Compromise Likely in Disputed Draft Bill
Washington June 6 AP House and Senate brace for a tug of war over resuming the teenage draft. Hints of a compromise would make 19-year-olds eligible while exempting 18-year-olds. The Senate backs continuing draft use with an extension to May 15, while the House seeks to halt inductions for teens. Conferees must bridge age, pay, and holiday gaps before June 30.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Senate
ADE
CWO
Cilathels
Congress
Talmadge
Carmichael
Rivers
James V. Carmichael
Quitman
Eugene Talmadge
Camden
Charlton
Brantley
E. D. Rivers
Bremen
Millen
University of Georgia
Athens
Georgia Railroads Allege Southern Rate Bias in Supreme Court Suit
New York June 6 AP The State of Georgia argues before the U S Supreme Court that southern and eastern railroads discriminate against the south in freight rates while other southern states and most shippers support uniform rates, said William H Swiggart VP and general counsel of the Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway.
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New York
State of Georgia
U. S. Supreme Court
William H. Swiggart
Nashville, Chattanooga and
South
Americans Suspected of Theft in Nazi Jewel Bonanza
Frankfurt dispatch reports German royal jewels valued at $1,500,000 vanished from Kronberg Castle where Americans used the site as an officers club. An official announcement suggests U S personnel with knowledge of the buried jewels may be involved and returned to the United States before the loss was disclosed. Later inquiries were said to be continuing with the War Department informed.
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Frankfurt
Germany
House of Hess
Kronberg Castle
United States
War Department
Timber shortage predicted by farm official
Washington reports assistant Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannin warns timber cutting will exceed growth in coming decades. He urges extended forest management as partial remedy, based on a $140 billion national income and 1,000,000 nonfarm buildings yearly, with demand around 60 billion board feet annually plus cordwood.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannin
Brannin
Senate Small Business Committee
Georgia Voters Confused In Governor Race
Georgia voters show restlessness as gubernatorial contenders intensify campaigns. A prominent observer touring 50 counties says the state is confused and emotions drive decisions. Carmichael Talmedge and Rivers plan stump stops. Talmedge cites pension concerns and Rivers pledges veterans education expansion.
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Georgia
Alanta
Politico
Italian Queen Leaves for Exile in Portugal
Rome reports Queen Maria Jose of Italy is aboard the cruiser Duca Degli Abruzzi en route to Portugal after a plebiscite ousted the monarchy. The Duke and Duchess of Aosta, cousins of King Umberto II, are said to have gone to Belgium. the king is expected to follow.
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Rome
Maria Jose
Italy
Portugal
Duca Degli Abruzzi
Aost
Belgium
Umbero II
Rival Union Beats CIO In Strike Call
AFL seafarers called a sudden walkout on all coasts as a Congressional panel moved to avert a CIO maritime strike set for June 15. AFL stop work meetings halt ships while hearings open to test witnesses. New York reports a near total shutdown on AFL ships.
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Hax Hall
Washington
AFL
CIO
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Hawaiian
House Labor Committee
A. B. Kelley
D-Fa
Kelley
Great Lakes
New York
AFL Seafarers International Union
The
Sailors Union of the Pacific
John B Bryan
Pacific American Shipowners Association
Gregory Harrison
Vincent J. Malone
Pacific Coast Marine
Firemen’s Association
Hugh Bryson
CIO Marine
Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific
W. H. Buttram
San Pedro
Calif
CIO National Maritime Engineers Beneficial Association
Labor Department
Bryan
Malone
San Francisco
Gulf Ports
CIO National Maritime Union
Sure Worth It Fishing Hoax Drops Money From Plane
Garibaldi Oregon June 6 AP Greenbacks floated down onto fishing boats as a passing plane overhead preceded the windfall. Yom Hess a commercial fisherman said he was eating a sandwich when the heaven sent bills drifted down. He grabbed $16 before others could react.
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Garibaldi
Ore
Yom Hess
Senate faces tough job trimming Congress overhaul
Washington June 6 AP the Senate debates a plan for a near total Congress renovation to curb outmoded machinery boost committee efficiency and pay raise from 10000 to 15000 and broaden access to information while easing lobbyist restrictions and pension access for lawmakers.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
LaFollette
Progris
Civil Service
Georgia Fair and Warmer This Afternoon and Tonight
Georgia forecast calls for fair skies with warmer temperatures this afternoon and tonight into Friday. Extreme Northwest Florida sees partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Friday with gentle to moderate east to southeast winds.
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Georgia
Florida
Slashed OPA Bill Heads to Senate Debate
The Senate faces a sharply trimmed OPA bill extending price controls by one year beyond June 30. Key changes include ending price control on livestock and dairy this June, shifting farm pricing discretion to the Agriculture Secretary, creating an independent decontrol board, prohibiting cost absorption, reducing subsidies to 1.1 billion, repealing the maximum average price order, and barring new controls or subsidies after May 1 1947.
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Banking Committee
Chamber
Wagner
D-Ny
Senate
House
Chester Bowles
Secretary of Agriculture
OPA
Sion
Germany Traveled Road To War Before Hitler Reign
Confiscated Krupp records reveal a 1926 loan of 48 million marks from ex chancellor Joseph Wirth to Krupp in Berlin, routed via Mendelssohn and Company and Custodia Amsterdam with Swedish crown dividends. The notes link industrial magnates to democratic politicians and hint at postwar German rearmament planning. Gustav Krupp is excluded from the Nurnberg trial due to senility.
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Germany
Hitler
Nuernberg
Krupp
Weimar Republic
Krupp’s
England
Switzerland
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen Und Halbach
Ruhr
Joseph Wirth
Essen
Wirth
Mendelssohn and Company
Berlin
Amsterdam
Stockholm
Bofors
Alfried
Petrillo's Acts Backed by AFL Musicians Group
In St. Petersburg on June 6, the American Federation of Musicians endorsed all actions by James C. Petrillo and re elected him president. Delegates rebutted critics who labeled Petrillo a czar and dictator amid claims of a small opposition share. A poll suggested 6 per cent opposed Petrillo. A resolution against sending barley and other non food grains overseas was adopted, while a plan for a public elections counsel died in committee.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
APA
American Federation
James C. Petrillo
Dent
Petrillo
Probe Begins For Cause Of Chicago Fire
Officials launched inquiries into Chicago's La Salle Hotel fire as the city evacuated the wreckage and identified 53 of 58 victims. A 11-member blue ribbon panel investigates cause while authorities close theaters and nursing homes and hotel guests scramble for shelter.
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Chicago
la Salle Hotel
Louis Margo
Loop Hotel
LaSalle
Madison Street
Plate Ity
Thesires
The
Shuberts
Great Northern
Edwar J. ‘Kelly
Aquest
Truman's Strike Control Bill Heads for House Action
President Truman seeks emergency strike control authority as the bill moves to the House Rules Committee. The Senate version strips the strike draft from the measure, and Rep Marcantonio signals possible House objection. If referred, rules would decide on seeking a compromise or sending the bill to the White House for final approval.
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Washington
Truman
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Senate House Conference
Rep
Marcantonio
Al-Ny
Rules Group
Senate House Committee
White House
Chamber
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LaSalle Hotel
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Atlanta
Cartersville
U.S. Supreme Court
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Francis J. Kelley
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