Armed troops in Naples brace for 3 p.m. showdown
Troops with cannon and light machine guns took positions in Naples as protests planned for 3 p.m. aimed at forcing King Umberto II from the throne amid monarchist uprisings. In Taranto, clashes left 28 wounded, 15 arrested, as republicans and monarchists fought near headquarters. The cabinet sought to convene the constituent assembly to draft a new Italian constitution.
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Rome
Naples
Gumberto II
House of Savoy
Taranto
Gionale D'Italia
Umberto
Portugal
Supreme Court
Assembly
Italy
Labor Law Drive Stalls as Veto Looms and Strikes Threaten
Washington June 12 The drive for a broad new labor law stalled today as advocates paused awaiting public clamor or a major strike crisis before renewing efforts to pass a long‑range bill. Bipartisan spokesmen urged a wave of public reaction against President Truman's veto of the Case bill and House inaction. They indicated only a new major disruption or public demand could build votes to enact a permanent regulatory measure this year. They spoke on condition of anonymity. Some legislators still favor tying the Case proposal to Truman's emergency strike control plan awaiting House action after passage in both chambers. The measure would authorize government seizure of essential strike-bound plants and require union leaders to take affirmative action.
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Washington
Truman
House
House Rules Committee
Strand and Dixie theatre listings in Grafton Sentinel
The Grafton Sentinel invites readers to tonight's theatre offerings. Crystal Ball features Raymond and Paulette Goddard at the Strand Theatre while Alfred Drake leads Tars and Mel Blair at the Pie Theater.
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Marjorie Reynolds
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Gin To Be Ration Free In West Virginia Stores
Charleston report states the liquor control commission announces gin will be sold without rationing when state stores reopen Monday under a new rationing plan. It hints whiskey may still face limits, while other beverages unspecified.
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The
Liquor Control Commission
West Virginia
BUTLER DEFEATS GRISWOLD BACKING STASSEN SHATTERED
Senator Hugh A. Butler won renomination over Governor Dwight Griswold in Nebraska, despite Harold Stassen backing Griswold for a stronger international stance. Stassen's influence fades as Butler secures 1948 convention prospects, with Gossett upset in Idaho and Mekota winning Democratic senatorial renomination.
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Associated Press
Hugh A. Butler
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Harold Stassen
Charles C. Gossett
Idaho
George E. Conart
Gossett
Glen Taylor
Stassen
San Francisco
Griswold
America
Butler
UNRRA
Bretton Woods
Rabid Foxes Threaten Hunters and Livestock in WV
West Virginia officials declared a serious rabies problem among central foxes. State Veterinarian T C Green urged fox hunters to avoid infected woods while Conservation Director Jack Shipman ordered a predator control team to assist Harrison County health authorities and likely intensify trapping efforts in Clarksburg.
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West Virginia
T. C. Green
Jack Shipman
Game Technican
Frank Johnson
Clarksburg
Harrison County
Indict Wheatley In Rape Slaying Of Grandmother
LISBON O June 12 Lawrence A Wheatley 26 Newell W Va potter has been indicted by the Columbian county grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the rape slaying of Ms Letha Barrett 57 year old grandmother whose battered body was found near East Liverpool May 26 Wheatley was arrested at Newell and returned here by county officials Police reported Mrs Barrett was criminally attacked and beaten to death.
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Lawrence A. Wheatley
Newell
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Columbian County Grand Jury
Letha Barrett
East Livepool
Wheatley
Barrett
Washington Republicans See New Deal Debacle On Court Fight
Washington Republicans claim Democratic prospects dropped after the Supreme Court dispute and Truman veto of the labor disputes bill. Senator Taft says Democrats harmed themselves, predicting the issues will linger into 1948, with reporters noting the long campaign horizon.
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Taft
Ohio
Republican Steering Committee
Lee Washington
Indicted Edgell in Ritchie County murder case
The Ritchie County grand jury indicted Robert Roscoe Edgell 45 on a murder charge for the fatal beating of his wife Edna last March in Harrisville.
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Ritchie County
Robert Roscoe Edgell
Edna
Wonder Plant Nears Completion In Grafton
Early completion of the modern pottling plant in the 900 block of West Main Street by Wonder Drink company was predicted by Joe Evans. Contractors expect roofing by early July. The building is described as one of the most modern in Grafton, of engineered brick and reinforced concrete, designed by Arthur Wilkins, formerly of Pittsburgh. See Wonder page 3.
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Wonder Drink Company
Joe Evans
Grafton
Arthur Wilkins
Pittsburgh
Wonder
Traffic Fatalities in May Total Seventeen
Charleston report shows seventeen people died in 197 traffic accidents in May. State police superintendent W. E. Burchett notes the May toll raises the year’s total to 127, an increase of 29 over the same period in 1945.
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W. E. Burchett
Supreme Court Feud Drawn Out Through Summer
Washington report notes a Senate committee delay as Justice Jackson’s fiery cable attack on Justice Black prompts cautious debate. Hatton W. Sumners plans to hear Jackson’s letter after his Nürnberg assignment, with no immediate action favored. Supporting voices call for care over potential ouster moves while awaiting Jackson’s return.
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J. Frank Tragle
Washington
Hatton W. Sumners
D-Tex
Justice Jackson
Justice Black
House Judiciary Committee
Sumners
Jackson
Nuernberg
Bevin says Britain may sign separate peace treaties
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the Bournemouth conference he would reject immediate immigration of 100000 Jews to Palestine and would seek separate peace treaties with defeated European powers if peace talks stall. He also opposed applying economic sanctions to Spain and warned of a Europe split into blocs.
