McDowell Buses Resume Partial Run Despite Strike
Attorney for Consolidated Bus Lines says service will restart Wednesday morning and aim for full schedule by Thursday in McDowell County. Unions and drivers dispute reemployment terms and contract renewal, with court injunction and federal labor board involvement cited.
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McDowell
Consolidated
George Richardson, Jr
Consolidated Bus Lines, Inc
McDowell County
Richardson
Agen
Death Claims Dr. Vermillion. Mercer County Pioneer Doctor Dies
Dr. James Reason Vermillion, 76, of Princeton, longtime physician and eye ear nose throat specialist, died at home. Survived by wife Blanche Perkins, three brothers, a sister, and notable community ties. Born July 16 1872 in Athens, he served in World War I, practiced with Dr. Ben Bird, and was active in Rotary, medical societies, and Masonic orders. Funeral arrangements set at First Baptist Church Princeton with services at 3 p.m. and Rest Haven cemetery interment.
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James Reason Vermillion
Princeton
Mercer County
Vermillion
Blanche Perkins
Elbert Vermillion
Welch
Uriah Vermillion
Athens
Levy Vermillion
R. M. French
Beckley
Ben Bird
New York
Princeton Rotary Club
West Virginia Medical Society
Mercer County Medical Society
First Baptist Church
Princeton Lodge
A. F
A.M
Royal Arch
Bluefield
Beni Kedem Shrine
Jim
Fredeking-Seaver Funneral
Denver Davis
Resthaven
Medical Association
Masonic Order
Stephen Trinkle Vermillion
Rhoda Venmillion
Concord College
Medical Colege of
Maryland
Chrysler Joins Trend In Auto Price Hikes
Detroit reports Chrysler joins rising auto prices with dealer disclosures showing Plymouth up 90 to 95 dollars Dodge 90 to 125 Chrysler 105 to 115 DeSoto 100 to 110 Ford had raised 75 to 125 previously and Hudson Packard Nash and Studebaker added five to seven percent. Increases follow new wage contracts and higher materials costs.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Corporation
Plymouth
Dodge
Chrysler
DeSoto
Ford
Hudson
Packard
Nash
Studebaker
Nitro Glycerin Plant Blows Up in Pinole California
The Hercules Nitro Glycerin plant at Pinole California was blown to bits in an explosion of undetermined origin. Two men are believed killed and three others walked away in a daze before disappearing into the crowd. Windows shattered as far as Pinole three miles away. The blast coincided with a similar explosion at a Hercules plant near Kenvil New Jersey that day, killing three and injuring several.
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Pinole
Calif
Hercules Powder Company
Contra Costa County
Hercules
Kenvil
N. J
Guard Rushed By Draft Age Men
Washington reports show a rush of draft age men to enlist in the national guard after a draft bill passed by Congress. Guard headquarters say many inquiries come from 18 year olds seeking information on how to join as officials anticipate increased enlistments by June 30. President Truman’s signing plans remain pending with a possible delay to allow guard buildup. Guard enrollment stands at 250,000 with a 271,000 goal by June 30, 1948 and 341,000 for 1949.
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Washington
Na_tional guard
Congress
Truman
Guard
State Guard
National Guard
Army Department
White House
Jewish Factions Clash Over Ship Near Tel Aviv
June 21 report says Haganah and Irgun clashed after an Irgun landed arms on a craft beached near Natanya, 18 miles north of Tel Aviv. Censorship blocked news for 24 hours. an Irgun broadcast warned of a blood battle if attacks continued. UN observers were dispatched to the landing site.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Haganah
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Palestine
Natanya
United Nations
Traffic fine paid to L A Police in odd currency mix
Los Angeles reports a $30,000 traffic fine paid by Harold D. Simpson stationed in Shanghai. Warrant officer Pete Zook notes Simpson enclosed 30,000 local dollars with a letter about a court appearance. He cites U S law and currency restrictions on sending foreign money home.
