House Votes Curb On Relief If Press Barred
Washington June 27 The house approved an amendment to bar UNRRA relief to any country that blocks accredited American press access The measure carries 465 million for UNRRA with other amounts in the bill Supporters say the provision protects press freedom while opponents warn it could end relief to some nations The senate has yet to act and President Truman said satisfactory coverage arrangements were in effect
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Washington
House
Cp. Dirksen
R-Ill
Cannon
Dmo
Appropriations Committee
Senate
UNRRA
Russia
Ukraine
Byelorussia
Dirksen
United States
Sone
Truman
Meat Shortage Strikes Senate Restaurant Debates
Washington notes a chaotic lunch at the U S Senate dining room as lawmakers debate the OPA price controls amid scarce meats. Diners report baked Tennessee ham with champagne sauce and sausages as shortages threaten meals and a pie famine looms for tomorrow.
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Washington
United States Senate
Tennessee
Derwin Darling
Senate Resaurant
O’daniel
Texas
Mead
Wiley
Wis
Wisconsin
Russia's veto abuse sparks UN council clash
New York June 27 Dr Francisco Castillo Najera head of the UN Security Council and Mexico’s foreign minister denounced Russia’s repeated negative votes on the Spanish question as veto abuse. He faulted Andrei A. Gromyko for stormy exchanges and warned Franco Spain debate could influence outcomes as a final showdown looms over the veto issue.
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New York
Francisco Castillo Najera
United Nations Security Council
Mexico
Russia
Castillo Najera
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
France
Poland
Francisco Franco
Franco
Spain
Arbert V. Evatt
Rus‘aks
Bread Shortage Eases As Bluefield Plant Reopens Sunday
Bluefield plant and others in Williamson Pikeville Paintsville and Grundy will resume full flour operations by Sunday after a week of supply. Ashland Ky plant remains closed. Feuchtenberger says Sunday production will exceed normal then drop to 75 percent of last year’s output to meet government directives. Green flour may alter loaf volume and texture but flavor remains similar.
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Reuenivenberger
Bluefield
Williamson
W. Va
Pikeville
Paintsville
Grundy
Ashland
Lloyd D. Fpeuchtenberger, Jr
Feuchtenberger
Social Security Revisions Move Through Ways and Means
Washington June 27 The house ways and means committee approved broad revisions to the social security law including a 50 percent boost in federal contributions for needy aged and the blind. The panel backed a $60 monthly public assistance aid through state matching, and proposed sweeping changes to old age and survivors insurance, unemployment provisions, and veteran families within three years, aiming to lift program funding from 400 million to over 500 million annually.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Federal
Treasury
Ai Age and Survivors Insurance Fund
Congress
Coughton
N. C
President Rios of Chile Dies at 58 in Santiago
Chilean President Juan Antonio Rios dies at his residence after a long illness. Funeral and burial set for Saturday as government proclaims three days of mourning. Vice-President Duhalde must announce elections within 10 days, with a date set within 60 days of proclamation. Elections for a six-year term expected before September 5.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Antonio Rios
Alfredo Duhalde
Landlord Defies Eviction Order in Louisville Tenement
Morris Z. Davis, jailed for refusing to evict three families from a fire hazard tenement in Louisville, inspires praise from tenants who recall his purported kindness and hope to thank him after his detention.
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Louisville
Morris Z. Davis
Davis
Jefferson Circuit
Lawrence Speckman
Afa
Cao ‘Sauia
Mia
Poole
Germans Demonstrate Against Occupation in Hamburg
About 4 000 Hamburg citizens protested an evacuation order in the city square. British and German police made several arrests. the crowd sang Die Deutsche Nation and shouted at Mayor Petersen demanding his resignation. The two hour demonstration remained largely orderly with no reported injuries.
