Labor crisis looms as seamen strike nears vote
The AFL Sailors union halted a June 15 strike vote and began wage hour talks with West coast shipowners in San Francisco, while mediators propose a 56 hour workweek with paid day off every 14 days. CIO demands a 44 hour week, refusing a full compromise. Page 11.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Avhington
AFL
CIO
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
San Francisco
Washington
Committee For Maritime Unity
CIO National Maritime Union
John W. Gibson
Spain
National Maritime Union
Rainey protests radio curbs in Texas politics
Dr. R. Homer Rainey filed protests with the FCC and DOJ alleging the Texas Quality Network and its four stations limit candidate air time before June 11 and propose staged broadcasts thereafter. Sanderford withdraws from the U S Senate race amid shifting filings and word of other candidates entering the race.
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Dave Cheavens
Associated Press
R. Homer P. Rainey
Sharp
Texas Quality Network
Roy Sanderford
U. S. Senate
Texas
Dr. Rainey
Federal Communications Commission
Department of Justice
Rainey
Connally
Sanderford
Senate
Democratic Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Austin
Two Die in Sudan Motorcycle Crash on Texas Trip
Mr and Mrs Fred Peterman of Zanesville Ohio were killed when their motorcycle collided with a dump truck at a Sudan Texas intersection en route to the Gulf coast. The truck driver Johnnie Jay Serratt pleaded guilty to not having a commercial license and faced a negligent homicide charge. he was fined and bonded. The other three riders continued home by rail after recovering their bikes.
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Sudan
Fred Peterman
Zanesville
Ohio
Texas Gulf Coast
Moe
Peterman
Texas
Johnnie Jay Serratt
Justice of Peace
Lamb County
T. A. Rowland
Jim Riddles
Cefastiad
Commerce Street
Gulf Coast
Edward Rodgers
Louis W. Dockray, Jr
Payne Funeral Home
Formal Victory Day Observed In Britain
Britons flood London for the empire victory day with a nine mile parade symbolizing Allied unity in wartime The event honors King George VI and features leaders Churchill and other dignitaries while Soviet Yugoslav and Polish contingents are absent US troops participate in the procession led by Gen Joseph T McNarney Adm H Kent Hewitt and Brig Gen A Hart representing the services
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London
George VI
Winston Churchill
U. S
Joseph T. McNarney
H. Kent Hewitt
A. Hart
U. S. Army
Navy
Marines
Man Sentenced In Absentia For Pearl of Asia Theft
Yvon Collette was tried in absentia in Paris and sentenced to 10 years in prison plus a 50 000 franc fine for the theft of the Pearl of Asia, a gem valued at 200 000 dollars. He had escaped from a mental hospital a month earlier by gnawing through a straitjacket.
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Paris
Yvon Collette
Army uncovers Hessian crown jewels hoard at railway locker
The Army disclosed a $1.5 million cache of Hessian crown jewels hidden in a railway station locker. Col Jack Durant and his WAC bride Capt Kathleen Nash Durant confessed to removing the gems from Kronberg castle and displaying most at the Pentagon. Maj John B Salb said the loot is the largest in Army history and court martial action is expected.
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Kronberg Castle
Pentagon Army
John B. Salb
Jack Durant
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
Washington
Army
Hesse- Darmstadt
U.S. Army
Hudson, Wis
WAC
Salb
Germany
1500 Mile-An-Hour Engine Revealed By Navy
Navy reports successful test of a ramjet engine dubbed the flying stovepipe. The 70 pound, no moving parts device powered by rockets reaches 1500 mph and yields 2000 to 3000 horsepower, originally developed for guided missiles. Telemetry relayed flight data to researchers during tests.
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Washington
Navy
New Vets Drive Opens as AVC Plans World Government
Washington reports the American Veterans committee of World War II opens a mass membership drive to reach 1,000,000 members, with a convention in Des Moines where 1,500 delegates will hear a platform for a threefold program. The plan advocates transforming the UN into a world government and international control of the atomic bomb, plus a 65 cent minimum wage and new union democracy.
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Robert Geiger
Associated Press
Washington
American Veterans Committee
AVC
Des Moines
Charles G. Bolte
United Nations Organization
United States
Crossed Wires Blamed for La Salle Hotel Fire
Chicago investigators blamed the La Salle hotel blaze on crossed wires behind a false ceiling in the Silver lounge. The fire, which killed 60 people, led authorities to pursue $20,000 in jewelry money and clothing lost by victims. Fire Captain Frank A. Thielman cited an early Wednesday start behind walnut paneling from a wiring defect.
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Chicago
la Salle
Frank A. Thielman
Four-Inch Downpour Swamps Houston
A 4.72 inch downpour in downtown Houston flooded areas and stalled thousands of cars while lightning damaged several homes. Te xt mentions heavy rains across East Texas with 2.5 inches in Italy and 2.99 inches near Shreveport.
