Extension Measure Passed to White House with Pay Increases
Congress moved to extend the draft law until March 31 and boost servicemen pay, after Army notification that no drafts will occur in July and August. The measures, approved by House and Senate, head to President Truman for signature before the current extension expires, with raises from 10 to 50 percent and a yearly cost of about 632 million dollars.
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Washington
Congress
Army
House
Senate
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Revercomb
Rep
D-Tex
Anthracite Coal Prices Increased Across Markets
The Office of Price Administration announces average hard coal price hikes of 91 cents per ton for household use to offset wage gains won by United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis. Increases range 40 cents to $1.15 per ton, with biggest boosts for home heating coal. Pennsylvania producers bear the rises, passed to consumers.
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Washington
OPA
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis’ Union
Pennsylvania
Eight Indians players die in Snoqualmie Pass bus crash
Eight Spokane Indians baseball team members were killed and eight injured when their chartered 21 passenger bus plunged 500 feet down a mountainside near Snoqualmie Pass en route to Bremerton. Survivors cited a wrong side driver as causing the crash. A truck driver nearby aided the injured and aided in rescuing two riders from the burning wreck.
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Seattle
Spokane Indians
Snoqualmie Pans
Levi McCormack
Spokane
Harborview Hospital
Sonqualmie Pass
Bremerton
Wash
Nelson I, Allen
Prosser
Olympia
Ben Geraghty
Housing units decision expected this week in Bluefield
The Bluefield city board meets with utilities to seek free service lines for proposed veteran housing units. A ruling from the state tax commission on funds for street work is sought before proceeding. Police issues include Weddie’s suspension for insubordination and a curb dispute on Frederick Street. The Johnny J. Denton Shows.
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Bluefield
Veteran's Palane
Levy Department
State Tax Commission
Cecil Weddie
C. N. Wilson
Weddle
Arnold Porterfield
Porterfield
Two Die In Ferry Terminal Blaze
A fire at George ferry terminal in New York killed Mrs. Cornelius White a ticket agent and Fireman Harold Clendening 59 of Staten Island. About 35 000 commuters were delayed as the wooden terminal burned in minutes and firemen battled the blaze for two hours.
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Lower Manhattan
White
Clendening
Sweeney Urges Effective Food Distribution Plan
Tom Sweeney a Wheeling insurance executive campaigning for the Republican U S senate nomination called for an effective food distribution program to prevent spoilage and waste on a tour of the eastern panhandle He criticized plans to ship about 27 000 000 bushels of corn to Europe without ensuring it can be processed for human consumption He urged helping distressed peoples but questioned gifting food without impact and stressed efficiency.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Tom Sweeney
Wheeling Insurance Company
U. S. Senate
Sweeney
Panhandle
Europe
Raven Youth Held On Murder Count
A fourteen year old from Raven Virginia, Fred Dotson, is jailed in Tazewell County charged with the murder of Mrs. Pay McGhee of Charleston. Sheriff R Bowen Thompson said the case stems from a quarrel between Mrs. McGhee and Mrs. Hess over swimming in the Clinch river. The youth, who says he acted in defense of his aunt, was not present at the start of the dispute. Preliminary hearing is set before Judge Beary.
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Fred Dotson
Raven
Tazewell County
Pay McGhee
Charleston
R. Bowen Thompson
Thompson
McGhee
Gaines Hess
Dotson
Clinch River
Hess
Poland backs Russia plan for atomic control
Poland led by Dr. Oscar Lange backed Russia in the United Nations atomic energy commission vote, becoming the sole of 12 nations to support the Soviet proposal for international atomic weapons control. The U S proposed a 12 member working committee to review all plans, with Evatt urging quick action. Russia and the United States proposed bans and disarmament, but differ on veto power.
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New York
Oscar Lange
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Poland
Russia
United States
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Evatt
International Atomic Development Authority
Federated India Plan Accepted by Major Political Groups
The Federated Union of India plan wins acceptance from the Congo league and India's two main political blocs. The Congress party rejects the interim government idea while the Moslem League shows interest. Britain expects an official interim government announcement within days, with talks on possible new discussions.
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British India
Seven Hurt As Four-Engine Plane Crashes On Takeoff
June 25 city report says a Mexican Aviation Company four motor plane carrying 42 passengers and five crew members failed to gain altitude after takeoff for Los Angeles and burned after a forced landing near the airport. Many escaped unharmed with minor burns reported to Raquel Alcoriza identified as Janet Alcoriza.
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Raquel
Mexican Aviation Company
Los Angeles
Mexico
Janet Alcoriza
Raquel Rojas
Kidnap-Killer Suspect Held in Degnan Case
Storms booked at Phoenix as Richard Thomas subjected to detention. He had prior ties to Woodlawn hospital on the south side as an undergraduate nurse. The victim’s body parts were found in sewer areas near the north Storms district after a Jan. 7 morning discovery. Lt. Philip ym of the homicide squad led the inquiry, with detectives examining Thomas' Woodlawn employment and pursuing other information from Ernest Roach, Phoenix sheriff.
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Storms
Phoenix
Richard Thomas
Emmares
Woodlawn Hospital
Philip Ym
Thomas
Woodlawn
Ernest Roach
Army Regulation Changes Ordered
Secretary of War Patterson directed changes affecting leave credits for terminal leave and limits on saluting and officer social contact. Two Doolittle board recommendations were rejected, including abolishing officer and enlisted categories and routing inspector general reports directly to the War Department. Patterson endorsed leave pay and furlough credits, pending congressional approval. He warned that while reforms are needed, military discipline must remain intact.
