United States Of Europe Gets Endorsement
Secretary of State expressed conditional approval of the United States of Europe idea. Churchill radioed support while Marshall urged no imposition of a specific political or economic form on European peoples. The position backs a congressional resolution promoting European cooperation within the United Nations framework.
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Washington
Congress
United States of Europe
Winston Churchill
Marshall
Europe
Churchill
Great Britain
America
Senate
House
United Nations
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Pulbright
D-Ark
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Hale Boggs
Ala
Surprisingly Large Wheat Crop Forecast
The Agriculture department forecast a much larger wheat harvest, about 1.409 billion bushels, nearly double the pre war average and 254 million above last year’s record. Prospects for corn and livestock feed grains are mixed due to wet cool weather and late planting in northern regions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Up Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tobey Says Rail Lobbyists Crooked In Senate Clash
Washington June 10 Senator Tobey Republican New Hampshire denounced three railroad lobbyists as crooked during a heated senate debate over a bill to exempt railroads from antitrust rate making. He recounted a lunchroom confrontation and cited prior railroad investigations of chicanery affecting small business and farmers.
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Washington
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate
Hoey
Justice Department
Hell
Jap Surgeon Charged With Using Captured Yanks As Guinea Pigs
The U S Navy accuses former Japanese fleet surgeon Capt Hirochi Iwanami of using captured American prisoners in brutal experiments with virulent bacteria and torture. Eighteen subordinates face co-defendant status as prosecutors describe long torture, beheadings, and killings. The case spans Truk and Japan with implied racial motives cited, and court recessed to June 24 for defense prep.
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Guam
U.S. Navy Today
Hirochi Iwanami
Iwanami
Ition
Truk
Navy
Experi
Japan
City Marks Time On Tax Question
The city delays a decision on the gross sales tax awaiting word from Governor Clarence Meadows on a request by the West Virginia League of Municipalities to ask for a special legislative session. City leaders fear losing 156000 to 200000 yearly income and consider fire protection fees garbage charges licenses or an excess tax. Meanwhile work continues on ongoing projects including the stadium with an anticipated 5000 seats completed by September.
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Clarence Meadows
West Virginia League of Municipalities
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Board of Directors
West
Alex B. Mahood
Mahood
City Planning Commission
J. W. Hopkins
Point Street
Marshall S. Harris
Jones Street
Harris
Building Commission
Republican Chosen Mayor of Hinton
William A. Brown the Republican write in candidate defeated Paul J. Carr the Democratic nominee by eight votes to become mayor of Hinton West Virginia Brown polled 699 to Carr 691 succeeding R C Hughes a Democrat who did not seek reelection Four Democratic candidates won council seats defeating the Republican write in slate The Republican ballot was left blank after ballot commissioners rejected a certified list from Summers county chairman Frank McDowell citing timing and lack of authority
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Hinton
W. Va
William A. Brown
Paul J. Carr
Brown
Carr
R. C. Hughes
Summers County
Frank McDowell
Record Heat Spreads Across Cities as Temperatures Climb
Temperatures hit 96 degrees at Charleston and Clarksburg with downtown readings reaching 100 in some spots. Huntington logged 93, about five degrees above yesterday, while Bluefield posted 92 as forecasts warned of possible thundershowers. A heat incident in Clarksburg prompted fire crews to revive Carol Louchery, 28, who recovered without lasting harm.
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Charleston
Clarksburg
Huntington
Carol Louchery
Bridgeport
Adamston Flat Glass Company
United Fuel Gas Company
Chesapeake Weather Bureau
Bluefield
Committee Approves End Of Sugar Rationing
The House Banking Committee approved immediate end to home sugar rationing. Chair Wolcott predicts quick passage, likely Thursday. Legislation keeps price controls and keeps Agriculture Secretary inventory power for industrial sugar. Cuban, Hawaiian, and Puerto Rican supplies exceed prior estimates. Committee cites 6.36 million tons Cuban sugar, with enough stock for average household use from 1935–39.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
Rep
Gamble
R-Ny
Secretary of Agriculture
House
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Foreign Buying Ups Meat Prices Across Nation
Retail meat prices surged nationwide with reports from New York, Scranton, Philadelphia, and Kansas City. Heavy foreign purchases and higher feed costs cited as causes as top grades of steak reach 90 cents a pound in New York and 87 to 93 cents in Scranton. Prices rose 5 to 11 cents weekly in several markets.
