Bernadotte Calls Truce Talks as Fighting Rages in Palestine
Count Folke Bernadotte disclosed he asked Jews and Arabs to halt fighting in Palestine by 1 a.m. Greenwich time Friday with replies by noon tomorrow. Arab states stood firm against Jewish terms while Egypt fights to escape Isdud. Jerusalem and Tel Aviv were target points as truce terms proposed by the mediator outlined restrictions on immigration, troop movements, and war material.
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Cairo
Egypt
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Greenwich
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Isdud
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jenin
Associated Press
Bernadotte
U. N
Jerusalem
Arab Legion
Fawzi Mulki Pasha
Trans- Jordan
U. N. Security Council
International Red Cross
Jaffa
Hen Helps Tabby To Care For Kittens
In Radford Virginia on June 8 a family cat became a mother. The little red hen began helping the mother cat with the chores. The cat gave birth to four kittens after wandering into the hen house. A Bands Island Red hen then nested in and took over the care of the kittens.
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Radford
Kitty
P. T. Wravis
Bands Island
Solons May Scrap Quitting Date
Washington June 8 Congress may have to scrap its June 19 adjournment goal and come back later, as Senate GOP leaders indicated. The policy committee listed four bills for first action and plans a Thursday morning meeting of all Republican senators to discuss the program. The four measures are the two year draft, regional defense pacts under UN, extension of the reciprocal trade agreements act, and a long range farm program replacing price support legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Gop
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
R. Mich
United Nations
U. S
House
Senate Finance Committee
U S Observers deployed to Holy Land for Palestine truce
United States naval, army, and air observers were dispatched to monitor a Palestine cease fire. Seven naval officers flew from Washington and fourteen more from Europe join the effort at the request of United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte. France and Belgium may provide similar groups.
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Washington
Palestine
United States
Europe
State Department
Count Folke Bernadotte
Sweden
United Nations
France
Belgium
Count Bernadotte
U. N
Lake Success
Michael J. McDermott
U. N. Security Council
Truce Commission
Security Council
Cripple Charged With Murder Of Father
Alfred B. Tulin, 37, a chairridden invalid, stands trial for the murder of his father William I. Tulin, 66, a Norfolk wine merchant, on Sept 29, 1942. The trial began yesterday in the court of hustings and was continued due to lengthy testimony. Final arguments were set for tomorrow morning before the jury verdict is expected.
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Portsmouth
Alfred B. Tulin
William I. Tulin
Norfolk
O'Brien Extends Lead In Charleston Votes For Secretary of State
O'Brien gained 72 votes in two downtown Charleston precincts to widen his Democratic nomination lead over Chilton. With under half of Kanawha county precincts recounted, his tally shifted from a loss to a net gain of 58. he finished the statewide canvass 395 votes ahead of Chilton, who seeks a fifth nomination.
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Charleston
W. Va
D. Pitt O’brien
Sam B. Chilton
Kanawha
O'Brien
Chilton
Labor Peace Clouded By Strike Threats
Labor peace is clouded as General Electric offers 8 percent wage rise to 125000 workers while CIO unions press for 11 to 13 cent hikes. Strikes loom at Briggs Detroit plant and Vernor and Outer Drive units. Rubber, mining, textile, and railroad labor actions surface with vote deadlines and presidential boards weighing potential national impact.
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Associated Fress
General Electric Company
CIO
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Detroit
Vernor
Drive
United Auto
Washington
Aliquippa and Southern Railroad
Road
Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
Pittsburgh
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
New York
American Sugar Refinery Company
Key Highway
Baltimore
Move
Myers to head Democratic platform committee in Philadelphia
Sen Francis J Myers of Pennsylvania is reported selected to chair the platform committee at the Democratic national convention session starting July 12 in Philadelphia. He backs the president's civil rights program but may soften its presentation. He cites foreign policy high prices and housing as top campaign issues. Critics in the party from Nebraska Montana and Oregon say leaders are being snubbed by Truman tour plans and question his chances of election.
