Major steel contracts signed as coal talks lag
Republic Steel and CIO United Steelworkers end a 39 day strike with a pension and insurance deal affecting 45 000 workers. Jones and Laughlin also signs on ending a 38 day steel strike while coal talks show no progress under mediator Cyrus Ching. Bethlehem Steel had already agreed on similar terms, signaling steel industry peace though coal disputes persist.
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Pittsburgh
Republic Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers
Washington
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Cyrus Ching
Harry M. Moses
U.S. Steel Corp
US. Steel
Republic Steel
Murray
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
Bethlehem
Inland Steel
Chicago
West Virginia
Wheeling Steel
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Detroit
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ching
Moses
Truman
Lewis
Newsman
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Union
Stevenson
UMW
Indiana
Supreme Court
Timken CIO Rejects Pension Offer in Strike Talks
Canton's Timken Roller Bearing Co. strike continues as CIO workers reject the plant’s first pension proposal for 10,000 employees across five cities. The union seeks Bethlehem Steel style benefits including $100 monthly minimum for 65 year olds with 25 years service and accuses the plan of masking real terms.
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Canton
CIO
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Bethlehem Pension Plan
Timken
Bethlehem Steel
LW. Abel
Timken Co
UEW Split Sparks Fireworks Across Ohio
Ohio reports a split within the Electrical Workers Union as about 25 000 right wing members leave UEW after CIO expulsion. They join CIO- IUE, while lawsuits aim to protect locals treasuries and preserve left wing retention. In Pittsburgh, UEW faces a potential loss of over 107 000 members, many expected to stay with the CIO.
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Columbus
Electrical Worker
Ohio
UEW
CIO
Cleveland
cIo-International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Treasuries
Cio-United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
United Electrical Workers Union
Five Raids Net 29 Slots
State liquor enforcement chief Anthony J. Rutkowski announced five simultaneous raids seized 29 slot machines. Locations included Ashtabula Elks Club seven, Bellaire Elks Club twelve, Zanesville Moose three, Elks six, University Club four, Marion Moose Hall four, and Kent Belmont Country Club four where three individuals were fined one hundred dollars plus costs for operating without a liquor permit.
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Columbus
Anthony J. Rutkowski
Ashtabula
Portage County
Rutkowski
Cleveland
The
Elks Club
Bellaire
Jury incomplete at start of Yankey murder trial
In Hillsboro the jury pool was not complete at the opening of Cecil H. Yankey’s second trial on a first degree murder charge. Ten men and one woman had been tentatively accepted, with the panel to be completed after adjournment. Yankey is accused of beating Leroy Woodland of Greenfield to death in March 1947 and sought a new trial after serving 30 months of a life sentence.
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Hillsboro
Cecil H. Yankey
Yankey
Leroy Woodland
Greenfield
Natural Causes Blamed In Bus Driver Death
Cleveland Transit System driver Christopher P. McGrath, 50, died of a cerebral hemorrhage the day after a passenger fight over the stop bell. Coroner Samuel R. Gerber ruled the death natural and not caused by the beating.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Transit System
Samuel R. Gerber
Christopher P. McGrath
Gunplay Costs Lives Of 3 GIs In Germany
In Frankfurt the U S Army reports three American soldiers and a German girl killed in gunplay. Cpl Austin E Anderson of Rockwood Illinois shot Cpl Willard B Parrish of Plant City Florida during an arrest attempt. Anderson was later killed by MPs. A soldier shot his German sweetheart and killed himself.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Austin E. Anderson
Rockwood
Ill
Willard B. Parrish
Plant City
Fla
Anderson
Son Electrocuted by Lamp Wire in Westerville Home
Mr and Mrs Donovan W Stephens mourn an 18 month old son James after he touched an exposed floor lamp wire and was electrocuted at their Westerville residence Monday night. Deputies reported the tragic incident.
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Columbus
Donovan W. Stephens
James
Westerville
Sheriff's Ideputies
Vishinsky Sees Accord At Soviet Embassy Reception
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky urged better U S relations during an informal chat with reporters at a Soviet Embassy celebration. He described friendship as sleeping but destined to awaken and confound freedom’s enemies while greeting more than a thousand diplomats and guests at the 1917 revolution anniversary event.
