Tax bill near agreement in House Ways and Means huddle
Washington reports a secret meeting of Democratic tax drafters seeking a billion-dollar plus excise tax cut. They aim to slash excises by 1.1 billion and raise corporate rates to fund the cut, targeting passage by July 1 and possible Sept. 1 start, with Senate action uncertain.
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Rayburn
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Enen
Treasury
Snyder
Grand jury clears officials in Amerasia theft case
New York June 15 AP Special federal grand jury cleared government officials and agencies of any shortcoming in the Amerasia stolen documents case. It urged a detailed DOJ report and recommended a new jury to continue subversive activity investigations. The panel indicted William W Remington for perjury and charged Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev with espionage.
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Amerasia
Department of Justice
William W. Remington
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
FBI
Justice Department
Philip Jaffe
Emanuel S. Larsen
China
State Department
Érasia
Rey
U. S
Retail meat prices level off this week across markets
Prices for meat and poultry largely held steady this week with gains in top grade eggs continuing slightly. Produce saw fewer changes as supplies rose with beans, limas, peaches, and strawberries priced lower while tomatoes rose modestly. The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index fell six cents to 5.94, first drop in eight weeks.
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Agriculture—Department
New York
Agriculture Department
Dun &Bradstreet
Want Ad Service Seeks Local Sellers in Thomas County
A Times-Enterprise want ad declares daily home visits in Thomas County to sell your items. Call 12 before 10 a.m to start the same afternoon, with a low price promised for buyers and sellers alike.
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Times-Enterprise
Thomas County
Air France Plane Crashes Near Bahrain Killing 40
A four engine Air France Skymaster carrying 51 aboard crashed near Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. Forty people are feared dead with twelve rescued including four crew. Survivors are all French citizens. An inquiry investigates sabotage as a possible cause amid bad weather and high winds.
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Saigon
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Pakistan
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U. S. Air Force
Weather Outlook for Thomasville June 15 1950
Partly cloudy and warm through Saturday with scattered thunderstorms. Temperatures ranged from a high near 92 to a low around 49. No precipitation in the last 24 hours. total this month 5.45 inches. total since January 1 about 20.36 inches.
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Thomasville
Nepremregy
40 Hour Week Pay Rise Recommended for Rail Yard Workers
A presidential board urged a 40 hour week and 18 cent hourly raise for about 75 000 railroad yard service employees to take effect Oct 1. It denied higher pay for 125 000 trainmen and conductors while noting overtime could offset pay cuts from shorter hours. The move costs railroads roughly 40 million dollars yearly.
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Emergency Board
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Roger—J
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Utah Supreme Court
Mart J. O'Malley
Indiana Supreme Court
Gordon
Watkins
University of California
Railroad
North’ America
Truman Receives Copy of Independence Directory
Dalton officers ship a special Independence Missouri city directory to President Harry S Truman. The volume, printed here, bears his name on a red leather cover in gold with bold face type mirroring other prominent Independence citizens.
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Independence, MO
Dalton Ga
Independence Mo
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Truman Tony
Vast Haze Lingers Over Pacific From Big Hawaii Volcano
Honolulu reports a wide haze spanning from Wake Island to near Honolulu and beyond as Mauna Loa erupts for a third week. Geiger tests show no radioactivity. Meteorologists cite volcanic dust with high sulfate content and 600 times normal suspended particles in the air as a major factor.
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Wendell Mordy
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Robert H. Simpson U
Westher Bureau
Former Revenue Agent C W Wilson Wins Hall County Sheriff Race
Guineaville Ga June 15 AP C W Cal Wilson 49 a former state revenue department agent appeared the winner in Hall county sheriff race He led 16 opponents by more than 400 votes amid incomplete unofficial returns from 26 of 28 precincts The post fills the two year term of the late Ford Bryan who died May 6 with TI L Lawson as the third candidate.
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Wilson
Hall County
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TI. L. Lawson
Ance
Herman
Pope
Randall Evans
McDuffie County
Thompson
Eugene Talmadge
Rehabilitation Service
Department of Veterans Service
Talmadge
Veterans
Macon
WMAZ
Evans
Gene
House
North
Georgia
Absentee Ballot Info For Penland Voters
Registered voters who will be absent on June 28 may cast an absentee ballot. Registrar Chairman Tom Penland directs inquiries and papers. The League of Women Voters assists. Ballots must be filed by Saturday of this week to count.
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Tom Penland
League of Women Voters
Peru reports revolt crushed in Arequipa city
The military government of Peru says its forces crushed a bloody two way revolt in Arequipa. A rebel broadcast says 40 died in clashes and a call went out for doctors to treat many wounded. The opposition led by Francisco J. Mostajo faced rejection from the electoral board.
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Associated Press
Peru
Arequipa
Francisco J. Mostajo
Mostajo
National Electoral Board
Ernesto A. Montagne Wasso
Manuel Odria
Miitary Cabinet
New York
Jose Luis Bustamante
Middle East
Air France
Paris
Persian Gulf
Bahrein Island
Baudi Arabia
Saigon
Indochina
Shorter Work Week Hopes Rise in Strike Ties
Washington and Pittsburgh workers press for a 40-hour week amid a walkout in the nation’s capital. Union leaders and plant representatives seek a quick settlement, with talks ongoing on shorter hours and pay differentials during the dispute.
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Pittsburgh
Creek
Wabeking
Bee
Atlanta Man Hailed After Falling From Fourth Floor
An 88-year-old Atlanta man died after a fall from a hotel fourth floor, with medical responders rushing him to a Southeastern hospital. The incident occurred yesterday amid an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fall.
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People’s
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Georgia Campaign Strain Shows In Governors Race
The Associated Press reports heavy campaigning in Georgia as Gov. Herman Talmadge and former Gov. M. B. Thompson push hard. Thompson battles vocal chord issues, using vitamins and treatments while Talmadge doubles to two speeches daily and tours northern Georgia.
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M. B. Thompson
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Carnesville
Athens
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Baker
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