United States Charges Albania Bulgaria Yugoslavia Over Greece
United States accuses Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia of using force against Greece and urges UN Security Council action. Warren R. Austin labels Balkan conduct as invasion in other forms and calls for immediate adoption of Balkan commission proposals including a semi permanent UN border patrol. He warns that regional aggression threatens world peace and the UN’s future.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U.P
United States
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
United Nations Security Council
Warren R. Austin
United Nations
Austin
Council
Balkans
UN Balkans
Europe
Security Council
House Group Appropriations Vote Caps Civil Functions Bill
The House appropriations committee approved 132 041 800 for general flood control and 94 659 700 for rivers and harbors as part of a 339 186 869 civil functions bill for the war department in fiscal 1948. The panel trimmed about 11.3 percent below requests, bringing total recommended to 32 billion and signaling ~5 billion in overall savings with other measures.
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Washington
U.P
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Truman
Boy Scouts to Launch Summer Camping Season
Kenosha Council camp Oh Da Ko Ta opens June 29 for five weeks under James J. Roepke director with 24 senior scouts in training. The base camp trains new campers while four units teach Sea scouting Emergency Service Pioneer and land based skills with lifeguards and a buddy system in effect at Dyer Lake.
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James J. Roepke
Oh-Da-Ko-Ta
Kenosha
Roepke
Roy Bardin
Donald Murray
John Witamyer
Bardin
Duane Young
Richard Bornhuetter
Joseph Zokaitis
Robert Treadway
John Derry
Joseph Belovich
Robert Lindstrand
Tenderfoot
Kenneth Kuehnl
Wayne Watkins
Kuehn
Lynn Turkelson
Jack Sutherland
Turkelson
Keith Werner
Werner
Bernard Perri
Robert Speaker
Dyer Lake
Lyle Bull
Big Four meet in Paris seals talks on European reconstruction
Russian, British, and French foreign ministers gathered at Quai d Orsay to discuss the Marshall plan in secrecy. Bevin urged keeping details from press, with Molotov and Bidault in attendance in the parrot room. Press conferences were canceled and reporters told no details would be shared.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Conference
Russia
Great Britain
France
Quai Dorsay
Ernest Bevin
V.M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
Bevin
United States
James F. Byrnes
General Cramer Named Chief of Guard Bureau
Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer of Wethersfield Connecticut was nominated by President Truman to lead the War department National Guard for a four year term. He would succeed Maj. Gen. Butler B. Miltenberger of Nebraska who retires due to health reasons.
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Guard
Truman
Kenneth F. Cramer
Butler B. Miltenberger
National Guard Bureau
Miltenberger
Navy
Congress
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Washington
Kenneth F Cramer
Wethersfield
Conn
War Department
National Guard
Cramer
Neb
Gasoline Export Bill Introduced by House Panel
Washington reports a bill to curb gasoline and petroleum exports. The measure, led by Chairman Weichel of Ohio, would ban exports unless defense departments confirm no harm to national defense and commerce dept confirms no domestic supply impact.
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Washington
House Merchant Marine Committee
Russia
Weichel
Ohio
War and Navy Departments
Commerce Department
Surgeon Removes Constricting Pericardium From Navy Veteran
Doctor at Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis describes peeling away the leathery tissue around Johnnie Bridges heart to treat constrictive pericarditis. The four hour operation freed the heart and Bridges, a three year Navy veteran from Bessemer, Alabama, is recovering and doing well.
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Memphis
Tenn
Johnnie’ Bridges
Bessemer
Ala
Kennedy Veterans Hospital
Young Bridges
Felix Hughes
Kennedy
Bridges
Hughes
Navy
Roofers Fix Error by Finishing Free Roof Job
In Spokane Washington a roofing crew started a $200 job at the wrong house after confirming the right number but wrong street. They discovered the error midway and completed one quarter of the new roof before realizing the mistake, then finished the job for free.
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Spokane
Wash
End Hearings on Abandonment of Interurban Line
The State Public Service Commission will decide within weeks whether to abandon the Kenosha Racine Interurban Electric line in favor of buses or keep it operating. Examiner Peter Lewis noted a July first settlement is unlikely and that the commission needs at least two more weeks to issue a decision after hearings with Kenosha and Racine officials and the active interurban company.
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Kenosha- Racine
State Public Service Commission
Kenosha
Racine
Peter Lewis
Commission
Henry P. Bruner
Kenosha Motor Coach Company
Public Service Commission
Con
Wisconsin Assembly Approves Roads Bill and Regents Shift
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a highway financing bill lifting the 36 million dollar cap, directing 1 000 miles of trunk road expansion and allocating revenue shares, sending the measure to the Senate. The Senate approved increasing the University of Wisconsin board from nine to twelve, adding a woman, a farmer, and a labor representative.
