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Truman Railway
Peace Proposal
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Senate Passes Huge Airforce Bill
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On Holy Land Armistice
Compulsory Allocations
Of Steel to Petroleum
Industry Also Studied
WASHINGTON, May 6—(/P)—Compulsory steel allo-
Rail Unionists
Fight Strike
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1947 to date, 134; May, 8
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BULLETINS
WASHINGTON, May •—(UP)
~ ‘ * snt Truman said
r the enlistment bonus
as a substitute for
le most asinine
had ever seen.
restal asked first for a 55-group air-
returned force and then, under c
imber for agreement j pressure, went up to a 66-grouj
promise. But even this col
wasn’t enough to satisfy the
The senate and house appi
a victory, however, for Air I
Symington who bucked
‘stration to j
Discovered unconscious,
with a drape bound tightly |
about her throat and her
clothing ripped almost com-
pletely from her body, an
Oklahoma City woman was
recovering from shock and
hysteria Thursday.
Questioning to determine defi-
nitely whether the woman had ,
been raped by the assailant who.
she said, surprised her in the i
family garage Wednesday was
delayed by her hysterical condi-
tion.
DRAIN. Ore., May 6—(UP)—
—Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
Thursday cancelled plans to
tour Washington state next
weekend because of urgent
business in New York demand-
ing his attention.
resentative* by United States of-
at United Nations headquarters
v York
It. included an offer for President
Truman to supply a special plane to
send Jewish. Arab add other truce
negotiators tint the Holy Land.
J promise
ths good news U
>Ject was burled.
Identified a* Thoma* L.
40, ate supper.
Anti-Red Bill
'' Debate Slated
to revive,
>w» to Tacoma.
. The body,
St. Clair,
The house has approved similar
legislation, but the bill whs
to the lower chai
on minor differences.
The senate’s approval was given
after Chairman Styles Bridges iR.,
N. H.). of the appropriations commit-
tee said the 70-group airforce is
needed to protect the nation against istratU..
any Russian attempt at a "super-Pearl force.
Harbor." The »
The 70-groitp airforce is more than 8822 mil
the administi
l Truman and
Air Fare
City Briefs
Crossword Ponte
Markets
Radio Los
Society
N ports
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of the Saudi
, with the steel
tankers.
of all poa-
South America,
research on
not at the ex-
action.
ee heard 49
r and private
It estimated that if a war
start the nation would be short
’* jarrete of oil per day at the
Thursday cancelled plans
mot fly Jet air fleets on un- tour Washington state
oil,” the report said. weekend because of
ited States is now consum-
... oil per year than the whole
used in 1938, the report con-
It is using far more even
aircraft appropriation carries
rolip airforce is more than 4822 millions more than the funds sl-
ut ration wanted.. President, ready asked for plane procurement by
,4 Defense Secretary For- t the administration.
been made during the
s to enccvzr"- 7"": ‘
dong Main to contribut
J the resurfacing, but. at
j been delayed pent"~
of questions relatlnt
llity of tenants act
---of the buaii
Hinted in Parley
Leader of Carriers Is Called
To White House; Meeting
With Unions Slated Friday
WASHINGTON, May 6—(4*)—The White House began
direct effort* Thursday to head off the threatened railroad
•trike.
W. T. Faricy, president of the Association of American
Railroads, was called in Thursday afternoon for a confer-
ence with Dr. John R. Steelman, presidential assistant and
labor expert. I
Chiefs of the three railroad brotherhoods threatening
a strike were asked to a conference Friday morning.
Faricy's visit suggested the possibility that Steelman
* * some definite proposal he wanted to lay before the
union men, and desired to talk it over first with the railroad
association leader.
There was no announcement Farley would see Steelman until
after he arrived at the White House
Several hours earlier, it had been announced that Steelman
had telephoned the union heads and asked them to meet with
him at 10 a. m. Friday.
Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross, who made the
announcement, was asked if any definite proposal would be pre-
sented to the brotherhood leaders.
*T can t say any more than I hav
Joi
Bus Levy to $100,000
PoMibllity of increasing the Okla-
homa Railway Co.’a annual city tax
bill to 8100.000 under charter power
to impose public utility taxes was un-
der study by city officiate Thursday.
