FEPC Measure Dead in Senate After Cloture Vote
Southern senators blocked consideration of the FEPC bill as a cloture motion failed 52 to 64. Backers vow to try again, but the measure is effectively dead for this session. Republican leaders praised the outcome while arguing for broader support of equal opportunity legislation.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
FEPC
Wherry
Nebraska
Abraham Lincoln
West Virginia Democrats Vote On Farm Employment Bill Debate
Senators Kilgore and Neely joined the minority in an unsuccessful bid to cut off debate on a motion to take up the fair employment practices bill in Washington on May 19.
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Washington
Kilgore and Neely
West Virginia
Celanese Plant Wins Three Industrial Safety Awards
The Celanese Corporation of America's Celco plant in Narrows Virginia received three safety honors. The American Motorist Insurance Company, the National Safety Council, and the Commonwealth of Virginia commended the plant for 4,000,000 man hours without a lost time accident and for reducing accident rates below state and national averages.
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Commonwealth
Mansfield
E. M. Boggs
American Motorist Insurance Company
M. L. Garwood
John 8. Cuthbert
New York
National Safety Council Eastern
Celanese
Harry C. Woods
Shenandoah
Lehigh Valley
Celanese Corporation
P. D. Cooper
5S. B. Roberts
Glen Fleming
E. R. Allen
H. C. Sexton
Grenades Kill Three At Humacsao Beach Puerto Rico
Police said three people were killed and five wounded at Humacsao beach after grenades picked up as harmless sticks exploded in two separate incidents. Authorities cited the victims' attempts to take the objects home.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Humacsao Beach
Bluefield Opposition Grows Over Post Office Building Plans
The Bluefield article urges vigilance as Congress and the Post Office discuss a temporary shanty addition to relieve congestion. It notes two sites for a new Bluefield post office and warns against accepting interim fixes that may become permanent.
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Post Office Department
Bluefield
John Kee
Kee
Washington
South Bluefield
Two U S Fliers Return From Imprisonment in China
Marine Sgt. Elmer C. Bender and Navy Chief William C. Smith arrived in Long Beach after 18 months in Chinese Communist captivity. They spoke of a brief escape from harsh treatment and signed statements they did not consider confessions. Police held a welcome crowd as families reunited.
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Long Beach
Calif
U.S
Nameiang Waaay
Elmer C. Bender
Cincinnati, O
Navy
William C. Smith
Pearl Harbor
Axis Sally's Sentence Upheld
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld the 10 to 30 year treason sentence of Mildred Elizabeth Gillars Axis Sally for Nazi propaganda broadcasts to American troops. The ruling affirmed a $10,000 fine and potential parole after 10 years with good behavior.
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Washington
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mildred Elizabeth
Axis Sally) Gillars
America
Europe
Supreme Court
James J. Laughlin
Ohio Man Admits Slaying Couple Over Old Grudge
Webster Springs West Virginia May 19 A 43 year old Carrollton Ohio man Ernest Bennett Deem was arrested and charged with the shotgun slaying of John George and Virginia George at their Carrollton farm home on June 3 He admitted the killings after being identified by Webster County Sheriff Ova M Carpenter Deem said he hid behind a sofa and shot the couple after they returned home He was returned to Carrollton in custody of Sheriff Roy Orwick and had earlier traveled to Webster County where he formerly lived with relatives Regrettably the report notes the suspect later stayed at a local home while evading immediate recognition.
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Webster Springs
W. Va
Carrollton, O
Carrollton
Webster County
Ova M. Carpenter
Ernest Bennett Deem
Deem
John
George
Virginia George
Route 2
Carpenter
Mr. Saunders
Roy Orwick
George House
Oear Cogar
Mile Run Road
Gauley Mountain
Cogar
City Marks Armed Forces Day Event Today
Bluefield joins 17 West Virginia cities and the nation in observance of Armed Forces Day. parade starts 10 30 a m with 20 marching units eight bands down Mercer street to Federal street. Col T L Sherburne Jr speaker at 11, luncheon at American Legion. Armory dedication at 2 p m open houses at Naval unit and Pinnacle VFW post.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Mercer Street
Princeton Avenue
Federal Street
Scott Street
T. L. Sherburne, Jr
American Legion
Sherburne
National Guard
Hill Avenue
U. S. Naval Electronics Warfare Unit
R. A. Gonano
Pinnacle
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Col. Sherburne
Fort George G. Meade
Park Central
Jones Street
Pocahontas
Pinnacle Veterans of Foreign Wars
Riley West Post
Mercer
Welch
Boy Scouts
Graham
Tazewell Street
Dale V. Holsoppie
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Forces
Secretary of Defense
New Jersey City Blasted By Munitions Barrels Exploding
Explosions at New Jersey docks leveled munitions barges wounding about 300 people. Washington reports show Congress debating tax cuts and veto risks as Ways and Means advances roughly 10 million in relief for coal and metallurgical limestone producers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
George
D-Ga
Senate
Truman
House Committee
Principal Charged With Abducting Girl in Tennessee
Drew B. Williams, Hancock County high school principal, is held to the August grand jury on a charge of abducting Frances Wolfe and taking her to Kentucky for immoral purposes. The 16 year old pupil testified they spent part of May 2 at a camp near Middlesboro, Kentucky. Williams denied intimate relations and claimed a political frame up after losing a bid for schools superintendent. Magistrates set bond at 3000 dollars.
