Chances Fade in Coal Strike Settlement Efforts
In White Sulphur Springs AP report, 480,000 UMW members struck after welfare fund payments halted. Southern operators delay back payments amid steel dispute, while Northern and Western mine owners seek clarity before talks. Kanawha's Martin blames Lewis for avoiding responsibility. Bluefield talks focus on 20 cent royalty payments.
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White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Southern
United Mine Works Welfare Fund
UMW
Welfare Fund
Northern and Western
John L. Lewis
Lewis
West Virginia
D. W. Martin
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Martin
Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Coal Producers Association
Girl Killed As Car Hits Guard Rail Near McArthur
Ruth Esther Biffle a 16 year old Hamden High School junior was killed when the car she rode in drifted and struck a guard rail on Route 75 six miles south of McArthur at 745 p m She was a passenger driven by her brother Paul The victim who was the daughter of Rev and Mrs Finner Biffle of McArthur is survived by another brother Thomas of Hamden and a sister Mrs Norma Jean Angles
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McArthur
Ruth Esther Biffle
Hamden High School
Route 75
Miss Riffle
Paul
Finner Biffle
Thomas
Hamden
Norma Jean Angles
Price blame on farmers is unjust
Senator Gillette of Iowa told a Senate Agriculture subcommittee that farmers are unfairly blamed for high food prices. He argued processing and distribution costs drive the spread between farmer receipts and consumer prices, citing McCabe figures and a dairy example of milk selling for 21% cents in Chicago though farmers receive about eight cents per quart. He noted milk wagon drivers earning up to $10 000 a year.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Federal Reserve
Thomas B. McCabe
Chicago
Ninth Apple Festival Opens with Parade and Queen
The ninth Jackson County apple festival opened with a mile and a half parade and the crowning of 21 year old Carolyn Conroy as Apple Queen. Columbus Mayor James A. Rhodes coronated her as Gov. Lausche is slated to speak Thursday at 3 p.m. on Governor's Day. Festival President Fred L. Rice estimates attendance at 100000 Ohioans by Saturday night.
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Jackson
Jackson County
Carolyn Conroy
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Frank J. Lausche
Fred L. Rice
Innocence Pleaded In Fatal Hit-Skip Case
Marietta John W. Cisler 36 a road equipment operator pleaded innocent to a second degree manslaughter charge arising from a fatal hit-skip. The victim George W. Charlton 60 of South Parkersburg W Va was found at 3 am in a yard in West Virginia. Cisler was arraigned before Police Judge R L Hausser and released on a $3000 bond for a preliminary hearing Thursday.
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Marietta
John W. Cisler
George W. Charlton
South Parkersburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Cisler
R. L. Hausser
Cross Country Record Set by OSU Cyclist
A 22-year-old Ohio State University student pedaled to city hall in New York after a 20 day 4 hour 29 minute cross country cycling tour begun in Santa Calit. Eugene Mc Pherson of Columbus Ohio completed the ride to city hall Wednesday setting a new cross country record.
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New York
Ohio State University
City Hall
Eugene McPherson
Columbus
Ohio
Santa Calit
Fake Stamp Plot Reveals Counterfeiting Ring Arrests
Three printing executives were arrested in New York on charges of conspiring to flood circulation with 10 million counterfeit 3 cent stamps. The men were arraigned before U S Commissioner Edward W McDonald and jailed on 50 000 bail. They are linked to a national ring allegedly led by Michael Maione and the Barra brothers, with eight others indicted.
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New York
U. S. Secret Service
U. S
Edward W. McDonald
Roy M. Cohn
Michael Maione
Barra Brothers
Joseph
Morris
Maione
Ford and UAW Seek Pension Agreement Formula
Ford vice president John S. Bugas and UAW president Walter Ruether led nearly three hours of talks to craft a company financed pension plan. Optimism ran high as negotiators planned another session this afternoon to close gaps on pension and contract issues. Both sides were reportedly within a few cents of parity on a hourly pension welfare package. The talks, opened June, followed a presidential panel's recommendation for industry paid pensions for steel workers.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
John S. Bugas
Walter Ruether
UAW
American Architect Missing in Poland
A 38 year old American architect Herman H Field director of building plans for Cleveland College downtown branch of Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio has been missing in Poland for over a month. The State Department has twice requested Poland to explain the disappearance.
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Washington
Poland
State Department
Herman H. Field
Cleveland College
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Senate Debates Cutting Arms Aid Amid Fast-Growing Drive
Senate leaders voiced alarm as a rapid fundraising push threatens a 500 million dollar cut in the foreign arms program. Senator George and Byrd led critics arguing spending could weaken the United States, with amendments to trim cash to 300 million and cap contract authority at 200 million alongside new review powers.
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Senate
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Illinois
George
D-Ga
Connally
D-Tex
Byrd
D-Va
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United States
Greece
Turkey
Korea
Iran
Philippines
China
Congress
Europe
United Nations
Ex Official Spratley Indicted in Fatal Hit-Run Case
William H. E. Spratley Jr. was indicted on seven counts of second degree manslaughter for deaths of Sadie Moore 16 and her brother Larry 3. Authorities say he drove while intoxicated and reckless, speeding, failing to stop after the Aug 31 crash in Briggsdale. The Columbus CIO Council accepted his resignation as council president and Franklin County Political Action Committee chair.
