Speedy Senate O K for Vinson Snyder Predicted
President Truman named Fred Vinson for chief justice and John Snyder for secretary of the treasury. Senators predicted swift Senate confirmations, though New Dealers criticized the choices as not liberal enough. Sullivan was also named to Undersecretary of the Navy, in a single White House announcement.
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Washington
Truman
Fred M Vinson
United States
John W. Snyder
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Senate
Johnson
Dcolo
John S. Sullivan
Navy
State probe shifts to Education Department inquiry
Albany reports that a special commission to coordinate state activities voted to focus its investigation on the Education Department. Chairman Senator Arthur Wicks said the panel will use its staff and up to the $50 000 budget to study efficiency and avoid duplication. The commission was created by the 1946 Legislature to coordinate state activities.
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State Education Department
Arthur Wicks
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Jap officer acquitted in war crimes trial at Yokohama
Lt. Kazuo Danno was acquitted by an Eighth Army tribunal of war crimes charges for failing to restrain his medical detachment from atrocities against American prisoners. It was the fourth acquittal among 61 Japanese tried by the Eighth Army.
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Weather in Syracuse Area Forecast Warm Rain Likely
The Weather Bureau predicts increasing cloudiness and warmer with showers or thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Saturday looks warm with scattered showers. fresh to strong winds. High around 63 Thursday, 52 overnight with a record high 89 in 1925 and record low 44 in 1912.
Hollywood seeks actors to play F D R and Truman in new film
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer looks to cast the late President Roosevelt in The Beginning or the End while Roosevelt family withholds approval of Lionel Barrymore for the role. The studio also seeks an actor to portray President Truman involved in the atom bomb development.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Lionel Barrymore
M-G-M
Truman
Capitol Pages Face Gambling Scandal Spanking Proposed
Frederick C. Othman reports on a House page boy running a 25 cent lottery for select reporters and sports on the floor. He notes the gambling is illegal and could be halted by the La Follette bill to reorganize Congress. Senator La Follette suggests replacing current pages with local youths and spanking as a discipline measure.
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Washington
LLP
House of Representatives
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Congress
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Wisconsin
Weather forecast for Syracuse hints at showers then fair Sunday
Syracuse forecast calls for scattered showers and thundershowers tonight and Saturday, with a fair day Sunday. Long-range outlook shows temperatures averaging three to five degrees above normal, cooler Sunday and warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain totals near three quarters of an inch with southwest winds 15 to 25 mph and gusts to 35 tonight.
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New York
Syracuse
Off With Pants Gunmen Steal $7900 at Chicago Lot
Two young gun men wearing flashy clothes robbed four men at McLean Motor Sales Co. They forced the victims to remove their trousers, took wallets from the pockets, and fled with $7,900 in cash.
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Chicago
McLean Motor Sales Co
Four SS troopers sentenced for airmen murder at Salzburg
Four of six SS troopers accused of murdering five American airmen in the war were sentenced to death. The remaining two troopers received life of hard labor.
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Salzburg
Germany
INS
House Set to Pay GI Back Pay for Furlough Time
The House moved to compensate about 15 million veterans with an average of 250 dollars each for furlough time not used in uniform. Led by Reps. Dwight L. Rogers and Robert L. Sikes, supporters expect quick passage after brief debate. The plan would pay discharged personnel or those already out of uniform, covering service since September 8, 1939, with two and a half days per month and a 120 day cap. Payments would be based on sworn statements from War and Navy officials.
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House
Dwight L. Rogers
D-Fla
Robert L. Sikes
Senate
Army
Navy
Four Hundred Housed From Bridgway Hotel Fire
In Springfield Massachusetts a four story Bridgway Hotel fire forced 400 guests to evacuate in nightclothes. Six firemen were overcome by smoke but no upper floor exposure occurred. Several women carried babies to safety as guests gathered in the lobby.
