Jerusalem Hits First Air Attack Report by Jewish Army
Tel Aviv reports Jerusalem endured its first air bombing in history this afternoon. A Haganah communique said unidentified planes dropped high explosive bombs on the Holy City, with no further details released. Arab claims of victories continued as Iraqi Suweidan fell, cutting Jewish settlement communications, and Latrun saw a 24 hour battle end with reported Jewish casualties.
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Heganah
Tel Aviv
Holy City
Haganah
Palestine
Old City
Egyptian Defense Ministry
Iraq
Suweidan
Palestina
U S Pours Near 1 Billion in Turkey Military Aid
Maj. Gen. Horace L. MacBride announced that the United States has sent almost 1 billion dollars in military aid to Turkey in the past year, exceeding the 300 million cap. He cited vast equipment inflows including planes tanks vehicles and ships while noting training of Turkish personnel is just beginning.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Horace L. MacBride
United States
Hans
Congress
MacBride
American Army Group
Signal Corps
Weizmann Seeks U S Loan and Arms Shipment
Weizmann meets President Truman in Washington hoping the United States will resume lending arms to Palestine and grant a loan to Israel. He advocates internationalizing Jerusalem and notes plans to move 15,000 Jews monthly from displaced persons camps, seeking funds to do so.
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Washington
Israel
Truman
United States
Palestine
Chaim Weizmann
United Nations
Jerusalem
Germany
Austria
Weizmann
Blair House
Pennsylvania
White House
Conferees Fail On Peace Plan
London reports that the United States and Britain continued discussions on a common approach to peace in Palestine. Foreign Secretary Bevin and U S Ambassador Douglas met for a third time in four days amid secrecy while Bevin refused to issue a full public statement. Bevin said Britain would use its influence to push Arabs and Jews toward a UN cease fire and dodged questions about gun supplies.
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London
United States
Britain
Palestine
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Foreign Office
Bevin
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Samuel Segal
Officer Arrests 2 Escapees Near Gilmer County
City police chase leads to recapture of James Miller and James Sizemore in Charleston after escaping from a Gilmer county road camp. A third escapee, believed Carl Hail, fled as officers held Miller and Sizemore for handcuffing near the Ruffner hotel.
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Gilenville
Gilmer County
Charleston
Dewey E. Williams
James Miller
James Sizemore
Raleigh County
Williams
Clendenin St
Ruffner Hotel
Miller
Sizemore
Carl Hail
Hale St
Testimony Begins In Holbrook Murder Trial
Prosecution witnesses testified in an intermediate court in the Roy Holbrook murder trial. The defense argues the death was accidental from a fall in a street fight after a quarrel at the Victory bar. Police and family members described the fatal injuries and events surrounding Virgil King’s death.
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Roy Holbrook
Washington St. E
Virgil L. King
Charleston
King
Victory Bar
Frank Ll. Taylor
Holbrook
Sam D. Lopinsky
Lopinsky
O. J. Lowy
Katherine Smith
Virginia Eads
Louise Robinson
Frank Workman
Delmar Craft
Lucille Craft
Frank Byrer
Charleston General Hospital
U S to Defy Sea Blockade Of Palestine
The United States will not recognize a naval blockade of Palestine proclaimed by Egypt and Syria. The State Department ordered American reps in Cairo and Damascus to protest the blockade while Lebanon offers to free 41 Americans held near Beirut if they reach the United States.
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Washington
United States
Palestine
Egypt
Syria
State Department
Department
Cairo
Lebanon
U. S. Steamship Marine Corp
Beirut
Lowell C. Pinkerton
Michael J. McDermott
McDermott
Slain Wife Beulah Willis Murder Case Arraignment Today
Monty Willis of Spring Hill to be arraigned on a murder charge before Justice of the Peace Chase P Loury in the fatal shooting of his 31 year old wife Beulah near Chesapeake. State Police say Willis surrendered at the county jail after ambushing Beulah as she walked home from an inn near Rt 112. He fled to the Kanawha river after the shooting and swam across to Belle.
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Monty Willis
Spring Hill
Justice of the Peace
Chase P. Loury
Beulah
Chesapeake
R. G. Coen
Chelyan
Willis
Cpl. Coen
Charleston
Chesa J.deake
Rt. 112
Unions Demand U S Take Over All Railroads
Twenty railroad unions urged the government to assume full control of railroads and keep them if needed, with a resolution calling for government ownership transfer if operations fail. Leaders said current management harms service while some sponsors pushed for direct government bargaining with unions. A minority unions and officials commented on precedent from 1946 coal mine seizures.
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Washington
Truman
Assoc
H. W. Fraser
Order of Railway Conductors
A. E. Lyon
United States of America
Locomotive Engineers
Crainmen
Alvanley Johnston
Johnston
A. J. Glover
APL
Krug
United Mine Workers
Experts foresee no food price drop in 1948
Washington reports that prices for food are not expected to fall this year. Agriculture Department economists cite sustained economic activity from tax cuts, foreign aid, and defense spending as keeping demand high. They project modest gains in supply with seasonal increases, but overall per person consumption remains about 12 percent above the prewar average.
