Russian hints he'll lift Berlin blockade before food runs out
Soviet commander Vassily Bokolovsky expressed hope the Berlin blockade could end before food stocks deplete as air corridors and Western relief efforts continue. He warned continued Western supply disruption risks hunger for 2,000,000 Germans and criticized Western zone congestion while promising technical work on Helmstedt Berlin rail links.
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Berlin
Srs
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Peplrigan
Bowlet
Temaln
Adn Gald
Seaman Hater
Sokolovaky
Eta Imat
Copenhagen
Marshall Rejects Russian Protests Over Newsweek Article
The United States rejects Moscow’s protest about a Newsweek May article. Secretary of State Marshall defends press freedom and rejects state attempts to suppress or censor articles in the free American press. The note cites constitutional protection and argues the article centers on possible U.S. responses to aggression.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Marshall
Alexander S.S. Panyushkin
Newsweek
United Nations
Washington Ready For. Cold War -It's Ready For Anything Cold
A DC summer scene contrasts sweltering heat with political tempo as Congress and agencies stay in session while officials joke about heat. Diplomatic chatter from Britain's embassy and Smithsonian mentions endure the heat as North American politics and foreign affairs proceed amid stifling afternoons.
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Washington
Jardle
Summer
Democratic
Dewey-Warren
Annexation Is Carried Allies Cold Shoulder Berlin Blockade
United Nations discussions over Berlin show Trygve Lie delaying action under article 99. Britain and France weigh intervention, while Russia and China hold back. Berlin council appeal considered but not yet forwarded. Security Council debate expected as tensions rise. Page 2.
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United Nations
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Berlin
United States
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France
Ales
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London
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Council
U S Mail Subsidy To Encourage Aid For Europe
The government announced a four cent a pound parcel post subsidy starting July 6 to 11 countries to boost private relief shipments of food clothing and other aid to Europe and China. The Marshall Plan nations total 18 with Britain Denmark Italy Ireland signing. ratifications by parliaments expected quickly.
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Washington
Europe
China
Economic ‘Cooperation Administration
Cos
Britain
Denmark
United States
Italy
Ireland
State Department
U S Jets Set for Trans Atlantic Ferry Flights
Sixteen U S Air Force F 30 jets will depart July 7 from Selfridge Field Michigan to Maine then fly a stepping stone route to England via Labrador Greenland Iceland and Scotland reaching Furstenfeldbruck Germany for a two week stay. Six British Vampire jets will first attempt an East West hop this Thursday weather permitting both missions aimed at testing long range ferrying practicality and operational experience over trans Atlantic routes.
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Washington
Selfridge Field
Michigan
Maine
England
Labrador
Greenland
Iceland
Scotland
Furstenfeldbruck
Germany
Europe
Atlantic
Japan quake toll may reach three thousand one hundred fifty five
Western Japan's Fukui disaster may have 3 155 dead and 7 520 seriously injured as U S military officials assess the quake's toll. Relief workers, including Americans, search ruins while MacArthur HQ notes epidemic risk and a relief train moves medicines toward Fukui.
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Fukui
Japan
U. S
Falui Prefecture
Fuku
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Caj
Joseph W.swing
Kyoto
Knutson Aims Four Billion Dollar Tax Cut in 1950
Rep. Knutson of Minnesota, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, says another four billion dollar tax cut is the goal for 1950. He hints at re election, notes 1949 focus on technical revisions expected to trim taxes by about six hundred twenty million. He projects a 15 percent cut in individual income taxes could total four billion annually by 1950.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Hot Motorist Chills But Heats Truck Man
New York June 2 Samuel Hemelfard a 78 year old from Brooklyn backed his two ton refrigeration truck into a curb brushing a parked car. The angry driver slammed the door causing the truck to lock itself and speed away. Hemelfard was released 45 minutes later by police after shivering in near zero cold.
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New York
Samuel Hemelfard
Hemelfard
Hemetiarb
Pailee
Williams Named Detective Chief In Police Shakeup
Chief Rexroad announced a routine July reorganization moving Lt. L B Warren from detective bureau to first platoon command and naming Lt. Dewey E Williams detective chief. Several detectives and officers receive transfers with Warren and Williams reflecting long service and shift in juvenile bureau leadership remains with Sgt. Frank Riddle.
