NLRB leaders fear Taft-Hartley ruling may hamstring cases
Washington officials warn that unions possibly challenging the Taft-Hartley act could delay review of 3,500 old NLRB cases. Denham supports examining pre act actions under Taft-Hartley but cautions coordinated suits might stall board actions pending court rulings.
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National Labor Board
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
CIO
Robert N. Denham
Denham
Geraldine Novelty Co., Inc
Gloversville
N. Y
Clo-Fur and Leather Workers
Ben Gold
Afl-International Typographical Union
Cleveland
Miners Call for Higher Pay in Tonnage Mines
In Johnstown Pennsylvania 15 AFL United Mine Workers locals urged union leader John L Lewis to reopen the wage contract signed last month. They seek higher pay for tonnage workers not covered by the daily rate which rose from 11.85 to 13.05. A Sept. 7 meeting was set to discuss further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Afl-United Mine Workers
James Richardson
Beaverdale
Sam Simmons on Politics and a Stable Governance
Sam Simmons writes to Rachel L Osborne praising a rose and urging optimism about governance. He warns against archy and laments past fiscal policy, noting federal spending around one billion dollars in 1910 and minimal taxation. He asks what critics want him to do and calls for Jeremiahs in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel L. Osborne
Atlantic Ocean
Jeremiahs
Rainfall Breaks Record Heat Wave Hinders Corn Loss
Rain swept the corn belt easing the protracted heat wave and temporarily reducing losses as cooler air moved in. Illinois and Iowa saw precipitation while Chicago futures fell eight cents. outlook remains uncertain with general rain not forecast soon. Iowa official notes yields unlikely to rise above the August 15 forecast. Hot weather persists in the southeast. temperatures reach the 90s from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic Seaboard. Marquette, Michigan records 65 as the nation’s coolest spot.
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Midwest
Corn
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Nebraska
Chicago Board of Trade
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Illinois
Leslie M. Carl
Iowa Federal Crop Reporting Service
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Albany
N. Y
New York City
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Marquette
Mich
Storm Strikes Toledo Span Weakened Power Lines
A fierce electrical storm near Toledo knocked out Fassett Street Bridge causing flooding and power outages. Ernest Disher, 40, was killed when lightning struck his hayrake near Waterville. Nine Toledo Edison high voltage lines failed and downtown lost power. traffic diverted as temperatures fell from 89 to 69.
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Toledo
Fassett St
Ernest Disher
Waterville
Toledo Edison Co
Mansfield
Planes to Spray DDT in Polio Halt Attempt
Wilmington officials plan to spray DDT from three converted Army training planes once a week to test if houseflies spread infantile paralysis amid four new polio cases pushing the year total to 69 with three deaths. Public Health Service officials coordinated the effort.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
U. S. Public Health Service
Catholic Priest Found Slain in Rome
Rome police reported a Roman Catholic priest killed on the Via Appia in the early hours. He had a large forehead wound and officials would not speculate on a motive such as politics or robbery.
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Rome
Via Appia
Official Begins Probe of Fly by Night Jobs
Mansfield prosecutor Theodore Lutz said he is investigating fly by night contractors who take deposits on home building or remodeling jobs without performing any work. The inquiry targets firms accused of defaulting on projects and leaving homeowners with unpaid bills. Strong entities include Mansfield and Theodore Lutz.
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Mansfield
Theodore Lutz
Lutz
Liquor Price Cut Forecast in Ohio Stores
State liquor officials forecast a sale of five to eight million dollars of slow-moving stock. Director Dale Duniton said surplus brands, though good merchandise, would be offered to Ohio consumers to absorb losses. An embargo on new purchases was modified with orders released for 2.26 million dollars of scotch and whiskies.
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Columbus
Dale Duniton
Ohio
Duniton
Police Headquarters Robbed of Pistols
Thieves broke into Miami police headquarters on Flagler Street last night and stole three revolvers valued at 310 dollars. Inspector H S Redman reported the entry occurred via a street floor window near the main entrance and the guns were taken from his personal filing cabinet.
