Senate and House Move Toward OPA Compromise
Washington June 14 Congress faces a choice to retreat from its attack on OPA or risk a presidential veto. Bowles signals urging action if the bill reaches the White House in its weakened form. Rumors said Porter and Baker might resign rather than administer such a law as the Senate passed last night. The contested bill would strip price controls on staples like meat milk and eggs, with rents surviving.
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Washington
Congress
OPA
Bacher
Paul Porter
Porter
Senate
Barkley
Senv. Com
House
Senate 2
Flannagan
D.-Vt
Sgriculture
Newanen
Ge. Y. Jalen
OPA to Authorize Sugar Stamp Increase for Canne r Use
An OPA official announced steps to authorize a sugar stamp increase for home canning, with five pound quotas through October and a revised ration book allotment. The agency may also adjust prices and wage boosts affecting sugar refinery workers as part of wartime controls.
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Osringtor
Dune
OPA
Ameri
OFA
Canounemae
Fragmentary claim on behavior of men and mothers
A garbled quote discusses a man’s conduct and his mother, noting surprise at drunken behavior and harsh language. The text captures a heated, informal exchange without clear context or attribution.
Baruch Proposes U S Share of Atomic Secrets for Peace
Bernard Baruch outlines a U S plan to destroy existing atomic bombs and share know how for peaceful use if the world adopts safeguards. He calls for an international atomic development authority with power over material, enforceable laws, and sanctions, but requires Senate approval. The proposal hinges on a global pact outlawing the bomb and ratified treaties.
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Baruch
U. S
New York
United States
Am International Atomic Development Authority
United Nations
U.N. Atomic Energy Commission
Bernard M. Ba~ Yuch
A. S
Security Council
Biruch
Senate
British Defend Bevin and De Gasperi Urges Unity in Italy
At ROMI on June 14 De Gasperi urged Italians to forget past strife and unite behind the republic, praising restraint toward Umberto II while warning of reconstruction ahead. Separate items report Japanese Major Mikami hanged for killings in Mindanao and Bevin denying a Palestine decision before American input.
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Umberto
de Ganeperi
Manila
Koe Mikami
Mindanao
Bride Elopes by Plane Overnight in Las Vegas
In Grand Junction Colorado on June 14 INS reports Joseph Bulkiey Blackburn of Cambridge Massachusetts attended a bachelor party for his wedding to Francy Kurtz. The bride eloped in an airplane with Ralph Antonides of Glenwood Springs Colorado on a charter flight to Las Vegas Nevada leaving 200 social register guests awaiting the ceremony. Accompanying the couple were bridesmaid Miss Gertrude Fawcett and William Antonides, Ralph’s brother.
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Etopes Zia
France
Colo
Francy
Ralph
Las Vegas
Nev
Gertrude Fawcett
William Antonides
Jap Militarists Power Disclosed at Tojo Trial
Pittsburgh attorney analyzed Japan's war era power structure, showing the cabinet's collective responsibility yet strong imperial control. The empresses power rested with a small military clique and ministers who could influence policy, with Tojo and war leaders asserting advisory rights to the emperor.
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Tojo
Tokyo
Satur
Japare
Cabin
Sofia Horwitz
Ins
Hideki Tojo
Diet
Pittsburgh
Yesperor
Terday
Abare
Japan
Mihailovic Admits Collaboration With Enemy In Yugoslavia
Gen Draja Mihailovic confessed under oath to personal collaboration with the enemy while leading Chetnik troops in Yugoslavia. He acknowledged a handwritten letter guiding units to receive arms from Italians, calling the act intrigue and collaboration. The Yugoslav military court case centers on treason and collaboration charges.
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Belgrade
Draja Mihailovic
Yugoslavia
United States
Marshall College President Resigns to Join Mississippi
Marshall College in Huntington reports Dr. John Davis Williams resigns as president to become chancellor of the University of Mississippi, effective September 1. Raymond Brewster, state board of education president, announces the move after a brief telephoned notice from Williams, who is in Jackson Mississippi. Williams led Marshall since 1942, oversaw air cadet training and postwar expansion, with enrollment peaking at about 2100 last term. The board will discuss a successor at a future meeting.
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Huntington
John Davis Williams
Marshall College
University of Mississippi
Raymond Brewster
State Board of Education
Brewster
Dre. Williams
Jackson
Mike
Mississippi
A. B. Butts
Mississippi State’ Board
Trus
Srewster
Williams
Marshall
Jackson Firestorm Over Black Jackson Feud Revealed
President Truman disclosed he urged Justice Jackson to hold his blast at Justice Black. Jackson released his critique during a news conference in Nuernberg after sending an advance copy to the White House. Truman said he did not talk by phone before the statement went public and does not expect resignations. Steelman named reconversion director, replacing Snyder, withcontinued cabinet and agency roles expected.
