Rebellious House Accepts Draft Amendment
The House backed a draft bill to establish selective service with no inductions before next year. The reform aims to set up a civilian registry while delaying actual draft orders.
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
1
Up To President Steps Up Recruiting Plan Fails
A stepped up recruiting plan by Up To President faced failure as calls would be issued. The report notes internal doubts and external criticism over effectiveness and leadership.
House Moves To Delay Draft Inductions Until Next Year
The U S House voted 125 to 90 to set up selective service machinery while delaying actual drafting until after January 31. Shafer proposed postponing registrations and inductions, with a stepped up recruitment campaign and two year enlistments offered. The measure risks adjournment without full enactment amid a mixed coalition opposing the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Washington
House
Shafer
Michigan
Armed Services
Congress
Rankin
Mississippi
Powell
New York
Glen Tayor
Idaho
George C. Marshall
Congressional
Senate
Letter to Truman Urges Indictment Over Tax Stand
Vien Kellems a cable grip manufacturer in Westport Connecticut on June 17 urged President Truman to indict her for refusing to withhold income taxes for employees. She argued the withholding tax law is unconstitutional and claimed workers have the right to pay their own taxes. She also asserted the right of a private citizen to refuse to act as an unpaid tax collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Conn
Vien Kellems
Cable Grip Manuclurer
Tru‘o
Democrats Seek Local Pact Over Tafts Whistle Stop Remark
The Democratic National Committee asks mayors and chambers of commerce in major Western cities and smaller towns to confirm if they agree with Senator Tafts label of their towns as whistle stops. Respondents include Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago Seattle Spokane and Portland among others along the Western route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Committee
Chambers of Commerce
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Chambers ‘of Commerce
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago
Seattle
Spokane
Portland
Speeding Car Plows Crowd Near Lancaster Virginia
A speeding automobile struck a group of pedestrians returning from a church service near Lancaster Virginia about three miles north of Gare Crry. Three people were killed and six injured in the incident reported June 17 by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gare Crry
Lancaster
Here
Americans Bring 4400 WWII Dead Home From Britain
The bodies of about 4,000 American WWII dead buried in the British Isles will be shipped to the United States on the transport Lawrence Victory. Army officials said identities will be withheld until three days before arrival to spare next of kin anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
British Isles
Lawrence Victory
Army
Paternity suit against Gov Folsom moved for dismissal
In Cullman Alabama on June 17 motions to dismiss the paternity suit against Governor James E. Folsom were filed by Mrs Christine Putman Johnston in circuit court. A parallel motion was lodged for the case on behalf of her two year old son James Douglas. The petitions had sought a declaration of marital status and paternity. Mrs Johnston said she was being used as a political tool in the fight against Folsom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Ala
James E. Folsom
Circuit Court
Christine Putman Johnston
James Douglas
Folsom
Johnston
James H. Crow, Jr
Troops urged to use butter as navy bans margarine
Washington on June 17 AP notes a chorus of objections blocked House action on a bill to allow armed services to use oleo margarine. The bill, approved by the House armed services committee, would authorize permissive use for all services. The army and air force may use margarine now while the navy cannot buy it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Armed Services
Natonal Guard
Washington
Armed Services Committee
Army
Air Force
Navy
Blast Victim Mrs Helmers Dies From Duplex Explosion
Mrs George H Helmers 43 4422 Holly street dies at St Luke's hospital of burns from a gas explosion last Thursday at 1235 37 West seventy fifth street. Her mother in law and a maid Miss Alta Ellis 57 remain hospitalized with burns. The blast lifted the duplex roof and gas fed the flames while a plugged pipe and a spark from an electric cleaner are blamed. Other residents including Mrs B J Wilson were treated for shock and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
75Th Street
George H. Helmers
Holly Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
West Seventy-fifth Street
George J. Helmers
Alta Ellis
B. J. Wilson
Helmers
St. Luke’s
Mrs. Helmers
Ben Quigley
Jay Quigley
Milan
Pat Curran
Gas Company
Third veto fails on Bulwinkle rail bill override
The House votes 297 to 102 to override President Truman's disapproval of the Bulwinkle rail bill, marking the third veto attempt. The outcome strengthens support for the measure and signals congressional pushback against the president's stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Truman
Procession of Rebuffs in Fund Bill Debate
Congress voices strong rebuke over an earlier action on a fund bill and pensions. A new law would exempt laws approved by the ICC from anti trust controls, drawing White House criticism and raised questions about regulatory power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
White House
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Truman
House
Senate
G. O. P. Eightieth Congress
Fear 41 Die In Plane Crash In Pennsylvania
United Airlines aircraft plunges into a high tension wire transformer near Pennsylvania. The crash ignites the plane, killing 41 aboard and triggering a large fire. Emergency crews contain the blaze as investigators begin work at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FEAR
United Airlines
Pennsylvania
Darlington
Midvalley
Jeddo-Highland Coal Company
George Warner
Chicago
Lorena Berg
A Flash of Fire Explodes in Factory Machine
Reporter details a machine at a factory that bursts into flame and disintegrates from an apparent electrical charge. No casualties are reported, and investigators inspect the scene for the cause and potential safety lapses.
