Vishinsky Plea For More Time Cancels Meeting
Paris June 15 Soviet Foreign Minister Anrei Vishinsky asked for more time causing the Big Four foreign ministers meeting to be cancelled at the last minute. Western ministers are reported near agreement on German Austrian issues with a potential session tonight or tomorrow. Berlin rail strike threatened to delay the conference with Vishinsky delaying a Kremlin reply.
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PARIS
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Kremlin
Germany
Russia
west
Ernest Bevin
pink marble palace
Berlin
Schacht Faces Another Trial
In Hanover Germany on June 15 denazification officials said former Reichsbank president Hjalmar Schacht faces a new trial in lower Saxony. The date is not fixed yet as prosecutors note the case follows his acquittal at Nuremberg.
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HANOVER
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Hitler
Reichsbank
lower Saxony
Schacht
international tribunal
Nuernberg
Leveneburg
Three Die In Kentucky Gas Line Explosion
Three men were reported dead today after a dynamite explosion on the right of way of a new gas pipeline being built from Texas to Louisville. Several other workmen were injured in the blast near Irving Son Kentucky.
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IRVING SON
Texas
Louisville
Baseball Scattered Odds Across Major Leagues
Random line items list games and matchups with players such as Berra, Niarchos, Tebbetts and Novotney. Mentions St. Louis at Washington and Detroit at Philadelphia with night fixtures and a postponed Philadelphia at Chicago. Includes several incomplete names and partial team pairings from a newspaper sports snippet.
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wi REO
New York
Gumpert
Gettel
Tipton
Reynolds
Page
Berra
Niarchos
AHRS
N. Y
Brown
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
go tefatzieman
Lush
Novotney
Cinci- Philadelphia
Chicago
Contempt Charge Seen as Unlikely for Oppenheimer
Washington June 13 The House American Activities Committee signaled contempt was unlikely as Frank Oppenheimer and his wife refused to name fellow communists. They testified as card carrying members from 1937 to early 1941 with Oppenheimer later working on the atomic bomb project. He denied espionage and said he remained loyal to the United States.
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Frank F. Oppenheimer
American activities committee
Washington
Communist party
Frank Oppenheimer
house
Wood
D-Ga
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimers
Chinese Floods Bog Red Advance
The Communist southbound offensive was bogged down by floods reported to have killed 20,000 in China's rice bowl. Hengyang in Hunan was named as the flood area, with casualties cited by the Nationalists central news agency. No independent confirmation. Trains reportedly still run to Hengyang as floods ease.
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CANTON
China
central news agency
Central news
Hengyang
Canton- Hankow
Hunan
Hangyang
Senate Passes First of Four Labor Changes
Washington June 15 The Senate approved a Taft Hartley style feature to the labor bill requiring unions and employers to bargain in good faith. Passed by voice vote this moves toward four bipartisan amendments aiming to resemble the Taft Hartley Act. Housing debates continued as rules panel sent housing bill to floor amid GOP Southern Democrat opposition. Senate armed services panel probes Malmedy trials and Army methods with a Europe trip planned. McCarthy protested the hearings as whitewash while a Senate subcommittee asked delay of executions until a new IG review is complete.
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WASHINGTON
senate
house
rules committee
senate banking committee
senate armed services subcommittee
Europe
McCarthy
senate expenditures committee
special investigating
Army
Gordon Gray
U. S. war crimes court
Faculty Opposes Loyalty Oaths Berkeley UC Faculty Votes to Seek Oath Revision
The Berkeley faculty of the University of California nearly unanimously objects to the loyalty oath required by the regents. A delegation led by President Robert Gordon Sproul is authorized to ask the regents to rescind or revise the pledge, which links loyalty to academic tenure and freedom concerns.
