Plane explodes claims 23 lives and coal wage talks fail
A plane explosion and a coal wage dispute define a tense day as 75 percent of soft coal operators reject John L. Lewis demands for a 35 cent hourly raise. Talks broke up with a plan to raise wages but warn of a workers walkout by July 1 if no agreement is reached.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine
North
West
Charles O'Neill
Northwest
Ezra van Horn
Scores Injured In Canton Riot Sparks Deadly Clash
Reports say scores of students were injured with five possibly fatally in Canton as 2000 youths pre maturedly began anti civil war commences for June. Sun Yat Sen university students among the badly hurt. Canton garrison imposed a curfew and armored cars patrolled streets while gendarmes checked trains and steamers. In Shanghai two dozen Christian leaders urged the government to stop arrests and plan to seek U S Ambassador Stuart's intercession.
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Shanghai
Canton
Sun Yat-Sen University
Gvernment
U. S
John Leighton Stuart
Prison-made goods ban waived by Truman order
President Truman today wiped off the books a wartime order that allowed government purchases of goods produced in prisons. The law banning convict labor on government contracts was suspended July 9, 1942, to give federal agencies the benefit of existing productive facilities.
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Washington
Truman
Weather report from Charlotte May 31
North Carolina cloudy with rain expected today and tonight. Official weather bureau readings list temperatures and rainfall for 24 hours ending 8:30 AM. Cities including Charlotte Charleston Chicago Columbia Denver Detroit Evansville Galveston Greensboro Raleigh San Francisco Washington are noted with varied readings.
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Weath Record Bureau
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Detroit
Mitchell
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Raleigh Ee
Spartanburg
Washington
Hungary names Dinnyes premier as tensions rise
Budapest reports Lajos Dinnyes 46, former war minister, appointed premier after Ferenc Nagy resigns abroad. Isvan Kertesz becomes foreign minister replacing Janos Gyongyosi as suspicions of Soviet pressure grow. September elections planned amid claims of communist influence and threats to President Zoltan Tildy.
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Budapest
Lajos Dinnyes
Ferenc Nagy
Switzerland
Isvan Kertesz
Rome
Janos Gyongyosi
Nagy
Zoltan Tildy
Hungary
Chanyes
Imre Osivanyi
National Bank
Tildy
Gasperi Forms New Cabinet Without Socialists
Premier designate Alcide de Gasperi moves to finalize a cabinet composed only of Christian Democrats and Independents. The lineup, approved by President Enrico De Nicola, awaits two final designees and oath-taking expected tomorrow. Carlo Sforza is named foreign minister and Luigi Einaudi is slated for a post balancing Italy’s budget at the Bank of Italy.
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Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Enrico de Nicola
de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
Luigi Einaudi
Bank of Italy
Emmy Goering Stricken With Rheumatism in Prison Hut
AUGSBURG Germany May 31 Emmy Goering widow of Hermann Goering lies stricken with rheumatism in a humble prison hut awaiting trial as a Nazi party member. In Miesbach Mrs Hans Frank widow of the Nazi governor general of Poland is in custody awaiting transfer to Augsburg to face trial on the same charges. Frau Goering has aged greatly and appears blotched. a prison doctor says she is too ill to walk.
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Augsberg
Germany
Emmy Goering
Miesbach
Hans Frank
Poland
Frau Goering
New Red Plan Indicates Communist Power Move
A British Foreign Office spokesman said recent events in Hungary mark a new step by the Communists to seize power. He stated the view reflects His Majesty's government, whether representing in Budapest or at the Foreign Office.
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London
Foreign Office
Hungary
Budapest
Early Action On 1949 Budget Advocated By Russell And Taft
Senator Russell urged immediate congress action on the 1949 budget to avoid dark budgeting. He proposes organizing a staff to analyze departmental needs for the year starting July 1, 1948. Senator Taft supports early steps to equip the congressional budget office with full information.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congressional Committee
Georgia
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Relief Bill For Europe Is Signed
President Truman signed a 350 million dollar relief bill for war-devastated Europe and Asia. Secretary Ross announced the executive order giving broad relief program authority to Secretary of State George C. Marshall. Congress faces a 1.475 billion request for foreign aid including 400 million for Greece and Turkey, 350 million for Post UNRRA, and 725 million for army civilian support in occupied zones.
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Truman
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Asia
Charles G. Ross
Mar
George
D-Ga
Congress
Winston Strike Leaders Meet Governor Over Child Labor Claims
In Winston-Salem on May 31 Governor Cherry assured strike leaders led by E K McCrea that an investigation would examine charges that teenage school children are hired for hazardous tobacco factory work. The group urged an impartial public inquiry into the dispute between Reynoldsville Tobacco workers union and the company. The governor declined, saying the issues are known and further inquiry would add to confusion.
