New Uranium Discoveries Reported on Both Sides of Iron Curtain
London reports place Czech and Spanish uranium discoveries amid Western concern over atomic weapon development. Tass asserts Russia has had bombs since 1947 as Franco Spain and Czechoslovakia boost ore output. U.S. lawmakers push tighter anti espionage measures amid debate over Soviet concessions.
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Iron Curtain
London
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Russia
Europe
Truman
Tass
France
Generalisaimo France
Pessimism Marking Steel Labor Talks Before Strike
International vice president James J. Thimmel of the CIO United Steelworkers warned of a near-certain strike unless a pension and social insurance plan is agreed. Other leaders echoed pessimism as talks with U S Steel and officials stalled. The frayed truce, the third engineered by President Truman, centers on pensions rather than wages.
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James J. Thimmel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Thimmel
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel Corporation
Murray
Steelworkers District No
Terre Haute
Ind
Truman
State Police Patrol Keystone Coal Areas
Tension mounted in Western Pennsylvania as 480000 United Mine Workers began the second week of their nationwide strike. Pennsylvania state police patrolled several areas and arrested three men on riot charges during the weekend. They warned of possible violence if pickets disrupt operations at non union mines near Shawville.
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Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lingle
Shawville
West Virginia
Strike Vote Considered Against GE and Westinghouse
CIO representatives in New York consider a strike vote by United Electrical workers against General Electric and Westinghouse. The vote would be prepared by union negotiating committees and presented to conference boards. About 200,000 union members could be affected.
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General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Corp
New York
CIO
Westinghouse
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Parley Aims to Avert Ohio Edison Strike
Negotiators in Akron faced a six hour window to avert a CIO Utilities Workers Union walkout by 1500 Ohio Edison employees. If no settlement was reached by 3 p.m., union reps warned they would pull workers from Akron Youngstown and the Ohio River power plant in Toronto, threatening power for about one million residents.
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Ohio Edison Co
CIO Utilities Workers Union
Union Offer Reported In Goodrich Tie Up
A union official said the CIO United Rubber Workers offered to halt the month old B F Goodrich Co strike without a wage increase. George Bass said the proposal would delay the 25 cent hourly wage demand if the company would reach pension and contract agreements.
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B. F. Goodrich Co
George Bass
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Missing Miners Sought in Kentucky Mine Tragedy
State and federal mine inspectors conducted a final search for Marvin Johnson 20 and George Johnson Jr. 19, cousins from Three Mile, Ky., who disappeared after entering the Scott Burke mine on Chole Creek last Tuesday.
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Pikeville
Scott-Burke
Chole Creek
Marvin Johnson
George Johnson
Three Mile
Crooksville Mayor Hoops Dies at 59
Crooksville mayor Ross K. Hoops, 59, who served a decade, died at his home last night from heart failure. Schulze Funeral Home announced the death and a family memorial is planned. The city mourns the longtime leader who guided Crooksville through several projects.
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Crooksville
Ross K. Hoops
OWU Opened 1949-50 School Year With 2000 on Campus
Ohio Wesleyan University began its 1949-50 term today with more than 2000 students present on campus in Delaware.
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OWU
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Barkley Weekend in St. Louis Sparks Engagement Rumors
Vice President Barkley spent the weekend in St. Louis attending Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley's 38th birthday party. They attended church together and friends had speculated on an engagement announcement, but no definite news emerged about a gift or engagement.
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ST. Louis
Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Truman Signs Foreign Trade Extension Act
President Truman signed legislation extending the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act to June 12, 1951. Cordell Hull attended the White House ceremony as the program’s father. The measure extends the law amid victory for administration forces over Republican restrictions and keeps the president’s tariff negotiating power broad despite the peril point constraint.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Cordell Hull
Hull
White House
Senate
Administration
Federal Tariff Commission
U. S
Air Force to Aid Lowell Thomas in Tibet Rescue
New York sources report the U S Air Force plans a rescue flight to the Indian border to retrieve Lowell Thomas after he is injured in Tibet. He arrives in a sedan chair following a 16 day trek and Lowell Thomas Jr. says bearers will carry him across the Himalayas to safety.
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Lowell Thomas
Tibet
Lowell Thomas, Jr
Himalyan
U. S. Air Force
Atomic Report Rewritten After Russian Test Sparks Revisions
A Senate House Committee plans revisions to its Atomic Energy Commission probe report after the Russian explosion. Chairman McMahon says the draft is being revised, likely over security section changes. Senator Hickenlooper accuses AEC of mismanagement, while most members doubt the charge reached incredible levels.
