One Year After F D R Death World Reacts With Shrine
The nation honors Franklin D. Roosevelt on the first anniversary of his death with a national shrine at Hyde Park and a restored estate. President Truman marks the day with remarks amid foreign missions as he faces postwar reconversion and ongoing crises.
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St. Lawrence Seaway Foes and Fans Debate Cost and Impact
Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepares to consider a plan to authorize a St. Lawrence and Great Lakes seaway with hydro power. Proponents cite security and regional power, while opponents warn of high costs and disrupted trade.
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Ministers For Peace Conference Dims Overseas Peace Talks
Four powers plan Paris talks on postwar settlements failing to agree in London and Moscow. Deputies struggle on Italy treaty as Byrnes urges a fresh ministerial session. In New York the Iran case tests the UN as Russia wins oil concessions with Iran, 51 percent stake for 25 years then 50 50 split.
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West Caldwell aid to lost woman and quirky world news bites
A Newark woman paid a crystal gazer $1 for cure advice after four days in the woods driven by a fortune teller. Culpeper bank offers left handed check book with right side stubs. New York shop sells mink shirts with 5 percent mink and muskrat along with Virginia wool at $14.50. Calhoun County hailstorm injures 18 and causes crop losses, likened to artillery fire. In Lubang Bay 41 Japanese soldiers surrender to American led Filipino forces nine months after V J Day.
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Pro Sol Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Addresses Russia Aftermath
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt urges action over words to demonstrate democracy to the Russians. Prof. Harold Laski of the British Labour Party states the party will not follow Moscow or Washington, avoiding dependence on either power.
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Submarine Force May Dominate Future Navies
Naval leaders foresee atomic powered submarines as the future capital ships. Adm Chester W Nimitz notes submarines could strike from deep waters with cities bombarded unseen. While surface ships face cutbacks, work on the Kentucky battleship and several cruiser projects may stop, but one of eight submarines remains under construction.
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Reconversion upturn amid labor strains and draft talks
The President hailed a postwar production surge with civilian output at a record 150 billion annually and unemployment near 3 million. A prolonged soft coal strike threatens steel, railroads, and the reconversion effort, while Congress and General Eisenhower clash over extending the draft and recruiting plans amid looming May 15 expirations.
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Easter Week Events and World War II Broadcasts Listed
On Monday April 15 President Truman addresses the Pan American Advisory Board at 12 15 p m with NBC and ABC broadcasts. Passover begins at sundown. Maundy Thursday is April 18 and Good Friday on April 19. Atlantic Fleet maneuvers begin in the Caribbean. Patriot's Day is noted for Massachusetts and Maine. Easter Day falls on Sunday April 21.
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Smith: Chicago jail term for contempt of court
Gerald L. K. Smith head of the America First Party served 60 days in jail in Chicago for contempt of court. Reports note U S Soviet charges dropped against a Russian officer arrested as a spy in Portland Oregon. Britain drafts a new budget assuming a $35 750 000 000 U S loan. The Roundup praised by General Stilwell as the best soldier newspaper. Stars and Stripes cited in Gen Marshall’s annual report.
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Joseph
Joe” Stilwell
China- Burma-India
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Germans and Japanese Hide Gold In War Plunder
News reports say Nazis salted treasure in a salt mine and Japanese dumped ingots into Tokyo Bay as defeat loomed. A geisha overheard conversations about the dump and alerted a civilian interpreter for the U. S. military government, amid suspicions of captor deceit.
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