Foreign Ministers Reach Live and Let Live Accord on Germany
United States Soviet Union France and Britain end session in Paris with a live and let live approach to Germany. They near agreement on an Austrian independence treaty and plan a September session in New York to draft a four power framework.
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Paris
Prine
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
France
Britain
United Nations
Council
Rarag
Berlin
Austria
Russia
Yugoslavia
New York
Earnest Bevin
America
Dean Acheson
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Robert Schuman
Pink Arabie Palace
Defense funding eyed for $1.0 billion trim in coming year
Senate aides report Secretary Johnson told lawmakers spending could be cut by 750 million dollars in the next year by reducing Air Force force levels from 70 to 48 groups. Tydings said total defense outlays could be $14.5 to $14.6 billion, with 30 senators backing a 5 to 10 percent below congressionally approved totals.
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House
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Congress
Legislative Establishment
Escaped Convicts Lead in Georgia Manhunt
Fourteen escapees hold the lead in a pursuit across Georgia as authorities report no captures among dogs or posse members. Sheriff James Hubbard notes six dogs failed to sniff out any of the ten escapees from the work camp, with four more recaptured and no armed fugitives identified. About 250 troopers and officers joined the manhunt, all fugitives described as white men.
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Louisville
Jefferson County
James Hubbard
Waynesboro
Hubbard
Wegro Awaiting Murder Trial Confesses Killing
In Starke Florida on June 20 an AP report states James McDonald 23 who is jailed for the Slocox store slaying confessed to killing Augusta Georgia storekeeper August Tantillo and implicated two others George Woolfork 234 and Josephine Woodward. Sheriff D Redish said McDonald’s admission ties into the Silcox murder case with L D Robinson 47 also being held here in connection with the Slaving of Silcox last month.
Dividend To Be Paid On Service Life Insurance
Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr authorized a 2.0 billion dollar dividend on National Service Life Insurance policies. Checks are expected to start January 1950 with most payments in the first half of the year. About 16 million World War II veterans will receive the payout averaging roughly 175 dollars each.
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Washington
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Gray
Defendants Deny Charges In Spy Trials
In Washington Judith Coplon, a former Justice Department analyst, testifies as she fights espionage charges related to alleged leaks to Russia. In New York 12 Communist officials face conspiracy counts aiming to overthrow the U S government by force.
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Washington
Petite
Judith Copion
Justice Department
United States
Alger Hiss
Department
New York
Hirs
Communist Party
U. S
Miss Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Marth 4
Russia
Miss. Coplon
Amtar R
Gubitchev
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Time
Communist Courier
Chambers
Three Day Spree on Bay Rum Leaves Two Dead
Augusta on June 20 AP reports a three day spree of Bay Rum with peach wine as chaser left Otis Wiggins 38 of Augusta and Obie Dennis Sizemore 45 of Langley S C dead from acute intoxication. Police analysis found the Bay Rum 50 percent by volume 160 proof and the rum described as barber shop variety.
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Augusta
Otis Wiggins
Dennis Sizemore
Langley
S. C
Harris Blames Politics for Firing Herdsman
Augusta June 20 AP Former House Speaker Roy Harris accuses Gov. Talmadge faction of firing G F Dunston the Jersey cattleman manager at Tattnall prison claiming the purge removed loyalists. He says Dunston was chosen by the Georgia Jersey Cattlemen's Association and replaced by Allert Rogers Lyons a warden with no relevant animal care qualifications.
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Augusta
Roy Harris
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge
Harris
Georgia
Tattnall
G. F. Dunston
Georgia Jersey Cattlemen's Association
Allert Rogers
Lyons
Georgia Forecast: Warm Humid With Showers Later
Partly cloudy and warm and humid in Georgia with scattered showers and afternoon thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. In Northwest Florida, partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers and generally moderate south winds along the coast.
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Georgia
Truman Urges Major Reorganization To Create Welfare Department
President Truman asked Congress to establish a tenth cabinet rank Department of Welfare and to place the Commerce Department in charge of public roads. The seven Hoover commission backed plans aim to streamline agencies, with roads moving from the federal works agency and welfare from federal security.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Welfare
Commerce Department
Capitol Hill
Bureau of Employment Security
Labor Department
Post Office Department
House of Congress
Senate
House
Welfare Department
Oscar King
Wing
Surveys show 5 million idle as unemployment outlook split
Washington reports cite two national surveys forecasting 5,000,000 or more jobless with diverging forecasts for the near term. The Public Affairs Institute warns of rising unemployment unless federal action occurs, while the AFL Labor Magazine credits a favorable trend but notes risks and calls for policy action. Senator O Mahony says the situation is confused and Congress will study it.
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Washington
Public Affairs Institute
American Federation of Labor
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Civilian Conservation Corps
Institute
AFL
Labor
Health workers battle typhoid threat from floodwaters
In flood swept Shenandoah and Potomac valleys health teams moved into Petersburg Moorefield and Bridgewater to inoculate residents and disinfect wells. Officials report missing residents likely alive but unreachable as Red Cross feeds 300 people and a central water supply is established. The disaster has caused millions in damage with 9 dead and relief efforts under state guard.
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C. L. Pratt
James Breathed
Red Cross
Petersburg
Claude A. Thomas
Romney
H. K. Gridley
J. B. Baker
Dr. Thomas
Keyser
the Red Cross
Memorial Church of the Brethren
Thomas
National Guard
Lewis Orders Miners Back To Work As Shutdown Ends
PittsburghJune 20 AP The nations 480000 coal miners returned to work at the end of a one week shutdown ordered by John L Lewis to stabilize the industry. Absenteeism was low as first shifts began and a 10 day paid vacation follows a five day work week. Some mines including Coverdale Mine Castle Shannon Coal Corp near Castle Shannon will not reopen. about 550 miners must seek other jobs. The halt cut above ground coal stock from 70 million to 60 million tons, about a 40 day supply for an industry. Rail workers also faced furloughs of about 20000 last week. Lewis plans further talks with operators this week as contract issues remain unresolved.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Coverdale
Castle Shannon Coal Corp
Castle Shannon
Lewis
Three New Floggings Reported In Alabama
In Birmingham area a widowed mother of five Irene Burton and two of her daughters Billie and Sally were flogged by masked night riders. Two other men were whipped while a third was spared due to being crippled. The incident underscores rising cross burning violence tied to the Ku Klux Klan with Alabama lawmakers debating a bill to outlaw masked riders.
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Birmingham
Ala
Irene Burton
Dora
Billie Age
Sally
Burton
Walker County
Jefferson
Alabama
Tawimakers
Montgomery
State Senate
James F. Yolsom
Czech Reds Tighten Grip On Archbishop at Cathedral
In Prague a confrontation between the Communist Security Police and Archbishop Josef Beran escalated during Corpus Christi services. Police kept watch at the palace, disrupted calls, and prevented attempts to speak with the Archbishop as heckling drove him from the pulpit and churchgoers sang to calm the crowd.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jung’ 20
Josef Beran
Weans Hopa
Hig
St. Vitus
Vatican
New Federal Policy Proposed For South
The President's Council of Economic Advisers studied a proposed federal policy to develop farms and factories in the South. The National Planning Association prepared the report, stressing national interests over regional ones and urging higher personal income tax exemptions to boost wages.
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Washington
Council of Economic Advisers
South
Council
National Planning Association
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Rochester
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Associated Press
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U.S
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Julia Koka St. Clair
Detroit
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Fla
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