Conference on Rok Voice ban ends without agreement
In Pusan Korea on June 13 AP reports U S and South Korean officials met to resolve the ban on Voice of America broadcasts from the network. The government accused VOA of siding with President Rae and the U S has not officially protested. The five‑way talks aimed to find a solution but produced no conclusion.
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Pusan
Korea
U. 8
Voice Ofmeriea
U. S
Rae
United States
Stores Ready for Air Raid Drill on Tuesday Morning
Retail stores open as usual Tuesday while statewide air raid drill tests six sirens from 10 to 10 10 a m. Merchants coordinated with civil defense to keep shoppers safe with store shelters and wardens directing evacuation from floors as drills proceed. Wardens and staff follow specific shelter routes with a signal bell marking all clear.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chi Wesche
Bridgeport
Jack Olinsky
Chile
Olinsky
Civil Defense Council
Vardes
D. M. Read Company
Arthur Lax
Edwin H. Florenzie
Asants
Howland Dry Goods Company
Eleanor Thome
Nan McQuarrie
Alma Lundgren
Edward E. Pease
Howland
Earl Lockwood
Charles Stults
James Stuart
Andrew Lohmeyer
Kurt Jacobs
Harry O'Brien
Stanley Broad
James Dickson
George Green
Charles J. McClinch
YMCA Aquatic Show at the Y Tonight
An aquatic show is set for 7 p.m. at the YMCA pool presented by the Boys World Service swimming team of the Y. Directed by Art Jabs, the program features the Bridgeport Aqua Maids led by Florence Meisel. Joseph Shannon will MC and a splash party will follow the program.
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YMCA
Boys’ World Service
Art Jabs
Bridgeport
Florence Meisel
Joseph Shannon
Truman attacks GOP over social security boost
President Truman blamed Republican opposition for defeating a proposed social security raise and urged the House to reconsider next week. He cited a letter to Mrs. Elizabeth Cochrane of Rochester New York, urging quicker increases for the aged and survivors program. The revised bill promises at least five dollars a month for current beneficiaries with future retirees receiving up to five dollars more, while payroll tax remains unchanged.
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Truman
Congress
House
White House
Elizabeth, Cochrane
Rochester N. Y
Ochrane
Senate
American Medical Association
AMA
Oscar Ewing
Ewing
GOP
Cochrane
World War II Link: Anglo Egyptian Sudan's Strategic Role
During the war the Anglo Egyptian Sudan served as a vital Allied supply route to the Middle East and a key bulwark in the North Africa campaign, underpinning logistics and defense efforts against Axis forces.
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Sudan
Middle East
North Africa
Carey Accuses Big Corporations of Backing Red Dominated UK
James B. Carey of the CIO charged that large American firms aid a Red dominated unions in defense work plants. He named UE as communist backed, warning its funds and influence endanger U.S. security and urging a joint industry labor government committee rather than broad anti union legislation.
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Carey
Washington
James B. Carey
CIO
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
CIO International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Senate
Communist Party
General Elric Corporation
General Electric
United Electrical Workers
Kremlin
Xxx UE
Philip Murray
Defense Department
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