Nine Killed As B-25 Hits Spruce Knob
Circlville reports a Utah bound B 25 crashed onto Spruce Knob West Virginia highest peak at dawn killing nine aboard. The bomber from Olmsted Air Base Middletown PA struck the ridge near Circleville about 4 am EST. Two bodies were thrown free one burned corpse found on a rock. extra remains located in the wreckage. Known victims include Lt C T Economos Lt Harry W Rogers Sgt Neal M Moss and several Ogden Utah airmen. Victims were on active duty training at Hill Air Force Base.
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Offmtt
Nebraska
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Hil Air Force Base
Hal Wes
Hamilton Air Base
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C. T Economos
Clearfield
Postwar US industry at new high output level
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board expects postwar industrial production to reach a peacetime high this month at about 195 percent of the prewar average. May output rose to 183 percent, with durable goods and minerals showing strong gains and autos at record levels. economists anticipate a seasonal decline next month but sustained high activity in building materials and equipment.
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150000 Asked to Buy Dope to Trap Peddlers
Narcotics Bureau seeks 150000 to buy licit dope for undercover work to trap drug peddlers. Commissioner H J Anslinger testified that agents must buy evidence to prove actual sale due to Supreme Court rulings on searches and seizures.
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Supreme Court
Arcotics
Editorial Opposes Ticket Over Dishonest Appearing Promises
The Gazette states it is the right to run for office but says it cannot support a ticket it views as dishonest. The paper claims to speak for many honest Democrats and urges readers to understand its stance as a loyal Democratic newspaper.
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Solons May Quit by July 31 Adjourning Signal
Senate leaders Lucas Wherry and Taft discussed likely adjournment dates and key items. Lucas hoped to finish in seven weeks with a July 31 target, Wherry proposed Aug 5 if goals were cut, Taft cited July 28 to Aug 4 as possible endpoints.
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Illinois
Congress
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Lucas
Angry Mothers Demand Halt To Milk Strike
Crusading housewives led by Mrs Nelson Bennett press negotiators to end a six day dairy workers walkout and resume milk deliveries. Violence in the AFL Dairy Workers Union strike in seven western Pennsylvania counties eased under state police patrols as talks continue. The union seeks a 40 hour week with 4 cents pay restitution and other terms.
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Nelson Bennett
Fone
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Dairy Workers
Pennsylvania
Revolt in Arequipa Southern Peru Raises Tensions
Lima dispatch reports disorder erupting in Arequipa with insurgent elements led by Francisco Is Mostajo aiming to run as an opposition vice presidential candidate. Four killed, several wounded in clashes with police as government blames rival politicians and outlawed parties for the unrest. Government denies governor Meza Cuadra resignation amid broader claims of nationwide revolution.
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Aprista
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Daniel Meza Cuadra
U S Dutch mock air war opens Atlantic Pact drills
The United States says four engine B 29 and B 50 atomic bombers joined Dutch pilots over Netherlands territory in the Atlantic Pact’s first large aerial maneuver. Observers note Russia’s long range bomber resembles the B 29. Lord Tedder meets President Truman on U S military aid.
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Truman
Reds Campaign For Ruhr Vote
In Frankfurt Germany on June 14 the German Communist Party launched a feverish push to win support in the Ruhr industrial valley. They announced the imminent arrival of Soviet zone dignitaries to aid the election campaign for a state legislature. They also announced a peace rally in Essen for next September and a Whitsuntide style march in Berlin. Some observers see Eastern financed efforts to stir unrest in Western Germany’s industrial heart. Others doubt the grip of the Communists will grow.
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Turncoat Briton Linked With Fuchs
FRANKFURT June 14. German DPA charged that John Peet a British newsman who defected to the Communist bloc was linked with the Fuchs and Gold spy network. Peet reportedly associated with Dr Hlaus Fuchs and Harry Gold as a contact in an alleged atomic spy ring. Fuchs serves a four year term. Gold was indicted as a relayer. A Brooklyn case named others as John and Sam not identified.
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Hlaus Fuchs
Harry Gald
Hamsburg
Peet
Pwras
Fuchs
Germany
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Brooklyn
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Sam
U.S
Berlin
Reuthers
East Berlin
AFL Building Craftsmen Take Lead in Coonskin Park Work
Kanawha Valley AFL building tradesmen prepare for Operation Coonskin two day park opening. About 120 workers from carpenters, laborers, brick masons and others will build shelters tables and perform skilled tasks under Frank A. Rebhan and Paul R. Anderson with W. T. Teleman and Charlie Kuhn coordinating.
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State Federation of Labor
Eugene A. Carter
Operation Coonskin
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the Gazette
Associated General Contractor
W. Va., Inc
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West Virginia
Paul R. Anderson
W.T
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Charles J. Kuhn
W. Holmes
Shaver
Fred C. Alley
AFL
GOP to Back Pay-as-You-Go Social Security Push
Senate Republicans broadly favor the social security expansion bill while signaling a stop gap study group to reexamine the program. Taft advocates timely improvements and a pay-as-you-go approach, arguing benefits should be funded by current taxes rather than future payroll reserves. Millikin notes most GOP members back the bill, with some opposing or seeking amendments as the debate continues.
