Unemployment peak passed says USES director
Washington reports Robert C. Goodwin, head of the United States Employment Service, states the nation has passed the postwar unemployment peak and that jobs are rising. Census data show veteran unemployment fell while total unemployed neared 2.31 million. Goodwin forecasts continued improvement into civilian life with early May veteran discharges near 11.4 million and more hires than losses in spring.
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Washington
Robert C. Goodwin
United States Employment Service
Armed Services
Goodwin
Hugh Fetala
Omar
N. Bradley
Vet
Jane Alfalfa
Bradley
Rational
Atlante City
Atlantic City
Notable Earnings in Motion Picture Industry Leaders
A partial list ranks Leo McCarey and Darryl Zanuck among top earners with Fox and other studios, detailing over $200,000 for several figures. It notes earnings spread across single and multiple firms, with Henry Ford II, Hearst, and other non-film names also charting. The piece cites bonuses and “other compensation” as common in the totals.
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Royales
McCarey
Steels
Bing Crosby
MacMurray
Charles P. Skouras
Monty Woolley
General Motors
Joint Pictures, Inc
Mccur and MacMurray
Ray Milland
Aee
Buddy) DeSylva
Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Henry Ford II
William Handolph Hearst
Pubisher
Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery Ward
Andrew J. Higgins
Ira Mosher
National Assoc. of Manufacturers
Joseph Pulitzer
St Louis
George Washington Hill
Winthrop ‘W. Aldrich
New York Banker
Walter Winchell
Niles Trammel
No- Broadcasting Company
DeWitt Wallace
Reader's Digest
William M. Jeffers
Clay Williams
Ernest T. Wair
Lamour
Paulette Goddard
Gene Tierney
James Cagney
Charles Laughton
Preston Sturges
Bargaining drive for September strike at West Coast port
The maritime unity committee launches a fundraising push of 2,000,008 dollars to back a September bargaining run, with support from Joe Curran of the National Maritime Union and Bridges facing a detailed labor landscape across unions. AFL seamen negotiate amid looming bogged contracts while broader sectors report stalled negotiations and legal maneuvering at major plants and mines.
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Congumea
Papergents
Bridges
United Drive
Committee For Maritime Unity
Big Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
Curran
New York
AFL
John W. Gibson
CIG
Allis-Chalmers
J. J. Case
CIO
Federal District Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Coal Mines Administration
John McAlpine
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel ‘Company
Industrial Colleries Co
Johnstown
Schwetlenbach
Seattle
Wash
Jewish Relief Aims to Fast Track Immigration to Palestine
A British American committee urged immediate entry for 100000 Jewish victims of Nazi persecution into Palestine and the removal of land transfer restrictions. The report criticizes delay in resettlement and calls for British and American cooperation in transport. Jewish underground radio claims a secret plan to wipe out Haganah and bombard resisting Jewish areas. The piece lists earnings for 1944 and 1948 including stars like Cary Grant and other film figures with amounts from 31,250 to 410,947, noting Francis A. Countway led the list.
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Palestine
Great Britain
United States
Haganah
Megal Jewish Defense Organization
William E. Bendix
Eddie Bracken
Bob Hobe
Alan Ladd
Joel McCrea
Victor Moore
Adolph Zhekor
Don Ameche
Erskine Baldwell
Charles Coburn
Eye
Dick Pe Mes
George Jessel
Ernst Lubit
Thomas Mitchell
George Hart
Gregory Ratof
Joseph M. Schenck
Humphrey Bowart
Neal Flynn
John Garfie
Cary Grant
Mack Hellinger
Paul Henreid
Treasury
Francis A. Countway
Lever Bruthers Co
Cambridge
Mass
Living Costs Rise Through OPA Actions and Prices
The article notes ongoing price increases after recent OPA actions with 29 price hikes reported last week and more in the market basket items such as milk butter bread and cheese. It contrasts price rises on consumer goods with larger increases for shoes and restaurant items and cites a Republican study comparing current costs to May 1919 levels, listing specific items and percent changes.
