Monarchist unrest roils Rome as police break up demonstration
In Rome police ended a monarchist march amid post plebiscite tension. About 200 demonstrators shouted royalist and republican slogans, clashes with supporters occurred, and King Umberto II was said to be drafting a farewell message as Naples reported monarchist violence with one dead and eight wounded after a grenade incident. Troops and cars patrolled amid widened unrest, while other regions stayed calm.
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George E. Bria
Rome
Naples
Republic
Royal
Umberto II
Carabinieri
Italy
Truman weighs Case Labor Disputes measure in federal push
President Truman faces about 3,000 telegrams daily on the Case Labor Disputes bill with a flood of letters as well. White House aide Charles G. Ross said the tally shows 35,827 telegrams on labor policy since Truman threatened to use the army to run railroads if strikers do not return to work. A House move to wrap the Case bill with the emergency strike control measure is under study to press enactment, despite strong union opposition.
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
House
Congress
Rabies Quarantine Imposed in Taylor and Gilmer Areas
The Agriculture department announced a 120 day rabies quarantine in the Courthouse and Grafton districts of Taylor county and the Troy district of Gilmer county.
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Charleston
Agriculture Department
Courthouse
Grafton
Taylor County
Troy
Gilmer County
House bills to pay furlough time for 15,000,000 veterans
The House moved to pay about 15 million past and present servicemen an average of 250 for furlough time missed in uniform. Led by Rep. Dwight L. Rogers and Rep. Robert L. Sikes, supporters expect quick passage after brief debate. The plan would allow claims by mail or cash at local army or navy offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogas
Washington
House
Dwight L. Rogers
D.-Fla
Robert L. Sikes
D.-Pla
Senate
Army
Navy
Wheeling Steel Plans $50 Million Expansion
Wheeling Steel announces a 50 million dollar expansion program to run over several years at its Ohio and West Virginia plants. The plan aims to raise ingot production to over 2,000,000 tons annually with sites at Mingo Steubenville East Steubenville Yorkville Martins Ferry and Benwood Wheeling.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corporation
West Virginia
Ohio
A. J. McFarland
Cyrus S. Eaton
Cleveland
The
New Concerts
Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel
McFarland
Mingo
Steubenville
East Steubenville
Yorkville
Martins* Ferry
Benwood
High Percentage Relief For Hay Fever From New Drug
Relief in many hay fever cases is reported after using a new drug at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. The palliative anthallan, a non-toxic coal-tar derivative by Dr. Walter S. Loewe, promises aid for nasal and skin allergies. Details appear in the June bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine.
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New York
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Walter S. Loewe
University of Utah
Bulletin
New York Academy of Medicine
OPA Boosts Milk Prices Across Nation Effective Immediately
The OPA raised milk prices by one cent a quart in many regions and implemented further hikes on coffee cream and cream products, butter fat, skim milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk, and half and half. For producers, this equals about 40 cents per hundredweight, with some areas excluded from retail increases.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Agriculture Department
Army engineers seek input on West Fork flood control reservoirs
In Clarksburg on June 7, U.S. Army engineers held a public hearing at the Harrison County courthouse to gather views on a proposed set of five multiple-use reservoirs for flood control on the West Fork and its tributaries. They also invited comments on diverting the Buckhannon River to the West Fork via a channel cutoff and dikes at Buckhannon. Colonel W. E. Lorence, district engineer, said the hearings aim to locate reservoir sites and define possible uses.
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Clarksburg
U. S. Army Engineers
West Virginia
Forkver
Harrison County
Buckhannon
West Fork
W. E. Lorence
Conversation Result Of Huntington Police Settlement
Huntington June 7 A settlement talk on an overpayment of 11567.58 to fourteen Huntington policemen yielded only conversation, state tax commissioner field auditor Mirth L. Kuhl reported. Kuhl was present when the details for payment were to be worked out at prosecutor Edward H. Greene’s office, but no conclusions were reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Mirth L. Kuhl
State Tax Commission
Kuhl
Edward H.greene
Millions Jam London For Greatest Show Since Coronation
Warold Milks reports in Nanking on June 7 that Chinese factions halt gunfire at noon and top Communist leaders head to Yenan for urgent talks during a 15 day truce. Gen. Zhou En Lai and Lu Ting-yi fly in to confer with Mao Tse-tung before returning to the Nanking talks.
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Warold
Nanking
China
Yenan
Chou En-Lai
Lu Ting-¥i
Mai Tse-Tung
Naw
Chiang — Kai- Shek
Bey 18 Widowed 79 Seek Marriage License Today
Lawrence county clerk W H Moore expected to issue a license to 18 year old Delbert Shorty Sprouse of Gladys and 79 year old widow Mrs Mattie Lyons Large of Gladys. The license follows prior denial for lack of parental permission. Dr J E Carter recorded Mrs Large's age as 19 after a blood test.
