Rail Strike Idles Close to Two Million Workers Nationwide
Chicago dispatch reports a deepening rail strike as 18 000 firemen join ongoing action. Major lines operate only emergency service while 85 000 Pennsylvania workers are laid off and New York Central plans further furloughs. Violent incidents flare near Knoxville amid picket clashes.
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Chicago
Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway Lines
New York Central
Indiana
Southern
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Southern Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Hunt Widens for Suspect Jack Hartman in Murders
Nationwide search circulates a description of 18-year-old Jack Hartman after he vanished following the killings of George W. Fisher 74 and Evalena Fisher 70 at their Melbern home one week earlier. Hartman is charged with first degree murder in the case.
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BAYON
Norman A. Barnes
Jack Hartman
Hartman
George W. Fisher
Evalena
Melbern
Western Powers Debate Unfreezing of Controls
London reports the western powers debating unfreezing occupation controls on West Germany during a three day meeting of the big three foreign ministers. The talks aim to bolster Western defenses against potential Russian Communist expansion.
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London
West Germany
Strike Threat Looms Over Firestone Plant in Fall River
About 1600 CIO rubber workers at Firestone Industrial Products Co in Fall River Mass threatened a strike to tomorrow unless the firm yields to some union demands and reaches a settlement.
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Fall River
Mass
CIO
Firestone Industrial Products Co
Flood waters drop as toll rises and recedes across regions
Flooding eased in Nebraska and Oklahoma while Manitoba’s Red River neared a century high. Death toll reached 26 with two missing and several towns isolated. About 40 000 Manitobans sought refuge in Winnipeg area as damage topped millions. Waurika and Shawnee also reported evacuations and fatalities.
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Red River
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg Tribune
Twin Cities
Rush Creek
Shawnee
Oklo
Waurika
Arkansas
Louisiana
Ohio
Adler No Red Budenz States Adler No Red
Hartford report: Louis Budenz former managing editor of the Communist Daily Worker testifies that Paul Draper and Larry Adler were known as Communist entertainers though he did not know them as party members. He is the first defense witness in a $200000 libel suit by Draper and Adler against Hester McCullough of Greenwich Connecticut for alleged pro Communist accusations harming reputations and income.
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Hartford
Conn
Louis Budenz
Communist Daily Worker
Paul Draper
Larry Adler
Budenz
Draper
Adler
Hester McCullough
Greenwich
Children Die in Basement Apartment Fire
Two children were burned to death early Friday in a Windsor Ontario basement apartment fire.
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Windsor
Ont
Upkeep Counts In Shotgun Purchase Case In Greenfield
Dwight Price and A H Jacobs faced charges after Price tested a shotgun out of season and killed a pheasant. Price paid $90 plus $50, $25 and $15 in fines. Jacobs fined $25 for aiding. Price jailed in Fayette County for inability to pay.
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Washington, C. H
Dwight Price
Greenfield
Price
A. H. Jacobs
Justice of the Peace
S. P. Ludwick
Irvin J. Patrick
Jacobs
Ludwick
Fayette County
Coal Probe Plan Falls
A House Labor Committee plan to investigate last winter's soft coal strike collapsed when Chairman Lesinski revoked authority to subpoena John L. Lewis and other witnesses. Rep. Jacobs had proposed the hearing, but without subpoena power the inquiry could not proceed and was halted.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Lesinski
D-Mich
John L. Lewis
Rep
Jacobs
D-Ind
Union Democracy
United Mine Workers
1400 Workers Still Out in Cincinnati and Louisville Strike
A strike involving 1400 workers at National Distillers Corp. plants in Cincinnati and Louisville continued, with prospects that the stoppage would last at least until Tuesday.
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Cincinnati
Louisville
National Distillers Corp
Senate Rejects Proposal For NLRB Reorganization
Senate votes 53 to 30 against Truman plan to reorganize the National Labor Relations Board with 18 Democrats joining 35 Republicans. Later 65 to 13 a separate proposal to shift powers from Robert N. Denham to the five member board was defeated. Taft comments frame the result as opposition to the Fair Deal.
