Byrnes pushes arms limits plan before House panel
Secretary of State Byrnes testified to the House committee on May 29 that the United States will work for limitation of armaments among nations. He said details are not yet worked out but the program aims to reduce fear and burdens from large armed forces. The program, part of a broader military cooperation bill, would allow arms transfers and training in American republics and support repair of their equipment.
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Washington
Syrhes
United States
Byrnes
House
Foreig Affairs Committee
Moscow
Molotov
Foreign Ministers Conference
Paris
Europe
House Committee
Congress
Truman
Rampaging Pennsylvania Rivers Wreak Flood Deaths
Floodwaters from the Susquehanna and Chemung roared through Pennsylvania and New York causing at least 10 drownings and widespread destruction. Williamsport, Athens, and Elmira faced severe inundation with dikes breached and utilities disrupted as volunteers aided rescue efforts across three states.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Susquehanna
Williamsport
Elmira
N. Y
Athens
Maryland
Weather Summary North Carolina Clear and Cooler East
North Carolina clears up today and tonight with slightly cooler temperatures in the eastern areas. Thursday brings a partly cloudy sky and a bit warmer conditions. Mountain regions may see thundershowers. May 20. AP report notes temperature and rainfall records across major stations.
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North Carolina
Run Off Elections Possible In Fifth And Sixth Districts
Ballot boxes impounded in several Fifth district precincts and EF Earle Rives of Greensboro debated requesting a second primary in the Sixth. Official returns show Deane leading Horner in the Eighth district and Folger ahead in the Fifth district. Rives denies plans for a second primary.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Earle Rives
Greensboro
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
W. E. Horner
Sanford
Deane
Horner
John H. Folger
Mt. Airy
Thurmond Chatham
Winston-Salem
Elkin
Folger
Chatham
Joe L. Harris
Stokes County
Dobson, Elkin
Bryan
Surry County
Rives
Carl Durham
Labor Leaders Differ in Southern Union Drive Figures
Max Hall profiles George Googe, 45, AFL organizer, and Van Bittner, 61, CIO figure, as key strategists in the southern AFL CIO organizing push. Both rose early in unions, known for sharp, aggressive leadership and deep knowledge of labor tactics from Atlanta offices.
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Max Hall
Atlanta
South
George Googe
van Bittner
Googe
AFL
Bittner
CIO
Markets To Be Closed Tomorrow In Memorial Day Observance
Markets across the United States will close tomorrow for Memorial Day. Major closes include New York Stock and Curb Exchanges New York and New Orleans cotton markets and all New York commodity exchanges. Out-of-town markets such as Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago livestock exchanges will also shut down.
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New York
United States
New Orleans
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Livestock
Traffic Death Toll Climbs in April Across Nation
The National Safety Council reports April traffic deaths at 2,650, up 47 percent from a year earlier. Through four months in 1946, fatalities reached 10,770, a 45 percent rise from 1945 and near the 1941 four-month pace. Only three of 39 states showed April declines.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Mary
Captain Faces Prison Term For Killing
Captain Archie B. Miller 25 pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the December 28 fatal shooting of Captain Eugene Dale 27 in Enid Oklahoma Miller of Bellevue Texas faces up to 20 years in prison Dale a Bataan survivor had been visiting in the Miller apartment where Fay Hancock Miller the estranged wife of Miller and ex model from Jonesboro North Carolina said she fell in love with Dale while Miller was overseas
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New York
Archie B. Miller
Signal Corps
Eugene Dale
Enid
Oklo
Miller
Bellevue
Tex
Dale
Bataan
Fay ‘Hancock Miller
Jonesboro
N. C
Loverseas
Ships Will Run Despite Strike Belief By Senator
Senator Radcliffe after a White House visit said the threatened maritime strike will not halt merchant shipping. He added ships will run and someone will operate them, even if government takeover is discussed. The talks also touched on maritime commission changes and a successor to Capt Edward Macauley, who resigned May 21.
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Washington
Radcliffe
White House
Senator Overton
D-La
Truman
Maritime Commission
Edward Macauley
Deaf Mute Talks After Sixty-Two Years In Silence
Claude Berger, mute for 62 of his 65 years, spoke and heard his own voice after a fall at the Army service forces depot. Surgeon Captain Rosario Sacco credited a childhood shock for the past muteness and said the fall likely triggered the restoration. Berger’s updated condition astonished his coworkers who had prayed for a miracle.
