Demanded Court Discord Splits Four Roosevelt Justices
Washington June 19 four Roosevelt appointees to the Supreme Court would be swept aside under an amendment to limit to three the number of justices appointed by any president. Senator Eastland called for public hearings to probe discord and chaos on the high court and urged Senators Bridges to back the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
supreme court
Eastland
D-Miss
high court
aastland
Bridges
R-NH
senate judiciary committee
congress
Hugo L. Black
Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frakfurter
Harold H. Burton
Truman
William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy
Robert H. Jackson
Wiley Rutledge
Fred Vinson
senate
Hugo Black
Jackson
Black
Mississippi
McCarran
D-New
United States
Nuernberg
Germany
Poles Demand Spain Showdown in UN Security Council
The Polish delegation at the United Nations Security Council pressed for immediate action against Franco Spain after the Soviet veto of a proposal to refer the issue to the General Assembly. Oscar Lange pledged new proposals to secure unanimous UN action as the council reconvenes, while a vote on his original request appeared unlikely. The interim Atomic Energy Commission meets to discuss proposals for international control and banning the atom bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
United Nations security council
Spain
Russia
general assembly
Oscar Lange
United Nations atomic energy commission
Canada
security council
United States
Russ Report Causes Split In House Foreign Affairs
Washington June 19 Chairman Bloom and four members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee diverged sharply over a tentative report urging a firmer American stance in diplomacy with Russia. Bloom denounced the four man subcommittee findings as malicious and vicious after a tour of eastern Europe last year. A draft report was made public yesterday with full committee action set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Bloom
D-NY
house foreign affairs committee
Russia
Europe
Fund Increase Battle Mapped By Republicans
Republican senators opened a fight over large increases in reclamation project funds in western states. They seek to strip about $21.9 million added by the Senate Appropriations Committee from the Interior Department bill. Major boosts included Riverton Wyoming and several Shoshone and Tucumcari and Provo river projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
chamber
appropriations committee
interior department
Bridges
senate committee
reclamation bureau
senate
Fort Peck
Montana
Colorado river
Gila project
Arizona
Davis dam
Nevada
Wallace
commerce and justice departments
Idahoa
New Mexico
California
Utah
Wyoming
Knowland
Riverton project
O'Mahoney
house
Kendrick project
Tucumcari
Boise project
Idaho
Payette
Palisades project
sun river
Provo river
bureau
Gas Leak Found In Home Sparks Minor Fire
Granite Falls Minnesota June 19 John Mertz reported gas odor in his home. A repair man found a leak just after lighting a match. The brief fire was put out within minutes and caused only minor damage, Mertz said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GRANITE FALLS
Minn
John Mertz
Mertz
Georges Bidault Elected France Interim Leader
Paris June 19 Georges Bidault was elected president of France's interim government by the constituent assembly. An unofficial tally showed he received 383 votes. Bidault has been serving as foreign minister and his election followed Socialist support totaling 128 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PARIS
Georges Bidault
France
constituent assembly
haseen
Bidault
House Divided Tornado Destroys Windsor Home
Windsor Ontario home suffers severe damage as a June tornado tears through the region moving from Michigan into Ontario at high speed. Residents report near-total privacy loss and extensive structural destruction in the affected area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ontario
Michigan
here
Tornado Victims Are Given Help
Detroit area reels after Monday tornado that killed 14 and left hundreds homeless. Windsor and River Rouge aid workers mobilize food canteens and clothing while Michigan troopers guard wrecked streets. Dozens of homes flattened, 50 demolished, 200 badly damaged, 500 plus displaced, injuries rising as power is restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DETROIT
Windsor
Canada
River Rouge
Detroit river
Toronto
Camp Borden
Tecumseh
Ojibway
Sandwich
Michigan
Political Rally Ends in Death in Venezuela
In Caracas an attempt to disperse a rightest Copei rally drew 8000 attendees to Nuevocirco bull ring. After hostilities with fists and stones, shots killed one and wounded at least 18 as soldiers arrived to restore order. Reports vary on shooters and sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CARACAS
Venezuela
Copei party
Nuevocirco
Draft Deadlock Broken By Proxy Vote At Sea
Washington reports Rep Walter G Andrews voting by proxy from the USS Panamint near Bikini tests to break a senate house stalemate on extending the draft for 18 year olds. The plan would delay induction, limit 18 year olds to last resort, with pay raises and staged manpower rules until age 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Walter G. Andrews
Pacific
senate-house committee
New York Republican
USS Panamint
Andrews
Bikini
senate
house
Panamint
armed forces
Truman
