Bidault Cabinet Falls in France on Wage Issue
Paris June 24 UP The government of Premier Georges Bidault fell on a confidence vote over wage increases for which no special funds were provided. The 352 to 230 defeat may trigger new general elections this year and the six-nation coal steel talks continue with Schuman still foreign minister.
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PARIS
Georges Bidault
France
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Bidault
popular Republican movement
MRP
Henri Queuille
De Gaullists
jelgre
Singerit
Queuille
radical Socialists
national assembly
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
assembly
Edouard Herriot
foreign ministry
Flames Ravage Kentucky Town Buildings In Fire
Cynthiana Kentucky June 24 2 a fire swept five business district buildings in this town. The blaze destroyed the Disabled American Veterans club rooms a liquor store restaurant a hardware warehouse and the three story Carr Furniture company. Volunteers aided by men from Paris and Lexington fought the blaze.
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CYNTHIANA
Carr Furniture company
Paris
Lexington
Chile Opposes Seating of Communist China at UN
Chilean diplomat Hernan Santa Cruz announced in Paris that Chile will oppose the seating of Communist China in the United Nations. The statement underscores Chile’s stance amid international debates over recognition and representation.
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PARIS
Chile
China
United Nations
Hernan Santa Cruz
Philadelphia and Chicago slugging in scattered results
In a fragmented box score, Chicago meets Philadelphia with hitters like Sevainick and Hamner sparring alongside pitchers Hiller and Meyer. Repeats note Sauer and Seminick in Chicago and Philadelphia lineups while several NL and AL games and matchups such as Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Washington at Cleveland are incomplete.
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RHE
Chicago
Philadelphi
Dubiel
Hiller
Vandermeer
A. Walker
Meyer
Konstanty
Sevainick
Sauer
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
USC Fires 157 In Oath Row
The University of California in Los Angeles dismisses 157 faculty and staff who refused to sign anti Communist loyalty statements. Dismissals take effect June 30 after a 14 month clash over loyalty contracts. Names were not released to allow potential reappointment. Backers include Nimitz Warren Pauley.
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LOS ANGELES
University of California
board of
regents
Robert Gordon Sprout
Sprout
Communist party
cate
Sproul
Chester W. Nimitz
Earl Warren
California
Edwin W. Pauley
Pacific security leaders share post Japan tour report
Washington diplomats report Defense Secretary Johnson and Gen Omar Bradley returning from a 13 day Pacific bases tour. They told President Truman plans to bolster U S security while Tokyo sources say Johnson voiced support for retaining Yokosuka naval base after peace. They declined to reveal recommendations on arrival.
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WASHINGTON
America
Japan
Truman
U. S
Pacific
Defense
Johnson
Omar Bradley
Tokyo
Yokosuka
secretary of defense
joint chiefs of staff
Engineer Charles Lanier Lawrance Dies at 68
Charles Lanier Lawrance, 68, pioneer aviation engineer and designer of the air cooled Whirlwind engine, died of a heart ailment today in East Islip New York. He contributed to early aircraft propulsion and helped advance air power development.
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EAST ISLIP
Charles Lanier Lawrance
North Carolina runoff primary drives heavy turnout in state
North Carolina voters faced a broiling sun as they flocked to polls in a high stakes senatorial runoff between Frank Graham and Willis Smith. Early reports suggested turnout above the May 27 first primary in some areas while others saw smaller participation, with Raleigh Asheville Charlotte and Guilford Wake counties cited. The campaign centered on segregation FEPC and charges of socialism and communism as Graham campaigned through Guilford county and Smith concluded with a Raleigh rally after radio broadcasts the night prior.
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RALEIGH
N. C
Tar Heels
Frank Graham
Truman
Graham
Willis Smith
Smith
Asheville
Charlotte
FEPC
Guilford county
Wake county
Truman Outlines Prosperity Hope
President Truman dedicated Friendship Airport in Baltimore calling it a symbol of American prosperity and a peaceful future. He avoided criticism of Russia and emphasized continued economic growth based on rising output efficiency and higher real incomes amid a world conflict.
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BALTIMORE
Truman
great Friendship airport
St. Louis
Russia
Talks Scheduled in New York World Strike
Federal mediators set talks for Wednesday morning as the CIO American Newspaper Guild expands a 12 day strike against the New York World Telegram and Sun in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
CIO American Newspaper Guild
New York World
Telegram
Sun
Four-Year-Old Swimmer Preps For Channel Try
In St Louis a four year old, Russell Tongay Jr., swam 22 miles down the Mississippi from Alton to St Louis as a rehearsal for a future English Channel attempt. The family says the August channel swim is to be sponsored by the Miami Elks club. His sister Kathy, two and a half, followed by swimming five miles downstream on the same day.
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LOUIS
English channel
Russell
Bubber
Kathy
Switch Strike Threatened As Rail Disputes Multiply
Chicago June 24 five midwestern western railroads face a looming strike as AFL Switchman's Union backs a 40 hour week with 48 pay. Railroads include Chicago Rock Island Great Western Western Pacific Great Northern Denver Rio Grande Western. Fact finding board chair ONeill says nothing cooking while cooling off timelines loom.
