Two Thousand Pupils Sought For Upstate Farms
Two thousand New York City high school pupils are sought for summer work on upstate farms. The city education board noted 800 boys and 200 girls have volunteered to help harvest crops while plans for exchange sessions and awards dominated two days of state club meetings in Buffalo and Albany.
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Johnson Continues Battle for Life in Washington
Walter Johnson the Big Train, 58, remained in critical condition at Georgetown Hospital after a stroke in April. doctors reported no change in his deteriorating state as the nation watches the former Washington Senators ace.
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Alabama
Rail restores five trains amid coal shortage in 1941
In Chicago the Illinois Central Railroad announced restoration of five trains between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, after coal shortages. Twelve more trains had been restored earlier, easing transport disruptions during the period.
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Illinois Central Railroad Today
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Baton Rouge
Deaths of Willa Holt Wakefield Foerster and two others
Willa Holt Wakefield Foerster died at 76 in Los Angeles, a popular entertainer and former wife of sculptor Arnold Foerster. George A. Carden, 80, a Dallas lawyer and banker active in Texas politics, died in New York. Fred Glutton, 61, longtime Chicago Board of Trade secretary and ex-Butler Brothers executive, died in Chicago.
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Nazi raids on public treasury reveal wartime financing
Berlin reports Dr. Bruno Gleitze claims Germany financed most war by public borrowing rather than taxes or treasury loans. He states only 28 percent of expenditures were tax funded and 18 percent via loans. London notes first edition of Thomas Gray’s Elegy in an unbound copy sold for £1,050. Emmanuel Shinwell signals plan to nationalize Britain’s gas industry.
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British Aeroplane Co. to Build Fast Touring Car
New British Auto London reports the British Aeroplane Co. unveiled plans to manufacture a streamlined touring car with a top speed over 90 mph and fuel economy of 24 miles per gallon.
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British Aeroplane Co
Socialists face defeat blamed on Blum critique
Paris reports Blum said the Socialist loss in Sundays election stemmed from taking major government roles. He praised their courage but blamed the party for the most exposed ministries, noting no final colonies results yet while tallying 562 seats with MRPs 162, Communists 149, Socialists 127.
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Leon Blum
Lewis Mum Owners Too Lewis Mum Owners Too
In New York John L. Lewis made his first appearance at contract talks between anthracite operators and the United Mine Workers. Talks aim to end a 75,000 miner strike in Pennsylvania. Lewis and operators offered no new information as negotiations continued in silence.
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John Boylan
Anthracite Conciliation Board
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Lunch Act Signed by President in School Aid Move
Washington report says the administration sponsored School Lunch Act was signed into law. The measure provides federal aid to states to furnish lunches for school children, expanding a program aimed at improving child nutrition and education.
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Human Today
Maritime Strike Threat Looms Over U S Ports
Federal orders seek to mobilize deck crews radio men engineers and veterans as a threatened maritime strike nears. Mediation continues while unions push for wage gains and shorter hours and employers respond with counter proposals amid fears of freight jams and food relief delays.
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ItalyVotes Tilt Toward Monarchy as Ballots Counted
Early returns from 9,167 of 35,236 polling places show the Christian Democrats leading with 2,054,338 votes, followed by the Socialists 1,364,742 and Communists 1,227,859 amid a mixed region pattern. Analysts note the northern industrial strongholds favor the republic while the agrarian south could swing outcomes.
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Alcide de Gasperi
Ministry of the Interior
Opinion on Truman and welfare funds in Detroit
The item critiques President Truman's tactics and political opposition, noting calls for action and arguing for limited federal power. It cites Ed Hanrahan's appointment, a 1814 cent hourly wage rise for train workers, and the Detroit automobile golden jubilee highlighting high 1909 car prices and plaques for industry pioneers. It ends with a nod to Henry Ford's continued work.
Bevin Outlines Postwar World View and Soviet Critique
Bevin argued for UN minded diplomacy and patience to bridge Western and Slav histories. He warned against each nation prioritizing its own security and contrasted British democratic parliament with Soviet governance. He favored a 50 year Anglo Russian alliance to reduce misunderstandings and urged understanding of motives on all sides.
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Stalin
Soviet General Sokolovsky Promoted to Marshal
Berlin report says Gen Vassil D. Sokolovsky, longtime Soviet commander and military governor in Germany, has been promoted to marshal of the Soviet Union in an official announcement.
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Food crisis from page one hits pastries over bread
Across cities from Chicago to Birmingham shortages worsen as bumper wheat harvest fails to ease hunger. Millers warn price ceilings and programs deter marketing. the American Meat Institute reports steep drops in legitimate packers output and scarce beef. Strikes spark in Rugby while flour, shortening, and meat run critically low in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco, and beyond.
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Wheat Shortage Threatens Buffalo Flour Mills
Buffalo flour mills, the largest in the world, keep exporting flour as US consumption production nears an end. Officials warn a full shutdown of some mills within 10 days unless Wheat is secured from the Commodity Credit Corporation. Baker Lawrence H Miller predicts state bakeries may close one or two days weekly due to flour scarcity.
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Woodmen Conclave Opens with Truman Message
In Chicago today the 25th quadrennial convention of the Modern Woodmen of America began with a greeting from fellow woodman President Truman.
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Woodmen of America
President Truman
Dr Fosdick Doing Well After Gall Bladder Operation
Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick 68 longtime Riverside Church pastor emeritus underwent a gall bladder operation for gallstones yesterday at Presbyterian Hospital and today was reported to be doing very well.
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Couple Found Dead at Picnic Ground in Linden New Jersey
An elderly widower Frederick W Hasenhauer 61 and a 25 year old woman Genevieve Jean Koczur were found shot to death at a secluded picnic area in Linden New Jersey. Police say Hasenhauer killed Koczur then shot himself with a .38 caliber revolver. The report notes a related discussion on Selective Service pay raises and draft policy in the Senate.
Coal unions weigh five day week amid price outlook
Reported union leaders push for a five day workweek as surveys of mining towns proceed. Navy doctors begin mine inspections in Kentucky with Inland Steel and Koppers. price forecasts predict 25 to 35 cent increases based on week length. Production and stockpiles show recovery from a six week strike, while Krug considers a trial five day schedule.
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Fleming’s hunger strike worsens amid 73 days fast
Crumlin Road Prison bulletin reports hunger striking IRA leader David Fleming has grown very weak in the last 24 hours. Fleming has fasted for 73 of the past 77 days, with the watchful security and political attention centered on Belfast.
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