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Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
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CIO
Plane crash in Colombia injures one passenger
A Taxi Aereo plane crash landed at Mitu airstrip near the Brazilian border. One passenger sustained fractures while pilot Clyde William Swanson of Winter Haven, California, was unharmed.
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Bogota
Taxi Aereo
Mitu
Clyde William Swanson
Winter Haven
Calif
Thousand view wreckage of DC 4 crash at Port Deposit
At Port Deposit Maryland a DC-4 wreck drew about a thousand spectators overnight as 53 bodies were reported burned and torn. Troopers sailors and volunteers searched the wooded crash area while descriptions of bodies clothing and mail debris were supplied by responders and witnesses.
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Susquehannah River
W. E. Culley
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
J. P. Novicki
Naval
Arthur Hagadorn
Utica
N. Y
Bainbridge Naval Base
Novicki
Paul J.dunbar
Medord
Mass
Bainbridge
Havre de Grace
Bodies Retrieved From Army Plane Wreckage Near Tokyo
The first cavalry division announced that all 40 bodies killed in a fiery four engined army courier plane crash were brought to Hadano command post. Maj G F McGinn of the Eighth Army graves registration section sought identifications before transfer to Yokohama military cemetery. Soldiers guided by Brig Gen William Bradford recovered the remains from rugged terrain 30 miles southwest of Tokyo.
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First Cavalry Division
Hadano
G. F. McGinn
Eighth Army Graves Registration Section
Yokohama Military Cemetery
William Bradford
170 Are Dead In Series Of Air Crashes
AP reports the deadliest aviation period in history with 170 fatalities across six crashes, including 53 aboard an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 near Port Deposit Maryland and 40 more at LaGuardia. Japan Iceland Netherlands Alaska crashes add dozens more deaths.
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Iceland
Netherlands
Alaska
Port Deposit
Eastern Air Lines
Maryland
United Airlines
New York
la Guardia Field
Veterans housing measure signed authorizes 35 thousand dollars
President Truman signed a bill providing 35,500 dollars for the veterans temporary re use housing program. The funds will be used to convert army barracks and other wartime housing structures into temporary dwellings for student veterans and others.
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Washington
Truman
Army Barracks
Hungary Faces Return to Soviet Rule After Nagy Resigns
Hungary likely to fall under communistic rule as Premier Nagy resigns in Switzerland amid reports of a Russian backed coup. The article recalls past Soviet occupation and 1919 Bolshevist terror, noting Nagy’s anti Communist stance and the alleged plot to undermine Hungary’s democracy.
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Hungary
Budapest
Munich
Manfuehrer
Hitler
Bela Kun
Reds
Wind Blamed For Crash Of DC-4 Airliner
New York May 31 Relatives seek to identify 40 dead in a DC-4 crash near LaGuardia. United Air Lines cites a sudden gust of wind as the probable cause and eight injured survivors remain hospitalized. Civil Aeronautics Board notes wind shifts were reported to the pilot.
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New York
la Guardia Field
United Air Lines
Cleveland
J. A. Herlihy
Eee Civil Aeronautics
Maryland
Herlihy
Civil Aeronautics Board
Rowan County Poised for Heavy Liquor Vote Ballot
In Salisbury voters cast over 4000 ballots by noon as Rowan County weighs substituting the ABC liquor control system for prohibition, with forecasts up to 16000 total votes. The county has about 20000 registrants, including 2500 new names, marking a potential first entry of liquor stores into Piedmont North Carolina.
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Rowan County
Rowan
Piedmont North Carolina
Maryland Crash Kills 53 Aboard Eastern DC-4
Investigators probe a catastrophic crash near Port Deposit Maryland as an Eastern Airlines DC-4 plummeted from about 1000 feet killing all 53 aboard including a baby. Eyewitness accounts describe a midair explosion and a rapid dive into Whittaker Barrens. Rescue teams worked through the woods to recover bodies as officials planned identification procedures.
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Miami
Fila
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
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J. S. Schmidt
Bainbridge
Cecil County
R. C. Dodson
Maryland Hills
Maryland
Usquehanna River
J. C. Higgins
Baltimore
Albright Opens Temporary Campaign HQ in Raleigh
Former State employment service chief R Mayne Albright opens in Raleigh a temporary campaign HQ labeled Albright for Governor. Volunteers handle correspondence and publicity as the unannounced candidacy stirs questions about timing while other Democratic hopefuls Charles M. Johnson and Oscar G. Barker already announce plans for the next spring primary.
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R. Mayne Albright
State Employment Service
Albright
Charles M. Johnson
Oscar G. Barker
Durham
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