Rail tie up eases as switchmen return to work nation wide
The nationwide rail stoppage shows signs of easing as thousands of switchmen resume duties, with normal service on major New York and New England lines and other cities near normal. Yet some areas report new walkouts, and Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, and the Twin Cities see continued disruption. Over 250,000 workers idle last week amid the work stoppage, with mail piles and scarce groceries in big cities. Transport officials push shipments and emphasize the situation remains fragile and not over, while wage talks with four railroad brotherhoods proceed in Washington with demands tied to Dec 21 agreements.
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Nation's Worst Rail Disaster In 32 Years Injures 500 More
A crowded 11 car Pennsylvania Railroad train titled from a newly opened trestle in Woodbridge New Jersey killing 81 and injuring about 500. The Broker wreck occurred as overpass speed limits and crowding were blamed by officials and survivors while rescuers searched wreckage through the night. An Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry is planned with hearings set to open tomorrow.
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New York
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoover Talks With Truman on India Famine Aid
Former President Herbert Hoover met with President Truman in Washington to discuss famine relief for India. Hoover, who had aided India in 1946, planned to deliver a radio television address Friday on foreign policy revision.
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Herbert Hoover
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Truman
India
Hoover
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Mutual Broadcasting System
Cincinnati Man Held For Assault of Doctor
Cincinnati police say 34 year old Robert Staudinger admitted assaulting Dr Samuel J Goldberg 70 after refusing a narcotics prescription. He waived examination, held for grand jury under 10000 dollar bond on robbery and multiple assault counts for taking 15 dollars and 15 grains morphine from the doctor’s office.
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Robert Staudinger
Staudinger
Samuel J. Goldberg
Steel Industry Snarled by Switchmen's Strike
New York report from The Iron Age warns the railroad tie up stalls steel production and shipping for weeks. Over 100,000 net tons of steel may be lost as raw materials are blocked and finished stock sit in yards, with capacity at 96.5 percent and orders shifted to defense and civilian needs.
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Iron Age
Metalworking Trade Weekly
Mardi Gras Ends as War Worries Return
New Orleans closes its historic Mardi Gras with the revelers crowning a king and a Korean War hero, but the city resumes wartime anxieties and tax fears as the season of rent looms, signaling a sober post parade mood.
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City Cuts Crimes by a Third in Year
Youngstown police chief Edward J. Allen reports a 33 percent drop in major crimes last year to council. He cites tougher enforcement, but the study shows a 147 percent rise in juvenile burglaries.
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Edward J. Allen
Council
House Passes Bond Proposal
The House passed by voice vote a bill allowing Series E government bond holders to retain them beyond ten years while continuing to earn interest. The measure moves to the Senate. About 35 billion dollars in Series E bonds are outstanding, with the first maturing May 1 after ten years and interest averaging 2.9 percent if held a decade.
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Senate
Western Reserve Plans $20 Million Development Drive
Western Reserve University outlined a ten year, $20 million development program at its 125th anniversary banquet. A fund drive to raise $6 million starts immediately for projects including a library, science center, men’s dormitory, applied social sciences building, student union, a new downtown center building in Cleveland College.
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Western Reserve University
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Cleveland College
Soviet Note Opens Door For Meeting
Soviet notes reiterate German rearmament as the main threat and leave room for talks on other world problems at a four power foreign ministers council. Washington views exclude discussion of Far Eastern questions without China representation. Notes propose a preliminary Paris meeting to set an agenda, with substance discussions deferred.
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Council For Foreign Ministers
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50 Year Old Woman Slain In Columbus
The body of Miss Josephine Higgins, 50, a Neil House hotel room inspector, was found in an alley near downtown Columbus after leaving work at 6 p.m. The victim had been beaten and dragged 30 feet, suggesting she was slain elsewhere. Her body lay in snow and water near 200 block of East Whittier Street, identified at 2 a.m. by distinctive shoes. Police reported no immediate weapon identification.
