Atomic Bombs Burst In Crossroads Test At Bikini Atoll
Observers aboard the U S S Appalachian describe the blast as a spectacular though not brilliant flash, with a pink cloud rising 50,000 feet and a distant thunder like rumble. Vice Adm Blandy reports the explosion over a 73 ship target during Operation Crossroads, with Nevada and Independence afloat under a radioactive cloud.
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U.P
Adm
W. H. P. Blandy
Independence
U. S. S. Nevada
Nevada
Bikini Lagoon
Gilda
Dave
United States backs Siam for UN seat and border hearing
The United States said it will back a full United Nations Security Council hearing on the Siam border dispute with French Indochina and support Siam's bid for UN membership. Siam's parliament plans to submit the case to the World Agency with a July Bangkok delegation expected, while a Siamese commission drafts a history of the 19th century border controversy. Herschel Johnson noted the council will study the case, declaring the transfer of disputed territory, aided by Japan, is not recognized.
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New York
United States
Siam
United Stations Security Council
French Indochina
United Nations
World Agency
Bangkok
Herschel Johnson
Japan
John J Tomcheck Heads Montana VFW in Helena
John J. Tomcheck of Helena was elected commander of the Montana department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 24th annual encampment in Helena. Other officers named include Curtis Beede Glasgow and John W Bonner Helena, with installation by Max Singer of Boston. The group voted for a 1947 convention in Butte and to create a full-time state quarter master-adjutant’s office.
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John J. Tomcheck
Montana
Hyalamar Johnson
Great Falls
James L. Stephens
Plentywood
V. FP. W
Butte
Montana V. F. W
Montana Highway Patrol
Department
Butte Weather Forecast and Montana Divides Outlook
Butte expects cloudy to partly cloudy skies with increasing clouds and scattered showers Monday afternoon and evening while remaining warm. School of Mines 74 and airport 76 for next 24 hours with airport high 75 and low 39 in the past day. West of divide partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers Monday afternoon and warmer. East of divide partly cloudy and warmer with local thunder showers.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Americans Hurt in Trieste Grenade Blast Amid Street Clashes
Four Americans and a British captain were wounded when a hand grenade exploded in their jeep during renewed violence between Italians and Yugoslavs in Trieste. U.S. ships ferried shore patrols to restore order as clashes escalated, with 48 casualties reported over two days and extensive property damage including offices tied to Yugoslav and partisan groups.
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Italy
U.P
U. S
Fargo
Small and Power
Venezia Giulian Partisan Association
Council of Liberation
Garibaldi Piazzi
Gol
J. D. Smutts
Labor Confederation
Kidnap Suspect to Get Lie Test in Chicago
William Heirens, 17, a University of Chicago student, was hauled in a chair to police headquarters for a planned lie detector test over the January 7 kidnap slaying of six year old Suzanne Degnan. Heirens refused to talk, faked a coma, and authorities faced uncertainty about proceeding with the two hour test.
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William Heirens
Bridewell Hospital
Suzanne Degnan
University of Chicago
FBI
Degnan
Dan Gilbert
Lce
Heirens
Man Woman Rescued From River Rapids
In Boulder City on June 30, Mrs Georgia White of Los Angeles and Harry Aleson of Boulder City were rescued by a National Park Service boat after a driftwood raft carried them 70 miles through Colorado River rapids. They had been missing for two days and survived eight days clinging to a small life raft after their larger raft capsized.
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Boulder City
Georgia White
Los Angeles
Harry Aleson
National Park Service
2,000 Held in Palestine Investigation Amid Clashes
In Jerusalem on June 30 the British announced that 2,000 persons were held for investigation and four killed as operations to restore law and order in Palestine proceeded. In Tel Aviv a Jewish official warned of a passive resistance movement. The British said the raids were nearly finished, with searchers still seeking hidden arms. One Jew died after a shot was fired in Tel Aviv. casualties totaled three Jews and one British soldier. Thirteen Jews were hospitalized. The Voice of Israel radio warned Britain had declared war on the Jewish community.
