World tension grows over Iran case at UN council
The article notes Russia refusing the majority UN Security Council decision on the Soviet Iranian dispute, stirring concern for the fate of the UN and signaling possible rifts among Britain the United States and Russia ahead of a Paris foreign ministers conference. Dialogue centers on whether Russia is hampered by Western aims and if Western powers see Soviet expansion as a threat to peace.
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U. N. Security Council
Paris
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Australia urges UN to probe Spain on Nazi ties
On the eve of the UN Security Council's anniversary meeting, Australia presses for a full investigation of Spain's Franco regime. Poland seeks a collective break with the non member nation over claims it harbors fugitive Nazi scientists and threatens regional stability. The proposal gains cross‑bloc support as the council considers scope and methods.
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Council
San
R. Hodgson
Spain
Hodgson
United States
Britain
Russia
United Nations
Australia
Peace Envoys Assemble In Paris Palace
In Paris four powers the United States Russia Great Britain and France meet to press for European peace treaties covering Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria and Finland. Secretary of State Byrnes opened talks aimed at resolving long blocked agreements as observers watch for UN spirit versus power politics on the eve of the UN charter anniversary.
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United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
James F. Bnes
Italy
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Finland
Byrnes
London
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San Francisco
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Shoe price controls loosened as OPA moves to higher low cost shoes
The OPA approved suspending a wartime manufacturing control on shoes and plans to raise prices on low cost footwear to increase supply. The agency also rushed a survey on whether regulations could affect men’s suit shipments after May 1 and discussed possible tire price increases with dealers.
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Washington
OPA
Civilian
Aot Opa
Free Trade Proposal Aims Five Year European Recovery Plan
A six-nation draft presented to Secretary Byrnes for Paris would end tariffs across Europe for five years to spur recovery. The plan envisions a Geneva regional UN office with a European economic council under the UN body in New York and four sub agencies for fuel and power trade and industry transport and food. Acheson Cohen and Clayton back the proposal while Dunn and Matthews oppose it, with Byrnes in Paris discussing its fate at the foreign ministers conference.
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Paris
Arnes
Dean Acheson
Benjamin Cohen
Will Clayton
James Dunn
Freeman Matthews
European Affairs
Cohen
United Nations
Geneva
European Economic Council
U.N. Economic and Social Council
Nationwide Rail Strike Looms as Talks Continue
In Cleveland on April 25 officials from two rail unions weigh a fact finding board report proposing a 16 cent hourly raise and 18 percent pay boost plus 45 working rule changes. A strike by May 12 remains possible if negotiations fail, with government takeover of railroads as a contingency.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Compulsory Plan For Insurance Gains Support From Farmers
Charles F. Brannan assistant secretary of agriculture said a compulsory health insurance plan has the backing of the farmers of America as rural people recognize the need for medical care. The Senate education committee heard endorsement from the National Farmers Union led by James G. Patton calling the measure the first real attack on rural medical problems.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannan
Farmers of America
Senate Education Committee
National Farmers Union
James G. Patton
Brannan
Further Cut In Flour Is Predicted
Washington reports a potential deeper flour reduction as the government tightens a wheat buying program to feed famine areas. Mills face 21 day stock limits, with excess supplies to be sold to the government, risking mill shutdowns if government sales do not replenish.
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Washington
Elephants And Giraffe Dusted Lions Left Alone
In Vienna two elephants a giraffe and two lions claimed as war reparations by French showman Firmin Bouglione were moved from Schoenbrunn Zoo to Paris. Zoo officials said the animals were not German plunder but Bouglione convinced authorities. Passengers and animals at the Enns demarcation line faced delousing. one worker noted only the elephants and giraffe were dusted.
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Paris
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CIO Official Denounces "Greedy Interests" in Price Controls
CIO Secretary James B. Carey accused certain interests of sabotaging price controls during Senate Banking Committee hearings on extending the OPA regime beyond June 30. He clashed with Sen. Millikin over party politics and charged that Republicans and pro-OPA critics push a national economic monarchy. Carey cited GOP lawmakers and the National Association of Manufacturers as opponents, while noting Democrats supported OPA more than Republicans.
