Churchill Labor Bill Compared to Hitler Tactics
Paris and London dispatches report Prime Minister Attlee's crisis powers bill drawing fierce attack from Winston Churchill. Churchill called the measure a blank check for totalitarian government while Attlee contends it is needed to counter the economic crisis. The debate centers on expanded state controls over work and industry and the balance with civil liberties amid wartime memories.
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Crack in Solid South Deepens in Georgia Democrats Battle
Georgia Democratic rifts widen after Talmadge death as two factions push for separate primaries over white supremacy and educational qualification bills. Governor Thompson resists new session. Hand seeks an immediate meeting, while party leaders pledge one 1948 primary in Georgia.
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Per Capita Coal Production Down In West Virginia
In Charleston the West Virginia Coal Association says eight hour shifts reduce output per miner compared with nine hour shifts though total production remains high due to more workers. District reports note higher output under nine hours. year-to-date production is up from last year mainly after a 1946 strike. Washington reports week ending August 2 coal output at 11.54 million tons, down from 11.8 and 12.31 million in prior periods, with 1947 output running 21.3 percent ahead of 1946.
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Charleston
West Virginia Coal Asociation
Washington
National Coal Association
Tardiness Costs Flynn Court Delay With Damita Case
Los Angeles Superior Court I y Judge Daryl W Sheldon refuses to wait for Errol Flynn or Lili Damita in a case over financial claims. The appearance was postponed to about 11 months as Flynn awaited a telephone call to appear.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Daryl W. Sheldon
Errol Flynn
Lili Damita
Flynn
Miss Damita
Sheldon
Robert F. Ford
103rd Death on Highway Listed
Charleston West Virginia reports the traffic death of the month and the 203rd for the year. The victim Walden Junior Cook, 24, died in an accident on State Route 7 in Monongalia County. Last year on this date 11 deaths had been recorded during August, with the overall total at 19 percent.
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State Police
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Monongalia
Murray Workers Refuse Modified Union Contract
Detroit union officers say 7,000 Murray Corp. of America workers refused a modified liability immunity clause accepted by John L. Lewis for coal, citing strings attached. The strike idled 65,000 other autoworkers as Ford and Studebaker joins absences. Packard and Briggs layoffs spread. UAW pushes for contract protections under Taft Hartley.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Murray Corp. of America
John L. Lewis
Emil Mazey
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford. Motor Co
Studebaker. Corp
Murray
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Packard Motor Car Co
Packard
Ford
State Chamber Attacks County Budgets Tour Budget Rise
The State Chamber of Commerce blasts county budgets predicting nearly 9 million dollars will be spent under current preparations. It cites last year’s 8.28 million and warns of a new peak in the fiscal year. It calls for a militant taxpayers group to curb rising costs and curb extravagance and corruption.
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Associated Press
Charleston
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Federal Spending To Hit Truman Estimate
President Truman’s budget drive strengthens the case that federal outlays this fiscal year will approach the White House forecast of 37.5 billion dollars. Officials say new legislation and unforeseen costs may trim the total to only a few hundred million below the original estimate, with additions for aid programs and stockpiling.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Republican Congress
Congress
Britain
Hoover faults Russia for unsettled world order
Former President Herbert Hoover, in a statement from San Francisco, says Soviet Russia bears responsibility for global instability. He warns the United States may need to rearm and continue shipping surplus food to avert famine unless international relations improve. Hoover, turning 73 on Sunday, cites lack of peace and rising starvation abroad as war continues.
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Associated Press
San. Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Russia
United States
Hoover
Truman
Bus Auto Crash Kills 3 Injures 20 in Ohio
Police report three young Ohioans died and 20 people were injured when a car telescoped a Portsmouth bound Greyhound Lines bus on state route 125 near Mount Washington. The auto struck another Kings Brothers Line coach before impaling the second bus, forcing 20 injured passengers to be removed via the emergency exit.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Greyhound Lines
Mount Washington
Roy Bell
Kings Brothers Line
Bell
Divorcee Willing to Marry 16 Year Old Youth in Flight
Detroit police locked up Dolly Cox a 24 year old divorcee who sought to wed 16 year old Louis Kotonis. Cox waives extradition to Ohio where she is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Louis was placed in a juvenile detention home with no charge as the pair planned a marriage in another state.
