Price Control Extended for Another Year
Washington reports on the Senate and House wrangling over extending wartime price controls for one year from July 1. Wherry’s amendment favored by administration allies passed in the Senate but was later maneuvered to defeat. Barkley’s alternative sought broader rules for profit and pricing across livestock and agricultural goods amid reconversion needs.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
House
Wagner
Senate
Barkley
Wherry Re Neb
House Banking and Currency Committee
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Chest Bowie
Jotnster
OPA
Wherry
Thomas D-Otta
Thomas
Aalty
Tafts
Belgium Executes Man Aboard Frontline Fight Report
A Tuesday release announced the execution related to mmnaert and the Read of the Flenish prigede who fought the Russians on the western front.
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Brussels
Mmnaert
Flenish Prigede
Eisenhower Bears London Honor as War Leader
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower received London's honorary freedom of the city and the Order of Merit at Buckingham Palace after Churchill praised his leadership. King George VI conferred the merit in full ceremony, and crowds cheered as Eisenhower rode in a carriage through temple Bar to the Guildhall.
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W. W. Horeher
London
Eisenhower
Churchill
George VI
Buckingham Palace
United States
Russia
France
China
Japan
Temple Bar
Plea for Flag Day sales to meet bond quota
The seventh war loan drive asks towns to make Flag Day Thursday the biggest bond buying day to push Iowa back on schedule. Through Saturday Iowa sold about 3.0 million dollars, leaving a shortfall against a 54.0 million target. State committee head WY L Clark urged full support with bonds as national totals reached 5.15 billion on Tuesday and 2.33 billion in individual purchases.
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Town War Finance Committee
Iowa
WY. L. Clark
Des Moines
Ribbentrop's Son Found Hiding in POW Camp
Rudolph von Ribbentrop, son of Joachim von Ribbentrop, was discovered hiding in a prisoner of war camp in the Hith army sector. The POW camp announcement stated he previously served as a naval officer and may have been there at the same time as others.
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Warasavkn
Germany
Rudolph von Ribbencrop
Joachim Yon Ribbentrop
Ribbentrop
Proba
Veterans Hospitals Under Scrutiny By Three Groups
Washington reports three veterans organizations released separate assessments of U S hospital conditions for veterans. VFW found widespread inadequacies including violence at Northport New York and urged undercover probes. the American Legion praised overall care but warned of management issues. the Disabled American Veterans called for more construction yet said general conditions were good, noting staffing and red tape problems.
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Washington
Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Hospital
Northport
N. Y
House Veterans Committee
Veterans Administration
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Veterans Committee
VFW
Veterans Organization
Power of Attorney
Sus
WFW
Legion
Veterans’ Adminstration
The
Des Moines
Knoxville
Washington Control
WEFW
Lincoln
Neb
WFI
Famous Surgeon Dies in Fall River at 70
Dr. Philemone Trousdale, a renowned surgeon born in Fall River, died Tuesday at age 70. He gained nationwide attention in 1935 for an operation restoring health to a child from Omaha with an abnormal stomach orientation.
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Fall River
Mass
Philemone
Trousdale
Omaha
Prime Minister King Wins by Slim Majority in Canada
Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King secured another term with a slim majority in the new house, aided by 45 liberal MPs and eight Quebec independents. The Liberals won 118 of 245 seats, Conservatives 62, CCF 25, with service ballots still pending. King faced a potential loss in Prince Albert but would call a by election if defeated. John Bracken won Neepawa seat and M. J. Coldwell led Rosetown-Biggar to victory.
