Ousted Mine Local Chief Hears He's Reinstated
Lloyd H. Sidener former president of UMW Local 7745 says he has been reinstated as a coal miner after charges of unfair labor practices were dropped. Campbell of the mine owner group reportedly told him the local voted to drop charges and he could reclaim his former job. Sidener was ousted March 7 during the soft coal strike for leading a back to work movement and was fined $50,000 by fellow union members.
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Canton
Ill
United Mine Workers
Lloyd H. Sidener
UMW
Sidener
Enos B. Campbell
United Electric Coal Companies
Campbell
National Labor Relations Board
Senate
NLRB
Chicago
Federal District Court
Washington
Michael Lee
Commerce Department
Congress
Lee
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Department
William W. Remington
Commerce
Remington
Truman Acheson Lie Confer With United Nations Chief
President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson conferred with UN Secretary General Trygve Lie at the White House and State Department on East West tensions and the China admission dispute. All talks were labeled confidential with no immediate progress reported.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Moscow
China
Lie
White House
State Department
Writers Rebuffed In Court Review Bid
Washington movie writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were rebuffed in a second bid for Supreme Court review of their contempt convictions for refusing to answer Congress about Communist ties. Each was sentenced to a year in jail and a $1000 fine. They may seek special permission to file another petition for rehearing, a rarity.
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Washington
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Supreme Court
Congress
Lawson
Trumbo
Apartment for rent near 31 East Carpenter Street
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Carpenter St
Dial
Kefauver panel hints at California or New Orleans focus
Senate investigators said the Kefauver committee may turn its next hearings to California or New Orleans as new information on interstate crime emerges. In a Miami session with Senator Hunt, Kefauver noted that bookmaker Frank Erickson is under scrutiny and named associates Joe Adonis and Frank Costello as prominent gamblers.
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Washington
Senate
California
New Orleans
Kefauver
Frank Erickson
Senator Hunt
Erickson
Florida
Costello
Lausche Conducts Surprise Strip Mine Inspection in Ohio
Gov. Lausche launched a surprise inspection of strip mining in eastern Ohio to assess the application of the new strip mining law. He was accompanied by Boyd Fraser, Howard S. Foust, and members of the strip mining board of review as the law tightens conservation controls.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Boyd Fraser
Reclamation
Howard S&s. Foust
Strip Mining Board of Review
France Presses Britain on Schuman Plan Pooling
Paris voices displeasure as Britain balks at Schuman plan to pool Western Europe's heavy industries. France seeks immediate in principle approval and will request a clear and definite statement of Britain's attitude from Paris.
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Paris
France
Schuman
Europe
Britain
Robert Schuman
Foreign Office
Lens Workers Strike At Lancaster Lens Co
About 300 employees of the Lancaster Lens Co. walked out Monday amid wage increase demands. The workers belong to the Flint Glass Workers Union North American Locals No. 506 and 31, with contract talks ongoing for a week. Spokesmen gave no further details.
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Lancaster
Lancaster Lens Co
Flint Glass Workers Union
Woman Falls 20 Feet to Cement Driveway, Dies
Mrs. Ann Kaprol, 45, was washing windows at her Cleveland home when she plunged 20 feet onto a cement driveway Monday and died. She is described as the mother of a grown son.
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Cleveland
Ann Kaprol
Nations Seen Starting Spy Battle
The Canadian Press reports signs a British Canadian American push against Communist spies may break wide open soon. A Canadian among suspects in an international atomic spy ring linked to Klaus Fuchs is noted as a sign. London papers say over a dozen scientists officials and businessmen may be arrested for passing secrets to Russia, including a Briton a Canadian and six Americans. Fuchs appears in renewed scrutiny as FBI questions and arrests unfold, with Henry Gold in Philadelphia admitting links to Fuchs.
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Ottawa
London
Klaus Fuchs
Canada
Russia
Fuchs
Falsies Mistaken for Lung Spots In City Health Survey
A group of women showed bilateral identical lung spots in a Atlanta health survey. Doctors puzzled by the shadows until a veteran physician identified the marks as falsies from X rays, revealing no disease.