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CIO Paper Asks Congress Extend Jobless Benefits
The CIO urged Congress to extend unemployment benefits on a 26 week emergency basis and to enact a unified jobless pay law. It called for federal grants to states with troubled unemployment systems and warned that high production figures mask underlying hardships. The group stressed more job opportunities for older workers to maintain national output.
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Congress
Labor Organization
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Committee For Econome Development
Amateur Authors Face Tax Boosts in House Action
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to tax nonprofessional authors on future writing income and to ban collapsible corporations used by certain movie producers to dodge personal income taxes. The move targets writers and inventors as ordinary taxpayers, and if enacted could add about 3 million dollars annually to the Treasury by closing losses to in and out film companies.
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House Wars and Means
Gemright D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Europe
Treasury
Jon
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Treasury J
British Labor stalls on European plan draw criticism
London reports reflect interparty and international socialist debate as Attlee signals cautious openness to future coal steel integration while stressing need for more information. The Labour manifesto opposes supra national authority and insists on socialist planning as essential for any union. Kenneth Younger says Britain may contribute later, specifics unrevealed.
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France
European Union
Phony Money Flooding U S Counterfeiting Surge
Secret Service told Congress that criminal networks in New York and Chicago flood the United States with counterfeit money at a ten year high. A E Baughman asked for 81 more agents as U S seizures reach 100000 dollars monthly. Wartime black marketeers and ration stamp fraud are cited. Evidence on an interstate gambling syndicate using Western Union wires is promised.
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Congress
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Chicago
U. S
Senate Appropriations Committee
A. E. Baughman
Baughman
Server
Seattle
Senate
Western Union
Jurist Demands Lustron Inquiry in Ohio Case
Federal judge in Columbus warned the Justice Department to probe Lustron Corp operations or convene a grand jury. Reconstruction Finance Corp chief creditor seized Lustron’s East Columbus plant as a probe looms into interlocking directorships haulage contracts and large operating expenses. Carl G. Strandlund welcomed an investigation, insisting transparency.
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Mell G. Underwood
Ohio State Journal
Columbus Dispatch
Carl G. Strandlund
Lustron
Chicago
U. S
Jungle Rescuers Bring Out Six Americans From Crash
Rescue parties in armored vehicles reached a jungle crash site near the Somaliland border and evacuated six Americans including a woman and child. The single engine Norseman was chartered by Rogers Bay Co to support Sinclair Petroleum Co camps. Names could not be confirmed, but D Gafford of Tulsa and Hugh Boyte and Oscar Lewis were suspected aboard.
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Belet Uen
Abot
K. L. Horton
Donald C. Colins
Los Aniapian Airlines
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Sinclair Petroleum Co
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Sinclair Company
D. Gafford
Tulsa
Okls
Hugh L. Boyte
Oscar J. Lewis
U.S. Missions Employes labeled leaks and security risk
A Senate loyals committee report from Washington states low paid alien staff at U.S. missions abroad are vulnerable to bribery and pressure and should be fired for security. It notes many have access to classified material and that aliens are a key vector for foreign penetration. Recommends tighter screening and full time security personnel at major posts abroad.
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Six A-Bombs By Fall Seen For Russians
A US military expert at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces said estimates gathered secretly place Russia with six atomic bombs ready by fall and capable of producing more in the next year. Commander William T. Greenhalgh presented the figures as part of a college briefing on national defense and potential wartime roles for civil officers.
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United States
Ons Field
Troms
Wiliam T. Greenhalsl
Industriel Col
Armed Forces
Iran
Greenhalte
Communists Lose Court Challenge in War Power Brief
New York June 14 government briefs defend Smith Acts as valid war power use. Eleven Communist defendants appeal their conviction for criminal conspiracy arguing unconstitutionality. Attorney General J Howard McGrath signs the brief. Page 15 Col 3 remarks follow. AFL Leader Urges Defeat of Taft Byrd Coalition. William Green criticizes the alliance and urges Democrats to win dissident Southern voters.
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J. Howard McGrath
United States
AFL
Insi
William Green
Mystery haze in Pacific not radioactive, tests show
Honolulu reports a widespread haze over the Pacific not linked to radioactivity. Scientists suspect Mauna Loa eruption since June 1, with no Geiger counter readings. Weather officials plan sampling flights as haze extends thousands of miles east and hundreds of miles north south.
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Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Ray &. Finch
Manoa Los
Westher Bureau
RH. Simpson
Wake Island
Honoluu
Sinypson
Threat Based In Indochina Escalation Report
Analysis notes Red forces in Indochina and China with Maoist troops leaving the border area. Estimates place roughly 800000 soldiers globally, with about 250000 redeploying to the E Chita region and 100000 along the Indo China border. The piece highlights uncertainty and cautious public-private assessments amid looming amphibious and guerrilla actions.
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Tionalis
Inéo Chader
Uh Dream Eas Hotest
Laborites Repel Gas Tax Hike at Commons Marathon Session
London reporters describe a heated sitting where Laborites defeated a Conservative bid to void a gasoline tax increase. The government, with an eight seat Commons edge, won a procedural vote 302 to 288 before defeating the motion 402 to 285. The tax rise on petroleum products faces continued opposition.
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