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Germany
Hamburg
Burgermeister Petersen
Petersen
Witness Describes Hanging Of Fellow Convict In Cell
Staunton Va June 27 Two of seven convicts at the state lime grinding plant near charged with murder in the death of John Luther Connor 21 a fellow inmate testified that Connor had asked to die and helped arrange the rope from blankets Connor was hanged Patrick and Morris two cellmates testified they had agreed to kill him if he did not quit Connor was described as a sexual pervert and the group said they would kill him if he did not quit
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Staunton
John Luther Connor
Connor
Commonwealth
Ralph Joe Patrick
Bristol
Thomas Morris
Lynchburg
Patrick
Morris
Albert Metcalf
Sherando
Dalton Sheets
Stockesville
Elvin Miles Hoke
Irongate
Windell Braith
Narrows
William
Ministers Agree Italian Isles to Greece and Border Regions to France
Paris reports say the Big Four foreign ministers decided to hand the Italian owned Dodecanese islands to Greece and cede the Tenda and Briga border regions to France. Byrnes hailed progress while a European peace conference beyond July remained uncertain. Molotov backed a US Romanian assets plan and Bulgarian navy limits, but key Danube navigation issues stalled.
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Paris
Dodecanese
Greece
Tenda
Briga
France
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Council Hall
V. M. Molotov
United States
Trieste
Danube
Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Walkout Shuts Kopperston Mine in West Virginia
In Mullens West Virginia a wildcat strike closed the Koppers Coal division mine at Kopperston affecting about 500 workers. The stoppage arose from a dispute over day shift to night work and Navy coal mine officials sought settlement to resume operations. United Mine Workers District 17 could not be reached for comment.
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Mullens
W. Va
Koppers
United Mine Workers District 17
Kopperston
Charleston
Weddle Police Chief Upholds Suspension Amid Dispute
Arnold Porterfield refused to reinstate Investigator Cecil Weddle after a Tuesday suspension for insubordination and dis obedience. Weddle had been moved to the 3 pm to 11 pm shift and claimed seniority entitled him to daylight hours. The city manager E P Mitchell had recommended reinstatement, but Porterfield stood by the suspension with ongoing ambiguity about future action.
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Arnold Porterfield
Cecil Weddle
E. P. Mitchell
Porterfield
Weddle
Mitchell
Weddlle
Snake-Handling Cult Plans Meetings Amid Police Probe
In Lee County a snake handling religious group intends to resume services this week. Governor Tuck orders state police to investigate while acknowledging religious rights. State troopers to assist Commonwealth's Attorney Robert B Ely as earlier actions included seizing venomous snakes and indicting several cult members after fatal bites.
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Lee County
Tuck
Pee Shou
Commonwealth
Robert B. Ely
Darden
Tree
Grain Shipments Abroad Reported
President Truman released a report noting world food needs will be great for many months and urged continued effort to save bread and flour. About 5,500,500 long tons of food grains will be shipped to hungry areas by month end. the first half 1946 goal of 6,000,000 tons should be reached by mid July. Capt. Clark M. Clifford named special counsel. Capt. James H. Foskett becomes naval aide. Additional notes cover OPA bill, anti racketeering act, Allis Chalmers seizure question, and administration post staffing.
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Washington
Truman
Lee Gazer
Sispene
Allis-Chalmers
Custodian of Health Welfare Fund Named
Washington reports Adm. Ben Moreer announced the appointment of Rear Admiral W J Carter as custodian of the soft coal miners health and welfare fund. The fund is financed by a five cent per ton royalty from coal to cover operations after a 59 day strike. Trustees include Lewis Krug and a third chosen jointly.
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Washington
Ben Moreer
W. J. Carter
Naval
J. A. Krug
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Moreell
Lewis
Krug
500 Miners Walk Out At J. And L. Mine
Approximately 500 night-shift workers at the Vesta No. 5 mine of Jones and Laughlin Steel near California Pennsylvania walked out after a dispute over a mine train schedule. Navy officials said the FBI could be asked to investigate if pickets are active since the mine is under government control. The Vesta mine produces 6,900 tons daily for J&L Steel.
