Rent Control Filibuster Ends to Vote Monday
Washington notes a marathon 16 hour session as Senator Cain ends a 12 hour filibuster prompting a Monday 11 am test vote on rent controls. The bill would extend federal ceilings six months beyond June 30 with possible local extensions, while House consideration lags.
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Jime
senate
Cain
Wherry
Nebraska
banking committee
Lucas
Illinois
house
Harry P. Cain
R-Wash
Dangerous Russian roulette ends life of 15 year old
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on June 10 a 15 year old schoolboy, Anthony Petrulli, died after a deadly game of Russian roulette. He removed all bullets from a revolver, inserted one, spun the chamber, and fired at his own head in view of three friends. Authorities say the tragedy stemmed from a reckless act and the gun was fired with unknown chamber containing the lone bullet.
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McKEESPORT
Anthony Petrulli
Joseph Lennon
Senator's Wife Taken by Death
Hazel Whitaker Vandenberg wife of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan died early today at 67 after long illness and surgeries since 1947. A national leader in alumnae and sorority work she contributed to Red Cross war effort and civic groups while supporting her husband’s Senate career. Born July 25 1882 in Fort Wayne Indiana she leaves two daughters Elizabeth Pfeiffer and Barbara Bailey and son Arthur Jr now with Rockefeller Development in Brazil. Senate adopted a resolution of profound regret. Funeral arrangements pending.
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UPI
Hazel Whitaker Vandenberg
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Red Cross
Delta Gamma sorority
YWCA
national Campfire Girls board
senate
Berlin Withdrawal Demand Rejected
Western allies rejected a Russian demand to pull all occupation troops from Berlin in exchange for city elections. They informed Soviet deputy commandant Col. Jelisarov that Berlin’s government had already refused the condition and that allied veto power in city administration should not affect elections. The allies noted troops had not interfered with past selections.
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BERLIN
Alexei Jelisarov
west Berlin
Jelisarov
Forrestal Diary Linked to Probe
Washington heard Sen Brewster urge Truman to study James V Forrestal diary for a clue to a go slow request in the 1945 Amerasia arrests. Senator Knowland demanded the sealed diary be subpoenaed. The Amerasia case involved confidential papers seized in New York and Forrestal’s diary has been kept at the White House since his 1949 death.
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Truman
James V. Forrestal
Amerasia
congress
senate foreign relations
Forrestal
New York
White House
naval hospital
Knowland
R-Calif
senate
navy
Senate Bookie Report Names Wire Services
A Senate Commerce Committee report names Continental Press Service as the major source of racing news used by bookmakers, with Western Union, AT&T, Triangle Publications and others also cited. The panel urges a bill to criminalize cross state line gambling information, while noting legality once races start.
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Continental press service
Cleveland
senate commerce committee
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American Telephone and Telegraph co
Triangle Publications
Morning Telegraph
New York
Associated Press
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Transradio Press
Edwin €. Johnson
DCole
McCarran
DNev
judiciary committee
Pittsburgh Milk Strike Cuts Deliveries Across Western PA
Pittsburgh and nearby communities faced milk shortages as 3,250 milk and dairy workers walked out cutting deliveries to about 2.5 million people. Hospitals and aged care homes kept limited supplies through an emergency pact with AFL Local 205 to provide milk for babies and invalids. The strike centers on wages commissions and vacation improvements per an industry spokesman.
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PITTSBURGH
North Woods Hit By Raging Fire
In Newfoundland crews battle the worst forest fire in memory, pushing toward the northern town of Lewisporte. A flat calm aids efforts to halt the blaze that could engulf the 1500 resident town and threaten a key gasoline depot serving nearby Gander airport.
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ST. JOHN'S
Nild
Newfoundland
Lewisporte
Gander airport
Tornado Strikes Blackwell Oklahoma Town
A tornado tore through Blackwell Oklahoma last night destroying a barn and leaving debris scattered. No injuries are reported and residents begin assessing damage in the wake of the storm.
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BLACKWELL
Okla
Oklahoma
Defense Costs To Remain High
United States defense officials expect higher military spending for years as they align planning with Western Europe. They aim to pool resources into units with atomic age weapons, citing Atlantic pact obligations and global duties. Secretary Johnson warns Congress against cutting the $13 billion budget starting July 1.
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UPI
Europe
United States
U. S
Johnson
congress
Brooklyn Gold Trial Options and Plea Doubts
New York June 10 Harry Gold indicted on 11 counts for relaying atom secrets to the Soviet Union. He may stand trial in Brooklyn or plead innocent or guilty as doubts linger. Gold told a federal judge he would plead guilty to handing wartime atomic data to the Soviets but denied intent to harm the United States. He said he acted as the link between Klaus Fuchs and the Soviet spy organization.
