Senate Extends Draft To May Nineteen Forty Seven
Washington June 5 the senate passed a draft extension bill extending the act to May 15 1947 authorizing 18 and 19 year olds to be drafted again after this month and raising enlisted pay. The final vote was 69 to 1 with a defeated proposal to halt inductions while the volunteer system remained under review.
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Washington
Senate
Chamber
House
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Bureh
McKellar
Tenn
Tydings
Stewart
Revercomb
W. Va
Chinese Agree To Short Truce In Manchuria
A 15 day armistice in Manchuria was agreed to by factions with Marshall officials aiming for a permanent China settlement. Key points include ceasing hostilities and restoring disrupted communications. The truce takes effect after formal signature and Marshall’s committee moves to prepare for enforcement.
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Norking
Marshall
China
Truman
Committee of Three
Peiping
Changchun
Lu Chung-Li
Kuomintang
Chen Li-Pu
Chiang Kai- Shek
Manchuria
Chen
Hsueh-Pei
Austin Named to U N Security Council Post
Senator Warren R. Austin of Vermont was appointed by President Truman to succeed Edward R. Stettinius Jr. as American representative on the United Nations Security Council. The 68 year old Republican brings bipartisan support to foreign policy and will earn twenty thousand dollars annually.
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Washington
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
International Peace Organization
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Charlies G. Ross
Biver Tisan
United States
Andustin
Senate
Byrd Silent on Glass Succession in Democratic Seat
Richmond June 5 U S senator Harry F Byrd arrived at his new state campaign HQ and said he was neutral on the Democratic nominee for the unexpired term of the late Senator Carter Glass He noted he would have preferred a primary if legal and a convention is the only legal nominating method per Attorney General Staples.
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Richmond
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Carter Glass
Glass
Byrd
Rio
Waverly
Garland Gray
A. P. Staples
West Virginia Liquor Ration Card Registration Lag
West Virginia authorities report liquor ration card registration lagging with only about 78,000 of an expected total having signed up last week. Sign up by June 15 to avoid at least 30 days of denied purchases after the deadline as rationing begins June 17. Registration started last Wednesday.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Liquor Control Commission
Refuses Pay Taxes On Stolen House
Norfolk Virginia June Pattie Austin told police her seven room frame house at 831 Pulaski Street had been stolen leaving only the steps. She said she last saw it in 1945 and refused to pay further taxes on the missing home.
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Norfolk
Pattie Austin
Sal
Pulaski Street
City Hall
AFL Seamen Plan Simultaneous Stop Work Meetings
AFL Seafarers International union officers announce coast to coast stop work meetings for June 6 at 2 p m est to decide stance amid CIO and NMU strikes. In San Francisco and Norfolk officials say about 1 000 members on 50 vessels may be affected as union leaders seek to influence maritime labor actions.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
John Hawk
AFL Seafarers International Union
New York
Hawk
San Francisco
Harry Lundeberg
West Coast
APL
Lundeberg
Schwellenbach
United Afl
Truman
Affiliated
Sailors Union of the Pacific
AFL Seafarers
Norfolk
National Maritime Union
International Seafarers Union
AFL Tes
Folk
Hampton Roads
Rees
NMU
Liquor Store Leaners Cause Wall to Sag in Huntington
Patrons at a West Virginia state liquor store leaned against walls until one wall buckled over four inches. Owner J N Kenney said the wall is unsafe and the building may need repairs or closure. The incident occurred in Huntington on June 5.
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Huntington
W. Va
J. N. Kenney
Lichfield Guard Convicted in Lichfield Camp Case
U S army private Pfc. William B. Norris of Mulga Alabama was convicted by a general court martial in Bad Nauheim on orders from superiors to beat prisoners. He received a $60 fine and forfeited $15 monthly for four months, with no confinement. Two others convicted received longer terms. Norris testified he followed orders though later regretted it.
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Bad Nauheim
Lichfield
Pfc
William B. Norris
Mulga
Ala
England
Norris
Normandy
John
Security Council Eyes Fight Over Spain Report
The United Nations Security Council faces a showdown as Russia Britain and the United States signal objections to the sub committee on Spain report. The panel says Franco's regime is not an actual threat now but could do so if not withdrawn. it urges break relations by September if needed.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Council
Spain
Andrei
Poland
Pranco
Ie Soraee Sennen
Apesia
Ace
Secretary of Agriculture
Indus
Sysa
OPA
Cne
Battle Scarred Texas to Take Last Voyage
The USS Texas will sail along the coast to Texas for decommissioning and museum status. Built at Newport News, it served as flagship in the 16th fleet and saw action at Cherbourg and North Africa before return to the yard for inactive status.
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Norfolk
Texas
Lone Star
World the
Naval Operating Base
Baltimore
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
16Th Fleet
United States Battleship Division
Nevada
Arkansas
USS
Cherbourg
France
North Africa
Officials Close Two Theaters in Loop After Hotel Fire
Chicago officials ordered the Great Northern and the Shubert theaters to close in the Loop along with five night clubs as they probe building and fire code violations linked to the La Salle hotel fire. Commissioner Paul Gerhardt Jr. announced the closures amid the investigations.
