Bomb test plan at Bikini Island described in detail
The article outlines a staged atomic test with multiple waves of ships and aircraft departing from Kwajalein and Eniwetok, leading to Bikini Atoll. It details landing field setup, safety observers, red and yellow all clear pennants, and a complex schedule of drone and bomber flights, cloud monitoring, and radio control for a controlled detonation.
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Col
Bikini Lagoon
Bikini
Brandy
Mount McKinley
Appalachian
Army
Navy
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Coi
Shangri-La
Woodrow P. Swancutt
Blandy
Louisiana House Faces Debate Over Little Case Bill
The Louisiana House, 11 15 a.m. adjourned after delay amid Senate anger over inaction on Senate bills. Debate looms on the Goff Little Case Bill restricting union activity, with Ragan Madden named to handle. Senate may vote on bus ban of closed shop contracts.
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Aton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Senate
Ragan Madden
Lincoln
House Labor and Capital Committee
House
Senate Finance Committee
Boucher
Norman Bauer
Curtis Taylor
Bienville
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Morris Lottinger
Commission
Henry Sevier
Madison
A. R. Deaux
Avoyelles
Jesse Verret
Calcasieu
F. E. Cole
Sabine
Central Construction Company
Monroe
Pollock and
Linceum
Monroe-Alexandria
Jimmie Davis
Alvin Stumpf
Gretna
Senate and House reach war cost and price ceiling compromise
Conferees from both chambers met in the Capitol under Senator Barkley and signed the agreement after hours of closed talks. Taft and Millikin abstained from immediate signings, signaling potential Senate opposition while House conferees noted Crawford would sign. The deal keeps rent controls, approves post 1941 cost-increase reflections, and ends debates on meat dairy decontrol while extending the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Capitol
Barkley
Kentucky
Taft
Ohio
Millikin
Colorado
Radcliffe
Maryland
Crawford
Michigan
Join Committee
Coal mine strike endgame negotiations near a climax
Negotiations between union representatives and Vice Admiral Ben Moreell, federal coal mine administrator, near a climax as a contract for basic pay 460 dollars per month for J and L supervisors looms. John Bane argued the contract was unconstitutional and that the selective service act used to seize mines violated safety laws.
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Adm
Ben Moreell
J. and L
John Bane
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Jones and Laughlin
Lewis
Bane
Mackenzies Column on atomic control and world peace
J M Roberts Jr surveys Pravda’s attack on American atomic control plans and the US response. He notes lingering mistrust, the need for quid pro quo, and Bernard Baruch’s hint that a broader peace formula may follow from an eventual control plan.
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
Associated Press
Pravda
America
United States
Russia
Bernard Baruch
Warning on Soviet threat and atomic secrecy
The piece condemns Russia as deceitful and dangerous, accusing it of imprisoning information and pressuring workers under Wagner act authority. It argues the United States should resist allowing Communist influence, fearing Russia would keep or develop atom bombs while the US destroys its own stock and bars further production.
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Winston Churchill
Russia
Labor Relations Board
United States
King Features Syndicate
House votes to send draft extension to Senate
A voice vote sent the bill to the Senate with prompt acceptance expected. The measure extends the draft but blocks the induction of 18-year-olds while allowing 19-year-olds to be drafted, with the House meeting two hours early to act.
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Senate
House
John Grosch
New Orleans
William Gruber
Judiciary
Alexander Rainold
Rainold
Judiciary Committee
Louisiana
House Appropriations Committee
Paul F. Stinson
C. O. Webb
Dave L. Pearce
Appropriations Committee
Ouachita Parish
Bayou Pierre Game and Fish Preserve
DeSoto Parish
Catahoula Lake Game and Fish Preserve
State Soil Conservation Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
James S. Reily
A. P. Tugwell
Treasury
Louisiana Natural Gas Committee
Veterans’ Department
Joe Darwin
House of Representatives
Shreveport Charity
Senate Committee On Education
House Judiciary
Caddo
East Baton Rouge
Jefferson Parishes
Rapides
St. Landry
Avoyelles
Lafayette
Lafourche
Natchitoches
St. Mary
Orleans
Prevent Cholera Epidemic in Japan Contained
Tokyo reports a cholera outbreak contained after prompt steps by Allied health officials. Col. J A Weaver said isolation and strict quarantine halted spread though thirteen deaths occurred. Korea also reports cases now under control with no Allied personnel involved. Raw vegetables are listed as safe tidbits served with salt.
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Tokyo
Japan
Col
J. A. Weaver
Allied Headquarters
Weaver
Korea
City Court Fines In Alcohol Related Offenses
Harris Dunaway and others appeared in city court on charges including reckless driving drunk driving and disorderly conduct. Fines ranged from 7.50 to 125 with jail terms up to 30 days for several defendants. Nineteen traffic violators were fined a total of 48 dollars.
