17 Jul 1947
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
1
Secretary of State Marshall framed German coal as essential to European recovery and said the United States is eager to see coal production rise. British and American experts will meet late next week in Washington.
Memphis Tennessee July 16 The chances of convict Bob being paroled from the Tennessee state penitentiary at Nashville appeared slim today after Shelby county district attorney general Will Gerber voiced his strong opposition to such action He was convicted of first degree murder in July 1940 for killing a night club bouncer John Phillips and sentenced to life. A petition circulated to commute his sentence to second degree murder would make him eligible for parole Gerber called the killing atrocious and said he would not recommend clemency under any circumstances.
Batavia July 16. Indonesian Premier Amir Sjarifoeddin rejected Dutch proposals for a compromise settlement in Indonesia on a radio speech. He said the Dutch proposals shift all blame to Indonesians and urged followers to stand together as the Dutch may take military action in Java.
Memphis weather bureau reports a sudden storm from Greenwood Mississippi bringing 100 mph winds and gusts to 120 mph for eleven minutes. Thunderstorms and heavy rain accompanied the event with zero ceiling and visibility at peak. No casualties or damage noted. Winds later eased to 18 mph with no further issues.
Boston July 16 A federal hearing considered a petition for a new trial for Douglas Chandler the 58 year old writer known as Paul Revere who was convicted on treason charges for Nazi broadcasts Defense argued he is a madman claiming world savior while prosecutors contended he was sane and knowingly broadcast under the alias Paul Revere during today’s arguments on the petition.
The United States urged great powers to forgo veto rights in drafting a Japan peace treaty and proposed a conference to start August 19 in Washington or San Francisco. It would shift drafting to 11 nations, with Britain open to discussion but wary of Canberra dates. Japan terms may see France and China favoring the plan, Russia uncertain.
Rep. Kefauver told the House that Congress is failing to curb monopoly in big business while it targets labor. He blasted the Rules Committee for blocking hearings on his bill to close a loophole in the Clayton Act by outlawing asset acquisitions. He cited 1947 mergers and a $15,000,000 Arkansas Texas Louisiana merger as examples of concentration by eastern interests and urged action to save independent small business.
Los Angeles July 16. Film director Gregory LaCava sues actress Mary Pickford for 1,653,750 claiming she reneged on a deal to write produce and direct a film. He testified that her artistic temperament made collaboration difficult and cited a 1945 proposal to direct One Touch of Venus.
In Washington on July 16 the Seaway and Power project stalled in the Senate while House supporters pressed on. Senator Vandenberg said no Senate action this session and the Foreign Relations Committee may file a report or wait till January. Opponents urged delay to file a minority report as hearings favored the measure. Francis T. Wilby of New York State Power Authority testified the dual development is clearly established by strong evidence.
Charleston West Virginia July 16 announcement by Workmen's Compensation Commissioner E P Pennybacker names Dr Paul W Elkin of Charleston to the three man state Silicosis Medical Board for a six year term He succeeds Dr B G Davidson of Bluefield whose term expired July 8
Salt Lake City July 16 AP governors conference urged a nonpartisan peace seeking foreign policy and voiced faith in Secretary of State Marshall. They approved a resolution praising his address while deleting his name from the pledge though copies bore Marshall at the top. They endorsed universal military training and cited solidarity as essential to American freedom and foreign policy. A separate measure urged clear title to offshore lands and supported Alaska statehood.
Mrs. Foster Bryan of Charleston West Virginia suffered a burned scalp and singed hair in a ten story Goodhue hotel fire at Port Arthur Texas. The blaze lasted about two hours and damaged part of the sixth floor of the 150 room brick building. No other injuries were reported as guests were evacuated safely.
Paulsen Spence of Walden New York and Baton Rouge testifies before a Senate labor sub committee opposing a federal ban on employment discrimination. Spence says cordial white Negro relations in Louisiana deteriorated since New Deal era, referencing Mrs Roosevelt. Ives defends New York statute while critics in Virginia and Louisiana warn of constitutional issues and local versus federal authority.
