Truman vetoes wool price support bill in June crisis
President Truman rejected the wool price support bill saying it would harm international relations. The veto was sent to the Senate where override chances are slim and leaders doubt enactment over the veto. The measure aimed to keep government wool prices and permit tariff or import limits amid UN trade talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Therveto
Senate
Sen Aiken
R-Vi
Agriculture Committee
Bark Jey
House
Harkiey
Geneval
Act To Check Rising Living Costs Urged
The CIO urged Congress to act now to prevent a collapse of the economy. It criticized no steps to curb rising living costs and called for a federal price investigation board to expose profiteering and pressure lower prices. It warned that continued high demand and crop failure may require reestablishing price controls and rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Congress
Labor Organization
Federal Investigation Board
Teacher Salaries Must Be Set Up
The Ohio Education Association says the next two weeks are decisive for school salaries and teacher contracts. Teachers must accept or reject 1947 48 contracts by July 19 under a new law, with schedules due by July 1, as the Daniels Cramer bill delays pass and creates a desperate race to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Education Association
OEA
Boards of Education
DEA
General Assembly
Miss Helen Woodard Atwater Dies at 71
Washington memorial note: Helen Woodard Atwater, 71, renowned home economist and clubwoman, died today at Emergency Hospital. Her work shaped domestic science and civic engagement across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Helen Woodard Atwater
Six Killed as NYC train derails near St Louis
Six to seven people die when a St Louis Special twin locomotives derail while on a Cleveland to St Louis run. Investigators seek whether caution orders were ignored as wreckage blocks a coal-filled cab and a possible seventh victim remains missing. Three passengers suffer minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suelby
New York Central Railroad
St. Louis
Cleveland
Shiloh
State Highway Patrol
McCord
Legislative fund cut favored by Appropriations Committee
The House Appropriations Committee recommended cutting the legislative establishment budget for fiscal 1948. It sent a 54,907,505 dollar appropriation bill to the House floor, a 21,245,572 dollar reduction (27.7 percent) below estimates and 87,690 dollars higher than the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Todey
Legislative Establishment
House
Legislative
Curley Loses Appeal, Must Serve Jail Sentence
Boston Mayor James M. Curley loses appeal on mail fraud conviction and must begin serving a six to eighteen month jail term. Justice James M. Proctor denies further action, stating the case is ended and Curley should be committed immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James M. Curley
Boston
James M. Proctor
Curley
Cities Association Plans Meeting with Rural Group
Urban and rural Ohio may meet in Cleveland next month to narrow differences. Mayor Carl W. Rich of Cincinnati leads the Ohio Association of Cities formed in Toledo to seek reapportionment and tax changes, hoping rural-urban accord reduces a costly constitutional amendment campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cleveland
Carl W. Rich
Cincinnati
Ohio Association
Toledo
Rich
City Association
Above-Average Corn Crop Still Is Possible Despite Floods
Washington June 26 The Agriculture Department still hopes for an above average corn crop despite spring floods and planting delays. A spokesman said it is too early to predict anything definite. The first forecast will be issued July 10 based on reports from over 100 thousand crop reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
40000 Shipyard Workers Strike
New York reports that more than 40000 repair and construction workers in 10 Bethlehem yards joined a strike at midnight after contracts expired. Atlantic Basin Iron Works in Brooklyn joined at 5 A M. Unions expect spread to all East and Gulf Coast yards next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel Co
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
CSO
Bethlehem Yards
Atlantic Basin Iron Works
Brooklyn
Todd Shipyards Corp
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp
Larkin
May Bribe Case Ends Testimony in War Bribe Trial
In Washington the government and defense finished testimony in the ten week trial of ex-congressman Andrew J May and the Gars sons on war bribe conspiracy charges. Judge Schweinhaut said closing arguments begin tomorrow and may continue next week delaying jury deliberations past July 7. May, wartime chair of the House Military Committee, is accused of taking over 45000 dollars in bribes from the Garssons for government favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andrew J. May
Murray
Henry Garsson
Henry A. Schweinhaut
May
House Military Committee
Garssons
Part of Goodrich Payroll Recovered
Akron police report that $19 609 of the $31 250 stolen by an armed robber from a Goodrich Co payroll has been recovered. The money was found in bags of sawdust and on machinery after cashier William P. Smith and guards were interrupted on an elevator during the Monday night theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
BR. F. Goodrich—Co
Seadhers
John F. Struzewski
William P. Smith
Smith
Fire Division
Columbus Attorney for 40 Years Is Disbarred
Columbus attorney Harry L. Hopwood, active for four decades, was disbarred by six common pleas judges who found him guilty on five of seven charges tied to the administration of an estate. The verdict was issued yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harry L. Hopwood
Common Pleas
Columbus Bar Association
Pullman Company Sold to 57 Railroads Group
U S District Court approved the sale of the Pullman Company operator of sleeping cars on railways nationwide to a buying group of 57 railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pullman Company
U. S. District Court
Runaway Horse Fatally Injures 74 Year Old Father
In Portsmouth on June 25 a runaway horse kicked 74 year old Robert Frasure in the face and dragged him across the grounds. He died from the injuries. Frasure was the father of 12 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Robert Frasure
Des Moines Flood Breaks Levee As Crest Rises
