Phillip Murray Dies at 66 Sealing CIO Leaders End
Phillip Murray, head of the CIO and UMW president, died at 66 in San Francisco after a heart attack. Funeral set for Thursday in Brookline, near Pittsburgh. His death clouds the Los Angeles convention with questions over CIO politics and a successor, likely Allan Haywood or Walter Reuther.
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Phillip Murray
CIO
Mark Hopkins
Elizabeth
Brookline
Pittsburgh
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President Truman
William Green
AFL
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ben Fairless
U. S. Steel
Ben Moreell
Jones and Laughlin
Poltical Action Committee
Allan S. Haywood
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Link Brawls To 19 Youths
Hearings for 19 Cincinnati Central High School students on assault and battery charges will be held in Juvenile Court over the coming weeks. The youths are accused of injuring at least 19 Hughes High School students in gang attacks during recent weeks. Police say tensions arose after Central High boys were upset by a football victory.
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Cincinnati Central High School
Cincinnati Hughes High School
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Hughes
Missing Mother Found After 29 Hours Beside Wrecked Car
Santa Monica California reports Britta S England, 37, found beside a car that plunged 200 feet into a canyon. She suffered head injuries and possible broken ribs after being stranded in rain and cold for 29 hours. Husband Karl and son Senn, 12, had searched unsuccessfully.
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Britta S. England
Karl
Senn
Fishing Season All Over in Day in Chicago Yard
Abdon M. Pallasch hosted a one day fishing season in his yard drawing twenty five youngsters as young as four. He stocks the pool each spring with crappies bluegills and bass and after the fish are taken he treats the children to candy pop worms and flies.
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Abdon M. Pallasch
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Weizmann Dies. Israel Mourns Its Leader
Dr. Chaim Weizmann 77 revered as founder of Israel and first president dies of a heart attack. World leaders including Truman Queen Elizabeth II and Trygve Lie send sympathy. Israel declares day of mourning, flags at half staff, and state funeral planned with cabinet memorial session. Special trains bring pilgrims and public lines form at the president's mansion.
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Jed
Truman
Queen Elizabeth II
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Tel Aviv
World Zionism
David Ben-Gurion
World Zionist Organization
America
Race Riots Darken South Africa with 24 Dead
In Durban and East London violence between Negro demonstrators and police leaves at least 24 dead. A Catholic nun and eight or more Negroes die as rioting spreads from Durban to Kimberley where 14 Negroes are killed and 39 wounded. Police report heavy gunfire and arson as buildings burn and security forces clash with crowds.
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South Africa
London
Kimberley
Warns UN of Truce Talks Peril at Panmunjom
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky warned the United Nations that adoption of an American resolution backing the unified command at Panmunjom would collapse the truce talks and widen the Korean War. He told the UN Political Committee the U S knew the terms would be rejected by Chinese and North Korean commands.
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Panmunjom
Vishinsky
U. S
Nab Longview Break Leader Nab Longview Break Leader
Cincinnati police captured Donald Holder 18 of Middletown leader of a five man break from Longview State Hospital on Oct 31. Holders arrest left two escapees at large Fountain Rocker 18 and Garret Newman 23 both of Cincinnati. Robert Lacey 16 of Middletown was captured last week and Elvie Hymer 26 surrendered voluntarily last Wednesday.
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Donald Holder
Middletown
Longview State Hospital
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Stephen Martin
Holder
Victory Parkway
Fountain Rocker
Garrett Newman
Robert Lacey
Fog Blankets Ohio Prompting Flight Cancellations
Fog cloaked much of Ohio on Sunday as warm southern air met cold Buckeye air while a northwest cold front was forecast to disperse the fog. Many plane flights were canceled due to low visibility.
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Ohio
Weather Bureau
Labor Unions Grow Restless Under Wage Curbs Showdown Looms
Restiveness within CIO and AFL grows over wage and price controls as unions push for tighter limits and potential changes. CIO plans to outline views at next week’s Los Angeles convention. A Wage Stabilization Board member urged exempting West Coast shipping from controls. motion defeated.
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GOP House Leadership May Change as 83rd Congress Nears
Washington AP report notes potential leadership shakeup in the GOP led House. Despite expected continuity, Rep. Martini Jr. and Rep. Halleck push for possible changes with Eisenhower forces backing Halleck. Arends may seek floor leadership if Halleck runs for speaker.
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Texas
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Clerk Calls for State Audit of Vehicle Title Office
Athens County Clerk of Courts Phyllis LaVelle Cross requested a state audit of the Vehicle Title Department after detecting discrepancies and fearing irregularities. An auditor began the review Saturday and started work Monday morning, with no additional details released.
