Labor Hints at Blocking Strike Bill in Congress
Washington marked a shift as labor allies predicted that settling the maritime dispute would derail drastic legislation this year. Democratic Rep. Bierniller of Wisconsin argued settlement dented momentum for Truman’s emergency strike control bill, while supporters said the Case bill would still advance, with two-thirds majorities needed in each house. The CIO's maritime unity committee highlighted a $32 million fundraising drive and Bridges on the West Coast faced dwindling leverage as contracts near expiration.
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Clair Johnson
Washington
Congressional Friends of Organized Labor
Truman
Capitol
Biemiller
Wisconsin
House Rules Committee
Bremilier
House
Biemilles
White House
Senate
Bath
Howard T. Colvin
CIO
Maritime Unity
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Pacific Coast
Sava Wapte
Indians Expected to Accept British Plan
NEW DELHI. Chances increased Monday that the mainly Hindu Congress party and the Moslem League would accept the British cabinet plan for an interim government to guide the subcontinent during the transition to independence. Viceroy Field Marshal Wavell proposed a 14-member interim body with five Congress, five Muslim League, and four other representatives to start functioning June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Party
Lori Wavell
Congress
India
OPA Reports Rising Iowa Collections This Year
The OPA in Des Moines notes daily penalties collected in Iowa have risen from 600 dollars in 1944 to about 1,259 dollars this year. In the past five months the Iowa OPA office prosecuted several value controls and issued refunds directly to consumers, reflecting heightened enforcement activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
OPA
Iawa
FTI
Injunction Case Continued In Omaha Real Estate Dispute
District Judge Charles Ror indefinitely continued the temporary injunction brought by Mytes Standish owner of the Omaha Standard Bouly Inc to halt board actions on equalizing regional real estate assessments. Hearing date to be set by attorney agreement. Standish attorney Addison Kistle sought further continuance pending review by Joe Jess. State officials including Henry Wormsley, Louis Cook, and David Mur gow appeared. a Monday meeting was scheduled with Standish and state officers on the assessment and equalization process. The assessor’s office said no personal assessment has been made yet as J M Cleminshaw Co. engineers were not admitted to the building or cooperative in the appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mytes Standish
Omaha Standard Bouly, Inc
Renew
Charles Ror
Addison Kistle
Alorney
Standish
Joe
Jess
Tess
Wynney
Tawa State Tax Commission
Henry W. Wormsley
Louis
Cook
David Ta
Murgow
Kise
Lees
HES Cmt PE Pteyty
Come Bluffs Bs Standish
Cite Assessor
Omaha Shtundard Beily
J. M. Cleminshaw Company
Omenini
Board of Redew
Omhal
Britain Considers Bread Rationing
Britons heard Sunday night in a broadcast by Hugh Strachey, new head of Britain's larder, that food policy faces strain as shortages loom. He praised the United States while discussing postwar Europe and the need to curb waste as Britain weighs bread rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Htohi Strachey
Font Iinis
Ter
Near Agreement on Draft Extension Likely, Senate Panel Reports
A Senate conference committee tentatively agreed Monday on a nine month extension for the draft but remained deadlocked over whether to draft teenagers. Chairman Elbert Thomas of Utah said negotiators passed a tentative agreement as they ended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Community Sing Opens Summer Season At Bayliss Park
An estimated 5 000 to 6 000 attended the first community sing of the summer at Bayliss Park Sunday evening. Guest conductor Alfred T Neilsen led the program after Civic Music chorus numbers. Rob fork T. O'Brien opened with Lelio as Rev. H. Caskey spoke. Technical issues arose with slides and sound, prompting a quick revision of the program for next week.
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Bayliss
Alfred T Neilsen
Civic Music Chorus
Projector
Scretiry
Robfork T. O'Brien
Lelio
Sug
Dik Walter
Sivie Muse Dirce
Jackson reports finish of European work and Nazi prosecutions
Justice Robert H. Jackson said Nazi war crimes probe in Europe should wrap by mid July with cases focused on SS Gestapo and the SS units. He noted a five member commission will handle trial groundwork while he awaits White House guidance on public comments amid the Black controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mernberg
Germany
Robert H. Jackson
Hres
Aly
Suly
United States
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Blac
Gestapo
Afler South
Jackson
Nuernberg
Wals
Tria
Senate
Black
Truman
White House
Delegates Assemble at Philadelphia Conference
Delegates gathered in Philadelphia for a distant convention amid garbled updates. The fragmented text mentions a large turnout and talks about plans for a Tuesday event, with unclear references to organizations and dates.
Tojo outlines causes of war in exclusive statement
Tokyo dispatch features Hideki Tojo defending himself before the international war crimes tribunal. He accuses the Anglo American coalition of chasing Japan into war and lists six causes he says led to the Pacific conflict, including trade suppression, racial discrimination, and immigration quotas. He argues these factors forced Japan into self defense and links them to the Pearl Harbor era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isa
Associated Press
Hideki Tojo
International War Crimes Tribunal
Russell Brines
Tokyo
Udeki Toja
United States
Great Britain
Ichiro Kiyose
Tojo
Keanamie
Iheermpirt
Tieater East Asia
China
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Vole Cobby
Lin Paitte
Igeneral
Iad
Trin
Toi
Watta Payer
Butter Price Jump to 65 Cents a Pound
Local wholesalers were notified that butter would rise 10 cents a pound to 65 cents a pound for the best grade. OPA approved the move amid a broader price boost affecting bread cheddar cheese evaporated milk and evaporated milk cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Washington
Stharar
Ata
Aril Suman Enuking
Ulersl
Jpiet
McVitty Named Iowa VFW Chief
Dr John McVitty of Coliner Bluffs was elected state commander of the Iowa department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Sioux City ending the annual convention. A past commander of Grenville M Dodge post, he will push reorganizing the Town VFW and seek a World War II veterans bonus similar to World War I. Honard Welsh of Fairfield was chosen senior vice commander and Thomas Nelson of Dubuque junior vice commander. Auxiliary officers selected included Mrs Wazel Johnson Fairfield president and Mrs Cyetphen Nichols Ottumwa junior vice president. A $5000 check from the state auxiliary supported the Town department aims to fund a second Town cottage at the national home in Baton Rapids. The Davenport post auxiliary won the Americanization award for the third straight year.
