Outlook Stays Dark As Coal and Steel Strikes Drag On
Washington reports the coal and steel strikes show little sign of early settlement. President Truman’s stance remains unclear amid talks led by Cyrus S. Ching with U S Steel and CIO officials. Fuel shortages push rail service cuts as talks continue at Bluefield and Cleveland with Miner leader John L. Lewis.
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Ching
Mann
White House
Owever
Truman
Arthur Clarendon Smith
District of Columbia Democratic Club
Smith
Cyruss
U. S. Steel Corp
New York
CIO Steelworkers’ Union
Philip Murray
CIO
Steelworkers Union
Cleveland
U. S. Steel
Steel
Northern
Western
John L. Lewis
Tobacco Firm Tests New Cigaret Law Challenge
Huntington West Virginia report says American Sales Agency challenged a new federal law requiring cigarette buyers' names be shared with state tax departments. President Nicholas J. Tweet stated attorneys advise the act likely unconstitutional and to continue business as usual.
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Huntington
W. Va
Nicholas J. Tweet
Truman
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Selden McNeer
Thurman Arnold
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Meteor sighting reported near Chillicothe
Three people reported a brilliant meteor seen in the southern sky at 7:30 p m yesterday. Ralph Scott of Londonderry observed a flash and five flaming fragments. A Greyhound bus driver from Circleville reported a similar flash. Clyde Porter, Chillicothe photographer, said he saw a parachute flare while driving east from South Charleston.
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Chillicothe
Ralph Scott
Londonderry
Here
State Highway Patrol
Greyhound
Circleville
Clyde Porter
South Charleston
Halloween Vandalism reported in Columbus North West
Police reported a widespread wave of pre Halloween vandalism on Columbus North and West sides. Windows were broken and garbage strewn. One victim said vandals tore bed clothing and then set fire to his car.
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Columbus
Arguments Aired Over Ballot Proposal in Columbus Meeting
Columbus discussions on the office type ballot for the November 8 election featured four Republican participants. Paul M Walter and Mrs. Henry D Cossit voiced support while Paul M Herbert and Leonard J Stern opposed, arguing costs rise and voter confusion increase with complex ballots.
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Columbus
Paul M. Walter
Cleveland
Alter
Walter
Henry D. Cossit
Toledo
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Leonard J. Stern
Herbert
Man Claims Liquor Permit Overcharge in 1946 Case
Ohio liquor enforcement chief says a Cleveland man claims he paid 4000 for a private D-4 liquor permit in 1946, though legitimate private permits cost 200. The signed statement by Leonard Fletcher prompts an investigation into Army and Navy Union garrisons with permits in Ohio, marking official acknowledgment of such deals in Lausche’s last months.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Rutkowski
Leonard C. Fletcher
Army and Navy Union
Fletcher
Liquor Board
Lausche
Picket Line Shuts Down Henry Coal Co Mine
A picket line halted work at the Henry Coal Co pit behind Mason, affecting about 30 workers. Owner Earl Henry said he had a contract to supply coal to Lakin State Hospital, which reportedly has only a week of fuel left. State Police trooper D. G. Wilfong and Deputy Sheriff T. L. Morrison responded to the scene.
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Point Pleasant
Henry Coal Co
Mason
Earl Henry
Lakin State Hospital
D. G. Wilfong
T. L. Morrison
Escaped Warren County prisoners still at large
Warren County officials say five young men fled the county jail Saturday after digging a stone block from the wall. One of the escapees, 18 year old Willie Anderson, surrendered shortly after the break, which occurred near the same spot as a prior New Year’s Day escape using the same method.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Willie Anderson
Gerald Couden
Five Airmen Die In Texas B 26 Crash
Five Air Force crewmen were killed when a B 26 bomber crashed into brushy ranch land near Midland Texas. The twin engine aircraft exploded and wreckage and body parts spread over about one square mile. Police reported no parachutes opened and identification fragments were recovered at the scene.
