Hard Coal Talks in New York as Lewis Delays
In New York AP reports hard coal wage talks begin with a committee led by UMW vice president Thomas Kennedy. About 80 000 Northeastern Pennsylvania miners are involved while soft coal talks loom. Lewis delays appearance amid broader industry dispute and potential court actions.
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New York
Lewis
Nego
John L. Lewis
United Mine Washington
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
Pennsylvania
Southern
Washington
New York Times
the Times
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Alleghany Corporation
Young
Chesapeake and Ohio
The
Times
Noronic Fire Case Closed
The Ontario attorney general states the Noronic disaster case is closed. Justice Kellock found no basis for criminal charges after reviewing evidence. Captain William Taylor of Sarnia plans no appeal as the Kellock report notes suspension of his master’s certificate for a year.
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Toronto
Ontario
Attorney-General’s Department
Dana Porter
R. L. Kellock
Supreme Court of Canada
Kellock
Ottawa
Attorney General's Department
Kellock Commission
Noronic
William Taylor
Sarnia
Ont
Taylor
Porter
Canada Steamship Lines
Union Timken Meet To Study Pension Plan
In Canton area, union and Timken Roller Bearing officials meet to discuss a Bethlehem type pension plan as part of an ongoing 33 day strike by CIO United Steelworkers at Timken plants in Columbus Zanesville Mount Vernon Wooster and Canton.
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Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Bethlehem
Timken
Cio-United
West Accused of Seeking Fodder Army
West German press accuses the Allies of aiming to revive German militarism by creating a cannon fodder army of mercenaries to face the Russians. Adenauer spokesman says Bonn opposes rearmament but would consider a US equipped force within a European army if pressed.
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West
Frankfurt
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Adenauer
Western Germany
United States
Hitch Thrown Into Lewis Contract Plan
Pikeville Kentucky reports a setback in John L. Lewis plan to settle contract issues with 34 Pike County truck coal mine operators. Two of three committee members resigned claiming they were asked to sign a blank check contract, urging safer terms and criticizing the process. The third member departed for Washington with a replacement to meet the UMW at 11 a.m.
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Pikeville
John L. Lewis
Pike County
United Mine Workers
Washington
UMW
Jack Picklesimer
Lewis
Picklesimer
Edwin McGhee
John Hodges
Parking Fines Raised by Cleveland Council
Cleveland residents face higher auto parking violation fines starting December 15. If payment is late beyond 48 hours, the fee rises to five dollars. current fines were one and two dollars. The fines are termed waiver fees, waiving the violator’s right to a trial.
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Cleveland
Letart Farmer Testifies on July 1946 Duping by Spencer
A Letart farmer, C. E. Frye, testified that Delbert Spencer duped him in July 1946 during the murder trial in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Frye recounted buying eight cattle for 825 dollars with a check later missing in the mail while Spencer claimed insanity. Frye’s account aligns with three WV officers who helped capture Spencer near Ripley eleven days after the slaying.
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Delbert Spencer
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
C. E. Frye
Spencer
Pauline Bailey
Glouster
Frye
Letart
Farlher
Washington County
Gray
Atlanta, Ga
Truck Law Plans Seen
Columbus reports that highway officials from 14 states plan to recommend uniform truck weight and dimension laws. Governor Lausche urged a policy declaration to guide legislators as discussions wrap up. Ohio Highway Director T. J. Kauer asked truckers not to seek further increases while study continues.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
T. J. Kauer
Ohio
Air Force Redirects Funds to Alaska Radar Warning System
The Air Force said it canceled or cut other projects to provide 50 million dollars to speed work on the U S Alaska radar warning system.
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Washington
Air Force
Job Outlook Improves Ahead of Seasonal Hiring Surge
Census Bureau data show 60.954 million Americans had jobs for an hour or more in November, with civilian employment up 517,000 from October and nonfarm payrolls at 51.54 million. Unemployment fell by 167,000, but seasonal job seekers kept unemployment high. farm gains due to favorable weather boosted November totals.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Seventeen Misconduct Charges Brought Against Grange Master
Newark AP reports Ohio Grange Master Joseph W. Fichter faced seventeen misconduct charges read at Jacksontown amid a dissident faction seeking his ouster. The indictment accuses misuse of funds, improper meetings, and political misuse of Grange resources. charges to be sent to National Grange in Washington.
