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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
3
In Washington May 15, President Truman faces a veto threat as labor measure support dwindles. House votes show 28.8 of 308 in favor and 107 against on April 17, with Senate at 24 percent. Compromise versions loom as committees work toward a bill that could still reach law, but a sustained veto remains possible.
Jacksonville Texas and Battle Creek Michigan men Tate and Gammon were jailed in Kingman County on no bond after admitting to the murder of grain dealer Wilbur McClellan and Arnold Meas, tied to a robbery. District court terms in June expected. preliminary hearing waived.
New York May 15 CP Herbert Hoover blames German failure to cede share of food for a very bad crisis. He says extra food shipments are being put en route and will remedy the deficit in a few weeks. He notes a message from Dr Rudolf Amelunken urging intervention to save millions from starvation. Hoovers plan cites a Germany program based on barest import needs ruined by postwar balance.
London confirms Viscount Mountbatten is recalled for consultations on transferring power to Indian leaders. He will return at once for a brief visit before resuming duties in New Delhi as talks begin on the path to Indian self rule.
In Elko at dawn a two story brick apartment business block collapsed into an adjoining excavation. Sheriff C L Smith said three people were dead identified as Ralph Nielsen Beatrice Nielsen and Nielsen's mother. Robert Norris and the Norrises family members suffered shock, with others still in wreckage.
Fragmentary lines reference Greenland ice thickness described as more than a mile and a half. Mentions addresses and events at Emporia State Teachers College with unclear context on courses or ceremonies.
May 15 Canberra report quotes Representative Harold Molt denying claims by communists that Britain and the United States colluded with Australia. Molt labels such assertions as unfounded and politically motivated, urging clarity over accusations during wartime discourse.
A local ad invites shoppers to browse a wide selection of presents suitable for a bride and the Grateau family. The outlet, The Beck Neck, invites patrons to visit and choose items from the displayed inventory.
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