Washington Report on Truman's Cabinet Moves and Banking Victory
President Truman reshapes his cabinet with Tom C. Clark Lewis B. Schwellenbach and Clinton Anderson joining while Wickard moves to Rural Electrification. The House Banking Committee backs Bretton Woods 23 to 3 as Stettinius Morgenthau stay. Patman launches postwar job crusade in Congress.
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Washington
Truman
House Banking Committee
Bretton Woods
House
Tom C. Clark
Texas
Trust Buster
Thurman Arnold
Biddle
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Perkins
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Jones
Wickard
Rural Electrification Administration
U. S. Court of Claims
Schnellenbach
Clark
Anderson
New Deal
Stettinius
Treasury
Morgenthau
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Surplus Property Board
Senate panel backs SB 258 on union talks with utilities
The Columbus News Letter reports the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee recommended SB 258 allowing publicly owned utilities to bargain with labor unions. Amendments kept the bill’s purpose intact. HB 453 died in House Judiciary, ending a proposal to cut unpaid wage suits to one year.
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Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Bartunek, D
Shaker Heights
House
Judiciary Committee
Bill Provides Wider Social Security Support
The bill sets a minimum monthly payment of 20 dollars up to 120 dollars, with 160 dollars monthly for each month of military service as veterans credit. Both workers and employers would contribute four percent each, funds invested in U S government bonds. President Truman proposed weekly payments of at least 25 dollars for 26 weeks annually. The National Safety Council notes half of playground accidents in 1943-44 occurred during unorganized play.
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Armed Services
U. S
Truman
National Safety Council
Truman's wartime diplomacy plea for global peace and trade
President Truman urged postwar cooperation among nations to defend freedom and improve living standards. He called for learning to live with others, expanding trade, boosting production and employment for mutual advantage.
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President Truman
Women Plan Drive for Negro College Fund Campaign
A Women’s Committee will be formed to aid in the drive here for 30000 dollars in the United Negro College Fund campaign, said campaign director William N. Lovelace. The national quota is 1550000 dollars. Funds will defray operating costs of 32 private and church related Negro colleges and universities.
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Negro College Fund
United Negro College Fund
William N. Lovelace
Start Boys Clubs Sports Contests in Cincinnati
A series of sports contests for the J. R. Allais Cup began June 1 between the Wade Street and the Ninth Street Boys Club. James Wm. Pettit, executive director of Boys Clubs of Cincinnati, Inc., said the plan includes basketball softball badminton track volleyball tag baseball table tennis billiards checkers and marbles.
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J. R. Allais
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Premier Press
Cincinnati, Ohio
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