Coal Firms Get Miners Pact Notice
John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers warned that current contracts end September 30, prompting likely soft coal shutdowns. The notice to Southern Coal Producers Association and 10 days later to the Bituminous Coal Operators Association set the stage for possible wage talks amid a weak export outlook and steel industry downturn.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Mine Workers Union
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Moody
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Lewis, Moody
Harry M. Moses
Moses
Moody Group
Indiana
Far West
Board of Directors
The
Southern Producers
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Philip Murray
CIO
Heated GOP Races Mark Michigan Voting
Detroit voters faced heated GOP primaries with about a million expected turnout as 1,050,000 ballots were forecast. Secretary of State Fred M Alger, a Republican candidate, predicted 650,000 in the GOP race and cited strong get-out-the-vote efforts. Democratic Gov G Mennen Williams ran unopposed for a third term.
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Detroit
Michigan
Fred M. Alger
Alger
G. Mennen Williams
Louis C. Schwinger
Saginaw
Blair Moody
Vinton Crash Claims Airman Life Near McArthur
An automobile rollover five miles south of McArthur on Route 75 killed Cyrus Smiley, 24, of Kinard Florida, a basic airman, and injured two others. The crash occurred today at MCARTHUR- One Lock bourne Air Base vicinity.
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McArthur
Lockbourne Air Base
Here
Cyrus Smiley
Kinard
Fla
Annual Soapbox Derby Attracts 154 Entrants
Akron Ohio prepares for the annual Soapbox Derby championship with 154 entrants arriving for next Sunday’s final. Officials plan a full slate of events including sports, a tour of rubber factories, and test runs down the 974 foot Derby Downs course. Competitors hail from across the United States Alaska Canada and Germany.
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Akron
Derby Downs
United States
Alaska
Canada
Germany
FBI Adds Desperado to 10 Most Wanted List
The FBI added 37 year old Leonard Joseph Zalutsky of Allentown Pennsylvania to its 10 Most Wanted list after multiple prison escapes in Florida. Described as highly intelligent and armed he has aliases and a long criminal record dating back to age 12 and reportedly plans not to be captured alive.
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Washington
Desperado
Florida
FBI
Leonard Joseph Zalutsky
Allentown
Democrats Press Civil Rights Stand At Ohio Convention
Ohio Democrats at a one day state convention strong on civil rights but cautious on highway tax hikes. Governor Lausche urged a ten mile truck tax and higher gasoline tax to fund roads, while delegates backed a user pay approach and rejected full tax extensions. DiSalle and Taft related discussions dominated by national politics and party divisions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
U. S. Sena
DiSalle
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Stevenson
Joseph T. Ferguson
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower DiSalle
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Ike
Federal
Sen
Gov
Dewey
Stevenson Moves To Court White House Aides For Nominee
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson arranged meetings with two White House intimates and planned a conference in Springfield with Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia, Secretary of Agriculture Brannan, and Clark Clifford. Russell and Kefauver, both defeated Stevenson for the nomination, were welcomed as proof the South’s electoral vote bloc remains solid for the Democratic ticket.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Richard Russell
Georgia
Brannan
Clark Clifford
Truman
Executive Mansion
Russell
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Ambush Ends Racket Reign
Theodore Roe a 53 year old gambling boss and last of the old guard resisting syndicate control of the South Side policy racket was killed by an ambush in Chicago. Four shotgun shell casings were found after the shooting as a witness described three white men seen in a car nearby minutes before the attack.
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Chicago
Theodore Roe
South Side
Roe
Joseph Turner
Girl Vanishes In Mid Ocean
Patsy Ann Partridge an 18 year old art student disappeared from the liner Veendam in mid Atlantic after leaving a note of despondency. She was traveling with her father Jesse Partridge London export manager for an American firm, her mother, and a sister en route from England to visit relatives in Short Hills New Jersey. A crewman reported seeing her distraught on deck about three hours before the disappearance.
