Senate considers Colorado river pact court action
Senator Knowland presses Supreme Court clarification of the Colorado river compact in a House Interior Affairs subcommittee, backing a bill to direct the attorney general to seek a court ruling. California and Nevada push the measure, while Arizona Utah Colorado and Wyoming oppose. The stakes involve water rights and Boulder Canyon power, with Justice Department warns against current form.
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Knowland
Calif
Supreme Court
House
Interior Affairs
California
Nevada
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Southwest
Senate
Sen. McCarran
D-New
Gov. Pittman
Pittman
Central Arizona
Boulder Dam
Peyton Ford
U. S
Department of Justice
Ford
Northeatt Ely
Colorado River Board of California
Sens. McCarran
Malone
Downey and Knowland
McFarland
Hayden
Rail strike watch and government seizure of railroads
Washington moved to avert a nationwide strike after President Truman seized the railroads. Union leaders indicated they would obey court orders while weighing their next move as conciliators met. Local reports warned of potential service cuts and economic disruption across major cities and industries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Thomas J. Harkins
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
New York
O’dwyer
Chicago
Buffalo
Bethlehem Steel Company
Lackawanna
Cleveland
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
United States
Alvanley Johnston
Johnston
White House
John R. Steelman
John Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Europe Federation Urged by Unofficial Congress
Delegates at an unofficial Europe congress in The Hague voted for a federation of nations on the continent. The resolution urges transfer of sovereign rights to form a European union with an assembly chosen by participating parliaments. Churchill urged a united Europe to revive the continent's glory.
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Hague
Netherlands
Congress of Europe
Winston Churchill
Congress
Europe
Walter N. Maguire
Stamford
The
United States
Court of Justice
Churchill
Amsterdam
Thurmond attacks Truman and Civil Rights policy in South
Gov J Strom Thurmond at Jackson Mississippi vows the Solid South may withhold electoral support if the Democratic party pushes a federal civil rights program. He pins revolt on current party leadership and urges states to warn they will not be bound to nominees. He says the South seeks constitutional government and accuses leaders of metricious governance.
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Democratic Party
United States
South
Publisher willed Toronto Star to charitable foundation
The Toronto Daily Star publisher Joseph J. Atkinson died at 82 from heart disease. He left the Star and Star Weekly in perpetuity to the Atkinson Charitable Foundation. Seven trustees, mostly Star journalists, will govern the foundation and its publications.
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Ont
Toronto Daily Star
Joseph J. Atkinson
The
Star
Star Weekly
Atkinson Charitable Foundation
the Star
Star and Star Weekly
Baseball Scores National and American League Results
In the National League games, New York at Chicago postponed by rain. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and Boston at St. Louis played at night. In the American League Chicago defeated New York 9 to 3 while Cleveland beat Boston 9 to 7. St. Louis at Washington scheduled for night.
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New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
American League
Cleveland
Washington
Koreans Defy Reds And Vote In Self Rule Election
South Korea held its first self rule election with 80 percent of the 8,000,000 eligible voters turning out despite Communist violence. At least 73 people were killed in the U S zone as bombings and sabotages disrupted polling and communications near Seoul Taegu Inchon and Pusan Seoul saw arrests and bomb caches seized while engineers counted ballots under UN observation in a tense political milestone.
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Roy Roberts
Seoul
South Korea
U. S
Taegu
Pusan-Seoul
Inchon
Russia
North Korea
U. S. Army
United Nations
Associated Press
Frank L. White
Korea
Jerusalem Route Cleared Of Arabs
Two Haganah brigades drove Arabs from the Tel Aviv Jerusalem supply route and pressed into the Judean Hills near Bab El Wad ten miles west of Jerusalem. We walked the mountain pass Monday amid ongoing fighting with no shots fired at us. Beit Mahsir village remained surrounded, while Arab counterattacks failed to eject Jewish forces.
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Haganah
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem
Judean Hills
Bab el Wad
Bab Fl Wad
Beit Mahsir
Holy Land
Agriculture Post Vacated
President Truman accepts the resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and endorses his Senate candidacy from New Mexico. Anderson, former U S House member, plans to attend an afternoon conference with the President as his cabinet tenure ends. No successor named yet.
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Washington
Truman
Anderson
Senate
New Mexico
Congress
House of Representatives
White House
Ringling Brothers Circus Breaks Attendance Record in New York Stop
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus closed a 33 day stay at Madison Square Garden with a 924000 attendance and about 1500000 dollars in gate receipts. Officials warned they could not gauge the impact of a potential railroad strike on the Boston leg of the tour.
