Gas Tax Plan Downed by Louisiana Committee
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee rejected H.603 proposing a natural gas excise tax. Rep. Morris Lottinger pledged a floor fight with a minority report. The 9 to 4 vote favored an unfavorable report. Proponents aimed to raise about 15 million dollars annually mainly for schools.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means
Morris Lottinger
H&d
Fred Heintz
Lottinger
Octopus
Louisiana
New York
Publicity row targets bobby sex cult of fanatical Sinatra fans
James Montgomery Flagg condemns a Hollywood publicity frenzy that drew large crowds of young bobby-soxers. He describes their disruptive demonstrations surrounding Frank Sinatra and questions the motives and behavior of the adolescent devotion, noting police estimates of tens of thousands present at times.
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New York
James Montgomery Flagg
Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
Gerry Flappers
Geraldine Farrar
Sinatra
Mike Jacobs
Flagg
Waldorf
Supreme Court Upholds Tobacco Monopolization Conviction
The Supreme Court 6 to 0 affirms that R. J. Reynolds, Liggett and Myers, and American Tobacco conspired to form a monopoly under the Sherman Act. The ruling holds actual exclusion of competitors is not required. total fine to date is $255,000. Justices Reed and Jackson did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Company
U. S. District Court
Lexington
Sixth Federal Circuit Court
Burton
Reed
Jackson
Justice Frankfurter
Supreme Deport
Gas Legislation Cuts Across Conservation Policy in Louisiana
Louisiana lawmakers prep multiple gas bills this week. A Brumfield resolution seeks cooperation with SW states to raise well head gas prices. A separate measure would overturn 1942 anti export policy. A three cent gas tax overhauls pricing by taxing the first purchaser.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Alva H. Brumfield
Senate Committee On Conservation
Drayton Boucher
Springhill
Reimer Calhoun
Mansfield
R. L. Gay
Zwolle
Conservation Committee
Senate approves Snyder nomination for Treasury Secretary
The Senate finance committee approved President Truman's nomination of John W. Snyder to be Secretary of the Treasury. The confirmation action was unanimous in a closed session. Senator Donnell praised Snyder as fit to lead the department, noting Missouri's pride in the selection.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
John W. Snyder
the Treasury
Snyder
Fred M. Vinson
United States
George
Georgia
Donnell
Missouri
Major Flood Bill Waiting for Congress Action
Washington June 10 The first major flood control bill since before the war awaits action by Congress. The measure covers projects costing 900 million to 1 billion dollars and aims to provide jobs while protecting river basins from floods. It outlines federal shares for army engineers interior department and others, but no new appropriation.
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Washington
Congress
Flood Control Committee
Army Engineers
Interior Department
Reclamation and Power
Roosevelt
Truman
Mississippi River
Bayou Macon
Louisiana
Arkansas
Bayou Lafourche
Louisiana State Line
Yazoo Basin
General
Yazoo-Tallahatchie-Coldwater River
Ex Marine Hears Thunder Ends Life in Panic
Roy E. Delaphaine Jr., 20, a former Pittsburgh marine corporal from Wilkinsburg, collapsed after a thunderstorm triggered war memories. He grabbed a pistol near stairs during a seizure of fear, ordered his girlfriend and her mother to leave, and shot himself on the sidewalk after the pair went to fetch help.
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Pittsburgh
Saipan
Roy E. Delaphaine, Jr
Wilkinsburg
Eve Shivers
Miss Shivers
Ex-Corp
Delaplaine
Plane Victims Named In Tobago Crash
West Palm Beach Fla June 10 authorities today released the names of 23 persons killed in the crash of an army C 54 transport plane on Tobago island 12 miles from Panama City Panama They include Capt Lawrence W Parks pilot Shoshoni Wyoming Capt Robert C McCormick co pilot Malvern Iowa Lt Charles E Green Bay Springs Mississippi M Sgt Nelson K Russell Pope Mississippi engineer Pfc Brady Perkins Port Arthur Texas 8722 Eighth Avenue
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Morrison Field
Tobago Island
Panama City
Panama
Lawrence W. Parks
Box 65
Shoshoni
Wyo
Robert C. McCormick
Malvern
Towa
Charles E. Green
Bay Springs
Miss
Nelson K
16 Dead 23 Missing In Iowa Hotel Blaze
A hotel fire in Iowa leaves 16 dead and 23 missing as crews search for victims. Authorities say the blaze began late at night and is under investigation with no confirmed cause yet.