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Hoboken
N. J
Veendam
Mid- Atlantic
Patsy Ann Partridge
England
Short Hills
Patsy Ann
Jesse Partridge
London
Fighter Interceptor unit arrives at Youngstown airport
First units of the 166th Fighter Interceptor Squadron arrived at Youngstown Municipal Airport from Lockbourne Air Base in Columbus. The Columbus base was officially closed Monday.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown
Lockbourne Air Base
Columbus
Hoax admitted in death by own action case tied to Smith
A Virginia woman claimed a sixth floor leap was a publicity stunt for Medal of Honor hero Maynard H. Smith. Police charged Smith and Roland Bennett with filing false reports as scrutiny grows over his gubernatorial bid.
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Washington
Ernestine Lucille Whomble
Maynard H. “Snuffy” Smith
Virginia
Clark King
Smith
Roland Bennett
Mystery toll in two Greyhound buses crash near Waco
Two Greyhound buses collided and burned near Waco Texas early Monday morning. At least 28 bodies have been recovered and 25 people injured in the fiery wreck, with officials unsure of the total death toll as charred remains hinder classification. Police and Greyhound officials investigate the cause of the high speed crash.
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Greyhound
Waco
Tex
Here
Greyhound Lines
Texas Department of Public Safety
Navy Accepts Plane Loss as War Hazard
The Navy treated a Communist jet attack on a patrol plane over the Yellow Sea as an operational hazard of the Korean War. Navy officials noted about 12 000 sorties by U S and British forces near Korea and China's approaches since hostilities began. Patrol planes monitor air and sea approaches to Korea via the Yellow Sea, a patrol route that also serves as a corridor for potential threats.
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Washington
Yellow Sea
U. S
Korea
China
Asia
Korean Peninsula
Farmers Fill Cattle Marts
Light rain touched parts of the Southern and Eastern drought zones with Maine seeing the best relief. Tennessee and Kentucky received showers while the drought has already destroyed over a half billion dollars in pastures and crops. Farmers dump cattle on the market as grazing lands burn. Nearly an inch of rain fell near Nashville as a cold front moved in.
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Associated Press
Maine
Tennessee
Kentucky
Nashville, Tenn
Freight Rams Auto Crash Kills Five of Pembroke Family
Five members of the Touscant family die when a freight train strikes their car at a level crossing ten miles north of Pembroke Ontario. One child survives with serious injuries. The dead include Percy Touscant aged three, his wife Evelyn 25, and three sons. A daughter was injured.
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Pembroke
Ont
Here
Percy Touscant
Evelyn
Dry Weather Threatens One Third of Ohio Corn Crop
Columbus Ohio Monday state agriculture director Howard S. Foust warned that prolonged hot dry conditions may reduce about a third of the corn and soy bean crop. He added that a little rain in the next week or two could change the outlook as corn development accelerates and needs moisture.
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Columbus
Ohio
Howard S. Foust
Foust
Civil Rights Backing Tests Eisenhower Stand
A group of Republican Negro leaders endorsed Eisenhower raising questions about his civil rights stance. The delegation led by Bishop D Ward Nichols said the vote represents three million members but spoke only for themselves. Eisenhower agreed to study the FEPC proposal while reiterating limited federal involvement and state action in civil rights. He prepares to address veterans in Los Angeles after receiving the Baruch Award.
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Denver
Dwight D. Fisenhower
GOP
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bernard M. Baruch
D. Ward Nichols
New York
First Episcopal District
African Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Atomic Gold Rush Grips Saskatchewan
Prince Albert Saskatchewan reports a rush as prospectors flood the northwest corner staking uranium claims. Over 500 claims measured 150 by 1500 feet each set to be marked off in the first two days after staking began at 8 a m yesterday.
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Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
Canada
Vinton Nixon Rally Planned in McArthur
Arrangements by Rep. Thomas Jenkins for a Republican rally at McArthur honoring Vice Presidential nominee Richard Nixon before election day. The event aims to include all counties of the 10th Congressional District with Nixon tied to Vinton County heritage. Senator Nixon previously served on a special European affairs investigation with Jenkins.