United Air Lines Crash Kills Many Near Mt Carmel Pa
A United Airlines plane crashed in flames near Mt Carmel Pennsylvania killing most aboard. Flight 624 from San Diego to New York carried 37 passengers and 4 crewmen. Civil Aeronautics officials said no survivors and the wreckage scattered over 200 to 300 feet with a 16,000 volt transformer nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel
United Airlines
New York
San Diego
Washington
Civil Aerojnautics Administration
Pottsville
Bloomsburg
Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma vote to override Truman veto
Congressional roll call from Washington shows Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma split on overriding the President's veto of the Bulwinkle bill. Republican and Democratic names appear for and against the measure with listed lawmakers across the four states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Truman
St Louis Clamps Down on Noisy Wedding Processions
St Louis police chief Jeremiah O Connell announces curb on fast wedding parades with horns and cowbells. New pamphlets will urge couples to celebrate quietly, noting incidents, injuries, and citizen discomfort from loud celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jeremiah O'Connell
Igor Buketoff Named Conductor for Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Igor Buketoff, 32, named conductor of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, succeeding Hans Schwieger who moves to the Kansas City Philharmonic. A Hartford native and Juilliard and Columbia instructor, he has led Gian Carlo Menotti operas in Paris and won the first Alice M. Ditson Award in 1942 for musical achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Igor Buketoff
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Buketoff
Hans Schwieger
Kansas City Philharmonic
Hartford
Conn
Juilliard School
Columbia University
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Paris
Alice M. Ditson
Columbia
U.N. to Send Fifty Uniformed Guards to Palestine
The United Nations approved fifty uniformed guards from its security force to Palestine to support the Jewish Arab truce. They will depart by chartered plane to Cairo after Bernadotte's request. U.N. secretary general Trygve Lie consulted New York Mayor William O Dwyer on adding local police but chose the guards. This marks the first use of the U.N. security force outside headquarters. Fifty more guards will be recruited as temporary replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
United Nations
U.N
Palestine
U. N
Cairo
Folke Bernadotte
U. N. Palestine
Trygve Lie
William O'Dwyer
New York
Weather Outlook Showers Tonight And Cooler Tomorrow
The Kansas City vicinity forecast calls for thundershowers tonight and tomorrow. Cooler and mostly cloudy conditions with a low in the lower 60s tonight and a high in the mid 70s tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Storm Hits City with Severe Electrical Disturbance
A severe storm lashed the city bringing a near two inch rainfall and widespread electrical disturbances. Power outages disrupted several neighborhoods as rain pounded streets and trees fell in strong gusts. Local crews worked to restore circuits and clear debris.
Thunderbolts Melt Kansas City Drought With Heavy Rain
A five and a half month drought ended as a morning rain drenched the Kansas City area. Measurements ranged from 1.45 inches at Municipal Air Terminal to 1.9 inches at Raytown, snapping trolley lines and causing outages and street hazards. The storm delivered violent lightning, knocked out high voltage lines, and flooded basements in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Municipal
Raytown
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Eighteenth
Grove Streets
Thirty-third Street
Prospect Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Brooklyn Avenue
Twentieth
Washington Streets
Eleventh Street
Charlotte
Troost Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Kansas Avenue
Livestock Exchange
Sixteenth
Genesee Streets
Twelfth Street
Clay Street
Public Work Department
City Hall
Campbell Street
Massacre Remembrance at Union Station
Fifteen years after the Union Station massacre four officers and Frank Nash are killed in a gang attempt to free Nash on June 17 1933. Injured were FBI agents F J Lackey and R E Vetterli as a severe storm disrupts Kansas City with lightning power outages and downed trolley lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
Frank Nash
Oklahoma
Nash
Frank Hermanson
William J. Grooms
Kansas City
J Otto Reid
McAlester
R. J. Caffrey
F. J. Lack
Truman Stresses People Versus Special Interests At Missouri Stop
President Truman draws a 3000 strong Jefferson City crowd urging voters to choose the people over special interests. He cites farm gains and Congress actions while addressing farm credit and upcoming conventions. Local officials, state leaders, and Annie Blair present bouquets as crowds greet him at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Truman
Richard R. Nacy
Missouri
James T. Blair, Jr
Kansas City City
Independence
Washington
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