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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1950
Page
8
London: Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, 69, is reported in very satisfactory condition after a second operation for piles. He had surgery for fistula in April and underwent general anaesthetic for today’s procedure. Bevin remains hospitalized, with his overall health improving after the bowel issue and heart trouble.
Washington June 3 House Ways and Means Committee reached a bill to cut excise taxes as part of a broad tax revision. No action yet in either chamber as other major measures move through the process.
Capt. John G. Crommelin, outspoken critic of unification policies, will be promoted to rear admiral on the retirement list. Navy Secretary Matthews announced he earned the promotion for war service and decorations after a furlough and retirement with a $452 monthly pension. He plans to campaign as an independent for the Senate seat held by Sister Hin? (D-Ala).
The White House announced President Truman will sign Monday the foreign aid authorization totaling 3.121 billion dollars for the Marshall Plan and the development program. The signing will occur at the White House at 9 a.m. EST with a formal statement to follow.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt sails from New York to Oslo to attend the June 7 unveiling of a statue honoring the late President. She is joined by her son Elliott and his children Elliott Jr. and Chandler, with Norwegian ambassador Wilhelm Munche de Morgenstierne in the party. She plans stops in Sweden Denmark Holland Finland Belgium Luxembourg France and England before returning July 3.
New York reports 22 year old Jozeph Azuz plans to wed Josephine Dissefano on September 23. Azuz faced a $2,175 store holdup charge but was freed after Josephine’s private investigation traced alibi evidence, including a movie night where both were present.
Tass reported an unnamed Soviet star gazer corrected the longitude of Pulkovo Observatory by one hundredth of a second, reducing the distance to Greenwich by about two meters. The change translates to roughly 80 inches, linking Britain and Russia closer in a minor astronomical adjustment.
New construction started in May surpassed previous peaks with a total value over 1.9 billion dollars. Private homebuilding drove much of the gain, contributing about half of the rise, while the first five months of 1950 totaled nearly 38.1 billion, up 21 percent from 1949.
A twelve year-old girl Barbara Lane retrieves her lost cat found in a closet at the new neighborhood fraternity center. The cat was accompanied by its five newborn kittens in the closet.
Mrs. Walter Thomas donated her husband’s suit to a benefit auction in Woodward Oklahoma. When the coat went up for sale Mr. Thomas rushed in to bid one dollar to reclaim it. He wore the pants and needed the coat for the suit.
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