Governor vetoes Van Aken labor control measure
Governor Thomas J. Herbert vetoed the Van Aken Bill in Columbus saying it was ambiguous and unworkable. He noted Sen. Taft agreed and indicated no chance the Legislature would override the veto. The measure would have required unions to file financial reports and banned several practices while restricting party members from office.
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Columbus
van Aken
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Robert A. Taft
William R. van Aken
Cleveland Republican
Senate
House
Kroll
PAC
Mississippi River Reaches 103 Year High Amid Flood Threat
The Mississippi surged to a 103 year record at St Louis as Army engineers warned the fight for remaining critical levees was far from over. An 11:25 P M earthquake frightened authorities but caused no major levee damage while the Chouteau island levee failed at two points threatening thousands of acres on the Illinois side. Downtown areas felt shaking though most main districts were on higher ground.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
U. S. Army
Missouri River
Illinois
Chouteau Island
North St. Louis
Venice
Granite City
Cashing of Leave Bonds Approved
A House armed services subcommittee approved legislation to allow GI terminal leave bond holders to cash bonds immediately. The measure, with about 9 million bonds totaling roughly 1.8 billion dollars, faces full committee review and is likely for House passage early next week. The Treasury opposes the bill citing inflation concerns.
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Washington
House Armed Services
House
Treasury
Truman Signs Measure Extending Life of RFC
President Truman signed a bill extending the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for one year and curbing its powers. The act bars foreign loans and caps new borrowing at 2 billion dollars, limiting the agency’s future activities.
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Truman
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Porterfield Expected to Be Health Director
Senate confirmation of Dr. John Donaldson Porterfield of Columbus as state health director was expected today. Governor Herbert named Porterfield, 35, to succeed Dr. Roger Heering who resigned in protest over reduced departmental appropriations. Porterfield, previously with the U S Department of Health research branch, led Ohio’s venereal disease division from mid-1945 to last January.
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Columbus
Senate
John Donaldson Porterfield - 117
Porterfield
Roger Heering
Thomas J. Herbert
Heering
U. S. Department of Health
Washington
Ohio Department of Health
Four Thousand Die in Kwantung Floods Report
Governor Lo Cho-Ying told a Kwantung emergency flood relief meeting that more than 4,000 people died in recent floods. He cited 246 flooded villages, 7.5 million rows of rice damaged, over 24,000 homes ruined, and about 5 million people starving with roughly 300 missing.
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Canton
Lo Cho-Ying
Kwantung Emergency Flood Relief Committee
Drowning at Xenia Creek Ends Calvin Shaw's Swim
In Xenia today Calvin Shaw aged 22 drowned during a swimming party in Cae sar's creek. The body was recovered two hours later making him Greene county's first drowning victim of 1947.
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Xenia
Calvin Shaw
Caesar’s Creek
Greene County
Strong Winds Hail Hit Midwest and Virginia Tornado
A weekend storm season battered the Midwest with high winds up to 70 mph and extensive hail. A tornado struck Hopewell Virginia injuring ten people and causing structural damage. Iowa towns Dubuque and Spencer reported major damage. Dubuque had two deaths from downed electric wires and Emmetsburg saw a grain elevator blown down amid wind gusts. Nebraska near Scottsbluff suffered crop damage from hail.
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Hopewell
Dubuque
Spencer
Emmetsburgh
Dope Violation Charged in Patterson Field Plot
Three men arrested at Washington D. C. area today face narcotics act charges tied to an alleged plan to raid morphine stores at Patterson Army Air Field. Albert Dona hue, 52, Del bert Gault, 45, and Richard Stookey, all named, held for arraignment before U. S. Commissioner Robert W. Newton.
