Coal Dispute Heads To US Court Over Miners’ Strike
Washington June 18 The dispute between John L Lewis and soft coal operators moved to White House action under Taft Hartley. A board of inquiry will report before the attorney general seeks a court injunction to bar a walkout. Bridges seeks to dismiss Van Horn injunction bid amid pension and welfare fund fights.
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Westvaco to Merge With Food Machinery Corp
Westvaco and Food Machinery Corp plan a merger agreed by managements and contingent on stockholder approval in July. Westvaco president William B. Thom and Food Machinery president Paul L. Davis announced in New York. The merged firm will have Food Machinery as the surviving company and may adopt the name Food Machinery and Chemical Corp with Westvaco operating as the chemical division.
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South Charleston
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Truman Returns To Take Up Feud At Close Quarters
President Truman arrived in Washington after a 15 day 6000 mile rail trip to Los Angeles and back expressing happiness with the journey. A large crowd and cabinet members greeted him at Union Station before he rode to the White House. He planned to tackle a heavy docket of more than 50 bills and renewed his critique of Congressional Republican leaders.
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Vandenberg Attacks Truman Tour On TV Critique
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan used a television broadcast from the foreign relations committee room to condemn President Truman for a self-serving political vacation amid government work. He dismissed the president’s charge that Congress is the worst in history as partisan sniping, stressing the nation’s welfare should be paramount.
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West Virginia Day Observance Highlights State Pride
Governor Meadows told West Virginians to take pride in their state and capitol during the second official West Virginia Day ceremony at the capitol youth entrance. Historian Roy Bird Cook praised the state’s beauty and progress while John Gunther’s absence from praise was noted by organizers. A cake was presented to a celebratory note from Esso Standard Oil’s W H St. Cir.
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Esso Standard Oil Co
Curb Is Sought On Atomic Strikes
President Truman to name a labor relations commission to study possible need for special legislation to avert shutdowns in atomic energy plants. The move follows a dispute that threatened Oak Ridge Tennessee operations and raises questions about current bargaining methods in atomic facilities. The commission would assess the problem and offer recommendations to protect national health and safety.
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Truman
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White House
Oak Ridge National Atomic Laboratory
Tennessee
New Coin for Hitler Mark Substituted by Allies
Western Allies announce currency revision in Germany’s zones, introducing the Deutsche mark to replace the Reichsmark. Exchange ratio seen as about 1 new mark for 45,000 old marks, aimed at stabilizing currency and aiding European recovery. Russians and Communist groups denounce plan as Germany’s partition and a blow to the German people, while Germans rush to spend old marks.
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Wes Gallagher
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Soviet
All Night Senate Session Foils Draft Plan By Taylor
Washington June 19 An hour after hour filibuster by Sen Taylor of Idaho who seeks the vice presidency prevented final action on a war draft measure. Sen Langer vowed to talk next and conferees reportedly agreed on a 21 month service for 19 to 26 year olds beginning 90 days after passage. The Senate gallery crowded as Taylor spoke past midnight and taft officials said action would resume once he stops.
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U S Jets Bolster Europe Defense With Transfer to Germany
Washington June 18 The United States plans to move the 36th jet fighter wing from the Panama Canal area to the U S zone in Germany to strengthen Western air defense. The move doubles Europe’s fighter strength but remains far short of Soviet potential, with existing German forces still largely obsolete.
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Air Crash Toll Grows as Morgue Identifies Victims
In Carmel Pennsylvania 43 people died when a DC-6 airliner crashed near Centralia. Only 16 identifications were made in the first 24 hours as investigators sort through charred remains. Relatives await identification by ring, dental work, or scar. Earl Carroll’s body remains missing. A four part probe by the Civil Aeronautics Board begins.
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House Passes Housing Bill Faces Senate Duel
Washington June 18. Republicans pushed a housing bill through the House by 318 to 90 without public housing funding. Taft hinted acceptance of a House version to avoid no bill, while Truman warned of a veto if the White House sees a House‑like measure. Eighty‑eight Democrats joined 230 Republicans to pass the bill. The measure omits 500,000 government financed units, slum clearance subsidies, and farm housing aids.
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Count Seeks Peace Basis for Palestine Settlement
Count Folke Bernadotte, arriving at Rhodes, begins shaping a permanent Palestine settlement with Arab and Jewish consultants. In Tel Aviv, fears persist that truce may fail within days while preparations for potential conflict continue in Israel. A UNEF convoy reached Jerusalem, carrying about 20 trucks of wheat.
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Bluefield Honors Civic Enterprise With New Municipal Parking Garage
BLUEFIELD June 18. President Irvin Stewart of West Virginia University praised Bluefield for its new 800 car municipal garage calling the dedication democracy in action. He said citizens solving local problems show the way to meet larger state and national issues. The ceremony featured a four deck concrete garage, a Misa Bluefield dance by the fire department, and attendance by mayors from four nearby towns and cities in WV, VA, and TN.
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Congress Races Clock and Senate Filibuster
Washington June 18 Congress raced the clock and two Senate filibusters in a bid to pass draft and other major measures before adjournment this weekend. Senators Taft and Taylor clashed over selective service while conferees worked to bridge House Senate gaps on ERP funding foreign aid and housing. President Truman warned of vetoes on legislation he deems against public interest.
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Several Romanians Killed In Ammunition Train Blast
In Bucharest near Rutesi workers loading an ammunition train triggered a series of explosions. An undetermined number of laborers died as blasts touched adjacent boxes and ignited a cartridge dump. Police and fire squads labored through the afternoon to recover bodies.
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Traffic ban gains backing for downtown 4 to 6 pm parking
William C Easley of the West Virginia Safety and Health Council endorsed a Gazette idea to prohibit downtown parking from 4 to 6 p m amid Charleston traffic crunch. He urged proper street markings and staged work hours to ease the 5 p m homeward rush, noting wider benefits for business and congestion relief.
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West Virginia Safety and Health Council
the Gazette
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Charleston
National Safety Council
Floor Collapse Injures 17 Spencer State Hospital Patients
Seventeen teen women at Spencer State hospital suffer fractures and bruises when cement flooring in a third floor passageway between Ware C and the administration building collapses after a movie. Ambulance and Red Cross volunteers provide care. officials say the incident is under control and no serious injuries initially reported.
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waitress becomes physician after eight years of work
Dorothy Sell 25, of Chicago, earned a medical degree from the University of Illinois after eight years balancing waitressing with college. She plans to intern in internal diseases in Los Angeles next week, aiming to specialize, having supported her widowed mother since 1940 while earning her degree.
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DePaul University
Ninth Inning Victory Cited by PL Ballot Count
The Gazette reports a late flourish for PL in ballot number nine with fan reaction from Stan Arnold. Hal Stassen provides the latest update as political commentary heats up.
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