Judge Sees Coal Strike As U S Tragedy Amid Vanport Flood Crisis
Oregon lowlands reel from Vanport flood with 20 dead and many missing. More than 16,000 homes swept away as Portland Vancouver and Longview struggle to recover. President Truman directs federal aid while Red Cross Salvation Army and agencies mobilize housing food and clothing. Navy vessels and decommissioned ships may aid emergency housing.
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U. S
Oregon
Portland
Vancouver
Longview
Washington
Vanpert
Truman
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Federal Works Administration
Public Housing Administration
Department of Interior and Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Arabs Seek Unified Palestine for Any Truce
Arabs insist a lasting cease fire requires a unified Palestine and Arab states demand Palestine’s political unity and continued Arab cooperation with the U N mediator. Despite the four week armistice offer, fighting rages as Jerusalem gates, Jaffa and Rehovot faces came under attack and Egyptian artillery shells were reported near Tel Aviv.
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Associated Press
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Palestine
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Jerusalem
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Security Council
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Jaffa
Old City
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Hulda
Sympathetic With Court Writ On Coal Talks
In Washington federal court Judge T Alan Goldsborough warned a coal strike could be a national tragedy if not resolved. He suggested the government’s request for a court order to compel John L Lewis to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association on a new soft coal contract may bring progress if negotiators meet in good faith.
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Associated Press
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Goldsborough
Welly K. Hopkins
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
U. S
Argu
SCPA
UMW
Joseph E. Moody
Seatherm
Buter Inems
Moody
Denham
NLRB
Goldaborough
Howev
Abo
United Mine Workers’ Union
Truman Urges Trade and Housing Bills Be Passed
President Truman urged Democratic leaders to pass housing, reciprocal trade, and education measures at a White House conference as Senate work stretched into the night. Rayburn said House action on the housing bill remains uncertain while hearings on the trade program proceed.
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Truman
Associated Press
White Horse
Senate
GOP
Rayburn
House
Wherry
Nebraska
Rail Union May Picket Truman Talks Continue
Washington sources report White House negotiators led by Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman pressed three railroad unions and management for a settlement as picketing threats surfaced for President Truman’s cross country trip. Lawmakers announced a plan to speed changes in railroad retirement and unemployment laws benefiting about 247,000 retirees. Taft and Wolverton introduced bills to implement the agreement with swift action anticipated.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Truman
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
A. ¥. Glover
Chicago
West Coast
Kia
Taft
Ohio
Rep
Wolverton
Comic Murder Lesson Kills Boy
JOHNSTOWN PA A 14 year old boy Richard Dick Watkins died at home after an apparent hanging. The Coroner said a comic book lesson in murder inspired the death. The boy’s father Elvis found him in his room as the family returned from a sister’s graduation events.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Richard
Watkins
Cambria County
Joseph Goveckar
Goveckar
Betty
Elvis Watkins
Yugoslavs Recall Two Ambassadors From London and Ankara
A Tanjug spokesman said Belgrade has recalled its ambassadors from London and Ankara. The Yugoslav ambassador to Britain, Dr Leontic, is back in Belgrade after leaving weeks ago. It was not clear if the recalls are for routine consultations or a withdrawal.
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Associated Press
London
Tanjug
Belgrade
Ankara
Britain
Dr. L. Leontic
Street Scene Girl Explains Cadillac Belongs to Grandfather
A street scene shows a girl explaining to a passerby that the Cadillac she drives belongs to her grandfather. A motorist honks as the light shifts from green to red, highlighting urban everyday friction.
Oak Hill Extends City Limits by Fifty Acres
Oak Hill city council approves extending the city limits by about 150 acres to include the South Hill subdivision. The 197-lot residential area along country club road to Route 1 will feature minimum home costs of 8000 on Route 61 facing, 6000 on the country club road, and 5000 in interior lots. The land is sold by Fayette Land Company, with C R Hill, R E Kelly, and C E Mahan as owners or partenaires. Septic sewage, six redclogged streets, and no city-funding costs are planned.
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Register
Oak. Hill
Oak Hill
South Hill
Fayette Land Company
C. R. Hill
R. E. Kelly
C. E. Mahan
Fayetteville
Hill and Kelly
Coutil
Country Club
Bays Place
Marines Kill Jap Holdout on Kwajalein Atoll
Marines on Kwajalein Atoll hunted for a remaining Japanese holdout after killing one hiding on Hene Island. The island, eight miles from the base, was searched following an earlier incident where Marshallese landing attempts were repelled. The navy reported another possible Japanese survivor and ongoing searches were ordered by Marine units.
