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Newspaper
Reno Evening Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1949
Page
1
Washington reports the 1949 fiscal year will show a five year low in federal revenue, about a billion dollars below the January forecast. Personal income tax cuts and layoffs reduced withholding, with excise and corporate taxes offsetting some losses.
Washington says Bernard Baruch was misinformed about the administration risking national security. An unnamed White House aide announced the president will respond at a press briefing tomorrow. Baruch, in New York remarks, said he stands by his statement and will not reply until clarified who spoke.
President Truman signed a bill providing 2,255,529,385 dollars to run the labor department and the federal security agency for the fiscal year starting July 1. The action covers the budget for these agencies during the upcoming year.
Fragmentary OCR lists players such as Marsh Shel Be Berra Bilvera Kinder Hughson EB Johnson Tebbetts, DiMaggio, Gumbert, Peter gon, Cooper, Lombardi and Mc Loryn. Mentions Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Pt Washington Detroit Cleveland twilight night. various league matchups and positions unclear.
New York June 29 Mrs Alger Hiss testifies she believes keys to the Hiss car and Washington home were taken in early 1938 while Whittaker Chambers alleges she passed secret papers. She denies typing department documents and denies giving a key or any government exhibits to Chambers.
The anti Communist Berlin railway union said the Soviet controlled Reichsbahn began reprisals against 375 fired workers after a 38 day rail strike. About 14,000 strikers resumed work as rail traffic remained stalled and officials offered no definite resumption date.
Alabama's anti masking law is praised by federal officials yet a congressional inquiry into night riding in the state proceeds. The bill was passed swiftly, while two legislative resolutions urged cancellation of the probe, but the investigation team said it would continue as planned.
A Chicago report from June 29 notes that a group of men who dictate to secretaries offered pointers for the boss secretary relationship. Advice includes compatibility without excess, diplomacy when the boss's wife calls, keeping pills straight, no baby talk, decorum in dress, and correcting grammar tactfully. Emphasis is on keeping the boss focused, arriving early, handling details, and taking quiet messages.
Madisonville Kentucky June 29 miners from the West Kentucky coal field estimated 4000 United Mine Workers marched to the East Diamond coal mine, operated by non union workers. Sheriff Gilliland asked them to leave company property and the mine was shut down at the employer’s request. No violence reported and UMW officials said they expect employees at the mine to join the union.
Former President Herbert Hoover told Congress that a friend acting as medical consultant for all three services receives three salary checks. He urged closer military coordination to eliminate two redundant payments.
The Judith Coplon espionage case moved to a federal court jury at 9:55 a.m. EST as Judge Albert L. Reeves instructed the jury on law and intent. Prosecutor Kelley described Coplon as a spy for Russia, while defense counsel Palmer sought a mistrial. conviction on both counts could bring 13 years in prison and $12,000 in fines.
A Vatican diplomatic representative’s car was entered by Czechoslovak police in Kosice Slovakia. The raid described as rude and violent prompted a protest to the foreign ministry. Vatican sources expect severance of diplomatic ties with Prague soon.
Washington witnesses before a senate subcommittee charged oil companies with keeping gasoline prices high despite lower costs. The inquiry, run by the banking and currency committee’s small business unit, heard claims that major firms moved tanker registrations abroad and did not pass savings to American motorists and homeowners who heat with fuel oil.
Washington June 29 The house trimmed its housing bill to senate size reducing public housing units from 1 030 000 to 810 000 and the yearly subsidy from 400 000 000 to 308 000 000. A Republican attempt to deepen the cut was defeated. Farm labor camps provision was knocked out. The action keeps present law authorizing 40 migratory camps with about 1500 standard dwellings and 9000 other accommodations.
Washington June 29 A congressional committee heard from Clancy E Lake Birmingham News reporter that probing night rider activity in Alabama could jeopardize a Jefferson County grand jury inquiry He warned against exposing sensitive details during the hearing and predicted indictments in the county case as Clarke Stallworth of the Birmingham Post described flogging and lynching threats to a mother and her two daughters at Dora Alabama
In New York a Communist conspiracy trial defendant testified that women have more rights in the Soviet Union than in the United States. Gilbert Green of Chicago said he taught women there in 1946 47 that socialism would guarantee their rights, noting discussion on guaranteed rights in Russia. The defense had claimed one lawyer was threatened with death for quitting the case.
A heavy rainstorm near Kagoshima City in Kyushu's southeastern area killed between 25 and 35 people and destroyed or damaged about 1000 houses, with emergency crews assessing the devastation.
Washington reports the United States rejects recognizing as legal a Chinese government order closing ports under Communist control. The action preserves a potential path for American shippers to trade with Communist China while noting conditions on blockades and appeals. Acheson outlined related points on recognizing the Beijing government, Secretary Snyder’s Europe trip, arms aid proposals, and potential two way trade pacts.
Eight day old Nola Frances Land remained stable as authorities probe a bluish skin condition afflicting infants in a Lake Wales hospital nursery. State Attorney W. W. Woolfolk prepares to finalize an inquiry into the outbreak that has killed four babies, with officials later attributing the illness to diaper dye by pediatricians' assessment.
Washington June 29 AP The AFL urged the senate to kill the administration labor bill now amended to include Taft Hartley law injunction powers. The move abandons for this session the push by organized labor and Truman Democrats to repeal the act. William Green warned that adding national emergency injunction authority renders the bill unacceptable. CIO officials, stunned, said Taft Hartley would stay for two more years. Taft called Green’s letter presumptuous and said labor leaders aim to make the act an election issue, while vowing improvements to the law. Taft seeks re election in 1950.
Paris June 29 UPI Ministers from Marshall Plan nations said progress on a new intra European payments scheme is encouraging. Spaak proposals include: ban credit conversion to dollars, limit UK gold loss risk, and allow transfers of credits among European countries within the Marshall plan while expanding freer exchange. Harriman described the outlook as encouraging. A small ministerial group will study Spaak’s ideas tomorrow and report to all 19 members tomorrow afternoon.
Timmy Sullivan was ordered by a court to clear a yard junk pile that offended socialite Mrs. Peyton Van Rensselaer. The judge barred enlarging the pile and required cleanup to protect the value of the Van Rensselaer mansion. Sullivan and his sister Julia live in the house since 1912 and had claimed they earned a living from selling the material.
Assistant Secretary of the Army Tracy Voorhees told senators the occupation of Japan will continue for a long time and that no progress toward a peace treaty is expected in the near future.
Dallas honored philanthropist Dr. David Graham Hall who died at 91 leaving about 1 million dollars to the David Graham Hall foundation. Some 300,000 already given to the foundation with 700,000 in real estate to be added to capitalization. Hall came to Dallas in 1888 from New Hampshire and was the last survivor of Harvard medical class of 1879.
Shanghai in daylight raid by Nationalist bombers strikes the Chapei district. Two killed and over 100 injured as rescue workers pull victims from wreckage. Reports vary on raider numbers from two to six planes.
White Sulphur Springs W Va June 29. John L Lewis proposes a three day work week to keep miners working while others fear anti trust prosecutions. Northern and western bituminous operators rejected the plan yesterday. Southern producers and United Mine Workers begin sixth week of talks in Bluefield with a Tuesday deadline or a strike. President Joseph E Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association commented yesterday.
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