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OPA
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Secretary of Agriculture
OFA
Ezency
Washington Housewives
Chiang Concedes Manchuria Areas to Seek Peace
Chiang Kai-shek reportedly would recognize Communist administration in parts of Manchuria and permit their entry in exchange for peace terms. Marshall and the three-man committee face deadlock as Nationalists and Communists push rival plans for Manchuria’s future. Fighting continues near Tsinan with Communist advances toward Shantung and Tientsin rail lines, and a cordon around Tsingtao tightens.
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Manchuria
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Committee of Three
Central Daily News
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Tsinan
Changtsing
Tientsin-Nanking
Tsingtao
U. S
Shantung Naval Base
Russians Charge On Danube and War Roles
The report discusses Bevin's plea for reopening all European air routes to international shipping and quotes critics on the Danube issue. It cites a New Times piece rebuking claims about Soviet war contributions and notes Tass Paris forecasting new proposals from British and U S delegates to break postwar deadlock.
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House of Commons
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Tassrenorte
Paris
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Security Council Divisions Over Veto Question in UN Affair
Discussion centers on veto rules as five permanent members may affect passage of substantive votes. Australia China France Poland Brazil sit on sub committee which reported unanimously while United States Netherlands and Egypt support findings. Sir Alexander Cadogan to seek clarifications and hold pre session talks before council meeting. Other UN events include atomic commission meeting and international health conference opening Wednesday.
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London
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British Offer Moslem and Hindu Provinces Assembly Plan
The cabinet mission proposed two constituent assemblies to draft a new constitution. Each assembly would be elected by population, with representation per million people. India’s total population was about 390 million.
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Bengal
Assam
Cabinet Mission
India
Randolph Pushes Government Streamlining for Labor Disputes
Rep Jennings Randolph urges drastic government reorganization to end overlap in labor dispute handling. In a unscheduled talk to International Circulation Managers Assoc attendees, he names nine agencies as overextended and calls to consolidate or cut federal offices to speed settlements.
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Jennings Randolph
D-Wva
International Circulation Managers’ Assoc
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James F. Joe
St. Louis
Association
Joe Beaver 2 Slain In Apartment Shootout
Lee returned to the DeFord apartment and argued with Mrs. DeFord before fatally shooting her in the doorway. James DeFord, a neighbor, wrestled with Lee, gunfire followed, and Lee was to be formally charged with murder. Mrs. DeFord, with grown children and extended family, is survived by her mother and siblings. Lee stated he planned to kill himself after the shooting. The incident prompted police to guard the hospital room. Background notes mention South Africa and tea exports to Russia in brief.
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Virginia Fouts
Genevieve Fouts
Charleston
Ren Ray
Gordonnd
James P. Fouts
Lewis Joe Fouts
Stop 5
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Barlow Mortuary
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Benjamin James
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J. E. Hoffman
Walnut Grove
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Rose Convicted in espionage case linked to Soviet agents
The article reports Rose being convicted of authorized information to Soviet agents via the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, conspiring with explosives scientist Dr. Raymond Boyer, and transmitting secret RDX formula details. The Canadian House of Commons is expected to act to expel Rose, as five of 13 network members are disposed of, all but Rose being government employees.
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Ottawa
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Raymond Boyer
House of Commons Inditawa
Canada
Former King Umberto Attends Sunday Mass in Sintra
Former King Umberto II of Italy made his first public appearance in Portugal at a church in Sintra along with former Queen Marie Jose, their children, and Umberto's entourage. He left Italy for exile on June 13 and was one of several royals seen at the resort town's Sunday service.
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Lisbon
Umberto II
Italy
Portugal
Sintra
Marie Jose
Uruguay Doubles Sunflower Acreage This Year
Uruguay has nearly doubled its sunflower acreage in the current year as farmers expand production. The shift signals growing demand and a strategic crop choice amid evolving markets.
