Truman invites Stalin to Washington. no trip planned now
President Truman disclosed that he invited Marshal Stalin to visit Washington about 30 days ago but Stalin declined due to health. The president noted no immediate plans to meet Stalin elsewhere, though he would be glad to see him and said another invitation was issued during the Potsdam conference, which Stalin declined for health reasons.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Stali
Paris
Mr. Truman
Potsdam
Nation's economy set back three months by coal strike
The government estimates that the coal stoppage and other strikes have pushed back the economy by about three months, with production losses totaling around 2 billion dollars. Despite April producing higher consumer goods output, reconversion lag and manpower shortages loom, threatening slower postwar recovery and higher prices.
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Associated Press
Washington
John D. Small
Congress
Small
Sears
Oo. P. A
Paul A. Porter
Porter
Klan Becomes Central Georgia Gubernatorial Issue
Georgia’s governor race centers on the resurgent Ku Klux Klan as Gov. Ellis Arnall and ally James V. Carmichael seek to confront or exploit the order. Carmichael accuses rivals Talmaidge and Rivers of Klan ties while tensions grow with CIO-PAC opposition, labor strife, and a $700000 tax bid shaping political strategy in Atlanta Marietta and state politics.
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Henry Lesesne
Associated Press
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Supreme Court
Rivers
Klan
Carmichael
C. EO
C. O. Klan
Donald Johnsons Buy Shady Spring Land
Mr and Mrs Donald Johnson purchase one and a half acres in Shady Spring District from Mr and Mrs W G Johnson for about 600 dollars as per deed filed in the county clerk office this morning Other deeds recorded include W M Lilly to Pearl Snyder seven lots Sunrise Extension to Crab Orchard for about 500 dollars and Federal Building and Development Corporation to Mr and Mrs J G Shupe lot 18 Victory Garden Homesites in Town District for about 300 dollars
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Donald Johnson
Shady Spring
W. G. Johnson
County Cork
W. M. Lilly
J Pearl Snyder
Crab Orchard
Federal Building and Development Corporation
J. G
County Auto Dealers To Have Dinner Meeting
The Raleigh County Automobile Dealers Association will hold its regular meeting and banquet tonight at 8 at the Black Knight Country Club. W. W. Duncan, chairman, urged all county automobile dealers to attend the dinner and following business session.
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Raleigh County Automobile Dealers' Association
Black ‘Knight Country Club
W. W. Duncan
Telephone Firm Plans $30,000,000 Expansion
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company plans more than 5.5 million dollars in 1947 for a five year post war expansion. The program funds new buildings, central office equipment, outside plant improvements, and increased local and toll cable facilities. It aims to clear a backlog of 17 311 service orders by April and will continue as materials permit. By end of 1950, central office installations total about 7 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
J. R. B. Crigler
Crigler
West Virginia
Street Scene Descriptions From Prince Street to South Kanawha
In a rainy scene a small Negro lad pulls a sleigh along Prince Street as a man and his daughter walk up South Kanawha. The daughter wears a car seat cover as a raincoat while a Mullens Street crossing nearby nearly is hit by an automobile. A sunbathing swimsuit beauty draws attention from a passerby.
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Prince Street
South
Kanawha
Mullens
Stettinius Resigning Is Refused by Truman
President Truman refused to accept Edward R. Stettinius Jr. resignation as the U.S. representative on the United Nations Security Council. Truman and Secretary Byrnes urged Stettinius to remain, noting his role in organizing the United Nations. Stettinius had said he completed the task and wished to return to private life, marking his third offer to leave government service.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United Nations Security Council
Truman
Byrnes
Stettinius
United States
United Nations
Mr. Truman
Chiang's Forces Near Harbin as Gains Block Truce
From Changchun reports indicate Chinese Government troops crossed the Sungari river south of Taoliachao near Harbin, while Communists reportedly abandoned vehicles and heavy artillery. Gen Tu claimed capture of Nungan and Manchuria's second largest power plant as the government forms a new defense ministry led by Pai Chung Hsi with Chen Cheng as chief of staff.
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Associated Press
Peiping
Lu Li-Ming
Changchun
Sungari River
Taoliachao
Harbin
Yungari
Manchuria
The
Hsin Shen Pao
Nungan
Changshhun
Nanking
Lu Ting-¥i
Chiang Kai- Shek
Jewsmien
Teng Tai~Yuan
V8th Group Army
Kuomintang
Ministry of National Defense
Pai Chung-Hsi
Chen Cheng Wilh
Camymunis
Weather West Virginia June 1 to 5, 1946 Forecast
Scattered showers and thundershowers with rising warmth continue tonight into Saturday across West Virginia. A five day outlook from June 1 to June 5 shows cooler conditions in the north and thundershowers then cooler southward, then a warming trend by Tuesday and Wednesday. Mean temperatures are 5 to 10 degrees below normal in the north, near normal in Virginia, with 0 to .75 inch precipitation anticipated. Beckley temperatures note yesterday’s high, lows, and today’s noon reading with trace to none rainfall in the past 24 hours.
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West Virginia
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Beckley
Aioe
Post Office Plans Helicopter Service Between Cities
The Post Office announces planned helicopter air mail service linking major cities with suburban communities. Test runs are planned in two weeks around Los Angeles with full routes from a central airport by July, expanding to Chicago New York Los Angeles Boston Philadelphia Detroit. The system promises 12 hour air mail between metropolitan centers by late 1947 with circular routes landing atop or near post offices using a hydraulic winch to lower sacks of mail.