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Washington
Truman
Supreme Court
Jackson
Justice Black
Black
White House
Nuernberg
Judiciary Committees of
Congress
Jack
Steelman
John R. Steelman
John W. Snyder
The
Treasury
Snyder
McNutt Named Envoy to Manila and First Ambassador
President Truman assigns Paul V. McNutt to represent the United States at Philippine independence ceremonies on July 4 and then serve as the first U.S. Ambassador to Manila. The move allows J. A. Krug to stay in Washington to handle a heavy workload as Interior Secretary. Krug was touring Interior Department sites in Portland and Seattle.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Truman
Philippine Republic
U.S
Manila
McNutt
Islands
Charles G. Ross
White House
Senate
J. A. Krug
Secretary of the Interior
Iby
Ross
Krug
United States
Interior
Portland
Gre
Toflay
Interior Department
Box Derby Car Builders Get Lumber Donation
Soap box derby car builders cheer as Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp donates salvaged lumber for their craft. Director B M Higginbotham will distribute the lumber after 6 p.m. at his home 5314 McCorkle Ave South Charleston.
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Soap Box Derby
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
B. MM. Higg Sinbotham
Higginbotham
McCorkle Av
South Charleston
Sailors Gather to Hear Parley Result Amid Late Strike Talks
Washington reports frenzied efforts to resolve the Maritime labor dispute ahead of a planned midnight strike. Bridges demands retroactive pay under the new contract be paid by September 30, with CMU units in 200,000 members awaiting a Washington agreement. Protests erupt in San Francisco as negotiators push for a ratification path or unified strike action by port.
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Parley
Bridges
Washington
CIO
Nac ‘Tion
New York
Harty Bridges
IO Songahore
West Coast
San Francisco
Frank P. Foisie
Waterfront Employers of the Pacific
Robert Mills
National Maritime Union
Boston
Joseph Curren
Committee For Maritime
CMU
Atap
Marzis Watson
Draft age limits amid stalled teen induction plan
INS-House and senate conferees failed to resolve the question of drafting teenagers as the top age limit for induction is debated. A split vote showed four to three against teens, with possible shifts hinted by Rep. Brooks who did not commit to the Gurney Sparkman proposal.
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Washington
House
Senate
Gurney R.S
Gurney Sparkman
Brooks
Congress
Rep. Short
R.mo
Air Force Revolt In Bolivia Kills 5
Five people were killed and 11 wounded in an unsuccessful revolt by rebel air force members aiming to bomb La Paz. The Bolivian government cited oligarchs and discontented elements as behind the plot to seize the government and assassinate President Villarreal and other officials. Bombs fell on the legislative palace and near the municipal building but failed to explode due to faulty construction.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Gualberto Villarcoel
Buenos Aires
Ga Paz
Gazette Classifieds Offer to Solve Your Needs
A local newspaper advertises that 87 Gazette Want Ads were canceled after yielding results. It urges readers to place ads for maid hires, furniture sales, rentals, lost items, livestock sales, and more in Sunday's Gazette by dialing 26161 before 3 p m.
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Gazette
Link in China To Be Tighter Link in China To Be Tighter
Washington reports a U S plan to tighten military ties with China alongside Truman’s congressional disclosure that China has received lent lease aid totaling 1 835 billion dollars through December 31 and aims to foster a unified militarily capable Chinese force of about one million men under Gen Marshall and Lt Gen Wedemeyer.
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Washington
China
Truman
Congress
Albert C. Wedemeyer
George C.marshal
United Nations
Asia
United States
State Department
War and Navy Departments
Gen. Marshall
Chinese Reds Fail In 2nd Landing Try Near Tsingtao
The Central News Agency reports a second Communist landing attempt at Kaichow bay near Tsingtao was shelled by Nationalist forces. Four junks were sunk and casualties occurred as clashes continued around the Tsingtao area amid summer hostilities involving Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists and U S bases.
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Wanking
Kaichow Bay
Tsingtao
United States
7Th Fleet
Tsii
Byrnes May Propose New Ideas At Big Four Meet
Paris June 14 Aboard the Meurice Byrnes said the American delegation to the renewed Big Four foreign ministers conference may carry new proposals to break the stalemate on peace treaties. He declined to specify details but outlined aims including discussion of Germany and Austria and opposition to large occupation forces, favoring small task forces for inspection. Joined by Senators Connally and Vandenberg, Byrnes spoke in his hotel suite after arriving from Washington.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Palestine
Truman
Washington
United States
Bevin
Paris
INS
U. S
Byrnes
Big Four Conference of Foreign Ministers
Trieste
Tom Connally
Germany
Austria
Wallace Urges Two Way Curbs
Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace urged restraint on both management and labor in the interest of the general welfare. Speaking in St Louis at a Liberal Voters League event he warned against totalitarian trappings and pressed for effective means to safeguard the New Deal amidst ongoing labor-management tensions.
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ST. Louis
Henry Wallace
White House
Roosevelt
Barry Truman
Wallace
Liberal Voters League of
Portly Puzzle: Price Controls Removed Amid Claims
A cryptic, garbled note suggests an action of removing price controls, attributed to unnamed figures. The fragment hints at political or economic upheaval but lacks clear names, places, or dates to anchor a full report. The source text appears heavily distorted with inconsistent capitalization and stray quotes.
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Lisbon
Amberty
Chetnik
Mihailovic
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