continental
United States
Clamp Curfew On Tel Aviv and Palestinian Frontier
JERUSALEM June 19 A large force of troops and police began scouring several Jewish settlements along the Lebanese frontier as the army clamped a strict curfew on Tel Aviv to aid the search for armed bandits who kidnapped five British officers. The border search 85 miles from Tel Aviv blocked all roads in the upper Galilee and cut telephone lines to prevent alarms. British engineers rebuilt the Jordan bridge between Palestine and Syria replacing the dynamited bridge of the Daughters of Jacobs raiders destroyed Sunday. In three days 18 have been killed and scores injured as terrorism rages on. Military authorities proclaimed all Jewish premises in Palestine out of bounds to British troops until the officers are freed. The ban covered bars theaters hotels and restaurants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JERUSALEM
Tel Aviv
upper Galilee
Palestine
Jordan
Syria
Daughters of Jacobs
Smith Resigns Budget Office
Harold D. Smith resigns as director of the budget to join the international bank. President Truman accepts the resignation effective immediately. Press Secretary Ross notes Eugene Meyer will announce the new duties Smith will undertake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Harold D. Smith
international bank
White House
Truman
Smith
Charles G. Ross
Eugene Meyer
international bank for reconstruction and development
Severe storm lashes North Platte and Chappell Neb
A violent wind and rain storm struck North Platte and Chappell Nebraska early today tearing down power and telephone lines and uprooting trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NORTH PLATTE, Neb
North Platte
Chappell
Neb
Ministers Consider Italian Peace Pact
Paris reports the Big Four foreign ministers moved past reparations to minor economic clauses and the French Italian border issue in the Italian peace treaty talks. Deputies’ reports on Bulgarian Romanian pacts were submitted as the session lingers amid renewed deadlock on reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PARIS
U. S
Russia
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
James F. Byres
Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Italy
Dodecanese islands
Trieste
Truman’s plans for separate air forces face delays
Washington June 19 UPI congressional plans for a separate army and navy air force indicate President Truman’s unification plan may stall. Symington contends army air is being downgraded while navy air receives larger budget. Navy aviation fund approved to avoid relegation. House and Senate action postponed pending broader consolidation decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
UPI
army
navy
Truman
house appropriations committee
W. Stuart Symington
air
army air force
Symington
Detroit Econonic club
naval appropriations subcommittee
naval aviation fund
army appropriations
war department
army air forces
air corps
Rep. Manasco
D-Ala
house expenditures committee
Capital Hill
senate
Manasco
Eastland Pushes Radar Safety Board for Espionage Tightening
Senator Eastland proposed a new board with authority to prevent American inventions from falling into foreign hands. He said the judiciary subcommittee is studying legislation and will likely recommend it to the Senate soon. The move follows testimony revealing Russia bought a full index of Commerce Department radar reports deemed non secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Eastland
D-Miss
judiciary
senate
appropriations committee
Russia
commerce department
Home Shortage No Problem As Couple Moves 40 Times
In Warsaw Indiana on June 19 a couple, Mr and Mrs H M Smith, say a house shortage never stops them. They plan to move around July 1 for the 40th time in 45 years of marriage. They own the house they move to and have owned 36 of their previous homes. They have lived in four states, eight counties and 26 villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WARSAW
H. M. Smith
Air Passengers Survive Pancake Landing Flight
Willimantic dispatch reports 42 passengers aboard a Pan American transatlantic clipper survived a forced landing at Windham field after engine trouble near the airport. Noted passengers include actor Laurence Olivier and wife Vivien Leigh. the craft departed LaGuardia at 5 p.m. EDT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WILLIMANTIC
Conn
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
England
LaGuardia field
New York
here
Windham field
Japanese Reds Oppose Document
Japanese Communist members in the lower house plan opposition to the no war constitution amid the 19th extraordinary session. Premier Yoshida says the constitution will be a major item for the newly elected diet, reducing imperial powers and expanding public liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
house of representatives
Yoshida
Captain Dies in Philadelphia Navy Vet Capt Rawson J Valentine
Captain Rawson J. Valentine a 54 year old naval veteran of both world wars died early today in Philadelphia while visiting. He served in both conflicts and was widely known for his maritime career and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHILADELPHIA
Rawson J. Valentine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francisco Castillo Najera
Mexico
U.N. security council
Ont
Fisher
BIG AIR FORCE
Radar Safety Group
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!