Acheson Plans Shift on Atlantic Pact and Arms Aid
Secretary of State Acheson weighs reversing administration strategy in Congress on the Atlantic treaty and the European arms program. He weighs risks and benefits of sending arms aid to Capitol Hill, with a decision possible before Monday. Senate leaders react with unease while others urge prompt action. Three action lines are considered, including hearings and prioritizing treaty debate, the timing of arms legislation, and sequencing to avoid a session-end gridlock.
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Washington
Acheson
Qazjer
Zhrategy
Congress
Capitol
Senate
Paris
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Europe
Vacation Talks Recess as Coal Diggers Begin 10 Day Break
John L. Lewis and 3 major soft coal firms recessed talks as the 10 day annual vacation starts for diggers. Negotiations with U S Steel progress little while Bluefield talks pause until Monday. Operators weigh whether 400,000 miners will return on July 3 and which mines would reopen if pressure grows.
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John. L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
U. S. Steel Corp
U. & Steel
Bluefield
Azsee
Lewis
Money Measure Passes House To Senate In Deficiency Bill
The House approved a $127,052,248 deficiency appropriation bill by voice vote and sent it to the Senate. The measure, described by Chairman Connors of the appropriations committee as the last money measure of the year, funds several government agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30.
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House
Senate
Washington
Connor D
Reich Railmen May Shun East
Russians refuse to send a locomotive into the strikebound West Berlin rail yard to haul an American military train from Berlin to Bremerhaven. U S authorities had urged the Reichsbahn to permit movement as rail service remained stalled since the strike began. Col James T. Duke requested a Soviet zone haul, but U S officers ordered the Russians to supply motive power and crew to Helmstedt instead.
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Berlin - Berlin
West Berlin
Milway
Bremerhaven
U. S
Reichsbahn
Berlin
Hedta
James T. Duke
Helmstedt
Sophoulis Dies, Greek Premier Passes After Stroke
Athens reports Themis tokles Sophoulis, aged Greek premier backed by Western powers to counter northern Communist advances, died after a stroke at his summer home. He had a prior stroke last November 34 and rallied before death. King Paul asked Constantin Tsaldaris to form a new government. talks planned with Sophoulis ally Sophocles Venizelos to discuss cabinet details. The funeral was tentatively planned for Sunday.
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Themistokles Sophoulis
Paul
Constantin “Tsaldaris
Tsaldaris
Sophocles Venizelos
Liberal Party
Sophoulis
Pop List
Blesse
Inquiry Ordered Into Hooded Violence in Brookside
In Birmingham area, hooded night raiders have escalated violence with floggings cross burnings and threats. Attorney General Tom C Clark ordered the FBI to conduct a full field inquiry focusing on white sheeted mobs in Brookside 0 miles northwest of Birmingham, with incidents including a woman manhandled and a restaurant owner threatened.
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Birmingham
Ala
FHI
Tom C. Clark
FBI
Brookside
Miles
Ark
Berief
Illelals
Swindler of Widow Arrested as He Baits Wook
Internationally known con artist Sigmund Z Engel, 73, was arrested in Chicago as he tried to swindle widow Reseda Corrigan, 95, by pursuing a counterfeit scheme and a fictitious New York trip. Corrigan cried out in shock at the confrontation. Police say Engel has a history of exploiting elderly women.
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Wook
Chocagg
Sigmund Z. Engel
Oldster
Ony
Chicago
Reseda Corrigan
New York
Installment Curbs To Lapse June 30
Washington reports that government controls over installment buying will end by June 30. The wartime measures have been eased gradually, allowing smaller down payments and longer repayment periods as supply conditions improved.
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Washington
Robertson
D-Va
Senate Banking Committee
Twenty one senators oppose recognition of Red China
A bipartisan group of 21 senators urged President Truman to assure the United States will not recognize the Communist regime in China. They warned any policy would clash with the Truman doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic pact, risking open door trade and U.S. security. The debate also targeted State Department appointee W Walton Butterworth as a symbol of policy failure and noted Chiang Kai-shek’s envoy Jen Lin was heading to Washington for aid requests.
