Western leaders urge reciprocal diplomacy with Soviet Russia
In Washington President Truman urged Moscow to adopt reciprocity in dealings while in London Foreign Secretary Bevin echoed the call for fair dealing. Bevin warned Moscow against dictating terms and pressed for progress on Danube navigation Trieste nationality and Austrian and Balkan issues amid stalled Big Four talks.
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Hitler guessed right on Normandy invasion timing
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith recounts Eisenhower's decision to invade Normandy based on weather conditions. The plan depended on tides, moonlight, sea state, and visibility, with June 6 set after a near postposed start, and Eisenhower's firm resolve ending the postponement.
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Poke Bennett forgets list after haircut chaos
In a humorous Rural Voice scene Mrs. Poke Bennett asks for errands before a farm visit. Poke laments memory, asks for a written list, then rushes home with groceries. He realizes too late the list was incomplete and jokes about the haircut.
I D Rather Be Right Contrast in Fantastic Worlds
Samuel Grafton reflects on Hollywood as a city of make believe while noting the realism of studio work. He contrasts Hollywood fantasies with life in Mississippi towns, where real dangers like racism and inflation loom, arguing dreams shape society and studios may be more honest about ending fantasies than the public.
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Jolson to Produce Play Titled Without Trumpets
In Sardi's John Golden reports Al Jolson will produce a play titled Without Trumpets. He recalls Barrie dismissing an unknown playwright who asked him to read a script, then riffs on a suggested title Without Drums and Trumpets. Jimmy Walker introduces Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey to the Marquess of Queensberry, noting Tunney’s nobility as Count XIV.
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Likelihood of veto on Case bill studied by Truman
Washington June 4 The Case bill is a mixed package with flaws that could justify a veto even as it isn t so faulty as to require one. President Truman signaled he might veto if it reached him in House passed form while Senate revisions echo labor leaders objections and push for broader labor regulation. Delay could bring tougher rules, and the current crisis rally aids or harms the veto calculus depending on union leadership and middle voters.
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Burglars Steal $4500 from Auto Dealer During Slumber
Officers seek burglars who ransacked Wylie Hamilton's home in Greenville last night. They took about $3,000 in cash and checks plus $1,500 in silverware after cutting a door screen. Hamilton, an automobile dealer, said the family slept through the break in. The item also notes the first woman senator was Mrs. Rebecca Felton of Georgia, serving one day in 1922.
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Miami Schoolman Resigns for Spearman Superintendent Post
E M Ballengee, who has led Miami Schools for six years, resigns to take a similar role in Spearman. His tenure saw marked improvements including a signal pall system, moving picture machine, government lunch program, a new band room, trees and shrubs, and added credits. Ballengee and his wife were active in church and civic affairs and he helped found the Miami Men's Service Club as its first president.
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Spearman
Plainview
M. F. Stephens
Miami Men’s Service Club
Truman signs permanent federal school lunch program
President Truman signed a bill creating a permanent federal state school lunch program and commended Congress for its wisdom in passing a measure vital to the nation’s health.
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Sloan Reelected GM Chairman as Wiles Chief Executive
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. was reelected chairman of General Motors Corp while relinquishing the chief executive post to Charles E. Wileson, now renamed president. Directors see move as paving Sloan’s retirement after leading the firm since 1937.
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General Motors Corp
New York
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