Strikes Sweep Nation After Senate Action
Wildcat strikes hit coal mining, shipbuilding, and livestock sectors as Taft Hartley law winds through. About 123000 Illinois and Pennsylvania miners idle, with others in West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Indiana and Alabama. Government seizure of mines to end last year's strike ends July 1 as vacations start Friday midnight.
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Associated Press
Senate
Truman
Badanek
Illinois
United Mine
Hugh White
UMW
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Alabama
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Govvernment
UMW Union
Walkouts wrack eight states over Taft Hartley law
The AP tabulation shows 155000 coal miners idle across eight states led by Pennsylvania with 38821 and Kentucky 30000 while other districts report stoppages in West Virginia Illinois Alabama Virginia Ohio and more. In Omaha stockyards workers stage a near shutdown as CIO unions strike over seniority and contract terms. Bethlehem Shipyards and Ford plants face mass walkouts with thousands of workers refusing to report. A Detroit foremen strike continues despite the new law as unions seek legal validation and picket recognition.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Illinois
Alabama
Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Omaha
Neb
Harry B. Coffee
Union Stockyards Company
Congress
CIO United Packing House
Coffee
New York
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearney
N. J
Bethlehem Shipyards
Ford Strike
Charlies Leone
CIO Union
Bethlehem
Detroit
Robert Keys
Independent Foreman's Association of America
Ford Motor Company
APJ
Fragmentary Missouri Weather Note at Lake of the Ozarks
A partial clipping mentions precipitation in Missouri near the Lake of the Ozarks. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR text. No clear date or agency details are readable.
New City Auto Tags Arrive Ahead of July First Deadline
City Collector John Sturm reports 40 plus licenses sold in advance of the July 1 deadline. New Missouri cap tor building themed tags in white and black with a photo. Five thousand tags ordered as sales rise as deadline nears.
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New City
John Sturm
Missouri Captor
St Louis Seeks Rehearing On Earnings Tax Ruling
St Louis asked Missouri’s Supreme Court to rehear its ruling blocking the city’s earnings tax. The city argues the court misapplied the law and ignored constitutional charter powers. The court held the tax could affect residents beyond St Louis and upheld Carter Carburetor Corp suit.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Missouri Supreme Court
High Court
George Robb Ellison
Carter Carburetor Corporation
Titus Explains Chamber Service at Missouri Hotel luncheon
Jewel Chiff Titus, former state senator and World War II colonel, addressed the monthly Missouri Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Missouri Hotel. As director of public relations, he urged business leaders to organize locally to shape priorities for free enterprise postwar. W. A. Bassman presided. Hugh Stephens introduced the speaker. Paul L. Shikles buys 80 acres near Decatur from Curtis T. Payne for about 43000 in a land deed filed with the county recorder.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Missouri
Jewel Chiff Vitus
State Senate
Chamber of Commerce
Titus
W. A. Bassman
C. of
Hugh Stephens
Paul Ll. Shikles
Decatur
Curtis T. Payne
Henry LePage
Bevin Expected to Propose All Europe Talks in Paris
June 24 AP report says Foreign Secretary Bevin will seek French and Russian ministers support for an All-European conference on the American Aid to Europe plan in Paris. Clayton will meet British leaders and discuss the $3.75 billion loan, with American objections to Britain limiting dollar imports noted. Molotov is likely to head the Soviet delegation to Paris, with Litvinov possibly linked to the Russian team.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Paris
Foreign Office
Bevin
William L. Clayton
U. S
I State
Clayton
England
No. 10
Downing Street
Attlee
Hugh Dalton
Stafford Cripps
Board of Trade
Edward Hall-Patch
Lewis Douglas
Britain
United States
America
Waldorf Astoria
George C. Marshall
Europe
Georges Bidault
V. M
Molotov
U.S.S R
Ivan M. Maisky
Maxim Litvinay
Youth Drowns In Rescue Attempt at Bean Lake
In Bean Lake Brean Lake Missouri a youth Charles Carr aged 18 of St Joseph disappeared last night while attempting to swim ashore from a capsized sailboat to aid his girl companion Doris Anne Bucher of Kansas City who clung to the boat. Dr R J Felling of Weston rowed out to rescue her after hearing screams.
