Mine Pact Branded Labor Violation Amid Pay Rise Debates
The White House monitors potential wage price effects after John L. Lewis wins a pay boost for 400,000 soft coal miners. Rep. Hartley labels the contract a Taft Hartley violation and warns of fines. West Virginia and Kentucky mines sign on while some Virginia and Tennessee units delay over state law concerns.
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Truman
Council of Economic Advisors
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Lewis
West Virginia
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Virginia
Tennessee
UMW
Charles O'Neill
Northern Operators
NEA Telephoto
Nations Accept Paris Parley Bids Amid Soviet Boycott
Seventeen nations agreed to attend the Paris European Economic Conference with two Soviet allies Finland and Albania still to reply. Poland Yugoslavia Romania Hungary and Bulgaria rejected invitations while Czechoslovakia Austria and others confirmed participation. Britain and France urged committees to survey Europe’s resources as part of postwar reconstruction.
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France
Russia
Finland
Albania
Poland
Yugoslavia
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
V. M. Molotov
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Soviet Union
Austria
Europe
United States
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Eire
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Spain
Warsaw
Mississppi Skiff Gods Shy From Cotton Fields
Three Ohio State University students in a 15 foot skiff aimed at New Orleans then Helena Ark left Memphis with little money after three days. Don Strader Oscar Schaer and Mack Martin earned only $2 mowing lawns and avoided cotton fields that could have paid more.
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Tenn
Ohio State University
Mississippi
New Orleans
Helena
Ark
Don Strader
Oscar Schaer
Mack Martin
Northeast Ohio Crops Seen At 20 Year Low
In Wooster area reports, crops in northeastern Ohio face their poorest yield in at least two decades due to persistent rain. Extension Agent George Dustman estimates the best case at about 75 percent of last year’s output, per Wayne County official statements.
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Wooster
Ohio
George Dustman
Wayne County
Barking Dog Argument Results in 30 Day Jail Term
George E. Troup was sentenced to 30 days in jail for firing a revolver at Mrs. Mary Forlaine during an argument over a barking dog. The woman was uninjured.
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East Liverpool
George E. Troup
Mary Forlaine
Cyclist 12 Fatally Injured In Niles Collision
Joseph Funge aged 12 was killed when his bicycle struck a tractor trailer in Niles Ohio. The impact occurred during the afternoon. details describe a fatal bicycling accident involving a truck and a child rider.
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Niles
Joseph Funge
Torch Resident Pleads Guilty to Murder in Slaying
Glennville West Virginia Torch resident Raymond McCutcheon a 49 year old steelworker pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the February 14 slaying of his wife Ruby Miller McCutcheon 24. He received an indeterminate sentence of five to 18 years from Circuit Judge Jake Fisher after the plea was entered during jury selection. Special Prosecutor Arlan W. Berry reported the shooting followed a quarrel.
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Glenville
W. Va
Raymond McCutcheon
Torch
McCutcheon
Jake Fisher
Ruby Miller McCutcheon
Arlan W. Berry
Elkins
Corn Crop Forecast Today Affects Livestock
Washington awaits the agriculture department forecast on a possible short corn crop. A reduced harvest could push corn prices higher and curb production and feeding of meat animals, affecting meat supplies and livestock products.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Saucer Shape Found in California Flower Bed
A saucer shaped mechanical contraption was found in a geranium bed at the home of construction engineer Russell Long in North Hollywood California. Fire Battalion Chief Wallace E Newcombe inspected the object and doubted it could fly.
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Calif
Russell Long
Wallace E. Newcombe
No Sign of Low Mood Seen by Forbes Editor
Forbes publisher B C Forbes said there is no sign of an economic recession or low mood. He warned that any acute depression would be man made and inexcusable, in a statement prepared for a congressional economic report committee.
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Washington
Train Kills Veterinarian in Coldwater Ohio
Dr. F. C. Meckstroth 70 a Coldwater Ohio veterinarian was killed when a Nickel Plate Railroad train struck his car near Coldwater. The accident occurred yesterday and the victim is identified as a local veterinarian with ties to the area.
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Coldwater, O
Coldjwater
Jones Confirmed Unanimously to FCC Seat
Senator Commerce Committee recommended Robert F. Jones of Ohio for the Federal Communications Commission in a closed session. The nomination to succeed Ray Wakefield came amid Dodge Pearson charges denying Jones membership in the Black Legion or Klan and Jones denying the accusations.
