Taylor Named All Weather Flying Division Chief
The House Appropriations Committee endorsed a defense funding package totalling 485.2 million dollars with cuts below Truman’s request. It authorizes 300 million cash and 300 million contract authority for stockpiling strategic materials, funds Alaska Army construction, Navy public works and a Anchorage airport project, and includes flood repair for the Columbia River valley plus disaster relief.
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Washington
Alaska
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Navy
Aleutians
Pacific
Anchorage
Secretary of Commerce
Columbia River Valley
Col Gillespie Retires After 30 Years of Service
Col J M Gillespie ends a 30 year Army Air Forces career with a farewell at the base theater. Col Francis Taylor Jr succeeds him as division chief of the All Weather Flying Division, after being deputy chief since March 1 1946. Gillespie departs for San Antonio and Los Angeles to join Garrett Corp as assistant to the president.
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Col. Francis Taylor, Jr
Col. J. M. Gillespie
Army
Air Forces
Col. Taylor
Col. Gillespie
Gillespie
San Antonio Tex
Los Angeles
Calif
Garrett Corp
House Passes Year's Extension of Reciprocal Trade Act
June 15 1948 Congress passes a Republican bill extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for one year with changes. House approves amendments from the Senate by voice vote after earlier action. Truman’s veto possibility noted as administration sought a three year extension. The bill adds report deadlines for the Tariff Commission and allows presidential override with Congress informed.
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Washington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Truman
Passing Show: readers tease ministers and comets
A humorous piece recalls two sons listening to Rev. A Ward Applegate and a boy asking how long sermons take to mix up. An amused reader notes a moonlit trick in a Drive-In ad that makes a comet appear in the paper’s back page image.
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Carl H. Shanks, Sr
Jerry
Ward
A. Ward Applegate
the Friends Church
Jack
Rev. Applegate
Senate Okay Of Farm Price Props Awaited
The Senate moved to approve a permanent farm price support system and to resolve a House dispute over timing. Backers predicted swift passage and Sen. Aiken said the House would likely accept it. The House had passed an 18 month extension of the Prent Price Support Law, while leaders opposed tackling the range proposal late in the session to avoid a party line campaign issue.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Fi Ted
Southern Caucus Declared by Thurmond to Meet in Philadelphia
New Castle New Hampshire June 15 Governor Strom Thurmond of South Carolina announced a caucus of southern states will oppose President Truman. Seven southern governors decided at a private session during the national governors conference to hold the meeting in Philadelphia before the Democratic national convention.
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New Castle
N. H
J. Stron Thurmond
South Carolina
Truman
Philadelphia
Thurmond
Quarterly Tax Payments Due Tonight
Midnight marks the deadline for mailing the second quarterly federal income tax payment. Taxpayers may reduce the current payment by adjusting the 1948 income estimate to reflect tax cuts since the original March 15 filing.
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Washington
Wallace Party Plans Ohio State Convention in Cleveland
Supporters of Henry A Wallace press ahead with a Cleveland convention with about 500 delegates and a $25 dinner. Wallace and his running mate Glen H Taylor will address sessions as Ohio Secretary of State Hummel blocks their ballot bid, citing alleged Communist signers.
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Cleveland
Henry A. Wallace
Ohio
Wallace
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Edward J
Soil Conservation Figure Approved
The House voted 197 to 179 to authorize a $262.5 million soil conservation program for the 1949 crop year, part of the Agriculture Department appropriation. The move comes after a Senate reduction and a conference committee recommendation to bridge a $75 million gap between House and Senate totals.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Senate House
Democrats in Dark On Truman Talks
Ohio Democratic leaders say they are completely in the dark about Truman rear platform speeches and plans for the week. Albert A. Hortsman and State Chairman Eugene H. Hanhart report no official word beyond newspaper reports. presidential aides announced a brief Columbus stop Thursday night.
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Columbus
Ohio
Truman
Albert A. Hortsman
Eugene H. Hanhart
San Francisco
Negligence Charged in Propaganda Broadcasts
A House Expenditures sub committee blamed the State Department and NBC for unsafe safeguards in the Voice of America broadcasts. The Know North America series aired under a state department contract and was deemed negligent by the panel.