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Columbus
Washington D. H
Patterson Army Air Field
Rged
U. S
Robert W. Newton
Albert “Vic” Donahue
Bloomingburg
Patterson Field
Delbert Gault
Richard Harold Stookey
CIO Pledges Retaliation at Ohio Polls
Ohio CIO leaders vow a broad ballot box fight next fall to repeal labor measures. Jack Kroll calls for 50 000 volunteers to oppose Van Aken and Taft Hartley backed candidates. Speakers pledge to defeat legislators who voted for the bills as the final legislative day ends.
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Columbus
CIO
Ohio
Jack Kroll
National Cio Political Action Committee
Ohio Cio Council
Congress
Kroll
van Aken
Taft-Hartley
William Lavelle
Living Costs Near Record Highs as Price Controls End
Chicago reports on the first anniversary since federal price controls ended. Pork costs 78 percent higher, beef and veal up 62 percent, and general living costs rising sharply. Meat demand outstrips supply, while farm livestock and cold storage stocks lag. Wholesale price index rose to 175.464 with a March peak of 184.32, marking a 43.6 percent annual increase. Continued on page nine.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Associated Press
Steel and Rail Workers Idle Amid Coal Shortage
In Pittsburgh on June 30 1947 a coal shortage idled more than 160000 steel and railroad workers. The industry faces about a month of coal on hand as mines return to owners and cutbacks begin after miners paid holiday ends July 8 and the Taft Hartley bill protests.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Columbus Attorney Named Head of BUC
Columbus attorney Frank J. Collop was appointed administrator of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation by Gov. Thomas J. Herbert. Collopy succeeds Dale Duniton, moved to head the Liquor Control Department last week.
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Columbus
Frank J. Collop
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Thomas J. Herbert
Collopy
Dale Duniton
Liquor Control Department
Vacation Halts Output of Men's Clothing
New York reports all U S production in the men s clothing industry will halt from July 3 to July 14. The shutdown allows 150 000 CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America members to take paid vacations simultaneously.
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New York
United States
CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Butter Prices Rise Three Cents to 69 Cents a Pound
Cincinnati reports today that wholesale butter prices increased three cents to 69 cents per pound. This marks a rise in the market with no other commodities noted in the brief dispatch.
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Cincinnati
Little Chance of European Amity
Paris reports the three nations Britain France and Russia near a critical stage in talks on Marshall aid Europe. Bevin Bidault and Molotov will meet at 4 P M local time to attempt to reconcile differences and decide the conference’s fate.
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Paris
Britain
France
Russia
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Five Fishermen Rescued After Six Weeks Adrift
Five sunburned California fishermen, lost since May 19 when their 45 foot boat Thistle disappeared near San Pedro, were rescued by the tuna clipper Normandie near a small coral atoll 1,700 miles south of San Diego and 500 miles from the Mexican mainland.
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San Diego
Calif
California
Pacific
Thistle
San Pedro
Pinpoint Clipperton Island
Here
Father Accidentally Kills Son While Hunting
In Middleton a coroner ruled the fatal shooting of Lawrence Weathers Jr. 22 accidental. He was hunting ground hogs with his father on a local farm when the incident occurred late Saturday. The coroner Edward Cook announced the ruling yesterday.
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Middleton
Lawrence Weathers, Jr
Here
Edward Cook
Enlistment Bill Signed Extends Army Age Limit
President Truman signed a bill extending indefinitely the Army voluntary enlistment age to 17 years and adding provisions to boost recruiting. The action was announced in Washington on June 30.
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Washington
Truman
Gas blast at Republic Steel plant kills two in Canton
A gas burst in a pit at the Republic Steel Corp plant in Canton yesterday ignited flames. Two workers died and three were injured in the accident.
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Canton
Republic Steel Corp
Wilmington Teachers to See Avg 500 Increase Under Bill
Wilmington public school teachers will gain about 500 yearly on average as the Daniels Cramer bill raises state aid. The city board approved a new salary schedule for 1947 48 with starting pay from 1 750 to 2 700 and annual increments based on training and experience.
