07 Apr 1947
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1947
Page
1
Blizzard orders miners to stay home as miners unions press for mandatory inspections. District 17 leaders pledge no work before safety checks, while operators and officials in Charleston coordinate response and certification withdrawals.
Washington April 6 government attorneys weigh seizure of the telephone industry to force workers to stay on the job. If President Truman uses seized power, workers would become federal employees and face court injunctions under the coal case precedents.
Senator Vandenberg proposes a U N policy allowing a big five nation to vote no in the Security Council without a formal veto. The plan would apply to U S aid to Greece and Turkey if seven of eleven council members support halt action, with the U S waiving any veto. He cautions this would set a precedent though not amending the charter.
A Senate fight looms over continuing wartime farm labor import programs. Sen Capper seeks passage of the labor measure and two farm bills, while Sen Kemonomies opposes, calling the bill a subsidy. The extension could cost the treasury up to 30 million dollars and aims to prevent labor shortages before harvest.
A humorous fragment attributes to a Quillen era mom figure a remark about trust and wedding rings. The snippet suggests a playful moral about fidelity and rings, reflecting a light hearted social tone.
J P Wade of Northfork reports leaving his car on Washington Street to find his windshield wiper broken and the back seat occupant asleep. Victor resident Julian Woodrum was arrested on warrants charging attempted larceny of a car and destruction of property after police traced the incident to the sleepy scene and will face Judge Harold Neff in Municipal Court.
Disaster strikes Michigan as floods and 60 mph winds isolate regions, disrupt roads, trains, and auto travel. Grand, Red Cedar, and Battle Creek rivers rise rapidly while Mt. Clemens Flint suffer telephone outages. Mayville is cut off after a windstorm felled lines. authorities rush disaster crews as conditions worsen.
Washington April 6 Democrats hailed President Truman’s call for a positive stand against aggression and debt reduction ahead of tax cuts as a rallying point for the 1948 campaign. The dinner outline spurs a nationwide campaign with Cabinet members, Congressmen, and party officials stumping coast to coast while party chiefs seek to unify all Democratic factions.
Pittsburgh April 6 belies growing doubt over full-scale coal production as about 400000 bituminous miners extend the mourning period until federal safety checks confirm pits are safe. AFL UMW memorial for Centralia blast victims closes at midnight with little consensus on reopen dates. Union leaders push for near total mine closures. Interior Secretary Krug calls the plan arbitrary and insists miners can shut down unsafe workings.
A congressional committee accused top officers of a Philadelphia labor union of unprincipled banditry and terroristic extortion. The report centers on Local 929 of the International Teamsters and its control of Philadelphia Dock Street market operations. The panel urged Congress to tighten statutes to shield workers and ensure free moving of commerce.
New York brightened by unexpected sun turned Fifth Avenue into a technicolor parade. Millions flowed to churches and streets for Easter observances as radiant outfits and happy faces lit the scene. Notables included Gene Tierney at St Patrick’s and former ambassador James W. Gerard at St Thomas’s, with crowds easing Hollywood star traffic through the crowd.
The United Nations anticipated Andrei Gromyko presenting Soviet policy on the Greek Greece Turkey aid plan at the Easter Monday session amid a crowded security council schedule. Delegates expected the envoy to unveil Moscow’s stance and possible arms‑slashing proposals, with observ ers noting it as a pivotal moment in the by passing debate and Russian policy framing.
Americans welcomed Easter with sunrise services from riverbanks to mountains and stadiums. In New York City about 1 000 worshippers gathered in Central Park for dawn rites praising faith and peace. The Grand Canyon hosted thousands at the 13th annual service while Lawton Oklahoma saw a pageant ending at dawn with an estimated 200 000 visitors. Weather was generally ideal with pockets of wind and clouds. Moravians held their 175th annual sunrise at Mt. Davidson in San Francisco.
James Howard Hickman longtime editor-manager of the West Virginia State Education Association and editor of the West Virginia School Journal since 1927 died at his home after a long illness. He held posts as assistant state superintendent and secretary of the State Education Assoc previously guiding school systems in Hinton Spencer Welch Kenova Sutton and Harrisville. Born August 1 1879 near Auburn Ritchie County he studied at Glenville State Marshall WVU and Columbia. He was a Charleston Rotary member.
Washington April report states the telephone workers union plans to rely on telegraph lines during a strike. A Western Union teletype circuit links NETW headquarters with New York Detroit Chicago St Louis Atlanta and Washington offices to exchange messages if phone service fails.
Tokyo prefecture governors shift to conservative leadership as independents back strong rural conservatism. leftist opposition weak across major cities. Social Democrats win no governorships while Osaka and Yokohama mayors go to Social Democrats amid overall low turnout.
Five people including an 18 year old girl were reported killed in pre election disorders as Chileans voted for municipal officials in a test of strength between left and right wing parties. At least three men and the girl died in Santiago region clashes while another election official was fatally shot in Bengo south of Santiago. Despite the violence voting across the country proceeded with orderly conduct and fine weather aiding turnout with about 80 percent of eligible voters casting ballots.
New York report details Dr. Henecy Sherman of Columbia University announcing diet experiments in which rats fed twice and then four times the NRC vitamin A requirements lived longer and displayed delayed aging markers. Researchers caution results may differ in humans, but suggest higher vitamin A allowances could be beneficial for longevity.
Washington reports that National Federation of Telephone Workers president Joseph A Beirne said only ten hours remain before a nationwide strike. He termed all efforts at settlement failed and signaled readiness to strike if arbitration could not resolve wage and related issues with AT&T. Labor Department officials had worked to broker an eleventh hour agreement.
Washington April 6 7 Here are the National Federation of Telephone Workers ten nationwide demands on the telephone industry over which the union threatens to strike Monday morning. A wage increase of 12 a week union shop and check off of union dues reduction in differences in pay for the same job in different cities shortening the time to reach maximum pay to five years town classification changes to raise small town wages union duties of supervisors clearer jurisdictional lines in contracts leaves of absence for union officers improved vacations up to four weeks pensions of 100 monthly minimum local unions also have demands please turn to page 12 col 2
A 1947 note by Stan Arnold claims four hundred murders occurred in New York state last year, a staggering figure the writer links to stock exchange turmoil. The piece blends sensational affect with a commentary on financial markets' deadly impact.
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