Strike threat fades as CIO urges pension fund payments
Washington reports a pension funding crisis in soft coal as operators balk at a 20 cent miner pension royalty. John L. Lewis returns from White Sulphur Springs to press Southern coal operators to meet welfare payments due August 20, amid fear of a strike.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Lewis
Welfare Fund
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Bridges
Ezra van Horn
United Mine Workers’ Union
UMW
Northern and Western Group
Southern Coal Producers
Bluefield
W. Va
Authorities Crack Down on Bingo as Athens County Enforces Law
Sheriff George Bateman warned unnamed lodge operators that bingo games violate state law and risk arrest. The drive follows raids that seized 13 slot machines from Nelsonville Eagles and Veterans of Foreign Wars clubs, with eight lodge officials awaiting sentences after pleadings. Prosecutor Gordon B. Gray questioned commercialized gambling in the county, while Bateman noted Athens County remains cleaner than most counties in Ohio.
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Athens County
George Bateman
Nelsonville
The
Eagles
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gordon B. Gray
Gray
Bateman
Ohio
Tiffin Student Indicted In Death Of Classmate
William C. Felton of Tiffin Ohio is indicted on first degree manslaughter for the March 18 death of Dartmouth College classmate Raymond Cirrotta of Linden New Jersey after a dormitory room brawl. Fellow student Thomas Coxsee of Fayetteville New York was fined 500 dollars and given a suspended year and a day in connection with the death.
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Woodsville
N. H
William C. Felton
Tiffin
Dartmouth College
Raymond J. Cirrotta
Linden
N. J
Cirrotta
Thomas A. Coxsee
Fayetteville
N. Y
ICC asked to authorize 8.5 miles of railroad in Ohio coal fields
The Interstate Commerce Commission was requested to authorize construction of about 8.5 miles of railroad lines in Harrison County Ohio coal fields.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Harrison County
Ohio
Two Hunting Mishaps Reported in Gallia
Two hunting accidents were reported on the second day of the squirrel season in Gallia County. H D Robinson of Gallipolis Route 1 was struck in the left arm and back by a shotgun blast. Jack Henson of Addison was shot in both legs as both men fired at the same squirrel. Henson hit the squirrel.
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Gallipolis
H. D. Robinson
Jack Henson
Addison
Henson
Lewis A Howell Dies in Pomeroy Hospital
Lewis A Howell 77 died at 1 a m today in Meigs General Hospital after a brief illness. Surviving son Cecil Howell Gallipolis, wife Rebecca Brickles Howell and three sons preceded him in death. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p m in Trevey Finsterwald funeral home with Wells Cemetery burial.
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Pomeroy
Lewis A. Howell
Meigs General Hospital
Cecil Howell
Gallipolis
Rebecca Brickles Howell
Trevey-Finsterwald
Wells Cemetery
Point Pleasant Wall Begins To Take Shape
The flood wall near Point Pleasant is taking form with concrete work under Shadle Bridge. The structure will stand 24 feet high and taper to 18 inches, running to the Ohio River at First and River. Entrances for Main St and Tu Endie Wei Park are planned, with earth sections elsewhere and openings closed during floods.
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A. Simmons
Point Pleasant
Shadle Bridge
Ohio River
Capt. C. D. Jones
U. S
Jones
Huntington
Main St
Wall
Kanawha River
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Ohio
Acheson Bevin Attend Capitol Luncheon With Senate Panel
Acheson and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin join a Capitol luncheon hosted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The gathering includes Vice President Barkley and Sen. Tom Connally, committee chairman, as the four pose in a photographed lineup.
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Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Capitol
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alben Barkley
Bevin
Sen
Tom Connally
Taft Defends Taft Hartley in Ohio Campaign Tour
Sen. Robert A. Taft arrives in Cincinnati as part of a 100 day Ohio tour to promote the Taft Hartley labor law. He accuses opponents of politicizing fees and argues the law restored labor management balance while criticizing Wagner. He insists labor leaders drive opposition to the law for 1950 campaign purposes.