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Daniels-Cramer
Ohio
H. W. Hodson
Hodson
Wilmington
Hudson
Britain to Cut Import of Goods in 1941
London June 30 41 Chancellor Hugh Dalton said Britain will cut imports of tobacco gasoline and newsprint in the coming year to conserve the shrinking dollar supply He added he would seek authority to curb motion pictures if needed to save foreign exchange A dollar shortage was developing worldwide.
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London
Hugh Dalton
Britain
Dalton
House of Commons
Fort Hayes Passes From Army to Ohio National Guard
Historic Fort Hayes ended 84 years of Army service and became state property of the Ohio National Guard. The transfer was official at midnight with a final retreat ceremony marking the change.
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Columbus
Fort Hayes
Ohio National Guard
Government Steps Out Coal Mine Operation Ends
The government ends federal operation of coal mines after 13 months under the Smith-Connally Act. Mines are returned empty to owners who must negotiate with miners by July 8 to avoid a strike as John L. Lewis and operators face a still unsettled contract dispute. Secretary Schwellenbach and the conciliation service remain as the official link in negotiations.
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Washington
Ican
Prir
Fedeal
John L. Lewis
Coal Mines Administration
Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach
Conciliation Service
Truman Signs Rent Control Extension
President Truman signed a eight month extension of federal rent controls while calling the law plainly inadequate. He said the choice was between this bill or no rent control at all and noted rents could rise up to 15 percent under the pact through December 1948. He warned the measure steps backward in protecting tenants from war surge costs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Vera West found dead in San Fernando pool
Hollywood reports Vera West a leading film costume designer for 20 years was found dead in the swimming pool at her San Fernando Valley ranch. Detectives said notes in the house cite blackmail and a killer motive linked to a fortune teller warning and years of paid protection.
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Hollywood
Vera West
Film
San Fernando Valley Ranch
R. P. Kealy
Robert Landry
News Magazine
Black Maquis Charged With Plot to Oust Republic in France
Paris reports interior minister Edouard Depreux announced a wide plot by the Black Maquis to overthrow the French Republic and set up a military dictatorship. Arrests included Gen. Guillaudot Maj. Jean Loustauneau lacau and others. A count De Vulpian and Mme De Waleff linked to the case were named. investigations suggested involvement of army units.
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Paris
Edouard Depreux
Black Maquis
Depreux
Guillaudot
Jean Loustauneaulacau
Dispatches
Rennes
Brittany
M. de Vulpian
France Vivante
Marc Jacquot
Montigny
Lamballe
Rault
de Vulpian
Gen. Guillaudet
Freighter and Transport Collide Off Nantucket in Fog
A Danish freighter and an Army transport collided in fog about 60 miles south of Nantucket. The 7,500 ton St. Albans Victory was stove in amidships and a five foot bow section of the 3,500 ton motorship Bolivia was demolished. Coast Guard aerial survey noted both vessels disabled.
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Boston
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
St. Albans
Old Fashioned Farming Ways to Fade, Says Grange Leader
Burlington VT June 30 193? Old fashioned farming will soon be memory says Joseph W Fichter master of the Ohio State Grange addressing 700 grangers from Vermont Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Machinery and scientific farming have greatly boosted production, threatening traditional farming as it was known.
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Burlington, Vt
Ohio State Grange
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Joseph W. Fichter
Jones Labor Leader Rejects Black Legion Affidavit Lie
Lima congressman Robert F. Jones branded an affidavit alleging he was inducted into the Black Legion as a "most vicious and malicious lie." The claim, signed by Glenn E. Webb of the CIO United Electrical Workers local, cites a 1935 induction at a Tapscott Farm east of Lima. Webb’s statement, witnessed by Lima News staff, was said to have been dictated by Drew Pearson.
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Lima
Robert F. Jones
Black Legion
Ohio
Jones
Robert C. Barton
Lima News
Glenn E. Webb
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Here
Barton
Federal Communications Commission
Web
Webb
Robert Waldron
News
Tapscott
Robert Jones
Drew Pearson
Washington
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