Explosion Shakes Washington Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue
An explosion and ensuing fire hit the main Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. The eighth floor was damaged as ceiling sections collapsed and smoke and papers spilled from upper windows. Firefighters evacuated at least three people, with two more treated for smoke exposure.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Post Office Department
White House
Capitol
Federal Communications Commission
Robert M. Farrington
Associated Press
Toledo Man, 67 Faces Arraignment for Murder
John A. Harding, 67, a Toledo businessman, faces arraignment in municipal court on a first degree murder charge for the slayings of his wife Mildred, 46, and her mother Maude Thompson, 67. He confessed to the hammer killings after fleeing to Detroit and was extradited back to Toledo.
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Toledo
John A. Harding
Ball Eur
City
Detroit
Harding
Mildred
Maude Thompson
Murphy
Joel Rhinefort
Grosse Point
Mich
John J. Runiack
Hardings
Rhinefort
Ohioan Faces Up To Five Years In Shooting
A 79 year old William Alfred Blackford of Coal Run Ohio was sentenced to one to five years for voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his sister Cleopatra Cunningham. Circuit Judge Max Deboard postponed the start of the term for 60 days for a Supreme Court appeal and allowed bond of 2000 though not posted. He acted calmly during trial but was shaken by the sentencing. The shooting occurred July 23 after Blackford arrived by taxi from Marietta and sent the cab to wait. Cunningham’s body was found July 26 at her Pennsboro home.
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Harrisville
W. Va
William Alfred Blackford
Coal Run
Ohio
Max Deboard
Supreme Court
Blackford
Marietta
Cleopatra Cunningham
Pennsboro
Kids Like Pretzels Trick Reduces Halloween Mischief
Columbus police gave away pretzels to kids on Halloween night hoping to curb vandalism. All 48 000 pretzels disappeared within 30 minutes, another 12 000 later, yet vandalism stayed below normal as officers scrambled to restock. In Portsmouth hydrants were turned on by pranksters, ten hubs flooded hillsides, while in Hartville six teens were caught on buggies piled on store roofs at 4 am.
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Columbus
Portsmouth
Canton
Hartville
Ohio
Airing Set Nov 10 In Left Wing Dispute
In Cleveland the CIO United Electrical Workers dispute between left wing and right wing factions in the Ohio Kentucky district will be aired in U S district court on November 10. Left wing officers of District T face a temporary restraining order barring them from spending district funds or calling meetings.
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Cleveland
Ohio-Kentucky
CIO
United Electrical Workers
U. S
U.N Group Finalizes Italy’s Prewar African Colony Plans
A United Nations panel moved toward final form its recommendations on the future of Italy’s African colonies once controlled before the war. The group outlined potential paths for administration and governance as decolonization advances.
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Lake Success
U.N
Italy
Local Jersey City Mother Delivers Triplets
In Jersey City, Mrs. Ann Podciborski announced the arrival of triplet boys yesterday to her husband Sigmund. The family previously includes daughter Ann born ten years ago and twins Jeffrey and Johanna now eight.
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Jersey City
N. J.—Co
Ann Podciborski
Ann
Jeffrey
Johanna
Sigmund
10000 Set For Strike At Timken
About 10,000 Timken Roller Bearing Co workers in Canton Columbus Wooster Zanesville and Mount Vernon prepared to strike at midnight Friday. CIO Steelworkers Local president Harry Mayfield said little hope to avert a walkout as pensions of 100 a month were sought. Negotiations reopened under a clause in the current contract expiring July 19 1950. Mayfield said a strike this week would not be possible under contract provisions until next July. Timken had asked until November 15 to study a pension plan proposal.
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Columbus
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Canton
Columbus Wooster
Zanesville
Mount Vernon
Harry Mayfield
CIO Steelworkers
Timken
Mayfield
Johnson Sees Budget Cuts Ahead
Senator Edwin C. Johnson of Colorado predicts a new Congress will cut expenses rather than raise taxes. He serves on the Senate Finance Committee and argues a tax increase cannot be absorbed this year. Johnson advocates broad appropriation cuts and suggests austerity to balance the budget.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Congress
Johnson
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Colorado
Shop Tools Are Stolen From Local Plant
About $800 worth of welding and power tools were stolen from Hocking Valley Sand and Gravel Co. at Nelsonville. Thieves forced a workshop lock and took an electric welding outfit a gas welder two electric drills and small tools. A $100 reward is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction as the sheriff’s office and city police investigate.
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Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Longshoremen End Plans to Strike at West Gulf Ports
Galveston Texas reports longshoremen at West Gulf Coast ports voted to accept a seven cent hourly contribution to a union benefit fund and canceled strike action. The move averts a work stoppage sought by the union.
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Galveston
Tex
West Gulf Coast
CIO Moves to Purge Pro Red Unions at Convention
The CIO began setting up machinery to fire pro Communist officers and unions as part of a purge. President Philip Murray signaled cleansing left wing elements, and a proposed tax increase to ten cents monthly aims to cover costs of removing unions and recapturing members.
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Cleveland
CIO
Philip Murray
Frank Rosenblum
Amalgamated Workers
Constitution Committee
Iowan Named Chief of Division of Parks
Des Moines Iowa resident W W Flickenger was named chief of the new Division of Parks by A W Marion director of natural resources with the Natural Resources Commission approving. Flickenger will earn 7200 dollars yearly.
