Court Decree Averts Strike At Pittsburgh
A federal court order halted a threatened strike by electric power workers in Pittsburgh's 817 square mile region serving 1.5 million people. Judge Walter P. Smart ordered Duquesne Light Co and the Independent Association of Employers to negotiate and restrain picketing and actions that could disrupt power. The decision came as 3,200 streetcars were diverted to conserve energy and a Friday hearing was set to discuss a master contract and wage demands.
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Pittsburgh
Eizelis
Walter P. Smart
Duquesne, Light Co
I. Hope Alexander
Duquesne
George L. Mueller
Turnpike Cost Estimate for Ohio Four-Lane Highway
Maj. H. Y. Allen of J. E. Greiner, Baltimore, estimated Ohio could build a 239 mile four-lane superhighway from the Pennsylvania to Indiana borders for 152 million dollars with no taxpayer cost. Ohio Sen. Ralph A. Winter supports legislation at the next general session to authorize a turnpike commission to finance the project through road construction bonds.
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Lodi
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Maj
H. Y. Allen
J. E. Greiner
Baltimore
Ralph A. Winter
Assembly
Allen
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Polio Cases Rise to 52 in Cincinnati
Two new polio cases were reported by the City Health Department, bringing the total to 52. There were 36 cases under treatment in the same period last year, increasing concern for local health officials.
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Cincinnati
Ardda Nieb Signed by Hal Roach for Film Debut
Four year old Ardda Nieb resembles Shirley Tempie in her early child star days and has been signed to a Hal Roach film contract. She will appear under the name Ardda Lynwood. Her parents Arthur and Mrs. Nieb moved from Cincinnati to Hollywood for her big break.
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Ada
Ardda Nieb
Shirley Tempie
Shirley
Hal Roach
Ardda Lynwood
Ardda
Arthur Nieb
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hollywood
Jews Put Under House Arrest After Tel Aviv Bombings
More than a third of Palestine's Jewish population was placed under strict house arrest as British troops searched Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan for bombers who killed three people and wounded dozen others. Two British officers were killed in a Tel Aviv explosion, with a British major and an Arab constable also killed. Three Tommies were injured near Givat Brenner and near Kfar Vitkin. Prime Minister Attlee urged Jews and Arabs to make concessions for peace as Arab delegates gathered from several states.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Ramat Gan
Petah Tikva
Jaffa
Nathanya
Caesarea
Tulkarm
Givat Brenner
Kfar Vitkin
Haifa
Hadera
London
Attlee
Reegret
Bbut
Iesw
Saudi Arabia
Transjordan
Egypt
Yemen
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Shoth Yam
Maine election show GOP lead in postwar balloting
Maine voters re elected a full Republican slate signaling momentum for the party as they head into national contests. In Connecticut Bowles entered the gubernatorial race as Democrat while Republicans set their convention results.
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Associated Press
Maine
Connecticut
Colorado
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Chester Bowles
OPA
Gwen Brewster
House
Horace Hildreth
F. Davis Clark
Hildreth
J. Paul Jullien
Bowles
Wilbert Snaw
Thomas Dodd
Raymond Baldwin
Senate
Thomas C. Hart
Leatherneck Officer Sued By Four Men
Four former Marines sued Lt. Col. John P. Condon of Santa Barbara for 100000 dollars claiming they were jailed without charge after being accused of taking part in a commissary shortage. They say they were imprisoned June 17 in Japan and later held near San Diego before acquittal by court martial.
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Los Angeles
t?Pi
John E. Wilson
Akron
Japan
United States
San Diego
John P. Condon
Santa Barbara
Calif
Dropping First A Bomb Mistake Says Halsey
BUFFALO N Y UP The dropping of an atomic bomb on Throshima was a mistake in the opinion of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr He called the first atomic bomb an unnecessary experiment and questioned revealing such a weapon to the world. FIRE CHIEF RESIGNS PORTSMOUTH R R Leecum resigns after nearly 27 years as city fire chief and 32 years with the department effective Sept 15.