Present city license and seat taxes
paid by the company under a special
contract amount to about 885,000 a
year.
Consideration of increasing the tax
by ordinance waa prompted by inabil-
ity of city and railway company offi-
ciate to agree on terms of a franchise.
The draft of a proposed franchise
waa submitted to William Olli jr„ city
manager, several months ago. The
principal disagreement over its terms
was over the question of the amount
of city tax to be paid, and whether
abandoned streetcar righU-of-way
would be deeded to the c8y free of
charge.
Against ths company !
that its earnings are not
justify a high Ux, the city contend*
e—--—---Tlng out r<
it unless i
1 a proportionate
rf street repairs, the
fall on taxpayers.
Main Street Repair Eyed
Closely connected wit1- —*
repair cost question is
resurfacing Main street,
to be discussed between
members and retail merchai
a. m. Tuesday.
Efforts have ...
last few months to encourage property
owners along Main to contribute to
the cost of the resurfacing, but agree-
ment has been delayed pending se‘
tlement of questions relating to
responsibility of tenants actually con-
ducting soms of the business houses to
make the private contribution.
' A# report, released with unanimous approval of the
armed services committee said:
Layoff Notices
Sent to Staffs;
Embargoes Set
CHICAGO, May G—(/P>—
The nation’s railroads Thurs-
day began posting layoff no-
tice* in preparation for Tues-
day’s strike. Some roads an-
nounced embargoes as union
leaders were summoned ' to
Washington for a new at-
tempt to settle' the dispute.
The strike is slated for 6 a.
m. Tuesday.
Under their contracts the in-
divklual road* are required to
give anywhere from five days to
48 hours notice of impending
layoffs.
SMpmente Are Embargoed
Meantime the road* began other
preparation* for the itrike through
rmbargoing food *nd »nim*l »hip-
mmt* Thte bk bring done both to
avoid damage claim* and to prevent
jamming the terminal yard*
The Fennaylvania announced it
xmld shut down iU entire system
and not attempt to operate trains,
probably making 140 000 employes
3dte. but the Illinois Central said it
would try to maintain operation* aa
normally a* possible.” The Louisville
and Nashville, the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas, the Missouri Pacific and
the St. Louis-San Francisco
their embargo Friday.
The Kansas City Southern railroad
made it* ban effective at 12:01 a. m.
Saturdav The Association of Amer-
ican Railroads said no general embar-
go action is planned, since such
step* are up to the individual roads.
Same Delay Furtaaghing
The layoff notices were spread
throughout the nation, although some
Rom replied.
was in Cleve-
Baid he would
leave for Washington Thursday
night. Robertson is already here.
Steelman has been keeping in
utant touch with the railroad situation
and reporting to President Truman.
Ross was asked whether Steelman
would have a similar conference with
representatives of the railroads.
"I can’t say as yet.” Ross said. “I
have told you all that has been done
to date.”
Questions Turned Aside
Steelman reached Glover by tele-
phone at Buffalo and got assurance
Glover would attend. Robertson said
he would.
White House aide* would not dis-
cus* what possible action might be
taken if Steelman cannot persuade
the parties to retch an agreement.
They turned aside such q estion* s*
whether Mr. Truman will talk per-
sonally with the disputants, whether
the union leaders might, be asked to
postpone the strike date, or whether
the government might seise the rail-
roads.
Share in London Estate
LONDON. Mav 6—</P)—Five Amer-
icans received bequests in the will of
Paul Borne, business executive,
i was probated Thursday.
lev include Mrs Lillian Winkler.
J. who got 14.000 <816.0001. nnd
Argnre Mengel. also of On Um. who re-
ceived 13.000 < 812.OOO> The bulk of
the (148 210 <8592,8401 estate went
j to Borne’s brother William of London.
U. S. Exports Rise
WASHINGTON. May 8—<»1—Unit-
ed States exports rose 854.700.000 in
March to break a four-month down-
! trend, the census bureau reported
Thursday.
congressional |
• -orruin mm.
