Byrnes Proposes Plebiscite for Border Dispute
Paris reports U S Secretary of State James F Byrnes proposed a plebiscite in the no man’s land between zones under American and Soviet protection to settle the Italian Yugoslav border. Molotov and Bevin opposed. discussion to continue at a Sunday session with triage of claims by Yugoslav and Italian authorities.
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Paris
U. S
James F. Byrnes
No Man’s Land
Italy
Yugoslavia
Byrnes
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Traban
Trieste
Ernest Bevin
Venezia
Guila
Triele
Premer
Edward Kardelj
World Labor Code Mapped for Iron and Steel Industry
An international labor code for iron and steel aims to raise employment and job security, covering workers in India, China, and advanced nations. A seven-nation committee including the United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, and others met to chart groundwork for a UN-associated body.
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Cleveland
Iron End
India
China
Iron and Steel Comb
International Labor Office
United Nations
Iron and Steel Industry
United States
Australia
Belgium
Canada
France
United Kingdom
Italy
Luxembourg
Sweden
Russia
Brazil
Czechoslovakia
Mexico
Nathan Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law School
Herry M. Douty
Labor Department
Arthur Wabing
Department of Commerce
State Department
Murray Ross
John Stephens
U.S. Steel Corporation
CIO
Philip Murray
Clinton S. Golden
Committee Denies New Party Plan
The national educational committee for a new party disavowed plans for a 194 political campaign. The group said its farm and labor leaders from 16 mid western states organized to carry on an educational campaign for a people's party. A statement declared they hope to build sentiment for a new party when the time is ripe.
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Detroit
National Educational Committee
Slaying of Captain Abad Triggers Manila Police Action
Manila police search Bengabong village for information on the ambush slaying of Captain Abad on April 28. Governor Santa Romano says troops beat 100 villagers during the operation, two mortally. Military officials confirm intensified inquiries and patrols in the area.
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Manila
Santa Romano
Action of
Defense
Secriece Telibano
Bengabong
Abad
Local Weather Forecast for Sunday
Partly cloudy and warmer on Sunday with the high in the afternoon around 65 degrees.
Endorsement Oddities Mark Wisconsin GOP Convention
Oshkosh observers report Frank Keefe will not seek governor or senator endorsements. Julius Heil tees up a potential U S Senate bid, while Jim Law stays cautious as nine to twelve governors candidates emerge. Delegates debate policy as hotel rooms fill with strategy and rumor swirls.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Frank Keefe
U. S
Keele
la Follette
Jim Law
Keefe
Heis
Phil la Follette
Bob
Julius
Frank B. Keefe
Good
Washington
Law
Wisconsin
Rennebohm
Wisconsin GOP endorses slate at Oshkosh convention
At Oshkosh Wisconsin delegates voted 2046 to 744 to endorse a slate for U S senator and five state offices. The endorsement followed four hours of debate and speculation about 8000 delegates arriving Sunday to decide final endorsements. Former Governor Julius Heil urged support for an open primary while Thomas E Coleman led the endorsement drive.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Julius P. Heill
Milwaukee
la Crosse County
Julius Heil
U. S
Julius
Wisconsin
Frank P. Cornelison
Julius P. Heil
United States
Goodland
Gates
Famine shipments under minimum need say La Guardia
UNRRA director general F H La Guardia warned that relief shipments to famine areas are below absolute minimum needs. He cited a week ending April 29 showing bread cereals at 89 000 tons vs 161 500 ton requirement, fats at 2 440 tons vs 12 000, and rice at 32 tons vs 13 900.
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Washington
F. H. la Guardia
United Nations Relef and Rehabilitation Administration
Asia
Arabs Seek Soviet Backing on Palestine via Moscow Delegation
Arab groups plan a delegation to Moscow to urge the Soviet Union to champion their cause at the United Nations and to oppose British American proposals in Palestine. Arab leaders, more united, consider the grand mufti’s return and await a Cairo-ordered Arab league meeting.
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London
Moscow
Palestine
United Nations
Iro
Soviet Union
Grand Mufti
Jerusalem
Middle East
France
Holy Land
Cairo
Constellation Sets San Francisco Honolulu Record Flight
A Pan American Constellation clipper flew from Honolulu to San Francisco in 7 hours 57 minutes, a new 2,400 mile record. The previous mark was 8 hours 14 minutes set April 19, 1946 by a similar aircraft.
