SQUEEZE PLAY BY RUSSIA FORCES BERLIN SHADOW
The Soviet Union cut electric power and rail shipments to Western Berlin and affected water supply in part of the French Zone. Western powers resisted, established their own currency in the west, and planned a separate government for Western Germany. General Clay warned Moscow that only war could drive Americans out of Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
U. S&s
Britain
France
Warsaw
V.M. Molotov
Russia
Germany
Heidelberg
Lucius D. Clay
Army officers depart Fort Lewis for Arctic inspection tour
Twenty officers from the Department of the Army left Fort Lewis yesterday on the first Arctic summer inspection tour. The trip will cover Canada, Alaska, Newfoundland and Labrador, with Washington, D. C. as the origin point.
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Fort Lewis
Department of the Army
Washington, D. C
Canada
Alaska
Newfoundland and Labrador
Political intrigue at GOP convention ends Dudley Hay service
The piece chronicles alleged GOP feuding over Mrs. Dudley Hay’s removal as National Committeewoman and GOP secretary, tying political maneuvering to Michigan leaders and 1940s figures. It mentions two Michigan gamblers, Danny Sullivan and Lincoln Fitzgerald, fleeing justice after Nevada escapades and failed extradition efforts by McComb County Prosecutor Ed Jacobs, with continued coverage promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Vandenberg
Bell
Dudley Hay
GOP
National Committee
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Danny Sullivan
Lincoln Fitzgerald
Nevada
Nevada Club
Reno
Ed Jacobs
McComb County
Jacobs
Republican
Marine Strikes Barred Across Coasts and Great Lakes
Federal court orders barred threatened shipping strikes on three coasts and the Great Lakes. In New York Judge Clancy extended an 80 day anti strike for 70,000 CIO Maritime Union and two other CIO unions. In San Francisco Judge Harris extended a 100 day restraining order against five unions representing 30,000 workers. The strike threat emerged over new contract terms and the hiring hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Lakes
San Francisco
Cleveland
John W. Clancy
Junction
CIO Maritime Union
CIO
Gulf
George .B. Harris
Junion
Aero Mechanics Vote to Continue Strike at Boeing
Several thousand Aero Mechanics Union members voted to sustain the Seattle strike against Boeing, now in its third month. A turnout at Seattle civic auditorium heard a telegram from IAM President Harvey Brown inviting a public debate with AFL Teamsters chief Dave Beck over jurisdiction affecting 5,000 of Boeing's 14,800 workers.
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Seattle
Aero Mechanics Union
Boeing
Civic Auditorium
Harvey Brown
International Association of Machinists
Brown
AFL
Teamster
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Earl Hartley
Puget Sound District Council
AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Crash Kills Two Navy Reserve Planes Spark Fires in Detroit
Two Navy Reserve pilots, Ensign J H Nicholson and Ensign Roy E Schultheiss, died when their planes collided in mid air over Detroit, sparking fires and damaging a factory and homes. Nicholson’s Hellcat lost its wing and exploded near three families’ residence, while Schultheiss’s Corsair struck Putnam Tool Co injuring a worker. Both pilots were Michigan State College students. Police and firemen credited a miracle for saving many nearby residents.
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Detroit
Navy
Showsnig
Michigan State College
Ensign J, H_! Nicholson
Scranton
Ensim Roy E. Schultheiss
Port Hurert
Mich
Schultheiss
Putnam Tool Co
Nicholson
No Settlement On Railroad Dispute Confere nces Fail
United States government efforts to settle the long running railroad labor dispute failed again as spokesmen for rail operators and three unions met separately with Presidential Assistant John Steelman. Railroads remain under Army control since May 10 when President Truman seized them to avert a nationwide strike.
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Washington
White House
John Steelman
Truman
Douglas Cannery Workers Discuss Union Agreement
Juneau and Douglas members of the APL Fishermen's and Cannery Workers Union will meet tomorrow night to discuss a proposed agreement to be presented to the Douglas Cannery Co. Announcement of the meeting was made today by Ken Bowman Territorial Representative of the American Federation of Labor who urges cannery workers in this area to attend. The meeting will be held in the Douglas City Hall at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Douglas
APL Fishermen's and Cannery ‘Workers Union
Douglas Canning Co
Ken Bowman
Territorial
American Federation of Labor
Douglas City Hall
At & P.m. Tomor
Glacier Priest Plans Return North for 19th Year
Seattle June 24 The Rev Bernard Hubbard the Glacier Priest says he will return to Alaska for the 19th year to photograph glaciers and undertake three projects He will drive the Alaska Highway route on color film then fly to Point Barrow for Navy orientation work After that he will again photograph glaciers in Southeast Alaska He will depart for the Orient in late September returning briefly to Santa Clara before leaving.
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Seattle
Bernard Hubbard
Alaska
Alaska Highway
Point Barrow
Navy
Southeast
Santa Clara
Calif
Orient
Iraq
Jamaica
Oita
the Trust Tolands, C
Yells of Last Night Turn into Whispers Today
Philadelphia reporter recounts a seven hour Republican convention slog. Delegates, boos, and war whoops faded to a whisper as 14 000 larynxes await the 1944 nominee. Stassen backers parade a boat and a girl in sailor garb amid confetti and torn streamers.