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Washington
Lins
Truman
United States
China
U. S
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Sen. Vanderberg
Butterworth
Connally
D-Tex
State Department
Senate
Mesiwaile
Generalissiian
Chiang Kai-shek Wen
Jen Lin
Debate Explodes On Housing Bill In Congress Clash
Washington debate on Truman housing proposals turns partisan with charges of filibuster. Ten Republican allies propose a substitute bill adding loan features for 350,600 privately owned units while opposing publicly owned housing. The clash centers on whether the bill strengthens democracy or risks financial stability.
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Washington
Cine
Truman
House
GOP
Ren
Frances P. Balton
Ohio
Rep
Shafer
H.mick
Marcantonio
Amn. Labor N.Y
Lawrence H. Smith
R-Wis
Churchill Painting Sells for 5250 at YWCA Benefit
The painting titled The Blue Room Trent Park 1934 by Winston Churchill sold for 5250 dollars at a YWCA benefit auction. The Brazilian embassy group led by Webber Gueiros bid aggressively to acquire the work, aiming to showcase Churchill’s art value.
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London
Winstom Churchill
Churchill
Enoney
YWCA
Trent Park
Assis Atgaubit
Sao Plujo
Webber Gueiros
Navy start and stop on carrier costs 17 million
Senator Elmer Thomas said the Navy’s start and stop on the aircraft carrier project will cost about 17 million dollars. He noted initial costs and cancelation charges, with total project costs previously estimated around 269 million and new plans to reconstruct two old carriers could push spending near 200 million with only two rebuilt ships.
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Navy
Washington
Elmer Thomas
D.-Oxta
Thomas
Senne
Norfolk
Johnson
Minimum Pay Boost Backed 1,250,000 Would Get Hikes
The Senate labor committee unanimously approved a bill to raise the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. It would affect about 1.25 million workers in interstate commerce currently earning below 75 cents, while excluding most farm workers and small Western Union agencies under $400 a month. House and Senate versions differ in scope and wage-hour reach.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Pepper Delai
Labor Department
Pepper
Senate
House
House Labor Committee
Western Union Telegraph’ Co
Sen
Teft
R-Ohig
Bennett &Ma
Wold
Tait
Interstaiz
Funds Allocated For Flood Area in Petersburg
Gov. Patteson ordered withdrawal of 70000 emergency funds for flood cleanup in Petersburg. Sanitary Engineer H. K. Gidley to supervise burning of thousands of livestock carcasses. Health and Agriculture officials report measures to prevent typhoid fever and restore water supply and roads. Local officials praise emergency work ongoing in Seth Branch valley area.
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Patteson
Petersburg
H. K. Gidley
Health Department
Seth Branch
Heaith
Dyer
B. McLaughlin
Adj
Charles R. Fox
Patteson Seid
GOP scions attack envoy moves over Spain stance
In Senate speeches on June 24 Republicans condemned the administration for sending envoys to Czechoslovakia and Hungary while withholding one to Spain. Senator Taft ally Tatt charged the policy signals approval of Communist nations and disapproval of Spain, as Senator Brewster attacked the logic of not naming an ambassador to Spain while others are sent. President Truman nominated Siis Brigus of Maine as ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Nathanial P. Davis of New Jersey as minister to Hungary.
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Washington
Senate
Czechosk
Hungary
Spain
Sen Tatt
R-Ohic
Sen. Brewster
R-Melang Taft
Beth
Trumain
Siis O. Brigus
Maine
Czechoslovakia
Nathanial P. Davis
New Jersey
Hiss Denies Charges in Federal Court Defense Lines Up
Alger Hiss testified in federal court denying the charges of perjury tied to his alleged links with a Communist document ring. He outlined the defense's approach, claimed access to papers at the State Department was public, and disputed meetings with Whittaker Chambers and the Russian agent Boris Bykov. He described meetings with Chambers as limited and disputed key details of their testimony.