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Senate House
Atomic Energy Commission
McMahon
Conn
Joint Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Iowan
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Congressional Committee
Committee On the Commission
Relief Expense Crisis Looms in Ohio Welfare Meeting
Cincinnati report says Ohio faces a relief spending crisis as the state may cover less than half its total bill if current levels persist for the fiscal year. Welfare Director John H. Lamneck warns the rising relief load and growing commitments to mental and penal institutions threaten state finances.
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Ohio
Ohio Welfare Conference
John H. Lamneck
Lamneck
Solon Senator Seeks End to Ohio Turnpike Fund Use
State Sen. David M. Ferguson urged Gov. Lausche to abolish the Ohio turnpike commission rather than allow it to use federal funds. Ferguson criticized a statement by Turnpike Commission chairman James W. Shocknessy about pursuing federal loans or grants.
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Ohio Turnpike Commission
Frank J. Lausche
David M. Ferguson
Guernsey
Ferguson
James W. Shocknessy
Turnpike Commission
Shocknessy
Price Stabilization Progress Reported
New York report says the NAM study shows manufacturers prices average nine percent below August 1948 peak. The federation notes gradual movement toward price stabilization based on production, productivity, prices, profits, jobs and wages data.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Guysville Man Struck by Car on E State Street
Benjamin Fourtney aged 29 of Guysville sustained a chin laceration and a sprained wrist after being struck by an auto on E State Street near Court. Police report indicates Fourtney was at fault. driver Harvey K. Frank, 17, of 27 Smith Street, caused no serious injuries and his car's hood was damaged.
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Guysville
E. State St
Court
Fourtney
Harvey K. Frank
Smith St
Frank
Nurse testifies captain fought flames aboard Noronic
Mildrette Briggs, a red haired nurse from Detroit, testified at the Detroit coroner’s inquest that Captain William Taylor stood at a stairway on C deck spraying a hose as the fire raged aboard the Noronic in Toronto. She described crew members urging passengers to descend ropes and recalled a rope break sending people into the water. The inquiry seeks to assess crew actions and factors like carbon monoxide in the deaths of 122 aboard.
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Noronic
Mildrette Briggs
Samuel Gerber
Cuyahoga County
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Cleveland
C. Ralph Willson
William Taylor
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Willson
Wayne County
Gerber
Great Lakes
United States
Dana Porter
Ontario
Toronto
Taft Seeks Warmer Ties With Spain In Ohio Tour
Senator Robert A Taft travels across Clermont Brown Adams Scioto and Lawrence counties in a three day tour aimed at restoring friendly relations with Spain He says inviting Spain into the community of nations prepared to counter communism would strengthen North Atlantic defenses against a potential Soviet attack.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Spain
Clermont
Brown
Adams
Scioto
Lawrence
Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Washington
Community of Nations
North Atlantic
Prince Hohenlohe Wounds Self In Suicide Attempt
Prince Alexander Hohenlohe, 30, of a once leading German Austrian noble family, shot himself in a chest wound during a separation from his wife, Boyce Thompson Schulze. He was reported in critical condition at City Hospital as police noted his low spirits since last spring.
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New York
Prince Alexander Hohenlohe
City Hospital
Hohenlohe
Boyce Thompson Schulze
Saturday Grid Star Dies of Heart Attack
CCNY football player John Lasak, 21, was found dead in his dorm room in New York. A doctor said he died of a heart attack. Lasak starred in last Saturday's opener, scoring three touchdowns and returning a 102 yard interception for a TD in a 59-0 win over Susquehanna.
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NEW York
John Lasak
City College
CCNY
Lasak
Beavers
Susquehanna
Senate Action Slated On Crop Price Support
Washington report says the Senate will act on a flexible price-support program for crops. The measure, drafted by Senator Anderson of New Mexico, follows debates on pay raises for armed services and civilian federal employees.
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Senate
Washington
Anderson
DNM
Armed Services
Springfield union leader Daniel P. Rodgers dies at 64
Daniel P. Rodgers 64 longtime leader in the Ohio Typographical Conference and the Springfield Trades and Labor Assembly died Saturday night. He served as past president of both organizations and was a prominent figure in local labor circles.
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Springfield
Daniel P. Rodgers
Ohio Typographical Conference
Springfield Trades and Labor Assembly
Soviet Rocket Bases Reported Across East Europe
Berlin reported that Germany and the United States say Soviet launching bases for deadly rockets span from the Baltic to the Black Sea in Eastern Europe. Indicators point to Peenemuende and Rechlin in Germany as key sites with Soviet guards and mine fields.
