Welfare fund clash sparks UMW threats over unblocked payments
John L. Lewis warned miners would revolt if operators do not unfreeze a 39 million dollar 1947 welfare fund for crippled diggers widows and children. He decried court actions locking funds as the 1948 contract talks loom and anti strike orders near expiry. The Justice Department pressed for an indefinite injunction as rail unions face legal battles.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ife
Justice Department
Army
Four Die In Kilgore Texas Hotel Fire
A flash fire at a two story Tulsa hotel in Kilgore East Texas killed four guests early today. Three identified victims are George Clifton Young Gerald Lee and Victor Easton with Roy Evans tentatively named as a fourth. Over two dozen guests escaped five hospitalized one not expected to live. Fire cause undetermined. Local contractor Mike Carlton helped evacuate guests. The loss is unofficially placed at 150000.
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Kilgore
Tex
Tulsa
George Clifton Young
Jacksonville
Gerald Lee
Odin
Victor Easton
Roy Evans
Bowling Green
W. J. McBride
Texas
Louisiana
Mike Carlton
Congress Lays Draft Bill Top Of Senate Agenda
Washington reports Congress places a two year selective service draft bill at the forefront as a two week push toward a June finish. Senator Langer argues to remove segregation in the armed forces while a Republican Democrat coalition seeks to sideline the issue to pass the military bill. House plans to tackle the draft measure before adjournment and consider a proposal to admit 200 000 of Europe displaced persons.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Coalition
Langer
Capper, 82, to retire from Senate in January
Sen. Arthur Capper of Kansas, 82 and longtime Agriculture Committee chair, announced he will not seek re election. The veteran lawmaker entered the Senate in 1918 and his term ends next January after he had previously signaled staying in the race.
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Capper
Washington
Arthur Capper
R.-Kan
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Ruun
Two Die in Monarch U S 60 Crash and Nine Hurt
Two deaths and seven serious or minor injuries reported after a two car collision on U S 60 at Monarch. Victims include Raymond L Willets and Virgie Karupsky with others treated at Charleston General hospital.
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U. S
Monarch
U. Rt
Raymond £. Willets
Grosscup
Dunbar
Fidler
Belle
Virgie Karupsky
Whitesville
Charleston General Hospital
Paul Judson Reynolds
St. Alvans
Pansy Jarrell
Billy Kennedy
Whitesvile
Billy Tilghman
Hazel May
Navy unveils guided anti aircraft missile with seven mile range
The Navy disclosed plans for a rocket propelled guided missile that can strike enemy aircraft from five thousand to fifteen thousand yards away. It will be deployed on ships and ready for fleet installation by 1950 with a plan to build fifty units at the stated cost.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Department
Capitol Hill
Truman Speaks On Red Curbs Prompting Senate Action
President Truman criticizes the Mundt Nixon bill and says more democracy is needed to curb Communism. Senate Judiciary Committee plans to consider the House measure after Attorney General Clark provides an opinion. Senator Ferguson vows to push a tougher bill to outlaw pro violence Communist influence and foreign direction.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wiley
Wis
Clark
Chicago
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Ferguson
America
The
Daily Worker
Propaganda Flares As Reds Claim Yank Sentry Shooting
Berlin reports accuse five American soldiers and a civilian of shooting a Soviet sentry near Marshal Sokolovsky’s residence. The incident is used to inflame Berlin’s workers while plans to unify western Germany advance in London talks.
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U.S
Berlin
Western
Germany
London
United States
Britain
France
Benelux
W. A. Falck
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
G. Lukantschenko
Nasf
U. S. House of Representatives
U. S
Europe
Herlin
Storm Partially Blacks Out State
Severe electrical storm swept northward through West Virginia causing city outages for varying periods. Morgantown darkened for about an hour as three 22 000 volt lines failed simultaneously. Clarksburg area suffered major outages with downed 66 000 volt poles and damage to a sub station. Areas affected included Jacksons Mill Weston Webster Springs Gassaway and Sutton while Mountaineer Boys State opened at Jacksons Mill. Power restored except a 66 000 volt line between Rivesville and a Hutchinson substation serving a mining area. No injuries reported.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Monongahela Power Co
Rivesville
Clarksburg
Jackson’s Mill
Mountaineer Boys State
Weston
Webster Springs
Gassaway
Sutton
Charleston
Romanian King Mihai and Princess Anne to Wed in Athens
Former King Mihai of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma begin a journey from Lausanne to Geneva and then to Athens where their wedding in the Greek capital is anticipated later this week. The couple will fly on an American airliner with a flight due into Athens early tomorrow.
