Show C January 6 President 6 Truman emphasizes emphasizes em em- five major problems strikes problems strikes busl bus monopolies housing taxes and agricultural agricultural ag ago ag- ag prosperity prosperity-In in annual state of the union message 10 President 10 submits budget totaling 37 i 2 billion dollars 21 21 Gen George Marshall su succeeds James Byrnes as secretary of state stale February U lT 10 U S signs peace Deace treaties ending war with Italy Bulgaria Hungary Finland and Romania 12 12 U. U. U S. S and Canada agree to continue wartime war time collaboration for peacetime Joint security purposes purposes U U. S S. S Naval expedition fliers filers discover ice c free oasis 40 miles wide in Antarctic Antarctic Ant Ant- arctic continent I 28 U. 28 U. U SS S. S cooperates with Mexico In campaign cam cam- campaign to control hoof mouth hoof and mouth disease outbreak I March l 3 President 3 Truman visits Mexico on goodwill good will Swill mission I 6 U. t-U. U. U S S. S Supreme court finds John L. L Lewis and United Mine Workers guilty of civil and criminal contempt in coal strike of November 1946 12 President 12 President outlines Truman Doctrine on Europe and blasts Russian sion 18 Cash 18 Cash wheat hits year 30 high of a bushel in Chicago 19 19 Georgia Georgia supreme court rules Melvin Melvln E E. E Thompson is le legal al governor of state stale 31 31 Many Many war power acts expire automatically cally rally Including selective service CPA controls on steel resins textiles solid soUd fuels administration transportation restrictions restrictions re reo re- re of and others April 7 Telephone 7 workers launch nationwide strike as ns employees of Bell system tern tem leave jobs 9 9 David David Lilienthal confirmed as head of Atomic Energy commission after heated senate wrangle 21 21 President President warns of inflation dangers and pleads for voluntary price cuts 20 30 Military Military court convicts Col Cot Jack Durant of theft of Hesse Jewels while serving in Germany and Imposes year 15 sen sea tence fence May lay 1 Round I-Round Round of threatened strikes In steel and heavy manufacturing industries settled by raises of 10 to 15 cents per hour 14 14 President President signs bill to eliminate most portal portal to to portal pay suits 20 Last 20 Last major telephone workers workers' strike ends J Newburyport Mass merchants abandon voluntary price cut campaign 24 Navy 24 Navy accepts new propelled jot fighter plane carrier carrier based 1 with speed of in 10 mph ph June Commission 1 1 Commission 1 on universal military trainIng train train- In Ing issues stern warning on dangers of swift annihilation in atomic war without a huge army extensive defensive organization or or- 11 President ll reasserts doctrine of maintaining maintaining main main- world peace by helping weak nations 17 17 House House falls fails by two votes to override presidential veto of Income tax reduction reduce lion tion bill 23 Taft Hartley bill becomes maw law as congress congress con con- gress overrides presidential veto 30 30 President President signs rent control bill bUl continuing ing ine modified controls until March 1 I 19 1918 July 18 Senate 18 Senate sustains presidential veto of Income In come tax reduction bill President signs presidential succession bill placing speaker of house first In line 25 25 Sixty Sixty wartime emergency powers ended and termination dates set for others 26 Bill 20 BUI approved to unify armed forces Legislation passed permitting cashing of veterans veterans' veterans veterans' terminal leave eave bonds 27 James 27 James Forrestal appointed to newly- newly created post secretary of national de de- tense Eightieth congress ends first Oest session a. a pL III August 10 William 10 William Odom of Roslyn N N. N Y Y flies files I around world In record 73 hours bours covering covering cover cover- ing miles 11 Sensational ll Hughes investigation by senate senate sen sen- ate committee probing army airplane contracts suddenly sudden Y adjourned j September 1 President I-President and Mrs Truman visit Brazil Brazilon on 20 day 20 day goodwill 14 Army 14 Army Imposes complete ban on news of biological warfare developments 25 25 Gen Gen Carl Spaatz named air air force chief of staff 28 Farm 28 Farm income soars 11 per cent in past year while operating costs jump 16 per percent percent percent cent det department of agriculture report discloses October 2 Food 2 Food conservation drive launched by President 10 First lo-First First war dead arrive at San Francisco 23 President 23 President calls congress for emergency session on November 17 24 24 Distillers Distillers begin day 60 shutdown to save grain 30 U. 30 U. U S. S justice department files antitrust anti antitrust trust suit against 17 investment banking bank bank- banking ing companies November 4 Democrats 4 regain state control In Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky by electing Earle C. C Clements governor 8 Presidents President's advisory committee says U.S. U.S. U.S. U. U S. S must give Europe five and three quarter billion bUlIon dollars in aid in 1948 13 13 Gov Earl Warren of California enters Republican presidential race 17 Congress 17 Congress convenes on Presidents President's call to deal with European aid inflation 20 Charles 20 Charles Luckman resigns as chairman of citizens food committee 25 Robert 25 Robert E. E Hannegan's resigns as postmaster post postmaster master general succeeded by James A. A Donald Donaldson on former first assistant December 5 Ten 5 Ten movie writers producers and directors di rectors Indicted for contempt of congress congress con con- gress in Red probe Secretary 11 11 Secretary Marshall denounces Russian slurs on U. U S. S In London 12 12 Open Open congressional investigation of grain speculation of Edwin Pauley army department official |