Signal From Lewis Seen Sole Action To Prevent Intervention
A direct signal from John L. Lewis appeared to be the only move to head off a spread of strikes in key soft coal mines and possible presidential intervention. The report warned that coal production must rise now to avoid imperiling the national economy and welfare as 88,000 miners remained idle.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
James Boyd
Bureau of Mines
Senate Labor Committee
Lewis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
HOUSE
Boyd
Senate Labor Committe
Ohioan Highlights Critical Coal Deficit in Ohio
Rep. Breen of Ohio says he notified President Truman about a coal shortage caused by mine work stoppages. He cites appeals from fuel dealers in Washington and Ohio cities and quotes an industrial plant complaining it cannot operate without coal. He suggests studying Cox's plan to place the coal industry under federal agency control.
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Washington
Rep
Breen
Ohio
Truman
Ington
Hamilton
Middletown
Aroa
Ohioan
Congress
James M. Cox
Tennessee Valley Authority
Martin Hopes for Vote On Tax Cut
Washington is where Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin seeks an immediate vote on a 700 million dollar excise tax cut. He frames the Excise-Cutting Bill as an amendment to the life insurance company investment income tax measure. The plan would cut retail levies on jewelry furs luggage and toilet preparations by about half or more and reduce theater tickets transportation and communications taxes. Obstacles include a potential ruling that the bill cannot be filed as an amendment and opposition from many Democrats. President Truman signals no support without offsetting revenue elsewhere.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
Martin
Truman
Morgan Man's Death Probed in Rural Ohio
Morgan County officials awaited autopsy results as they investigate the death of Russell Eppley 45 at his Denvertown area home. Sheriff Ray Doak labeled the death a self inflicted act while noting a .22 rifle was found near the body. Dr. H B Davidson conducted the autopsy at Mt. Carmen Hospital Columbus and officials planned further inquiries with several persons questioned.
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Mcconnellville
Morgan County
Russell Eppley
Ray Doak
Eppley
Denvertown
A. A. Coulson
Mt. Carmen Hospital
Columbus
H. B. Davidson
Price dip seen in December early BLS estimates
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a slight drop in the cost of living in preliminary figures for the month ending December 15. The decline signals easing consumer price pressures as content from the report circulated in Washington.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hoover Seeks Federal Curbs on Slot Machines
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told the House appropriations committee hearings that there is merit to proposals outlawing interstate shipment of one arm bandits and urged local authorities to cut ties with hoodlums. He said his views are personal and not official Justice Department policy.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Preston
Dga
House
Department of Justice
Boy 12 Responsible For Wheel On Tracks
Judge Harlan H. Johnson of the juvenile court said a 12 year old boy was responsible for a steel wheel being on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks in Wilmington on January 19. The boy said he had been rolling the wheel when it escaped him and it came to rest on the tracks. The boy ran away thinking the station agent had seen him. Herman Myers, living near the depot, found the wheel and reported it in time to have it removed before a train approached.
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Wilmington
Harlan H. Johnson
Juvenile Court
Baltimore and Ohio
Johnson
Herman Myers
India inaugurates first president as republic today
India Thursday inaugurated her first president and proclaimed the country a sovereign democratic republic in a historic constitutional ceremony.
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New Delhi
India
U S Trials Prove Costly Across Notable Cases
At appropriations hearings Attorney General McGrath outlined the expense of major trials excluding FBI and court operations. Costs cited include Burgman 36000, Axis Sally 55, Alger Hiss 58000, Coplon 75000, 11 Communist leaders 128000, and record printing 50000, with ongoing spend on the conspiracy case.
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Washington
McGrath
Alger Hiss
Axis Sally
Tokyo
Rose
Judith Coplon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Herbert J. Burgman
Mildred E
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Russia
New York
Acheson Defies Backing on Hiss Sparks Senate Attack
Secretary of State Acheson said he does not intend to turn his back on Alger Hiss, a remark that provoked Republican fury. Senator Mundt led a three hour attack linking Hiss to communists, with McCarthy questioning loyalties and Democrats split on loyalty themes. Hiss, convicted of perjury, was sentenced to five years, pledging to vindicate himself.
