Opponents Say Proposed Plan Not Workable
A public hearing before the House Senate judiciary committees drew an overflow crowd as private citizens urged passage of a bill to declare discharges of injurious substances into the atmosphere a public and private nuisance. Charles E. Hodges and others opposed the measure arguing the provisions were too loosely drawn. W A Woodroe urged relief through legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate Judiciary Committees
Association For Purification of
West Virginia
Charles E. Hodges
Charleston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
West Virginia Manufacturers Assoc
Hodges
Taft Defends Congress Against AFL Special Privilege Claim
Senator Taft of Ohio charged the American Federation of Labor with seeking extraordinary privileges as William Green, AFL president, told a Senate labor committee the Taft Hartley Act should be repealed. Green denounced the act as impracticable while urging revision to restore Wagner Act protections and end bans on the closed shop. Green warned the law has bred bitterness within organized labor even as he said the AFL supports some administration labor bill changes.
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Ohioan
A. F. of
Washington
Taft
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
United States
Tam
William Green
A.L
Senate Labor Committee
Green
AFL
Cauax
Bandit Green
Slaves Die by Thousands In Russia at U.N. Hearing
Sworn AFL testimony presented to the United Nations describes labor slaves dying by hundreds of thousands yearly in Soviet camps from beatings and starvation. U.S. officials back the AFL charge and push ILO to investigate. Soviet delegates deny the claims.
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Russia
U.N
Lake Success
United Nations
Americans ‘Federation of Labor
Economic and Social Council
T. S
United States
AFL
International Labor Organization
ILO
Williard L. Thorp
U. S
Semen K. Tsar
Apkin
U.S
Tony Sender
Erican
U. N. Commission On Human Rights
Julius Margolin
Israel
Margolin
Soviet Union
Dea
Czech General Sentenced to Life for Spying for West
Prague court today sentenced Czechoslovakian General Rajmund Mrazek to life in prison on Communist state treason charges for spying for the United States and Britain. Lieutenant Miroslav Kolenaty was convicted of treason, given four years in prison and loss of rank. a third defendant was discharged for insufficient evidence.
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Prague
Rajmund Mrazek
United States
Britain
Miroslav Kolenaty
MacArthur Refused More Troops During Japan Visit
Secretary of the Army Royall said General MacArthur’s request for additional American troops in Japan was impractical. After an 18 day Pacific tour including six days in Japan Royall confirmed no troop or command changes were planned. The piece outlines ongoing debates over allocating forces in the Far East versus Europe and notes no discussion of MacArthur returning to the United States.
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Washington
Fen
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Royall
Pacific
America
MacArthur
War Department
China
Far East
United States
Europe
Mac
Royal
Hoyall
U. S
Pope to Keep Attack Going on Mindszenty Trial Pronouncement
Vatican plans a Sunday address by Pope Pius XII to a Catholic Action demonstration outside St. Peter’s Basilica protesting Hungary’s Mindszenty trial. About 400,000 are expected to attend, with the speech broadcast by Vatican Radio. The Pope may appear on the basilica balcony at noon local time.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Catholic Action
Miliitant
St. Peter’s Church
Vatican Radio
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
St. Peter's Square
Pope Pius
St. Peter's, Basilica
Vatican
Budapest
Josef Revat
Holy See
Picture Puts Smoke Blame on Wrong Firm
The Gazette photo caption misassigned a New York Central Railroad boiler house stack to West Virginia Steel Corp. West Virginia Steel President J. Roy Warris explained their plant uses electric power and gas heating with no smoke stacks. He praised cleanup efforts but urged caution to avoid harming an innocent bystander.
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New York Central Railroad
West Virginia Steel Corp
J. Roy Warris
West Virginia Steel
Mr. Harris
Women's Groups Urged to Demand Hospital Changes
The Kanawha Junior Woman's Club urged West Virginia to fix conditions in state mental institutions. A resolution, prompted by recent Gazette articles, calls all Federations of Woman's clubs to push for action. Copies went to the governor, House speaker, Senate president, and Legislature.