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Newark
Ohio Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Jacksontown
Fichter
Oxford
Wade Moreland
Licking
Grange
National Grange Executive Committee
Washington
E. Clark Morrow
State Grange
Columbus
National Grange
Licking County
Licking County Pomona Grange
Bennington
Appleton
National Executive Committee
Moreland
The
John Cunningham
Sacramento
Calif
Ward Ready To Leave China Post
The deadline for Consul General Angus Ward and 12 colleagues to quit Mukden draws near as officials seek word if the group of 13 Americans and their families can begin home. Ward and four aides were jailed for a month after Communist orders. Communication lines are unreliable and a clear departure schedule was unclear.
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Washington
Angus Ward
Mukden
State Department
Ward
U. S. Army
Tokyo
North China
Tientsin
Mother Saved As Flames Destroy Home
A son carried his mother from a burning log house near Silversville Lebanon Township early yesterday. Oscar Allen and five other family members escaped with only night clothes as the old two story dwelling burned. The cause was unknown, with fire traced to a chimney. The family stayed with a relative, Mrs. Hilda Hart.
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Portland
Here
James Allen
Silversville
Lebanon Township
Oscar Allen
Hilda Hart
DeWitts Run
Million Dollar FFA Camp Planned Near Ripley
State Sen. Bartow Jones announced a 220 acre site two miles southeast of Ripley will host a new two organization camp for Future Farmers of America and Future Homemakers of America. The project aims to foster youth training and community growth in the area.
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Point Pleasant
Farmers of America
Homemakers of America
Bartow Jones
Ripley
Jones
Bricker Proposal Sparks Censure in Cleveland Council
Cleveland Republican councilmen censured Senator John W. Bricker for proposing a new party alignment to unite conservative Republicans and southern Democrats against President Truman's Fair Deal. A resolution demanding his expulsion from the GOP was discussed but toned down.
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Cleveland
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Ohio
Truman
Two Men Face Armed Robbery Charges in Ohio Case
Harold Thomas age 20 of Portsmouth Ohio and Herbert Poling age 23 of Ona West Virginia were bound over to the Brown County grand jury on armed robbery charges. They were captured Saturday in Maysville Kentucky and brought back to Aberdeen Ohio where Thomas pled guilty at arraignment and Poling pled not guilty for the December 2 holdup of the Jolly and O Rourke filling station.
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Georgetown
Harold Thomas
Portsmouth
Ohio
Herbert Poling
Ona
W. Va
Brown County Grand Jury
Maysville
Thomas
Poling
Jolly & O’rourke
Aberdeen
Resignation of AEC Comptroller Paul M. Green
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that Paul M. Green of East Liverpool Ohio has resigned from his post as comptroller and director of finance.
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Government Post
Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Paul M. Green
East Liverpool
Ohio
Ohio Grange To Meet For 77th Annual Columbus Session
The Ohio State Grange will hold its 77th annual meeting in Columbus December 13 to 15. State master Joseph W. Fichter announced deputies juvenile deputies lecturers and youth representatives will conduct special conferences during the three day gathering.
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Columbus
Ohio State Grange
Joseph W. Fichter
Water Use Falls as Drought Hits New York
Drought stricken New York City reduces daily water consumption by 75 million gallons. Last week 1,117,000,000 gallons were used by 8 million residents and industries, down from 1,192,000,000 gallons nine weeks prior due to long dry spell and aging reservoirs.
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New York
New York City
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures and Precipitation
Temperatures will average 2 to 5 degrees below normal with a high near 40 and a low around 27. Colder Wednesday with a warming trend Friday and Saturday, then cooler again Sunday. Precipitation expected 0.10 to 0.25 inch as rain or snow Wednesday, with flurries Thursday and Sunday.
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Columbus
Mavercey
Advisers Aid Truman Draft Congress Messages At White House
Presidential advisers crowded the naval base and USS Williamsburg to help President Truman draft a State of the Union. Brig. General Wallace H. Graham, John R. Steelman and others worked on proposals including Taft Hartley changes, Social Security expansion, Brannan farm plan, national health, civil rights, and tax measures to cover a large anticipated deficit.
