May Linked to Activities of War Firm Scandal
Senate War Investigating Committee revealed a 1943 telephone Transcript showing Rep May press Army to favor Illinois war profiteers tied to Miracle munitions group. The panel summoned new witnesses as four officers drew salaries over 1.38 million in 42 months while 19 firms won 78 million in contracts.
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Senate
May
Illinois
Mead
D-Ny
War Investigating Committee
Kentucky
War Department
House
J. H. Campbell
Army Ordnance
Army
Batavia Metal Products
Erie Base and Metal Products ® Co
Combine
Ilinois Munitions Manufacturing Group
Strike Halts Northwest Airlines Coast to Coast Flights
A machinists strike disrupted Northwest Airlines operations nationwide. Pickets surrounded administration buildings and hangars in Seattle as planes in flight were redirected to the next diversion point. Company spokesman cited wages hours and vacations as disputed topics after failed contract talks.
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Seattle
Northwest Airlines
Pont
Agents Probe For Last Hitler Aide In Germany
In Frankfurt, U S occupation authorities scoured the German zone for Gerda Christian, reputed to be Hitler’s last secretary. Christian, described as a statuesque brunette, reportedly vanished after reporting to the Nurnberg war crimes tribunal following Hitler’s final days in the Berlin Reich Chancellery.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Hitler
Nuernberg
Gerda Christian
Berlin
Lawyer Would Arraign German Industrialists
Cleveland dispatch reports demands for broader prosecution of German financiers and industrialists at the Nuremberg trials with Lars Martin Popper named as executive secretary of the National Lawyers' Guild.
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Cleveland
Lars Martin Popper
National Lawyers’ Guild
Thirsty Dennison workers quit for warm water
Thirsty workers at Dennison Sewer Pipe Co. walked out when the fountain dispensed tepid water. After a while the firm supplied ice and the employees returned to work by this afternoon.
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Uhrichsville
Dennison Sewer Pipe Co
Airliner Forced Down On Rail Right of Way
A Transcontinental and Western air liner carrying 18 passengers and three crew members force landed yesterday on the Belt Line Railroad right of way. An airline spokesman said there were no serious injuries. Also Akron city council voted a cost of living pay boost of $18 per month for all city civil service employees.
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Chicago
Transworld
AKRON
Bilbo Holds Slim Lead In Mississippi Primary Race
Unofficial returns from 1,757 precincts show Senator Theodore Bilbo leading with 87,303 votes to 85,984 for opponents including Ellis, Colling, Levings, and Harper. Negro participation and poll taxes stir controversy as potential runoff looms if no majority is reached. other items note Great Lakes ore shipments rising in June.
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Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Bilbo
Tom Q. Ellis
State Supreme Court
Clarke Elis
Ellis
Ross A. Colling
Nelson T. Levings
Frank Harper
Othrs
Supreme Court
Attoney
Clark
John E. Rankin
House Committee On
UnAmerican Affairs
Peace Termed Russia's Aim
Nikolai V. Novikov, new Soviet ambassador to the United States, said Russia will never start a war against the United States or anyone else. He added that the American people do not want to fight, and that differences between the two powers can be ironed out but require time and patience. This was his first interview since presenting credentials to President Truman on June 3.
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Washington
Nikolai V. Novikov
Soviet Union
United States
Ferguson
Senate
RangAtion Teece Eat
Department of Education
Lawrence
Acton
Murdock
Utah
Cenek, Temeti N
Riga
OPA
Sete
Lle
Guson
Wecenig
Cela Ieee
Lawrence Counsity
House
Roe
Maryland
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Moore
Okla
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Home Made Fireworks Warned By Middletown Official
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh urged parents to stop children from making fireworks at home after reports of youngsters buying chemicals at drug stores to experiment. He warned druggists that such sales are illegal and dangerous. In Kent, Canton extension of Kent State University will open this fall with a day time schedule to accommodate about 500 students.
