davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
ATOM BOMB:
No Secret

Secretary of Defense James For
reStal put a name and a definitive
edge, after a fashion, to all the rest
less postwar fears Americans have
been experiencing.
He did it by announcing to the
house armed services committee
that Russia knows how to make the
atomic bomb. More specifically,
the Russians possess the knowledge
of how to put the bomb together but
so far do not have the industrial
capacity to capitalize on that knowl-
edge.
Russia does not yet have an atom
bomb, but the days of U. S. monop-
oily of A-bomb production are num-
bered, Forrestal said. He told the
congressional committee that he got
his information from DR.. Vannevar
Bush, chairman Of the us. research
and development board.
During the course of his testimony
regarding two-year draft of men
10 through IS, the defense secretary
answered queries with:
II said they do not have the atom
bomb. I did not say they do not
have the secret Of the atomb bomb.
II am informed by DR.. Bush that
the scientific knowledge and techni-
cal procedure involved in the manu-
facture of the atom bomb are known
to Russia"
Thus, U.S.-Russian relations on
the atomic level had developed to
the point where there was only one
unknown quantity: How soon would
the Soviets acquire the industrial
capacity to produce atom bombs?
Secretary Forrestal admitted he
didn't know.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
FIRE LOSS:
inflated

Losses from fire in the US. In
1947 reached a new monetary peak
of slightly less than 700 million dol
lars, but there was an objective way
of looking at that soaring total that
made it seem not SO bad.
Figuring it according to the value
of the dollar in 1926, previous peak
year for fire loss, the destruction in
1947 came only to $40 million dollars.
Pointing to the fact that building
costs have increased more than $50
per cent since 1926, National Fire
Protection association reported that
if the 1926 loss is accepted as 100
per cent, destruction caused by fire
reached low point Of AZ per cent
in 1887 and progressively increased
to 70, 74.5 and 1872 per cent in the
past three years.
Other factors to be considered in
evaluating fire losses, NFPA said,
are the growth of us. population
from lit million in 1926 to 142 mill
lion today and the consequent in
crease in number Of homes, fac
tories and stores to accommodate
the expanded population.
Citing specific accomplishment,
NFPA stated that for many years
flammable roofing material ranked
third among the principal causes OF
residential fires and was the major
causes of confla grations. In the
last six or seven years, however, en-
forcement of building codes and in
creasing use of fire-resistant mate
rails has cut the number of roof
fires more than SO per cent and has
sharply reduced the danger Of con-
flagrations.
While the figures clearly indicate
that fire prevention experts are not
waging the losing battle, NFPA
nevertheless asserts that "the loss
is unnecessarily high, as 80 per cent
of all fires can be prevented simply
by exercising common sense"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
More To Come

From Wisconsin the election year
wind swung to the plains of Nebraska
where seven leading contenders in
the Republican presidential race
fought it out in a free-for-al match,
with Stassen again emerging as the
big winner.
After Nebraska the battlefield
shifted to Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts on April II. A total Of 108
delegates to the COP convention was
at stake.
On May Harold Stassen was to
carry the fight to Sen. Howard Taft's
home arena, the state of Ohio. 1t
was no secret that Taft was wor-
ried over which way his fellow Ohio
ans might go, and a good showing
by Stassen would hamper materially
Taft's White House ambitions.
In his second pitched battle with
Governor Dewey (New Hampshire
was the first) Stassen was slated to
invade Oregon for that states COP
primary on May Fl. While results
of the Oregon primary were not ex-
pected to be conclusive, they would
serve to provide first sampling Of
West coast opinion.
Final state presidential primary
on the Republican side occurs in
California on June l. Earl Warren
is unopposed as the states favorite
son for the COP nomination.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29

suggested that Sen. Styles Bridges
(Rep., N.H) be named the third
member of the board which admin
listers the miners welfare and re-
tirement fund. Gewis and Van Horn
are the other two members.)
At subsequent meeting of the
three, Bridges proposed a plan that
would give $100-a-month pensions to
62-year-old miners with 20 years of
service who retired after May 28,
1916, the date on which the miners
welfare fund was set up. Bridges
plan was accepted and the strike
called off.
Actually, Lewis, in approving the
New Hampshire. senator's proposal,
had descended several notches from
his original demands.
Politically, the most fascinating
aspect of the affair was how Joe
Martin managed to take the play
away from the administration in
arranging for settlement.
The way it was, Joe Martin could
be sure of one thing: His good offices
in paving the way for settlement
of this serious coal strike would boost
his stock as a presidential dark
horse considerably in this election
year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
SETTLEMENT:
Coal Strike