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CHICAGO
big mid-western and western
AFL Switchman’s Union of North America
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Western Pacific
Great Northern
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Francis A O'Neill
national (railway) mediation board
San Francisco
Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad Traummen
Order of
Price Rise Seen As Treaty Ends
The United States and Mexico will terminate the seven year old reciprocal trade pact, effective December 31, 1950. The move raises American import duties on Mexican goods and on products from Venezuela Canada Peru Australia and other MFN partners, while Cuba and the Philippines are exempt.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Mexico
state department
foreign office
Venezuela
Canada
Peru
Australia
Cuba
Philippines
Japanese Paroled War Criminals Set for July 3 Release
Tokyo reports ten Japanese minor war criminals will be paroled July 3 under General MacArthur's plan for prisoners who have served half their sentences. Their release is announced by MacArthur's headquarters today.
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TOKYO
MacArthur
Injunction Halts Banks Transfer in Major Acquisition
In San Francisco on June 24, Bank of America moved to expand by 150 million dollars after acquiring 22 California banks from Transamerica. The Federal Reserve Board obtained a temporary restraining order in the Ninth Circuit, arguing the deal raises monopoly concerns and affects its jurisdiction. Transamerica disputes the claim, with a hearing set for June 28 to seek a permanent injunction. Giannini said Treasury approval accompanied a capital increase of about 71 million dollars.
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Bank of America
California
Transamerica
ta bank holding corporation
federal reserve system
board of governors
ninth U. S. circuit court of appeals
Washington
Sam H. Husbands
Husbands
L. M. Giannini
Giannini
comptroller of the treasury
Intruder Invades Queen Mother Home
An intruder broke into Queen Mother Marys home at dawn injuring housekeeper Alice Knight seven times and assaulting a helper. Gerald O'Brien, a 26 year old Irish gardener, was arrested by Scotland Yard and charged with robbery attempt and assault. Preliminary hearing set for Bow Street Court Monday.
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LONDON
Queen Mother Mary
Queen Mary
Scotland Yard
Gerald O’Brien
Alice Knight
O'Brien
Bow street court
Lie Denounces Red Question at UN Leader Lie Denounces Red Question
Trygve Lie rejected a newspaper query on Communist ties calling it improper while affirming lifelong membership in Norway's Labour Party a socialist group. He said he serves all UN governments and people and advocates only world peace and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAKE SUCCESS
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Oil Slick Reported As Northwest Airliner Sinking Sighting
Milwaukee June 24 AP Captain George Parkins said a destroyer escort reported possible unmistakable traces of the missing Northwest airliner. The ship marked a spot six and three quarter miles east of South Milwaukee with paper and oil on the surface. Fog hampered a vast search by air and sea for the four engine DC-4 and its 58 aboard.
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MILWAUKEE
George Parkinson
naval reserve
Parkinson
Daniel A. Joy
South Milwaukee
SULLaUK
Lake Michigan
Milwau
army
navy
coast guard
Kenosha
Racine
U. S
New York
Pacific northwest
Senate Committee Seeks FBI Transcript Record
Senate investigators pressed the justice department for the full transcript of an FBI recorded talk from 1945 with Amerasia editor Philip Jaffe. The inquiry casts doubt on immediate conclusions from loyalty files, as Senator Lodge calls the files unfinished while Senator Tydings cites a potential true or false picture of McCarthy’s communists-in-government accusations in 81 cases.
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WASHINGTON
UPsi
Senate
justice department
John
Amerasia
Philip Jaffe
state department
McCarthy
RWis
Lodge
R-Mass
Tydings
D-Md
President Signs Rent Ceiling Bill
President Truman signed a bill extending the federal rent control law beyond June 30. Rent controls will continue for the remainder of the year, and cities may keep them for the first six months of 1951.
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WASHINGION
Truman
Senate atomic control flareup seen as Pike nomination stalls
In Washington a Senate House atomic energy panel delays Acting Chairman Sumner T. Pike’s renomination for a new four year term. McMahon notes Hick enlooper’s request. Four other reappointments pass. Dean Murray Smyth await final Senate vote while Truman considers permanent chairmanship.
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WASHINGTON
senate
atomic energy commission
Sumner T. Pike
Pike
Truman
commission
senate-house atomic energy committee
McMahon
D-Conn
Hickenlooper
R- Town
ABC
Des Moines
Gordon Dean
California
Thomas E. Mursray
New York
Henry DeWolf Smyth
New Jersey
senate committee
house
Dean
Murray
Smyth
AEC
Lewis Strauss
Federal Agents Capture Shelton in Indianapolis Shootout
INDIANAPOLIS June 24 UP Two FBI agents shot down Henry Harland Shelton a top ten most wanted criminal last night as the Michigan fugitive reached for a gun to avoid arrest. The 41 year old was critically wounded. Shelton’s crime career began with a 1933 Kaleva bank robbery and he escaped Labor Day with Sam Lieb. They terrorized four states over 30 hours kidnapping a salesman and seizing cars before a Mayfield Kentucky gunfight where Lieb was captured. Foster offered no location details.
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INDIANAPOLIS
FBI
Henry Harland Shelton
Michigan
Shelton
Kaleva
Mich
Sam Lieb
Labor day
mid-west
Indiana
Lieb
Maysfield
Foster
Mayfield
Harvard President Conant in Good Condition After Surgery
Educator in Boston reports Harvard University President James B. Conant is in good condition following an emergency operation for acute inflammation of the intestines. He underwent procedure in Boston yesterday and is recovering with doctors optimistic about his recovery.
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BOSTON
UPI
James B. Conant
Harvard university
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Pullman
M. G. Schoch
AFL Railroad Yardmasters of America
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Schoch
New York Central system
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