Truman asks Congress for seizure law on steel
President Truman urged Congress to enact a seizure law to take control of the steel industry to sustain defense needs. He argued such legislation could ensure fair treatment for both sides and support wage protections for workers during government operation, while criticizing Taft-Hartley injunctions as unfair.
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Py Robent
Lee Spington
Pee = Toman
Congress
Dustry
Ron
Iruman
Truman
Fnally
Congréss
Joint Session of
White House
Totin
R. Steelman
CIQ
Philip Murray
Supreme Court
Bay convention notes and travel across states
Fragmented report lists multiple conventions across the nation, with attendees including Rufus Benson and Dr Jesse Kirkpatrick. It mentions events in Dallas Seattle and Amarillo, with dates June mid month, and notes political and church figures attending various gatherings and meetings.
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Ic Moguis
Gene Med Benson
Rufus Honkk
Bengtson
Bay Mogus
Dallas
of of Nation
Evangelist Crhem
Mind Town 5 RAMEE and Bout Details Remain Unclear
Fragments indicate names and actions but many words are garbled. The text hints at people named Bretz Smalsion Banks and Nati Tag in a weeklong sequence with a guard role and a dress detail, yet the overall event remains obscured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bretz
Smalsion
Banks
Baytown Polio Strikes Lee College Instructor and City
Lee College instructor J C Chamberlain, a history and government teacher, contracted poliomyelitis and was moved to Hedgecroft clinic in Houston. He is listed as critical after a brief improvement. The Harris County outbreak totals 14 cases with two deaths. City measures include nightly insecticide spraying and cleanup of vacant lots to curb breeding flies. Eight polio cases have been reported in Baytown this year.
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Baytown
Harris County
J.C. Chamberlain
Lee College
Hedgecroft Clinic
Houston
Hedgecroft
Chamberlain
Jules Weathers
Austin
University of Texas
Baytoiva’ -Hospital
C. D. Middleton
a _ City
Middleton
Police Hits Farm Aree MOULTON Texas Polio Cleanup
In Lavaca and Fayette counties, a large community cleanup screens and educates to halt a polio epidemic. The effort comes after 26 cases in the region, with four deaths including three Moulton High School students and one Schulenberg youth, prompting a rapid local mobilization.
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Moulton
Tex
Northyrest Lavaca County
Fayette County
Cc. T
Dunner
Halletsville
Schulenberg
Jaycees Press Decker Drive Shoulders Plan in Baytown
Baytown Junior Chamber of Commerce members circulate petitions asking County Commissioner Hugh May to shel ter Decker Drive. Counts show over 8000 cars use the route in the busiest 12 hours daily, with school buses sharing the load. Jaycees argue that shelling the shoulders would cost little compared to safety and convenience gains for thousands of users.
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Baytown
Harris ‘County
Then
Goose Creek
Market Street
Airhart “Drive
West Baytown
Decker Drive
Clark Would Carry War To China If Red Planes Strike
Tokyo June 10 General Wi Glatk said communists alleged their 2000 plane air force in the United Nations implied retaliation if the UN strikes Chinese territory. He warned the possibility that such action might be joined with full fury. He urged readiness and strength for any strike.
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Clark
China
Rutherford
POATS
Tokyo
Wi Glatk
United Nation
Pwo
GIs Win Bloodless Sweep of Compound 76 on Koje Island
On Koje Island, American paratroopers cleared Compound 76, a major prisoner complex, in a three hour battle that killed 31 Communists and one American. Despite no direct gunfire, casualties included one American fatality from a spear and 14 wounded, with patrols moving prisoners to evacuations as leaders face responsibility.
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Koje Island
Korea
Kose Island
Francis T. Dodd
Daratroopers
Theitle
Haydon L. Boatner
North Orean
Lee
Hak Koo
Jattack
Boost in Beer Prices Approved
Washington dispatch reports that the Office of Price Stabilization approved wholesale price boosts for beer, potentially raising some cans by one cent at retail. The rule lets brewers and wholesalers add freight rate increases authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to ceiling prices.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mock Battle at Fort Hood By 36th Division Guardsmen
About 250 Texas National Guard members of the 36th Infantry Division staged a mock battle at Fort Hood as part of four days of small unit tactics tests. Capt Sterling Stevers led the group acting as aggressors against US forces who fought back. The exercise, part of annual two weeks of training, runs Monday to Wednesday with meals planned accordingly.
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North Fort
Hood
Fort Hood
Agsgressor
U.S
Texas National Guard
36Th’ Infantry
Errain
Chers Mieved
Sterling ‘Stevers
Tin
36Th Division
Browns fire manager in St Louis upheaval
The St Louis Browns dismissed their manager on Thursday, reportedly for being too tough on the seventh-place club, and named Marty Marion as his replacement.
