Compromise Offer Rejected by Union
Washington June 12 AP Frank J. Taylor ship operators spokesman said unions rejected a new compromise on the seamen work week. CIO National Maritime Union chief Joseph Curran warned of a long bitter strike starting Friday midnight unless pay boosted hours are cut. Both testified before a house labor subcommittee. Taylor said the offer would give sailors a paid day off for each week at sea but NMU rejected it. he argued unions seek higher costs private industry cannot bear. Curran urged arbitration but warned of a fight to protect seamen and criticized government positions as unhelpful. He noted maritime workers seek equal wage and hour protections and recalled wartime injuries without benefits. Representative Buck suggested a GI bill of rights for maritime workers, which Curran endorsed with cautious optimism.
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armed services
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navy department
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United Nations
United States
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
U.N. atomic commission
Chiefs Involved In Rice Scandal In Shanghai
Four sectional chiefs of the ministry of food were accused in a report to Nanking of involvement in a massive Chinese rice scandal. Named is Thomas T. Yang, an American-trained food expert and head of the Shanghai office, currently visiting the United States.
Group Cenfers on Palestine in London Talks
London June 12 UPI A foreign office spokesman said an American technical advisory committee would visit London this week for housing transport feeding and related issues that could shape any large scale transfer of Jews to Palestine. The committee and its British counterpart will be composed of experts and will not be authorized to make final decisions.
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UPI
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Palestine
Mufti Haj Amin El Husseini Said Likely in Middle East
Paris reports a French foreign ministry spokesman said Haj Amin El Husseini the Jerusalem Mufti was probably somewhere in the Middle East. The cabinet discussed his disappearance noting he left with false papers and Rene Desvaux, judiciary police director, was dismissed as a result. The foreign office could not confirm how he departed France.
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Labor Measure Effort Stalled
Washington June 12 The drive for a broad new labor law stalled as advocates wait for public reaction or a new strike crisis to renew efforts. Bipartisan spokesmen said only a wave of demand or a major tie up could muster votes to enact a long range bill this year. Some lawmakers still favor tying the Case proposal to Truman's emergency strike control measure awaiting action. Key Republicans oppose the rider strategy, preferring to let the matter lapse and blame the president for any future discord. Rep Allen (R HI) urged that the president killed a bill that would curb industrial strife.
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Democrats and Republicans Clash Over Labor Veto Fallout
Washington June 12 Republicans say Democratic prospects drop after the Supreme Court disputes and Truman veto of the Case labor bill. Taft says Democrats harmed themselves. critics warn issues not forgotten by November and 1948. Republicans plan to emphasize court division and veto politics in campaigns. Democrats defend stance amid southern criticism of Truman powers.
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Plane Crash Kills Twelve in Smokies Flight Disaster
An army B 29 Superfortress on a night navigation training flight from Mac Dill Field Florida to Chicago crashed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near the Tennessee North Carolina line. All twelve aboard were killed with nine bodies removed by noon. The wreckage lay on a rugged mountainside near Clingmans Dome. The road was closed beyond Newfound Gap toward Clingmans Dome.
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Anti-Dog Society Formed By Postmen in Inglewood
In Inglewood California June 12 postmen formed an organized group against dogs. Morris E Winkelman president of branch 2980 of the National Association of Letter Carriers said three postmen are bitten weekly and that the group has hired an attorney. If dog bites do not stop, the postmen will sue.
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Morris E. Winkelman
National Association of Letter, Carriers
High Court Feud Slated to Simmer
Washington June 12 The Supreme Court feud appears likely to simmer through the summer without congressional intervention. House Judiciary Chairman Hatton W Sumners says he will place Justice Jacksons blast against Justice Black before the committee, but he prefers to wait until Jackson returns from Nuernberg where he prosecutes Nazi war criminals. The panel has no visitation power. impeachment remains unlikely. Jackson plans fairness to his future work. Black declines comment.
