Injunctions Halt Maritime Strike Across Regions
The federal government secured three injunctions against a threatened nationwide maritime strike, triggering an 80 day cooling-off period under Taft Hartley. NMU leaders ordered members to comply while signaling political divisions within the union. Courts in New York San Francisco and Cleveland issued the orders, backed by ship operators. The action followed a Truman request after a union fact finding board report.
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East
Gulf Coasts
West Coast
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
Joseph Curran
NMU
Seamen’s Union
Curran
John W. Clancy
George B. Harris
San Francisco
Emerick B. Freed
Cleveland
Gulf Coast
Clancy
Truman
Northwest Flood Toll Reaches 41
The Pacific Northwest flood toll rose to 41 known dead with at least 28 missing as the Columbia River neared the end of its rampage. Vancouver Washington reported 30.2 feet, and engineers completed a gravel plug to protect Reynolds Metal plant while authorities warned of dangerous currents and continuing inundation along a 10 mile strip northeast of Portland.
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Ore
Pacific Northwest
Columbia River
Vancouver
Tiver
It's Always The Little Things That Bother Us
Clearfield Pennsylvania June 14 An incident reports Charles H McMasters of War ren Ohio caught with 31 brook trout all under six inches. Fish warden Les Ogden and David Oldan found the creel leading to a $310 fine ten dollars per trout.
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Clearfield
Charles H. McMasters
Warren
Les Ogden
Clearfield County
David Oldan
Berwindale
McMasters
House Bills Benefit Vets Pass House Vote
Two veteran benefit measures move forward with strong support in the House. One bill adds about 161 million yearly for pensions to widows dependents and disabled veterans, setting new scales and dependency rules. A second bill would add roughly 61.8 million in the first year for dependents of service connected disabled veterans, expanding monthly amounts by family status and children.
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Washington
House
Fone
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
Get Out Of Berlin Shout By Communists
Demonstrators in the Soviet zone carried signs urging Americans to get out of Berlin. The rally followed the U S military government’s withdrawal of recognition from the central committee of the Berlin trade union federation and its installation of opposition officials after disputed committee elections.
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Berlin
Trade Union Federation
U. S
Central Committee of
Federation
Anti-Lynch Bill Clears For Vote In Senate
President Truman’s civil rights drive moves an anti-lynching measure to the Senate calendar amid adjournment fears. Senator Eastland vows to oppose, while Ferguson notes leadership keeps it on the priority list. If enacted, the bill penalizes lynching conspiracies as federal felonies with up to 20 years and fines, plus civil damages for victims and kin.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
D-Miss
Republican Policy Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
GOP
Senators UK Navy New Super Carrier Appropriations
The Senate appropriations committee approved plans for a 65,000 ton super aircraft carrier as part of a 3.812 billion navy spending bill for the next year. The panel cut 124.6 million from the navy request but added 125.4 million beyond the house limit, with 6 million to start construction if unchanged. Doane has already approved the ship.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Navy
Committee
House
Doane
GOP Balloting May Be Long At Big Meet
The GOP convention in Philadelphia looms with a wide open race for the presidential nomination. Dewey Taft Stassen vie for delegate strength amid a field of favorites as the party contemplates potential deadlocks and multiple roll calls. Truman campaigns ahead of Democrats gathering in Philadelphia. He criticizes Congress and plans platform talks en route to Independence, Missouri.
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Los Angeles
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Santa Barbara
New Castle
N. H
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Warren
Luther Youngdah
Minnesota
Kim Sigler
Michigan
Youngdahl
Stassen
Sigler
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Taft
New York City
Maryland
National Committee
Georgia
Washington
Albuquerque
Independence
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Ind
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Steam Plant Dispute Marks TVA Discussion
Washington June 14 Arguments broke out in the senate tonight over a proposed 4 million dollar steam plant to generate electricity in the Tennessee valley. Senator Ferguson Michigan placed before the senate a multi million dollar government corporations appropriation bill and the debate began before he could formally file the bill.
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Washington
Senate
Tennessee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Truman Clips GOP Congress In Eight Point Plan
President Truman blasted Congress in Los Angeles urging immediate action on price controls housing social security expansion health education farm plan and a water flood control program. He named Taft Bliley Wagner and Wolcott while praising bipartisan moves and vowed to press civil rights plans. He met James Roosevelt and California Democrats after the speech.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
Wolcott
R. Mich
House Banking Committee
J Leo Allen
R. Til
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
United States
Rules
Banking
Cocoanut Grove
Ambassador Hotel
Press Club
Greater
Red Skelton
James Roosevelt
California
Roosevelt
South
Monument Sought For Francis Scott Key
Washington lawmakers pass a bill to authorize a monument here in honor of Francis Scott Key, author of The Star Spangled Banner. The measure moves to President Truman for approval.