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San Francisco
Constellation
Pan American Airlines
Honolulu
Alcatraz Siege Ends With Three Ringleaders Dead
San Francisco report that the Alcatraz uprising concluded with the deaths of ringleaders Joseph P. Cretzer Bernard Coy and Marvin Hubbard and the seizure of weapons. Official statements noted no further resistance and ongoing investigations by Deasy and FBI officials.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
Federal
James V. Bennett
James A. Johnston
Joseph P. Cretzer
Bernard Coy
Marvin Hubbard
Cretzer
Coy
Hubbard
Thompson
Shockley
U. S
Daniel C. Deasy
FBI
Deasy
Johnston
Bennett
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Los Angeles
Kentucky
Marvin F. Hubbard
Tennessee
Miran Edgar Thompson
Texas
Sam Shockley
Oklahoma
Alcatraz Penitentiary
Wisconsin school music parade packs Main Street despite rain
Thousands crowded Main Street for the 7th annual Wisconsin School Music Association parade in a misty, chilly afternoon. Bands from Cashton, Viroqua, Tomah, Sparta, Westby, West Salem, Whitehall and others performed under police guard and judges. about 1,700 students participated with awards handed out in the night program.
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Tribune
Wisconsin
Viroqua
Main Street
Wisconsin School Music Association
Burns Park
Main
Third Street
State
American Legion
Tomah
John Taylor
Fred Stephenson
Sparta
Westby
Norman J. Selness
West Salem
Curtis Beers
Whitehall
Larry Ernst
Galesville
H. L. Moore
Holmen
Teachers College
J. F. Rolfe
Aquinas
Agnes Clare
Onalaska
Glenn Vandervort
Anti OPA Demonstrations Reported Nationwide by Veterans
The American Veterans committee said 370 of its 450 chapters and allied groups held OPA protest actions on Save OPA Day. Six effigies hung in Los Angeles and Hollywood scorned a congressman who voted against price control. In Omaha labor and women groups joined veterans in a day long anti inflation meeting urging Nebraska senators Wherry and Butler to retain strong OPA controls. A St Louis fight inflation committee circulated petitions with over 45 000 signatures calling for continued OPA oversight.
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Associated Press
American Veterans Committee
OPA
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Omaha
Nebraska
Wherry
Butler
St. Louis
Chicago Dimout Tightens As Power Use Slashed
Chicago faced further power curbs as officials warned of stricter limits to achieve a 40 percent coal savings. Electric use was down 27 percent by noon Saturday, with 5,900 tons of coal saved to Friday midnight. Violations risk discontinuance after a second offense. Chicago and northern Illinois cities are affected.
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Chicago
Commonwealth - Edison Group of Power Companies
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois
Evacuation Of Iran Reported By Officials And Propaganda Chief
Iranian army and police officials said all of Iran had been evacuated by the Russians. Prince Mozaffar Firouz, propaganda director, called the Soviet exodus from Azerbaijan province almost complete. A general staff officer claimed complete evacuation, while Firouz noted Azerbaijan is nearly empty and that negotiations with Tehran continue on uniting Azerbaijan with the central government.
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Tehran
Iran
Mozaffar Firouz
Azerbaijan
Red Army
Firouz
Jafar Pishevari
All World's Food Can't Prevent Famine, Committeeman Says
Columbus Ohio Chester C Davis chair man of Truman famine emergency committee told the 16th Ohio State University institute for education by radio that world famine is likely even with full export surpluses. He urged a large scale home canning drive and noted equipment is ready for the biggest year in history for homemakers programs.
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Columbus
Chester C. Davis
Truman
Ohio State University Institute For Education
Davis
Kathleen Small
Civilian Production Administration
Radio
Britten Former Illinois Congressman Dies at 74
Fred A. Britten, 74, a former Illinois congressman, died Saturday night at Bethesda Naval Hospital after several months of illness. The longtime public servant served in the U.S. House and was noted for his years in public life.
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Washington
Fred A. Britten
Illinois
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Train A Day Line To Winona Ponders Coal Conservation
Green Bay and Western officials weigh curtailing passenger service to conserve coal as requested by the government. The line operates daily between Green Bay and Winona Minnesota, and Elmer W. Johnson says freight service would also be trimmed to meet the request.
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Winona
Green Bay
Wis
Green Bay and Western Railroad
Minn
Elmer W. Johnson
Full Impact Is Barely Felt by Coal Strike Report
President Truman issued a report calling the coal strike a national disaster with full impact barely begun. The document, from the Office of War Mobilization, notes plants shutting nationwide, pending further restrictions, and warns of cascading effects on steel, food processing, nylon, and housing material production.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
John L. Lewis
Office of War Mobilization
Civilian Production Administration
Charles G. Ross
Solid Fuels Administration
White House
Lucas
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Tell
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Edward J. Kelly
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