UN Mediator Chooses Time For Four-Week Palestine Cease Fire
United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte, based in Cairo, was tasked by the Security Council to fix the start time for a four week cease fire in Palestine. Arabs and Jews continued fighting as Bernadotte prepared to consult with both sides and the truce commission in Jerusalem.
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Palestine
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
UN Security Council
Lake Succcess
N.Y
Israel
Arab League
Holy Land
United States
Jamal Husseini
Palestine Arab Higher Committee
U.S
Tel Aviv
Security Council
Council
Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Faris el Khouri
House Appropriations Panel Seeks 25 Percent Cut in Marshall Plan Aid
The House Appropriations Committee urged a 25 percent reduction in Marshall Plan and related foreign aid. It sent a $5.98 billion global assistance bill to the House floor, trimming 7.5 percent from the previous authorization and spreading spending over 15 months. The panel outlined adjusted allocations for ECA aid to 16 European nations and Western Germany, Trieste, Greece and Turkey, China, the International Children's Emergency Fund, occupied-area relief, and other programs. It projected Germany, Japan, Korea, and Austria allocations and noted kept options for emergency action in January.
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House Appropriations Committee
House
Congress
Truman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Germany
Trieste
Greece
Turkey
China
International Children’s Emergency Fund
Japan
Korea
Austria
International Refugee Organization
Truman Signals Fight In 1948 Campaign Tour
President Truman will tour 18 states in a strenuous speaking schedule to bolster his bid for a new term. He rejected withdrawal remarks and aims five major addresses plus numerous off the cuff talks as ammunition for the 1948 campaign. The trip begins with a 10:05 p.m. departure and a Chicago address after stops in Fort Wayne and Gary Indiana.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Gary
Ind
Los Angeles
Dying Winds Slow Fires In Ontario Northland
Winds eased slightly in the Ontario northland as fires burned across about 50 million acres. Thunderstorms were reported but firefighters said only soaking rain will quench the blazes. Forecast calls for hot dry weather with temperatures up to 90.
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Toronto
Ontario Northland
Chinese Ambassador To Get Miami Degree
Dr. W. K. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador to the United States, will receive a Doctor of Civil Law honorary degree at Miami University commencement along with Rev. Reuben F. Pieters of Middletown Ohio. Koo will be the commencement speaker.
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Reuben F. Pieters
Middletown
Ohio
W. K. Wellington Koo
U. S
Miami University
Ernest Hahne
Koo
Eaker
Youngstown Plans Public Hearing on 0.25 Tax
Youngstown city council will hold a public hearing tomorrow night on a proposed income tax. The ordinance already has enough council support to pass as an emergency measure, levying 0.25 percent on individuals and corporate profits.
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Youngstown, CO
Youngstown
Pioneer Movie Owner Dies of Heart Attack
Nelsonville resident Spencer S. Steenrod 60 prominent theater owner and manager died of a heart attack after illness through the night. He helped run Majestic Orpheum and Majestic Amusement Co. and was active in civic groups including Masons Rotary and Band Boosters. Survived by wife Frances two daughters Barbara Berry Roberta son Spencer Jr sister and half brother.
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Spencer S. Steenrod
Steenrod
Ohio
W. Washington St
Columbus
George L. Steenrod
William J. Stuart
Stuart’s
Opera House
Emer Minck
Princess Theater
Orpheum Theater
Sam C. Longley
Majestic Theater
Majestic Amusement Co
L. I. Krieg
Majestic and Orpheum
Frances Steenrod
Barbara Berry
Roberta
Spencer, Jr
Laura Shafer
Amos
Rail Chiefs Ask Congress Aid on Wage Dispute
Three rail unions leaders from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Firemen and Enginemen and Switchmen appeal to Congress after White House settlement efforts fail and Army negotiations halt since President Truman seized control of railroads. They seek a congressional investigation into the administration’s handling of wage demands and related issues.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
David B. Robertson
Arthur J. Glover
Truman
Lock 34 Closed Thirty Days for Repairs
Cincinnati Ohio River Lock No 34 at Chile Ohio will close today for 30 days for repairs. Ohio River division engineers say traffic will be routed through the navigation pass from 8 am to noon daily during the work.
