CMU Rejects Shore Leave Bid in Maritime Dispute
A labor subcommittee pushed toward a congressional solution as unions refuse a proposed shore leave with pay. The CIO National Maritime Union rejected the plan to grant one day of leave for every 14 days at sea, maintaining a 44 hour week and pressing for other concessions. Street-level talks continue with new sessions and potential public hearings set amid looming walkouts and strike preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hall
Washington
CIO National Maritime Union
Labor Department
Committee For Maritime Unity
CMU
Harry Bodges
Joseph Curran
New York
San Francisco
Curran
National Maritime Union
National Council of the Union
Philadelphia
Thomas Carolan
Bridges
Joseph Selly
CIO American Comphunications Association
CIO
Philip Murray
Selly
House
Tan
Pep, A. B. Kelley
D-Fa
Future of Price Control Law Faces Uncertainty
Washington dispatch notes new doubt over extending price controls beyond June 30 as lawmakers anticipate changes to the bill. Senate debate looms with predicted amendments including a manufacturer price margin and Taft price option. Senators George Wherry Pepper weigh in on potential outcomes and policy direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Kelly
Washington
OPA
Banking Committee
Senate
George
D.-Ga
Wherry
R.-Neb
Taft
Ohio
Pepper
D.-la
State to Defend Local Assessments in Iowa Action
The Iowa Tax Commission may intervene to defend local taxing bodies against lawsuits challenging J. M. Cleminshaw Co. revaluations in Council Bluffs. Louis N. Cook of Des Moines arrived to study the work and said the commission will defend the proposed assessments. Attorney Henry W. Worsley will confer with local lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tax Commission
J. M. Cleminshaw Company
Council Bluffs
Louis N. Cook
Des Moines
Commission
Cook
Henry W. Worsley
Board of Assessment and Review
Board of Review
Cleminshaw
Malvern Man Among 23 Killed in Panama C-54 Crash
West Palm Beach reports 23 killed when an Army C-54 transport crashed on Tobago Island near Panama City. Malvern native Capt. Robert F. McCormick, 26, co pilot and son of Mrs Earl McCormick, was among the dead. He served four and a half years in the air corps, including Europe duty. Surviving are his mother two sisters Percy and Margaret his widow Carolyn Tall of Malvern and their son Robert F. McCartell Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Tall
Malvern
Palm Beach, Fla
Robert FE. McCartell, Jr
Sie Wanie Paper
Disability Pensions Rise for Iowa WWII Vets
DES MOINES Iowa report shows WWII disability pension awards in Iowa reached 21564 by end of May up from 20818 at end of April. May saw 842 awards and 2669 rejections plus 145 death pension or compensation awards and GT bill schooling training uptick to 15214 by June with 1195 awaiting hospitalization or hospitalization related actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. B. Nuvent
Iowa
Veterans Administration
No Relief Here from the Heat
No relief from heat is expected as the weather bureau warns of mostly fair skies and high temperatures through Tuesday. Monday night will be windy but the minimum should stay above 72 degrees. Monday’s high neared 95, above Sunday’s peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Gan J
Iowa
Estherville
Forest City
Charles City
Mason City
Noted Educator Dead at Age of 100 Years
Dr. Ed Hwa P. Radhisteraiay, aged 100, died Monday in KOUK ISLAND area after a long career at Augustana College where he taught over 50 years. Known as the Grand Old Man, he suffered three strokes since last February and had been bedbound only in the last two weeks. Weather data from the U. S. Weather Bureau and nearby towns described fair conditions, warm temperatures reaching mid 90s, and scattered thunderstorms through Tuesday, with winds and variable cloudiness across Nebraska and Council Bluffs region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kouk Island
Ed- Hwa P. Radhisteraiay
Abo
Mearning al
Bartholomew
Augustana College
U. S
Wheat Belt Anger Grows Over Wheat Marketing Posture
Wheat farmers in the southwest reportedly hoard the 1945 crop amid rising production estimates and fears of government sales mandates. Weather boosts forecasts to around 750 million bushels, while producers lament storage rules and potential policy shifts that could affect famine relief and feeding operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Feris
C. M. Calvin
James E. Bennett and Company
Walter Scott
Kansas City Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Kansas State College Extension Service
College Service
OPA
Congress
Maya Wrxle
Snyder Approved as Treasury Secretary by Senate Panel
