Truman Asks Credit Curbs Be Continued
President Truman urged Congress to extend wartime credit curbs into peacetime to curb installment buying. He warned that rejection could end emergency powers, citing risks of lower down payments and longer repayment periods delaying a stable economic adjustment. The letter to Marriner Eccles was read by the Federal Reserve Board chair and supported by some bankers while opposed by the American Bankers Association on parts of the bill.
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Loyalty measure approved by House committee
The House postal and civil service committee approved a loyalty bill to purge disloyal federal workers and bar disloyal applicants. It authorizes investigations by the Civil Service Commission and FBI into current employees and job applicants, with findings reviewed by a five member loyalty board appointed by the President. If adverse, agencies may remove or refuse hiring, with board notifying the President.
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Beef Prices Set to Rise Across City Markets
Local meat wholesalers forecast beef will rise three to five cents per pound from next Monday with the larger jump not affecting weekend shoppers. Lamb and some pork cuts also advance while ham and bacon hold steady. Dried beans and flour edge up while canned milk drops. Eggs and lard show mixed movements as exports influence prices. officials offer no local shortage concerns.
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Charlestonians Endure Third Straight Day of Heat
Weather reads 92 degrees at 3 PM with little breeze keeping Charlestons uncomfortable. high ties near record but cooler by evening as temperature drops to 60 PM. Forecaster says clearing, partly cloudy and continued warmth expected with little air movement.
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Truman Reaffirms U S Aim for World Friendship
President Truman wrapped up a goodwill trip to Canada with a pledge that the United States seeks friendship with every nation in the world. He stressed peace and a universal friendship, echoed by Prime Minister MacKenzie King. The remarks followed King’s statement opposing coercion and intimidation, and future coverage promises more details on the visit.
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Trucks Ordered From Boulevard Tight enforcement on Kana Blvd
Police Chief Harvey N. Rexroad ordered strict enforcement of the Kana Blvd ordinance banning trucks. He said the rule cannot levy a fine and directs all trucks to stay off the boulevard, only entering for deliveries and exiting at the next allowable turn. Traffic officers reported 22 arrests linked to the order. Violation could yield a $27 fine.
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Poet Sends Death Note to Un-American Committee Leader
WALUINGSON June 12 The House Committee on Un-American Activities chair J Parnell Thomas reports an amateur poet mailed a rhyming death threat calling for his end The note was turned over to the FBI Thomas remains undisturbed by the message as committee advances a report naming the Southern Conference for Human Welfare a Communist front organization The conference plans a Monday speech by former Vice President Henry A Wallace and observers will attend Wallace denies Communist ties while Thomas accuses government workers of being frightened into absence.
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Enormous Sum May Be Needed To Save Europe
Benjamin V. Cohen, State Department counselor, warned Europe may require up to 24 billion dollars in aid over four years to halt starvation and stem dictatorships. He urged Britain to share in aid programs, noting Europe may need six billion annually for three to four years. Marshall and Snyder cautioned totals are not definite and other nations may contribute.
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France Faces Broad Strike Wave After Settlements
Paris June 12. France's railroad strike ended today but observers warned that the settlement will prompt a wave of labor demands for general wage hikes. Premier Ramadier claimed improved social climate, while Socialist deputies and the CGT urged swift wage overhauls. The dispute centers on pay, bonuses, and reclassifications as the CGT plans July 1 pronouncement and Ramadier considers delaying wage reexamination to December.
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Russia Urges Plan Study at UN Atomic Commission
At Lake Success on June 12, Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Gromyko pressed the United Nations to begin work on new Soviet proposals for international atomic control and opposed U S efforts to keep Soviet and American programs separate. He urged simultaneous consideration of both plans and criticized Frederick Osborn for advocating separate review. The working committee adjourned without resolving the issue, delaying any decision on the Russian proposals.
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Mead Will Hear From Mead In Garsson Trial
Defense lawyers in the Garsson trial plan to question ex Senator Mead on Tuesday about allegedly missing papers they say were improperly withheld. The judge granted limited questioning and a subpoena to compel Mead to produce the documents. A Kentucky physician testified Mead’s illness could have driven a fatal outcome if he had appeared last summer.