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Washington
Voice of America
State Department
National Broadcasting Company
House
North America
NBC
Counterfeit Quarters Seized in Kentucky
Kenton county patrolmen reported the seizure of crude counterfeit 25 cent pieces and equipment for making the coins in Covington Kentucky on June 15.
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Covington
Kenton County
Mother Watts Pleads Not Guilty in Murder Case
Cincinnati June 15 Mrs Mary Clay Watts 43 bound over to the grand jury on a murder charge in the poison death of her 11 year old daughter Barbara Ann The action followed a plea of innocence by Loyal Martin attorney for the woman Mayor R Edward Tepe Norwood police judge ordered no bond Tepe also directed the proceedings Barbara Ann died May 15 from mercury and barbiturate poisoning Willis Watts husband of the accused and father of the girl died of poisoning in 1944 according to reports
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Cincinnati
Mary Clay Watts
Barbara Ann
R. Edward Tepe
Norwood
Greater
Loyal Martin
Tepe
Mirsowatte
Carson Hoy
Willis Watts
Oleo Repeal Debate Halted By Senators
The Senate took up the House oleo tax repeal bill for 40 minutes and then shifted to other legislation. The oleo bill was automatically replaced by a long-range farm measure at noon, which was in turn supplanted by an appropriations bill by unanimous consent. Sen. Fulbright has said he will offer the oleo measure as an amendment to the farm bill, while Sen. Langdon offered the anti lynching bill as an amendment to the oleo measure.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Fullbright
Cincinnati Fares Increase July First
Cincinnati streetcar and bus fares rise July 1 from 11 to 12 cents cash. Tickets of six to ten rides will cost 11 1/4 cents each. The change affects streetcar bus and trolley services in the city.
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Cincinnati
Coal Talks Off Washington
June 15 1938 coal operators broke off contract negotiations with John L. Lewis saying they were getting nowhere.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Keystone Governor May Switch to Taft
Backers of Senator Taft claim Governor Duff may shift Pennsylvania support to Taft if the Taft campaign falters. Duff reportedly told Taft he will seek a large portion of Pennsylvania’s 73 convention votes for Vandenberg, who says he is not a candidate. Duff may oppose Dewey, arguing Congress should lead the nomination issue. President Truman urged Congress to stay in session for price control and social programs, while GOP leaders defended Congress’s record and urged production and tax relief.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Ohioan
Arthur Vandenberg
Duff
Taft
Vandenberg
Michigan
Truman
Los Angeles
Congress
Labor Department
Capitol Hill
Rep. Halleck
Ind
House
Allen
Rail Unionist Blames Truman for Railway Talks Failure
A J Glover president of the AFL Switchmen Union told a Joint Committee that President Truman blocked settlement by insisting on the emergency board recommendations. Glover cited May 7 White House talks with Dr Steelman and said the dispute might have ended then. Truman then seized railroads on May 10 to prevent a strike, obtaining a court order against the walkout.
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Washington
A. J. Glover
Truman
Glover
AFL Switchmen’s Union
Presi- 1
John R. Steelman
White House
Joint Committee On Labor-management Relations
Steelman
Southwestern Ohio Milk Trust Charged
U S District Judge John H Druffel convened a grand jury in Cincinnati to probe an alleged milk trust in southwestern Ohio. John A Skiles Joseph R Cannon Charles L Whittinghill and Daniel Mannix of the Attorney General's staff arrived to direct inquiries. About 10 daily concerns a Cincinnati grocery chain and a bottle exchange were subpoenaed. The companies were not named.
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Cincinnati
U.S
John H. Druffel
Milk Trust
Ohio
John A. Skiles
Joseph R. Cannon
Charles L. Whittinghill
Daniel Mannix
Attorney General’s Office
Washington, D. C
Skiles
Cleveland Detectives Sued Over Arrest In Murder Case
Four Cleveland detectives face a $50,000 lawsuit from 41 year old Joseph Moriarity who says he was falsely arrested in the Sheila Ann Tuley murder case and jailed for 46 hours under harsh treatment and humiliation.
