Texas Seeks State Unity Over Tidelands Oil Ruling
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel urged a meeting of state attorneys general to back an appeal to Congress after the Supreme Court ruled coastal lands belong to the federal government. Houston oilmen prepared to halt offshore drilling as Texas leaders vowed to defend state claims and seek support from all states.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Price Daniel
Atty
Walter R. Johnson
Nebraska
National Association of Attorneys General
Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court
Tidelands
Houston
Houston Oilmen
Supreme Court
United States
Daniel
Congress
Milk Distributors In Texas Under Investigation
Texas milk distributors are under investigation by the Attorney General's Department for possible anti trust law violations. State Rep. Jim Wright of Weatherford pushed for inquiry alleging Dallas and Fort Worth distributors restrain trade by artificial milk shortages and quota based buying limits from dairymen.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Attorney General's Department
Jim Wright
Weatherford
Dallas
Fort Worth
Selected Stocks Move Through Mixed Market Day
Americans Airlines rises eight percent while AT T sits at 154. Anaconda up 34 and Chrysler at 105 percent. Phelps Dodge and Pure Oil advance as Sears Roebuck and Sinclair improve. Sun Ray Oil gains nine percent and Tex PacC shows 0.30. US Stock closes at 66.58 as Humble Oil and Lone Star’s Gas shares move.
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American Airlines
At&t
Anaconda
Chrysler
Comw & Son
Phelps Dodge
Pure Oil
Sears Roe
Sinclair
Sun Ray Oi
Tex Pacc
Curbs Humble Oil
Lone Stars Gas
Markets at a Glance Stocks Soften Across Markets
Stocks lower in moderately active trading with bonds irregular and curb stocks uneven. U S Government bonds did not trade while Chicago and New York markets show mixed moves. Commodity futures uneven with silver holding at 59 1/2 cents per ounce and grains in Chicago fluctuating.
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U. S
Chicago
New York
Dallas Iron and Steel Workers Strike For Living Wage
Iron and steel workers at three Dallas plants walked out for better wages and a new contract that expired last Friday. The Texlite Inc plant near Love Field saw the latest 7:30 a.m. shift abstain, with 16 workers involved, according to United Steel Workers of America local leaders.
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Dallas
Tex
Iron and Steel
Texlite, Inc
Love Field
United Steel Workers of America
CSO
First Bale of Cotton Sells at Record Price in Houston
Forres Garling of Harlin, winner of a long race to bring the nation's first bale of cotton to the Houston Cotton Exchange, sold his bale for a record $1,825 on June 24. Miller & Co. bid $1.07 5 cents per pound for the 12 pound bale, totaling $550.40, with a further $1,275 bonus added by exchange members.
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Houston
Tex
Mexico City adopts cattle car disinfection system
A thorough system of railroad car disinfection for all cattle cars arriving in Mexico City has been established as part of the campaign against hoof and mouth disease.
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Mexico City
Striking Transit Workers Hold Two Mass Meetings
In St Louis on June 24 striking AFL transit workers held two mass meetings. Union leaders expect no new proposals to end the 12 day walkout as negotiations with the Public Service Go. progress remains limited. Mayor Kaufmann said peace talks had gone nowhere and a resumed service plan offered by the mayor and federal conciliators was rejected as a rehash.
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ST. Louis
AFL
Public Service
Aloys P. Kaufmann
Senate Passes Navy Appropriation Bill
The Senate approved a Navy appropriation bill for fiscal 1948 totaling 3.462 billion dollars, up from the House's 3.285 billion. The measure, carrying 176.5 million more than the House allowed, moves to conference while past appropriations are cut by 403.6 million, and Truman had proposed 3.663 billion.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Thrill Slayer Oliver Terpening Jr Sentenced
Oliver Terpening Jr a 16 year old from Lapeer Michigan was given life imprisonment with hard labor for killing four playmates on May 26 1936 He confessed saying he wanted to know what killing felt like and expressed disappointment at not getting the expected thrill The killings were described as a senseless act that shocked the community and led to a severe penalties in Jackson prison
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Lapeer
Mich
Oliver Terpening , Jr
Jackson
Terpening
Standard Oil to ration gasoline this summer
Standard Oil of Indiana announced it will ration gasoline to customers for the three summer months, in amounts roughly equal to last year’s usage. They report a 15 percent rise in sales and leave dealer allocation to the independent business men, stressing fair treatment of all customers.
