Lewis Offers Pact Hitched Onto Pension
Washington June 9 John L. Lewis and soft coal operators swapped peace plans to avert a July strike. Lewis offered a contract extension tied to a $100 monthly pension, while operators proposed a smaller pension plus an airtight no strike pledge. Both sides aimed to spur a three week bargaining window before the June 30 expiration.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Therm
Adj
Mite
Charles O'Neill
Contai
Sen
Styles Bridges
R.N.H
Welfare Fund
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
van Horn
Sen. Bridges
Workers Bolster Columbia Levees
Dikes remain in critical condition along a 200 mile stretch of the lower Columbia and Willamette rivers as flood damage climbs. Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming arrives to survey the disaster and coordinate relief with local authorities. Sandbag crews on Puget Island struggle to hold a breaching dike threatening 45 acres. evacuation continues on the 3,220 acre island.
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Portland
Ore
INS
Columbia River
Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works
Washington, D. C
Columbu
Willamette
Puget Island
Plaet Island
Ace
Track Drivers Tangle Traffic on Boulevard
Truck drivers persist on Kanawha Blvd after deliveries, ignoring rules to exit at the next intersection. A noon traffic check found 20 trucks on the boulevard, with 16 speeding, 15 in the passing lane, 4 double parked, 11 out of parking lanes, and 4 straddling lane markers.
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Kanawha Blvd
Old Kanawha St
Iwo
Postmasters Hold State Parley Here
Postmasters from across West Virginia gather in Charleston for the annual West Virginia chapter convention of the National Association of Postmasters at the Daniel Boone hotel. About 200 delegates are expected with C. C. Garner of Washington to speak at the Saturday banquet. the meeting includes a one day postal supervisors session and discussions on postal service improvements. Local officers include Doyle Phillips, Glenn A Fowler, Mrs Gertie Post Rector, Mrs Lucy Weaver, O K Burdett, and G Clair Ross.
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Charleston
West Virginia
The
National Assoc. of
Daniel Boone Hotel
Julius W. Singleton
C. C. Garner
Washington
Garner
Doyle Phillips
Philippi
Glenn A. Fowler
Harrisville
Gertie Post Rector
Lost Creek
Lucy Weaver
Folgarton
O. K. Burdett
Pt. Pleasant
G. Clair Ross
Salem
Senate votes on draft bill amid late night Senate action
The Senate adjourned after a long debate promising a yes or no vote later on the draft for men aged 28 to 74. Leaders expect action at 2 p.m. with amendments considered, including a court martial reform and a Capehart delay proposal that failed 57 to 24.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Capehartin
R-Ind
Truman
Capehart
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Tydings
D-Md
Congress
Sen. Myers
D - Pa
De Gaulle Denounces London Pact on German Unity
Paris June 9 Gen Charles de Gaulle blasted the six power London agreement for a separate Western German government saying it would invite Russian domination of all Germany. He spoke after France’s foreign affairs committee backed the London accord 22 to 21 with reservations ahead of Friday parliamentary debate.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
London
Germany
de Gaulle
Foreign Affairs Committee
French National Assembly
French People’s Party
Assembly
Dly
Marshall
Aid Fight Splits GOP Over Foreign Aid in Senate Clash
Washington June 1 A sharp battle over foreign aid spending split Republican leaders ahead of the national convention. Sen Vandenberg denounced House cuts to the European recovery program as a cynical attempt to gut the plan. Stassen Warren and Dewey backed Vandenberg, while Rep Taber led opposition to raising aid above House levels. Taft offered no comment.
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Washington
Congress
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Vandenberg
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Senate Appropriations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Warren
New York
Thomas E. Dewney
Rep. Taber
R- NY
House Appropriations Committee
House
Taft
Sen
Ohio
iLike Dewey
U. S
ECA
Hoffman
Marshall
European Cooperation Administration
Service today for Armstead Mead Prichard
Service will be at 2 30 p m today in Simpson mortuary chapel for Armstead Mead Prichard 2 retired Charleston attorney and banker who died Tuesday at his Staunton Virginia home Burial will be in the family plot in Spring Hill cemetery Flowers omitted His survivors include wife Betty Douglass Robson Prichard a son Armstead Mead Prichard Jr Charlottesville Va two daughters Mrs James R Martin Greenville S C and Mrs W M Kasper West Point N Y a brother Fred CF
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Simpson Mortuary
Armstead Mead
Prichard
Charleston
Staunton
George H. Vick
First Presbyterian Church
Spring Hillemetery
Grayson, Ky
Louis
Sarah Belie Meade Prichard
Staunton, Val
Charleston Territory
Salvation Army
Betty Douglass Robson Prichard
Armstead Mead Prichard, Jr
Charlottesville
James R. Martin
Greenville
3. C
W. M. Kasper
West Point
Fred CF
Page & Col
United Nations seeks three patrol vessels and observers
The United Nations requested three U.S. ships two French and one Belgian to patrol coasts and send 63 military observers to verify the Arab Jewish truce. Secretary General Trygve Lie announced negotiations with the three governments on vessel size and protection. A four week armistice begins at 1 am Friday with mixed optimism for a lasting peace.