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Buffalo
Throshima
William F
Bulb) Halsey, Jr
Portsmouth
R. R. Leecum
Plain Dealer Raises Home Delivery Price
The Cleveland Plain Dealer announced a price increase for home delivery from 25 cents to 30 cents per week for six daily papers, effective next Monday. It cited newsprint cost rises from 39 to 74 dollars a ton since January 1933, noting a 90 percent increase, while the 1933 1946 period delivery rate rose from 18 to 30 cents, a 67 percent hike.
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Clevelan
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Plain Dealer
Hughes Takes Pilot Seat in West East Flight for Outlaw Seal
Howard Hughes, scarred by a prior crash, flies a converted B-23 from Culver City to New York to challenge the revocation of The Outlaw seal. He pilots the craft with mechanic Earl Martyn and passenger John Sleeter aboard. Lightning kills eight year old John M. Fry in Steubenville as he plays in his yard.
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Culver City
Howard Hughes
New York
Motion Picture Producers Association
Hughes
Earl Martyn
John Sleeter
Boy
Japan Seamen Union Orders Nationwide Strike
The strike committee of the Japan seamen's union orders a walkout of 54,000 members with 681 vessels reported fired up. Seamen quit work at noon with 65 ships idle at Yokohama and two at Hakodate. Major disruption centered at Kyushu's Wakamatsu port where 630 vessels were struck.
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Tokyo
Japan Seamen’s Union Today
Kyodo
Yokohama
Hakodate
Kyushu
Wakamatsu
London Moves to Stop Squatters Invasion
Scotland Yard acts to preserve law and order against a Communist led squatters invasion of vacant houses in London's West End. Home office confirms police action to prevent a breach of peace as thousands of officers are deployed to halt the movement.
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London
Scotland Yard
West End
Home Office
Kidnapped toddler Toby Tobias returns home after hitchhiking maid case
Three year old Madeline Toby Tobias is back with parents Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tobias in Kansas City after five days missing. FBI held Mildred Everett, 22, the maid who fled Terre Haute with Toby to seek adoption. Police and detectives traced the route from Indianapolis to Terre Haute through Goodwill Industries and Ben Bailey's home.
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Kansas City
Madeline
Toby) Tobias
Toby
Philip Tobias
Terre Haute
Ind
Mildred Louise Everett
FBI
Robert Vance
Goodwill Industries
Ben Bailey
Qmer Funkhouser
Bailey
Mead Seeks Kilgore as Senate War Committee Chair
Senator Mead announced plans to resign as chairman of the Senate War Investigating Committee by Oct 1 after being nominated as Democratic candidate for New York governor. He suggested Senator Kilgore of West Virginia as his successor, noting Connally’s seniority and current chair of the Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
Mead
D. N
Senate War Investigating Committee
Kilgore
D. W. Va
New York
Truman
Senator Connally
D. Tex
Market Slump Persists as Downticks Hit Several Stocks
New York trading opened with heavy selling pushing many pivotal issues into declines of fractions to more than three dollars a share. Active trading saw large blocks change hands, some stocks rallying briefly from their lows while negative signs dominated the early session.
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New York
Republic Steel furnaces resume operation after work stoppage
Officials at Republic Steel Corp Corrigan McKinney plant report 12 of 14 open hearths back in operation after a work stoppage tied up 10 furnaces yesterday.
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Cleveland
Ohio department store clash with CPA ends in a knockout
In Lima, Ohio, a store manager challenged CPA shortages in men’s clothing. CPA warned of 15 million men’s suits short by year end, while The Leader ran a four column ad asserting ample stock. CPA softened stance, acknowledging possible overstatements and a buyer’s dilemma.
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Washington
Itate
Lima
Ohio
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Hollever
Leader
Lima News
CIO Sailors Demand Wages Matching AFL Increases
The CIO National Maritime Union seeks wage boosts equal to AFL gains as deep water shipping stays strike bound. Joseph Curran says CIO seamen will demand increases matching AFL raises after the Wage Stabilization Board cut $1750 monthly. Strikes affect 728 Atlantic ships, about 100 Gulf bound, 200 Pacific bound. 400 New York tugboats join 354 ships idle since Friday.