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Francis Scott Key
Washington
Truman
Override Hits Truman veto of SS measure
Congress overrode President Truman's veto on a social security bill barring many independent workers from old age insurance while boosting benefits for the aged needy blind and dependent children by 184 million dollars annually. Senate 65 to 12 House 297 to 75 supported the override.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Rep. Reed
Area Students Awarded Diplomas At Virginia
Ten area students were among those yesterday receiving degrees from the University of Virginia. President Colgate M. Darden presented the diplomas to the largest graduating class in the university's history. Recipients included William C Morgan Jr Welch. Randolph G Bradshaw Bluefield. Douglass Harmon Crockett Bluefield. William S Carr Hinton. William H Sanders II Princeton from the College of Law.
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University of Virginia
Colgate M. Darden
Randolph G. Bradshaw
Bluefield
Douglass Harmon
Alexander B. Mahood
Hotels Prep for GOP Convention Delgates Influx
Philadelphia hotels brace for a surge of Republican convention delegates with hundreds already on the scene. Bellevue-Stratford and Benjamin Franklin host delegations from Ohio Illinois New York and others as rooms empty while managers vow quick vacancy terms to deter sleepers. The three day program runs Monday to Wednesday with expectations of multi ballot nominations in the party’s 32 year history.
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Kansas
Michigan
Bellevue-Stratford
GOP
Bennett E. Tousley
J. R. Hoenig
The
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Hoenig
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Ben Franklin
Robert A. Taft
Ohio League of Young Republicans
Taft
Peter Miller
Peru
Illinois
Dwight Green
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate Approves One Year Tariff Revival Bill
The Senate approved a one year revival of the reciprocal trade agreements program by 70 to 18. The bill lets the president strike tariff cuts after the federal tariff commission sets safe levels and requires a 30 day congress report if the president ignores findings. Debate centered on presidential powers and foreign policy impact.
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Senate
U. S
Federal Tariff Commission
U.S
Congress
Ives
R-Ny
Vandenberg
R-Mich
State Department
Department
Michigan
Lucas
D-Ii
Millikin
R-Cole
Utter Poopycock
House
Boreman Attacks Truman Policy at Flaw Day Lunch
Huntington West Virginia June 14 Herbert S Boreman of Parkersburg Republican nominee for governor said the valiant struggle of our fighting men for a durable peace had been mocked and frustrated by the executive department of their own national government He urged that West Virginia needs are grave and great and worsened by war time neglect He criticized state capital inaction Former Governor Simeon S Willis of Kentucky attended ceremonies after a parade of flags and a band concert
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W. Va
Herbert S. Boreman
Parkersburg
Cabell-Huntington Republican Women's Club
Boreman
Executive Department
State Senate
West Virginia
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
Speedy Action On Draft Bill Set By House
The 19 through 25 draft bill was sent to the house floor and is expected to pass this week after the rules committee cleared it following five weeks bottled up. Vote 6 to 4. debate limited to three hours with longer amendment debates possible. Key supporters and absences noted. conference with the senate likely to resolve minor differences. First inductions could begin within 90 days of the law.
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House
House Rules Committee
Leo Allen
R-Ill
Rules
Houes
Wadsworth
R-N
Herter
Re Mass
Cox
D-Ga
Smith
de Va
Harness
R-Ind
Rizley
R-Okla
Allen
Sabath
D-Ill
Rich
R-Pa
Chenoweth
Re Corp
Clark
D-N. C
Brown
Ohio
Senate
Rules Committee
Rep
Short
R-Mo
Russia
Andrews
R-N. Y
House Armed Services Committee
Lewis Renews Fund Ultimatum in Wartime Welfare Clash
Washington June 14 Soft coal operators reported John L Lewis renewed his demand to release the frozen forty million dollar welfare fund of 1947 before bargaining terms for a new contract. Charles O Neill spokesman for mine owners said no progress since May 18. Lewis echoed that nothing happened and discussed prior distress obligations long before the fund was established.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Charles O’neill
O'Neill
Foreign Aid Spending Set Amid House Committee Action
Washington reports the House committee voted to spend 6.1267 billion dollars on foreign aid for the coming year, about 408 million less than the administration had requested. The bill restores roughly 1.175 billion of prior reductions and itemizes allocations to ECA programs, Japan and Korea aid, China aid, Greek Turkish aid, and funds for Trieste.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Economic Cooperation Administration
International Refugee Organization
Trieste
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