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June 20, 1950

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City's Reservoirs, 94% Full, Top Year Ago by 412,000,000 Gallons; WATER IN STORAGE ABOVE A YEAR AGO

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reservoirs 94% full, 412 million gals over '49 storage; comment; boros savings, wk, reptd

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CORPORATION TAXES TO RISE $433,000,000 UNDER HOUSE BILL; Committee, 14 to 11, Votes Step Designed to Assure Truman Approval of Excise Cuts BURDEN ON BIG COMPANIES Those With Income of $5,000 to $166,666 Would Save-- Full Cigarette Levy Kept Indicated Voting Schedule Range of Increases and Cuts CORPORATIONS TAX INCREASED IN BILL

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times

com votes, 13-12, to drop Forand motion to cut tax on 'econ brand' cigarettes following Doughton threat; bill near completion and held acceptable to Truman; House passage but Sen opposition seen

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DRAFT'S EXTENSION DELAYED IN SENATE; PENTAGON WORRIED; Unsatisfactory Plan Feared in Final Compromise Rush on Act Ending Saturday DEBATE TOMORROW LIKELY But the Upper Chamber Faces Possible Wrangling Over Barring of Segregation Confusion Seen in Delay DRAFT'S EXTENSION DELAYED IN SENATE

By Austin Stevens Special To the New York Times

Adm worried over delay in Sen on extension as expiration nears

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SENATE UNITS VOTE ARMS AID PROGRAM FOR A SECOND YEAR; President Keeps Power to Use 10% of $1,222,500,000 Fund for a Crisis Spot in Europe BUT MUST CONSULT ALLIES China Area Gets $75,000,000 in Bill--Lodge Plan to Draw on E.C.A. Money Rejected Is Expected to Meet Objection SENATE UNITS VOTE ARMS AID PROGRAM

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

coms approve sum and amendment; reject Lodge proposal

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TRIBOROUGH DROPS MIDTOWN CROSSING; Authority, Once Ready to Build Highway Rather Than Tunnel, Now Says It Will Do Neither TRIBOROUGH DROPS MIDTOWN CROSSING The Authority's Viewpoint

By Charles G. Bennett

TB&TA refuses to build crossing; says proposed tunnel impairs validity of city plea for Fed funds

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1950Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq^[†]

Nouri Kamil Muhammad-Hasan al-Maliki, also known as Jawad al-Maliki, is an Iraqi politician and leader of the Islamic Dawa Party since 2007. He served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from 2006 to 2014 and as Vice President from 2014 to 2015 and again from 2016 to 2018.

Historical Context for June 20, 1950

In 1950, the world population was approximately 2,499,322,157 people^[†]

Headlines from June 20, 1950

City's Reservoirs, 94% Full, Top Year Ago by 412,000,000 Gallons; WATER IN STORAGE ABOVE A YEAR AGO

DRAFT'S EXTENSION DELAYED IN SENATE; PENTAGON WORRIED; Unsatisfactory Plan Feared in Final Compromise Rush on Act Ending Saturday DEBATE TOMORROW LIKELY But the Upper Chamber Faces Possible Wrangling Over Barring of Segregation Confusion Seen in Delay DRAFT'S EXTENSION DELAYED IN SENATE

TRIBOROUGH DROPS MIDTOWN CROSSING; Authority, Once Ready to Build Highway Rather Than Tunnel, Now Says It Will Do Neither TRIBOROUGH DROPS MIDTOWN CROSSING The Authority's Viewpoint

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