McAllister named New City Treasurer
Joseph D. McAllister, chief clerk in the city treasurer's office, will assume the treasurer duties July 1 after appointment by city council. He succeeds C. W. Otey who will join a Tulare California tire firm. McAllister previously served as treasurer for four years. Budlong becomes chief deputy. Council actions also include flood control plans for a seven mile dike from Davis-Monthan to the Santa Cruz river, and zoning, liquor licenses, and park title work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. McAllister
Offce
C. W. Otey
Tulare
Calif
McAllister
Otey
Co. V. Budlong
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Davis-Monthan Field
Santa Cruz
Veterans’ Hospital
Martin
Washington
Colorado
Eng
G. G. Sykes
Tucson
Davis-Monthan
North Park Avenue
East First Street
Valley National Bank
Milton Cole
Simon Rivel
Alfred S. Middleton
South Park Avenue
East Ninth Line
Wilda M. Pool
Randolph R. Pool
H. L
League Fights Armory Plans In Tucson Council Debate
A Tucson council vote approved a Navy lease of 5.7 acres from Randolph Park for an armory despite a pending court case over park withdrawal. Six councilmen backed the project with an estimated 62 000 dollars for armory buildings while League of Women Voters members pressed to preserve park land.
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A. K. Brown
Tucson League of Women Voters
Navy
Randolph Park
Frances Wallace
League of Women Voters
League
Wallace Calls Third Party Protest Movement Against Truman
Henry A Wallace urged a third party movement to protest Truman foreign policy at a Watergate amphitheatre address. He said a new party could emerge in 1948 if Democrats stay on a crisis course and hinted at rallying Wallace supporters from the Democratic convention. He proposed inviting Stalin and Molotov to Berlin for settlement talks and said a new congress in 1948 could be required.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Wallace
Watergate Amphitheatre
White House
Holt
Wayne Morse
Oregon Republican
Bea
United States
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Josef V. Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Berlin
Democratic Party
Roose
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
Curley Given Final Rites
COHASSET Mass June 17 UP Boston mayor James M Curley facing a six to 18 month jail sentence for mail fraud received the last rites of the Catholic church at Cohasset private hospital where he has been confined since Friday. The attending physician said he was restless and nervous, he asked to see a priest and received the last rites, while noting Curley has diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Cohasset
Mass
Boston
James M. Curley
Cohasset Private Hospital
Edward H. Schott
Schott
Curley
U. S. Supreme Court
Groups Join Veto March Across Nation to Oppose Taft-Hartley
In Pittsburgh on June 17 CIO United Electrical locals joined a national caravan traveling toward Washington to urge veto of the Taft-Hartley labor bill. About 80 people rode two buses and two cars, joining groups from Sharon Altoona Emporium and Erie. A New York leg left with 130 cars and three buses carrying 600 people to meet the national contingent en route to Washington.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
CIO United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers
Washington
Washington, Pa
Sharon
Altoona
Emporium
Erie
New York
Truman
Holland Tunnel
New Jersey
Italy's President Anxious To Resign
Enrico De Nicola 70, provisional president of Italy, said he desires to resign as soon as possible for health reasons, threatening the tenure of the new non Communist government in Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Enrico de Nicola
Italy
Butte Miners’ Union Signs Two Year Pay Pact
A two year contract grants pay increases of 11 14 cents per hour and five holidays to Butte Copper and Zinc mines workers, with similar deals for Anaconda reduction works and Great Falls smelter and wire mill staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Butte Miners’ Union
CIO
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda
Great Falls
Ship Dispute Is Continued
The Association of American Railroads claims a general embargo on all rail freight shipments to ports for export or coastwise shipment on American flag vessels. Nonworking CIO seamen postpones plan to walk off the United States liner America, meeting Cmdr. Harry Manning while federal labor conciliators push for a quick settlement of the maritime strike affecting 700 ships on three coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
New York
CIO
United States
America
Cmdr
Harry Manning
Europe
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
John Gibson
Nathan B. Feinsinger
Secretary of
Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
San Francisco
Gibson
NMU
Woman Democrat Heads to Washington Conference
Mrs. W. P. Stuart Arizona Democratic national committeewoman will leave Friday for Washington D C to attend a party leaders conference June 26 and 27. She will be joined by Mr. Stuart U S collector of internal revenue who will attend ceremonies installing George J Schoeneman as internal revenue commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
W. P. Stuart
Arizona
Democratic National
Cause Of Crash Hard To Figure
A Davis Monthan board of officers investigates a B 29 disaster that killed 12 airmen near Hawks Mountain during a rainstorm. Four bodies identified. pilots include First Lt. Robert Fessler and officers from the 64th Bomb Squadron prepare for five more overwater flights to Hawaii and Jamaica. Casualty list notes Second Lt. Cesare Fontana of West Springfield, Mass., as one victim.
