Marshall’s China truce bid marks enduring wartime genius
The Daily News lauds General Marshall for shaping a 15 day armistice between Nationalist and Communist forces in China. The piece highlights his diplomacy over battlefield prowess and notes the fragile hope for lasting peace despite prior failures.
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General Marshall
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Patton
Arnold
China
U. S
Marshall
Mosscow
Air Mail Expansion Aims for Parcel Post by Air
Rep. George O'Brien of Michigan, newly named head of the House post office committee, introduces a bill to send parcel post by air both domestically and internationally. He calls for hearings to gauge cost and notes potential benefits for aviation growth and international understanding. A post assistant secretary of state for air would help develop the program.
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George O’brien
Michigan
House
O’brien
Air
Griffith Park Zoo visit mixed with chaos and memories
Bob Hope recounts a Griffith Park Zoo trip with his kids highlighting friendly animals and hectic moments. He jokes about animal nameplates and a lion breaking loose while he runs, notes meeting Sabu seeking film roles, and bumps into a vaudeville partner, ending with a nostalgic clap.
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Sabu
Retail approach in politics by a social observer
A New Republic essayist recounts door to door campaigning in Los Angeles to compare retail and wholesale political work. A precinct worker wins a widow and her son over with pleasant visits, highlighting personal naming and face time as a building block of political strength in an era of mass movements.
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Samuel Grafton
Los Angeles
Emmet Lavery
New Republic
Mr. Lavery
New York Post
John L Lewis Triumph Contract Attains Desired Goal
Washington June 6 The Truman administration raised soft coal prices by about 30 cents per ton and framed it as a triumph. President Truman and John L Lewis stood together in a ceremony signaling the end of a six week miners strike. The government seized mines and signed a contract with Lewis's union, delivering most of his demands while the White House pen went unused.
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Mark Sullivan
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Mr. Truman
Mr. Lewis
John
United States
Lewis
White House
New York Tribune, Inc
Egg bucket hung in tree tied by Bud and Butch
A reminiscence scene centers on Bud and Butch tying an egg bucket in a tree during a game of B 24s. Mrs Poke Bonnett searches the yard and finds the bucket high in a tree after a long hunt. Bud explains the prank and promises water in exchange for retrieval.
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Bud
Butch
Bonnetts
Chuck
Joe
Howdy
Golden dinner recounts War Board clash over theater status
Producer John Golden told of seeking to remove theater from luxury listings before the War Industries Board in 1917. Baruch and Wilson figures featured, the theater later freed from luxury classification as Golden recalled humorous exchanges with Admiral Grayson and Baruch. Jack Benny quipped about limited prior contact with Golden.
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The
Theatrical Guilds
John Golden
Golden
Wilson
Admiral Grayson
Garyson
Baruch
War Industries Board
Jack Benny
Mr. Golden
Benny
Lions Convention At Big Spring Lions Convention
The first postwar Lions district 2-T and state convention meet June 16 to 18 in Big Spring with expected attendance over 500. Events include registration at Settles hotel, church services, district business sessions, governor bids, a banquet for Charles Dean, and a closing international night featuring Francisco Antonio Doria y Paz and a Mexican orchestra. The article also notes a rise in small strikes nationally, with March 665 actual strikes and growing May notices under the Smith Connally act.
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Big Spring
Lions
District 2-T
Jack Y. Smith
Settles
East Fourth Baptist Church
Charles Dean
Plainview
City Park
Francisco Antonio Doria Y Paz
Lions International
Mexico City
Paz
Texas
Labor Department
United States
Department
Vinson Opens Bond Drive
Treasury marks the second anniversary of D Day by launching its first postwar savings bond campaign. Fred M. Vinson warns inflation remains a danger and urges the public to buy bonds to curb excess dollars and balance supply with demand.
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Washington
U.P
the Treasury
Normandy
Germany
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Bank Robbery Turned Accidental Shot in Du Quoin
A gunshot at the closed Du Quoin state bank was caused by the janitor Ed Goodgamne moving a shotgun during tile cleaning. The incident drew bystanders who watched the area as police investigated. No injuries reported.
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DU Quoin, II
du Quoin
Ed Goodgamne
More Strikes Expected Across Nation Says Edward Jamieson
Washington staff writer Edward Jamieson reports that the postwar strike wave will not peak soon. He notes miners and railroad workers have headlines grabbing actions and that relief from such labor turmoil will be only temporary, resembling the brief effect of an aspirin tablet.
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Edward Jamieson
Daily News
Washington
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