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Associated Press
Pearl
Harbor
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Island
Navy
Hene Island
Kwajalein
Hene
Coal Output High Despite Shortage of Railroad Cars
Beclrey area coal production remained high despite a railroad car shortage slowing output. Winding Gulf operators report an 8,296 ton loss from car shortages. several mines logged one day losses, while the Winding Gulf region boosted weekly tonnage to 230,311 despite year-ago totals. Virginian Railway loaded 361,750 tons for the week. Armco mines cite docks at Great Lakes as the bottleneck with 170,000 worn-out cars retired and only 140,000 replaced, causing a 30,000 car shortage.
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Beckley
Winding
Gulf Operators Association
Shunter
Standard Fire Creek Fuel Company
Alpaca
Gaston Coal Company
Gulf Smokeless Coal Company
Tams
Helen No. 9
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Harmco
Mullens Smokeless Fuel Company
Crozier Coal and Coke Company
Gulf Mining Company
Crab Orchard
Eccles Mines
Eastern Gas On Fuel Associates
Winding Gulf
New River
Virginian Railway Company
Coal River Area
Edwight
Montcoal
Eunice
Marfork
Dorothy
Red Cedar
Amengile
Highcoal
Blue Pennant
Birchton
Ferndate
Prenter
Whitesville
Leevale
Stickney
Charles W. Conner
Armco, Inc
NBC Would Lease Stations to U S
NBC offered to step out of Voice of America and lease its international radio stations to the government for 1 dollar a year. NBC vice president Denny cited divided responsibility between State and NBC for the controversy over Spanish language programs beamed to South and Central America. Alberto Gandero, former Latin America supervisor, may be asked to testify.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Broadcasting Company Today
Voice of America
Charles R. Denny
NBC
Congress
Congressional
South
Central America
Denny
Federal Communications Commission
State Department
Alberto Gandero
Gandero
Cuba
Latin America
NEG
Berlin Transport Workers Strike Shuts City Transit
About 20,000 Berlin transport workers began a 24 hour strike for higher wages and more food. Nearly 4 million daily riders faced disruption as streetcars buses and subways were affected while American military buses and Army trucks ferried workers to central pickup points and schools closed for lack of transport.
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Berlin
Brittish Control Commission
House Studies Record Army Air Arm Budget
Washington A record six point five zero nine nine three nine billion peace time army air force budget went before the House amid warnings of the Russian menace. The plan funds a force of 1 234 300 with an air force provided about 2 300 000 000 this year. Combined army air force personnel reach 302 500, surpassing current projections and stressing draft priority. The approved budget totals 5 618 203 000 for the army and 891 736 008 for the air force, with overall year funds of 112 438 731 829 available for the pair. The air force target strength is 444 500 and the army 790 000, with July 1 projections of 540 000 and 392 500 respectively reaching peak next year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army Air Force
House
Navy
Marine Corps
Congress
Army-Air Force
Senate
Truman
Army
Air Force
Airforce
Beckley Police Civil Service to Interview Applicants
Beckley Police Civil Service Commission will interview applicants in late June to form an eligible list for the police force. Interested persons should obtain applications from City Recorder W. P. Laren and submit them to the commission. Applicants must pass physical and mental evaluations to be considered.
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Beckley Police Civil Service Commission
Beckley Police Force
W. P. Laren
Twenty-Eight Feared Lost in Sea Disaster
NORFOLK VA Navy reports 28 sailors and marines missing after a 50-foot liberty launch capsized near the Aircraft Carrier Kearsarge in Hampton Roads. Of 68 accounted for, 65 rescued by nearby boats. survivors unharmed though many suffered shock. Weather included choppy seas and 20 mph gusts.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Navy
Hampton Roads
Kearsarge
Norfolk Naval Operating Base
James T. Wailen
USN
Springfield
C. S. Smiley
Smiley
British Charge German Red Zone Is Police State
The British military government reports the Soviet occupation zone in Germany as a police state with Ruthlessness erasing political opposition. It notes eliminated Social Democrats and non Communist parties, arrests and exile of resistors, and evidence of secret police torture among escapees.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Kommandatura
Weaple
Social Democratic
Partes
Liberal Democrats
Christian Democrats
Western
Germany
Jobless Father Murders Children
A jobless bus driver, ill and despondent over unemployment, stabbed his two children Gloria Jean 7 and Kenneth 3 to death then surrendered. He phoned his wife from Leon County Jail and led police to the apartment where the children were found under the bed with two bloody kitchen knives nearby. The suspect said he feared losing his mind and had contemplated suicide.
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Associated Press
Tallahassee
Fla
John Palazzo
Palazzo
Tomy Wal
Walter Finley
Wiit T
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