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John §. McVitty
Coliner Bluffs
Iowa
Council Bluffs
McVitty
Iowa Department
Des Moines
VFW
VEW
Honard Welsh
Fairfield
Thomas Nelson
Dubuque
Lee E. Crippen
Marshalltown Wak Peeclee
Wazel Johnson
Cyetphen Nichols
Ottumwa
Trene Bort
Mort Dolpe
Marie Yavack
Dubuc
Condues
Hedwir Olson
Denison
Howard Etheridge
Decorah
National Home
Baton Rapids
Mich
Davenport Post
Pansr
Iowa Centennial Gets Official Seal
The Iowa centennial committee announces an official two inch square gummed seal for envelopes and literature. The design features a map of Iowa with the slogan Iowa 100 years of progress, the state flag, agricultural and industrial scenes, corn stalks, the Statehouse dome, and pioneer imagery with a wreath surrounding the inscription Town Centennial 1846.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Centennial Committee
Iowa
Padi
Isaias
Waele
Davenport Boy Drives Off Prowler Saturday
Ten year old Billy Mahoney armed with a shotgun drove a prowler from his parents farm two and a half miles west of Davenport Saturday night. He is the son of Mr and Mrs B J Mahoney.
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Davenport
Billy Mahones
B. J. Mahoney
Este Waste Paner
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs Area
Weather bulletin notes Tuesday will be partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the southeast portion. General trend cooler with southeast quarter slightly warmer. Total precipitation 7.35 inches. total deficiency 4.02 inches.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Towa
Netriska
U S Probing Restraints in Construction Industry
Washington officials announce a nationwide probe into trade restraints in the construction industry delaying housing. The FBI and anti trust division cite illegal practices in lumber masonry cement and plumbing and discuss phantom pricing and biased codes that hinder prefabricated materials and mass production in home building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom Clark
FBI
Justice Department
Clark
Wendell Berge
Anti-Trust Division
Berge
Antitrust Division
De Gaulle Breaks Six Months Silence In Bayeux Speech
French political crisis deepens as socialists refuse to back a socialist headed cabinet and Georges Bidault is proposed by the moderate MR P. De Gaulle returns to prominence urging a strong executive and a two chamber legislature for a possible fourth republic amid stalled government formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert C. Wilson
Paris
Council
Popular Republican Movement
Georges Bidouil
Charles de Gaulle
MRP
Bayeux
Socialist Party
Daniel Mayer
MRE
Felix Gnllin
de Gaulle
Communist Party
Charles Bidault
Genera
France
Constitution Assembly
Big Four Parleys Hinges on Trieste Dispute
Paris dispatch reports the Big Four foreign ministers resume work on an Italian peace treaty with Trieste as a potential hinge. An American source says Trieste is a principle issue for Byrnes and the U.S. will not concede. Russia’s stance on ceding Trieste to Yugoslavia could determine progress. Observers note a cautious mood after a Moscow gesture, but Soviet media counters any softening. Other treaty points include the Hallin Yugoslav frontier, reparations, and colonies with UN trusteeship debated.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
Trieste
U.S
James F. Byrnes
United States
Lalian
Russia
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Radio Sunday
Tass
Faris
Britain
United Nations
France
Italy
Kaye Waris
Maj Gen Gaffey Dies in Plane Crash at Fort Knox
Fort Knox reports the death of Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey along with Lt. Allan Hoenig and Lt. Robert A. Fetes when their B33 plane crashed on approach to Godman Field. Four service members were injured in the Sunday night accident at the Kentucky installation. Gaffey, a World War II veteran, had just been named Fort Knox post commander the prior week.
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Fort Knox
Hugh J. Gaffey
Godman Field Hare
Gaffey
Europe
Allan al Hoenig
Trenton
Nod
Robert A . Fetes
Heat Wave Sees Record 105 in Council Bluffs
Relief from heat arrived as Council Bluffs hit 105 degrees on Sunday tying a 1918 record. Sioux City reached 106. Thousands flocked to Lake Manawa for relief while pools ran crowded. Forecasters predicted Monday showers and cooler relief by Tuesday as midwest endure scorching conditions.
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Council Bluffs
Sist
Aeahrr
Wienersburg
Midwest
Sioux City
Council Biliffs
Deat
Lake Manawa
Cliford Johnson
Pottawaitamie
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Corte
Portage Bae
Maore City
Des Motes
Canol
Chicago
Minnesota
Indianapolis
Plains
Phoenix
Aru
Yuma
Auta
Bul
Phillipsburg
Kan
Grand
Charles Flack
Charles, Jr
Decorah
Flack
Decorah Witt
Dene McCginnis
Bud McCannis
Shenandoah
Colleen Clarve
Cedar River
Orchard
Richard Burd
Waterloo
James Gerkin
Des Moines
Mayme Catherine
Patricia van Horn
Fort Dodge
Wwe Viattenih
Richard Eslick
Guta
Wittary Smit
Gyristicn
Comtas Walker
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