Soviet Plan for Eastern German State Reported
War saw reports that Moscow and six eastern European satellites weigh creating a separate state in eastern Germany. Molotov led the Russian delegation at a Warsaw conference with Poland and others aiming to reform Cominform and attack the European Recovery Plan. Berlin currency dispute heightens East West tensions as Allies reject a Russian rouble for Berlin and open two currency zones. Demonstrations swell around city hall as the issue unfolds.
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Sia
Germany
Soviet Union
Poland
Yugloslavia
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Warsaw
Berlin
Socialist Unity Party
Greece Forces Break Rebel Grip in Grammos Engagement
Greek second and tenth divisions struck the Grammos pocket near Albania while the ninth cut along the Albanian border and neared a junction with the first or fifteenth division. Rebels may seek Albania to escape encirclement as 7,000 strong forces face attack. Lt Gen Van Fleet expects major fighting to end within four weeks and mopping up by August.
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Athens
Grammos
Albania
Vourbiani
Nestorion
Paul I
Kozane
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Conductor and brakeman killed in Bellefonte train wreck
Two freight trains collided two miles south of Bellefonte Pennsylvania killing conductor James Bathurst aged 58 of Bellefonte and brakeman R J Miller aged 24 of Blanchard.Three other trainmen were injured in the collision reported by Pennsylvania Railroad officials.
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Bellefonte
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
James Bathurst
R. J. Miller
Blanchard
Greek Prisoners Riot at Nauplion Prison
Press reports said guards killed 11 prisoners during a riot by about 500 inmates at Nauplion prison yesterday. As transfers occurred, a prisoner hurled a grenade injuring a guard before gunfire erupted.
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Athens
Nauflion
Louis Walcott bout postponed by rain at Yankee Stadium
The Joe Louis Jersey Joe Walcott heavyweight fight in Yankee Stadium was postponed until the next night due to rain and threatening weather. Promoter Mike Jacobs delayed a decision until 3:30 P M but rain forced a quick ruling.
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New York
Joe Louis
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Mike Jacobs
Haganah Blows Up Irgun Ship in Tel Aviv Clash
Israeli mortar fire destroyed an Irgun noted munitions ship beached during civil strife in Tel Aviv. The LST carried 600 tons of arms in violation of a UN truce as an hours long battle left the area smoky and residents fleeing the waterfront.
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Irgun
Zvai Leumi
Israel
LST
United Nations
Haganah
Menachen Beigin
Truman Reaches Diplomatic Exchange with New Israel State
The United States tightens ties with Israel by agreeing to an exchange of diplomatic missions. President Truman announced the agreement, marking a friendly gesture following prompt recognition of the infant state on May 15.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Truman
British Troops Unload Food at London Docks
London June 23 Troops were sent to London wharves to unload cargoes held up by a 10 day dock strike. An Attlee statement said perishable food in danger and government will safeguard supplies by using service personnel.
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London
Attlee
Jury Convicts Isidore Ginsberg in Grand Larceny Case
New York court records show Isidore Ginsberg, 53, a prominent materials broker once dubbed the worst of the gray marketeers, convicted of grand larceny for taking 1575 from Crystal Lumber Co of Winston-Salem NC for scarce rock lath he did not deliver. He faces one to ten years and is to be sentenced July 14.
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New York
Isidore Ginsberg
Crystal Lumber Co
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ginsberg
Malayan violence flares as communists blamed
In Malaya violence surged anew with seven weeks of terrorism officials attribute to Communist influence. Twenty nine deaths have been recorded. Major General L H Cox, commander of the Singapore district, convened a conference of military leaders to address the crisis.
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Singapore
Malaya
L. H. Cox
Hoover Attacks Soviet Tyrants At Republican National Convention
Former President Herbert Hoover blasts Soviet tyrants and urges Republicans to lead the fight against Communism while warning against overburdening the U S economy with relief and armaments. Speaker Martin defends Congress and praises Capitol Hill record.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Hoover
Martin
Hoover
House of Representatives
Congress
Truman
Massachusetts
Capitol Hill
Polish Immigrant Details Submarine Trip to United States
Nick Brill a 22 year old Polish immigrant testified to Toledo immigration officials that he illegally entered the United States last July after crossing the Atlantic in a one man submarine landing in Brooklyn New York after a 29 day voyage and steering the craft to sink in the East River Arthur Trese head of the Toledo office conducted the interview
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Toledo
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Nick Brill
Arthur Trese
Brooklyn
N. Y
East River
Don't Talk to Wife Beat Her Says Man
Baltimore judge sentences Jesse A Garris to one year on a charge of thrashing his 18 year old mate with a chair leg after he told police speaking to your wife is no good. The magistrate called the wife the most brutally beaten woman he had seen in six years. Mrs Garris appeared with visible injuries.
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Baltimore
Jesse A Garris
Reuben Caplan
Lightning Kills Man In Troy
Parker A. Smallenberger, 43, was struck and killed by lightning last night in Troy. The incident occurred during a storm as he stood outdoors. Authorities have begun a formal investigation into the death.
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Troy
Parker A. Smallenberger
Unemployed Veterans Parade Through Naples Demands
In Naples on June 23 more than 15 000 unemployed veterans demonstrated for bread and jobs. The march led to clashes with police and at least 15 people were injured.
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Naples
Italy
Republicans Adopt 1948 Platform At Philadelphia Convention
The Republican National Convention unanimously approved a 1948 platform emphasizing world peace through cooperation and home front anti-lynching and civil rights measures. The document praises civil rights housing and nonsegregation in the armed forces and challenges President Truman to act against Congress. Rumors swirl about a potential summer special session by Truman to press GOP pledges.