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Miami
Fla
Flagler St
H. S. Redman
Frank Mitchell
Harrisburg Papers Sold to Edwin F. Russell
Harrisburg Patriot and Evening News in Pennsylvania's capital are sold to Edwin F. Russell, former associate publisher of the Newark Star Ledger, as announced by the Harrisburg Patriot Co. The papers include the morning and evening editions.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg Patriot
Evening News
Pennsylvania
Edwin F. Russell
Newark
N. J
Star Ledger
Harrisburg Patriot Co
Colum bus Polio Cases Rise With Five New Infections
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reported five new polio cases in Columbus and Franklin County over the weekend, signaling a surge in infections in the area.
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Columbus
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Franklin County
Scientist predicts weeds may be eliminated by 1950
Cornell University scientist Dr. Robert P. Sweet told the Vegetable Growers Association of America that by 1950 chemicals and methods could remove weeds from vegetable fields without harming crops. He cited 2-4D as the main killer and noted flame thrower and others in trials. ragweed chickweed and quack grass have resisted so far but may soon yield.
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Cleveland
Cornell University
Robert P. Sweet
Vegetable Growers Association of America
Cornell
English War Brides Must Pay Own Fares
The Army announced that war brides abroad must pay their own travel costs to travel to the United States to join their husbands. Only brides who have signified intent to come may be brought to the U.S. via Army facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
United States
War Department
Navy Sky streak sets world speed record at 650.6 mph
Navy pilot Maj Marion E Carl aboard the Douglas Sky streak shattered the world speed record with an average 650.6 mph over four runs on a 3 kilometer Mojave course in California. He beat the prior mark set last week by Cmdr Turner Caldwell Jr. of Arlington Virginia, who had an average of 640.7 mph with one pass at 653.4 mph.
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Muroc
Calif
Navy
Mojave
Marion EF
Carl
Skystreak
Major Carl
Pacific
Hubbard
Ore
Patuxent River
Turner F. Caldwell, Jr
Arlington
International Aeronautical Federation
Caldwell
Maj
Brazil Talks Hint of Swift Treaty Vote
Interamerican conference delegates moved toward a mutual defense treaty for the Western Hemisphere. A five nation drafting subcommittee reached agreement on 12 core clauses addressing aggression and a hemisphere security zone from Arctic to Antarctic with Canada to be invited to participate. President Truman may visit Sept. 5 as talks press toward completion by week’s end.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Argentina
Truman
United States
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
Hemisphere
Arctic
Antarctic
Canada
Jews Arrive at Gibraltar Under Gunfire On Way To Hamburg
Three British ships carrying 4,400 Jews docked at Gibraltar amid machinegun salutes to take on coal and provisions before resuming to Hamburg. The group, blocked from entering Palestine without immigration papers, had refused to disembark in France and were to stay two days. Barbed wire fenced the North Mole area as Denmark’s chief rabbi Marcus Melchior sought permission to house them on Danish soil.
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Gibraltar
Germany
France
Palestine
Hamburg
North Mole
Marcus Melchoir
Denmark
Danish
Reds Reject Request To Argue Petkov Case
London reports Soviet Russia refused a British American request for consultation on the Bulgarian court death sentence of Nikola Petkov Bulgarian Agrarian Party leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Petkov
London
Russia
Nikola Petkov
UN Security Council action on Indonesia veto stalemate
The UN Security Council resumed talks after France vetoed a Russian backed plan to form an 11 nation investigative commission on ceasefire violations in Indonesia. Two resolutions passed call for career consuls in Batavia to report and for good offices to Dutch and Indonesian governments.
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East Indies
International Court of Justice
Australia
China
Batavia
Indonesia
Belgium
France
Britain
United States
Russia
Colombia
Poland
Syria
Caucuses Bid For Griffiths Post In Legion
In New York the American Legion convening opens with carnival like features as costumed drums and sirens flood Eighth Avenue. Candidates for Griffiths post including James O Neil Perry Brown Benjamin Hillibard Jr and Martin Coffey held news conferences as caucuses prepare to bid for offices tomorrow. Hotel Pennsylvania lobby is dampened as preparations move from showy lobbies to formal offices.
