Adriatic port issue and Trieste dominate talks at Paris
United States and Britain press for a firm Italian claim to Trieste with Moscow demanding Yugoslav cession. Delegates draft a priority list on the Italian question including the Franco Russian stance on reparations and colonies while diplomats watch Soviet signals for possible compromises.
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Louis Nevein Ris
Frieste
U.S
James F. Byrnes
Trieste
Russia
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Reactioniatres
Tass
Paris
Britain
United States
U. S
United Nations
France
Italy
Cietendica
Trenton Hotel Tragedy Details Thomas Family
Gilbert A. Thomas Sr. shot his estranged wife Helen in a ninth floor hotel room and killed himself after a note saying he could not go on. Their three year old son Bernard witnessed the scene as bellboys entered the Stacy Treut Hotel. Police reconstruct the events from interviews and property papers found on Thomas.
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Trenton
N. J
Gilbert A. ‘Thomas, Sr
Baltimore
Helen
Frank Naples
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
Bernard
Mommieé
Thomas
Night Of Terror Takes Two Lives In Palestine
British soldiers were killed by Arab mobs amid widespread terror in Palestine. Police blamed Jewish terrorists for several bridge blasts as Beth Haavara residents were reportedly seized and later imprisoned. An attack on Allenby Bridge wounded and damaged frontier facilities amid mass Arab processions.
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Osgood Caruthers
Jerusalem
Beth Haavara
Palestine Police
Beth Haayara
Allenby Bridge
the Jordan
Dead Sea
Palestine Frontier
al ‘Azzib
Jordan River
Trans-Jordan
Palestine
Woman told to "talk to the cop" at Kansas City bank
A woman asked a Kansas City policeman about a loan in a bank. He told her to see a bank officer she had already visited. She claimed she was told to "talk to the cop" and identified George Kopp, a bank vice president, as the person she should see.
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Kansas City
George Kopp
Merger foes say Truman plan still late for action
Washington June 17 AP merger foes posted a too little and too late table on Truman's revised unification plan. They argued concessions to sea arms were insufficient to overcome earlier objections as only four weeks remain before congress adjourns. Senators and officials criticized cabinet structure and one man control while noting Navy air force roles and the Marine Corps status under the plan.
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Washington
Truman
War Department
Machine . Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Robertson
R-Wye
Trurman
Army
Navy
Airforces
Secretary of National Defense
Senate Naval Committee
Joint Chiefs
Senate
House Military and Naval
Trumian
Marine Corps
Naval Service
Department of National Defense
Polish proposal to restrict vodka faces opposition
A Polish movement seeks vodka sale limits with vodka less days, drawing heat from the state alcohol monopoly. Officials warn such limits could boost moonshine or bimber made from rye flour and sugar, while monopoly production uses molasses and potatoes deemed unfit for sale.
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Warsaw
Ic Yale
Kilian seeks Truman aid in cruelty trial at Lichfield
Col. James A. Kilian former U S Army Depot commander at Lichfield England asks President Truman for a presidential investigation and postponement of his cruelty trial. The case involves six officers and ten enlisted men with convictions already handed to two lieutenants and three guards for brutal treatment of prisoners.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
James A. Kilian
Lichfield
U. S. Army
England
Kilian
Highland Park
Truman
Joseph S. Robinson
New York City
Ship Strike Peace Seen Blocking New Labor Laws
Congressional friends of organized labor predicted that settlement of the maritime strike blocks drastic labor legislation this year. Lawmakers expect a modified emergency strike control bill may pass, while the broader Casa labor disputes measure remains contentious and unlikely to survive a veto.
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Clair Johnson
Washington
Congressional Friends of Organized Labor
Truman
Capitol Hill
Rep. Biemiller
D-Wis
Family budgets spiral upward as OPA price boosts
Washington reports that OPA will raise prices on butter and Cheddar cheese by 11 and 6 cents per pound, with coal, aluminum utensils, sugar, and potential anthracite and wage-linked costs following. Economists warn cost of living is rising rapidly, with projections of a continued climb into July.
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Washington
OPA
Speokesman
Chester Bowles
John S. Lewis
United Mine
Bowles
Paul Porter
Porter
Georgia weather: partly cloudy with scattered storms
Partly cloudy conditions continue this afternoon in Georgia with unsettled skies this afternoon. Northwest Florida near the coast shows scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight with moderate southeasterly winds.
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Georgia
South Nertion
Florida
Lawmakers Seek Quick Vote On Congress Streamlining Plan
Washington June 17 AP House leaders push to keep the congressional streamlining bill on track after Senate passage. The plan proposes major committee cuts a $5 000 salary rise more staff help and a pension system for members of Congress with decision likely in days.
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Biemiller
Truman
House
Senate
House Rules Committee
Casa
Wve
White House
Case
R-Sd
Cox
Dga
Noth Houses
Washington
Congress
British Block on Spain Report Faces UN Session
At the United Nations Security Council debate on Franco Spain, Britain weighed possible obstruction of a subcommittee report while Russia opposed it. Sir Alexander Cadogan seeks clarifications and potential changes, as eight nations back action against Franco regime though veto risks loom.
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New York
Great Britain
Spain
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Alexander Cadogan
London
Sir Alexander
Andrei A. Gromyko
General Assembly
Gromyko
Security Council
Labor Party
British Plan Favored by Indians Sees Favor in Congress and League
In New Delhi on June 17 AP reports increasing chances that the Hindu Congress and the Moslem League would accept Lord Wavell’s interim government plan for India. The cabinet would include five Congress, five League, and four minority representatives to govern during the transition to independence starting June 26. Gandhi voiced unhappiness but discussions continue as Cripps seeks clarifications on portfolios and premier selection.
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New Delhi
Congress Party
Subcontinent
Lord Wavell
Congress
India
Mohandas K. Guandi
Hindustan Times
Favorabe
Wavell
Midiana Azad
Oftis
Stafford Cripps
H. K. S Mahtab
Orissa
Mahtab
Party
Constituent Assembly
League
Jawaharlal Nahru
Gandhi
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