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Sneedville
Tenn
Drew B. Williams
Frances Wolfe
Kentucky
Williams
Middlesboro
Frank Short
William Yount
Richard Royston
William
Hancock County High School
Maritime Commission Abolishment Upheld
The Senate upheld abolition of the Maritime Commission and moved duties to the Commerce Department. A new three member Maritime board and a Maritime administration would be created, part of Truman's March reorganization plans. The change could take effect automatically unless the House disapproves by next Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Maritime Commission
Commission
Commerce Department
Maritime Board
Maritime Administration
House
Merchants Plan Memorial Day Closures
Bluefield merchants will observe Memorial Day on May 30 as a one day holiday and reopen the next day. City banks and offices will close, post office service will halt with no delivery or window service, but special delivery will continue. Board of directors will decide on holiday actions at next Tuesday’s meeting.
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Bluefield
Mountain Girl With No Phone Impresses On Lookout
Maybelle Voyles a 17 year old mountain girl from Fannin county who had never used a telephone was unimpressed when her mother called from the Georgia Baptist hospital She said she would rather have her mother come and hear her better She is one of seven children of Everett Voyles who farms 90 acres near Hemp with an ox on the family mountain farm.
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Atlanta
Maybelle Voyles
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Maybelle
Everett Voyles
Fannin County
Hemp
Paris Traffic Stoppages Spark Pay Demands
Paris crime and city notice reports show traffic officers interrupting flow on the Champs Elysees and near the Arc de Triomphe to press for higher pay and promotions. A patrolman admitted the tactic aimed to boost salary demands.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
Explosion Hits South Amboy Pier and Nearby Rail Yard
A massive blast at a South Amboy New Jersey pier near an ammunition dump shattered parts of the waterfront. Exploding shells fouled the area as a four story chemical plant near the site suffered heavy damage. The Pennsylvania railroad yards were left in shambles with windows blown and possible derailment. Emergency trains were dispatched from Newark and Trenton and state police were sent to inspect scattered shells.
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New York
South Amboy
N. J
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Chemical Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Pennsylvania
Newark
Trenton
New Jersey
Raritan Bay
Thomas Conroy
South Amboy General Hospital
Perth Amboy Hospital
G. F. Disbrow
Conroy
Perth Amboy
Norwalk
Big Three Base Austrian Regime
Secretary of State Dean Acheson pledged a relentless fight for peace and led moves with Britain and France to lighten occupation controls in western Austria while keeping troops as security forces. The allies foresee no immediate Austria treaty with Russia and plan civilian high commissioners to replace military governors. Acheson praised the Atlantic Pact council and outlined support for Greece, Turkey, Iran, and Indochina, and welcomed Schuman's plan to pool steel resources with Germany, supported by West German union federations.
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London
Dean Acheson
United States
Britain
France
Austria
Russia
Liverpool
Iner Britannic
Acheson
Indochina
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Germany
Atlantic Pact Council
North Atlantic
West
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Duesseldorf
AFL Switchmen Postpone Strike On Ten Railroads
The AFL switchmen postponed a strike set for next Tuesday on ten midwest railroads to June 1 after mediation talks. The union seeks a 40 hour week with 100 percent pay, overtime rates for weekends, and no pay loss. Negotiations will begin in Washington with Francis A. ONeill Jr. leading mediation.
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Washington
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Francis A. O'Neill, Jr
O'Neill
Switchmen’s
Brotherhood of Railroad
Order of
Probe Sought of Perverts on U.S. Employment Rolls
Sen. Hill introduced a resolution calling for a sweeping inquiry into homosexual employment in the federal government. The subcommittee reported 300 to 400 alleged perverts in the State Department and 3,750 nationwide, with police noting 65 arrests near the White House. The State Department denied current known employments and pledged immediate dismissal if found.
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U.S
Washington
Hill
Ala
Senate
Senate Appropriation Committee
District of Columbia
Wherry
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate Appropriations
State Department
Four barges explode at South Amboy docks killing and injuring many
A massive blast at South Amboy New Jersey docks killed several and injured around 300 as four munitions barges exploded. Fire and debris spread through the city as officials, state police and rescuers worked amid chaos delaying death toll estimates. Damage likely runs into hundreds of thousands.
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South Amboy
N. J
New York
Morse Leads Oregon Primary in Early Returns
Senator Wayne Morse jumps to a 2 to 1 lead in Oregon's Republican primary as returns from 11 precincts show Morse with 632 votes to 324 for Dave Hoover. Washington attorney John McBride trails in third with 34 votes.
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Portland
Ore
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
Dave Hoover
John McBride
Washington, D. C
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