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Thomas Jenkins
McArthur
Richard Nixon
10Th
Nixon
Vinton County
House of Representatives
Washington
Europe
Germany
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Jenkins
Van Wert Woman Killed In City Car Crash
Mrs Margaret Faulkner 63 of Van Wert died when her car ran into a tree in the city today.
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van Wert
Margaret Faulkner
Missouri Voters Decide On Truman Choice Today
Missouri voters face a bitter Democratic primary with President Truman backing Atty. Gen. J. E. Buck Taylor for the U. S. Senate. Stuart Symington and Thomas F. Callanan-led factions split over governor and Senate nominees, shaping a polarized party race in St. Louis and Kansas City.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Truman
J. E. Buck Taylor
Emery W. Allison
Rolla
Allison
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
St Louis
Jan Pendergast
T. J (Box
Tom Pendergast
Taylor
Phil M. Donnelly
Callanan
Point Pleasant Chosen for Goodyear Plant? Unconfirmed
Warren T. King of the Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce said no confirmation exists that Pathfinder Corporation will build a plant near Point Pleasant. A radio report claimed a $14 million chemical facility, subsidiary of Goodyear, was planned for the area, but Goodyear announced an addition to its Niagara Falls plant instead.
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Point Pleasant
Warren T. King
Peace talks avert NYC rail strike as talks continue
New York Central lines east of Buffalo see peace talks replace threat of walkout. Railroad and four independent brotherhoods resume negotiations after a day at the parley table. Officials say no strike is imminent and praise renewed discussions over two year old grievances.
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New York
New York Central
Buffalo
N. Y
Wilbert L. Reed
Brotherhood of Railroad
Lawrence W. Horning
Railroad
Five Day Forecast Normal Temperatures and Showers
Five day outlook shows temperatures near or slightly above normal with a normal high around 87 in the south and 63 to 45 in the north. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible mainly Thursday with total precipitation under half an inch.
Bomb Dangles as Pilot Lands Crippled Jet in Korea
Marine Captain Edward Shamis of Pensacola Florida, wounded by anti aircraft fire, made a one wheel landing with an unexploded bomb hanging from his damaged jet after completing a dive bombing run near Chorwon. His wingman 2nd Lt Richard Spencer assisted as Shamis was taken to a field hospital.
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Marine Aircraft Wing
Korea
Edward Shamis
Pensacola
Fla
Marine Corps
Shamis
Chorwon
Richard T. Spencer
Hanson Ave
Lima
Ohio
Alan
Koreas Hit by U S Air Strikes Amid Warning Leaflets
U S Sabre pilots claim four MIGs shot down and six damaged in North Korea as Fifth Air Force warns towns housing military targets to evacuate. Leaflets, dropped from Okinawa and Japan, urge civilians to move before future bombings. Ground fighting reported minor with damage to a Chinese ship and casualties among Chinese crew.
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Seoul
USA
Fifth Air Force
U. S
North Korea
Glenn O. Barcus
Korea
Okinawa
Japan
Far East Air Forces
United Nations Command
Hacho Seoul
Pie Ite
Dame Axe
Old Baldy
Tokyo
Belefast
Chinnampe
Pact Charters Three Power Mutual Defense Pact ANZUS
In Honolulu US Australia and New Zealand foreign ministers continue talks on areas of common concern in the Pacific including Korea Indochina and Malaya. Acheson Casey and Webb oversee efforts as the three powers ratify the ANZUS pact and name its administering council.
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Honolulu
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific
Korea
Indochina
Malaya
Dean Acheson
Richard G. Casey
New
Treat
Electors Named for Ohio Democratic Convention
The Ohio Democratic convention named 25 presidential electors to appear on the ballot with party nominees. Electors include Harold Rowe of Coalton in the 10th district. The list outlines the slate to support the ticket at the polls.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harold Rowe
Coalton
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