Congress Starts Last Month With Much Work to Be Done
Washington June 28 A Republican led Congress heads into the final session month with most work done yet a crowded calendar includes major Truman proposals likely to be shelved. House leaders expect passage of rent control extensions and continued funding bills while a Taft Hartley veto battle looms, with broad aims but limited time.
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Congress Boxscore Sees 7th Month Strains and Spending
Washington reports a boxscore for Congress heading into the seventh month of the session. Pending measures include the Taft Hartley labor bill, foreign relief, grain and wool controls, veterans bonds, and a unified armed services approach while some items face veto or likely passage.
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Labor Act 1948 Campaign Issue Shapes 1948 Race
Washington June 28 The Democratic National Committee framed the Taft Hartley act as a campaign issue with Director Gael Sullivan saying it split the parties and liberal President Truman. He urged door to door voter turnout and registrations to defeat GOP reaction, while Senators McClellan Hatch Wherry and others weighed in on votes and potential impact for the 1948 campaign.
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European Recovery and U.S. Financing Debate
Leaders doubt Uemueos from sece IP will continue to be effective. If either Bevin or Bidault defaults, the project could collapse. Truman and Marshall push Congress to authorize large scale aid, with estimates of Europe’s needs at $5 to $6 billion per year for several years. Sources warn Congress will face a major decision in 1948, contingent on Europe’s plan quality and Russia cooperation.
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Central Methodist Altar Guild to Meet at St Matthew's
The Altar guild of Central Methodist church will meet at St Matthew's Episcopal church tomorrow evening to hear Rev. T Hudnall Harvey speak on altar work. A question period will follow. The group has previously visited Sacred Heart and St George's Orthodox churches, where tables covered the rites of Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
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All West Virginia Soap Box Derby Moves to Derby Downs
The 1947 All West Virginia Soap Box Derby will return to Derby Downs on Route 35 near Cross Lanes after tests by officials including Harold Buck Clark. Debris and site choices were reviewed with Derby Downs favored for safety and accessibility. Remaining sponsors Rhodes-Walker Chevrolet and The Gazette supported the Cross Lanes location.
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Buck) Clark Censer
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Dimbar
OPA price controls spark broad shifts in meat and grain markets
New York and Chicago markets show rising ceilings and higher wholesale costs for beef, pork, and butter while oats corn and wheat trend well above former OPA ceilings. Grain prices soar as government subsidies influence export capacity, with notable increases in beef cattle hogs and lambs across major markets.
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Derby Band to Practice At Galperin's Tuesday
The Soap Box Merry Wang sponsored by Galperin Music Co will hold initial practice at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Galperin studios Capitol St Director Charles Stone says the band welcomes teenage youths as members and will provide helmets derby jerseys. The article contrasts current ads with a year ago amid meat price shifts and OPA debates notes.
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Butler selects new aviation agency with broader powers
The insurance commissioner will serve independently and earn 6000 dollars yearly. A five member aeronautics commission, serving without pay but with expenses, gains authority to regulate aviation safety, field ratings, and aviation schools, elects a director as Secretary, and allocates state funds. It cooperates with the federal government on airport finances while the Public Service Commission keeps air transport regulation. Term of the chairman is two years. Appointment complete by July 1 leaves Education and Turnpike as remaining major offices for Gov Meadows.
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COP Plans Wage and GI Bond Measures
House Majority Leader Halleck announced GOP plans to raise the national minimum wage and pay off veteran leave bonds. The bill would lift the wage from 40 to 65 cents hourly immediately, with a 1975 target. bonds totaling billions would be redeemed to cut the national debt and aid veterans.
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Takeoff safety push tied to DC-4 crashes in 1948
Landis details report on the LaGuardia May 29 DC-4 crash that killed 43, noting no final cause yet. He says weight limits from board recommendations could have prevented the tragedy, cites a 60 319 pound load versus 34 000 pounds with reductions. Board may study future DC-4 crashes including Port Deposit Maryland and Leesburg Virginia, with investigations slated for Wednesday.
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Military budget debate warns of danger zone
Top Army and Navy officials condemn broad military power cuts as dangerous, urging restoration of essential appropriations. Senator Gurney notes revised budget at 103 million for 932 Army Air Corps planes, conflicting with December estimate of 140 million. Aviation fuel costs rise sharply. labor and textile sectors face employment effects amid inflation and injury-related losses.
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Montgomery Baptists Honor Rev N G Harris Anniversary
Montgomery Baptists plan a sleeveing service at 3 p m today celebrating Rev N G Harris fifth anniversary as pastor of the First Baptist Church. The anniversary sermons will be delivered by Rev Warren Brown of Zion Baptist Church at Steslton Pa. Special music by the choir from the First Baptist Church of London under Prof Bernard Brown. Sales techniques discussed by E A Distelhorst and Dwight Hamblin at Kirby Vacuum dealer meeting hosted by 3 D Payne at the Daniel Boone hotel.
