Solon Urges Extension of Labor Act Provisions
Rep. Smith of Virginia sponsors extension of the Smith Act plant seizure provisions beyond June 30 to guard against a possible coal strike, arguing Taft-Hartley may not prevent crisis. He cites government operation of coal pits since 1946 and warns a national disaster could follow if a major walkout occurs within ten days.
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Ashington
Smith
House
Congress
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Navy
N. H. Collisson
Russia Moves Oil Shipments as Controls Near End
Washington state that Soviet operated tankers built for the U S government carry gasoline and oil from the United States to Russia. Weichel cites six tankers loading in California ports with shipments before export controls resume June 30. Amtorg Trading Corporation acts as consignor for all six voyages.
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Washington
Weichel
Ohio
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Russia
U. S
California
Commerce Department
Canada
Congress
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Soviet Purchasing Agency
Sev
Chinese Troops Gain Ground Near Changchun Front
Chinese government forces push toward the besieged rail center as reinforcements move from Changchun to aid Szepinekai. Observers in Nanking foresee a possible withdrawal from Manchuria if Communist pressure grows, signaling a planned shortening of the front due to shortages.
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Peiping
Szepingkal
Changchun
Kangchuling
Szepinekai
Nanking
Szepinckal
Manchurian
Tal City
Manchuria
Tristan Aground Off Cape San Vicente During Typhoon
The 2,295-ton Tristan with 48 aboard was driven aground off Cape San Vicente near Aparri by a typhoon's 100 knot winds. Salvage ship Barracuda arrived to begin relief operations and no casualties were reported.
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Manila
Madrigal Steamship Company
Cape San Vicente
Aparri
Barracuda
Buying Curbs May Drop
Washington D C The House banking committee voted that wartime credit controls are not needed and urged Congress to end them. The measures required a one third down payment on autos and appliances and limited installments to 15 months. If lifted, buyers would face dealer terms freely offered.
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House Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
House Committee
Pocatellans to Wed at SAT PARK CITY
Marriage license issued to Keith Del Tolman and Vera Mae Sorensen of Pocatello. The couple, ages 20 and 19, plan a ceremony in Park City.
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Park City
Keith del Tolman
Vera Mae Sorensen
Pocatello
Police Probe Siegel Death Sparks, Jewelry Theft Clues
Beverly Hills authorities search a wide web of clues from love affairs and underworld double crosses to gambling and stolen jewelry to uncover who killed Benjamin Siegel. Four of nine 36 caliber bullets entered through a window as he sat reading a newspaper in Virginia Hill’s home. Ernest Roll, chief deputy district attorney, warned it will be a hard case to crack.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Benjamin Siegel
Virginia Hill
Alabama
Ernest Roll
Vets Backing Support Bill In Idaho Convention
Lloyd F Oleson national commander of the Disabled American Veterans urged Idaho chapters to circulate petitions for a congressional bill. The measure would grant dependency allowances to wartime disabled veterans to support dependents. He noted current compensation ignores family status and supports petitions and letters to Congress.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Lloyd F Oleson
The
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
State Department
Oleson
Edith Nourse Rogers
House Committee On Veterans Affairs
Congress
Plane crash victim dies in Salt Lake City hospital
Gerald Drake Jr. 19 Richfield student pilot wounded last Wednesday in a Flsmore crash died in a Salt Lake City hospital. He suffered compound leg fractures head injuries and shock after his light aircraft cartwheeled in a steep bank maneuver. Drake a World War II veteran was son of Mrs. Alice Drake Tabor Iowa.
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Salt Lake City
Gerald ©. Drake
Richfield
Flsmore
Drake
Alice Drake
Tabor, Iowa
Gum not harmful say FDA tests on bubble gum
The FDA announced tests show bubble gum is not toxic and is no more harmful than paraffin wax. No link found between gum chewing and stomach pains or other illnesses in children.
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Washington
Junior
Food and Drug Administration
Slow in Coming Weather Lifts Hopes in Pocatello
The article notes warmer conditions arriving in Pocatello with a 24 hour high of 78 and low of 48, forecast to reach 86 on Wednesday. It reports no precipitation this month, a mean 63, and lists nearby cities' highs and lows including Boise 85/51 and Idaho Falls 73/43.
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Pocatello
Boise
Burley
Butte
Dubois
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
Court Trial Moves To Hospital Room
The Garsson war fraud trial moved to a hospital room to finish testimony of Joseph Freeman a key witness who collapsed on the stand. Freeman Washington agent for the Garsson munitions combine is ill with a heart ailment and may not return to the stand. Former Rep Andrew J. May and Henry and Murray Garsson face bribery conspiracy charges over pay for favors from the war department. Freeman had been acquitted by direction of the court.
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Washington
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Joseph Freeman
Garsson Munitions Combine
Freeman
Schweinhaut
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Henry
Murray Garsson
May
Garssons
War Department
Power Line Failure Cuts Utah Idaho Service
An unexplained failure of two 130000 volt high tension lines near Layton Utah interrupted electric service in northern Utah and southern Idaho. Utah Power and Light officials said an investigation has begun to determine the cause while the two lines returned to service within minutes. Residents reported a big flash at 856 a m and portions of Salt Lake City Ogden and other areas experienced outages as a third line carried load. Idaho Power customers also faced brief interruptions during the event.