The Senate Finance Committee approved President Truman's nomination of John W. Snyder to be secretary of the treasury in a closed session with unanimous support. Senator Donnell of Missouri publicly endorsed Snyder, praising his qualifications and Missouri's honor in the selection, while the panel noted Snyder’s suitability for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Fred M. Vinson
The
United States
George D.gal
Donnell
R.-Mo
Missouri
Hersons
Wusto Dion
Little Sioux School Petition Dismissed
Logan Iowa district consolidation plans were rejected by county superintendent Arlene Van Cleave. She ruled the districts in the proposal would be too weak to operate independently and lacked sufficient students for a viable consolidation, noting the area is scarcely populated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Little Sioux
Arlene van Cleave
van Cleave
Electrical Storm Death Toll Rises to Nine in New England
Report of a weekend electrical storm sweeping through New England raises the death toll to nine. Damage estimates exceed seventy thousand dollars as municipalities assess sprawling outages and property losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Atea
Atomic Bomb Group Train Speeds Through City
A special 14 car passenger train carrying more than 170 atomic lamch activity representatives halted at 5:35 a.m. Monday en route to the Oakland naval supply depot in San Francisco. The train, arriving from Chicago over the Milwaukee route, was handed to the Tinian Pacific for the westward journey. Passengers included UN officials, U S congressmen, scientists, and military and naval officers along with news correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
San Francisco
Galif
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Tinian Pacific
United Nations Organizations
United States
Army
Navy
Baye Warta Paner
Puts Chips Down in Nebraska Vote
Harold Stassen backs Gov. Dwight Griswold in a Nebraska senatorial primary pitting Griswold against incumbent Hugh Buller. The race centers on foreign policy, with Willkie-like themes shaping the contest and Stassen’s influence possibly securing Nebraska’s 15 GOP delegates. A Butler victory could hurt Stassen and fuel isolationist perceptions ahead of the 1948 convention. The Nebraska fight dominates headlines alongside Minnesota and Indiana contests, including Gossett Canart Geddes and Jenner battles shaping party momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Harold £. Stassen
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dwight Griswold
Hugh Buller
Rampaiga
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Willkie
Stassen
Stassan
Puesday
Griswold
Butler
Stasson
Slassen
Barssen
Widwest
GOP
Menrik Shinstead
Lnok
Charles C. Gossett
George E. Canart
Paul L. Geddes
Indiana
Eleventh Baby Dies After Ocean Voyage
A New York based report states the eleventh baby brought to the United States from Europe on the George Gneihals, May 26, died shortly after arrival. The child, son of Mr and Mrs George Tines, was born to Thomaston, Connecticut veterans and had companions aboard the voyage. The cause of death and final details remain unclear amid the family’s grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tohn A. Ties
Thomaston
Momilly
United States
Europe
Witton
Doly
George i
George
Linesani Shin
Case Bill Veto Considered By Truman In Labor Fight
Washington officials and associates expect President Truman to send a message to Congress on Tuesday regarding the Case labor disputes bill. Sources say he may veto or approve, with House leaders poised to plan strategy as they debate an override or amendments. The White House has signaled caution while considering a possible veto and accompanying analysis of major bill sections.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Hayburn
D.-Tex
White House
Clair Johnson
Whitehouse
Tech
Iris
Administration
Koekosmern
Capitol Hil
Osese
Trenan
Whiell
Ameldnery and
Ates Nes Bevel
Reyralite
Jlouse
House
Uhey
Ivim
Hard Coat Miners Return to the Pits
Scranton Pennsylvania reports 75,000 enthracite miners returning to work after a strike. Most mines in the Scranton district reopen with production seen at 90 to 100 percent. A new contract signed Friday boosts wages and adds health and welfare benefits. union members will vote, expected as mere formality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Comppamas
Genesit
Mother of Six Shot at Sidney
A coroner's jury heard 12 year old Dengid Needs testify that he saw the shooter who killed Mrs. Glenn Ballinger, 32, in her Sidney home Sunday night. Sheriff A S Christopher said two suspects are being sought and announced an inquiry into the case. The shooting occurred between 4 and 9:40 PM Saturday. Ballinger was divorced from her husband.
