Westbrook Pegler Attacks Henry Wallace as Public Servant
Westbrook Pegler accuses Henry Wallace of writing letters to Roerich and promoting a Siberia headed by Roerich, calling it a shocking betrayal of American interests and a misuse of public duty. Pegler asserts Wallace dodged questions and would face oath testimony.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Nicholas Roerich
Roerich
New York
Lamasery
Wallace
Siberia
Henry
Franklin Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Benes Resigns as President in Czechoslovakia
In Prague on June 7, Eduard Benes, aged 64, resigned rather than sign a new constitution drafted by the Communists. The cabinet, accepting his resignation, kept his salary and home, leaving the nation with its last Western link weakened. Benes had served 11 years over two terms and had five years remaining in this term.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Benes
Klement Gottwald
Lang
Gottwald
Munich
London
Thomas G. Masaryk
Masaryk
Czechoslovak Republic
Jan
Four Injured as Storm Strikes Zwolle Louisiana
Four Negroes were injured when a small twister touched down near Zwolle at 6 15 p m Sunday. The roof of the Negro baseball stadium was torn off and catapulted onto a chartered bus owned by Dixie Sunshine lines. Injured were Joe Banks Thornton Davis Lucille Franklin and Jessie Dee. All received first aid and were released. Telephones and electric services were knocked out in the area. Similar damage occurred in Dixie Louisiana and Gilmer Texas with about 12 000 dollars in losses.
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Shreveport
Zwolle
Joe Banks
Thornton Davis
Lucille Franklin
Jessie Dee
Dixie Sunshine Lines
Dixie
Gilmer
Texas
Fresh Army Engineers Join Battle Against Columbia Flood
Army engineers rushed 26 officers to critical points along the 100 mile dike front from Portland to the Pacific as the Columbia River flood surged. The crest pushed through Portland and Vancouver amid record tides and heat, with 26 dead and about 60,000 homeless. Col. O E Walsh assigned the new units to 43 dike districts while sandbag defense continued.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Pacific
Army Engineer Corps
Great River
Fort Belvoir
Columbia
Fraser
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver
Col
O. E. Walsh
U. S. Engineers
Coast Guard
Editor Callahan Buried After Lafayette Funeral
Thomas Mark Callahan 66 editor and publisher of the Lafayette Daily Advertiser was laid to rest after services at Cathedral of St John the Evangelist Burial took place in St John Catholic Cemetery He is survived by daughter Mother Mary O Callaghan of the Society of the Sacred Heart Grand Coteau La His wife Margaret Mary Meade of North Adams Mass preceded him in death less than two months earlier Callahan led the Daily and Weekly Advertiser for 28 years and founded a regional newspaper that greatly influenced local business and press.
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Lafayette
Thomas Mark Callahan
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Catheral
St. John the Evangelist
St. John Catholic Cemetery
Mary O'Callaghan
Society of the Sacred Heart
Grand Coteau
Margaret Mary Meade
North Adams
Mass
Callahan
Daily
Advertiser
Charming Baby With Missing Mother Tracked at Detroit Hospital
In Detroit on June 7 a two year old known as Miss Gadget captivated staff at Receiving Hospital after the mother vanished Saturday leaving the child in a taxi. Officer search ordered as the young girl repeatedly calls for Mama while nurses praise her charm.
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Detroit
Miss Gadget
Gadget
Charles Kaseta
June Thomas
Miss Thomas
Headquarters
Senate Rejects Race Segregation Ban in Draft Bill
Washington June 7 The senate defeated a proposal to forbid race segregation in armed services by 67 to 7 as part of draft legislation. Leaders fear southern filibuster while aiming for quick action on the draft measure. Langer's amendments were tabled. remaining battles include segregated units, delaying drafting, and a plan to recruit 50,000 aliens for Army service with eventual citizenship.
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Washington
Senate
Navy
Air Force
Langer
R-N. D
Armed Services
Gurney
R-S. D
Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wherry
Neb
Truman
Russell
Dga
Capehart
Rind
House
Chamber
Foreign Legion
Senator Lodge
Rmass
United States
Lodge
Continental United
Cardinal Raps Party Papers in Hungary Pastorals
In Budapest on June 7 Cardinal Mindszenty issued a pastoral letter to Roman Catholics urging them to stop reading government party newspapers and tuning to state radio. He denounced state pressure and denied talks with the government over church schools, amid a government plan to take over church schools.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszently
Gyula Ortutay
Truman pushes tax program gains in Congress
President Truman toured the west en route to Sun Valley Idaho urging public power and reclamation projects. He pressed Congress to fund Columbia River basin development and related works while labeling opponents who prioritize promoters over people. He drew crowds from Pocatello to Omaha and Cheyenne as Democratic governors joined in urging farm policy advances.
