Court narrows four UMW contract demands in coal talks
The federal court injunction targets four UMW terms as part of the long soft coal strike dispute. Denham says narrowing issues may speed a settlement while R bid Keech extends the stay on those demands. United Mine Workers and coal operators face a presidential board report and possible Taft Hartley action.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Richmond B. Keech
United Mine Workers
Denham
UMW
White House
Truman
West Virginia
Kentucky
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Keech
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Coal Burning Railroads Rush To Slash Service
Pittsburg dispatch details ICC orders forcing coal burning railroads to cut passenger and freight service by half or more as coal stockpiles dwindle. Hundreds of trains to be sidelined, thousands of workers furloughed though diesel conversions limit layoffs. Sporadic violence reported in coal states.
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Pittsburgh
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L. Lewis
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New England, Boston and Maine Railroad
ICC
Washington
Anti-Block Measures Contingent on East German Trade
Berlin report says U S High Commissioner John J. McCloy warned counter measures against East Germany if Soviet slowed Berlin highway trade. He declined to term the steel embargo a reprisal but condemned arm twisting in the ongoing dispute. Soviet frontier guards reportedly increased delaying tactics on goods moving to and from Berlin.
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Berlin
U. S
John J. McCloy
East Germany
McCloy
Here
Hearing Set in Colony Club Case in Ohio
Chief Justice Carl Weygandt scheduled a hearing next Wednesday on an affidavit of prejudice against Common Pleas Judge James Collier of Ironton. The affidavit seeks to block Collier from presiding over gambling charges filed against nine men arrested December 20 in a Colony Club raid by state liquor department agents.
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Columbus
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Common Pleas
James Collier
Ironton
Colony Club
Collier
State Liquor Department
Traffic Death Defendant Dies Day Before Trial
Akron woman Sarah Sprague 52 charged with second degree manslaughter in the traffic death of Miss Lillian M. Clark dies prior to her scheduled trial. Kenneth Smith reports from Akron.
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Akron
Sarah Sprague
Lillian M. Clark
Taft Attacks Truman Socialist Plans At Lincoln Day
Sen. Robert A. Taft warned at a Lincoln Day dinner that social and welfare programs urged by President Truman would push government costs to 35 40 percent of national income. He criticized CIO-PAC as socialist and urged restraint while calling for international peace efforts. Myers Y. Cooper predicted Taft's Senate reelection with strong labor support.
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Marietta
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Taat
Ohio
Young Republicans Club
Truman
Cio-Pac
Socialist Party
Marietta College
Taft
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
Senate
Former GOP Leader and U S Judge Charles Hatfield Dies at 67
Charles S. Hatfield 67 former Ohio Republican leader and judge of the U S Court of Customs and Patent Appeals died Thursday at George Washington Hospital after months of illness. Hatfield from West Millgrove Ohio was appointed to the court by President Harding in March 1923 while serving as Ohio Republican State Committee chairman.
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Washington
Charles S. Hatfield
Ohio
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
George Washington Hospital
Harding
Hardin
Hatfield
West Millgrove
Republican State Committee
Senate Approves Half Billion Military Construction Bill
The Senate passed a $500 million military construction bill after trimming funds for housing service members' families. The bill, approved by voice vote, faced a dispute over housing costs and was praised by Senator Tydings as a key Defense Department priority.
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Washington
Senate
House
Tydings
Defense Department
Meigs County Boy Dies In Kerosene Fire Accident
A 15 year old Meigs County youth Willie Sidwell died at St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg after kerosene was poured on live coals to light a fire and the blast and flames destroyed the family home between Sumner and Alfred at 5 am yesterday His father Harley Sidwell and grandfather were burned and admitted to hospital four other family members Madeline Earnest Boyd May survived the blaze with the dwelling and contents destroyed The grandfather had arrived from Virginia for a visit and the family had lived in the area for several years
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Meigs County
Willie Sidwell
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Sumner
Alfred
Willie
Harley Sidwell
St. Joseph's
Madeline
Earnest
Boyd
West Virginia
Virginia
Rail schedules canceled to conserve coal nationwide
Eighteen trains serving Ohio cities will be canceled tonight by the New York Central and Erie railroads to conserve dwindling coal stocks amid ICC curtailments. NYC will drop 39 more passenger trips, including 16 in Ohio, and has 7.6 days of coal supply. the Erie plans 13 fewer trips. Belmon t County miners receive surplus government potatoes.
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Columbus
Hio
New York Central
Erie
Interstate Commerce Commission
NYC
Ohio
ICC
Ohio Penitentiary
Ralph W. Alvis
Pen
Belmont County
Barge Fire on Ohio River Causes $20000 Loss
Damage estimated at 20000 dollars followed a fire and two explosions on gasoline barges on the Ohio River. No injuries were reported as about 400000 gallons of fuel were removed from the barges. Fire Marshal Dan Kummer attributed the blaze to friction sparks igniting fumes.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Dan Kummer
Flu Forces Closing Of Circleville Schools
Circleville schools close as about 300 students fall ill and 1500 stay home due to colds and flu. Officials say many absences are from common ailments, with hundreds more sniffling in class.
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Circleville
Circleville School
Pollution Study Project Would Cost $100,000
Columbus reports Pollution in Lake Erie and its feeder rivers would be studied if state funds of 100000 are approved by Natural Resources Director A. W. Marion. He told the Water Resources Board the federal government may contribute 25000 for the work.
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Columbus
Lake Erie
Ohio
Natural Resources
A. W. Marion
The
Water Resources Board
Akron Beacon Journal Cracks Down On Illegal Parking
Akron Beacon Journal reports police officers faced fines after Police Chief Thomas F. Lynett ordered immediate end to illegal parking. A flood of tickets followed, with fourteen issued to reporters and truck drivers at the Beacon Journal.