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BERKELEY, Cahd
Berkeley
University of California
board of regents
university
Robert Gordon Sproul
regents
United States
Labor may swing to Republicans says Tobin hints change
Daniel J. Tobin head of the AFL Teamsters hints labor may shift to the Republicans next year due to Democratic Congress opposition to Taft-Hartley. He criticizes party leaders who keep labor in their vest pockets and notes labor could seek allies outside the Democratic bloc. Tobin, leading a union of over 1,000,000 members, previously chaired the labor division of the Democratic National Committee under FDR.
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WASHINGTON
Daniel J. Tobin
AFL teamsters
congress
AFL
CIO
Tobin
Teamster
teamsters union
Democratic national committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Heat and drought threaten crops and forests in Northeast
A mid June heat wave and drought threaten crops and raise fire fears in northeastern states. Flash floods in north Texas killed 11, while New England heat lifted deaths to 15. Northwest Washington Oregon Idaho forests face fire hazards as rain misses. Midwest showers improve crop prospects with heavy rain in Illinois Michigan Indiana Iowa Missouri. Coastal areas stay cool but inland temps reach the 90s.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
New England
Texas
NORTHWEST
Pacific northwest
Washington
Idaho
Cascade mountains
Oregon
middle west
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Military Pay Approval Seen
Washington June 15 UPI Sponsors of the new military pay bill predicted it would reach the senate by nightfall. Rep Vinson chair of the House Armed Services Committee said the bill would pass as is despite amendments from freshman Democrats. Sutton of Tennessee and Furcolo of Massachusetts, WWI veterans, said they would offer amendments to trim pay for generals while boosting salaries for junior officers and enlisted men.
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WASHINGTON
UPIH
senate
Rep. Vinson
D-Ga
house armed services committee
Pat Sutton
Tennessee
Foster Furcolo
Massachusetts
house
Shipping strike picture brighter on West Coast
San Francisco June 15 prospects brightened for averting a threatened strike by CIO marine engineers at midnight Wednesday. Federal conciliator Omar Hoskins, in talks with union and Pacific American Shipowners Association representatives, said he was hopeful an agreement could be reached at tomorrow morning's meeting.
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SAN FRANCISCO
CIO marine engineers
MEBA
Omar Hoskins
union and Pacific American Shipowners’ association
Rajk expelled from Hungarian Communist Party as spy
Budapest June 15 Former Foreign Minister Laszlo Rajk was expelled from the Communist party and branded a spy of a foreign imperialist power and a Trotzkyist agent, according to a Hungarian communist communiqué issued today.
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BUDAPEST
Hungary
Laszlo Rajk
Communist party
Clark Ridicules Resignation Tale In Coplon Case
Washington Times-Herald reports Hoover anger over secret FBI files used in Judith Coplon espionage trial. Clark denies Hoover resignation and calls the claim ridiculous. Trial testimony continues as defense seeks many witnesses while New York hearings add documents in Hiss and Communist cases.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Judith Coplon
Clark
Hoover
Washington Times-Herald
Coplon
Harold L. Tekes
Edward A. Condon
Ickes
interior
Condon
bureau of standards
Archibald Palmer
New York
state department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
U. S
Gilber Green
Chicago
Trade Protests To Go Unheeded Across Atlantic
Washington reports Britain and Argentina show little sign of delaying a five year trade agreement despite U S objections. State Department officials fear the pact would steer trade toward Argentina and Britain, hurting U S sales. A British diplomat and Undersecretary Webb said signing would not be delayed, though American criticisms should be considered before final action.
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WASHINGTON
Britain
Argentina
state department
U. S
Webb
Deficit Double Seen In 1949 Budget Outlook
Washington report estimates a 1949 deficit far beyond Truman’s forecast of 6010 million, with fiscal year ending June 30. Officials doubt deficits under 1.2 to 1.5 billion unless income tax payments spike impressively today. Speculation grows on whether Truman will renew a 4 billion tax increase request to counter mounting red ink and debt.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
congressional
Tragedy Intervenes in Fort Worth Reunion Hope
Fort Worth Texas June 15 4 Lt Roge N Holmes flies home from Germany to a planned reunion with his wife Ruby Holmes 27 but she is dead from injuries in a traffic accident she had been unconscious since Saturday and Holmes knows nothing of the tragedy.