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Midland
Tex
Jack Ellington
Petitioning for Rhodes To Start in November
Backers of Mayor James A Rhodes of Columbus announce they will begin petition circulation after the November election. Fred Stanton, president of Rhodes For Governor Clubs, says Rhodes is the strongest possible Republican candidate to defeat the current Democratic administration.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Fred Stanton
Rhodes
Pentagon rift over unification sparks purge fears
Washington AP reports unsettled truce at the Pentagon as House Armed Services Committee hearings expose policy divides among the services Admiral Louis E Denfeld faces pressure amid Navy objections to unification Critics warn that non conformists on the unification team may be replaced while lawmakers urge slow action and unity efforts continue
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Defense
Louis Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Washington
Pentagon
Armed Services
Potomac
Defense Establishment
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Denfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of
Defense Johnson
Short
R-Mo
Lasseer
D-Md
Defense Department
Wherry
R-Neb
Senate
Senior
N. C
Truman
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Two Drown As Boat Burns Near Newark Ferry Crossing
Two men died when a motor boat caught fire on the Kanawha River near the Newark ferry crossing in Elizabeth W Va Police identified the victims Eu gene Leeson 21 of Berea Ritchie County and Brenny Matheny 22 from Massillon Ohio Both jumped overboard as the fire began Leeson drowned while attempting to save Matheny whose swimming ability was unknown Leeson was recovered about 15 minutes later Matheny about two hours later.
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Leeson
Matheny
Forest Fire On Eight Mile Route 35 Enters Third Day
The Eight Mile forest fire on Route 35 continued into its third day with 25 to 30 volunteers battling the blaze. It began Saturday afternoon on the Bill Brobeck farm and spread to the E. H. Bissell property, impacting about 40 acres. Charles Stephenson, district fire protector, helped fight the flames. no buildings were threatened.
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Point Pleasant
Eight Mile
Route 35
Bill Brobeck
E. H. Bissell
Charles Stephenson
Nationalists Repair Burma Road Reported During War Effort
Chinese Nationalist engineers are reported feverishly repairing the Burma Road from India to China. There is no confirmation that Nationalists have asked the Burmese government to reopen the route for supply or as an escape corridor, despite the wartime situation centered on Chungking.
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Rangoon
Burma
China
Chungking
Hawaiian Stevedores Return to Work Across Five Ports
Honolulu territory oilers return to work tomorrow and Wednesday in five of six ports after a five month strike begun May 1. An agreement covering all ports except Mahukona was signed, ending the 176th day of the halt with losses pegged near 100 million dollars.
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Honolulu
Hawaiii
CIO
Tiny
Mahukona
Burglar Takes Cleveland Man's Life Savings
Joseph Orlando reports a burglar stole his $1300 life savings from a mattress on Sunday in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Joseph Orlando
Bidault Named To Settle French Crisis
Paris reports Bidault, leader of the Popular Republicans, was named premier to end a 19 day political crisis. He faces a dim path to form a cabinet as calls for a new national election grow. The coalition of Socialists, Radicals and MR P has steered France amid left right tensions. Bidault vowed no delay and stressed international and financial obligations require responsible men in the government.
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Paris
George Bidault
Popular Republicans
MRP
France
H Queuille
Jules Moch
Rene Mayer
Vincent Auriol
Bidault
Britain Plans Spending Cuts Amid Economic Crisis
Prime Minister Attlee outlined a plan to cut 250 million pounds from government spending to ease Britain's currency crisis. He cautioned that defense savings are excluded and noted increases in some food prices. The plan aligns with the pound devaluation and aims to boost exports and reduce dollar purchases from the United States.
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London
Attlee
Britain
House of Commons
Dabar
House
United States
Milk Strike Threatened for New York Today
A milk delivery strike threatened for 4 p.m. in New York City and surrounding areas could halt service for 11 million consumers across three states. Walter A. Maggiolo of the mediation service said mediators from federal state and city levels proposed solutions in the contract dispute involving 15 000 deliverymen and milk handlers.
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New York
New York City
Walter A. Maggiolo
Federal Mediation and Concilliation Service
Lew District Leader Suspended in Squabble
Lem Markland the Ohio Kentucky district president of the CIO United Electrical Workers was suspended from Local 801 in Dayton Sunday. He was also nominated for local president. Nine other members were suspended with Markland as the intra union power struggle between left and right wings continued.
