U S Wins Seacoast Oil Case
The Supreme Court upheld federal ownership of submerged lands off the California coast, granting title to a belt from low tide seaward three miles. The 6-2 ruling, with Justices Reed and Frankfurter dissenting, cements U S rights potentially worth billions amid California leases and national interests.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
United States
Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Tom C. Clark
Truman
Clark
Congress
Firemen Convention Set During Waynesboro Sesquicentennial
John Boyd president of the Cumberland Valley Firemen's Assn. announced plans for the annual convention tied to Waynesboro Pa s sesquicentennial July 9 11. Sessions parade and contests are planned with about 6000 in prizes. Local companies will charter a bus for delegates and Sarah Zane and South End Fire Co may enter equipment in the parade.
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John Boyd
Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Assn
Waynesboro
Boyd
CVFA
Pennsylvania
Winton Pope
Sarah Zane
South End
Smith Opposes VA Hospital Site in Arlington
Representative Howard W. Smith of Virginia leads Arlington County opposition to the federal plan to acquire land near Arlington National Cemetery for a Veterans Administration hospital. He is joined by support from Senators Byrd and Robertson, reflecting bipartisan pushback against the site.
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Washington
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Arlington County
Arlington National Cemetery
Veterans Administration
Canan
Harry F. Byrd
Willis’ Robertson
Atom Control Plan Prospects Dimmed
LAKE SUCCESS June 23 The United Nations virtually abandoned hope of writing an international atomic control treaty before the general assembly meets in September With Russia and the Western powers deadlocked on major issues delegates agreed it would be practically impossible to complete a treaty in the next three months
Ten Million Dollar Tanker Blast Kills Four At Los Angeles
Wilmington Calif June 23 two more bodies were recovered from the burning tanker Markay after a triple explosion and a six hour blaze that razed docks in Los Angeles harbor. The known death toll stood at four with up to fifteen crew aboard. Proceedings followed an emergency disaster plan as fireboats responded from Long Beach and fire equipment from distant parts of the city.
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Wilmington
Calif
Los Angeles
Texas City
Long Beach
Donald D. Grams
Augusta
Wis
Russia Joins Talks on European Aid Plan
Russia accepted Britain and France invitation to discuss American aid to Europe and join the planned Paris talks on European reconstruction. Bevin said the Soviet help is aimed at rapid postwar economic recovery while Tass quoted Moscow confirming Friday meetings. An American observer role was suggested including Paul Porter as potential participant.
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Russia
Britain
France
Europe
Paris
V. M. Molotova
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Bidault
Bevin
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House of Commons
Tass
Moscow
U.S
George C. Marshall
Ivan Aveloy
Georges Bidault
William L
U. S
Taft Sees Taft Hartley Labor Bill Enactment
Senator Taft predicts final enactment of the Taft Hartley labor bill and urges appointment of outstanding citizens to the National Labor Relations board. He said Truman will work to make it effective or risk stalemate, with three current members likely to remain and two counsel spots to fill. A 14 member Senate House watching committee is planned to study objections and report next Congress.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Taft- Harvley
National Labor Relations Board
National Relations Board
Paul M. Hertzog
John M. Houston
James J. Reynolds
Truman
Hhe Btill
Congress
Senate House
Senator Ball
Rminn
Labor Committee
Truman Pleads To Upheld Veto Of Taft Hartley Bill
President Truman issued an eleventh hour appeal urging Democrats to sustain his veto of the Taft Hartley labor bill describing it as dangerous legislation that would harm the country. He released a letter to Senator Barkley stressing unqualified support to defeat the union curbing measure as the Senate prepared to vote.
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Washington
Truman
Barkley
Senate
White House
Taft ‘R.ohio
International
Missing 26000 From Night Depository At Bank
Gardner Boothe attorney for First National Bank of Alexandria says a 26000 deposit missing from the bank’s night depository is under investigation by the bank’s insurer. The sum included about 17000 in cash and 9000 in checks placed Wednesday night by a J C Penney Co representative.
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Alexandria
Gardner Boothe
First National Bank
Boothe
J. C. Penney Co
House Group Urges Quick Action on Western Hemisphere Armaments
Secretary of State Marshall announces that Latin America and Canada will seek aid elsewhere if the United States does not help obtain weapons and military know how for their armed forces. A top government delegation asks the House Foreign Affairs Committee to speed legislation to lead standardization of Western Hemisphere armaments.
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Washington
Marshall
Latin America
Canada
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Navy Appropriation Increase Approved by Senate Panel
The Senate appropriations committee boosted the Navy budget by 176.5 million dollars beyond the House vote. Senator Saltonstall said the increase will provide a generally well balanced fighting program for the nation.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Navy
House
Saltonstall
X ray clinic closes after double shift at church facility
286 persons were x rayed at the Winchester Tuberculosis Assn chest clinic in the First Baptist church by 2 p m today. The clinic closes at 5 p m and staff move equipment to the Virginia Woolen Co where 600 employees will have X ray films made tonight and tomorrow.
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Winchester Tuberculosis Assn
First Baptist Church
Virginia Woolen Co
Truman Seeks Aid in Framing Spending Policy
President Truman proposed outside help to frame foreign aid levels while stressing domestic economic impact. He named 19 leaders as a nonpartisan committee, including W Randolph Burgess, Chester G. Davis, Hiland Batcheller, Paul Hoffmann, James B Carey, George Meany, Robert Gordon Sproul, Neuville Coolbaugh, Robert La Follette Jr., and Owen D Young, to advise on how much aid can be sent abroad.
