Proposal for international control of atomic energy
The article discusses America's plan for global security through international control of atomic energy, requiring surrender of national sovereignty for inspections. It notes no precedent for such surrender and flags potential hesitations from nations to join. Baruch argues world peace depends on internationalism, while a refusal may threaten global security.
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America
International Atomic Development Authority
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
De Gaulle Faces Crisis as France Sparks Fourth Republic Debate
General Charles de Gaulle reemerges in French politics amid a government crisis sparked by Communists failing to back any regime led by the moderate MRP. In a Bayeux speech he urged a two chamber legislature and strong executive for a new constitution, with observers weighing a potential path to the presidency after next autumn elections.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Popular
Republican
de Gaulle
Bayeux
Normandy
MRP
Communistty
Charles Bidault
Legislars
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Ex-Premier Tojo Clashes With War Crimes Prosecutor
Hideki Tojo in Tokyo declared that the coalition of the United States and Great Britain drove Japan into war and should bear responsibility for destroying civilization. He spoke through defense attorney Ichiro Kiyose in an exclusive AP statement during his trial.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
United States
Great Britain
Associated Press
Ichiro Kiyose
Tojo Sought Cash and Fuel Concessions Before Pearl Harbor
Joseph B Keenan said Japan's wartime premier Hideki Tojo allegedly tried to bargain with the United States to halt plans for war. Tojo would demand freezing wartime assets unlimited high octane gasoline and cutoff shipments to China Saburo Kurusu reportedly disclosed the information at a Washington news conference.
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Washington
Joseph B. Keenan
Japan
Hideki Tojo
United States
Tojo
China
Keenan
Saburo Kurusu
Pearl Harbor
Tojo Outlines Causes of Pacific War in Detailed Summary
In his first detailed summation, Tojo lists causes of the Pacific war. He cites pressures from the Anglo American coalition and argues strategic tensions shaped the conflict’s onset. The statement frames Japan’s actions as responses to external pressure and alliance dynamics.
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Tojo
Two British Soldiers Die During Riots
In Jerusalem on June 17, Arab marchers killed two British soldiers as widespread terror swept the area. Police reported major damage to eight bridges by blasts and mass arrests of Beth Haavara residents, with reports of a village search and minor clashes during a police and army operation along the Palestine frontier.
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Jerusalem
Beth Haavara
Palestine
Allenby
Jordan
Dead Sea
OPA raises butter cheddar and evaporated milk prices
Bulletin from Washington reports the Office of Price Administration ordering 11 cent per pound butter and six cent per pound cheddar hikes, plus a one cent increase for evaporated milk per 14 and 1/4 ounce can. Retailers raise prices with first buyer at new levels, following Bowles backed action amid rising living costs.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Weather Brief For June 18 1946
A droughty afternoon is expected with scattered showers possible later in the day. Temperature highs near mid 70s with light winds from the east. No severe weather anticipated, but residents are advised to monitor local forecasts for updates.
Durants Leave for Germany in Airplane Jewel Case Case
Col Jack W Durant and his wife Capt Nash Durant are flown to Germany after admitting to removing a fortune in Hesse royal jewels from Kronberg castle. Authorities report recovering all missing items found in a Wisconsin honeymoon house, a Chicago railway locker, and with customs officers. Captain Bosworth seeks charges or custody details while the couple asserts they admitted nothing criminal.
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Jack W. Durant
WAC
Kronberg Castle
Skfurt
Germany
War Department
House of Hesse
Old Palace
Chicago
Col
A. C. Miller
Provost Marshal’s Office
Miller
Frank M. Bosworth
Air Forces
Bosworth
Hudson
Wis
Durant
Nash-Durant
Veterans Close Noisy Session After 3 Days
DES MOINES June 17 After three days and four nights of debate the American veterans committee ended its first national convention with a completed constitution and a platform. Charles G Bolte was reelected chairman and Gilbert Harrison named vice chairman with eight regional vice chairs. Election tellers finished counting 16 national planning committee seats while results on several issues await AVC headquarters in New York. A decision on a new organization name was postponed possibly to mail ballots with suggestions including American Veterans Citizens and World Veterans.
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Des Moines
American Veterans Committee
Charles G. Bolte
New York City
Gilbert Harrison
Los Angeles
National Planning Committee
AVC
New York
Moslems Happy Yet Gandhi Displeased Over Interim India Plan
The Moslem League welcomed a 14 man interim government plan announced by Lord Wavell and the British cabinet mission. Gandhi voiced strong unhappiness about the proposal, while Congress leaders indicated they would state their position after a Working Committee session. The cabinet would include Jinnah, Nehru, a Muslim league member, five Congress members, plus a Parsees, a Sikh, and an Indian Christian. If Congress could gain one more seat, a 15 member cabinet might be formed, despite Gandhi's objections.
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New Delhi
Mystems League
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Party
Lord Wavell
Constituent Assembly
League
Gandhi
Congress
Cne
Party
M. A. Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru
Regional War Assets Offices to Open in Carolinas
Charlotte announces seven sub regional offices for War Assets Administration to sell government surplus property. Offices will be at Charleston Navy Yard Fort Jackson Moncks Corner Charlotte depot Fort Bragg and Camp Butler. First sale dates to be announced after organization completes with veterans and the public informed via catalogs and site advertising.
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War Assets Administration
North
South Carolina
J. K. Wilson
Navy Yard
Charleston
S. C
Fort Jackson
Columbia
Mon
Jackson Stated To Be Back In U S In July
MERNBERG Germany June 17 Justice Robert H Jackson said his job as American war crimes prosecutor here would be over by July 15 and that he would return to the United States He estimated the case against the high Nazis would be completed by mid July The tribunal will then devote attention to prosecutions of organizations such as the SS the gestapo and the Hitler youth He stressed he is not resigning as war crimes prosecutor and noted he argued the case against the organizations in the early Nürnberg trials Groundwork for the actual trial of the organizations is being prepared by a five man commission with separate legal staffs.
