General Electric Ends 57 Day Strike On Equal Basis
The Associated Press reports General Electric and the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers Union reach a wage deal after a lengthy strike. A wage increase of 18.5 cents an hour is agreed, to be ratified by the union and the National Wage Stabilization Board, and retroactive pay applies for time worked before ratification.
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National Wage Stabilization Board
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George F. Addes
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Stalin
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England
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Fulton
Communist Party
Pravda
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Patterson Plea for Draft Extension At Military Committee Hearing
Secretary Patterson urged continuation of the draft while Secretary Byrnes gave a cautious view of the world situation to the House Military Committee. Eisenhower and Spaatz joined the two in a two hour briefing that stressed a strong postwar force and UNO cooperation, with Patterson promising enlistment efforts and controlled inductions. The discussion highlighted UNO commitments and global occupation duties in Europe, Japan, and Korea.
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Kentucky
Byrnes
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Panama Canal
Alaska
Next Move in Russia Iran Tangle Hangs on Moscow
Washington reports the next move in the Russia Iran standoff depends on Moscow with U S officials hoping for a Soviet reply to ease the crisis. State Department awaits word on reports of deeper Soviet troop movements and the UN peace body's possible action. Byrnes and Truman discuss relations amid lend lease issues and new revelations on Moscow backed propaganda in Central America.
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Virginia
Central America
Government Orders Rush of Cotton Cloth to Retail Stores
Washington March 13 AP The government moved to curb rising cotton clothing prices by instructing the OPA to require larger down payments from traders buying cotton for later delivery and urging faster shipment of scarce garments to stores. CPA barred Garment makers from holding more than a 30 day supply of hard to find clothing, prompting debate over its legality and impact on farmers and small merchants.
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Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Thomas
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Agriculture Committee
Amarillo Area Weather Report With Wind Shifts
Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with light to moderate winds. West Texas expected to remain partly cloudy and warm Thursday into Friday with increasing southerly winds shifting to west and northwest Late Thursday into Friday. Temperature readings from yesterday show highs around the 70s and lows around the 40s with sunrise at 6 59 and sunset at 6 54.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Record Pig Sells For Three Dollars A Pound At Fort Worth Show
A Panhandle pig sold for 3.00 a pound at the Fort Worth Stock Show setting a record. Carl Dean Kleman of Castro County 4-H sold his grand champion swine, shown by Alphonse Kleman, for the top price among more than 400 fat barrows in the sale this afternoon.
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Fort Worth
Carl Dean Kleman
Castro County
Alphonse Kleman
Poland
China
Swift & Company
Iran Faces Moscow Troop Moves As Britain Seeks Clarification
Reports from Azerbaijan and Mianeh describe a Russian cavalry column moving from Astara into Iran with combat units reported near Mianeh Maragheh and Miyandaub. Britain and the United States pressed Moscow for explanations while Iran’s Ahmed Qavam defended Tehran’s stance and warned that foreign troops impede parliamentary elections.
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Karaj
Astara
Maragheh
Miyanduad
Azerbaijan
Caspian Sea
Mianch
Miyandaub
United States
Great Britain
Moscow
Tran
Tehran
Ahmed Quavam
Stalin
Ahmed Qavam
Shot Wounds Plains Youth at Panhandle
Drannan Huff of Panhandle was shot in the right chest during a gun cleaning at the Weatherly place near Panhandle. The 38 caliber Colt Special pistol caused the wound. Huff remains in Northwest Texas Hospital in fair condition after a Boxwell Brothers ambulance transport and notable shock but non critical status.
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Drannan Huff
Panhandle
Texas
Young Huff
C. H. Huff
Junior Welch
Jimmie Weatherly
Weatherly Place
Boxwell Brothers
Huff
Stock Market Reacts Sharply After Foreign News Tensions
New York March 13 shares fell sharply amid rising foreign news tensions. Leading stocks dropped as much as four points with active selling at noon and the ticker lagging up to two minutes. losses narrowed by close, marking the most active market of the month.
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New York
Navy nomination withdrawn amid index notes
Daily News lists Ed Pauley withdrawing Navy nomination in a brief index item. Other items include state survey on range conditions, a second candidate in New Mexico governor race, and local notices on veterans discharges and housing aid.
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Navy
New Mexico
Panhandle
Albuquerque
Lee
Pampa Hospital
Jack SoRelle
10Th
Fillmore
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