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Kanawha
West Virginia
J. Keith Seaton
Seaton
Gazette
Federation of Woman's Clubs
House
Senate
Legislature
Kanawha Junior Woman's Club
Charleston
Hanna Is Blamed By Lewis Countian
In a 70 minute session Holt charged Hanna of Charleston with threats over support for an insurance bill capping agency business at five percent. Holt read a Huntington postmarked letter claiming retaliation if the bill passed and alleged Hanna behind the threats. Hanna, Charleston insurer and U S District Court clerk, could not be reached for comment. The measure faced questions of feasibility from the insurance commissioner and was referred to the governor after House action. Holt called out alleged racketeering, noting Hanna’s agency earned over 112 thousand of nearly 392 thousand dollars in premiums on state insurance. Hewitt’s Mountaineer Insurance Agency traced to December 1945, a month after an election.
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House
Homer Hanna
Charleston
Holt
Thhe Howse
Huntington
Hanns
Threst
Hanna
U. S District Court For
Southern West Virgina
Judiciary
Fife
D-Realeigh
Insurance Commission
Laughlin
D-Greenbrier
Judiciary Committee
Ae Bolt
Legislative Committee On Government and Finance
Mountaineers Insurance Agency, Inc
West Virginia Liquor Profit Bill Advances in Legislature
The administration urged Congress to grant cities 400000 more annually from liquor profits as lawmakers push measures to expand local control over wages prices and state funds. The Senate passed a bill to raise city share to 400000 while House support trimmed an 800000 proposal. The session also moved to reorganize the State Health Department and create a medical licensing board amid ongoing debates on alcohol studies and rehabilitation. The rules calendar was set for Feb 21 with several bills receiving priority.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
State Health Department
Bean
D-Hardy
Johnston
Dmercer
Col
Rayburn forecasts tax lift amid Truman economic plan
House Speaker Rayburn signaled a likely tax rise to avert a federal deficit, tied to President Truman’s broader economic program. Brannan submitted an anti inflation measure as White House aides warned spring price pressure could trigger a crash, with hearings on Social Security expansion set for February 28. Payroll deductions may rise to 3 percent for employees and 3 percent for employers.
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House
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Truman
Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
White House
Sally Treason Trial Nears End
Washington report states that Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally faces eight treason counts after two were dropped. The government aims to wrap up the case with a Wednesday verdict possible on any remaining count, with death-penalty stakes tied to a guilty outcome. A Dutch singer testified he was sent to a concentration camp after refusing to speak on her program, and Gillars allegedly admitted working for the Germans.
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Washington
INS
Mildred E. Gillars
Azxis
Sally
Ibe
Miss Gillars
Committee Okays Vets Pension Bill
Washington Feb 15 in a stormy session six Democratic committee men left the room as the House veterans committee approved a multi billion dollar veterans pension bill. The measure would grant 90 dollars a month at age 60 to all 18 800 000 World War I and II veterans and cost about 6 billion dollars yearly according to some lawmakers. It also provides 120 dollars a month for all physically or mentally handicapped veterans in need of attendance, with disability not required to be service connected. Rankin steered the bill through the committee and sought floor action despite administration opposition reflected by President Truman who said pension and bonus measures do not fit his budget or program. Rankin then turned to Speaker Bayh.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Rankin
D-Miss
Congress
Truman
The Greatest Story Ever Told to Appear in The Gazette
The Gazette will serialize The Greatest Story Ever Told starting Ash Wednesday March 2 as 46 daily installments through Lent. Oursler manuscript rights secured via Register and Tribune Syndicate. editor W E Chilton Jr touts modern, vivid narrative with reverent portraits of Jesus life as told by the apostles.
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of Christ
Christ
the Gazette
W. E. Chilton, Jr
The
Gazette
Oursier
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Des Moines, Jr
New York
Ent
Ife
Jesus
Matthew
Mark
Our Lord
Garzette
John A. O'Brien
Notre Dame
Ralph W. Sockers
Christ Church Methodist
New York City
Palestine
Otto N. Frankfurter
Jesus of Nazareth
Cabbies Strike Shuts Philadelphia Transit System
Philadelphia faced a total transit shutdown as 11 000 CIO Philadelphia Transportation Co workers walked out, joined by 3 850 AFL Yellow Cab drivers. Unauthorized taxi action sparked scuffles while law makers push for compulsory arbitration. Traffic slowed to 10 mph as 400 000 vehicles clogged streets and emergency taxis ferried patients to hospitals.
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Philadelphia
CIO
State Senate
Cio-Philadelphia Industria? jUnion
Quaker City
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File
Td-Raleigh
Lurder
W. A. Woodroe
Air and Streams Assoc
Woodroe
Willie Willis
Zane
Pope
Rush D. Hott
Lewis Countian
Wasecancyenee
Guage
Oursler
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