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Truman
Sun Valley
Idaho
Pocatello
Congress
Columbia River Basin
George Phillips
Margaret
Omaha
Ak-Sar-Ben
J. J. Isaacson
35Th Division
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lester Hunt
Wyoming
Lee Knous
Colorado
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Louisiana House Concurred In Senate Tax Amendments
Baton Rouge June 7. Gov Earl K Long's 70 million tax program cleared by House after agreeing to all Senate amendments. Bills become law once enrolled and signed in open session. Emergency laws take effect on signing. New taxes include higher sales tax, beer, gasoline, oil and gas severance, gas gathering, and coin operated gaming machines. One dissent over gas bill redirecting funds to general fund. school fund favored.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Louisiana House of Representatives
Senate
Long
House
Representatives
Jesse J. Verret
Calcasieu
Verret
Lorris Wimberly
Blesville
Bernadotte Peace Plan Stirs Arab Israel Debate
UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte proposes a Palestine peace plan to halt fighting. Key clash centers on immigration during a four week armistice. Arabs reject unlimited Jewish inflow while Jews demand access to Jerusalem and a road from Tel Aviv.
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Associated Press
Israel
United Nations
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Merchant of Peace
Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Capper to retire from Senate after long service
Washington June 1 The senate's eldest member Arthur Capper of Kansas will retire from the Senate after years of service. Elected in 1918 and repeatedly re-elected, Capper heads the agriculture committee and is the longest serving Republican senator aside from McKellar. If Republicans retain control, the chair may pass to Senator George Aiken.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Capper
William L. White
Emporia Gazette
Roy A. Roberts
Kansas City Star
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
Senate Agriculture Committee
George Aiken
Vermont
Agriculture
Boy Electrocuted at Harrisburg Pool Cable Incident
In Harrisburg on June 7 a 12-year-old boy, Clyde Peters, died from electric burns after a short circuit in an underground power line sent current through a steel ladder at the Gay Way pool. Eleven-year-old Rosemary Fritsch was nearby as the area was charged, with two other youths aiding in the rescue. The pool is closed pending investigation.
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Harrisburg
Winfield Yarnell
Yarnell
Clyde Peters
Rosemary Fritsch
Peters
Rosemary
Carl B. Shelley
Lewis blasts at operators in soft coal talks
John L. Lewis opened wage talks by blasting operators as fat cats who drain the national purse. He said the United Mine Workers have no wage proposals but seek improvements and guarantees under the welfare fund, currently tied up in a legal dispute. The talks opened amid disputes over death and injury benefits and pensions, with Lewis warning the benefits issue could inflame miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Lewis
Joseph K. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewkre
Methodists End S8 Conference in Louisiana
The Louisiana Methodist conference concludes with only one transfer in the Twin Cities, Rev Louis Arkema moving from St. Joseph to Brownville. District Superintendent Rev W H Giles leads Monroe and West Monroe pastors unchanged, plus several outlying transfers including J B Harper, Jack H Midgett, W C Mason, E B Emmerich and Clyde.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Baton Rouge
Twin Cities
Brownville
Louis Arkema
St. Joseph
W. H. Giles
First Methodist Church of
A. M. Serex
Lea Joyner
Gordon
Rayville
Bastrop
W. C. Mason
Ferriday
Clinton
E. B. Emmerich
Clyde
Wedding Night Fatal for Seaside Heights Couple
A honeymooning Philadelphia couple, William H. Reyz and Evelyn Smalley, found dead in bed in a seaside apartment they reserved for a week. Police reported no signs of violence and noted the bodies appeared to have been in bed about 12 hours.
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Seaside Heights
N. J
Seaside
Joseph P. McDevitt
William H. Reyz
Philadelphia
Evelyn Smalley
Irl Wentz
Edward Ryan
Ryan
Western Powers Propose Five Point Plan for Western Germany
Western powers announced a five point plan to create a separate federal government in Western Germany and to curb German aggression. The agreement, stemming from a six nation conference in London, calls for Ruhr region control of coal coke and steel and for continued occupation forces with tight oversight and demilitarization.
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Washington
Germany
London
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Low Countries
Paris
Ruhr
United Kingdom
Benelux
Russia
Nevada divorces do not halt alimony payments ruling
The US Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that Nevada divorce decrees do not cancel alimony obligations ordered by New York courts. Two ex husbands Joseph Estin and Louis Kreiger must continue back payments despite Nevada decrees. Justice Douglas delivered the decision with Justices Frankfurter and Jackson dissenting. Jackson warned the ruling adds to complex, inconsistent interstate divorce laws. Outside observers fear uncertainty about marriage status across states.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nevada
New York
Douglas
Frankfurter
Jackson
Joseph Estin
Louis Kreiger
New York State Court of Appeals
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