Whnfs Inside
WASHINGTON May 6—<jP>—A new
effort by the United States to end the
vwU fighting in Palestine and get the Brit-
the Jews one jsh to extend their rule beyond May throuf.
15 has fallen through. . d Th r conv^tio’n’letected’Sjorman Thomas
Diplomatic Officials revealed Thurs- a# the presidential hopeful and Dar-
day a four-point proposal was pre- Hngton Hoopes. Reading attorney, as
Mona., u JewUh .nd Ar.0
-------------- **” S,O,M nf- ing of the national executive commit-
tee Thursday, are expected to see ‘"y
iidoptlon nf n platform calling for uni-
vrisal disarmament, government plan- *™i»re
ning for freedom, steps to combut
fascism and communism, and sociali-
zation of natural resources.
WASHINGTON. May 6—(*’*—
atomic energy commisison ad-
vised congress members Thurs-
day that it has not yet found
a labor policy that gives prom-
ise of guaranteeing unbroken
production in atomic plants.
HOUSTON. Mav 6—(UP) —
Humble Oil &. Refining Co.
Thursday announced that it
plans to spend Sll.837,000 dur-
ing 1948 in order to continue
its long-range gas conserva-
tion program.
Treasury to Snatch
Kellems’ Tax Money
WASHINGTON. May 6—o
tary of the Treasury Snyde
men will see- that Miss Vi
i lems pays up. ' V
I priate actior “
; the revenues
der told a news
day.
Miss Keilems. a West
| manufacturer who long 1
administration tax policies. wrote
Snvder last week that she had stopped ....-----
taking the tax money from het 100 por
employes’ pay envelopes. She added: for fa
"I respectfully request that you nl ,
lease indict me." Snyder did not .
the "appropriate actior"
>ut in the past the inter:
seized and
s delinquent
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thin -.
—40 Wlrrphol,
The Thrill That Comes Once in a Lifetime
Four-year-old Larry Kecs of Reno. Nev., had something to look
smug about Thursday. He caught his limit Of five trout within
an hour after the fishing season opened at Reno's Idlewild
park. The park is pant of the city's children's recreation pro-
gram and fishing is limited to youngsters under 12.
''Corpse9 Talks;
City Policemen
Bury Subject
It took a Tacoma traveling
man to freshen up a classic old
gag of Mark Twain's.
Not only was the report of
his death greatly exaggerated
—as Twain once said about
himself—but the Tacoman did
the exaggerating.
The deceased had quite a story to
tell detectives T. B. Meals and Jr *-
Ragland when they went to
hotel room here Wednesday
to look at the body—which wt
only warm, but talking.
Corpse Explains
"It’s thi* way.” it explained. “My
former wife caused me so much
trouble, I thought the easiest way
to get rid of her was to die sud-
denly.”
So he messaged the lady, convert-
< ing her widowhood status from
grass to sod.
He also passed the word to
dies in Tacoma and Portland,
messages said he <" J 1
J. Wednesday In hta-----------
City Polio* Take Over
It was all so sad. But instead of
lilies, came a telegram from L.
Amundsen, captain of detectives in
Tacoma, asking the Oklahoma City
force to take charge.
Meals and Ragland pointed out to
the body that it was obviously not
dead, and shouldn’t go around say-
ing so.
They got its
and sent the gc
The subj
>ntified
- • Return of Warm
Weather to State
Forecast Friday
news conference Wednes- -7
Fair skies and lower temperatures
stport. Conn.. ’ were forecast for Oklahoma Thurs6»*
who long has opposed night after a series of thunderstorms
tax policies, wrote over the eastern half Wednesday
t that she had stopped night.
money from hef 100 Por Oklahoma City the forecast is
nvelopes. She added for faU, and cooler t^roUKh Thursday
Jht. with higher temperatures Pri-
“°.1. day. High Thursday wiU be near 72
‘ , and the low Thursday night near 46.
sold Over the state the skies will be
lt in clear through Friday, with cool
weather generally through Thursday
night and warming Friday. Highs
Thursday will be in the 70s with lows
overnight ranging from near 40 in
the Panhandle to 45 to 50 elsewhere.
