Ford Union Seek Settlement In Two Week Strike
Ford and the United Auto Workers press for a settlement in a two week old strike affecting more than 100,000 workers. Government mediation may enter talks as Ford proposes limited worker recalls and UAW criticism of divide and rule tactics.
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CTO
United Auto Workers
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Dearborn
Lincoln-Mercury
Detroit
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Bugas
UAW
Mazey
FDR Jr Wins First Election for Manhattan Seat
Frank lin D Roosevelt Jr. won the 20th Congressional district special election in Manhattan West Side defeating three rivals. He carried 41 146 votes including 31 037 on Liberal and 10 109 on Four Freedoms while opponents totaled 39 726. Roosevelt vowed to serve his district and country.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Tammany Hall
20Th Congressional District
Roosevelt
Four Freedoms Party
Municipal Court
Benjamin Shalleck
William H. McIntyre
Annette T. Rubinstein
Albany
White House
Fdr, Jr
Manhattan
Democratic Organization
Tammany
Young Roosevelt
American Labor Party
Manhattan West Side
Lou Bloom
Sol Bloom
New York City
Murder Seen In Lake Erie Dockyard Slaying
Willard Zeller 30 of near Port Clinton was found shot in his new sedan at a Lake Erie dockyard near Sandusky. Police say no weapon found. coroner notes death about eight hours earlier. Zeller worked at the GM plant. $10 bill untouched. shell casing nearby. no signs of struggle.
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Willard Zeller
Port Clinton
Lake Erie
Russell E. Thom
Zeller
Thom
Harrison W. Pratt
General Motors
House OKs Measure On Tobacco Bootlegging
House passes a bill aimed at stopping cigarette bootlegging into tax states. Senate review followed estimates that mail order shipments from tax free states cost about 40 million dollars annually in lost revenue.
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Washington
Senate
House
Veteran newspaperman faces death from cancer in farewell column
Forrest Warren, 71, a veteran San Diego journalist and columnist, revealed his cancer diagnosis and his plan to die with dignity. He urged comfort for the hopelessly ill and asked for support for cancer research, sharing funeral plans and pallbearers. Warren began his career in Vermillion, Kansas, at age ten.
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Forrest Warren
William Allen Kite
Ed Howe
San Diego Daily Journal
Warren
Vermillion, Kans
Tornado flood toll climbs across Texas Oklahoma to fourteen
The three day death toll from floods and tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma rose to 14 with 13,200 homeless and 118 injured. A tornado killed a Spur woman and injured eight, while a twister from Stratford plus a Meeker crowd injury raised the toll. Fort Worth drownings and Amarillo deaths also noted as Trinity River floods threatened Dallas.
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Texas
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Southwest
Spur
Tex
Stratford
Meeker
Oklo
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Trinity River
Dallas
Moonshine Carrier Jailed in Medina Case
Edward Harris of Cincinnati was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to 60 days in jail in Medina Mayor's Court for transporting and illegal possession of untaxed alcohol. The arrest followed pursuit by Inspector Donald Van Horn and Patrolman James Ross after a road chase that ended when Harris's car overturned. nine gallons of corn moonshine whiskey were seized. Harris reportedly said he disliked both the fine and jail time.
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State Liquor Department
Medina
Edward Harris
Cincinnati
Donald van Horn
Akron
James Ross
Harris
Farmer Admits Thefts In Two Ohio Counties
A 30 year old farmer who recently bought an airplane confessed cattle and grain thefts in Maron and Hardin Counties Sheriff Kenneth Sargent said Wednesday. Leroy Kerns was arrested yesterday on another charge and is accused of stealing 400 dollars worth of equipment and materials including lumber from a construction company.
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Maron
Hardin
Kenneth Sargent
Leroy Kerns
AFL Annual Show Set to Sell Itself
Cleveland reports the American Federation of Labor opens a major exhibit to sell the union to the public employers and its 8,000,000 members. I M Ornburn says about a half million will view displays from 200 industries as the theme focuses on improving labor management relations.
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American Federation of Labor
AFL
I. M. Ornburn
Police Capture Man Wanted for Shooting
Cleveland police arrested Andrew Golden, 38, who faced shooting and stabbing charges in West Virginia. Detectives said he attempted to hide in a sister’s closet as officers took him into custody.
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Andrew ‘Golden
West Virginia
Fred J. O'Malley
Golden
Ohio County
Governor declines probe into Greenville torture robbery case
Gov. Lausche refused to open an inquiry into the Greenville robbery case after a private detective requested investigation of why armed robbery charges against two suspects were reduced to robbery. The victim Robert Cooper reported robbers used pliers to remove a dental plate and threaten him for cash. James Kline Toni Napoli pleaded guilty to robbery while other co defendants faced armed robbery charges and John Andrews of Dayton had pleaded guilty and received a 10 to 25 year Ohio Penitentiary sentence.
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Frank J. Lausche
Greenville
Robert Cooper
John Peck
Murray Seyler
Cooper
James Kline
Toni Napoli
Kline
Miss Napoli
John Andrews
Dayton
Ohio
Lumber Worker Killed In Loading Accident
Freland Parsons, 48, a lumber firm employee, was killed Monday while loading a car with lumber at a switch at the Morrow mine near Wellston. Funeral services will be held in Logan County West Virginia. Surviving are his wife Myrtle Parsons, two daughters Carolyn and Geraldine, and a son Robert.
