Senate Rejects Move to Shelve Rents Measure
Washington June 12 Senate voted 44 to 25 to reject shelving the rent control bill now due to expire June 30 The move by Senator Wherry failed as administration backers seek final passage amid filibuster tactics and multiple Republican defections Senator Cain warned the outcome would shape his political future and end rent controls
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Nebraska
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Langer
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Saltonstall
Mass
George
D-Ga
McClellan
D-Ark
Dynamite strikes flare near Morristown textile plant
State police bolster to fifty after weekend bombings tied to an 11 week textile strike at the Morristown Enka rayon plant. Dynamite damaged homes of two non striking workers, no injuries reported, while violence persisted around the factory as workers and strikers clashed. An 13 cent hourly raise was awarded to 700 AFL laborers at Oak Ridge ending a week long strike that halted a 227 million dollar construction program.
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Washington
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Chiang Guerrillas Launch Attacks Near Hunan and Kwangsi
News reports from Taipei say 70,000 nationalist guerrillas began a drive against communists near the borders of Hunan and Kwangsi in south China. The guerrillas reportedly overran large areas between Suining in Hunan and Sanchiang in Kwangsi, while red forces withdrew eastward toward the Han Kwangsi railroad and prepared to defend the line.
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Priest Sentenced in Poland for anti government sermons
Warsaw June 12 Father Jan Trochim was jailed for six years by a Bialystok regional military court after being found guilty of delivering sermons against the communist government of Poland.
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Jan Trochim
Bialystok
Poland
Model Divorce Law Is Goal Of Bar Study
A new interprofessional commission created by the American Bar Association will conduct a two to three year study on divorce law. The independent group aims to draft a model law eligible for passage in several states to standardize divorce matters. Members represent law medicine psychiatry psychology sociology and education.
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American Bar association
Tax Legislation Meeting in Washington With Truman Talks
Speaker Rayburn and President Truman discussed tax changes including a possible rise in corporate taxes and excise levies on luggage furs and telephone bills. They also touched rent control draft and adjournment timing while outlining tax policy hopes and Senate action.
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Truman
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Mass
Contagious Disease Carrier Is Sought in Toledo
Police and highway patrolmen continued a wide search for a missing 1948 convertible and trailer believed to carry the Mitchell family, carnival workers who left town after hospital tests suggested 8-year-old Stanley Mitchell might have a contagious spinal meningitis type.
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Weekend river disaster toll rises with four dead
The Allegheny River spillway tragedy near Pittsburgh claimed four lives as rivermen rescued four survivors after a 25 foot cruiser plunged over an 11 foot dam. Hull Wright died a hero while James Woffenden and others survived the nightmarish ordeal amid fierce rescue attempts by blimp seaplane and rowboat crews. Additional weekend incidents reported across Tennessee California Illinois Oklahoma Texas also claimed lives or prompted rescues.
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Carol Kreig
William Lahey, Jr
Nashville
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Truman to Cancel News Conference Amid Marine Maneuvers
Washington June 22 President Truman likely to cancel his weekly news conference for a second straight week. He normally holds them on Thursday but will travel to Quantico Virginia to observe Marine Corps maneuvers.
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Indians guard secret weapon from whites
Washington dispatch reports two primitive Brazilian tribes, the Nambiga and Terena, contacted by white men for the first time, fiercely guard their military secrets. Dr Kalervo Oberg of the Smithsonian notes their suspicion of outsiders, hidden weapons when strangers approach, and a culture with feather headdresses, body paint, and religious ceremonies. They live in dense jungle along Amazon headwaters, remaining largely isolated.
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Smithsonian institution
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Smithsonian
University Awards 369 Degrees at 60th Commencement
The University of Nevada conferred 369 degrees in its sixtieth annual commencement held in the campus gymnasium. Col. Gilbert E. Parker presided as acting president, with four honorary degrees granted and several master and bachelor conferrals across the arts and sciences, agriculture, engineering, and military science departments.
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Horace Prentiss Boardman
Samuel Bradford Coten
William E. Orr
Nathaniel Estes Wilson
Michael Graban
Velva Clare Trutove
Warren Howard Adams
John Leslie Chamberlin
Richard Earl Panzer
Wallace W. Schulz
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Adolph R. Larson
James A. Michienzi
Daniel J. Olguin
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Murray V. Dolan
Richard L. Eason
Earl C. Freemont
Thomas T. Gaffey
Nellie Gonftantini
Nevada seniors sweep awards at sixtieth commencement
University of Nevada conferred honors, prizes and medals during commencement led by Ely senior Susan Broadbent who won the Albert public service prize of 37.50 and AAUW honorary memberships. Reno, Las Vegas, Lovelock, and Tonopah recipients included Paul Reimer, Maclin Summers, Norma Carruth, Fay Fryberger, and others across multiple scholarships and fellowships.
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Bert) Cahlan
Nevada’s Largest Graduating Class of 347 Veterans Lead Commencement
The University of Nevada conferred 347 bachelor’s degrees in a morning ceremony, along with six master’s degrees and four honorary doctorates. Dr. Monroe E. Deutsch delivered the principal address, urging graduates to honor their debt to the state, defend democracy, and value individual freedom amid global tensions.
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Too Many 'Good Men' Light Flying Disks, Says Airman
INDIANAPOLIS Ind June 12 i Capt Eddie Rickenbacker world war I air ace says flying saucers are real He wonders if they exist they belong to the United States air force Rickenbacker president of Eastern Air Lines flew yesterday and told a reporter Air officials deny they have such equipment
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Eddie Rickenbacker
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Eastern Air Lines
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Reno Student Heads Senior Roll of Honor
Maclin B. Summers of Reno headed the four year and senior honor rolls for the class of 1950 at the University of Nevada with a perfect 4.0. The Herz gold medal award honored his scholastic achievement. The four year list includes Summers and twenty others with averages from 4.00 to 3.33. The senior roll lists 29 students with averages from 4.00 to 3.33, including Maclin Summers, Norma Carruth, Howard McKissick, and Kristian Tanning among others.
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Reno
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Berto
Grove Nooney
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Palo Alto
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Gunter Gigas
Kristian Tanning
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Norway
Otto Kraus
Charles H. Miles, jr
Jaffe Summoned In Amerasia Case
Washington watchers pursued details of the Amerasia affair as Philip Jaffe, editor of the defunct Amerasia magazine, was subpoenaed to a closed hearing of a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee. Jaffe, tied to the 1940s espionage inquiry, faced charges later reduced to conspiracy to obtain illegal federal documents.
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