I Durant and Pauls Valley were the
1 warm spots Wednesday with 87 de-
— Trees and Guymon was coolest Thurs-
—/ morning with 37. The airport sta-
lele- tion reported a high of 84 Wednes-
_ the day with, a trace of rain and a low of
ates for 50. The city station reported a high
rvill be of 86 and a low of 50 with no rata.
will run -----—♦—
CLEVELAND. May 6 — (A*)—
An AFL union official said
Thursday Alvanley Johnston,
head of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, has
warned employes of the broth-
erhood-owned Park Lane Villa
hotel they, win not be re-hired
if they strike.
Johnston replied immediately
that he had made "no such state-
ment."
Sam Fisher, business representa-
tive of the AFL building service em-
ploves union, said a strike date will
be set soon by the union s executive
board.
“Management of this hotel, "in it*
anti-union way. has warned em-
ploy* that they wUl lose their job*
if thev dare to strike to enforce de-
mands for a contract,” Fisher told
a Cleveland Federation of Labor
meeting.
A retroactive wage increase and *
union shop contract are the two
maior issues in the hotel dispute.
Johnston denied he is anti-labor
simI told a reporter the brotherhood
is on record in favor of the ‘ clewed
■hop.”
He said he is willing to Rive the
hotel employes a contract, "but not
one that Will let them run the busi-
ness their own way and violate th*
Taft-Hartley *ct’J ,
The Weather
FWa U. 8 Wtetber Burssu
Alrvtet Bteuoa
IAX AL—Fair and cooler Thun-
dav with strong northerly wind*
dunintehing tat* in afternoon. Fair
and a little cooler Thursday night.
High Thursday near 72, taw Thnrs-
day night near 46. Fair and
warmer Friday.
New Palestine
Invasion Pledged . 1
Appeal r lops
regardless of the Arab league decision * A- *
an armistice. He followed through WASHINGTON. Mav 6—(fl»>—A 1
th a statement addressed to Pales-
Jews in which he warned them:
’ You are digging your own graves.-
He said he would give th^ J---—-
last chance to accept Palestine citi-
zenship under Arab sovereignty.
Disclosing its terms for a truce in
Jerusalem, the Arab league called foi
a withdrawal by both sides to the
areas they held before the fighting. reprf
Arab officiate in Jerusalem confirmed ,
the truce terms as sketched earlier by ln Nl.u
semi-official Jewish sources
i Responsible quarters here regarded
Arab*
Found by Husband
The woman waa found by her hus-
band when he returned from work at
Tinker field Wednesday afternoon.
She was unconscious and her face
was discolored. Her head had been
bruised by a blow.
A physician said he could not posi-
tively say she had been raped until
he had given her a more thorough
examination Thursday. He found sev-
eral bruises and scratches on her
thighs.
"I think the evidence definitely
points to the fact she was raped,”
said Ted Baughman, who investigated
the. case with another scoutcar officer,
J. M. Mabe.
, Sees Only Man’s Legs
The 40-year-old woman, at times
Incoherent, gave officers the following
account: -
She went out to work in the
around 4 p. m. Discovering she n<
a wrench she entered her husband’s
workshop which was in the rear of
the garage.
“I was squatting down looking in
the tool box.” she told officers. "Sud-
denly I saw a dark shadow fall across
my arms. I looked behind me and saw
a man’s legs in dark pants.
Struck on Head
"I started to stand up and some-
thing hit me on the back of the head.
I felt something like a knee In the
small of my back. His arm was around
my neck.”
She said the blow on her head
stunned her. She remembered nothing
more, she continued, until she saw’
her husband.
The husband
house detective , . .
and a former city peace
latter summoned police.
Jane Wyman to File
Second Divorce Suit ?
HOLLYWOOD. May 6—(/PT—The
reconciliation of Ronald Reagan and
Jane Wyman didn’t take, and she will
file suit for divorce, her attorney said
Thursday
Loyd Wright, the actress’ Iswy—
declared he would file the suit "wit!
a few days” in Los Angeles. It v
be the second time she has split wi«.
her actor-husband.
Recently sh* went to Las Vegas.
