Army Has Suit to Fit Lewis By Frederick C. Othman
Washington dispatch reports journalist Othman humorously tests whether John L Lewis could be drafted under Truman era emergency labor laws. Pentagon interviews reveal Army doubts about accepting a portly recruit with 50 inch waist and 245 pounds, despite possible presidential pressure. Concluded on Page 9.
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Washington
John I. Lewis
Truman
Army
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Pentagon
U. S. Army
Natly
Ke Lewis
Lewis
Quartermaster Corps
Virginia Senator Carter Glass Dies at 88
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia and longtime congressman, hailed as father of the Federal Reserve, died in his Mayflower Hotel apartment at age 88. Illness kept him from the Senate since 1942, ending a career that included nine House terms and a 1918 resignation to join the Cabinet.
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Virginia
Supreme Court
House
Glass
Weather forecast for Syracuse area and hourly readings
Mostly cloudy with moderate temperatures today and tonight. Tonight’s low around 48. Wednesday will be fair and warmer with a high near 63 and a low about 57. Record highs and lows noted for today. Hourly readings show cloudiness and brief rain in eastern New York tonight, ending Wednesday morning, then partly cloudy and warmer Wednesday afternoon.
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Loany
Maral
Inghamto
Sam Linen
Dp Ag
Boston
Montreal
Buffalo
New Orleans
Chicago
Cleveland
Bill Philadelphi
Moines
Pittsburgh
Recruit
Rochester
Galveston
TY St. Louis
Kansas City
Washingto: Vee BF
Love, May Jail Drama Ensnarfs Marine Hero’s Former Love
Mrs Lucy Malcolmson 34 was freed on 10000 bail in grand theft charges filed by Lt Col Gregory Boyington. He had accused her in May of stealing over 9000 entrusted for his three children. Sheriff's deputies pursued her. she appeared with attorney Richard Cantillion and was booked at the county jail before release. Concluded on Page 9.
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Calif
Lucy Malcolmson
Gregory
Pappy) Boyington
Boyington
Malcolmson
Sheriffs
Depaties
Richard Cantillion
Los Angeles
Pappy
Lucy Malcomson
Reno
Bovington
Bread Cut Loaves To Be Smaller Saturday
Washington seeks smaller bread with loaves and rolls weighed 10 percent less beginning Saturday under a reinforced government drive to aid famine relief.
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Washington
Stores to Close Mondays in Syracuse Foreign Aid Plan
About 200 independent food stores in Syracuse will close Mondays starting June 8 to save oils fats grain and meats for starving people overseas. Details on Page 8.
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Syracuse
Agriculture Department Faces Suit Over Food Aid Order
The Agriculture Department is being sued over its order affecting areas abroad and the distribution of short supplies at home. The legal action appears in continuation on page 9 column 4.
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Agriculture Department
The
International
Train Crash Kills 2 Marines and Engineer Near Harrisburg
A troop train bound for a discharge center derailed 15 miles southeast of Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Two Marines and the locomotive engineer died. over 30 Marines were injured, some seriously. Names withheld by Naval authorities. engineer C E Merget 56 of Philadelphia perished. A Marine died at Harrisburg Hospital and another at Middletown air depot hospital.
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Pacific
C. E. Merget
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Earl Ireton
Middletown Air Depot
City Tieup General Shutdown Threatened
Rochester faced a threatened general shutdown as a large picketing demonstration halted bus and taxi services. Union leaders reported about 26 650 workers idle including 13 500 CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers and thousands in hotels theaters newspapers and trucking firms. Capone cited 39 theaters closed and major hotels curtailing service with elevators run by office staff.
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Rochester
Anthony A. Capone
Rochester Central ‘Lrades and Labor Council
Cio-Amalgamated Clothing
Capone
Sheraton
Seneca
Piowers
CIO
United Steelworkers
Rochester Transit Corporation
Weather improves with fair skies and warming trend
Rain and fog persist in parts from Fort Plain eastward while the west sees decreasing cold. Weather man says no cold spell in sight with temperatures near normal today and tonight. Fair and warmer conditions expected Wednesday across Syracuse and surrounding areas.