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King
Canada
Harry T. Montgomery
Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Quebec
Liberals
Conservatives
Corth
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
John Bracken
Progressive Conservatives
President Awaits Hopkins Arrival in Moscow Pact Talks
President Truman will discuss the Russian American picture at a news conference on Wednesday as he awaits Harry S Hopkins returning from Moscow with a potential offer from Premier Stalin. Hopkins may carry word on Polish government talks and possible Soviet participation in a new three power conference. London and other capitals show cautious optimism about a broader provisional Polish government and potential release of detained Polish leaders.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
White House
Harry S. Hopkins
Moscow
Stalin
Hopkins
Charles G. Ross
Hopkit
Marshal Stalin
United Nations
Roosevelt
London
Poland
Russia
City Gas Used for Private Driving Des Moines Officials Say
Des Moines city employees allegedly used rationed gasoline for private trips, per an office of price administration report relayed to the city council by Mayor John MacVicar. The report warns OPA could cut rations if officials are found traveling on non governmental business.
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DES
Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
John MacVicar
MacVicar
Conference Nears Vote of Veto Plan
United Nations debate on a big power veto moves to voting as Evatt of Australia and Connally of the United States back the plan. The proposed formula requires five council members United States Russia Britain China and France to concur for action, with a possible Evatt amendment to remove the concurrence for peaceful settlements. The committee plans meetings to finish action quickly after days of debate.
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San
United Nations
Herbert ¥. Evatt
Australia
Tom Connaily
United States
Russia
Britain
China
France
World Security Council
Council
United Nations Conference Committee
Evatt
Ghost radio broadcast traced near Welasenburg area
Army authorities in Germany seek a hidden radio station masking midnight transmissions to revive Hitler legend. A 12th Army Group spokesman said the low power station operates on shortwave frequencies and has been reported in the Welasenburg region north of Augsburg for more than two weeks.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
12Th Army Group
Welasenburg
Augsburg
Churchill reveals 1940 talks with Vichy on fleet fate
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament Britain engaged in secret talks with Marshal Petain's Vichy government in 1940. He said Vichy was under German duress and could not guarantee not surrendering the French fleet or ceding colonies, and outlined aims for a limited trade accord if assurances had been secured.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Vichy
Marshal Pettin
France
Londo
Marshal Petain
de Gaulle
Wwe
Lord Halifax
Petain Outlines Defense in Treason Trial
ARIS reports 89 year old Vichy leader Petain has finished a defense outline for treason charges and will argue he saved remnants of France. State Prosecutor Mornett seeks death, then clemency, with trial set for June 28. Public opinion split as banners depict him in effigy and factions press for harsh verdict.
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Aris
Marahal Petain
Andre Mornett
Vichy
Petain
Canning sugar quotas adjusted amid wartime shortages
Canning sugar allotments were restructured with July and August quotas, allowing 68 141 pounds for late June and the full July August period. More than 4 000 applications are on hand, with 10 805 pounds issued so far this month. Chief Clerk Dorothy Hanson noted possible boosts to August quotas and urged volunteers to report for duty. The article also covers Japan and Okinawa fighting details and Allied military actions.
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OPA
Dorothy Hanson
Miss Hanson
Mies Hanson
Weather forecast for Council Bluffs and Nebraska
Forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions in Council Bluffs Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday with little temperature change. High near 76, low around 38, near normal temperatures by midweek. Showers and thunderstorms possible in Nebraska Wednesday, with little overall precipitation elsewhere. Temperatures near normal or slightly above, some warming Thursday and Friday. Total precipitation shows 18.81 inches with excess 4.22 inches, and hourly readings note temperatures from 55 to 87 degrees across the period.
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U. 5S
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Towa
Nebraska
Truman Seeks 15 Percent Pay Raise for Congress
President Truman urged immediate 15 percent salary increases for senators and representatives with a plan for a future minimum $15,000 annual raise once wage controls end. He asked Sen McKellar and Speaker Rayburn to back raising congressional pay to reflect job demands, noting current salaries are under market value and misaligned with responsibility.
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Washington
Truman
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Rayburn
House
Freight Derailment Disrupts Wheaton Suburban Rail Traffic
Thirteen cars of a Chicago and North Western freight train derailed about 4:30 am Tuesday two blocks east of Wheaton station, blocking suburban and through traffic on the Union tracks. No injuries were reported. Cause not immediately determined. One track expected to be cleared by noon, with the other later Tuesday.
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Wheaton, Ik
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Wheaton
Railrsad
Iothera
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