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Salluld
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIO
AFL
Wage Stabilization Board
Seafarers International Union
The
Sailors Union
Pacific
WSB
U. S. Maritime Commission
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Pacific Coast
New York
Christmas packages for soldiers overseas mailed window opened
Washington announces overseas Christmas parcel mail from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15 without request slips due to smaller numbers and fewer moves. Maj. Gen. Edward F. Witsell, adjutant general, says dates set a month later than in war years to ensure arrival before Christmas.
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Washington
Edward F. Witsell
Bikini Atom Tests Described By Noted Scientists
John T. Ogden of the New York glass industry and Frank W. Preston of Preston Laboratories Butler Pa will report observations on the first and second atomic bomb tests at Bikini. The report is to be delivered at the fall meeting of the American Ceramic Society glass division at Ohio State University Saturday.
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Columbus
John T. Ogden
The
Glass Industry
New York City
Frank W. Preston
Preston Laboratories
Butler
Bikini
American Ceramic Society
Glass Division
Ohio State University
Truck Hits Culvert Killing Ohio Driver
GOSHEN Ind. Charles Gibbs 69 of Batesville Ohio was fatally injured when his truck swerved into a culvert to avoid a previous collision with another truck. Officers said Gibbs died Sunday night near here after his vehicle struck the culvert.
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Goshen
Ind
Charles Gibbs
Batesville
Noble Counts
Here
Gibbs
Butler Seeks Census Housing Funds for Veterans
Butler County became the 18th to apply to the state treasurer for a portion of the $6,000,000 veterans housing appropriation. Butler asked $104,000 for specified housing needs.
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Columbus
Butler
Sub-Committee Named to Map Trieste Plans
The peace conference commission on Italian questions set up an eight nation sub commission to draft a statue for the free city of Trieste. James C. Dunn withdrew three American proposals for delimitation of the international zone and Italian Yugoslav boundaries, saying they were never discussed by the foreign ministers council.
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Paris
Peace Conference Commission
Trieste
James C.dunn
U. S
Dunn
Foreign Ministers Council
Third Party Not Yet Set in Ohio CIC Sessions
CIC leaders say a third party remains in minds but not time for it. Jack Kroll of Cincinnati, national CIC PAC director and Ohio CIC president, told delegates the closing session yesterday after two delegates pressed for a labor party. The council endorsed an almost entirely Democratic slate for fall elections, omitting Gov. Frank Lausche.
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Akron
CIC
Jack Kroll
Cincinnnati
Ohio Cic Council
State Council
Frank J. Lausche
Escapee Captured After 68 Mile Chase
A 15 year old boy who escaped from a Boys Industrial School was recaptured after stealing two cars and a pursuit covering 63 miles by state patrolmen and three county officers. Greene County officers caught him in Xenia after he ran a red light and rammed a yard.
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Columbus
Eugene Butler
Wooster
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Greene County
Butler
Xenia
Family Quarrel Ends In Death for Ohioan
PORTSMOUTH James F. Taylor 46 died in a hospital after police found him in his driveway clutching a butcher knife. He had been shot in the head. A brother in law was held in city jail pending filing of charges. Police were summoned to stop a quarrel between two families in the same house but arrived too late.
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Portsmouth
James F. Taylor
Lee Starteman
Startzman
Meat shortage hits cities as OPA ceilings snap back
Nationwide shortages force butcher shops to stock only poultry and cold cuts while packing houses cut workers. Chicago estimates 1,100 of 2,000 retail markets closed by week end as New York dealers report near total absence of meat. Some cities see normal livestock receipts while others face zero to limited supplies. The sector warns of prolonged impact and no return to rationing soon.
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Associated Press
OPA
Chicago
New York City
Omaha
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Boston
Chattanooga
Portsland
Spokane
Wash
Atlanta
Farmera
Washington State
Fred Martin
James D. Strickland
Indiana
Agriculture Department
SAM SIMMONS Warns On Compulsory Voting And Party Nominating Rules
Sam Simmons discusses possible outcomes of a law forcing qualified voting with penalties and compares enforcement to Prohibition. He notes cross party nominations in California, primary reform in West Virginia, and argues parties should control their own nominating processes without government interference.
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New York
California
West Virginia
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Halsey
Child
U.S
Qhioan
Kayo
Ritshei Ogisu
Imperial Japanese Army
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Newark
Sam Simmons
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