Atomic test looms as Bikini hosts drop prepares
Vice Admiral Blandy signals start for history making bombing test aboard the U S S Appalachian re Bikini lagoon as crews clear instruments and ships to the target. The plan calls for an 8 30 a m Bikini time drop if weather holds with pilots and observers ready for the B 29 Dave s Dream and the Gilda missile bearing Rita Hayworth imagery.
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Bikini
W. P. Blandy
Gay
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Dave
Blandy
U.S. S
Gilda
Rita Hayworth
Expect Jump In Rent Price By August 1
A top stabilization official warned rents may rise more than 15 percent by August 1 unless federal rent controls are renewed quickly. He noted notices and long leases may slow increases, and urged swift Congress action to extend the controls.
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Washington
Congress
Truman Says Fight Not Over as Price Controls End
President Truman urged citizens to press Congress to retain price and rent controls despite a lapse at midnight Sunday. He warned the proposed extension would spark inflation and called for a stopgap measure until a workable bill is drafted. Congress faced a vetoed extension and mixed signals as lawmakers debated action.
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Truman
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OPA
Mr. Truman
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Taft
O’daniel
D-Tex
Wherry
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Barkley
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Wagner
D-Ny
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Spence
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Rules
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CIO
The
AFL
American Veterans Committee
Chester Bowles
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Two Executives Die After Lightning Strike at Club Course
Joseph Eugene Dulaney aged 45 and W. W. Moody Jr aged 38 of Reynolds Metals were killed by a lightning strike Saturday afternoon on the Chesterfield Country Club golf course in Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Joseph Eugene Dulaney
W. W. Moody, Jr
Reynolds Metals Company
Chesterfield Country Club
Local Weather Lace Thundershowers Sunday
The forecast calls for thundershowers Sunday with a cooler evening and a high around 85 degrees. Expect afternoon showers and a drop in temperatures later in the day.
Truman Strike Hoax Claim Sparks Senate Clash
Sen Wayne Morse charged the White House knew the railroad strike was off before Truman’s speech. Morse said Truman’s announcement of a settlement timing and terms misled the public and tied to a push for broad labor draft powers. The exchange with Majority Leader Barkley followed denials of any pre-speech settlement.
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Boston
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
White House
Truman
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Morse
Oregon
Christian Register
Unitarian
Whitney
Johnston
A. F. Whitney
Alvaniey Johnston
Morse-Barkley Exchange
Oregonian
75 Percent of Palestine Jews Under Arrest
Jerusalem report says more than 75 percent of Palestine's 500000 Jews were placed under house arrest as British troops tighten a siege to end anarchy. Unconfirmed reports claim five killed locally and many injured, including 20 at Yagur near Jerusalem amid fierce resistance. a British soldier and one Jew died officially.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Yagur
Foreign Office
London
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Paralyzed Veteran Harold Scharper Weds in Hospital
Harold A. Scharper 27 of Black River Falls Wisconsin, a former infantry sergeant wounded four times at Anzio, married Carol Mae Peterson 22 of Melrose Wisconsin in Vaughan hospital chapel. Scharper, president of the hospital paralyzed veterans group, arrived in a wheelchair and now uses braces and crutches to walk.
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Harold A. Scharper
Black River Falls
Wis
Anzio
Vaughan Hospital
Carol Mae Peterson
Melrose
Scharper
Geist Attacks Labor Dept Over Allis Chalmers Strike
Milwaukee message from Walter Geist president of Allis Chalmers Mig Co calls for government restraint and denounces alleged department seizures as hindering democratic processes. Robert Buse UAW CIO president announces emergency workers council meeting to set strike policy with reps from Milwaukee La Crosse Springfield La Porte Norwood Boston.
