Override Labor Bill Veto Raises Overriding Hope In Congress
Congress passes the Taft Hartley labor bill with broad majorities. Senators Hayden and McFarland vote yes. House approves 320 to 79. Taft and other leaders expect a veto override possible, aiming for a 68 to 24 margin, while Truman may sign after review. The bill reaches the White House by Monday.
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Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Jone
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Ernest W. McFarland
Sen. Taft
Republican Policy and Labor
D-La
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Ellender
Mr. Truman
Floods and Winds Hit Midwest as Rivers Rise
Floods and tornadoes across four Midwest states leave thousands temporarily homeless. In Ottumwa Iowa two women and three children drown as flood waters force evacuation, boats struggle in swift current, and a wall leak shuts the water plant. Des Moines river rising drives evacuations across southeast Iowa, with power outages and livestock losses feared. damage reported in Illinois Colorado Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas.
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Ottumwa
Herschel Loveless
Loveless
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Iowa
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Kansas
Champaign
Ill
Julesburg
Colo
Illinois City
University of Illinois
Union Pacific
Chester
Okla
Excelsior Springs
Des Moines
Yes
Canton
Mississippi River
B 29 Expert Irvine Visits Train Davis Monthan Crews
Col Clarence S Irvine, renowned for piloting the Pacusan Dreamboat, travels to train Davis Monthan Air Force Base crews in efficient B 29 operations to reduce costs for taxpayers. He contrasts wartime fixed targets with peacetime base to target problem training and discusses extended flight plans and fuel reserves.
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Clarence S. Irvine
Davis- Monthan
Washington
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Guam
Strategic Air Command
George C. Kenney
Japan
Irvine
Davis- Monthan Field
Pacific
North Pole
Egypt
R. B. Snodgrass
Army
Ohio Tornado Kills 5 People
SHARON, Pa. June 7. A tornado moving from Warren and Youngstown Ohio struck Sharon causing at least five deaths and many injuries. Police Officer Earl Holby said two bodies were found in a collapsed garage with others believed trapped. Fires started at the Buhl hospital and gas from broken mains filled homes on the southwest side as property damage was described as awful.
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Sharon
Warren
Youngstown
Pennsylvania
Earl Holby
Holby
Buhl Hospital
Tornado Rips Through Youngstown Area Injuring Dozens
A tornado tore through Youngstown and nearby towns causing extensive damage. At least 33 people were injured with eight taken to Youngstown Hospital and 25 to Warren City Hospital. Emergency crews reported downed lines and damaged homes and barns across Mercer and adjacent areas.
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Youngstown, CO
Youngstown Hospital
Warren City Hospital
Parley Cancelled On Tucson Utility Forecast
The noon Chamber of Commerce meeting on electric power shortages in Tucson was canceled after city hall indicated Mayor Houston would attend. Officials and chamber leaders avoided comment while business circles fear the Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. condemnation suit could drag on, hindering extensions and equipment replacement causing potential shortages.
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A. K. Brown
Chamber of Commerce
Tucson
C. Edgar Goyette
Chamber
E. T
Houston
Gevet
Charles A. Brady
S. T. Adams
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
Truman Leaves Auto To March In Kansas City Parade
President Truman walked the last uphill stretch of a Kansas City parade with mil itary briskness after leaving the open car. He received a wooden cane from a crowd member and proceeded to the Liberty Memorial to review the rest of the march. He then visited Grandview to see his 94-year-old mother Mrs Martha E Truman and brought in his sister Miss Mary Jane Truman for a reception and an Eisenhower address. The civilian line was stated by the chief of staff as a pledge to keep backing peaceful self governance amid hostile nations.
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Kansas City
Truman
Liberty Memorial
Grandview
Martha E. Truman
Mary Jane Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
Eisenhower
Mexican Railway Strikers Ready for Work Stoppage
Nogales union members of the Syndicate of Railroad Workers of the Republic of Mexico plan to quit at 5 p m Saturday along with 6 200 others on the Southern Pacific line. Fernando Romero Nogales head of the strike committee said preparations to cease work are complete. The last train will leave for Guadalajara at 3 p m and arrive Monday.
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Sen
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Republic of Mexico
Southern Pacific Railroad Co
Mexico
Fernando Romero Nogales
Guadalajara
Griswold Appointment Provokes Nebraska Democratic Chair
Grand Island Nebraska June 7 The state Democratic chairman offered to resign after learning President Truman named Dwight Griswold former Republican governor to head the Greek aid program. He said he was not consulted before the appointment and voiced strong dissatisfaction.
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Grand Island
Neb
Nebraska
Truman
Dwight Griswold
Taft Questions Truman Tax Views On Cuts For Individuals
Sen taft challenged President Truman on tax policy arguing he supported corporate tax cuts in 1945 while opposing cuts for individuals. He said the veto option risks a deficit amid potential recession and pressed for clear reasoning.
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Washington
Sen. Taft
R-O
Truman
Taft
Gov Warren Denies 1948 National Candidacy After Dewey Meeting
Gov Earl Warren of California ended talks with Gov Thomas E Dewey in Albany by stating he is not a candidate for any national office. He and Dewey discussed politics in general and declined to discuss personalities. Warren said he would not accept a draft and that foreign policy likely will not be a campaign issue in 1948.
