Italy Debates Assembly Session After Monarchist Uprisings
Rome weighs convening the newly elected constituent assembly as seven people die and more than 50 are injured in Naples amid violent Monarchist demonstrations. Police factions clash, pro republic protests surge in Rome, while Naples sees a fierce night battle at the Communist HQ.
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Italy
Rome
Umberto II
Naples
Republic
Umberto
Viminale Palace
Walter Green
Associated Press
Catania
Sicily
Progress Seen In Ship Talks
Washington reports two sides in a maritime labor dispute edging toward a compromise on the sailors work week. Government efforts behind the scenes appear to be paying off as optimism grows. The plan rewards seamen with extra pay for maintaining the current 56 hour week at sea to avert a national CIO shipping strike set for Friday midnight.
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Washington
CIO
Labor Department
Army Protests Red Air Target Practice over American Airfield
Vienna report says Gen Mark W Clark protested twice to the Russian command about target practice by Russian fighter planes over the American airfield at Tulin. A burst was fired at a red flag atop the American radio tower. Justice Burton Receives Honorary Degree from Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
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Vienna
Mark W Clark
U. S
Allied Control Council For
Austria
Tulin
Cleveland
U. S. Supreme Court
Harold H. Burton
Western Reserve University
Compromise Proposed To Break Draft Deadlock
Washington case outlines a joint conference plan to resolve the Senate House stalemate over extending selective service beyond July 1. A suggested tiered draft would first induct men 20 and over, then 19, and finally 18 if shortages persist, with the Senate bill calling for wartime conscription to May 15 and higher pay for enlisted ranks.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
Justice Jackson
Justice Black
House Judiciary Committee
Sumners
Jackson
Nuernberg
Supon
Jeheck
Summers
Michener
R-Mich
Sumner
Rep
Celler
D-Ny
Congress
Senate
House
Joint Conference Committee
Bridges
Brooks
D-La
Gunman Slays Officer at Massillon Police Headquarters
Patrolman Myron Henderson dies at the Massillon station after a gunman, Lester Martin of Navarre, claims the FBI ordered a takeover. Martin wounds were serious but he was shot by Patrolman Joseph Slinger after threatening two civilians. Chief Stanley W. Switzer reports the incident as a fatal police shooting with a claimed FBI order.
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Massillon
Polie
Stanley W. Switter
FBI
Myron Henderson
Switter
Lester Martin
Navarre
Henderson
Martin
Joseph Slinger
A&man
Chef Switter
Labor Groups Await Public Reaction to Law Veto
Washington report says labor campaign leaders, Democrats and Republicans, wait for a public uproar or a new strike crisis before renewing efforts for a long-range labor statute. They hope Truman veto and Congress gridlock spark reaction against the veto and support for similar legislation. Some lawmakers link the case proposal with the emergency strike control bill pending Rules committee action after House and Senate passage.
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Washington
Truman
House
House Rules Committee
Veteran Found Guilty In Slaying of Sailor
In Cleveland an Army veteran Joseph Sanfillipo 34 was found guilty of first degree murder in the 1938 slaying of sailor Charles Slivka 29. The seven women and five men jury recommended mercy and a motion for a new trial was to be filed within three days.
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Cleveland
Joseph Sanfillipo
Sanfillipo
Charles Slivka
Jeke Sailor
Deaths ruled homicide in double shooting case
Coroner ruled that Otto R March 55 and Edith May March 50 died by their own actions after a 22 caliber revolver was fired. The incident occurred in Cleveland where Samuel March 21 years with the Cleveland Plain Dealer died of a cerebral hemorrhage following the shooting.
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Fostoria
Edith May March
Otto R
Gractarden
Jesus
Cleveland
W. H. Benner
Samuel March
United States
D. Otis
Washington
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio grain outlook raised by one million bushels
Ohio farmers received a brighter wheat forecast as the Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service increased winter wheat output to 45,770,000 bushels, up about one million from May estimates. Rye and barley were forecast very low, dairy yields reached a record per cow, and May egg production totaled about 300 million.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Co- Operative Crop Reporting Service
Oass
Vet 101 Takes Reins of GAR Commander
Columbus Ohio Civil War veteran John H Grate 101 years old today began his second consecutive term as commander of the Ohio Department of the Grand Army of the Republic He was elected by the only two votes cast ending a 50 year precedent Miss Lica S Lucas state secretary called it the first time in more than half a century that a man has been chosen for a second term
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Columbus
John H. Grate
Ohio
Grand Army of the Republic
Atwater
Lica S. Lucas
U S and China reject communist charges on truce breach
A Communist spokesman accused Gov. Gen. Tu Li-Ming of violating Chiang Kai-Shek orders for a 15 day truce. U S and Chinese officials said the assertion was mistaken and that Tu’s troops had not confirmed an offensive to executive headquarters in Peiping.
New England Tornado Fatal to Two Persons
A small tornado swept across Western Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut last night, killing at least two people and injuring five. The storm damaged crops and trees as it moved through several communities, with reports of localized destruction and ongoing investigations by local authorities.
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New England
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Festive Mood For Brooklyn Today Marks 300th Birthday
Brooklyn observes its tercentenary with a dignified observance across Greenpoint Gowanus Gravesend Bay Ebbets Field and Coney Island. Flags bunting and speeches decorate the borough as Maitle and Joe lead the celebration amid a climate of quiet pride.
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New York
Greenpoint
Gowanus
Gravesend Bay
Ebbets Field
Flatbush
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Bob
Maitle
Joe
Parm
Penny Bread Price Boost Takes Effect
Washington reports that bread prices rose by one cent a loaf and rolls by one cent per dozen, effective immediately with OPA approval. Rye bread rose two cents per loaf on April 30, as bakers faced a 25 percent flour cut to meet famine relief needs, increasing production costs per loaf.
