U N Group Asks Break With Falange and War Crimes Trials
Twenty six leaders of Japan face trial before a military tribunal in Tokyo starting Monday. Prosecutors from 11 Allied nations will present a history of Japan since 1928 and the roles of Tojo and other accused in aggressions across Korea Manchuria China the Philippines East Indies New Guinea Burma Malaya and Pacific islands. The case questions their extent of responsibility for Nanking Canton Hankow the Philippines and Pearl Harbor with a new legal concept that leaders are accountable for their nation's acts.
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Burma
Malaya
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Hideki Tojo
Nanking
Canton
Hankow
Pearl Harbor
UN panel urges Spain severance unless Franco resigns
A United Nations subcommittee recommends breaking diplomatic ties with Spain if Generalissimo Francisco Franco does not resign within 90 days. The five-nation group brands Franco as fascist and ties aid from Mussolini and Hitler to fascist aggression, urging action by the General Assembly on September 3 if he stays.
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Spain
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Hitler
Mussolini
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General Assembly
Brazil
Poland
France
Australia
China
Small Nations
H. V. Evatt
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Fraser Leads ORC Against Whitney Strike Push
John Reynolds profiles Harry W. Fraser president of the Order of Railway Conductors, detailing his stance on the 1946 strike wave. Fraser emphasizes independence from partisan tickets, condemns Whitney and Johnston, and notes ORC’s nonstrike position and voter recommendations based on individual records.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry W. Fraser
United States
Canada
ORC
First Avenue
First Street
Senate Ties No-Strike Clause In Farm Bill
The Senate added a no-strike provision to the farm appropriations bill and passed a 1 billion dollar measure with only Senator Pepper dissenting. The action ties no-strike language to every future appropriations, while funds cover USDA programs, soil conservation payments, Rural Electrification loans, rural rehabilitation, tenant and veteran farm ownership aid, school lunch costs, and various farming and forestry programs. A conference committee will reconcile House and Senate versions within a month.
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Washington
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
House
Agriculture Department
Rural Electrification Administration
Wage Demand Rejected by Ship Owners
Washington United Press dispatch reports ship owners Saturday night rejected seven seamen unions wage and hour demands. They warned acceptance would torpedo the American merchant marine and empty the flag from sea lanes. Unions sought 22 to 35 cent raises, 40 hour weeks, higher overtime pay and retroactivity to last Oct 1 with a June 15 strike threat. The rejection, stated by Frank J. Taylor, came as resumption of talks occurred and a fact finding board was being considered.
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Washington
Frank J. Taylor
Taylor
Pacific
National Maritime Union
Union Pledge To Truman Reported By Hutchinson
President Truman received pledge of AFL support to keep U S ships sailing amid CIO strike threats. AFL maritime unions promise to provide longshoremen and stevedores if needed, with plans to work through CIO picket lines. Navy and Army labor battalions could load unload ships in Atlantic Gulf and Pacific ports to maintain shipping.
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Joseph Curran
Committee For Maritime Unity
Truman
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War Shipping Administration
William K. Hutchinson
Washington
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CIO
AFL
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Pacific
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Gulf
AFL International
Steveo Cio
Linn County Food Drive To Begin June 7
Linn County emergency food collection launches June 17 for one week with a target of 50 000 dollars and 100 000 tins for war-devastated nations. D D Offringa chairs the campaign, part of a national UNRRA effort, with Harold Ward leading the food collection subcommittee and James Spangler heading the industrial finance unit.
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Cedar Rapids News
Linn County
D. D. Offringa
UNRRA
Offringa
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William R. Smith
Arthur Poe
Floyd Booth
A. F. Harrington
Robert Baker
Allen
John Turner
James
James Spangler
Edward C. Rudin
Glenn Fletcher
Pearl Ben
Two Children Found Safe After Forest Search
FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA UP report says two children Donald Baldwin six and Claudia four were found safe after going missing in the national forest. The siblings were located unharmed following a search by authorities and volunteers.
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Flagstaff, Ariz
Deceuien Aetional Forest
Donald Baldwin
Claudia
Bread Price Increase Expected From OPA This Week
Washington according to an OPA official bread is the next food item to have its price raised. He said the increase would be announced by OPA early this week and take effect soon.
