U S Argentina Unity Move Faces Unclear Extent
The United States backs closer ties with Argentina but seeks clearer policy on Latin American unity. Braden and Mesmer exit roles. Truman and Marshall must decide if policy shifts erode inter American unity or reinforce it amid Argentina's industrial rise and new access to American weapons.
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U.S. - Argentina
Norman Carignan
United States
Argentina
Truman
Peron
White House
U. Argentina
Braden
George Mes
Argent
U.S
Mainbay
Marshall
U. S
South America
City council reviews Legion lease and sewer action
The council heard no 208 building lease request by the American Legion for a recreation hall on municipal airport property after a year of talks with federal agencies. A committee will study the proposal. Ward 3 residents seek forced sewer connection and removal of an outdoor toilet near Paisley School. A garbage ordinance shifts to voluntary collection with strict inspections and possible court action. Improvement District No 3 residents want dissolution and dismissal of commissioners.
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Son
American Legion
Jackson
Legion
City of Hope
Vesey
The
Fink
Dale Jones
R. E. Cain
Eugene White
Ward 3
Paisley School
City Health Department
Youth Killed While Playing at School in Monette
Billy Eugene Pittman aged 12, son of Mr and Mrs J A Pittman from Turkey Run near Monette, was fatally shot while playing on school grounds. Coroner W C Craig ruled the shooting accidental as Pittman stepped from behind a tree into the line of fire of James Ewing Smith who was resting a .22 rifle on a tree and shooting at a fixed target. Pittman was struck in the chest.
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Monette
Billy Eugene Pittman
J. A. Pittman
Turkey Run
Here
W. C. Craig
James Ewing Smith
Pittman
Hague Resigns as Mayor of Jersey City
Jersey City announces that Frank Hague will retire as mayor on June 16, his 34th anniversary of city commission service. He will be succeeded by his nephew Frank Hague Eggers. Hague remains vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee at age 72 amid a career marked by battles with the CIO and civil liberties court cases.
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Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
Hague
Edward I. Edwards
New Jersey
Atlantic
CIO
Industrial Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Union Control Bill Backers See Victory
Supporters of the compromise union restricting bill forecast a three to one victory margin in the House as they move to passage. Senate approval awaits and the White House fate remains uncertain with Truman weighing veto, signing, or allowing law without a signature amid conflicting admin guidance.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Senate
White House
Truman
Democratic Party
Capitol
House
Lesinski
Mich
Madden
Ind
Hatch
D-Nm
Mr. Truman
Hatec
Hartley
R-Nj
The
Labor Committee
Halleck
Indiana
Rayburn
Texas
Truman Appeals for Rapid War Powers Extensions
President Truman urged Congress to quickly extend three war power authorities ending June 30. He sought renewal of the maritime commission's oil tanker chartering, a one year extension of the export control act, and continued allocation and priority controls under the second War Powers Act for foods and fertilizers. Hearings are set in both chambers.
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Washington
Truman
Maritime Commission
Martin
House
Armed Services Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committees
Senate
Housing for Storm Area Sought in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff leaders and civic groups pressed federal agencies for surplus housing to shelter tornado families. Mayor George Steed County Judge Wiley Rountree and posts of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars met with housing expediter reps Warren Moody and Orville Reed to explore units at Jerome Robinson and Seminole Oklahoma. Steed said tent housing with relatives is only a short term solution.
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Pine Bluff
George Steed
Wiley Rountree
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Office of
Jerome
Amp Robinson
Seminole
Oklo
Warren Moody
Dallas
Orville Reed
el Dorado
Red Cross
Steed
Fourth Army
Presbyterians Urge Probe of Ku Klux Klan
Southern Presbyterians at Montreal call for House Unamerican Activities Committee to investigate the Ku Klux Klan and other groups “akin to Fascism” after their 87th general assembly. They urge probes of Communist subversive activity and promote committees on Negro work and higher pay for Negro ministers.
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Montreal
N. C
Southern Presbyterians
House Unamerican Activities Committee
General Assembly
Senate
America
Russia Oppose Global Police Talks In United Nations
In Lake Success on June 4 delegates from the United States Britain France and China support the basic report on a proposed global police force while the Soviet Union dissents on many principles Russia insists on identical contributions to U N forces bases and swift withdrawal as key sticking points in the debate with small nations given a chance to comment on the 15 month draft plan
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Larry Hauck Lake
Russia
United Nations Security Council
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
China
U. N
Herschel V. Johnson
W. R. Hodgson
London
West
Duc
Winning Form Norway Coast Distances
The report notes Norway’s coastline stretches about 12 000 miles while the perimeter around the coast is near 1 000 miles, highlighting the country’s irregular insular outline.
