Agreement Sought Baby Is Born in Car In Race to Hospital Here 5 School Bids Received; i A daughter was born to a Silver they couldn’t reach the hospital Lowest Is $307,207 High Spring woman yesterday in the in time. The District today was consid- Famine in 4 Chinese Provinces By Conferees Today front seat of an automobile in Police and firemen took the Reported Raging which her husband was taking her mother and child to Washington ering what to do about five bids ly th« Associated Press It also said 40,000 to 50,000 to the hospital. Sanitarium, Takoma Park, where for construction of the new Terrell TAIPEI, Formosa, Dec. 22.—The Nationalist Guerrillas were operat- Police said the birth occurred they were reported doing well On Profits Tax Bill Junior High School, First and Chinese Nationalist just as Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. today. Defense Min- ing within 50 miles west and By th» Associated Pren Pierce streets N.W., all of them Williams, 10118 Pierce drive, istry today reported “an unprec- northwest of Shanghai. A too high. Senate-House conference com-1 pulled up in front of the Silver Deanna edented famine’’ in the Red Unofficial reports said 10,000 Fire as- Honeymooning mittee strove today for quick; Spring Department for Lowest base bid was one by John China provinces of Anhwei, guerrillas in the Far Western sistance. It is their fifth child. agreement on legislation boosting! PARIS, Dec. 22 UP).—Deanna Tester & Son. 1620 Second street Kiangsl. Shantung and Honan. province of Szechwan, spurred by Mr. Williams said he had Durbin and her third husband, S.W., for over The ministry said the famine the execution of 14 of their America's tax load to the 1 $2,007,207—$307,207 highest! started to take his wife to Film Director George Charles David, were the $1,700,000 authorized for the was caused by excessive Com- chieftains December 14, killed level in history. Washington but ! fr4 Hospital, stopped honeymooning today in their construction. The city must munist of food and more change requisitioning than 200 Red troops and The compromise measure is ex- at the firehouse to get an ambu- ! Paris villa. They decided against the specifications or reject the by passive resistance of fanners officials near the provincial capi- lance when it became apparent a trip at this time. pected to increase corporation bids. unwilling to till the land. tal. Chengtu. taxes by more than $3 billion, in- newest... the cluding a super levy up to 75 or RALEIGH 77 per cent on excess business HABERDASHER OPEN TONIGHT TIL 8=30 P.M. TV-PHONO profits. It is intended to help finance Combination the Nation's preparedness to com- bat Communist aggression, fore- stall profiteering and curb infla- tion. .95 Chairman George of the Senate Finance Committee told newsmen he hoped the compromise can be reached in time for both ihe Sen- pin. tax A warranty ate and the House to approve it and send it to President Truman out PHILCO's Lotest .• I Just by nightfall. 1951 television, big-screen plus But other tax legislation man- PHILCO's morvel toned 3-speed agers said final action may be Automatic phonograph ... in until the new time for Christmas! delayed just before Congress convenes January 3. The legislation, with the. tax- boosting bill passed in September, would raise the annual Federal tax load to $45 billion or more. 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