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Washington
OPA
Keep That Topcoat On You’ll Need It Today
Cedar Rapids weather report notes last night’s low already reached 44 degrees, with a high of 49 earlier in the day. A light sprinkle at 7 p.m. did not develop into rain, and the forecast called for clear but cold conditions despite expectations. June’s topcoat from the coming-out party Saturday remains suitable for today.
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Cedar Rapids
Meteor Crater Sink Hole Found by Geologists in South Carolina
In Sturgis South Carolina three geologists from the Rapid City School of Mines and Technology concluded the mysterious hole in E V Morrill's yard is a sink hole formed by dissolution of gypsum clay. A second older hole nearby may be a century old and used as a garbage dump. Neighbors heard a noise and light but the Morrills slept through it.
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Sturgis
S. C
E. V. Morrill
School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City
Merrill
E. L. Tullis
James D. Bump
Harold Martin
Morrill
Joint Session July 1 To Be FDR Memorial
Senate and house reached agreement to hold a joint session July 1 as a memorial to the late President Roosevelt. Leaders scheduled the event to honor Franklin D Roosevelt and reflect on his impact.
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F.D.R. Memorial
Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Senate Passes Atom Control Bill Aiming To Avert War
The Senate approved by voice vote a bill to tighten federal control over domestic atomic energy production in a bid to prevent world devastation. It would ban unauthorized manufacture of atomic energy devices for military purposes and restrict private firms linked to the atomic bomb project.
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Washington
Senate
House
Chamber
Miners Return to Pits As Production Edges Up
Associates Press reports coal miners and related industries moving toward normal production after a pause. Pittsburgh steel ingot output for the week at 35 percent capacity, 11 points higher than last week, with Carnegie-Illinois Steel at 20.2 percent. United Mine Workers leader John P. Busarello predicted 100000 Pennsylvania diggers will resume Monday, as West Virginia miners also begin their return to work. Illinois NNW members about 15000 to 23000 coal diggers joined the back to work trend recently agreed by the government and the union.
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Associates Press
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
John P. Busarello
United Mine Worker District 5
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Imately
Illinois
NNW
John Marve
Siamese Twin Girls Die Soon After Birth
New Haven mother Mrs. William Augur gives birth to Siamese twin girls joined at the chest and abdomen. The infants died within hours of birth while the mother rests comfortably, according to AP reporting from New Haven Connecticut.
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New Haven, Conn
Satore
William Augur
New Haven
Longshoremen Leader Alleges CIO Plan Political Strike
Joseph P. Ryan president of the AFL International Longshoremen's Association charged Saturday that CIO maritime unions plan a political strike to turn the country over to Russia. He named Harry Bridges and Joseph Curran as key organizers and hinted at cross coast influence.
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New York
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Joseph P. Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
CIO
Russia
Ryan
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
Mauskwaukie Building Sold to Miller Family
The three story Mauskwaukie building at Second Avenue and Fourth Street SE changed hands Saturday with the Harry Miller family of Olin purchasing from H. W. Ribble. The first floor hosts the Virginia cafe and Robbins-Miller appliance store, while plans call for a doughnut shop in a space between them. The second and third floors contain 16 living units and are managed by Mrs. Marie Meredith. Built around 1887 and remodeled in 1923, it once housed a ballroom and Knights of Pythias lodge No 98.
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Cedar Rapids News
Second Avenue
Fourth Street
Mauskwaukie
Harry Miller
Olin
H. W. Ribble
Knollwood Drive
Second Avenue Virginia Cafe
Tom A. Thomas
Nicholas Kanellis
Nikitas Kanellis
Robbins-Miller
Lewis Robbins
Randall A. Miller
Wayne E. Bookout
Marie Meredith
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Humbert pledges plebiscite to keep monarchy in Italy
Rome reports King Humbert II ended a whirlwind bid by promising Italians a second plebiscite on the crown question if he remains on the throne in Sunday's historic elections. Republicans denounced the move amid a nationwide referendum tied to the future of monarchy and religion in Italy.
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Humbert II
Italy
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