East Indies Army Occupies Capital After Dutch Truce
Jogjakarta, JavaJune 29 The Indonesian Republic army peacefully took over the capital from Dutch forces and raised the red and white flag The Dutch pulled out with equipment of modern warfare and camped in Medari eight miles away They plan to push on to Magelang tomorrow leaving the residency to the Republic The Dutch agreed to the reversion of Jogjakarta under UN supervision and a Hague round table will decide the future status of the Dutch East Indies
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Jogjakarta
Java
Medari
Magelang
Fogjakarta
United Nations Commission On Indonesia
Reig
Hague
Netherlands East Indies
United States of
Indonesia
French Leftists Defeat Decontrol Move in Assembly
Premier Henri Queuille's government faced a sharp defeat as the National Assembly rejected a plan to nationalize parts of the airplane industry. The vote on the key section stood 308 to 292 against the measure, with no confidence motion raised. Inside the corridors, reports said the cabinet prepared for a possible showdown after weeks of Communist pressure.
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Paris
iPi
Henri Queuville
National Assembly
Gloria Niles to direct traffic at Sea Gate dedication
Gloria Niles a Sea Gate Community Police Force member in Brooklyn will help manage traffic at a private community dedication ceremony. The piece notes debates over privatization of airplane plants and government losses since the war, with Communist support among critics of the government in a broad vote context.
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Gloria Niles
Sea Gate
Brooklyn
Gloria
Open House at Charleston Motors Dedication of New Building
Charleston Motors Inc holds an open house from 9 a m to 6 p m to dedicate its new headquarters at Washington and Broad Streets and reveal improved Lincoln and Lincoln Cosmopolitan models. The 41 000 square foot facility occupies the former Hubbard mansion site, costing over 700 900 dollars and serving Kanawha, Boone, Jackson, Mason, Clay and Putnam counties. The firm, led by Fred R Beasley and Eugene Byard, employs 55 staff and plans growth to 75. tours will showcase service equipment, showrooms, and new dust free paint systems alongside mezzanine offices and employee facilities.
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Charleston Motors, Inc
Washington and
Broad ‘Sts
Lincoln
Charleston Motors
Washington St
Broad St
Hubbard
Charleston
Fred R. Beasley
Eugene ¥. Byard
Capitol St
Charleslton. Motors, Inc
Byard
Montgomery Ward Announces Deepest Price Cuts Since 1938
In Chicago on June 29 Montgomery Ward and Co issued a fall and winter catalogue claiming the most extensive price reductions since 1938. The 1138 page book features broad discounts across categories including coats dresses 4 to 39 percent furniture 10 to 15 percent radios 10 to 20 percent auto batteries 15 to 25 percent and men s work clothing 13 to 20 percent with several building materials marked down.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Co
Ward
Royal commission finds British press largely free but partisan
A two year inquiry in London reported the British press shows partisanship and sensationalism but opposes government ownership. It noted no monopoly or major ownership concentration, and that advertiser influence is minimal. It urged a 25 member general press council to safeguard freedom and improve practices.
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London
Royal Commission Today
Davis Ross
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Kemsley Newspapers Ltd
Qualii
General Council of the Press
United Na‘tions
Prders
Associated Press
United Press
Ayraen
Iene
Commission
Britain
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Archi ‘Teal
George Francis Davidson
Neighborgall Construction Co
Huntington
Evogene V
Fred R. Beastey
Montgomery Ward
West Virginia Brick CO
Virginia ST
THE
Hubert
Minter Homes Corp
Huntington, W. Va
Furnishers of
Royal Commission
Jak
Unicoln
Fr. A. Thompson, Inc
Peoples Building
America
Washington
Dan
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