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Bournemouth
Eng
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Spain
Bevin
Bar Party
Forlen
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Europe
Bread Prices Rise One Cent With OPA Ruling
Washington reports bread cost up a penny today and bread rolls up one cent a dozen following an OPA authorization. Rye bread had already risen two cents per loaf on April 30 as bakers face higher costs due to a 25 percent flour reduction ordered for famine relief.
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Washington
OPA
Two Killed in Connecticut Tornado Crash
SPRINGFIELD Mass June 12 At least two people were killed and five injured as a small tornado struck western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut last night. The dead were identified as Merritt B Heady 58 wholesale lumber dealer and William Klahan 60 employee crushed when a tree fell onto their car in Great Barrington.
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Mass
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Merritt B. Heady
William Klahan
Great Barrington
Weston Banker A. Frank Whalen Dies at 71
A. Frank Whalen, 71, president of the Citizens Bank of Weston and a civic leader, died suddenly today at his home in Weston. His death removes a prominent local figure noted for banking leadership and public service.
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A. Frank Whalen
Citizens Bank of
Fourth person arrested in big Kronberg jewel theft case
Washington June 12 The War Department announced the arrest of Roy C. Carlton a former enlisted man for investigation in the Kronberg castle jewel theft Carlton the fourth person seized in the case was arrested by federal customs agents at his Kilgore Texas home An army officer said his participation is believed minor Carlton a fifth grade technician was previously unnamed in the inquiry Three army officers a WAC captain and her colonel husband are also held in the case involving the release of 1 500 000 worth Hessian crown jewels hidden in the castle
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War Department Today
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Kronberg Castle
Army
Carlton
Kilgore
Tex
Aubrey Thomas
War Department Public Relations Bureau
WAC
State Legion Department Holds Fifth in National Aerial Roundup
The West Virginia American Legion, at 120.36 percent of quota, ranked fifth in the national aerial roundup membership report issued last week in Indianapolis. WV reported 48,981 members against a 40,496 quota by May end, trailing Virginia, Alabama, Nebraska and Texas in the top 10. A new set of colors with the national emblem and legion flag will be awarded for the achievement.
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West Virginia
Department of the ‘American Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
C. A
Bud) Tesch
Department
Virginia
Alabama
Nebraska
Texas
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Tesch
Child Killed By Lightning In Pittsburgh District
A summer storm in Pittsburgh district caused a fatal lightning strike that killed two year old Antionette Storma of Greensburg. Her siblings Frank 11 and Catherine 9, holding her hands, were knocked unconscious and suffered second degree leg burns as they were hurried home.
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Antionette Storma
Greensburg
Frank
Catherine
Arizona forest fire rages out of control today
A massive forest fire in eastern Arizona has consumed over 3,000 acres and remains out of control. The blaze began last Thursday on the San Carlos Indian Reservation and has drawn additional help from reservation Indians and 40 firefighters joining the effort.
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Arizona
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Morgantown ordinance plant kept on standby for emergency use
The Morgantown West Virginia ordinance plant is retained on a standby basis for possible emergency use while certain sections remain available for lease to private industry. The War Department announced the measure today.
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Washington
Morgantown
W. Va
War Department
More State Bakeries May Close For Flour Shortage
West Virginia bakeries plan to close or curtail operations as flour shortage worsens. Secretary Orren Jones says the situation is progressively worse, with two bakeries in Bluefield and one in Welch already closing Friday and more expected to join them.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Orren Jones
West Virginia Bakers Association
Bluefield
Welch
NMU rejects new offer on seamen work week
Frank J. Taylor says ship operators offered paid days off for sea work but NMU rejected it. CIO National Maritime union president Joseph Curran warns of a long and bitter strike starting Friday midnight unless the work week is cut or pay boosted. Both testify before a House labor subcommittee.
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Max Hall Washington
Frank J. Taylor
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
House
Taylor
NMU
Mihailovic says British ordered destruction of Tito forces
In Belgrade on June 12 Gen Draja Mihailovic testified at his treason trial that a British mission in Yugoslavia instructed him to destroy Marshal Tito and his Partisans. He described underground relations with German forces during 1943 as not cooperation but haphazard mutual battle and blamed some commanders for axis collaboration.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Draja Mihailovic
Tito
Moscow
Mihailovic
Mian Crew Dead After B 29 Crash in Smokies
Ten or eleven crew members were killed when an army B 29 crashed into Clingman's home in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg Tennessee. Rangers said the plane en route from Tampa to Chicago, with bodies scattered on the mountainside and one engine in a road. The exact origin and fate of the crew remained unclear as of late morning.
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park
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Park Ranger
Tampa
Fla
Chicago
H. F. Holt
Mississippi
Holt
Nashville
Tennessee-North Carolina
Patrolman Killed in Massillon Police Station Shootout
Massillon police chief Stanely Switter reported a local AFL leader, Lester Martin, 26, fatally shot Patrolman Myron Henderson, 42, at police headquarters after entering the station claiming FBI orders to take over. Martin was wounded in return fire. Henderson died from a gunshot to the heart. Martin’s later mortal wound ended the exchange. Civilian bystanders were present as events unfolded.
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AFL
FBI
Stanley W. Switter
Myron Henderson
Switter
Lester Martin
Navy
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Henderson
Nwo
Draft Extension Bill Nearing Compromise In Senate Clash
In Washington a compromise draft extender bill was being refined to resolve the senate-house deadlock. Senator Bridges said the plan offers a fair basis for settlement, with teenagers as a last resort option discussed as part of the negotiations. The conferees planned to continue work on the differing house and senate texts.
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