President Truman Defies Pleas On Union-Curb Labor Bill
President Truman refused to listen to southern Democrats urging him to sign the union curbing labor bill. He said he would decide after an analysis and would not discuss his course with the Democratic delegation. Party leaders from six states met at the White House and voiced confidence in his administration while advisers disagreed on his likely action.
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Truman
Marion Rushton
Montgomery
Ala
White House
Democratic Party
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Democratic National
Rent Control Bill Passage Believed Near
Senator Buck predicted Senate passage today of a House approved rent control bill extending controls for eight months and permitting up to 15 percent increases. The measure, a Senate House compromise, eliminates government controls over commercial construction. Senator Taylor plans to urge a Truman veto, Buck hopes for a signature as existing controls expire June 3.
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Buck
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Senate
House
Taylor
Idaho
Truman
Presbyterian Synod Endorses Anti-Saloon League Support
In Wooster on June 19 the Presbyterian Synod of Ohio voted to back the Anti Saloon League and allied groups opposing alcohol. The resolution criticized the State Legislature for failing to provide relief or hearings on child and home safety proposals and urged the Synod to appoint six trustees to the League’s board.
Ghost Ship Jupiter Clears Superior Port
The 7,000 ton iron ore carrier Jupiter sailed from Superior Wisconsin after a court hearing began to halt its operation over crew manning concerns. The vessel had roamed the Great Lakes for about a month as National Maritime Union officials sought to stop it.
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Wis
Jupiter
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
National Maritime Union
Town Engulfed By Flood Waters
Oakville Iowa faces a near-deserted town as the Towua River floods the area. Mayor Johnson says the river is at a standstill and unlikely to rise further while 419 residents brace for continued isolation. Roads into town are impassable and flood duty crews remain on site.
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Towa
Johnson
Marion arson case man pleads guilty in $90,000 plant fire
Orval L. Blankenship 23 of Marion pleaded guilty in municipal court to arson in a $90,000 fire at the Marion Plant Life Fertilizer Co last May 18. He was bound over to the grand jury under a $5,000 bond.
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Marion
Orval L. Blankenship
Marion Plant Life Fertilizer Co
Hedge-Hoppers and Buzz Boys Dominate Aviation Clinic
At Ohio's second annual aviation clinic in Bowling Green police urged strict enforcement of new flying regulations effective August 14. Experts noted low and reckless flyers are the chief violators and discussed safety limits.
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Ohio
Dollar Atomic Diplomacy Attacked by Pravda on Acheson Speech
Pravda denounces U S undersecretary Dean Acheson for a Wesleyan speech as a gross slander against the Soviet Union. The paper labels U S foreign policy as cynical dollar atomic diplomacy driven by monopolies and unchecked expansion, eroding Roosevelt era prestige.
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Pravda Today
Dean Acheson
Soviet Union
Acheson
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wilson Heads Aid Program for Turkey
President Truman nominates Edwin C. Wilson ambassador to Turkey to lead the Turkish aid program, part of a 400 million dollar effort to bolster Turkey and Greece against Communism. Charles E. Saltzman is named as assistant secretary of state. unclear vacancies discussed aboard.
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Truman
Edwin C. Wilson
Turkey
Senate
Charles E. Saltzman
New York Stock Exchange
State Department
Grandmother Seeks Custody of Bodies in Florida Slaying
In Miami Florida on June 19 Mrs W H Gay of Kershaw South Carolina mother of Peggy Russell 11 and John Russell 7 requested custody of the children’s bodies for burial in Kershaw. Detective Sgt John L Deas said Chris Russell the father admitted killing the two children with a baseball bat and shooting two neighbors when barred from placing the children in a home. The grandmother said Russell refused to allow funeral arrangements and the bodies remained at a funeral home.
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Fla
W. H. Gay
Kershaw
Peggy Russell
John Russell
Circuit Court
Gay
Russell
Chris Russel
John Deas
International
Pope Addresses Ottawa Marian Congress
Pope Pius XII urged listeners to open their eyes to social justice in a radio address to the Marian Congress at Ottawa. He spoke eight minutes in French and then in English, praising Canada’s traditions and noting the congress would be memorable.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Ottawa
Canada
Allies press Russia on Marshall plan participation
Paris notes to Moscow demand a quick decision on joining a European recovery plan with American help. Bidault and Bevin seek a three-way meeting with Molotov during the week of June 23, warning Moscow of possible two-way reconstruction without Soviet input if Russia declines. Russian press critiques Marshall as an extension of the Truman doctrine.
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France
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
Ernest Bevin
U.S
Bevin
Bidault
Marshall
Shippers and Union Chiefs in Agreement on East Coast Sailor Wages
Negotiating committees for three maritime unions and 39 east and gulf coast shippers reached a settlement for the shipping group on a five percent wage raise. The accord, announced by John W. Gibson at 1 40 A M, would benefit 116000 seamen if unions and owners approve. West Coast officials noted possible effects but could not judge specifics. Joseph Curran said special meetings would be held to ratify. overtime terms outlined in the agreement await ratification.
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New York
John W. Gibson
Atlantic
Gulf
Nathan Feinsinger
Labor Department
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIU
Curran
Petitions Circulated Asking Price Slash
In Cincinnati Avondale and Walnut Hills residents were urged to sign a petition calling on President Truman and Congress to pass laws to cut retail prices by at least 16 percent. The drive, backed by Avondale and Walnut Hills progressive clubs, cites a broader 21 state campaign and warns of depression if prices do not fall while urging production and retail rollbacks.