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Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Myers
Truman
Western Trail
Lew Wallace
Oregon
Nebraska
Montana
Eugene Mahoney
South Dakota
Omaha
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Iowa
Lester H. Loble
Wallace
Flood waves batter Pacific Northwest and Vanport
Oregon County Hood Damage reports the third flood wave sweeping the Columbia River valley. A 5 year old drowned in Portland, two bodies recovered from Vanport, bringing flood deaths to 30 and 60 000 homeless. Army engineers estimate 414 000 flooded acres and multi million in property damage as river expected to reach near first crest by Saturday.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Pacific Northwest
Vanport
Pacific, Northwest
Red Cross
Ocean
Army
Columbia Basin
Columbia
Vancouver
Wash
Elmer Fisher
Weather Bureau
Father Killed En Route To Visit New Born Baby
A Knoxville man William D. Leach about 30 formerly of Knoxville and Estill Springs Tenn died tonight of injuries from an automobile crash 19 miles west of Knoxville at Dixie Lee junction as he traveled to see his newborn daughter. Lt Comdr and Mrs N E Black of Philadelphia and their three month old child were injured. the baby's condition critical while the parents were in fair condition.
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Knoxville
Tenn
William D. Leach
Estill Springs
Tent
Leach
Dixie Lee Junction
N. E. Black
Philadelphia
Huntington Lad Named To Head Boys State
David Hermansdorfer of Huntington was elected governor of the 11th Mountaineer Boys State in Jackson's Mill W V June 8. He defeated Jim Brown of Welch 180 to 147 to retain federalist control for the third year. The nationalists won only the agriculture commissioner and two of five state supreme court judges during the week-long citizenship camp.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
David Hermansdorfer
Huntington
Mountaineer
Supreme Court
Hermansdorfer
Elmer H. Freese
Wheeling
Jim Brown
Welch
Truman's Following Isn't Quite Shattered
In Norfolk Virginia on June 8 President Truman's backing in the solid south remains surprisingly solid as he wins a write in vote for a councilman in the municipal elections. The result shows some continued support despite opposition shifts.
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Truman
Norfolk
Solid South
Truman Pushes Western Tour on Train to Butte and Beyond
President Truman travels by train through Idaho aiming for Montana and Butte to address civic leaders. In Carey he dedicates an airfield, mistakenly honoring a girl who died in a 1947 crash. he apologizes to the parents, saying the wreath honors liberty. He meets Idaho officials and Nebraska leaders, seeking unpledged votes and broader party support.
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Truman
Butte
Carey
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Montana
Sheldon Coates
Nebraska
Wiliam Ritchie
Ritchie
Omaha
Sun Valley
Dan Cavanagh
Cavanagh
Iowa
Senate Group Okays Trade Extension
Washington reports the Senate Finance committee approved a one year extension of the reciprocal trade agreements act in modified form. Republicans praised the compromise while Democrats criticized it as harmful to the trade program. The panel rejected a House provision giving Congress veto power over tariff cuts and adopted a plan requiring the president to wait for Tariff Commission recommendations and to report if he exceeds them.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Federal Tariff Commission
Tariff Commission
Coal Parley Set For Today Amid Mine Strike Worries
Washington June 8 AP soft coal operators accepted John L Lewis challenge to offer a contract to avert a strike after July 1. Talks resume tomorrow at 1 p m est. Lewis said no wage proposals but expects improvements and guarantees to welfare provisions. He and trustees fought an injunction by operator Ezra Van Horn over the $50 million welfare fund. Federal Judge Goldsborough to hear Van Horn petition June 19.
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CIO United Rubber Workers Union
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Safe
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
American Viscose Corp
CIO Textile Workers Union
New York
Washington
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Senator Bridges
T. Alan Goldsborough
Plantiff
Dewey Starts Southern Swing To Court Maryland Delegates
Governor Thomas E. Dewey arrived in Baltimore to meet Maryland delegates to the Republican national convention as part of a two day swing through Maryland Virginia and North Carolina to win support for the Philadelphia meeting. Maryland has 20 delegates who could cast 16 votes and the delegation was not instructed for any candidate. Dewey planned next stops in Richmond and Raleigh while Harold E. Stassen and Senator Robert Taft also scheduled events with delegates.
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Baltimore
Thomas E. Dewey
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Dewey
Sheraton-Belvedere
Representative Beally
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Charles Markell, Jr
Frederick W. Brune
Robert Taft
Ohio
Washington
Statesmen tire of statue sitter Artigas statue saga
The State Department frets over a large Gervasio Artigas statue gifted by Uruguay. Senator Cain notes the piece sinks in mud while a later visit finds it dry. He urges Congress to accept the gift and remove the burden from Washington. The piece follows bureaucratic delays and congressional inaction amid broader European aid debates.
