Surprise AFL walkout rattles maritime crisis in 1946
Washington June 6 AFL seafarers called a sudden walkout affecting Atlantic Gulf Pacific and Hawaiian ports as a congressional committee moves to curb a CIO maritime strike planned for June 15. Meetings at 2 PM EST will discuss matters of great importance while Congress weighs hearings and government mediation continues.
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Washington
A.F.L
A.F.I
Atlantic
Gulf, Pacific
Haswaiian
House Labor Committee
Top
A. B. Kelley
D-Pa
Kelley
C.I.0
AFL
Great Laken
Italy of 1946 Faces Republic As Monarchy Falls
June 6 reports from Rome and New York indicate a wave of sentiment for Italy’s republic after a plebiscite that ended the monarchy. Eager speculation centers on Emanuele Orlando as a compromise candidate, with opposition from Communists led by Palmiro Togliatti. King Umberto II prepares to exile, while the future president and premier are to be chosen at the June 24 assembly.
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Rome
Marie Jose
Italy
Duca
Jalmiroa Togliatto
Orlando
National Democratic Union
Ivatoe Bonomi
Umberto II
Constituent Assembly
Alcide de Gasperi
Wolf
Chamber of Deputies
Umberto
Royal
Savoy
Fire probes in La Salle hotel disaster tops Chicago news
Chicago probes begin into the La Salle hotel fire that killed 54 of 58 victims as officials order evacuations and closures across the Loop. A blue ribbon inquest gathers engineers and safety experts while lawmakers assess fire and building regulations and delays in alarm dispatch.
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Chicago
la Salle Hotel
Louis
Marco
Lonp Hotel
la Salle
Madison Street
Edward J. Kelly
Abby
Marshalohn L. Fenn
Springfield
Minnis
Kelly
Henry Eckhart
William J. Tuohy
Roy Steffen
Ernest J. Stevens
Big Stevens
Stopage Complete on AFL ship stoppage in Newark port
New York reports a 100 percent stoppage by AFL unions on AIL ships in Newark starting at noon. Sailors Union of the Pacific official Jack Dwyer cites 75 ships affected and says Sobudy is applying the action to his own union and the Seafarers International Union. In Baltimore and Atlantic ports 62,000 members are called to a 3 pm EDT meeting to discuss shipowners’ refusals to negotiate and plan coordinated actions.
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New York
AFL
AFL Beafarer I International Union
Gregory Harrison
Vincent J. Malone
Pacific Coast Marine Firemen’s Association
Hugh Bryson
CIG Marine Cooks and Stewards ‘Association of the Pacific
W. H. Buitran
San Pedro
Calif
A.F.L
Atlantic and
Gulf P
Newa
Washington
C.I.0
National Maritime Union
House Labor Committee
Capitol Hill
Truman
Severa
Harry Lundeberg
San Francisco
A.F.L. Seafarers
International Union
The
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Labor Department
U. S
A.I.L
Dwyer
Baltimore
Maryland
E.D.T
Plan to store alfalfa meal in Atchison cooler cave
Washington June 6 A plan to store 10000 to 20000 tons of dehydrated alfalfa meal in the government cooler cave at Atchison Kansas awaits approval by the Commodity Credit Corporation board Agriculture department officials said today The plan would have local dehydrated alfalfa plants store the meal in the cave paying a storage charge The move follows urging by Kansas congressmen to use the cave while a House committee last year urged abandoning the cooler and recouping much of the 2 million dollars already spent on it
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Washington
Atchison, Kan
Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation Board
Kansas
Clinton Anderson
House Appropriations Committee
Draft age limit may be set at 19
Washington reports a clash between the Senate and House over resuming the teenage draft with a 69 to 8 Senate vote to extend wartime draft provisions to May 1947 while the House seeks to bar 18 and 19 year olds from induction. Major disputes center on the age of induction and the length of extension, with a conference committee to reconcile differences before June 30.