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Lake Success
United Nations
United States
France
Belgium
Trygve Lie
U. N
Tie
Palesine
Lie
Palestine
Sweden
The
Holy Land
Bernadotte
theSoviet Union
Truce Commissions
Bernadette
Security Council
Democratic revolt in the South weakens ahead of convention
Leaders of the Dixiecrat revolt admit privately that their effort is doomed. Sources in Jackson say the steering committee may seek a face saving compromise with the national party before the July 12 Britadelphia convention, while public plans for a rump gathering falter. Governor Laney chaired yesterday's Jackson meeting as Ben Laney leads revolt forces.
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Atlanta
INS
Jackson
Miss
International News Service
National Party
Britadelphia Gary
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Wright
Arkansas
Ben Laney
Laney
Page
Band Music to Cost Republicans 5000 a Day at Convention
The GOP plans a five thousand dollar per day entertainment budget for the national convention opening June 11 in Philadelphia. Band under Meyer Davis will direct a 50-member ensemble with a repertoire of about 1000 pieces as top singers perform during sessions.
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Philad
Elrrya
GOF
GOP
Horace Sayre
Oklahoma
Philadelphia
Frank C. P. McGlinn
Auxiliary Housing Committee
McGinn
Phila
Sayre
Meyer Davis
Davis
Mrs. Sayre
James Melton
Todd Duncan
Eleanor Steber
Virginia Davis
Truman Blasts Congress as Worst in U S History in Spokane
President Truman told Spokane listeners the flooding Columbia River could be controlled but only with a Congress that shares a mindset dating to Daniel Webster. He criticized the current Congress as the worst since the first one met and urged voters to act in November 1948.
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Ay Douglas B. Cornell
Truman
Washington
Spokane
Columbia River
Congress
Daniel Webster
National Convention of Communications Workers
Independent
Wash
Butte
Mont
Republican Congress
Tennessee
Sattler Pushes Vermont Style Plan For Industrial Peace
West Virginia employers and unions show strong interest in a Vermont style plan for industrial peace. A state committee with equal employer and union representation would issue recommendations when local agreements stall, with parties agreeing to abide by the committee. Participation limited to local negotiations, not national contracts.
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West Virginia
Vermont
Charles J. F. Sattler
Sattler
Toledo
Tennessee Valley Authority
Clark Opinion Declares Munch-Nixon Bill Unconstitutional
Attorney General Clark drafts an opinion calling the Munch-Nixon Anti-Communist bill unconstitutional. Senate Judiciary Chair Wiley has not received it, delaying action as House sponsors seek passage before adjournment. Taft’s committee lists it among eight measures for possible action when Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Clark
House
Senate
Congress
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Sen. Taft-Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Tait
U S B 29s Land in Germany for Training
A squadron of B 29 Superfortresses landed at Fueretenfeldbruck near Frankfurt after a routine flight from the United States. The aircraft based at Salina Kansas will be stationed in Germany temporarily for further training per Air Force headquarters at Wiesbaden.
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Germany
U. S
Frankfurt
Fuer
Etenfeldbruck
United States
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Salima
Kan
U. S. Accepts German Plan
Secretary of State Marshall announced the United States accepts London conference proposals for unifying Western Germany. The plan envisions a Western German government, international Ruhr control, and continued Reich occupation until Europe’s peace is secure. French debates and security concerns frame the reaction.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Marshall
Ruhr
Reich
Europe
Congress
Senate
Maershall
Death of Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman author of Peace of Mind
Boston mourns as Rabbi Joshua Loth Liebman 41 author of the best selling Peace of Mind dies at home after grippe and a heart attack. A Cincinnati native he studied at University of Cincinnati Hebrew Union College and Palestine fellowship. He led Temple Beth Israel Boston since 1939 and declined a pulpit offer in New York. He leaves a widow and adopted daughter Leila 17.
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Boston
Joshua Loth Liebman
Grippe
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Hebrew Union College
Palestine
R.A.M
Chicago
Temple Beth
Israel
New York
Temple Emmanuel
TempPle Beth Israel
Leila
Armistice Offers Hope as Both Sides Accept Without Condition
Cairo June 9 United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte announced a four week armistice in Palestine to begin at 1 a m EST Friday with all Arab and Jewish forces ceasing fire. A peace conference would be convened on Rhodes to address long term issues while a UN truce commission and Swedish aides supervise related matters.
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Cairo
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Bernadotte
United Nations
Holy Land
Mediterranean
Rhodes
Jerusalem
Trans-Jordan
U.N. Truce Commission
United States
France
Belgium
Sai Bernadotte
Amman
Holy City
Israel
Moshe Shertok
Old Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Jerusa
Lem Jewry
Arab Legion
Musrafa
Jenin
Lajjun
Explosion Injures 15 in Pittsburgh Business District
A blast in Pittsburgh's Hill district injures at least 15, shattering windows and toppling storefronts near the Samson Motor Co. Building. Police say workers were repairing a gas line across the street when the explosion occurred, shaking a wide retail area.
Benes Steps Down as Czechoslovak Chief of State
A Czech newspaper reports that Eduard Benes resigns from the role of chief of state. The move is presented as official and uneventful, with no public dispute indicated in the note. Stan Arnold signs the brief comment.
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Benes
Stan Arnold
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