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Harris Dunaway
Eros
W. M. Harper
L. H. Skinner
Monroe
James P. Howard
General Delivery
Terecer Potts
Adams Street
Clarence M. Aldridge
South Third Street
Raymond Mewillan
Fred Brown
North 10Th Street
Earl Williams
DeSiard Street
Louie Raybon
Chatham
G. A. Merriman
Hotel Monroe
Henry Briley
North Seventh Street
Louis Cook
DeSiard
Ross Shoemaker
Breard
Eliza Jordan
Jonesboro
Walter Jackson
Wood Street
Fred L. McCormack
Columbia
Sam Griffin
West Monroe
Gunmen Fire On Racing News Leader Ragen Carambol
Hunt Pelletier says shotgun jammed while Walsh fires revolver twice as two gunmen in a truck ambush Ragen and his guards. Ragen survives with serious injuries. two other men exchange fire and retreat. Police guard Ragen at Michael Reese Hospital after the attack following a prior shooting two months earlier.
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Pelletier
Walsh
Ragen
Michael Reese
Continental Press
Deaths of John Hooper and Myrtle Williams in Monroe area
Last rites were held for John Hooper 70 at his daughter’s home in Monroe with burial at Riverview Burial Park. Surviving Hooper are his wife Mollie Harper and two granddaughters. Myrtle Williams died in a Monroe hospital ten days after the birth of her son Roger Lee Williams. She leaves husband Alma Williams, her mother in Orange Texas, four sisters and five brothers, with funeral in Eros and church interment.
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John Hooper
Dewey Haynes
North Fourth Street
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church of
Monroe
Riverview Burial Park
Mulhearn
J. B. McCoy
Bob Farrow
Hooper
Mollie Harper
Haynes
Vernon Osterhout
Jane Collins
Roger Lee Williams
Myrtle Rogers Williams
Alma Williams
Eros
Latter Day Saints Church
Church
Williams
J. R. Rogers
Orange
Tex
Audrey Rogers
O. B. Hayn
C. Z. Boyd
L. D. Cade
Beaumont
Elwood Rogers
Ezra Rogers
Detroit
Mich
Luther Rogers
Crossett
Ark
Rufus Rogers
Winnfield
Cortez Rogers
West Monroe
Recreation Center Draws Youths With Diverse Activities
The Recreation Center at 1700 South Grand attracts many youths from the parish with playgrounds at Sherrouse Georgia Tucker Barkdull Faulk and Lida Benton hosting 1086 participants in week one. July Fourth Field Day at Neville Stadium features a 3 mile marathon and various races with prizes and a trophy donated by Sam Rubin of R A Jewelry. A Teen social hour with an orchestra rounds out the week’s activities.
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South Grand Street
Twin Cities
Bess Cunningham
Sherrouse
Georgia Tucker
Barkdull Faulk
Lida Benton
Neville Stadium
Bill Auple
Jack Hesketh
Ruple
Sam Rubin
R& A Jewelry
Woman's gliding record claimed in France
Paris reports Miss Madeleine Renaud claimed a new women's world record for gliding. She stayed aloft 12 hours 53 minutes in southern France on June 13, surpassing the previous 12 hours 30 minutes held by two Russian women since May 16, 1939. The men’s record remains 36 hours 35 minutes by Kurt Schmidt in Germany, August 1933.
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Paris
Madeleine Renaud
France
National Aeronautical Association
Washington
Kurt Schmidt
Germany
Wheat Arrives in Korea to Boost Rice Rations
Two shiploads of American wheat arrived in southern Korea to supplement the rice ration for four counties. A third shipload was reported en route.
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Korea
Seoul
Baltimore Returns Show Tight Races Across City Ballots
In a seven man race Rep H Streett Baldwin led with 25995 votes while Baltimore City yielded strong early leads for O Conor and Lane. Lane and O Conor captured five of six districts as McKeldin led mayoral tally with 30015 to Mills 10033. U S senator GOP contest saw Markey lead 16294 votes over Wilmer 8307 across 782 polling places.
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H. Streett Baldwin
O'Conor
Lane
Baltimore City
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore
Herman L. Mills
Hagerstown
U. S
D. John Markey
Van
Markey
Joseph Allison Wilmer
Five youths charged with sedition in Nueva Ecija case
Five youths aged 13 to 19 faced sedition charges in Munoz Nueva Ecija after a June 17 clash with guerrillas linked to the Hukbalahap movement. Police said the youths claimed they fought for equality under government amid ongoing strikes north of Manila. Watermelons are native to tropical and South America.
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Manila
Dalmacio Dulay
Munoz
Nueva Ecija
Tropical
South America
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George MacReady
Roland Varno
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Turhan Bey
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Barbara Stanwyck
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