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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
1
The House moved to postpone the draft until after January 31 with a final vote expected today. Debates heated as lawmakers sought to delay inductions while a Senate filibuster loomed and key figures debated Secretary Marshall's positions.
The Republican led House banking committee approved a housing bill stripping public housing and slum clearance, but no vote was set as Senate fate remains unclear. The Taft-Ellender-Wagner plan already passed the Senate and would fund slum clearance and up to 500,000 public low rent homes.
Atomic Trades and Sup r Council workers at the State Ridge national laboratory voted 271 to 60 to ratify a contract with Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. Wages rise 8 3 4 to 40 1 2 cents per hour for 875 members retroactive to December 18 and lasting one year. The vote ends a three month dispute and marked the government’s first use of Taft Hartley law to block a strike. Kenneth L. Scott AFL organizer announced the signing within 43 hours.
Berlin reports hopeful signs that a Russian walkout from a four power city meeting may not cause a lasting rupture. Russians left angrily after accusing U S representative Col Frank Howley of leaving early and sending a deputy to speak for him.
James Y. Hart of Knox County Tennessee, 54, deputy sergeant at arms in charge of the mace, caused a nighttime parliamentary stir as the mace, symbol of House authority, was moved to a recess. The House adjourned briefly until 10 a.m. EDT to resolve the sit uation and avoid a noon adjournment.
Hart, assigned to keep watch with the mace, sits in an empty chamber while others retreat at 7:12 pm. He tells reporters this has never happened before and plans to spend the night with the Bible, newspapers, and the constitution. William Russell, sergeant at arms, offers to let him go home later, with two policemen taking over from there.
President Truman, aboard a private car en route to Washington, accused Republican leadership of blocking broad housing legislation. He said the House would vote only on emasculated bills, avoiding the version the people need. Earlier in East St. Louis he criticized Congress for veto overrides and warned of new clashes. Police estimated the Indianapolis audience at 4,500 as he read the statement to reporters.
City seeks curbside removal of all downtown parking from 4 to 6 p m to ease homeward traffic. Officials argue empty streets boost flow, with Broad to Court and Kanawha Blvd to Washington St key zones. If adopted, shoppers must time visits to depart before 4 pm to aid de congestion efforts.
An official observance of West Virginia Day will be held at 1 p.m. today at the south entrance of the state capitol. Gov Meadows and Roy Birdtock of Charleston will speak, with L. Steele Trotter of the State Board of Control presiding. A film titled At Date With West Virginia will be shown by W. H. St. Clair, state manager for Esso Standard Oil. West Virginia became a state on December 8, 1863.
An article urges middle aged workers to secure future income by purchasing U S Savings Bonds. It notes peak county incomes in Kanawha, promotes payroll or bank savings plans, and highlights that bonds can be cashed after 60 days as a financial cushion for emergencies.
Washington reports Senate House conferees agreed to a compromise bill to admit 200000 eligible displaced persons and 50000 other entrants over two years. The plan allows 15000 visiting aliens to stay as permanent residents and sets geographic and origin restrictions including Baltic and eastern Poland origins. Celler and Boggs opposed the report citing antisemitic eligibility impacts.
The Senate approved a $3.749 billion Navy and Marines appropriation for the coming year, sending the measure to President Truman after voice vote. The Navy had asked $3.928 billion. House cuts totaled $250 million and Senate cuts $125 million, with the final compromise midway.
A DC-6 on the San Diego to New York run struck a high voltage wire near Carmel Pa and exploded, killing 39 passengers and 4 crew including theatrical producer Bart Carroll. Wreckage spread over woodland as witnesses described a furnace like scene with bodies and personal belongings scattered amid flames. Coroner said 18 bodies recovered two and a half hours after the crash, with no further expected.
In Washington on June 17 Congress overrode the third presidential veto in four days with a 237 to 162 House vote. Sixty nine Democrats joined 228 Republicans to push the measure allowing railroads late agreements under antitrust exemptions. The tally and context show a rare bipartisan override trend, with Truman veto history cited and comparisons to earlier sessions.
TEL AVIV June 17 Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok said Israel would send Jewish experts to Rhodes to consult with Count Folke Bernadotte. He stressed the talks are only preliminary and not a full peace conference. Bernadotte arrived from Cairo and met Shertok and Ben Gurion as U.N. officials said Arabs would send four consultants for the preliminary discussions. Ben Gurion warned peace prospects looked bleak and expected renewed Arab attacks after the four week truce.
Mrs. George Warner Jr of Chicago heard her husband say he was going down before a United Air Linen flight crashed in northeast Pennsylvania. Warner described his bravery after many scrapes as he managed to escape danger despite broken flaps and landing gears.
A garbled 1944 clipping hints at a nomination contest for a host position. The fragment references Stan Arnold and a mystery around who will nominate, with unclear publication context and author credits.
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