Azerbaijan Front Battles Reported as Tensions Rise
Reporting from Tehran and Tabriz describe Azerbaijan province urging civilians to defend against an alleged frontier offensive by Iranian government troops. Premier Ghavam denies full-scale fighting, notes possible local clashes, and martial law plus a curfew are in effect.
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Tehran
Radio
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Bariz
lInnet
Kurdistan
London
Ahmed Ghavam
Ghavam
Jaafar Pishevari
United Press
Sadegh Padegan
Azerbaijan Army
Iran says only local skirmishes with Azerbaijan forces
An Iranian embassy spokesman in London said Iran’s situation appeared under control with no more than local skirmishes between central government and Azerbaijan forces. Premier Ghavam would not yield to demands that violated Iran’s constitution. Tehran radio denied Russia’s oil joint venture share condition.
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London
Iran
Azerbaijan
Ahmed Ghavam
Tehran
Russia
Bill for Merger Seems Doomed
Washington four chairmen Walsh and Vinson of the Senate and House naval committees wrote off the pending army navy merger bill as doomed. They told Secretary Forrestal the would not approve any plan for a single department of defense and urged no compromise with War secretary Patterson. Walsh and Vinson opposed the merger plan, while Truman urged reconciliation. They argued weaknesses shown in the war could be fixed without disrupting the defense structure that helped win the war.
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Washington
Walsh
D.R
Vinson
D. Ga
Senate
House Naval
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Forerstal
Department of Common Defense
Forrestal
Secretary of War
Petterson
Senate Naval Committee
Hoyes
Senate Military Committee
Truman
Army
Navy
Washington Baird Snyder III Dies at 46
Washington obituary notes the death Saturday of Baird Snyder III 46 assistant Federal Works administrator a native of Lansford Pennsylvania. The notice records his position and birthplace as key details.
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Washington
Baird Snyder III
Federal Works
Lansford
Three Injured In 19 Wrecks Over Week End
Twenty one injuries are reported in a weekend crash tally with Franklin J Smole of North Chicago among the injured. Smole suffered a fractured left leg and jaw after his sedan left a south Sheridan road curve and crashed into a tree. Kay Riegg of Milwaukee was struck on Highway 50 and suffered a broken leg. An unknown driver in a car owned by Otis Lilford was involved in a left turn collision on Highway 42. Robert Roders and Clarence J Maderow were also involved in separate crashes on Highway 42. James Younghill and John Swetish collided on Twenty second and Fifty second streets with Petrin charged for arterial violation.
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Frank J. Smole
Chicago
Sheridan Road
Smole
Kenosha Hospital
Kay Riegg
Milwaukee
Highway 50
Cooper Road
Ralph Steele
Fifty
Third Street
Rieggs
Steele
Otis Lilford
Sturtevant
Wisconsin
South Sheridan Road
Robert Roders
Tenth Avenue
Clarence J. Maderow
Zion
Illinois
Emory Blosmore
Fortieth Avenue
Blosmore
Lentz Auto Parts
Steve Cherny
Twenty Sixth Avenue
Fifty Second Street
Kenosha
Caroline van Holle
Ben Holcomb
Fifty Sixth Street
Seventh Avenue
van Holle
Holcomb
John Swetish
Twenty Second Avenue
Twenty-second Avenue
John Roy Petrin
Drowns While Fishing In Stewart Park Lake
Leland Opsal aged 13 or 138 drowned in Stewart Park lake Sunday while fishing with his brother and a friend. He fell into eight feet of water while untangling his line and could not swim despite rescue attempts by his brother.
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Mt. Horeb
Wis
U.P
Leland Ospal
Walter Opsal
Moreb
Stewart Park Lake
Leland
Unruly Elements Hear MacArthur's Warning
General Douglas MacArthur warned against undisciplined elements in occupied Japan citing violence and intimidation. He pledged action to prevent recurrences after a Communist led crowd of over 150000 protested for food, injuring police and tossing a man into the palace moat. Japan lacked a government as Yoshida formed a cabinet and sought Emperor Hirohito's input.
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Toyko—Wu
Douglas MacArthur
Nenanina
Alan Aarchin
UCL
MacArthur
Imperial Palace
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Hirohito
Emperor's
Kyuichi Tokuda
Janji Kato
Yoshida
VFW Slams Surplus Deals and Demands Inquiry
Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates urge a federal probe into unfair surplus property deals. They accuse dealers of favoritism and profiteering, recounting truck and vehicle sales at high margins and limited veteran preferences. The district plans to push the issue to the national convention in Boston.
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Department of Wisconsin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gold Chevron Memorial Building
Paul P. Gailus
Wisconsin
V.F.W
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roger Starnes
Junker Ball Post
Boston
Nations face critical weeks as famine spreads worldwide
President Truman told the International Food Conference that the weeks before the 1946 grain harvest will be crucial for famine areas and urged continued and heightened aid. Herbert Hoover proposed a new international food administration to oversee production and distribution, aiming to end reliance on charity and restore normal global trade in food and farm supplies.