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Cincinnati
United States
Robert A. Taft
Cleveland
Ohio
Lebanon
Sen. Taft
Senate
House
Taft
Two Quizzed In Slaying
Sheriff Wil bert Gorrell of Pleasant County West Virginia said two persons were arrested for questioning in the slaying of Oscar Francis 75 year old pensioner found beaten in his Newport Ohio cottage. A crowbar lay near the body and the room showed blood and smashed furniture.
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Marietta
Wilbert Gorrell
Pleasant County
W. Va
Oscar Francis
Newport
Ohio
Gorrell
Washeat County
Dean Ellis
Francis
Republican Criticizes Demos in Congress
Senator Reed of Kansas sharpens critique of Democratic leadership in Congress. He compares current chaos and slow action to past campaigns, recalling President Truman's attacks on the 80th Congress as among the worst.
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Demos
Congress
Washington
Senator Reed
Truman
Counterfeit Bills Float into Northeast Ohio Ring Suspected
Secret Service warns money handlers in Northeast Ohio of counterfeit ten and twenty dollar notes flooding the region. J. J. Cassaday, head of the local agency, says the notes appear produced by a single ring and some look of unusually fine workmanship.
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Cleveland
Secret Service
Ohio
J. J. Cassaday
Killer dies Hamilton-4 tragedy ends in suicide
Lee Gibson aged 40 shot and killed his estranged wife Margaret 35 then turned the gun on himself dying Thursday in a domestic murder suicide.
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Hamilton
Lee Gibson
Woman granted divorce after long cruelty claim in Los Angeles
Mrs. Ernestina Macias told a judge that in 27 years she bore 17 children by Alejandro Macias, 55, who claimed he still wanted more. The judge ruled cruelty and granted Mrs. Macias a divorce.
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Los Angeles
Ernestina Macias
Alejandro Macias
Macias
Wheat Plan Assailed by GOP Senators in Washington
Republican senators denounced plans to let Britain buy Canadian wheat with Marshall Plan funds as a betrayal of American farmers. They condemned allocating 175 million dollars, though no united effort to block the scheme emerged. Secretary Brannan defended the plan before the Senate Agriculture Committee amid limited dissent.
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Washington
Britain
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Agriculture Brannan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Proceedings Near End Regarding Julian Will
Legal proceedings on the will of William A. Julian may conclude in Cincinnati rather than Maryland. The 84 year old Cincinnati resident and former U S treasurer died in an automobile accident May 29. His estate is valued between 4 and 5 million dollars and probate has been opened in Cincinnati where he owned property.
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Rockville
William A. Julian
United States
Cincinnati
Montgomery County
Julian
Potomac
Ex-Hungarian Minister Admits Anti-Red Plot
Laazlo Rajk former interior minister pleads guilty to plotting with Americans and Westerners to topple Hungary’s Communist government He cites contacts with UK US French and Yugoslav intelligence and names two Americans Col George Kovacs and Martin Himmler as involved.
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Budapest
Laazlo Rajk
Hungary
People's Court
Yugoslavia
Rajk
Marshal Tito
George Kovacs
Martin Himmler
Hungarian Metal Workers Union
Report on Cold War coordination with Tito support
Secretary of State Acheson planned to brief President Truman on the successful three power talks with Britain and France. He and Bevin and Sehuman reviewed Yugoslavia, the Balkans, and Germany in a long session seeking a united approach, with a future talk on Far East strategy.
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Washington
Acheson
Truman
U.S
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Bevin
Sehuman
Yugloslavia
Balkan
Germany
Austria
Far East
White House
Director Urges Unity To Save $500000 In Ohio
Columbus report: Albert A. Waldman state industrial relations director proposes consolidating agencies handling labor and industrial relations into one department. The plan aims to eliminate duplication and save nearly a half million dollars annually for Ohio taxpayers.
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Columbus
Albert A. Waldman
Ohio
Warehouse Blaze Destroys B&O Structure in Cincinnati
A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad warehouse, slated for demolition, was destroyed by a fire late Thursday in Cincinnati causing about 10000 dollars in damage. Local responders battled the flames but the old frame building burned to the ground, with no injuries reported.