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Milwaukee
Walter Geist
Allis Chalmers Mig. Co
Schwellenbach
Geist
Robert Buse
Uaw-Cio
Allis-Chalmers Workers’ Council
Buse
la Crosse
la Porte
Ind
Norwood
Pittsburgh
Boston
Reds Barred At Top UAW Levels
CIO United Auto Workers officials stated Communists have been barred from policy making levels but denied a purge of left wing minorities. Vice President Richard T. Leonard and Secretary Treasurer George F. Addes issued statements in response to caucus reports from supporters within the union.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Richard T. Leonard
George F. Addes
Truman Orders Probe of U S Shortages
President Truman said he has asked Attorney General Clark to investigate factors in current shortages to determine criminal responsibility. He announced this in a radio address while vetoing the OPA extension bill, noting that withholding of goods from consumers would be multiplied thousands of times.
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Taft
Ohio
Congress
House
Washington
Clark
FBI Confirms Youth Prints Linked to Degnan Case
Chicago FBI and State's Attorney Tuohy announce that William Heirens 17 matches prints on the Suzanne Degnan ransom note after nine points of similarity. Heirens previously questioned with little comment as two psychiatrists review the case. authorities cite links to other Chicago burglaries and items found in his dormitory.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
William J. Tuohy
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Tuohy
FBI
Husky University of Chicago
Bridewell Prison Hospital
John P. Coghlan
Heirens
Coghlan
University of Chicago
Husky
Bridewell Hospital
South Side
Lieut
Evelyn Peterson
Degnan
Bowles Seeks Truman Job Peace Action
Bowles retired economist says he will urge President Truman to assume his labor management peace efforts. He resigns from government service effective July 10 and notes negotiations with labor leaders may pause. proposes Truman chair a later conference of labor and management. The plan envisions labor pledging not to seek wage increases for one year starting July 15 or until the cost of living rises 5 percent above the June index.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Truman
Bowles
Senate
Labor and Management
Bureau of Labor
Congress
Plan Afternoon Band Program For Myrick
La Crosse Concert band will present its second Sunday afternoon entertainment of the season today at 3 p.m. in Myrick Park. D. R. Wartinbee is the director. The program is on page 4.
Peace Conference Talks Stall Delay Ends Pointed Debate
Paris officials report no decision on a 21 nation peace parley as four powers delay over Trieste autonomy and a 10 year international governance proposal. Molo tocov signaled cautious acceptance while the U S and Britain offer mixed views amid an hours long session. Separately a federal official warned rent and price controls loom and landlords must follow local eviction laws.
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Paris
Trieste
Georges Bidault
Big Four
United Nations
Italy
Yugoslavia
V. M. Molotov
Bidault
Czechoslovakia
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
National Apartment House Owners Association
Senate Approves Extra Funding for Health Study Panel
The senate voted Saturday to provide an additional 5000 dollars for a labor subcommittee led by Senator Pepper of Florida to extend its August deadline and continue examining national health needs.
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Washington
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Truman signs amended war powers act to ration scarce materials
President Truman signed an amended war powers act renewing his authority to ration and allocate scarce materials for another year. The bill bars use of the act to set price ceilings on commodities or rents while granting continued power to requisition property and assign priorities.
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Washington
Truman
State AG says no statute grants emergency power on prices
Madison Atty. Gen. John Martin said on Saturday he did not know of any statute authorizing the governor or any state official or department to seize or control food or rent prices during an emergency.
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Madison
John Martin
Department of Agriculture
OPA
Murray Backs Truman OPA Veto in North Carolina
Philip Murray CIO president during a conference with his executive committee praised President Truman for vetoing the OPA extension measure. He called the act patriotic and statesmanlike and said it would have a stabilizing effect in a period of great stress.
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Asheville
N. C
Philip Murray
CIO
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Government Officials Stripped Of OPA Powers Fallout Across Agencies
Washington officials raced to assess the impact after OPA powers were stripped. They warned wage controls would die without OPA authority, and only companion laws on housing and livestock slaughter could salvage price controls. Officials feared rapid inflation and higher labor demands, while industry anticipated prices rising until production increases.
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OPA
Truman
Mr. Truman
Wilson Wyatt
Agriculture Department
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