Aftermath Of The War Ship Hits Mine
About 150 Danes drowned when the passenger vessel Kroebenhayn struck a World War II mine and blew up in the Kattegat. The 1,668 ton ship carried 400 passengers from Copenhagen to Aalborg and went down ten minutes after the blast. 621 survivors were named by United Steamship Co. divers searched for more, nine bodies were recovered at sea.
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Aalborg
Denmark
Kroebenhayn
Kattegat
United Steamship Co
De.d.s
Copenhagen
Jutland
Crusade for Children Drive to Seek Over Twelve Thousand
Canvassers from the Gastonia Woman's Club begin an eight o’clock breakfast at Armington Hotel next Monday to raise 12 912 dollars for the Crusade for Children. The campaign runs through June 19, with 26 relief agencies aiding European children. funds support meals for hungry kids and counter malnutrition.
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Gastonia Woman's Club
North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs
Gastonia Woman’s Club
Frank Young
Crusade For Children
Europe
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Gaston
Towrow
Forrest Roberts
Stewart Atkins
John Land
Industries
Edna Rankin
Yeager First to Fly Faster Than Sound in XS-1 Test
Captain Charles E. Yeager, 25, became the first human to fly faster than sound piloting the XS-1 at Wright Field Dayton Ohio. Air Secretary W. Stuart Symington announced the milestone in a telephoto caption.
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Charles E. Yeager
Air Force
Air
W. Stuart Symington
Wright Field
Dayton
Dry ice used to bring rain on Ontario forest fire
A June report states dry ice was deployed to induce rain over a northern Ontario forest fire. The method aimed to suppress the blaze by increasing precipitation, marking an unusual weather modification effort in response to the wildfire.
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Toronto
Ontario
Local Temperature and Rainfall Brief for June Summary
Weather brief notes yesterday's high and last night's low. June rainfall reaches .73 inch so far with a 4.22 inch quota and a 3.49 inch deficiency. Today at noon expect continued warm conditions and potential rainfall.
Bidault Sees Six-Power German Accord As Best France Could Get
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault told the French Parliament he has no enthusiasm for the six power agreement on western Germany but called it the best accord France could secure. He emphasized practicality over idealism in pursuing the settlement.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Germany
France
Flood breach floods Portland outskirts and targets Reynolds plant
The Columbia river broke through a dike near Portland today flooding a ten mile lowland area. The airport, four golf courses, a lakeside resort and homes housing thousands were evacuated. Army engineers and sheriff cars moved on the scene as crest forecasts warn of higher floods tomorrow.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia
Troutdale
Vanport
Portland Meadows
Army
Reynolds Company
U. S. Weather Bureau
Oregon
Canada
Fraser
Pacific
Two Newspapers Reply To Truman
Chicago Tribune accuses Truman of being a nincompoop and defending graft while praising vote-stealing Pendergast. Spokane Spokesman-Review calls the Presidents remarks a moment of heated partisanship.
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Truman
Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
House Moves to Speed Peacetime Draft Bill Vote
Washington June 11 The House Republican leadership presses for swift action on a peacetime draft law after the Senate passed its revival bill 78 to 10. Speaker Martin says floor action could come Tuesday or Wednesday with minimal debate. Rules Committee hearings hinge on adjournment and cooperation from Leo Allen.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Martin
Mass
Leo E. Allen
R-I
Rules Committee
Allen
Truman Delivers Harsh Critique After Flood Tour
President Truman paused his campaign to fly over the Columbia River flood area and condemned Congress as a special interests body. He warned voters to back price housing and labor welfare laws and accused many lawmakers of being swayed by lobbyists during a Seattle Bremerton Olympia tour.
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Wash
Truman
Congress
Columbia River
Sylvester Park
Bremerton
Tacoma
Seattle
Washington
Victory For Minority Democrats On Housing Bill Passage
In a 14 to 13 vote the 27 member House Banking Committee approved the major provisions of the Senate Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill. Eleven Democrats, with three Republicans, led the committee move clearing the measure toward the House Rules Committee for final action. The bill targets 15 million homes in a decade with 500,000 government financed low rental units, while stressing private enterprise and varied government aid. Meanwhile Westinghouse Electric Corp offered unions a 6 percent raise plus paid holiday, affecting about 40,000 to 50,000 workers across states.
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Washington
House Committee
House Banking Committee
House Rules Committee
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Cio-United Electrical Workers Union
Jews and Arabs Battle Toward Deadline in Palestine
An Armistice set by the UN mediator began in Palestine with fighting continuing near Latrun and Jerusalem as both sides rushed to strengthen positions before the 1 a.m. deadline. News from Amman, Tel Aviv, and Damascus cited casualties and captures amid tainted truces, while Folke Bernadotte moved to Rhodes to push for a permanent peace.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Rhodes
Arab Legion
Latrun
Amman
Trans- Jordan
Majdal
Nitsanim
Isdud
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Trans-Jordan
Twefik Abu Abuda
U. S
Cairo
Our Gallivanting President Taft Attacks Truman On Congress
Senator Robert A. Taft charged President Truman with attacking the principle of representative government. Speaking at Philadelphia's Union League, Taft called Truman's Western tour a bid to condemn Congress and discredit the legislative body, equating it with communists fascists and totalitarian systems.
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Robert A. Taft
Truman
Congress
Ohio Republican
Institution of
Union League
GOP
New Tom Dewey Delights North Carolina crowds
In Morganton a 26 hour Piedmont tour drew about 25 000 North Carolina residents who hailed New York governor Dewey as a New Tom Dewey. He spoke 13 times, wore a pressed gray suit and delivered a lively, note free, folksy address to 2 500 supporters.
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Lyle Edwards
Gazette
Morganton
Tom Dewey
North Carolina
New York
Dewey
Piedmont Carolinas
C. Raper Jonas
Lincolnton
Raleigh
Grammar School
Progressive Party To Have Hearing In North Carolina
A hearing was tentatively scheduled for late today to determine the Progressive Party’s standing as a political organization in North Carolina. Judge William C. Harris in Wake superior court would hear Miss Mary Price of Greensboro, the party’s state chairman, seek a court order forcing the state board of elections to place Progressive Party candidates on ballots for the November general election.
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Raleigh
Progressive Party
North Carolina
William C. Harris
Wake Superior Court
Mary Price
Greensboro
State Board of Elections
Republicans Shape Planks for G O P Platform
Washington June 1 2 The Congressional Record notes Republicans shaping a platform for the presidential campaign. Key planks include foreign aid totaling 85 billion for the first year, admission of 200000 displaced Europeans, defense commitments for non Communist nations, a two year draft for ages 19 to 25, and domestic tax cuts, farm price supports, and housing aid. Unresolved items foreseen before the June 21 convention include civil rights federal education aid Mundt Nixon anti Communist bill oleo tax repeal oil tidelands title and equal rights for women.
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Washington
Europe
Richard Strauss Birthday Note and Nazi Denazification Link
Richard Strauss born June 11 1864 read music early and was son of Franz Strauss a hornist. He shifted from Wagner to his own style, faced Nazi praise and later broke with the regime and was judged innocent by a denazification court.
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Richard Strauss
Franz Strauss
Richard Wagner
Hitler
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