United States army deactivated in China amid UN talks
Deactivation announced by Lt General Wedemeyer in Shanghai ends U S Army presence in China except 3000 to 4000 personnel in a military advisory group led by General Marshall. In New York, Russia paid its UN dues and rejoined council discussions as Tehran and Moscow delay Iranian clarification deadline.
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U.S
China
Security Council
Associated Press
United States Army
China Theater
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Shanghai
Joint Chiefs
Washington
U. S
Mocorze c. Marshall
New York
Russia
United Nations
Andrei Gromyko
Ments
Council
Moscow
Gve Lie
Boris Stein
Mose
Tehran
Belgium
Netherlands
Norway
United States
Britain
Evacuation talk and troop shifts in postwar China
Embassy reports cite unconfirmed Russian plans to evacuate Tabriz as troops concentrate for possible withdrawal from the area. In wartime China, Wedemeyer plans leave for the United States after demobilizing about 65,000 Marines from the theater. Osaka faces a major typhus outbreak with 5,971 cases in Osaka city and 7,113 in the 12th Prefecture, an eight percent death rate.
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U. S
China
Wedemeyer
Kelter E. Rockey
United States
Truman
Washington
Alvin C. Gillem, Jr
China Theater
Joseph W. Stilwell
Osaka
Charles L. Mullins
Widow of Ohio Financer Takes Life
New York report says Mrs. Esther Ireland, 57, widow of Robert Livingston Ireland, a former New York and Cleveland financier, was found dead in her East 2nd Street apartment with a nylon stocking around her throat. Police note her husband died in 1928 at the Hotel Seymour from four gunshot wounds. listed as death by own action.
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New York
Esther Ireland
Robert Livingston Ireland
New York and
Cleveland
T2nd St
War Department Plans To Abolish Cavalry as a Branch
Washington reports that the War Department intends to merge cavalry with the armored force in a general army reorganization awaiting President Truman's approval. Military observers cite service publications but no official confirmation yet. The change would end cavalry as a separate branch and integrate horse units into armored operations.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Truman
Republic Steel Reports Record Order Backlog
Republic Steel Corp. states in a stockholders letter from Chairman Tom M. Girdler and President C. M. White that the firm holds its largest backlog of orders ever. The annual report shows 1945 net earnings of 9,543,443 dollars, 1.36 dollars per common share, down from 10,130,296 dollars and 1.44 per share the previous year.
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Republic Steel
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Tom M. Girdler
C. M. White
Whic
Hamilton Council Votes Consumer Gasoline Tax
Hamilton city council approves an eight per cent consumer tax on gas water electric and telephone bills set to take effect today lasting through December 31 to raise about 124 000 for the city budget an executive committee of five men was appointed by the Ohio Cha of continues to oversee the plan.
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Hamilton
Ohio Cha
Wirephoto Restores Son to His Family
A Youngstown area man reconnected with his son after a newspaper wirephoto from Omaha showed John Yunick living with John and Rose Yunick. Neighbors confirmed the boy’s identity and siblings verified it, prompting many calls to the family.
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Youngstown
Michael Yunick
Struthers
Omaha
Nebr
John
Rose Yunick
Yunick
Greeks Reject Reds in Voting For Monarchy
In Athens an overwhelming defeat for Communists and Left Wing parties surfaced from unofficial returns after yesterday's parliamentary elections. The vote paves the way for possible restoration of King George II. Clashes with government forces caused deaths, with most occurring Friday and Saturday. Turnout appeared heavy at roughly 65 to 75 percent, higher than 1936. Unofficial tallies suggest the populists would secure a clear majority of the 54 seats.
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Athens
George 3
Fencd
Greece
Admin Leaders Try to Save OPA Power in House Efforts
Washington administration leaders in the House worked behind the scenes to save OPA from crippling cuts as legislation extends price controls beyond June 30. In London Marshall Viscount Gort, 59, former chief of the British imperial staff and cousin of King George VI, died last night after commending forces in Britain during World War I.
