Yanks Appoint Keid Christensen as Halifax Vice Consul
Washington announced the assignment of Keid Christensen of Cedar Falls Iowa as vice consul at Halifax Nova Scotia. Other briefs note Fred Bruene of Gladbrook exhibited the grand champion bull at the eastern Iowa Holstein Breeders show, Dr. W F Wolcott moving to Warrenton Virginia for a teaching role, Joseph Rosenfield elected director of Bankers Trust Co., seven year old Robert Benson of Elgin drowned after failed resuscitation, and James Cain age 13 injured by an accidental gunshot while fishing near Shell Rock.
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IEW
Washington
Keid Christensen
Cedar Falls
Halifax
Nova Scotia
State Department
Waterloo
Fred K. Bruene
Gladbrook
Iowa
C. Hansen
Védar Falls
Jamen Cain
George Cain
Shell Rock
James
Public Whippings Ordered for Camp Robinson Soldiers
Three Camp Robinson soldiers Richard Furman Philip Sudnick and Lee Roy Kirby were whipped publicly in circuit court in Little Rock Arkansas after pleading guilty to burglary and grand larceny. Each received 20 lashes from a deputy sheriff under Judge Laurence Auten. The men testified they agreed to the whippings in a letter to the court and signed it seeking clemency for future offenses. They were examined before and after the punishment by county coroner Th Howard A Dishough. Dr. Dishough testified they suffered no permanent injury.
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Little Rock
Ark
Camp Robinson
Richard Furman
Philip Sudnick
Cleveland
Lee Roy Kirby
Spartanburg
S. C
Laurence Auten
Th. Howard A. Dishough
Dishough
American plane crashes at sea near Naples
Five killed and 30 missing when a four engined American plane went down in the sea near Naples during a flight from India to the United States. Military police said four persons were rescued by Italian fishermen and that confirmation of the aircraft as army property was pending.
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Naples
Here
India
United States
Benes Asks Gottwald to Form Czechoslovak Cabinet
London dispatch reports President Eduard Benes asked Communist Leader Klement Gottwald to form a new government after the general election. The communists were the strongest single party in the ballot held last Sunday.
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London
Prague
Eduard Benes
Klement Gootwald
Weather outlook for Minnesota border region clears Sunday
Cloudy tonight with gradual clearing by Sunday. Cooler tonight poses a risk of scattered light frost along the Minnesota border. Sunday brings a slight warmup.
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Minnesota
Government Move To Grant Social Gains To Miners
Des Moines reports that seven Centerville area mines may reopen only with price increases or an operating-loss subsidy from the government. Washington notes prompt government action to implement health and safety gains won for soft coal miners by John L. Lewis, with wage provisions approved by the wage stabilization board and President Truman. The soft coal contract seeks to guide hard coal talks, while Admiral Boone leads a survey of medical, housing, and sanitary facilities in mining regions, aiming to raise local services to standard American levels. Krug shows cautious optimism miners may quickly reach individual deals to end federal control.
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Des Moines
Cmdr
Hamilton Acheson
Iowa
Centerville
Washington
John L. Lewis
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Joel T. Boone
Ben Moreell
Admiral Boone
Krug
Union Faction Files Suit Over Des Moines Local 90
In Polit county district court a faction of Des Moines Local 90 truck drivers sues the International Brotherhood of Teamsters over trusteeship seeks a declaratory judgment and injunction. Plaintiffs include Leo Quinn and eight officers of a rights committee formed May 27. Defendants include Daniel Tobin, Carl Keul, and two international executives plus two Des Moines banks with 61000 in Local 90 funds.
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Des Moines
Falls Off Wagon Leads to Fine and Permit Revocation
Jack Glissman of Atlantic pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Mayor Dick Jessen. He fell from his wagon on Buck Creek road near Rock Island crossing, spooking the team that ran away and broke a stop sign on highway 83. Glissman escaped with cuts and bruises, marking his third intoxication appearance this year.
