Government Allows One More Day Amid Coal Strike
Washington AP government grants John L. Lewis 24 hours to end the soft coal pension strike in compliance or face contempt. Justice Goldsborough to receive motions. if no action, back-to-work order may be challenged or dissolved. UMW and operators await next move amid stalled negotiations and threats of court action.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Work Atd
Ers
Lhey
T. Alan Goldsborough
Supreme Court
Clark
Matthew F. McGuire
UMW
100 at Jackson Idled by Strike
The Globe Tron Co shut down due to a coke shortage from the soft coal strike, idling 100 workers while a skeleton crew of 25 remained for maintenance. A Jackson Iron & Steel Co spokesman said 150 workers faced two days of supply left. In Nanaimo, 1300 miners ended an 84 day Vancouver Island strike by UMWA with a daily wage increase of 1.79 dollars, 649 to 301.
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Jackson, O
Globe Tron Co
Edwin A. Jones
John L. Lewis
Globe Iron
Jackson Iron & Steel Co
Nanaimo
B. C
Vancouver Island
United Mine Workers of America
CCL
Taft Expects Draft Passage in Coming Months
Hastings Nebraska Senator Taft announced a selective draft law could pass within a month or two as he campaigned for Nebraska's April 13 primary. He noted 60 to 90 days to set up the draft machinery and hoped enlistments would reduce the need to activate the law. He also urged greater soil conservation payments, farm co-ops, and rural electrification.
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Hastings
Grand Island
Taft
Private rites planned for Mrs Rockefeller
Funeral services for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. will be private and cremation will follow. The 73 year old wife of the multmillionaire died yesterday at her New York apartment. Ashes to be interred at the family cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, N Y.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N. Y
Violence Breaks Out In Carlisle Truck Sitdown Strike
In Carlisle Pennsylvania seven truck drivers were fined 28.59 dollars each after stones were thrown at two trucks amid a sitdown protest on the state’s controversial weight law. The action occurred on a $70 million highway project drawing attention to labor tension among drivers involved.
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Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Talks Resume Cleveland Rail Brotherhood Deliberations
General chairmen of the railroad brotherhoods resumed today their deliberations on a presidential emergency board report. The report recommends settlement of their dispute with the nation’s carriers.
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Cleveland
Akron explores jitney service as public transport option
City officials studied plans today for jitney buses as a public transportation study entered its sixth day.
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Akron
President Benes Returns to Prague Palace
President Edvard Beneš returned to the presidential palace in Prague for the first time since February 28 as the capital reports on his health and status. officials say he plans to resume formal duties soon.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Miners Idle In Sympathy Strike Hits Eastern Pa Coal Field
The soft coal strike spreads to the Eastern Pennsylvania anthracite field with about 7 000 idle of 80 000 workers. Dozens of collieries including Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron operate but some shut down in Pottsville and Ashland. The stoppage appears sympathy with bituminous miners, though no district order has been issued. The anthracite pact funds health and welfare benefits but no pension demands are announced.
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Philadelphia and
Reading Coal & Iron Company
Ashland
John Eagan
Pottsville
District 9
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Big
United Mine Workers Union
Dewey Forces Claiming Bloc In New York
New York voters will choose ninety Republican national convention delegates today. Dewey’s forces claim all of New York’s big bloc, with no other GOP hopeful challenging. Democratic delegate contests exist only in Brooklyn districts, and party leaders may sway the delegation at the July convention.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Dewey
Truman
Brooklyn
U S Line Plans Largest Ship for Atlantic Service
The United States Line announced plans for a new giant liner costing 65 million dollars, to be built in about 30 months. It would carry over 2,000 passengers at 28.5 knots, surpassing U S ships in size and rivaling Britain’s Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.
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New York
United States Line
Atlantic
Britain
Idle Miners Settle Back After Brief Violence
Grim quiet returns to West Virginia coal regions after clashes between pickets and strip mine workers. Five men held on warrants from Grafton Coal Co officials. twelve injured in two outbreaks. Dumped coal loads, closed tipple, and a nationwide idle workforce affect steel output. Separate Cumberland ramp incident reports four loads dumped and one man slugged.
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Pittsburgh
Harrison-Barbour County
West Virginia
Grafton Coal Co
Lost Creek
Barbour County
Harlan
Cumberland
John Reark
Austin recommends troops for Palestine at UN session
U S delegate Warren R Austin outlined a 15 point Holy Land Trusteeship plan proposing that foreign states contribute troops if needed to keep peace in Palestine. The proposal drew immediate rejection from Jewish and Arab groups, with Russia not listening to the plan. A private session in New York was set for tomorrow with Gromyko and Tarasenko invited after boycotting the first meeting.
