Diplomats Watch Red Moves in Balkans Amid Hungarian Coup
Diplomats in London monitor a Balkan ferment sparked by Hungary's coup and the Bulgarian arrest of opposition leader Nikolai Petkov. Reports say Poland border guards tightened, 100000 troops mass near Romania and Bessarabia, while Romanians arrest 15000 non-communists. Washington drafts a note to Moscow as British cautious tone meets American outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Europe
Truman
Budapest
Associated Press
Vienna
Etru Groza
Romania
Yugoslavia
Groza
Hungary
Feresc Nagy
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Balkans
Turkey
Bessarabia
Black Sea
Greece
Istanbul
Russia
Nikolai Petkov
Georgi Dimitrov
State Department
Washington
Matyas Rakosi
Communist Party
United States
Gee Nagy
Hungary Coup Protest Plans Draw U.S. Britain Action
Washington reports parallel demands to Russia for a joint three power investigation of the Hungarian coup. The State Department seeks a protest to Russia with possible UN appeal. Britain backs the inquiry as Bulgaria arrests Agrarian leader Petkov and Prague fears Soviet electoral moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
Hungary
State Department
Hunarian
Europe
Truman
Bluefield Taxes in Doubt After High Court Ruling
West Virginia Tax Commissioner C H Koontz said a Supreme Court decision invalidating Wheeling s gross sales tax casts doubt on similar taxes in other cities including Bluefield The ruling requires explicit charter authority for a privilege tax and may force Bluefield to reassess finances potentially cutting about 150000 from the budget and prompting charter changes and service cuts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
West Virginia
C. H. Koontz
Wheeling
Koontz
Sam Koontz
Witt
Parkersburg
Stupalsky
Tornado Strikes Julesburg Colorado Damages Business District
A tornado hit Julesburg Colorado at 2 05 p m causing heavy damage in the business district and nearby residences. No fatalities reported but several people suffered cuts from flying glass. Union Pacific yards and telecommunication facilities were badly damaged. power lines snapped and walls collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julesburg
Colo
Colorado
W.W. B. Reed
Telephone Company
Damag
Reed
Inico Imherr
Red
Union Pacific
Pony Express
Safeway
Woman Flags Train Probably Averts Wreck
Swan Iowa June 6 a housewife Emma Bowers waved an apron to stop a passenger train carrying 22 passengers from a washout near Swan Conductor B F Martz Ottumwa said the woman acted bravely in heavy rain and saved lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan
Burlinellon Railroad
B. F. Martz
Ottumwa
Emma Bowers
Des Moines
Martz
Gromyko Urges Small United Nations Police Force
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A Gromyko urged that the UN global police force be small arguing inflated armies are unnecessary after the defeat of Hitler and militaristic Japan. He spoke to the security council outlining Russia’s objections to major provisions of the military staff committee report. The council debates the plan to create international units despite Moscow’s resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
Russia
United Nations
Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Germany
Japan
Gromyko
Balkans
Europe
United States
Britain
China
France
Urge Full Probe of Missouri Vote
Senator Ferguson of Michigan calls for a full senatorial probe into frauds and irregularities in a Kansas City Democratic primary. He cites FBI files and affidavits, including one by Estella Carter, and notes varied judge opinions on possible grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Kansas City
Sam Wear
Missouri
Albert L. Reeves
Albert A. Ridge
John Caskie Collet
Ridge
Collet
Kansas City Star
Estella Carter
Reeves
Rmich
FBI
McCarran
D-New
Revercomb To Address Graduating Class At Stuart Hall
Senator Chapman Revercomb of West Virginia will deliver the commencement address to the Stuart Hall graduating class in Staunton Virginia. His daughter Ann is a member of the class and the announcement was released by his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chapman Revercomb
West Virginia
Stuart Hall
Staunton
Ann
Taft Defends Economics as Truman Attacks Prices
Senator Taft charges President Truman with mismanaging the economy and keeping prices high. He cites five points including OPA veto, wage rises, resistance to budget cuts, and vetoes on labor measures as proof of inconsistent policy fueling inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Mr. Truman
White House
Senate
Congress
United States
Truman Visits Ailing Mother in Kansas City
President Truman flew from Washington to Jackson County for a homecoming. He greeted 94 year old Mrs Martha E Truman at her Grandview cottage and said his mother was getting along better. General Eisenhower joined the visit and a Thirty Fifth Division reunion was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Truman
Washington