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Cleveland
Sheila Ann Tuley
Joseph Moriarity
Gertrude Atherton Dies at 90 After Refusal to Grow Old
SAN FRANCISCO June 15 Gertrude Atherton novelist dies at Stanford Hospital after a stroke. She publicly vowed not to live beyond a year, having written nearly 60 books from The Doomswoman in 1892 to My San Francisco in 1946. Her controversial Black Oxen explored rejuvenation.
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San Francisco
Gertrude Atherton
Stanford Hospital
Ohio Wheat Crop To Exceed Average
Ohio’s 1948 winter wheat crop may be 30 percent above the 10-year average with a June 1 yield of 56,056,000 bushels. The 10-year average is 24.5 bushels per acre, up from 22.5 in 1947 and 21.9. Oats and corn prospects are also noted, with oats potentially doubling last year’s output and corn prospects described as most encouraging in several seasons. No corn figure was announced.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Rail Unions Demand 25 Percent Wage Increase
Chicago June 15 The wage committee of two railroad brotherhoods voted to demand a 25 per cent raise from class one carriers. Unions say the request will be served July 1 with the raise effective August 1.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of
Order of
Groves Promotion to Major General Approved by House
A bill passed by the House would promote Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves to the permanent rank of major general and is now sent to the Senate for action.
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Washington
Leslie R. Groves
House
Senate
Russia Agrees to Danube Conference Meeting
Soviet Union accepts a 10 nation conference on Danube navigation set for July 30 and withdraws opposition to Austria’s participation. Moscow will invite Austria as non voting to attend. The note suggests holding the talks in a Soviet bloc capital other than Belgrade.
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Washington
Russia
Danube River
State Department
Austria
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Danube
Rules Committee Chairman Leads Attack on Bill
House leaders abandoned hopes of a nightfall victory and aimed for passage tomorrow. Hale Leck urged early session. Allen opposed, arguing the bill risks national security by coercion and regimentation. Despite criticism, House likely approves the measure but Senate conferees must resolve differences before a 75 day trigger for the draft. Authorities estimate up to 200000 draftees needed this year and next.
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Washington
House
Haleleck
R-Ind
Halleck
Senate House
Rules Committee
Rep
Allen
Senate
Truman
Veto Overruled On Old Age Insurance Bill
Congress overrode President Truman on an old age insurance bill opening larger benefits for blind persons and dependent children while excluding roughly 750000 jobholders from federal pensions. Turman objected to benefits and broader Social Security coverage. House later extended coverage to 3.5 million more, largely government and nonprofit workers. Senate backed the override 65 to 12.
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Washington
Turman
House
Chamber
Senate
Springfield Bus Strike Ends With Pay Raise Accord
Striking AFL bus drivers voted to end a nine day walkout. They accepted an offer from Springfield City Bus Lines of a 12 cent per hour immediate raise while arbitration on a 44 cent demand proceeds. Service to resume tomorrow.
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Springfield
AFL
Springfield City Bus Lines, Inc
Goodrich Opens New Research Center in Cleveland
The B. F. Goodrich Co. officially opened a multi million dollar research center in Cleveland. The firm said the facility would accelerate turning scientific discoveries into mature products by three to four times.
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Cleveland
B. F. Goodrich Co
Court ruling and bills to expand veteran benefits
A Supreme Court decision clears the way for the VA to pay up to five times the value of National Service Life Insurance policies to World War II veterans or heirs, totaling about $2 billion. House bills, like Senate ones, would add roughly $100 million yearly in pensions for widows and orphans and about $61.8 million for dependents of disabled veterans, with payouts to begin in about a year according to VA official H. W. Breining.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Veterans Administration
House
Senate
H. W. Breining
Governors Choose Colleague Dewey as Likely GOP Nominee
An informal poll of 15 Republican governors at a national conference favors New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey as the likely GOP presidential nominee. Dewey leads with seven votes, followed by Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg with two, Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft with one, and Minnesota former governor Harold Stassen with one. Several key-state governors declined to guess. Democrats broadly expect Truman’s renomination, with one Southern elder giving Eisenhower an outside chance.
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New Castle
N. H
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Christian Science Monitor
Associated Press
Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Truman
Gen
Eisenhower
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