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Republican Convention
Congress
Truman
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Resolutions Committee
White House
Joseph Martin
Sen. Vandenberg
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Sen. Taft
R-O
Mercury Hits New Peak of 97 Here
A new record temperature was set in Wilmington on Tuesday afternoon as the mercury rose to 97 degrees, reported by Mrs. Ethel Hayes, the official weather observer. The low Tuesday night dropped to 69 degrees, and 96 was logged by 1 PM Wednesday with expectations the 97 would last only a day.
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Wilmington
Ethel Hayes
Cooler Weather Forecast Follows Tornado Toll
Rain damped parts of the middle states as cooler air moves in from the Mississippi valley to the Appalachians. A tornado yesterday hit southeastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa, killing one person, wounding several, and destroying numerous farm buildings.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Appalachian Mountains
Plains States
Nebraska
Iowa
Gromyko Vetoes Atomic Control Plan
In a key UN Security Council vote Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko used the 26th veto to block an atomic control scheme based on Bernard Baruch's plan. Russia and the Soviet Ukraine opposed the majority in the council, signaling a sharp clash with western powers over nuclear oversight.
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Lake Success
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Security Council
Council
Bernard M. Baruch
United States
Ukraine
Time for Change in U S Chinese Agree
A survey of Chinese government officials shows most favor a change in the U S administration and would vote Republican if they could vote in the U S presidential election next November.
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Nanking
United States
U. S
Two GAR Members To Continue Meetings
Ohio Civil War veterans John H. Grate of Atwater and John R. Bennett of Waynesfield, both 103, decided to continue annual GAR encampments as long as able. Grate was reelected commander by consent.
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Columbus
Ohio
John H. Grate
Atwater
John R. Bennett
Waynesfield
Grate
Wallace Says New Party Will Be Permanent
New York June 23 Henry A Wallace told volunteers at party headquarters that the New Party intends to stay on the political scene after the November elections regardless of winner.
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Wallace
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Cincinnati Records First Heat Fatality As Heatwave Bites
Cincinnati coroner says 58 year old Clifford Gardner died of heat and over exertion while lowering coal into his basement during a heat wave. The death marks the city’s first heat related fatality of the period.
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Cincinnati
Clifford Gardner
Herbert P. Lyle
Taft forms anti-Dewey group as convention nears
Senator Taft aimed to unite a four man coalition to secure the Republican nomination. He sought support from Harold Stassen Earl Warren and James Duff as 1 094 delegates prepare to vote. No deals were confirmed and interpretations varied.
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Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
James H. Duff
Stassen
Gov. Duff
Gov. Warren
Tassen
Warren
Nevada
Duff
Expert Testifies In Airmail Hearing
Washington reports an analyst from the post office testified that ending All-American Aviation Inc. airmail pickup could worsen service in several cities, though the expert argued service would remain adequate. The testimony capped a CAB hearing on granting permission to shift to passenger and mail service in a five state area including southern Ohio.
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Washington
All-American Aviation Inc
Post Office
William L. Tobin
All-American
Ohio
Prisoners Escape From Kentucky Jail By Tying Blankets
Four men escaped from the third floor jail in Harlan Kentucky using about 25 blankets tied into a rope to slide 50 feet to freedom. The escapees were named Eugene Saylor Arden Nolan Bill Dotson and Howard Hatmaker. The break was noticed around 6 A M when a turnkey brought breakfast.
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Harlan, Ky
Fielding Hensley
Hensley
Eugene Saylor
Arden Nolan
Evarts
Bill Dotson
Verda
Howard Hatmaker
Ben Stringer
Filipino Torture Chief Harada Sentenced to Death
Manila June 23 Maj Shimpei Harada head of the torture mill at Baguio was sentenced to death by a Philippine army war crimes commission found responsible for the deaths of numerous civilians and soldiers including Americans.
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Manila
Baguio
Phillipines Army
Shimpei Harada
Ameri
New Jersey Governor backs Dewey bid for GOP nomination
Gov Alfred Driscoll of New Jersey joins Dewey supporters boosting the Michigan senator in the Republican race. Taft and Stassen push a stop Dewey coalition as Dewey weights his path to the nomination amid hotel conference activity and delegate pledges.
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Philadelphia
Dwight Green
Illinois
Sen. T
Green
Deleeion
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
New York
Dewey
Driscoll
Kem
Gov. Driscoll
Mine Contract Offer Rumored in United Mine Workers Talks
Washington reports John L. Lewis paused contract talks with coal operators to brief the UMW Policy Committee amid rumors of an offer extending the current pact. The contract expires June 30, with a progress report due to President Truman's fact finding board.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Man United Mine Workers
Lewis
Trueman
Alan T. Goldsborough
U S Plans Talks With Western Europe On Defense
Undersecretary Robert Lovett indicated the State Department may begin talks soon with the western European union following Senate resolution urging regional defense within the United Nations. Officials expect discussions at London to address providing U S military backing for western Europe.
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Washington
Robert Lovett
State Department
Western European Union
Senate
United Nations
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
U. N
United States
Union
London
Western
Europe
Mississippi Delegates Pledged Against Truman
Mississippi's 30 delegates to the national Democratic convention were pledged to walk out if President Truman is nominated. They were elected in Jackson in a smooth convention with no opposition from states righters.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Truman
GE Price Rise in Industrial Lines June Announcement
General Electric Co reports price hikes in some industrial lines set to take effect July 1. The notice covers further adjustments in pricing from the Schenectady area plant.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Co
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