Newport Bermuda Race Opens With 58 Scratched Boats
Fifty eight racing yachts gather on Newport harbor as anticipation grows for Saturdays Newport Bermuda race start from Brenton's Reef lightship at 1 p.m. Class A leads off, with B at 1 15 and C at 1 30. Wanderer IX from Canada arrives late with rudder trouble. three more boats scratch, leaving a record fleet. Police and coast guard traffic, parking, and spectator craft rules detailed for race day.
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Newport
Canada
John C. Reed
Halifax
New Bedford
Arthur C. Prosser
Pampus
Henk Tingen
J. A. MacLean
New York
Bill Butler
South Dartmouth
Blue Sea
Ocean Drive
Beaverthal James
Samuel H. Dugan
Thames Street
Wellington Avenue
Ida Lewis Yacht Club
Halidon Hill
Harrison Avenue
Pyke’s Neck
Budlong
Brenton's Point
Budlong'’s
Marsden Perry
Perry's
Castle Hill
Dugan
Beavertail Reservation
Navy
George P.lewis
Weswport Coast Guard
Stock Market Advance Dampened By Railroads
NEW YORK railroads provided a ragged drag on the stock market today damping advancing tendencies. Many leading rails sold at small losses enough to turn the major division irregular. Higher stocks included Chrysler Boeing American Car & Foundry and Standard Oil of California while Santa Fe Southern Pacific American Telephone and Radio Corp eased. Curb market stocks rose modestly with Molybdenum Producers Corp Raytheon Unexceled Chemical and Barium Steel among advancers. Corporate bonds slipped while foreign dollar loans mixed and U S governments in the OTC market sagged with the new 2 percent slower.
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New York
Chrysler
Boeing
Amerian Car & Foundry
Standard Oil
California
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
American Telephone
Radio Corp
Molybdenum
Producers Corp
Raytheon
Chemical
Barium Steel
U. S
Taft targets Ike on US and foreign issues
Sen. Robert A. Taft assailed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on domestic and international topics in a televised "Answer to Abilene" program. He claimed gains in delegate support since Eisenhower’s return from Europe and accused Eisenhower of wavering on policy, especially budget and tax plans. Taft urged ending price controls and repudiating Truman foreign policy while contending Eisenhower is misinformed or shifting views. Continued on Page 6.
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Bob
Sen
Robert A. Taft
New York
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kas
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Eisenhower
Europe
Eissenhower
Denver
Ohio
Russia Seen Dropping Germ Warfare Charge At U N
Western diplomats privately said Russia may drop its germ warfare charges against the United States, saying they lack plausible evidence. The UN Security Council debated the issue as Jacob Malik proposed appealing to ratify the 1925 Geneva protocol outlawing biological weapons. The U S urged referral to the Disarmament Commission for broader arms regulation and reductions.
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United Nations
Russia
United States
U.N
North Korea
Jacob A. Malik
U.S
Malik
Council
Disarmament Commission
Navy and state pilot traffic safety drive launched
An exploratory conference between state and local police and Navy reps at the Naval Base launched an accident-reduction program named Operation Motor Vehicle Safety. Col. John T. Sheehan urged measures to cut auto mishaps involving service personnel on Newport County roads. Rear Adm. Clarence E. Olsen hosted and outlined Navy steps for safer traffic. Future talks will set details. Emphasis covered Route 138 and nearby highways between Fall River and Newport with safety education, road markings, pedestrian safety and increased enforcement. A wake-up patrol was proposed to check drivers for fitness. Conference attendees included Admiral Olsen and staff and Destroyer Force reps.
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Navy
Naval Base
John T. Sheehan
Portsmouth
Newport County
Clarence E. Olsen
Col. Sheehan
Fall River
Newport
Admiral Olsen
Destroyer Force Leadquar
Texas Delegates Battle for GOP Nomination Key
Texas erupts as Taft and Eisenhower backers clash over who may represent the state at the GOP national convention. With 38 convention votes at stake, rival delegations claim legal credibility through county and precinct conventions, while questions of who is a true Republican loom large as the National Committee prepares to decide.