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Washington
Pix House
Senate
House
Albo
Senate-House
Congress
Fause
Albert Hormel Dies at 85 After Building Packing Empire
Albert Hormel, 85, immigrant's son who rose from butcher boy to founder of George A Hormel Packing Co. at Austin Minnesota in 1892, retired 1927 to California but remained board chairman. Born in Buffalo, he left school at 13 and started with a small meat market. private funeral planned at the Hormel home with burial in Austin.
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Los Angeles
George Albert Hormel
Packer
George A. Hormel
Austin
Hormel
Truman names Vinson to be Chief Justice
President Truman nominates Treasury Secretary Fred Vinson as chief justice. He also selects Reconversion Director John W. Snyder to replace Vinson as treasury secretary and named John Sullivan undersecretary of the navy.
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Truman
Vinson
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Fred Vinson
United States
John W. Snyder
Treasury
John {. Sullivan
Navy
McCoy Named Bell District Manager in Topeka
J Wayne McCoy longtime Bell Telephone executive will become district manager in Topeka succeeding Francis X Moore who moves to St Louis. McCoy has served as district commercial manager in Topeka since 1942 and previously led Arkansas City local management Lawrence district and Parsons. He was active in civic affairs here including Chamber of Commerce and Rotary president of the 1924 University senior class.
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J. Wayne McCoy
Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company
Topeka
Francis X. Moore
St. Louis
McCoy
Arkansas City
Lawrence
Parsons
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Stock Market Index Shows Rise in Javerise 60
The Javerise 60 stock index rose yesterday with gains across multiple issues. Key movers included leading banks and industrials as investor sentiment favored higher tariffs and inflation stability. Market breadth remained broad with advancing issues outpacing decliners.
Truman urged to sign case bill in labor limits clash
Rep. Boren reported that 185 congressmen signed a petition urging President Truman to sign the Case bill restricting labor unions. He said more than 100 signatures came in within 30 minutes as the White House weighs advice before a June 12 deadline.
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Ashintgan
Boren
D- Okt
Truman
Mr. Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Veterans housing units allocated for Lawrence
A telegraph received by the city clerk states thirty six veteran housing units are allocated for Lawrence but the city will delay acceptance until details of the project are forwarded. Mayr C B Russell has formed a committee of three city officials and two chamber members to plan the project. The committee includes Fr A Russell as chairman, I R Stevens J C Harper Riley Burcham and Walt Andrews. The council last met April 26 approving a 33000 project for federal housing units. A chamber committee urged council sponsorship but action will be delayed until a meeting is set.
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Lawrence
Mayr C. B. Russell
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Fr A. Russell
I. R. Stevens
J. C. Harper
Riley Burcham
Walt Andrews
Chamber of Commerce
Showdown in UN over Franco Spain veto threat
New York June 6 7 Big Three powers in the United Nations security council prepare for a showdown on a subcommittee report about Franco Spain viewed as a potential menace to peace. Russia the United States and Britain may veto unless the report is altered as they push for strong action and retention of council authority.
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New York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Spain
U.N
Madrid
Francisco Franco
United States
Britain
Andrei A. Gromyko
Franco
General Assembly
Gromyko Thruout
Security Council
Weather and civic notes from Kansas and convention vote
Kansas forecasts show temperatures climbing to 90s with scattered showers in the north and east. Weatherman S D Flora expects a few rains in northwest areas and highs near 90 to 95, with cooler northwest by tomorrow and lows in the upper 60s to around 70. Elsewhere, Goodland topped the state with 94 F yesterday afternoon and 56 F last night. Separately, Atlantic City convention delegates report a vote tally as the 37th annual gathering proceeds, with International officials rejecting a transfer of interpenal headquarters from Chicago to Denver and 3 333 ballots cast in a two hour vote.
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Topeka
Kansan
S. D. Flora
Flora
Goodland
Rotary
Chicago
Atlantic City
N.J
Cp— Pretary International
Chica
Denver
Raymond Tiffany Vot Hoboken
Probate ruling contests Ralph Ellis will in KU case
Judge Frank R. Gray ruled the probate petition for Ralph Ellis's will cannot stand, and the instrument may be a contract rather than a valid will. The ruling centers on whether Ellis signed at the document’s end and if the testamentary portion was properly executed. Witnesses described Ellis's actions and involvement with the instrument and university library valuation.
