Salvaged Army Material Seen For Wet Homes
Washington June 22 The government announced a wholesale dismantling of surplus Army camps to supply lumber and materials for veterans housing. The plan aims to provide enough lumber for about 125,000 three bedroom homes and up to 1.5 billion board feet in total. Dismantling will start within 60 days, with 15 jobs under way by Aug 1 and more by Sept 1 and Oct 1. The effort, led by Lt Gen Edmun B Gregory, will route salvaged lumber fittings and utilities into new homes at speed, with installations marked for demolition distributed nationwide to maximize material recovery. Camp Dix in New Jersey was mentioned as a possible site, though not decided.
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Washington
Engineer Corps
War Assets Administration
National Housing Agency
Edmun B. Gregory
WAA
Lawher
NHA
Wilsor
Wyatt
New Jersey
Abductors Free 2 British Officers in Tel Aviv Raid
British military authorities said two of five abducted officers from Tel Aviv's officers club were released near the hotel they were seized from. Flight Lt P A BE Russell and Capt D T Rae of the Royal Endinvers confirmed their release, while three others remain in captivity. The abduction, linked to Irgun Zvat Leumi as retaliation for death sentences, involved about a dozen armed men seizing officers and forcing them into taxis. Maj P Chadwick was abducted earlier but escaped.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
P. A. BE. Russell
Royal Air Force
D. T. Rae
Royal Endinvers
Russell
Rae
Irgun Zvat Leumi
Yarlon
Th Tufth
RAF
Moshe Shertox
Politic Department
The
Jewish Agency
Maj
P. Chadwick
Labor Awaits Truman Action On Anti-Racket Bill
Washington reports say President Truman undecided on signing the Hobbs anti-racket bill after the Senate passed it. Labor leaders, led by CIO, demand labor exemptions from felony penalties for legitimate activities like picketing. A Senate ally predicts Truman will sign as is, while others doubt its labor impact without amendments.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Senate
CIO
Sen. Hatch
D-N. M
Senatos
Hafeh Tole Yx
Justice [Department
Fage
Collective Bargain Curtailment Urged at Tamiment
U S Senator Joseph H Ball urged ending industry wide collective bargaining in fields like transportation coal and steel at the 12th annual Tamiment conference. He favored plant or employer level negotiation and rejected government seizure or compulsory arbitration as solutions.
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Tamiment
U. S
Joseph H. Ball
R-Minn
Ball
Pigase
Memorial Hospital Heads Laud Young Men of Valley
Memorial hospital campaign for 2.25 million of a 4 million building fund gains praise for Kanawha valley’s young businessmen. D Holmes Morton, chairman of the advanced gifts committee, commends their generous contributions and time. Association leaders say progress is encouraging but more funds are needed to reach the goal by year’s end. The drive will continue with hundreds of volunteer solicitors helping as headquarters stay active.
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Memorial Hospital
Kanawha Valley
D. Holmes Morton
Advanced Gifts Committee
Charleston
Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Morton
Campalen
Gildan
Periceke
Russia Rejects Peace Conference Bid in Paris
Paris dispatch reports Russia again refused to convoke a general European peace conference set for July 15, arguing the foreign ministers’ talks are not far enough along. Byrnes urged inviting nations, keep the larger conference ready up to July 16, and let differences be settled by the UN. Ministers meet twice daily to push Balkan and Talia treaties while awaiting Washington and Moscow signals.
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Paris
Russia
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Talia
Balkan
V. M. Molatoy
Council
Byrnes
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Elise
United Nations Assembly
Trieste
Washington
Moscow
Molotov
Truman
Mosco
Page
Cel
P-80 Sets Record In N Y to Albany Flight
A P-80 Shooting Star flew New York to Albany in 16 minutes and 20 seconds, setting a Hudson River corridor record during a two day demonstration of air power. Captain Martin L. Smith from Mississippi piloted the jet. Other P-31 jets also flew to Washington Dayton and Chicago. About 75,000 spectators gathered to witness the event in New York and along the Hudson.