Jackson County
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Grandview
Martha E. Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Mary Jane Truman
Last Airmen Said Stranded In Nicaraguan Jungle Rescue Continues
West Palm Beach Florida June 6 The army fought through a Nicaraguan jungle with ground troops and air support to reach the final two airmen still missing from a May 21 mountain rescue. Master Sgt Richard A MacCready of Franklin Kentucky is alive the other man’s fate is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Canal Zone
Kelly Field
Texas
Winas An. Aenannue
Vito AU Ulccpers
Morrison Field
Richard A. MacCready
Franklin
62Nd Air Rescue Squadron
David J. Wylie
Chicago
Morrison
Nicaragua
Probers Find Evidence Of Fraud In Kilgore Sweeney Contest
Investigators report sufficient fraud evidence in two West Virginia counties Raleigh and Kanawha prompting a full probe of the Kilgore Sweeney senatorial election contest. Sweeney alleges fraud in 12 counties and seeks to overturn Kilgore’s 3534 vote margin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore-Sweeney
Washington
West Virginia
Jenner
Tee
Hardy
Raleiga
Kanawha
Boone
Cabell
Fayette
Logan
Mercer
Mingo
McDowell
Monroe
Raleigh
Wayne
Wyoming
Letter bombs intercepted amid terror plot in Britain
Post office workers report nine more deadly letter bombs addressed to Prime Minister Attlee and Winston Churchill among others as part of a murder by mail campaign claimed by the Stern gang. Italy traced, Scotland Yard blames Jewish terrorists opposing Palestine policy. no explosions outside tests. Separately, the National Coal Association says US bituminous coal output for the week ending May 31 was 12,050,000 tons, down from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Turin
Italy
Stern Gang
Herbert Morrison
Emanuel Shinwell
Chuter Ede
Scotland Yard
Aneurin Bevan
Ernest Bevin
Anthony Eden
Palestine
Churchill
England
Washington
National Coal Association
United States
Dewey and Stassen Hold Conference in New York
Governors Thomas E. Dewey and Harold E. Stassen met for about an hour and twenty minutes in the governor’s hotel suite saying there was no domestic political significance to their talks. They discussed Stassen’s 10 day world trip and implications for U S foreign policy, with no specifics disclosed. Dewey also met briefly with Bishop Bromley Oxnam and John Foster Dulles on foreign affairs before meeting Stassen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E Stassen
Stassen
Dewey
Albany
Earl Warren
California
Warren
America
G. Bromley Oxnam
Methodist Church
John Foster Dulles
Thornhill Acquitted in Ballot Alteration Case
Logan W Va June 6 Thornhill former Raleigh county prosecutor was acquitted by a Logan circuit court jury on a charge of violating election laws by altering ballots. The jury spent five hours deciding amid related indictments for conspiracy grand larceny and ballot theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
W. Va
W. A
Red) Thornhill
Raleigh County
Thornhill
Raleigh
C. Chambers
Henry Lilly
James Simon
State Road Commission
Simon
Beckley
Lilly
State Senate
Harry Anderson
Anderson
Chang
Eisenhower speaks at reunion of 35th Division in Kansas City
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told a 35th Division reunion in Kansas City that the United States will remain a firm champion of peaceful self rule despite hostility from at least one powerful nation. He warned that without American aid chaos could threaten hundreds of millions, and recalled D-day pledge to support those less fortunate in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
Army
Eisenhower
Europe
Truman
Washington
Measure Goes To White House
A labor bill advancing to President Truman faced possible veto after Senate approval 54 to 17 and House 320 to 79. The Taft Hartley Act would curb strikes and unions with provisions outlawing closed shops, banning certain union controls, and holding unions liable for unfair practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Murray
D-Mont
Pepper
D-Fla
Des Moines River Flood Crest Breaks 1903 Record
Flood waters driven by the Des Moines river crest at Tracy Iowa reaching 25.85 feet, eight tenths above the 1903 record. Thousands flee three communities while Eddyville Ottumwa and Red Rock face rising stages and evacuations. Army engineers and Red Cross mobilize boats, sandbags, and workers to aid flooded areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tracy
Weather Bureau
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Red Rock
Army
Rock Island
Tll
Red Cross
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eye Red
Weld Control
Nicola Petkov
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Remy
Reds
Marie Brady
Fred Neustadt
St. Louis
Neustadt
Revercomb
Senator Taft
Jungle
Thomas B. Sweeney
Harley M. Kilgore
Harley Kilgore
Thomas Sweeney
Sweeney
Jack W. Hardy
Measure
Langer
North Dakota
Morse
Oregon
Barkley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!