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Anne
Mihai
Athens
Lausanne
Switzerland
Romania
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Geneva
Israel Reports Truce Time To Be Set Today
Cairo reports say Israel expects Bernadotte to finalize the cease fire timetable tomorrow for a four week truce in the Palestine war. Arab dispatches claim talks are breaking down over immigration limits and the Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway. Intensified fighting continues around Tel Aviv and Tulkarm as negotiations proceed.
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Israel
Cairo
United Nations
Moshe Shertok
Folke Bernadotte
Haifa
Count Bernadotte
Amman
Hernadotte
Abdullah
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Tulkarm
Tulkarm-Jenin-Nablus
Palestine
Yibna
Flood Crest Hits Lower Columbia Dikes As Port Towns Brace
The Columbia River flood crest threatens Oregon Washington and parts of British Columbia. Workers rush to reinforce dikes while 26 deaths are tallied in the wider region. Vanport city remains submerged with 52 missing as five rivers surge and damage tops 140 million dollars. Six marooned residents near Clatskanie cling to boats and hope.
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Portland
Are
The
Columbia
Lower River
Pacific Northwest
Canada
Fraser River
Vanport
Red Cross
Clatskanie
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
British Columbia
Wallace says U.S. policy in Germany risks Nazi revival
In a radio prepared speech Henry A. Wallace accuses Russia of opposing U.S. aims in Germany and charges Wall Street and Pentagon interests with blocking peace talks. He blasts policy as backing western Germany to confront the Soviet Union and warns of a new D-day if reaction continues, urging Potsdam principles be followed.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
United States
Germany
Wall Street Trusts
Pentagon
America
Wallace
Europe
Potsdam
Truman Will Use Spurs To Spur Congress
President Truman, on a westward train journey, vows to use a pair of gift silver spurs to prod Congress when he returns to Washington. He pauses to attend church in Kearney, Nebraska, and later accepts gifts including the spurs at Grand Island amid cheering crowds.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
West
Kearney
Neb
Trusman
Margaret
Grand Island
Nebraska Delegates Split Over Truman Omaha Visit
Nebraska Democratic Chairman William Ritchie says the Nebraska delegation is badly split and he has withdrawn support for President Truman after the Omaha visit. He blames Republican handling for a small Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum crowd of about 2 000 and says several delegates may back Eisenhower.
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Omaha
Nebraska
William Ritchie
Truman
Ritchie
Iowa
Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Cal
U N Deliberations Troubled by Palestine Truce Challenge
Security Council delegates faced a grim mood as Amman reports suggested the four week armistice in the Holy Land might unravel. Arabs cited Jewish stubbornness over immigration and the Jerusalem Tel Aviv highway as major stumbling blocks, with the council awaiting 1:30 p.m. EST session to decide next steps.
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Lake Success
Security Council
Palestine
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Associated Press
Holy Land
Israel
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Electrified Pool Kills 12-Year-Old in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on June 6 a short circuit at the Gay Way pool spread electricity through water to a steel ladder, killing Clyde Peters and injuring several others. Deputy coroner Dr. Winfield Yarnell said Peters died of electric burns. Rosemary Fritsch was among the injured.
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Harrisburg
Schmmer
Winfield Yarnell
Yartiell
Clyde Peters
Harrispurg
Peters
Rosemary Fritsch
Vandenberg Could Open Door to Gop Presidential Race
Friends predict a sharp House fight over foreign aid could soften Arthur Vandenberg's stance and make him more receptive to a Republican presidential bid. The Michigan senator maintains he is not a candidate and has not ruled out the nomination, though he may testify for more European Recovery Program funds to defend the policy.
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Washington
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Philadelphia
Michigan
House
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Russian officers harassed by displaced persons at Mittenwald camp
In Munich a crowd of 300 or more displaced persons from Poland and Ukraine stoned and booed five Russian officers arriving at a DP camp. The attack targeted General Yurkin's car as U.S. constabulary escorted the Russians away. Capt. Morton Sill of Perth Amboy reported stones shattering car windows and denting the body, with one cap knocked off.
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Munich
Germany
Fiory
Poland
Ukraine
Mittenwald
U. S. Army
Dps
U. S
Yurkin
Morton Sill
Perth Amboy
N. Ja
U.S. Civil Affairs Division
Sill
Louis
Wallace’s Spanish Speaking Flair Stirs Denver Airwaves
Denver radio host Wallace showcases his Spanish speaking flair on air prompting mixed local reactions and comic commentary from Stan Arnold. The playful verse notes the crowd’s struggle to understand and the broader cultural clash of language on broadcast.
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Denver
Wallace
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