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AKRON
Akron Beacon Journal
Thomas F. Lynett
Beacon Journal
Judge Denies Defense Sanity Challenge in Spencer Case
Common Pleas Judge Roy D. Williams overruled a defense motion to determine Delbert Spencer’s sanity. Doctors in Lima ruled him sane at the time of the killing and trial, though he is said to be in a state of hysteria awaiting a Monday hearing on a separate new trial request.
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Delbert Spencer
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Spencer
Lima
Pauline Bailey
Paratroopers Reach Crash Rescue in Yukon
Ten airmen stranded on a Yukon mountainside since a C-47 crash were aided by six paratroopers who jumped from a Canadian plane and landed within 300 yards. The group includes five U S airmen and five Canadian soldiers awaiting further ground rescue and medical care. The crash occurred during a two week search for a C-54 carrying 44 persons.
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Whitehorse
Y.T
Yukon
U.S
Post Card Price Rise Approved by House
The House voted to double the price of the penny post card as part of a postal rate measure totaling 130 million dollars. The bill would still need Senate approval and President Truman's signature to raise first class postage three cents and six-cent airmail, with some rates exempted.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Five Thousand Dollar Gift Aid Striking Miners
The Cambria Local of the CIO United Steelworkers sent a $5000 donation to the United Mine Workers to relieve distress among striking coal miners. This follows a prior $500,000 gift from CIO USW to UMW and a call for 2200 locals to contribute. The Cambria Local has 2644 members.
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Johnstown
UMW
Cambria
CIO United Steelworkers
Cio-Usw
Cambria Usw
Weather outlook for Columbus shows near normal temperatures
Temperatures in Columbus are expected to average near normal with a normal high of 36 and a normal low of 20. The pattern calls for near normal conditions Saturday, a warmer Sunday, and a turn to colder air early next week. Rainfall is expected to total about half an inch mainly as rain next week.
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Columbus
Great February Freeze Hits Eastern States 1899
Fifty one years ago today the East felt a severe cold spell with subzero readings from 10 to 31 below in Ohio and neighboring states. Reports detail the Ohio River frozen over and ice floes piling upstream, while major cities recorded frigid lows and occasional warm pockets.
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East Liverpool
Chicago
Cincinnati
Jumbus
Pittsburgh
Terre Haute
Lexington
Madison
Wis
Tennessee
Virginia
Ohio
Toronto
Wellsville
Review
U. S. Dam
Five youths held in Mass kidnapping of college librarian
In Dedham Massachusetts five youths were arrested on charges of kidnapping and assault with intent after assaulting and forcing Ann McCarty 22 from a car. McCarty daughter of Police Sergeant John T. McCarty assisted officers who traced a pistol later linked to a Brink's robbery investigation. Police say the kidnapping was random and unrelated to the theft.
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Dedham
Mass
Ann McCarty
John T. McCarty
Somerville
FBI
John B. Cahill
Ingrid Bergman Drops To Third In Popularity Poll
Ingrid Bergman slipped from first to third in Photoplay magazine's annual popularity poll. Jane Wyman and James Stewart topped the list for 1949 and The Stratton Story was named the most enjoyed picture. Bergman, previously the 1948 top actress, trailed June Allyson this year.
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Hollywood
Ingrid Bergman
Photoplay Magazine
Jane Wyman
James Stewart
Stratton Story
Miss Bergman
June Allyson
First Traffic Fatality Reported in Chillicothe 1950
William F. Wheeler aged 65 died after a car struck him early Friday in Chillicothe. It marked the citys first traffic fatality of 1950.
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Chillicothe
William F. Wheeler
Phone Peace Talks Broken Between AT and CIO Union
Federal mediators moved to revive deadlocked negotiations in the nationwide telephone strike threat as talks between Long Lines Department of AT and CIO Communications Workers of America Division 10 broke down. Division 10 President Robert Creasy accused company reps of refusing to bargain. AT said the union showed little desire to address the issues.
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New York
Long Lines Department
The
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Division 10
CIO Communications Workers of America
Robert Creasy
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Creasy
Bergman Divorced in Juarez to Wed Rossellini Soon
Ingrid Bergman was granted divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom in Juarez Mexico on grounds of mental cruelty non support and incompatibility. Roberto Rossellini said they would marry promptly after the decree reaches Rome with a church ceremony planned later in Rome and in Rome after a civil ceremony.
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Rome
Roberto
Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Mexico
Juarez
Peter Lindstrom
Hollywood
Lindstrom
Gino Sotis
Miss Bergman
Stromboli
United States
Fuchs Held for Trial in Atomic Spy Case
German born scientist Klaus Fuchs was ordered held for formal trial on charges of passing Anglo American bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. Prosecutor Christmas Humphreys described him as a political fanatic on a foreign payroll and said Fuchs confessed continuous espionage since Berlin 1932. He faces up to 14 years if convicted.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Christmas Humphreys
Fuchs
Berlin
England
Pappers
United States
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Los Alamos
N. Mex
Humphreys
Communist Party
Britain
Hitler
Germany
France
America
FBI
Collleagues
Cincinnati Naval Reserve Training Center Commissioned
Cincinnati marks the formal commissioning of a new 1,000,000 Naval Reserve Training Center. Rear Admiral J. Cary Jones, commander of the Ninth Naval District, officiated at the Thursday night ceremony in Center.
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Cincinnati
Naval Reserve Training Center
J. Cary Jones
Comate
Ninth Naval Disct
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