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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
1
John L. Lewis charged that AFL-CIO leaders and President Green betrayed labor by compromising on new regulation as the Senate considered the issue. The attack coincided with the start of a new Truman administration push to overturn the Taft-Hartley act.
Senator Douglas alleges Green and Murray secretly agreed to four amendments to the administration bill. The changes would seize plants during emergencies, require financial reports, demand affidavits of non Communist and non fascist workers, and guarantee free speech. A bipartite group plans further amendments.
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld 1 420 000 in fines against John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers for ignoring a court order during last year’s pension dispute linked coal strike. The ruling centered on obeying a valid temporary court order in a major Taft Hartley case.
Witnesses Loren G. Haas and Joseph J. Praney testified that a Soviet agent Andrei Schevchenko acting for the KGB was being decoyed by PBI agents to obtain top secret jet data. They alleged Secretary James Byrnes vetoed arrest, sparking bipartisan denial from Byrnes and a claim the state department sought appeasement.
Donnie Woodard a 10 year old farm boy from Vernon Texas died after 27 days with 70 percent of his skin burned and a prolonged battle against exhaustion. He was doused with flaming gasoline by his older brother while burning weeds. Doctors said he fought hard despite no secondary infection and multiple transfusions. He expressed a wish to live and have a Shetland pony before slipping into a coma. The Woods family and community mourn in northwest Texas as funeral services were planned for the next day.
A city official proposes changing the traffic code to issue tickets for jaywalking. He says enforcement would improve pedestrian and motorist safety and reduce risky crossings. He emphasizes public cooperation to curb reckless street crossing.
A deferral in questioning William Line's accounts and testimony from John Mash and George C. Mee outline a trial delay. Witnesses recall Line and Griner Hardware finances tied to a 1942 purchase of dot max machines for Pleasant Amusement before confiscation in December that year.
Detroit reports the 2 000,000th passenger car of 1949 to be assembled by mid June as factories resume after Memorial Day shutdowns. Production is expected to rise with raw materials in ample supply and plants returning to full operation by June 19 boosting overall output and industry optimism.
A fragmented market report shows prices sliding to a two year low with weak demand. Traders cited limited supply and cautious consumer sentiment as key factors affecting turnover across multiple commodities.
Trustees of the American Medical Association review actions involving Dr Fishbein and related matters. The fragment references Atlantic City and medical ethics discussions, with notes on health policy.
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