Senators Reject Segregation Rider To Draft Measure
The Senate rejected by voice a rider allowing enlisteds to serve in units by race. The defeated amendment would force officers to honor a written request for unit composition by race. Senators pressed on during a third straight night session as the draft bill faced House prospects and GOP pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Voice
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Maybank
D-Sc
U.S
Gurney
R-Sd
Mrs. Lamarre Sues Meyers for 250000
In New York on June 9, Mildred R. Lamarre, former secretary to Bennett E. Meyers, sues the retired Air Force general in federal court for 250000 alleging false and defamatory statements. Meyers, once wartime procurement officer, is in prison for inducing Lamarre’s husband to testify falsely. Lamarre asserts Meyers claimed an eight year affair and intimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force
Mildred R. Lamarre
Meyers
Air Forces
Aviation Electric Corp
Vandalia
Lamarre
Dayton
Senate Committee
Fires Sweep Across Canadian Bush Provinces
Rain offers only partial relief as vast bushfires roar through northern and northwestern Ontario Manitoba and northwestern Quebec. Spring timberland tinder ignited March 25 and continues to threaten vast areas despite some early week cooling rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
Children from Clinton County Home Visit Coney Island
A group of boys and girls from the Clinton County Children's Home traveled to Coney Island to enjoy the annual outing, with Matt Fife leading a carload to Cincinnati for the event. Turner Tedrick faced weather damage from a tornado and rainstorm but still made the trip after removing a fallen tree from his car.
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Clinton County
Coney Island
Matt Fife
Cincinnati
Matt
The
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Turner Tedrick
Blanchester
No Bids Received for New Vienna School Addition
No general contractor bids were received for the gymnasium and auditorium addition to New Vienna school. Superintendent Carl H. Shanks said bids were due Tuesday noon and no bids came in. Architects will be asked to revise plans to reduce costs while voters had approved a 150000 dollar bond for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Vienna
Carl H. Shanks
Supt. Shanks
Aid Fund Cuts Draw Fire From Senator Vandenberg
Sen. Vandenberg denounced the House reduce aid to 5.93 billion dollars as dangerous and imprudent. He warned cuts undermine Europe’s recovery program and American foreign policy, urging respect for the declared aims of assisting European economic health and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg
Washington
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
House
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Appropriations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
Congress
Europe
Fight Between Eagles Knocks Out North Rim Lights
A clash between two eagles on a crossarm beside a 44 000 volt line caused blackouts in six northern Arizona communities. Linemen found the charred bodies of the eagles and a young goat beneath the pole amid burnt cross arms and tangled wiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Ariz
Arizona
Arizona Power Co
Princess Anne to Wed Mihai per Parents Approval
Athens reports ex King Mihai of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma are to marry tomorrow with full consent of Anne's parents. Aide says Xavier of Bourbon-Parma spoke without authority. marriage to be held in the Greek Orthodox rite.
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Princess Anne
Mihai
Athens
Romania
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Anne
Xavier of Bouri
Parma
Paris
Xavier Mae
Damaskinos
Bear hunt in progress sparks questions amid farm report
In Springfield county a bear hunt unfolds with doubts over the bear’s existence and origin. Farmer Paul Browning recants a sighting along Honey Creek, while dogs treed the animal before it escaped. A brown fur fragment is shown as evidence as the hunt continues. Meanwhile a trial opens in Common Pleas Court for Ralph D. Pennington on charges of shooting his wife Louella Pennington at their Midland home during a separation dispute. Evidence from the wife and daughter Ethel Marie, plus Dr. Blackann’s care, outlines the incident and injuries. Jurors named and sworn include Charles Windross and Mrs. Elva Brown among others.
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Sprngfield
Clark County
Paul Browning
Route 69
New Carlisle
Honey Creek
Browning
Ralph D. Pennington
Nelson Avenue
Common Pleas Court
Louella
Pennington
Midland
Miamisburg
Northwest Flood Situation Critical in Pacific Northwest
The Columbia and Fraser rivers cut deeper into dikes as flood waters advance. Puget Island was drowned, and barriers from Portland to the sea grow softer after 21 days of rain. US Army Engineers call conditions very critical. Canadian forces standby for Fraser evacuation near Lulu Island and Pitt Meadows.