Nev., to establish residence for a di-
vorce but returned here in a week.
The coule was reconciled shortly after-
—Rep. ward. The Reagans have two chil-
___ irsday dren. Maureen, 7. and Michael. 3.
Collision Hurls
w_Ited to hobble Ameri- j
can communists may help stop this ' >. TY 4- Z.
He made the statement before the
house rules committee. Shortly after. |
the committee agreed to permit the
house to consider the bill next week.
Three congressmen—Reps. Klein
(D., N. Y.). Marcantonlo (A. L.. N
Y.». and Ixacson <A. L.. N. Y.) opposed
----bringing the bill to the floor. They
Neill Jr., argued proper public hearings have
Steelman not, been held.
French Crimes Court
Clears Gen. Weygand
PARIS. May 6—/AV-A purge court
legal commission Thursday dismissed
collaboration charges against General
Marim, Weygand and restored his
i unuei ccrwnu vuuwwuiw.
A XmurW.1 member M the com-I
leglal^t.lvLCOnl.m__.mission announced he would resign in |
protest.
Held In Wegand’s favor was evi-
dence claiming he had prevented ,
Admiral Francois Darlan, then Vichy
government head, from granting the
Germans bases at Dakar and Bizei
early in 1941. Weygand was Vici
proconsul for north Africa at t,.v
time.
WASHINGTON. May 6—<UP)—The
senate Thursday overwhelmingly ap-
proved a bill putting up the cash to
start the airforce on its way toward
building up a 70-group force of modern
fighting planes.
The vote was 74 to 2. Only Sens
Glen T. Taylor (D.. Idaho), running
mate of Henry A. Wallace on the third
party, and Harry P. Cain (R., Wash.)
voted against ttje bill.
The senate approved a bill appro-
priating 83.19R.000.000 for the airforce,
which has dwindled in power and
| numbers since end of
Truman Plea Studtad
A plea by Mr. Truman for the
railroad owners and the unions to
settle their wage dispute without a
crippling nationwide walkout is known
to be under study.
But those close to the chief execu-
tive are prepared to recommend f*
only if they feel th er* te a deftalt
possibility that the quarreling parties
will heed the appeal.
In Cleveland. Johnston said, he
would be “glad to sit down with the
railroad representatives to see what
can be done" to avert a tieup.
He said it is "very likely” that there
would have to be a yielding on both
sides to settle the dispute.
ic and Willing to Get Together
placed "Are you willing to yield?" he wu
* asked
"I wont say that,” he replied, "but
I would be willing to get together with
the railroads to see what needs to be
done. That’s what we’ve been trying
to do all along. It take* two to make
an agreement. I can only speak for
myself. I cant speak for the rall-
The 190.000 members of three rail-
road brotherhoods are set to walk out
at 6 a. m (local time) May 11. To-
gether they could halt operations on
the nation’s major rail lines because
they run the locomotive* and control
the switches. There are more than a
million railroad workers in 18 other
unions.
A* • last resort, the president might
order seizure of the railroads under
a World war I emergency act which
has never been repealed in full. Other
presidential authority to take over
properties involved In labor disputes
was wiped out a year ago by congress.
Mediation board members Frank P.
Douglass and Francis A. O'Neill Jr
conferred at length '*ith St
Wednesday.
The three unions stood pat
than the 15 S -cent hourly ...
crease* which the other railroad broth-
erhood* accepted. In addition, they de-
manded action on long-pending rules
changes. The rules have a lot to do
with pay and hours of the firemen
and engine crews while doing certain
Jobs under certain conditions.
Robertson,----------
union’said the plans to strike next
Tuesday already have been perfected.
Meantime, some railroads, like the
Louisville and Nashville and the
Southern Railway system, placed a
voluntary embargo on shipment or
jierishable goods beginning this week-
end. The L&N announced it will not"
accept shipments of livestock, poultry,
and perishables after Friday.
Deaths of an Oklahoma City
motorcycle rider and a Holden-
ville woman Thursday brought
the state’s 1948 traffic toll to 142
and the city’s to six.
