Six Nations Propose Western Germany Government Plan
Western powers publish a five point proposal to create a separate federal government in western Germany and tighter control of Ruhr industry. US UK France and Benelux nations plan to keep occupation forces until Europe’s peace is secured and a military security board will oversee disarmament in the western zones.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Germany
London
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Low Countries
Paris
Ruhr
United Kingdom
Benelux
Plunges To Death As Youth Caddy Falls At Kahkwa Club
ERIE Pa June 7 Robert Trish 16 year old caddy plunged 150 feet to his death while playing near a bang at the Kahkwa Club golf course Coroner W W Wood said the youth apparently stumbled and slipped over the rim of a gorge falling to the bed of Walnut Creek A years collection of refuse from London would cover 33 acres to nine feet deep
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Erie
Robert Trish
Kahkwa Club
W. W. Wood
Walnut Creek
Capper to retire after long Senate tenure
Washington reports the Senate's oldest member Arthur Capper of Kansas will retire rather than seek re election. Capper, 74, had previously hinted at a candidacy but then withdrawn plans. His retirement follows public debate sparked by Kansas editorials and comments from Roy A. Roberts of the Kansas City Star. Capper was first elected in 1918 and re elected in 1924 1930 1936 and 1942.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Capper
William L. White
Emporia Gazette
Roy A. Roberts
Kansas City Star
Roberts
University of Kansas
Hut
Truce talks in Middle East pace under Bernadotte plan
Arab and Jewish leaders anticipated replies within two days as Bernadotte moved between Amman Beirut and Haifa. King Abdullah reviewed daily maps with Arab army officers near Amman after visiting Jerusalem while Israel’s cabinet debated compromise terms. Shertok linked the issue to limits on Jewish military-age migration as UN enforcement looms. Cartoon production timelines noted as three to eight months.
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Associated Press
Amman
Bernadette
Beirut
Haifa
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Bernadotte
Moshe Shertok
United Nations
Jewebb
Israel
Senate Moves to Speed Draft Bill Amid Civil Rights Clash
Senate leaders sought to sidetrack an anti segregation push in the draft measure as absentees were sought before a vote. Senator Langer opposed the amendment while Senator Gurney favored tabling it, amid a tense push by GOP leaders to advance the must pass bill.
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Washington
Senate
Langer
R-Nd
Sennee Gurney
R-Sd
GOP
Gurney
Tisd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Copa Cabana Fire Destroys Miami Beach Night Club
A fire swept through the Copa Cabana night club in Miami Beach early today causing about 200000 dollars in losses. Fire Chief D C Kennett said the explosion preceded the blaze which gutted furnishings and left only the exterior wall standing. Owner Urray Weinger, who recently bought out Ben Slutsky, was in New York arranging next season’s acts. The club was renowned for expensive food drinks and entertainment with stars reportedly booked up to 20000 dollars a week.
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Miami
Beach
Fla
Florida
D. C. Kennett
Miami Beach
H. L. Perdue
Urray Weinger
Ben Slutsky
New York
Nash Motor Founder Dead
Beverly Hills Calif June 1 Charles Warren Nash founder of Nash Motor Company and former president of General Motors died at his home after a long illness. He was 84 and had been active in Nash Motor affairs until about six months ago. Nash, born in DeKalb County Illinois, was an orphan at six and grew to industrial leadership.
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America
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General Motors
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Lawrence Fowlen
Archie
Annie Lowman Fowler
Indiana
Portland, Oregon
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Columbia River
Washington
Warren Fowler
Walnut Grove
Pearl Allison
Portland
Ore
Filmer Becker
Grace Shafter
Hollywood
Elizabeth Milliken
Pittsburgh
Durial
LaGrande
Obituary Notice for Nash Family in Michigan
Nash was a tireless, successful worker known for modesty and friendliness. Mrs. Nash, Jessie Halack of Burton Township, Mich., died last year. Two daughters survive: Mrs. Mae Brenton of Beverly Hills and Mrs. C. H. Bliss of Grosse Point Farms, Mich.
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Nash
Jessie,Halack
Burton Township
Mich
Mae Brenton
Beverly Hills
C. H. Bliss
Grosse Point Farms
Major Bus Strike Averted in Los Angeles
Los Angeles buses and street cars ran today after officials and the AFL amalgamated association settled a dispute. Workers received an immediate five cent an hour wage boost and will arbitrate another raise between five and fifteen cents.
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Los Angeles
Afl-Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Elizabeth at Style Show in London Fashion Parade
Princess Elizabeth attended a London style parade and praised some models returning to a more normal look. She viewed 23 tweed designs at a show staged by the International Wool Secretariat and wore a turquoise gabardine suit with a matching blue fell hat.
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London
Elizabeth
International Wool Secretariat
Lewis Blasts Operators As Fat Cats
President Moody leads Southern Coal Producers Association action to compel Lewis to bargain. Lewis denounces labor as under attainder and mocks free collective bargaining. He notes his role as mine workers negotiator while Harvey Cartwright of Terre Haute chairs the operators. He hints at a possible strike amid the dispute.
