20 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1948
Page
1
An announcement confirms Vandenberg will be available, signaling a rapid shift in Philadelphia and affecting team plans and expectations.
Opinion polls show Dwight Dewey leading the field as campaign headlines highlight possible deals he could strike. Supporters note his steady stance, while opponents warn of political maneuvering shaping the contest’s outcome.
The Star reports a large omission of classified and display ads in today’s edition caused by a shortage of typographical workers including typesetters and hand compositors. Readers and advertisers are inconvenienced while the paper plans to restore pull news coverage and fix the situation soon.
Philadelphia report on the 1948 Republican convention's jockeying for the presidency includes Dewey Taft Vandenberg Stassen and McCormick talks. Wisconsin district attorneys propose a law to halt distribution of comic books and detective magazines focused on bloodshed lust and violence. The piece notes political maneuvering and potential deadlock.
Weather Bureau projects today fair and warmer with mid 80s on the thermometer. Light showers may occur late tonight or tomorrow morning as the mercury dips to the mid 60s then climbs back to the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies.
Kenneth Romney, 61, former House sergeant at arms, began a 1 to 3 year jail term after conviction in May 1947 for falsifying government accounts and concealing more than $120,000 in House bank shortages. Judge Alexander Holtzoff ordered the sentence and recommended Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary.
Ginny Simms indicated she may drop her divorce suit against architect Hyatt Dehn. She said they will consult attorneys Monday and there may be definite news then. She praised Dehn as wonderful and said they still love each other.
Four young women from Los Angeles planned a hearse road trip with California Hearse Service. Evelyn Benson secretary, along with Marie Sloan Harriet Clugston and Billie Cutler, will drive four new hearses from Freeport Illinois to the West Coast after being flown to Chicago to pick up the vehicles.
A week after quadruplet daughters were born at Southmead hospital Mrs. Margaret Good exclaimed My good ness as nurses introduced the babies Bridget Frances Elizabeth Jennifer The mother had known the names but not which child carried each name and the quads were still in oxygen chambers recovering.
Beau June 19. American transport planes delivered almost two tons of new currency to Tempelhof field in Berlin. The money was addressed to General Lucius D. Clay and guarded by U S troops. Soviet Marshal Sokolovsky warned the new notes would not circulate. He claimed Berlin is economically part of the Soviet zone and halted Western traffic to prevent old Reichsmarks from flooding in.
The city announces the summer park music season opening tonight with the Negro Municipal band at Paradeway and the Municipal band at Penn Valley park tomorrow night. The Negro band is led by Leo Davis and the Municipal band by N. De Robertis with both directing the orchestra in rotation. Next schedule includes Troost, Central, Swope and Budd parks through the week.
Philadelphia writer Bil Vaughan argues Dewey will be the Republican nominee, using a humorous hogie metaphor to comment on the convention. The piece satirizes hotel marquees and convention bustle, depicting an inflated elephant display and quirky backstage scenes at the Bellevue-Stratford.
Fair and warmer today with highs near 85 and lows around 60s. A few showers possible late tonight or tomorrow morning. Wind peaked at 20 mph yesterday. river at 13.3 feet with a 0.3 foot rise since 7 a.m. Moon and sun rising and setting times listed in almanac section.
A small band of forty-nine gray uniformed United Nations guards flew from La Guardia to Palestine. Secretary General Trygve Lie bade them farewell and urged them to do their duty in peace. Each guard carries a .38 revolver, marking the first UN force to be armed. They join Count Folke Bernadotte to supervise a four week Jewish Arab truce in the Holy Land.
A C 54 transport with 45 aboard including 39 cadets caught fire in flight after takeoff from Lawson Field bound for Louisville Kentucky. A fuel line broke and sparks touched off flames on a wing but crew used built in extinguishers to prevent fuel tank ignition. The plane landed safely with Maj W B Curran assisting the return.
The act delays induction for youths aged 19 to 25 until ninety days after the measure becomes law. Officials say the postponement affects new enlistees and extends existing draft timelines as the legislation takes effect.
