Truman denounces Lewis as strike hypes repeal clash
President Truman attacked John L. Lewis over coal sit down, insisting the coal strike will not derail his push to repeal the Taft Hartley Act. Senate foes fear the miners one week walkout could hinder repeal as debate continues.
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Senate
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Plein Lewis
Capitol Hill
Lewis
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Withers
Worker Editor Lied to Fight in Spanish War
In federal court John W. Gates editor of the Communist Daily Worker admitted to lying on a 1927 passport application to travel and fight with the Spanish Republicans. He said the purpose was justified and did not regard it as a material lie. The government showed inconsistencies including a name change from Israel Ragenstrich and occupation as chemist. The trial opened with contempt judgments unresolved and details continued on page 30.
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York
John W. Gates
Daily Worker
U. S
John F. X. Mc Gohey
Gates
Germany
Spain
Thay
McGahey
Israel Ragenstrich
John Gates
New York City
Ragenstrich
Ohio
Gus iPiense
Headline Hunter Charge Hits Lewis Probers
President Truman at a news conference calls both espionage probes and John L Lewis headline hunting. He jokes investigations seek headlines while noting coal mine sitdown is not a strike. He backs educators in their field but opposes teaching by those seeking to overthrow the government.
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Lewis
Probers
Washington
Truman
Sohoy L. Lewis
Mr. Truman
John Lj. Lewis
Jonn Lewis
United States
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Lost Man Shot In Burglar Scare In Rabelle
Walia Trout, 26, was shot twice in a Crescent Road neighborhood scare as residents misidentified him and a companion as burglars. Trout was hit in the elbow and leg and was listed in good condition at Charleston General Hospital. His companion, rou, 3, faces charges of attempted burglary and loitering. Detectives investigated amid reports the area was terrorized by prowlers as residents described damaged windows and suspicious activity.
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Rabelle
Walia Trout
Charleston
General Hospital
Buddy
Rou
Haiielle
Crescent Rd
Guy W. Neely
Crescant
W. W. Fisher
R. Je Smith
Five Names Tied to Spy Ring by Chambers Testimony
Whittaker Chambers named five men he said supplied United States secrets to a Russian spy ring in response to a government question. New witnesses testified about Hiss finances and letters by Mars Priscilla Biss. Names include Vincent Reno and other figures linked to the Aberdeen, Maryland area. Chamber’s claims imply prior discussions with government officials.
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Chambers
Harry Dexter White
Wiliam Ward Pieman
Lght
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Pigman
U. S. Bureau of Standards
White
the Treasury
New York
Whittaker
Chamber J
State Department
A White
House On American Activities
Franka Vitter Hero
Vincenti Reno
Aberdeen
Appleton
Wis
U. S
Personal Income Drops for April
The Commerce Department reports April personal income fell for the fourth straight month by 909 million dollars below March, to an annual rate of 213.7 billion. Despite the drop, the figure remains 5.1 billion or 25 percent above April last year, while the four month average for 1943 stands four percent higher than a year earlier. The decline is led by lower farm income, estimated at 20.4 billion annually, versus 2.8 billion in March, with page 3 promised for further details.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
New Drug Ariane Aids Palsy Patients At AMA Meeting
Dr Kendall B Corbin of the Mayo Clinic described Ariane the new muscle relaxing drug to 104 patients at the American Medical Association meeting in Atlantic City. The drug reportedly reduces shaking and stiffness with fewer side effects though it is not a cure. About 77 percent of patients said they would continue using Ariane and over half showed diminished tremor, while a minority could not tolerate it.
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AMA
Atlantic City
N. O
American Medical Assoc
James
Kendall B. Corbin
Mayo Clinic
Artane
Counter Spies In Red Office Probers Hear
Washington reports reveal FBI files alleging American counter spying may extend to the Soviet Embassy. Secret 1940s style notes cite informants coded PTL and T-2 as credible sources. One report claims a barber at White Sands missile site was recruited to gather missile data for the Russians, including photos, and send them to Mexico City’s Soviet embassy. The records also reference an em ployment application at the embassy, but lack direct claims of planted flies.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Pam
FBI
Clase Waleh
PBI
White Sands
N. Mex
Theas
Mexico City
FRY
Wit
Soviets Behind Eister Escape Revealed at Senate Hearing
Ex Communist Budenz testified that Soviet agents aided Eister in fleeing, linking schemes to Czechoslovakia and Poland. He noted the escape aboard the Batary and claimed the Kremlin would celebrate any bond forfeiture while detailing alleged subversive activity among aliens before a Senate committee.
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Washington
Txs
Edter Louis Budenzold
Probrrs
Wdsy
Serhurs Eister
America
Mosenw Ip
United States
Bugenz Aga A & Am Univ Uty
Elsiescape
Batory
Fister
Russia
Budenzaald
Kremlin
Jess
Capitol
Testi
U. S
Batary
Zister
Pili G Keeney
House Group Passes Military Pay Boost
The House Armed Services Committee approved a military pay increase draft by Vinson with broad support. The substitute bill, sponsored by Kilday, raises pay for all ranks from recruits to generals, with recruits earning 80 dollars monthly after four months and generals rising from 735 to 8567, replacing an earlier plan that favored officers and offered no recruit increase.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Fiday
Rep. Kilday
D.tex
Berlin Blockade Talks Narrowly Resolved Amid Stalled Big Four
Paris dispatch reports Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky agreed to join Western ministers in seeking to lift the Berlin blockade by Monday. The accord came only after a deadlock over adjourning the conference and a rejected plan to skip the German question in the Austrian peace talks. Vishinsky cited lack of Berlin information but said Moscow would telegraph instructions to Berlin commanders to carry out the blockade lifting by the Monday deadline.