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NEW YORK
Harry Gold
Soviet Union
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Gold
United States
FBI
James E. McGranery
Klaus Fuchs
MacArthur Tightens Japanese Rulings
The Chinese Communist radio urged Japan to fight back against MacArthur purge, calling it a breach of Potsdam while Tokyo police met to curb reds. Peiping urged counter blows against the crackdown on 24 Communist politburo members and 17 editors, while a life plot against MacArthur was dismissed as fake by U.S. officials. Premier Yoshida and cabinet discussed stronger measures against communists as Indonesia, East and West Germany reports color global unrest with church, political, and border tensions.
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Peiping
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Tokyo
Indonesia
Sultan Hamengku Huwono
east Java
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Germany
Evangelical
national front
Otto Grotewohl
east Germany
West Germany
Christian Democratic party
Guenther Gereke
lower Saxony
Walter Ulbricht
east
Ulbricht
Poland
Prize Gorilla Gravely Ill In Chicago Zoo
The famed gorilla Bushman, Chicago's top zoo attraction for two decades, is gravely ill from arthritis and heart disease compounded by old age. Veterinarians, cautious of danger, say he cannot be examined up close and no entry has been allowed since an incident in 1936. he is 22, weighs 550 pounds, and stands six foot two.
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Wesley Young
Anti-Cruelty society
Lincoln Parks zoo
Bushman
Police Patrol Struck Plant Morristown Tenn
In Morristown Tennessee on June 10 state highway patrol reinforcements moved to the strikebound American Enka rayon plant as violence rose to what was described as the worst yet in a 10 week dispute. Workers cars leaving the midnight shift were ambushed by a mob of 75 to 100, one car overturned, a man hurt, and about 12 autos were stoned at a barricade. Company lawyer T W Iserman reported the scene amid the return of 100 National Guardsmen earlier deployed May 29 to keep order.
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T. W. Iserman
New York
nnational
Songwriter Joseph Burke Dies at 66 in Philadelphia
Philadelphia June 10 reports the death of Joseph A Burke a prolific songwriter who penned many tunes heard since talking pictures began his career ends at age sixty six Burke whose works shaped early film era music passes away leaving a lasting mark on popular song and cinema archives.
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PHILADELPHIA
Joseph A. Burke
talking Pictures
Amboy Blast Mine Found on Train
Pennsylvania railroad officials investigated how an anti-personnel mine from the South Amboy blast area ended up in a coal tender on a crowded passenger train. Army officials said the device could have been set off by fire heat or agitation. The mine was found yesterday afternoon in the coal pile of a tender on a train carrying 350 passengers from north Jersey shore points to New York.
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RED BANK
N. J
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South Amboy
north Jersey shore
New York
Truman accuses Soviet leaders in major foreign policy address
In St Louis on June 10 President Truman denounced Soviet Russia for preaching peace while fomenting aggression, declaring its leaders pursue dictatorship, national slavery, and vast peacetime armed forces. He cited countering the Soviet peace propaganda as the Jefferson memorial ceremony unfolded and warned isolationists threaten both peace and national security.
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Truman
Soviet Russia
Russia
United States
Jefferson memorial
Mississippi river
maid west
Soviet Union
35th division
129th field artillery
University of Missouri at Columbia
Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Pope Pius XII Holds General Audience Before 30000 Pilgrims
In Vatican City on June 10 Pope Pius XII granted a holy year general audience to about 30,000 pilgrims. The crowd included attendees from Corpus Christi Texas Los Angeles and New York.
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UPi
Pius XII
Corpus Christi
Texas
Los Angeles
New York
Nationalists in Formosa Challenge Red Air Power
In Formosa June 10 Nationalist leaders led by Tiger Wang say fliers can counter Soviet manned jets. They claim technical means to destroy enemy aircraft and vow air superiority as a large invasion fleet is massed opposite Formosa. A Nationalist correspondent notes supply blockades and a looming typhoon season intensify pressure.
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Formosa
China
Wang Shu-ming
Tiger
Wang
Wanshan islands
Hong Kong
Sanchiang
Kwangsi province
T. V. Soong
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang
Nationalist party
Three Injured In Plane Crash At Spartan School
FASSA Okla June 10 An army C 47 plane carrying 18 persons crashed into three aviation school barracks during take off injuring three critically All injured were Spartan school of aeronautics employees in the buildings struck by the wing Witnesses said the craft never rose above three feet the impact with a fence and soft ground beyond the runway and quick airport fire response likely averted a larger toll Fire started in one engine but was extinguished quickly.
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FASSA
Okla
aviation school
Spartan school of aeronautics
Aid Statement Sparks Reaction in Congress
President Truman signaled continued Western Europe aid beyond the Marshall Plan and faced bipartisan criticism. In a Columbia Missouri address he said the United States cannot withdraw from vital national interests tied to a healthy world economy. Senator Wherry charged the remarks hint at a renewed European recovery program under a different name.
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Columbia
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
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