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Europe
Berlin
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Luss
Baltic
Black Sea
U. S.S
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Balkans
Peenemuende
Rechlin
England
U. S. Army
Chillicothe Span Falls Injures Auto Driver Escapes
A 30 foot span of the Kin nikinnick Creek bridge in Chillicothe collapsed early yesterday sending a car into knee deep water. The driver William A. Jacobs 21 escaped with bruises and scratches after kicking a hole in the top of the overturned vehicle.
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Kinnikinnick Creek
William A. Jacobs
Lancaster Fire Claims Second Victim
Mrs. Elma Warner aged 41 died at Lancaster Fair field Hospital from burns suffered in a fire that destroyed a farm home near Clearport fifteen miles southwest of Lancaster last Friday. She is the second victim and her two year old grandson Monte Keith is missing.
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Lancaster
Elma Warner
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Clearport
Big Four Search for Austrian Independence Treaty
In New York the Big Four foreign ministers planned to meet next week to discuss the Austrian independence treaty. Diplomatic sources said the leaders may revisit the long-stalled accord after deputies failed to reach agreement over nearly three years of talks.
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New York
Pound Cut Up for Vote on Devaluing Pound Crisis
Britain’s labor government seeks approval in a three day emergency debate to devalue the pound from four dollars to eight pence. If the motion fails, Prime Minister Attlee may disband Parliament and call a general election. Labor faces potential abstentions from leftists that could shrink its margin.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
Attlee
Mexican Hurricane Moves Inland Dies
Hurricane formed in the southwest Gulf of Mexico four days earlier moved inland northwest of Vera Cruz Mexico and dissipated as its circulation over land diminished. The U S Weather Bureau reported the storm’s intensity fell rapidly.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Vera Cruz
Mexico
U. S. Weather Bureau
Senate vote on first armed forces pay boost in 40 years
Legislation authorizing the first general pay increase for the armed forces in four decades faces a Senate decision today. Support for the measure is strong, with approval widely anticipated.
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Washington
Senate
Reds Claim Secret Held Two Years
Western diplomats in Moscow weighed Moscow’s claim that Russia has had atomic weapons for at least two years. Tass asserted Molotov’s 1947 statement meant the Soviet Union had already discovered the bomb, countering Truman’s talk of a recent explosion and implying Russia’s weapons program was far along.
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East Germany
Tass
Truman
Russia
Moscow
Molotov
Soviet Union
U. S
Stadium Death Plunge Is Ruled Accident
Princeton New Jersey Professor Frank D. Graham, 59, an internationally known economist, fell 70 feet from Palmer Stadium after Princeton University beat Lafayette College 26 to 14. Officials call the death accidental.
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N. J
Frank D. Graham
Palmer Stadium
Carmine Prunetti
Mercer County
Graham
Princeton University
Lafayette College
Newspaper Office Robbed in Washington. Safe Breached
Thieves punched the combination off the Record-Herald office safe during the weekend in Washington and escaped with $400, according to police reports. The break-in targeted the newspaper facility at the courthouse area.
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Washington, Court House
Record-Herald
Wrecks Kill 15 in Ohio
A single head on collision near Covington ten miles northwest of Troy left ten dead and others injured as vehicles struck utility poles an abutment trucks and a locomotive. Four Ohioans died and two were critically injured in the weekend crash spree on Route 36 and nearby highways.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Television Hearings Open in Washington
The Federal Communications Commission opened long running hearings in Washington to craft a formula for television growth. Top industry experts testified on adding operating channels and the prospects for regular color broadcasting as the inquiry seeks a steady development path.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
the Nation Today
Ohio GOP Women To Hear Senator Taft
Members of the Ohio Federation of Women's Republican organizations will hold their annual fall conference at the Nell House in Columbus Friday afternoon. Senator Robert A. Taft and Congressman Elect John P. Saylor of the 26th Pennsylvania district will speak.
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Columbus
Ohio Federation of Women’s Republican Organizations
Nell House
Robert A. Taft
John P. Saylor
Pennsylvania
Manufacturer Charles B. King Dies in Los Angeles
Charles B. King, 74, longtime head of the Ohio Manufacturers' Association from 1919 to 1922, died yesterday in Los Angeles, marking the end of a notable industrial leadership career.
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Marion, O
Charles B. King
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association
Los Angeles
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