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FORT WORTH
Texas
Roge N. Holmes
Germany
Ruby Holmes
Holmes
Reuther Outlines Slump Plans with Truman
Walter P. Reuther, president of the CIO United Automobile Workers, said the administration knows the unemployment problem and will push aggressive corrective steps. He told White House reporters he discussed the economy with President Truman and urged prompt government action to tackle the seriously growing jobless issue.
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WASHINGTON
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Reuther
White House
Truman
Senate to Study Operator Proposal
The senate banking committee unanimously voted to probe a plan for a northern coal industry coordinator or chief negotiator. Senator Robertson warned it could invite monopolistic control, as operators including George Love of Consolidation Coal favor Harry M. Moses to handle talks with United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis. Lewis reportedly has no comment.
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WASHINGTON
senate banking committee
Maybank
D-5.C
compac rooney
mittee
Senator Robertson
D-Va
Robertson
George Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers union
Love
Harry M. Moses
H. E. Frick Cole co
Pittsburgh
Lewis
AEC Plant Cost Senator's Target
Senator Hickenlooper charged that the atomic energy commission did not know the Hanford plant cost had risen from 6 million to 25 million, citing a reviewing board report critical of planning and changes. Lilienthal defended the board and noted GE has not yet replied to the report.
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WASHINGTON
Hickenlooper
Iowa
atomic energy commission
Hanford Wash
AEC
senate-house atomic commiittee
David ©. Lilienthal
General Electric corp
Lilienthal
Rail traffic in Berlin stalls as workers strike
Berlin and western Germany rail service remained at a standstill as Berlin railway workers rejected a compromise settlement proposed by western allies. The strike vote totaled 11 922 to 1 973, choosing a 26 day walkout over the plan that would pay 75 percent of wages in west marks.
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BERLIN
Germany
Court Picketing Ban Sought As Outgrowth Of Red Trial
Washington hearings consider bills to bar picketing federal court buildings or the homes of judges jurors witnesses and officials with intent to impede justice. Penalties include a $5000 fine or up to one year in jail. Senator Ellender and Rep Boggs lead the measure referencing a New York communist trial.
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WASHINGTON
New York
Senate
house judiciary
Senator Ellender
D-La
Boggs
New York City
Waitkus Shot By Fan In Edgewater Hotel Room
Eddie Waitkus star Philadelphia Phillies first baseman was shot by Ruth Ann Steinhagen a 19 year old Chicago woman at Edgewater Beach Hotel. He suffered a bullet wound near the heart and was in fair to poor condition at Illinois Masonic Hospital. Steinhagen told police she had an urge to kill and had psychiatric treatment. authorities described her as possibly schizophrenic or deeply affected by hysteria.
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CHICAGO
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
bobby soxer
Waitkus
Illinois Masonic hospital
Edgewater Beach
north shore
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Chicago loop
Boston
Miss Steinhagen
John T. Warren
Edward J. Kelleher
municipal court psychiatric institute
Hooded gang flog veteran in Birmingham attack
In Birmingham Alabama on June 15 a robed and hooded group dragged world war II veteran Billy Guy Stovall from his home and flogged him with a leather belt, twenty times. The attackers arrived in three cars and escaped into a wooded area nearby.
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BIRMINGHAM
Ala
Billy Guy Stovall
Hugh McDonald
Stovall
Jimmy
Elaine
Stuart
Earl Cooper
Italian Farm Workers Strike in Italy
Rome reports a 24 hour agricultural strike led by Communists as more than 4 million farm workers abandon ripening fields. Heavy police guard against outbreaks amid a broader threat of a general strike by CGIL followers numbering around 5 million.
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ROME
Italy
general labor confederation
CGIL
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