Senate Debates on Taft-Hartley Repeal Begin
Senator Elbert D. Thomas opened Senate debate on labor legislation urging quick repeal of the Taft-Hartley law. He cited a 1948 pledge and warned the fight could last two weeks. John L Lewis accused AFL and CIO leaders of secretly negotiating four restrictive amendments with President Truman’s backing.
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WASHINGTON
Elbert D. Thomas
DUtah
senate
Thomas
senate labor committee
Republican policy committee
Democrats
labor committee
Truman
LEWIS
John L Lewis
William Green
AFL
Philip Murray
CIO
United Mineworkers
Green
Murray
Chambers Testifies of Another State Department Source
Whitaker Chambers testifies there was a second source in the state department besides Alger Hiss. He identifies the source as employed in the trade agreement section. Under cross examination, Chambers admits to additional perjury admissions, raising total to three.
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NEW YORK
Whittlaker Chambers
state department
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Hiss
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Stryker
Political purge in Russia reported by The Times
The New York Times reported a political purge in Russia with a Paris dispatch noting at least 300,000 expelled from the Communist party and a sharp drop in Komsomol membership. Several major party leaders are said to have disappeared quietly.
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NEW YORK
The
New York Times
Russia
Paris
C. L. Sulzberger
Communist party
Komsomol
Communist youth league
The Times
Baseball results from 1950s leagues and games
The record lists National League matchups Cincinnati versus New York and Boston versus St. Louis with pitchers and scores noted. American League games include Philadelphia at Cleveland and Boston at Detroit with incomplete details and night play listed.
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RAE &J. Louis
DOT
Boston
Munger
Wilks
Baker
Spahn
Potter
Balkeid
Mast
St. L
Slaughter
Pittaburen
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Senator Attacks Check on Loyalty in Hearings
Washington June 6 AP Senator Hickenlooper accuses the FBI of finding serious derogatory information about a top secret atomic reports draftsman who was suspended earlier. The man’s name was not released and the AEC cleared him after a hearing. Lilienthal noted some with doubtful records remain on payroll for safety reasons.
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WASHINGTON
Senator Hickenlooper
Iowa
congress
FBI
pic
Sete
atomic energy commission re board
AEC
David E. Lilienthan
eatlier
commission
Lilienthal
senate house atomic energy committee
Hickenlooper
Lucas
D-Ill
White House
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Truman
rules committee
Red Radio Attack Hits Hong Kong Policy
The June 6 dispatch reports Peiping radio denouncing British Hong Kong policy as anti Chinese and dangerous. It notes Hong Kong defenses and trade with Communist areas while banning overseas party affiliated groups not aligned with local peace. The attorney general distinguishes Nationalists from Communists in Hong Kong.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Chinese Communist radio today
Hong Kong
China
Peiping
Suspects in Deaths of Three Children Found in Icebox
Walnut Ridge Arkansas authorities probe possible foul play after three children were found dead jammed in a small unused icebox at a rural home. Investigators continue the investigation.
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WALNUT RIDGE
Ark
Grandmother Dies After Heroic Rescue On Trestle
Ruth Merryman 51 died after pushing two grandsons and two stepsons to safety on a trestle near Malone Washington. The four children crossed the unscheduled Northern Pacific freight line and escaped with minor injuries except Mrs. Merryman who was struck by a train and killed.
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MALONE
Wash
Knute Weinberg
Ruth Merryman
Northern Pacific
Mrs. Merryman
Berlin Deadlock Stubborn After Secret Foreign Talks
Paris June 6 French sources say the Big Four foreign ministers ended a third secret session on Berlin unification without progress. No accord between western and Soviet proposals. communique notes study only. Session length 2 hours 25 minutes. secrecy to continue for now. Tomorrow’s session will be open.
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PARIS
WPH
Berlin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Molotov Heads Soviet Far East Policy Shift
Paris reports Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Deputy Prime Minister, has been placed in charge of Russia's policy in China and the Orient. The informant predicts an early shift from diplomatic aloofness to a "big brother" role toward the Chinese Communists and expanding Soviet aid to modernize China.
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PARIS
Sovet
Vyacheslav MM. Molotov
Russia
China
Orient
Molotov
Kremlin
Anti-Lynch Bill Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an anti-lynching bill today, introduced by Senator Ferguson. The measure sets a maximum penalty of 10000 dollars or 20 years in prison for conspiracy to incite aid or commit a lynching and applies to peace officers and lynch mobs.
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WASHINGTON
senate judiciary committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
senate
congress
McCarran
D-Nev
Court Denies Bail for Gates
In New York an appeals court refused bail to John Gates editor of the official Communist daily, amid more than 500 pickets outside. Gates is one of 11 defendants in the Communist conspiracy trial and was jailed Friday by Federal Judge Harold Ar Medina on a contempt charge.
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NEW YORK
John Gates
daily worker
Gates
Harold Ar Medina
Reds Roll On in China Capture Tsingtao Move
Forces allied with the Reds reportedly seize Tsingtao the last Nationalist pocket north of the Yangtze. Nationalist troops evacuate Changsha as Gen Pai Chung-hsi moves an army of about 300000 south toward Hengyang to establish new headquarters.
