Pravda Attacks U S Plan On International Atomic Control
Pravda denounced the American Baruch plan for global atomic control as atomic diplomacy aiming for world rule and said Russia would never surrender its veto. It praised a Soviet counterproposal by Andrei Gromyko to restrict atomic energy to peaceful uses and sought to bar production of atomic weapons while guarding state secrecy.
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Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Bernard M. Baruch
United Nations Security Council
New York
United States
Andrei Gromyko
International Atomic Development Authority
Vinton Man Held On Wounding Charge In Roanoke Store Blast
Richard C. Ratcliff of Vinton faces a malicious wounding hearing set for July 15 in police court for the downtown Roanoke grocery explosion. H. J. Deese, near the scene, was discharged from hospital. Four others injured remain in serious condition. Major James F. Ingoldsby said Ratcliff was arrested at Lewis Gale hospital after reports a match and fireworks bombs sparked the blast. Ratcliff was outside the building when the explosion occurred.
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Roanoke
Richard C. Ratcliff
Vinton
H. J. Deese
Ratclif
Tly
Lucille C. Burchett
James F. Ingoldsby
Ratcliff
Lewis Gale Hostital
Rateliff
Ex Soldier Completes Long Canoe Voyage
Huntington newsman reports Jack Gorham has finished a 2300 mile canoe trip from Co hsport Pennsylvania to New Orleans begun April 9 with Ben Swanson. Swanson quit at Cincinnati. Gorham continued alone to reach the Ohio headwaters on June 18 two months and ten days after departure.
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Huntington
W. Va
Jack Gorham
Co Hsport
New Orleans
Kam
Ben Swanson
Ohio
Swanson
Minneapolis
Minn
Cincinnati
Gorh
Vinson Sworn As Chief Justice Amid Ceremony
Justice Vinson is sworn in as the 13th chief justice of the United States in a formal ceremony on the South Lawn with the president and other officials present. The brief ten minute event included remarks of respect for the courts and featured a navy band, fountains, and a sky writing message.
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Fred M
Dee Tiee
United
Vinson
United States
Justice Jackson
Justice Black
Navy
Rayburn
Sega Werbee Cance Saetomaee Co
Offic
Proments
Two Coal Conservation Orders Revoked in U S Washington
Washington reports revocation of emergency coal strike conservation orders under the civilian production act. Two orders required electric utilities to reduce coal use and connect transmission lines to save coal. A third order rationed manufactured gas when coal stock fell below three weeks. Four gas makers in Indiana Wisconsin New Jersey and New York invoked the order.
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Washington
Indiana
Wisconsin
New Jersey
New York
GOP Names Candidate In Luray Convention Amid Plan Edits
A Republican candidate to fill the unexpired term of Senator Carter Glass will be named at a three convention on July 27 in Luray Virginia. The convention will also vote on changes to the party plan including a possible shared primary and representation basis based on votes cast. The call was issued by W C Deming secretary of the party, led by Chairman T I Do.
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Luray
Carter Glass
W. C. Deming
TI. R. Do
Veterans urged to register for August primary voting
Mercer county officials remind World War II veterans and all citizens to register to vote in time for the August primary. Temporary mail ballot registrations must be replaced by permanent registration, with registrar sittings in Bluefield at the hall and Fairview school across the week. Residents newly moved or who have not registered should act now to ensure eligibility.
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Lowery G. Bowling
Mercer County Court
Mercer County
Bluefield
Fairview School
Pernea
Thieves Fail to Crack Local Safe in Bluefield Break-in
Thieves attempted to force open a Clark Hardware safe on lower Princeton Avenue during a Saturday night break in, gaining entry through the back and taking a few small items but failing to access the strong box. The incident follows a prior break at The Tavern bowling alley within ten days, with police noting similarities but no entrance gained.
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Bluefield
Clark Hardware Company
Arnold Porterfield
Clark
Princeton Avenue
Clark Hardware
Oevarae
Primary Voting Sparks Clashes In Maryland And North Dakota Battles
Maryland voters show Governor race lead for William Preston Lane Jr and J Millard Tawes while Republicans back D. Johns ny in a tight G O P senatorial contest. In North Dakota, Nye and Langer seek short term and long term seats amid isolationist critique as Indiana eyes Jenner as Willis withdraws.
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George L. Radcliffe
U. S
William Preston Lane
J. Millard Tawes
Theodore R. McKelidin
Baltimore
Lane
Gerald P. Nye
Roosevelt
William Langer
Senate
Ameries
United
John Moses
Milton R. Young
P. W. Lainer
Nye
Langer
Indiana
William E. Jenner
Raymond E. Willis
Writer Is Ordered Out Of Romania
Bucharest June 24 Reuben Markham a science correspondent expelled from Romania by a Russian order. He reportedly left by plane for Greece after the expulsion order issued a month earlier. The United States State Department urged intervention in his case as Soviet authorities notified Washington of charges against him.
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Bucharest
Reuben Markham
Science
Greece
United States State Department
Uged
Washington
Romania
Administrator Rules On Vacation Pay
Washington June 25 The government union agreement ends the strike and miners who did not quit are entitled to the $100 vacation pay. Admiral Moreell ruled that employees on company payroll on May 22 qualify unless they severed ties with the company between March 31 and May 22 1946.
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Washington
Federal Coal Vol Ee
Ben Moreell
Toda
Admiral Moreell
Quick Police Work in Huntington Police Radio Find
A theft of an auto is reported to Acting Police Sergeant Ted Biffle. Detective Herman Fra zier overhears the license number on the air and reads it in his cruiser. The stolen car is found abandoned near a filling station after the alert goes out to state police.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ted Biffle
South Charleston
Herman Frazier
Pennsylvania Miners Promised Meat Supply
Pittsburgh reporters said coal miners who threatened to quit over feeding were promised fresh meat set aside for the government would be allocated for sale in mining towns for two years. Getsy said plan approved in Washington and distribution to start once details are worked out. He also expected news on bread and flour shortages as Agriculture works to assure mills of 85 percent of normal flour.