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University of
Ellis
Gray
Altho Elis
Altho
Ann Murray
Dyche Museum
Journal-World
Deane W. Malott
J. W. Murray
University Publicity Bureau
Blaze Destroys Barn on M J Jardon Farm
The large stock barn on the M J Jardon farm four miles west of Baldwin was completely destroyed by fire Monday evening. Firemen and neighbors prevented spread to outbuildings though the origin is unknown. No livestock were lost but about ten tons of alfalfa and prairie hay in the loft were burned. total damage runs into several thousands of dollars.
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M. J. Jardon
Highway 50
Baldwin
Independence
Baldwin Fire Department
Irvin Greer
Returning S/Sgt Anna Reeves Aboard George Washington
Associated Press reports S/Sgt Anna Reeves listed as a passenger on the George Washington arriving in New York today. The note places Reeves among returning troops aboard the liner.
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Anna. Reeves
Associated Press
George Washington
New York
Hirohito Appeals to Farmers in Flooded Paddies
Chess Japan June 6. Emperor Hirohito urged farm workers to aid Japan’s food crisis during a visit to Chiba prefecture. He spoke to anxious men and women in flooded paddies, expressed empathy, and promised support as a cow blocked a canal and crowds watched a tense day unfold.
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Japan
E Hirohito
Chiba Prefecture
Tokyo
Expansion at Lawrence Tapper Co Increases Floor Space
The Lawrence Tapper company plans a new 80 by 150 foot building to expand floor space by about one fourth. Located just east of the main plant between the Santa Fe tracks and the river, the single story structure will feature a concrete floor, stone walls, steel girders, asphalt roof, and an automatic sprinkler system. A truck deck will adjoin the east end and connect to the Santa Fe freight switch. The fire-damaged storage warehouse in the switchyards prompted accelerated construction, with Constant Construction moving in and foundations poured as crews push to resume peacetime production of packaging boxes, aiming to sustain output of roughly thirty million boxes annually.
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Lawrence Taper Company
Sarte Fe Wacks
Santa Fe
Constant Construction
Armed Services
Ind Su
Fire sweeps Empire room at Oklahoma Club
Oklahoma City on June 6 reports say a fire confined to the Empire room of the Oklahoma Club drove guests from their beds. A fireman, Cecil Jones, 38, was hospitalized unconscious from smoke. Manager R A O Reilly noted origin undetermined and total losses in the Empire room.
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Oklahoma City
CPR
Empire Room
Oklahoma Club
Oklahoma
Altho
Cecil Jones
R. A. O'Reilly
Oreilly
Lone Star Vandalized Camp Shelter Project Moves Forward
A damaged enclosed cabin at Lone Star Lake was repaired by Douglas County engineers after a vehicle struck it earlier this year. Lumber was stolen for camp fires, and crews will salvage remaining material to convert the structure into a shelter with a roof and a fireplace, plus future similar units for picnic groups. Road work on lake property has been completed by county crews.
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Lone Star Lake
Douglas County
Lone Star
Potato Harvest Starts in Valley Amid Mixed Prospects
Potatoes begin digging in the valley with crop maturing quickly and yields up to two hundred bushels per acre. Prices are low at two dollars per first dig, but better prices may follow. acreage is down about ten percent due to prior blight fears. Workers can earn nine to ten dollars daily, with bonus potential for staying on the job. Freight shipments from Lawrence area expected to rise in coming weeks.
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Grant Towt
Alfred Heark & Song
Lawrence
Underground Ice Box Inks a Profit in Kansas Mine
Atchison Kansas officials report the giant underground storage project in a limestone mine is operating on a paying basis. Delbert V Case, manager of the 2 million dollar venture, says only 10 percent of its 52 000 ton capacity has been used since April 1. The facility stores UNRRA foods and government supplies including pork, eggs, beans and concentrate in a 15 acre gross floor area, claimed as the world’s largest single storage on one floor.
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Atchison, Kan
Uncle Sam
Delbert V. Case
Anderson
Department
Department of Agriculture
UNRRA
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