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Ladison
Wis
U.P
Assembly
Senate
Highway Commission
Oscar Rennebohm
State Senate
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Presen
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Melvin Laird
Marshfield
Jess Miller
Richland Center
Robert Robinson
Beloit
Rudolph Schlabach
la Crosse
Knowles
Legislative Council
Miners Start 10 Day Vacation Amid National Fuel Crisis
As nearly two thirds of U S miners strike over Taft Hartley and no contract, the government takes over in 1946, furloughs begin, fuel stockpiles dwindle, and layoffs spread to steel mills and railroads. Up to 250000 idle workers across 11 states. coke production slashed at Wheeling plant. multiple companies curtail operations amid looming fuel shortage.
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Pittsburgh
U. S
Naval Coal Mines Administration
Congress
Truman
Afl-United Mine Workers
Washington
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Utah
Colorado
Steel Wheeling Steel Corp
Wheeling
W. Va
East Steubenville
Sharon Steel Corp
Farrell, Pa
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Geneva Steel Co
City Opens 1947 Beach Season in Keogh City
Lawrence Gallagher city parks director announced the official opening of Keoshans beaches Simmons and Southport this Saturday after a late start. Lifeguards senior Lorenzo Clarey and juniors Forbes Powers head the staff with bathhouse manager Babich. Bathhouses run 1 pm to 7 pm daily and valuables can be checked to curb thefts.
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Lawrence Gallagher
Simmons
Southport
Gallagher
Joseph Babich
Frank Lorenzo
John Clarey
Donald Forbes
Kendall Powers
Richard Lesniak
Paul Manthey
Richard Loewen
Joseph Safieko
Francis Shannon
Jack Smith
George Schwaiko
Milwaukee minister found guilty of arson in Calvary church fire
Dr John Lewis a Presbyterian minister is convicted of arson for burning Calvary church on January 25. A 16 day trial ended on the fifth ballot with a jury of 12 members. Sentencing by Municipal Judge Herbert Steffes is set for tomorrow morning. Lewis planned to appeal, saying he will fight to the supreme court. His wife, Mrs Sarah Lewis, broke down as the verdict was read.
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Milwaukee
A.P
John Lewis
Calvary Church
Herbert J. Steffes
Harry V. Meissner
Steffes
Meissner
Supreme Court
Lewis
Sarah Lewis
Ford and UAW Strike New Pension Increases Reported
Ford Motor Company and the CIO United Auto Workers agreed on a two year contract covering 120000 workers. Production staff receive seven cents hourly raise retroactive to May 31 plus eight cents to the pension fund. Maintenance and related workers gain five cents more. Total cost to Ford about 20 million dollars. Pension plan hailed as a first for a large firm. Ratification by workers and Ford directors pending.
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Detroit
U.P
Ford Motors Company
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford
UAW
Tension rises as Dutch and Indonesians prep for war
In Batavia officials strip files and burn documents amid mounting tensions before a likely war between the Dutch and Indonesians. Indonesian sources say republican liaison missions plan to depart for republican-held areas this weekend while many top officials have already left Batavia. Information ministry staff are ordered to stay at posts.
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Batavia
U.P
Information Ministry
Ex-GI Senator Mead’s Son Faces Eviction in Arlington
Former Senator James M. Mead of New York addressed a veterans housing meeting yesterday when his ex-GI son, his wife, and their two children were served an eviction notice by their Arlington Virginia landlord.
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Washington
U.P
James M. Mead
N. Y
Arlington
Phones in Autos Predicted for Kenoshans Soon
Wisconsin Telephone Company disclosed that Kenosha and southeastern Wisconsin car owners may soon make calls from moving autos. Experimental tests in Kenosha county showed high success despite some bugs. A highway mobile system is planned for southern Wisconsin by fall with bases near Hartford Oostburg Eden Whitewater Racine Kenosha and Milwaukee.
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Kenoshans
Jules Verne
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Kenosha County
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Hartford
Holy Hill
Oostburg
Eden
Juneau
Whitewater
Racine
Milwaukee
China Receives U S Ammunition and Aid Considerations
Washington reports the United States will transfer 130 million rounds of surplus 7.92 cm rifle ammo to the Nationalist government under Chiang Kai-shek. The Nanking government may buy more military supplies from American firms, and the Export-Import Bank may lend for specific projects with a looming $500 million earmark expiry on June 30.
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Washington
United States
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
State Department
Nanking
William McC. Martin
Predict Flood Peak at St Louis Monday
The Corps of Engineers predicted the Mississippi River would reach its highest flood stage in over a century at St Louis by Monday. The Coast Guard said at least 4000 people were homeless in the St Louis area as heavy rains continued to swell the Mississippi and Missouri rivers meeting just north of the city.
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St. Louis
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Mississippi
Missouri
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Thomas J. Hargrave
Eastman Kodak Company
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