Nation's Supreme Court Feud Breaks Into Open Clash
Washington June 11 AP Justice Robert H Jackson sharply attacked Justice Hugo Black accusing him of bias in cases tied to Black's former law partner. Jackson's public charge, made during a press conference while on leave as war crimes prosecutor, urged Congress to evaluate court procedures and disqualification rules.
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Senate Passes Overhaul Bill
Washington June 11 senate approval 49 16 for a sweeping reform of congressional operations and pay including a 50 percent raise and pension privileges. After four days of debate the measure cleared the senate despite opposition to pension limits and moves toward House action with drafting leaders optimistic about quick congressional action.
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Greek Order Is Protested
Greek Communist party central committee protested Allied ambassadors over government emergency measures to restore order warning civil war and Balkan tensions. In Larissa region an armed raid killed village leaders, while near Sparta another group shot two civilians and wounded one guard.
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Chetnik Admits Meeting Nazis in 1941 Trial
Belgrade Yugoslavia June 1 Gen Draja Mihailovic testified at his life trial that he met Germans in the second half of November 1941 after a German attack with five divisions He said many troops under his command could not be controlled and he began his defense by declaring I dont feel guilty.
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House Approves Furlough Pay
Washington June 11 The House passed 379 to 0 sending to the Senate a bill granting past and present service members pay for furlough time not taken. It standardizes two and half days of furlough monthly with up to 120 days eligible for cash payment at discharge base pay plus 70 cents per day. About 15,000,000 veterans could receive roughly 250 each, with immediate payment for discharged personnel upon certification. Future emergencies would not trigger such payments for officers or enlisted personnel.
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Taxi Passenger In Hurry Drives Away With Cab Thief
Chicago report details an incident in Oak Park where a hurried passenger seized Bulman’s taxicab during a Melrose Park to railroad station ride. Bulman paused to recover a lost hub cap, but the passenger fled with the vehicle, leaving him stranded in the lot.
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Bread Flour Shortage Seen For One Year
Washington reports bread and flour shortages projected for at least another year despite a bumper wheat crop. The Agriculture Department cites 1,025,508,000 bushels expected, with improvements slow and meat fats scarce in major cities. A wheat conservation program remains in place to stabilize supplies for domestic use and famine relief.
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Tojo Assumes Blame for War
Tokyo reports Hideki Tojo will take full responsibility for starting the Pacific war and will claim immunity for Emperor Hirohito and his war cabinets. His defense argues international custom shields sovereigns from indictment, citing past cases and the emperor remaining a sovereign.
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Cuban Soldiers Disciplined After Camp Columbia Coup Try
Havana reports that 65 Cuban soldiers have been retired or discharged for involvement in a failed May 17 coup attempt at Camp Columbia. An NCO led a group of civilians in an early morning bid to seize control, but the effort failed.
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Thumb Free Ride Ends for San Quentin Inmate
SAN QUENTIN Calif June 11 WPI Injudicial use of his thumb cost William McManus a San Quentin life-termer his short lived freedom last night A hitchhiker asked where he was bound and the associate warden spotted the thumbed query at highway 101 The inmate failed to reach Richmond in time before being recaptured
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Charles White
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Maritime Issue Nearing Climax
Washington June 11 The maritime labor dispute nears a settlement as the labor department presses for a compromise and Granville Conway war shipping administrator reports eastern operators plan an offer and hopes for clarity today A CMU strike deadline looms Friday midnight while conciliators push for a cash aid plan to ease a 56 hour week and avert waterfront disruption.
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Bidault Nominated by Centrist Party for Interim Presidency
Paris June 11 Delegates to France new constituent assembly report that the Popular Republican Movement will back Foreign Minister Georges Bidault for interim government president. The MRF, which led last week's vote, approved Bidault at a special committee meeting. The Socialists said they would not nominate a successor to provisional president Felix Gouin and will participate only modestly in forming a new government.
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Films of Trial Are Impounded At Belgrade Airport
Belgrade June 11 Luke Kass Paramount newsreel cameraman said his cameras and film exposed at the Mihailovic trial had been impounded by customs officials at Belgrade airport until payment of ten thousand dollars to the state monopoly for permission to use the pictures. Kass said a Yugoslav official indicated the monopoly planned a documentary film on the trial and did not want competing footage shown.
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Paramount
Draja Mihailovic
Kass
New Spanish Ambassador to Mexico to Present Credentials
New Spanish Republican government ambassador Luis Nicolau D Olver will present credentials to President Avila Camacho at noon today in Mexico City. The ceremony marks the start of his diplomatic posting with official talks to follow on bilateral relations.
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Violence Flares as Italy’s King Refuses to Quit
Rome and Naples faced fresh clashes as monarchists clashed with police. Demonstrators in Rome, estimated near 100,000, pressed on Viminale demanding immediate action to proclaim the republic and exile King Umberto II. In Naples two killed and twenty wounded as mob attacked Communist HQ, hurled missiles, and set fires. Police reportedly used armored cars and gunfire rang out for hours as crowds choked Via Medina and streets near the headquarters. Royalists cite uncounted votes and irregularities in a recent plebiscite while De Gasperi seeks calm and regency steps. The republic flag flew over Viminale as mass protests marked a day of royalist defiance.
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Umberto II
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Piazza del Popolo
Alcide de Gasperi
Umberto
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Civilian Worker Aid Proposed by Senate Panel
An aide to Senator Taylor Idaho said the education labor committee will act Friday on a bill to aid civilian construction workers captured on Pacific islands. The measure approved by a subcommittee would grant full pay during internment in Japan and extend disability rights and other benefits to several hundred affected workers from western states.
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Truman vetoed labor bill as House fails to override
Washington June 1 The House upheld President Truman s veto of the Case labor bill by 390 to 255 with 159 Republicans and 96 Democrats voting to override but short of the two thirds required. Truman outlined five reasons against the measure arguing it would not curb strikes and would threaten economic security. He urged emergency strike control and study of labor relations while seeking permanent legislation.
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federal mediation board
Return of USES To States Urged
Washington June 11 The house appropriations committee urged returning the United States employment service to state control effective Oct 1 countering President Truman who sought continued USES as a federal agency through July 1 1947 The panel sent to the House a labor department and federal security agency spending bill totaling 1 131 403 126 with provisions for USES for operation through Sept 30 and state operation grants thereafter The bill cuts and allocations include 683 845 724 for the federal security agency and 484 000 000 for grants to states for old age aid aid to dependent children and aid to the blind The children s bureau receives 29 006 344 and the public health service 95 173 879 with funds for venereal disease control and tuberculosis programs
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Ceiling set for Crosley sedan price in 1947
Pi QPA in Washington fixed a retail ceiling of 749 dollars for the Crosley four passenger sedan new model.
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Crosley
Purse Snatcher Escapes After Train Ride
Miss Rose Bible reported to Chicago police that a purse snatcher grabbed her bag while she waited for a train at a loop station. A passenger on a separate train leaned out and took the purse as the train pulled away, containing 26. She could not identify the thief.
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Court to Rule In Negro Case
The Supreme Court admitted an error and will rule on Willie Francis's plea that a second execution is cruel and unusual punishment. The 18 year old from Louisiana escaped death when a portable chair failed last month. A stay remains in effect until the high court issues a final ruling in October. Francis was convicted of killing druggist Andrew Thomas during a robbery in St Martinville Louisiana.
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