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Washington
Truman
Vanderburg
America
Mr. Truman
Finance
W. Randolph Burgess
National City Bank
New York
Chester G. Davis
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Hiland G. Batcheller
Allegheny - Ludlum Steel Corp
Paul G. Hoffman
Studeb
Need Grade Teachers in Elementary Roles, Lancaster Says
Dr. Dabney Lancaster, president of Farmville State Teachers College, says there is a real need for more college students training for elementary teaching jobs and less for high school positions, in Richmond on June 23.
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Richmond
Dabney £. Lancaster
Farmville State Teachers College
Senate Overrides Taft-Hartley Veto in 68–25 Vote
The Senate voted to override President Truman and enact the Taft-Hartley labor bill by 68 to 25, a GOP led victory curbing union activity. The law imposes government injunctions on strikes, bans the closed shop, and tightens Wagner act provisions.
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Labor Appeals
Fair Labor
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Aiken
Baldwin
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Br. Brooks
Buck
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Butler
Cain
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Capper
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Donnell
Dworshak
Ecton
Ferguson
Flanders
Gurney
Hawkes
Hickenlooper
Ives
Jenner
Kemn
Knowland
Lodge
Thomas
Utah
Wagner
Punjab Decrees Province Partition
The Punjab legislature in Lahore voted to divide the province and its 30 million people between Hindustan and Pakistan after a weekend of communal rioting that left 28 people dead. Police guarded the session behind barbed wire barricades.
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Lahore
India
Punjab
Hindustan
Pakistan
Grubbs Named Legion District Commander
Ralph Y Grubbs of the Winchester post was elected commander of the 7th district at a Harrisonburg meeting. He succeeds Philip R Fowle. Also elected were Alfred S Morgan as 1st vice commander Walter Greene 2nd vice commander and Larry E Hill as adjutant. Delegates to the national convention named E L Klingstein Morgan Ernest East with alternates Clowe Milani Cooper. The district endorsed Henry D Meador for state department vice commander. Plans for school contests and junior baseball were announced.
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The
American Legion
Harrisonburg
Philip R. Fowls
Alfred S. Morgan
Staunton
Walter Greene
Larry E. Hill
E. L. Klingstein
Mr. Morgan
Ernest East
Mr. Fowle
Henry D. Meador
State Department
Larry Hill
Winchester Post
Hill
Meador
Messrs. Grubbs
Feenle
Clowe
Cour t s to Determine Meaning of New Law
Washington June 23. Here is a brief abc on the Taft Hartley labor bill and its history. For 150 years unions fought to force employers to bargain. Norris La Guardia 1932 made court orders stopping strikes hard. Wagner 1935 required bargaining with unions. Taft Hartley adds limits, requires unions to bargain with bosses, forbids closed shops, and strengthens enforcement.
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Washington
Abc
Congress
Organized Labor
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Senate
Norris-La- Guardia
Anti Petrillo Act Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court sustains the anti Petrillo law, upholding the Lea act and sending Petrillo's case back to trial for new proceedings. Justices Black and a 5 3 majority affirm constitutionality while Justice Reed dissents. Petrillo led a Chicago strike over hiring at WAAF.
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Supreme Court
James C. Petrillo
AFL’ Musicians Union
High Court
Chicago
Petrillo
Black
Reed
Murphy
Rutledge
WAAF
WOOF
U. S. District Court
Walter J la Buy
Justice Department
Mountain Storms Kill Tourists in Beartooth Pass Tragedy
AP reports a blizzard and tornadoes blocked Beartooth Pass stranding 70 tourists. Nebraska bears the heaviest toll with at least 15 dead as drifts reach 15 feet and winds hit 75 mph. Rescuers recovered three bodies from a snow buried truck while 17 found shelter in a trailer store.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Beartooth Pass
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Red Lodge
Mont
Montana-Wyoming
Bleak Mountain Pass
Git Along Mule No Lost Refrain
Washington report notes in June that even in the atomic age almost two thirds of farms rely wholly or partly on horses and mules for power as postwar farm work continues. Farmers adapt to include animal power alongside new technology and equipment.
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Washington
For Sale Iron Safe by Dr Myers
Classified note offers an iron safe for sale with contact instruction to apply Dr. W. D. Myers.
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W. D. Myers
Supreme Court upholds bank conservator and labor extortion rulings
The Supreme Court upheld the appointment of a conservator to run Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan and rejected challenges to the governing act. It also affirmed a blue ribbon jury conviction of James Fay and Joseph Bove for extortion from contractors and ruled that E I Du Pont National End and Titan Co. violated the Sherman Act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Long Beach
Calif
Federal Savings and Loan
Federal Home Owners Loan Act
New York
Joseph ©. Fay
James Bove
U. S. District Court
E I. du Pont National End and Titan Co. Inc
Archibald Burns joins third chair at Spot Brown's Barber Shop
Archibald Burns recently finished the School of Barbering in Richmond Virginia and has taken over the third chair at Spot Brown's Barber Shop. A wanted to rent notice lists a three bedroom house or apartment needed urgently by Gene Miller with contact numbers 5998 or 3428.
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Archibald Burns
School of Barbering
Richmond
Spot Brown
Barber
Gene Miller
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