Shipping Returns to Normal Across U S Coasts
Shipping resumed with United States liner set to sail from New York at 3 PM EST on its Europe run. The pause followed CIO unions contract negotiations and wage gains across Atlantic gulf and West coast operators. Only Charleston NMU local reportedly did not ratify the wage agreement.
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New York
United States
New York Harbor
Europe
America
CIO Maritime
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Pacific American Shipowners Association
CIO
CIO National Maritime Union
NMU
Charleston
S.C
Army Re Gains Speed Mark For Planes
An Army jet plane the P80 R set a U S speed record at 623 8 mph atop the Mojave Desert near Muroc Army air field Col Albert Boyd guided the Lockheed built fighter on four runs over a 1 86 mile course The wind lifted speeds to 632 5 and 630 5 mph The Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris must certify the record.
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Muroc
Calif
United States
Mojave
Muroc Army Air Field
Albert Boyd
Ashville
N. C
Federation Aeronautique International
Paris
Judge Denies Acquittal Bid in Chandler Treason Trial
Federal Judge Francis J W Ford denied Douglas Chandler's motion for judgment of acquittal as the government rested its case accusing him of treasonably broadcasting Nazi propaganda during the war. The ruling came after a 45 minute conference with counsel and without the jury.
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Boston
Francis J. W. Ford
Douglas Chandler
Baltimore
Ford
Pan American crash probe reaches Damascus officials
Capt. George Doole, Pan American Middle East director, arrived in Damascus with an assistant and two company vice presidents to investigate yesterday's passenger plane crash in Eastern Syria that killed 15 of 36 aboard.
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Damascus
George Doole
Middle East
Pan American World Airways
Syria
Joseph Hart
Greenich
Cona
Meers
Pan American Vougers
Eclipse
Megadine
Jane Bray
New York
For Sale Sedan Delivery Ford 38 Model
Sedan delivery Ford 38 model for sale. Contact phone 887 or 1265 M. Address 1726 6th Ave East.
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Ford
6Th Ave
Beach Picnic Menu and Fish Fry Guide for Joyful Summer Nights
AP News offers a beach party guide detailing picnic foods such as hamburgers hot dogs rolls marshmallows fruit salad and a minty orange ginger drink. It covers prep packing wax paper jars paper bags and cooling methods plus tips on mosquito protection fishing and a light fish fry with cornmeal breading and a joking trophy for the slowest fisher.
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AP News
Judy
Life Expectancy for 65-Year-Old White Men in U S
The article states that white men in the United States who reach age 65 have a life expectancy of 12 more years. This estimate reflects averages from demographic data and highlights longevity differences by age group.
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United States
Wool Problem Before President as Trade Row Grows
Washington June 20. The wool issue pits American woolgrowers against foreign competition and tests foreign trade hopes. Congress passed a bill to extend government purchases at 40 to 42 cents a pound through end 1948 and allow stockpile sales later, with possible quotas or tariffs by the President. If the President signs, growers stay protected. if not, the April 15 expiration could force competition with cheaper foreign wool.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Marines Shove Off From Chinese Port After Surrender
The first Marine Division left Tientsin aboard the troopship Grenville bound for San Diego, leaving 6180 Army and Marine personnel in China. A small detachment remained to wind up affairs, with only Marines at Tsingtao. The move ends the US buildup to its minimum after Japan's surrender.
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China
Tsingtao
Japan
Marshall
United States
Outdoor Pontifical Mass Draws 65000 Roman Catholics
In Ottawa on June 20 a outdoor Marian congress mass drew about 65 000 worshippers. The crowd knelt in chill damp air as 100 priests served communion at a long altar rail before a blue and white repository, marking a significant religious gathering in the city.
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Ottawa
Marian Congress
Geneva trade talks hinge as wool bill slows progress
The State Department warns a wool tariff bill may derail Geneva efforts to lower tariffs and boost foreign trade. Negotiators from many nations have sought a program to ease international commerce, but domestic action to curb wool imports risks undermining the global talks and multilateral cooperation.
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State Department
Geneva
Liquor Price Cuts Ordered by ABC Board
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announces price cuts of 1 to 40 cents per four-fifth quart of whisky at state stores from three large distilleries. A new price list will be issued Sept 1 with quotations due by July 31, sealed and not opened until listings are prepared. Distilleries Glenmore, Berke Brothers, and United Distillers arranged floor stock adjustments amid possible relisting of items.
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Montgomery
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Lamar Kelly
Glenmore _ distiluisville
Berke Brothers
Boston
United Distillers of America
New York
J. P. Faulk Jr
Samson
ABC
Jury Selected to Try Couple in Yacht Murder Case
In Santa Ana California on June 20 a jury of twelve was chosen to hear the case of Louise Overell age 18 and George Bud Gollum 21 accused of murdering Louise's parents, Mr and Mrs Walter E Overell, aboard a yacht sunk by a dynamite blast in Newport Harbor on March 15. The state alleges they beat the couple with an iron stanchion before the explosion and will present its case after four alternates are chosen.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George
Bud) Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Newport Harbor
Williams
Overell
Los Angeles
Hearings Begin on Aviation Safety Board Session
President Truman’s aviation safety inquiry board opened its first hearing in Washington with witnesses called to seek new methods to reduce air accidents. Chairman James M. Landis said the session would be closed and no statements would follow.
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Washington
Truman
Special Air Safety Inquiry Board
James M. Landis
Exports Explained as Newsprint Sent to Argentina
The Canadian embassy said newsprint sent to Argentina under a 1947 oil exchange will represent less than half of one percent of Canada's production.
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Washington
Argentina
Canada
Inventory cuts shrink warehouse stock to target level
The warehouse reduced inventory by 9 000 cases in the past week and about 33 000 cases since the reduction program began last month. Melvin Dawkins, a board member, estimated total inventory at 6 500 000 dollars, down about 2 500 000 dollars under restricted purchases policy. The board aims to keep working inventory near 4 500 000 dollars.
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Melvin Dawkins
FDR favored Ickes in 1938 hopes and battles
Washington June 20 1938 James A Farley quotes Roosevelt on Harold Ickes as a possible 1938 presidential contender while noting Roosevelt’s preference for a fighter and his later plan for Farley to run for New York governor. Farley recounts cabinet tensions and a failed attempt to purge nine Democratic senators in the 1938 primaries.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Henry Lace
James A. Farley
Henry
Farley
Ickes
Collier’s
Ing
Gillette Smith
S. C
Tydings, George
van Nuys Clark
McCarran
Adams Cole
Lonergan
Conn
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Robert Clark
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