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Chicago
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Standard
New Effort Under Way to Gain Soviet Backing for German Unity
London reports a fresh bid to win Soviet agreement on Germany's economic unity as a precursor to European unity under the Marshall plan. Under Secretary Clayton holds talks ahead of the Paris foreign secretaries meeting with Bevin, Attlee, and cabinet advisers.
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London
Germany
Europe
U. S
William L. Clayton
Britain
France
Russia
Paris
Ernest Bevin
Clayton
Strikes by Sicilian and Northern Italian Workers Hit Government
Communist led workers in Sicily and northern Italy walked out to topple Premier Degasperi's non communist government. A General Confederation of Labor meeting was set to discuss a possible nationwide general strike. Protests follow weekend bomb and machine gun attacks on communists near Palermo.
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Rome
Sicily
Italy
Alcide Degasperi
General Confederation of Labor Executives
Confderation
Palermo
Charge Russia Had Equipped Communist Troops in Manchuria
Nationalist officials in Nanking accused the Soviet Union of arming over 600000 Communist troops in Manchuria. They testified before the Constitution Enforcement Committee, the multi party panel crafting the new constitution to take effect next December.
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Russia
Manchuria
Nanking
Soviet Union
China
National Defense Ministry
Constitutio Enforcement Committee
Flood Threat Mounts Along Trinity River
Scattered thunderstorms covered Texas with a flood threat rising along the middle Trinity River and its tributaries. The swollen Trinity menaced livestock near Athens Malakoff and U S Highway 287 between Corsicana and Palestine while officials warned the crest would arrive late today. Temperatures ranged from 53 at Guadalupe Falls to 80 at Galveston.
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Missouri River
Nebraska
Kansas
Republican Valley
Kaw
Missouri
Nebraska City
Neb
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Lexington
Waverly
Texas
Trinity River
Trinity
Athens
Malakott
U. S. Highway 287
Cayuga
Corsicana
Palestine
State Highway Department
Guadalupe Fall
Galveston
Pampa
Laredo
Editors Arrive in Nanking During World Flight Stop
A group of American editors and publishers on a Pan American round-the-world flight reached Langhwa Airfield Shanghai at 12:30 p.m. and flew to Nanking. They were received by Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek at the National Defense Ministry Compound.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Generalissimo
Mme. Chiang- Kai-Shek
National Defense Ministry
Langhwa Airfield
China National Aviation Corporation
Mexican Generals Begin U S Military Visit to San Antonio
Four ranking Mexican generals start a five day tour of U S military installations near San Antonio as personal guests of General Wainwright. The program opened with a review of 850 Fort Sam Houston and Second Army Division troops on parade ground.
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Fort Sam Houston
Tex
U. S
San Antonio
Fourth Army
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Fort Sam
Second Armored Division
Mitchell Speaks on Lionism at Lions Club Luncheon
C. W. Mitchell was the speaker today for the regular Tuesday luncheon meeting of the Lion's Club. He presented a talk titled Lionism in Life. Introduced by J. M. Elier, program chairman, the speaker drew attention from visiting instructor L. J. Wagner of Georgetown.
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C. W. Mitchell
The
Lion's Club
Mitchell
J. M. Elier
L. J. Wagner
Georgetown
American Legion Auxiliary to Meet Thursday Evening
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday at 8 oclock in the room above Red Smiths Gate. All members are urged to attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Red Smith's Gate
Taft-Hartley Walkouts Hit UMW Mines Across Seven States
In a wildcat protest after Congress passed Taft-Hartley, John L. Lewis led continued mine walkouts with about 135000 miners idle across seven states. Soft coal output dropped as pits closed and 30000 miners began an early vacation under a government agreement.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Senate
Truman
Muse
U. S. Steel Co
Pennsylvania
Navy Coal Mines Administration
Eisenhower Accepts Post at Columbia University
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Army Chief of Staff, accepted the presidency of Columbia University today. He will assume the post after release from active duty, planned for the first half of 1948, with approval from the President and the Secretary of War.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
Eisenhower
United States
Curley Leaves for Final Disposition of Mail Fraud Case
Mayor James M. Curley of Boston left Cohasset Hospital for Washington to seek final disposition of his mail fraud case. Described as on the verge of a cerebral hemorrhage, he hoped to avoid a six to 18 month jail sentence due to frail health.