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William Murphy
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Hundreds of Reds Killed In Allied Wise of Steel
Twin Allied tank task forces pressed toward Seoul’s southern approaches in bitter fighting. They breached western Korea front lines, pushing 2 miles, and reported gains up to 4 miles against retreating Chinese Reds. Bridges blown, terrain harsh, reports say hundreds slain and supply routes disrupted.
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Operation Tack Nails Red Supply Lines Behind Front
U S Fifth Air Force in Korea launches operation tack dropping millions of roofing nails on roads behind communist lines to puncture tires and halt night-time supply convoys. Col. Stanton P Smith says aim is to stop trucks at night. claims 3 776 000 nails dropped with 65 trucks destroyed and 19 damaged next day.
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San Antonio
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Brooks Field
Ann Sheridan Wins $55,162 From RKO
Los Angeles actress Ann Sheridan was awarded 55162.42 of the 350000 she sought from RKO Studios for breach of contract. The suit arose from a dispute over her leading man Franchot Tone, whom the studio refused. When deadlocked, RKO terminated her contract.
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Ann Sheridan
RKO Studios
Franchot Tone
RKO
Cold Waves Head South as Arctic Air Grips Central U S
A strong northwest cold wave swept the Central United States today and moved toward the South and East. Temperatures plunged to as low as 23 degrees below zero in the cold belt from Montana to the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. The Weather Bureau warned arctic air had reached Ohio and issued warnings for Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania with colder weather expected for the Atlantic states tonight and Thursday. Forecasters said the blast was not as strong as last week's severe Midwest weather, with some warming expected in the Midwest after tonight. Most of the East and South enjoyed milder conditions while the Rockies remained less affected.
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Trains Crashes After Jersey Trestle Collision Probe Ordered
Gov Alfred E Driscoll ordered an investigation into a Jersey City Newark train wreck on the crowded line known as The Broker The New Jersey Public Utilities Commission and the railroad also opened probes Mayor August Greiner of Woodbridge said the trestle buckled but it did not collapse Passenger Robert Thaler of Fair Haven provided a signed statement to Attorney General Theodore Parsons claiming a burning journal box on the fourth car before departure The train left Jersey City at 510 pm and plunged from the trestle into a street below causing severe damage and many casualties
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New Jersey Public Utilities Commission
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Woodbridge
Theodore Parsons
Robert Thaler
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Thaler
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Ing W. Teeple
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Norman Merz
New York
Atomic Blast Kills Birds in Nevada Test Range
LAS VEGAS NEVAS - A handful of birds are reported dead after five atomic explosions at the new government range near Las Vegas. No human or livestock injuries were found twenty four hours after the fifth blast. Fred Bartley, a uranium prospector, telephoned from Indian Springs with word of the dead robins and other birds, suggesting blast injury rather than radiation as the cause.
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Los Angeles Times
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Undercover Revolt Simmers in House
An undercover revolt simmered in the House among Republican members of the Un American Activities Committee demanding more action and a greater voice in committee affairs. They threatened to break into the open on the House floor if Chairman Wood continues inactive. Two members privately told newsmen they would resign.
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UN Refutes Red Claims Against U S At U N
In the 60 nation Political Committee at Lake Success a Czechoslovak speaker joins Russia Poland White Russia and the Soviet Ukraine in citing alleged U S aggression against Red China. A lopsided vote to reject the charges is expected as Tsarapkin seeks condemnation and full American responsibility for damages and consequences alleged from the 528 claimed violations.
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People’s Republic of China
Dewey to Deliver Lincoln Day Address in New York
Governor Thomas E. Dewey will give an important address on foreign policy on February 12. The speech will be broadcast from the National Republican Club's Lincoln Day dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, announced by Chairman Daniel J. Reisner yesterday.
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Thomas E. Dewey
National Republican Club
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Daniel J. Reisner
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