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Atlanta
Conference on Office-Type Ballot Looms in Ohio
In Columbus a meeting of top county election officials with Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney is planned to decide if Governor Lausche calls a special session to align Ohio laws with the new office-type ballot. The group is also expected to propose changes to curb a potential surge of independent candidates.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Charles F. Sweeney
Police Drag Ohio For Missing Executive
Steubenville reports police dragged a city reservoir on Monday in a search for R. C. Thompson retired Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co executive who disappeared Friday. His family said Thompson left a note but would not share its contents. Police and Boy Scouts searched vacant lots Saturday and parts of the Ohio River were dragged Sunday.
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Steubenville
R. C. Thompson
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co
Thompson
Ohio River
TV Sets Stolen From Mechanicsburg Hardware Store
M H Francis reports burglars broke in through a rear window at his Mechanicsburg hardware store during the night and took about 1200 dollars in goods including two television sets. A prior burglary occurred five months ago. last week nothing was taken.
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Mechanicsburg
M. H. Francis
West Hails Bloodless Victory Over Berlin Crisis
Western leaders call Berlin victory bloodless as Communist youth fail to storm the city. Maj. Gen. Taylor credits no fighting on Sunday yet warns of renewed East German pressure. West Berlin mayor Ernest Reuter and Socialist Kurt Schumacher urge vigilance and stronger economic and moral defenses.
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Berlin
Western Chiefs
U.S
John J. McCloy
West
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S
West Berlin
Ernest Reuter
Reuter
Kurt Schumacher
Germany
Stalin
G. K. Bourne
Attorneys For Eagles Indicted In Champerty Case
The Fraternal Order of Eagles dispute took a twist as George M. Monahan and Barnett H. Goldstein were secretly indicted on champerty charges. They allegedly encouraged lawsuits tied to two suits totaling 175000 dollars, one for 125000 in March and another for 50000 in April. Both men represent Eagles officials under indictment on charges including blackmail and unlicensed corporate activity.
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Ottawa
Order of Eagles
George M. Monahan
Auglaize County
Barnett H. Goldstein
Portland
Ore
Champerty
Arnold Potts
Putnam County
Eagles
Monahan and
Goldstein
Three Eagles
Lee
Remington
Sawyer
Department Loyalty Board
Department
Senate
Tydings
New York
FBI
D. M. Ladd
Amerasia
Edward P. Moregan
Tydings Committee
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Donovan
Amerasia Magazine
State Department
McCarthy
R-Wis
No Increase Advised In U.S. Highway Aid
President Truman's budget advisers said the government runs a deficit and urged against raising federal road funding. Elmer Staats told a Senate subcommittee it would be unwise to increase the $500 million yearly highway grants to the states amid the current fiscal situation.
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Washington
Truman
Elmer B. Staats
Budget Bureau
Senate Public Works
Cabinet Resigns in Damascus Syria
Syria's prime minister Khaled Bey Azzem announces the resignation of his 40 member cabinet on Monday, signaling a major political shift in Damascus. This move follows mounting pressures and regional tensions affecting governance.
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Damascus
Syria
Khaled Bey Azzem
Monay
Memorial Day at Leon Cemetery Honorled Veterans
The piece recounts Grant Beaver of Leon County who began placing flags on veterans graves in Leon Cemetery from 1905 onward. By Memorial Day the 84 year old caretaker carries 32 flags, supporting Civil War to World War II graves, with rising costs and no relatives to assist.
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Bill Rose
Point Pleasant
Leon Hill
Beautiful
Leon Cemetery
George W. Beaver
Co. G
Ohio Infantry
Mr. Beaver
Grant
Grant Beaver
Beaver
Charleston
Leon
Messenger
Vernon Cady
U.S. Grants Funds To Buy Wheat and Cotton
Greece and Western Germany received 23.33 million dollars to purchase American wheat and cotton under the Marshall Plan. The Netherlands got 5.99 million for industrial and agricultural goods. Total EA R funds reach 9.08 billion for European recovery.
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U. S
Washington
Greece
Germany
Netherlands
Economic Cooperation Administration For European Recovery
River destroys La Plata as Topa floods homes
The swollen Topa River breached the rural La Plata area 170 miles southwest of Bogota, leaving at least 60 families homeless and causing unknown casualties.
