Siam applies for United Nations membership
Siam formally applies for U N membership in a letter from the foreign minister accompanying charges against France for aggression in Indo China. The Siamese legation said Siam would assume full UN obligations while resisting no attacks. The move coincides with Spain inquiry, and U N Security Council subcommittee prepares its report.
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NEW YORK
Siam
United Nations
Indo China
U.N
Washington
U. N. secretariat
U. N
SPAIN
U. N. security council
council
Russia
United Kingdom
United States
Brazil
Belgium
France
security council
Transport Plane Crashes at Sea Near Naples
A U S army transport plane from India crashed in flames into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ravello south of Naples. Of 38 military personnel aboard, eight bodies were recovered and 22 remained missing early tonight as Italian fishermen aided in the scene and nine parachutes were observed.
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NAPLES
India
United States
Ravello
Baseball scores and rain delays across the league
Box scores show Cleveland and St. Louis led by multiple players with homers, while New York and Philadelphia posted wins in separate games. Rain postponed Chicago at Boston. late-season turmoil includes varied inning totals and pitchers' line notes.
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Beara Eamanno
Stevens
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Midwest Cold Snap Bites Early June Across Nine States
A Hudson Bay air mass invaded from Michigan into Minnesota, chilling nine states. Snow touched St Paul with a trace, while Duluth and Bemidji reported freezing temperatures. Forecasters expect the cold snap to persist through the weekend.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
midwest
Hudson bay
Michigan
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Duluth
Bemidji
Roxas Pledges Huk Arm Surrender and Relief Reforms
Manila reports new government under Manuel Roxas pledges surrender of 11000 Hukbalahaps before independence day. Plans overhaul Philippine relief, reduce patronage, replace officials, and curb hiring relatives. Also to build rice substitutes and temporary warehouses. Dr Bernabe Africa named foreign affairs commissioner.
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MANILA
Manuel Roxas
Philippines
Hukbalahaps
People's army
Luzon
Philippine relief and rehabilitation administration
Roxas
Jose Zulueta
Huks
Zulueta
Japan
Sergio Osmena
Philippines relief
Red Cross
Bernabe Africa
the
University of the Philippines
Lecturer Dies at 68 in Massachusetts
Dr. D. Brewer Eddy of Newtonville, renowned Congregational churchman, missionary leader, and lecturer, died today at his summer home in West Falmouth Massachusetts. He was 68.
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WEST FALMOUTH
Mass
D. Brewer Eddy
Newtonville
Clashes Mark Eve of Italy's Royalty Vote
In Milan clashes broke out between Monarchists and Republicans on the eve of Italy's plebiscite to decide monarchy or republic. King Umberto II faced demonstrations as he visited Milan's cathedral and the Royal Palace, before continuing a campaign tour and vowing a new plebiscite after a future constitution.
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ROME
Milan
Italy
Savoy
Ansa
Umberto II
Mulan
Duomo
Royal Palace
Alfred Cardinal Schuster
Umberto
Venice
ren
Benito Mussolini
ministry of the interior
supreme court of
constituent assembly
Vittorio Emanuele
Christian Democrat
Mayor Irked By Town Joke About Oshkosh Name
Oshkosh mayor F. Oaks says he is fed up with jokes about the town name after a telegram from Fort Bragg North Carolina signed Mac McIntosh claimed the town was named for a violent sneeze. Oaks retorted with a brief quote from General Anthony McAuliffe: Nuts.
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OSHKOSH
Wis
F. Oaks
Oaks
Fort Brage
N. C
Valedictorian Upholds Family Tradition at Carthage High
George Zahn tops Carthage High School as valedictorian for the 1946 class with a 93.58 average, continuing a family pattern begun by his brothers Lyle in 1942 and Keith in 1944, sons of Mr and Mrs Lyle Zahn.
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CARTHAGE
N. Y
George Zahn
Carthage ‘high school
Lyle
Keith
Lyle Zahn
Peace Path Described by Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII warned that true peace remains distant despite end of hostilities. He urged wary leaders to oppose despotism and noted Italy and France elections as tests of whether Latin nations keep to Christian values. The pontiff spoke from his private library on his feast day, stressing a long arduous road to peace.
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VATICAN CITY
Pius XII
Italy
France
Eugenio
sacred college of cardinals
Extension of Draft Urged by Senator Austin
Senator Austin urges prompt extension of the draft to strengthen the United States in negotiations. He argues a peace force is needed and warns that representations without power are unpersuasive. The Senate debates volunteer versus conscription amid plans to extend the life of selective service and possibly scrap the draft.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Austin
senate
Vermont
eer
State Byrnes
house
senate military committee
army
navy
marine corps
Thomas
Utah
Stage Struck Sea Lion In Bathtub
In Oakland on June 1 a wild sea lion named Selmer was captured by Harry Fish after a failed Bolinas Bay fishing trip. The 12 year old Lucy Ann named the creature, which briefly performed on a neighbor’s driveway before police and the SPCA intervened. Selmer was housed in the Fish family bathroom.
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OAKLAND
Calif
Harry Fish
Bolinas Bay
Lucy Ann
Selmer
Albert Sacks
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Fish
Push Expanded By China Force Push Expanded By China Force
Gen Li Ming reported Chinese government troops advanced northeast from Szepingkai capturing several towns. Tu’s Manchurian corps reached Yentungshan while Haishihcheng Hwatien and Tsingyuan were seized. Communist activity in Shantung and Hubei paused during a three prong drive on Tsinan.