At Lake Success on July 16 AP reports delegates gathered for the UN Economic and Social Council fifth session likely to spark a major clash between Russia and Western powers over the Marshall Plan. Discussions begin as Balkan questions and Greek border watch ideas surface amid talks on outlawing international loans for military use and possible debate on Secretary Marshall’s aid program.
National Coal association told President Truman commercial soft coal operators cannot absorb the new contract costs with John L. Lewis’s miners. The pact raises the eight hour day pay to 13.05 dollars from 11.85. John D. Battle noted 1946 margins were small and urged cost figures be reviewed for accuracy.
Washington July 16 The senate passed legislation to set up a temporary national air policy board to study financial and other problems of the aviation industry. The bill goes to the house which has approved a similar measure. The board would include the secretaries of state war navy and commerce three senators three representatives and two private citizens appointed by the president.
Secretary of State Marshall disclosed plans to sell ten passenger cargo ships to Turkey as part of a program to bolster Turkish armed forces against communist pressure. He noted the American military mission in Greece advising the Greek army on instruction as Greece fights guerrilla forces.
Attorney William T. O Farrell won his case the hard way as Ernest Clay of Riverview sued a Charleston bakery for 10000 claiming permanent injury from biting into cake containing glass wool. O Farrell presented a physician testimony that small sharp materials rarely bother the stomach and then ate a small quantity of glass wool in court. The common pleas court jury returned a verdict for the bakery after 10 minutes.
President Truman asks Congress to authorize a 250 million dollar, decade long program to control floods and develop the Mississippi system. He cites mid western tragedies and urges rapid action with support from senators Revercomb and McClellan while outlining reservoirs levees and diversion channels plus floodwater use to repay the investment.
Senate Rules Committee approved a full investigation into alleged frauds in Kilgore's 1946 West Virginia Senate win. The panel also backed $95,000 for staff, with 12 counties named for inquiry including Kanawha and Fayette. Preliminary notes cited vote buying and irregularities, with eight Charleston staffers to begin work immediately.
Parkersburg W Va July 16 Howard Clayton 38 year old farmhand held without bond on charges of slaying Mrs John Stackhouse 30 of Pike Ritchie county brought to Wood county jail to await October grand jury action Clayton transferred from Ritchie county jail at Harrisville Stackhouse died in Parkersburg hospital from burns suffered the prior Friday that destroyed the Stack house farm where Clayton lived as an employee
Detroit July 16 A quick thinking workman saved a comrade who lost his leg when a flying girder pinned him to a wall fifty feet above the financial district Alfred Finck acted rapidly holding his injured partner with one arm and fashioning a makeshift tourniquet from his shirt Firemen freed the man after the rescue effort alcured
Greek forces bombarded and strafed guerrilla positions in the hills north of Ioannina near the Albanian front, rallying air support as 300 irregulars were reportedly wiped out in a key clash near Elathoria and Asprangelos. The army pursued fleeing fighters as reinforcements closed in on Mount Gamila.
Charleston WV June 16 The appointment of Phil Conley of Charleston to the staff of the American rehabilitation mission to Greece was announced today Conley founder and former publisher of the West Virginia Review will leave New York by plane next week for Athens and stay about one year His duties will be information and liaison officer on the staff of Dwight Griswold chief of the mission Conley a former National vice commander of the American Legion served with Griswold on the editorial board of the American Legion magazine
Pope Pius XII told 14 American labor delegates that the Catholic church would defend workers from systems denying rights and subjugating them to a bureaucratic clique. He urged respect for liberty and dignified life while praying for blessings on their mission at the Geneva conference. The group represented I. S. state and labor departments and will sail from Naples on the Saturnia.
Dr. Arthur C. Bevan, state geologist and head of the Virginia Geological Survey since 1929, will resign September 15 to become principal geologist of Illinois state geological survey. Announcement came from Illinois chief M. M. Leighton and was confirmed by Virginia Conservation Commission chairman William A. Wright.
Washington reports the Senate approved a two year freeze on the social security tax at 1 percent for employers and employees in amended form and sent the measure to the House. Absent the bill the rate would rise to 2 percent next January 1. The House had approved raising the rate to 1 percent for 1959 through 1966 and to 2 percent thereafter.
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