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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1948
Page
1
Allied authorities require restructuring in the three western zones of Germany. The move aims to align occupation policies with postwar governance while reinforcing administrative reforms across Saarland Hesse and the Ruhr area. Officials say the action will improve civil administration and facilitate economic stabilization.
A brief item notes potential inflation relief from an ERP role change affecting paper money costs. The report hints at a possible reduction up to a specified percent, with emphasis on managed money and policy impact. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
Western Allies announce drastic currency reform to curb old marks in Western Germany. A new Deutsche mark is issued with 40 old marks converted to 40 new marks per person, a one to ten rule for small change, and limited savings rights. Debtor protections, borrowing limits, and penalties for violations are outlined as the economy shifts toward postwar recovery. Public panic and rapid spending follow as black market rates surge and stores face long lines and shortages while authorities prepare further measures.
Wichita reports on the Boeing Stratocruiser showing a double deck with a lower lounge and eighteen berths. The 140000 pound four engine airliner, top speed 340 mph, seats for sixty one passengers in soft chairs and includes a cocktail lounge for fourteen below. The craft will enter service for Pan American Airways with first deliveries by year end.
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with a cooler night. Low around 60 and a high near 80 tomorrow. Humidity 84 percent at 6:30 a.m., 60 percent at 1:30 p.m. Barometer rising from 29.81 to 29.85 inches. River stage 13 feet, down 0.5 foot. Lake of the Ozarks 3.6 feet below full reserve. 24 hour precipitation 1.50 inches.
The king's garden at Windsor Forest Eng land faced a pest scare as sixty one Colorado potato bugs were found in a Winkfield garden prompting a spray campaign by royal staff. The incident occurred June 18 and involved the king's horses and men aiding the effort to protect potato plants on royal estates.
Washington June 18 AP Government efforts to break the contract deadlock between John L Lewis and soft coal operators failed. Conciliator Cyrus S Ching said he will report the failure to the White House this afternoon. President Truman may reconvene an inquiry board or appoint a new Taft Hartley act panel if advised by the Justice Department. The UMW still faces a court ban on another walkout over pensions. Rochester twin clergymen celebrate 90th birthday at Friendly Home sharing memories of pulpit swaps.
The House passed a compromise plan to admit 205000 homeless Europeans to the United States over the next two years. The measure moves to the Senate after a voice vote, with 266 to 133 defeating a move to return it to committee.
The Star assembles six staff members plus major press associations for the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. Roy A. Roberts leads the staff with Duke Shoop and James F. King in Washington bureau, Alvin S. McCoy in Kansas, Ira B. McCarty and Bill Vaughan. Major news services deploy 80 reporters and top political writers from Associated Press United Press International Chicago Daily News Service Chicago Tribune New York Times and North American Newspaper Alliance will cover proceedings. Elaborate interpretive dispatches come from Doris Freeson Westbrook Pegler Raymond Moley Drew Pearson and others.
Washington dispatch explains that party managers quietly sway state delegations while delegates roar at Philadelphia nominating events. It contrasts Bricker's active, visible campaigning in Chicago with Dewey's sparse presence, noting Bricker briefly steps aside before Dewey is finally nominated amid fanfare.
The house approves a draft measure aimed at delaying inductions until February next year but the bill immediately runs into new obstacles in the senate. The political wrangle centers on timing and procedural hurdles as supporters push for quick action while opponents seek changes that could alter the bill’s impact.
Taylor leads delay tactics as action begins once Gurney shifts toward committee consideration. The maneuver signals time pressure and potential parliamentary delay in advancing the measure through a key panel.
Washington June 18 The House voted 283 to 130 for a delayed action draft bill but the Senate blocked immediate enactment. Key figures include Gurney Taylor Vandenberg and Taft as the chamber fights over two years vs one year of service and pre February 1 inductions. Conference plans emerge with named conferees from both chambers as filibuster threats surface.
The Meyer Circle fountain at Meyer boulevard and Ward park way has been turned off to conserve water following a city request to avoid watering lawns 4 to 9 p m with some residents objecting to its operation. Director Melvin P Hatcher says the fountain will restart after a new main from Turkey creek pumping Station to Seventy-fifth and Holmes streets is completed, expected in August to relieve low pressure in the southwest.
Edward Porter, a 20 year old Black man, was arrested while driving a borrowed hearse. Police Lt. Jack Oglesby ordered Porter held without charge for further questioning. Porter reportedly told officers, I was just joyriding.
Miss Alta Ellis a 57 year old maid burned June 10 in the gas explosion that wrecked a duplex at 1235 37 West Seventy-fifth street became critical today from lung congestion. Mrs George H Helmers aged 44 died at St Lukes hospital yesterday. Her mother in law Mrs George J Helmers was in dangerous condition after a bad night. Investigators from the city fire prevention unit and insurers probed the blast with results due within a week.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Liz Whitney a prominent New York socialite will marry Dr Edgar Cooper Person age 38 of New York in Aprrrville Virginia on her forty second birthday. The ceremony is set for today with guests from high society invited to witness the union.
Weather Bureau says heavy rains have passed and fair skies are expected by Sunday. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cooler, with a low near 60 and a high tomorrow around 80. Light showers after midnight total about .05 inch at the Municipal Air Terminal, while Missouri recorded scattered rainfall and wind damage in recent storms.
A bill to move the Alcohol Ad ministration unit from the War Department to the Agriculture Department advances to the President for approval. The change would realign regulatory authority and oversight for alcohol production and distribution under the agrarian agency.
A bill sent to the White House after Senate passage would transfer Kansas City’s 4 million dollar alcohol plant to the Department of Agriculture. Dr. Harold Vagtborg of Midwest Research Institute praised the move to keep the equipment intact for alcohol production feeding synthetic rubber efforts. similar government plants in Muscatine Iowa and Omaha Nebraska were also included, with costs of 2.76 million and 6.806 million dollars respectively.
A Georgia faction backing the New Yorker gains influence as the Taft contingent loses seats. The result signals shifting loyalties within the state's political landscape and hints at broader national dynamics.
Backers of Gov. Dewey won a first round victory as the Republican national committee seated a Georgia delegation 48 to 44, largely Dewey aligned, denying Taft backers. The vote spurred talk of a potential credentials committee appeal and a possible Dawning deal between Taft and Stassen as pre convention conferences hint at behind the scenes maneuvering for top G O P post.
Ausany New York June 18 AP Gov Thomas E Dewey sees Senator Arthur H Vandenberg as the man to beat at Philadelphia. Dewey forces fear him more than rivals Taft and Stassen though not counting Taft Stassen strength. They warn a late convention swing could propel Vandenberg if Dewey falters.
Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce faced a funding dilemma over a reported 1000 dollar speaker fee from James A. Farley for a June 9 charity dinner. Farley called the claim ridiculous and said he would not incur any expense for the appearance, leaving the group to decide whether to pay or drop the matter.
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