Truman Expands Foreign Policy Role With Harriman
President Truman names W Averell Harriman as his assistant for foreign affairs and directs White House oversight of major policy programs. Harriman will coordinate Defense Labor Treasury and Commerce as tasks arise, including balanced NATO defense and postwar European recovery policy. He will begin in August, replacing Milton Katz as ECA roving ambassador.
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Washington
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
White House
America
Acheson
Defense
Labor
Treasury and Commerce
National Advisory Council For Foreign Financial Policy
National Security Council
State Departments
ECA
Europe
Russia
Britain
New York
Milton Katz
Temperature Plunge After Thunderstorm Sends Heat Loss
Temperatures fell from 90 to 52 degrees between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning after a Friday night thunderstorm. Winds reached 45 mph with 1.6 inches of precipitation. A high north to southeast pressure system caused the sharp drop. weekend outlook remains cool then gradually warm with no rain until late Monday or Tuesday.
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Weather Bureau
13 000 Volts Strikes Man in Richmond Incident
In Richmond Indiana a high tension wire accident delivered about 13 000 volts through Police Officer Richard Wambo but he survived. The injured man, 39-year-old William Reddick of Milton, was struck by a car and both he and Wambo were taken to Reid Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Richard Wambo
Reid Memorial Hospital
William Reddick
Milton
Jack Baker
Anderson
Wambo
Reddick
Cecil Melvin
Weather summary from U. S. Weather Bureau
Fair conditions at 9 am with sunrise at 5 73. River stage rising from 7.4 ft. at noon to 8 19 at sunset. Highest yesterday 90, lowest last night 52, precipitation 0.16 inches.
Regional Weather Outlook for Indiana Illinois and Terre Haute
Fair and cool tonight in Terre Haute and vicinity with a Sunday turning fair and warmer. Indiana experiences generally fair and cooler conditions today with cooler northern areas and warmer Sunday highs 65 to 85. Illinois shows partly cloudy cooler weather with a few thundershowers in the extreme southwest, otherwise fair and warmer Sunday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Labor strikes dim prospects for weekend settlements
AP reports prospects for settling major labor strikes over the weekend appear dim. Milk supplies in Washington DC, Pittsburgh, and seven western PA counties are disrupted, while Los Angeles faces severe traffic jams from bus and streetcar cancellations. Shriners convention crowds impact city, as dairy workers demand higher wages and negotiations stall.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles
Shriners
Fletcher L. Bowron
Washington
A.F.L
Missing Woman Flier Searched In Powder Puff Derby
Marjorie Harrison, a contestant in the Montreal to West Palm Beach powder puff air race, is missing. The Civil Aeronautics Administration is checking Virginia airports after records show she left Riverdale Maryland at 4 30 p m on Friday to push southward despite weather delays.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Virginia
Marjorie Harrison
Montreal
West Palm Beach
Fla
CAA
RCC
Riverdale
Harrison
Quantico
Richmond
Washington Flyer
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Harris Faces Check Charge in Sullivan County Case
Sullivan County Circuit Judge Norval K. Harris goes to trial for allegedly issuing a fraudulent $150 check. Judge George W. Long upheld motions to quash embezzlement and forgery charges. trial set for June 29. Prosecution to file amended forgery affidavit. embezzlement count to be dropped. The Supreme Court had scheduled June 21 for sentence on related contempt.
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Sullivan, Ind
Sullivan County
Norval K. Harris
Harris
George W. Long
Columbus
Ind
Long
State Supreme Court
John K. Purcell
Purcell
High Court
TV Horror Story Breaks His Leg
In Indianapolis on June 17 Paul Hampton 18 jumped from a second story window during a nightmare caused by an unnamed television horror program. He suffered a broken left leg and head bruises and was hospitalized.
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Indianapolis
Paul Hampton
Legal Writing Seen As Core Task In Law Schools
James Marlow reports on a Washington conversation with a dean about Supreme Court opinions and public readability. The dean defends the court while acknowledging writers among justices vary, and discusses efforts to teach clearer English to future lawyers despite the stubborn use of Latin terms in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Supreme Court
Washington Post
Post
Federal spy hunt pushes arrests in wartime case
Three American suspects face wartime espionage charges as FBI investigations broaden. Alfred Slack, David Greenglass, and Harry Gold are linked to top secret RDX and A bomb data reported from Los Alamos and Holston works. Authorities warn more arrests may follow.
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Washington
United States
FBI
London
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
N. Y
David Greenglass
U.S. Army
New York City
Slack
Holston Ordnance Works
Kingsport
Tenn
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N. Mex
New York
Russia
Fire at U S Army depot in Voorheesville sparks explosions
Fire swept a large U S Army depot building in Voorheesville New York under strong winds today with several explosions. Firefighters from Schenectady were called to assist while Horton C Mosher of General Electric observed the flames and heard the blasts from five miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voorheesville
N. Y
U.S. Army
Schenectady
E.D.T
Horton C. Mosher
General Electric Co
Helderberg Mountains
Miklozek to Take Postmaster Duties in Terre Haute
Frank L. Miklozek will assume duties as Terre Haute postmaster on July 1 with an inspection by Post Office inspector Harlan Altfilish set for June 30. He succeeds Jerome F. Shandy who died May 20 and will defer the transition until the new fiscal year begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Miklozek
Terre Haute
Miklozek
Harlan Altfilish
Jerome F. Shandy
Indianapolis Driver Killed in Crash on Ind 100
James David Green 24 and companion were in an early morning crash on Ind. 100 near Indianapolis. Green died at the scene and Clarence Golden Jr. 16 suffered multiple fractures and a severe head injury.
