Show 4 January 6 President G-President Truman emphasizes emphasizes em em- emphasizes five major problems strikes problems strikes busi busi- n ss monopolies housing taxes and agricultural agricultural ag ag- ag prosperity prosperity-in in annual slate state of the union message 10 President 10 submits budget totaling 37 i l billion bUllon dollars 21 21 Gen George Marshall succeeds James Byrnes Byrncs as secretary of state February 10 10 lJ U S signs peace neace treaties ending war with Italy Bulgaria Hungary Finland and Romania 12 U. 12 U S. S and Canada agree to continue wartime wartime wartime war war- time collaboration for peacetime Joint t tI security purposes I I U u. S. S Naval expedition filers fliers discover ice free oasis 40 miles mUes wide in Antarctic Ant Antarctic arctic continent I 28 U. 28 U. U S. S cooperates with Mexico in campaign campaign campaign cam cam- to control mouth hoof disease outbreak I I March 3 President 3 Truman visits Mexico on goodwill goodwill good good- will mission C U. G-U. U. U S S. S Supreme court finds John L. L Lewis I and United Mine Workers guilty gumy of civil and criminal contempt In coal strike of November 1946 12 President 12 outlines Truman Doctrine on Europe and blasts Russian aggresSion sion 18 Cash IS-Cash Cash wheat hits year 30 high of a bushel In Chicago 19 Georgia 19 Georgia supreme court rules Melvin E E. E Thompson Is legal governor of state 31 31 Many Many war power power acts ats expire automatically automatically call cally Including selective service CPA controls on steel resins textiles solid fuels administration transportation restrictions re re- of and others April 7 Telephone 7 workers launch nationwide strike as employees of Bell system system tem tern leave Jobs 9 9 David David Lilienthal confirmed as head of Atomic Energy commission after heated healed senate wrangle 21 21 President President warns of Inflation dangers and pleads for voluntary price cuts 30 Military 30 Military court convicts Col Jack Durant of theft of Hesse Jewels while serving in Germany and Imposes year 15 sen tence tenc May 1 Round Hound 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 to Day nay suits 20 Last 20 Last major telephone workers' workers strike ends Newburyport Mass merchants abandon voluntary price cut campaign 24 Navy 24 Navy accepts new propelled Jet-propelled fighter plane carrier carrier based based 1 1 with speed of mph June 1 Commission 1 on universal military training training train train- 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 voles votes to override presidential veto of Income tax reduction reduction reduce tion bill 23 Taft Hartley bill becomes law as congress congress con con- gress ress overrides presidential veto 30 President 30 President signs rent control bill ing modified controls until March 1 I 1948 1938 July 18 Senate 18 Senate sustains presidential veto of Income income In in- come tax reduction bill President signs presidential succession bill bUl placing speaker of house first In line 25 25 Sixty Sixty wartime emergency powers ended and termination dales dates set for fr others 2 20 Bill 26 Bill approved to unify armed forces Legislation passed permitting cashing of veterans' veterans terminal leave eave bonds 27 James 27 Forrestal appointed to newly newly- created post secretary of national de do- tense Eightieth congress ends first session r August 10 Willlam William William Odom of Roslyn N N. Y Y files flies around world in record 73 hours covering cover ing miles 11 Sensational ll Hughes investigation by senate senate sen ate atc committee sudden probing army airplane contracts suddenly Y adjourned September 1 President I-President and Mrs Truman visit Brazil Brazilon on day 20 goodwill mission 14 Army 14 Army imposes complete ban on news of biological warfare developments ments 25 25 Gen Gen Carl Spaatz named air air force chief of stall staff 28 Farm 8 Farm income soars 11 per cent in past year ear while operating costs Jump 16 per percent percent percent cent department of ot agriculture report discloses discloses October 2 Food 2 Food conservation conservation- drive launched by President 10 First 10 First war dead arrive at San Francisco 23 23 President 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 antitrust anti anU trust suit against 17 investment banking bank bank- Jag 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 dollars in aid in n 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 resigns as postmaster postmaster post post- master general succeeded by James JamesA A A. A Donaldson former first fast assistant December 5 Ten 5 Ten movie writers producers and directors directors di dl rectors indicted for contempt of congress congress con gress in Red probe 11 Secretary 11 Secretary Marshall denounces Russian slurs on U. U S. S in London 12 12 Open Open congressional Investigation of grain brain speculation of Edwin Pauley army department official |