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Springfield
Mass
INS
Bridgway
Frederick C. Wright
Three Man Economic Board Plan Emerges Under Truman
Washington officials say a three man economic council may take charge of shaping policy with President Truman playing a larger role. The move follows John W. Snyder's nomination to be Treasury Secretary and the forthcoming transition of Vinson to Chief Justice. The Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion headed by Snyder will wind down gradually.
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Washington
Truman
John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Fred M. Vinson
United States
Office of War Mobilization
USO Building in Syracuse Offered to City and County
Federal Works Agency says three story United Service Organization building at 264 266 East Onondaga Street in Syracuse is offered first to the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County under surplus property rules. If declined, a public sale will be held. Local governments indicated interest.
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Federal Works Agency
United Service Organization
Syracuse
See America First Slogans Return in Postwar Editorial
John L. Springer notes on the editorial page that See America First, a wartime restraint, reappears as vacation spots anticipate a record-breaking season. The piece highlights cultural restoration and renewed national focus alongside reader interest sections such as Amusements, Classifieds, and City Life.
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America
John L. Springer
Stalin wooing Peron in power politics scorecard
Washington observers note a new Buenos Aires Mos cow alliance as President Peron and Premier Stalin pursue strategic moves. Officials caution at this stage no shift in U S policy is evident though the unlikely pairing prompts wary speculation on global balance.
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Juan Peron
Stalin
Study Wheat Rationing Considered by U S Officials
Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles said the government is studying rationing of wheat stocks to millers and flour to bakeries and of bread to retail stores. He warned that rationing to consumers would be difficult and may be considered if bread shortages persist for three to four weeks.
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ULP
Chester Bowles
Tne
Bowles
Senate
Small Business Committee
OPA
Agriculture Department
Women Mob Bread Trucks In Denver Food Panic
Housewives mobbed bread deliveries as shortages spread across the nation. A Denver bakery added two men per truck to guard shipments. one driver reported being overpowered by women and losing his breadbasket and cap while unloading at a grocery.
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Denver
Denver Boakery
Tsuda Freed After Osaka Textile Arrest Were Dropped
Allied headquarters announced the release of Shingo Tsuda a leading Osaka textile maker after an arrest last spring tied to a broader investigation. No details were given on charges or ongoing inquiries.
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Tokyo
Allied
Shingo Tsuda
Osaka
Tsuda
Explosion injures soldiers and civilians at Empire Services Club
The British Army reports a grenade blast at the Empire Services Club injuring 32 Indian soldiers and one Indian civilian along with one Sudanese civilian. The incident occurred last night in Cairo.
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Cairo
Empire Services Club
Monarchists Riot in Rome After Naples Bloodshed
Police dispersed a monarchist demonstration in downtown Rome amid post plebiscite tension spreading from Naples. About 200 demonstrators shouted Long Live the King and Down with the Republic as fist fights broke out with Republicans before officers restored order. Police precautions were increased around the royal palace.
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Naples
Republic
Maritime Unions Map Strike Tactics Across Ports
National Maritime Union leaders from 40 ports met in Washington to plan a June 15 strike with a $1,000,000 strike chest and allied support from six unions in the Committee for Maritime Unity. President Truman and Cabinet members, including John W. Snyder and Tom Clark, said the outlook was pretty bad as reconversion hopes hinge on breaking the deadlock with CMA.
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N.U.M
Washington
Committee For Maritime Unity
C.M.U
Truman
John W. Snyder
Tom Clark
Snyder
C.M.A
Billion Increase Seen In New OPA Bill
Washington officials warn that if Congress approves the new price act, consumers will pay an estimated 1.25 billion dollars more for essentials in six to nine months. The Senate Banking Committee sent the bill to the floor with little enthusiasm, aiming to extend control to June 30, 1947. It would end controls on meat poultry and dairy, cut food subsidies, drop the low cost clothing program, and restore profit margins for manufacturers of autos and machinery.
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Congress
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Senate Banking Committee
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