Senate upholds Truman veto on atomic act
The Senate rejected the Knowland backed bill 47 to 29, four votes short of the two thirds needed to override the president. Truman called the measure unnecessary and an encroachment on executive powers, insisting FBI checks suffice for facts about atomic appointees.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
FBI
House
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Sen. McMahon
D-Conn
Sen. Hickenlooper
R-la
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
John Edgar Hoover
Hickenlooper
Hoover
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Laboratory
Truman Opens Security Drive
President Truman plans to ask Congress in a special message to extend Social Security benefits to groups not now covered. Senate Minority Leader Barkley said the message will be sent to Capitol Hill within a few days and will consider extending coverage to farm labor domestic workers self employed people and others. The conference included House Minority Leader Rayburn and Democratic members of key committees.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Sen. Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
White House
Capitol Hill
House
Rayburn
Tex
Senate Finance
Ways and Means Committee
Barkley
Redhead Charged With Slaying Newark Police Captain
Mrs. Ann Powers, 39, a redheaded waitress, was charged with murder in the slaying of Newark Police Capt. Thomas J. Rowe at the first precinct headquarters. Rowe, 55, died after being shot in his office early Friday. Police said Powers and Rowe visited the captain's office around 4 A.M. bench witness Lt. Willie heard a single shot ten minutes later.
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Newark
N. J
Ann Powers
Essex County
Duane E. Minard
Thomas J. Rowe
First Precinct
Eentered
John Haller
Rowe
William Willie
Osborn Proclamation Endorses Boys State
Gov. Sidney P. Osborn issues a proclamation urging support for Boys' State to be held May 28 to June 4 at Arizona State College in Flagstaff. Outstanding high school students from around the state will participate in an assembly devoted to American democracy ideals. The proclamation urges wholehearted, active, and intelligent youth cooperation.
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Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
Dobry Seeks Release On Bail In Real Estate Fraud Case
Dudley A. Dobry president of Prudential Investment faces a $7500 bail after his May 12 arrest on a real estate fraud charge. Bail bonds were posted by James N. Corbett as Paul J. Cella’s signature awaited for release. A bankruptcy answer from Prudential to a creditors petition was filed May 10.
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Dudley A. Dobry
Prudential Investment Corporation
Dobry
Pima County
James N. Corbett
Arizona Bail Bond Agency
Belle D. Hall
Superior Court
Corbett
Justice Court
Cella
Paul J. Cella
U. S. District Court
Prudential
Baseball Scores Across Leagues Reported
Major league results note New York defeats Chicago 6 to 3 in the American League while Philadelphia wins 9 to 6 over Detroit. Boston beats Cleveland 11 to 5. Chicago 8 New York 3 in the National League. Other games Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 4. Scheduled night games include Washington at St. Louis Cincinnati at Philadelphia and St. Louis at Boston.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Rebuked Further But More Come To Defense
London reports that a Scottish church group rebuked Princess Elizabeth for Sunday frolics in Paris while some figures including the archdeacon of Lewes and Lord Beaverbrook's Evening Standard defended her. The Free Church bodies urged protests to Prime Minister Attlee and a Covenry Trades Union council boycott occurred.
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London
Elizabeth
Paris
Lewes
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
London Star
General Assembly
Free Church of Scotland
Attlee
Prince Philip
Scottish Free Presbyterian Synod of
Inverness
Trades Union Council
Coventry
Union Shop Votes Restricted by State Laws Across 13 States
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Friday that union shop elections will not be held in 13 states where laws ban or restrict union shops. The decision clarifies that state law governs when conflicts arise with the Taft-Hartley act. States affected include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Maine
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Colorado
Delaware
Kansas
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Virginia Grocery Clerks
U S Retaliates On Soviet Ban At German Border
U S occupation authorities restrict Soviet missions to one border point Helmstedt in response to Soviet limits on the Potsdam mission. The move affects only official missions and aims to protect Germans from intimidation over a unity plebiscite.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
United States
European Command
Frankfurt
Potsdam
Helmstedt
U. S
West
U.S
Germany
Death Seat Beside Driver Warned By Detroit Surgeon
Dr. Claire L. Straith reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association that front seat passengers beside the driver are injured three times as often as drivers. Among 50 facial injury cases, 70 percent were young women. Detroit police data show more injuries among passengers in multi occupant vehicles. He urges removing dashboard hazards and adding rubber padding.
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Chicago
Detroit
Journal of the American Medical Association
Claire L. Straith
Harper Hospital
Detroit Police Department
Austrian Peace Parleys Fizzle
London May 21 four power talks to draft a peace treaty for occupied Austria collapsed after two years of fruitless negotiations. US sources said the discussions ended completely after a two week hiatus and a summit where Russia insisted on Yugoslav claims to parts of Carinthia and Styria.
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Alex H. Singleton
London
Austria
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Samuel Reber
M. P. Kotimov
Kotimov
U. S
Reber
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Carinthia
Styria
Arizona hearing set on excess budget and airport renovation
The Arizona tax commission fixed June 3 for Tucson's request to exceed the budget by 7000 and to reallocate 192145 to fund renovations at municipal airport No. 2 as it is handed over from the federal government next month. In Oregon, Portland polling places were crowded as Dewey and Stassen campaign, with about 15 percent of registered voters participating in the first three hours.
