Five Virginia inmates escape from bus en route to Richmond
A group of five white prisoners overpowered a guard on a state bus near Buckingham County on Rt 2 6 and escaped into the woods. Guard W H Miller was knocked unconscious and severely injured as driver P A Childress remained unarmed during the breakout. The fugitives Kenneth Wyatt Claude Pike Hubert Steele Raymond Gilley and Lewis Basse face a statewide manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Penitentiary
Buckingham Coll House
W. H. Miller
W. Frank Smyth
Kenneth Wyatt
Claude Pike
Hubert Steele
Raymond Gilley
Lewis Basse
Wence
Wyatt
Pike
Steele
Gilley
Wise County
Major Smyth
Miller
P. A. Childress
Clarence Collins
Wise
Childress
Higher Prices and Production Controls in 1946 Food Plan
Government agencies outline price ceilings for cream and milk used in manufacturing and set underriding and overriding ceilings by zone. Expected high civilian consumption continues into mid 1946 with meat, cheese, canned milk, and butter supplies forecast to remain tight amid postwar demand and export plans.
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Ewan Trec
Manufac
OPA
Leder
Redkyantain
Pacific
Southern
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Anderson
Wmid
Beatram Inc
Rantuaty
Relza Corbore
Toreiza Corvora
Fat VE Aram, Inc
James
Bruee
Preat
U. S. Australia Move Toward Air Pact and Bases
The State Department works on a civil air agreement with Australia and bases in Newfoundland and Labrador. Talks include Bermuda Caribbean bases for civil use under leases, with Britain and Canada joining discussions to implement a Bermuda February accord.
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Washington
Com—t
State Department
Australia
Newfoundland
United States
Sah Department
Rephtapiitas Flves
Canada
Labrador
Disorderly Athens Crowds Clash With Police
Athens reports late night clashes as police swing clubs to disperse a disorderly crowd on the eve of a 24 hour general strike called by the General Confederation of Labour. Police fired four shots. four or five injured. six or seven arrested. four men with rifles attacked a church near Varia, leaving a schoolteacher dead.
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Athens
General Confederation of Labor
Macedonia
Angelo Evers
Ain
Varia
Salonika
Ministry of Public Order
Rightis
Union Curbs and Bram oe 1 Cannan seme.
President Fruman praised the bill provisions while seeking clearer language to allow peaceful concerted action. Senators Hatch Huffman and McCarran reported mixed support, with concerns the bill could hinder legitimate union activity.
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Sen. Hatch
D-N
Seng. Ferguson UR
Hatch
Huffman
Senate
Attacks Disable All Eight Bridges in Haifa Region
Across the night a series of attacks injured several and left eight bridges impassable, with the worst damage at the Allenby bridge. Police blamed Turkish forces for the strikes and said both incidents aimed to blow bridges and destroy guard posts housing police records. Bedouin injuries and guard post fighting followed asTransjordan Arab legion units and local forces responded.
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Tage
Allenby
Aidro Attraves
Blackliet
Palestine
Transjordan
Arab Legion
Palestine Police
Allenby Bridge
Salina Lodge Plans Funeral of Late Brother Page
A special communication of Salina Lodge No 27 A F and A M will be held at the Lodge Hall on Tuesday June 18 at 1 PM to attend the funeral of their late brother John Wesley Page.
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Salina
Obituary notices and services in Charleston area
Obituary notices list several deaths with survivors including wives, children, siblings. Services are noted for a variety of individuals in Charleston and nearby towns with burial arrangements at local cemeteries, churches, and mortuaries. The reports reference East Bank and Pryor mortuary, with Legion post involvement and church services scheduled for multiple families.
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Rannen
Renin
Sarelue
East Bank
Buriat Wils
Pryor Mortilaty
Coletn Creek
Amercan Legion
Mr. Brannen
Senate debates Case bill and labor measures amid veto clash
A Senate discussion centers on the Case bill and allied labor proposals. The plan would create federal mediation machinery and require 60 days of negotiation before strikes or lockouts, with unions liable for contract violations and new restrictions. Hatch notes timing as he waits for separate Senate action on the anti racketeer measure.