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Seattle
Claude Berger
Rosario Sacco
Army Forces Om
Berger
Chiang's Manchurian Drive Said to Be Led by Chiang
In Nanking Gen Chou En Lai claimed Chiang Kai-shek has personally taken charge of the government's Manchurian campaign and warned of a critical turn. Gov reports said Kirin fell to national troops while vanguards neared Harbin. communications noted rail junctions and renewed peace talks despite Chiang's absence.
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Nanking
Chou En-Lai
China
Chiang Kei-Shek
Manchuria
Associated Press
Kirin
Yungki
Mukden
Yunki
Yenchi
Harbin
Peigtu
Shih Chieh Jih Pao
Laioyuan
Szepingkai
Szeping
Issuo
Nevet Wit Iang
First American Baby Born In Berlin Since War
The first American baby born in Berlin since the war is a six pound nine ounce son of Sgt. and Mrs. Marvin Gerber of San Antonio Texas. The birth occurred Sunday and was announced today. Gerber has served overseas three years and met his wife Andree Fortelle in Paris. The child’s name is Franklin Roosevelt.
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Berlin
Marvin
Gerber
Carolina St
San Antonio
Tex
Andree Fortelle
Paris
Franklin
Roosevelt
Building Costs Delay Veterans Hospital Project Plan
General Omar Bradley told a House appropriations subcommittee that four of 12 authorized veterans hospital projects are stalled as bids surpass estimates. The program's total estimated cost was 16 million dollars, while low bids reached about 35 million, roughly 35 percent above estimate.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Omar Bradley
House Appropriations
Bradley
Woman in coma gives birth to healthy daughter
Mrs Rhoda Wenger of San Francisco, in a coma for six months after a Nov 30 truck crash, bore a healthy daughter last night in Allentown. Her husband Cpl Leland Wenger, patient at Walter Reed, was married in 1942 and stationed at Indiantown Gap, en route to New York when the accident happened.
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Allentown
Gil
Rhoda Wenger
San Francisco
Leland Wenger
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Truman Bill Up Today For Vote
The Senate agreed to a 5 p m est vote on removing the draft-strikers provision from President Truman's emergency labor bill. Majority Leader Barkley secured a 30 minute debate cap per senator and avoided a night session. Of 63 senators, 45 opposed the draft clause, 18 supported it as the debate moves into a second day.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Barkley
Associated Press
House Rules Committee
Siam Presents New Problem To Council
The United Nations faces a fresh issue as Siam, a non member and former foe, files a complaint accusing French troops in Indochina of unjustified aggression. The cable to U N Secretary General Trygve Lie from Pride Panymyong, Siamese council president, makes the appeal notable for its procedural questions.
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New York
United Nations Organization
Indo-China
United Nations
World Peace Keeping Agency
Siam
France
U.N
Trygve Lie
Pride Panymyong
Siamese Council of Ministers
Mass Dachau executions conclude with 14 hangs
Fourteen German war criminals executed by a U S S military court at Dachau completed a mass sentence for murdering more than 300 000 people. Over three hours one by one they walked to the gallows amid grim testimony of torture and malarial experiments.
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Landsberg
Germany
Dachau
U. S.S
Klaus Karl Schilling
Adolf Hitler
Schilling
Nein
Schnell
Bitte Schnell
Ohio Hears Coal Strike Near End
Senate reports settlement of the soft coal strike at 3 p.m. EST as union leaders meet with government negotiators. UMW officials in Washington and Columbus outline a policy committee review with a 10:30 a.m. Washington conference to ratify any agreement.
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Washington
Lucas
D-N
Senate
Truman
John L. Lewis
Mag
Jane L. Lewis
U Mine Workers
UMW
Ohio
Lewis
District 6
Columbus
Informa
J. Price
Indica
Interior Krug
Krug
Wis
B.T
Indian Girl Faces Tribal Judgment in Everglades
In the Everglades a 17 year old Seminole girl stands before elders at the Green Corn Dance accused of loving a white youth and bearing his child. The council’s verdict is undisclosed and she may vanish into the swamp rather than face exile, with White noting Seminole law includes harsh penalties for transgressions and interracial unions.
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Miami
Fla
Everglades
O. B. White
White
Yukon
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