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Phoenix
Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
Auditor Ann Froh Miller Returns from Budget Officials' Convention
State auditor Ann Froh Miller arrived in Phoenix after attending the National Association of State Budget Officials annual convention in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Phoenix
Ann Frohmiller
Virginia Beach
National Association of State Budget Officials
Arizona Hearing Set On Water Rates In Tucson May 27
The state corporation commission will hold hearings in Tucson May 27 on three water company applications. Catalina Poultry Acres seeks a rate of 3 dollars for 5 000 gallons per month plus 18 cents per extra 1 000 gallons. Campbell Water Co would serve the area bounded by Ft. Lowell road Tucson boulevard Copper street and Campbell avenue. Fred Tregaske and Jacob L Posner plan to transfer operating rights to L E K Wesson.
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Phoenix
Tucson
State Corporation Commission
Catalina Poultry Acres, Inc
Campbell Water Co
Ft. Lowell Road
Tucson Boulevard
Copper Street
Campbell Avenue
Fred Tregaske
Jacob L Posner
L. EK. Wesson
Occidental bids to raise Tucson bus fare and token deal
The Arizona State Corporation Commission will hear Occidental bus lines of Tucson on May 27 over a proposed fare increase of 10 cents and a token sale option of three for 25 cents. The current fare is to be cited in the BULLETINS.
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Phoenix
Occidental Bus Lines
Tucson
State Corporation Commission
Vote Today Split Over End To Major Meat Strike
CIO packinghouse workers vote on ending a 67 day strike at Swift Cudahy Armour and Wilson plants. Herbert March predicts mixed results with guards patrolling strike sites in Waterloo Iowa Albert Lea Minnesota South St Paul Minnesota and Newport Arkansas. Nine cent raise offered retroactive to March 16 and arbitration on discharge disputes. Miners’ conference in Washington as John L Lewis considers resuming negotiated talks with soft coal operators.
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Associated Press
International Harvester Co
CIO
Chicago
Herbert March
Wilson & Co
Swift
Cudahy
Armour
National
March
Wilson
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Rath Reopens After Killing
Rath packing plant in Waterloo Iowa reopened for limited production under guard after a riot that left a CIO UPWA picket dead. About 904 workers entered, with 450 production workers among 1,258 present Wednesday. guards promised safety as union and company plan a back to work shift.
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Dwight McCormack
Waterloo
Big Rath
CIO Packinghouse
Robert D. Blue
Frank William
Cioupwa
Mar. 16
Atea
Ciio-Upwa
A. T. Stephens
A. D. Donnell
Rath
Arabs Close In On Jerusalem Amid Last Stand By Jews
Arab legion troops near encircled about 4,000 Jewish defenders in the old walled city of Jerusalem as heavy fighting raged. Jewish leaders warned Tel Aviv that surrender could follow without reinforcements while Israel announced its first offensive air strike near the Sea of Galilee.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Tel Aviv
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
Sea of Galilee
Holy Land
B 29 Command Staff Moves to Omaha After Transfer Decision
Sen Wherry says the Army Air Forces will relocate the strategic air command nerve center from Andrews Field Maryland to Offutt Field near Omaha. The move, fast tracked, will place over 1 000 personnel at Omaha with two subsidiary commands from Colorado Springs and Fort Worth.
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Washington
Wherry
R-Neb
Army Air Forces
Strategic Air Command
Andrews Field
Offutt Field
Omaha
Second Air Force
George C. Kenney
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ft. Worth
Tex
Petersson
Army
Vast Locust Swarms Invading Guatemala
May 21 Guatemala reports vast locust swarms entering the country and menace to Mexico. The director general of agriculture says swarms have already damaged El Salvador crops and may consume over a third of Guatemala’s corn crop. Mexican personnel and equipment assist in pest control alongside Guatemala’s plague fighting brigade.
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Guatemala
Mexico
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
U S Protest Demands Release of 40 Americans
Washington charged Lebanon with seizing 40 American citizens from the Marine Corp in Beirut. The U S minister to Lebanon was ordered to present the demand, while the State Department warned against discrimination against Americans in Arab countries. The captives ranged from 19 to 55 years old as Lebanon referenced arms for a new Jewish state.
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Washington
United States
American Steamship Marine Corp
Beirut
State Department
U. S
Lebanon
Lowell Pinkerton
Department
The
Marine Corp
Israel
Trains Fail To Reach Deal In Court Writ Talks
Washington May 21 Negotiations to settle an 11 month railroad labor dispute broke up in failure with no meetings scheduled after four days of talks among railroad operators and leaders of engineers firemen and switchmen The government seized the railroads last week and a court order against a strike will run out May 29 unless renewed The President's fact finding board had proposed a 15 1 3 cent hourly raise and rule changes the unions had accepted after initial demands for 30 percent decline to discuss beyond the board's recommendations.
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Washington
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
U.S
Justice Department
D. P. Loomis
Western Railroad Companies
AFL Hits Head of Rail Union
Cleveland May 21 AFL officials call Alvanley Johnston of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a strikebreaker and back door operator amid a two week strike by 32 workers at the Park Lane villa. Johnston defends Taft Hartley and says the hotel seeks replacements, while unions push for a contract and retroactive pay.
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Cleveland
AFL
Alvanley Johnston
Plush Park Lane Villa
Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Park Lane
al Fisher
Building Service Employer’ Union
AFS
Why Britain Supports Arabs in Palestine Conflict
AP analyst Dewitt MacKenzie argues Britain and the United States mix objectives in the Arab Jewish issue. Britain seeks to safeguard Middle East interests including the Suez route and Mediterranean bases while pursuing oil aims, leading to seemingly opposite positions with the U.S. on recognizing Israel.
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Britain
Palestine
Dewitt MacKenzie
America
United States
Israel
England
Holy Land
London
Washington
Middle East
Suez Canal
Far East
Uncle Sam
Mediterranean
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J. H. L. Morrell
Hastings
Scotland
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