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Washington
State Department
Gervasio Artigas
Uruguay
United States
Geri
Artigas
George Washington
U. N
Congress
Cain
R-Wash
U. S
Gen
Bill’ Cody
Cody
Department
GOP Hopefuls Step Up Pace
GOP presidential hopefuls jockey for second choice ballots as delegates prepare for the June Philadelphia convention. Taft eyes midwest Stassen backing. Dewey leads in a predicted first-ballot lineup. Stassen seeks Baldwin delegates. Martin offers available support if needed. Truman enjoys favorable Idaho ties while Florida shifts to anti Truman stance and Pepper ally Littlefield chairs.
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GOP
Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Stassen
Midwest
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Hartford
Conn
Raymond E. Baldwin
Thomas E. Dewey
The
New Yorker
Dewey
Tart
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Joseph E. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Bay
Truman
Sun Valley
Idaho
Dan Cavanard
Nebraska
Montana
South
Florida
Frank D. Upchurch
Claude E. Pepper
Pepper
Alex Littlefield
Oak Ridge AFL Workers Vote To Call Strike
In Oak Ridge Tennessee 500 workers at a mass meeting adopted a resolution opposing David E Lilienthal and the Atomic Energy commission chairman re confirmation and authorized their AFL union to call a strike. The action comes amid a federal 80 day injunction affecting 805 members of the AFL Atomic Trades and Labor council at the plant.
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Oak Ridge. Tenn
Atomic Laboratory
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
AFL
Lilienthal
AEC
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
AFL Atomic Trades and Labor Council
Turkist Cabinet Resigns Under Economic Pressure
Premier Hasan Saka's government collapsed amid criticism over domestic economic policies and grain export irregularities. President Ismet Inonu asked Saka to form a new government as shortages of staple foods and a weak economy pressured the cabinet to resign.
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Ankara
Turkey
Hasan Saka
Ismet Inonu Immed- Picea
Saka
Senate Votes Draft Limit Of Two Years
Washington June 8 AP The senate voted to limit the peacetime draft to two years instead of five The measure from the armed services committee would place the law on the books for five years Earlier in the day the senate approved Lodge’s amendment to recruit 25000 aliens into the armed forces The vote 47 to 33 cut the draft duration while Lodge’s plan faced cross party support and opposition noting possible foreign criticism The bill would draft men 19 through 25 for two years with 18 year olds offered one year of training. a House bill with similar points awaits action
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Washington
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Earler
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Morse
Rore
United States
House
Lodge
Russia
Gurney
R-Sd
Holland
D-Fla
U. S
Foreign Legion
Senator Tydings
French Cabinet Approves Western Germany State Plan
Paris reports the French cabinet approved the six power pact to create a separate western German state and move it through parliament this week. Foreign Minister Bidault won unanimous backing on key provisions after a five hour session with President Auriol, with currency reform details to be finalized tomorrow. The pact, announced by the United States and allied powers, also retains troops in Germany until peace is secured. The French initially favored internationalizing the Ruhr but agreed to the separate state plan and a seven nation Ruhr control authority.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Vincent Auriol
France
Germany
Bidault
Robert Schumann
United States
Britain
Benelux
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
Ruhr
Anderson Chases NM Senate Nomination in Primary
Former Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson led the Democratic primary bid for the U.S. Senate seat from New Mexico with Truman's endorsement. He faces Ex-Gov. John J. Dempsey of Santa Fe, both former U.S. representatives competing to succeed Sen. Carl Hatch.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clinton P. Anderson
U. S. Senate
New Mexico
Truman
Carl Hatch
John J. Dempsey
Santa Fe
U. S
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American Communist Party
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Holy Land
O’brien
Goodrich
Briggs
Demos
Arthur Deets, Jr
Kingston
Mary Kalinoski
York
Wichita
Kas
Thomas Kalinoski
New Britain
Deets
Oregon County
Hood
Huntington Lad
Senate Group
Okays Trade Extension
Muin
Arthur Edson
Centenarian Plus
Frances Acosta
San Francisco
James K. Polk
Mexico
Elias Howe
Oak Ridge
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