Eastbound freight derails at Belle Isle bridge stopping train service
A New York Central freight train derailed at Belle Isle bridge near Municipal Airport at 6:50 AM, four cars left tracks and a signal tower fell, causing a one hour delay to the eastbound No. 64 passenger train and power outages. One car demolished with produce ruined. cause not yet determined, possibly a flat wheel.
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Belle Isle Yards
Belle Isle Bridge
Municipal Airport
Buffalo
New York City
van Buren Rd
Daily features list interspersed with page numbers
The page announces today’s features including comics by Ida Jean Kain and Dr. Brady, a crossword by Mary Haworth, and a Bertram Benedict editorial on Russia. Other regular sections are Amusements, Editorials, Bridge, Letters, Churches, Radio, Classifieds, Social News, Deaths, and Sports, with Today's Pictures on Page 14.
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Brady
Mary Haworth
EODAY
Five Bullets Kill Bas Siegel in Beverly Hills
Bugsy Siegel, 41, once cited as the nation s top gangster, was shot through a window in Beverly Hills. Five bullets ripped the wall and damaged a nude painting as police pursued a motive and killer identity amid rival gangland tensions. Footprints suggested more than one assailant and neighbors heard a fast car depart after the shooting.
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Cal
Benjamin
Bugsy
Siegel
Hollywood
Umbrellas Back in Style as Thunderstorms Forecast
Weather Bureau reports scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and early tonight with highs up to 74 degrees. Sunday marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year, expected to reach about 78 degrees.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Oil to Russia Curb Looms in House Hearing
Representative Shafer and the armed services subcommittee met to probe reports of gasoline and oil shipments to Russia amid a possible U S shortage. Shafer said shipments should halt until domestic needs are met and cited a Navy advisory of fuel shortages on the eastern seaboard.
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Washington
INS
Shafer
R-Mich
House. Armed. Services Subcommittee
Russia
Navy
Sullivan
Tannery Fire Destroys Leather in Reading, Pa
A blaze at the Lincoln Tanning Co in Reading destroyed more than 1,000,000 feet of finished leather on the tannery’s second floor. Fire Chief Harry Brown said a watchman Clarence Covington, 46, discovered the fire shortly after 1 A.M. in wing No 2. Leather valued at about $1 per foot was lost. two firefighters were overcome.
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Lincoln Tanning Co
Harry Brown
Clarence Covington
Covington
Flood Routs Hundreds in Hannibal Quincy Area
The second major June flood crest reached the Hannibal Quincy region with hundreds more evacuated. The Mississippi River stood 11 feet over flood stage at Hannibal as levee breaches worsened on the Illinois side threatening 120000 acres. Red Cross sheltered up to 1000 at Central Junior High School while a Coast Guard cutter operated from the flooded rail station.
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Hannibal-Quincy
Mississippi
Illinois
Red Cross
Central Junior High School
A. Coast Guard
Spain Assures Soldier Vote in July Referendum
In Madrid the Spanish Cabinet told armed forces members they may vote on July 7 in the national referendum on a law to set up a procedure for choosing a successor to Generalissimo Francisco Franco. An order signed by Franco to be published in the official bulletin Sunday outlines absentee voting and voter identification rules.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Franco
Riots in Lahore Kill 16 as Voting Nears
Widespread rioting in Lahore today left at least 16 people dead and about 60 wounded by mid afternoon. The violence broke out on the eve of legislative voting that could partition the province. Local authorities appealed for calm as the unrest disrupted the election lead up.
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Lahore
India
Stalin weighs Europe fate in one world plan
The article reports Prime Minister Stalin facing a decisive choice on whether to join Britain and France in a unified European economic plan or chart his own course. Bevin pursues Marshall's offer to rebuild Europe, while Tass notes Russia's dilemma of gaining dollars and influence versus limiting the spread of Communism.
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Europe
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Russia
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France
Ernest Bevin
U. S
George C. Marshall
Paul Ramadier
Georges Bidault
Pravda
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Tass
Bevin
U. S&s
Reds Push On In Manchuria
In Manchuria Chinese Communists push into Szepingkai, tightening grip on the rail lifeline to Changchun. Szepingkai, 70 miles southwest of Changchun, would sever the central government's new army from Mukden. Sun Fo urged urgent US and British military aid to save Manchuria.
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Britain
Look At That youngster chased by cropped hair and cigarette
The Abbott Pharmograph records a cheeky exchange asking if the youngster is a boy or girl. A man clarifies the girl is his daughter while a woman asserts she is the mother. The quip highlights social norms and perception in a humorous vignette from the period.
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Abbott Pharmograph
Timetable of Senate Filibuster Gab Session
Washington reports the Senate filibuster timetable with repeated sessions from noon Friday through the next noon. Key moments include Pepper speaking against the bill, Taylor’s long remarks, Morse resuming the filibuster, and a late parliamentary scramble over voting times amid 68 senators present at 3:26 A M.
UN Maps Global Atomic Control Plan Drafted
LAKE SUCCESS AP A new plan for world control of atomic energy drafted by experts of the UN Atomic Energy Commission could help bring Russia and the Western Powers together on preventing an atomic war, reports said.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Russia
UN Atomic Energy Commission
De Gasperi Secures Confidence Vote in Italy
Rome Premier Alcide de Gasperi wins a confidence vote with a 43 vote majority for his fourth government. It is the first to exclude Communists and Socialists since Italy’s liberation, as reported by the Italian Constituent Assembly today.
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Rome
Alcide de Gaspéri
Italy
Italian Constituent Assembly
Senators Seek Monday Vote On Taft-Hartley Veto
Washington. Senators failed to fix a time for a vote on President Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley labor bill. After nearly two hours of wrangling a small group of veto supporters tried to delay final action until next week. Senate Republican Leader White of Maine said a vote Monday would be pursued, though he conceded reaching agreement was virtually impossible.
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Truman
Senate
White
Maine
Truman Taft Debate Over Labor Bill Plays to Nation
President Truman and Senator Taft delivered contrasting radio appeals over Taft Milestone labor bill after veto. Truman called the measure bad for labor and country while Taft argued the veto misstates the issue. Both spoke to broad audiences nationwide using networks and public platforms.
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Associated Press
Truman
Senators Taylor Morse Push Ban on Senate Filibuster
Washington senators Glen Taylor Idaho and Wayne Morse Oregon, who led the filibuster against Truman labor veto, now co sponsor a pending Senate bill to ban filibusters.
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Washington
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Truman
Senate veto override fight drags into 24th hour
The Senate nears the 24th hour of continuous session as Morse and other opponents press to delay a vote on Truman's veto. White House support and telegrams flood in while leaders aim to vote Monday. Morse's five hour plus speech continues amid quorum attempts and procedural reminders.
Morse Works To Delay Truman Labor Bill Action
Senator Morse of Oregon spent four hours filibustering to postpone action on President Truman s labor bill veto and discussed his dissent within the party while calmly pacing the floor with eggnog and milk nearby.
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Truman
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Morse
Irving Ives
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Glen Taylor
Idaho
Vacation Service Offered by Herald Journal and Herald American
The Herald-Journal and the Herald-American announce a Vacation Service for readers away on summer trips. Subscribers can request carrier visits to keep papers arriving, by contacting the Circulation Department at the listed dial code.
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Herald-Journal
Herald-American
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