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Columbus
William H. E. Spratley, Jr
Columbus Cio Council
Franklin
Spratley
Sadie Moore
Larry
Briggsdale
Piqua Man Die d by Own Hand After Jealousy Claim
In Piqua an apparent suicide ruled in the death of 52 year old Selborne Skinner after he wounded Joe Springer in the left arm and left thumb with a Luger pistol in a local orchard. Coroner Charles Kiefer and Lt. Ray Peters cited jealousy involving Skinner and Springer’s wife as key factors.
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Selborne Skinner
Piqua
Charles Kiefer
Skinner
Joe Springer
Ray Peters
Springer
Air Guard Probes Buzzing Charges Over Buckeye Lake
Four Ohio Air National Guard fliers faced warrants for buzzing Buckeye Lake on Sunday en route to the Zanesville airport dedication. Col. Edsel Clark of Lockbourne Air Base said the warrants charging the airmen with unlawful operation over Licking County have been dropped.
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Columbus
Ohio Air National Guard
Buckeye Lake
Zanesville
Edsel Clark
Air Guard
Lockbourne Air Base
Licking County
Arguments Filed On New Type Ballot in Ohio
Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney filed today the official arguments for and against the office type ballot for Ohio elections. Nine opposition arguments were filed yesterday by a five member committee led by former U.S. Senator Robert J. Bulkley. Proponents had listed four reasons in favor of the constitutional amendment for voters at the November election.
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Columbus
Charles F. Sweeney
Ohio
U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
China asks UN action against Reds in Far East
China urges the United Nations Assembly to act quickly to halt Communism spreading in the Far East. Dr. T. F. Tsiang accuses the Soviet Union of directing Chinese Communists and says the North Atlantic Pact blocks Europe but not Asia. In Shanghai, Nationalist P-51s raid, dropping mines amid censorship.
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China
United Nations Assembly
Far East
Russia
T. F. Tsiang
Europe
East
Tsiang
Communist Peoples Republic of China
Elp
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Chinese Communist Party
UEW Feud Continues Reflects Internal Union Rift
The United Electrical Workers at their 14th convention adopted a resolution criticizing CIO leaders and authorized withholding per capita tax to CIO. Incumbent President Albert J. Fitzgerald defeated Fred M. Kelley 2335 to 1500 to keep leftist leadership, while Carey led a right wing bid as CIO secretary treasurer.
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Cleveland
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO
UEW
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Lynn
Mass
Fred M. Kelley
Kelley
Fitzgerald
James M. Carey
Carey
Four Die in Philadelphia Rooming House Fire
A Philadelphia rooming house fire on Thursday killed four people including two children. A third child was badly burned, and a score of occupants escaped from the four story building after the blaze began on the second floor. Officials have not determined the cause.
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Philadelphia
Settlement Near in Case Against Ohio Grange Master Fichter
Washington Ohio State Grange Master Joseph W Fichter faced administrative charges from Licking County Grangers. The National Grange executive committee announced a settlement basis after a hearing and said charges likely to be withdrawn. Wade Moreland of Granville filed the accusations. details remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Ohio
Joseph W. Fichter
Licking County
The
National Grange
Fichter
Wade Moreland
Granville
Grange
Moreland
Executive Committee
E. Clark Navee
Newark
Leaders Plan No Labor Law Action
Washington report says House leaders will take no further action on Taft Hartley repeal this year or in the 1950 session. Chairman Lesinski notes the House will not report out another labor bill unless attitudes change, with election campaigns already warming up and no Senate action anticipated.
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House
Congress
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
Lesinaki
Senate
Senators Favor World Food Plan Gains Support
Washington senators Thye and Aiken expressed favorable views on a United Nations proposal to create a 5 billion dollar world food agency. Both urged careful study of details before any commitment, with Thye calling it having excellent possibilities and Aiken deeming it a good idea.
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Washington
United Nations
World Food Agency
Thye
R-Minn
Aiken
Storms From Gulf Bring Hurricanes Toward Texas Coast
Two tropical storms moved northwest from the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas and Louisiana. One became a hurricane while most of the nation enjoyed sunny skies and normal seasonal weather. Weather warnings were issued for Gulf ports as the storm drifted northwest.
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Texas
Louisiana
Midwest
Gulf Coast
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Ohio
New England
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Iveston
Tex
Florida
Gulf Porta
Tycoon Returns to U S Faces Tax Evasion Count
Denver reports Henry M. Blackmer, 80, an oil tycoon famed as a child of the gods, has returned from Europe to face six federal income tax evasion charges. He arrived on a trans Atlantic flight with his wife Eide Norena, planned to travel to Denver by train, and is linked historically to the Teapot Dome era through associates and past cases.
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Mountain
Child of the Gods
Henry M. Blackmere
Europe
Boston
Denver Fire
Chicago
Eide Norena
Teapot Dome
Blackmer
Harry Sinclair
Continental Trading Co
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wildcat walkouts idle 2400 steelworkers in Pittsburgh
More than 2400 CIO United Steelworkers walked off the job in Pittsburgh amid wage policy talks and a push to extend the strike deadline to October 1. President Truman urged a six day extension to resume negotiations. Industry officials and unions faced a stalemate over pension funding and board recommendations.
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Murray
United Workers
Truman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Ciate
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel
Big Steel
Bar
Cyrus Ching
Jay
Wnion Pacy
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Inland Steel Corp
Carnegie-Ditnais, Sasso
U. S
Lake Erie College Opens 91st Year With New Assistant Dean
Lake Erie College for women began its 91st year as students reported for classes. New assistant dean Mary E. Potters, a former public school teacher from Jackson Ohio and former dean to graduate students at Ohio University, assumes duty.
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Painesville
Lake Erie College For Women
Mary E. Potters
Jackson
Ohio
Ohio University
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