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Cohasset
Mass
James M. Curley
Boston
Cohasset Hospital
Washington
Eight Bills Await Governor's Action
In Austin Texas on June 24 Gov Beauford H Jester said eight bills remain on his desk from the 50th legislature with action due by midnight Thursday. Controversial measures include a ban on high school secret fraternities and sororities.
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Austin
Tex
Jester
Battleship Texas to get permanent berth plan meeting
Houston Tex June 24 The Battleship Texas Commission will hold its first meeting next Monday to plan a permanent berth for the Battleship Texas near the San Jacinto battlefield.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
San Jacinto Battleground
Battleship Texas Commission
Union Leaders Forecast General Protest Strike Over Taft-Hartley Law
A CIO union spokesman in Birmingham predicted 90 percent of organized labor would strike within a week in protest against Taft-Hartley. The San Francisco CIO urged a 24‑hour nationwide stoppage, and leaders like Harry Bridges warned of organizing, striking and picketing if rights are curtailed. Similar warnings came from the National Maritime Union on the east coast.
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R. E. Farr
Birmingham
Ala
CIO
United Steel Workers
San Francisco Cio Council
Philip Murray
Harry Bridges
Girl Killed by Lightning on Galveston Beach
Patricia Fairchild a 14 year old Dallas girl was struck by lightning while walking ashore from a Gulf swim on the Galveston beach at Ninth and Boulevard She died instantly at 8 05 am Police said wet feet acted as a conductor The death was considered a rare beach lightning incident and she was pronounced dead after arrival at a Galveston hospital
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Galveston
Tex
Patricia Fairchild
Dallas
Gulf
Patricia
James Fairchild
Bryn Mawr
Ninth and Boulevard
Palice
Gulf's Union Office Workers May Strike
Union office workers at Gulf refinery Port Arthur voted to authorize a strike if necessary to back their demands. Local 66 AFL Office Workers International Union said the vote followed a unanimous rejection of a company proposal. Dispute centers on a seniority plan and classification affecting 188 bargaining employees.
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Port Arthur
Tex
Gulf
AFL Office Workers International Union
Petrillo Probe Begins July 7th
A House Labor Committee member announced open hearings will start July 7 into the activities of James C. Petrillo president of the American Federation of Musicians. The inquiry proceeds despite charges under the Lea anti featherbedding Act still before a federal court.
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Petrillo
Washington
House Labor Committee
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
President Says Labor Measure Not Workable
President Truman calls a White House conference with the National Labor Relations Board to discuss enforcing the Taft Hartley Act which he calls unworkable. Labor groups react with wildcat strikes and vows to challenge the act in courts Congress and at the polls.
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Washington
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
White House
Congress
John L. Lewis
Senate
House
Charles G. Ross
NLRB
Knutson Proposes New Personal Income Tax Cut Bill
Harold Knutson, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, reintroduces a personal income tax reduction measure nearly identical to the vetoed Truman proposal. The sole change is the effective date, shifting to January 1 next year from July 1, 1947, with committee action contingent on sufficient demand to override the president’s veto.
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Washington
Uchairman
Harold Knutson
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Knutson
French Government Raises Income Taxes Passes Plan in Assembly
The French National Assembly approved Premier Paul Ramadier's plan to raise income taxes and cut food subsidies after a 14 hour debate. The final vote was 302 to 241 with 50 absences. protests and strikes continued in several cities amid strong communist opposition.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Paul Ramadier
Ramadier
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Republic of Texas
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Ghiesso Sun Syndicere
Dallas Iron and Steel Workers
Texas City
Navy
Thrill” Slayer
Mexico
W. Mitchell
Lion’s Club
Columbia
Curley
Galveston Beach
Howard Smith
D. Va
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