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Washington
Acheson
Alger Hiss
Truman
Mundt
R-Sd
Hiss
Administration
Senate
Dean Acheson
McCarthy
R-Wis
Rep
O'Toole
Brooklyn
State Department
O’toole
Secretary OF State
Weather swings from summer to January like a climate rollercoaster
A quirky March snapshot shows Athens recording 110 plus in the sun, then a rapid drop to sub zero across the northern plains. Sudden cold fronts hit Ohio with 81 at Ironton and 74 at Columbus while warm spells linger in several states.
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J. P. Cummings
Cummings
Ohio University
Congress-Union
Orangeburg County
S. C
East Point
Atlanta
Pacific Northwest
Washington
New York City
New Jersey
Ironton
Plains
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Glasgow
Mont
Dickinson
N. D
Norfolk
Neb
Upper Michigan
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Ohio
Springfield
Portsmouth
Cleveland
Columbus
Pastry Poisonings Tied to Spoiled Cream Puffs in Ohio
Columbus health chief ties 82 cases across nine central Ohio cities to spoiled cream puffs from a Columbus bakery. He notes 39 Columbus cases and reports cases in Marion Lima Newark Mt. Vernon Springfield Zanesville Mansfield and Granville. He orders bakeries to stop selling cream filled pastries until further notice.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ollie M. Goodlow
Marion
Lima
Newark
Mt. Vernon
Springfield
Zanesville
Mansfield
Granville
Goodlow
Health Department
Steel price rise derided as unwarranted by CIO union
The CIO Steelworkers Union denounces recent steel price increases as unwarranted and indefensible, blaming a changed industry attitude rather than labor costs. Company leaders defend the rise citing higher pension and insurance costs after the last strike, while a Senate House Economic committee probes the issue.
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Washington
CIO Steelworkers Union
Otis Brubaker
Pittsburgh
Senate House Economic Committee
Capital Wedding Shifts Truman News Confab
Washington schedule disrupted by a capital wedding. A White House news conference moved from Thursday to tomorrow so press and President Truman can attend Crucie Snyder daughter of Secretary Snyder's wedding this afternoon. Truman plans to attend as well.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Crucie Snyder
Odds tighten on Labor win in general election
Gambling odds on the Labor Party to win the general election narrowed to 4-7, announced by bookmaker Douglas Stuart. Odds against Winston Churchill's Conservatives remained at 5-4 as of February 23.
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London
Labor Party
Douglas
Duggie
Stuart
Britain
Winston Churchill
Write-In Votes Legal Despite Law Changes
Ohio Atty. Gen. Herbert S. Duffy rules write-in votes remain legal despite new election laws. Prosecutor Mathias H. Heck of Dayton raised the issue after a Phillipsburg Montgomery County election. He notes counting single surname write-ins hinges on facts, not law.
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Columbus
Ohio
Herbert S. Duffy
Mathias H. Heck
Dayton
Phillipsburg
Montgomery County
Duffy
Heck
Taft Campaign to Address Southern Ohio Committees
Chairman of Taft for Senator groups in southern Ohio will hear Senator Robert A Taft in Columbus Saturday. Taft has planned several other speeches for the day in the state capital.
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Columbus
Taft
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Ohioe
Fire destroys Marietta home. resident escapes with dog
William B. Young, 64, woke to Buster the dog licking his face and found his home in flames. He smashed a window, tossed out the dog, and escaped. Fire Chief D. E. Drennen put the loss at about $5000.
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Marietta
William B. Young
Buster
Young
D. E. Drennen
Phone Strike Threat Fought By Mediator
A federal mediator arrived to avert a nationwide telephone strike threat. William N. Margolis of the Federal Mediation Service met with AT&T officials while planning talks with CIO Communications Workers of America President Joseph Beirne. The union seeks a pay raise, 35 hour week, and pension and progression gains for about 250,000 members. Beirne cites possible Feb 1 strike rights for 100,000 members with others by month end. Bell System rejects bargaining in good faith per Beirne, while Southwestern Bell condemns jamming talk.
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New York
William N. Margolis
Federal Mediation Service
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Cincinnati
Joseph Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Beirne
CWA
Bell System
Joseph A. Beirne
Communications Workers Ofart
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
St. Louis
Kenyon Student Earns Carnegie Hero Award
A 20 year old Kenyon College student from Gambier Ohio Edwin T Collins of Detroit received the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission award for saving two friends during a February 27 1949 dormitory fire. He leaped four and a half feet from a third floor window to a fire escape, steadied the ladder, and helped classmates reach safety while six students died.