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Columbia
Fraser
Pacific Northwest
Puget Island
Portland
Pacific
U. S. Army
Canadian Navy
Lulu Island
Veddar Canal
Pitt Meadows
British Columbia
Doctor Attacks Nationalized Medical Care View
A Chicago physician at a Catholic Hospital Association convention argues nationalized health care would end democracy. Dr Paul R Hawley, head of the medical care plans group, says bricks and mortar cannot cure patients and a hospital is the people who treat them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chicago
Paul R. Hawley
Associated Medical Care Plans
Catholic Hospital Association
Governors Plan Eastward Trip for Conference and Convention
Gov. and Mrs. Thomas J. Herbert will fly to Wentworth by the Sea New Hampshire for the annual governors conference. Their sons John and Dan will accompany them. After the conference the governor will attend the Republican national convention in Philadelphia.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Wentworth-by-the- Sea
N. H
Sun Dimmed by Thin Clouds Not Eclipse
Residents misread a midday sky as an eclipse when thin alto-stratus clouds dimmed the sun between 1 and 1 30 PM. The Clinton County Air Force Base weather station identified a corona from clouds. Cloud diffusion produced a coppery hue across the sky.
Southern Plan Forma Caucus Plans Separate Demo Candidate
Southern states rights Democrats will nominate a separate presidential candidate if President Truman is chosen at Philadelphia. A Birmingham convention on July 17 will select their candidate if Truman wins. The move is not a bolt or new party, says Merritt Gibson. States rights delegates may walk out if their demands are refused.
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Jackson, Miss
Southern States
National Party
Truman
States Righters
Birmingham
Ala
Philadelphia
Merritt Gibson
Longview
Texas
Washington
Truman Calls GOP Congress to Stay Session for Key Bills
On the Truman Train en route to Spokane President Truman urged Republicans to keep Congress in session until price control housing and farm bills pass. He attacked GOP leadership for wrecking price control stymying housing and tearing apart the Employment Act and budget. He spoke at Butte Montana after leaving Missoula in pajamas to greet supporters.
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Spokane
Wash
Truman
Congress
Washington
Butte
Mont
Labor Department
Russian Beat Franklin's Kite, Soviets Assert
Trud the Soviet trade union organ declared that Russian scientist Lomonosov discovered the electrical nature of lightning a year before Franklin flew his kite. The paper criticized an article claiming Lomonosov was inspired by Franklin and stated that was untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Trud
Lomonosov
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Lewis Offers Pension Trade For Coal Miners
John L. Lewis proposed keeping coal miners at work after July 1 if mine operators accept a $100 monthly pension plan. He also insisted that any final contract be retroactive to July 1, signaling a shift from the long standing no contract no work policy during negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
War Avoidable Declares Byrnes Cautions on Arms Build Up
Philadelphia June 9 Former Secretary of State James F Byrnes warned against building U S strength to fight Soviet communism saying war is not inevitable. He called the greatest danger today the Soviet aggression and urged ideological conflicts be resolved by mutual tolerance rather than extinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James F. Byrnes
America
Soviet Union
Byrnes
Turkish government falls after critics slam economic policies
In Ankara on June 9 the government of Prime Minister Hasan Saka collapsed under sharp criticism of its domestic economic policies. Foreign policy did not influence the cabinet’s unexpected resignation early this morning.
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Ankara
Turkey
Hasan Saka
Saka
Armistice Set To Begin Friday For Four Weeks
United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte fixed a four week armistice starting Friday at 1 AM EST for Palestine. Both Jewish and Arab spokesmen accepted unconditionally, aiming to pause hostilities and push toward a permanent peace between Israel and seven Arab nations.
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Associated Press
Palestine
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
Israel
Trans- Jordan
Cairo
Lake Success
Aubrey S. Eban
U. N
NBC
Tel Aviv
Chaim Weizmann
Paris
Witness Called in Liquor Permit Probe
Daniel Dilcreto of Ravenna told the state liquor board an inspector asked for 3000 dollars. He is ordered to appear tomorrow before the Franklin county Columbus grand jury as the panel probes reports that Liquor Department employees sought money from permit applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Daniel Dilcreto
Ravenna
State Liquor Board
Franklin County
Bus Strike Talks In Springfield End Months of Disruption
City officials union and bus company representatives will meet Thursday night to resolve a three day strike that has halted public transportation in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
City
Union
Moscow Offers To Help Friendly Nations Amid Aid Debate
Moscow says it will increase economic aid to nations with friendly relations, while criticizing American aid in Europe as a bid for subjugation. Izvestia and Pravda report Russia's cut in reparations from Finland, Romania, and Hungary as a step toward rebuilding allied economies and matching U S production per capita.
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Moscow
Eddy Gilmore
Russia
Moscow Press
Izvestia
Pravda
Communist Party
Finland
Romania
Hungary
Europe
United States
America
Soviet Union
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