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Rayt Lake City
Layton
Utah
Idaho
Utah Power 4 Light Company
Cutler
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Idaho Power Company
Truman Calls Labor Board To Administer New Laws
President Truman summoned members of the National Labor Relations Board to discuss enforcing the Taft Hartley act after its override of his veto. The measure, already approved by the Senate 68 to 25 and the House 331 to 83, limits union power and reshapes labor relations nationwide.
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Truman
Labor Board
Washington
Sen
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate
Congress
Henry Wallace
Sen. Byrd
D-Va
Democratic Party
Labor Party
Byrd
House
John S. Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Oil Company Rations Gas Across Midwestern States
Standard Oil announces an allocation plan for June through August to fairly distribute limited gasoline. Total supplies will roughly match last year’s same period, with dealers and agents directing allocations to their customers. States covered include Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota and Wisconsin. Wyoming Colorado and Montana are excluded.
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Standard
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Trains Delayed by Flood Waters Affect Pacific Streamliners
Union Pacific streamliners from the east are delayed by floods with three of four Chicago to Portland runs affected in Nebraska and Iowa. A Monday arrival was rerouted around flood areas and a Portland to Pocatello service freighted late. Denver service also reported delays.
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Union Pacific
Chicago
Portland
Nebraska
Iown
Pocatello
Denver
Boise Police Arrest Man for 40 in 30 Zone in 1911 Car
Boise police yesterday arrested J. B. Bringman after clocking 40 mph in a 30 mph zone in a 1911 model car. Bringman paid a $10 fine in police court, noting the antique vehicle may be the oldest running in Boise.
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Boise
J. B. Bringman
Bringman
Brineman
Boiss
Flood Crests Threaten Lower Levels
Flood crests threaten low lying Nebraska Iowa and Missouri areas as evacuees move to higher ground. Flooding extends across Cambridge Miller Oxford and Alma regions with deaths and continuing search efforts amid broke dikes and dam structures.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Cambridge
Miller
Nebr
Oxford
Alma
Republican River
Harnan County
Norfolk
Elkhorn River
Ewing
Meadow Grove
Kansas City
William E. Potter
Rule
St. Louis
Probe Blames Yugoslavia in Balkan Guerrilla Probe
The United Nations Balkan investigation commission issued a three month inquiry report holding Yugoslavia chiefly responsible for supporting guerrilla warfare in Greece. The document, submitted to the Security Council, points to Albania and Bulgaria as lesser blame while Russia Poland oppose and France abstains.
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Lake Success
United Nations Balkan Investigation Commission
Yugoslavia
Greece
Geneva
Russia
Security Council
Balkan
United States
Hungary
Bulgaria
Poland
France
Balkan Commission
Albania
Poland Backs Marshall Plan Participation
Poland announced willingness to join Secretary of State Marshall's European economic recovery program with American aid. Polish Ambassador Jozef Winiewicz spoke after meeting Robert Lovett, marking Poland as the first eastern European nation to agree to the proposal.
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Washington
Poland
Jozef Winiewicz
Robert Lovett
Marshall
Major Provisions of Re enacted Labor Control Bill
Washington reports the senate enacted into law a vetoed Taft Hartley bill. Key points include an 80 day government injunction against national emergency strikes, outlawing closed shops, bans on jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts, unions liable for unfair practices, and NLRB control over union dues deemed excessive.
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Sen. Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
NLRB
Washington
Senate
Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Five Lines from Woeful Tanker Blast? Four Bodies Found
Rescue teams combed smoldering debris of the tanker Markay after a massive explosion. Four bodies have been recovered and nine mariners remain missing as investigators consider a major disaster inquiry and assess extensive harbor damage. Chief engineer suspects victims may lie in the buckled midship section while Union Oil officials note the blast originated deep inside the ship.
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Wilmington
Markay
Jack Sims
Coast Guard
The
Merchant Marine
L. L. Lishman
Union Oil Co
Preliminary hearing in liquor sale case in Hyde court
A preliminary hearing opened this morning in Justice Chas. W. Hyde's court in the matter of Harvey Williams charged with illegal sale of intoxicating liquor. The alleged sale occurred June 14 at 502 Pocatello Avenue. Williams is represented by Attorney William J. Ryan.
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Chas. W. Hyde
Harvey Willams
Willams
Pocatello Avenue
William J. Ryan
Bevin Plans European Conference on Aid to Europe
Foreign Secretary Bevin, cited by an authoritative source, is expected to urge French and Russian ministers in Paris to back an all European conference on the American aid to Europe plan. Bevin will meet U S Undersecretary Clayton after arriving in England and confer with Prime Minister Attlee.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Paris
Foreign Office
Bevin
William L. Clayton
U.S
Clayton
England
Downing Street
Attlee
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