Byrnes and Molotov Clash Over Conciliator Move
Washington reports a blow to soft coal talks as special conciliator Paul Fuller threatens resignation amid a long strike. John L. Lewis and Edward McGrady pressed labor secretary Schwellenbach for wage adjustments and a health fund, with Congress weighing anti royalty bills to block funds. Industrywide effects include transit disputes in Atlanta and Memphis and a looming nationwide work stoppage.
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Paul W. Fuller
Fuller
Labor
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
Edward F. McGrady
Lewis
McGrady
Akron
Pennsylvania
Congress
Robertson
Howard Smith
Alanta
Illinois
Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
AFL
Georgia Power Company
Roundtable at Simla on India’s fate eyes tense balance
The Simla conference gathers Indian factions led by All India and the Muslim League with British envoys. A peaceful agreement could ease India’s 400 million population, while failure risks catastrophe. the scene is fraught after years of bloodshed.
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Simla
Himalayas
India
England
All-India
British Physicist Alan May Sentenced to Ten Years
London May 1 Dr Alan Nunn May a young British physicist who worked on wartime atomic research in Canada was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating the British official secrets act. He pleaded guilty to communicating information considered useful to an enemy. The case ties to a wider espionage probe touching Canada and possibly extending to the United States and Britain.
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London
Alan Nunn May
Canada
May
Cana
MacKing Said
United States
Britain
Holloway
Qld Bailey
Bride Of GI Finds Husband Has Reenlisted
SUFFOLK Virginia May 1 Mrs Melvin Gautier arrived in Suffolk eager to see her American soldier husband she had met during the war in Shrewsbury England Their infant daughter waited in vain Gautier reenlisted in the army for European service He is due to land in France tomorrow An appeal has been made to the adjutant general to return him to this country as soon as feasible The family will stay with Gautier's sister in Suffolk
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Suffolk
Melvin Gautier
Shrewton
England
Gautier
France
Aie
Byrnes Plan Backed By President
White House secretary Ross said President Truman fully supports Byrnes plan for four power control of Germany for 25 years. The proposal, outlined at a Paris conference, aligns with Truman ideas though critics question long term American troop presence in Europe and Baltic independence. Senator Wheeler called for cautious limits while seeking Russo-German trust measures.
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White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Ross
Paris
State Byrnes
United States
Britain
Russia
Germany
Europe
Byrnes
Wheeler (D'Mont
Baltic
Balkan
Court Orders New Trial For Asheville Man
North Carolina Supreme Court orders a new trial for Dr. G. D. Garner, convicted in Buncombe county of manslaughter in an alleged abortion attempt. Guarded by Judge A. Hoyle Sink, sentence was three to ten years. The decision notes admission of newspaper accounts from the Asheville Times and Asheville Citizen in evidence and their potential prejudicial impact.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
G. D. Gardner
Buncombe County
A. Hoyle Sink
A. A. A. Seawell
Asheville Times
Asheville
the Times
the Citizen
Sugar brings 1 per pound at Dr. Walters sale
A sale of the late Dr. George Walters household effects netted high prices with sugar selling at 1 per pound. Six pounds of sugar in two jars brought about 6 dollars, roughly 15 times noted market value, under conditions cited by auctioneer N B Allen that OPA ceilings do not apply to disposal of personal belongings.
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White Ao
George Walters
N. B. Allen
Solar Destroyer Solar Sinking at Earle Ammunition Pier
The destroyer escort Solar lay wrecked alongside the U S Navy Earle ammunition pier in lower New York Bay after three explosions. Five crewmen were missing and 150 injured, two critically, as an ammunition laden railroad car detonated triggering fires and a large hole in the pier. The incident happened before noon at the largest ammunition depot facility at Earle established in 1943.
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Solar
Earle
N. J
New York Bay
U. S. Navy
Earle Ammunition Es
Tvo
Earle Navy
Ed Shores
Stalin warns on May Day urged stronger Soviet armed forces
Generalissimo Stalin addressed Russians on May Day warning against international reaction seeking a new war. He urged strengthening the land air and navy to guard peace won by the Soviet people and to be a reliable bulwark, emphasizing vigilance in defense duties.
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London
Stalin
Soviet Union
Two Men Take Own Lives With The Same Rifle
In San Francisco a coroner ruled George Kennedy died by his own hand on April 9 and released a .22 rifle to his nephew George Morton. Last night Morton was found dead at the same Folsom street address with the same rifle beside him. Morton's wife Irene cited illness as a factor.
