Emperor freighter sinks in Lake Superior amid tragedy
Twelve dead as the Emperor freighter plowed into rocks in upper Lake Superior near Passage Island Light. Twenty-one survivors rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, crew of 35 with two missing, including two women. Capt. Eldon Walkinshaw among the dead. ship lies in 64 feet of water near Isle Royale.
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Windsor, Ont
Emperor
Aneratare
Eldon Walkinshaw
Great Lakes
Steamship Line
Passage Island Light
Thunder Bay
Ardea
Isle Royale
Michigan
Coast Guard
Plan to curb outlaw auto sales announced
Albany State Auto Mobile Dealers Inc announces a plan to stop resales of nearly new cars as used cars at premium prices. Members will request buyers to sign agreements to resell only to the original seller during set periods, with damages possible for early secondary sales. New York City authorities are investigating.
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Albany
Automobile Dealers, Inc
C. D. Henderson
Henderson
New York City
Senators Back Defense Secretary Unity Plan Unanimously
The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved legislation to place the Army Navy and a separate air force under unified direction with authoritative coordination while keeping them as distinct services under a single National Security Secretary.
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Defense
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Secretary of National Security
Visit of Vishinsky Seen As Potential Soviet Chess Significance
Today’s features note Foreign Minister Vishinsky’s Carlsbad visit may carry vast political implications, with Marquis Childs offering editorial page analysis. Regular sections include Amusements, Financial, Bridge, Radio, Classifieds, Social, City Lite, Sports, Deaths, and more, with Todays Pictures on page 14.
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Vishinsky
Carlsbad
Marquis Childs
Jean Kain
Dr. Brady
Mary Haworth
Winchell
Sinatra Pays But Feud Lingers In Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills columnist Lee Mortimer drops assault charge against Frank Sinatra after an alleged $9,000 settlement. Mortimer says Sinatra knocked him down in Ciro's Might club last April, while three men held him outside. Both men appeared glum in court as they acknowledged receipt of satisfaction for the injury.
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Calif
Lee Mortimer
Frank Sinatra
Mortimer
R. B. Fox
Sinatra
Ciro
Might Club
Ceci D. Holland
Britain Endures Heat Wave as Thunderstorms Break Records
British heat wave cools slightly after thunderstorm wake up the public in London. Thermometers reached 69 degrees at 19:00 local time, down from 79 yesterday. Five day hot spell pushed June's average to record highs and exposed the nation to extreme heat across major cities.
Valley Dr plan withdrawn for $3,000,000 garden apartments
M. Shapiro & Son Construction Co of New York withdrew its offer to build a $3 million limited dividend tax exempt living center on Valley Dr. Harrison tract would have housed 274 garden type apartments. The council had scheduled a public hearing on zoning and project approval before the withdrawal. Mayor Costello lamented the loss of the homes opportunity.
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New York City
Valley Dr
Harrison Tract
Joseph M. Viertel
Shapiro Corporation
Harrison Park Homes
Common ‘Council
The
Herald-Journal
Viertel
Common Council
John M. Shannon
Frank J. Costello
Costello
Mishaps Send 2 Tots to Hospitals
Two children, Charles Dennison four, and Cathleen Corso one, were sent to Memorial and St Joseph's hospitals after separate incidents at Wilson playground and Rowland Street. Dennison fell from a swing fracturing minor cuts while Corso drank medicine. both were treated and released later the same day.
Miners Reject $12.70 Wage Offer in UMWA Tug of War
John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers rejected a Southern Coal operators offer of twelve dollars seventy cents per day with no portal to portal pay for underground travel time. The stance followed ongoing contract negotiations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Today
Southern Coal
U.mlw
South
Reorganizing U S Intelligence Seen by Pravda
Pravda shows prominently a report on reorganizing United States intelligence services. The bulletin notes a hunt for Dr Robert Wheeler shifts to a forest area in Forest County Pennsylvania after he disappeared May 25 following refueling in Rochester New York. Prices for Texas wheat reach a record $2.70 a bushel as the first car of the 1947 crop arrives in Kansas City. Department store sales fall May 10 to May 27 while wholesale prices rise slightly. Kamen Soap Cuts Prices 31.6 Percent nationwide to wholesalers and retailers.
