United States Rail Strike Ends Minutes Before Government Takeover
The U S railway strike ended three minutes before President Truman planned to seize rail operations. Brotherhood leaders accepted 183 cents per hour wage rise with a one year delay on working rules changes. AP notes earlier offer to resume government service with 16 cents retroactive to January 1, 1946, and rule revisions. Truman urged temporary strike legislation and potential drafting of strikers.
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New York
A.A.P
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Associated Press
Congress
Truman calls for six month labor act to curb strikes
President Truman condemns railway brotherhoods and urges temporary six month legislation to curb strikes, limit union leaders inciting action, draft workers, fix wages by government appointees, and curb labor unrest while seeking permanent policy. Settlement ends rail shutdowns but food and goods shortages loom as freight resumes.
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Alvots
RSL weighs buying Terry's brewery Lithgow beer supply
The State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League unanimously agreed to negotiate with Terry's brewery Lithgow for a beer supply to RSL organisations and to consider buying the brewery. Output is about 5000 gallons a week and a five member committee led by Mr Bolton was appointed to negotiate and study purchase possibilities.
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Lithgow
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Bolton
Japanese in Java Charge in War Crimes Probe
Australian authorities in Sydney and Batavia investigate alleged collaboration between Japanese and Indonesians in Java. Three Australian officers were ambushed near Pondok Geden Gaol killing them as part of a broader war crimes inquiry. A Japanese intermediary, Kojira Matsuura of Mitsubishi, is under scrutiny for visits to POW camps and ties to Australians amid the murder case.
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Mayey
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Buitengorg
Alistair N. McKenzie
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Hector M. Macdonld
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Meenivan
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Matsuura
Java
Mitsubishi
P.O.W
Call To Fascists Broadcasts Report Ordered Police Raid
Police raided a secret Fascist radio station hours after a first broadcast. A message urged Italians to turn on themselves and listen. Simultaneously police visited five convents in a fashionable district, where about seventy Fascists were known to be hiding, but all had left.
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Rome
A.A.P
Faedom
Australian POW says working for Japan does not prove collaboration
A former Australian prisoner of war says that agreeing to work for the Japanese did not mean cooperation with them. He claimed one man pretended to work for the Japanese while secretly acting against them.
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P.O.W
Anti Jewish Riots in Budapest and Nearby Towns
In the Danubian towns Kunmaradas and Celldomelk disturbances erupted after pro Nazi agitation. Police detained 120 villagers from Kunmaradas to face court martial. Jews were attacked with looting and killings, with three dead and seventeen wounded.
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Seaman's Wedding Day Leads to Disturbance in Perth
Perth May 26. Kevin Michael Hayes a Queensland merchant seaman was twice found fighting his bride in Market Street hours after his wedding. Hayes admitted disturbances and resisting arrest in Police Court and was fined £2 plus costs. A crowd gathered as three beers were on the footpath while police noted a struggle between Hayes and his wife.
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Kevin Michael Hayes
Queensland
Hayes
Market Street
Olice
Mra Hayes
Toath
Strenuous efforts to avert New South Wales coal strike
Canberra May 26. Prime Minister J B Chifley plans talks with mine owners and miners leaders to avert a general NSW coal strike after weekend ministerial briefings. He will oppose government interference with wage negotiations and cabinet meets on June 4 to decide.
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J. B. Chifley
New South Wales
Hifley
Davidson
Chifley
Miners’ Federation
Chifley Proposes Broad Anti Inflation Policy Push
Mr Chifley plans to press a sweeping program next week covering overseas developments and the Government stance on pegged wages and fixed prices. Several ministers back risking a general election rather than yielding to a workers’ wage demands. Some Cabinet members favor firmness with the miners to bolster Government prestige even if a long strike results.
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Chifley
Coal strike threat looms as Australian miners push demands
In Sydney on May 26 the Miners Federation warned a general Australia-wide coal strike remains possible if contract-miner pay demands are unmet. Delegations led by Mr G Grant prepared talks with Prime Minister Chifley and officials, citing critical coal reserves and risk to industry.
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Miners Federation
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J. B. Chifley
Canfreig
Gee
Pe Rea
H. Wells
A .Grant
Northern District
W. Crook
Federation
T. Miller
Western District
E. Mara
Melbourne
Commonwealth Coal Commissioner
Harold Williams
Cessnock
Williams
Abermain No. 2
Itea
Drake Brockman
Newcastle On
Astonishing Scene Report From Unclear Cast on Stage
A correspondent notes a surprising scene with references to Mr Seeges and Dawe amid a majority, but details are unclear in the fragment. The piece hints at a dramatic moment or turnout affecting the outcome. Further readable facts are unavailable in the snippet.