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Freland Parsons
Morrow
Logan County
West Virginia
Myrtle Parsons
Carolyn
Geraldine
Robert
Ohio lawmakers push FEPC talks and turn to tolls and conventions
Congress in Columbus grapples with FEPC compromise, toll turnpikes, and pre primary conventions. House backs tighter coal strip mine rules while a plan to fund multi lane highways via private bonds faces House vote after Senate approval.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate House
FEPC
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
Health at Erie County Children's Home Worried
Alfred A. Killian, superintendent, warned damp conditions at the Erie County Children's Home threaten inmates' health.
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Sandusky
Erie County Children’s Home
Alfred A. Killian
Tax campaign nets bonanza for CFPTES
Columbus up a crackdown on personal property tax dodgers yielded a bonanza for local governments. Tax Commissioner C Emory Glander reported results of a special enforcement program for 18 months ending last December, bringing in 3 049 882 in delinquent taxes from 47 941 taxpayers. The program cost 141 647 and produced 21 53 for each dollar spent, with additional assessments of 4 068 943 in regular auditing and 249 618 on intangible property of inter county corporations.
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Columbus
C. Emory Glander
Frank J. Lausche
County Treasuries
Glander
Italian Plan Fails in UN Bevin Sforza Split
In New York the Bevin Sforza proposal to divide Italy’s pre war colonies among four nations failed at the United Nations General Assembly. A late Latin American revolt helped defeat the plan, seen as boosting Anglo American control of the Mediterranean. The final vote was 14 in favor and 37 against.
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Bevin- Sforza
Italy
U. N. General Assembly
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Restoration Begins On Old Kenyon Hall
Restoration at Kenyon College starts with stone by stone dismantling of the gothic Old Kenyon hall rebuilt using salvaged stone from the century old structure. Nine students died in the blaze that razed the building and many were injured.
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Kenyon Hall
Gambier
Kenyon
Kenyon College
Old Kenyon
Tryout Slated Soon For New F-90 Jet Fighter
BURBANK California Uncle Sam unveils the heavy duty F-90 jet fighter designed for deep enemy territory. It features a needle nose twin jet setup and is armed to strike trains tanks bridges and ammunition dumps. The aircraft completed first taxi runs Tuesday preparing for further testing.
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Calif
Uncle Sam
Case Sent to Grand Jury in Cincinnati Murder
Barclay Donaldson 35 is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his father in law John Fink 69 and the case has been referred to the Hamilton County Grand Jury.
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Cincinnati
Barclay Donaldson
John Fink
Hamilton County
Postmaster Nominations From Ohio Sent To Senate
President Truman sends to the Senate the nominations for Ohio postmasters Charles C. Marcinko of Long Bottom and Lavada A. Myers of Rio Grande.
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Ohio
Senate
Truman
Charles C. Marcinko
Long Bottom
Lavada A.myers
Rio Grande
Missing uranium spark prompts AEC probe
The Atomic Energy Commission searched for a missing quarter ounce of uranium 235 after reporting a larger amount recovered from waste at Argonne National Laboratory. About 1.05 ounces could not be accounted for, with 25 grams located at Oak Ridge and seven grams still unaccounted. The FBI was notified and waste analysis begun.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Argonne National Laboratory
Chicago
FBI
Oak Ridge
Tenn
New York
Daily News
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CIO Lashes Minority Line In Washington Board Vote
Philip Murray led the CIO Executive Board as it condemned the Mine Mill & Smelters workers union by a 38 to 11 vote for alleged attacks and use of Communist weapons. Murray publicly denounced Communists and pro Communists during the lengthy session.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Mine, Mill & Smelters Workers Union
Steelworkers
Portland, Ore
Hearing Set on Plan To Abandon Trains
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission set July 11 for a hearing on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad petition to abandon two passenger trains from Logan through Gallipolis to Pomeroy. The railway filed the request to cancel the trains several days ago.
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Columbus
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Logan
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
State Public Utilities Commission
General Brink Takes Ohio Military District Command
Brig. Gen. Francis G. Brink assumed command of the Ohio military district in Columbus. His duties include organizing and training the organized reserve corps in Ohio and supervising the recruitment program in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Francis G. Brink
Ohio Military District
Organized Reserve Corps
Ohio
Kentucky
Senate blocks 5 percent cut in Labor and FSA costs
Washington report says Senate rejected a five percent efficiency cut for Labor Department and Federal Security Agency costing about 11 million dollars. The Senate sent a new appropriations bill of 2.409 billion dollars for the two agencies for the new fiscal year, surpassing House totals. Bricker and Taft opposed a motion to cancel the five percent cut.
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Administration
Senate
Federal Security Agency
House
Treasury
Post Office
John W. Bricker
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Patrolman Shot While Investigating Robbery in Youngstown
Patrolman Clayton Geise, 33, was in serious condition in a hospital Wednesday after being shot while investigating a robbery. He and Patrolman Arthur Moore had stopped two suspicious men after a hold-up report. as they were being searched, one of the men shot Geise in the abdomen, and the pair fled after knocking Moore down.
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Clayton Geise
Arthur Moore
Geise
Gelse
Moore
Nebraska legislature votes to end rent control
Lincoln Nebraska. The unicameral legislature on Tuesday voted to end rent controls in Nebraska by November 1.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
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