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CIO
James B. Carey
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Banking Committee
Carey
House
Millikin
National Association of Manufacturers
Sen
Mitchell
D-Wash
Communists Ready To Move Into Harbin After Retreat
Reports from Manchuria indicate Russian troops will complete withdrawal from Harbin today and Chinese communist forces are poised to enter. government officials were unable to land, as Harbin airport and airfield were already under communist control. Residents reportedly fear looting without strong governance as the garrison is small.
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Mukden
Manchurian
Sage Jorgensen
Harin
Jonathan Daniels Named Member of Navy Committee
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal announced 58 civilian advisory committee members including Jonathan Daniels of Raleigh North Carolina. The group covers publishers religious education recreation welfare and other prominent citizens and will meet aboard the Tarawa aircraft carrier in New York tomorrow and Saturday.
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Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Navy
Tarawa
New York
Jonathan Daniels
Caswell Street
Raleigh
N. C
Snakes Released By Northwestern Student Erupt in Evanston
Evanston police rushed to 1400 block Chicago avenue after residents warned of snakes. Miss Linda Mueller a Northwestern biology student and herpetology society member released about 24 snakes in a neighborhood yard arguing they were harmless and insect-eating. Officers searched but found none.
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St. Patrick
Sigmund Wroblewski
Daniel Drieske
Chicago Avenue
Miss Mueller
Herpetology Society of Chicago
Wroblewski
Drieske
Society
Spare Sugar Stamp Valid May First in Ration Books
The OPA announced sugar stamp 40 will be valid May 1 for five pounds, expiring August 31. Sugar stamp 39 ends April 30, and stamp 40 will support a five pound quarterly ration, with stamp 49 in book four and in veterans replacement books.
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Washington
Mne
OPA
Truman Leads Mourners To Stone's Rites
President Truman interrupted a vacation cruise to return to Washington for Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone's funeral in the Washington Cathedral at 2 p.m. Honorary pallbearers included associate justices and several retired justices with one member abroad in Germany for war crimes trials. A private burial followed at Rock Creek cemetery.
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Truman
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Williamsburg
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E.S.T
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High Court
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Germany
Hughes
McReynolds
Roberts
Senate
House
Fleming James
Sewanee
Tenn
Rock Creek Cemetery
Action On Loan To British Is Delayed Again
Washington April 25 The Senate adjourned without action to honor Chief Justice Stone delaying the 3.75 billion British loan. Administration leaders pressed for votes while talk continued and no decision was reached as members attended Stone’s funeral.
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Washington
Senate
Stone
Lewis Plans Coal Strike To Finish
Lewis, head of the AFL United Mine Workers, vows the 400,000 striking bituminous miners will keep walking out until contract demands are met. He pins the stalemate on U S Steel, warns operations may stay halted for weeks, and cites a 1945 report as proof of firm opposition to safety and welfare agreements.
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Hazleton
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Pittsburgh
UMW
United States Steel Corporation
America
U.S. Steel
U. S. Steel
Bomb Disposal Awaits Explosion Near Buckingham Palace
London authorities guarded St James Park as a 1000 pound German bomb unearthed near Buckingham Palace began to tick again after five years buried in a 30 foot shaft. Major A E Smith led the disposal team and warned the mechanism could tick for days but would be blown up by 7 pm Friday if it did not explode.
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London
Buckingham Palace
St. James Park
A. E. Smith
Frame Ups At Feet Of Goering, Witness Testifies
Hans Bernd Gisevius testified at Nuremberg that Hermann Goering engineered frame ups in 1938 that led to the dismissal of Reich War Minister Werner von Blomberg and Army Chief of Staff Werner von Fritsch. He said Goering used a common criminal to frame Fritsch and showed Hitler files alleging Blomberg's bride was a prostitute. The testimony followed Goering's agents revealing the true culprit.
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Werner von Blomberg
Fuehrer
Ther
Gisevius
Hitler
von Blomberg
Berlin
Nazis-Fascists Lose 1100 Submarines in War
The German and Italian fleets reportedly lost 1110 submarines during World War II, with the European axis navies suffering additional 162 surface ships. Germany endured the heaviest losses including battleships cruisers destroyers and an aircraft carrier among others.
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