Taft for War on Japan and Europe Policy Views
Senator Taft outlines a quick peace treaty with Japan to prevent a shift against American interests. He cites delays from military base disagreements and plans talks in Tokyo with MacArthur to push a settlement. He discusses arming allies, Western Europe, and the risk of Russia, stressing caution and war readiness if needed.
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Russia
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Europe
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Eisenhower Warns of Dangers Lurking in Military Spending
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower warned that huge military expenditures are necessary but, if unwatched, could bleed the economy and endanger what the nation seeks to protect. He spoke at Columbia University's 196th commencement, stressing the need balance between defense and economic health while preserving civil rights and national stability.
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Harvard archeology professor Whittemore dies in Washington
Thomas Whittemore, 75, Harvard archaeology professor and noted Byzantine and Coptic art expert, collapsed in a State Department corridor near John Foster Dulles while en route to a meeting. He was planning a Turkish mission to Istanbul next month and had met with Burton Berry and Rudolph Schoenfeld earlier.
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State Department
John Foster Dulles
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Whittemore
U S Rebuffs Red Protest on Jap Paroles
Washington reports that General Douglas MacArthur has full authority to parole Japanese war crime convicts. The United States rejected Soviet claims that parole alters sentences, clarifying parole is permission to serve part of a sentence under conditions and potential recall to prison.
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United States
Russia
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MacArthur
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State Department
Annulment Sought for Three Marriages by Paroled Woman
Earlene Mildred Runner, 20, a California Youth Authority parolee, asked Superior Court to annul three marriages. She wed Newman Berry in Reno on Feb 11, 1947. Teddy Wayne Cantrell in Salome on Sept 1, 1948. John Bowling in Yuma on Oct 9, 1949. Parole violation cited. officer says she has two children and a third expected to aid adoption.
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Nev
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Salome
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Yuma
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Republicans Hold Key Jobs in U S Government Amid Bi partisanship
Washington dispatch notes at least six Republicans hold major posts in the Truman administration’s foreign aid and regulatory agencies, including Carl Gray Jr. at Veterans Administration and Cyrus S. Ching at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The piece examines party balance, liberal-leaning office seekers, and the political shift after 1948.
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Hoffman
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Chicago
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Maine
Atomic Energy Commission
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Pike
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Cyrus S. Ching
Akron
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Montana
White House
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Michigan beauty titlist arrested for heroin addiction
Peggy Ellsworth Miss Michigan of 1947 is detained for narcotics investigation in Detroit. Detectives say a syringe and narcotic capsules were found in her apartment after she admitted heroin use linked to a drummer who abused drugs. She claims treatments cured her.
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Peggy Ellsworth
Harry Marten
Paul Rehn
Edaworth
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Rehn
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Elsworth
New York
Snow Storm Hits Montana and Wyoming States
An Associated Press report notes a June snowstorm dropping over four inches in parts of Montana including Helena Great Falls and Billings with temperatures in the 30s and zero visibility at times. Snow also fell in Wyoming and western regions while rain affected many areas as central and eastern U.S. endured hot weather and midsummer forecasts.
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Canada
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Dakotas
Helena
Great Falls
Mont
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Butte
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Cut Bank
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New Mexico
Texas
Presidio
Miles Backers to Take Over in New Mexico
In Albuquerque on June 3 supporters of U S Rep John E Miles prepare to take leadership of the New Mexico Democratic Party. Campaign manager Raygers and chairman Bryan Johnson are noted for an imminent shakeup as Mabry's administration backed Miles against Chavez allies of President Truman.
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N. M
U. S
John E. Miles
New Mexico
Miles
Raygers
Bryan Johnson
Dennis C. Chavez
David Chavez Jr
New Mexico Party
Sen. Chavez
Truman
Tides and Temperatures for Friday June 8
Coastal data lists sunrise and sunset times, moon phase, tides with high and low measurements, and Long Beach lifeguards water temperature. It notes calm surf and credits the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Teens Create Ab Language Driving Parents Crazy in Suburbs
In Winchester Massachusetts a new teen slang called AB is described with the inserted ab syllable before vowels and before trailing y. Teachers note rapid fluency among youths in Boston suburbs. Also a Bronx Zoo deer escaped its enclosure, crossed a highway, and was returned by a patrolman.
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Erabaraby
Bronx Zoo
Elevator etiquette prompt in a Philadelphia department store
A June 8 Philadelphia item describes a gentleman asking an elevator operator about travel direction. The operator, puzzled, sticks his head from the door and declares, Going up. The light humorous scene contrasts stiff British manners with American casualness.
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Philadelphia
Man on Roof Declares His Work as Sidewalk Superintendent
Police hurry to a downtown Memphis hotel after a man perched on the roof resists jumping. He explains he was aiming for a bird s eye view of a nearby construction site and says he was not attempting self harm.
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Tenn
June
Andlstory
Republican committeeman sells GOP outing tickets
Buffalo report notes Joseph A. Wolfe of the Eighth Ward, a Republican committeeman, sold a Democrat $3,100 worth of tickets for the Erie County GOP committee outing on August 5. County Clerk Steven Pankow explains: I believe in the two party system.
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Buffalo
Joseph A. Wolfe
Eighth ‘Ward
Erie County
Steven Pankow
This Babe Goes for Night Life Early
A fragment notes a Babe related to evening activities and a June reference, with a cryptic mention of a Chinese water deer described as unusually bloofer for its size.
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York
Michigan Students Get Break From Exams After Library Fire
In Ann Arbor on June 6 a blaze destroyed part of Haven Hall on the University of Michigan campus. Final grades will be determined by professors rather than by a strict exam schedule following the $3,500,000 fire that destroyed sections of the building and burned exam papers.
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Haven Hall
University of Michigan
Hayna Keniston
Auto out of kilter but still hits 100 mph
Lagrange Indiana June report states John W. Scott of Angola offered that his car engine wasn’t working well as excuse for speeding 106 mph past state trooper Gaylord Howerton and deputy Arthur Green while police investigated an accident. Justice of the Peace Sheldon Kemsey did not accept the excuse. He faced speed charges.
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Ind
John ‘W. Scott
Angola
Justice of the Peace
Sheldon Kemsey
Scott
Troper
Gaylord C. Howerton
Arthur E Green
Kent State Mathematician Proves Slot Machines Beat
Kent Ohio June 8 associated professor John Kaiser of Kent State University announced a mathematical proof showing that a one armed bandit cannot be beaten using a method described as four sets of slot machines. The study asserts limits on predicting outcomes in gambling devices.
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Kent
Ohio
John Kaiser
Kent State University
Defense funding bill advances in Congress roundup
A Senate House conference committee approved a 600 million defense construction program covering Army Navy and Air Force needs for two years. The compromise excludes roughly 105 million in U.S. housing, relies on private investment insurance, and signals further funding later. Maybank Cain rent control debate and other items on crime European recovery imports and synthetic rubber extended also feature in the roundup.
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Vinson
D.G
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United States
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R.wash
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White House
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D.-Nev
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
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Wheels Donated by Sheriff Amid Betting Machine Claims
Sheriff Roy Garrett donated wheels and claimed 8000 combinations of the game were possible. He said it would cost $400 to play e5, promising a return of about $141.20 less than the stake. He argued the professor’s figures assumed the machine was perfectly balanced, with no weighting or tampering at the house.
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