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Brean Lake
Charles Carr
St. Joseph
Bean Lake
Doris’ Anne Bucher
Kansas City
R. J. Felling
Weson
Named Sheriff In Special Election In Cape Girardeau
Alvin Klaus, 46, Republican of Jackson, was named Cape Girardeau County sheriff in a special election to serve out the unexpired term of H. K. Lewing, who was killed in a traffic accident May 23. With one small precinct reported unofficial returns gave Klaus 3,088 votes to 2,914 for Democrat BE HM. Ford, a Cape Girardeau school teacher.
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Cape Girardeau
Alvin Klaus
Jackson
H. K. Lewing
Klaus
BE. HM. Ford
Eisenhower Accepted Presidency at Columbia University
General Dwight Eisenhower, army chief of staff, accepted the presidency of Columbia University in Washington on June 24. He will take office effective next year.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
Weeds Spark Police Blotter Worries in Missouri Capital
Citizens and police battle weeds reported on Adams and Tyler Streets and other areas. Out of town owners receive registered letters while locals get personal calls as Chief Markway orders notices and inspections to curb weed nuisance. Other blotter items include cars blocking traffic a dog hit by car and a night prowler.
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Adams
Tyler Street
Atchison Street
Virginia Street
McAndrews
Markway
Missouri
Toastmasters To Receive Charter Monday July 14
Members of the Capital Toastmasters club will receive their charter at a July 14 dinner in the Governor Hotel. Bert H. Mann Jr, district governor, will present. Attendees include Governor Phil M. Donnelly and Mayor James T. Blair Jr. and their wives.
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Capital Toastmasters Club
Governor Hotel
Colonado
Bert H. Mann, Jr
Ernor
St. Louis
Phil M. Donnelly
James T. Blair, Jr
Harry Cutler
C. EB. Driver
Paul Allison
L. B. Pratt
Senate
Vesterluy
Truman
Assets of Eugene Bank To Be Sold
Circuit Judge Sam C Blair granted the sale of remaining Eugene State Bank assets closed in 1940. Harry H Kay, special commissioner, seeks permission to charge off 24 notes totaling about 5 000 and to sell 55 more notes valued near 75 000 dated 1933 to 1940. Roscoe Enloe Post No 5 American Legion approved for pro forma incorporation as American Legion Home Association. Divorce granted to Vera Hammond against David Hammond.
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Eugene State Bank
Circcuit
Sam C. Blair
Harry H. Kay
Roscoe Enloe
American Legion
American Legion Home Association
Blair
Vera Hammond
David C. Hamimond
Police Miss Body in Floodwater Near Power Plant
Reports said an object believed to be a body floated down the Big Muddy near the Missouri Power and Light Company plant last night. Police rushed to the scene but found no trace of a victim as driftwood in the current resembled a body, inspiring the call.
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Big Muddy
Missouri Power and Light Company
Truman Calls For Conference With Labor Board Men
President Truman summoned National Labor Relations Board members to discuss the Taft-Hartley act administration amid passage over his veto. NLRB chairman Paul Herzog and members John Houston and James Reynolds, Jr. faced expanded duties and funding pressure as Republicans seek more funds. General Counsel Gerhard Van Arkel resigned, citing doubts about the act’s workability and fairness.
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Washington
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Charles G. Ross
NLRB
Senate
White House
Gerhard P. van Arkel
Herzog
van Arkel
House
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Ives
Labor Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Jin
Ohioan
Senate Group In Postmaster Okay
The Senate civil service committee approved 131 postmaster nominations and sent them to the Senate for confirmation. An inquiry into political factors in appointments was authorized with a $35,000 appropriation. States listed include California 43 Illinois 265 Maryland 12 Texas 22 North Dakota 6 Minnesota 95 Vermont 1 Connecticut 8 New Mexico 3 Delaware 1.
