Coal Talks With North West Begin In Labor Standoff
John L. Lewis shifts focus to Northern and Western coal operators after a Southern pay up ultimatum. Nationwide idle mines persist as UMW presses 20 cent per ton royalty payments to the health and welfare fund, fund balance dwindling to under 14 million.
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Alex Santone
Charles Backus
Montour
Library
UMW Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Northern
Western
Southern
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Miners’ Health and Welfare Fund
UMW
John Owen
Bluefield
United States Steel Corp
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Welfare and Retirement Fund
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Welfare Fund
Richard Dix Dies at 54 in Hollywood
Los Angeles reporting that Richard Dix the tenacious film star and outdoor action hero died of a chronic heart ailment at a Hollywood hospital. Doctor George O Berg attended the bedside and said he fought bravely to the end with private funeral services planned at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale followed by burial there.
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Los Angeles
Richard Dix
Dix
Hollywood
George O. Berg
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
No Meeting Expected By Ministers Council
A Western diplomat said the four power Council of Foreign Ministers will not meet this fall in New York. He added the next move is up to the Soviet Union and he did not expect the Russians to act soon. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity.
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New York
Council of Foreign Ministers
Soviet Union
Future Dividends Higher VR Sees No Rate Drop
Washington reports VA officials say future dividends on World War II veterans life insurance will likely rise for converted policies as cash values grow. An act of Congress would be needed to change premium rates, and term policies may see no dividends in the future. The National Service Life Insurance plan declares a 55 cent to 20 cent monthly dividend per $1000 based on age.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Congress
National Service Life
House Back After Holiday
Washington lawmakers return from a month away to unfinished business and a target adjournment around November 1. Leaders say no major action this week as recall messages seek quorum and focus stabilizes on nearly 20 billion dollars in appropriation bills.
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Washington
House
Chief's Son and Five Others Indicted in Robeson Concert Violence
White Plains New York police chief's son and five other youths faced indictments over violence after a Paul Robeson concert on September 4. They allegedly joined roadside hecklers who stoned fans as the left wing singer's performance ended, with three defendants reported as teenagers.
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White Plains
N. Y
Paul Robeson
New Lexington Youth Killed in Mexico
Ernest Hammon 17 of New Lexington Ohio died Monday when the car he rode in overturned east of Tijuana. His skull was crushed after being thrown from the vehicle. Also killed was Louis Ellsworth Southwick 25 of National City California.
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Tijuana
Mex
Ernest Hammon
New Lexington
Ohio
Here
Hammond
Louis Ellsworth Southwick
National City
Calif
Major Cities Plan War On U S Crime Syndicates
Chicago reports that major U S cities unite to combat nationwide crime syndicates. They ask Attorney General McGrath for federal help via the American Municipal Association and seek information on syndicate operations and possible links to political contributions tax evasion immigration and citizenship status.
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U. S
Chicago
J. Howard McGrath
American Municipal Association
McGrath
Carl H. Chatters
Underworld
Chatters
al Capone
Taft Defends Labor Act in CIO Stronghold
Senator Robert A. Taft spoke at the American Legion hall in Lima defending the Taft Hartley Labor Act. He warned that yielding to labor pressure could create a government of special interests and said the act both guarantees and raises wages. He left for Washington after the speech and will stay in the capital for the rest of the week.
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Lima
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
CIO
Taft
American Legion Hall
Washington
Rhodes Given Record of Brutality Hearings
Mayor James A. Rhodes receives the committee transcript in Columbus after a request for particulars. Eighteen charges allege unwarranted brutality by certain Columbus police department members.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
James P. Martin 101 Civil War veteran dies in Southerland
James P. Martin aged 101 a Civil War Union Army veteran who stood guard duty at Ford Theater the night Lincoln was assassinated died Tuesday night He was born in Aberdeen Scotland
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Southerland
James P. Martin
Ford Theater
Washington
Lincoln
Aberdeen
Scotland
Believed Suicidal Firearm Death Found Near Girard
The body of 44 year old George Kucan was found with a bullet wound in the heart in a haystack at his home near Girard. His wife said Kucan had threatened suicide several times.
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Youngstown
George Kucan
Girard
Kucan
Crisis Seen In British Politics Deepening Amid Devaluation
Britain's labor government faces a crisis as eight million trades union members resist devaluation policy. The Trades Union Congress signals a split by refusing to endorse devaluation and demanding assurances on price controls. Meanwhile 23 nations have devalued, with Belgium and Portugal latest, and France seeks broader currency cooperation.
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London
Britain
Belgium
Portugal
France
Italy
Holland
General Council
Trades Union Congress
Labor Party
TUC
Stafford Cripps
Labor
Attlee
Maurice Petsche
Persche
Luxembourg
Executive Committee To Hear Fichter
Joseph Fichter master of the Ohio Grange is to appear before the National Grange Executive Committee on Wednesday to answer 50 charges filed by Wade Moreland of Granville Ohio. The hearing will be closed to the public and the charges remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Joseph Fichter
Ohio Grange
National Grange Executive Committee
Grange
Fichter
Wade Moreland
Granville
Ohio
Anti Ballot Group Named by Lausche
Gov. Frank J. Lausche appoints a five member committee to prepare official arguments against the proposed Constitutional amendment to establish the office type ballot for Ohio elections. Members include Robert Bulkley Frazier Reams Florence Denton Leonard Stern and Jerome Kuertz.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Frazier Reams
Toledo
Florence Denton
Leonard Stern
Jerome Kuertz
Cincinnati
Westinghouse Pursues Atomic Ship Propulsion for Submarines
The Westinghouse Electric Corp president disclosed ongoing development of an atomic ship propulsion engine with submarine use specifically in mind.
