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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1947
Page
1
West Virginia senate considers revenue measures targeting resource producers to fund a $100 million five year secondary road program. Proposals include a five cent per ton coal levy, higher gasoline and tobacco taxes, alcohol and soft drink levies, and increased sales tax. Bills also address vehicle insurance requirements and absentee voting rules.
Ambassador O. Max Gardner prepares for a London posting with options from a St James Court levee to a 60 day siege. He will take two pairs of satin knee breeches and a 60 day food supply to avoid draining British stores, after receiving the breeches at a stag dinner.
Congressional tax experts estimate next year’s revenues will reach 37.9 billion, boosting Republican tax-slashing plans. President Truman’s administration and Senator Lucas criticize GOP tax cuts as threatening military security and financial stability for American investors amid party maneuvering and public debate.
A London girl, Eileen Edwards, aged one year from marriage, faced parental denial of consent to wed Theodore Crabtree, a coal miner from Superior. Her parents, living at 146 Cam Grove, London, insisted she marry Arnold Buesing of Grand Island, Nebraska, who financed her passage. The dispute followed a Bible-era statute rule and involved international telegraphic exchanges and a failed attempt to call Crabtree’s camp. The girl later reunited with Crabtree in England after departing for America, rekindling feelings for the miner.
Miami Jan 31 The AFL executive council authorized President William Green to offer a merger with CIO President Philip Murray to unite over 13 million members against anti union legislation. CIO founder John L Lewis would sit as AFL negotiator as committees study terms amid political economic and legislative threats faced by unions.
A new Arctic air mass spread into the United States from Canada. Northern Montana plunged to 30 degrees below zero as midwest snow and ice disrupted traffic and communications. Milwaukee reported drifts up to 16 feet and 18.1 inches of snow in 23 hours with institutions still closed.
Frankfurt reports three German doctors including a woman were sentenced to death for their roles in the euthanasia killings at Kalmenhof asylum during the Nazi regime. The defendants were Dr Mathilda Weber asylum physician Dr Hermann Wesse chief physician and Wilhelm Grossman asylum administrator.
Detroit report covers a labor lawyer’s claim that the federal government is split over the portal to portal pay issue. Attorney Edward Lamb pressed that the attorney general’s department and the Wage Hour administration disagree, highlighting a wartime cost plus contract concern and ongoing legal disputes in Mt. Clemens.
West Virginia farm bureau unveils a five year plan to fund secondary roads with new taxes including five cents per ton coal and one cent per gallon gasoline tax raising the total to seven and half cents with federal tax. Business leaders show mixed support amid surplus funds and debate on pay as you go. The proposal also adds annual five dollar mine or mill license fees and targets coal oil natural gas limestone timber and other resources. Legislative actions include bills on mental health tuberculosis procedures and local health program collaborations.
Decatur Illinois January 31 Police say H N Tucker 33 a truck driver refused to yield to a Wabash locomotive at a crossing He rammed the engine twice more after backing up suffering a scalp wound and minor injuries to the locomotive Tucker was charged with intoxication and fined 29 40 The truck was badly damaged.
Firefighters leveled walls of the old Grundy hospital portion after a blaze damaged the recently built wing. Manager W R Williams valued the damage at 200000 dollars with no injuries. Repairs begin immediately and two thirds of the new wing remains usable. The hospital moved 45 patients to safety after discovery on the second floor.
Senator Bridges of New Hampshire denounces U S appeasement toward Russia and urges Secretary of State Marshall to take a firm stance at the Moscow foreign ministers conference starting March 10. He says Soviet conduct endangers democratic civilization and criticizes wartime diplomacy and postwar activity.
A Senate committee reported that recounting about half the votes in Maryland last November shows only minor discrepancies, not enough to overturn Senator O Conor's 2,232 vote margin. The retabulation covered Baltimore city and Montgomery county, led by Senator Ellender and dominated by Democrats.
Twenty one cars of a Norfolk and Western freight train derailed about four miles north of Stuarts Draft at 6 p.m. blocking the Norlance to Hagerstown line. F Vines of N W said the cause was unknown and that the derailment began 34 cars behind the passenger train with 21 cars leaving the track. A wrecking crew was dispatched from Shenandoah to clear the line and were still at work tonight.
A missionary perished leaping from an airliner to rescue his infant son as a Sabena flight diverted. three others died in the crash near a village when flames erupted from a wing. The missionary, his son, and a crew were aboard. only the son survived.
Palestine government orders compulsory evacuation of up to 2000 British women and children to Great Britain along with non essential personnel. Officials to security camps on the coast, possible martial law, amid heightened terror actions as Dov Gruner’s fate and Irgun attacks loom. U.S. counsel warns Americans may seek exit. British and dominion citizens affected. Sarafand camp to house evacuees. air evac for invalids. Churchill condemns terrorism as squalid warfare.
Washington reports shooting has begun in the Potomac oyster war between Maryland and Virginia. Maryland dredgers fired on Virginia boats four times as both sides violate the two state anti dredging law. A Colonial Beach fleet used a machine gun on night raiders with no reported casualties.
General Douglas MacArthur forbade a general strike by 2,400,000 railway, utility, postal, and related workers in Japan. Labor leaders hesitated but delayed, while the conservative cabinet was reshuffled amid rising labor pressure. MacArthur warned the move as a deadly social weapon and intervened nine hours before the midnight deadline, citing the country’s poverty and weakness.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, head of the Office of Temporary Controls, testified before the Senate Banking Committee that he bore full responsibility for a proposed 10 percent rent increase that President Truman vetoed at the last moment. He explained the plan arose from discussions with the president and his deputy was instructed to push a general raise. Fleming said he later learned the president opposed a general hike and believed individual adjustments were needed.
Rep Taber proposes slicing one million civilian federal workers to save about 3.6 billion dollars annually and offset salaries and incidentals. TheHouse budget committee chair Knutson cautions feasibility and requests gentler targets amid disagreement on practical impact on government functions.
The Philadelphia Record and Camden News papers suspend publication and are sold to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin amid a protracted strike by the American Newspaper Guild. Publisher J David Stern cites failure to secure a fair settlement that would allow continued public service. The guild strike began in early November and involves over 40 workers across three papers.
Washington January 31 A report from the campaign expenditures committee led by Senator Ellender proposes repealing the Hatch Act and replacing it with a new election law. The panel urges comprehensive reform of campaign practices and expenditure limits to curb party spending. The rules committee under Senator Brooks H. is taking over this work and guiding the effort.
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