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Texas
Taft
Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Lone Star
Dave Cheavens
AP Capital
Austin
Tex
Denison
Red River
Rene B. Creager
Old Guard
Sen
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Min
Eral Wells
Mineral Wells
State Executive Committee
The
Chicago
GOP
National Committee
Henry Zivefel
Fort Worth
Zweifel
Herbert Hoover
Jack Porter
Houston
Porter
Arms Halt Seen If Steel Strike Continues Weeks
Washington industry and the military warn a steel strike could halt most arms production within weeks. Defense officials move to reroute steel and shipyard materials while suppliers warn of gaps in aircraft and weapons output.
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Washington
Lovett
CIO Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Defense Department
Department
E. W. Rawlings
Air Materiel Command
Building Restrictions Relaxing Plan Scrapped
Washington US government scraps plans to ease building restrictions set for July 1 due to a steel strike. Henry H Fowler of the National Production Administration says curbs on home construction and amusement sites must be postponed indefinitely as steel deliveries to defense industries dwindle while efforts redirect remaining supply.
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Washington
Henry H. Fowler
National Production Administraion
Philip Murray
CIO
U. S. Supreme Court
Truman
Uaion
Fowler
Defense
House Votes To End Price Controls On Unrationed Goods
President Truman signed the Foreign Aid Bill totaling 6.447 billion dollars, though well under his minimum request. Congress endorsed foreign assistance but trimmed the program, setting a spending ceiling for military and economic aid starting July 1, while actual appropriations await approval.
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Truman
Congress
Justice cleanup hits Kansas D A
Justice head McGranery says the Kansas U S Attorney Lester Luther was dismissed at Truman's request as part of a broader department cleanup in a quiet, methodical effort. A special grand jury will review evidence of fees shared with Nicholas Lopes in a Toledo Delite Co tax case. Luther denied improper conduct, citing legal fee sharing for a construction project as permissible.
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Washington
McGranery
U.S
Kansas
Justice Department
Lester Luther
Truman
Carl McGranery
Topeka
Kan
Luther
Nicholas Lopes
Delite Company of
Toledo
Lopes
Marine Bill Reaches Truman Desk In Senate Action
A tall Marine Corps expansion bill cleared both houses by unanimous voice votes and now awaits President Truman's signature. Senator Douglas, a decorated Marine, praised the measure while defense leaders warned against using Marines as a private army. Senators Long and Stennis quashed fears of such use and explained the bill's intent.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Truman
Stalin
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate
Sens. Long
D-La
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
House Armed Services Committee
Long
Navy
Ike Confers With Hoffman Before Texas Hop
Eisenhower held a morning huddle with adviser Paul Hoffman before flying to Texas for a Dallas speech on the Texas delegate issue. The race for GOP delegates pits Eisenhower against Sen. Taft as the Republican National Committee weighs the contests. Eisenhower planned talks in Denison and Las Vegas with possible Hoffman arrival details revised.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paul G. Hoffman
Texas
Eisenhower
Dallas
Robert A. Taft
Tus
GOP
Republican National Committee
Ins
Denison
Tex
Las Vegas
Hoffman
Arthur Vandenberg
Frank Barrett
House votes to end price controls on most consumer goods
The House, 146 to 88, voted to remove price controls on non rationed items and those selling below ceiling prices for three months. The Talle amendment would end controls except where materials are in short supply or rationed. Debate centered on free enterprise versus preserving the control system.
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Washington
House
Office of Price Stabilization
Rep
Talle
Iowa
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Hays
Ohio
Taille
Cole
R-Kas
Truman
Wage Stabilzation Board
Congress
Owen Lattimore Barred From Leaving Country
The Baltimore District Office of the Customs Service received instructions on June 12 directing that Owen Lattimore not be permitted to leave the country. The prohibition, issued as a proscription list, bars passport issuance and was signed by Customs Commissioner Frank Down.
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The
Customs Service
Washington
Owen Lattimore
J. Eugene Kennedy
Washington National
Naval Air Staton
Patuxent
Frank Down
Down
State Department
Baltimore Sun
New York
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Atomic Energy Commission
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