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Seattle
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Bell Aircraft Announces Mediators' Formula Acceptance
Buffalo N Y reports Bell Aircraft Corp says it has given an unqualified acceptance to a mediators formula to end the 100 day old strike of 1700 clay production workers. The move comes amid renewed talks and hopes for a quick settlement.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bell Aircraft Corp
Toll in Noronic Fire Rises to 130 Dead
The Noronic disaster at a Toronto dock leaves 130 known dead with 19 still missing as the fire claims one of the Great Lakes worst losses in 100 years. Officials report 546 survivors aboard 695 total aboard. The Canadian inquiry into the blaze will start next week.
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Toronto
Noronic
Great Lakes
Canada Steamship Lines
Phoenix
Lake Michigan
Erie
Silver Creek
N. Y
Parry Sound
Ont
Noronic and Hamonic ships voyage recalled with wreck
Theodore Reed recalls the Noronic and sister ship Hamonic as the largest inland excursion craft. The 1914 Detroit to Duluth trip was chartered by the Ohio Banker's Association and the Noronic later burned on its first voyage.
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Theodore Reed
Pomeroy Bank
Ohio Banker's Association
Detroit
Duluth
Minn
Reed
First National Bank of Cleveland
Noronic
Hamonic
Rome Township
Frost
Hocking River
Herman Frost
Man drowns after trying to drown kitten in France
In Alencon France Henri Villette 67 attempted to drown a kitten and fell into the water himself. The kitten escaped but Villette drowned.
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Alencon
France
Henri Villette
Villette
Conciliatory Policy Speech Expected At UN Assembly
Secretary of State Dean Acheson is expected to deliver a conciliatory policy speech to the United Nations Assembly signaling willingness to engage with Russia to end the Cold War. Observers anticipate an optimistic tone matching yesterday’s opening remarks as the 59 nation assembly debates 72 topics. Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo was elected Assembly president with 53 votes amid Soviet bloc opposition.
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New York
Dean Acheson
United Nations Assembly
U. S
Russia
Acheson
World Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
League of Nations
Flushing Meadows
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Assembly
Mulo
Ohio University
Foreign Arms Expense Fight Moves Into Third Day
Washington enters the third day of Senate debate on the foreign army bill as critics assault the cost and scope of the 1.314 billion measure. Senator George of Georgia leads opposition with demands to cut North Atlantic Pact funding and give Congress a role in any defense plans for the Atlantic region. The Finance Committee chair lays out three amendments amid growing opposition.
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Washington
Senate
George
D-Ga
Congress
Truman
Theorth Atlantic
Senate Finance Committee
Testimony Scheduled On Wheat Agreement
A Senate Agriculture subcommittee discussed using U S dollars from European Recovery to fund the four year international wheat agreement. The United States would export 168 million bushels annually as its world market share, with first year costs estimated around 80 million dollars.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
U. S
Senate
United States
Public Hearing Set On Jurist Appointment
The Senate Judiciary Committeeordered a public hearing next Tuesday on Judge Sherman Minton s Supreme Court nomination. Protests by witnesses may be heard as they consider the appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Wiley B Rutledge. Minton himself was not expected to testify.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sherman Minton
Supreme Court
Truman
Minton
Wiley B. Rutledge
Truman presses six day truce for steel talks
President Truman urged a six day halt to a nationwide steel strike and asked that CIO Steelworkers and steel companies resume collective bargaining with federal mediators available. Union leader Murray will decide on a reply at a Pittsburgh meeting while companies prepare to respond soon.
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Washington
Truman
CTO
Cyrus Ching
Phillip Murray
Steelworkers
Ching
Pittsburgh
Ford and UAW Near Pact on Pension Health Deal
Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers are within cents of a settlement on an hourly pension welfare health package as a Sept. 29 strike deadline looms. Walter Reuther is said to be seeking a richer pension or better health coverage while Ford asserts negotiations continue. Chrysler workers vote on a strike mandate to back pension and other demands in Michigan plants with 83,500 eligible voters.
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Washington
Sion
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Co
Inland Steel Corp
Carnegie-Minors Steel Corp
Larest U. S. Steel Corp
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Ford
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Murray
Ching
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Motor Company
Steel
Walter Reuther
UAW
Steel Panel
Chrysler Corp
Philip Weiss
State Labor Mediation Board
Michigan
Left Wingers Seen Winning at CIO Convention
In Cleveland the drive to oust left wing officers of the CIO United Electrical Workers appeared headed for defeat as the union of about 600,000 members prepares to elect officers this afternoon at its 14th annual convention. Yesterdays voting showed left wing forces leading by at least 900 votes with incumbents prevailing 2376 to 1464 on a resolution opposing a presidential fact finding panel on the steel dispute.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Miss Baker Resigns From GOP Executive Post
Springfield report says Miss Margaret E. Baker resigns from the Republican State Central Committee effective Monday. She has served on the committee since 1936 and cites press of business. Baker is president and treasurer of the Champion Company, a local steel fabricating plant.
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Springfield
Margaret EF. Baker
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Ray Bliss
Sheriff Continues Slaying Investigation in Ohio Case
Marietta sheriff says the Oscar Francis slaying investigation remains at the starting point as two suspects freed after lie detector tests are cleared. The tests were conducted by the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation at London Prison Farm, while Sheriff Ellis maintains the inquiry continues.
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Marietta
Dean Ellis
Oscar Francis
Washington County
Th State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
London Prison Farm
Ellis
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