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Scheneuiauy
N. Y
INSI
New York
Albany
Hudson River Trail
American Air
Martin L. Smith
Mississippi
Glenn Curlis
Sehences Lady
Washington
Dayton
Chicago
New York City
Hudson
Schenectady
Tne
Air Armada
Parsie Scross
Poland Pursues Franco Talks in UN Stalemate
NEW YORK June 22 Poland plans to keep the Spanish question alive before the Limited Nations Security Council amid a vetoed sub committee report. Polish delegate Lange may push a vote to place members on the historical record as the council risks defaulting to Russia Poland and perhaps Mexico in support while United States and Britain oppose the move. Australian chairman Evatt expected to speak against the Lange plan as Poland weighs new proposals to secure unanimous council action against the Talangist regime.
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New York
Poland
Limited Nations Security Council
Evision Stoom
General Assembly
Russia
Spain
Oscar Lange
Mexico
United States
Great Britain
Herbert V. Evatt
Lange
Ony
Council
Pirate Turn
Silent-film hero William S Wart in frail health life threat
Actor William S Wart, once a two gun silent film hero, is described as very poorly with age causing weakness. Dr H D Van Fleet notes he has slipped in the last hours while his son Bill Jr stays at his side. Wart is 83 and under constant medical care.
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Los Angeles
William S. Wart
H. D. van Fleet
Bill, Jr
Hart
Coal Men Blast U S Meddling in Union Fight
The National Coal Association faults government seizure of mines and the push to unionize foremen under the Wagner Act. John D Battle accuses DOJ of opposing court petitions and notes government actions mirror wartime controls. He blasts terms dictated by John L Lewis and claims costs are borne by the public and industry.
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Washington
National Coal Assne
Inday
Mihe
Nile
Editt
John D. Battle
Association
Inct
United Mine Workers
Laughlin Steel Corp
Fennsylvania
Bettle
King-Lewis
Department of Justice
Battle
Johnl. Lewis
UNRRA relief shipments near quotas says LaGuardia
UNRRA Director General LaGuardia reported relief shipments are approaching quotas for the first time in a long period. He cautioned that the current suffering remains severe. The week ending June 19 shows shipments from the western hemisphere including bread, canned goods, coal, and fertilizers with notable tonnages.
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Washington
PF. H. LaGuardia
UNRRA
Nation's Meat and Bread Shortage Grows Acute
AP reports meat and bread remain scarce across the nation, with shortages deepest yesterday and likely to persist through the month. Bowles forecasts improvement after July 1 for meat and a bread price relief within 30 days, while millers warn full harvest benefits arrive around Sept. 1 amid price caps that hinder grain purchases.
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Associated Press
Chester Bowles
Congress
Bowles
Department of Agriculture
Millers’ National Federation
Jn Trade Association of Millers
Federation
Texas
Qkishoma
OPA
Baltimore
Baltimore Evening Sun
Chicago
Kansas City
Shipboard Campuses Is Plan Advocated By Marine General
Marine General Graves B. Erskine proposed shipboard colleges to alleviate educational bottlenecks for returning servicemen. As head of retraining programs, he urged transferring government property to schools and suggested converting decommissioned ships into dormitories near cities to house up to 800 students, tying into broader postwar education plans.
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Shipboard
Marine General
Washington
Graves B. Erskine
Oir Probien
John BR. Steelman
Department of Labor
Erskine
Army and Navy
Gdialiol
Hie
Bop
Chesapeake Bay
Jeek
Darmitore
Local Soap Box Derby fields 150 contestants in West Virginia
Charleston hosts the All-West Virginia Soap Box Derby with 150 entrants ages 11 and under, as sponsors Chevrolet and others report forms and licenses arriving. Derby Downs on Lille Tyler Mountain road will seat 25 000 spectators with bleachers planned. practice set for Friday at Galperin Music Co. and national headquarters in Akron notes all American and International Derbies on August 18.
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Charleston
Gazette
Chevrolet
B. M. Higginbotham
Higginbotham
Bmcmillion
Kanawha
Hetel
State Road Commission
Lille Tyler Mountain Road
Cross Lanes
Seasion
Galperin Music Co
Pete Hammett
Martin Quarrier
Parsons-Beindle Tire Co
Firestown
Washington St
Royal Tire Co
South Charleston
Weels
Nehru Returns To New Delhi For Critical Congress Meeting
Nehru arrived by road to a nearby airfield and flew to New Delhi for a pivotal all India Congress working committee session aimed at deciding on the British proposal for an interim government. Congress leader Azad said deliberations were near completion as tension over Kashmir eased after a brief detention dispute.