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L. A
Los Angeles
Harold D. Simpson
Shanghai
Pete Zook
Simpson
U.S.A
U. S
China
Zook
Coal Operators Press Result From Fact Finding Board
Washington June 21 AP Soft coal operators told President Truman's fact finding board a new contract with John S Lewis could be hammered out in 48 hours if there is a will on both sides Charles ONeill said Lewis won't discuss a new contract The United Mine Workers president wants release of nearly 45 million welfare and pension funds before talks Lewis was absent for the initial hearing The three man panel may rule on an injunction against Lewis over pension payments and a pending decision by Judge Goldsborough The outcome could unlock stalemate in contract talks as miners face a 10 day industry wide vacation starting June 26 with contract due July 6
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Washington
Truman
John S. Lewis
Charles O'Neill
Lewis
United Mine Workers
O'Neill
David L. Cole
Paterson, N. J
T. Alan Goldsborough
Ezra van Horn
Senator Bridges
Welfare Fund
Goldsborough
Cole
Mr. Truman
Congress
Lodge
United Nations
Resolution
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
Full Resolutions Committee
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
America
U S Denounces Chinese Charges in Tokyo Note
A U S spokesman called Chinese charges that America seeks a war machine or economic giant in Japan absurd and falsified An official denial was issued in a note to the U S consulate in Shanghai by William Sebald head of General MacArthur's diplomatic section The note signals U S acknowledgment of anti American and anti Japanese sentiment in China amid student demonstrations and editorials.
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Tokyo
U. S
America
Japan
Associated Press
Shanghai
William Sebald
MacArthur
China
Sebald
Nanking
A. &. Leighton Stuart
Virginia Workmen's Compensation Rates Increase Sought
The Virginia state corporation commission heard an application by insurance companies to raise workmen's compensation rates in coal fields by 15 cents per $100. No opposition was raised during the hearing in Richmond on June 21.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Reds Accept Bid For Berlin Talks
Berlin news reports the Russians accepted a British proposal for four power discussions on uniform currency reform in Berlin. Gen Sir Brian Robertson stated Russians have no more rights than the western occupying powers. US Gen Lucius Clay suspended freight train movement to Berlin to avoid cargo inspections, increasing air supply by doubling daily flights. British airlift expanded with six extra planes daily as Berlin faces currency reforms and growing economic paralysis.
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Berlin
Brian Robertson
United States
Britain
France
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Russia
Sokolovsky
Sir Brain Robertson
Robertson
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Marienborn
Frankfurt
Clay
U. S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Hallanan May Get GOP Nod
West Virginia delegates at the Republican convention show strong backing for Walter S. Hallanan as a potential running mate. Debate centers on Dewey Taft split, with Hallanan seen as acceptable to Dewey and a boosted Dewey bid anticipated.
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Hallanan
Gop
Residential Building Featured In Measure
Washington June 21 The housing bill passed by congress in its closing hours does two things to promote residential building the housing and home finance agency said today The bill allows the government to buy mortgages guaranteed by the veterans administration and the federal housing administration from banks and lenders to prevent credit overload It also lets the FHA insure up to 95 percent of loans for nonprofit veterans cooperative housing projects The measure does not revive the wartime title VI mortgage insurance which financed about a third of housing until it expired April 30.
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Washington
Congress
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Veterans’ Cooperative
U S Breakfast Is Hit And Run Affair
Atlantic City June 21 The National Association of Retail Grocers reports breakfast for most Americans is a quick meal of fruit juice coffee and rolls. Housewives plan meals more carefully and balance is better. Newlyweds often eat from cans due to wives working after marriage.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Association of Retail Grocers
Middle South
Supreme Court Upholds CIO In Politics Case
The Supreme Court ruled that the Taft Hartley act does not forbid political activity funded by union coffers and upheld the law’s financial reporting requirement. Justices Black and Douglas dissented on related non communist affidavit questions. The ruling centers on CIO News endorsement of Edward Garmatz for Congress and whether such expenditures violate the act.