John T.. Lewis wasn't exactly in
the position of man who had asked
friends out to dinner and then found
he couldn't pay the check, but he
was verging on some such situation.
Half a million soft coal miners
started to struggle back to work
after a 28-day strike when Lewis in
formed them that the fight for $780,
a-month pensions had been won, but
Lewis himself had to appear before
Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough
to answer a contempt of court
charge.
Lewis was cited for contempt by
Goldsborough, his 1947 nemesis, on
the grounds that he ignored an April
8 court order to call off the strike.
Apart from the contempt of court
citation, settlement of the coal strike
was distinguished mainly by
slightly marvellous amalgam of po-
litical action and expedient compro-
mise.
Beginning of the end came when
Speaker of the House Joseph Martin
(Rep., Mass.) moved into the dis
pute by persuading Lewis and Ezra
Van Horn, a mine operator, to meet
with him in his office. Martin then
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
Gasoline from Coal

Gasoline made from coal, even
when it comes into general use, prob
ably will cost more than petroleum
gasoline, but at least motorists won't
have to worry about shortages. re-
search scientist, DR.. r. w. Krebs
of Baton Rouge, La, has predicted.
He estimated that coal gasoline
will cost from 10 to is cents more a
gallon than gasoline currently in use,
but he added that the supply will be
enough to last 1000 years.
The Louisiana scientist asserted
that anticipated world petroleum de-
mands for the next 10 years make it
mandatory that the oil industry in
vestigate the possibilities Of manu-
featuring synthetic oil from natural
gas, coal, shale, tar sands and other
sources.
He said petroleum industry spokes-
men have predicted that world de-
mand for oil by 1949 would approx
mate 10 million barrels q day and
that foreign consumption would in
crease rapidly because Of increased
mechanization.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
Last Word

Women just naturally are living
longer than men, the office Of vital
statistics reports.
Average American age at death
for both men and women in 1888 was
58.2 years. BY 1916 it was 64.2 years.
But when the figures are separated
according to sexes the women leap
ahead. Average female life-span in
creased from 59.2 to 66.3 over those
Is years, while the male average
went from SIS to 62.7.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
CONTROLS:
Cold Shoulder

The jeering specter of price, wage
and ration controls was invoked
again by President Truman's coun-
Gil of economic advisers which
called for nationwide discipline" to
prevent initiation under the impact
Of the new defense program.
AS usual, this advice ratified cheer
1essly among the stony hearts of
electioneering congressman.
In it's report covering the first
three months of 1948 the council de-
nounced the tax cut law as "infla-
tionary" and recommended new
taxes if the planned defense spend
ing is not offset by reduced govern
ment costs in other areas.
Republican dominated congress
received rather happily the coun-
ellis call for reduced government
spending, but maintained a glum
silence on the subject of selective
price, wage and ration controls.
Congressman indicated that they
want to study possible inflationary
effects of the preparedness program
and foreign aid spending under the
Marshall plan before they give any
serious consideration to resurrect-
ing economic controls.
Although the council admitted that
foreign spending coupled with big
defense outlay twill not swamp our
economy nor require us to pass from
free enterprise to regimentation," it
added that "some rather systematic
and vigorous discipline must be ex-
ercised."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
By BILL SCHOENTGEN
WNU Staff Writer
REVOLT:
BOgOta
BOgOtG