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Norway
Market swings as tax bill doubts weigh on stocks
New York June 4 stock market showed an early up swing with advances in motors, steels, and rails, yet late selling trimmed gains as investors awaited word on the presidents tax cut bill. Many pivotals ended lower with irregular declines at the close after a busy trading day. About 750000 shares changed hands.
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New York
Poultry and Produce Market Report Chicago June
Live poultry unsettled with 27 truck receipts and no cars. FOB fowl 26 to 27.5 cents, other items unchanged. Ducklings 19 cents, Butter steady, receipts 896 and 962, top steady, balance unsettled. Eggs steady with 13 781 receipts and current receipts 40, others unchanged.
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Chicago
St Louis Stockyards Market Report livestock June 4 1949
National Stockyards Illinois hogs 9000 head steady to 25 lower for light weights. sows strong. Good and choice 160-240 lbs 23.75-24.00 top 24.00, 250-270 lbs 23.00-24.50, 270-300 lbs 21.50-23.25, 130-150 lbs 22.00-23.50. pigs 100-120 lbs 19.00-21.00. Cattle 2800, calves 1500. steady to higher on steers, cows up to 25, bulls steady, vealers 22.50-26.50. Sheep 1000. spring lambs steady, good 24.50-25.50.
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ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Grain and Provisions Market Bogged by Profit Taking
Chicago June 4 fairly large gains faded in late trading on the board of trade as profit taking and hedging pressures grew. Cash corn and oats showed strength on reports of Cuba purchasing 350000 bushels of oats, with new crop wheat arriving at Kansas City from Fort Worth sold at 2.70 per bushel. Wheat closed 1/2 to 1 cent lower around 2.29 to 2.28 3/4, corn up 1/4 to 1 3/4, oats up 58 1/4.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Mid-West
Cuba
Kansas City
Fort Worth
New York Cotton Futures End Higher on Profit Taking
New York cotton futures rose during the day with gains eroded by profit taking and selling. Late afternoon quotes showed gains of about 1.05 per bale, with most contracts finishing lower than the day’s earlier highs. Middling spot settled at 37.02, up 4. N-nominal.
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New York
Jly
Cotton futures slip after early gains in New Orleans
New Orleans open firm on futures then retreated as private acreage estimates and favorable weather hints spread. Close prices mostly steady to higher with May and spot values noted, sales at 573 and middling at 36.10. Receipts 2,901 and stocks 126,201.
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New Orleans
Nationalists Cite Plot Behind Student Controls in China
China’s Information Director Hollington Tong said a well laid and dangerous plot to trigger national unrest justified stern measures. Arrests and strong force in major cities averted mass demonstrations planned for June 2 demanding end to the civil war. Tong blamed Communists for exploiting student unrest to disrupt public order and incite a serious uprising.
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Nanking
Hollington Tong
China
Tong
Star Hope 1899 1927 Consolidated 1929 Hope Arkansas Press
The Star Publishing Company based in Hope Arkansas releases its weekday edition with staff including Alex H Washburn editor and Paul H Jones managing editor. Advertising manager is Jess M Davis and Emme G Thomas cashier. The paper is AP and NEA affiliated with national ads and mail rates listed.
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Star of Hope
Pr Press
Consolidated
Star Publishing CO. Co
Palmer
Alex. H. Washburn
Star Building
South
Walnut Street Hope
Ark
Paul H. Jones
George W. Hosmer
Medh
Jess M. Davis
Emme G. Thomas
Truman delays action on tax bill as Senate clears measure
The Senate completed action on a tax bill designed to take effect in July. If signed, withholding instructions will go out in three weeks and first month withholdings drop 20 to 30 percent. President Truman is expected to decide this week, with veto possible if he changes course.
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Senate
Millikin
R-Cole
UNRRA Faces Smear Campaign Says Director General
Washington reports UNRRA chief W. Rooks says political motives fuel a smear campaign against the relief agency. He cites a Refugee Defense Committee memorandum targeting UNRRA and urges Congress to allow repatriation of refugees to their homelands while noting 7,000,000 refugees already moved and 700,000 remaining in Europe camps.
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Washington
W. Rooks
United Nations
UNRRA
International Relief Agency
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Refugee Defense Committee of
New York
Charles Poletti
Robert LaFollette
Wisconsin
Congress
International Relief Organization
Refugee Committee
Grmany
Austria
Italy
Baltic States
Poland
Yugoslavia
Rooks
Europe
Movie Attendance Drops in Arkansas Convention Report
Arkansas theatre attendance has fallen 35 percent over six months. At the IOTA convention in Little Rock President C. C. Mundo North Side Rock cited postwar declines in free spending and outlined fixes including better pictures, stronger personalities, civic involvement, and concession expansion.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Independent
IOTA
C. C. Mundo
North Side Rock
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