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Washington
OPA
Lowdun
Nxt
Marshall
Viscount Gort
Imperial Staff
George VI
France
Dunkerque
Remote Control Trials For Jet Planes At Muroc Field
Dayton reports that a pilotless Lockheed P 80 will undergo power dive tests at Muroc Army Air Field California this summer to determine the maximum safe speed. The experiment uses a ground controlled mother ship and a truck based control unit with TV monitoring to guide the robot plane. Major General Chidlaw calls the tests pivotal for safer high speed jet design and future aircraft development.
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Dayton
Muroc Army Air Field
Calif
Army
Air Material Command
Wright Field
Chidlaw
AMC
Red Fascists Threaten World Peace Say Ohio Veterans
Three hundred delegates to the Catholic War Veterans Ohio convention hear Ed ward T. McCaffery of New York condemn Red Fascists as fellow travelers and liberals who aid disunity and invite Russian influence. Daniel J. Herlihy is re-elected Ohio commander. John W. Lamey of Alliance is elected head of the Ohio Gideon’s Association at its 43rd convention.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Red Fascists of America
Edward T. McCaffery
New York
McCaffery
Russia
Gideons Columbus
John W. Lamey
Alliance Today
Ohio Gideon's Association
Race Opens Field for Republican National Chair
Washington reports a wide open race for the Republican National Chairmanship with Rep. Carroll Reece of Tennessee and ex-Senator John A Danaher of Connecticut leading early. Overnight conferences did not produce a clear favorite to replace Herbert Brownell Jr. The New Yorker has led the party since Dewey’s 1944 nomination. a subcommittee released a criticism of foreign affairs handling as groundwork. Brownell warned the party of administration weakness, calling Truman the weakest president since Fierce.
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Washington
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
John A Danaher
Connecticut
Herbert Brownell, Jr
New Yorker
Republican Organization
Thomas E. Dewey
National Committee
Brownell
Truman
Bowling Green Residents Die in Weekend Accidents
Bowling Green mourns as six locals die in two separate tragedies. In Mt Cory near Findlay a freight-train crash killed William A Lowe 52 his wife Linnie 48 his mother Eva Lowe 70 and sister Bessie Lowe 50. Elwood Frain 14 and Chalmers Frain 11 died when their car struck a cart of rubbish en route to the city dump.
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Bowling Green
Lowe
Mt. Cory
Findlay
William A Lowe
American Legion Post
Linnie
Eva Lowe
Bessie Lowe
Elwood Frain
Chalmers
No Casualties Reported In Clash With Germans
FRANKFURT Germany 7000 Allied combat troops and counterespionage agents smashed a powerful underground movement by rounding up about 1000 German suspects in raids over the weekend. Gunfire occurred in several of the 200 towns raided in Western Germany and Austria. American intelligence officers reported no casualties.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Austria
Damaged Victory Ship Able To Make Port
The Oneida Victory reported sinking after colliding with the tanker Emmet off the California coast. The crew fled in boats and were taken aboard Emmet. the captain, radio operator, and two injured men remained aboard the stricken vessel.
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San Francisco
Oneida Victory
W.lr. Emmet
California
Wage Bill Amendment Approved by Senate
Ohio State Grange urged Senate approval of a wage bill amendment calling for computing farm labor costs in the parity formula. The proposal includes labor by the farmer and his family and was discussed at a recent session.
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Columbus
U. 8
Senate
Ohio State Grange
Senate Divided Over Veto Threatened Minimum Wage Parity
Senate debate centered on a parity amendment to the wage bill and whether it would trigger a veto. Backers argue the measure adjusts pay for farm workers and industry costs, potentially easing a broader $4 distribution while opponents question timing and scope amid a split chamber.
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Senate
Pupnica- Se Aa
Arey Neetan Rave
Washington
White House
Pepper
D-Fla
National Labor Rela
Hatch
Senate Labor Committee
Gibraltar
Elfender
D-La
Minoert
Ball
R-Minn
D-Nm
Barkley
Truman
Ervegam
Begk
Ohio Coal Mines and Akron Bus Lines Idle in Labor Stoppage
About 20,000 bituminous coal miners in Ohio and West Virginia joined a nationwide work stoppage as contracts expired. Ohio coal mines and Akron bus lines remained idle at midnight, signaling a major labor dispute led by United Mine Workers officials.