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Palestine
Tel Aviv
Jewish Resistance Movement
Voice of Israel
Britain
Uneasy Truce in China Extended Indefinitely
In Nanking on Sunday June 30 the Chinese government extended the uneasy truce with the Communist faction indefinitely to pursue a concrete political and military settlement. Gen. Marshall, the U S envoy, will continue directing negotiations as Peng Hsueh fen announced the status quo would remain while talks proceed.
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Nanking
China
Manchuria
Gen. Marshall
United States
Peng Hsueh-fen
Marshall
Peng
Emergency Is Studied by OPA Officials
Washington June 30 OPA officials met in emergency sessions to keep the agency on standby as price control powers lapse at midnight. Price Administrator Paul Porter led plans to keep field staffs on duty and to calm the public and workers during a near unfettered economy. He warned against seeking quick price hikes and noted prosecutions may continue for violations during the interim. Continued on Page 2 Col 8.
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OPA
Paul Porter
Porter
Congress
U.P
Sen. W. Lee
Pappy
Food Production Prospects Good
The Agriculture department reported mid-June world food production prospects substantially better than a year ago yet stock shortages remain. It noted increased planting acreage and few unfavorable conditions, but total food crop acreage stays below prewar levels and yields are restrained by shortages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Equator
Department
Gandhi Escapes in Train Mishap Near Poona
Mohandas K. Gandhi escaped injury when his special train crashed into boulders on the track 68 miles from Poona. He had just left New Delhi after talks with the British cabinet mission on India’s independence. The engine was damaged and the train was six and a half hours late to Poona, but none of Gandhi’s party was hurt.
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Poona
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Party
New Delhi
Gandhi
Food and Rent Prices Rise After OPA Expiry
As OPA ends at midnight prices drift to market levels with mixed forecasts. Meat industry leaders expect about a five cent per pound rise while milk could jump two cents a quart and rents may increase around 15 percent effective August 1. Major chains promised no immediate price hikes though several observers foresee inflation risks and a return to higher long term prices.
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OPA
New York City
Chicago
Trueg
Harry B. Coffee
Union Stock Yards Company
Omaha
Neb
Congress Irked by Truman Veto Narrows Path to Price Controls
Congress reacts to President Truman veto by seeking a quick stop gap bill to restore OPA authority. OPA chief Porter says prosecutions will proceed. field offices to monitor price shifts as lawmakers debate extending price and rent controls. Senate faces tougher odds, with potential one to two week delay before any interim measure passes.
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Truman
House
Senate
OPA
Congress
White House
Charles G. Ross
Paul Porter
Frisco streetcar strike snarls weekend transport
San Francisco on Sunday saw transportation crippled by a city streetcar strike, halting movement for 19,000 AMA attendees and threatening the 800,000 daily riders expected Monday. Army buses served military personnel while others hitchhiked or walked.
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San Francisco
U.P
American Medical Association
Army
Navy
Mississippi's bitter race centered campaign nears ends Tuesday
Mississippi's bitter congressional contest marked by race issues and reports of possible federal inquiry ends Tuesday when Democrats nominate a U S Senator and seven representatives. The race centers on Bilbo and Rankin figures amid calls to curb Negro voting. Negroes form about half the state population but registration lags. The campaign remains personality driven with no statewide party organization besides the Democratic Party.
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Mississippi
United States
Senate Elections Committee
Washington
Taylor
Ridaho
Senate
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
John E. Rankin
Bilbo
Democratic Party
Taft says Truman used veto as 1948 campaign tool
Senator Taft of Ohio charges President Truman used a veto of the compromise OPA bill as a political move in the 1948 campaign. Taft argues Truman objected to OPA industry standards that required selling at a loss and to costs based on 1936 39 levels, while noting Truman repeatedly named Taft and tied inflation to OPA expiration.
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Taft
Ohio
Truman
Capitol Hill
Congress
OPA
Saaiaameniea Distributors
Promise Bilt
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