German Jewel Heist Couple Held as Loot Recovered
Army reveals Col J W Durant and Capt Kathleen Nash Durant confessed to stealing 1.5 million in Hessian jewels from Kronberg Castle near Frankfurt and hid part of the treasure. The pair, married recently, were arrested after a Wisconsin honeymoon led to their capture in Chicago.
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Washington
WAC
J. W. Durant
Paris Church
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Phoenix, Ariz
Kronberg Castle
Hesse
Durant
Third Army
Miller
Wisconsin
Chicago
LaSalle Hotel
Hard Coal Miners Win New Contract
In New York on June 7 the United Mine Workers under John L. Lewis won a new contract with anthracite operators. It includes an 18 percent wage rise and a health and welfare fund costing operators an estimated 50 to 60 million dollars yearly. About 75,000 miners, idle in Pennsylvania for a week, will return to work Monday. The overhead rise adds roughly one dollar per ton to home heating anthracite. The fund will be financed by a five cent per ton royalty, totaling around 2.7 million dollars based on last year's output.
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New York
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers Today
Pennsylvania
Thomas J. Kennedy
UMW
Health and Welfare Fund
Sprinklers, Go Easy Amarillo Water Crisis Prompted
Amarillo's water supply ran dangerously low last night and will stay tight today. City water superintendent N. V. Moss urged residents to skip lawn and garden watering and conserve water, warning of record consumption on Wednesday and Thursday and a prior crisis during a 1943 hedgeco motor garage fire.
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Amarillo
Draper-Ross Produce Co
N. V. Moss
Hedgecoke Motors
Polk
Hitler salute shocks Nuremberg war crimes court audience
At Nuremberg June 7 the first nazi salute was given in court as Maj. Gen. Baron Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels testified for Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl. Justice Geoffrey Lawrence watched as the witness briefly mimed the gesture then corrected it. Hermann Goering smiled as others reacted.
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Hitler
Mernberg
U.P
War Crimes Court
Baron Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels
Alfred Jodl
Geoffrey Lawrence
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Red Radio Attacks U S Britain and Pope Over Independence
Moscow radio charged the United States and Britain with hiding imperial aims behind independence and accused Pope Pius XII of pressuring French and Italian voters. It blasted Western actions from Trans Jordan to naval bases and warned of expansionist plans. A Tass Izvestia piece said the Pope feared masses backing democratic parties.
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London
Moscow Radio
United States
Britain
Pius XII
Philip Baratov
Trans-Jordan
Cairo
Kimberly
Transvaal
Pacific
Caribbean
Mild quake rattles dishes in Mexico City
A minor earthquake struck Mexico City late last night causing dishes to shake in homes and businesses. No injuries reported as officials assess the tremor's impact across the capital.
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Mexico City
U.P
Pirates avert strike. defeat Giants 10 to 5 in upset mood
The threatened Pittsburgh Pirates strike over recognition of the American Baseball Guild was averted less than an hour before a game with the New York Giants. Pirates won 10 to 5 as they batted in every inning and indicated continued organizational work for guild members across leagues despite the resolution. The episode followed a closed players meeting led by Bob Rice.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
American Baseball Guild
New York Giants
Bob Rice
Pirates
Murphy
Giants
William E. Ben- Swanger
New York Giant
Buccaneers
10 Texas Fields To Get New Life
Word from Washington says the Air Forces will activate 10 air bases in Texas for air reserve training in July. The Bergstrom Field release did not list the locations of the bases.
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Texas Fields
Austin
U.P
Bergstrom Army Air Field
Washington
Texas
Bergstrom Field
Bankhead in Improved but Still Critical Condition
The naval hospital reported no appreciable change in Senator John H. Bankhead's condition today. A morning bulletin noted he seemed somewhat stronger after a restful night.
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Washington
The
Naval Hospital
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Government Weighs Bread Rationing for Stores
Washington June 7 U P Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles said rationing of bread to retail stores is under government consideration.
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Washington
U.P
Chester Bowles
Wedding Bells To Ring Today For Shorty and Mattie
In Louisa Kentucky Delbert Sprouse eighteen seeks marriage to Mattie Large seventy nine widow and mother of forty nine grandchildren after two days of license trouble and a borrowed fee The ceremony planned for today near the Sprouse farm was delayed while a minister was arranged and the couple passed blood tests. Large warned her pension would end if she remarries and both sides kept plans private.
