UN Cuts Hunt for Permanent Home To Five Alternate Sites
United Nations headquarters commission plans another exploration trip seeking five alternate sites in Westchester N Y and Fairfield County Conn for a permanent home. The panel will submit its recommendations to the UN Assembly when it reconvenes in September.
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New York
INS
United Nations Headquarters Commission
Nine-Nation Commission
Westchester County
Fairfield County
Conn
UN Assembly
House Committee seeks headline figure to lead subversive drive
Washington DC—The House on American Activities Committee debated naming a prominent lawyer to spearhead a revitalized anti subversion effort. Members withheld the identity, though rumors pointed to Seth W. Richardson, counsel for the Pearl Harbor Investigating Committee. The panel pushed for a strong public stance. The session reflected Cold War tensions and internal contention within the committee.
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Washington
INS
House On American Activities Committee
Seth W. Richardson
Pearl Harbor
Deaths of Local Notables Honorary Public Service
Death notices recall Arthur S Maudlin 65 former Westchester County Sheriff and GOP figure at Yonkers. Arthur B Maurice 73 author who served with American Relief Commission under Hoover in WWI in Stamford Conn. William Henry VanTassell 75 long time supervisor at New York Institute for the Deaf Yonkers. Dr John Prescott Grant 73 surgeon and medical educator recently retired at a sanatorium in Coral Gables Florida.
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Westchester County
Yonkers
Arthur B. Maurice
American Relief Commission
Herbert Hoover
Stamford
Conn
William Henry VanTassell
New York Institute For Deaf
John Prescott Grant
Sanatorium
Coral Gables
Fla
End of Slovak Riots Leads to Sports Ban in Bratislava
Riots by Communist factions to thwart the Democratic Party’s government gain prompted Bratislava security police to ban sports. All football matches are canceled through Oct. 13 and tennis and basketball are barred unless special permission is granted. The unrest began at a football match last Thursday.
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Prague
Democratic Party
Bratislava
Soviet Iceland fish deal raises fears of political influence
Washington reports Iceland and the Soviet Union signed a trade pact to buy most of Iceland’s fish catch at prices 30 to 50 percent above those paid by others. The accord, signed in Moscow, involves 100 million krona of fish and oil in exchange for 20 000 tons of steamer coal 10 000 tons of timber and remaining value in dollars. American officials fear exclusive Russian contracts limit U S trade and complicate strategic interests amid Icelandic elections and Soviet propaganda.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Iceland
Moscow
Communist Party
Legation
U. S
Russia
Anthracite Talks Continue as Miners Work Without Pact
Hard coal miners pressed on with production though daily tonnage remained undeclared. Independents operate on lease or royalty, with about 500 Virginia miners not in negotiations. Kennedy said John L. Lewis would join the talks when free in Washington as the Capitol report notes his expected return next week. Subcommittees adjourned with no agreement after discussing wages health and welfare, and related proposals.
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Virginia
Thomas Kennedy
John L. Lewis
Washington
Lewis
Kennedy
Draft From Page On selective service plan nine months from June expiration
The Senate Military Committee reshapes the bill to extend selective service nine months from June 30 expiration, bar induction of teenagers and fathers, grant 10 to 50 percent pay raises, cap total armed forces at 1,736,000 by July 1, 1947, continue service until May 15, 1947, automatic discharge after 18 months, retain the no fathers clause with discharge upon request after August 1, and defer pay raises to separate legislation.
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Senate Military Committee
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Ise
Goats Rats and Pigs Used in Burleson Atomic Tests
Animals aboard the Burleson will be dosed with vaccines toxins and hormones to study radiation effects on blood cancer sterility and heat damage. Goats clipped for hair protection rats as main subjects will be observed for irradiation reactions with automatic food water and ear marked IDs. Army Chemical Warfare Service teams test radiation impact on food water clothing hair and skin during target ship experiments.
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Tom. E. P. Cronkite
Army Chemical Warfare Service
Siam seeks UN membership amid charges of Franco aggression
The Siamese government formally applies for United Nations membership as charges of Franco border aggression are presented to the UN. The documents list incidents along the Mekong from Nongkhai to Champasak including arbitrary arrests, looting, and river traffic seizures, while Lie treats both a report and the Siamese letter with no recommendation.
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United Nations
Security Council
Jose Giral
Siam
Indo-China
Washington
Mekong River
Trygve Lie
Lie
Council of Ministers
France
Mekong
Nongkhai
Vientiane
Champasak
Pakse
Market Begins Saturday Closing Market Delays Summer Weekends in NY
New York stocks were closed today by board order to shut down Saturdays during the summer months. The action pauses trading on Saturdays to reduce activity in the warm season.