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Iowa
Deadly hotel fire in Dubuque leaves 21 injured and 16 in hospital
At the Canfield Hotel in Dubuque 21 people were injured and 16 remained in local hospitals as firefighters braced the gutted building. Authorities reported 15 dead with three unidentified, and 23 unaccounted for as Red Cross urged guests registered Saturday night to report. Fire officials warned walls were dangerously sagging and planned a three‑way investigation.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Canfield Hotel
American Red Cross
Zach Cook
Red Cross
Perry Kirch
Hotel
The
Kirch
Concentration Camps Claim Shocks Army Witnesses
Bad Nauheim Germany June 10 A soldier prisoner testified in a Lichfield trial that concentration camps exist in the U S Army. Mike Kobinsky of Saginaw Michigan said he and 11 other witnesses broke a 11 day silence to speak about alleged mistreatment by guards at the U S Army guardhouse in Lichfield England during 1944 and 1945. The trial of Lt Granville Cubage Oklahoma City continues with other witnesses recounting beatings and threats.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
Lichfield Trails
U. S
Mike Kobiinsky
Saginaw
Mich
Koblinsky
Granville Cubage
Oklahoma City
U. S. Army
Lichfield
Eng
Army mum on Hessian crown jewels theft case
Washington reports the army keeping silent on the latest developments in the $1.5 million Hessian crown jewel theft. Maj. David F. Watson of Burlingame California under arrest in Germany is not discussed. Col. Jack Durant and WAC Capt. Kathleen Nash Durant remain in military detention as court martial action looms. officials seek another active officer and a discharged enlisted man connected to the case.
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Washington
Rhineland
War Department
David F. Watson
Burlingame
Calif
Germany
Jack W. Durant
WAC
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Colonel Durant
Durants
Army
Campaign Against Soong Sparks Broad Chinese Press Uproar
In Shanghai and Nanking the anti Soong campaign intensifies after Premier Soong endorses foreign ships unloading for a year at four Yangtze ports. Critics accuse him of bypassing the legislative council on economic relief and question the handling of imports and exchange controls linked to Yangtze Trading Company and H. H. Kung.
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Shanghai
T. V. Soong
Nanking
Supreme National Defense Council
Yangtze River
China
E. A. Pritchard
Soong
Legislative Council
Council
Yangtze Trading Company
H. H. Kung
Chiang Kai-Shek
Seamen Strike Looms as Labor Talks Fail
Washington June 10. Chairman Augustine B Kelley says to push congressional solution after federal mediation stalls. Union plans a nationwide maritime strike gain momentum as C I O National Maritime Union rejects shore leave with pay while demanding a 44 hour week. Explored to continues with another bargaining session scheduled for 1 p m CST.
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Washington
Augustine B. Kelley
House Labor Subcommittee
Kelley
Subcommittee On
Labor Management
Labor Department
C. I. O. National Maritime Union
Committee For Maritime Unity
Harry Bridges
Mihailovic on Trial for Life in Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic and 13 co defendants faced treason charges with Germany in World War II era case. Ten others were tried in absentia as 1,100 spectators filled an infantry school auditorium in Belgrade. The defendants appeared with military guards while Mihailovic declared his occupation as general of the army.
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Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Peter
Marshal Tito
Mihailovic
Purse Thefts Reported At Film Theater
Mrs. Dot Glasco reports $25 stolen from a purse left on a seat beside her in a moving picture theater. Police chief J D Busby notes a pattern of similar robberies, where thieves tilt seats to cause purses to slide out for easy theft while victims watch the film.
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Dot Glasco
J. D. Busby
Louisiana House Debates Right to Work in Jammed Session
Baton Rouge hosts a crowded House as Rep W J Cleveland introduces right to work bills to outlaw the closed union shop and push a statewide vote amid claims of northern labor influence and racial controversy. Debate expected after committee routing and tense floor scene.
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Baton Rouge
W. J. Cleveland
Louisiana
House of Representatives
House
Norman Bauer
Bill
Eleanor Roosevelt
Cleveland
Florida
House “Judiciary” Committee
Labor and Capitol” Committee
Truman Plans Message on Case Labor Disputes Bill
President Truman told congressional leaders he would send a message to Congress tomorrow on the Case labor disputes bill but did not reveal whether he would veto or sign it. House Speaker Rayburn said a vote on approval remains undecided and noted possible conference action on the emergency strike central proposal. Close associates expect a veto.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Rayburn
Texas
White House
Aption
Hill
Alabama
Barkley
Kentucky
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Pegler
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Kronberg
P. J. Smith
Charleston
S. C
Robert J. Karmazie
Lawrence
Maj
John Salb
Cheverly
Italy
Republic
Rome
House of Savoy
Ministry of the Interior
Umberto II
Bage
Cubage
Leonard W. Ennis
Peekskill
N. Y
Theodore Taylor
Louis L. Kardon
Philadelphia
Aubrey L. Richey
Birmingham
Ala
Maritime Union
Louisiana House
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