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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1949
Page
2
The Beckley Register reports on President Truman’s stance on the Taft-Hartley act as a fact finding board is proposed amid steel industry tensions. The piece notes the act as law and Truman’s duty to apply it.
Rambling Chicago Tribune critique attacks West Virginia Governor Okey L. Patteson for failing to quell mob violence and questions John L. Lewis for coal industry maneuvers. It accuses Patteson of cowardice and describes Lewis’s strategy to pressure the Taft Hartley law while shaping welfare fund payments and strike actions nationwide.
Monday football talk swirls around coach Dudley DeGroot after a surprising loss. West Virginia supporters recall past leaders like Spears and Nealch while weighing future results. Some urge patience. others call for change if performance falters.
Quirky column contemplates faith and chores on Sundays. Aged writer recalls wild landscaping failures, rainwashed seed, and a lingering cold after a West Indies memory. He urges Ebey to keep commandments, golf and lawn chores for another day.
The article notes the United Mine Workers push for higher wages and better conditions has driven mechanization in coal mining, lifting production costs. It warns that further wage gains could push coal prices higher, risk market losses, and force operators to pass costs to consumers or fully automate. It discusses potential responses by smaller producers versus larger companies and ponders the aftermath of current mine shutdowns.
HAL BOYLE AP Start Writer profiles Dan Liu, Honolulu police chief, noting a diverse force with Hawaiians, Caucasians, Japanese, Chinese, Samoans and Filipinos. He describes island harmony, anti discrimination policies, and youth outreach as keys to democracy, crime prevention, and community service. He cites atomic-defense readiness and a no gossip culture, with Liu active in churches, YMCA and Boy Scouts.
The Sugar Act of 1948 allows the Agriculture Department to adjust marketing and import quotas to indirectly regulate sugar prices. Debates rage over whether quotas are too high for producers or too low for consumers, with Brannan boosting the quota to 7.5 million short tons as industry pressures grow.
Henri ette Reuchlin, renowned Dutch painter and etcher, exhibits in the United States for the first time. Her work spans portraits, landscapes, and city scenes from Europe and Asia, reflecting travel from Spain to Holland and a Paris studio. She discusses language, music, and family as she plans to visit Spain this winter. Her recent visit marks her fourth U.S. show since 1916, including works brought from Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Devaluation of the pound sparks a pivotal three day Commons session as Prime Minister Attlee seeks a confidence vote. Labour holds 393 of 640 seats, Conservatives led by Churchill challenge government policies amid wage and price pressures.
Two new arthritis drugs cortisone and ACTH show dramatic relief in arthritis and other illnesses. In tests they helped rheumatic fever, myasthenia gravis, congenital hypoglycemia, mental disorders, and potential cancer research. Production limits and safety concerns slow use. ACTH raises cortisol and can harm potassium balance, requiring careful dosing.
Washington reports that moving Guam to civilian rule faces roadblocks as Congress blocks funding before organic legislation. President Truman ordered a July 1, 1950 transition with civilian Governor Carlton Skinner, but House and Senate Appropriations balk, delaying civilian government and keeping Navy finances in place.
A reflective note cites a biblical verse about sons who fail to follow their father's path, turning to Jucre and accepting bribes. It warns against perverted judgment and moral decline, urging integrity and steadfast conduct in leadership.
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