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Mernberg
Germany
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
The
Gestapo
Hitler
Jackson
Nuernberg
Restraints On Housing Are Probed
Washington junio 17 government nationwide probe focuses on trade restraints in construction raising costs and delaying housing. FBI anti trust division investigates lumber mortgage rates and phantom freight as four key materials drive most house costs. Antitrust chief cites mass production limits and rigid building codes blocking cheaper, innovative methods.
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Washington
Tom Clark
FBI
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Clark
Wendell Berge
Berge
Antitrust
Cotton Festival Opens Five Day Observance
Gastonia hosts its fifth annual Cotton Festival opening a five day run. A coronation parade on Wednesday will highlight the program, followed by a country club reception for Governor and Mrs. Cherry. The governor will crown the festival king and queen at coronation exercises at the high school stadium.
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Gastonia
Country Club
Cherry
Killer Of Man Wife In Louisiana, Search On
NEW SAPRY La June 17 A parish wide search was launched for a killer who crushed the skulls of a young couple in their home and raped the wife The victims Mr and Mrs Joseph Petrolia endured a fatal attack while asleep Mrs Petrolia 21 was pregnant The suspect used a heavy three foot stick found near the house The 28 year old Petrolia served as a sergeant in the medical corps during the war The couple s eight months old daughter Mary Ann raised cries that brought in relatives who discovered the bodies No sign of theft and the intruder appeared to have fled through a backyard garden
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New Sapry
St. Charles Parish
E. J. Clayton
Joseph Petrolia
Petrolia
Mary Ann
Harry Schexnayder
Drastic Legislation on Labor Faces Delay in Congress
The Federal Reserve Board advised against further general tax cuts and urged prudent government spending to sustain a surplus for debt repayment. It warned against raising interest rates on government debt and favored keeping rates stable to deter banks from loading up on government securities. Congressional supporters of organized labor warned that a maritime strike threat has stalled any drastic labor legislation this year.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Congressional Friends of Organized Labor
Censorship of Radio Talk Is Put On British
London, June 17. Howard K. Smith of CBS reports the BBC refused to broadcast his commentary arguing Russia alone bore no blame for foreign minister failures to draft European peace pacts. A BBC spokesman said the piece was planned for an armed forces educational program.
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Howard K. Smith
Columbia Broadcasting System
British Broadcasting Corp
Smith
Russia
BBC Pe
BBC
Snow Lumber workers pick union in North Carolina
The National Labor Relations Board said Snow Lumber Company employees in High Point North Carolina chose the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America AFL as their bargaining agent. An election held May 14 produced a 78 to 38 vote in favor of the union.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board Today
Snow Lumber Company
High Point
N. C
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
AFL
Lawmakers discuss modified emergency control bill relief in industry
Lawmakers debate a trimmed emergency control bill while the administration appears relieved by a fresh shift in industrial relations. Representative Biemiller of Wisconsin commented that settlement of the maritime dispute removes ammunition for opponents.
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Biemiller
D-Wis
Trade Problems Aired At Jewelers Meeting
Trade issues from gold and silver to gems and postwar economy dominated the joint convention of North Carolina and Virginia retail jewelers in Charlotte. Alfred E. Smith presides for North Carolina, H. A. Goldsberg leads Virginia, with Mrs. Gladys Hannaford of New York as guest of honor at a luncheon for women members. The groups plan their annual banquet at Hotel Charlotte and hold separate state sessions tomorrow morning.
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North Carolina
Virginia
Views Of Reds To Determine Treaty Trend
Paris report notes the big four foreign ministers resume work on an Italian peace treaty with Trieste as a hinge issue. An American source cites Byrnes aide saying Trieste remains a matter of principle for the United States with Russia possibly shaping the outcome. Optimism rose over Russia’s talk on Austria but Moscow media urged attacks on opponents, while the deliberations outline points on the Italian Yugoslav frontier reparations and colonies.
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Trieste
U. S
James S. Byrnes
United States
Russia
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Treather
Iran
Britain
United Nations
France
Italy
State Legion Launches 28th Annual Convention Proceedings
Winston Salem June 17. The North Carolina American Legion opens its 28th annual convention with a recommended five-man administrative committee to guide the department as new program initiatives begin. The session marks formal start of official business for the organization today.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Latimer urges stronger national security at Legion convention
Samuel Latimer of Columbia South Carolina, national vice commander of the American Legion and editor of the Columbia State, told the state convention that Congress has not heard the legion’s plea for national security. He warned that earlier preparedness might have prevented World War II and Pearl Harbor, and could have allowed immediate retaliation if needed.
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Winston-Salem
Samuel Latimer
Columbia
American Legion
Columbia, &. C
The
Congress
Legions
America
Legion
Island
Bataan
North Carolina 40 and 8 elects Burge grand chef de gate
The administrative committee’s recommendation was adopted by the department executive committee yesterday and slated for convention ratification today. Edwin Burge of Asheville was elected grand chef de gate of the North Carolina grand Voiture of the 40 and 8 in the closing session of the annual promenade yesterday, succeeding J. Carl Seymour of Wilmington. Today's opening business program included an address by Somatimer of Columbia, additional vice commander of the American Legion.
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Edwin Burge
Asheville
North Carolina
Burge
J. Carl Seymour
Wilmington
Som Atimer
Columbia
American Legion
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