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New York
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Boston
Madison Square Garden
Lewis Sects 60 Day Notice to End UMW Hard Coal Contract
John L. Lewis serves 60 day notice to hard coal operators to end the United Mine Workers contract covering 80 000 anthracite miners. He calls for wage conferences to start May 20 and seeks a new contract by July 10. Soft coal talks begin May 18. bituminous talks set for May 18 in Washington.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court Bars Race Based Real Estate Covenants
The Supreme Court overturned a Ohio court ruling banning nonwhite use of a Columbus church property. The 6 0 decision extends to bans tied to race color and religious creed. A California case involving Chinese and Korean descended buyers was sent back for further consideration. The court previously barred enforcement of restrictive real estate agreements based on race or color.
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Supreme Court
Ohio
Columbus
Justice Department
California
Los Angeles
High Tribunal
Reed
Jackson
Rutledge
Tom D. Amer
Yin Kim
Italian presidency race in Parliament faces fourth ballot
Rome May 10 Carlo Sforza led the Christian Democrat ticket with 405 votes on the second ballot while Enrico De Nicola had 396 on the first and 336 on the second. Neither secured a two thirds margin as 868 of about 900 deputies and senators were present. The Popular Front backed De Nicola with possible abstentions ahead.
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Carlo Sforza
Republic
Sforza
Christian Democrat Party
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de Nicola
Popular Front
Luigi Einaudi
Bank of Italy
Alessandro Casati
Cipriano Facchinetti
Ivanoe Bonomi
Senate
Italy
Palestine Crisis Reaches Its Climax Next Week
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst notes the crisis peaks as British exit on Friday night triggers potential Arab invasion. Hagannah strength estimated at 53,000 plus Stern group and Irgun forces, with war materiel imports rising. Natural frontiers may slow invaders but invasion remains possible as May 15 approaches.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Holy Land
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Haganah
Stern Group
Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Locomotive Engineers Strike Hits Southern Pacific Tucson Division
About 2 600 engineers and firemen in the Tucson division from El Paso to Yuma walk off at 6 am Tuesday after unionaction. The strike disrupts 10 through passenger trains daily one Tucson Nogales local and two express trains plus 20 to 25 freight trains while switchmen remain with the railway trainmen.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Firemen
Tucson
Southern Pacific Railroad
el Paso
Yuma
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Liremen
Nogales
Senate Unites Draft And UNIT
Senate armed services committee broadly accepts a bill to combine a temporary draft with military training for 18 to 25 year olds and requires registration for 18 to 25 year olds plus doctors up to 45. Exempts most veterans. includes drafts and possible plant orders. House moves to approve army construction bill of 207 million dollars amid amendments and budget debates.
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Washington
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Government moves to block rail strike after seizure
Government lawyers prepared papers to seek a court order forbidding a strike by rail workers. They will file only if union leaders indicate they will refuse to call off the 6 a.m. Tuesday walkout.
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Washington
Railroads Cancel Curtailment Plans Out Of New York City
Plans to curtail or embargo passenger and freight service were cancelled late today by three railroads operating out of New York City. Two other New England railroads said they would be ready to run as usual Tuesday.
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New York
New York City
New England
Truman asks Congress for 818 million in foreign aid
President Truman urges lawmakers to appropriate 818 million dollars for foreign aid to China Turkey Greece and Trieste in a major international assistance request.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
China
Turkey
Greece
Trieste
Truman to Send Farm Legislation Message to Congress
President Truman will send a special farm legislation message to Congress this week. Democratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky told reporters after a 45 minute White House conference that the President will deliver the message within a few days.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Barkley
White House
Chicago Livestock Exchange halts trading amid strike threat
Directors of the Chicago Livestock Exchange ordered a halt to trading at midnight as handlers threaten to strike. The board announced trading would end today while conciliation efforts were pursued during the day.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Senate passes aliens registration bill in U S house referral
The senate sent to the house a bill requiring aliens in the United States to register twice yearly with penalties up to 200 dollars and 30 days in jail. Arizona State Tempe led Flagstaff 4-1 after six innings in a Border Conference game at the University of Arizona diamond. Al Barnes pitched for Tempe against Hal Wearne of Flagstaff.
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Senate
House
United States
Arizona State College At
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