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Electric Shock Knocks Man Off 30-Foot Pole
Hubert M Weatherby, 21, of Minersville Ohio, employed by Keystone Construction Co, fell from a 30 foot utility pole at Cross Lanes Union District after a bolt of electricity. He was in critical condition at Staats Hospital last night with second degree burns over much of his body and severe shock.
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Reds Are Asked To Aid Europe Recovery Plan
Secretary of State Marshall urged Soviet Russia to join a voluntary European recovery program with U S aid possible. He said Europe should define its needs, with Britain favoring the idea and Moscow showing no sign of participation. He noted Churchill's call for a United Europe influenced his thinking and discussed keeping wool import restrictions out of Geneva trade talks.
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Mine Strike Cuts Steel Production in Pennsylvania and Indiana
Wildcat strikes in pennsylvania coal fields nearly ended with 14,809 western mines affected and a loss around 215000 tons of coal. Indiana and pennsylvania mines reopened gradually as AFL United Mine Workers urged workers back after protests. Steel production impact visible at U S Steel with curtailment equivalent to several blast furnaces, while Frick Coke Co. reopened boosting coke supplies for upcoming paid mining vacations.
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Red leaders push on in Bulgaria parliament clash
Sulyok of the Small Freedom party attacked Hungary’s new government in a National Assembly debate, charging political terror and sparking jeers from Communists. Deputy Speaker Kossa adjourned the session amid unrest, postponing a vote of confidence for Premier Dinnyes after Ferenc Nagy’s ouster.
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Bulgaria Ousts 23 Agrarian Opponents in Parliament
In Sofia Bulgaria the Communist guided Parliament removed 23 opposition Agrarians on charges they were tools of Nikola Petkov the Agrarian party general secretary. The resignations found in Petkovs papers were cited as proof of their voluntary exit though they denied resigning. The ousted lawmakers defend their status claiming all 88 Agrarians retain seats.
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Church Group Blasts Taft-Hartley Labor Bill
The Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference denounces the Taft-Hartley act, warning it will provoke industrial strife. It cites four objections, including the oath disclosing Communist links could aid Communists and hinder legitimate unions from certification. The group, led by Bishop Karl Alter, criticizes the bill as over legalistic and harmful to anti Communist labor unity.
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College Degrees Mean Higher Pay? Pittsburgh Jobs Outline
Pittsburgh city ads offer street sweeper posts at 3177 dollars yearly with at least eighth grade education required while a park naturalist post pays 2249 dollars and requires a college degree in natural science. The notices reflect education affecting wages in municipal positions.
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Moderate Smoking For Most Cardiac Patients
Atlantic City reports that moderate smoking may be acceptable for many heart disease patients, per Dr. Robert Levy, challenging the belief that all cardiac patients must abstain. It should be avoided in active congestive, rheumatic, or tissue-destroying conditions and for those with peripheral blood disorders or unusual nicotine sensitivity.
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Found Okay of Heart Patients
A conference report notes that over years most patients with cardiac disorders, including coronary artery disease, may smoke moderately without harm. A study of 48 adults, half with heart disease, tested the effects of smoking two cigarettes in a row, tracking blood pressure heart rate and cardiac output. Subjects aged 16 to 72, many long-time smokers, inhaled deeply during the trials.
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Violence Claimed In Beer Walkout in Charleston Area
A weekold beer distributive strike in Charleston drew violence as an East End grocer, Leon Sheff, reported a brick thrown through his Jackson Street store window the night before. He said two striking employees warned him to stop selling a brand amid the labor dispute, with the brick believed to be tossed from a passing car at 1 a.m. The Kanawha Valley Beer Distributors Inc spokesman called the incident the third of its kind since May 1, noting bricks previously damaged dispensaries on Kanawha Boulevard and Pattick Street. Only one of 34 affiliated firms has signed a new contract with the Teamsters.
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Gossiping Doctors Aid Churchill's Resilience Tale
A fragmentary note recalls One Five doctors aiding a fragile life under Churchill guidance. Stan Arnold credits the intervention as true, hinting at a historic guardianship during a crisis reported in The Gazette.
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