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Iowan
Division of Parks
Columbus
Department of Natural Resources
W. W. Flickenger
Des Moines
Iowa
A. W. Marion
Natural Resources
Natural Resources Commission
Flickenger
Admiral Sherman Due To Arrive From Mediterranean Post
Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, returning from the Mediterranean command, was expected in Washington with speculation he would be named chief of naval operations to replace Admiral Louis Denfeld. No official confirmation emerged as bishops weighed plans and a White House meeting occurred amid uncertainty.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Mediterranean
Naval Operations
Louis Denfeld
Sherman
Truman
Navy
Matthews
Defense
Johnson
Mr. Truman
White House
United States
Admiral Sherman
Congress
Admiral Denfer
Power Cut Hits Dayton Surges Citywide Shutdown
A city of 275 000 suffered a morning power outage starting at 9 09 with no restoration by 10 00. Emergency units operated only at police radio, hospitals. traffic signals failed. elevators trapped riders. presses idle. trolley buses stopped. GM divisions like Frigidaire affected.
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Dayton
Dayton Daily News
Ese
The
Daily News
General Motors
Frigidaire
Woman Slain by Rejected Suitor in Port Angeles Kitchen
In Port Angeles Washington a 24 year old mother Winona B Medley was shot and killed in her home by a suitor Ted Bishop about 40 who then killed himself. The crime occurred shortly after her remarriage to her divorced husband and happened in the presence of her four year old son.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Dana E. Harper
Winona B. Medley
Ted Bishop
Barkley and Hadley Fail to Find Ideal Wedding Ring
St Louis report notes Vice-President Barkley and Mrs Carlton S Hadley, both preparing for a November 18 wedding, shopped for a ring but could not locate the perfect piece. They remain hopeful and undecided about the final choice.
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ST. Louis
Barkley
Carlton S. Hadley
Attorney Faces Trial For Quickie Divorces
Columbus reports attorney Thomas A. Joseph of Zanesville went on trial in criminal court today in a case centered on "quickie" divorces. He faces 13 counts of subornation of perjury for allegedly advising clients to provide false Columbus addresses to obtain rapid divorces.
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Columbus
Thomas A. Joseph
Zanesville
Joseph
Taft Urges Use Of Taft Hartley To End Coal Strike
U S Senator Robert A Taft Ohio Republican says the Taft Hartley Act may be invoked to end the coal strike stating the situation threatens public health and the president must act if a national emergency exists. He spoke to industry groups in Cincinnati criticizing the current Congress.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Sen. Taft
Ohio
American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association
United States
National Association of Independent Tire Dealers
List
Patrolman Arraigned In Housewife Killing
Springfield report says Patrolman Wesley J. Southard was held on $3000 bond after arraignment for the Oct 22 shooting of housewife Dorothea McClelland. He pleaded innocent. Southard was on duty at the time and at the home seeking his estranged wife.
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Springfield
Wesley J. Southard
Clark County
Dorothea McClelland
Southard
McClelland
Churches Fall Under Czech Communist Church Control
Prague reports that Czechoslovak churches came under government control as a new law took effect at midnight. The regime wields power over church funds pastorship appointments and church administration after a year of conflict with the Roman Catholic hierarchy.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Extended Columbus Forecast With Temperature Fluctuations
Temperatures will average 1 to 4 degrees below normal. normal max 53 and min 37. Warmer tonight and Wednesday, colder Wednesday night and Thursday, then rising Friday and Saturday, colder again Sunday. Precipitation 1 to 1.5 inches Wednesday with snow flurries Thursday. showers or snow flurries Sunday.
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Columbus
Italian Socialist Wrangling Threatens De Gasperi Coalition
Rome reports that Italian Socialists threaten to destabilize Premier Alcide De Gasperi's coalition as parliamentary discussions continue. The dispute centers on policy alignment and party demands ahead of upcoming votes.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Bethlehem Steel Strike Ends as Pension Pact Signed
Bethlehem Steel Corp reaches a pension and insurance settlement ending an 80,000 worker steel strike at Bethlehem and signaling possible coal talks. CIO president Philip Murray proclaims victory as wage talks pause with a two-year contract extension and a five-year protection on welfare benefits. Government mediators eye coal negotiations in Washington after swift steel action.
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Washington
CIO
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Cleveland
Philip Murray
CTO
Murray
Hethichom
Cyrun
Ching
U.S Steel Corp
Ion
Munnion
U. S&s Steel
I. Palrlons
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Aluminum Company of America
Allegheny-Ludium Steel Corp
John Lewis’ Striking Miners Union
Southern Coal Operators
Bluefield
W. Va
Bethlehem Steel Ends Steel Strike With Pension Based Terms
Bethlehem Steel Corp reached a settlement with CIO United Steelworkers led by Philip Murray, ending the strike and resuming full operations within a week. The agreement provides a minimum $100 monthly pension at 65, $85 after 20 years, and up to $250 for some with 15 years, with the company covering most pension costs except social security.
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Cleveland
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Murray
Publc
Cold Weather Grips East With Freezing Front
A frost spreads across the eastern half of the nation as a freezing line runs from the Great Lakes to the West Gulf states and into parts of New York and Pennsylvania. Temperatures dip below freezing in Arkansas and Mississippi while areas of Tennessee Louisiana Kentucky and Texas hover near 32. Chicago records 26 as the morning low, with warmer air expected to move into the Midwest and eastern states tomorrow.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
West Gulf States
New York
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Kentucky
Texas
Midwest
Bethlehem Steel Strike Ends as Workers Return to Jobs
After a month on strike, Bethlehem Steel workers in Johnstown and Bethlehem Pa resume production though full output will take about a week. Workers praise leader Phil Murray as crowds dissolve picket tents and parade signs are burned in celebration.
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Bethlehem
Johnstown
Lackawanna
N. Y
Bethlehem Steel
James George
CIO United
Phil Murray
Richard J. Haley
America
William Theis
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E. E. Davis
Communist Party
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