Murray Seeks Quick Victory in Steel Pension Fight
Philip Murray told 15,000 steel strikers in Youngstown that the nationwide steel strike will end soon with victory in their push for free pensions and insurance. The United Mine Workers and coal operators faced renewed talks as strikes threaten overall economy. other plants reduced output and service to conserve coal.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Murray
Youngstown
Ohio
Naion
U.S. Conciliation Service
Bethlehem _ Corp
New York
United Mine
Iron Age
M Metalworking Weekly
International Harvester Co
Chicago
West Virginia
UMW
Nehru Begins Long Tour as Asia's Communist Block Stands
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru starts a strenuous U.S. tour after a state visit welcomed by President Truman. Officials see the trip shaping India's tilt toward the West in the Cold War and influencing Asia's balance with Communism. Nehru, a reformist socialist leader, has questioned aspects of American capitalism and race relations. The United States hopes his stance will encourage India and the Commonwealth to counter Communist advances.
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Washington
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
United
Russia
Nehru
Asia
Truman
United States
Congress
U. S
Lewis and Operators Resume Coal Contract Talks
John L. Lewis and soft coal operators returned to contract talks at White Sulphur Springs W Va as government mediator Cyrus S. Ching watches from the sidelines. Ching advised speeding talks to end the four week coal strike. Lewis confers with U S Steel Mines and Southern operators also meet at Charleston W V while a Taft Hartley act prospect looms.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
Lewis
Charleston
W. V
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel Corp
Moses
Ben
White Sulphur
Bluefield
Washington
Truman
Portage Graft Probe Pledged by Ohio Governor
Gov. Frank Lausche said he would ask Atty. Gen. Herbert S. Duffy to examine complaints about gambling law enforcement in Portage County after a meeting with the Portage County Good Government Group led by Prof. Wannemacher. He noted calls to break ties between gambling and law officers and cited past local corruption. The same report notes a 45 day liquor permit suspension for the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 528 Middletown for displaying gambling devices.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Herbert S. Duffy
Portage County
William Wannemacher
Kent State University
Wannemacher
Roy Garrett
State Liquor Control Board Today
Order of Eagles
Aerie No
Middletown
Acheson Delivers Confidential Cold War Report to Senate Leaders
Secretary of State Acheson briefed Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a closed door session on the global situation with emphasis on China and the possible U S stance toward recognizing the new Chinese Communist regime. Senators described the talk as a general international review.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
China
Woman Awarded 25000 Dollars in Bleacher Collapse Case
Mrs. Evelyn Brown an Akron beauty shop operator 40 won a 25000 dollar verdict from a common pleas court jury for permanent injuries after a section of temporary bleachers collapsed at a 1945 Cleveland Rams versus Green Bay Packers game on November 11 1945. She sought 100000 dollars in damages.
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Cleveland
Evelyn Brown
Akron
Common Pleas Court
Brown
Cleveland Rams
Green Bay Packers
Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Ohio Opens Convocation
The 133rd annual convocation of the Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Ohio opened in Cincinnati for a two day session with more than 600 persons expected in attendance.
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Cincinnati
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of Ohio
Heat Wave Continues Across Eastern States
The heat wave persisted across the eastern and southern states with mid eighties to low nineties. Rochester New York hit 89 a dated record while Huntington West Virginia reached 90 and New Orleans 91. Central and Western states stayed seasonable as winds eased. A survey counted 22 deaths and heavy property damage amid the pattern. Federal foresters assisted clearing a road near Missoula Montana to reach 70 trapped hunters after a snowsorm.