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Syracuse
Fort Plain
Rocky Mountains
Fatal injuries from Sunday auto crash claim Bolton woman
Miss Georgette Liegerot aged 55 of Bolton Landing died Monday from injuries suffered Sunday when she was struck by a car in Glens Falls.
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Glens Falls
Georgette Liegerot
Bolton Landing
Elmira Declares State of Emergency as Flood Waters Rise
Flood waters six inches deep sweep Elmira's main business district as the Chemung River surges to 18 feet overnight. Mayor Emory Strachen declares a state of emergency while Fire Chief Louis Mosher urges residents to seek safety and aid efforts.
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Elmira
Two Die In Floods Near Lock Haven Pennsylvania
Flood waters driven by heavy spring rains inundated towns across Pennsylvania and Ohio. Two Mill Hall farmers, Charles Gilmore and Richard Bowman, were swept into Fishing Creek while clearing debris from a factory dam, leaving two dead and hundreds homeless.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Charles Gilmore
Richard Bowman
Mill Hall
Lock Haven
Fishing Creek
Ia Factory
Editorial notes reveal non housing use of construction materials
Marquis Childs argues on today’s editorial page that building supplies are diverted from housing projects. He identifies where and how these materials are being utilized, highlighting ongoing non residential applications.
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Marquis Childs
Lantern light births baby as flood cuts power in Wellsville
A baby boy was born at Jones Memorial Hospital during a flood that shut the power plant and left emergency lighting dark, lit only by lanterns held by two volunteer firemen. Mother Mrs. Richard Fessenden and the infant are reported in good health. No casualties. Woodrow W. Ott warns of imminent disaster as water rises. Concluded on page 2.
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Wellsville
Jones Memorial Hospital
Richard Fessenden
Woodrow W. Ott
Unions Hint Possible Switch From Truman
Big unions hinted they could back another standard bearer, with Henry A. Wallace and Claude Pepper among acceptable options. Capitol Hill figures saw Secretary of Commerce and Senator Pepper as likeliest beneficiaries if a shift occurs, though it is too early to gauge the administration’s strike handling on the labor Democratic coalition.
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Washington
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Claude Pepper
Capitol Hill
Commierce
Pepper
D-Fla
Bishop Patrick Morrisroe Dies at 77 in Dublin
The Rt. Rev. Patrick Morrisroe, Bishop of Achonry, died in Dublin today aged 77. His death marks the end of a long ecclesiastical career leading the Achonry diocese and serving the church in Ireland.
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Dublin
Patrick Morrisroe
Achonry
Government and United Mine Workers near coal contract
In Washington the Government and John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers pressed toward a contract to end a two day strike in Government operated soft coal mines. Officials expected a $25 million annual welfare fund contribution and rescheduled talks with Coal Administrator Krug to refine details after progress in two sessions. The strike policy left about 90 percent of the industry idle as talks continued.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
A.F.L
J. A. Krug and
Lewis
Truman
Congress
Seamen's Union Rejects $12.50 Raise To Narrow Strike
National Maritime Union members in New York voting 3 500 rejected a $12 50 monthly raise offer from 39 Atlantic and Gulf Coast steamship operators The union aims for a 30 percent wage hike plus overtime and retroactive pay and warned that a June 15 strike remains possible Concluded on Page 2 Column 7.
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New York
National Maritime Union
C.I.O
N.M.U
Manhattan Center
Joseph Curran
Gulf Coast
No Superseniority Ruling Could Idle Veterans Jobs
The Supreme Court rejected the principle of superseniority, leaving veterans without guaranteed job protection. Officials warn thousands may be idle as nonveterans with greater seniority can fill openings during slack periods. Groups split on whether full back pay or reemployment rights should be expanded.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Selective Service
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King
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