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Kirtland I. King
Albany
U.P
Earl Warren
California
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Tom
Warren
Congress
Safford Bribery Trial Moves to Graham County
In Arizona, northern gambling cases involving Attorney General John L. Sullivan and two co-defendants were transferred Saturday from Apache to Graham County on a defense motion for change of venue. Gila County Superior Judge C. C. Faires also ruled on motions to dismiss and quash a.
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ST. Johns
Ariz
Arizona
John L. Sullivan
Apache
Graham County
Gila County
C. C. Faires
Trial date set for Sul livan case in Graham County
Judge Benjamin Blake of the Graham County Superior Court announced the Sullivan case, transferred to his court, cannot begin before June 23 at the earliest.
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Safford
Benjamin Blake
Graham County
Defense aims to move conspiracy trial venues for Sullivan case
The conspiracy case against Sullivan and co defendants Harry T. Hendricks and Jack P. Christy faces possible transfer decisions by Graham County Superior Judge Benjamin Blake unless disqualified. Defense alleges local bias in Navajo and Graham counties and vows to resist the state’s effort to move the trial. Special Prosecutor Dodd Greer notes Karl Mangum’s ties to the region could complicate the venue ruling.
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Sullivan
Harry T. Hendricks
Jack P. Christy
Graham County
Benjamin Blake
Judge Faires
Navajo County
Dodd Greer
Karl Mangum
Mangum
Navajo
Graham
Turbulent upheaval across Austria and Hungary linked to Communist moves
A report from Vienna outlines a possible Communist coup in Austria tied to Moscow’s plans while Hungary’s coup ousts Premier Nagy. The story notes Western alarms, US protest plans, and Moscow’s stance on a peace treaty as Russia maintains troops through Austria.
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Vienna
Stalin
Moscow
Ernst Fischer
Hungary
Ferenc Nagy
Sofia
Truman
Washington
Russia
Budapest
U. S. State Department
Soviet Union
France
Britain
United States
Karl Renner
Leopold Figl
Styria
Carinthia
Yugoslavia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Reclamation Bill Studied In Closed Senate Session
Members of a senate appropriations subcommittee met in closed session Saturday to weigh boosts in house approved funds for Western reclamation projects. They tentatively agreed to add millions to the interior department supply bill, with Missouri river basin and Central Valley California funding topping the list, aiming toward the budget estimate of 25 million.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
Interior Department
House
Truman
Missouri River
Senate
Central Valley
Calif
Reclamation Bureau
Opening Japan Trade To Ease Occupation Burden
The Allies near a definite move to reopen Japan to world trade within two months. The plan aims to boost Japanese industry and commerce while lightening Allied occupation costs, with U S firms eager to operate on Japanese soil. Details on participating nations and scope will be announced soon.
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Japan
Treasury Departments
MacArthur
George L. Eberle
United States
U.S
Tokyo
Legislature Set For Bitter Special Session Battle
Legislators prepare to open the first special session of the 18th legislature with a fight over welfare funding and a push for a lump sum appropriation to extend merit pay ranges. Senate presidency contenders Kimball and Babbitt clash as caucus doubts loom. Meads vote could decide.
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Social Security and Welfare
Welfare Department
Senate
William F. Kimball
Tucson
John G. Babbitt
Kimball
O. L. Mc
W. H. Hathjaway
Santa Cruz County
Sen. Canfil
Sen. Babbitt
Truman Will Delay Action On Tax Bill Until June 16
Presidential secretary Charles G. Ross said there probably will be no action on the $4 billion tax reduction bill until after President Truman returns from Canada. The President has until June 16 to act, following Congress finishing action this week. He flies back to Washington Sunday from the 35th floor here to board a three day goodwill visit in Ottawa.
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Kansas City
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Canada
Ross
Congress
Washington
Ottawa
Hungarian Premier Affirms Close USSR Ties Amid Arrests
Vienna dispatch reports 5000 people arrested in Budapest and two public schools requisitioned for prisoners. Hungarian premier Lajos Dinnyes vows to maintain close collaboration with Soviet Russia and respond to any questions at the United Nations. Earlier a confession by Bela Kovacs circulated, alleging conspirators with anti Soviet forces, while two Smallholders leaders, Balin Szupy and Hajdanemeth, sought asylum in Austria.
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Vienna
U.P
Budapest
Innsbruck
Austria
Hungary
Balin Szupy
Hajdanemeth
Lajos Dinnyes
Russia
United Nations
Dinnyes
United Nations Organization
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Bela Kovacs
Nagy
MTI
Kovacs
Smallholders
Reds For Weak Global Police
SAKE SUCCESS reports on a dispute over the size of a proposed United Nations global police force. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko warns against large armed forces, arguing Germany and Japan are defeated and postwar powers control them, making inflated armies unnecessary.
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United Nations
Andrei A. Gromyko
Germany
Japan
Briggs Refuses Union Ultimatum
DETROIT June 7 UP The CIO Auto Workers union threatened to call out its 20 000 members at the Briggs manufacturing company Wednesday morning if a contract dispute was not settled by then and the company rejected bargaining by ultimatum.
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Detroit
CIO Auto Workers’ Union
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Baseball Scores and Postponements Across Leagues
National League games were postponed by rain for St Louis at New York and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, with night games Chicago at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Boston. American League saw postponements in Philadelphia versus Cleveland and Boston against Detroit. Washington lost 0 to 4 to Chicago while New York beat St Louis 3 to 1.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
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