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Washington
Patterson
War Department
Loens
Congress
House
Senate Mill Committee
James H. Doolittle
OPA Orders One Cent Beer Price Increase
The OPA ordered a one cent per bottle rise for bottled beer consumed off premises, with plans to extend to beer served in bars and restaurants. Draught beer prices remain unchanged. Brewers face a barrel price rise tied to higher grain and malt costs and reduced output from grain limits. The move also accounts for industry wage increases.
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Washington
OPA
Sally Rand Appears in San Francisco Police Court
Sally Rand faced a police court on charges of improper exposure and performances after a nightclub showing. bail set at 300 dollars as she pleaded not guilty. Club manager Belling defended the act, noting the dances had been standard for 13 years and murals caused confusion.
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San Francisco
Sally Rand
Miss Rand
Anterari
David R. Ghemenier
Jake
Sally
Ehrlich
Aek
Rand Agere
Belling
Missermeen
San Francisco Bay Area
House Passes OPA Bill Preserves Meat and Dairy Controls
Charleston dispatch reports the House approved the compromise OPA bill 265 to 105, continuing wartime price controls for a year with limited powers. It ends a push to lift ceilings on meat and dairy while Senate action looms and Truman signals possible veto threats amid industry shortages and strikes.
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House
Senate
Washington
Truman
Kentucky Miners Return To Work At Eastern Mine No. 1
The entire day shift at Eastern a corporation’s Mine No 1 in Hardy Kentucky returned to work after a Friday stoppage caused by miners refusing search and warnings that the gassy mine prohibits smoking. A partial night shift and then full crews resumed by Monday night and yesterday. Lewis Tierney vice president LP corporation confirmed the 200 workers voluntarily returned, announced by Charles Kiser of the United railroad? Interna l board member United Mine Workers.
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G. Pay
Ashland
Westonia
Kentucky
Virginia
District Office of Price Administration
Fairmont
C. Premont Davis
UMW District 31
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio ‘Railroad
Williamson District
Eastern A Corporation
Hardy
Lewis Tierney
LP Corporation
Charles Kiser
United Mine Workers
Local bakeries may reopen as flour shortages ease
United Mine Workers telegrams to Washington protest food shortages in the Pocahontas field while mines run at normal load. Wages and ships of flour from St Louis mills to Bluefield and Buffalo relieve meat and bread scarcity. OPA to add 2000 pounds of weekly meat. 115 workers at Darr mine in Twin Branch return to work. Page 2-Column 3.
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United Mine Workers
Washington
Pocahontas
W. M. Lester
UMW
Bluefield
St. Louis
Buffalo
Lester
Lardin
OPA
Cleveland
Darrpany
Twin Branch
Condr Hawkinson
Toe Naval
Twin W. B
North Dakota Ballots and Senate Struggles Highlight 1946 Primaries
Voters in North Dakota weighed a special senate race and GOP primary amid debate over foreign policy. Milton R. Young faced P. W. Lanier Jr. as Nye opposed Roosevelt policies, while Maryland and Indiana races leaned on CIO PAC dynamics and regional campaigning.
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William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
J. Lard Tawes
State Comptroller and Organization
H. Streett Baldwin
Lane
Theodore Roosevelt McKedlin
Baltimore
Herman L. Mills
Hagerstown
North Dakota
Milton R. Young
Tye
P. W. Lanier, Jr
Fargo
John Moses
Nye
Roosevelt
Lanier
Young
Italian Assembly Elects President Saragat Amid Fervent Rhetoric
The constituent assembly chose Giuseppe Saragat as president with 401 of 466 votes. He returns from exile to lead liberated Italy as its first ambassador to France. The body signals a defiant stance on peace terms and vows to ratify the peace treaty as a key task. Widespread protests report 13 000 millers and balers striking in Naples and Caserta over wages.
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Rome
Venezia Giulia
Trieste
Italy
Giuseppe Saragat
France
Naples
Caserta
Police Meeting Seeks Unified Rules for City Department
Representatives from the Fraternal Order of Police the police civil service commission and the city board met to coordinate rules for the local department. They aimed to address alleged irregularities and restore order, noting the absence of City Manager E P Mitchell. The discussion touched on temporary appointments and the need for formal processes.
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Fraternal Order of Police
Police Civil Service Commission
City Board of Directors
Civil Service Commission
Praternal Order of Police
T. L. Brown
City Board
J. B. Wooldridge, Jr
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Patterson Patterson
Dwight dD.ower
Thomason Ee
Raven Youth
Reds
U. S
Federated Union of India
Degnan
Gripe
Wesat Vege
Annesiac
Seth Its
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
Blizzard
Rayburn
Barkley
Chester Bowles
D-Ten
Spence
D-Ky
Banking Committee
Marcantonio
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
Johansson
Bridston
Langer
Randahi
Art
Frazier
The
Associated Press
Kgroun
Seapew
Gerald P. Nye
Indiana
M. Clifford Townsend
Marylan
Herbert R. O'Conor
George L. Radcliffe
Townsend
John A. Atkins
William E. Jenner
GOP
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