Government Looks to Senate to Prevent Poverty Tomorrow
Washington June 29 The entire federal government faces the threat of being penniless after midnight as the House passed a stopgap appropriation to fund July. The bill would carry spending at rates of the last three months, with bigger bills for Defense foreign aid and State Justice and Commerce still stalled. The Senate is expected to act on the emergency measure as President Truman weighs it. The vote party lines showed GOP attempts to amend and to block pay for Secretary Acheson failing by narrow margins.
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Denver Artist Kills Self After Wife Shot
Police hunt motive in a Denver double shooting. Robert Smith, 27, shot his wife Olive Hurt Smith, 35, then killed himself. Olive is in serious condition with a spinal bullet wound. Neighbors recall them as a loving couple. Two novels lay open on the living room floor.
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Denver
Robert Smith
Olive Hurt Smith
James T. Terrell
Erle Stanley Gardner
Jellyfish Invasion Stings 200 at Waikiki Beach
Swarms of tiny jellyfish crowded Waikiki Beach waters on June 29 stinging at least 200 swimmers. City and tourism officials warned beachgoers to avoid affected areas as lifeguards advised caution and swimmers sought relief from stings.
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Honolulu
Waikiki
New Quarrel Brews Among Ship Unions
San Francisco June 29 AP reports simmering coastwise labor disputes escalate as NMU files for collective bargaining elections to represent Independent Marine Cooks and Stewards Union members. NLRB hearings and jurisdiction fights with CIO and AFL Seilers' Union advance amid threats from ILWU over cargo work on steam schooners.
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Harry Lunderbergz
AFL Seilers’ Union of the’ Pacific
Schoonters
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Ilwu Execu
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Near riot as MPs halt Negro bus in Nashville
In Nashville, Tennessee, last night military and civilian police halted a near riot at the city bus station and marched 26 Korea-bound Black soldiers to city jail. Driver John Black said some soldiers demanded a ride, and officials noted two were refused for drunkenness. Police Lt. A. M. McDaniels said civilian sympathizers surrounded MPs during the orderly withdrawal.
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Nashville
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Barkley Warns on Peace Tricks
Vice President Alben Barkley warned against booby trap peace proposals during the North Georgia Methodist conference in Atlanta. He told over 750 Methodists that the United States must be strong to protect freedom and religious life, insisting peace efforts must not compromise core ideals.
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Alben Barkley
North Georgia Methodist Conference
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White House halts heat related time off policy
Washington reports June 23 The White House ordered a stop to government agency practice of sending workers home when heat and humidity rise beyond a set threshold. This halt affects offices in the capital and nationwide agencies.
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