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Chicago
Loop
la Salle Hotel
Paul Gerhardt, Jr
Great Northern
Shubert
Temperature Frost Covers City Ahead of Summer
City woke to a sharp frost in early morning hours with a light ice coat reported in several sections. C. C. Keeney, official weather recorder, noted that winterlike conditions linger despite summer be near.
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C. C. Keeney
Official Weather Recorder
Field
Panel Agrees On OPA Extension
Washington reports the senate banking committee approved a bill extending price controls on OPA to June 30, 1947 with meat and dairy exemptions. The panel kept most amendments, rejected the Wolcott measure, but faced opposition from Director Bowles who calls the move a fraud.
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Washington
OPA
Senate Banking Committee
Chester Bowles
Truman
Wolcott
House
Bowles
Wagner
Radar Guided Blind Landing Trial Aids Busy Airports
Dayton June 5 nine planes of various types used wartime radar gear to guide landings at Clinton base Wilmington showing faster clearance than standard methods. Planes spaced every 90 seconds on radar screen, controlled by radio commands, easing congestion at large airports.
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Dayton
Army Air
Clinton Army Air Base
Wilmington
Cincinnati
Ry Suarway
Camb Mass
Mines Put On Six Day Week At Washington
Government runs coal mines to rebuild stock and avert shortages. Six day work week begun under Ben Moreell order aiming for about 13 million tons for the week, with talks stalled between operators and miners over price and contract terms.
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Washington
OPA
Interior
A. Krug
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Krug
Ifi
Northwest
Ben Moreell
Moreell
Solid Fuels Administration
Dis
Coal Production Falls as WV Mines Shut Down in June
West Virginia mine output dropped sharply in June with total production around 74 720 tons from commercial mines 63 353 tons from strip mines and 5 535 tons from domestic mines. Through April 1946 state production lagged 10 million tons behind 1945. Pocahontas Operators Association said its mines produced 152 935 tons with weekly figures at 546 019 and 582 761 tons for comparable periods.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Mines Department
Pocahontas Operators Association
Veluefield
Agai
Pepper Blame Lines The Strikes In Senate Debates
Sen Pepper charged that management labor and government shared fault in recent labor crises. He argued government could have prevented rail disruptions by timely action and negotiated a wage and condition contract. Pepper urged a joint congressional inquiry to expose root causes of industrial strife and urged restraint on civil and property rights during labor tensions.
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Ashington
Pao Pepper
Fla
Pepper
The
Senate
Rere
Congress
Truman
Roosevelt
Faield
Italian Voters Reject Monarchy in Historic Pleaiscite
Rome reports that Italy overwhelmingly chose a republic in a weekend plebiscite. Interior ministry tallies show 12 182 855 votes for the republic and 10 362 709 for the monarchy. Umberto II abdicated and went into exile in Egypt as Vittorio Emanuele III’s regime faced stigma from fascism.
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Rome
Italy
Savoy
Ministry of the Interior
Pietro Nenni
Umberto Supreme Court
Vittorio Emanuele III
Egypt
Marie Jose
Interior Ministry
Sicily
Sardinia
Umberto
Tively
Law Blocks Thien Finds Way For British Girl To Wed Veteran
Sheila Ripley a 17 year old British girl arrived from London to marry James McAbee 21 a former US Army Air Forces member. They sought a marriage license but her age and lack of parental consent blocked it. The legal aid bureau appointed Sheila guardian after the British consulate reported the issue to the circuit court.
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Baltimore
Sheila Ripley
James McAbee
Army Air Forces
Sheila
London
McAbee
Lcense Bureau
Legal Aid Bureau
John A. Hess, Jr
Bureau
Circuit Court
Clash With Russia Over Romania Looms
The United States and Britain warn of renewed friction with Russia over Romania. Bucharest’s response to Western notes on elections and freedoms is deemed unsatisfactory, signaling a renewed big three dispute.
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Russia
Romania
Washington
United States
Britain
London
Balkan
Bucharest
State Department
Michael J.aga Unsa
Foreign Office
Fire at La Salle Hotel Kills 58 in Loop Chicago Blaze
Officials probe causes of the deadly blaze at the 37 year old La Salle hotel in Chicago’s Loop. A rapid fire with multiple explosions sent smoke through elevator shafts, killing 58 and injuring about 200 as 300 firefighters battled the inferno until 3:30 a.m. Victims include Mayor Edward J Schneidman and Missionary Rev A F Schinner.
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Chicago
Loop la Salle
Michael Corrigan
Edward J. Schneidman
Tll
A. F. Schenner
Chambersburg
United States
India
Churchill warns seeds of new war sown in eastern Europe
London reports Churchill says Soviet influenced areas seed a new world war and Attlee cautions against pessimistic division of Europe. He urges not to judge world today and to avoid two camps. Churchill warns against provoking the United States and notes two Germanies may form. A conference of the big four is urged if peace talks stall.
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London
Winston Churchill
Europe
Attlee
Russia
United States
Baltic
Adriatic
Churchill
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