Attlee and Churchill Clash Over Potsdam Spirit
British leaders in the Commons clash over Soviet conduct in Eastern Europe. Attlee accuses Russia of rigidly reinterpreting Potsdam while Churchill warns the seeds of a new world war are being sown behind the curtain from the Baltic to the Adriatic. Both call for a 21 nation peace conference and stronger Western unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston Churchill
Europe
Attlee
Russia
Potsdam
Great Britain
Ernest’ Bevin
Bevin
Winston Churchl
The
Commons
Baltic
Adriatic
Churchill
France
Germany
Britain
Florida Sees Surge of Infantile Paralysis Cases
Florida counts nearly 150 infantile paralysis cases since January with at least 12 deaths. Dade County reports 60 cases—40 since May 1—and six deaths. Palm Beach 33 cases with no fatalities. Hillsborough 19 cases and two deaths. Tampa area has ten cases under treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Florida
Dade County
Palm Beach County
Hillsborough County
Bread lines form nationwide as wheat shortage hits stores
Chicago reports widespread bread lines amid the worst wheat shortage. Millers National Federation predicts relief in two to three weeks. Herman Steen warns this is the toughest week for mills with 80 to 90 percent of flour mills idle. New winter crop in Texas and Oklahoma boosts hopes. agriculture plan to divert relief wheat to hard-hit areas. Government red tape may delay full relief by two weeks or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Millers National Federation
Herman Steen
Federation
Texas
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Steen
Truman Weighs Pro and Con on Labor Measure
Washington reports President Truman faces split counsel over the Case labor disputes bill. Some advisers urge a political stand echoing his railroad crisis stance while Democratic chair Hanneman counsels veto to preserve labor support. The bill would expose unions to damages suits and create a federal mediation board with 60 day strike watch.
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Washington
June
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Capitol Hill
Hanne-man
Federal Mediation Board
House
George
D-Ga
Cashed War Bonds Exceed Purchases By Half Billion
Washington reports that cash-ins of series BE savings bonds outpaced new purchases by 486.93 million this year. Redemptions from year start to June 1 reached 2.5987 billion versus 2.1117 billion in new buys, while E F and G issues show higher overall demand with strong five month sales totaling 3.4704 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Stalin's Rule In Soviet Declared Unchallenged
New York report describes Generalissimo Joseph Stalin as a revered figure in Russia at age 66 and likely to remain leader for four more years. It notes his wartime stature, plans under his five year program, the absence of organized opposition, and lists key allies and successors such as Molotov Beria Zhdanov and Malenkov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
L. P. Beria
G. M. Malenkov
A. A. Zhidanov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Nikolai Shvernik
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
New York
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Lenin
Stalin
Soviet Union
Hitler
U.S.S.R
U.s.8.r
United States
Council of Ministers
Supreme Soviet
Molotov
Politburo
A. A. Zhdanov
Presidium
The
15 Day Truce in Manchuria Paves Way for Peace
In Nanking the Marshall committee will sign a 15 day truce in Manchuria to kick off negotiations for a permanent peace between the Chinese government and the communists. Key points to discuss include a permanent end to hostilities restoration of disrupted communications and army reorganization.
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Nanking
Marshall
Committee of Three
Manchuria
Lu Chung- Li
Kuomintang
Government Party
Associated Press
Chen Li-Fh
Talmadge Plans To Beat Supreme Court Ruling
Atlanta June 5 AP The Supreme Court anti Jim Crow ruling heightens Georgia gubernatorial campaign. Gene Talmadge vows to counter by barring interstate buses in Georgia and stationing tickets near the state line. Carmichael accuses Talmadge of racial fear tactics while Rivers schedules a University of Georgia talk as Talmadge calls the mixing claim outside influence and Harlem styles.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court
Georgia
Gene Talmadge
Cartersville
Talmdage
Georgia Line
Talmadge
Gene
James V. Carmichael
South Georgia
Haver
Red
Carmichael
Tifton
Madge
Cobb County
E. D. Rivers
University of Georgia
Harlem
Henry Wallace
Fire tears La Salle Hotel in Chicago killing dozens
A disaster struck the La Salle Hotel in Chicago’s loop as a blaze swept through the 22 story building. At least 54 people died and about 200 were injured as flames trapped guests on upper floors and rescue efforts unfolded with ladders nets and rapid hospital responses.
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Chicago
la Salle
Loop District
Chicago Blaze Compared to 1871 Fire in History
The La Salle Hotel blaze in Chicago on June 5 killed an estimated 52 and injured 200. Fire officials called it the worst hotel fire, but the 1871 Great Chicago Fire remains the deadliest, with about 200 lives lost and 18,000 buildings burned across 2,100 acres.
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Chicago
la Salle
Michael J. Corrigan
Plan for Lone Military Head Loses Favor
Washington reports the push for a single chief of staff over the armed forces failed as President Truman took on Army Navy merger disputes. Forrestal and Navy favored keeping two departments while some senators hinted at compromise. Congress shows little appetite for unification this session.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Navy
Secretary of Navy
Forrestal
Patterson
White
House
Charles G. Ross
Department of Commo Defense
Elbert D.thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Hill
D-Ala
Austin
R-Vi
Army Plan
Eyewitness Tale of Chicago Fire Casualties Named
Chicago crowds faced a chaotic 52 death toll and about 200 injuries at the La Salle Hotel blaze. Guests on upper floors waved bedclothes while fire crews and bystanders rushed to rescue them amid dense smoke. A trio from Chicago aided an elderly couple, a Detroit jeweler helped women through the smoke, and rescuers carried victims down the hotel’s fire escapes as a blind woman rode with her seeing eye dog. Identification of dead began at Cook County morgue.
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Agaan
Michael Corrigan
John Flanagan
House
la Salle
Howard McNamara
McNamara
A. L. Brodie
Passavant Hospital
Chicago
Financial District
la Salle Hotel
Madison
le Salle Street
Claude Stratton
Sullivan, Ind
Miami
Fla
Myer Goldberg
Detroit
Bernard Trasca
Glenview Naval Air Station
Thasca
Cook County
Delbert Allen Roush
10Th Ave
W. Newton
Bill Denniston
Po. O
Minneapolis
Frank Fenton Evans
RFD
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U.S. Military Academy
West_Point
N.Y
Robert P. P.tterson
Academy
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