Truman Urges Use of Farm Surpluses to Feed Poor
President Truman proposed diverting future farm surpluses to low income groups to improve health and provide farmers with prosperity. He asked Congress for a stand-by program to feed the hungry and prevent waste, and urged a long range policy of organized abundance. He cited school lunches as an example and pressed for permanent price supports. The idea aligns with Senate measures while signaling a broader farm vote appeal.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Senate
Capper
R-Kan
Elmer Thornes
D-Okla
Agriculture Committee
Trumen
President Truman Attacks GOP Obstruction at Dinner
President Truman on May 14 labeled Republicans obstructionists blocking liberal Democratic proposals. In an off the cuff speech to the Young Democrats of America at the Mayflower, he predicted a Democratic White House for four years and urged support for social security TVA wage and hour and farm programs. He defended Roosevelt as the greatest president and assailed calamitous critics.
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Washington
Truman
Anight
Young Democrats of America
White Horse
Mayflower Hotel
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Guard Called Out After Cudahy Strike Raid
National guard troops mobilized at multiple armories in Minnesota to guard Cudahy packing plant in Newport after an invading mob of about 200 slugged workers and damaged property. Pickets previously drove off police at Swift plant in South St. Paul. Two workers, Vernon Spaulding and Earl Heier, described injuries from the raid. Mobilization extended to Brainerd and St. Paul with units moving toward the state fairgrounds for strike duty. Ralph Helstein, CIO Packing House Workers of America president, is linked to the dispute.
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National Guard
Cudahy
Newport
Minn
i—National Guard
Swift
Armour
South St. Paul
Mississippi River
H. W. Reister
Reister
Brainerd
Here
194Th
St. Paul
CST
Ralph Helstein
CIO Packing House Workers of America Union
House Seeks Bill to Expose American Reds in Party
The House votes 298 to 40 to take up a un American activities bill requiring Communist party registration and tighter oversight. Mundt says the aim is to force Communists to stand up and be counted while opponents warn the measure invades civil liberties and could target labor groups. Senate view and presidential stance are noncommittal.
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House
Jession
Senate
Washington
Communist Party
Rede
Committee On un-American Activities
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Rep
Buchanan
D-Ps
Lynch
Ud-Ny
Three Plane Crashes Take Heavy Toll
London reports confirm at least 13 deaths across three continents including Katharine Hartington daughter of Joseph Kennedy. Wreckage found for three aircraft: Katharine Hartington's charter plane in southern France, a Belgian Sabena flight in the Congo with 31 aboard, and an American B 26 in Saudi Arabia with 14 on board. Resources say 32 of 35 aboard the Congo crash likely perished. two crew killed on the French Riviera charter.
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Lady Hartington
Kathleen Kennedy
France
Boston
Marquis of Hartington
Joseph Kennedy, Jr
USNR
Europe
Hartington
London
Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
Belgian Congo
Kathlesen Lady Hartington
Kennedy
Lord Fitzwilliam
Congo
Saudi Arabian
French Riviera
Privas
Marquess of Hartington
Truman Recognizes New State of Israel
Israel declares independence as Britain ends Palestine mandate. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion reads the proclamation at 4 06 p m signaling the birth of a Jewish state amid Arab threats. Haifa evacuations continue as British departure proceeds.
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Alan Cunningham
Haifa
Cunningham
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
David Ben-Gurion
Provisional Council of Government
Chilton Gaining On Primary Fee
The official canvass of votes in Tuesday's primary election leaves Democrat secretary of state contender in a tight race. In 2,743 of 2,798 precincts Sam J Chilton trails D Pitt O'Brien by 659 votes as Kanawha Upshur and Wayne counties report incomplete tallies. Chilton led early but O'Brien maintains edge with 57,123 to 56,464 statewide.
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Cabell County
Kanawha
Upshur
Wayne
Sam J B. Chilton
Charleston
D. Pitt O'Brien
Buckhannon
O’brien
Chilton
Logan
Westport
Conn
Sweret
Vivien Kel- Chilton
Iems
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Joseph T. Healy
Internal Revenue Department
Lois Clark
Miss Kellems
David
Internal Revenue
Rescuers Reach 3 Miners Entombed in Flooded Shaft
In Shamokin Pennsylvania rescuers reported contact with three miners trapped 175 feet below the surface after a heavy rain flooded their independent mine. Charles Bashore Edward Heck and Peter Gordon all 42 36 and 36 years old remain alive by air exchange between shafts. Crews work to drain water and dig toward the men as tapping sounds grow louder and the rescue extends into a second day.
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Shamokin
Gordon Knopp
Stanley Cicheski
Knopp
Cicheski
Charles Bashore
Edward Heck
Peter Gordon
Gordon
Father Flanagan Dies at 61 in Berlin Hospital
Berlin May 15 Father Edward J. Flanagan founder of Boys Town near Omaha died at an Army hospital after a heart attack. The Nebraska priest was 61 and had been on a German youth facilities inspection tour invited by the U.S. Army His prior tour in Japan last year is noted.
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Father Flanagan
Berlin
W—Mser
Edward J. Flanagan
Nebraska
Omaha
U.S. Army
Japan
Solons Defer Draft Debate Amid Taft Dispute
Senate Republicans halted action on draft training legislation delaying a vote while prioritizing Army civil functions and displaced persons bills. Chairman Gurney criticized Taft for saying the draft topic was discussed at length, noting his own committee spent weeks reviewing the measure as the fight over training 18-year-olds escalates.