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Rexroad
L. B. Warren
Dewey E. Williams A
van G. Brown
Leslie B. Culliter
Fiead
Accident Prevention Bureau
Trubert C. Woodall
W. W. Fisher
Joe ©. Craft
Garland HL Weir
Carl Davis
Pont
Woodall
A. L. Chapman
A. O. Wolfe
A. L. Smith
Sam Rodoff
Warren
Cullifer
Detective Brown
Charleston
Leutenant
Ergeant
Detective Bureau
Williams
Warmens
Dawson
Willams
Frank Riddle
Tred
Hammonck
Hexroad
Wilems
Riddle
Missing Craft Off Gulf Coast Triggers Large Search
A 38 foot boat Hazel from Yankeetown is missing in the Gulf with 14 to 20 aboard. Coast Guard planes and surface ships scour about 40 miles offshore and 75 miles north as Florida highway patrol checks shorelines for a possible grounding. Ocala residents are among the identified passengers.
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Tampa
Fla
Hazel
Yankeetown
Coast Guard
Highway Patrol
Ocala
Edward Forter
Marion County
J. L. R. Burnett
Buck Billey
Miami
Defiant Slavs. Label Soviet Charges Lies, 'Reject' Tho Attack
A UMW complaint charges miners were blockaded underground in four Preston County West Virginia mines during a spring coal strike to force union membership. Beatings and mass picketing alleged. regional NLRB examiner set for August 10 in Kingwood. Also reports Southern Democrats plan to draft Eisenhower for the Democratic nomination despite Truman.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
West Virginia
Robert N. Denham
National Relations Bourd
John L. Lewis
UMW
Denham
Preston County
Ruthbell
Hartman, Bergman
George Kefover
Paul F. Shupp
Pittsburgh
NERB
Kingwood
W. Ve
NLRB
Voice of America urged to tell unpleasant facts abroad
South Hadley Mass June 29 The assistant secretary of state George V Allen said the Voice of America must present the United States with its flaws to be effective abroad. He stressed the need to admit imperfections and warned against censoring truths for job security while addressing Mount Holyoke College on the United Nations.
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South Hadley
Mass
Voice of America
State Department
United States
Asst
Sec
George V. Allen
Latin America
Mount Holyoke College Institute
United Nations
Allen
Pennsylvanians Back Truman for President
Pennsylvania delegates at the Democratic national convention endorsed President Truman for the nomination despite floor protests. Mayor David L. Lawrence offered the Truman resolution. John B. Rice noted the action is not binding. Pennsylvania will have 74 votes and many delegates already pledged to Truman.
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Pennsylvania
Truman
Residents Propose Traffic Plan for Charleston
Charleston residents urge one way streets along with a 4 to 6 pm curbside parking ban from Broad to Court and Kanawha Blvd E to Washington. They call for buses to stop parallel to curbs and for new parking facilities funded by a citizen bond proposal to aid street improvements and city services.
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Charleston
Kanawha Blvd
Broad
Court St
Washington
It Love
West Slide
Yugoslavia Defies Cominform With Harsh Reply
Belgrade party officials issued an unusually sharp denouncement of Cominform accusations claiming Yugoslavia strayed from Marxism and allied with the West. The Yugoslav Central Committee urged party unity and direct talks with Russia to resolve tensions while maintaining independence from Moscow.
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Politburo
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Russia
Thi
Cominform
Tito
Bolshevik Party of
Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Party of Marxism
Moulder
Central Committee
Zaposlavia
Communist International Information Bureau
Guerrilla Attack Cuts Greek Army Supply Route
Guerrilla brigades sever the main supply link between Athens and Ioannina by attacking the road between Joanning and Preveza. American road workers flee as communications are disrupted beyond Corfu. Heavy fighting centers 11 miles south of Ioannina with telegraph lines cut and mining sections damaged.
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Pres
Ioannina
Corfu
Embros
Joanning
Preveza
Tue
Picasa
Trapped? Jingling the News Ae Bee for Taft
Truncated readable lines hint at a local item involving Taft era contexts and a bee symbolism. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but suggest a brief report on a public event or sighting linked to Taft. No names, dates, or places clearly identifiable.
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Gehlen
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Southearn
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Dixie
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D.-Ark
Thomas E. Dewey
Philadelphia
Dewey
Sen. Sparkman
D.-Ala
Columbia University
Hill
D.ann
Alabama
Kentucky
NLRS
Southe Orm Coal Producers - Angoe
Lawis
Association
Denhim
NLEB
Robert C. Schumann
Monongelle
St. Saya
Schumann
Taft
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