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Robert F. Jones
Ohio
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Senate Commerce Committee
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Rme
Drew Pearson
Jones
Black Legion
Ku Klux Klan
Lima
Ray C. Wakefield
Senator cites missing atomic files and souvenir hunters
Senator Hickenlooper told the Senate that important information files were taken from Los Alamos in March 1946 but recovered with no breach in security. He dismissed a New York Sun report that highly secret data is missing from Oak Ridge, noting only two Army sergeants were found to have taken documents as souvenirs.
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Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
Senate
Los Alamos
N.M
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New York Sun
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Sandusky Man Hurt By Helicopter Blade
Samuel Moore 64 was injured by a helicopter blade while approaching the airborne machine performing aerial dusting of a tomato field. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment.
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Heliocopter
Sandusky
Samuel Moore
Good Samaritan
Brig. Gen. Marlborough Churchill Dies at 68
Brig. Gen. Marlborough Churchill USA retired at age 68 and formerly assistant chief of staff and director of military intelligence in the closing months of World War I died last night.
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New York
Marlborough Churchill
USA
Slaughter Attacks Truman Sees Scandal Brewing
Former Missouri congressman Roger C. Slaughter warned Tulsa audiences that a scandal threatens the presidency and will influence next year’s campaigns. He linked President Truman to the Pendergast circle, cited the 1946 Missouri primary interference, and noted about 70 indictments over vote irregularities.
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Okla
Roger C. Slaughter
Missouri
United States
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Slaughter
Grant
Harding
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Truman
Jim Pendergast
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Pendergast
Premature Bid for UN Teeth Branded by Senators
Senators George and Hickenlooper criticized a 22 member Congress proposal to give the United Nations peace enforcement teeth. George called it a bad move at a bad time, warning it could threaten the UN during a critical period.
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George
D-Ga
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congress
United States
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
UAW Picked Bargainer for GM Fisher Body Plant
The CIO United Automobile Workers was certified yesterday as bargaining agent for production employees at General Motors Fisher Body Turnstedt plant in Columbus.
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Columbus
CIO
United Automobile Workers
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Subway Riders Let Boy Die
An 11 year old newsboy, Anthony Manno, was killed when he clung to a subway coach for seven blocks and was crushed between the car and a station structure after the doors shut. Police said bystanders could have used the emergency stop but did not.
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Anthony Manno
Antioch College Institute Probes Racial Problems
In Yellow Springs Ohio the Antioch College Institute of International Relations examines American racial issues with Bayard Rustin and Larry Brandom expected to address segregation in the United States. Austin slated to discuss opposition to Jim Crow practices.
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Yellow Springs
America
Antioch College Institute of International Relations
Bayard Rustin
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Larry Brandom
Indiana Farm Bureau
Institute
Austin
United States
Truman vows veto of new tax cut bill
President Truman said he will veto the Republican 4 billion dollar income tax reduction. The Senate Finance Committee approved the measure 10 to 3 with Barkley opposing. Senate action was set for today as Congress aims to adjourn by July 26. A separate slaying case in New York involved actress Sheila Mannering whose body was found by a maid at her apartment. Police said the motive was unclear after questioning 70 people from the victim’s address book. The investigation noted the victim’s past work in Hollywood and radio.
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West Fifty-Seventh St
Sheila Mannering
Arthur W. Wallander
Garment Center
Bessie K. True
First National Pictures
Hollyvwood
National Broadcasting Co
Wallander
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Truman
Senate
House
Senator Barkley
Barkley
Senate Finance Committee
Lucas
D-Nl
Connally
D-Tex
Chamber
White House
Congress
CIO
Stanley Ruttenberg
Peace Battle Mobilization Urged on NEA
William G. Carr urged National Education Association delegates to mobilize teachers and the public to wage the peace. He called for shrewd planning and broad cooperation, stressing non prejudice and teaching domestic and international questions together to educate youth about peace mechanisms.
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William G. Carr
National Education Association
America
Carr
NEA
100 Year Old Matriarch Enjoys Fight Broadcasts
In McConnellville Ohio on the eve of her 101st birthday Amanda Smith says prize fight broadcasts replace county fair horse races as her delight. Born July 9 1847 she has survived two Civil War veteran husbands and has one daughter four grandchildren eight great grandchildren and sixteen great great grandchildren.