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Palestine
Austin
Jewish Agency
Arab Higher Committee
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Partition
New York
Gromyko
Wassily A. Tarasenko
Soviet Ukraine
May 4 Ohio primary registration lists show mixed turnout
Ohio cities report varying voter enthusiasm as registration totals surge in Cleveland Toledo and Columbus while Cincinnati and other towns see apathy. The battle lines form between Lausche and Miller for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and Taft and Stassen for Republican presidential delegates. Cincinnati reports slow last minute registrations. Cleveland sees long lines and higher staffing needs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Frank J. Lausche
Ray T. Miller
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Harold Stassen
Miller
Taft
Lausche
Stassen
Hamilton County
City Hall
Singleton Faces Court Today
Cleveland report on Jack Singleton on trial for larceny by trick over alleged down payments for almost new cars. Accused on 15 counts with up to 105 years possible. held since last Thanksgiving. Jury selection planned for today ahead of a possible three week trial. Singleton pleaded not guilty before Judge Frank J. Merrick.
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Cleveland
Jack Singleton
Trick
Singleton
Common Pleas
Frank J. Merrick
Jewish Food Convoy Reaches Jerusalem Amid Blockade
Thousands of cheering Jews welcomed the first major food convoy in ten days. Fifty trucks braved Arab road blocks to reach Jerusalem feeding about 100,000 residents whose rations have grown dangerously low.
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Jerusalem
Finnish Soviet Pact Readied for Signing
Helsinki reports that Moscow reached agreement on a Finnish Soviet treaty of friendship and mutual aid. The pact is expected to be signed soon with details yet to be disclosed.
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Helsinki
Finland
Foreign Office
Moscow
Soldiers Parade Through Trieste for U S Army Day
Five thousand American soldiers with full field equipment paraded through Trieste streets to celebrate U S Army Day, showcasing military pride and official participation.
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Trieste
Acting Mayor Fines Himself in Parking Case
Middletown Franklin official Charles G. Black, acting mayor in Mayor Riley’s absence, was cited for over parking and found guilty by the acting mayor serving as municipal judge. He paid a $1 fine.
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Middletown
Charles G. Black
Franklin
J. T. Riley
Black
Soviet Britain plane crash in Berlin kills 15
Russia expressed regret over the Berlin crash that killed 15 aboard a British plane. Soviet and British accounts differed on details, while the U S and Britain moved to airborne access and escorted flights into Berlin were halted. U S and Norwegian actions aimed at strengthening Arctic defenses and polar island access were announced in Washington with a Norway visit by a U S carrier group planned for late April.
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Russia
United States
U. S
Washington
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Polar
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Air
Aleutian Islands
Kamchatka
Kuriles
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U.S
Bergen
Aleutians
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Alautians
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Valley Forge
Fresno
Wilhelm M. de Morgenstierne
Truman
St. Patrick’s Day
Congress
Hospital Aid Plan Approved For Nelsonville
State Health Director John D. Porterfield announced approval of three federal aid hospital projects in Ohio. Nelsonville would receive 392000, Defiance 275000, and Ashtabula 424666, covering one third of costs with local funds matching the rest.
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Columbus
John D. Porterfield
Ohio
Nelsonville
Defiance
Ashtabula
U. S
Mansfield
Army Day Celebrated Across Ohio Cities
Ohio cities from Cleveland to Akron held Army Day events with parades speeches and aerial displays. Gen George C Kenney spoke in Cleveland on national defense while Gen Joseph T McNarney led Cincinnati’s program and Maj Gen Robert S Beightler spoke in Columbus Akron hosted its main address and Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey spoke at a Columbus news conference stating no current worry about U S armed strength.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Akron
Toledo
George C. Kenney
Strategic Air Command
Joseph T. McNarney
Air Material Command
Wright Field
Hotel Gibson
Robert S. Beightler
Army Personnel Board
Fifth Service Command
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
U.S
Wisconsin GOP Eyes Results From Three Presidential Primaries
Milwaukee reports Wisconsin voters participate in three Republican presidential primaries. Analysts consider a possible shift away from Gen. Douglas MacArthur Gov. Thomas E Dewey of New York and former Gov. Harold E Stassen of Minnesota. Dewey gains1240? (note: placeholder)
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dewey
Extemporaneous Pilot Undergoes Observation
Dayton reports extemporaneous pilot Malcolm McGrady a bomber sergeant who flew 560 miles unauthorized then landed at Owatonna Minnesota. He went to the home of his brother Norbert and informed the Minneapolis air base before admission for observation at Wright Field Hospital.
