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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1947
Page
4
President Truman vetoed a Republican tax cut bill and said the surplus for debt retirement would be much higher than previously stated. He kept the official next fiscal year's surplus at 1.301 billion but his veto message indicated it could exceed 4.0 billion.
Moshe Shertok, head of the Jewish Agency, presented to the UN inquiry commission a factual and statistical introduction to their case for a Jewish state. Emil Sandstroem chaired the session as 300 reporters attended. censorship for Palestine hearings was reportedly to be lifted. Meanwhile, British authorities tightened security after death sentences on three Jewish underground members linked to the Acre prison delivery.
The report notes blood for blood reprisal threats as condemned men await an outcome from a United Nations commission appeal seeking intercession. The piece highlights international intervention efforts and potential consequences if the appeal fails.
Detroit June 17 AP Three labor disputes idled over 10000 automobile workers as a strike vote moved ahead among 130000 Ford Motor Co employees. CIO UAW members at De Soto Wyoming plant protested disciplinary layoff of an employee tied to Chrysler for carelessness. Materials shortage forced about 3000 more to quit, while 1200 UVAW-CIO workers were idle at Continental Motor Corp. Ford River Rouge production workers began balloting to back strike action as lines resumed after a week of slowdown amid foremen strike pent up demand.
A report notes a traditional Hindu practice where a wife does not take or bear her husband’s name. The article discusses cultural norms, implications for marriage, and regional variations observed in communities. It cites local observers and cultural scholars commenting on evolving attitudes.
Jane L. Sartain daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Sartain serves with the WACs stationed at Wiesbaden Germany headquarters of USAFE. She is assigned to the quartermaster unit and works with fellow soldiers on a German youth activities program promoting democracy to youth in postwar Germany. The Tour de Beurre of Rouen Cathedral title notes butter-for-permission funds during Lent.
Senate Public Works committee approved a House passed emergency bill of 15 million dollars to repair levees damaged by floods in the Midwest. Army engineers warned of breaks and other damage as swollen rivers stressed flood defenses. The measure aims to repair strengthen and restore levee systems and related infrastructure.
Storing levees and other protective works damaged or threatened by floods. No new projects would be authorized. The MIako shark can leap 30 feet out of the water despite its weight of several hundred pounds.
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