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Amanda Smith
Motorist Charged With Manslaughter in Traffic Death
Enos W. Spurrier aged 33 of Sharonville Ohio pleaded innocent to manslaughter in the death of 18 year old Donald Salyers in a road incident last month. He was ordered held for Grand Jury action on a $1,000 bond.
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Portsmouth
Enos W. Spurrier
Sharonville
Hamilton County
Donald Salyers
Princess Elizabeth Betrothal to Philip Mountbatten Announces Wedding
Princess Elizabeth announces engagement to Lt. Philip Mountbatten amid cheers from crowds outside Buckingham Palace. The Times notes Mountbatten’s royal lineage while the Daily Worker questions his German connections. A Westminster Abbey ceremony and autumn wedding are anticipated.
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Daily Worker
Greece
Cave Owner Found Alive in New York City Hoax
State Safety Commissioner Lynn Bomar announced John T. Hurn, once listed missing after a week long search in Nickajack Cave at Shellmound, Tenn., was located in New York City. The disappearance was described as a hoax from beginning to end. Hollis Hurn remains convinced John was lost in the cave when first reported.
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John T. Hurn
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Shellmound
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Boy Scouts
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John
Truman Backs TV A System For Missouri Valley
President Truman endorsed legislation to create a Missouri Valley Authority and tied it to a broader Midwest flood control program. He expressed ongoing support for a TVA like agency for the Missouri River, noting the measure has circulated in Congress for years.
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Truman
Missouri Valley Authority
Midwest
Missouri River
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Weichel Says He Blockade On Oil Exports To Russia Stymied
Congressman Weichel blasts the Commerce Department action granting export licenses for three Soviet bound tankers. Undersecretary Foster concedes licenses issued only hours after Weichel pressed to refuse them. He calls the move arrogant and ineffective.
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Washington
Weichel
Ohio
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Russia
Commerce Department
William C. Foster
New Model Light Auto Planned by Designer
Detroit designer John T. Tjaarda da announced a six cylinder light weight auto to be built in 1948 in a Texas defense plant. The car would use a continental engine and sell for about 1100 dollars.
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Detroit
John T. Tjaarda
Tjaarda
Texas
Panthers Disturbing the Peace Spooks Warren Residents
Police sweep Bloomfield Township after reports of a black panther prowling near Warren. State Patrol units searched woods Tuesday and Wednesday but located only a few unidentified tracks.
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Warren
Bloomfield Township
Wet Weather Forces Cut in Sugar Harvest
Wet weather has forced sugar beet farmers to reduce their harvest prospects from 10 500 to 7 300 acres this season. A C Joost district manager for Great Lakes Sugar Co reported today.
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Fremont
A. C. Joost
Great Lakes Sugar Co
Plant Chief Cummins Dies at 59 in Youngstown
Alden C. Cummins chief general superintendent of Carnegie-Illinois Steel Youngstown plants died today at age 59. The obituary notes his leadership role within the steel operations in Youngstown and highlights his long service to the company.
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Youngstown
Alden C. Cummins
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
India Leaders Are Suggested for Dominion Roles
London reports Prime Minister Attlee announced in the House of Commons that Mahomed Ali Jinnah would be recommended as governor general of the new Dominion of Pakistan to be created August 15, and Viscount Mountbatten as governor general of India. The king would be prepared to accept these recommendations once the act is passed.
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London
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
India
Pakistan
Viscount Mountbatten
Attlee
House of Commons
Jinnah
Lord Mountbatten
Health Insurance Plan Backed by AFL CIO Support in Congress
The AFL and CIO endorsed a compulsory national health insurance bill proposed by Senator Murray and five Democrats. They condemned as charity a rival GOP proposal from Senator Taft and two Republicans, calling it inadequate.
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AFL. Cio
Washington
AFL
CIO
Murray
D-Mont
Taft
Ohio
Sam Simmons on Europe’s agriculture needs and urgent action
Sam Simmons argues Europe must pursue peace, plows, seed and fertilizer plus modern machinery to restore its agriculture. He warns diplomats and crops are lagging and urges speedy planting for 1948 while noting farmers’ experience with rapid seasonal cycles.
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