15000 Attend Baptist Conclave In San Francisco
More than 15,000 churchmen opened the first Southern Baptist national convention in the west in San Francisco. Gov Earl Warren gave the welcome, Robert G Lee of Memphis delivered the opening address, and the five day conclave continues through Sunday with preconvention sessions drawing thousands. Sen Robert Kerr cited anti communism, faith, and divine loyalty as key strengths while pastors urged continued separation of church and state and warned against ecclesiastical affiliations.
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Southern “Baptist National Convention
West
Earl Warren
Robert G. Lee
Memphis
Robert Kerr D.okla
Russia
Kerr
Ex chaplain attacks Red danger at Luther League meet
Rev W E Wallner, a former Polish army chaplain now with the National Lutheran Council, told the Young People's Luther League convention in Seattle that communism is a reality the church must confront. He said the United States leads in the fight for freedom and warned against abandoning Christian principles.
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Pepple
Luther League
W. E. Wallner
New York City
Commission On American Missions
National Lutheran Council
United States
U. S.S
Marines freed from Chinese captivity receive 30 day leaves
Sixteen Marines who escaped Chinese Reds after being held from Nov 30 to May 25 begin 30 day leaves. They were flown from Japan and warned not to discuss captivity. One sergeant mourns his mother’s death while another awaits his first meeting with his newborn son.
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San Francisco
Japan
Abe
Japanese May Aid Exit of 18 Armed Holdouts
Honolulu reports a Japanese petty officer surfaced on Anatahan Island and may aid US forces in removing 18 armed holdouts still defiant after the war. The group, armed with machine guns and rifles, is urged to surrender as Navy logistics include letters and pamphlets from Japan, air drops, and loudspeakers.
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Tune
Anatahan Island
Western Pacific
U.S. Navy
Navy
Junji Inoue
Saipan
Inoue
Japan
U.S. Trust Territory
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Sex Hygiene Professor Protests Suspension in New York
A Hunter College professor suspended on charges of sensational and unwholesome sex hygiene teaching accuses authorities of academic Gestapo tactics. Municipal College for Women's acting president says the hygiene class should not emphasize sex. Fordrung defends his methods, says suspension stems from past accusations by teenagers alleging pro Catholic and anti Semitic bias, which a faculty committee reportedly cleared.
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New York
Hunter College
Municipal College For Women
Eleanor H. Grady
William J. Fordrung
Petition with 500000 signatures calls for election
A petition with over 500,000 signatures demanding a new national election was delivered to 10 Downing Street in London. The effort, organized by a right wing weekly, seeks to force political change amid postwar turmoil.
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London
No. 10
Downing St
Clement Attlee
No Recorder
Dope Smugglers Convicted in New York Case
A federal court jury in New York convicted two alleged members of an international dope ring on charges of conspiring to smuggle opium into the United States and distribute it here. Julius Markham, 55, and Mario Livorsi, 46, both of New York, face a maximum five year penalty. Sentencing is set for June 28.
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New York
U. S
Julius Markham
Mario Livorsi
State Foresters Warn of Severe Fire Season Ahead
Sacramento reports California may face another bad forest fire season. The Division of Forestry cites abundant vegetation growth in five northern districts and continued growth elsewhere, with ongoing trouble filling firefighting crews.
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Sacramento
California
State Division of Forestry
Tobin Reaffirms U S Peace Aims at ILO Meeting
In Geneva on June 20 United States Labor Secretary Maurice J. Tobin said free nations chose to limit hostilities to Korea to avoid a third world war. He cited MacArthur dismissal hearings as proof of American democracy and said President Truman asked him to reaffirm U S commitment to world peace and freedom.
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Switzerland
Maurice J. Tobin
United States
Free Nations
Korea
Tobin
International Labor Organization
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
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