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Xperts
Washington
Agriculture Department
Turkey
Red Who's Who Outlines Lives of 506 Veterans
Washington report details a world wide Communist roster of 508 leaders outside Russia and the Western Hemisphere. The House foreign affairs committee cites Moscow links and study of leadership across 42 countries and occupied zones in Germany. Average age 46, old guard dominance, many educated in Moscow, with prison and exile common.
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Washington
INS
Russia
Western Hemisphere
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Germany
Foreign Affairs Committee
Western
Europe
Asia
Africa
Rep
Balton
Ohio
Lenin
Moscow
France
Italy
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
GM Grants 11 Cents Rise in Unique Pact Tied to Living Cost
Government labor officials announced a cost of living wage boost for General Motors and CIO auto workers in a two year pact aimed at preventing strikes in 1948. Cyrus S. Ching, head of the mediation service, said the agreement could substantially contribute to industrial peace.
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J. S
Washington
General Motore
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
General Motors
CIO Auto
Truman presses Congress on school aid and wage boost
President Truman urged Congress to pass federal education aid and a higher minimum wage during this session. Republicans worry about time as the GOP plans its convention and may defer action on these measures. The Senate already approved a $300 million school aid bill, while the House has not acted.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Halleck
Indiana
Senate
House
Sen Jucas
D.il
House Education and Labor Committee
Marshall Confers With U N Leaders On Palestine
Secretary of State Marshall met privately in New York with top United Nations leaders led by Warren R Austin to discuss Palestine and the Security Council cease fire efforts. Attendees included Trygve Lie Alexandre Parodi Byran Price and Dean Rusk as Marshall prepared to speak at UN related events.
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Lake Success
UPI
Marshall
United Nations
Palestine
New York
U. N. Security Council
Holy Land
United States
Warren R. Austin
United Rates
U. N
United Nations Appeal For
Lie
Parodi
Security Council
Observera
Baby Unhurt as Woman Falls 12 Feet Into Pram
Mrs Mildred Stokes 23 fell from a second story porch into a perambulator with an eight month old baby. The railing collapsed and she landed on the pram wheels. She was treated for slight head and back injuries at St Elizabeths hospital. The infant Tyrone Thomas suffered only a scratch and slept thru the incident.
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Pram Elizabeth
N. J
Mildred Stokes
GOP Rally Behind Tariff Bill Ahead of House Vote
House Republicans meet behind closed doors as they back the tariff extend act. Leader Halleck says the GOP bill will pass the House with near unity, while Eaton warns against extending the Reciprocal Trade Act unamended. The plan would extend the act one year and give Congress veto power over trade treaties while limiting tariff adjustments.
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Washington
House
Halleck
Indiana
Eaton
R.J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cruman
Tims
Republican Steering Committee
Congress
Federal Tariff Commission
City Seeks Bids for Virginia Street Bridge Repair
The city will accept bids by June 18 at 10 30 a m for bridge repair over Elk River on Virginia Street. Plans call for 525 cubic yards of concrete 15 tons of structural steel and complete cleaning and painting of the structure. An 18 foot girder span removal on the west side will be replaced with a concrete abutment approach to ease access to Virginia Street and Columbia Avenue.
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Virginia St
Elk River
Andrews
Virginia St. W
Columbia Av
Louis Hark
GM Ties Wages to Living Cost in Auto Pact
General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a two year agreement tying 225000 workers pay to the cost of living. The deal includes a 4 flat 11 cent hourly boost to avert a Friday strike and may set a pattern for the wider auto industry and other large firms.
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Labor Department
Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
United States
General Motors
United Electrical Workers
Auto industry workers average wage at $1.50 an hour
Detroit reports the auto industry average wage stands at $1.50 per hour for all workers from floor sweepers to skilled mechanics. General Motors shows about $1.61 in planta with the latest raise, Chrysler about $1.43, and Ford roughly $1.50 as major firms cite a mid-19th century baseline adjusted by recent increases.
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Auto Industry
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Auto Planta
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
Auto workers see big GM contract in wage gains
The UAW-CIO said GM deals would add about 75 million dollars yearly to payroll and lift average wages to roughly 1.6 dollars an hour. If industry pattern holds, it could add 220 million dollars to auto workers' pay nationwide. Leaders call it progress and say prices and profits are now a labor concern. Chrysler talks to resume. GM formula could end a 14 day strike involving 175,000 workers.
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Uaw-Cio
General Motors
Auto
Emil Mazey
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Impasse in Soft Coal Pact Negotiations Continues
Washington May 25 Efforts to craft a new soft coal contract stall as John L Lewis leads a routine trustees meeting for the miners pension fund. No pension payout method agreed for the 34 million dollar fund amid disputes over 62 year retirement, 20 years service, and disability benefits.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Miners’ Pension Fund
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Ezra van Horn
Sen
Styles Bridger
R-Nh
van Horn
Bridges
van Hort
Joseph Moody
Southern Coal Producers Assoc
Moody
Charles Brannon Joins Truman Cabinet
Charles Brannon remains calm about his new role in President Truman's cabinet and faces public attention with a steady grin. The note hints at his baldness and acceptance as he steps into national politics amid a noisy press environment.
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Berg Charles Brannon
Truman
Todry
Ture
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Latrun
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U.S
Man
Red
Ching
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UAW
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