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Uruguay
U S to Give Military Aid to China Philippines and Americas
U S lawmakers move three bills to authorize arms transfers and American training for China the Philippines and Inter American partner nations to build small organized forces with standard equipment. The plan aims for joint action with the United States in defense and domestic order while avoiding new arms races.
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House
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Philippines
Americas
U.S
United States
State
War and Navy Departments
Bloom
D.-N
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bloor
Senate
Elkview Youth Dies In Automobile Wreck
An Elkview resident, 22, died yesterday afternoon when his car plunged over an embankment on a secondary highway near Quick. State police said he was alone in the vehicle and the body was taken to Albert Myers and Son mortuary in Elkview. Surviving are his parents, a sister, five brothers, a half sister and half brother, plus other relatives. Burial arrangements were pending.
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Elkview
Quick
Street
Albert Myers and Son Mortuary
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Maxine Street
Huntington
Barton
Dennis
Kermet
Noble
Clyde Street
Louisiana
Maysel Smith
Three Mile
Cart Street
Widsn
Estranged Wife Shot In Baltimore Hotel
In Baltimore last night Gilbert A Thomas a 43 year old toolmaker was fatally shot in a ninth floor hotel room and his estranged wife Helen wounded while their three year old son Bernard witnessed the scene. The gunman used a .22 caliber revolver and Thomas died with a bullet wound near the right eye. Mrs Thomas was reported in fair condition at Mercer Hospital.
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N. J
Gilbert
A. Thomas
Baltimore
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Bernard
Stacy-Trent
Frank Naples
Merter County Prosecutor's
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Board Urges U.S. to Be Economical in Government Spending
The Federal Reserve Board urged prudent economy in government operations and opposed higher interest rates, warning that the debt near six times its 1940 level would raise the tax burden. It proposed limits on bank securities and higher reserve requirements to curb credit growth and inflation risk. A separate fire report blamed a smoking tenant for a blaze at Brecker Apartments on Slack Street, causing damage to an occupied unit.
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Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Brecker Apts
Slack St
Boggeess
Charles Foil
Boggess
Sogkess
Congress Split Rites From Yesterday in Turmoil
Fragmented and unclear text suggests a split over rites and unity among Congressional members. Key figures Walsh and Vinson are cited as chairmen opposing aspects of a pending proposal. The article hints at naval committee concerns and ongoing debate within the Senate.
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Mr. Truman
Thairmen Walsh
D.-Mass
Vinson
D.-Ga
Senate
Venereal Epidemic Threatens Berlin
A medical officer in Berlin warns of a venereal disease epidemic affecting the city’s population. Police raids on dance halls and night clubs show high infection rates among men and women, prompting calls for more nurses. A Dresden traveling show titled The Battle Against Venereal Disease opened in the Soviet port of Berlin.
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Berlin
UNS
Daily Review
Dresden
Souviet
Mihailovic Denies War Charge Tactics Amid Prosecution Claims
The defense disputes three Chetnik branches cited by prosecutors as militant groups formed to execute reprisals on Partisan supporters. Mihailovic argues the groups served propaganda and action against traitors while the court weighs wartime roles. The report also notes broader notes on wartime tactics and earlier regional power uses.
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Mihsilovic
Mihailovic
Blakeley Girl Hit By Car On Dunbar Road Injured
Blakeley girl aged 12 identified as Faye Sparks was struck by an automobile on Dunbar Road Step 5. She received minor arm abrasions at Staats hospital after darting into the path of the car while borrowing the road.
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Blakeley
Staats Hospital
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New Truss Offers Rupture Relief to Contacted Citizens
A Kansas City advertisement touts a new nonrestrictive rupture truss promising comfort and discreet wear. It offers a $3.50 gift for trial for 30 days, with a free descriptive circular from Physician's Appliance Company at 7429 Koch Building, 2006 Main, Kansas City Missouri.
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Koch Jidg
Main
Kansas City
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