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Louisa, Ky
Delbert (Shorty) Sprouse
Mattie Lyons Large
Sprouse
Mrs. Large
Kentucky
J. E. Carter
Large
Carter
Pacific Shipping Talks Show Mixed Progress Amid Maritime Crisis
June 7 reports from Washington indicate favorable shifts with AFL and CIO West Coast seamen unions easing tensions. San Francisco talks with AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific progress, while CIO dominated groups meet in D.C. Government conciliators note narrowing issues though no settlement. East Coast talks stall. CIO National Maritime Union plans a June 15 strike. President Truman and cabinet discuss crisis. House subcommittee pauses inquiry.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
West Coast
San Francisco
Pacific-American Shipowners Association
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
Association Ofeficials
Operators’ Organization
J. B. Bryan
Gregory Harrison
CIO National Maritime Union
Truman
House
Wallace rules out third party push by Wallace
Henry A. Wallace declared he will not head any third party movement opposing President Truman's labor policies. He said the Democratic Party should stay progressive and warned a third party would mean a reactionary victory. He predicted Republicans will nominate a reactionary for president in 1948 and lose the election.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Democratic Party
Secretary of Commerce
Democratic
Democratic National Committee
Sam O'Neal
the Democrat
Wallace
American Labor Party
New York
Congress
Senate
Republican Party
TVA
Roundhouse Fire at Santa Fe Destroys Roof Section
A locomotive spark ignited the roof over Stall 13 in the Santa Fe roundhouse Friday around 1 AM causing about 65 dollars in damage. Fire crews battled the blaze and prevented spread to adjacent stalls.
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Santa Fe Roundhouse
Soldiers killed in crash near Berlin
An American report states three U S soldiers were killed and 17 wounded last night when a jeep collided with an army truck carrying troops from a theatrical performance.
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Berlin
U. S
Dumas Gas Goes To Los Angeles In New Pipeline
The Federal Power Commission authorized a 70 million dollar Texas to Los Angeles pipeline project to ease Southern California gas shortages. El Paso Natural Gas Co. and California firms gain construction rights for a 1200 mile system with deliveries starting June 1947 and running 30 years, totaling 125 to 305 million cubic feet daily by phase. 251 mile extension and 737 mile 26 inch main are planned with a total cost near 58.8 million for El Paso's system.
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Washington
Texas
Los Angeles
Federal Power Commission
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Southern California Gas Co
Southern Counties Gas Co
California
el Paso
California-Arizona
Lea County
Tex
Blythe
Cal
Dumas
Eunice
New Mexico
Cleanup drive in Amarillo seeks 30 more trucks
About half the required trucks for Monday's cleanup are pledged. Forty trucks are promised, but at least seventy are needed to haul an estimated 500 loads to the burning ground. Trucks from Amarillo Army Air Field and the city trash department will be used. More offers are tracked by the Chamber of Commerce and the city health department.
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Amarillo
H. S. McCray
Amarillo Army Air Field
Fire at Draper-Ross Produce Co. Destroys Building
Explosion sparked a blaze at 104 Johnson yesterday afternoon, wiping out the Draper-Ross Produce Co. with $75,000 in damage. The fire alarm rang at 12 34 as engines fought for two hours, using 3,000 gallons per minute and 7,000 feet of hose.
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Draper-Ross Produce Co
Johnson
Central Fire Station
Clifford Holt
Klan Links Tied to Negro Slaying in Georgia
Georgia assistant attorney general said undercover agents tied an inner Ku Klux Klan group, the Vavalier Klub, to the murder of a taxi driver Porter Flournoy Turner and the flogging of a Navy veteran Hugh Johnson near Atlanta. The cases were linked to Klan activity amid Gov. Ellis Arnall’s crackdown.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Dan Duke
State Legal Department
Ellis Arnall
Kavalier Klub
Samuel Green
LaSalle
Chicago
Duke
Porter Flournoy
Moscow Radio Broadcast Expresses Condolences for Kali nin Death
The Moscow radio in Russian tonight carried a message from President Truman to Soviet President N M Shvernik expressing condolences on the death of former President Kalinin.
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Moscow
Truman
N. M. Shvernik
Kalinin
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