Britain’s India move tests American stance on independence
AP analysis notes Washington’s cautious view as Britain grants India self rule while fearing potential fallout. It contrasts Britain’s waning imperial reach with U S interests in a stable, non Communist India and questions if the United States should back India’s unimpeded self rule amid Moscow pressure.
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John M. Hightower
Britain
India
United Stat
United States
Washington
Russia
Greece
Turkey
America
Asia
India United
Indian Communist Party
U. S
London
Savannah Fed arrests in Foster abduction case
A woman LeRoy Olson 18 and two men Leroy Olsen 19 Theodore Stanley Wawrzynski 16 were held by a Savannah FBI and local police to answer charges under the federal kidnapping act in the abduction of Harold Robert Foster a 30 year old Pennsylvania motorist. The trio admitted beating robbing and abandoning Foster after commandeering his car during a joy ride from Williamsport Pa to Virginia. Foster was later found traveling with his vehicle and officials said the suspects sold parts of the car to raise funds.
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Savannah
United States
Richmond
Harold Robert Foster
Lewisburg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
LeRoy E. Olson
Leroy Olsen
Theodore
Stanley Wawrzynski
Pennsylvania
Virginia
O. K. Brown
FBI
Olsens
Wawrzynski
Robert BP. Crowder
Chatham County
Brown
Crowder
Foster
Oiler
Bowling Green
Caroline
W. Port
Marvin Wright
Caroline County
Williamsport
Harrisburg
Washington
Potomac Bridge
Charles W. Brown
Boll Weevils Said Appearing In Large Numbers This Year
Athens Ga June 6 AP E C Westbrook Extension Service cotton specialist said weevils have appeared in unusually large numbers this year and urged a vigorous control campaign. He noted calcium arsenate shortages but urged distribution planning and two dustings a week apart in south Georgia, three more applications at five day intervals after reaching five to ten percent infestation, and two weekly applications in north Georgia if damage is severe. He recommended a citrus molasses water arsenate mix 1 7 4 instead of the 1 1 1 mop up mix for cost reasons.
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Athens
E. C. Westbrook
Extension Service
Westbrook
Soutth Georgia
North Georgia
Senators Probe Alleged Fake Count in Kansas City Primary
Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing into the Kansas City primary irregularities while FBI expands its probe. Judge Reeves said fuller reporting might have prompted a grand jury, as affidavits described fake ballot counts and poll fraud linked to the 1946 Missouri race.
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Washington
Albert L.reeves
U.S
Kansas City
Roosevelt left a gross estate near two million
The late President Franklin D Roosevelt left a gross estate of 1 943 885 86 at his death April 12 1945 as first executors accounting filed in Dutchess county Surrogate s Court The accounting shows 994 155 19 came from his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt and the estate declined to 1 438 940 09 by April 30 1947 after debts and expenses.
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Poughkeepsie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Sara Delano Roosevelt
D Day Anniversary Reflections From Cherbourg
On the third D-Day anniversary in Cherbourg June 6, 1944 landings by five American divisions in Normandy are recalled. The battle opened a major seaport and space for massed forces that reached Paris within a month, but cost nearly 90,000 American lives. Nine U S cemeteries in Normandy hold 28,462 white crosses. Hedgerow fighting and paratrooper losses are cited as the cause of the high death toll.
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Robert Eunson
Cherbourg
Normandy
Cherbourge Peninsula
Europe
Paris
St. Lo
U. S
Japanese American Trapped Former Prison Camp Foreman Held
Tomoya Kawakita 25 of Calexico California is held without bail on treason charges as a wartime foreman at a Japanese prison camp on Honshu. FBI tracked him for eight months after a former prisoner identified him in a Los Angeles department store and reported the license number to authorities. Kawakita faces a grand jury indictment and testimony from nearly 100 ex servicemen, with potential death penalty considerations noted by U S attorney James M Carter.