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Indianapolis
U.P
James David Green
Here
Clarence Golden, Jr
Meat prices down some
United Press reports meat prices fell in several cities due to shopper resistance and hot weather. New York pork loin roasts moved from 63 to 61 cents, pork chops from 83 to 79, and leg of lamb from 79 to 75. Memphis saw four cent drops across pork roast chops and lamb.
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United Press
New York
Memphis
New York Bureau of Markets
Owen S. Gibbs
Memphis Consumers Organization
Springfield
Bert Cordier
Columbus
Ohio
New Orleans
Nick Lasciambra
Bridges Loses U.S. Citizenship. Files Appeal
Australian born Harry Bridges, longtime San Francisco waterfront leader, ordered stripped of U.S. citizenship by Federal District Judge George B. Harris. Defense attorney Norman Leonard filed notice of appeal and a motion for stay set for June 21. Bridges and two aides were convicted earlier this year for perjury at a 1945 naturalization hearing.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
United States
George B. Harris
Norman Leonard
Leonard
Harris
Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Bus Change Delayed After City Officials Meet
Mayor Ralph Tucker and Dale Dubie announce a one week postponement of Terre Haute City Lines changes. A informal review meeting with the Public Service Commission in Indianapolis is planned to discuss service cuts and possible fare changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute City Lines, Inc
Dale Dubie
Public Service Commission
Indianapolis
Dubie
Hugh W. Abbott
Abbett
Abbott
Tucker
Indiana
Truman Opens Income Tax Files for Senate Crime Probe
President Truman issued an executive order making available income tax returns for any period to 1949 to a Senate committee led by Senator Kefauver, and directed all departments to cooperate. The Kefauver committee probes big time gamblers and crime syndicates.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Kefauver
Strike Ends. Argen tina Sails as Passengers Board
Marine Radio Operators ended a five hour strike against Moore MacCormack Lines. The luxury ship Argentina began boarding passengers as soon as picketing stopped in New York.
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New York
U.P
Moore- McCormack Lines
Argentina
Ohio valley flood kills woman and damages pottery plants
A four hour cloudburst sent Moxahala and Jonathan creeks over their banks, flooding Crooksville Roseville and nearby towns in southeastern Ohio. Alice Adrian 55 died at Rose Farm. Acme Pottery plant burned to a total loss and Crooksville China Co kiln exploded. Power outages hit Zanesville Newark Lancaster and Hebron as Red Cross aid arrived.
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Crooksville
Ohio Valley
Jonathan
Roseville
Alice Adrian
Rose Farm
Here
Acme Pottery Company
Harold Shower
Crooksville China Co
Ohio Power Co
Zanesville
Newark
Lancaster
Hebron
Flood Swamps Pomeroy House. Three Feared Dead
A cloudburst flood roared through a gulch near Pomeroy Washington lifting a house from its foundation. Three people are missing and presumed drowned, including Herman Baden his wife and son Carl 40. Sheriff Williams Grounds reported the victims were in a home struck at about 2 am. Pomeroy lies about 100 miles southwest of Spokane.
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Pomeroy, Wash
Williams Grounds
Herman Baden
Carl
Pomeroy
Spokane
Flood swamps small town as seven foot water breaks through
Patrol said the dam held but flood waters rushed over and around it. The flood peaked in a town of about 3,000, with water seven feet deep on the main street. It subsided to about two feet by morning as residents fled. Many sought refuge in the Majestic Theater. Five homes were destroyed in Rose Farm village. Families were left displaced.
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Majestic Theater
Rose Farm
Violin Found After Fourteen Years Displaced
Franklin Ind June 17 The 14 year old case of a missing violin ended when Mrs. George Dick of South Bend found her instrument in a conference room at Franklin College where she was attending a Women's American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society meeting.
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Franklin
Ind
George Dick
South Bend
Franklin College
American’ Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Man Held In Jail Goes On Diet Of Steel Springs and Razor Blades
Gary police and Mercy Hospital officials sought an unidentified man who swallowed steel springs razor blades and other hardware last March to protest arrest. He was operated on removed most items but escaped hospital confinement claiming he went crazy from being jailed.
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Gary
Ind
Mercy Hospital
Jed
Cold pills kill man in overdose at home
Joseph Rundell aged 76 died after taking six anti histamine tablets to treat a cold in Owosso Michigan autopsy by Dr Charles W Black of Memorial Hospital found overdose caused death within two hours. His wife Beulah 44 disputes six tablets were taken. FTC reached settlements with five manufacturers over false cold cure claims.
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Rundell
Black
Lester Arnold
Federal Trade Commission
Forco
Myron C. Taylor to Receive Cardinal Newman Award
Myron C. Taylor, President Truman's representative at the Vatican, will receive the first Cardinal Newman award from the Newman Club Federation during its annual conference in Cleveland. The citation calls him a lawyer, industrialist, economist, sociologist, statesman, counselor of presidents, ambassador of peace and champion of religious education.
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Cleveland
Myron C. Taylor
Truman
Vatican
Cardinal Newman
Newman Club Federation
Federation of
Catholic Students
Taylor
Educas
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U. & Weather Bureau
Sidney Weinbaum
Cal. Tech
Pasadena
Calif
Communist Party
International Soundphoto
Red Cross
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