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New Delhi
Pangit Jawaharlal Nehru
Rewalpirdi
India
all-India Congress Party
Fandil Nehill
Congress Party
Rawalpindi
Uri
Kasluntix
Kashmir
Malana Abul Kalam
Conferees Agree on Major Points in Price Control Extension
Fourteen senators and congressmen cut five of six so called booby trap amendments as negotiators near a settlement. They agree on most key issues but still dispute control length, meat subsidies, board power, and subsidy size with a Monday session planned to finalize a path to House and Senate approval before the June 30 deadline.
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Washington
House
Chester Bowles
Conferese
Senate
Congress
Sen_ i Downey
D.-Cal
Ferees
Secretary of Agriculture
Fed
American Ships Join British in Trieste
In Trieste harbor two American destroyers joined five British warships as a show of naval strength tied to the Big Four talks on Trieste’s future status. Fears of explosive repercussions linger as Paris negotiators debate control of the Yugoslavia Italy contested port.
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Trieste
INS
Paria
Uineasy
Yugoslavia
Italy
Paris
London
Venezia Giulia
Crash Landing Harness For Navy Pilots Tested
The Navy tests a deceleration harness shaped like a vest to protect pilots in crash landings. It withstood 10,000 pounds of impact, simulating a 160 mph crash. Volunteers at the Naval Medical Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, tested under extreme g forces using specially processed nylon that stretches to absorb the impact. The Navy notes potential military and commercial use to reduce fatalities from passengers being ejected from seats.
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Navy
Washington
Naval Medical Research Institute
Bethesda
Two Men Arrested in Slaying of Dunbar War Vet
State police report two men, Arlie Hudson and William Pefsinger, both 24 and coal miners, were arrested for the murder of Louis Balletto, a 24 year old Dunbar native and Coast Guard veteran. Balletto was shot near the Institute bus stop on U.S. Route 35 and died at Charleston hospital.
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R. T. Cummings
Arlié Thomas Hudson
Crown Hall
Kanawha County
William George Pefsinger
Putnam County
U. S. Rt
Institute
Louis August Balletto
St Duubst
Fletcher Enamel Co
Coast Guard
Bulletin
Dunvar
Cpl. Cummings
Iitto
Bcen
Balletto
Charleston
Suspect of Murder To Plead Insanity
Los Angeles June 22 Attorneys for Fred R. Hiss wealthy rancher whose wife Doris Hills body was found buried in a squash patch demanded habeas corpus release but said if charged his defense will be dementia Americana The same defense used in the Harry K Thaw case is noted He is booked on suspicion of murder after the body was found on their Van Nuys ranch following months of questioning Her disappearance occurred last December 7 psychiatrists recognize this form of insanity as a temporary blackout of the mind with potential legal implications
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Los Angeles
Fred R. Hiss
Doris Hills
van Ntys
S. 5
Hahn
Psychiatrists
Potomac Cruise Excites Nation as Truman Weighs Ride
A fragmented report hints at President Truman considering a public cruise with the Potomac area drawing attention. Viewpoints across the nation appear mixed on the potential outing and its political implications.
Corsright Stan Arnold Leads Tha Gavotte Crowd
Stan Arnold, four, stars for Tha Gavotte in a Corsright gesture, drawing attention at the event. The listing notes Arnold’s connection to Tha Gavotte and records a notable moment in the program.
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Stan Arnold
Tha Gavotte
Mechanical Means Picks 9 600 New Army Officers
A new partially mechanized system to select Army officers has assembled 9 600 top leaders for congressional approval. The Army claims the method is far superior to prior approaches and far more efficient than civilian hiring. The list draws from 203 000 volunteers processed down to 91 000 through physical tests and withdrawals, using evaluations, interviews, and a machine-scored scare sheet to determine rankings.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Edwin Henry Off¢ Oradell
N. J
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