Italy Votes On Retaining King In National Referendum
Early returns from Milan show Socialists leading among the big parties as Italy votes on monarchy or republic. Referendum counts favor republic, with 80 to 90 percent turnout overall and a gunfight incident near Savona marking the day. Women vote for the first time in a national election as Pope Pius XII appeals against leftist philosophy.
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Milan
Italy
Republic
Monarchy
Savona
Genoa
Rome
Turin
Naples
Pius XII
States To Hold Elections This Week Across Five States
Voters in four states California New Jersey New Mexico and South Dakota cast ballots tomorrow in primaries while Alabama holds a runoff between J E Folsom and Handy Ellis. Iowa sees a GOP governor race between Olmsted and Blue with Miles unopposed with a light vote expected. Senatorial races in New Jersey New Mexico and California also loom as Chavez Dempsey contest draws attention. AFL urged support for Warren in California governor race.
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United Press Town
California
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
Alabama
J. E
Big Jim) Folsom
Handy Ellis
Iowa
George Olmsted
Des Moints Insurance
Robert D. Blue
Frank Miles
H. Alexander Smith
George E. Brunner
Camden
Dennis Chavez
John J. Dempsey
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Chavez
Earl Warren
Motorist Dies in Auto Crash near Safford
Safford June 3 Louis Tangas 49 of Ann Arbor Mich died in a hospital from a fractured neck after an auto hit a bridge abutment 20 miles west of here following a tire blowout. Passengers Pete Vogles 57 of East St Louis suffered a fractured leg William Vastis 53 of Chicago, cuts and bruises George Gianopulos 54 of Chicago fractured shoulder Christina Gianopulos 46 of Chicago cuts and bruises were treated.
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Safford
Louis Tangas
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pete Vogles
East St. Louis
William Vastis
Chicago
George Gianopulos
Christina Gianopulos
Bidault's Party Tops France in Postwar Election
Paris reports the Popular Republican party defeated the Communist bid, winning 160 seats to 142 for the Communists and 115 for the Socialists in metropolitan France. Georges Bidault leads a potential coalition. final colonial returns pending.
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Bidault
France
Paris
Popular Republican
Georges Bidault
Popular Republicans
Constituent Assembly
Felix Gouin
Supreme Court Rules on Press Rights and Public Policy
Across major actions the Supreme Court voided a contempt conviction against the Miami Herald and Pennekamp, upheld the right to criticize a court, ruled on rent refund limits under OPA, and addressed salary cuts for alleged subversives. The Court also upheld a South Carolina tax on out of state insurance premiums and limited mining in Coronado national forest protections. It rejected bus segregation across state lines and discussed executive legitimacy.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
The
Miami Herald
John D. Pennekamp
Herald
Pennekamp
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Prudential Insurance Co., of America
Newark
N.J
Club Acquittal Prompted City Court Referral
R. H. Herreras and Anthony Rios, manager and bartender of the Latin American club at 93 West Mesilla, were acquitted by Justice of the Peace Co. W. Gardner of charges of permitting gambling in a licensed club and of selling spirituous liquor after hours. Gardner recommended taking the case to the city court where a police magistrate and city ordinance apply. Police raided the club May 19 at about 2:50 am, seeing slot machines in use and liquor served. The club holds city but not state license, raising questions of licensing validity.
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R. H. Herreras
Anthony Rios
West Mesilla Street
Justice of the Peace Co
W. Gardner
Gardner
Airlines Seek U.S. Entry to gateway cities in clash of hemispheric markets
On June 3 in Washington 13 Latin American airlines seek CAB approval to enter U S gateway cities challenging U S carriers. The applications include Compania Aeronaves de Mexico Nogales to Tucson and others under CAB review as competition heats up in hemisphere air markets.
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Washington
United States
U. S
CAB
Compania Aeronaves de Mexico
Nogales
Tucson
Soviet media attacks on US anti strike bill and policy
London dispatch reports Moscow radio denouncing US anti strike legislation and Byrnes. It says the Soviet propaganda frames labor rights as a barrier to world peace and accuses Washington of violating Potsdam and Big Three principles, targeting Byrnes and allied leaders in Paris and Berlin.
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London
Russia
Truman
Moscow Radio
Wall Street
Radio
Moscow
United States
James F. Byrnes
Potsdam
Izvestia
Byrnes
Paris
Ser
Arthur Vandenberg
R-Mich
Lucius D. Clay
Allied Control Council
Berlin
Talk Of Next War Vicious In View Of Eisenhower
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower branded talk of how where and why the next war will be fought as vicious at the 20th annual convention of the Reserve Officers Association. He warned such talk mocks battlefield veterans and urged the United States to stay ready to guard its security until international peace is guaranteed.
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Gen. Eisenhower
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The
Reserve Officers’ Association
Eisenhower
United Nations
Senate Takes Up New Army Draft
Washington June 3 Congress returns to major issues as the Senate takes up a bill extending selective service to May 15 next and reimposing induction for teens while debating continuation of the OPA. The atomic energy bill moves from the House after Senate action, with House action uncertain amid campaigning and floor limits. An agriculture department appropriation and an informal hearing on strike control precede further debate.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Roosevelt
Atomic Energy Control
Draft
OPA
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
House
House Military Committee
War Department
Truman
Agriculture Department
Loggers Weigh Accepting Mediator Proposal to End Strike
British Columbia operators indicated they may accept Chief Justice Gordon Sloan's recommendations to end the 19 day CIO strike at provincial logging and sawmills. The plan calls for a 44 hour week and a 15 cent wage rise with a voluntary revocable check off. The union decision hinges on the check off proposal with a 6 pm MST deadline.