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PEIPING
Li- Ming
Szepingkai
Panshih
Yentungshan
Haishihcheng
Hwatien
Hsin Shen Pao
Tsingyuan
Mukden
Mukden-Harbin
Floods Delay Crop Production in Pennsylvan ia and New York
Floods this week killed 14 people and damaged property valued at 3 009 000 dollars. The disaster wiped out or delayed crops across Pennsylvania and New York, destroying topsoil and washing out fields as officials warned months of production losses. Carson F. Mertz cited striped fields and crops beaten down by hard rains.
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HARRISBURG
Pennsylvania
New York
Carson F. Mertz
farm security administration
Slovak Bishops Urge Mercy for Tiso War Leader
A group of Slovak Catholic Bishops urged clemency for Dr Joseph Tiso the wartime Slovakia president. In a letter to the Slovak national council they argued his intentions were good though he erred and said mercy would bolster unity with Bohemia and Moravia. Tiso, once a parish priest, awaits trial for collaboration after U S forces captured him.
Seaman Strike Highlights National Labor Front
The Associated Press reports a coal miners strike involving 75,000 workers in Pennsylvania and a planned June 15 seamen and longshoremen walkout affecting ship operations. Negotiations were ongoing with limited progress, while President Truman warned of potential army and coast guard involvement to keep merchant marine moving.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
CIO
Truman
army
navy
coast guard
labor department
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
New York
historic Washington college
Radcliffe
D-MD
Sandy Point ferry
senate
United States States
Mr. Truman
Hunger Striker David Fleming Denies Group Orchestrated Fast
In Belfast on June 1 David Fleming whispered a denial that his 70 day fast was ordered by an Irish political group and said he protests the treatment of political prisoners. An official bulletin says he remains dangerously ill with no apparent change in condition.
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BELFAST
David Fleming
Irish Republican army
Fleming
New Government Asked by Czechs
A London dispatch says President Eduard Benes asked Communist leader Klement Gottwald to form a new Czechoslovak government after the general election last Sunday placed the Communists as the strongest single party.
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LONDON
Prague
Eduard Benes
Klement Gootwald
Senate Approves Diluted Emergency Labor Bill For Truman
The Senate passed a diluted version of President Truman's emergency labor program by 61 to 20, stripping draft labor provisions and compensation terms, while retaining seizure authority and no strike enforcement. The bill, effective until June 30, 1947, heads to the House which may balk until Truman reveals intent on the Case anti strike bill.
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WASHINGTON
senate
Truman
house
treasury
congress
Trolley Car Record Set By Thief
An unidentified man entered Philadelphia Transportation Company car barns and drove a trolley on a west Philadelphia route, completing two round trips before escaping on a second run. The amateur motorman stopped with a squeaking spark shower, then fled as police and PTO supervisors closed in after a brief chase. Running time for the trolley was one hour and twenty minutes.
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PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia Transportation company
west Philadelphia
PTO
New Republic For Indo China Plan Emerges In Saigon
In Saigon June 1 French commissioner Cedile announced the formation of an independent Cochinchinese republic within the Indo-Chinese federation and French union. A referendum will decide joining Viet Nam as the next step. Nguyen Van Thinh, new Cochinchina prime minister, to speak at a mass meeting near Saigon cathedral. Ho Chi Minh and a Viet Nam delegation head to Paris for talks as clashes flare between Vietnamese civilians and French troops. Chinese detachments at Hanoi reportedly fire back and take prisoners.
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SAIGON
Indochina
Jean Henri Cedile
Cochin China
French union
Viet Nam
Hanoi
council of ministers of
Nguyen Van Thinh
Ho Chi Minh
Paris
Emperor Hirohito Meets Premier Yoshida in Tokyo
In Tokyo on June 1 Emperor Hirohito met Premier Shigeru Yoshida for talks on political affairs. The meeting followed Hirohito's earlier visit to General MacArthur the previous day and produced no public statement.
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TOKYO
Emperor Hirohito
MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
Twice Escaped Prisoner Is Back in Confinement
Private Matthew Spence of Baltimore, Maryland, who twice escaped while serving a ten year robbery sentence, is retaken after an accidental sit on a criminal investigation department agent in a dark Paris theater while a film titled You Can't Get Away With Murder played.
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PARIS
Matthew Spence
Baltimore
criminal investigation department
Assault Wins Triple Crown In Belmont Stakes
Assault the Texas born colt trained by Warren Mehrtens defeated Natchez by three lengths to become the seventh Triple Crown winner in turf history. The Belmont victory, run in 2:80 4/5 for a mile and a half, followed his Kentucky Derby and Preakness triumphs. Natchez, Cable, and Lord Boswell rounded the top five as seven contested the field.
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NEW YORK
Jones GP
Robert J. Kleberg Jr
Assault
bald Venture
Walter M. Jeffords
Natchez
Warren Mehrtens
Cable
Aksel Wichfeld
Palm Beach
Frs
Hampton
William Du Pont, Jr
Elizabeth Graham
Lord Boswell
Makout
Eva Gabor Reports Jewelry Theft in Dressing Room
Actress Eva Gabor told police that about 2500 dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from her dressing room backstage while she rehearsed on the theater stage last night at Hollywood.
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ROSRED HOLLYWOOD
Eva Gabor
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