1t was a peaceful early afternoon
In Bogota, Colombia, and the inter-
American conference was droning
along IN customary style in the capt.
toll building on the Plaza Bolivar.
Then, with the firing of four assas-
sins bullets into the body of Jorge
Elicier Gaitan, popular leader of
Colombia's Liberal party, one of the
worst revolts Latin American has
seen exploded into violence.
During the first afternoon Bogota
descended into a state of complete
anarchy. Mobs prowled the streets,
burning and looting. Scores were
killed. The residence of President
Ospina Perez was attacked and win
dows were broken before army
troops drove away the crowd.
Above the confused clamor of the
throng could be heard shouts of
"Down with the government, down
with the Conservatives
Three days later, as the riots SIM
mered to halt, 300 person were
dead, many others injured. Down
town Bogota was weller of de-
struction. Colombia had broken re-
lations with Soviet Russia, and the
inter-American conference had al
most cracked up, with delegates I'M
certain as to. whether they could con-
tinue.
On the face of it, the revolt was
a sudden eruption of violent senti-
rnent of. Liberal party followers
against the Conservative govern
ifient in power. Immediate result
was,the formation of new coali-
ton cabinet, equally composed of
Liberals and Conservatives.
big question was how much Com
rnunists had to do with the Bogota
riots.
us. Secretary of State George
Marshall, who with other Americans
In Bogota got through the riots I'M
scathed, claimed the revolt was
Communist:
'''The occurrence goes beyond Co
lonnbia. It is of the same definite
patterns as the occurrences which
provoked strikes in France and
Italy"
And the Colombian government, in
severing relations with Russia, de-
clared that a Communist insurrec-
tom had touched off the mob fury.
i: Finally, it was announced from
Bogota that the inter-American con-
ference would resume $50 that Com
1nunism could not triumph over Co
:lernbia and the rest of the nations OF
the hemisphere.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
EDUCATION:

Nearly half of the .5,245, 900 World
War II veterans who entered special
education and training programs
under the CT. bill of rights have
abandoned their courses, Veterans
administration says.
More than 100000 completed their
work, however-382, 900 Of them
under the CT. bill and the rest under
the rehabilitation program for dis
abled veterans.
About $4,000 completed courses
below the college level, $4,000 were
graduated from colleges and univer-
sites. $4,000 finished on-the-job train
ing programs and 1000 completed
on-farm training.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
PRIMARIES:
Wisconsin

Wisconsin's presidential primary
election to choose delegates to the
Republican national convention in
Philadelphia on June 81 was regard
ed, as usual, as a straw in the wind;
but this year the political breeze
was a shifting one.
For Harold Stassen, ex-governor
of Minnesota, hard, thorough cam.
paign waged by himself and his
volunteer supporters up and down
the state paid off nobly when Wis
consin voters granted him q total
Of 10 of the states e delegates to
the COP convention.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur took the
remaining eight to run a poor Sec
ond, despite flamboyant publicity
drive carried out by his hackers
(notably the Hearst newspapers)
which was built around the theory
that he is ''the only man equipped to
deal with Russia"
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York drew a complete blank in Wis
consin, where he had been the Re-
publican favorite in 1910 and again
in 1914.
AS result of the Wisconsin cleo
ton, Stassen was catapulted into
public consciousness as leading
contender for the Republican noni-
nation. It was certain that his top
heavy victory there would be reflect
ed in the other primaries to follow.
and that he had gained considerable
stature in the Midwest.
It was difficult to tell which of
the two losers-Dewey or Macarthur
had been hit harder by his defeat.
Dewey, who received no delegates.
might seem to be in a position SINH
lar to, that OF Wendell Willkie in 1914
when he withdrew from the COP
race after losing ANONYMOUSLY in
the Wisconsin primary. But the New
York governor previously had beaten
Stassen in the New Hampshire pri-
mary, and, also. he had the full slate
of New York delegates pledged to
him.
1t was on Macarthur, who had
claimed Wisconsin as his home
state, that the axe of public disfavor
appeared to have fallen with great
est force.
There was a corollary to the Wis
consin primary, however: Voters
this year, worried by developments
at home and abroad, were not going
to be stampeded into voting for an
idealized favorite son whom they
were asked to take on faith.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29
Revolt in Colombia Interrupts nterAmecan Conference
Soft Coal Strike Ends COP Candidates Vie in Primaries