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Bogota
Colombia
la Plata
Taft Defends Southern GOP Chiefs Amid Patronage Critique
Senator Taft of Ohio defended six Southern Republican leaders targeted by Rep. Scott for "selling their party down the river" citing their honesty. Scott charged patrons and power influence. Taft praised Reece of Tennessee and the Texas Louisiana Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina committeemen as conscientious, noting Reece's 1948 Senate bid. Victor A. Johnson said Truman's influence will have limited effect on the 1950 elections and urged careful view of the president's West Coast trip.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Rep
Scott
Republican National Committee
Guy Gabrielson
New Jersey
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
GOP
Republican National
Brewster
Rme
Johnson
Truman
Memorial Day Reflections Across Nation in Cold War Era
Americans honor the dead with flowers and prayers as shadows of the cold war linger. George C Marshall to deliver the Arlington address while President Truman plans wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Public offices and many businesses close. showers expected east and normal temps overall.
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George C. Marshall
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
Roy H. Parker
Truman
Potomac
Stoopnagle Dies at 52 in Boston Hospital
Frederick Chase Taylor known as Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagie died at New England Baptist Hospital after a two week battle with a heart condition. The 52 year old comedian had worked on Duffy's Tavern in Puerto Rico and lately lived in South Norwalk Connecticut. He leaves widow Kay Bell Taylor of South Norwalk. He wrote magazine pieces and humorous books. his father Horace F. Taylor was a lumber merchant.
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Boston
Frederick Chase Taylor
Lemuel Q. Stoopnagie
New England Baptist Hospital
Puerto Rico
South Norwalk
Pressure Blasts Cap Of Storage Well In Lisbon Area
Residents near North Georgetown were woken at 3 a.m. when an old gas well cap snapped and gas hissed after being pumped into the storage well. Sheriff Howard Clark said the cap failure caused the blast and a Canton crew from East Ohio Gas Co. repaired the break.
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Lisbon
Georgetown
Howard Clark
Canton
East Ohio Gas Co
Rocking Chair Lady Josephine Girard Dies at 109 in Durand Wisconsin
In Durand Wisconsin Mrs Josephine Girard the state's oldest resident died in her sleep at Durand Hospital. She was 109 years old on April 20. Twice widowed she outlived 14 of her 15 stepchildren and is survived by one stepson 13 stepgrandchildren 78 great stepgrandchildren 44 great great stepgrandchildren and 18 great great great stepgrandchildren. She had no children of her own.
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Durand
Wis
Josephine Girard
Wisconsin
Durand Hospital
Girard
Cleveland Woman Dies As Car Avoids Dog
Betty Jane Stamp a 24 year old Cleveland resident was killed when the car she rode in overturned near Jacksonville North Carolina The driver Mrs Mackin swerved to avoid a dog while taking Stamp to a bus for her return trip to Ohio Police reported the incident occurred Monday on the highway near here and led to Stamp’s death with the other occupant escaping injury
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Jacksonville
N. C
Betty Jane Stamp
Cleveland
Here
Mackin
Death Toll Exceeds Council Estimate
New York reports Memorial Day weekend fatalities climbing to 340 as traffic causes about 220 deaths and drownings account for 51. Other mishaps including fires, a blast, plane crashes and falls add 69 deaths, prompting the National Safety Council to warn the traffic toll may rise beyond 290.
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New York
National Safety Council
Public Hearings Set On Motorboat Use in Columbus
The Natural Resources Commission will hold public hearings in Columbus on Friday, June 30, on proposed rules for power boat use on inland lakes. The plan adopts existing outboard motor rules previously set by the wildlife council with some modifications.
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Columbus
The
Natural Resources Commission
Wildlife Council
Israel Agrees to Damages in Bernadotte Assassination Case
Israel says it will pay 54628 in damages tied to the death of Count Folke Bernadotte, the U N Palestine mediator slain in Jerusalem on September 17, 1948. The government pledges continued search for his killers and faces UN pressure over funeral expenses.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Folke Bernadotte
U. N. Palestine
Jerusalem
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Bernadotte
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Philadelphia
Gold
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Stoopnagle
William Zaisser
Gomez
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