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Hatch
Senate
Congress
Swiss Gain From War Asset Deal With Allies
Swiss assets linked to postwar settlements with the Allies are to be released. Germany’s property in Switzerland will be liquidated and divided on a SIAG basis, with half the German money provided by the Swiss and half by the Allies. The United States will release about 1.73 billion dollars frozen in the U.S. during the war. Switzerland keeps half the non soviet German assets and the rest goes to reparations for nations harmed by German aggression.
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Switzerkind
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Switzersland
U. S
Yosuke Matsuoka
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Cabell County Education Board Member Dies at 64
B. Daniel, 64, longtime Cabell County board of education member, died after a month of illness in a Huntington hospital. A Democrat, he was active in civic and political circles and spent much of his career with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, retiring as freight agent at the West Huntington station.
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Cabell County Education Board
Huntington
B. Daniel
Cabell County Board of Education
Youny
Lfe
Chesapeake& Ohio Railway
West
Venable Bids to Purchase Broadcasting Corp. Stock
The Communications Commission announced Leal by Kanawha Valley Broadcasting licensee of Station WGRY at Va. had asked authorization for Venable to acquire 125 shares of common stock from EB R, Custer and Floyd B Price. Ileston, W aten A.M.
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Venable
Broadcasting Corp
Washington
the Communications Commission Today
Kanawha Valley Broadcasting L
WGRY
Asithor Venable
Camimen Stank
EB R, Custer
Floyd B Price
Ileston, Waten A.M
Italy seeks wartime renunciation clause in postwar treaty
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov opposes a blanket renunciation of war claims by Italy. Byrnes pushes to extend war losses scope before U.S. entry. Deputies prepare economic sections while political talks focus on Italy’s empire, Trieste, and borders. Allied talks in Rome discuss an accord granting Britain and the U.S. broad rights in Italy, including ports and transit along lines of communication.
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Molotov
Tabian Wweaty
Trieste
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Maly
Russia
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
U.S
James F. Byrnes
Italy
Rome
Britain
United States
Auxitla
Senators Demand Probe as Impeachment Moves Proceed
The report notes Sen Wherry of Nebraska urged an investigation of the court feud though absent at today’s meeting. A Senate judiciary subcommittee plans a Friday hearing on Peed M. Vinson for chief justice, with expected approval of Vir aqa’s nomination.
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House of Representatives
Sen
Wherry
R.-Neb
Senate Judiciary S
Peed M. Vinson
The
United Shates
Viraqa
McNarney Trial Sees Postponement Demands and Court Tensions
The case sees pressure for delay as McNarney and Laat seek postponement and transfer to Washington. Witnesses including Brig. Gen. Bresnahan Col. Lemer and Col. Schindler arrive as Ford accuses official pressure and fights for access to War Department instructions. The court sustains Beck after a tense exchange.
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Truman
United States
Laat
Ais Hehe Anwig
TF. Bresnahan
Continental
Jis
Lemer
Abele
Fudge
Wo ¥. Thompson
Irvin Schindler
Tron Washington
Kilian
McNarney
Ford
War Department
They
Col Beck
Lastyer
Law
Berk
Yale
Beck
Britain and Spain Submit Compromise At United Nations
The session divided over Britain’s amendment while exiled Spanish leader Jose Zival called Britain hypocritical. Johnson’s aide said the United States would reiterate support for last week’s promise as Australia defended its sub committee’s Spain resolution. The plan would place the Spanish question before the General Assembly in New York on September 3, allowing actions short of a full break in relations.
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Tremely
Britain
Jose Zival
Johnson
United States
Australia
Spain
General Assembly
New York
Cadogan
Sir Alexander
Assembly
United Nations
St U. N
Dr. Najera
Council
Leaders Plot on OPA Powers Faces Tight Conference Window
Leaders chart a limited conference period with about ten days for Senate and House to approve a final OPA restrictions package before the June 3 CFA deadline. Berkley, Senate conferee chair, says wide leeway exists but both chambers show strong support for curbing powers and may reject restoring them.
