proposal against Red infiltration before the juridical political committee, while Toriello insisted sovereign state values cannot be tested.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Guatemala
John Foster Dulles
Guillermo Toriello
Dulles
United States
United Fruit Company
Toriello
Will Hays Dies at 74 Movie Censor and Statesman
Will Hays 74 longtime Republican figure and former postmaster general who led the film industry morals drive in the 1920s died of a heart condition at his Sullivan Indiana home. He had returned from New York last October and was surrounded by his wife Jessie and his son Will Hays Jr. His career spanned politics and movies with ties to Sullivan New York and Hollywood. President Hoover called him a good American and loyal friend.
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Sullivan
Ind
Will H. Hays
Harding
New York
Jessie
Will H. Hays Jr
Wabash College
Indiana
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Hoover
Washington
Will Hays
Man Sets Gasoline Fire At Revenue Office
In Wilhelmshaven a 45 year old businessman poured five gallons of gasoline at the revenue office entrance, set it alight, and left calmly. Police say he was arrested an hour later and claimed the action reflected his belief that his income tax assessment was too high. The entrance suffered damage.
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Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Finnish Voters Expected to Stay in Middle
Finnish voters trudged to the polls through snowstorms for a two day election seen as shaping a leftward swing while preserving ties with Russia and the West. Analysts forecast gains for Socialists and Communists amid a political crisis after a collapsed agrarian coalition and a caretaker government moved election dates forward to March. About 1.9 million of Finland’s four million citizens were expected to vote for 200 seats in a proportional representation parliament. The six parties held 53, 51, 43, 28, 15, and 10 seats respectively in the outgoing assembly.
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Helsinki
Finland
Soviet Union
Russia
Urho Kekkonen
Sakkari Tuomioja
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Social Democrats
Agrarian
People’s Democrats
United Party
One-Armed Bandit With Two Legs Hunted in Butte
Butte police search for a two men in the 100 block East Park after C. J. Cline of the Doyle Hotel was assaulted about 10 p.m. He described one assailant as six to six and a half feet tall with the other reportedly missing an arm. Cline was treated for a cut lip but no money was taken.
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Butte
C. J. Cline
Doyle Hotel
East Park
Cline
Four South Korean pilots missing after training flight
The U S Fifth Air Force said four Mustang fighters with South Korean pilots disappeared last Thursday during a training mission over the east coast mountains. Brig. Gen. Kim Young led one of the aircraft. Lt. Gen. S E Anderson denied claims the pilots defected to North Korea.
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Seoul
A.P
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Kim Young
S. E. Anderson
North Korea
Mansfield and Cole press for defense briefing details
Senators Mansfield and Cole urged President Eisenhower to brief Congress on planned responses to potential communist military threats. They want regular updates on strategy and the use of massive retaliatory power, including roles for the Joint Chiefs and Congress before any emergency arises.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
W. Sterling Cole
R-Ny
Eisenhower
Congress
Cole
Mansfield
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Short
Rmo
House Armed Services Committee
Korea
State Dulles
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Caracas
Wiley
R-Wis
New York
Indochina
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Border stations eyed to check plant and animal diseases
Helena hosts a meeting of three farm and livestock groups with the State Highway Commission to discuss erecting border inspection stations for fruit vegetables livestock and other imports and exports. Discussions include disease control funding and changes to poultry improvement laws as Montana expands its poultry industry.
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Helena
State Highway Commission
A. H. Kruse
Montana
John Ferguson
State Poultry Improvement Board
Ferguson
Kruse
Robert Young
Missoula
State Department of Agriculture
Professor's Thinking Machine Demonstrates Logic Not Math
Mount Holyoke College philosophy professor Roger W. Holmes built a thinking machine to handle symbolic logic. The device, about table radio size, links seven five-gang switches, relays, and toggle switches to test logical validity faster than hand calculation. Holmes notes logic is used far more than mathematics and the machine, costing about 120 dollars and 200 hours to assemble, shows conclusions from premises with green or red indicators.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke College
Roger W. Holmes
Holmes
Prof. Holmes
U. S
Russia
Pravda
Puerto Rico Roundup Narrows Lead of Nationalist Group
Puerto Rican authorities arrest six Communist leaders in a new sweep while the top four remain at large. Police say the arrests, for subversive acts, occurred at 6 a.m. Bail stands at 25000 dollars each. The probe links possible ties to a U.S. House attack as the hunt widens for Juan Santos Rivera.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Pedro Albizu Campos
Melito Muniz
Estanislao Lugo
Elpidio Jimenez
U. S
House of Representatives
Trias
Communist Party
Juan Santos Rivera
Juan Saez Corales
Felix Ojeda
Ramon Mirabal
Cristine Perez Biren
Elpidio Jimenez Santiago
Republican House Boss predicts historic tax cut vote
House GOP leader Charles Halleck forecast that in three days the House will pass a tax cut and expand highway aid plus fund hospitals and nursing homes. He said the move shows the Eisenhower administration and Republican Congress moving into high gear to fulfill promises. McCormack countered that highway and hospital programs are Democratic priorities and warned of possible changes to the bill.
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Washington
U.P
Charles A. Halleck
House
Faisenhower
Republican Congress
John W. McCormack
Mass
Halleck
Eisenhower
Treasury
McCormack
Ways and Means Committee
Deed Letter Mix-Up Reaches Deer Lodge Couple
A Colorado Springs letter addressed to Deer Trail near Butte Montana arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Cy Cutter in Deer Lodge after unclear routing. The missent mail disruption drew public comments but did not delay delivery.
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Deer Lodge
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cy Cutter
Butte and Montana Weather Outlook Monday Through Tuesday
Mostly cloudy conditions with occasional light rain on Tuesday. Mild temperatures with highs near 55 and nightly lows around 35. In Montana west of Divide expect mainly cloudy skies, warmer high 50 to 55 in the north Monday, light rain Tuesday, while east of Divide sees increasing cloudiness and warmer Monday.
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Montana
Divide
Communists raid Catbi airbase near Haiphong
French authorities report Viet Minh guerrillas slipped past guards to strike Catbi Airfield east of Hanoi, injuring unknown numbers and damaging aircraft and repairs. The Haiphong port and airfields were placed under a state of emergency as reinforcements and patrols were deployed nearby.
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Hanoi
Indochina
U.P
Haiphong
Catbi
Doson
Gillam
U.S. Air Force
Tourane Field
Annam
McCarthy demands equal air time to respond to Stevenson
Sen Joseph McCarthy in Miami Beach said he will seek equal free TV and radio time to answer Adlai Stevenson who accused the Republican party of demagoguery and deceit. McCarthy called Stevenson’s speech a clever attempt to confuse the public on communism and framed his reply as a defense of his policy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
U.P
Joseph McCarthy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Wisconsin
Stevenson
McCarthy Stevenson
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