Guard Admits Beating Prisoners at Lichfield
A US Army guard testified that prisoners at Lichfield Guarthouse were beaten in accord with orders from Lt. Granville Cubage. Pfc. Thomas Warren of Plainview Texas said he and others struck prisoners with rifle butts and billy clubs when ordered, while Cubage urged denial to an inspector.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
Lichfield
Granville Cubage
Oklahoma City
Thomas FE. Warren
Plainview
Tex
Dubrage
England
Warren
Cubage
Seamen Wage Talks and Potential Maritime Strike
Seamen argue over a 56 hour sea week and basic wage raises as the National Maritime Union shifts stance on overtime pay. Government officials warn a sweeping maritime strike could trigger a sugar shortage within days, while Congress debates emergency strike authority. The Committee for Maritime Unity leads talks with Curran’s National Maritime Union and 39 shipping companies acting for the War Shipping Administration, which owns about 80 percent of cargo vessels.
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Labor Department
CLO
National Maritime Union
Labor
Schwellenbach
Maritime Unity
Harry Bridges
Joe Curran
Cochairman
C.M.U
C.so
A.F.L
C M.U
Curran
Atlantic and Gulf Shipping
War Shipping Administration
WSA
America
Smugglers Caught and Wartime Food Jokes Stir Headlines
The item notes smugglers caught with sugar in the United States and jokes about bread shortages after the war. It recalls rumors of bread lines, mentions a red orange Nevada battleship as a test target, and jokes about Pearl Harbor and atomic bomb tests.
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United States
Nevada
Churchill Praises Attlee but Criticizes One-Party Foreign Policy
In the Commons Churchill, as Conservative leader, lauded Attlee’s Labour government for contributing to world peace through a resolute denunciation of Communism. He faulted the government for following a single party foreign policy and not consulting opposition leaders, while saying he is not complaining.
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London
Winston Churchill
Commons
Tle
Attlee
Churchill
G E Begins Atom Work At Hanford Project
Richland Wash The War Department announced General Electric will take over operation of the Hanford Engineer Works from E I du Pont de Nemours to further peaceful atomic research. GE will operate under the same financial arrangement as DuPont with the government retaining control and little personnel change expected.
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Richland
Wash
Hanford
General Electric
E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company
War Department
Washington
G. F
du Jont
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad to resume operations
The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad plans to resume service as soon as competent personnel are secured inside or outside unions. John E. Buck, VP and general counsel, spoke on the eve of an emergency board meeting ordered by President Truman. Union leaders pledged not to participate, saying the issue was settled by the May 125 agreement ending the nationwide rail strike.
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Congress
Martin of Massachuetts
House
Senate
Truman
New York
Hudson and Manhattan
John E. Buck
15 Day Truce in Manchuria Agreed by Three
In Nanking General Marshall’s committee of three will sign a 15 day truce in Manchuria. The armistice aims to start negotiations for permanent peace between the Chinese government and the Communists who have fought a civil war for 18 years. Lu Chung Li outlined three negotiation points: ceasefire, restoration of communications, and army reorganization.
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Nanking
Marshall
Manchuria
Chung-Li
Kuomintang
Government Party
Associated Press
Senate Vote Frames Draft Extension Amid Monopoly of Rates
Senate actions push extension to May 15 with a 53 to 26 vote approving teenage draft while House demanded a July 1 stopgap and Feb 15 halt. A Revercomb amendment sought to constrain inductions, and pay scales for enlisted men were raised to lure volunteers.
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Senate
Chapman Revercomb
R-V. Va
Congress
Revercomb
Whch
House
Petro-Syllium Relief for Constipation Advertised
The ad promotes Petro-Syllium as a gentle relief for constipation without laxative hangover. It claims rapid, thorough action with no griping or straining, available in blue box No 1 and red box No 2 with phenolphthalein, in various bottle sizes and flavors. Sold at drug stores. encourages daily use and keeping it handy.
Mother Gaining After Coma Birth in Allentown Report
Allentown reports slight improvement in Mrs. Leland Wenger nine days after she gave birth to a daughter. The 22 year old wife of a soldier had been paralyzed and in a semi coma for more than six months after a brain injury from a automobile collision. Doctors called her state suspended death and noted her condition grew a little better while the baby remained stable.
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Allentown
Leland Wenger
Wenger
Clerk Reveals Russ Spy Plot In Canada Trial
Montreal report on the trial of Fred Rose the Communist MP as Igor Gouzenko testifies that Soviet officials sought uranium 235c samples and the location of the US atomic bomb plant. The document from a secret embassy room is tied to an agent named Alex. Kathleen Willsher faces a three year sentence for Official Secrets Act violations.
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Montreal
Fred Rose
Canada
Igor Gouzenko
Rose
Gouzenko
Ottawa
United States
Alex
Alai Nunn May
Britain
Kathleen Willsher
Miss Willsher
King Loses After Abdication Campaign in 1946 Italy
Emmanuel abdicated and went into voluntary exile in Egypt. Humbert I served as lieutenart general, replacing duties since Emmanuel retired in 1944 after Rome fell to the Allies. A nationwide campaign tour failed to win the north’s support for the monarchy while Naples area backed the king amid a rise in republic sentiment. The Christian Democrats led by Alcide de Gasperi remained strongest, with Socialists second and Communists third. Official results show Christian Democrats about 7.6 million votes and Socialists around 4.5 million from 21.5 million counted.
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Emmanuel
Egyp
Humbert
Vieter Emmanuel
Rome
Italy
Naples
Christian Democrat Pary
Alcide de Gaperi
Christian Democrats
Democratic Union
Jodl details 1941 Russia attack motive at war crimes trial
Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl testified before a four power war crimes panel that Russia provoked the German 1941 assault by massing 150 divisions after partitioning Poland. He said Hitler learned of Russian aims to seize Romanian oil and cited Red Army deployments as a trigger. Ottawa ship strike widens as talks stall and Welland Canal blocks again.
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Mernberg
Germany
Alfred Jodl
War Crimes Court
Russia
Poland
Jodl
United States
Britain
France
Hitler
Red Army
Truman backs Navy in single chief of staff dispute
Washington reports the Army favored a single chief of staff for the armed forces while President Truman reportedly sided with the Navy. The proposal was dropped from merger plans and no longer under serious consideration. A unnamed senator said Truman had sided with the Navy on the issue.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Navy
Living Flag From the Lab Becomes Colorful Petri Art
Dr Valley in Syracuse uses Bacillus prodigiosus Staphylococcus albus aureus and Staphylococcus cereus to create a living flag art on agar. The colors shine after controlled heating while covers stay on to prevent contamination. Valley, a New Haven transplant, keeps a 125 specimen collection for penicillin research.
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Malley
Anis
Valley
Dr. Valley
Syracuse
New Haven
Conn
Stolpav
Churchill Blamed For Wavell Losses
Field Marshal Lord Wavell faulted the War Cabinet in a dispatch for driving his troops from Somali lands during a 12 day Italian offensive in August 1940. He accused Churchill chaired cabinet of dispensing with proper precautions against Italian entry into the war.
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Lord Wavell
War Cabinet
Somaliland
Middle East
India
Winston Churchill
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