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Cincinnati
Chile
Ohio
Ohio River Division
Indiana GOP To Fill Last Delegation At Convention
Republicans have selected 1,065 of 1,094 national convention delegates with Indiana to choose the final delegate in district caucuses and state convention on June 10 and 11. The Hoosier group may be uncommitted or favor Rep. Charles Halleck as a favorite son. No candidate has 548 needed for nomination, while Dewey Stassen and Taft camps expect about 300 delegates each.
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Washington
Indiana
Philadelphia
Charles Halleck
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Olds Celebrates 84th Birthday in Lansing
Auto pioneer Ransom E. Olds turns 84 today in Lansing Michigan as tributes pour in for the founder of Oldsmobile. Born in 1864, Olds is lauded for groundbreaking work in the automotive industry and enduring influence on mass production techniques.
U S Denies Russian Charge Of Air Incident Over Berlin Zone
Soviet officials accused an American fighter of harassing a Soviet transport on the Berlin Zurich route over the occupation zone on April 28. Lt General Dratvin protested, while Maj General Hall dismissed the claim as completely false and cited radar records.
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Berlin
U. S
Berlin-Zurich
M. I. Dratvin
W. E. Hall
Armed Forces Division
Kaiser-Frazer Drops Portsmouth Steel Stock
Kaiser-Frazer Corp has given up its 200 000 shares of Portsmouth Ohio Steel Corp stock. A steel concern spokesman said the stock would be held for investment by a small group. The SEC is investigating Otis Co withdrawal from a Kaiser-Frazer stock contract built in 1946.
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Cleveland
McGregor Proposes Giving GI Campus Housing to Colleges
Rep. McGregor proposes transferring 129000 temporary GI housing units on college campuses to educational institutions without charge. The plan, cleared for debate by the Rules Committee after unanimous public works approval, would conserve costs by letting colleges repair and reuse the units rather than removing them. The measure, backed by the National Association of American Colleges and Universities, targets any institution applying for them and follows a Senate version seen as likely to pass.
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McGregor
Washington
House
Ohio
Full Public Works
MceGregor
Senate
Congress
Cain
R-Wash
National Association of American Colleges and Universities
Pacific Northwest braces as new Columbia flood looms
The Columbia River System spawns a new flood crest threatening Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and British Columbia as old dikes near the sea remain weakened. Army National Guard volunteers and Red Cross crews battle soggy earthworks while officials estimate possible damage near 100 million with thousands evacuated and relief underway.
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Columbia
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Monetana
British Columbia
Canadian Rockies
Pacific
Clatskanie
Astoria
Red Cross
Vaneport
U.S
Elmer Fisher
Vancouver
Governor Herbert Seeks Rural School Consolidation Tour
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert ends a 325 mile inspection of Southern Ohio hills schools in Jackson Gallia Lawrence and Scioto counties. He demands consolidation to close one room schools and centralize facilities. He notes condemned buildings and funding gaps under current law.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Jackson
Gallia
Lawrence
Scioto
Herbert
Hill Counties
Chesapeake
Lawrence County
Huntington
W.va
Jackson Township
Jackson County
Chillicothe
Savageville
J. M. Brohhard
Hissong
State Department
Union Power Curbs Sought by Coal Leaders in Testimony
L. Ebersole Gaines of the National Coal Association urged Congress to curb union power and outlaw pension strikes. He testified that strikes endangering public health safety and economy should be limited and proposed amending anti trust acts to hold unions liable when strikes paralyze public welfare. He singled out pension-driven actions like the six week soft coal miners stoppage as illegal.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
L. Ebersole Gaines
National Coal Association
Senate House Committee On Management-Labor Relations
Gaines
Court decision in Lewis case delayed to Friday
Justice T Alan Goldsborough postponed ruling on forcing John L Lewis to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association until Friday. He ordered an immediate conference between Lewis lawyer Welly K Hopkins and Southern Coal Group attorney John C Gall to seek a settlement, warning a coal strike next month would be a national tragedy.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Welly K. Hopkins
John C. Gall
Southern Coal Group
Goldsborough
Cuban Anti-Red Senator Named President-Elect
In Havana Carlos Pio Socarras, 44, a government candidate and anti Communist, is officially declared president elect. He will take office Oct. 10 after the Superior Electoral Tribunal announced victory and his lead rival Dr. Ricardo Núñez Portuondo conceded.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Piio Socarras
Superior Electoral Tribunal
Pino
Ricardo Nunez Portuondo
Governor Names First Kentucky State Police Commissioner
Guthrie F. Crowe of LaGrange, a former attorney and legislator, is named Kentucky’s first Commissioner of State Police. He will take office July 1 as the new department replaces the old highway patrol, per Gov. Earle Clements’ announcement.