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Truman
Congress
Avondale
Walnut Hills
Walnut
Congress of the United States
GI Borrowers Good Loan Risks
The Veterans Administration finds Ohio World War II G I Bill borrowers are good loan risks. Of 47 775 loans totaling 276 42 891 guaranteed, only 31 defaults prompted government claims totaling 51 258 61. In 45 070 home loans, claims occurred in 12 cases totaling 34 204 68, mostly recovered through securities liquidation.
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Columbus
The
Veterans Administration
Ohio
George C. Sturgeon
Standard Oil Boosts Oil Price Two Cents
Standard Oil Co of Ohio raises motor oil prices by two cents per quart amid higher crude costs and expenses to improve oil quality. The move takes effect today in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Hibbs Re elected President Of Universalist Church Of Ohio
Albert S Hibbs of Chillicothe was re elected president yesterday at the Universalist Church of Ohio convention closing in Lyons Ohio during the 1947 sessions.
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Toledo
Albert S. Hibbs
Chillicothe
Universalist Church of Ohio
Lyons
Joan Crawford Tops Warner Bros Salary List
Philadelphia June 19 Joan Crawford, Filmdoms perennial money maker, drew top pay on Warner Bros pictures last year totaling $400,000. Charlies Boyer, who led 1948 big three with $207,500, was absent from the three top earners. Rod Hope earned $275,000 at Paramount, just $24,700 more than Bing Crosby at the same firm, with Ray Mill as third at Paramount at $234,166.
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Joan Crawford
Warner Bros. Pictures
Securities and Exchange Commission
Charlies Boyer
Rod Hope
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Bing Crosby
Ray
Paramount
Taft and Bricker Back Railroads Bill in Senate Vote
Senators Robert A. Taft and John W. Bricker of Ohio voted with the majority to pass and send to the White House a bill exempting railroads from anti trust laws for rate making and related activities.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Senate
White House
Ex-Liquor Chief's Auto Demolished In Cleveland Blast
Cleveland police investigate a bomb blast that wrecked the car of former State Liquor Enforcement Chief William Kelch. The explosion damaged 126 storefronts and shattered seven windows in Kelch's west side neighborhood. Kelch and his family were uninjured. one man, John Hireak, was bruised by flying debris. Police suspect dynamite. Mayor Burke orders a full police inquiry.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
William F. Smith
William Kelch
Kelch
Westside
Burke
Smith
John Hireak
Inland Steel President predicts ample steel by year end
Wilfred Sykes of Inland Steel Co. told a Senate steel subcommittee that by year end ample steel will be available to meet national needs. He said capacity is large enough to cover industry demand and blamed shortages on a general boom psychology causing overstocking.
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Washington
Wilfred Sykes
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
Senate Steel
Sykes
Father Would Swap Eye for Home to Rent
Cleveland man John P Rankin a Republic Steel employee for 14 years says he would give either eye to a blind veteran in exchange for a home to rent. He faces eviction and has until July 10 to find a new apartment for his family of three children.
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Cleveland
John P. Rankin
Rankin
Republic Steel Corp
Court Action Threat Looms Over North College Hill School District
In Cincinnati on June 19 the North College Hill school board resigned amid a factional split after a February student strike. Augustus Beall vowed to file an injunction to stop district payments to support a Roman Catholic parochial school, now under Hamilton County probate court control.
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Cincinnati
North College Hill
Augustus Beall
Hamilton County Probate Court
Ike to Stay on As Chief of Staff
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower has been approached about becoming Columbia University's president but has no plan to quit as Army chief of staff this year. Gen. F. L. Parks, head of Army public information, said trustees suggested the idea but Eisenhower could not discuss it now.
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Washington
Jay
F.L. Parks
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
New York
Army
Parks
Army Public Information Division
Eisenhower
Feekers
Combia
Pan American Constellation Eclipse Crashes in Syria
A Pan American World Airways Constellation Eclipse crashed near Megadine Syria during a forced landing. Fifteen of 37 aboard were killed. Seven crew and eight passengers perished. Three crew survived. Survivors include Purser Anthony Volpe Stewardess Jane Bray and Third Officer Eugene W Roddenberry. The plane was travelling from Karachi to Istanbul.
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Pan American World Airways
Megadine
Syria
Pan American
Karachi
Istanbul
Damascus
Anthony Volpe
Jane Bray
Eugene W. Roddenberry
River Edge
N. J
Joseph Hall Hart, Jr
Greenwich
Conn
Fliat
Robert Stanley Mee Coy
Flushing
Queens
N. Y
Retail Prices Decline Slightly in Cleveland May Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics regional office reports Cleveland consumer prices fell by about ten percent of one percent from mid-April to mid-May. The May 15 index stood at 158.9 versus 159.1 on April 15, up about 19 percent from a year ago. Lower food prices and some items for home goods and services drove the decline.
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Cleveland
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Garsson Defense Rests Its Case in War Fraud Trial
Washington June 19 The defense rested its case in the May Garsson war fraud trial and lost a motion to delay. Chief defense attorney Charies J Margioetti sought a suspension until key witness Joseph Freeman recovers from a heart attack. Judge Schwein halted that request and ordered the case to proceed with the final rebuttal witnesses.
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Washington
Charies J. Margioetti
Joseph F. Freeman
Herbert Urges Graduates To Trust in Divine Guidance
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert told the John Carroll University 61st commencement in Cleveland that most world ills stem from a deviation from basic religious concepts and an overemphasis on material happiness. He urged graduates to work humbly and intelligently to solve American and global problems, restoring faith in progress beyond totalitarian systems.
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Thomas J. Herbert
John Carroll University
Gov. Herbert
America
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