EDITORS NOTE - When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of Western Newspaper Union
news analysts, and not necessarily Of
this Newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-29

us. Ambassador to Italy James
Clement Dunn (right) peers benev-
oIently at an Italian worker i'm
laramie as he tastes grain that was
among the foodstuffs delivered
aboard the 500th relief ship to bring
food to Italy. -
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-21
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Vice>President
International UAW-ClO

It seems that if a person will take time out
tn actually analyze the trend OF times anu
what we are faced with today they VIII rear
ize that several years ago the entire Leadership
of our union and some of its membership were
fighting with all they had to maintain Q. r.
a and m reduce prices. At that time the posi-
ton of Congress was that the elimination OF
o. p. A would automatically give us price re-
duction.
The leadership of the union and its en-
tire membership still want price reducuoh.
They want the economy of America balanced
in such way that the American worker VIII
have purchasing power. The Unions tght hlS
year for a wage increase is made only because
of the fact that they failed to decrease prices.
The Chryser Corporation itself admitted
that prices from June of last year until now
had risen 1887, yet, they refuse to grant any
thing to the Chrysler workers. Inasmuch as
they failed to reduce prices we the American
workers can do nothing but demand an IN
crease to offset living costs in the past year.
This the companies refuse to do. Hiding be
hind the Taft-Hartley Act and the Manutac-
turer's Association, the employers have a
strong and powerful union and they are fight
ing now with everything they have to take
the gains that the union has made for It's
membership away from them,
Further, If possible, they have desire TO
destroy our union.
Now is the time for the workers to unite
in unity with each other for an all out drive
against the reactionary forces in America that
would attempt to take away from the working
man a decent and fair standard of living
We must give our all to support the Chrys-
Ter workers in their fight. Their fight is our
fight. II they win each and every one WIZ
win. I am sure that we in Northwestern ONO
will give our all in this fight for victory for
the common man.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-21
A Dangerous Measure

The Subversive Activities Control Act
of 1948, product of the laundering House
Un-American Activities Committee, is
legislative monstrOsity.
It's sponsors say its purpose is to really
put the squeeze on the Communist Party,
which, from our viewpoint, would be
Iaudable undertaking.
But we're not so sure that the cure
wouldn't be as bad as the disease"
We think the bill couldn't be enforced
and that il would be held unconstitutional.
We believe it would turn the Communist
Party into an underground movement.
Our chief concern, frankly, is over the
effects the measure would have on civil
rights and the manner in which 1t could
be used unfairly against labor unions and
other liberal groups.
The measure--usually referred to as
the Mundt Bill-wOuld do much to give
legal standing to that damnable farce
known as guilt by association"
1t would penalize citizens because of
their beliefs and not necessarily because
of their acts.
These two things alone are enough to
make us condemn the bill. The discretion
ary powers given the attorney general are
equally as bad.
The attorney general be he Tom
Clark or someone who succeeds him in the
future-cOuld, through design or error,
destroy or seriously harm liberal Organiza-
tions which have no connection with the
Communist Party.
Let's not delude ourselves on one point.
A group listed as subversive by the head
of the Justice Department may prove
illegally" that the listing is wrong but it
will stand accused for years if not forever
in the court of public opinion
A vindictive attorney general could
use Mundt Bill powers to engage in
smear campaign that would make the
Communists favorite I a c ics resemble
child's play.
Regardless of any safeguards now in
the bill or that may be put in later, ii can
provide no effective redress for those
falsely accused
Members of the Un-American ActiVi-
ties Committee could have spent their
time better by designing legislation de-
signed to remove the conditions under
which the seeds of Communism take root
and grow.
They could have made real Contribu-
ton by sponsoring bills to improve the
workings of democracy, strengthening our
civil rights and improving the living and
working conditions of those most suscepti-
BILE to Red doctrine.
Instead, they concocted a dangerous
monstrosity which fails to recognize that
Communism gains no foOthOld where
there is real democracy and real pros
perity.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-21

