Solons Ponder U S Delegate Police Powers
Washington July contemplations rise on giving the U S delegate to the projected world security council authority akin to the President’s power to employ troops. Sen Hatch and Sen Connally press for constitutional safeguards while Taft favors limits and clarity. Debate centers on whether the delegate’s powers require prior congressional consent or can be defined within the charter with presidential primacy intact.
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Congress Presses House On Spending Curbs And Delays
Washington July 3 Congress moved to tighten control over federal spending as the House delayed its summer recess awaiting action on a broad package of measures. The plan would require government corporations to submit annual budgets and curb unchecked authority while expanding the Export-Import Bank and reforming international finance under Bretton Woods rules. Senate and administration allies signal likely passage this session, with President Truman endorsing key provisions.
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Jones Beach Freed Of Pests By DDT Test
Jones Beach New York reports a DDT fog test to control pests on the sand. Officials say mosquitoes died within minutes and flies cleared within half an hour. observers note the beach was clear and crowds soon arrived for a second spray under the state science and Long Island State Park Commission.
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Army awards title to soldier with 13 children
In San Francisco the Army post office detachment claims Pfc. Wilbert L. Fleury is the champion father of the armed forces with 13 children, one more than Cpl. Chester J. Barrett. Fleury formerly mail carrier at Port Huron before enlistment and his family draw a net total of 3354 a month, exceeding a colonel’s base pay.
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One Dead Four Hurt In Sissonville Collision Near Bonham
A collision early yesterday near Bonham dairy on the Sissonville tract killed Everett Junior Slater 17 and injured four others. Injured were Jack Mairis 24 Eugene Grass 17 Robert Cooper and James Pritt. The taxi driver was identified as Cooper with drivers of the auto being Slater and Rightmire noted by State Trooper J R Rightmire.
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Big Three May Face Berlin Food Crisis Decision
Berlin officials for the United States and Britain warn that a food supply deadlock with Soviet zones may force Western powers to seek a decision from the Big Three. Talks with Zhukov and Weeks ended without agreement on a barter plan to feed Berlin, with about 2.65 million civilians in three zones and fuel a sticking point for military governance.
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Planes Rip Japan 8th Day in Row in War Report
Japanese raids continued with 200000 refugees moved toward a shelter area as American air forces claimed heavy tolls. Iwo Jima Mustang fighters destroyed or damaged 45 Japanese planes in five days of strikes over Tokyo. Mustangs downed seven with several others damaged, while U S forces claimed multiple ships sunk or damaged and Okinawa air operations against enemy targets.
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Rankin Pushes Free Work Bill to Aid Veterans
Rep. Rankin of Mississippi plans a House move this week to exempt veterans from joining unions or paying dues, a measure to curb defense plant strikes. The bill, approved by the House veterans committee, would apply to honorably discharged veterans and allow work without union affiliation, aiming to end forced dues and stabilize postwar labor.
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Presidential Term Limit Proposal Sparks Congress Debate
Washington July 8 14 House Leader Martin calls for a constitutional amendment to cap presidential tenure at two four year terms arguing it would restore popular government. He urges quick action before year end stating it can be done nonpartisan and would not derail any party’s program. He asserts America’s strength lies in non indispensability and urges preserving republican government by limiting tenure.
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William Waiur Repeats Niagara Falls Barrel Ride Feat
William Waiur rode a steel barrel through Niagara Falls rapids yesterday mirroring his father’s 1831 stunt. He risked his life to draw attention to a memorial fund honoring his father, an act aimed at generous public interest and remembrance.
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Total Solar Eclipse Draws Global Scientific Teams
The first US total solar eclipse since 1922 draws astronomers worldwide. Observers in Idaho and across North America will witness a full path of totality while teams from Harvard, Franklin Institute, Princeton, and universities in Denmark Norway Sweden Finland prepare airborne and ground observations to study the sun’s shadow and radio effects.
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Salina POW guard fires on sleeping Germans killing many
Two year Army private Clarence Bertucci allegedly opened fire from a tower at the Salina POW ramp wounding 20 prisoners and killing 28 in a night attack. Maj Gen William E Shedd ordered a broad investigation as Army authorities named Bertucci and coordinated aid for the injured from Salt Lake City.
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Hill Survives Niagara Rapids Barrel Journey
William Red Hill aged 38 rode a 156 pound steel barrel through seven miles of Niagara Falls rapids from Niagara Falls to Queenston Ontario. He departed at 7 45 pm and reached the whirlpool about an hour later, matching a death bed pledge to his father. Thousands watched from the gorge as Hill completed the treacherous passage in under two hours using the same barrel once escaped death in 1931.
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AFE Glass Cutters to Return to Work at Kanawha City
AFL Window Glass Cutters League members at Libbey Owens Ford Kanawha City planned to resume about 150 jobs today after a CIO strike closed the plant June 2. The Flat Glass Workers had ended a walkout affecting several plants and production was set to restart. Three naval ships, the aircraft carriers Princeton and Sampson and the submarine Tusk, were launched in Philadelphia today.
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Tarawa Memorial Drive Garners Congressional Support
In Washington strong support grew in Congress for acquiring Tarawa from Britain to create a memorial for American Pacific war dead. Sponsor May would push a resolution for State Department action, while critics urge study of a broader Pacific memorial plan and Tarawa’s future status.
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Greeks Accused of Sniping Across Greek Yugoslav Border
London report says Marshal Tito accused Greek forces of crossing the border to provoke Yugoslavia and claimed thousands of Macedonians fled northern Greece to Yugoslavia to escape Greek terrorism. Moscow dispatches cite the Federal Macedonia front protesting Greek organizations and army units, likening terror in Greek Macedonia to Ottoman era savagery. Tito claimed thousands of both Macedonians and Greeks escaped to Yugoslavia and warned Greece of continued frontier provocations.
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Chinese Cousins Marcel at Yanks Open Generosity
A World War II era column compares Chinese and American attitudes, noting contrasts in death avoidance and property rights. The piece recounts a Burma campaign incident aboard a C 47 where a Chinese soldier was tipped out of the rear door as others laughed, and discusses reciprocal exchanges of valuables between Chinese hosts and American soldiers.
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