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Tonisa
UPI
Lawrence County
W. H. Moore
Mattie Lyons Large
Delbert
Shorty) Sprouse
Gladys
Sprouse
Moore
J. E. Carter
Notice to Register Before Primary in 1946
Notice from Clerk of County Court dated July 6 1946 urges all residents to register or modify their registration by the upcoming primary. Includes changes for marriages since 1942 and disability status, plus guidance for service members. Bears will sit June 17 18 19 and 21 with 20 skipped due to a holiday.
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Army
Navy
Vast Allied Victory Parade Draws Millions to London
London crowds top 10 million gather for a Whitsuntide victory celebration marking Allied triumph. Officials stage a $620000 entertainment, with royal procession and marching columns led by the royal family, cavalry escorts, and uniformed empire and Allied army contingents along the Mall between Buckingham Palace and Admiralty Arch.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Empire
Mall
Buckingham Palace
Admiralty Arch
Sewell Says Enough Men Available To Play Game
Pittsburgh June 7 Amid threat of strike Truett Rip Sewell says the Pirates can field a full team to face the Giants. He becomes the first Pirates member openly not to join the American Baseball Guild backing the planned walkout.
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Sewell
Pittsburgh
Argentina and Russia resume full diplomatic ties
President Juan Peron announced at his first press conference that Russia and Argentina had ended their 29 year diplomatic rift and would establish complete diplomatic consular and trade relations. Moscow radio in London reported ambassadors to be exchanged soon and the Soviet press hailed expanded trade between the two nations.
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John Wallace
Buenos Aires
Russia
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Moscow
London
Perons
Fairmont Men Head Marion and Taylor Oil Men
John L. Gill of Fairmont was elected president of the newly organized Marion and Taylor county divisions of the West Virginia Petroleum Association. A. F. Cassell became vice president and A. G. Lambert secretary, all Fairmont residents. Charles O. Stephenson, 64, a Democratic candidate for Raleigh County court, died in a Beckley hospital.
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Fairmont
John L. Gill
Marion
Taylor County
West Virginia Petroleum Association
A. F. Cassell
A. G.lambert
Beckley
Charles O. Stephenson
Raleigh County Court
Expect No Delay In Confirmation Of Vinson and Snyder Appointments
Sen Kilgore in Pineville expects rapid Senate approval for President Truman's picks Fred Vinson as Chief Justice and John W Snyder as Treasury Secretary. Reports quote Sen Johnson and others predicting smooth confirmations. John L Sullivan could also advance from assistant to under secretary of the Navy. See EXPERT page 3.
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Vinson and Snyder
William T. Peacock
Washington
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
United States
John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Johnson
D.-Cole
John L. Sullivan
Stream conditions favorable in most WV counties
West Virginia streams show good weekend fishing prospects overall. The Conservation Commission reports Monongalia Preston and Hancock counties with high cloudy streams. In Taylor County the Tygarts Valley river ran high while other streams remained in fair condition.
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Charleston
West Virginia
The
Conservation Commission
Monongalia
Preston
Hancock
Taylor County
Tygarts Valley
Hopper shortage halts coal mine output in West Virginia
June 7 report from Charleston notes a railcar shortage in the northern West Virginia coal fields. Despite fields near Fairmont Morgan town Clarksburg producing well above normal, hopper scarcity limited output and forced twelve small mines to close. United Mine Workers District 31 held talks to explain the new contract terms, with sessions in Richwood Nicholas County and Webster County and more planned in Marion Lee.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Fairmont
Morgantown
Clarksburg
United Mine Workers District 31
Richwood
Nicholas County
Webster County
Marion
Council members seek instruction on Franco Spain split
United States and Britain await directives from home governments on the Security Council subcommittee plan for a collective diplomatic break with Franco Spain next September. The proposal, presented by Dr Herbet V Evatt of Australia, drew silence from most delegates and is reported unacceptable in its current form to Britain and the United States, with Russia also opposed. Inter delegation maneuvering hints emerge as the council recesses to seek possible modifications before a vote. locally Fayetteville faces an August 6 primary on a $70,000 war memorial levy to be financed by the county.
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New York
United States
United Nations Security Council
Council
Franco Spain
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Evatt
Britain
Russia
Fayetteville
Fayette County
Cabinet Session Goes Into Trouble Of Maritime Men
President Truman and his cabinet discussed the threatening maritime strike outlook. Reconversion director John W Snyder described the outlook as pretty bad during a White House session that included a CIO war council. AFL maritime unions planned a nationwide strike and warned government personnel would be treated as strikebreakers if they boarded union vessels.
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Washington
Truman
John W. Snyder
Tom Clark
Snyder
White House
CIO
National Maritime Union
New York
AFL
Seafarers’ International Union
The
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf Ports
Aba An Siu
Charleston Cops Prefer Blues and Pay Hike
Charleston police today said they would keep wearing traditional blues and seek a salary boost rather than adopt Army dark green uniforms. Patrolman J H Kessinger, president of the Charleston Police Order, said officers would appear before the city council next meeting to request a pay hike and protest any dress change. Chief Harold Goonwell noted the suggested uniform change came from Army style, but material was harder to obtain.
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Charleeston
Charleston
J. H. Kessinger
The
Wal Order of Police
Harold BR. Goénwell
West Virginia National Guard
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