Indonesian Volcano Near Batavia Seethes Report
Indonesian sources report Monte Semeros volcano near Batavia showing renewed activity. Weathered telegraphic notes from the region describe ash clouds and intermittent eruptions affecting surrounding towns and air traffic as authorities monitor seismic signals and warn residents to stay indoors.
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Batavia
Monte Semeros
New War Horrors Invented in USA and New York
May 25 reports from Washington claim the United States Navy research team developed germ weapons able to wipe out life. A House Appropriations Committee member said one weapon is a pin that could destroy an entire wheat crop from a single bombing sortie, spreading relentlessly and harming seeds in the ground.
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New York
United States Navy
United States
Washington
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
Oliphant Warns On Potential Super Weapon
London May 25 Professor M L Oliphant a leading member of Britain's bomb team comments on reports of an American super weapon He says any plant producing nuclear power with radioactive by products would kill all life over square miles if sprayed from it He prophesied such a weapon six months ago.
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London
M. L. Oliphant
Britain
Alomigl
Oliphant
Bikini Atom Bomb Tests Draw Scientists’ Mixed View
Washington May 25 Associated Press report says the Federation of American Scientists warns the Bikini test offers little scientific or technical value for peace time energy. Members who helped develop the bomb say scientists cooperate with the tests for the armed forces, albeit reluctantly, fearing deep sea bombing could yield extreme, unforeseen results.
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A.A.F
Associated Presa Carre Spondent
Federation of American Scientists
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Federation
Association of Los Alamos
Retiring Administrator’s Dismal Picture Of Territory Affairs
Brisbane May 26 A depressing report from Darwin and air poor conditions described by retiring administrator C L A Abbott who arrived in Brisbane with his wife from Darwin The piece notes the Darwin Lands Acquisition Act passed in 1945 and says the government has not established a land policy for Darwin leaving residents landowners in confusion and irritation.
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Darwin
C. L. A. Abbott
Northern Territory
McInnis Plan Rejected in Darwin Development Debate
Mr Abbott described the Darwin rebuilding conflict and the clash over McInnis planned design. Naval opposition favored open harbour foreshores for wartime use, while other departments proposed a modern town costing £31 million for a 25,000 population, with broader strategic aims and delayed implementation.
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Brisbane
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McInnis
Mr Abbott
Department of Works and Housing
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Cardinal-Archbishop Rules Divorce Against Law of God
London May 25 AAP The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Dr Griffin spoke in Manchester declaring divorce to be adultery and contrary to God’s law, urging adherence to sacramental marriage and condemning divorce.
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London
A.A.P
Westminster
Dr. Griffin
Manchestar
Derby County Draws With Slavia in Turbulent Prague Cup Match
An angry Prague crowd leapt barriers to stop the British cup holders Derby County from playing Slavia Praha. Police cleared the field after a collision involving Derby player Doherty and a Cash player named Luka triggered violence. Derby players debated before continuing the match, which ended in a draw.
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London
A.A.P
Derby County
Interned Nazis seek naturalization in Sydney article
A German, former Nazi party secretary in Sydney, Arnold von Skerst, seeks Australian naturalization under the Nationality Act, 1920 36. He was among early war internees and now resides at Neutral Bay. Others named include Dr. Gerhard Ernst Waller Neumann and Fredehelm Dannenberg. deportation policy cited.
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Nasi
Arnold von Skerst
Curtin
von Skerst
Riga
Russia
II Yhars
Australia
Craignathan
Neutral Bay
Gerhard Ernst Waller Neumann
Sinaar
Fredehelm Dannenberg
British Warship to Carry Brides to U K
A British navy spokesman says HMS Victorious will leave Sydney in mid June and carry hundreds of Australian wives of British naval personnel to the United Kingdom. If no damage occurs aboard HMS Victorious, further passages are planned in June or July. Navy authorities are informing the ladies by letter.
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Mary
Sybney Ted
Admiralty
H.l.mls
Victorious
A.M.S
Nazi propaganda and interned Germans spark naturalization debate
A weekly Sydney paper reports on German internees in Australia praising Nazi victories and wearing Brown Shirt uniforms. An ex intelligence officer warns Australia faces trouble if Nazi workers stay, arguing about five year residence and counting internees, with questions about granting citizenship to Germans versus Japanese under new Aliens' Registration rules.
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Australia
Footwear Shortage Deepens Across Australia During War
Sydney reports a severe shoe shortage across all classes with stores operating limited hours. Melbourne’s largest shop opens briefly daily and a Sydney outlet sells women’s and children’s shoes for only half an hour. Store spokesmen note scarce selection in men’s footwear and ongoing orders from other states.
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Ut Australia
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