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Dayton
Lem
Markland
Ohio-Kentucky
CIO
United Electrical Workers
X Road Official Begins Appeal Protesting Removal
Roscoe R. Allen, former Gallipolis highway superintendent, opens an appeal protesting his removal on five charges. Witnesses attend as Allen, represented by Henry Cherrington, faces accusations including unrecorded calcium delivery to Gallipolis Ice Co and improper use of a state pickup by his brother-in-law.
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Gallipolis
Roscoe R. Allen
Allen
Henry Cherrington
State Highway Department
Robert Wallace
Columus Barckhoff
Columbus
Otho Castle
Division 10
Convention Plans Made
CIO leaders begin arriving in Cleveland to organize the national convention with Walter Reuther presiding and Philip Murray expected midweek. The 22 member UAW executive board meets for a week as 53 more members and 11 left wing unions pit high stakes over possible expulsion. The CIO claims about 6 million members.
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Cleveland
CIO
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers’ Executive Board
Philip Murray
James C. Carey
Ex Lawyer Questioned On Embezzling Charge
Prosecutor Ralph J. Bartlett began questioning Chester W. Malin a 49 year old former Columbus attorney charged with embezzling 5600 from a trust fund twelve years ago Malin arrived back in Columbus from San Francisco and was held by Daniel Webber a former Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor who spotted him working behind a hotel bar in that city last week.
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Columbus
Ralph J. Bartlett
Chester W. Malin
San Francisco
Daniel Webber
Franklin County
Malin
Rail Strike Ends After 45 Day Tie Up on Missouri Pacific
St Louis Missouri rail traffic resumes as Missouri Pacific trains roll again following a 45 day strike by operating employees. Union and company officials settled the dispute after arbitration under the Railway Labor Act and the Railroad Adjustment Board. Grievances numbered 93 with 189 settled after negotiations. basic hours and wages were not in dispute.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Railway Labor Act
Railroad Adjustment Board
Sam Stewart Dies in Junkyard Shack Fire
Mount Vernon report states 63 year old Sam Stewart a junkyard caretaker burned to death when a Saturday night blaze destroyed his shack. He lived on site and was found in the charred remains.
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Mount Vernon
Sam Stewart
Death by Own Action Attempt Fails in Houston Case
Allen Thomas Sturges, a 26 year old New York society figure, was found shot in a Houston bedroom and survived after an alleged attempt at death by own action. Detectives seek Sturges on two felony warrants in Cameron County for auto removal and check swindling. Notes found include an endearing letter to Miss Marion Yturria and a purported will naming his mother.
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Houston
Tex
New York
Case Society
Allen Thomas Sturges
J. D. Irvin
Frank L. Murray
Sturges
New York Journal-American
Associated Press
Brownsville
Boynton Fleming
Cameron County
Marion Yturria
Truman Urges International Control to Outlaw Atomic Bombs
President Truman urged global agreement on international control of atomic energy to prohibit weapons while promoting peaceful use. He spoke at the UN site cornerstone ceremony as the Baruch Plan received General Assembly approval amid Soviet opposition. He warned of human rights as essential to preventing tyranny and war while signaling continued US readiness to build its atomic stockpile unless controls are guaranteed.
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New York
Truman
Russia
United States
U.S.S.R
Cances
United Nations
General Assembly
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszent
Budapest
Canton Bus Drivers Strike for Wage Boost
Canton bus drivers and mechanics staged a second strike in two years affecting 49,009 daily riders. The AFL Canton Bus Drivers Union seeks a 20 cent hourly increase from $1.32 for drivers and $1.52 for mechanics, with history of a 46 day 1947 walkout through Christmas shopping season.
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Canton
AFL
Police Seek Companion In Beating of Woman
Police in Columbus search for the man who accompanied a 22 year old woman who reported she was beaten assaulted and pushed from a car Saturday night near Hilliards She had a date to attend a pumpkin show with her attacker.
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Columbus
Hilliards
Sheriff's Deputies
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