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Jack Glissman
Atlantic
Dick Jessen
Glissman
Buck Creek
Rock Island
Grissman
Peace path harder says Pope in world broadcast
Pope Pius XII warned in a world radio address that true peace seems farther away than at the end of hostilities a year ago and that the first decisive step toward peace has not yet been taken. He urged leaders to oppose despotism and atheism while noting upcoming elections in Italy and France.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Explosion at Kent Manufacturing Kills Young Employee
An explosion in a small power house at the Kent Manufacturing company in Chestertown Maryland today killed a youthful employee the only occupant. The blast occurred about a half mile from Washington College where President Truman was to receive an honorary degree.
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Chestertown
Kent Manufacturing Company
Washington College
Truman
Unidentified Man Dazes City With Trolley Car Ride
Philadelphia June 1 An unidentified man boarded a Philadelphia Transportation Company car barns early today and drove a trolley out. He completed two record breaking round trips on a west Philadelphia route, picked up a few passengers, then halted the car with a squealing spark shower and fled on foot. The chase involved police and PTC supervisors. Running time for the first trip was one hour and twenty minutes.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
West Philadelphia
Amateus
PTC
Centennial Parade to Award 250 in Prizes
Atlantic B O Elks lodge 445 backs a 250 prize fund for the centennial parade entries. Prizes will honor oldest wagon, buggy, car, best floats and costumes with children’s divisions. Event set for Wednesday June 12 featuring relic displays and an air show by the Flying Tigers and a pavement dance. Merchants urged to stage centennial window displays.
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Atlantic B. ?. O. Elks Lodge
Centennial Committee
Flying Tigers
Army Air Force
Kill the rat drive in Tokyo schools launches campaign
Tokyo on June 1 reports a Kill the Rat campaign begun in all Japanese government schools. Teachers and students join a disease reduction effort targeting typhoid and dysentery with slogans Swat the fly and kill the mosquito, promoting sanitary practices nationwide.
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Tokyo
Violent quake hits Mus province killing dozens
Anatolian news agency reports at least 47 people killed in a violent earthquake in Mus province eastern Turkey. The tremor disrupted communications around the Lake Van region and casualties were tallied by officials.
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Istanbul
Anatolian
Mus
Lake van
Truman Fired a Torpedo Into Labor Negotiations
Ottawa reports a Canadian freighter incident in Welland canal near Port Corborne where seamen were forced off before dawn. In the U S, 75,000 Pennsylvania hard coal miners walk out and 200,000 longshoremen and seamen threaten action on June 15 as CIO leaders and ship operators restart talks. President Truman’s pledge to use military to keep merchant marine running shocks negotiators. Government moves to enforce health and safety gains won by United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis for 400,000 soft coal miners amid the long strike crisis.
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Ottawa
Canada Steamship Lines
Welland Canal
Port Corborne
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Washington
CIO
Truman
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Labor Department
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Stemmer Confesses to Murder and Theft in Winicky Case
Assistant State's Attorney Edmund Gran said Raymond Stemmer described bludgeoning his sister-in-law Rose Winicky to death on May 22 and stealing 1100 dollars and a diamond ring from her home. No formal charge yet. Sylvester Winicky may sign a murder complaint.
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Chicago
Edmund Gran
Raymond Stemmer
Husky
Rose Winicky
Patrick Collins
Stemmer
Find Boy and Dog in Flagstaff Forest Rescue Effort
Six year old Donald Baldwin and his dog Whiskers were found early today in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff after vanishing with four year old Claudia and their parents during a Memorial Day family picnic. Searchers continued for Claudia as the children wandered from the picnic.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Donald Baldwin
Coconino National Forest
Donald
Claudia
Iowa GOP Primary Nears End With Monday Vote
Iowa's 1946 primary campaign nears its end as the Republican gubernatorial race focuses on Governor Robert D. Blue and George Olmsted. Blue's team, including campaign manager Ward Barnes, predicts renomination by a large margin and even carries Polk County. Olmsted attacks Blue over a state bond issue and favors a veterans bonus tied to service length to avoid taxpayer burden. Two Iowa supporters, Clarence I. Spencer and Doris Moody, back Blue in radio spots, while Olmsted, in Des Moines remarks, calls Iowa the key state for Republican leadership.
