02 May 1948
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1948
Page
1
Republicans watch the intraparty battles in Charleston with Kay Thomas and Okey L. Patteson leading the governor's race while Governor Clarence Meadows backs Patteson. R. D. Bailey campaigns in the south as May 11 approaches, with a tense editorial climate over state contracts and intraparty endorsements.
Virginia's State Republican Central committee will meet in Staunton on May 14 to organize the new 28 member panel and set plans for an all out campaign this year. Officers will be elected and strategy discussion continues May 15 in Winchester amid preparations for a July 2 rally in Alexandria backing Woods’ Senate bid and the presidential drive.
Senator Glen Taylor on Henry Wallace's third party ticket was arrested in Birmingham after attempting to enter via a white entrance at the Alliance Gospel tabernacle for a speech at the Southern Negro Youth Congress. He was charged with breach of peace and held on $100 bond. Earlier, three whites and one Black person were arrested for segregation law violations during the convention.
Three advance ECA agents depart for Paris to establish direct contact with participating nations and outline a uniform system for reporting purchase requests to ensure steady recovery supplies. Hoffman also announces a new 15.969 million dollar authorization for coal food and other commodities to Austria France Italy and the Netherlands, raising total ECA shipments to 74.27 million since April 9. Western Germany will supply 6.455 million in coal and grain to the four nations. The Paris mission includes Col. C. H. Bonesteel II Franklin A. Lindsay and Robert W. Tufts.
Republican presidential hopefuls pressure delegates as Stassen gains momentum with wins in Wisconsin Nebraska and Pennsylvania. Washington lawmakers plan a Monday meeting to craft a strategy to thwart a Stassen stampede at the June 21 Philadelphia convention. Delegates from seven key states may be lined up behind favorite sons to test other contenders while hoping to avert a Willkie-like scenario. The May 1 delegate count shows Dewey 125, Martin 73, Stassen 59, Green 52, and Vandenberg 41 among others with Ohio and Oregon primaries looming May 21 and Tuesday.
Washington May 1 AP Only 18 year olds would be subject to one year training under the latest version of the compromise plan for universal military training announced today by Senator Gurney The age limits on the two year draft plan would be 19 through 25 instead of 1912 through 25 Gurney said manpower shortages among 19 12 to 25 year olds force the change President Truman and Defense Secretary Forrestal backed the Senate plan A complete draft of the new manpower bill will be ready for committee action Tuesday morning The bill maintains totals for 161 000 one year trainees across services and outlines regular service ceilings totaling 1 795 000 while the House will offer a separate stopgap bill excluding the one year training proposal Andrews said the House measure would require 18 through 30 year olds to register with 19 through 25 subject to draft and sets a manpower ceiling near 2 000 000 The House also plans hearings Monday on the defense posture The air power push stalls in the Senate as the House has approved a 70 group air force funding and naval expansion awaiting Senate action
Harold E. Stassen, Republican presidential hopeful, predicted a majority of the 23 delegate candidates pledged to him would win in Ohio’s primary on May 4. He noted victories in Wisconsin, Nebraska and Pennsylvania and named Carrington T. Marshall as one of the top four delegates at large. Taft seeks all 53 Ohio delegates in a contest turning on farm and industrial districts.
Charleston May 1 The road commission rebutted a Democratic charge by itemizing 14 394 867 dollars in secondary road and bridge projects over 15 months January 1 1947 to March 31 1948 with 158 bridges completed 446 miles graded and drained 13 miles stabilized for all weather travel and 148 miles resurfaced plus 22 bridges under construction. It highlighted 4 500 000 dollars for routine maintenance and noted 28 million two year total with 4 625 000 remaining for maintenance through June 1949 while defending the use of funds against accusations of diverting money for equipment.
Rome reports American naval forces arrived at Naples with the aircraft carrier Philippine Sea two cruisers and three destroyers dropping anchor today. The force will stay three days and sail May 4 for routine tactical exercises in the Ionian Sea.
An estimated eight thousand dollar blaze damaged a Beaver High School second floor biology lab yesterday morning. Fire Chief E L McClure said the cause is undetermined after quick action by three fire trucks contained the fire to the room. Janitor Stewart White discovered it and the room adjoins the Fourth Street entrance. The library and kitchen suffered no known damage beyond water seepage. Repairs and remodeling are expected, with an architect to assess tomorrow.
Big companies including U S Steel General Electric and Westinghouse appear ready to curb wage hikes possibly signaling a pivotal turn in postwar labor relations. The coal industry meatpacking and auto sectors show firm resistance to unions with strikes looming and negotiations historically ending in minimal gains for workers.
Arab notables from Haifa and Palestine port report to President Bechara El Khoury that only 4,000 Arabs remain of the original 86,000 in the city. The May 1 report from Beirut cites widespread displacement as tensions rise in the region.
May Day observances in Europe, the Americas, and Asia produced noise and protests but few big clashes. Athens saw the only major violence with a minister killed and martial law declared. Across Korea, Tokyo, Shanghai, and New York, parades and demonstrations highlighted tensions between labor factions and Cold War rivals while authorities kept most gatherings orderly.
The Jewish Agency urged the U N Security Council to intervene quickly to halt Arab incursions into Palestine and prevent a major war. Moshe Shertok warned of incalculable consequences if inaction允许 troops and urged urgent action. The agency opposed the U N trusteeship plan and urged recognizing partition as a fact, while Aubrey Eban dismissed further talks as wasteful.
Chicago May 1 Mediation chief Frank P Douglass and three operating unions engineers firemen enginemen and switchmen pressed talks to head off the May 11 railroad strike. No progress reported as conferences pause for the weekend pending renewed talks. Unions seek 30 percent pay raises and a 3 daily minimum, rejecting a 15 12 cent hourly offer from a presidential emergency board.
Lt Col J. G. Tessajew, a Soviet officer who supervised reparation shipments at Bremen, vanished in the American zone and reemerged in British hands. British intelligence questioned him at Hereford while American officials denied involvement in a kidnapping, and the officer reportedly met a British agent at Stanley Clem’s Bremen port home.
In Athens on May Day, Greek Minister of Justice Christos Ladas was killed by a grenade attack blamed on a communist unit. Martial law was declared as police and soldiers, with the cabinet, planned a national Easter Mass. Sophoulis warned of stern measures after the attack and the killer’s admission of OPLA ties. One police officer died and a child was wounded in the blast.
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