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Bob Considine
New York
INS
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Samuel Kaufman
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Red Colonel
Washington, D. C
Watell
Ommanner
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Boris Bykov
Mrs. Chambers
Riges National Bank
Washington
Eatly
Nye
28Th St. N. W
Lias Jury Hears Of Gambling Okay Fl
A Wheeling federal court jury was told the city used licensing and fines to regulate gambling devices as a condition council authorized. The testimony centered on William G. Lias, race track owner, linked to income tax evasion charges. City manager Robert L. Plummer described efforts to curb gambling with fines amid many slot machines and private clubs.
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Fairmont
Wheeling
William G. Lias
Robert L. Plummer
Gazette want ads showcase common classified uses
A cross section of classified needs and offers from Gazette Want Ads. Items include wanted trucks and farm properties, housekeepers, collie pups, and other daily needs. Readers are invited to place profitable ads by dialing 3-5171, with listings varying in price and details.
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Albans
President Truman seeks nonpartisan postmaster appointments
President Truman asked Congress to legislate a nonpolitical method for appointing post masters and to reform the Post Office Department into a businesslike agency with streamlined budgeting. He urged higher postal rates to cover an expected $40 million deficit next fiscal year, noting appointments hinge on class and Senate confirmation for larger cities.
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Truman
Congress
Post Office Department
Senate
Furm Page
Coplon Shrieks For 10 Minutes in Frameup Claim
Washington dispatch reports Judith Coplon during her espionage trial exclamation amid an hour of shouting that she was framed. She named Harold Shapiro and Soviet engineer Gubitchev as possible conspirators while accusing two former Justice Department bosses of helping entrap her.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Valentin
Gubiteheyner
Miss Coplon
Gubitchey
Harold P
Platonic
Judy
John M. Kelley
Kelley
Gubitchev
FSY
New York
Riss Coplon
Justice Department
Raymond Whearty
William EF
Red Calls Revolt Of Seventy Six Bourgeois In 1949 Trial
Gil bert Green of Chicago, on trial in a Communist conspiracy case, described America's war for independence as the American bourgeois revolution. He told how he taught a Communist class for college students in the summer of 1999, using the Soviet Union history book as the main text while comparing it to the American Revolution. He said lessons were meant to study ideals rather than apply them literally to today’s world.
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New York
Gilbert Green
Chicago
America
Ilinois
Communist Party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Green
U. S
Reds Launch Campaign Against Czech Clerics
The Communist government in Prague announces a sweeping police campaign against Roman Catholic bishops and priests in Slovakia. Monasteries are being closed and priests arrested as Archbishop Josef Beran is held incommunicado and named as leader of clerical opposition. Police target so called reactionary clergy for creating disturbances.
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Pragus
Czechoslovakia
Une
Slovakia
Josef Beran
Iheid
Truman asks Congress for 45 million for world aid program
President Truman asked Congress for forty five million dollars to launch an experimental program of technical assistance for economically underdeveloped regions in Africa, the Far East, and Central and South America. He said the plan would encourage private investment, aid postwar recovery, and strengthen alliances and world trade, stressing local control by affected peoples and the long term benefits for the United States.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Africa
Far East
Central
South America
United States
United Nations
Senate to vote on Taft-Hartley emergency injunctions
Washington June 2 The Senate set a Tuesday vote on continuing Taft Hartley act authority for emergency strike injunctions. Both sides claim an even money chance as the test could shape the labor bill overall. The session will begin before 1 p m with tomorrow’s session canceled.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Wernoy
House
Truman
Congress
Charleston Skies and Weather Forecast Summary
Regional forecast highlights warm conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Visible planets Venus Saturn Jupiter Mars Mercury noted in evening sky. sunrise at 9:08 with moon and dawn visibility described. West Virginia region shows warm, humid conditions with possible afternoon and night showers.
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