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Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
South
NLRB
Truman
Wherry
Nebraska
Labor Board
Scott Lucas
Lucas
D-Nii
Taft
Ohio
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Donner
R-Mo
Robert N. Denham
Denham
Barkley Heads Ohio Democratic Drive at Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Vice President Barkley urged Ohio voters to elect more Democrats to Congress and back Joe Ferguson for Senate against Robert Taft. He praised Gov. Lausche, defended New Deal welfare laws, and said defense remains a major budget item as the nation leads in world affairs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Alben W. Barkley
Jackson
Congress
Joe Ferguson
Washington
Joseph T. Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Barkley
George D. Nye
Mr. Bark
Victor
Joe
Robert Taft
Jefferson Jubilee signals Chicago rally for Truman
Democrats from 48 states converge on Chicago for a three day Jefferson Jubilee to back President Truman and boost congressional campaigns. The event features a women leaders luncheon, a Jefferson pageant, and a Truman speech at Chicago Stadium. Gene Autry will headline the finale with 3000 party workers, torches, balloons, and $2 coupon balloons.
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Truman
Lucas
Mr. Truman
Chicago Stadium
Gene Autry
Keep Workers Bonus Gains Favor in Congress
Washington endorsement follows Harvard economist Sumner Slichter proposal for a government bonus to employers who keep workers beyond age 65. Labor Secretary Tobin backs the idea, arguing mandatory retirement harms individuals and raises unemployment while reducing worker usefulness.
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Washington
Tobin
Congress
Harvard
Sumner Slichter
Gas Explosion Burns Lakeside Hotel Guest
A gas explosion at the Lakeside Hotel near Buckeye Lake injured guest Joseph Hodge 53 of Thurston. Hodge suffered serious burns and was transported to Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital after the blast occurred in his room. The extent of overall damage was not estimated.
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Lancaster
Lakeside
Buckeye Lake
Joseph Hodge
Thurston
Lanecaster-Fairfield Hospital
Dudley Crider
Hodge
Run-Around Charged By Westinghouse Union
Pittsburgh report says the Federation of Westinghouse Independent Salaried Unions charged Westinghouse Electric with giving the group the run around in its bid for new contract talks. Westinghouse has cancelled contracts held by all unions pending the result of the representation fight between CIO IUE and UE.
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Pittsburgh
Federation of Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers, Independent
Fire Cuts Operations at Colliers Steel Plant
Fire destroyed the boiler room of Colliers Steel Co. in Weirton West Virginia forcing the plant to cut operations by about one third.
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Weirton
W. Va
Colliers Steel Co
No Chance Of Sharing Atomic Bomb With Allies
Washington lawmakers react strongly to talk of sharing the A-bomb with North Atlantic allies. Congress would not pass a law permitting such a move amid opposition from key committees and most lawmakers. Only Vinson suggests allies should have equipment for defense if war seems likely.
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Washington
America
North Atlantic
Congress
House
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Congressional Atomic, Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees
Gunmen Slugged Four Brink's Guards in Factory Heist
Four gunmen in gas masks robbed three Brink's guards of 15 000 dollars in the pay room at the Bigelow Sanford Carpet Factory in Thompsonville Connecticut. The attackers, armed with shotguns, tied and beat the guards forcing hospital treatment in Springfield Mass. FBI agents joined local police, pursuing an interstate money shipment theory.
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Thompsonville
Conn
Bigelow-Sanford
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Washington
FBI
Soviet Commander To Head Polish Party Politburo
Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, once a Soviet army commander, was named to the Polish Communist Party Politburo. Reports warned of a leadership shakeup with rumors of criticism and possible purges amid the move.
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Warsaw
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Poland
Communist Party
Rokossovsky
British steamer Ethel Moller recaptured from Nationalists
The British Navy has recaptured the 564 ton steamer Ethel Moller after it was seized by Chinese Nationalists two months earlier while attempting to run their blockade. An admiralty spokesman announced the return of the vessel to British control.