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Supreme Court
CIO
Washington
Union Treasuries
Secretary of Labor
Black
Douglas
National Labor Relations Board
CIO News
Edward Garmatz
Baltimore
Congress
Garmatz
Philip Murray
Murray
Labor Organization
Europe Military Parley Hinted
Washington reports indicate U S and western European union officials are finalizing plans for military talks. The discussions may occur in Washington or London as part of a broader shift in U S Europe policy with Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg forming a cooperative bloc toward deeper political and military integration.
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Washington
United States
European Union
European Organization
London
Europe
State Department
Michael McDermott
Associated Press
U. S
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States of Europe
Who Is Exempt Who Must Serve In Congress Draft Measure
Washington June 21 194? Here are questions and answers on the peacetime draft bill passed Saturday night. The bill covers who will be drafted and for how long, with a first call likely in September. It details registrations for men 18 through 25, exemptions for veterans ministers students and conscientious objectors, and deferral options for high school and college students plus dependents and essential workers.
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Congress
Washington
Army
Navy
Airforce
Truman
Pearl
National Guard
GOPs Jubilant At Convention in Philadelphia Hall
At the Philadelphia convention hall on June 21 delegates and crowds hailed the GOP as they anticipated a victory while debating the presidential candidate. Dewey Taft Stassen and others were discussed amid a party platform fight over housing, foreign policy, and anti-communism. Senator Vandenberg offered a cautious endorsement as delegates awaited voting that could tilt to Warren, Martin, or other figures. The convention pressed on with business and political rhetoric as key states Ivan Green Luce and others framed the Democrats as weak.
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Philadelphia
Destiny” Convention
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A Taft
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
Illinois
Dwight H. Green
Democratic Party
Boodle
Buncombe
Blarney
Clare Boothe Luce
Moscow
Red Hank Wallace
Taft
Stassen
Col
Robert McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Dewey
Creedentials Committee
Georgia
Vandenberg
Mich
Michigan
Kim Sigler
America
Warren
California
Martin
Massachusetts
Carroll Reece
Green
Luce
Democratic ‘Party
Joe Stalin
Congress
Pennsylvania
Dli
Nois
Dwight Green
Ilinois
Edward Martin
Convention Schedule Philadelphia Second Day Actions
The second day of the Republican National Convention features morning sessions at 10:00 a.m. with Gov. Dwight H. Green presiding and speeches by Senator Wherry Senator Baldwin Frances Bolton and Magistrate Hobson Reynolds. Reports on credentials rules and order of business and an election of the permanent chairman follow. Evening sessions at 8:00 p.m. include remarks by permanent chairman House Speaker Martin former President Hoover and Representative Katharine St George.
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Philadelphia
Dwight H. Green
Ilinois
Wherry
Neb
Frances Bolton
Ohio
Baldwin
Rconn
Hobson Reynolds
Martin
Rmass
Hoover
Katharine St. George
R-N. Y
GOP Platform Favors Housing Committee Plank Overrules Opponents
Philadelphia reports the GOP platform committee, after heated fights on civil rights housing and agriculture, overruled a subcommittee to write a public housing plank calling for a government built low rent program. The committee adjourned for dinner amid battles over foreign policy and other planks with plans to publish tomorrow.
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GOP
Philadelphia
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Republican Party
Jerusalem's UN Mayor Returns To America
Jerusalem’s UN mayor Harold Evans, a Philadelphia Quaker appointed to administer the Holy City until a settlement, will return to the United States to await Count Bernadotte’s mediation for Palestine. Evans says no duties should start during the current four week truce as the mediator is given a free hand to address Jerusalem within the Palestine settlement. He plans to reach New York Sunday to follow mediation developments.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Jerusalem
United States
Palestine
Harold Evans
Philadelphia
Holy City
U.N
Evans
New York
Folke
Bernadotte
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