Truman Acts To Halt Mine Strike Under Taft Hartley Act
President Truman moved to shut down the nine day coal strike by activating the Taft Hartley Act and naming a three member board to determine the pension dispute facts between John L. Lewis and the operators. If findings favor action, a federal injunction could back the stoppage. Lewis rejected a conciliator plan and criticized delays as rail and power disruptions grow.
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Lewis
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Cyruss
Ching
White House
John D. Battle
National Coal Assoc
Battle
J. Monroe Johnson
Association of American Railroads
House Prepares to Pass Senate Tax Slash Today
The House moves to pass the Senate tax cut bill totaling 4.8 billion dollars to send to President Truman. Speaker Martin predicts a veto override if the President signs. debate limited to one hour as Democrats threaten to block rushed passage. The House vote stood 297 to 120 and the Senate 78 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Truman Jamarrad
Truman
Martin
R-Mass
Senate
Leo Alien
Rep
Monroney
D-Okla
Congress
Rich
R-Pi
Oklahoma
America
Ways and Means Committee
Illie Willis By Robert Qelilep
A fragment from a serialized piece by Robert Qelilep portrays a narrator venting about soap operas and a quarrelsome woman. The tone suggests a rural or folksy voice with sharp frustration and humor.
Jews Schedule Holy Land Provisional Government May 16
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv representatives of Palestine's Jewish groups announced that a provisional Jewish government would begin operation in the Holy Land on May 16, following the British mandate withdrawal. They rejected a United States trusteeship plan and urged UN partition support. Arab-Jewish fighting continued with casualties as evening attacks and a blast in Montefiore district left injuries.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Jewish Agency
Jewish National Council
Tel Aviv
United States
United Nations
Montefiore
United Nation
Commission
Security Council
Itontebroke
Probe Uncovers Commodity Leak in Government Circles
Washington report details a six month old leak affecting fats and oils prices. Rep. August Andresen accuses unnamed individuals of making large sums from the leak while the House committee probes insider information and possible official profit. Officials cited a Sept. 10 export quota announcement and a market letter signaling rumors of leaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
August H. Andresen
R.-Minn
Andresen
House
Anvernment
Carroll
D.cole
George A. Parks
Statistics Branch
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Parks
Department
J. G. Lusk
Greenville
Miss
Lusk
Production and Marketing Administration
I J. M. Mehl
Commodity Exchange Authority
Mehl
Pressure on Kanawha County Democratic Committee Leaders
Statehouse pressure reached Kanawha County Democrats as they prepared to name election officials for the May 11 primary. Gov. Meadows and aides reportedly ordered favored members to back Okey L. Patteson, a Meadows ally, with a special committee guiding selections rather than letting local members decide. The 8:25 p.m. meeting at the Daniel Boone hotel drew concern over state interference in a routine process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
State House
Meadows
Statehouse
Okey L. Patteson
Patteson
Fayette i County
Stateshouse
Senate Approves 275 Million in Greece Turkey Aid
The Senate endorsed a 275 million dollar military aid package for Greece and Turkey to curb Communist influence, amid debate labeling the measure a war move. House leaders forecast possible cross‑chamber agreement next week on foreign aid including ERP and UN funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Greece
Turkey
House
Pepper
D.-Fla
al Imost
Russia
United Nations Children’s Fund
Congress
Rep
Cox
D.-Ga
Marcantonio
Al-N. Y
Paz
Allies Strip Japan to Civil Arms in New Allied Policy
The Far Eastern Commission ordered Japan disarmed under Allied control prohibiting aircraft production and military training. Police may wield only rifles and pistols plus hunting shotguns, with records of demobilized personnel to be destroyed. Panyushkin objected to police armaments clause during the closed-door debate.
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Washington
Lination
Eastern Commission
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Commission
United States
Army Department
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Russia
Panyushkin
FEC
United States Soviet clash at UN over Italy and Czechoslovakia
At the United Nations Security Council Andrei Gromyko accused the United States of blackmail and pressure in Italy and warned it against meddling in Czechoslovakia. Warren Austin defended U.S. policies and called such charges propaganda. The debate touched on postwar power plays and potential indirect aggression.
