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May 10, 1947

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Family on Relief, Evicted, Lodged In Hotel by City at $500 for Month; SIX LODGED BY CITY FOR MONTH AT $500

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WELFARE HOUSING: Munic Welfare Dept says it lodged evicted relief family in hotel at $9 a day when no other qrs could be found

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Soviet Zone Also Hit by Shortages; Soviet Zone, 'Bread Basket' of Germany, Now Found Afflicted by Food Shortages

By Jack Raymondspecial To the New York Times

Berlin Abend warns on USSR zone crop failure

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RIGHT OF EMPLOYER TO SUE UNION WINS IN SENATE, 65 TO 26; Damage Action in Boycotts and Jurisdictional Strikes Is Authorized on Taft Motion TRUMAN' BILL IS OFFERED Democrats Unexpectedly Bring In Substitute for GOP Plan -- It Draws Tabling Threat RIGHT OF EMPLOYER TO SUE UNION VOTED

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

Sen approves, 65-26, Taft substitute amendment permitting employers to sue unions on secondary boycott and jurisdictional dispute damage; rejects Ball similar amendment, 28-62; rejects Malone mandatory union shop amendment; rejects Ball-Byrd amendment to outlaw union shop and closed shop; approves McClellan amendment denying collective bargaining rights to natl unions with Communist officers; approves Ives amendment requiring briefing of State and Fed agencies on labor disputes; rejects Aiken private injunction amendments; Murray offers bill embodying Truman recommendation with some added mild union curbs as substitute for Taft omnibus bill; Taft scores Murray for delaying action and threatens move to table Murray bill

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$24,900,000 ASKED FOR LOYALTY DRIVE; Truman Sends Supplemental Request Involving Inquiry on 2,200,000 U.S. Workers $24,900,000 ASKED FOR LOYALTY CHECK

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Truman asks Cong for $24,900,000 supplemental appropriation to finance loyalty survey; procedure plans noted

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Senate Group Votes Tax Cuts Of 10.5 to 30% for July 1; Committee Differs With House's Jan. 1 Date -- Also Sets Reduction for Incomes Between $79,728 and $302,396 at 15 Per Cent SENATE BODY BACKS TAX CUTS ON JULY 1

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

com approves House bill 8 to 5, recommending cuts to take effect July 1, and reducing to 15% tax on net incomes between $79,728 and $302,396; Sen George votes for bill after Dem efforts to delay action are defeated; scale of reductions revd; provisions for increased exemptions for persons over 65 changed slightly; Lucas bill not voted on; he will press for passage in Sen

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