1t was amazing to me to see the job of
work put forth by the people who participated
in my campaign. The campaign was success
full because of the sheer power of this work
properly directed and organized. No one
could fail to have any feelings other than ut
most gratitude to the people who gave so
willingly of their time and effort to make
this success.
Here again is demonstrated the tremen-
dous power of organized effort. After years
of experimentation and trial, / believe we
have found the real key to successful political
organization. We have always known the key
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-21
CHRYSLER WORKERS
NEED A WAGE INCREASE
CHRYSLER CAN PAY IT.
AND CUT CAR PRICES, TOO
Here's Proof:
THE CORPORATIONS PROFITS

u~ ~~HNH HA&h ~
1. CHRYSLER PROFITS Profits of the Chrysler
Corporation in 1947 were-(fasten your seat belt
500 higher than the average for all corporations
in the highly profitable automobile industry
e CHRYSLER PROFITS: Profits of the Chryslel
Corporation in 1947 after taxes, came to 256@6 or
its investment The industry average was 179o
3. CHRYSLER PROFITS Profits of the Chryser
Corporation in 1947 were SO great that each Chryser
worker produced SO cents in profit for the Corpora
ton every hour he worked.
4. CHRYSLER PROFITS Profits of the Chrysler
Corporation in 1947 so great that could have
cut retail prices $145 every car it produced last
year and still have made 80 on its investment.
5. CHRYSLER PROFITS: Profits of the Chrysler
Corporation in 1947 prove that the Corporation can
grant every Chrysler worker 3O-cents-per-hour
wage increase and still make 14A9o on its invest
ment after taxes 1t can cut prices grant the wage
increase and still make good SO to 80 on invest
ment.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-21
THE WORKERS NEEDS

4. THE CHRYSLER WORKERS. The Chrysler
workers. like other American workers, have taken
the rap for the reactionary crime of destroying price
controls in the summer of 1916. Since that time,
profits after taxes have gone up 57@o-but wages
and salaries have gone up only 1870. Profits rose
over times at fast the income of the workers
Industry wanted the profits of inflation-and got
them.
e. THE CHRYSLER WORKERS. The family of the
average Chrysler worker must live on income
$13 below the minimum weekly income fixed by the
u. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the bare SUBJ
sistence budget for city workers family of four.
g. THE CHRYSLEE WORKERS. The average auto
workers earnings 1870 between June, 1946 and
January 1948-but the cost of living went up 279o,
A. THE CHRYSLER WORKERS: The ChryslerN
workers family could afford less than 900 of the
food, clothing and other necessities which the bread
winners paycheck could buy in the month price
controls were destroyed June, 1946).
5. THE CHRYSLER WORKERS: The Chrysler
workers. through their union, repeatedly called on
Congress and Big Business to roll back prices and
made it clear that they would prefer price ro-back
to a wage increase. Both Congress and industry
ignored that call Since prices not rolled back,
and since they will continue to rise, wage increase
lis necessary The Chrysler workers refuse to take
the rap for the reactionary crime of imitation.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-05-21
Time for Plain Talk
by Tom Burke

This is probably the difficult columns to write
least it is very difficult to it started 1t easy
job find the right kind words convey your people
the feelings of gratitude that swell up inside person
many people have done much to success.
Evening star., 1948-11-24

HIGH LIGHTS TONIGHT.
Radio.
500, WRC-Archie persuades Dick
Powell to cook, carve and pay for
the Tayern's Thanksgiving turkey.
900, WTOP-Songs by Thomas l..
Evening star., 1948-11-24

Ldst-mtnute changes In
programs some
tinnss reach The Star too
Evening star., 1948-11-24

Thomas, Felix knight, Mary Martha
Briney and Guest Josephine An
tome.
$3.50, WOL-Maureen O'Sulliyan
as a war widow fighting to keep her
family together in "Violets for
Courage"
Evening star., 1948-11-24

1000, WMAL-Dorothy Kristen
and Bert Lahr call on Bing Crosby.
TelevisiOn.
WNBW, 8:30-A new variety show
starring Comedian Phil Silvers.