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Tsingtao
Yangtze river
Changsa
Pai Chung-hsi
China
Hengyang
Lewis Contempt Fine Upheld in Strike Case
The UMW chief John L. Lewis has contempt of court upheld for failing to halt a 1948 miners strike over pensions. The U.S. circuit court of appeals ordered Lewis and the union to pay 31.42 million dollars in fines, with Lewis responsible for 20 thousand. The ruling confirms a second contempt finding, following a 1946 incident.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
John L. Lewis
Lewis
CIO
United Autoworkers
Ford Motor company
Washington
U. S. circuit court of appeals
United Mine workers’ union
UMW
T. Alan Goldsborough
Coplon Secrets Ruling Could Shape Espionage Case
The Coplon espionage trial recessed to allow written arguments on whether the government must disclose the full text of 22 secret FBI reports. Prosecutors hinted the case could be dropped if ordered to reveal the reports, which cover internal security matters and suspected espionage agents in the United States.
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WASHINGTON
WPP
Judith Coplon
FBI
United States
Westinghouse Proposes June 23 Reopen Talks With CIO Union
Pittsburgh dated report states Westinghouse Electric Corp. proposed June 23 as the date to revive wage negotiations with the CIO United Electrical Workers. The company seeks a settlement on wages only.
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PITTSBURGH
Pi— Westinghouse Electric corp
CIO
United Electrical workers
Commencement Honors Awarded to Nevada Students
University of Nevada honored many students at commencement with top prizes and scholarships. Bonifacio Yturbide of Reno won the Herz gold medal for highest average. Wallace Green of Sitka Alaska and Benny Molignoni of Reno received the Henry Albert senior public service prizes. Edward C Reed of Reno earned the A E Bert Cahlan scholarship for altruistic service and leadership.
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University of Nevada
Bonifacio Yturbide
Reno
Yturbide
Herz
R. Herz
A. E
Bert) Cahlan
Edward C. Reed
Gordon avenue
Nevada 1949 graduates hear Kinnear on world role
The 59th University of Nevada commencement marks history with 227 degrees awarded in the gym. John C. Kinnear of Kennecott Copper delivers the principal address urging graduates to lead in a troubled world and to pursue frontiers, declaring faith in the nation’s future.
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University of Nevada
John C. Kinnear
Kennecott Copper corp
Kinnear
New England
Nevada
Russia
Kremlin
Six Children Die in Blaze in Hazleton Home
Six Gaizick children die after a west Hazleton fire that killed five sons and left the parents in critical condition. Robert Garzick sever, died of burns in Hazleton state hospital as relief funds exceed $1,000 for the family. The missing six month old Donald died in the disaster.
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HAZLETON
west Hazleton
Robert Garzick
sever
Hazleton state hospital
Stevan Gaizick
Gaizick
Joseph
Richard
Leo
Thomas
Donald
May Garssons Appeal From War Bribery Convictions
Washington June 6 WPI former Rep Andrew J May and Munitions Makers Henry and Murray Garsson appealed to the supreme court today from their convictions on bribery and conspiracy to defraud the government during the war. May a Kentucky Democrat who headed the old house military affairs committee and the Garsson brothers were sentenced to eight months to two years in prison following their conviction July 25 1947.
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WASHINGTON
WPI
Andrew J. May
Henry
Murray Garsson
supreme court
May
Kentucky
old house
Garsson brothers
Blind Nevada student wins Herz gold medal for perfect record
Bonifacio Yturbide, 21, blind since age three, earns the University of Nevada Herz gold medal for straight A’s and a perfect four year record. Dean Frederick Wood notes it as the first perfect record in 17 years. Yturbide plans law school and previously overcame financial hardship through a scholarship.
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University of Nevada
Bonifacio Yturbide
Herz
Frederick Wood
the Arts and Sciences college
California
Atlantic Pact Approved by Senate Foreign Relations Panel
Senator Fulbright said the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Atlantic pact and a report urging Senate ratification. The group met in closed session after a morning meeting delayed by absent members. Connally said a vote would occur at a later closed meeting as disagreements over the report wording persisted.
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WASHINGTON
Fulbright
D-Ark
senate foreign relations committee
senate
Connally
D-Day Remembered In France On Omaha Beach
On June 6 1949 France marks D-Day plus five with reflections on the invasion of Hitler’s fortress Europe. The piece recalls the sacrifice of Allied troops at Omaha Beach and vow to honor the fallen as villages and harbor ruins testify to the battle’s impact. Two Norman girls lay wreaths symbolizing hope for the future.
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OMAHA BEACH
France
Adolf Hitler
Europe
new order
Hitler
Stocks Retreat To One-Year Low
New York June 6 stock prices fell to a one year low amid a fresh selling drive. Major issues slipped a few cents to around 3 a share as over a million shares changed hands. Steel production cuts and lack of evidence that recession is easing weighed on the market. Prominent losses included U S Steel General Motors Firestone Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Anaconda Copper Du Pont American Woolen Nickel Plate Southern Stand Off and Twentieth Century Fox.
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NEW YORK
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Firestone Tire
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Anaconda Copper
Du Pont
American Woolen
Nickel Plate Southern railway
Stand Off
Twentieth Century-Fox
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PEW NPA
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Coplon
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Garssons
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