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Fathaly
St Louvis
Browns
Tursday
St Louis
Marty “Marion
Red Casualty List Released from Korea Update
In lower Red casualty report from JSEOUL Korea on June 10 the first weeks of Lime show the lowest Communist losses since February. The Eighth Army says UN forces killed 1,690 Reds with many wounded and 17 captured while 981 were wounded and 17 captured in a patrol action. Air Force adds about 300 casualties. Weather blocked air action but some planes broke through in the far north. Ground fighting centered near Chorron with heavy losses on the Communist side amid a 200-man Allied counterattack.
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Jseoul
Korea
Eighth Army
United Nations
Fifth “Air Force
Chorron
Poppe
Bay Is Searched For Missing Houston Man
Police in Texas City launch a search for a missing Houston man after an anchor line broke during a maritime incident. Authorities urged witnesses to come forward with any information to aid the investigation.
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Bay
Houston
Texas City Police Esc
MacArthur Named Keynote Speaker At Republican Convention
MacArthur chosen as keynote at Chicago Republican National Convention. arrangements panel selects Pry to vote on nomination amid questions. Walter Hanlian of Virginia named temporary convention chairman as party officials confirm invitation status.
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Chicago
CBI
Douglas MacArthur
Mice Arth Pry
Fat
MacArthur
Kiowa Wiether
Tiler
Walter Hanlian
School Cafeteria Survey Planned by Trustees
A three member committee will survey the entire school cafeteria system to cut waste and boost service. The move, approved by the school board at Monday night’s meeting, aims to address losses and improve operations across Alamo Burnet and San Jacinto sites.
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Sow. Pyle
Ener
Gray
James ‘Hulse
George Gentry
Pyle
Alamo
Alamic
Burnet
Sa Jacinto
Carver
Baytown
Jassés St
Carvér
Robert ‘Be
Lee
Horace Mann
Ashhkel Smith
San Jacinto
Highlands
Ex-President Charged in Palatial Theft Case
Three counts accuse Mamerto Arriangoit of stealing funds and luxury items from the presidential palace before fleeing the country. Reported by CP Police, the case details a 120000 dollar loss in whisky and champagne and alleged double collection.
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Ra Raz
Boivis
Dune
Mamerto Aeriolagoitin
Arriangoit
Conference Slated On Removing Fire Hazards In Schools
Superintendent Gearbe Gentry led a Tuesday meeting with Fire Marshal Hue Bounts on school fire hazard mitigations. Trustees led by A R Stark discussed lack of fire extinguishers and unsafe trash incineration, with Gentry promising a safety report before the next session.
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Gearbe
Tola
Hue Bounts
Dalngraivey
R. Stark
Gentry
Barry
Hartman
Theo Wilburn
Stark
Texas City Disaster Negligence Found by District Court
A Houston district judge ruled April 13, 1950 that the government was guilty of blunders mistakes and negligence in the Texas City docks safety failures. Judge T M Nérly presiding with Judge Richard Rives and others concurring. the gas explosion killed five hundred sixty people and injured many more.
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Texas
T.M. Nérly
Houston
Tex
Bath
Sudge
Richard Rives
Anid
Texas City
Tidelands Plan Based on Warrren Chapman Remarks
Warren Chapman discusses a plan to lease tidelands for oil and development in submerged coastal lands. He notes Congress has pushed tidelands to the President and Admi n, with Truman vetoing but Congress not acting. He cites Gulf tidelands as less developed than Mexico’s, implying broader applicability.
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Warren Duffed
Sac- I Star
Chapman
Congress
Truman
Mexico
Gulf
Admelands
Evo
Mrs Duke Dies In Hospital After Illness
Mrs Duke, widow of Rev Spence Duke and longtime Central Texas minister, died in a hospital Monday after four years at home. The body rests at Paul Lee Funeral Home until Tuesday, then at Cook Funeral Home in Austin for services at 4 pm Wednesday with Rev Vance officiating. Burial in Oakwood Annex Cemetery in Austin. Survived by Bert Duke and four other sons.
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Leeds
Spence Duke
Son’ Hospital
Austin
Refarvin “Vance
Methodist Church
Oskwood
Aus
Canteen to Open for Summer Operations in Carroll County
James T Hinabor announces the Horace Mann Canteen in Carroll County Mississippi will open Tuesday night at 7:30. Roe land Park will host the canteen with 10 cent admission for attendees, serving sixth grade students and members heading to Horace Mann next fall.
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Owens
Horace Mann
Wateh
Pareto
Horace. Mann
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