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New York
INS
Board of Governors
Era of American Doughnut About Over in Europe
Paris report notes the American doughnut era ends as Red Cross hospitalit y activities wind down in liberated Europe. Outposts at Le Havre Reims and Namur will close in two weeks while services for GI brides parcel wrapping and civilian relief continue. Columbia Club in Paris closed as 22 000 soldiers weekly used facilities in four months prior to closing.
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Paris
Europe
Red Cross
Invision
Columbia Club
U.S
le Havre
Reims
Namur
Belgium
Dorothy Villiger
Paris Club
Price Jitters and Odds Ends Parade Through Town
A chaotic note lists varied goods from truffles to hair clippers with price shifts domi nating the scene. It cites rises in radios bicycles toasters and fuel related items while lamenting the government’s abdication on some prices and ending with a quip about chasing a price that has fallen.
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Brotherhood of
Catalina Island
OPA
Maritime unions urge restraint amid Truman strike remarks
Harry Bridges and Joseph Curran, co chairs of the Committee for Maritime Unity, denounced President Truman for statements they say threaten ongoing negotiations. The unions, at labor secretary Schwellenbach’s request, urged no public remarks to aid talks. They vowed to attend the Labor Department session and pressed for wage increases a 40 hour week overtime and related benefits.
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Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
Committee For Maritime Unity
Schwellenbach
Truman
Secretary of Labor
Labor Department
Film's Moral True Convict Learns Paris Theater Lodged
Pvt Matthew Spence of Baltimore Maryland, a twice escaped prisoner serving a ten year term for robbery, was recaptured after he sat on the lap of a Criminal Investigation Department agent in a dark Paris theater while a film titled You Cant Get Away With Murder played.
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Paris UP
Matthew Spence
Baltimore
Criminal Investigation Department
Paris
Troops Send 13 700 Draft Bill Pleas
U S troops in Japan and Korea have sent more than 13 700 love and kisses messages to Congress. The figures come a week after the messages code radio grams urged Congress to enact draft legislation.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
Korea
Congress
New Idle Pay Year Begins Monday for New York Workers
Syracuse workers in war plants and elsewhere may file claims under the new benefit year of New York State unemployment insurance law beginning Monday. Benefits run up to 26 weeks with a maximum of 21 dollars weekly based on 1945 earnings. for the week ending May 24 the James Street office logged 8,795 claimants, including 4,026 war veterans seeking readjustment allowance.
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Syracuse
New York
French Elections Set to Nominate 586 for New Assembly
About 20 million French voters will choose a 586 member constituent assembly from over 3,000 candidates. The body could govern up to seven months to draft a new constitution after a referendum defeated a prior plan. Major parties include Communists, Socialists, Republican Rally, MRP, and PRL with figures such as Giraud Gouin Bidault Herriot Reynaud and Daladier among candidates.
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Republican Rally
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
PRL
Republican Liberty Party
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Felix Gouin
George Bidault
Edouard, Herriot
Paul Reynaud
Edouard Daladier
Monarchists and republicans clash at Milan cathedral
Ansa reports demonstrators broke through police at the Milan Duomo as King Umberto III appeared at the cathedral door. He left through an underground passage amid clashes in Duomo Square. Tomorrow’s national plebiscite will decide the monarchy’s fate, with a new constitution to be formed by a 550 member assembly after voting.
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ROMEP
Ansa
Umberto III
Milan
Duomo Square
Umberto
Venice
Italy
Pope Calls for Refugee Aid and War Peace Cautions
The Holy Father warned against a trend toward mechanized rulers while praising the church's calm stance. He urged haste in peace talks despite obstacles, urged freeing prisoners of war, and proposed displaced persons be settled in overseas nations with aid from happier countries. He thanked cardinals for their support.
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Holy Father
French envoy proclaims independent Cochin Chin republic
Jean Henri Cedile French commissioner for Cochin China announced the formation of an independent Cochin-Chinese republic within the Indo-Chinese federation and the French Union.
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Cochin China Republic
Saigon
Indo China UP
Jean Henri Cedile
Cochin China
French Union
Truman Bill Looms Over Senate Labor War
Senate action leaves key seizure and no strike provisions intact while trimming seniority rights for strikers and empowering the president to adjust wages in government operated plants. The measure faces House delays as Truman weighs the rival Case bill, with veto risks riding on mediation, injunctions, and penalties for union action.
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Tooner
Truman
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