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Pittsburgh
Getsy
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Mao Blames U S For Chinese Internal Strife
Mao Tse-Tung denounces United States as the root cause of China's civil conflict in a Yenan statement. He accuses U S forces of threatening national peace and calls for their withdrawal as Marshall's peace mission nears a critical point amid mobbing of a leftist delegation.
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China
United States
Yenan
Mao Tse-Tung
Communist Party
U. S
Mao
Aaa
Marshall
Spee
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Kuomintang
Chiang Ka -Shek
Pe Pena
Chou En
Spanish Issue Kept Before U. S. Council
Dr. Oscar Lange of Poland failed to secure a UN Security Council break with Franco Spain as seven members opposed his resolution. Poland was backed by Russia France and Mexico, while Dr. Herbert Evatt led the opposing stance. The vote reflected the council's continued reticence on severing diplomatic relations with Spain.
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New York
Oscar Lange
Poland
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Spain
Dr. Lange
United Nations
Genssodietely
Pamylonia Temsa
Russia
France
Mexico
Lange
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Manufacturers Face Contempt Charge Over NAM Hearing No-Show
Rep Kelley hints at contempt action against the National Association of Manufacturers after NAM executives refused to send witnesses to a congressional hearing on labor-management unrest. Kelley, chair of the House labor subcommittee, says NAM’s absence serves public interest issues and calls for reconsideration.
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Washington
Rep. Kelley
D-Pa
National Association of Manufacturers
Kelley
House
Walter B. Weisenburger
NAM
Weisenburger
Turtle escapes police in suburban Chicago chase
Police describe a slow poke turtle as faster than expected after it escaped from a suburban area near Chicago. The incident left officers scrambling as they attempted to corral the animal before it vanished from sight.
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Chicago
Ministers Reject Austrian Claims at Paris Talks
The Biz Four foreign ministers council rejected Austrian claims on part of South Tyrol and failed to agree on Franco Italian frontier issues and Danube navigation. Byrnes held a brief meeting with Molotov and Vishinsky, amid talks on Trieste and future sovereignty plebiscite plans.
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Biz
Foreign Ministers Council
South Tyrol
Danube
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Molotov's Nest
Trieste
Italy
Balkans
Unknown Soldier To Have Companion In Arlington
President Truman signed legislation to place beside the World War I Unknown Soldier in Arlington a second Unknown Soldier from World War II. The companion will be selected from unidentified war dead who perished in overseas combat.
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Washington
Truman
Arlington National Cemetery
Ontario Twister Injures Eleven in Fort Frances
A 60 mile per hour twister struck Port Frances Ontario near the Rainy River injuring eleven people including ten children all sons and daughters of Dan Mainville. Homes were blown down trees uprooted poles snapped as three blocks of the main street suffered damage with limited warning and unknown total losses.
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Ontario
Winnipeg
Dan Mainville
Fort Frances
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Internationalls
Rainy River
Minnesota
Twister
Music Of The Plains To Mark Funeral Rites For William S Hart
William S Hart dies after stroke. Funeral in Glendale at Forest Lawn Church of the Recessional with Rudy Vallee singing The Last Roundup and Ang Long Trail and organ pieces Home on the Range and On the Trail. Hart rose as a famed two gun man in western films.
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Music of the
Los Angeles
William S. Hart
Browder Held Incommunicado On Heathrow Layover
In London Browder, former head of the American Communist Party, is held incommunicado at Heathrow on a layover from Russia. He is guarded around the clock in a grey brick barracks and barred from contacting anyone until departure to New York.
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London
Earl Browder
Communist Party of America
Heathrow
York
Russia
Browder
American Overseas Airlines
British Home Office
Sion Sa Pro Gene
Vuin
Home Office
la Guardia Field
VA. S
United States
Ellis Island
Full Dress Rehearsal Of Atomic Bomb Test Held
A full dress rehearsal for the July 1 atom bomb tests near Bikini failed to use the bomb itself. A practice drop from a B-29 over the Nevada and Independence ships produced an orange flare and minor deck pitting. Vice Admiral Blandy called the drill a success and noted radar beacons remained active.
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U. S
Nevada
Independence
Adm
William H. P. Blandy
Atomic Test Force
CBS
Don Mozley
Bikini
San Francisco
Blandy
Mozley
I Makes Difference In Price Of Butter
Richmond Virginia June 24. John J. Howard chairman of the Richmond area price control board reports a Virginia newspaper mistakenly replaced the letter i with u in an announcement lifting butter price control. As a result butter prices jumped from 55 cents to 1.50 a pound within three hours.
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Richmond
John J. Howard
Year's Extension Is Agreed Upon
Washington reports a senate conference approved a full year extension of OPA powers while striking a clause to decontrol meat poultry dairy products petroleum and tobacco immediately. The bill now goes to both chambers for final approval as President Truman weighs a veto versus signing.
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Washington
OPA
Senate
House
Truman
Joint Committee
Secretary of Agric Culture
Egee
Proposals To Outlaw Atomic Bomb Scored
Grinnell Iowa June 24 David Lilienthal chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority called proposals to outlaw the atomic bomb naive and ignorant of human nature. He told the Congregational Christian convention that suppressive police actions cannot ensure peace and urged using creative atomic energy opportunities for survival.
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David E.lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lilienthal
State Department
Wrae Ee Ruandle
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