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Associated Press
Houston
Laredo
Texas
Italy
Tex
Corpus Christi
Port Arthur
Shreveport
Monarchist Fraud Claims, Italy Plebiscite Sparks Riots
Monarchist leader alleges electoral fraud in Italy's 1946 plebiscite that rejected the monarchy. Two killed and many injured as riots flare in Naples Rome and Palermo. Allies urged to review electoral material as King Umberto exits Rome pending republic proclamation and interim governance.
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Italy
Rome
Royal House of
Savoy
Naples
Pisa
NEA Radio
John R. McKnight
Associated Press
Ome
Umberto II
Palermo
Giuseppe Romita
Giuseppe Padano
Supreme Court
Republic
Tullio Benedetti
National Monarchial Union
Ellery W. Stone
Umberto
Quirinale
Portugal
Marie Jose
Lisbon
Cadaval
O the Realm
Ing
Housing Survey Opens In City
A survey by the Lubbock Emergency Housing committee asks every family in Lubbock to return a questionnaire on housing needs. The National Housing agency plans to supply building materials to the city based on the data collected, guiding allocations for rent or home construction.
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Lubbock
Production of Nylon Stockings Soaring
Four senators report rising nylon hosiery output since January 1, 1946. They say the estimated total production averages more than three pairs per woman 14 years old or older, reflecting extensive wartime material use and domestic supply dynamics. Senators Wagner Downey Taylor and Mitchell cited the figures to discuss basic price control continuation.
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Washington
America
Wagner
Downey
Calif
Taylor
Idaho
Mitchell
Wash
Texas Family Finds Baby On Doorstep In Cardboard Box
Allen Samuel of Manor reports his family found a crying newborn on their front porch in a cardboard carton about 4:30 a.m. The infant, weighing five pounds, was taken to Brackenridge hospital by Deputy Roy Fowler.
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Austin
Allen Samuel
Manor
Samuel
Sheriff's Office
Move to Left Sought by Pepper in Democratic Reform Push
Senator Pepper proposes a national liberal Democratic council to push the party leftward Though opposed by Secretary Wallace he argues liberals should organize inside the Democratic fold He notes the Truman era record remains better than Republicans though not as strong as before Turn to Page 11 for more.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Pepper
D-Fla
Democratic Council
Truman
Commerce Wallace
Florida
Pres
Exiled Grand Mufti Al Husseini Leaves France
Paris reports Haj Amin al Husseini exiled Jerusalem grand mufti has left France though departure time and destination are undisclosed. The move coincides with an Arab League session opening in Bladan Syria aimed at opposing the British American Palestine report permitting 100000 Jewish immigrants.
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Grand Mufti
Jerusalem
Paris
Foreign Office
Haj Amin al Husseini
France
Husseini
Bladan
Syria
Arab League
Palestine
Holy Land
Hillsboro Mirror Sold to W N Furey Group
W N Furey and associates announced the purchase of the Hillsboro Mirror from Miss Agnes Campbell and other stockholders. They plan to enlarge and modernize the Mirror. Furey is managing editor of the Paris News.
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Hillsboro
W. N. Furey and
Interior Department Funds Are Restored
The Senate Appropriations committee restored most cuts to the 1947 Interior Department budget, recommending 329,537,438 dollars, only 20,819,832 under the Budget Bureau request. The House had cut to 179,426,847 from a 350,357,270 request. Details were pending, but Sen. Hayden said most items aligned with the bureau’s figures.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Interior Department
Budget Bureau
Department
Sen
Hayden
D-Ariz
Bureau of the Budget
King’s Store Ad Seeks Sugar Creamer Tray Value
Classified ad lists sugar creamer and tray with a combined value of 12.50 and 6.25 respectively. Mentions King’s at 1020 Edwy as the location.
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King’s
Weather Report West Texas New Mexico Thunderstorms Fair Skies
West Texas forecast calls for Sunday and Monday while northern New Mexico may see scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Temperatures remain near a high of 90 to 100 with little change. Readings show mild overnight lows and variable daytime values.
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West
Texas
New Mexico
Mountain
West Feras Ges Company
Mish
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Grover Sellers
Sulphur Springs
John Lee Smith
Nacogdoches
Case March
Women’s Committee For Academic Freedom
Waco
Will
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Beauford. H. Jester
Clair Johnson
Ashington
Sabath
D-Ni
House Rules Committee
McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
Char] G. Ross
Congress
Ross
Mr. Truman
Britain
King’s Jewelry
KFYO
Avalanche-Journal
Ciampino
Alcide de Gasperi
Constituent Assembly
Country Club
Lubbock Country Club
Jimmy Gamewell
Hobbs
N. M
Raymond Gafford
Fort Worth
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