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Daniel Boone Hotel
Townsend Groups Third Party Talk At Convention
Townsend Plan leaders urge consideration of a third party as labor backs the idea. Francis E Townsend, 80, says voters may abandon the two major parties. He advocates United States aid to developing nations by producing machinery and a tax financed pension plan funded by a 3 percent tax on income over $100 a month. The convention ends with a reunion planned tomorrow with Senator Pepper scheduled to speak.
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Obituary notices and deaths in Charleston area
Obituary notices report multiple deaths in Charleston and vicinity. Names include Yarrett Emerson Baxter Mrs Miriam Allen Beane and Mary Th Weclung with service details, memorials and survivors listed. Funeral arrangements specify churches cemeteries and mortuaries across Big Chimney Slasenville Ramage Elkview and Lorcometer.
Soap Box community list of Emptries and buyers names
A continuation listing EmpTRIES received to date from Mc Million Motors Charleston. Names include William Evans Everett Evans St Jharles Roy Meadows Paul Anderson James Imhoff Jim Beaver James Hay Kersey Jimmie Halstead Charles Edward Tuck Billy Kelley Frank Lincoln John Pottenbarger Jon Goughnour Samuel Joseph Baskerville Jr Orville Canterbury jr James William Jones Bill Poffenbarger Leo Courneau Eddie Heddad Bobbie Sergent James Comer William Bourrillion Jr Charles Stonestreet Dayton Ford Charles Silman Kenneth Silman James Moss Keith Arnold donknie Morgan Stanley Love Ed Jeie Keeling Berkeley Marlin Char Hey Stonesheet Ronald Lee Waller Jer Donald Gatewood David Jackson Dale Burierd George Stanley Charles S Knowles James W Crews Edward Knowles Amay Raptis Aubrey Gene Eary Bobby Thompson Robert L Eary Eddy Carper.
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Chrles E. Lee
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Eugene Miller
Charles H. Gibson
Tommy ‘I. Hall
Robert Walker
Eddie Adkins
Donald Ray
Tawaney
Richard Talltchet
Joe Taylor
Monte Hanshaw
Buddy Bee Taylor
James Watkins
Hewert Watkins
Aubrey Rey Amey
Dick Blankenship
Benny John Argento
Morris Chainman
Clayton Cook
Kenny Holmbee
Othe Daubenspeck
Melvin Foster
Bobby Jarvis
Rudyard James
McMillion Motors
Charleston
William Evans
Everett Evans
St Jharles
Roy Meadows
Paul Anderson
James Imhoff
Jim Beaver
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Jimmie Halstead
Charles Edward Tuck
Billy Kelley
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John Pottenbarger
Jom Goughnour
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David Jackson
Dale Burierd
George Stanley
Charles S. Knowles
James W Crews
Edward Knowles
Amay Raptis
Aubrey Gene Eary
Bobby Thompson
Robert L. Eary
Eddy Carper
Rail furloughs rise as miners’ strike lingers regionwide
Industry sources warn passenger traffic may drop if miners extend work stoppage. Norfolk & Western and Virginia Railways furloughed 975 workers in Roanoke area as mine shutdowns affect service. Southern and Louisville & Nashville officials foresee progressive flyoffs in Knoxville division amid the stoppage.
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Officials Confer Continued Frourage to coal Mines
Officials from coal firms and steel companies pursue ongoing talks over coal mine operations used to fuel their mills. Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co dominates as a major iron ore and steel interests holder, marking a bellwether area in the industry. Northern and western operators report desultory discussions with UMW negotiators, while southern operators press ahead with talks over the past weeks.
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Subcommittee Faults Wartime Agencies in Surplus Property Sales
A House subcommittee report faults the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion and the Civilian Production Administration for casualness and misusing public powers in surplus property exports. It also accuses the Office of Defense Transportation and the Civilian Production Administration of gross abuse in liquefied petroleum tank car sales. The report is signed by Rep. Rizley and members Snyder, Jenkins, Holifield, and Dorry.
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Oliver Given Case Delayed Over Rape Charge Reduced to Misdemeanor
Judge Hail ruled the federal charge against Oliver Given reduced to a misdemeanor and that the case should receive the benefit of the doubt. The state pressed for a first degree murder verdict in Morrison’s March death from a chest wound, but Oliver claimed he could not confirm Morrison’s identity and argued the shooting occurred during a prowler on a garage roof at about 2 a.m.
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Conference outlook shapes up for Western aid plan
A delegate notes a possible agreement forming by next Wednesday or Thursday as talks focus on procedures to set up agencies for a unified European self aid program with US assistance. The French foreign office rejects a newspaper report of Bidault and Bevin private talks as unconfirmed. Yugoslavia and Austria express interest in joining Marshall Plan discussions.
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