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New York
American Legion
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Post
Eighth Avenue
Legion
Griffith
James F. O'Neil
Manchester
N. H
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Tex
Benjamin C. Hillbiard, Jr
Denver
Martin W. Coffey
Middletown
Ohio
Manhattan
Hotel
Pennsylvania
Vets Rally Against Lower Hemline Fashion
Lexington Kentucky April call by the University of Kentucky Veterans Club urged married veterans not to buy the new fall women’s fashions described as horrors. The group labeled the lowered hemline as a deliberate public exploit and urged restraint among veterans’ households.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky Veterans Club
Pilot Mishap Delays Qualifiers for National Air Races
Cleveland reports a mishap that sidelined Jimmy De Santo in a P-60 Curtiss during a test hop as 32 entrants prepare for the Thompson Trophy qualifying at the National Air Races. Tony Le Vier led with a 366 mph P-38 lap, while officials push to start qualifying flights to fill 12 spots.
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Cleveland
Jimmy de Santo
de Santo
Atlanta
DelSanto
Robert A. Swanson
Swanson
Thompson
Tony le Vier
la Canada
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft
Charlies Logsorn
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
van Nuys
Clevgland
Weekend Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
Temperatures align with seasonal normals with normal highs near 175 and lows around 56. Expect warmer conditions Thursday and cooler Saturday with scattered thundershowers on Thursday and Sunday. Total precipitation around one half to three quarters of an inch.
Newark minister charged with bigamy jailed in Ohio
The Rev Fountain Earl Andrews a 39 year old Newark Methodist minister is jailed in Newark City Jail Licking County Prosecutor Brandt Hervey said. The charge sworn by Mildred Andrews says he married Joan C Colvin in Kansas City Kansas on February 3 while still married to the Newark woman Miss Colvin is in Lima State Hospital undergoing sanity tests after five swindling indictments in Meigs County.
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Newark
Fountain Earl Andrews
Newark City
Licking County
Brandt Hervey
Mildred Andrews
Andrews
Joan C. Colvin
Kansas City
Kas
Lima State Hospital
Meigs County
City Employes File Suits for Back Pay
Warren 21 water department employees and ex employees filed suits against the city in common pleas court seeking 35 000 to 40 000 in back pay for time worked without compensation from 1932 to 1938.
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Warren
Water Department
Common Pleas Court
Sanitorium Bond Vote Set by Richland County
Richland County commissioners adopt a resolution calling a November 4 vote on a 400000 dollar bond to finance an 84 bed tuberculosis sanitorium. The funds would supplement 300000 dollars approved in 1945 for a 49 bed sanatorium.
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Mansfield — (P
Richland
Six Injured as Auto and Truck Collide in Rain
Auto and truck collision in rain injures six persons in Bucyrus. Among injured are Carl Haffner and his wife of Alliance and Grover Haffner of Mount Vernon New York. None in serious condition.
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Bucyrus
Carl Haffner
Alliance
Haffner
Grover
Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Death Claims Curator Dr Clark Wissler at 77
Dr Clark Wissler curator emeritus of the American Museum of Natural History in New York died Monday at age 77. Wissler, renowned anthropologist, led research and collections in the Department of Anthropology and shaped museum scholarship for decades.
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New York
Clark Wissler
Department of Anthropology
American Museum of Natural History
Eaton warns Greece could spark world war III if Soviet forces prevail
House Foreign Affairs Committee member Eaton fears a Soviet takeover of Greece would spur a drive toward Turkey and broader Mediterranean conquest. He backs the $400 million Greek Turkish aid plan, warning of disaster if either side backs down, yet hopes for a peaceful settlement short of war.
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Washington
Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Greece
House
United States
Russia
Turkey
Mediterranean
Cool Weather May Boost Ohio State Fair Attendance
Ohio's 93rd state exposition hopes for higher crowds as mild temps replace the heat wave. Livestock exhibitors faced stress with panting animals. a 1000 pound hog owned by Walter Michael of Bucyrus suffered heat stroke but recovered after cooling. Another 1000 pound hog owned by George Hodeheffer of Wapakoneta died and was sold for $30 after rendering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Marcus Charmer
Walter Michael
Bucyrus
George Hodeheffer
Wapakoneta
Father Saves Child By Blowing in Mouth
A one year old, James Di Paoli Jr., survived an electric shock after his father breathed into his mouth while the mother alerted Mayfield Heights police. The child neared death but is now improving.
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Cleveland
James di Paoli, Jr
Mayfield Heights
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