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Texas
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Black
Storms in East Force Endorse Take Four Lives
Severe thunderstorms swept across southern New England into New York and New Jersey, killing at least four and injuring five. Auburn and Dutchess County reported major damage, with utilities and crops hit hard as a 17-year-old girl died in a 45-minute storm near Elmira. Lightning also impaired Philadelphia alarms and hit a naval aircraft building. In Washington, Navy and Army backed civilian control for atomic energy, while Byrnes announced U.N. planning following the Acheson-Lilienthal plan.
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Dutchess county
N. Y
Elmira
Utica-Herkimer
Connecticut
Philadelphia
naval base
Pay Rise For Kabuki Actors In Tokyo
June 12 report notes Pi One of Japan’s most conservative professions kabuki drama won a 100 percent pay hike to 300 yen monthly. The move marks a significant gain for performers in Tokyo’s traditional theatre scene and reflects broader labor shifts in entertainment.
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Japan
Social Security Tax Increase Proposed by House Panel
Washington June 12 The house ways and means committee voted to raise the social security tax from 1 percent to 15 percent on both employee and employer payrolls for five years beginning next January. If approved by full Congress, annual collections would jump from 1.3 billion to 2.0 billion. The panel also plans to revert to 2.5 percent next January unless action is taken.
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Monarchists clash with Republicans in Italy amid unsettled crown crisis
In Rome and Naples clashes between Monarchists and Republicans leave heads broken and 10,000 to 20,000 militants rioting in Naples. Troops guard streets as Umberto faces a pending decision on monarchy versus republic while a new constituent assembly is debated.
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Giornale D'Italia
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Career Ends For Bankhead
Washington June 12 Senator John Hollis Bankhead of Alabama died today at age 73 after a stroke May 24. A Democrat elected to the Senate in 1930 he was a brother of the late Speaker William B Bankhead and an uncle of actress Tallulah Bankhead. He authored major farm bills in the New Deal era.
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Alabama
Bankhead
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U.S. naval hospital
Bethesda
William B. .Bankhead
Tallulah Bankhead
U. S
Walter Will Bankhead
Bevin declares no 100000 Jews immigration to Palestine
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the Labour party conference in Bournemouth that he would reject immediate immigration of 100,000 Jews to Palestine and would seek separate peace treaties if stalled talks continued with the four major powers. He warned Palestine is an international issue not a colonial one and urged disarmament by Jews and Arabs to ease peace.
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Eng
Freign
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Spain
Bevin
Labor party
council of foreign ministers
Paris
Europe
colonial office
United States
New York
Palestine commission
convention
Philip Noel- Baker
Turtles Send To Committee On Draft Bill
Washington reports members of the house military committee received a patent suggestion urging faster action on draft extension. The Milwaukee group Bring My Daddy Back Club sent boxes of live turtles with slogans calling for automatic discharges after 18 months and a one year draft extension. One turtle was kept by a committee assistant, leaving 25 turtles to be resolved by the panel.
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WASHINGTON
house military committee
congress
Milwaukee
Nebraska Vote Elevates Butler in GOP Nomination
Nebraska voters, led by Senator Hugh A. Butler, backed the incumbent over Governor Dwight Griswold, clouding Harold E. Stassen’s 1948 presidential hopes. The Idaho race saw George KE Donart topple Gossett. Minnesota loyalties shifted with Stassen backing Thye against Shipstead.
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Hugh A. Butler
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Harold E. Stassen
Charles C. Gossett
Idaho
George KE. Donart
Gossett
Glen Taylor
GRISWOLD
Stassen
San Francisco
America
Butler
UNRRA
Bretton Woods
Minnesota
SHIPSTEAD
Edward J. Thye
Henrik Shipstead
John Mekota
George Olsen
Steam From Safety Valve Too Late to Stop Thieves
Two gunmen robbed Sam Cohn's tailor shop in Chicago. They fled after forcing him to a washroom, but steam from a pressing machine safety valve scared them away. The thieves escaped with $135 and two suits before the valve stopped.
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CHICAGO
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Sydney Howard Dies at 61 in London Nursing Home
Sydney Howard, renowned English stage and screen comedian, died at a London nursing home at age 61. He began as a professional funny man 40 years ago and starred in dozens of stage shows, with his latest film credit including Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round.
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