JAMES LESTER COBB. '
10. killed when his motorcycl
pickup truck collided at W Gi
S Shartel at 7:31 a. m.
j MRS. AUDREY BENETT. 24. 1
denville, killed when a car
her husband overturned on U. S.
I near Wewoka early Thursday moiu-
I tag
I Cobb, an employe of Merchants De-
’ livery. 419 W Grand, was riding east
on Grand when Woody Bellinger, 62,
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Picture. Page U lune’
the Negro of 1429 NE 2, who was driving
west in a pickup truck, started to turn
left onto Shartel.
Victim Hite Fire Plug J
le motorcycle struck the right
t of the truck, throwing Cobb 10
through the air and into a fire
. His head and chest were crushed
he died while being placed in an
u lance
rliinger wu* not in lured. Little
daniaur was done to either the truck
or motorcycle.
Cobb apparently tried to miss the
idcd truck, according to eye witnesses. They
Cjty I said his machine hit the truck with a
the glancing blow.
-at_ Cobb’s father. James L. Cobb
was killed in an automobile crv‘
1944, according to accident recoil
the police headquarters.
Husband Uninjured
Mrs. Bennett died enroute to
woka hospital, highway patrol trooj
said, from injuries received when ....
car driven by her husband. Doyle Ben-
nett. 30. went out of control and over-
turned In a ditch.
Bennett was not injured in the
wreck 2.8 miles west of Wewoka.
Cobb's death was the second so far
in May. Last year on this date, eight
set- persons had been killed inside Okla-
the homa Citv in traffic accidents. Hte
death fcrouuht the total in Oklahoma
county to 19 this year, as against 14
for the same period in 1947.
cations to the petroleum industry and perhaps nationwide
1 oil rationing were recommended Thursdaywby a house com-
J I mittee unless voluntary efforts improve the critical oil
J I shortage.
] A report, released
■ ~ ‘“'‘‘The* nation is in a grave situation with respect to ita
■ petroleum. The national defense is in a precarious position.
■ Congress is confronted by decisions on this subject that are
3 as basic, we believe, as any matters that have arisen in
■ recent years.”
■ The report, written by a subcommittee headed by Rep. Short
■ (R., Mo.) made these major recommendations.
ONE—Compulsory steel allocations to the
■ if a voluntary program now being worked out
■ department is not successful.
■ two—A revival of oil rationing, unless civilian consumption
I can be reduced by the government and the petroleum industry
■ through voluntary means.
■ THREE—Establishment at once of an oil stockpiling program
■ i by the armed forces, plus the establishment of additional military
■ | petroleum reserves.
■ FOUR—Continued exploration
H in Alaska, with $20 millions to
H 1 be made available during the
fl next five years to push the ex-
■ ploration as rapidly as possible.
B FIVE—Immediate development of
B tidelands oil resources.
49 Witnesses Heard
SIX—Postponement < '
B Arabia pipeline project.
■ to be used instead for
■ SEVEN—Development
B sible oil resources in
EIGHT—Continued
synthetic fuels, but
pense of current oil production.
The short subcommittee
witnesses in 30 public s
hearings,
should st;
3.000.000 barrel
outset.
“We earn
discovered
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ing more oi
world i
tinued.
LKr
JERUSALEM. May 6—<UP»— The Arab states Thursday broke
off a futile conference on the possibility of an armistice or
trusteeship for Palestine, and King Abdullah said all the states
were ready to join in the war to “liberate” the Holy Land. please indu
The Arab conference at Damascus ended after Abdullah of say what t
Trans-Jordan ordered his foreign ministers home in patent dis- J^enue bureau" has s
approval of truce and trusteeship proposals property of concerns
-■•-•--------man. told reporters In Amman turning in taxes
te part in the campaign against -----
400 Delegates Attend
Socialists’ Convention
READING. Pa.. May 6—(AV- The gree
1948 national convention of the social- day
ist party Thursday brought 400 de’- **’
gates to this former stronghold of t
party The socialist candidate-
president and vice-president
chosen at the fconclave which
tgh Sunday.
Four years ago
'r> ven t ion select*
- “~>pes.
ntial
sessions, begii
the national
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