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Key West
Fila
Truman
Congress
Navy
Williamsburg
White House
Naval Submarine Base
Naval Submarine Station
Charles G. Ross
John R. Steelman
Charles O.ne
Donald Dawson
George Elsey
Wallace H. Graham
Clark M. Clifford
State of the Union
Cries Heard For Chiang As Reds Near Chengtu
Reds push within 90 miles of Chengtu as Chiang Kai-Shek supporters demand his return. Li Tsung Jen orders Nationalist officials in Chengtu to continue under his instructions while he seeks US medical care. Red forces advance toward Neichiang and Sulning, prompting evacuations and fear among residents.
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Chengtu
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Hong Kong
Associated Press
Wayne Richardson
Li Tsung-Jen
United States
Chungking
Neichiang
Anather
Sulning
Church Leader Seeks Protestant Church Merger
Dr. Truman B. Dow executive vice president of the Board of Home Missions Congregational Christian Churches urges an immediate merger of Protestant churches. In Woman's Home Companion Dr. Douglass, Marietta College trustee, argues that differences must not perpetuate disunity.
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Marietta
Truman B. Dow
Board of Home Missions
Congregational Christian Churches
Douglass
Woman's Home Companion
Marietta College
False Imprisonment Verdict Against Three Officers
A Montgomery County Common Pleas Court jury awarded Charlies Thomas of Miamisburg 2400 for false imprisonment. The panel found the three officers failed to file an affidavit or obtain a warrant, did not present him to a magistrate, and held him six days in jail after his arrest in a robbery case.
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Miamisburg
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court
Charlies Thomas
Sibelius Nears 84th Birthday in Helsinki
Finland's renowned composer Jan Sibelius approaches his 84th birthday in Helsinki with public celebrations planned. Local arts groups and cultural bodies coordinate events showcasing his enduring influence on Finnish music.
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Jan Sibelius
Helsinki
Finland
Killer, 22, Confesses in 16-Year-Old Sweetheart Slaying
Franklin Thomas Slay, 22, a Florida State College student from Evansville, Indiana, confessed to killing Mary Ellen Harmon, 16, and was placed under close observation at Christian County jail in Hopkinsville Kentucky as an examining trial was set to proceed he waived it and said he would plead guilty.
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Hopkinsville
Franklin Thomas Slay
Christian County
Kentucky
Evansville
Ind
Slay
Florida State College
Mary Ellen Harmon
Action Sought To Clear Jails of Mentally Il
Ohio Welfare Director John H. Lamneck was to appear before a grand jury in Cleveland. The panel urged immediate action to remove mentally ill prisoners from the Cuyahoga County jail. Jury foreman Samuel H. Deutach said the county is left holding the problem.
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Cleveland
John H. Lamneck
Guseheet ‘Ae
Samuel H. Deutach
Cuyahoga County
Lamneck
Ohio
Permit Revoked for Zanesville Chaufers and Waiters Club
Ohio liquor control board revokes the private club permit for the Chauf fers and Waiters Club of Zanesville after charges of Sunday beer sales to non members and not being a bona fide club. A related case against Dessie Mor Lakeview Inn and Rock was dismissed.
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Columbus
State Board of Liquor Control
Chauffers and Waiters Club
Zanesville
Dessie
C. Mor- Lakeview Inn
Ehinaging Rock
Shipments To Soviet Tale Denied
Washington AP. The House Un American Activities Committee reopened its probe into wartime uranium shipments to Russia naming Henry A Wallace and Harry S Hopkins as figures involved. Wallace denied the charge as an attack on Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gen. Leslie Groves was to be questioned as the panel weighs 40 to 50 witnesses.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Wallace
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wood
D-Ga
House Committee
Great Falls
Mont
Leslie Groves
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Groves
New York
Air Force
George Racey Jordan
Hopkins
Jordan
Louis J. Russell
Truman
Congressional Committees
United
Lewis
Darien
Conn
United States
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Soviet Union
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