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Associated Press
Republian
Robert D. Blue
George Olmsted
Des Moines
Blue
Waverly
Ward Barnes
Olmsted
Jowans
Clarence I. Spencer
Doris Moody
Nora Springs
Olmated
Iowa
Many Judge Issues Eviction Order Over OPA Decision
Des Moines June 1 Municipal Judge C S Cooter issued an eviction order for the Howard Shaw family from the Stanley apartments. Landlord Richard Beatty 29 owner of the building sought the move after the OPA rent director gave the Shaws until August 25 to find a new place. Beatty claimed the Shaws were a nuisance for unfounded complaints to the manager while he served in the war.
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Des Moines
C. S. Cooter
Howard Shaw
Stanley Apartments
Richard Beatty
Beatty
Shaw
OPA
Shaws
Senate postpones action on draft law in Washington
Washington June 1 Senate action on extending the selective service law was postponed until Monday. Senators studied draft act amendments while the chamber took up a bill for domestic control of atomic energy.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
James H Lang 72 Retired Farmer Dies at Atlantic Hospital
James H Lang 72 lifelong Cass county resident died at Atlantic hospital at 8 40 after a week long illness He was born May 20 1874 in Davis Iowa married Gerhardena Sandhorst February 14 1900 later moving between Cumberland Atlantic and Chicago He survived by four daughters one son a sister and a brother with a grandson and a late son Carl G Lang Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 at Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home with Rev H E Ducker officiating Burial in Franklin Township Cemetery.
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James H. Lang
Cass County
Atlantic Hospital
Mr. Lang
Davis, I
Charles M
Elizabeth Kreamer Lang
Cumberland
Gerhardena Sandhorst
Franklin Township
Roland, Peacock & Baxter
H. E. Ducker
Siamese Twins Born at St. Raphael's Hospital
Siamese twin girls joined between the chest and abdomen were born today at St. Raphael's hospital New Haven to Mr. and Mrs. William Augur. Weighing seven pounds ten ounces, the twins were described as perfectly formed and apparently healthy. They were placed in an incubator and were thriving in the early hours after birth.
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New Haven, Conn
St. Raphael’s Hospital
William Augur
Truman Declares For Small Towner at Washington College
President Truman described himself as a small towner who favors many small institutions over large ones. He spoke at Washington College in Chestertown about preferring numerous small banks and steel companies to single large entities and noted Senate erosion of his emergency labor control bill during a chat with Senator Radcliffe.
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Chestertown
Truman
Historic Washington College
United States Steel
National City Bank
Radcliffe
D-Md
Senate
Senate Denies Broad Power to Curb Strikes
Washington June 1 The Senate approved a diluted Truman emergency labor bill 61 to 20. It drops the labor draft and seniority denial provisions but retains seizure authority and no strike enforcement. The measure would allow injunctions and penalties for anti strike actions, with a June 30, 1947 expiration and possible presidential termination. The House fate remains unclear as conference talks loom. President Truman may act by June 12.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Profis
Congress
Mr. Truman
Robeson Attacks Truman At Negro Freedom Rally
Detroit witnesses a National Negro Congress rally on June 1 where Paul Robeson denounces President Truman’s labor and foreign policies as aiding corporate reaction and oppressing Black people. About 2,500 delegates attend the tenth anniversary convention.
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Detroit
Truman
Paul Robeson
National Negro Congress
Robeson
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Warrenton, Va
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Elgin
Robert Benson
Sord
Mra
Ruby Benson
Otter Creek
West Union
Sardinia
UNRRA
Pope
Fiue
Italy
France
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Leo XIII
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Pittsburgh
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