OPA Bill Moves to Senate for Major Revisions
The Senate Banking Committee advanced an OPA price control bill with extensive reforms aimed at ending controls on livestock meat dairy and poultry by June 30 while establishing an independent decontrol board. Sub subsidies wind down by May 1 1947 and a map order would be repealed. The House plan already threatened price controls past June 1947 if Senate action stalls.
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Washington
Senate
Banking
Chamber
House
Chester Bowles
Secretary of Agriculture
Chicago
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Lor
General Rent Control
Ex Navy volunteers offer service in case of strike
Lt. H. J. Solomon of the Cincinnati Navy recruiting district said 200 men in inactive Navy reserve and ex service personnel in the district volunteered for active service if a maritime strike occurs.
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Cincinnati
H. J. Solomon
Navy Reserve
Walkout of AFL Seamen Sets This Afternoon
AFL Seafarers International Union and Salors Union of the Pacific plan a 2 PM walkout across Pacific Atlantic and Gulf coasts to protest CIO talks in Washington. The staged stop-work aims to pressure negotiations for overtime pay and keep ship operators at the table during a tense maritime labor crisis.
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Washington
AFL
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf
CIO
AFL Seafarers International Union l
West Coast
Salors Union of the Pacific
San Francisco
Sailors Union of the Pacific
CIO National Maritime Union
Vermont Man Named to UN Council Post
President Truman selects Sen. Warren R. Austin of Vermont as American representative to the United Nations Security Council succeeding Ed Stettinius Jr. The 68 year old Republican will act as the president's deputy and engage with Soviet representative Andrei Gromyko, aiming for a more cooperative Russian stance on global issues.
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Washington
Truman
Warren R. Austin
United Nations Security Council
Vermont
Republican
Edward P. Stettinius
Senate
New
Russia
Austin
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Council
State Liquor Agency To Add Vet Employes
Columbus report says 10 to 20 veterans will be hired into the state liquor department enforcement staff within about 10 days. Screening of applications starts this week. The new positions include several special investigators with an average monthly pay of $183.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Robert M. Sohngen
Sailors Quit Trip After Lifeboat Return
Two Californians drenched and cold after a rescue in a storm at sea returned to Liverpool on a lifeboat today determined there would be no second attempt to reach Los Angeles in their 36 foot yacht. Walter Kuteski, 30, of Hollywood, said it is good to be on land again. He sailed Tuesday with Richard Kinley, 40, of Glendale.
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Liverpool
Los Angeles
Walter Kuteski
Hollywood
Richard Kinley
Glendale
Fight Food Shortage Urges Hirohito Visit to Oda Farm
Emperor Hirohito trudged mud through rice paddies in Chiba Prefecture urging farm workers to boost Japan’s food supply. In Oda he pressed an elderly woman to work harder as part of his visit among the people. An unrelated Canton jury acquitted Harry W. Green, 22, of assault during the Timken strike.
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Chosi
Japan
Emperor Hirohito
Chiba Prefecture
Tokyo
Oda
Harry W. Green
UAW Backing Sailor Strike Sparks Labor Row
The CIO United Automobile Workers International Executive Board voted to support maritime workers facing a threatened shipping strike. They condemned President Truman for planning to use armed forces as strike breakers and urged the nation to resist his approach to end the walkout.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Automobile Workers International Executive Board
Truman
National Union
America
Timken Union Leader Declines Re-Election
Finas Reynolds, longtime leader of the Timken Roller Bearing Co. local union, declined a nomination for a fifth term as president of the CIO United Steelworkers local. He will remain on the International CIO-USA staff in the Canton District under T. W. Abel.
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Canton
Finas Reynolds
Timken Roller Bearing Co
CIO United Steelworkers
Reynolds
International Cio- USA i
T. W. Abel
Cease-Firing Order From Chiang in Manchuria Halt
Chiang Kai-shek ordered a 15 day cease-fire in Manchuria to pursue peace talks. The truce aims to clear a path to settlement with the Communists and details must be settled within the period including end to hostilities, restoration of communications, and demobilization plans.
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Chiang
Manchurian
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Manchuria
China
Price Rise Forecast for Leather Goods and Shoes
AP reports rising leather costs may push general shoe prices higher, following prior boosts for some footwear. An OPA official indicates alloy steel and related items for housing will also rise, though impact on finished goods should be limited. Last week OPA raised retail shoe prices 10 to 15 percent for about a quarter of products.
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Washington
OPA
CIO Leaders Quit Over Communist Control In Local Union
Ralph E. Moses and Ben R. Cromwell resigned as officers of Local 801 at Frigidaire Corp amid claims the CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America was Communist dominated by the international, prompting a move to affiliate with the AFL. Moses cited communist control and named five local members as communists while criticizing the international representative as a party leader.
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Dayton
Ohio
Cio-United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
Ralph E. Moses
Jocal 801
Frigidaire Corp
Ben R. Cromwell
Moses
Discrepancies Reported In Officials Accounts
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson says an audit of Charles C. Holliger justice of the peace Findlay Township Hancock County uncovered 2696 in discrepancies. The review from June 1 1938 to April 20 1946 found 187 in fines unaccounted for 1838 from judgments 621 from trusteeship funds and the report awaits county prosecutor action.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Charles C. Holliger
Justice of the Peace
Findlay Township
Hancock County
Ferguson
Holliger
Bitter Fight Over Teenage Draft Extension in Senate
CHICAGO a hotel fire tragedy prompts closures and investigations as La Salle Hotel is evacuated after 58 deaths. A blue ribbon panel of experts probes causes while operators face code violations. In Washington a tug of war over teen age draft continues with Senate backing a May extension and 18 19 year olds and House opposing.