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Gromykoe
U. N
Lake Success
Russia
United States
Italy
Trieste
Gromyko
Security Council
Austin
Warren BR. Austin
U. S
Britain
France
Gromyke
Chile
Czechoslovakia
Wall Street
Jan Payanek
Washington
U.S
United Nations
Dewey Calls for Hard-Boiled U S Aid and Faster Diplomacy
Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged a hard boiled U S aid plan to halt Soviet expansion and speed up diplomacy and propaganda. He criticized Truman era policy as vacillating and inadequate and called for increased air force strength rebuilt intelligence and faster action on Trieste and Palestine. He avoided direct reference to a U N trusteeship for the Holy Land and suggested no default on a Jewish homeland solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
U. S
Dewey
Truman
Oll
U. S. Air Force
Intelligence Service
Trieste
Washington
Palestine
U.S
The
Holy Land
U. N
Soviet envoy defends Russia as peace speaker in US address
Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin says Russia seeks peace and denounces anti Soviet slander. He rebuts Churchill and Western forces, calls iron curtain a propaganda phrase, supports Czechoslovakia's 1968 style changes as internal to Czechoslovakia, and asserts no Western business. He spoke at a National Council of American Soviet Friendship dinner in New York.
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New York
Alexander
Panyushkin
Russia
Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
Panyushkit
Iron Curtain
Goebbels
Churchill
National Council of
Europe
United States
Czechoslovakia
Allies Demand Reich Session in Berlin Standoff
The United States Britain and France pressed for a date for the next Allied Control Council meeting to determine if the Soviet Union intends to keep four power governance of Germany. Soviet Sokolovsky delayed, while Britain and France backed Gen. Clay’s demand as Moscow skirted council work and pushed limited subcommittee talks.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Germany
Wassily Sokolovsy
Allied Control Council
Thhey
Control Council
Lucius D. Clay
Sokolovsy
Sokolovsk
Jfor
Berliner Zeitung
German Peoples’ Congress
Peoples' Council
Council
Congress
Anti-Com
Wherry Demands Public Justification for Draft and UMT
Senator Wherry urged a public fact finding hearing on renewed selective service and universal military training. He called for Secretary Marshall Forrestal and Royall to testify openly to the Senate Armed Services Committee, arguing the administration should win public confidence on the draft and UMT.
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Washington
ENS
Senate Gop
Wherry
Neb
Truman
Marshall
Forrestal
Royall
Senate Armed Services Committee
Japan
Senate Committee
Truman Keeps Gen. Clay as German occupation governor
President Truman canceled plans for a civilian governor in Germany and kept Lucius D. Clay as military governor. The White House said the reversal was decided by the President with diplomatic and military advisers as part of a broader anti-Communist effort.
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Rep. Eaton
R.N. J
Foreign Affairs Committee
America
Russia
Rep
Herter
R.-Mass
Washington
Truman
Germany
White House
Gev
Lucius D. Clay
Europe
Clay
Army Department
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Trieste
Italy
Waiter House
State Department
Rent Control Extension Delayed by Conferees
Senate and House banking committee leaders said a federal rent control extension beyond next Wednesday will be set for a year, but terms remain unsettled. The main issue is local boards gaining full power to raise ceilings or keeping control only with a review body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Tobey
R-Nh
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Conference
Border Reinforcements Deepen Trieste Tension Across Zone
British military police strengthen the Trieste border as a precaution after Yugoslav patrols and a wounded Italian policeman. Italy rejects Yugoslav terms trading Trieste for Gorizia as Premier De Gasperi and Foreign Minister Sforza return from Turin where Bidault outlined Western powers’ plan to restore the free state to Italy.
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Rome
Trieste
Free State
Foreign Ministry
Italy
Yugoslavia
Italian Gorizia
Terence S. Airey
Airey
Alcide de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
Turin
Georges Bidault
Britain
France
United States
Free States
Gorizia
Belgrade
Palmiro Togliatti
Marshal Tito
Christian Democrats
de Gasperi
Foreign Office
Bidault
Eritrea
Psomaliland
Libya
North Africa
Taylor Talk Attacks Military Clique in Washington Dinner
Len Taylor of Idaho denounces a powerful military clique in U S political councils at a National Council dinner honoring Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin. He apologizes for remarks about a privileged group and rejects money changers driving war, while critiquing U S and Soviet policies until peace.
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New York
Len Taylor
Idaho
Henry Wallace
Alexander 5
Panyushkin
United States
National Council of
Taylor
Hus
Dewey Praised as Man to Deal in Jingling News
Tom Buoy reports Jim Farley endorses Dewey as the candidate to handle the opposition. The note says Dewey is the man to deal and the news sets him aglow. Stan Arnold quotes reflect a favorable view for the election period.
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Tom Buoy
Jim Farley
Dewey
Stan Arnold
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Sforza
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