May Day shows mix of protests in Berlin and beyond
Reports from Berlin New York Mosinee and Britain detail May Day demonstrations with mixed reception. Berlin crowds range from 250 000 to 800 000 amid defiance to communism while New York sees a smaller rally and Mosinee Wisconsin stages a grim mock communist drill.
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Students Stage Riots Over Pay and Activities
Thousands of New York high school students marched on city offices protesting teacher wage demands and a near halt to after school programs. Police clashed with rioters as administrators confronted a budget cut and a modified strike affecting supervision and extracurricular events.
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Taxes: Votes Cut and Possible Higher Reductions Ahead
The house ways and means committee voted a 2 percent cut in the federal admission tax on film silage and sport tickets. If enacted the cut could total about 242 million dollars, lifting total cuts and exemptions to 575 million. President Truman warned against bills lacking new revenue and urged excise taxes to be limited to 55 million, while pending votes on communications and transportation excises could add up to 500 million more, potentially pushing total cuts above 1 billion.
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Employment near sixty million as economy gains momentum
The census bureau reports employment close to 60 million with a gain of 1.23 million from the prior reading and unemployment down to 3.519 million a new low for the year. Commerce officials note seasonal limits but expect sustained hiring through summer due to rising factory orders and production. Farming lags while corporate liquidity improves with higher cash and government securities holdings. The Senate investigates gambling and Frank Erickson admits yearly gambling profits of about 100000.
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Politicians Clash Over Communism and Loyalty Rules
In Washington, President Truman defends firm anti communist policy and loyalty prosecutions while McCarthy attacks and Acheson faces the charged rhetoric. Loyalty boards review 1470 plus workers with 11.18 questioned. 6 910 cleared. 182 dismissed. remaining cases pending.
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Tudith Coplon
Loyalty Board of Review
The Nizam of Hyderabad Richest Man Keeps Vast Vaults
The Nizam of Hyderabad ranks among the world’s richest, storing silver, gold, jewelry and banknotes totaling about $130 million in air conditioned vaults he alone can enter. He even patches his garments himself and uses a large uncut diamond as a paperweight, yet does not lavish money.
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Hyderabad
India
Television Expands Nationwide as Industry Promises Network
The television industry, the fastest growing new sector in America, moves to build a national cross country network by early 1952. AT&T longline operations extend from Chicago toward Omaha, signaling broad infrastructural growth across the nation.
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