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New York
Scranton
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Jack Kranis
Paenas Meat Industry Council
England
Ger
Hungary’s Dinnyes vows purge of army officers
Ex premier Lajos Dinnyes tells the national assembly that anti democratic elements will be purged from the army as 80 percent of officers have fled west. He says Hungary seeks friendly ties with the Soviet Union and backed nationalization of banks and mining sectors.
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Budapest
Hungary
Lajos Dinnyes
V. P. Sviridov
National Assembly
Dinnyes
Assembly
Ferenc Nagy
United States
Dublin Soldier Receives Death Sentence in Hold-Up Slaying
A Jefferson county jury sentenced Daniel T. McPeak 21 of Dublin Virginia to death for armed robbery linked to the March hold up and slaying of Vernon Hodge, 26, a Louisville war veteran. Co-defendant Jasper Nease had earlier been sentenced to death. The case involves three Fort Knox soldiers with possible Perry county murder indictments.
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Louisville
Daniel T. McPeak
Dublin
Vernon Hodge
McPeak
Jasper Nease
Commonwealth
Carl Ousley
Fort Knox
Hodge
Jefferson County
Viper
Perry County
Nease
McRoberts
Grand Jury
Hazard
Youth Held Innocent Of Murder By Reason Of Insanity
Stuart B. Allen a 16 year old adopted son of a minister was acquitted by a circuit court jury of slaying John Frank the sexton of his foster father's church in St Louis Missouri last April 1 The jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity and said he was still insane the state had charged the youth with the hammer and mutilations slaying in the church basement on the date specified The foreman noted the jury agreed on the first ballot that he killed the sexton but only on the last ballot did they decide he was insane
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Sexton
St. Louis, Mo
Stuart B. Allen
John Frank
Stewart McClung
Coal Merchants Elect Officers at 11th Virginia Convention
Delegates at the 11th annual Virginia Coal Merchants association meeting in Bluefield elected C. M. Cowan president. Other officers named include T. D. Blanchard as vice president and W. V. Jinkins as treasurer, with Harris Mitchell as secretary. A board of directors was chosen, and outgoing president W. W. Coffey presided as resolutions urged Taft-Hartley support and equal government treatment for competitive businesses.
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Virginia Coal Merchants Association
West Virginian Hotel
C. M. Cowan
C. H. Montgomery Company
Fredericksburg
Bluefield Country Club
Pocahontas Field Mines
T. D. Blanchard
Blanchard
Danville
Dennis B. Edwards
Newport News
E. G. Fitzgerald
Altavista
H. W. Harris, Jr
Roanoke
James L. Hatcher
Richmond
Gratton C. Jones
Christiansburg
E. G. Parrish
Manassas
L. D. Schaeffer
Arlington
Vincent G. Thomas
Norfolk
L. M. Walker, Jr
Petersburg
J. E. Zentm
R. B. Williamson
Eastern Coal Sales Company
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Eisler Convicted Of Contempt Of Congress
German born Gerhart Eisler, 54, was convicted today of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. A four day trial ended in a 20 minute deliberation with sentence set for June 27, bond remains $20,000. News witnesses included 16 executive board members of the Joint Anti fascist Refugee Committee facing related charges.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
Kremlin
Congress
House Committee On UN
Eisler
House
Justice Holtzoff
Free Lemonade On Bluefield Streets At Noon Today
Bluefield’s 13 year old lemonade stunt returns as the Bluefield Chamber of Commerce serves free lemonade on downtown streets at noon today. Officials cite 90 plus degree weather recorded yesterday and promise lemonade by trade body president Harry Good Koontz despite conflicting thermometer readings.
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Bluefield
Chamber of
Cammerce
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Goodykoontz
O. C. Keeney
Weather Recorder
Mercury
W. Offlces
Keeney
N. and W
Miners Return to Work Amid Union Plea
Miners appear to heed union leaders call to return to work as labor tensions ease. The report links the pause to ongoing negotiations and United Mine Workers influence within the region.