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Ohio Coal Mines
Akron
Associated Press
Ohio
West Virginia
United Mine Workers Chieftain
Detroit Strikes Hit City As 5200 AFL Operators Walkout
In heavy rain nearly two million Detroit workers faced disruption as 5,200 AFL motor coach and trolley operators struck over wages. John L. Lewis said miners would not work without a contract, marking a four year cycle of failed negotiations and no pit entries. Akron and Columbus areas faced related transit and municipal wage protests, with Goodrich and Tyson Bearing also feeling the impact.
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Detroit
AFL
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
Ohio
Akron
CIO Transport Workers Union
Akron Transportation Company
Frank J. Lausche
Willian H. Wright
Wright
Columbus
B F. Goodrich Co
Martin Davey dies at 61 after heart attack in Kent
Ohio politics figure Martin Luther Davey 61 former governor from 1935 to 1939 died of a heart attack at his Kent home. A businessman he built a tree surgery firm into a nationwide operation and served in Congress four terms. His tenure featured investigations and National Guard calls, with a 1941 coronary thrombosis noted in a 1944 letter defending state finances. Survived by wife Bernice, son, daughter, three brothers, and a sister.
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Kent
Martin Luther Davey
Ohio
Davey
Congress
National Administration
Ohio National Guard
John W. Bricker
Davey Compressor Co
Paul
Bernice
Martin L. Jr
Evangeline Smith
Wellington
San Francisco
James
Fletcher
N. C
Harmon L. Carson
Vinton Woman Dies Suddenly
McARTHUR Ohio Mrs Margaret Lloyd Potts 34 wife of Harold M Potts superintendent of McArthur Public Schools died suddenly Sunday night in Gibbons Hospital Logan of meningitis She had been ill 12 hours Survived by husband daughter Elaine parents David and Beth Lloyd Vaughn Logan brother Funeral services by R W Heistand McArthur not announced
Ribbentrop testifies Stalin agreed to blame Germany in 1939
Joachim von Ribbentrop testified at the International Military Tribunal that Stalin agreed in Moscow in August 1939 to not accuse Germany of aggression for actions in Poland. He claimed the pact said both parties would be guilty if aggression was discussed. Also reported, Mrs. Elizabeth Rickenbacker, 82, mother of World War I ace Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, died in Los Angeles.
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Mernberg
Joachim von Ribbentrop
International Military Tribunal Today
Stalin
Moscow
Germany
Poland
Ribbentrop
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker
Police find spare leg on Cincinnati sidewalk
Police discovered what appeared to be a wooden leg near a Cincinnati sidewalk last night. The odd find sparked local curiosity as investigators work to identify the leg’s origin amid scattered freight cheers from nearby Ohio events.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Steel Autos Affected by Mine Closing
Pittsburgh AP reports a coal mine strike began with 400000 workers idle as their contract expired at midnight. President John L. Lewis warned of hot picketing as the AFL United Mine Workers enforce the no contract no work policy.
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Cincinnati
Lunkenheimer Co
United Steelworkers of America
Clo
Pittsburgh
Afl-United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Workers Walk Out on Selfs at Ilendridge Colliery
Amid the national coal walkout, diggers at the Ilendridge Colliery strike, though most AFL UMW members resist, because 1 in 160 miners owns Marion County Coal Mining Corp. Rationing continues for urgent needs as union seeks a 10 cent per ton health and welfare fund. Negotiations, with mediator Paul Fuller named by Secretary Schwellenbach, aim to avert longer disruption to reconversion and steel supply chains.
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Centralia
AFL United Mine Workers
Ilenridge
Art Pays Te Sampit Jollitt
Marion County Coal Mining Corporation
Lewis
National Coal Association
America
Washington
Schwellenbach
Paul Fuller
Akron
Fuller
New York Central
Pennesylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Alabama
Virginia
UMW i
UMW
Troop Ships Set to Arrive in U S Today
Nearly 5,000 servicemen are scheduled to land on the East Coast today aboard four vessels. The ships include the Wah 271 and other transport calls, with arrivals anticipated at several ports along the coast.
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U. S
New York
Wet
Aoe Wath Ras
Wah
Sey Fenn Oo
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Tyson Bearing Corp
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Fordham University
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