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Los Angeles
Honshu Island
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tomoya Kawakita
Calexico
Calif
UT. 3
David. B
Kawakita
U. S
James M. Carter
Oeyama
Honshu
William N. Bruce
Buena Park
Kawaida
Bruce
FBI
Richard Hood
Japan
Keiji University
United States
Yokohama
Senate Committee Seeks Vote Fraud Probe Details
Washington reports three federal judges and U S attorney testified on whether there was grounds for federal action in a Kansas City vote fraud case. The panel weighed evidence after a state grand jury indicted 78 persons on election law violations.
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Stockyard
Sam Wear
United States District
Rep
Roger Slaughter
Stockard
FBI
Kansas City Star
Wear
Ada Shoats
Washington
Senate
Kansas City
Albert L. Reeves
Albert A. Ridge
John Caskie Collet
U. S
Clark
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary
Truman
Enos Axtell
Axtell
Albert S. Reeves Jr
Reeves
Murray Attacks Labor Bill Ahead of Senate Vote
Senator Murray denounces the Taft Hartley Labor Bill as a tool for the National Association of Manufacturers to dominate the economy. He warns of continued conflict as unions face restrictions while proponents promise peace through rights equality. The House passed the compromise bill 320 to 79 as senators plan further assaults and potential veto battles. Major provisions include prohibiting the closed shop. Georgia and Northwest Florida forecast partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers and southeastern winds.
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Washington
Murray
D-Mont
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
White House
Montana
House
Taft
Truman
Ohio
Papper
D-Flo
Barkley
D-Ky
Pepper
Conference Committee
Georgia
Florida
Hungarian Minister to France Joins Diplomats Refusing Return
Paris June AP Paul Auer Hungary's minister to France joined diplomats abroad who refuse to return home. He does not recognize the new Communist regime that deposed Premier Ferenc Nagy and says he is no longer Hungary's representative in Paris. Silvan Kertesz in Rome also reportedly refused appointment as foreign minister in the new government.
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Paris
Paul Auer
France
Hungary
Auer
Switzerland
Washington
Ferenc Nagy
Silvan Kertesz
Rome
Feud over Argentina policy ends with resignations
The State Department ends its long feud on Argentina policy with Ambassador George S. Messersmith resigning in Buenos Aires and undersecretary Spruille Braden also stepping down. The moves, likely ordered by President Truman, aim to restore quick, friendly ties and proceed with an inter-American defense conference with Argentina.
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Washington
State Department
Argentina
George S. Messersmith
Messersmith
Buenos Aires
White House
Spruille Braden
Peron
Truman
United States
State Dept drafts note to Soviets on Hungary
With President Truman's approval the State Department drafts a strong note accusing the Soviet Union of illegal interference in Hungary. It outlines four points including ousting Nagy, breaches of Yalta terms, a proposed tripartite investigation, and a UN appeal threat if unsatisfied. The note remains under study before sending to Moscow.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Truman
State Department
Russia
United Nations
United States
Hungary
Ferenc Nagy
Soviet Union
Security Council
U. N. General Assembly
New York
Moscow
Argentina Nazi Influence Pressures at Meeting
Braden cites Argentina objections to involvement of Peru and other nations. He argues President Juan Peron shows wavering resolve to expel Nazi influences from Argentina.
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Argentina
Braden
Junan Peron
Senators Plan Long Debate On Bulwinkle Rail Bill
Southern senators plus a New England member plan extensive Senate debate on the revived Bulwinkle railroad bill. The measure would exempt railroads from rate-agreement enforcement by the ICC, facing strong anti passage opposition and possible parliamentary delays ahead of June 30 appropriations. Senator Reed argues for cooperation among carriers to ensure fair service and non discriminatory rates.
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Liberal Party
Wallace
Raleigh
N. C
Truman
ICC
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate
Washington
Grothern
New England
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Reed
R-Kans
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Russell
D-Ga
Hill
D-Ala
Commerce Committee
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