Missouri River Crumbles Levees In Missouri Flood
Hannibal Missouri June 10 The Missouri river ruined levees and flooded roughly 1 090 000 acres in north central Missouri while the Mississippi crest moved downstream The Red Cross reports about 2 200 more people homeless bringing total in Missouri and Illinois to about 5 700 Col W E Potter notes 500 000 acres in the Glassgow Boonville district with six levees left standing and five at risk of breaking
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Hannibal
Missouri River
Missouri
Mississippi
Here
W. E. Potter
Kansas City
Glascow
American Red Cross
Illinois
Alton
Ill
Government Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Potter
Glassow-Boonville
Strike Averted at Briggs Plant In Detroit
A 20 000 worker Briggs Manufacturing strike was averted after Briggs and the CIO United Auto Workers agreed to a two year contract. The deal preserves production of car bodies for Packard and Chrysler and includes a wage pattern equivalent to 15 cents an hour and revised grievance procedures.
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Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
CIO
United Auto Workers
Packard
Rysier
Briggs
Chrysler
Auto Union
Canadians Welcome Truman on Ottawa Visit
Thousands of Canadians lined a 12 mile parade route as President Truman arrived in Ottawa for a three day goodwill visit. He, Mrs Truman, and daughter were greeted by Governor General Viscount Alexander and Prime Minister Mackenzie King and later hosted at Government House for a state dinner. Civil service workers and schoolchildren had the afternoon off to take part in the reception. The highlight is Truman addressing Parliament at 10 45 a m to showcase western unity and shared values.
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Ottawa
Ont
President Truman
Government House
Mr. Truman
Satid 'Atac
Sabel
Garsson Defends Wartime Dealings With May as Secret
Henry Garsson testified that wartime dealings with former Rep. Andrew J. May were not secret, saying the world knew of them. He denied paying $55,000 in bribes to May for favors aiding Garsson munitions firms. May, Garsson, and Murray Garsson face bribe conspiracy charges and related false statements indictments.
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Washington
Henry Garsson
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Garsson
May
War Department
Murray Garsson
Bamboo Gorilla Attacks Attendant at Philadelphia Zoo
Bamboo the Philadelphia zoo gorilla grabbed a 64 year old attendant as he herded the animal into a cage. The keeper Samuel Gunata suffered skull injuries and compound arm fractures with serious condition at Presbyterian Hospital. It was the second attack on a keeper in two months. Six keepers struggled to free him as water hoses controlled the animal.
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Philadelphia
Bamboo
Samuel Gunata
Presbyterian Hospital
Gunata
Young Man Loses Snake In Library Headline
Baltimore reports a young man visiting the Enoch Ide Free Library loses his 14 inch garter snake in the music room. A librarian and page locate the reptile on a concerto. the man retrieves it to take home. He jokes about using it to teach his wife a lesson.
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Baltimore
Enochide, Free Library Today
Elsie Phillips
Protest Strike Gains Pause As Miners Return to Work
In Uniontown Pennsylvania and nearby areas about 17 000 soft coal miners staged a protest strike over labor legislation. Radio appeals by William Hynes UMW District 4 urged idle miners to return to work. Several mines including Isabel la Clyde No 2 Emerald and Kyle reported resuming operations.
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Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Indiana
United Mine Workers
William Hynes
UMW District 4
District 4
United Mine Workers of America
Hynes
Isabella
Weirton Coal Co
Clyde No. 2
Emerald
Hillman Coal & Coke Coa
Donald
Bridegeview Coal Co
Vesta
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Kyle
H. C. Prick Coke Co
Western Pennsylvania
Western
Fayette
Greene
Washington
Fayette County
Congress
William J. Hynes
UMW
Grundy VA elects E D Combs mayor in 238 to 203 win
In Grundy Virginia on June 10 E D Combs defeated Carl Cartwright 238 to 203 to become mayor with two year terms. Incumbent R M Mc Clanahan did not seek re election. Council seats: W P Raines 293 and D K Wright 255 re elected. Four new council members chosen: Russell Belcher 235 Hadley Arrington 195 Itat enship 185 C F Neel 195. Total votes 445. Recorder C L Chandler listed.
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Itatenship
C. F. Neel
Williamson
David T. Crockett
Carl Bevins
Mile Lard Cook
Elmer E. Dixon
E. C. Dillman
Marshall Kiser
Charles Carlton
Dillman
Dixon
Gillespie elected mayor of Tazewell by write-in
In Tazewell Virginia on June 10 former Commonwealth's Attorney John W Gillespie won the mayoral race as a write-in defeating incumbent Noel M Walker. The official tally shown for Gillespie was reported.
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Tazewell
Commonwealth's
John W. Gillespie
Noel M. Walker
Gillespie
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Union Street
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Jozsef Revai
Szabadsaxg
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Nagy
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Soviet Union
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Petru Groza
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Saiu Wuay
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