GOP Leaders Split On Tariff Policy Amid Debate
Senate and House Republican leaders show divisions over the State Department authority to cut tariffs without Congress. Vandenberg and Millikin push compromise to protect the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, while Ways and Means plans hearings behind closed doors signaling displeasure. The program lets the department cut tariffs up to 50 percent in exchange for concessions, with final authority resting with the President.
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Washington
Senate
House
State Department
Congress
Vandenberg
Mich
Millikin
Colo
Martin
R-Mass
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Dean C. Acheson
William Clayton
Byrnes
West Virginia House readies social security bill study
A proposal to enable WV to use pending federal action on state employee social security benefits was readied for introduction in the House. Senate sponsors Kilgore and two Republicans backed the measure. Delegates Robinson and Snelson prepared a companion resolution to form a six member survey committee to study the plan and report findings and recommendations to both chambers.
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West Virginia
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D.w.va
Robinson
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Ahearn Warns Turmoil From Industry Wide Bargaining Ban
Vincent P. Ahearn former War Labor Board member told Senate Labor Committee that outlawing industry wide bargaining could trigger turmoil with unions isolating employers and forcing capitulation. He urged delaying closed shop action while Congress first seeks equal rules for bargaining. Smith and Case pressed separate labor bills as hearings continued.
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Case
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Discord Over Atom Control Hits Security Council
Russia and the United States clash over atomic energy control as the six nation drafting group reports progress on an arms reduction plan. The key dispute centers on a clause to protect the functioning Atomic Energy Commission from being undermined by a new arms commission.
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New York
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United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Labor Trouble Seen If Rents Are Hiked
Washington debate on rent controls draws union and property groups into a clash. C SO Textile Workers warn higher ceilings may trigger labor strife while Homeowners Foundation argues rent control blocks housing supply. NYC Metropolitan Fair Rent Committee backs no removal but calls 15 percent hike imperative. Senator Russell urges OPA adjustments to ensure fair value housing. Overviews potential cost-of-living impacts and housing policy stakes.
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Danville
Atlanta
T.W.A
Kenneth Douty
William E. Russell
Metropolitan Fair Rent Committee
O.P.A
Local UCW Head Given New Post
Luke Brett director of Region 11 for the United Construction Workers with headquarters in Beckley is temporarily assigned as assistant to A. D. Lewis director of the UCW in Washington. Brett has led Region 11 covering West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky since April 1944 and says the assignment is temporary likely permanent, noting the recent UMWA executive action created new duties for District 50 and requiring help in UCW affairs. He adds that his heart remains with Southern West Virginia and the upper South and he remembers friendships and kindness in the area.
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A. D. Lewis
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Washington
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Kentucky
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Upper South
Army colonel tied to $200000 in Japanese diamonds in San Francisco
Col. Edward J. Murray of Palo Alto, an Army officer with a strong Pacific and occupation record, was placed under technical arrest as customs and the Army probe seizure of $210000 in Japanese gems. Diamonds were found on his person and in a safe deposit box, with $10000 in two stones recovered at arrival and $200000 more in box gems later. The case spurred orders from General MacArthur and a Tokyo investigation while Murray awaits fate.
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Army
San Francisco Port of Embarkation
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Edward J. Murray
Palo Alto
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Paul Leake
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Tokyo
Customs Service
MacArthur
Japan
California State Department of Public Works
Two Children Die In Charleston Fire
Two young children died in a Charleston fire that destroyed a row of houses on North Charleston stop No 5. Firefighters from Charleston and Dunbar battled the blaze in subfreezing temps after water lines failed. The victims were Paul Vickers, 4, and his brother Tommy, 3, sons of Mr and Mrs Arlin Vickers.
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Arlin Vickers
Charleston-Dunbar
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Beckley
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Vietnamese resistance claims heavy Indochina losses
Manila report says Viet Nam high command reported French forces suffered 3000 killed or wounded in Indochina fighting since December across four drives toward Hanoi. Viet Nam resistance conceded 1500 regulars and self defense youths killed or wounded, with over 50 villages set ablaze and thousands of homes destroyed.
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PSC Opens Phone Rate Hike Hearing
The Public Service Commission opened hearings on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company's request for its first rate increase in over two centuries. CEO J R B Crigler said the plan would add about 1.3 million dollars in annual gross revenue and 765 thousand in net earnings, as labor and operating costs rose sharply since 1929. Rates would rise variably across exchanges for both individual and party lines, with no major changes to tolls though mileage limits may shift.