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Middletown
William Fishbaugh
Fishhbaugh
Kent
George A. Bowman
Canton
Kent State University
Ohio Auditor Halts State Funds To Lawrence County Schools
Ohio Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson ordered state funds withheld from Lawrence County's 20 rural and village districts until de plorable conditions are cleaned up. The action, first of its kind in Ohio, affects 1943-46 and 1946-47 allocations totaling about $347,000 and cites irregularities in lunch funds and attendance records. Ironton city schools are excluded for praise-worthy handling of public funds.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Lawrence County
Ohio
C. R. Acton
R. Acton
Ironton City
Ferguson
Clyde Hissong
State Department of Education
Atomic test ships crippled as Bikini blast hammers fleet
Fifty nine of Bikini's seventy three target warships were damaged by Monday's nuclear blast. Six remained dangerously radioactive, five ships sunk, and nine heavily damaged including two battleships and a carrier. Army observer Maj. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe warned the weapon could force a nation to quit war. test animals aboard survived the first blast, fate of exposure unclear.
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Appalachian
Bikini
Navy
Army
Anthony McAuliffe
United States
Am Ennemy
Nevada
Reds' Trieste Office Seized by Allied Troops
American and British troops and Venezia Giulia police seized the Communist Party headquarters in Trieste's San Giacomo district. The building was searched for weapons but only stones were found. Armored cars and Bren gun carriers ringed the area as tension persists amid reports Venezia Giulia might be severed from Italy. Station 15 approved for Sandusky dig station operation by Lake Erie Broadcasting Co.
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Venezia Giulia
Communist Party
San Giacomo
Garibaldi Square
Paris
Italy
Washington—Lp
Sandusky
Lake Erie Broadcasting Co
British Search Jewish Village For Munitions
British troops with mine detectors bulldozers and pneumatic drills continued a foot by foot search of Mesheg Yaqu r where large caches of contraband munitions were uncovered since Saturday. The official statement lists arms found to date including 314 rifles 46 revolvers 15 machineguns 85 two inch mortars 60 millimeter mortars five sub machineguns 200000 rounds 3000 mortar bombs 2000 grenades and over 500 pounds of explosives.
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Jerusalem
Mesheg Yagur
Mesheq Yagur
Cost of Equipping GI Up 10 Percent for Year
The army's quartermaster general estimates the cost of maintaining and equipping a soldier for his first term has risen 10.7 percent. The average cost now stands at 5390.68, up 37.10 from a year ago and 123.42 from 1944.
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Washington
United States
Army
Coal Miners Begin Four Day Holiday Nationwide
Pittsburgh teletype reports that soft coal miners, with about 30 million dollars in vacation pay from last week, start a four day holiday. The Navy, now running the mines, prompted a shortened layoff from ten days to meet urgent coal needs.
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Coal
Pittsburgh - Ta
AFL United Mine Workers
S. S
United States Not to Send Troops to Palestine
Washington officials reject Britain's proposal to deploy American troops to Palestine amid the immigration of 190,900 European Jews. Government sources say no military forces will be sent, not even a single division, to the Holy Land under the plan.
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Washington
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
Carmen Willing To Call Off San Francisco Strike
CIO Carmen votes early to accept a compromise wage offer and end the San Francisco street car and bus strike tomorrow at 12 74. AFL and CIO unions had struck the municipally owned transit system paralyzing transport and causing the worst traffic jam in the city’s history.
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SAX Francisco
CIO Carmen
San Francisco
AFL Carmen
AFL
CIO
Transom Sundar
Peace Conference Hints Rise Over Trieste Issue
Paris reports say a 21 nation peace conference could convene within weeks as foreign ministers near agreement on the Italian peace treaty. The main hurdle remains Trieste administration under a French plan for internationalization. Byrnes hopes a conference may be summoned before month’s end. Molotov indicates near settlement and a concrete proposal to take to the conference.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
Trieste
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Vyacheslav Molotov
Heirens Faces Court Today On 25 Charges
William Heirens a University of Chicago student aged about 21 was summoned into felony court on 25 charges four assault and 21 burglary. Authorities said his prints matched the Degnan ransom note and bonds totaling about 3.3 million would be requested to assure detention as police investigated his link to the Jan 7 kidnapping and death of Suzanne Degnan. His counsel said he would plead innocent.