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Washington
Truman
International Food Conference
United States
Agriculture Anderson
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Herbert Hoover
International Food Administration
Anderson
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Combined Food Board
Food and Agriculture Reconstruction
Hoover
Food Administration
United Nations Food Administration
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
John Orr
Prices for New Cars to Rise Again Across Industry
Auto prices are set to jump by about four to five percent within 10 days as steel and parts costs rise. The move, disclosed by a high CPA official, aims to offset wage-driven increases and may be the final adjustment under the wage price policy. Prices had already risen in March and April and dealers’ profit margins will not be trimmed.
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Washington
CPA
OPA
Russians Will Boycott Security Council Session
Soviet delegate Andrei A. Gromyko said he would boycott Wednesday’s United Nations Security Council session on the Iranian question. He had previously walked out of one meeting and abstained from another. The council nears another deadline amid reports of civil strife in Iran and unclear Soviet troop withdrawal.
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New York
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
Gromyko
Council
ROTC Review Slated May 2 At Kenosha High School
The annual federal inspection of the Kenosha High School ROTC unit is set for next Monday at Lakefront stadium beginning at 8 a.m. Three Army officers will test 127 students through ceremonies drills and field tests with public access during the day. The program includes second year cadets about 75 in training and will conclude with graduation in June 1947 for the first full class. If weather fails inspections move to the armory. Officers include Lt. Col. Wayne E Downing Capt J F Rubohm III and Capt Robert O Burton.
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Kenosha High School
Lakefront Stadium
Army
Wayne E. Downing
J. F. Rubohm III
Robert O. Burton
Downing
Rubohm
Second Army
Memphis
Tenn
Burton
Sixth Service Command
Chicago
Col. Downing
Idaho
Idaho National Guard
Vocational School Plans Summer Term for Veterans
The Kenosha Vocational School at 1704 Sixty-second Street announces a summer term starting June 17 for war veterans. Max Clark, director, outlines full time training in commercial and industrial studies with courses in bookkeeping accounting tax typing shorthand and business law plus drafting shop practice and machine operation. Veterans may enroll anytime and may receive subsistence while attending under Public Laws 16 and 346.
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Kenosha
Sixty-second Street
Max Clark
Clark
Truman Faces Need of Speedy Labor Action
Washington reports progress in government talks with rail road brotherhood leaders and carriers aiming to settle the looming strike before Thursday's deadline. A. F. Whitney and Alvanley Johnston led their unions in discussions with John R. Steelman and other advisers as hopes rose for direct negotiations while warning joint talks may not resume.
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Truman
Washington
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John R. Steelman
A. F. Whitney
Eben Ayers
John W. Snyder
Snyder
Steelman
Schwellenbach
Ayers
Engineers’ Brotherhoods
Whitney
Johnston
John R.steelman
Box of Cigars Reaches Sgt Hertel After Two Years
Sgt Zeno Hertel, stationed in New Guinea in April 1944, finally received a box of cigars sent by his Chesney parents in Chilton Wisconsin. The package, undamaged, caught up with him after his rapid postwar moves and his discharge from the service.
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Chilton
Wis
U.P
Zeno Hertel
New Guinea
Hertel
Honeymoon Behind Bars: Florida Inmate Reunites With Wife
Raiford Florida inmate C A Boyett 56 a former barber serving life for 1914 taxi driver murder marries his estranged wife in an outdoor prison ceremony. He hopes the Florida pardon board will grant release after the bigamy charge was dropped and his record reviewed following recapture in Miami.
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Raiford
Fla
U.P
Florida Pardon Board
C. A. Boyett
Uniontown
S. H. Powers
State Penitentiary
Pardon Board
Marianna
Florida
Miami
Byrnes Appeals for Patience on Peace Treaty Talks
Secretary James F. Byrnes will address the nation tonight urging patience as peace treaty work with the Axis remains unresolved. He acknowledges another failure to secure a broad power agreement and notes the gap between Soviet Russia and Western Allies. He hopes the third attempt next month may succeed and offers to try again if needed. He will broadcast on ABC and NBC at 8:00 pm CST. Senators Connally and Vandenberg accompany Byrnes as advisers and may report to the Senate this week. Vandenberg reportedly warns of a bleak view, while Connally remains cautiously optimistic about a June 15 ministers meeting potentially spawning a peace conference.
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Washington
U.P
James F. Byrnes
Soviet Russia
Byrnes
ABC
NBC
Tom Connally
D. Tex
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Senate
Vandenberg
Connally
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Zanjan
Sam Souki
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Pishevari
Azerbaijan Radio
Long
Kansas City
Granview
William Jewell College
Liberty
Shiroshi Nasu
House of Peers
Jopi Hayashi
Nasu
Seiichi Tohata
Tokyo University
War Assets Administration
War Asset Administration
Dany
Marcella White
Union Station
Security Council
Capt. Rubohm
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Solomons
Luzon
Vocal School
Veterans’ Officer
United Mine
Missouri
Whitney, Johnston
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