Global Relief Bill Slashed by House Vote
The House approved a foreign aid bill cut 26.7 percent from President Truman’s request, totaling 5.98 billion dollars for 15 months. Key amendments failed on voice votes, with Marshall opposing the cut and Dirksen’s bloc pushed to restore funding. The measure now heads to the Senate for further battle and potential conference action.
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Refugee Bill Set For House Debate
The House rules committee moved to fast track a bill to admit 200000 European refugees over the next two years. Rep Halleck said it would be called up Monday and passed Tuesday to reach the White House before June 19. Differences with the Senate may delay final action. debate limited to three hours.
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Bushes and beds eaten by chickens and trucks
Willie Willis recalls a row over loss of flowers and shrubbery as Mrs. Brown's chickens and delivery trucks damaged the property, leaving plants stripped and beds bare.
Law Bars Trucks From Boulevard Despite Signs
Police report Kanawha Boulevard clogged by trucks with signs reading Trucks Do Not Enter Boulevard. A count of 15 trucks in a single run showed double parking and congestion. four cars exceeded 30 mph, three cars used left lane for cruising, nine vehicles double parked, five in no parking areas.
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Vanport Yields First Drowned Victims In Floods
In Portland Oregon on June 4 the Vanport disaster yielded its first bodies as salvage crews recovered a 5 year old boy and a 14 year old girl. The Columbia River rose to a higher crest upstream threatening lower river towns and washing out five bridges in Idaho. The Pacific Northwest flood toll rose to 26 with 13 missing yet listed by Red Cross.
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Elizabeth Plans Public Hiatus Ahead of Royal Baby
Buckingham Palace announced Princess Elizabeth will take no public engagements after this month as a royal baby arrives. The due month is October or November, with the birth expected to place Elizabeth second in line to the throne behind the Queen.
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Civil Rights Tag On Draft Sought By Senator Langer
Washington June 4 17 Senator Langer sought to attach a civil rights program to the draft bill. Senate leaders predicted failure. chairman Gurney planned to shelve the rider after brief discussion. The Senate recessed until Monday with a vote expected.
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City Rules Political Talk Out of Robeson Concert
Durham city officials refuse to let Paul Robeson speak on politics at a concert. The council allows use of the Carolina Theater for June 22 but bars political remarks and imposes audience segregation as a condition of the permit.
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Truman Urges Social Gains to Curb Reds in Speech
President Truman urged Congress to curb communism with more and better democracy by enacting laws for homes, medical care, schooling, social security, fair jobs and anti inflation measures. He appealed for refuge for Europe’s displaced and urged passage of displacement laws without crippling amendments. He spoke in Chicago at the 100th Sweden migration anniversary.
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Nick Barth Dies at 55 In Charleston WV Funeral Owner
Nicholas A. Barth 55 of Charleston, owner of Owen Barth Funeral Home, died in a hospital after a heart condition. A World War I veteran and retired city councilman, he served as first commander of John Brawley Post 20 American Legion and held West Virginia boxing commissioner duties. He was a longtime member of Charleston Lodge 202 BPOE and Catholic War Veterans.
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Fourteen wounded as Sicily strikes spread in postwar unrest
Rome reports Communist led strikes in Sicily causing 14 injuries as 24 hour general walkouts paralyzed Bologna. Cremona saw a failed flash strike while police opened fire wounding 14. Dock workers in Palermo and miners in Sardinia threatened to walk out amid a suspected campaign to unseat premier Alcide de Gasperi.
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Ships Battle Off Tel Aviv and Cease Fire Hinted
Cairo reports Arab losses in a land battle near Jenin while Jewish communique says four Egyptian ships were repulsed in a naval clash off Tel Aviv. British-typed craft and Amira Fawzia were described as involved. one Israeli plane did not return amid six to seven miles offshore action. United Nations mediation on Jewish immigration stalls truce amid pause in security council sessions.
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Young Miner Dies Under Slate Fall Near Charleston
Charles ton area youth Don Whittington, 19, was fatally crushed when a slate fall trapped him at the A. E. Whittington mine on Tup pers Creek, 15 miles from Charles ton. He returned inside to set off a charge to clean the mine after coworkers left, and died en route to a Charleston hospital. Survived by parents Otis and unnamed mother, two brothers, five sisters, and maternal grandparents, his body was taken to Cunningham mortuary.
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Two Churches Hit Inside Holy City
Mortar bombs hit two Christian churches along the Via Dolorosa in Old Jerusalem. Three child refugees sustained minor injuries as an Arab legion commander blamed Jews for the attack and pledged tenfold retaliation. A manifesto by the Christian union of Palestine urged UN action to protect holy places from military use.
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Congress Votes $5 Month Raise In Old Age Pay
Congress approved a bill to raise social security payments by $164.9 million annually for about 3.5 million needy aged and blind persons and dependent children. The plan adds $5 monthly for aged and blind recipients and $3 for dependents, with federal-state matching to reach up to $50 for the aged and blind and $27 for a child. State payouts vary by state.
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Government Loses Real Estate Fight
Justice Curran dismissed the Justice Department conspiracy case against the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Washington Real Estate Board. He ruled that an agreement to regulate brokers commissions, by itself, cannot be a restraint of trade.
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Dewey Rejects Vice Presidency in Boston Speech
Massachusetts news conference shows Gov. Thomas E. Dewey ruling out any vice presidential run. He stated he seeks the Republican nomination or nothing and will back the party’s record in Congress if he wins the nomination. Dewey aims to secure second choice support from Massachusetts delegates on a first ballot.
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West Virginia Primary Returns Certify Key Delegates
Nearly four weeks after the May primary the secretary of state certified winners with unofficial totals confirmed. Republican Thomas Sweeney of Wheeling leads the state delegate slate, followed by Henry D. Hatfield, R. J. Funkhouser, and Walter S. Hallanan. Kilgore heads the Democratic ticket with Kilgore contested, and other Democrats named include Meadows, Randolph, Bailey, Jackson, Byers, Ogden, and Hill. The O’Brien-Chilton race in another state remains unsettled.
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Stassen Team Faces Draft for Dewey Era Drive
Column mocks political maneuvering as Stassen group weighs new leadership while Dewey style push is criticized. Author Stan Arnold notes past efforts failed and cautions against repeating mistakes in a fresh campaign effort.
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