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Phyllis LaVelle Cross
Fatal Argument Sparks Farm Shooting in West Farmington
Sheriff deputies report a fatal shooting on a farm near West Farmington after an argument about firewood. Julia Bienkowski, 72, says she shot Mike Jesko, 68, in self defense when he began to strike her on Sunday.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Julia Bienkowski
Rightist Forces Lead in German Local Elections Disturbing Adenauer
In three British zone states North Rhine Westphalia Rhineland Palatinate and Lower Saxony rightist and fascist groups gained ground while Chancellor Adenauer's Christian Democrats fell back. Former Nazi officials Wilhelm Schepmann and Albert Gnade won local posts as the SRP vote collapsed and the Refugee party moved in.
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Konrad Adenauer
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Rhineland Palatinate
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Wilhelm Schepmann
Hitler
Albert Gnade
Gottingen
Union Agent Found Slain Near Joliet After Past Threats
Anthony Baldino 46, business agent for an independent Teamsters and Chauffeurs union, was found shot to death in his car ten miles north of Joliet. Police said wrists and ankles were bound and a metal rod used. Earlier records showed a bomb in his car at a Chicago hospital in 1951. In Barberton, Formecraft Corp. store fixtures plant burned, damage about 115000.
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Ranger Hints Arson in Oil Well Fires at Greendale
Fire officials report arson suspected in a brush fire outbreak that destroyed two oil wells and a residence near Greendale, with a third well saved after hours of fighting. Damage ranges from 1500 to 6000 dollars as units from multiple towns aided suppression and 220 acres burned on Sunday Creek lands.
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Coat Hanger Saves Youth From Death
Cincinnati police investigated a shooting in which 17 year old Robbie Henderson was grazed by a 32 caliber bullet. He said the round passed through four dry cleaning pieces and a coat hanger before striking his clothing and burning his skin. Thomas Baldwin, 39, was detained for questioning after witnesses said he had been drinking.
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Robbie Henderson
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Thomas Baldwin
Yank Ace Positive Soviets Fly in Korea
Cleveland pilot Capt. Clif ford D. Jolley, back from 100 Korea missions, states there are Russian and Luftwaffe German pilots among North Korean and Chinese forces. He says UN intelligence has monitored Russians, German, Korean and Chinese languages spoken by enemy pilots.
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Van Fleet May Leave Post Soon In Korea
Allied infantry drove 1300 North Korean Reds from Anchor Hill and another hill on the eastern front in 11 hours of savage fighting. The UN repelled waves of attack as Gen. James A. Van Fleet reportedly plans to leave his Eighth Army command within 60 days with Eisenhower’s approach in Korea influenced by talks.
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Crash Kills Vinton Man
C Herman Graves 59 of Ray Vinton County was killed in a four car crash at the junction of Ohio 762 and 104 in Pickaway County. He was among 19 people killed in Ohio traffic accidents during the weekend.
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Richard Everhart
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Glenn George Reed
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Smathers Proposes Three Day Vote as Democracy Insurance
Senator Smathers of Florida proposes a three day voting period to replace the current one day election. He calls the plan insurance for democracy and suggests it would broaden participation and reduce crowding at polls.
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Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Doctor Claims VA Hospital Program Endangers Economy
Miami report quotes Dr. R. J. Wilkinson of Huntington West Virginia as SMA president alleging VA hospital expansion harms the economy. He contends most patients lack service connections and that many admitted are discouraged from honesty. He urges near medical schools be reserved for service connected cases.
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Veterans Administration
R. J. Wilkinson
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W. Va
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Eisenhower Signals Lodge and Dodge for Top Cabinet Posts
President elect Eisenhower named Sen Henry Cabot Lodge as liaison with the outgoing administration and Detroit banker Joseph M Dodge to the Budget Bureau. Lodge will begin his liaison duties Friday from Washington and Dodge reports to the Budget Bureau Wednesday. Both said they expect preliminary reports for Eisenhower at a White House meeting with Truman next week.
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New Haven Dentist Dies by Suicide at Home
New Haven dentist Dr F E Smith, 49, shot himself at his residence near New Haven shortly after midnight. Sheriff Morrison said a .22 pistol was found nearby and Dr William D McGowan Jr assisted. wife Lula Green Smith and two daughters survive along with one brother. Funeral arrangements being handled by Foglesong Funeral Home.
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New Haven
Frank Morrison
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William D.mcgowan, Jr
Smith
Dorothy Kent
Don Smith
Mason Salt Co
Hartford
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Light Plane Target Pulled Into CAA Probe
The Civil Aeronautics Administration investigates a blast that shattered Ed Cassidy's propeller near Reading Michigan while Cassidy flew at 1200 feet. He managed to nurse the plane back to the airport. Cassidy described the break as having all the earmarks of bullets.
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Civil? Aeronautics Administration
Ed Cassidy
Cassidy
Teading
Mich
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