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Washington
Vishinsky
Russia
United States
Viskinsky
Indonesia Receives Marshall Plan Aid Return
Washington reports the Marshall Plan aid resumed for the Netherlands East Indies after an eleven month pause with about 40 million dollars allocated to the Dutch Far Eastern Territory. Officials say this marks U S recognition that the Dutch Indonesians conflict has ended and independence is planned for next year.
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Washington
Netherlands East Indies
Far Eastern
Indonesia
United States
Fresh Food Undersold By Canned Products
The Commerce Department reports canned fruits and vegetables can be cheaper than fresh varieties for city dwellers even when plentiful. The industry study notes canned goods also undersell frozen produce by wide margins.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Sub Launched Loon Missed by AA Guns
A submarine launched buzz bomb passed a line of 35 Navy ships off Hawaii on Monday and escaped anti air fire. The 0n missile rode a rocket from the submarine Carbonero, traveled 20 miles behind ships over a 21 mile course at 400 to 500 mph, then plunged into the sea 80 miles from its launch point.
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Hawaii
General Motors Declares Record 1949 Dividend
New York reports one of the largest cash dividends in U S history to GM stockholders on December 10 totaling over 190 million dollars. With prior payments, total 1949 dividends exceed 351 million, earnings per share set at 8 dollars, and the record payout reflects strong nine month profits.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
San Francisco Exchange
Pan American Stratocruiser Sets Trans-Pacific Flight Record
A Pan American Stratocruiser claimed a new Trans-Pacific record from San Francisco to Athens with a time of 28 hours 23 minutes. The journey highlighted the aircraft's speed and endurance as reported in the Messenger News locations column.
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Manila
Athens
Chauncey
San Francisco
Glouster
Meigs County Man Receives Suspended Penalty
Robert Carnahan pleaded guilty to shooting with intent to kill or wound after an altercation on Main St last Aug 24 in EF. He was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary but suspended on condition of good behavior and staying out of Meigs County. He also received 30 days in jail and a $50 fine for discharging firearms on a public highway.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Ohio
Robert Carnahan
Common Pleas Court
Main St
Floyd Burney
Virginia Winston
Carnahan
Car Buyers Lose In Federal Decision
In Cleveland a federal jury ruled the 40 creditors who recovered funds need not share with about 500 others who did not receive a car or a refund from used car swindler Jack Singleton. Lawyers said Singleton’s bankruptcy estate was improperly divided.
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Cleveland
Jack Singleton
Singleton
Typhoon toll rises in Manila building to 779 dead and missing
The Manila Red Cross reports 47 more deaths from the Oct 31 typhoon that hit the Central Philippines, lifting the total fatalities and missing to 779.
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Manila
Manila Red Cross
Philippines
Ito
Physician Indicted on Narcotics Charges in Columbus
A Federal Grand Jury indicted Dr. George W. Keil, former Ohio Penitentiary physician, on 50 counts for narcotics violations. Loren Windom said the physician allegedly gave narcotics or narcotics prescriptions to known addicts.
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Columbus
George W. Keil
Ohio Penitentiary
Loren Windom
U. S
Gallipolis Area Gets Electric Service Loan
Washington reports the Rural Electrification Administration approved an 185000 dollar loan to Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative in Gallipolis Ohio to extend electrical service to nearby farming areas.
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Gallipolis
Washington
Rural Electrication Administration
Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc
Ohio
Extended Forecast for Columbus Area
Temperatures will run 2 to 5 degrees above normal with normal highs of 48 and low of 32. Cooler Wednesday, warmer Friday, then turning colder over the weekend. Precipitation around 0.1 inch as snow flurries Wednesday and as rain or snow Friday and through the weekend.
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Columbus
Thomas Trial Postponed in Padding Conspiracy Case
Rep. J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey may face a retrial next Monday after a tentative reset. He is accused of conspiring to defraud the government by padding his office payroll.
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Thomas
Washington
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
Fair Deal Test in New York Senate Contest
In New York, 5.8 million voters decide the short term fight for the Wagner seat between Republican John Foster Dulles and former Democratic Governor Herbert Lehman with Truman backing Lehman. Upstate vs city bases split support and national stakes loom for 1950 campaigns.