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Ohio
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Louis Kotonis
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Ane Oy
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Women’s Police Division
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Dayton
Tennessee
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Divorcee cites family objections delaying Dayton romance
The divorcée said she met Louis after moving from Greenville Tennessee where her three year old daughter lives with Mrs Cox' former husband. She and the youth, a high school freshman, traveled to Dayton by bus, and cited family objections as delaying their marriage.
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Greenvile
VA to Discharge 8000 VA Employees in Budget Cut
The Veterans Administration ordered the discharge of 8,000 administrative staff as soon as possible for economy reasons. About 500 offices may close, with 700 cuts in Washington and roughly 7,300 elsewhere. Largest cuts total 2,000 in vocational rehab and education, 1,700 in contact work, reducing headcount to 16,000 below February peak.
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Associated Press
Washington
Veterans Administration Today
Veterans Administration
Sophia names Owen Ellison as new police chief
Owen G. Ellison, former Slab Fork miner, is sworn in as chief of police in Sophia after council appointment on Tuesday night. He succeeds W. S. Stovall, who resigned after being appointed chief July 1 the new administration took office. Ellison will be assisted by Raymond Little.
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Slab Fork
Sophia
Ellison
W. S. Stovall
Raymond Little
Overpayments Drain Treasury See VA Figures
Washington reports more than 44 million dollars owed by about 665000 ex GIs due to overpayments in veterans benefits. June repayments totaled nearly 7 million as overpayments for subsistence allowances rose to 42.5 million involving 440234 people. Pensions and disability overpayments reached 1.64 million for 15569 veterans. Some unemployment overpayments may reflect fraud. about 200000 cases referred to district attorneys for possible prosecution.
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Associated Press
Washington
Veterans Administration
Treasury
Nash Prices Are Hiked by Up to 168 Dollars
Detroit Nash automobiles will rise from 95 to 168.40 dollars per car as Nash-Kelvinator President George W. Mason cites continued higher costs for materials and labor. The increases took effect at midnight Thursday following similar moves by General Motors Packard Kaiser-Frazer.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Nash
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
George W. Mason
General Motors Corp
Packard Motor Car Co
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Mason
Truman Signs Measure Killing All Controls on Installment Buying
President Truman signed legislation ending all controls on installment buying effective November 1 1947 He criticized Congress for not extending consumer credit regulation and warned it could fuel inflation by ending curbs in three months He noted continued restraints were preferred to abrupt abandonment of controls
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Council of Economic Advisers
Senate Demands John Meyer Report Again
The Senate War Investigating Committee subpoenas John W. Meyer after Howard Hughes refuses to produce him. Ferguson accuses Hughes of trying to shield Meyer as the panel questions wartime contracts and publicity spending. A letter from White House files shows Hughes sought presidential help in 1942 to sell a bomber.
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New York
Patricia Miles
Douglas Meyer
John W. Meyer
Howard Hughes
Senate War Investigating Subcommittee
Washington
Associated Press
Hollywood
Meyer
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hughes
Ferguson
Rmich
Meyer Owce
Army
War Investigating Committee
White House
R-Mich
Russell Birdwell
Marvin McIntyre
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Body of Missing Baby Recovered at Beach
Nancy Perini four year old niece of Lou Perini and part owner of the Boston Braves was found dead in the ocean near the Perini summer estate. District Attorney investigators ruled drowning accidental after a nighttime drag operation. The child wandered from the yard to the beach and waded into the surf.
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Associated Press
Nancy Perini
Lou Perini
Boston Braves
Frank EK. Smith
Weather outlook for Virginia with storms and cooling trend
Scattered showers and thunderstorms today ending with a cooler night. Saturday will be fairer and drier with lower humidity. Beckley records a high near 82 with a low around 66. Noon reading 72 with 1.2 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. rivers Greenbrier and New cleared at Bellepoint.
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