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Brack Curry
Associated Press
I Mill
Washington
Fice
Sullivan
Los Angeles
Gael Sullivan
Chicago
New
York
Boston
Phila J
Delphia
Detroit
Maritime Unions Demand 35 Cent Raise By June 15
Seven maritime unions press for wage hikes from 22 to 35 cents an hour to avert a June 5 walkout by 200000 longshoremen and seamen. Harry Bridges and Joseph Curran, as co-chairs, seek overtime pay for Saturday work and higher rates across monthly earnings, with a 40 hour week and eight hour day. The administration pledges to keep ships sailing using all powers, including Navy and Coast Guard support if needed. The Labor Department recessed talks to study the proposals amid a dark outlook for the maritime labor dispute.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Navy
War Shipping Administration
Coast Guard
Army
Labor Department
Harry Bridges
Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Hirohito Visits MacArthur in Tokyo Embassy
Emperor Hirohito made a secret second call on General MacArthur at the U S Embassy in Tokyo accompanied by Yoshitomi Matsudaira. The quiet exchange discussed food reconstruction and Japan's postwar changes as Tokyo prepared for the Tokyo Trials. MacArthur declined comment and the meeting went unnoticed by Premier Yoshida's office.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Hirohito
General MacArthur
U. S
Japan
MacArthur
Imperial House
Yoshitomi Matsudaira
Shigeru Yoshida
Grafton Woman Dies at Memorial Ceremony
Frances Reese Hall age 72 of Elkins died at National Cemetery in Grafton after a heart attack while attending memorial services. She was accompanied by her husband Dr JC H Hal and friends at the event.
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Grafton
Associated Press
Frances Reese Hall
Elkins
National Cemetery
JC. H. Hal
Miners Benefit From Survey Of Mine Communities
A government contract aims to unite coal mining communities under the Coal Mines Administration. George J. Titler, District 29 president, notes a comprehensive survey will assess hospital medical sanitary and housing conditions to guide improvements and standardize facilities for miners. The contract also creates a medical and hospital fund overseen by trustees named by the United Mine Workers to reduce kickbacks and raise pay for miners and service providers.
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George J. Titler
District 29
Mmine
United Mine Workers
Fidler
Ben , Morell
Will, Ware
Coal Mines Administration
Titler
Title
Titer
Tiller
All But 4 Area Mines Open 75 Pct On Job
Four mines idle in Winding Gulf field due to lack of men. New River field mostly operating with crews near 75 percent strength. Absenteeism around 20.8 percent post holiday. telegrams from John L. Lewis contributing to delays. Production expected at about 5 percent of normal due to backlogs and slow reloads. George J. Tiller to explain new contract at 10 Sunday memorial gathering.
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Winding Gulf
New River
Winding Gulf Operator’s Association
Idlfe
Black Eagle
Mullens
Koppers
Stotesbury
C. H. Mead Coal Company
East Gulf and Mead
Umit
Hameo
Cimen
John L. Lewis
Operators’ Association
George J. Tiller
District 28
United Aline Workers
Memorial Building
Aves
Social Council Studies World Bill Of Rights
United Nations Economic and Social Council in New York considers a broad program affecting global living conditions. Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar leads an 18 member body, with five commissions reporting and urgent recommendations. The Human Rights Commission under Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt drafts a World Bill of Rights and seeks a Sub Commission on information freedom.
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Social Council Studies
Francis W. Carpenter
New York
United Nations Economic J and Social Council
Ramaswami Mudaliar
Iconnch
Quacoaf
Commission On Human Rights
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britain moves toward bread rationing in near term
London reports Britain's new food minister John Strachey hints bread rationing may be needed within weeks for 45 million residents. He warned voluntary bread economy may not suffice and rationing machinery is being prepared for possible emergency use. Morrison and others debate wartime food controls and the threat of famine until harvest of 1947.
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Associated Pre
London
John Strachey
Britain
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Strachey
Herbert Morrison
Ford
Dunkerque
Germany
Were Teast
Miners Halt Anthracite Fields Nationwide Walkout
Fifty five words. A 175,000 strong strike by Pennsylvania hard coal miners began at 12:01 a.m. after failing to reach a new contract with operators. Officials in Hazelton and Scranton said the entire region was idle while a Washington official noted President Truman was advised against seizing the mines.
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Associated Pros
New York
Pennsylvania
Nepostinlors
Anthiraciteelds
AFL
United Mine Workers
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Hazelton
Jack Reno
Griegiance Committee
Hazleton
Lehigh Company
Washington
Truman
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Pottsville
John Boylan
Anthracite Board of Concilia Won
Truman Supports Striker-Draft Bill Amid Senate Clash
President Truman reiterates support for emergency striker draft to draft citizens in labor emergencies, denies intent to draft labor, and notes Senate actions removing the clause. He weighs veto versus signing a broader disputes bill as labor threats mount and Congress stalls on emergency measures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Legia- Iwina
House
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Stettlinius
Chiang
Post Office Planning
Maritime Unions
President Truman
Lewis
I Interior
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Adm
Ben Moreell
Ines
UMW
John J. O'Leary
Witler
Hig Hews
Whitney
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