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Gurney
Taft Washington
CINS
GOP
Senate
GOF
Army
R.-S.d
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Cles
Taft
Aleutians Alerted for Tidal Waves Warning
Coast Guard base at Ketchikan Alaska warned lighthouse and land stations in the Aleutian chain to be on alert for tidal waves. A Schoch Cape station off Anishak island was destroyed by a wave a year earlier. Seattle headquarters reported an earthquake likely northwest of Umnek island.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
Ketchikan
Alaska
Aleutian Chain
Schoch Cape
Anishak Island
Aleutians
Umnek Island
Aleutian
Egypt Orders Army Invasion of Palestine
Cairo reports Egyptian government ordered armed forces into Palestine to restore security and end mass casualties, with two columns crossing the border at dawn. Premier Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha hailed the move amid reports of Syrian, Lebanese, Iraqi, Trans-Jordan forces massing nearby and irregular volunteers entering Palestine. General Ahmed Mohamed Al Mawawee Bey reportedly commands Sinai troops at Abd Sinai.
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Cairo
Palestine
Holy Land
Mahmoud Fahmy
Nokrashy Pasha
al Assas
Damascus
Haganah
Syria
Dan
Iraq
Trans-Jordan
Amman
Abdullah
Bab el Wad
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Abd Sinai Peninsula
Rafa
el Auja
Ahmed Mohamed al Mawawee Bey
Sinai
Richards in Lead As Canvass Opens for Sheriff Nomination
Kanawha county canvass begins with Democratic sheriff race led by Carson Richards of Ohley over Chase P. Loury of Charleston by 335 votes from 371 of 284 precincts. Unofficial totals show 11,435 for Richards and 11,104 for Loury. 13 precincts uncounted due to sealed tally sheets may delay final results for days.
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Kanawha
Carson Richards
Ohley
Chase P. Loury
Charleston
Court House
Richards
Loury
M. EB. (Mack) Mathews
Cabin Creek
8Th
10Th
12Th
Elk
Jefferson
17Th
Foca
Washington
Steel Union Bars Communist Officers Amid Convention Turmoil
The United Steel Workers of America adopted a constitutional amendment banning Communists and their supporters from union office or committees while allowing membership. The 928,000 member CIO affiliate, led by Philip Murray, faced violence as a delegate was beaten outside the hall and security tightened.
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Boston
United Steel Workers of America
CIO
Philip Murray
United Nations approves peace envoy for Palestine
May 14 report from New York describing Truman recognizing the Jewish state Israel and sparking mixed reactions at the UN General Assembly. Guatemala followed with recognition. The assembly approved a special UN peace mission for Palestine by a 31 to 7 vote with 16 abstentions and four absences.
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Iu. N
Holy Land
New York
Truman
United Nations
United States
Guatemala
Jorge Garcia Granados
Assembly
Russia
Bis
Israel
Soviet Union
Power Cut Off By Red Korea
The American military government denounced Soviet actions after North Korea cut electric power to American-occupied southern Korea. Power was severed in a billing dispute, while two Navy barges and military generators kept key plants running. Nonessential lights were out and rationing eyed as Seoul faced outages. The North Korean puppet regime demanded talks to discuss payment, risking de facto recognition if a delegation were sent. Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge refused to deal with the North Koreans.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
U. S
Navy
South Korea
Pyongyang
Ito
John R. Hodge
Dual Directorate Denied to Young
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused inter locking directorates for New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio. It denied Chesapeake Board Chairman Robert R Young and Chesapeake President Robert J Bowman permission to join the NYC board while retaining their Chesapeake posts. NYC offered seats after Chesapeake bought 400,000 Central shares, 6 percent, in open market. Regulation required the stock be placed in a voting trust to avoid Chesapeake voting the shares.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
ICC
Chesapeake Board
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake
Robert J. Bowman
New York Central Board
NYC
Central
Commission
Truman Recognizes New Jewish State of Israel
Washington reports that President Truman recognized the proclaimed Jewish state in Palestine as a de facto authority within minutes of its declaration. The move elated Zionists, stunned Arabs, and stirred UN debates as Britain withdraws from Palestine. Sen. George D. Gay calls it an advisable step.
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Washington
Truman
Israel
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
United States
Silvery
United Nations Assembly Hall
New York
U.N
U. S
Jerusalem
A. H. Silver
Jewish Agency
Britain
Alexander Cadogan
Capitol Hill
George D-Gay
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Israel Seeks Immediate United Nations Recognition
London May 14 The New Jewish State of Israel will seek immediate recognition by all UN member states, said Bert Locker of the Jewish Agency. In Paris Hebrew Committee of National Liberation urged Jews in Europe to move toward Palestine, with calls for armed liberation and transit rights for repatriation. About 80 percent of 64 displaced persons in Austria and Germany want to go to Palestine, and 30,000 Jewish refugees in Cyprus were to be moved on Pan York and Pan Crescent ships. Locker said the goal is union of all Palestine and that the Jewish Agency will end with British mandate but continues to work with Israel on immigration and welfare plans.
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London
Israel
United Nations
Bert Locker
Jewish Agency
Paris
Hebrew Committee of National Liberation
Europe
Palestine
Austria
Germany
Holy Land
Cyprus
Panamian
Pan York
Pan Crescent
Locker
Union of All Palestine
Jingling the News Proof in Oregon
A quirky Oregon scene unfolds as a sudden thud and a slip in mud become the centerpiece. Stan Arnold notes the moment as a sharp reminder of how rough a campaign can get in public discourse.
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Oregon
Tom Dewey
Stan Arnold
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