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Davis-Monthanfield
Grenierfield
Mass
Hawks Mountain
Frank C. Steinemann
Davis-Monthan
Bedford
Robert Fessler
Madison
Wis
Pacific
China- Burma-India
Fessler
India
China
Davis- Monthan
Hawaii
Jamaica
Hawaiian
Frank L. Luschen
64Th Bomb Squadron
George M. Lockett
John P. Pricko
Eric E. Jernstrom
William E. Leith
New England
Cesare P. Fontana
Bosworth Street
West Springfield
Lynn
Fontana
Garsson Freed In Early Case
The May Gars son corruption trial heard that Dr Henry M Gar son faced a prior bribery accusation while at the treasury department but was acquitted. Witness Charles V Newlin testified Garsson had good reputation as a Batavia bank president amid defense references to the old NY indictment and acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washin
Garsson
Henry M. Garsson
Treasury Department
Teness
Batavia
Ill
Andrew J. May
May
House
Henry Garsson
Charles J. Margiotti
Charles V. Newlin
First National Bank of
Newlin
John T. M. Reddan
New York
Margiotti
Treasury
Marshall Plan Forces Reds to Show Their Hand
AP analysis notes Pravda condemns Marshall Plan as a expansion of the Truman doctrine while stating US aims to defend democracy. The piece argues the plan seeks European economic rehabilitation with or without Soviet participation and warns Moscow must reveal its position or risk a Western bloc.
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Marshall
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Europe
Greece
Turkey
United States
Gen. Marshall
Russia
Washington
London
Paris
Britain
France
America
Germany
Security Council
United Nations
London Daily Telegraph
Truman urges universal military training for world peace
President Truman addressed Princeton graduates urging six months of universal military training to deter totalitarian pressures. He called for multinational effort to rebuild war torn Europe, stressing training aims at preventing war, not winning it, and thanked for an honorary degree. He warned weaknesses would invite fear among smaller nations and urged collective action.
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Merriman Smith
Princeton
N. J
U.P
Truman
United States
Princeton University
White House
Europe
United Nations
Soviet Russia
House Accepts Rent Measure
The House approved a joint committee recommendation to extend rent control to February 29, 1948 by a 163 to 73 vote. A separate tally of 114 to 87 rejected sending the bill back to a House Senate conference. The measure now moves to the Senate and includes a contentious 15 percent rent hike allowed if landlords and tenants agree in good faith through 1948.
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Washington
House
Congressional Committee
House-Senate
Senate
Strike vote sought in mine dispute in Miami
CIO Miners union local 586 asks the national labor relations board in Los Angeles to conduct a strike vote at Inspiration Consolidated Copper and International Smelting and Refining within 30 days. The union seeks a conciliator from the U S conciliatory service as negotiations for a new contract stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company
International Smelting & Refining Company
CIO Miners’ Union
National Labor Relations Board
Los Angeles
U. S
Japs Executed In Roman Style
In Shanghai two former Japanese officers were executed by firing squad after parading through the streets for two hours. Capt. Harochi Yonemura, “Wolf of Changshu,” and Jiro Shimota, “Tiger of Kiangying,” were condemned for mass killings, shootings, plunder, and rape. The crowd jeered, spat, and cheered as the men were shot in the mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
U.P
Harochi Yonemura
Changshu
Jiro Shimota
Kiangying
Japan
Bruce Named As Argentina Envoy
President Truman nominates James Bruce a Maryland corporate executive as ambassador to Argentina. Bruce is 54 and serving as vice president of the National Dairy Products Corporation and a director of 14 corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
James Bruce
Maryland Corporation
Argentina
George Messersmith
Bruce
National Dairy Products Corporation
Boston Beats St Louis 6 to 5 in Pro Baseball
American League recap with Boston defeating St Louis 6 5. Detroit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington scheduled for night action. Only games listed for the day.
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Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Baseball scores and schedules from early season games
Boston defeated Cincinnati 11 to 1. Brooklyn visits Chicago with rain. New York plays Pittsburgh at night and Philadelphia travels to St. Louis.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Two Republicans back veto in tax cut override vote
By a two vote margin the house sustained President Truman's veto of the 4 billion dollar Republican income tax reduction bill. Merlin Hull and H Carl Andersen provided the margin. The final tally was 268 to override and 137 to uphold with 405 members voting. Arizona congressmen Harless and Murdock opposed passage.
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Washington
House
Truman
Merlin Hull
Wis
Progressive Party
H. Carl Andersen
R.-Minn
Arizona
Rep
Harless
Murdock
Rayburn
Sam Rayburn
Veto Overridden Vote Falls Short on Tax Cut
The House failed to override President Truman's veto on a GOP income tax reduction bill, 268 to 137 after a tense session. Speaker Martin announced the veto sustained. the Senate did not vote. The move would have cut personal income taxes 10.5 to 30 percent starting July 1, saving about 4 billion dollars to 48.5 million taxpayers.
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House
Senate
Joseph W. Martin
Charles A. Halleck
Congress
Roosevelt
GOP
Truman
Martin
Hull
Wisconsin
Andersen
Minnesota
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Osborn
James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
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