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Charleston
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
J. R. B. Crigler
Crigler
C. and P
AFL Drafts Own Peace Program At AFL Meeting
The AFL Executive Council backed an October Screen Actors Guild arbitration proposal to halt jurisdictional fights in Hollywood and urged unions to adopt voluntary arbitration in their fields. President Green urged unions to seek tribunals to settle disputes without government action, aligning with Truman's building industry plan. The council also adopted a Lewis-influenced resolution opposing all federal or other labor legislation.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
A.F.L
Congress
Executive Council
Screen Actors’ Guild
Hollywood
William Green
Truman
John S. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Eisler Cited For Contempt By House Committee
Washington Gerhard Eisler allegedly chief Communist agent in the United States refused to take an oath and testify before the House on American Activities Committee. He was cited for contempt after defying Chairman Thomas. The committee voted to cite Eisler, a charge to be tried before a jury with possible penalty of a $1000 fine and a year in jail.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gerhard Eisler
United States
House on-American Activity Committee
Chairrman Thomas
D-N.j
Thomas
Eisler
Congress Tackles Two Term Limit Plan Amid Succession Debate
Washington reports House leaders push a two term limit amendment, with debate set for 11 a m. Democrats call the measure political and a burden on future voters while Republicans claim a two thirds vote in both chambers is within reach. President Truman urges a revision of the line of succession, naming Speaker Martin and Senate President pro tempore as next in line if needed.
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Congress
Senate
Truman
Martin
Mass
Vandenberg
Mich
George C. Marshall
White House
Missing Navy Plane Searched Over Dense Swamp Forty
Navy and Army reserve crews pressed a search for a two engine Navy transport missing since Tuesday with ten aboard. Sightings and reports came from residents near a swampy forest area 100 miles southeast of Richmond. Weather hampered ground efforts as a helicopter prepared to inspect suspected wreckage while crews attempted access through difficult terrain.
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Richmond
Elizabeth City
N. Y
George William Carneal
Navy
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Hillerbrand
Fortsmouth
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Seay
U S Delegation Reorganized Into Compact United Nations Mission
The United States plans to restructure its large UN delegation into a tight, centralized unit under Warren Austin with Truman and Marshall backing. The new Mission to the United Nations would report directly to the president and secretary of state, consolidating U S representation across councils. Possible deputy for the Atomic Energy Commission is John M Hancock, but others are being considered. Francis B Sayre and Herschel V Johnson would hold key posts in economic, social, and security council affairs.
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New York
Warren R. Austin
United States
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Marshall
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Manhattan
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Dumbarton Oaks
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Hancock
Atomic Commission
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Francis B. Sayre
Economic and Social Council
Lake Success
Biddle
John G. Winant
Britain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Commission On Human Rights
Government Now In Portal Suit Intervenes in Mt Clemens Case
Detroit action opens door to about five billion dollars in portal to portal pay claims. Judge Frank A. Picard will sign an order to intervene for the United States. The court renews invitation for the CIO to join, though the CIO’s participation is not guaranteed. Edward Lamb opposed the move for the Pottery Workers. The company did not object to government intervention but may oppose similar petitions from others.
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Detroit
United States
Government Today
Mt. Clemens Policy Company
Frank A. Picard
Attorney General
National C. I. O
Ei Ward Lamb
The
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Jews Reject British Plea Over Palestine Violence
In Jerusalem the Jewish National Council and Jewish Agency refuse to join a British plan to curb underground violence as martial law looms. Irgun Leumi vows to fight to the last breath while a pending Tuesday deadline raises the threat of a deterred fate for condemned Irgun member Dov Bela Gruner and possible upheaval in Palestine.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Jewish National Council
National Council
Vaad Leumi
Jewish Agency
Irgun Xvaj Leumi
Irgun
Ultimaturh
Je Ia
Sion
London
Hagana
Dov Bela Gruner
Coal executive accuses gasmen of pipeline bias in shortages
Howard D. Gibbs of the Retail Coal Merchants Association says Western Pennsylvania gas companies push for government pipelines while curtailing gas to plants in a cold wave. About 60,000 workers across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia face layoffs as 425 industrial plants lose gas, with pipelines in use pending renewal.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Howard D. Gibbs
Retail Coal Merchants Association
Western Pennsylvania
Gibbs
Ohio-Pennsylvania-West Virginia
Tri-State
Ohio
Rites Set Friday For Williams Child
Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Williams nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Williams Maxwell Hill will be held Friday at 2 pm at the home with Rev W E Harvey presiding and burial at Prosperity No children may attend the service Active pallbearers include Billy Burner Richard Fridley Larry Shultz and James Harvey
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Albert Williams
Maxwell Hill
W. E. Harvey
Billy Burner
Richard Fridley
Larry Shultz
James Harvey
Weather update for Virginia and West Virginia
Increasing cloudiness and milder conditions with light snow starting late this afternoon or tonight. Friday to bring snow flurries and somewhat colder temperatures. Yesterday’s high around 12 degrees with a very low overnight. Precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am today is none.
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