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Vancouver
B.C
British Columbia
Gordon Sloan
International Woodworkers of America
CIO
Sloan
Louisiana Negro To Have Time For Appeal
Willie Francis, the Louisiana youth condemned to death for the 1944 murder of druggist Andrew Thomas, will receive a reprieve probably today or tomorrow to allow a federal appeal after the state pardon board declined to commute his sentence. The stay follows the state supreme court approval of an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, since the electric chair failed to operate earlier. Francis shot Thomas after waiting near the garage and taking his pistol from a car.
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New Orleans
U.P
Willie Francis
State
Willie
Governor's Office
Baton Rouge
State Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Andrew Thomas
St. Martinville
Thomas
Jap Trial To Start Today At Tokyo War Crimes Hearing
Former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 25 co defendants won a nine day postponement of their trial as the Far East International Military Tribunal opened. Chief Prosecutor Kee nan prepared a lengthy English language opening statement and defense motions prompted courtroom clashes as President Webb urged trust in the tribunal.
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Toyko
Hideki Tojo
Far East International Military Tribunal
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Tribunal
William Webb
Webb
Stettinius to resign as UN representative
President Truman accepted Edward R. Stettinius Jr.’s resignation as the United States’ representative to the United Nations. The action followed Stettinius’ insistence on stepping down at a White House conference attended by Secretary of State Byrnes. The White House released a letter wishing him good fortune in his future plans.
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Washington
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United Nations
Stettinius
White House
Byrnes
Navy Vet Reveals Hoax Kidnapping Tale In Arizona
Teg Bentley a 19 year old former sailor admitted his report of being kidnapped and doped was false. Sheriff Roach said the claim prompted a desert search by two counties near Florence for the abductors. Bentley described a midnight ride in a borrowed company car and a staged ransom drama ending with him collapsing in Florence.
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Phoenix
Ariz
E. W. Roach
Teg Bentley
Florence
Bentley
Ernest Houser
Carlson Machine Works
van Buren Street
Sheriff's Office
Red Army Strength Reported At About Six Million
MERENBERG June 3 Allied military sources estimate that despite releasing over 10 million men in ten months, the Soviet Union still has about six million under arms. One source puts the ground force at 4.5 million, with 1.5 million in air, naval, and NKVD forces.
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Merenberg
Russia
Red Army
Air
Navy
NKVD
Border Patrol Seizes 1000 Pounds Sugar at Amada
The justice department said border patrol officers seized 1000 pounds of sugar allegedly smuggled from Mexico at Amada Arizona early today.
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Washington
Justice Department
Border Patrol
Amada
Ariz
Prices Going Down? A Wry Look at OPA Cost Shifts
Reporter Frederick C. Othman tours the OPA press room to catalog widespread price hikes after controls ease. He lists dozens of items freed from ceilings from butter and shoes to fish, hardware, foods, and fuels, noting some prices still rise while seeking any item that has fallen.
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Brotherhood of
Catalina Island
Veterans bid on 151 delinquent lots in Country Club Manor
The veterans housing committees urged the Pima County Board of Supervisors to authorize a bid plan for 151 tax delinquent lots in Country Club Manor, aiming to fund homes costing 5800 to 7000 dollars. Officials questioned legality of a single bid and payment terms, and set a Monday conference.
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American Legion Veterans’ Housing Committee
Pima County Board of Supervisors
Country Club Manor
South Plumer and Treat
R. H. Martin
Sylvia G. Powell
Arizona Trust Company
Paul Ehlers
Emergency Housing Committee
Ehlers
Joseph Judge
Odlin Dodd
Tucson Heights
Superior Court
Martin
J. Homer Boyd
Fairgrounds
Paul Wilburn
Monte Mansfield
C. M. Gross
Southern Pacific
East 22Nd Street
Ship unions and Truman clash widen labor rift
Seven maritime unions urged World Federation of Trade Unions to organize protests against Truman amid threats to deploy coast guard and Navy. Union leaders called for a June 15 strike while negotiations and counterproposals surface. Congress probes executive powers as labor leaders testify and rank-and-file tensions rise.
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World Federation of Trade Unions
Ruman
Coast Guard
Navy
John Rankin
D-Miss
Harry Bridges
Joseph Curran
U.S
Pacific
Washington
Labor Department
Atlantic
Gulf Port
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
St. Petersburg
Fla
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Lea
CIO
World Federation
Louis Saillant
Paris
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Harvey Brown
Independent International Association of Machinists
Hugh de Lacy
Wasit
Pittsburgh Faces Flood After Rampaging Rivers
Floodwaters across Pennsylvania caused heavy property damage and killed three people in the state. In Pittsburgh the Ohio Allegheny and Monongahela rivers crest at 24 feet, near flood stage, as residents feared inundation of low areas. Two children and an unidentified man died, body found in the Schuylkill at Philadelphia. Elsewhere Philadelphia area receded while central Pennsylvania crested below flood level. Elmira and nearby areas kept watch as dikes held and guards remained on duty.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Allegheney
Monongahela
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
New York State
Elmira
Home Guard
Grain deals interrupted on Chicago Board of Trade
Grain futures trading stalled for 90 minutes as broker Robert Buckley sought a temporary restraining order to block revised regulations on old contract ceilings. Judge Edwyn R. Shaw refused an injunction, suggesting relief via damages instead of halting grain operations.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Robert Buckley
Charles W. Buckley
Chicago Commission House
Edwyn R. Shaw
Buckley
Baseball Scores From The Associated Press
American League results include New York 12 over St Louis 2 and Cleveland 6 over Philadelphia 5 with Boston 6 and Chicago 1.
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Associated Press
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
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James Collier
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Frederick C.othman
CPA
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Kalinin
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