Congress completed work on a two year peacetime draft bill sending it to President Truman for signature. The House passed 259 to 136 after a filibuster defeat in the Senate, with inductions to begin within days of enactment once proclamations are issued.
Washington June 20 AP reports the Senate despite opposition by Taft and Ball agreed early today on legislation to provide 6 million dollars to aid school districts overburdened by wartime population booms. House action pending.
Kansas City dealers indicate Ford’s 1949 line arrived with limited new stock while many buyers turned to used units. Prices ranged around 2950 for club coupes and 2750 to 3250 for selected used sedans, with some cars showing minimal mileage.
The United Nations was notified that three U S destroyers will join Count Folke Bernadotte as Palestine mediator. France will provide one Corvette class ship, while Belgium cannot meet the request at present. Lake Success June 19 AP.
President Klement Gottwald ordered a one year amnesty for all political prisoners and those accused of civil crimes. About 8000 with sentences of a year or less are freed. longer sentences are shortened by one year. Fugitives may return within three months to qualify. Some crimes remain excluded.
The board ruled 4 to 1 that employers must bargain with unions on group insurance plans. It marks the first such ruling since the Wagner Act of 1935 and was heard with the Inland Steel case, where pension and retirement plans were also included in bargaining obligations.
A 28 year old patrolman was treated at Menorah Hospital after his white safety car collided with a stone wall at Twelfth street and Beardsley road during a pursuit of a reported hit and run vehicle. He is kept overnight for observation of possible internal injuries. The chase began after a 1946 black Mercury was linked to an earlier accident.
German AP messenger in Berlin's Soviet sector says two Russian soldiers accused him of being a spy and struck him with a rifle butt. He fled on his motorcycle after the attack while waiting for Russian controlled morning newspapers.
The House and Senate approved a compromise bill granting raises to 1,330,000 federal employees. The package provides postal workers 450 a year and 850,000 other federal workers 330 a year. It moves to the White House for presidential action.
Congressional leaders signal plans to adjourn pending GOP approval. Chiefs briefed indicate timetable depends on party recall and legislative progress. The move follows open pressure for session wrap up as security and budget issues loom.
Washington June 20 Congressional leaders agreed to adjourn subject to recall by GOP chiefs. Taft said the next session likely December 31 unless a special session is called, a power Truman also holds. Both chambers stay in session as farm price supports and related bills remain unsettled with Aiken and Hope pessimistic about nearing agreement.
The House refused to accept a Senate amendment to a deficiency appropriation bill. The measure provides 35 million dollars for disaster relief with 15 million for the Pacific Northwest. The Senate added the fund for restoration of public facilities damaged by recent disasters in the Columbia River basin.
Congress halted housing legislation after a bitter Senate clash over proof of plan. Senate Republicans gave up efforts to bridge House and Senate differences as TVA steam electric plant funding was removed from the government corporation bill following House rejection.
Gen Julius Franklin Howell 102, former commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, died at his Dixie General home in Baiston Tennessee on June 19. He had been critically ill for weeks and his death was attributed to a heart ailment. On his January 17 birthday, hundreds from across the country attended the celebration and Mary Pickford flew from Hollywood to be present.
Roy Crippen 49 of Mosby Missouri was killed shortly before midnight when struck by a car on U S highway No 69 near Mosby. Driver Noah Pierson of Excelsior Springs was named in the Missouri highway patrol report.
A 25-ounce infant, Richard Allan Miller, died in a New Kensington hospital at midnight after eight days of illness tied to a medicine dropper incident and travel on a Sight Seeing Trip bus. Public services and local authorities were involved as the tale unfolded.
Congress passes a 6,030,710,228 foreign aid bill to aid European recovery and halt communism. The measure sets a 12 month spending period with 15 month plan, directs ERP via ECA, 400 million China aid, and funds for Japan Korea and Ryukyus recovery, with several international allocations and a veto-free conference approval.
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