Truman Mulls Veto on Case Labor Bill
Congressional sources say President Truman directed the Justice Department to draft a veto message on the Case bill for permanent labor control. A pro labor bloc member predicts the veto text will reach Congress early next week. The president has not decided, citing ongoing study.
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Justice Department
Congress
House
Lyle H. Boren
Okla
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Boren
Vito Marcantonio
N. Y
Lichfield Trials Bring Warning in Brutality Case
In Bad Nauheim Germany six prisoner witnesses again refuse to testify at the Lichfield court martial for Lt Leonard W Ennis after warnings of military punishment. The eight man panel pressed witnesses to acknowledge responsibility to government and justice, but they persisted in refusal. Eleven more witnesses were slated after recess.
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Germany
Lichfield
Leonard W. Ennis
Peekskill
N. Y
England
Grain crop arrival reported at Ashhabad elevators
A Tass dispatch from Ashhabad says 3,200,000 pounds of grain harvested this year arrived at grain elevators there by camel vans wagons and trucks. The deliveries are believed to be the first of the 1946 harvest to reach Soviet elevators.
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Tass
Ashhabad
Turkmen Republic
Soviet Union
Wiley Named to Senate Delegation to Bermuda
Senator Green was named chair of a four member Senate delegation to attend a Bermuda meeting sponsored by the Bermuda branch of the Empire Parliamentary association opening June 10. Senators Fulbright Ferguson and Wiley were named to the delegation.
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Washington
Green
Senate
Bermuda
The
Empire Parliamentary Association
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D.-Ark
Ferguson
R-Mich
Wiley
R Wis
Three Teen-Agers Held On Hitch-Hike Slaying
Three teenage sailors charged with first degree murder in the hitch-hike slaying of Kenneth Kirner 21 West Allis waived preliminary hearing in municipal court and were bound over to circuit court for trial They were to be arraigned before Circuit Judge Edward Gehl later today in Waukesha Wisconsin.
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Wis
U.P
Kenneth Kirner
West Allis
Edward Gehl
Peron Announces Reopening of Argentina Soviet Ties
President Juan D. Peron at his first press conference announces the end of the 29 year rupture with Russia. Moscow radio confirms full diplomatic consular and trade relations with ambassadors to be exchanged soon. Talks in Buenos Aires between Shevelev and Argentine leaders imply wide scale trade revival.
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Russia
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Moscow
London
U. S
Peron
Los Angeles Man Enters 16th Day of 100 Day Fast
Claude L. Baxter, 41, former chef, drinks coffee and whiskey on day 16 of a 100 day fast to draw attention to world hunger. He has lost 27 percent of his 160 pounds and says hunger is easing but cigars no longer taste good. He vows to continue despite no noted rise in donations.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Claude L. Baxter
Baxter
Wiley Says Vinson Highly Regarded
Rep. Wiley of Wisconsin, ranking minority member of the judiciary committee, called Vinson highly regarded as he prepares to review the treasury secretary nominee for chief justice. He added he knows nothing negative and wishes to learn more about Vinson’s philosophy of law.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
Judiciary Committee
Pilot in car chase retort ends with warning
Baltimore man Joseph Zamoiski, a pilot, was stopped by a Virginia state trooper who demanded his license. Zamoiski produced his airplane papers and the officer laughed, then let him go with a ground speed warning.
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Baltimore
Joseph Zamoiski
Virginia
Zamoiski
Marion Veterans Hospital Guards Face 27 Counts
Four Marion Indiana guards are charged with 27 counts of assault and battery against mental patients at the Marion Veterans' Hospital. The guards deny the charges while in jail on 2500 bond each. they were fired after mistreatment reports. Dr H H Botts said some acts were more vicious than described. The arrests followed VA investigators' probe and were ordered by U S District Attorney Alex Campbell.
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Ind
U.P
Marion Veterans’ Hospital
H. H. Botts
Botts
Harry B. Wisler
Olis D. Neblett
Harry D. Rabst
Leverett D. Miller
Neblett
U. S
Alex Campbell
Veterans’ Administration
Minsk Relief Head In UNRRA Tribute
Constantine I Lestovsky in charge of relief distribution thanked UNRRA on behalf of Byelorussia for 68000 tons of food and supplies received. Kuzma B Kiselev said tractors fats oils and reconstruction machinery were needed. Four convicts escaped from Santa Maria penal colony off Chile, leaving a boat ashore.