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Sidney
Mim
Glen Ballinger
J. H Pullman
Charles Greenwood
T. D. Johnson
Ralph Lovelady
Fremont County
A. S. Christopher
Jesse Kinslow
Christopher
Glenn Ballinger
Stor
State Will Not Protest Dismissal of Eldora Cases
Attorney General John M Rankin said he would not appeal the dismissal of conspiracy charges against five former Eldora state training school officials and employees. He noted appealing would likely yield only a Supreme Court ruling on a point of law about the grand jury record, as the lower court had dismissed for insufficient evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John M. Rankin
Eldora State Training School
Rankin
H. E. Fry
Fort Dodge
Hanlin County
DW Dickinson
Wis
Eden to depart New York for Bermuda conference
Former British foreign minister Anthony Eden was scheduled to depart from LaGuardia Monday to attend a conference in Bermuda. He arrived Sunday night from Montread and was a guest of friends, his first U.S. visit since last year’s Waters conference in San Francisco.
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New York
Anthony Eden
LaGuardia Field
Bermuda
Eden
Montread
Tnis
United States
Stan Francisco
Sixteen Die in Dubuque Hotel Fire at Canfield Hotel
Fire at the 200 room Canfield hotel in Dubuque killed sixteen and left twenty three missing as investigators launched a three pronged probe. Victims include hotel owner’s wife Mrs Willian Canfield and other residents from Chicago Los Angeles and Minnesota. Police and rescue teams searched the debris after midnight Sunday blaze swept through the building.
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William Canfield, Jr
Canfield
Dubuque
Woodside
W. Y
Baldwin, L. J. N.Y
Florence L. Taylor
Los Angeles
Calif
Bernard Doallarhide
Chicago
Greyhound
Ethel *Edwards Parker
New York
N.Y
Willian Canfield
Durbuque
Dwight McCormack
Wiff Canfield
Omaha Men Safe After Hotel Fire Missing In Dubuque
Two Omaha razor blade salesmen Charles E Wood and Lee R Bishop listed missing in the Canfield hotel fire at Dubuque spent the night in Davenport after failing to secure rooms. Their families were notified. A spouse died of third degree burns at Mercy hospital. Remaining victims and missing totals were updated by the Red Cross while authorities halted further searches due to dangerous structural conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Lsted
Canfield
Dubuque
Davenport
Charles E. Wood
Lee R. Bishop
Mercy
Red Cross
Zack Cowl
American Red Cross
Fire at Dubuque hotel leaves family missing and feared dead
A hotel blaze in Dubuque killed three unidentified people and left Florence Taylor missing her father Captain Robert Taylor and sister Helen Taylor Ingles. Fire officials expect more bodies as a three way investigation opens Monday to determine the blaze cause.
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Los Angeles
Lorraine Yior
Florened
Taylan
Dubuque
Robert Taylor
Merchant Marine
Helen Taylor Ingles
Newburyport
Mass
Red Cross
Perry Kirch
The
Kirch
Mandaly
Allaupt
Frei coWty Allorney
Keane
Leonard
Bbe
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House Labor
Mondery
Kelley
Labor Management
Peper
Healy
Rome
Montecitoria
S “E Hall of the Wolf
Ching
Giuseppe Pagano
Court of Cascartion
Taly
House of Savoy
Panama
West Palm
Cesf
Dan Morelsen
Mumiday
Au Ury
Mendy
Southwest
Senator Donnell
Pawir
Atomic Bomb Group
Pater
Eldora
Wako
Canfield Hotel
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