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Joseph F. Moody
Southern Coal Producers
Lewis
Harvey Cartwright
Terre Haute
Ind
Yihrest
Eisenhower Named Columbia University's 13th President
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower takes over as Columbia University president amid a brief no ceremony transition. He calls the civilian post an adventure and reflects on his army career while walking to Low Memorial Library. He succeeds acting President Frank Fackenthal after the retirement of Nicholas Murray Butler.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Europe
Low Memorial Library
Eisenhower
Frank Fackenthal
Columbia
Nicholas Murray Butler
Butler
Miss Gadget: Two Year Old Abandoned in Taxi Cab
Detroit report of a two year old girl nicknamed Gadget found by a taxi driver after her mother vanished. The child, with curls and brown eyes, drew hospital staff and police attention as authorities launched a search for the mother.
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Detroit
Miss Gadget
Charles Kaseta
Gadget
June Thomas
Miss Thomas
Headquarters
Coal talks open with Lewis leading delegation in Baltimore
The meeting began with Lewis arriving fifteen minutes late after arranging negotiations with Justice. Alan Goldsborough insisted on including the Southern Coal Producers Association in talks. Lewis brought general counsel Welly K. Hopkins and district presidents to a long green topped table. In Baltimore Ross G. Madden of the National Relations Board postponed a hearing against Lewis until June 21, citing a request for Hopkins. The unfair labor practice complaint centers on Lewis's earlier refusal to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association.
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Baltimore
Ross G. Madden
National Relations Board
Hopkins
Southern Coal Producers Association
Turnpike Extension Opposed by Hotels Association
The Pennsylvania Hotels Association opposes extending the Turnpike to the Philadelphia area, calling toll roads an encroachment on home rule and individual rights in an editorial. Chairman Thomas J. Evans says he had not heard of this opposition before. A new tail sign for trucks and buses is designed to boost safety, flashing an okay pass signal when the road ahead is clear.
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Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hotels Association
Pennsylvania Hotel Herald
Turnpike Commission
Thomas J. Evans
Commission
Usir
Obituaries Notice From Indiana Area
Obituaries for LAWRENCE FOWLEN IRA CLYDE RUPERT MRS SARAH PRISCILLA LYTLE HARVEY E. KELLY EDNA AXIE PUTT ARDIA MARTHA ROHRER JOHN W. SHAW detail birth, residence, and funeral plans across multiple local communities. Surviving family members named, with service locations in LaGrande, Shelocta, Tunnelton, Saltsburg, Clymer, Pasadena and Kentwood. Interments at South Bend Cemetery, Saltsburg, Manor Cemetery, PNM Cemetery, and others noted. Funeral arrangements handled by Clark's and Robinson's mortuaries with dates June 7–8, 1948.
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Sarah Priscilla Lytle
Tunnelton
Young Township
Tsaa
Jane Patterson Dunmire
Franklin Pierce Lytle
Ray E. Lytle
Arthur Lytle
Edni
Edna Axie Putt
Robert Watson Putt
Franklin St
Clymer
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Putt
Rayne Township
Alfred
Martha (Donahue
Franklin St. Clymer
J. P. Tampt
Manor Cemetery
Penn Run
Robinson's
John W. Shaw
Cherryhill Township
Glen Campbell
Surveytor
Church of Christ
Lovejoy
Dora
Ben Wilson
Stafford
Richard
Kenwood
Herman Pantani
Lawrence
Kentwood
Betty
Kenneth Stewart
Butler
Mollie Shaw
Starford
Thomas
Hugh
Albert
Paul
Chicago
David] Eyner
Harrisburg
Mark McCollough
East Liverpool
Ohio
Darrell Sams
Obituary Notice for Miss Dorothy Arnold Word
Miss Dorothy Arnold Word, a nurse anesthetist at Indiana Hospital for 15 years, died May 26 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane Washington. She left many friends during her stay here.
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Dorothy Arnold
Indiana Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Washington
Arnold
Truman in Idaho Promotes Public Power Projects
President Truman touring the West urged Congress to fund Columbia River Basin and other reclamation works. Speaking in Pocatello he cited opposition he called harmful and noted crowds of about 500. He and his family rode a train west as aides planned larger public appearances.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Truman
Sun Valley
Idaho
Pocatello
Congress
Columbia River Basin
George Phillips
Margaret
Tim
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Interior Department
Snake River Basin
Glenn Taylor
Henry Wallace
Omaha
J. J. Isaacson
Yeesterday
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lester Hunt
Wyoming
Lee Knous
Colorado
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Wallace third party barred from Ohio ballot by secretary Hummel
Secretary Edward J. Hummel bans Henry A. Wallace's third party from Ohio ballot under un American activities statute. Wallace supporters announce plans to appeal the ruling.
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Ohio
Edward J. Hummel
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Benes Resigns Over Communists as Leader in exile
The Prague government reports Edvard Benes resigned as president rather than accept the people's democracy constitution. He had led since 1935 after Masaryk’s illness and age forced change. Benes opposed the single ticket elections and the Communist coup eight days prior.
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London
Thomas G. Masaryk
Benes
Ben Masaryk
Masaryk
Jan
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