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B&o
Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Trade Agreements Move Toward Presidential Approval
Washington AP reports ten additional nations nearing treaty readiness under Truman’s tariff-cutting powers. Negotiators at Annecy, France, have agreed on recommendations for Denmark Finland Italy Greece Sweden the Dominican Republic Haiti Liberia Uruguay and Nicaragua. Senate approved sixth extension of the trade program 62 to 19, with 75 to 80 percent of U.S. foreign trade covered under reciprocal deals if treaties are approved.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
U.S
Annecy
France
Denmark
Finland
Italy
Greece
Sweden
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Liberia
Uruguay
Nicaragua
State Department
Senate
Cordell Hull
House
Chamber
Millikin
R-Colo
Federal Tariff Commission
U. S
Lucas
Mlinois
Ferguson
R-Mich
Europe
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Manager Appointed at Oak Ridge AEC Operations
Richard W. Cook was named manager of the Atomic Energy Commission's operations at Oak Ridge Tennessee, effective Friday, signaling a leadership shift in the facility's management.
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Washington
Richard W. Cook Friday
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Oa Ridge
Tenn
Nominating Sherman Minton to the Supreme Court
President proposes Sherman Minton of Indiana for the vacancy on the U S Supreme Court after Justice Rutledge's death. Minton, a former Indiana senator and New Deal supporter, faces routine Senate committee action with a typical three week timeline though a faster path may be used if no opposition appears.
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Sherman Minton
Indiana
U.S. Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
Minton
Roosevelt
McCarran
D- Ney
Judiciary Committee
Senators Oppose House Oleomargarine Tax Repeal
Two Midwestern Republican senators Thye of Minnesota and Wiley of Wisconsin welcomed the decision to bring the oleomargarine tax repeal to the Senate floor next January. They favor shelving the measure this session and anticipate the Senate will defeat it if it comes up.
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Washington.co
Senate Democratic
Senate
Thye
Rminn
Wiley
R-Wis
House
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
B 36 Crash at Fort Worth Kills One
A B 36 bomber crashed at Carnwell Air Force Base in Fort Worth Texas last night during a high speed approach. One crew member died and several were injured as eight suffered injuries and four were missing. A power failure was blamed for the accident.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Worth
Carnwell Air Force Base
William G. Seymour
Richard L. English
Sartell
Minn
Nation's Crimes Rise Probed by FBI Report
The FBI reported a 2.7 percent rise in urban crime and a 7.6 percent rise in rural crime for January through June 1949 compared with 1948. The most arrested age group was 21, followed by 22, 23, 20 and 24-year-olds.
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Washington
FBI
Manslaughter Charged In Death Of 7 Year Old Girl
Rich ard Spiker 28 faces manslaughter charges after his coal truck struck Donna Marie Saunders seven as she crossed to board a school bus. She lay unconscious for seven months and died Wednesday at her parents farm home.
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Lisbon
Richard Spiker
Donna Marie Saunders
Temperatures Rise Across Columbus Forecast
Extended forecast for Columbus calls for temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal with highs near 68 and lows around 49. Mild conditions continue Saturday through Monday before a cooler Tuesday. Precipitation totals are expected as rain Monday into Tuesday.
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Columbus
Wage Policy Committee Summoned
The CIO United Steelworkers urged steel firms to accept the presidential board's peace recommendations to avert a strike by Sept. 25 and summoned its top strategists to plan next steps. Union president Philip Murray ordered a 100 member wage policy committee to meet to ratify strategy and press for prompt settlement.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Presidential Board
Philip Murray
Truman
Steel Inustry Board
Murray
United States Steel Corp
U. & Steel and
Antona
Te Arene LaGeeey
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
Fairless
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Chicago
Inland Steel Company
U.S. Steel
Washington
Two Youths Wounded As Season Opens in Ohio
On the opening day of squirrel hunting in Ohio two youths were wounded lightly. Harold Shiley of Tiffin sustained shotgun pellets to the arm leg and side from a gun owned by Ora Maddox of Fort Seneca. John Terrill of Zanesville was accidentally shot by his brother with about 27 pellets removed from his back and head.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harold Shiley
Tiffin
Ora G. Maddox
Ort Seneca
Shiley
John Terrill
Zanesville
Denzil
Carl
John
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