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Chicago
Mercury
Rochester
N. Y
Huntington
W. Va
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Brownsville
Tex
Missoula
Mont
No Negligence Found In Forrestal's Death
A navy board absolves any person in the Naval service of fault in the death of former Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Forrestal leaped to his death May 22 from a tower at the Naval hospital in Bethesda Maryland after being treated for operational fatigue since April 2.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Service
Defense
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Naval
Publisher dismisses 20 printers at Burlington News
The Burlington Evening News discharged twenty printers who refused to handle material for engraved advertising. The publisher William Loeb replaced the staff with women trained on special keyboards attached to linotype machines.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington Evening News
William Loeb
Loeb
Fire destroys sanitarium residence in Marion
A $10,000 fire gutted the residence of Dr. Carl W. Sawyer in Marion. Twenty nine private sanitarium patients were moved to safety early today as three cottage style buildings connected with the Sawyer sanitarium were damaged. No one was injured.
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Marion
Carl W. Sawyer
Sawyer
Berlin Cabinet Presented by Grotewohl After Reorganization
Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl formally presented his Communist packed cabinet for East Germany today and pledged alignment with Soviet Russian policy shaping the new government under tight party control.
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Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
Germany
New Dahlia Death Feared In California
In Los Angeles police search Griffith Park Fern Dell for missing film bit player Jean Spangler 27 whose ripped purse was found 36 hours after her disappearance. Investigators compare case to the Black Dahlia, notes reports of a clean cut man seen with Spangler at a cafe.
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Los Angeles
Griffith Park
Fern Dell
Jean Spangler
Elizabeth Short
Miss Short
Mimi Boomhower
Bel-Air
Sunset Strip
Miss Spangler
Reds March Near Canton
Nationalist defenses in South China crumble as Communist forces reach within 35 miles of Canton provisional capital. Government flees to Chungking, evacuees flood Hong Kong, while observers place main Communist force about 50 miles north to northeast of Canton. Government troops retreat an estimated 80 000. Evacuation by sea to Formosa and Hainan Islands speculated.
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Hong Kong
Formosa
Hainan Islands
Russia seeks global atomic weapon tally at United Nations
At the United Nations, Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob Malik proposed a worldwide census of all weapons from atomic bombs to ships and aircraft with each nation reporting its own arsenal. U S Delegate Warren Austin dismissed the plan as meaningless without verification and said it reflects Soviet denial of the atomic problem.
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Lake Success
Russia
United Nations
U.S
Warren Austin
Jakob Malik
U.N. Security Council
Malik
Austin
Soviet Union
Tass
Truman
Security Council
Mr. Truman
United States
Moscow
Tucker Trial Is Rescheduled
The Tucker case moves to a new start as Judge Walter LaBuy orders a fresh trial for Preston Tucker and seven associates on fraud and conspiracy charges. A mistrial was declared after one week, with 100 new jurors summoned for the next session.
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Chicago
Preston Tucker
Walter LaBuy
LaBuy
Brazil Train Collision Death Toll Near 25
A resort bound passenger train collided with a freight near President Peron Terminal killing about 25 and injuring around 100. The crash marks the worst rail disaster since nationalization two years ago.
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Brazil
Buenos Aires
President Peron
Truman Senate Aides Split on Farm Price Bill
President Truman reportedly differs with two Senate lieutenants over farm price supports in 1950. He backs 90 percent parity on six basic crops while Senators Lucas and Anderson favor flexible 75 to 90 percent parity with controls likely on cotton wheat and corn. Tobacco would stay at 90 percent indefinitely. Senate may pass Anderson bill after House already endorsed 90 percent for 1950.
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Washington
Truman
Lucas
D-Ii
Anderson
DNM
House
Senate
Earl Bireham to Face Electric Chair Verdict
In Louisville Kentucky Earl D Bircham 45 described as a public enemy by the FBI was found guilty of murder in the slaying of Pa trolman John Tennyson during a running battle Aug 14 He wounded another officer and was captured after fleeing into a backyard following the shooting The prosecution linked him to a Nashville bank robbery indictment and a former Marine Luthern Williams aided in his capture
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Louisville
Earl D. Bireham
FBI
John Tennyson
Bircham
Tennyson
John Allen Ross
Ross
Nashville
Tenn
Luthern Williams
Williams
GOP Leaders Meet To Plan 1950 Strategy
Ohio and 18 Midwest and Rocky Mountain state chairmen will meet in Chicago to exchange views with National Chairman Guy Gabrielson. They will discuss how to win more co voters campaign organization publicity methods and issues for the 1950 election.