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Washington
OPA
Bevin Spikes Jew Proposal In Palestine Policy
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said Britain would reject immediate immigration of 100000 Jews to Palestine and would sign separate peace treaties if talks stall with the major powers. He warned that admitting that many Jews would require more troops and urged Jews and Arabs to lay down arms to avoid fueling anti Semitic sentiment in the British Army.
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Bournemouth
Eng
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Bevin
Mihailovic Says British Ordered Tito Destroyed
Belgrade reports General Draja Mihailovic testified that a British mission to Yugoslavia instructed him to destroy Marshal Tito’s Partisans. The Chetnik leader, charged with treason, appeared before a three man court. Tito returned from Moscow on the opening day of the trial.
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Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Yugoslavia
Tito
Moscow
Veteran interrupts court with manslaughter plea in slaying
Ernest Brown, 36, a war veteran, interrupted his first degree murder trial by pleading guilty to manslaughter in the February 9 slaying of Earl Alderson. Common Pleas Judge A C L Barthelmeh sentenced him to one to 20 years in the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Canton
Ernest Brown
Earl Alderson
Common Pleas
A. C. L Barthelmeh
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court upholds election board ruling
In Columbus the Ohio Supreme Court today upheld a County Election Board decision. The text notes action taken regarding an apparent dispute and mentions a related domestic incident. Names and exact details are obscured in fragments but the ruling confirms the board's prior stance.
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Columbus
Arete Bae
Diene Witt
George Witt
Ohio Supreme Court
Chicago
Stassen Faces Setback After Nebraska Primary Loss
Associated Press reports Senator Hugh A. Butler won renomination in Nebraska over Governor Dwight Griswold, dimming Harold E. Stassen’s prospects for the 1940 Republican convention. Idaho’s Charles C. Gossett was unseated by George E. Cohart, with Sen. Glen Taylor backing Gossett’s opponent. Stassen had supported Griswold’s international stance, while Butler opposed lend lease and Bretton Woods, prompting mixed signals about Nebraska’s 15 votes.
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Associated Press
Hugh A. Butler
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Harold E. Stassen
Qatan
Wvles Adkoro
Charles C. Gossett
Idaho
George E. Cohart
Gosset
Glen Taylor
Stassen
Griswold
America
Butler
Bretton Woods
Minnesota
Universities Fund Increase Before Solons
The Ohio Legislature will meet in a brief June session to provide extra operating funds for state universities and departments. Governor Lausche called the assembly to convene at 8 p m June 24 with plans to finish within a week or two. The session will mainly add funds for Ohio’s six state universities and the Welfare Department and allocate 3 million dollars for needed new buildings.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Welfare Department
Senate Ready To Maul OPA
SenateRAR: Senate threatens a tougher blow to the OPA as Banking Committee criticism rises. Administration workers are overwhelmed while President Truman faces pressure from stabilization advisers for another year of the price law. OPA supporters scramble to respond amid lopsided chamber sentiment.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
Banking Committee
Administration
Chamber
Truman
Four Jet Planes Start Cross Country Flight
Four jet propelled P-80 Army planes lifted from March Field California this morning for a one day round trip to Washington D C The flight marks an early cross country operation showcasing jet capabilities with pilots and support crews traveling to the national capital for demonstrations and evaluations.
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March Field
Calif
Washington, D. C
Rome Delegate Is Temporary
The Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America received a report from a delegation that met with President Truman declaring Myron C. Taylor’s appointment as special representative to the Vatican was temporary and would end with peace treaties. The declaration, led by Bishop G Bromley Oxnam, included Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran and Presbyterian representatives.
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New York
Federal C Council of Churches of Christian America
Truman
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
G. Bromley Oxnan
Federal Council
Three Men Questioned In Fatal Shot At Millfield
The Athens County sheriff investigated the death of Harvey W. Russell, 28, who died from shotgun wounds after allegedly forcing entry at a McDougal Road home. Raymond Keirns, 30, claimed he fired from a window after Russell pounded on the door. Emmett Williams, 39, and Fred Dewey, 65, were found asleep in a car nearby. Keirns, Williams, and Dewey are in county jail with no charges filed yet as officers probe the encounter.
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Athens County
Keirns
Bateman
Emmett Williams
Albany
Fred Dewey
Athens
Russell
Russe
Williams
Dewey
Chauncey
Gordon Gray
Shereiff Bateman
Shers
Iff
Missing Man Found Amnesia Story Told
CATLETTSBURG Kentucky William R McCall a 32 year old insurance salesman missing a week returned home after a lapse of memory his employer C J C Grubb reported his mother had received a call from Akron saying he was coming back The man had been the subject of a wide search
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Catlettsburg
William R. McCall
McAkron
Hybrid Corn Expert Resigns Post at OSU
Dr. Robert Lewis resigns as chairman of Ohio State University Department of Agronomy to become director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station effective Sept. 1. Lewis is noted for hybrid corn development research and contributions to agronomy.
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Columbus
D. Lewis
Robert
One
State University
Department of Agronomy
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Lewis
Logan State FFA Poultry Team Wins Contest Title
A Logan team won first prize in the State Future Farmers of America poultry judging contest held May 31 to June 1. Team members were Harold Mthiser Al bery and Max Carpenter. The event drew 246 participants from Obie high seagull faction.
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Future Farmers For America
N [Press
Harold Mthiser
Albery
Max Carpenter
Civisitests
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