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U. 8
Secret Service
Moscow
INS
United States Intelligence System
Wheeler
Forest Area
Texas
Kansas City
Washington
Commerce Department
Kamen Soap
New York
A. L. Kamen
Kamen Soap Products Company
Explosives Mailed From Italy Targeting Britons
Scotland Yard said prominent Britons received letters from Italy containing explosives arranged to detonate when opened. Maj Gen Edward Spears and others reportedly discussed the device as a watchlike mechanism. letters mailed from Hal Y linked to the Stern gang. Authorities studied powder, script, and envelopes to trace senders.
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Scotland Yards
Italy
Edward Spears
Ster Attlee
Downing St
Haly
Stern Gang
Mnail
Hague Steps Down as Jersey City Mayor After 30 Years
Frank Hague, longtime Democratic leader of Jersey City, announced his retirement from the mayoralty, effective June 16, the 30th anniversary of his election. He cited the need to pass administrative duties to younger men and said City Commissioner Frank Hegger will succeed him.
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N. J.py
Frank Hague
Amatica
Hague
T Clty
Frank Hom Jegger
Colum
Tax Cut Bill May Wait for Truman Action
President Truman will not act on the four billion dollar income tax cut before leaving for Kansas City Friday morning. Secretary Charles G. Ross said the measure has not yet reached the President's desk and Congress completed work yesterday. Ross noted no discussion of the tax legislation occurred during a White House conference with congressional leaders.
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Truman
Kansas City
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Canada
Midwest
Abth
Congress
Congressional
White House
Truman Urges Early Congress Action on Universal Training
President Truman asked Congress for early consideration of universal training in a message accompanying the advisory commission report. The study urged universal training and warned the United States must strengthen defenses or face extermination in atomic warfare.
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Truman
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White House
United States
Ministers Reject Bids to Budapest
Hungarian ministers to London Washington and Bern refuse summons to return to Budapest Reuters dispatch from Vienna reports the move. Several officials decline requests amid tensions with Budapest.
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London
INL
Reuters
Vienna
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Bern
Early India to Get Freedom on Aug 15
New Delhi reports Mountbatten set August 15 as the tentative date for Britain's transfer of power to India, with independence likely split into Hindu and Muslim dominions. He noted faster handover than the June deadline and said troops were moved to safeguard peace as provinces vote on the division.
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Delhi
Viscount Mountbatten
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India
Hindustan
Pakistan
Mountbatten
Newsman Dies in Harrisburg Patriot Chief at 63
Charles H. Morrison aged 63, president and general manager of the Harrisburg Patriot, died today at his office from a heart attack. Morrison led the paper and was a veteran journalist in Harrisburg.对
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Harrisburg
Charles H. Morrison
The
Harrisburg Patriot
Rutland Flood Strikes City as 500 Houseless
Rutland Vermont faces its worst flood in memory as waters recede leaving one to two feet of slime. Four or more people remain missing, including children, while the city of 18 000 lacks water gas and electricity. National Guardsmen guard streets and emergency kitchens feed the homeless as commerce slowly resumes.
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Vermont
Busi
Red Cross on Job in Vermont Flood Aid
The Red Cross in New York says water purification units are being sent to Vermont officials for Rutland whose drinking water is at risk of contamination. Other services are rushed to El mira and Ithaca in New York hit by floods. Four people are listed missing including Mrs Bernard Cohen and one child Philip McKenzie aged 3. More than 2,000 residents were evacuated as floodwaters swirled after a bridge breach. Water mains from a reservoir are down and restoration may take two to seven days. Sixteen Army mobile kitchens are en route from Fort Ethan Allen. Governor Ernest W Gibson is en route from Brattleboro.
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INS
Red Cross
Vermont
Rutland
Elmira
Ithaca
Bernard Cohen
Philip McKenzie
Richard’ Lavicterre
Pittsford
Buest
Wiliam Kallie
Fort
Ethan Allen
Ernest W. Gibson
Brat
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