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Uniteg
Dewar
John Foster Dulles
Reublican
Herbert H. Lehman
Robert F. Wagner
DNY
Thomas FE. Dewey
Dulles
Wagner
Congress
Dewey
New York
Truman
Lehman
Upstate
New York City
Albany
Binghamton
Buffalo
Syracuse
Utica
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Newbold Morris
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
Elmer H. Wene
Wene
Frank Hague
Virginia
John S. Battle
Walter Johnson
House of Representatives
California
Inquiry findings on Noronic disaster to be released
Justice R L Kellock said the Noronic inquiry report on the Sept 17 fire that killed 119 would be made public in Ottawa on Nov 21. The commission had planned to release the report in Toronto yesterday but could not finish it, Kellock said.
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Toronto
Barkley Named Grandfather of 1949
Vice President Barkley, soon to marry at age 71, was named grandfather of 1949 by the National Federation of Grandmothers and Grandfathers clubs. He has seven grandchildren and the honor was presented by the federation.
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Chicago
Barkley
National Federation of Grandmothers and Grandfathers Clubs
Partially Blind Youths Face Stealing Charge
Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Tilgman J. Hartman and Virgil D. Amyx on burglary and grand larceny charges. The two partially blind former students at the Ohio State School for the Blind allegedly stole from five ex-classmates.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Grand Jury
Tilgman J. Hartman
Virgil D. Amyx
Middletown
Ohio State School For the Blind
Acheson Lands in Paris for Foreign Ministers Talks
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson arrived at Orly Field from Washington to hold talks with the British and French foreign ministers on ongoing European issues.
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Acheson
Paris
U. S
Dean Acheson
Orly Field
Washington
Filipinos Vote in Turbulent Election Amid Deadly Clashes
Polls closed with at least 19 dead and 16 injured as chaotic balloting plagued the Philippines for the second presidential vote. Constabulary controlled 40 towns while ballots vanished and election officials faced kidnapping and disturbances across Leyte Cavite and other provinces.
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Manila
National Commission On Elections
Rizal Province
Ormocc
Leyte
Jose Avelino
Quickie Case Is Continued
In Columbus a defense witness for Thomas A Joseph testified that a state’s witness absolved the lawyer of inducing a divorce. Jack J Osten, a Cleveland private investigator, said the witness refused to sign such a statement. Prosecutor Ralph J Barrett had five of 14 counts dismissed due to noncooperation, hazy swearing, or unavailable witnesses. Judge Chester Pendleton overruled motions to dismiss remaining charges.
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Columbus
Zanesville
Thomas A. Joseph
Jack J. Osten
Cleveland
Ralph J. Barrett
Joseph
Chester Pendleton
Paul M. Herbert
Rural Conference Hears Senator and CIO Officer
In Columbus the National Catholic Rural Life Conference observed Educators Day. Sen. Clinton P. Anderson and John Brophy spoke to delegates. Anderson urged midwestern farmers to reduce a surplus of wheat and corn by expanding livestock operations. Brophy said farmers and industrial workers deserve a voice in industry.
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Columbus
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
John Brophy
CIO Industrial Union Councils
Anderson
Brophy
Ohio voters flock to polls in off year balloting
Ohio voters turnout surged in Cleveland Columbus and Youngstown as off year issues colored oleomargarine office type ballots and municipal fare and electric rate questions drove participation. Analysts predicted record votes in several cities though statewide turnout remained about half of presidential years with polls open from 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Youngstown
Lake City
Frank Marsh
Board of Elections
Ceat
Tahoning County
Dayton
Akron
Toledo
Cincinnati
Naht
Charles F. Sweeney
Ohio
Ohloans
Organized Labor
Robert A. Taft
Labor
Frank J. Tausche
Taft
Lausche
Cuyahoga County
Farm Home Antiques Destroyed by Fire
Cincinnati report details a Loveland area farm home of Mr and Mrs Carl Grossman destroyed by fire on Monday. Total loss estimated at 25000 dollars with the house valued at 23000 and antiques at several thousand. Fire started in the basement as firemen faced water supply difficulties.
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Cincinnati
Carl Grossman
Loveland
Paul FE. Bosch
Milford
Reynolds Concedes Flight Record Attempt Failed
Milton Reynolds arrived at San Francisco airport conceding failure in his bid to circle the globe in a commercial plane. Engine trouble on a Guam leg delayed him breaking the six days three hours and 15 minutes record.
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San Francisco
Milton Reynolds
Guam
Train collision Kills 14 in Madrid
Two electric trains collided near Madrid on Monday night, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 30. Rescue teams and officials investigated causes as casualties mounted and service was disrupted across the line.
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Madrid
Spain
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