18 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1947
Page
1
The House rejected a proposal to double legislators pay while the Senate backed the insurance firms on casualty regulation and moved to consider major higher education reforms. Debates lingered on teacher salary bills and potential tax shifts as lawmakers study funding ideas and contemplate constitutional changes affecting pay.
Delegates introduced a revival of the state income tax limited to earners of 33 000 or more, with a three percent tax on personal incomes up to 37 000 and four percent above 7 000, plus a three percent levy on corporate net incomes. Del. Trent D Logand supported a veterans bonus measure proposing a 100 000 000 bond referendum to aid service members from 1941 to 1945. Other bills seek municipal voter registration simplification and banning attorneys from certain state commissions.
The House appropriations committee trimmed President Truman's requests by 56 percent in the first appropriations bill before the House. The Veterans Administration faced the main cuts, with a proposed reduction of 176,186,300 of which 175,683,500 targets the VA. The panel pledged to review VA needs later and potentially add funds, while the VA amount would cover only through March. An OPA cut ordered 9,000,000 to be canceled, contingent on extending its liquidation by June.
President Truman acted to ship 7,000 tons of American food to Romania's Moldavia region to aid 500,000 starving people. The plan diversions allocate supplies via Constanza with Red Cross supervision, allow Romanian purchases of grain, and require no reparations payments. Distribution will be supervised to ensure non discrimination and political neutrality.
Justice Jackson sharply criticized elastic interpretations of the wage hour law in a separate concurring opinion. He targeted a Black written decision that unsettled the wage hour administrator's finding on apprentice railroad workers not being employees under the act. Jackson's remarks follow a public clash with Justice Black from Nuernberg last summer.
A clash erupted in Dickson Tennessee as more than 100 strikers and 16 truck drivers battled with officers for an hour. About 150 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America members stood by as eight large trucks moved goods from Henry Siegel Manufacturing Co. under escort. Injuries were reported to at least three people, and the incident followed a dispute over a contract and wage rules amid a prolonged strike.
The National Labor Relations Board dismissed all unfair labor practices charges against St. Petersburg's Evening Independent and Morning Times. It ruled the papers had a right to replace striking printers and held that a union's refusal to bargain negates grounds to claim employer bad faith. The case, filed by the St. Petersburg local of the International Typographical Union, followed a 1945 wage dispute and the 1946 launch of News Printing Inc to operate a nonunion, open shop newsroom.
Moscow reports the U S State Department’s first official Russian language radio broadcast was heard with heavy static in Moscow. Shortwave conditions were poor and the one hour program was frequently blanked by French and Russian transmitters. Three groups of Russians who heard it offered mixed opinions to an American correspondent.
Industry pushes Congress to break up unions by carving them into smaller units and to curb union power. Rep Nixon reports rank and file members fear leaders and want government supervision of strikes and officer elections, plus financial disclosures and outlawing secondary boycotts. Page 16 Col. 4.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approves a proposed constitutional amendment to limit presidents to nine years in office, with Kilgere opposing. It mirrors House terms, allows disregard of a one year partial term, and favors ratification by state conventions versus legislatures.
Chicago report quotes Edward Teller warning future atomic bombs may be 1000 times more powerful than those used in World War II, capable of destroying 400 square miles in a single strike and endangering the United States through radioactivity if released off the Pacific coast. He notes defenses would require vast societal changes and only partial protection from shelters and air filters.
The United Nations Security Council scheduled two sessions with British charges against Albania publicized in the morning and a debate on atomic control in the afternoon. The U S proposed a strategic area trustee ship for Japanese islands in the Pacific, adding to mounting discussions on arms reduction as Cadogan presents a British 20 page memorandum alleging Albania mined Carry Channel, causing 44 British deaths and damage to two destroyers, seeking apology and indemnity.
Washington feb 17 testimony in the Hesse crown jewel theft trial before a military court claimed Col Jack W Durant signed his own separation papers from the Army. Durant an Air Forces officer allegedly stole 1 5 million in Hesse jewels during wartime service in Europe. Col Malin testified someone signed Durant discharge papers while Malin was in a mel hospital. signatures and initials appeared as es IWD.
The Gazette touts its want ads as powerful sellers with examples of a dog bought sight unseen and a Jersey cow sold after two issues. It promotes fast results, calls for ads, and lists contact numbers, emphasizing reliable, profitable use of classified listings for apartment rentals and merchandise.
U S congressmen urge a harder line toward Soviet Russia in recent floor remarks. Representative Rankin of Mississippi condemned what he called the diplomats licking the boots of Stalin. Senator Brooks of Utah attacked appeasement by Secretary Marshall and Bedell Smith over Baltic freedoms.
The Jewish Agency announced acceptance of placing the Palestine question before the United Nations and urged lifting immigration barriers under the 1939 white paper. It called for abrogation of limits allowing 1 500 Jews monthly while awaiting U N action. At Haifa, 800 British businessmen in cantaments were armed. 100s of Jewish immigrants were deported to Cyprus after interception by British ships. A one hour general strike by the Jewish national council protested the deportations.
The United States vows to maintain defensive control in the Pacific by keeping the Marshalls, Marianas and Carolines under American administration as strategic naval and air bases. The plan seeks defense in depth to deter a Pearl Harbor attack. The UN is asked to designate these islands as a stray logic area.
Thirteen railroad workers died and 16 injured when a Chicago South Shore electric train struck a bus carrying section hands near Michigan City Indiana at about 9:05 p m The dead were residents of Michigan City Gary and Chicago and eight whites and five Negroes per state police Most bus occupants were injured with 14 taken to hospitals Two others, the motorman and a bus passenger, had minor injuries The crash disrupted operations as investigators noted the bus split and the train remained on the track Descriptions reference crossers at Andry crossing and report extensive post crash actions including U S forces assisting along the track The article also veers into unrelated topics about Japanese mandates and Pacific defense details not connected to the crash
Washington reports Senate Democratic Leader Barkley endorses David E. Lilienthal for Atomic Energy Commission chair. McMahon sees Lilienthal’s prospects improving, while McKellar vows to block the nomination. The nine member Senate committee meets to review Lilienthal’s qualifications amid questions about TVA and a disputed letter from Dies committee files.
Appalachian Electric Power Co outlines a $20,000,000 steam plant at Graham Station Mason County with an initial 190000 horsepower capacity. The project starts in April near the Ohio River 60 miles downstream from Parkersburg, using river barges for coal and named Philip Spern plant.
Washington news briefs report House postpones hearings on a 20 percent across the board income tax cut while Senate keeps high wartime excise rates. Knutson and Taft clash over retroactive timing as budget battles unfold on Capitol Hill. Senate and House must conference over differed wording before any tax reduction.
A quirky verse fragment from 1947 hints at easing cold fears and improving warmth. The lines evoke playful weather and public sentiment, attributed to Stan Arnold in Copastabt.
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