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Constantine I. Lestovsky
UNRRA
Byelorussia
Lestovsky
a_ foreign correspondents
Kuzma B. Kiselev
Santa Maria
Chile
Hiring Continues Strong in City Businesses
City employment office reports 450 current job openings vs 550 in March 1946. Since March, 850 people placed in work across 14 major industries including metal, furniture, and sheet metal. Women find opportunities as clerks and stenographers. 40 hour week with 0.70 to 1.00 per hour. World War II veterans remain main labor source in Kenosha area. About 800 applicants available. high school grads to enter labor market.
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Ployment Service
Kenosha
New Zealanders Back U S Strike In Maritime Labor Unite
Auckland heard H Barnes president of the Workers union announce support for a scheduled June 15 strike by American Longshoremen. Ships loaded by non union labor will not be worked in New Zealand, as CIU and seven unions coordinate with Harry Bridges leading the strategy group for global labor support.
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N. Z
H. Barnes
International Longshore, Men's and Warehousemen’s Union
CIU
Harry Bridges
Racine Labor Leader William H. Sommers Dies
William H. Sommers 77 known as father of Racine labor movement died last night. He served 22 years on the State Federation of Labor executive board and 30 years as a state AFL organizer. He led the Racine Trades and Labor Council for a decade and chaired the Racine Moulders Union for 14 years.
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Racine
Wis
U.P
William H. Sommers
Sommers
State Federation of Labor Executive Board
AFL
Plans For Sixteen Junior Business Firms
Junior Achievement groups finalize plans for 16 teen run firms with many to liquidate this summer. Six central committee members will attend the Wisconsin state JA convention in Milwaukee June 19, with William Earl and others named. Robert L. Lund will deliver the principal address as part of a program highlighting JA activities and awards.
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Milwaukee
William Earl
Lester Fitch
Dwight T. John
Thayer Martin
William F. Doscher
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Achievers Association
David Zeff
New Kenosha Achievers Association
Future Unlimited
Robert L. Lund
Lambert Pharmacal Company
G. S.lance
Lance
Kenosha Central Committee
Frances Shilka
Photo Achievement Teenage Company
Kenosha
Government considers bread rationing to stores
Washington UP Chester Bowles said the government is studying rationing bread to retail stores and wheat to millers and flour to bakeries as a pre consumer control. He cautioned that rationing bread to consumers would be very difficult and noted OPA and Agriculture Department involvement.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Senate Small Business Committee
OPA
Agriculture Department
Urge Diphtheria Immunization in Wisconsin
Wisconsin state health authorities report a 150 percent rise in diphtheria cases to 39 by May 25, from 26 a year earlier, with Taylor and Jefferson counties hardest hit and 13 deaths in 1945. Dr. C A Harper urges renewed community immunization to prevent a resurgence. Leeds University receives 240000 dollars for a Rayon Section in its Textile Industries department.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Taylor
Jefferson
C. A. Harper
Leeds University
England
Department of Textile Industries
Furlough Pay Bill Aims to Equalize Army Leave Rights
Sponsors predict fast passage for a bill allowing accrued furlough time and lump sum payments to next of kin, with payments based on sworn statements. It would exempt such pay from taxes and creditors, ban cash in lieu for future wars, and addresses carryover differences between enlisted personnel and officers. The plan estimates 15 million beneficiaries with an average 250 dollars each, risking 3.75 billion dollars to the army.
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War and Navy Departments
Navy Marines and Coast Guard Address Pay Scale Details
A committee proposed a $250 estimate as an arbitrary figure for armed services pay. The discussion noted the lowest army navy trades would receive $200 base pay for the maximum furlough period and at least $84 in ration allowances.
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Marine Corps
Coast Guard
UAW-CIO Retains Rights in Case Plant Election
Local 805 UAW-CIO won the bargaining rights at the J. L Case plant in Rock Island Illinois with 552 votes. The AFL industrial union received 472 votes and 26 voters chose neither option.
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Rock Island
J. L Case
AFL
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