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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1949
Page
6
Workmen digging for a state hospital in Williamsburg uncover bone fossils they believed to be dinosaurs. Dr Donald Davis of the College of William and Mary said the finds are whale fossils dating between ten and twenty million years ago.
Ohio railroads except Akron Canton and Youngstown join to fight a 13 mile conveyor between Lorain and East Liverpool. H B Stewart leads the opposition, urging a Columbus hearing to block legislation authorizing the project as a common carrier.
Washington reports that Rep Francis E Walter and Rep Nixon discuss a possible leniency deal with Judith Coplon in exchange for information on espionage activities. Coplon and Valentin Goubtenko were indicted in New York on espionage charges. Walter vows to push a bill stripping citizenship from American Communists, prompting hearings on rights and deportation.
Eaythe L Kendle files a 25000 suit in common pleas court against The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. alleging a gas main leak caused an explosion at the Kendle residence on Chestnut Street Lorain on February 13 1947, injuring her and damaging the leased property.
Administration leaders rush to secure votes to sustain Barkley’s gag ruling and curb the filibuster. Southern Democrats expect over 50 Republicans to back overruling the ruling as the Senate weighs cloture on preliminary motions and debate limits.
The piece notes Southerners are virtually assured in preserving the filibuster as a tool they have used to block liberal measures. It cites Barkley’s ruling last night as a direct reversal of three prior Senate presiding officers, signaling a shift in procedural control.
In 1917 the gag rule could block only bill debates not motions to take them up. Most senators remained at their desks as Barkley delivered his decision on the cloture petition filed earlier by Lucas.
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