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Paris
INS
Russia
Berlin
Vishinsky
Acheson
Pour
Isotopes shipment debate roils AEC hearings
Atomic Energy Commission member Strauss testified that isotopes bombarded abroad could aid research and military rockets, and he protested shipments as he clashed with Lilienthal in Senate hearings. Critics accused officials of mismanagement and “face control” over shipments, while the internal vote rejected Strauss on the record.
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Washington
Janes
Lewis Streusch
Atomic Energy
Catmvision
Firauet
Cuneatastor
Strauss
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Senate
Sen
Hickenlooper
Illows
Lileenthal
Sterle
Lilienthal
Likenlooper
Vandenberg
D-Mich
Norway
Bente M. Jackson
Dwastt
Lillenthal
Knowland
R-Cal
United States
Ten
Poll Tax Ban Gets Setback in House Action
In Washington on June 6 a House administration subcommittee tied up anti poll tax legislation as hearings paused. A 4 to 3 vote with one absent prevented immediate action, awaiting a chance for the full administration committee to act next Wednesday and resume hearings. Representative Marcantonia of New York was absent for the vote.
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Washington
Truman
House
Judiciary Committee
Up Inn
Marcantonia 1
Toray
Veterans’ Affeirs
Cine
Crain
Gazette Ad Dors To Your Room And More
A garbled ad page notes rooms for rent and gazette readers seeking housing with contact numbers. It mixes ads with Bevin interview content from Blackpool dated June 3 7. The piece also mentions Bevin and Noel-Baker at a Labour rally, Paris talks, and a 10 15 year horizon for peace or war.
State Law Still Necessary For Smog Curb
Charleston attorney William M. Woodroe told the Charleston Exchange club that despite actions by DuPont Carbide Carbon and other plants, air pollution in the Kanawha valley rises and a state statute and agency are needed. He cited precipitators at Carbide plants, improvements at Appalachian Electric Power Cabin Creek, and plans by American Fork and Hoe to cease power manufacture and emissions.
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duPont and
Carbide
Kanawha
William M. Woodroe
duPont Company
Woodroe
Charleston Exchange Club
Charleston
Assar
West Virginia
Carbide and
Carbon Chemicals Corp
Wood‘yee
Iam
South Charleston
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Cabin Creek
Ghio River
American Fork and Hoe Co
North Charleston
Carrier Doom Under Inquiry
The House armed services committee announced a probe into the soundness of Defense Secretary Johnsons cancelation of the Navy s super aircraft carrier project The panel will broaden the B 36 bomber inquiry to include the carrier controversy The plan aims to air bitter Air Force Navy feuding over recent years and to study roles of services in deciding weapon development and the carrier decision
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Washington
INS
House
Armed Services Committee
Defense
Johnson
Navy
Vinson Id
Air Force
Vinson
Sian
Air
Symington
Mit [Zion
War
Marine Aviation
Chiefs of Staff
Schoolmen Stick To High Bus Bid
Kanawha county board of education chose the Kanawha Mack bid of 34 218 for 16 bus chassis, rejecting Reo and GM options. Chairman McCabe cited specifications and a 42 inch frame for Mack as meeting requirements. Wickline-Wells protested but was overruled as Reo failed to meet the frame standard.
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Reo
Mack
Kanawha County Board of Education
William M. Walworth
Rea Motors, Inc
Charles P. McCabe
Kanawha Mack Sales
Kanawha Mack 3A
Reos
Wickline Wells Motors, Inc
General Motors
Wickline-Wells
Sidney Goad
McCabe
Walworth
Angi
Douglas Will Remain On Job at St. James
President Truman announced that Lewis Douglas would stay in London as U S ambassador to the court of St James despite questions of a change. Douglas had recovered from an eye injury and agreed to remain in post. Truman also said he had not decided on appointing Wright Morrow as ambassador to Belgium.
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Washington
Lewis Douglas
London
U. S
Court of St. James
Truman
Douglas
Wright ‘Morrow
Texas
Belgium
Quart a Day Maximum Liquor Load Questioned
Washington reports Dr. Henry W. Newman of Stanford Medical School argues the average man cannot safely drink more than a quart of 100 proof whiskey daily. He asserts a higher intake risks unconsciousness or death, while a Washington physician notes a fourquart daily level would render a drunken state for the average person.
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Washington
Henry W. Newmen
Stanford University Medical School
Sign Francisco
Newman
Science
Pickets cripple nerve center of Soviet rails in Berlin
In West Berlin, picket lines seal off the Soviet zone railway headquarters inside the American sector blocking telephones and dispatches. Strikers claim about six workers inside and report duplic ate offices set up in the Soviet sector. About 40 freight trains bound for West Berlin from Heimstadt are stalled on Soviet tracks as 14 000 West Berliners walk out.
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Berlin
Serlin
West Berlin
Heimstedt
Evening Sky Forecast From Charleston and Surrounds
A cloudy night sky shows bright planets Venus and Saturn low in the west with Jupiter rising southeast by late night. Thursday night temperatures reach around 70 with 38 at midnight and a general warm trend across Maryland and Virginia with scattered showers possible Friday in the region.
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Frais
Eysassis
Spica
Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
West Virginia
Exinnal
Tennessee
Alter
Maryland
Xtlernusa
Virginie
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Blackpool
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Ernest Bevin
Labor Party
Gether
Hevin
Philip Noel-Baker
Commonwealth
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Pease
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