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Washington
Senate Civil Service Committee
Senate
Langer
R-Nd
California
Tllinois
Maryland
Minnesota
Connecticut
Texas
North Dakota
New Mexico
Delaware
Vermont
Inundated Cole Farm Lands Rise River 7500 Acres
The Ohio River rise floods 7500 acres of Cole farm land as Wear's Creek swells. A horse owned by Olio Huddleston became entangled in its harness, plunged into the water, and was rescued by Jefferson City firemen near the Wear's Creek bridge. The animal was pulled to safety with no injuries reported.
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Cole
Wear's Creek
Jefferson City
Ohio Street
Pridge
Olio Huddleston
Council Delays Parking Meter Upgrades To July Meeting
City council postpones final decision on new parking meters after late night hearing by representatives of meter firms. A special committee including Mayor Blair and six others will study options and report for a July 7 vote. Plans cover replacing 150 meters and adding meters on multiple streets with various pricing and time options.
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James T. Blair
Roberr
Dorr
Charles Norman
Arthur Scruggs
Wade Condit
Sam Eveler
Oldefferson Street
Madison
Monroe
Capitol Avenue
City Street Commissior Wa, Curtis and
Easki
Trnitl Woodson
Two Die in Missouri Auto Crash Near Gale
Wilda Francis 23 of Cape Girardeau was killed when the car she rode in lost control and crashed on state road 3 near Gale, about 24 miles north of Cairo. Mary Smith 22 of Cape Girardeau was injured and taken to a local hospital.
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Gale
APO
Wilda Francis
Cape Girardeau
Cairo
Mary Smith
Cape Girardeau Hospital
Missouri River floods threaten Jefferson City and towns
Floods along the Missouri River inundate about 7500 acres of Cole county farms and spill from the Moreau and Osage Rivers. Jefferson City traffic disrupted as the Missouri River bridge closes, isolating the city with Kansas City Hermann and St. Louis as remaining crossings. Cedar City and Hartsburg levees hold while creeks rise, and postal routes reroute to Kansas City and St. Louis amid rising waters.
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Cole County
Jefferson City
Moreau
Osage
Missouri
Missouri River
Kansas City
Hermann
St. Louis
McCarty
Walnut Street
W. A
Curtis
Miller Street
Mulberry
Broadway
Walter
Miller
Washington Street
Marion
Elston
Missouri Pacific
Osage City
Tax vetoed tax cut bill reintroduced in Congress
Chairman Knutson of the House Ways and Means Committee reintroduced a vetoed tax cut measure lowering income taxes by 4 billion dollars annually. The change moves effective date to January 1, with Speaker Martin and Leader Halleck backing action. If not addressed before adjournment, a two thirds vote is sought via a member poll. otherwise it would be first item when Congress reconvenes in January.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Krisan
Martin
Congress
White House
Knulson
Ask Extension of Seizure Law
Rep. Smith de Va proposes extending the plant seizure provisions of the Smith Connally act for one year beyond June 30 to guard against a national coal strike. He warns Taft Hartley may not prevent all ills and recalls government operation of mines since May 1946 amid labor disputes involving John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
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Washington
Rep. Smith
DeVa
House
Smith
Congress
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Smoke Violation Leads to $25 Fine in City Court
Montgomery Ward-Company was fined $25 yesterday in police court for a city fire and smoke law violation. Judge Andy Schwaller presided. City Attorney Allen filed the action on behalf of Herbert Seruges, the city smoke commissioner. An attorney for the defendant signaled an appeal.
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Montgomery Ward — Company
Andy Schwaller
Allen
Herbert Seruges
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