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London
Ethel Moller
Admiralty
Can't Leave Dog She Leaves Husband in Kearny
Roy M. Canfield of Kearny New Jersey says his wife Frances fed a neighbor's dog for years and then left with him and the dog. He charges she deserted him and their five year old child.
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Kearny
N. J
Roy M. Canfield
Frances
Contempt Leads Eugene Dennis to Jail in 1947 Case
Former Communist leader Eugene Dennis was ordered to serve a one year prison term for contempt of Congress dating from 1947. Federal Judge David A. Pine rejected delaying the commitment, while Dennis appeals to the New York court of appeals continue.
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Eugene Dennis
Congress
Washington
David A. Pine
Dennis
American Communist Party
Court of Appeals
New York
House Un-American Activities Committee
Supreme Court
Denenis
Joseph Forer
Pine
Forer
Gas mix up kills patient at St Francis Hospital
John H McCooey, 53, died on the operating table at St Francis Hospital Port Jervis from carbon dioxide mistakenly given as oxygen. Officials fault no hospital wrongdoing and seized all hospital gas cylinders for testing while warning other facilities.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
St. Francis Hospital
Orange County
John H. McCooey
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperature Shifts Ahead
Temperatures will average about 3 degrees below normal with a normal high of 65 and low of 44. Cooler Saturday, warmer Sunday, cooler Monday and warmer Tuesday. Precipitation around 0.5 inch with showers on Saturday Monday and Wednesday.
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Columbus
Woman Jump Tragedy At Grant Building Pittsburgh
Jeanne Williams a 23 year old elevator operator leapt from the seventh floor amid a crowd of hundreds outside the Grant building in downtown Pittsburgh. She refused pleas to stop and shouted that a caller had alerted police before she jumped. She died moments later after striking a car hood. Her mother said Jeanne was very nervous.
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Greenup
William Adkins
Charles Cameron
C. L. Meenach
Russell
Cameron
Trenton
Ohio
Meenach
Here
Russell City
John Lewis
Ironton
Arch Thompson
Arthur Sparks
Sparks
Tennessee Gas Transmission
Pittsburgh
Grant Building
Jeanne Williams
William Penn Hotel
Miss Williams
Margaret Williams
Jeanne
Slayer Seeks Court Review in Double Jeopardy Death Case
Cecil Yankey, known as the Hillsboro slayer, asks the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn his second conviction which carries the death sentence. He initially pleaded guilty to murder during a Greenfield robbery, then changed his plea after a jury trial, receiving life imprisonment before a habeas corpus case led to a second trial and death penalty.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Cecil Yankey
Hillsboro
Yankey
Leroy Woodland
Greenfield
Franklin
Fight Pledged Against Taft Hartley
President Truman vowed to continue opposing the Taft Hartley Labor Law saying it infringes on the freedom to bargain collectively and hangs over labor while aiming to strengthen management. He spoke from a cross country train platform as part of his Fair Deal push emphasizing jobs as a key goal.
Beloit College Dean Resigns to Lead Girls College in Istanbul
Elizabeth B. Stanton Beloit College dean of women resigns to become dean of the American College for Girls at Istanbul Turkey. She has served Beloit since January 1947 after earlier positions at Denison University Stephens College and Ohio State University.
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Beloit
Wis
Elizabeth B. Stanton
Beloit College
American College For Girls
Istanbul
Turkey
Miss Stanton
Fire Hits Engineroom of Norwegian Motorship Talisman
Radio KPH picked up a distress from the Norwegian motorship Talisman battling a bad engineroom fire. The 6700 ton ship expected aid from the U S Navy tanker Shawnee Trail and the Japanese freighter Takatisan Maru, about 300 miles east of Yokohama.
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San Francisco
Radiomarine
KPH
Talisman
Shawneetrail
Yokohama
Thief Vaults Fences in Cleveland Department Store Heist
An athletic burglar vaulted two six foot fences to dodge police fire and escaped with 1720 dollars in cash from the Fox Department Store in Cleveland on Friday.
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Cleveland
Fox Department Store
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