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Dayton
Malcolm McGrady
Wright Field Hospital
Owatonna
Minn
Minneapolis
Norbert
Children die in Bronx fire as mother watches
Four children perished in a second story bedroom fire as their mother stood at the foot of the stairs watching in despair. Firemen battled the blaze but rescue efforts were blocked by flames. The tragedy occurred in a residence in Trenton New Jersey.
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Trenton
Extended Columbus Forecast With Warmer Days Ahead
The forecast shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal with a high near 50 and a low around 32. Tonight and Wednesday near normal, warmer Thursday and Friday, then warmer Sunday. Heavy precipitation expected Thursday with extensive showers, then another weekend shower period.
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Columbus
Norman
Ohio Building Boom After War Drives 157 Plants
A private survey shows 157 new or expanded plants in Ohio totaling over 125 million dollars in the 30 months after VE Day. Cleveland leads Ohio with 62 plant contracts, ranking sixth nationally. Toledo Cincinnati Youngstown Dayton Akron follow in value. Nationwide 2038 plants cost 1.5865 billion dollars.
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Washington
Ohio
Europe
Texas
California
Cleveland
Toledo
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Dayton
Akron
Farm Prices Up in March in Ohio Report
Ohio farmers received higher prices in the month ended March 15 per the Federal State Crop Report ing Service. Wheat rose eight cents, oats 19, corn 24, and soybeans 34. Beef cattle up 2.60 per hundred. hogs down 10 cents. lambs up 40 cents. sheep unchanged. Milk cows cost more. butterfat and wholesale milk fell. Chickens rose. eggs fell. Wool apples hay down. potatoes up 10 cents a bushel.
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Columbus
Ohio
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Acid Thrower Burns Wife and Three Others in Ohio Factory
In Cleveland a 44 year old dishwasher Leo H Perrault was jailed after he hurled sulfuric acid at his estranged wife Dorothy 34 injuring her seriously and harming three other women. The victims were Elsie Thomas 49 Anna Wanyerka 34 and Lenore E Marshall 28. Perrault suffered minor burns and had a prior 90 day workhouse sentence for assaulting his wife.
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Cleveland
Leo H. Perrault
Louis Kallasy
Dorothy
Perrault
Kallasy
Elsie Thomas
Anna Wanyerka
Lenore E. Marshall
Brehm Pushes National Cemetery for Ohio
Representative Wal ter E Brehm of Logan seeks a national cemetery for Ohio. He reports support from Senators Taft Bricker and plans talks with Army quartermaster general Major General Larkin. He notes large land tracts in southern Ohio may cost about 50 cents an acre and cites 16838 Ohio war dead as fifth nationally.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Logan Republican
Army
Mone Day
Ohio
Brehm
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
T. B. Larkin
Ohio farmers forecast seven percent rise in 1948 corn acreage
Ohio State University farm experts said yesterday that Ohio farmers expect to raise their 1948 corn acreage by seven percent. They added that the national crop may fall short overall, though hybrid seed corn could lift the U.S. crop about 20 percent from last year.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Ohio State University
Eleven Families Rescued by Boat in Indianapolis Flood
Eleven families were rescued from flooded homes by boat as Little Eagle Creek rose above its banks in the Shadyside Park area northwest of Indianapolis. Deputies reported water reaching first floor windows in many houses.
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Indianapolis
Shadyside Park
Here
FHA President Named for Ironton Leader at Columbus
Norwood Glines of Ironton was announced as the new president of the Farmers' Home Administration Employees' Association in Columbus. Other officers named include Vice President Carl Bilikam of Zanesville and additional officers announced yesterday.
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FHA
Columbus CO
Attack Reported at Pardes Hannah Camp Near Haifa
An official source said an attack killed a British officer and several soldiers at Pardes Hannah Army Camp, 25 miles south of Haifa, Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Pardes Hannah
Haifa
Soviet Politician Pavel Lebedev-Poliansky Dies at 67
Moscow Pravda reports the death of Pavel Ivanovich Lebedev-Poliansky a 67 year old Soviet politician and literary critic.
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Moscow
Pravda
Pavel Ivanovich Lebedev-Poliansky
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