Dewey Urges Lifting of War Time Economic Controls
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey warned freedom cannot survive a government controlled economy and urged rapid lifting of wartime controls. He spoke at the New York State Chamber of Commerce urging a move toward freedom rather than totalitarian schemes. A separate Albany report notes Coroner J Gregory Nealon delaying verdict on the shotgun death of Harry W. Brizzie, 58, a New York Central Railroad engineer, found dead in his room with a shotgun nearby.
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Chamber of Commerce
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J. Gregory Nealon
Harry W. Brizzie
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Tosch to Build $1 Million Veterans Homes in Tonawanda
Fred P. Tosch Inc announces start of a million dollar home and apartment project for returned veterans in Tonawanda. The plan includes 100 single homes on county lots and Tosch claims a 45 day panelized construction time.
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Buffalo
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Army charts sample rocket routes to the moon
Army ordnance experts outline future rocket guidance paths to the moon and present a map showing sample routes outside Earth's atmosphere including total range calculations. Petrillo threat to cut small radio stations off network music broadcasts prompts Congress to consider new anti Petrillo measures or strengthening Lea bill. Mellon family forms T. Mellon & Sons to coordinate investments and civic activities in Pittsburgh. Two Ohio CIO United Electrical Workers leaders seek AFL affiliation after resigning over alleged Communist influence.
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Supreme Court
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Richard K. Mellon
Mellon National Bank
T. Mellon & Sons
Foggy collision near Graves Light injures two ships
Coast Guard cutter Mayflower and Boston trawler W. J. O'Brien collided in heavy fog near Graves Light. Both vessels reported only slight damage and continued to harbor under their own power. Eisenhower receives Harvard honorary degree at 295th commencement, joined by three other military leaders.
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Mayflower
W. J. O'Brien
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Notable Obituaries From Across The Nation
Obituaries list several prominent figures including Elmore Patterson age 79 once VP GM of Collier’s weekly in Chicago. Harriette Ashcrook 47 author and former Boston Calgary writer. Frank Warren Smith 82 chemist turned hermit in Sinaloa aiding the poor in Boston. Prof Ernst Freund 82 Austrian cancer researcher who spent 55 years in London. Dr Carl K Sanjule 51 dentist and former DA V state commander in North Tonawanda.
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Collier's Weekly
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Sinaloa
Mexico
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London
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North Tonawanda
Hirohito Visits Farm Paddies Amid Flooded Fields
Emperor Hirohito toured mud drenched rice paddies in Chiba Prefecture visiting the Odo farming community to urge workers to help Japan weather a food shortage. He spoke with men and women in the flooded fields during the visit.
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Japan
Chiba Prefecture
Tokyo
Odo
Shipping unions threaten nationwide strike as talks stall
Negotiations with six CIO and one independent maritime union falter with nine days to June 15 deadline. Ship operators reject a 40 hour week proposal, urging wage discussions later. A Pepper inquiry and economic fallout warnings accompany fears of widespread disruption to imports, rail traffic, and coast ship operations.
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Claude Pepper
D.-Fla
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Petrillo Case Sets Tone for Radio and Law Clash
The column argues Mr. Petrillo will defy any law whether constitutional or not, framing law as applying to others. It notes Jimmie and Swing era radio shifts, predicts a busy month with Louis meeting Conn and foreign ministers, and hints the Louis Conn fight will yield a clear decision amid possible delays.
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Draft Fight Over Teen Inductions and Pay Raises
House votes 195 to 96 to halt teenage inductions while Senate and House clash on ages 29 and 44. Pay raises differ by service and body, with House favoring separate bills and Senate proposing raises from 50% to 10% for top ranks. Induction moratorium sought by House, Senate resistant. Both branches agree on limits and reemployment benefits, with a major showdown over 18 and 19 year olds.
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Senate
Devotion to Duty Honored in La Salle Hotel Fire Case
Illinois Bell officials announce Mrs. Julia Berry 44 operator praised for staying at her switchboard as flames engulfed the La Salle Hotel lobby and mezzanine. Her body found slumped at the board with earphones on and finger gripping a phone plug. Award funds at $1,000 for devotion to duty.
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Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Julia Berry
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School apartment opens as emergency housing in Rochester
Public School Six in Rochester was prepared for occupancy as an emergency dwelling unit to house 32 families. The building officially opened to tenants Wednesday, two months after the state began reconverting the structure.
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Rochester
Taylor Due For Recall
Richmond minister says President Truman assured Protestant church leaders Myron C. Taylor would be recalled by the time peace treaties are signed. Dr. John A. Maclean stated the appointment was a temporary expedient to help the peace process and would end at an early date after the treaties are concluded.
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Truman
Myron C. Taylor
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Forest
John A. Maclean
Ginter Park Presbyterian Church
Southern Presbyterian Churches
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Crown Jewels Hidden in Castle Basement Buried in 1944
Officials confirm jewels were placed in a container and buried in the castle basement for safekeeping in October 1944. A woman family member filed the theft report and valued the loss at 1.5 million dollars along with other personal items. No details of contents or alleged extortion were released.
Price boosts loom as leather steel costs rise
Washington officials warn further shoe price increases may follow the already granted boost as leather costs jump. Officials also anticipate higher prices for alloy steel used in many consumer products and for steel items in housing like nails and window screens.
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Washington
Aross
OPA
Canadian Seamen Get Peace Offer
Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell planned to present owners' suggestions to end an 81 day wildcat strike against Great Lakes shipping. The proposals include recognizing the union as sole bargaining agent and an immediate joint application to the War Labor Board for an eight hour day replacing the current 12 hour day. Details of the owners' suggestions were not disclosed.
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Ottawa
Humphrey Mitchell
Canadian Seamen's Union Today
Great Lakes
Mitchell
Canadian War Labor Board
Senate Debates Reorganization and OPA Legislation
Today in Congress reports Senate debates on reorganization and ongoing Banking Committee efforts to agree on OPA legislation. The Small Business Committee hears Secretary Wallace and UNRRA Director F H LaGuardia on the world food situation. In the House, consideration of Senate amendments to emergency strike and draft extension bills proceeds, with Banking Committee hearing State Department views on a British loan.
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Small Business Committee
Wallace
UNRRA
F. H. LaGuardia
Senate
Banking Committee
State Department
Three Named to Study State Efficiency Commission
ALBANY UP Three members of a commission to conduct an efficiency study of state governmental departments have been appointed by Governor Dewey. Named Tuesday were Lawrence E Walsh assistant counsel to Dewey Dr Paul Studenski of New York University and A J Goodrich state deputy comptroller. The commission was created by the 1946 legislature with a 50000 grant to coordinate and consolidate state activities. Three members remain to be named by the assembly speaker and three by the Senate majority leader.
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Dewey
Lawrence E. Walsh
Paul Studenski
New York University
A. J. Goodrich
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