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Chicago
William Heirens
University of Chicago
FBI
Suzanne Degnan
Heirens
Degnan
North Side
Production Chief Urges Furnished Housing for Veterans
Washington report quotes W. A. Bryant of the Civilian Production Administration urging steps to supply lumber for furniture as the government plans 2,000,000 dwellings by 2915. He warns most homes would lack furniture unless production goals are met.
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Washington
W. A. Bryant
Civilian Production Administration
Durable Goods
Slayer Pleads Insanity and Faces 1st Degree Murder Charge
Lawrence Wheatley, 26, of Newell West Virginia began a 30 day observation in Lima State Hospital for the criminally insane after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to a first degree murder charge in the slaying of 57 year old Mrs. Letha Barrett of East Liverpool on May 23. Judge Joel H. Sherp ordered the sanity test.
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Lisbon. O
Lawrence Wheatley
Newell
W. Va
Lima State Hospital
Letha Barrett
East Liverpool
Joel H. Sherp
White Motor strike ends. plant to run at high output
The 29 day strike at White Motor Company ends as CIO United Automobile Workers accepts the company proposal for wage increases. The dispute had left 17,800 workers idle since June 4, and White Motor plans a record breaking production of trucks and buses in the next year.
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Clevelant
The
White Motor Co
CIO United Automobile Workers
Cattle prices surge as markets react to higher costs
Cattlemen rushed animals to market as prices hit a record 22.50 in Chicago, hog prices fell from the prior top, and poultry milk flour rent showed rises in spots. Governor Lausche to meet leaders on Ohio rent crisis amid eviction reports.
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Associated Press
U.S
Chicago
New York
Wall Street
OPA
Frank J. Lausche
Margaret A.mahoney
Cleveland
Lausche
Ohio
Filipinos Ready Site For Independence Rites
Filipino crowds finish the grandstand near Manila Bay for tomorrow’s declaration of independence. Officials led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur are due to attend the ceremony amid intermittent rains and a war-torn backdrop.
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Manila
Manila Bay
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Youth Killed in Crash and Brother Critically Hurt
Arnold Duane Beck, 16, of Marion died when his automobile overturned in a ditch three miles east of Perrysburg after a 165 foot skid. His brother Charles, 19, was seriously injured. The highway patrolman stated the car lost control and overturned in the ditch.
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Toledo
Arnold Duane Beck
Marion
Charles
Perrysburg
AMA Trustees OK New Official Voice for Association
In San Francisco the American Medical Association authorized a new official voice after a potential clash over spokesman powers of Dr. Morris Fishbein. Trustees approved creating a publicity organization to avert a delegates’ showdown between Fishbein supporters and doctors seeking to limit his role for about 126 000 physicians.
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San Francisco
American Medical Association
Morris Fishbein
AMA Journal
Association
House of Delegates
Fishbein
Recreation spending set to hit record high this year
Washington reports Americans will spend about 4 billion dollars this year on hall games movies and other recreation. Through June consumer spending on recreation reached 1.725 billion dollars vs 1.445 billion a year earlier, signaling a historic outlay in leisure activities.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce
City Manager Faces Eviction Forcing Departure
Painesville report says City Manager W. D. Tohne, a returned veteran, faced possible eviction from his home after he could not find other housing and told the City Council he might leave the city.
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Painesville
W. D. Tohne
Ohio Liquor Spending Tops 69 Million in First Half 1946
Comptroller Harry McCollister of the state liquor control department announced that Ohioans spent $69,525,510 on liquor in the first half of 1946. This amount exceeds the same period in 1945 by more than $15,000,000.
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Columbus
Harry McCollister
State Department of Laqguer Control
Property owners face unfair rental controls say Taft and others
The writer criticizes government rent controls, arguing some landlords are decent while others gouge. He cites Point Pleasant examples of rents well above or below normal values and urges a fair, equal treatment of all property owners rather than blanket punishment.
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Sen. Taft
Point Pleasant
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