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Congress
Senate
Chicago
la Salle
Madison Streets
Loop
Shubert
Great Northern
John L. Jenn
United Lutheran Church
Edgar E. Snyder
van Wert
Board of Foreign Missions
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Conrad] Swoboda
Dorothy
Alliance
Francis E. McCarthy
Akron
Cyrus W. Gates
Cincinnati
Frank F. Evans
Hartville
Washington
Houze
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Manaller
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Huffman
Envoys Seek Agreement on German Ruhr Federation Plan
Washington dispatch says Big Four diplomats discuss improving chances for a long-range Germany control pact. British Foreign Minister Bevin favors a federation including the Ruhr to resolve France's demand for Ruhr separation and end decades of controversy.
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Washington
Germany
Bevin
Ruhr
France
Wage Schedule Filing Lagging in Ohio Industry
Ohio pace of wage schedule filings lags with only three percent of 3 000 workers in dustries submitting for WSBE approval. George Maxwell chair Fifth Regional WSBE warns delay risks new firms losing price adjustment rights from the OPA.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wage Stabilization Board
George Maxwell
WSBE
OPA
Italian Monarchy Crushed Orlando Seen As Leader
Rome AP reports 86 year old Vittorio Orlando emerges as a likely compromise for Italy’s first president of the republic as the monarchy ends. He is seen as unifying figure to bridge North South divides while King Umberto II prepares for exile after a 13 million vote for a republic. The constituent assembly will choose the president in its first session on June 24.
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Rome
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Italy
Orlando
Versailles
House of Savoy
Umberto II
Constituent Assembly
Franco Spain Showdown Looms in UN Security Council
The United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain and France weigh veto power as a subcommittee reviews Franco Spain. A report urges a UN diplomatic break with Madrid by next September if Franco remains, with big powers threatening possible veto changes.
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New York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Spain
Council
Madrid
General Assembly
Suit for Pay and Bonus Filed by Weber Dental Exec
Thomas M. Mc Donald, president of Weber Dental Manufacturing Co., sues for unpaid salary and a bonus. Filed in Common Pleas court yesterday, amount unspecified but cites annual salary of 15,000 plus 10 percent of net profits.
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Canton
UPI
Thomas M. McDonald
Weber Dental Maufacturing Co
Common Pleas Court
Pantie
Harry McNay
Cand St. Peter In Chains Parochial School
Ohio GI Convicted in Courier Slaying
Pvt. Eddy Jones Sr. of Cleveland Ohio was convicted by a military court of murdering Army postal courier Pvt. James Clendaniel of Lincoln Delaware. He received a life sentence and was found guilty of assault armed robbery and escape from confinement.
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Paris
Eddy Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Jones
James Clendaniel
Lincoln
Del
Normandy Remembers Invasion With Quiet Dignity
Normandy marked the invasion’s second anniversary with solemn ceremonies in St Mere Eglise Bayeux Caen and across villages. Residents recalled heroism and sacrifice by Allied forces while sharing humorous anecdotes of the long heavy days.
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Treviers
France
Normandy
Europe
St. Mere Eglise
82Nd Airborne Division
Bayeux
Caen
White Cross
Star of David
Pierre Roust
Pierre
Ritz-Carlton
New York
2Nd Infantry Division
Laigion
Dismissal of Ohio Inspectors Approved by Commission
The Ohio Civil Service Commission affirmed the dismissal of two liquor department inspectors Eugene H. Hill of Youngstown and Claude B. Fletcher of Cincinnati for taking bribes of 500 and 100 dollars in Cleveland last March.
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Columbus
Jlxo Liquor Department
Ohio Civil Service Commission
Eugene H. Hill
Youngstown
Claude B. Fletcher
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Ohio Woman Elected 1946 47 President of Gold Star Mothers
Mrs Eleanor Boyd of Long Beach California, mother of a World War II veteran, was chosen to lead the American Gold Star Mothers for 1946 47 at the convention closing session in Philadelphia. The election highlights the group’s recognition of maternal service to the nation and its ongoing support activities.
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Philadelphia
Eleanor Boyd
Long Beach
Calif
American Gold Star Mothers
Frances Clayton 64 Dies After Brief Illness
Frances Mercer Clayton, 64, of Orange Township, died at home after a brief illness. Survived by brothers Homer Clayton of Toppers Plains and Willem Clayton of Williamstown, W.Va., and sister Pearl Gillespie at home. Funeral arrangements pending. body remains at Arbaugh Funeral Home, Tuppers Plains, until services.
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Toppers Plains
Frances Mercer Clayton
Orange Township
Homer
Toppers
One Killed, 50 Hurt In Railroad Collision
In LA GRANDE Oregon an eastbound Union Pacific passenger train failed to take a sid ing at Hot Lake and crashed into the streamliner City of Portland. A brakeman was killed and about 50 injured in the head on collision. The westbound streamliner had been halted awaiting No 18 to take a siding.
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LA Grande
Ore
Union Pacific
Hot Lake
Here
Portland
Chicago
Idme Hoan
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Detroit
Rotary International
Rotary
Atlantic City
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LaSalle Hotel
NEA
UN Council
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Hirohito
UAW
Sailor Strike
Timken
Deniver
Franco
John Haley
Ghin
William Ai Karam
Courier
le Molay
Rene Lubin
McGinnis
London
Iack
Valognes
Granville
Paul Gale
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Tadge H. Druffel
Gales B .Marsh
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