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Pittsburgh
Kenyon College
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Edwin T. Collins
Detroit
Gambier, O
Stream Sanitation Urged for Dairymen
Cincinnati Ohio dairy men urged to curb stream pollution by connecting city dairy plants to sewers for disposal of waste. F H Waring of Columbus representing the State Health Department told the Ohio Dairy Products Association dairies inside city limits can easily manage waste compared with other industries.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
F. H. Waring
Columbus
State Health Department
Ohio Dairy Products Association
Oxford mayor Morgan seeks Republican secretary of state nod
Edwin E Morgan 33 mayor of Oxford announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. He is the local leader seeking state level office.
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Columbus
Edwin E. Morgan
Oxford
Chrysler Auto Union Set for Long Strike
The CIO United Auto Workers began a strike at Chrysler over a proposed $100 monthly pension, possibly lasting a month and idling 106000 workers. Production halted at 7000 cars daily as 85000 Chrysler workers, mainly in Michigan, walkout while Briggs Manufacturing announces 21000 layoffs. Police outnumbered pickets at some gates.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Michigan
DeSoto
Plymouth
Dodge
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Trucks Cross Soviet Frontier
An American army convoy of about 40 vehicles crossed into Soviet zone territory near Helmstedt Germany early today as Russia tightened controls on German traffic. Nearly 400 German trucks were held in the five day Soviet “baby blockade” on the Berlin autobahn.
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Helmstedt
Germany
Berlin
U.S
Russia
Army Begins Study of Airborne Power
Gen. J. Lawton Collins announces a study to build up a capable airborne force. A panel will include officers from the 11th and 82nd Airborne divisions, the Army General Staff, Fort Leavenworth, and Fort Monroe.
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Washington
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Army Chief of Staff
11Th
82Nd Airborne
Army General Staff
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
Akron Man Sentenced for Slaying Wife in First Degree Manslaughter
Edward W. Hawse, 41, of Akron, will serve one to 20 years in Ohio Penitentiary after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter for killing his wife last October following an all day drinking party.
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Akron
Edward W. Hawse
Jet fighter design YF-30A by North American Aviation
North American Aviation has developed a jet fighter plane design named the YF-30A. The project emphasizes deep penetration into enemy territory on high speed missions.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
Truck robbery at Brink's linked to garage stash
Boston police theorize eight robbers dumped about 1.5 million dollars into a Brink's loot carrier inside Brink's garage. Detectives Monahan and Wilson suggest the loot was placed from Brink's receiving area while a watchdog took lunch. Reenactment questions how eight men moved 1200 pounds in under 18 minutes.
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Boston
C?p
Brink
Raymond A. L. Monahan
Frank G. Wilson
Monahan
Wilson
Truman Seeks Congress Backing for Atom Contracts Now
President Truman asked Congress to authorize $87,650,000 in atomic contracts immediately rather than waiting for the next fiscal year. The White House submitted the request without awaiting the new budget approval.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Gen MacArthur Is 70 Still Boss in Japan
TOKYO reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur marked his 70th birthday while continuing to lead the Allied occupation of Japan. He appeared in good health and described his duties as increasingly difficult, though he offered no warning of an imminent war and there was little ceremony.
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Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Tokyo
MacArthur
Hoover Seeks Larger FBI For Internal Security
In a congressional hearing FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urged enlarging the FBI to meet rising internal security work after World War II. Immigration Inspector Watson B Miller cited about 32 million aliens in the United States with roughly 3500 deportable yet unaccepted by other nations. Hoover warned of a growing workload and record high security tasks.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Watson B. Miller
United States
Hoover
Capsule spreads mild radioactive contamination
A capsule of radium chloride accidentally broken at a Navy radiological safety course caused mild radioactive contamination among about 20 military officers. The incident occurred January 17 on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. Navy spokesmen said radioactivity reached several homes but was no more than the level in a luminous wristwatch dial.
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San Francisco
Navy
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Public information chief to join European defense staff
William Frye, director of public information for the Defense Department, will leave his post to move to London as a staff member of the European Coordinating Committee of the Mutual Defense Assistance Program.
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Washington
William Frye
Defense Department
London
European Coordinating Committee
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