Des Moines river cuts a mile long hole in a levee protecting a 25 block district flooding homes and forcing about 1,800 evacuations. A 20.92 foot crest threatens Red Rock Eddyville Attumwa and Keosauqua as Missouri River floods to the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Scott Street
Red Rock
Eddyville
Attumwa
Keosauqua
Charles Slade
David Liddle
Red Cross
Iowa
Missouri
New Radar Tower Near Jameston Erected for V Beam System
A 26 foot tower with a 117 ton antenna is built south of Jamestown by the All Weather Flying Division for Clinton County Army Air Field. The V Beam radar sweeps a 150 mile horizon to measure aircraft height and position and detects storms for weather study and air traffic control. Four quonset huts house staff and gear, including three diesel motors generating 75 000 watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Clinton County Army Air Field
AWFD
Fire Captain Dies At Site Of Blaze In Cincinnati
Fire Capt. Michael J. Gramza 36 died and several firemen were overcome while battling a three story apartment house and a motion picture theater at 15th and Vine streets. A woman spectator collapsed and a two month old fire truck en route to the blaze collided with a beer truck. five firemen escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Michael J. Gramza
15Th and
Vine Streets
De Nicola Re-Elected President of Italy
Italy's constituent assembly re elected Enrico de Nicola as provisional president of the Republic after he resigned for health reasons. The move returns de Nicola to the post less than a day after his departure, reflecting a swift political restart in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Nicola
Italy
Rome
Constituent Assembly
Enrico de Nicola
Governor Gives No Hint on His Van Aken Bill Decision
Governor Thomas J. Herbert faced five days to decide the Van Aken labor control bill without indicating his chosen action. The bill drew sharp criticism from Ohio labor leaders while industry groups and Rep. William R. Van Aken defended it as a needed measure. Labor spokesmen called the bill discriminatory and unworkable, arguing it adds little to Taft-Hartley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Aken
Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Bor
Chamber of Commerce
William R. van Aken
Cuyahoga
William Lavelle
Ohio Cio Council
Thomas J. Duffy
Ohio Federation of Labor
Paper Shortage May Shorten Sclons Speeches
Washington June 26 The Appropriations Committee warned Congress that a U S paper shortage could force shorter speeches and proceedings in the congressional record The Government Printing Office reports barely enough newsprint to print the record and expects little increase in supplies Officials say printing the record costs about 71 dollars per page making fewer speeches a money saver
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Printing Office
Congressional Record
Circleville Man Held or Robberies
Circleville Sheriff Charles Radcliff reported one man has been arrested and others are sought for questioning in about 20 burglaries and robberies across Pickaway County. George Clifton, 24, implicated the suspects in a statement and faces two concurrent terms totaling 16 to 30 years in Mansfield Reformatory for a $1,700 burglary of the Circleville American Legion home on November 4, 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Pickaway County
Charles Radcliff
Radcliff
George Clifton
Clifton
Mansfield Reformatory
Billboard Switch Arouses Laughs In Columbus
A Columbus billboard showing a mayoral slogan for William H. Wemmer drew attention when Fort Wayne’s Intercity Company staff noted the sign might be misposted. W. Frank Welch said crews post signs in both Indianapolis and Columbus and may have mixed up locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Wiliam H. Wemmer
Fort Wayne
Ind
W. Frank Welch
Intercity
UN Charter Day Observances Highlight Global Resolve
World leaders led by Truman Attlee Ramadier Chiang Kai-Shek and Gromyko released Charter Day messages stressing UN challenges yet firm support. They pledged backing while Truman said progress comes despite disturbances and delays, noting the San Francisco charter launched two years ago offers hope for lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
World Organization
Truman
U. N
United States
San Francisco
Gromyko
Shlim
Union to Fight New Taft Hartley Law in Court
AFL President William Green rejects general strike calls and urges fighting the Taft Hartley Act in court. He says unions will press unity, negotiate to defend rights, and back political efforts against lawmakers who supported the measure. Mines and railroads begin layoffs amid wildcat walkouts as coal stoppage widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
William Green
Green
Washington
Congress
Truman
Pennsylvania
Panther Creek Valley
Garment Workers Adopt Amendment Aligning with Taft Hartley
The International Ladies Garment Worker Union AFL adopts a constitutional amendment to limit stewards to day to day dealings with employers and bar them from initiating policy or bargaining on terms of employment. The move aims to shield the union from liability under the Taft Hartley Act for unauthorized steward actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
International Ladies Garment Worker Union
AFL
Nicotine Cited Chief Cause of Heart Disease and Cancer
Swampscott Mass June 26 Dr J D Varney of Dayton Ohio told the American Institute of Homeopathy that nicotine lies at the root of heart disease and cancer and is indirectly responsible for many other diseases He said scientists are proving nicotine is one of the deadliest poisons known to medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swampscott
Mass
Jpi
J. D. Varney
Dayton
American Institute of Homeopathy
Scalding Incident at State Hospital Provokes Probe
A 68 year old patient died from scalds after a ward attendant left a shower room unlocked at Cleveland State Hospital. Coroner orders homicide detectives to examine the Sunday morning incident in which two other patients were seriously injured. Attendant blamed for alleged negligence as police investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland State Hospital
Maurice B. Gordon
Samuel R. Gerber
Gordon
Mark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pine
Nyc
Cities Association
Goodrich
Iowa Capital
Jameston
Billboard
State Hospital
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!