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Fron Vane
Senate
House
Berkley
OPA
Zul
Hospital Donations Add Up Across Community
The report lists multiple donations received yesterday for hospital support. Contributions include $1,000 from Fred W. Smith Co., Realtors, $3500 from Herb Dickson, $105 from Charleston School of Commerce, and $1,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Matthews. Half of the Matthews gift funds a private room in memory of Enoch and Frances J. Carver.
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Blakeley
Pond Gap
Nome Toom School
Fred W. Smith Co
Herb Dickson
Charleston School of Commerce
Daniel Matthews
Matthews
Enoch
Frances J. Carver
Draft Confronts Draft Age Compromise With Nine Month Extension
Conference members reached a nine month extension of the draft beyond July 1 while debating age levels. May proposed a compromise to take 19 year olds and exempt 18 year olds, with others suggesting 18 year olds only after exhausting all manpower sources. Conferees plan to reconvene Thursday morning for another attempt.
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Adem Ren Page
Byrnes
War
Navy
Thomas
Army
May
D.-Ky
House Military Committee
Sen
Gurney
Rep
Sparksman
D.-Ata
Brooks
D.-La
Bourne Case and War Debt Notes in Finland Payment
The Bourne case details and statements suggest a possible directed verdict for the defendants, with requests to dismiss the document. Finland’s World War I debt to the United States is outlined, noting partial payments and remaining arrears of over eight million dollars.
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Bourne
Miss Mountitt
Bourne-Spaulding
Finland
Washington, Dune
Treasury
Baltic Coutry
U. S
Dutch Nazi internees die in camp riot near The Hague
At a camp near The Hague four internees were shot dead during an overnight riot as 6,700 Dutch Nazis remained confined. Three others were wounded. The Justice Ministry said the disturbance cause was not yet known.
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The
Hague
Epwo
Here
Ministry of Justice
Jackson May Sees Inquiry as Closed Chapter
Jackson expressed no plan to seek congressional inquiry into his public critique of Justice Black. He said he would not comment on resignations or White House discussions and noted the Senate Judiciary Committee lacks jurisdiction to pursue Bleck related charges.
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Jackson
Black
House
Senate
Truman
White House
Wasington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Bleck
McCarran
D-Nev
House of Representatives
Restrictive Practices in Home Construction Industry
The anti test division identifies prohibitive controls in lumber masonry cement and plumbing. Mass production methods are unused in housing and phantom freight costs push up material prices. Jobbers control pricing and building codes favor costly materials over prefabricated options.
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Iu-Teen
Tom Page
N& Controlled
Manchu Economy Faces Widespread Equipment Removals
A diplomatic mission reported extensive equipment theft in Manchuria, with 5 to 90 percent removals across sectors including electric generation, pig iron, steel, machine tools, and chemicals. Some plants remained undamaged and could resume with power. Pauley planned visits to Anshan steel works and Formosa before Europe, aiming for Paris in about ten days.
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Manchuria
Pauley
Anshan
Formosa
Europe
Paris
War Crimes Trial Views Report From Kee nan Conference
Keenan said the Emperor would likely be decided at higher political levels outside the Pacific Theater. He called the Emperor a figurehead used by war lords and said ministers set policy while the Emperor followed. He noted dissension among American counsel but not serious, with six resignations and 15 to 18 remaining. The conference covered trial progression, legal findings against war makers, and Matsuoka's illness. MacArthur's US visit plans were denied.
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Japan
Remage
Pacific Theater
Keenan
War Lords
Trari
Liquor Brands Likely Limited Through 1949, Expert Predicts
Atlantic City June 17 Liquor drinkers may not obtain their favorite brands until late in 1949 according to Frank R Schwengel president of the Distilled Spirits Institute speaking at the state liquor administrators conference. He noted wartime limits limited production to only a few days for months and grain allocation restrictions have kept operations to a small number of full production days.
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Atlantic City
N. 1
Frank R. Schwengel
Spirits Institute
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