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Harrison Humphries
Philadelphia
Hal Boyle
People's
Gay
Thomas BE
Dewey
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Indy
Tom Dewey
Warren
Stas
Sen
Baldwin
Vandenberg
MacArthur
Sleven
Stassen
Two Argentine Men in Seattle Bike Toward Alaska
In Seattle on June 24, Pedro Rocasalvo and his brother Carlos, both from Buenos Aires, reached the city during a 45,000 mile North and South American bicycle tour. They report dodging bullets in Bolivia and machete journeys through jungles at five miles per day, with President Alemán of Mexico among their hosts. They plan to ride the Alaska Highway to Fairbanks before returning via Ottawa and Florida, hoping to reach home in 1951.
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Seattle
North
South America
Pedro Rocasalvo
Carlos
Buenos Aires
Ale
Mexico
Alaska
Fairbanks
Ottawa
Canada
Florida
Arrest of Wrangell desertion suspect in local arrest
George Collins was arrested here yesterday afternoon by U S Marshal William T Mahoney on a telegraphic warrant from Wrangell charging family desertion. He was arraigned before U S Commissioner Felix Gray who fixed a bond at $500.
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Mary Hawkins
Juneau
U. S 8
Felix Gray
Roy Peratrovich
Alaska Native Service
George Collins
U.S
William T. Mahoney
Wrangell
U. S
Nominating Night at Republican Convention in Philadelphia
Relman Morin describes a chaotic June evening at the Republican convention in Philadelphia where thousands gather, amid a swirling crowd, a fire, organ fuse, and a drum major, as delegates and spectators endure hours of speeches to nominate presidential hopefuls.
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Relman Morin
Philadelphia
United States
Navy Bill Signed by Truman Expands Navy and Carrier
Washington reports President Truman signed a bill totaling 3,749,059,250 to fund the Navy and Marine Corps for the coming year. It includes 127,000,000 to start construction of a 65,000 ton aircraft carrier, the largest afloat. The Navy’s request exceeds 9.9 billion for the year, with wartime reserves and prior appropriations giving over 5 billion to spend in 12 months.
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Washington
Truman
Navy
Marine Corps
George Williams Alaskan dies in San Francisco at 78
San Francisco report says George T. Williams, a miner, Alaska merchandiser and ship operator, died Tuesday of a heart attack at 78. Williams founded Williams Steamship Corp an inter coastal line after World War I and began shipping operations in Alaska during the gold rush continuing mining activities until his death.
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San Francisco
Alaska
George T. Williams
Williams
Wiliams Steamship Corp
Inter Coastal Line
Principia Leaves Boat Harbor for Southeast Alaska Voyage
The yacht Nika captained by Ross of Seattle departed yesterday from the small boat harbor on a return trip south. The Principia followed today leaving the harbor for an intended cruise through Southeast Alaska waters.
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Capt
Ross
Seattle
Soulheast
Alaska
Dewey Sees Rising Tide In Nomination Fight
Final hours before balloting show Dewey gaining momentum with Saltonstall backing him and West Virginia support. Massachusetts votes cause frictions as Lodge and Van den Berg lobby for alternatives while Taft and Stassen press a delaying defense. Dewey strategists expect victory by third roll call if early tricks fail.
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Philadelphia
Thomas E.dewey
Massachusetts
Leveredt Saltonstall
Dewey
West Virginia
Whi
Saltonstall
Republican Party
Deleg Kutes
Bay State
Henry C. Lodge, Jr
Arthur
Vandenberg
Finds Checks for Over Million Gets $25 Reward
New York June 4 William Tilley 47 a city employee spent his hour on the Stock Exchange and found checks on a sidewalk totaling 1 205 000. He turned them in to the bank that drew them and received a 26 dollar reward for his honesty with checks of 1 200 000 and 35 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Tilley
Stock Exchange
Tilley
Wall Street
Robinson Returns to Education Office after PhD
Dr. C. B. Robinson, Territorial Deputy Commissioner of Education, has returned to his office after receiving a PhD from the University of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Robinson
Territorial
University of Washington
Dewey Narrowly Misses Nomination on Second Ballot
In Delphia on the Republican Convention floor Gov. Thomas E. Dewey climbed to within 33 votes of the nomination with 515 delegates backing him on the second ballot. Senator Robert A. Taft and Harold Stassen trailed as Alaska shifted votes to Dewey and Conn Connecticut indicated a switch to Dewey. Delegates clashed as a recess was called amid cheers and protests while Dewey’s advisers re assessed strategy for the next round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Thomas &. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Wisconsin
Dewey
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Taft
John W. Bricker
Vandenberg Stassen
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Lodge
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Republcan
Robert A. Saft
Harold B. Stanson
Alaska
Raymond Baldwin
Fenty
James Dutt
William Knowland
Joseph Martin
Martin
Stassen
Vandenberg
Dirksen
Reece
Driscoll
Green
Baldwin
Winiren
Joe Martin
MacArthur
Steamship Movements In Port With Several Departures Due
Sorsait with Oakland Chamber of Commerce aboard rests in port. George Washington from Seattle to Skagway also in port. Princess Louise from Vancouver due Saturday. Square Linnet to sail from Seattle today. Aleutian to sail Saturday. Princess Norah to sail from Vancouver Saturday. Alaska heading south at 1 am tomorrow. Prince George due southbound at 7 am tomorrow. Baranot to depart southbound late Sunday for Monday.
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Sorsait
Oakland Chamber of Commerce Group
George Washington
Seattle
Skagway
Princess Louise
Vancouver
Square Linnet
Princess Norah
Alaska
Prince George
Baranot
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Douglas Cannery Workers
George Williams
Nika
Principia
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