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California
Vesta No
Britain announces bread and flour rationing in July
London Britain will ration bread and flour starting July 21 194x with a basic bread allotment of nine ounces per adult per day and lower rations for children while manual workers receive more. The announcement drew mixed public reaction and prompted questions about wartime grain stocks and supply shown by Food Minister John Strachey and echoed in the House of Commons by Winston Churchill.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
John Strachey
British Housewives League
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Strachey
United States
Mysterious Nude Woman Found in London Hotel
The nude body of a about 25 year old woman described as remarkably beautiful was found in a London hotel room. She registered under the name Dorothy Lindsey with a man who left her soon after. Police cordoned the hotel near Victoria station and prepared a description of the male companion for broadcast. Scotland Yard investigates amid two prior slayings in Mayfair and Belgravia.
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London
Dorothy Lindsey
Scotland Yard
Victoria Station
Keith Simpson
Home Office
Mayfair
Margery Gardner
Elizabeth MacLindon
George of
Greece
Belgravia
Coal Mines Chief Urges Stores to Reserve Food for Miners
Washington June 27 The coal mines administration suggested that company stores in isolated mining districts curb sales of scarce food items and direct them to miners and their families Admiral Benll coal mines administrator said reports indicate a critical food shortage in some areas and the policy would help keep miners in good condition.
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Washington
Coal Mines Administration
Admiral Benll
Detroit Windsor Twister Injures Nine Across Border
A short lived tornado struck Detroit and Windsor causing injuries and property damage. No fatalities reported. The funnel formed in Windsor crossed the Detroit River into the industrial area, lasting about two minutes. A Windsor lumber firm and storage facility were damaged and one Windsor resident was slightly injured.
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Detroit
Windsor
Leo F. Maseth
U- 8
W. W. Oak
Detroit Weather Bureau
Nazi Commander Max Koegel Hangs Self in Nürnberg Jail
Lt. Col. Max Koegel, former Flossenburg concentration camp commander, hanged himself with a blanket in a Nürnberg jail less than 24 hours after capture by U S army authorities. He faced a tribunal over the camp’s 40 000 inmate deaths as 52 subordinates stood trial. Koegel had been disguised as a bearded farmer in a Bavarian village when seized.
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Nuernberg
Typist Shows Jury Burn Scars in Boston Trial
Helen Stavrou an 18 year old former army airfield typist appeared before a 12 man superior court jury and displayed burn scarred breasts said to be from cigarettes during 17 hours of terror with Lt Thomas Farrell of Somerville. She collapsed during cross examination and was revived by a court doctor as Judge Edward J Yoke adjourned. Farrell faces branding razor slashing sex life assault and battery charges with intent to maim disfigure and possible homicide references.
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Boston
Helen Stavrou
Superior Court
Edward M. Sullivan
Westover Field
Thomas Farrell
Somerville
Miss Stavrou
Edward J.yoke
Farrell
Parrell
Herbert FP. Callahan
Texas Senator O'Daniel Ends Eight Hour Filibuster
Washington reports detail Senator O'Daniel of Texas speaking for eight hours and eighteen minutes in a lone filibuster against the OPA bill. Majority Leader Barkley then moved to limit debate to one hour per senator, setting the stage for a final vote on the extension bill.
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Senate
O’ Daniel
Washington
O’daniel
D-Tex
OPA
Barkley
O'Daniel
O’danie
D-Ky
Senate Traditi
Devane
Two Die in Poison Pact and Rooming House Shooting
In Charleston WV on June 27 Olive Wymer 25 a drug store clerk and Woodrow Aldridge 29 died by ingesting 10 strychnine tablets each in a South Charleston apartment. A man named John Leland Fitzwater about 50 was arrested after Carl Thompson 38 was shot dead in a Charleston rooming house. Police found whiskey bottles and a bottle of strychnine tablets nearby.
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Charleston
W. Va
South Charleston
Olive Wymer
Woodrow Aldridge
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
R. H. Dunn
Dunn
Gene
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