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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1949
Page
1
The Senate, after a lengthy filibuster, warms to a modified rules change seeking to end debate with 64 votes. A bipartisan bloc of 52 senators backed the plan, including 30 Democrats and 22 Republicans, signaling a showdown over limiting debate options.
Washington AP report on a House hearing into yes or no labor provision questionnaires. General Electric's Charles E. Wilson says 750000 questionnaires cost about 40000 dollars and thousands have been mailed to Congress. Rep Jacobs questions clarity but Wilson defends public understanding. AFL President Green to testify. CIO leaders to follow.
A Republican Dixie Democrat coalition tightens pressure on President Truman's legislative agenda. The Senate shows a potential, if lasting, alliance to revise or discard proposals, while the House extends rent control with a local home rule twist. UMW leaders warn of a fragile two week period amid political maneuvering.
President Truman shows a tight lip amid Senate Armed Services Committee delay on Mon Wallgren’s National Security Resources Board chairmanship. He faces a Democratic‑run Congress split by southern filibuster against civil rights measures and labor and rent control proposals. He will attend the White House Photographers Association dinner.
In Lorain a lodge dispute prompted Rep. Edward W. De Chant to urge a special state investigation into Ohio fraternal organizations. A Lorain county court injunction blocked the Fraternal Order of Eagles Grand and Ohio lodges from interfering with the local lodge amid allegations that officials sought to push slot machines in club rooms.
Pittsburgh AP report quotes a United Mine Workers district leader predicting the two week shutdown ordered by John L. Lewis for miners east of the Mississippi will end as scheduled on March 28. Some operators had feared an extended stoppage.
Directors of the Anthracite Operators Association at Wilkesbarre sent a telegram to UMW President John L. Lewis urging him to call off the three day old mines shut down. They warn the two week stoppage harms the health and welfare of the eastern Pennsylvania anthracite region.
Thomas Pryor Gore, 78, Oklahoma Democrat and three term U.S. senator who had been blind since childhood, died at his Washington home. He served from 1907 to 1921 and a final term ended January 1, 1937. Survived by widow Nina Kay Gore, daughter Mrs Robert Olds of Washington, and son Thomas N. Gore of El Paso. Burial expected in Oklahoma.
President Truman weighs withdrawing Wallgren s nomination or waging a Senate battle. The Senate Armed Services Committee pigeonholed Wallgren as the White House considers delaying action until a Key West vacation. Six Republicans and Byrd backed tabling the nomination, keeping it alive for possible later action.
AP report from Trieste notes renewed Kremlin interest in Tito and Yugoslavia. Behind the scenes chatter cites internal Yugoslav tensions in Macedonia and Pro Cominform propaganda. Moscow aligned critics accuse Tito of straying from Marxist Leninist lines while Rakosi denounces Tito as betraying peace.
ST. LOUIS AP A presidential order seeks to end a Wabash Railroad strike that began at 7 a.m. yesterday. Union officials differ on when workers will return. A F Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen says sailors will return only after official notice and settlement of the dispute.
Washington AP reports Rep. Velde seeks to reopen the House Un American Activities Committee inquiry into Scientist X and a Russian atomic spy ring. He cites new evidence from FBI inquiries and Los Alamos links, urging prosecutions of alleged spies including known American Communists.
A deaf mute, Miss Lesle B Campos, dropped a $50,000 damage suit against Gleason B Grizzard after claiming he wooed her with feverish promises and proposals and then refused to marry her. Attorney James H Dodgen said the couple settled privately.
Lancaster publisher R Kenneth Kerr and State Liquor Enforcement Chief Anthony Rutkowski clashed at a hearing over the January 20 confiscation of slot machines at Lancaster Eagles Lodge. Kerr argued the raid was publicity tied to hot ham cases, while Rutkowski called it an inspection and accused Kerr of seeking publicity. The board took the case under advisement after the lodge pleaded guilty to possession of gambling devices with mitigating evidence.
Washington dispatch reports the administration, chastened by defeat in the House, now pins hopes on the Senate to advance a stronger rent control bill. The shift follows a damaging House vote that cabinet leaders say dims prospects in the lower chamber.
The House opened debate on a bill to create a 70‑group Air Force and set fixed manpower ceilings for the Army and Air Force, with a permanent strength of 837000 Army and 502000 Air Force personnel. The measure includes a home rule plan allowing local overrides and follows President Truman’s preference for smaller totals and current budget constraints. Senate action and housing provisions loom as key next steps in a debate tied to defense spending and air power projections.
Washington AP reports diplomatic officials forecast Portugal will likely join the proposed Atlantic Security Pact despite Lisbon objections over Spain’s exclusion and other issues. A Portuguese embassy statement said Lisbon has not yet decided and continues to question the treaty with the American government.
Senator Sparkman says local option seems to have the bill while Chairman Maybank warns it would cause confusion and pandemonium as Senate work on the rent law progresses.
A House vote 261 to 153 sent a bill to the Senate with home rule safeguards and new powers. It would allow Woods to recontrol previously lifted rental areas and authorize triple damages for rent overcharges, while denying criminal action against violators. The local option amendment faces mixed support and warnings it could gut controls.
Opponents of the 30 mile Lake Erie to Ohio River conveyor belt line mobilize for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Akron leaders including H B Stewart Jr and allies push to derail the project while railroad lobbyists and former leaders vow a strong challenge.
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