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Chicago
Ohio
Midwest
Rocky Mountain
GOP
Guy G. Gabrielson
New Jersey
Automobile Found In Maple Shade Area
GALLIPOLIS police found an automobile abandoned near Burger and Chestnut in the Maple Shade area early today. The car, tied to a Charleston hit and run case, carried Kentucky 568-826 plates rather than the Maryland number earlier reported.
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Gallipolis
Burger and Chestnut
Maple Shade
Charleston
Kentucky
Maryland
Rent Control End Ordered in Meigs County Ohio
Washington demands rent control end in Ohio areas including the remainder of Meigs County in the Point Pleasant Gallipolis disense rental area.
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Meigs
Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Ohio
Meigs County
Point Pleasant-Gallipolis
River Traffic Sets Record High on Ohio River in 1948
Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Mehaffey reported 1948 river shipments totaled 42,792,487 tons on the Ohio, up 1,395,749 from the prior record. Coal and coke led commerce with 21,329,617 tons, a decline from 1947, while gasoline and oil moved 10,442,234 tons. The gains come as ice and high water disrupted traffic amid the river’s 20th anniversary dam system.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Joseph C. Mehaffey
Ohio River Division
Mehaffey
Air Force Size Fight Put Before Truman
Senate leaders moved to resolve the Air Force size deadlock by seeking President Truman’s view on whether to maintain a 48 group combat force as Senate approved or accept the House plan for 58 groups. The dispute has stalled the large military appropriations bill for over a month.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Norway Defeats Reds Laborites Reelected
Norwegian election returns show the ruling Labor Party winning 86 seats in the Storting, a gain of 10, while the Communists were shut out of Parliament except for one seat. Premier Einar Gerhardsen's party solidifies its majority after Monday nationwide balloting.
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Osso
Norway
Rinally
Einar Gerhardsen
Labor Party
Storting
Democrats to Fight for Olds Appointment
Senator Lucas of Illinois denied reports that the administration would let Leland Olds’ Federal Power Commission term lapse. President Truman has made Olds’ confirmation a party matter after the Senate committee voted 10 to 2 to reject the appointment.
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Washington
Lucas Ofllinois
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Truman
Olds
Senate
Iee
Two Men Die By Falls In East Liverpool
Two men died in the city after separate falls. One leaped from a bridge early Wednesday, the other jumped from a three story porch Tuesday night. Police investigated both incidents as suicides or accidental falls.
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Liverpool
Blandy Reasserts Naval Cuts and Carrier Plans
Navy leaders urged restraint in defense spending citing risks to national security if carrier forces shrink. Admiral Blandy backed keeping six large carriers, pressing for bigger ships and expanded air bases, while questioning reliance on the B 36 bomber strategy and warning of dangerous military shortfalls.
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Washington
William F. (Bull
Halsey
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Massey
Halesey
John G. Crommelin
Atlantic Fleet
United States
Hayard
Congress
Russia
Blanty
Blandy
Johnson
Cmdr
Eugene Tatom
Tatom
Hiroshima
Washington National Airport
Rep Huber Seeks Air Field Investigation Move From Clark Field
Rep Huber of Ohio after Asia tour urges probe by the National Defense Department into moving Clark Field in the Philippines citing dangers from armed dissidents. He notes his layman view may overlook military reasons for the base’s present location.
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Washington
Huber
D-Ohio
Asia
U. S
Clark Field
Phillipines
Manila
National Defense Department
Philippines
Local Man Dies After Fire Burns in Newtown
Joseph B. Hawkins aged 69 of Newtown died from burns suffered in a September 26 fire when he poured kerosene into a coal heater. He passed away Tuesday, authorities said.
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Cincinnati
Joseph B. Hawkins
Newtown
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