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Frankfort
Guthrie F. Crowe
LaGrange
Kentucky
Earle Clements
Soil Conservation Bill Clears House Committee Vote
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to extend for one year the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. The measure now heads to the House for a vote as the current act would otherwise expire December 31.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
House
Navy denies air strike on U S submarine off California
Rep Hugh D Scott Jr said an Air Force plane bombed the U S Submarine Corp off the California coast about two months ago injuring 50 crew members, but Navy officials including Vice Admiral Radford denied the report.
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Washington
Air Force
U. S. Submarine Corp
California
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
R-Pa
House
Navy
Arthur W. Radford
Naval Operations
Airlines Honored For Safety Record Achievement
The National Safety Council released figures showing 23 airlines logged 280000 times around the globe without a fatal accident. Pan American Airways was cited for 1,443,699,000 passenger miles flown from Aug 3, 1945 to June 19, 1947 without a fatality.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Pan American Airways, Inc
Chillicothe Man Heads ECA Paper Branch
Howard E. Whitaker of Chillicothe Ohio was named acting chief of the Economic Cooperation Administration pulp and paper branch. The appointment was announced yesterday in Washington.
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Chillicothe
ECA Paper
Washington
Howard E. Whitaker
Ohio
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Pulp and
Ohio Paper
Heidelberg Trustees OK Dormitory Plan for Men
Heidelberg College trustees authorize construction of a new men’s dormitory on campus, outlining the project scope and funding steps for the facility.
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Heidelberg
Heidelberg College
Indians Turn Christian Missionary Claims Indians Turn Christian
Cleveland report quotes Methodist missionary Dr. Halsey E. Dewey saying Gandhi's death sparked a wave toward Christian leadership across India. He notes millions in India feel drawn to Christian influence as a tribute to the Indian leader.
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Cleveland
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Halsey E. Dewey
Pakaur
Trusty Walks From Garage At Ohio Pen
A 45 year old convict Charles Humphrey of Atlanta fled from the Ohio Penitentiary garage where he worked alone. He is serving a life term for second degree murder committed in Warren Ohio in 1942 for the knife slaying of Dorothy Jackson. Authorities alerted Columbus Atlanta police and state patrols after a letter from his mother indicated a sister’s illness.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph Alvis
Charles Humphrey
Atlanta
Humphrey
Warren
Dorothy Jackson
Alvis
Rachel Humphrey
Georgia
Atom Workers Reject Final Contract Offer
In Oak Ridge Tennessee AFL Atomic Trades and Labor Council workers reject Carbide and Carbon Chemicals final contract 771 to 26. They rejected a 10 cents an hour wage increase and plan a mass meeting Sunday to decide next steps.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
AFL Atomic Trades and Labor Council
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Six Engined B 36 Bomber to Undergo Flight Tests
Dayton air force experts prepared to fly a six engined B-36 bomber the world’s largest through accelerated flight tests at Wright Field for an indefinite period. The second B 36 to land here earlier was torn apart in strength tests, sparking ongoing evaluation.
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Dayton
Air Force
Wright Field
Wallace Ends Western Campaign in Albuquerque Speech
Third party candidate Henry A. Wallace wraps up a western swing in Albuquerque New Mexico after a Phoenix stop. He criticizes metal monopolies during a talk last night, urging reforms and voter support across the region.
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Ariz
Henry A. Wallace
Albuquerque
N.M
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