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San Francisco
George Kennedy
George Morton
Folsom Street
J. O. Angell
Morton
Irene
Oatmeal And Cornmeal Replace Rice Wheat In Aid Effort
The Agriculture Department urges using oatmeal and cornmeal in place of wheat and rice for aid to starving populations. When scarce, substitute potatoes carrots turnips corn peas or lima beans. use oatmeal in bread and as a thickener. cornmeal in cornbread and muffins. barley in soups. buckwheat for breakfast. Promote perishable foods and save others for shipment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Home Economics
Far East
Jewish Issue Is Put Up To The British
Washington May 1 The Anglo American committee on Palestine urged admitting 100000 Jews now but said Palestine should be neither a Jewish nor an Arab state The report drew mixed Jewish approval and Arab condemnation warning it could drive the Middle East into Soviet influence London Jewish Agency pledged cooperation yet criticized leaving stateless Jews unresolved The issue stems from Jewish aims for a national home and Arab fears Palestine is Arab territory with Britain holding the mandate since 1922
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Palestine
Britain
Anglo-American Committee On
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Russia
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Europe
League of Nations
Joint Inquiry Committee
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Commons Committee
Truman
Clement Attlee
General Newman Backs Yadkin River Flood Dams Plan
General James B. Newman Jr. of the Army Engineers backs construction of four flood control dams on the Yadkin and Reddies rivers at a total estimated cost of 7.194 million dollars. The plan includes two Yadkin dams and two on the Reddies with annual maintenance of 25 thousand dollars and hearings requested by May 29 in Washington.
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Enterprise Washington Bureau
Washington
Yadkin River
Reddies
Br.g
James 8. Newman, Jr
Army Engineers Corps
Fourth Service Command
Atlanta
Josiah W. Bailey
Clyde R. Hoey
William O. Burgin
Robert L. Doughton
John H. Folger
R. Gregg Cherry
Chambers of Commerce
Yadkin
Army
North Wilkesboro
Mahis
Newman
U. S. Enginees Office
Meat Price Controls May Be Lifted If 90 Day Test Fails
Secretary Anderson told the Senate Banking Committee that meat price controls could be removed if the shortage and black market problem are not resolved within 90 days. He hopes new slaughter quotas and anti black market efforts will prove effective, and warned a 90 day test may force abandonment of controls. AOWMOC advisory board urged extending the OPA for up to one year, citing rising real estate prices as an argument to hold price control.
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Washington
Anderson
Senate Banking Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Porice Advisory Board
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
OPA
John W. Snyder
Owner Retires Amid Strike At Ellsworth Pipe and Supply
Donald E. Ellsworth, president of Ellsworth Pipe and Supply, said he will retire and liquidate the tubular metal furniture business after 100 members of local 601 steam fitters union walked out. He described the strike as unauthorized and demanded 1814 cents an hour, while offering a five cent raise. Union officials did not comment.
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Milwaukee
Donald E. Ellsworth
Ellsworth Pipe and Supply Company
Ellsworth
Disagreement Over Italian Issue Sparks Council Clash
Paris May 1 Soviets and United States clashed on Italy under the Allied control plan. Molotov opposed a general commission to supervise treaty provisions, Byrnes defended it as no greater infringement than the treaty. Ministers to resume talks and clear up minor points tomorrow as Austria's bid to recover the South Tyrol remains unresolved.
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Paris
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Italy
Austria
Tyrol
Byrnes
Molotov
Soviet Union
Russia
Britain
United States
Daughter of Romanian King Arrested in New York Scam
In New York a well dressed woman, calling herself the daughter of the king of Romania, was in a police lineup charged with passing or attempting to pass checks totaling about 14 802. She identified herself as Mrs Margaret Cabell Jeffreys and claimed royal status. Police said she presented a 150 check at the Hotel Plaza a 202 check at a women’s shop and offered a 14 500 check for jewelry at a Fifth Avenue store. She protested the charges saying she is royalty and claimed four million dollars in a Chase account. The arrest followed jewelry store officials reporting no bank account matching the checks. The case involves multiple addresses in New York Philadelphia and Winston-Salem.
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Herse
Romania
Margaret Cabell Jeffreys
Hotel Plaza
New York City
de Lancey Place
Philadelphia
Robert E. Lee Hotel
Winston-Salem
N. C
Joseph Donovan
Federal Bank
Jeffreys
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