European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes june 194i gop Leader predicts nomination will be decided next thursday convention to open with speeches monday june 17 the Republican party should Nomi Nate its 1948 presidential candidate by thursday june Walter chairman of the Conven Tion arrangements committee predicted Hallanan said committee had approved a program calling for nominations to begin wednesday night and balloting to Start thurs Day we Hope to have a presidential candidate that he the convention opens monday a program of on Herbert Only living will address the Hallanan said the convention would be a free and open affair no the first important preliminaries House oks Bill to construct huge Carrier june 17 the House yesterday passed and sent to the White House a Bill providing for construction of the worlds largest aircraft capable of launching heavy bomb the measure would halt construction on 13 naval Battle seven two de Stroyer e s c o t t s and two sub provide funds for building the the giant flush decked aircraft Carrier is expected to be built at a Cost of approximately approved yester Day would free about remainder of the funds will be used for a specially designed anti submarine Light Cruiser to be known As a killer ship and four new submarines capable of High under Senate overrides veto to pass rail rate Bill june 17 the Senate yesterday passed Over president Truman veto the so called Bulwinkle the measure lets railroads make rate agreements without fear of prosecution under antitrust if approved by the interstate Commerce employment service joined to Security Agency june 17 Congress yesterday wrote into Law Over president Truman veto an appropriations Bill putting the employment service uses under the Federal Security a Senate vote of 7217 passed a measure carrying to maintain the Federal Security the year starting earlier in the House had voted to override the to the Assembly begin today when the temporary resolutions commit tee starts Public in Arthur Vandenberg remained sent on his availability for the Republican presidential As reports developed that Harold Stassen might Lead a convention move to draft Vandenberg if the minnesotan fails to win the Nomina More delegates arrive with the convention less than a delegates continued to arrive in Philadelphia to strengthen the drive for their respective can with 363 of the delegates voting As pledged to favorite sons on the first there Are in creasing signs that it May be difficult for any major candidate to top the 300 Mark on the first it takes 548 to win the Herbert Dewey Campaign has asserted that Dewey May have More votes on the first ballot than any other Taft sees adjournment of Congress saturday june 17 up doubt that Congress will adjourn As scheduled saturday was All but removed to Day when Robert Taft Ohio predicted All urgent business can be finished by that the Senate Republican policy chief rejected president tru mans demand that Congress stay in session until Price controls and other legislation have and he defended attempts to bypass for this ses Sion the Long Range welfare Bills such As housing and Public favorite sons hold 363 of but declined to say Clarence Campaign manager for Robert believes Taft will receive 312 votes on the first ballot to Lead the supplement finance Bill approved by House Washington june 17 the House passed a supplemental appropriations Bill yesterday and sen tit to the the Bill carries 1948 and 1949 funds for miscellaneous Federal the largest allotments being for the Bureau of Federal Supply to acquire strategic materials for National and for the navys Public works Pioneer wac Heads women regulars in air Force june 17 Geraldine Over yesterday As the first director of women in the air this new assignment for women in uniform became possible with passage of the women regular service Bill and with separation of the army and air in 1st oct May was graduated in the first wac officer candidate class at Des Iff August she has served mostly with the air one of the first 18 wac officers to of she was appointed wac staff director for the air transport command in March Stassen first to arrive for convention june 17 ins Harold gop presidential moves into Philadelphia today As the first candidate to arrive on the scene of the Republican National although other major candidates were not due in until their lieutenants were on hand with competitive claims and counterclaims of Delegate convention veterans said they never seen so Many political campfire tenders on the Job so atomic Union accepts wage increase Oak june 17 a three month labor dispute was ended last night when atomic lab oratory workers voted to accept a new contract calling for an average 15vz cents hour wage the with rang ing from to 40vs cents for 875 employees of Oak Ridge National was ratified at a Union meeting by a vote of officials of the atomic trades and labor Council Al and car bide and Carbon chemicals had come to agreement on contract provisions last effective for year the wage boosts were retroactive to and will be effective for a year from the time the new con tract is other developments in the United steel workers Cio said members will strike sunday Midnight in nine plants of the aluminium of Goodrich rubber workers took a strike the firm has offered a raise of 8 cents an the United rubber workers Cio ask 30 Packard motor was shut Down walkout of its Union a company spokesman said there was a Dis agreement with the United Auto workers Cio about the unions jurisdiction Over certain technical the Painter and the Bridge Charlie Potter puts the finishing touches on a Canvas of the Manhattan new she is painting the Structure from the new York pier 36 on the East Martin defends Congress in reply to Truman blast june 17 speaker Joseph said yesterday the 80th Congress in the opinion of Many impartial the Best and most constructive Congress in Many no rubber stamp in a radio broadcast from Capitol Martin replied to president Truman criticism of Congress As one of the worst he is apparently provoked because this Congress refused to blindly follow his to rubber stamp his wild and reckless schemes for spending and his left Wing plans for government control of every thing in states favor civil defense new june 17 nations governors have one on record for an adequate civilian defense they declared in a Resolution adopted at the closing session of he National conference of governors yesterday that the exigencies of the world today makes such a program vitally its establishment and effective operation is an All part of the first line of Security for the nation and the the gov enors at a round table discussion prior to action on the the governors agreed the must revitalize its civilian defense pro Gram because of the unsettled International friends Leader Dies june 17 up Rufus founder of the american friends service com Mittee which shared the 1947 Nobel peace died yesterday at his Home on the Haverford College prewar Aid to us cited by Hopkins 1 11 1 Tua it c 4m Milliner of june 17 the help we gave Britain Short of War Pearl Harbor included the transporting of British troops from Nova Scotia to the Middle operation is described in the latest instalment of Harry secret appearing in col Liers Magazine Robert Hopkins says this is what happened prime minister Winston Churchill asked american help to get British troops to the Middle president Franklin Roosevelt turned thumbs Down on sending american ships British ports in order to do finally British ships took men to Nova Scotia and then Amer ican manned by american took them through Neutral Waters to the Middle this was two months before the japanese at tack on Pearl who was Roosevelt personal representative to Premier Joseph in july suspected that stains Power in Russia was not so absolute As he had first Sherwood but he never gained any Clear idea As to How the politburo really and neither did Roose the account time went they became More and More aware of the Polit an incomprehensible but potent influence on Stalin and thus on All Allied Lon term Hopkins said in his notes that Stalin was willing to Over All important russian military plans to the including designs of heavy military he was the notes for an Amer ican army under com Mand to fight of russian Stalin put his offers in Hopkins had to take them Back in his head and almost died on the he didst mention in his notes what he almost died he said Stalin told him that he thought it would be difficult for the British russian combination to defeat the German army but that Russia would continue to but Hopkins said Stalin wanted Roosevelt to declare immediate War on Germany for the psychological that Stalin thought Roosevel had More influence with the com Mon people of the world than an other Bradley to speak on Western tour june 17 Omar army chief of will leave by plane today for a tour of the Bradley is scheduled to arrive at Lowry to address the National convention of the Reserve officers then he will Fly to saturday to receive an honorary degree from the University of he will go to los Angeles to receive an honorary degree sunday from the University of California at los Mickey finn puts end to co haters rampage june 17 human bomb was in the City jail cell Here yesterday after police had loaded his charge with an old reliable Mickey Ole old time powder was found wandering along downtown streets loaded with seven Sticks of Dye Amite and a detonating i will blow up every cop that comes within 10 feet of he
