Angry Soft Coal Miners Strike Nationwide Walkout
Anger over suspension of the United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund triggers a Labor Day style strike. Locals in Pennsylvania and West Virginia join in, with reports of sympathy across Illinois Ohio and Kentucky as crews in Wyoming and Utah also quit. Leaders say the fund dwindled from 100 million to 14 million prompting cuts.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers’ Welfare and Retirement Fund
Pennsylvania
UMW
West Virginia
John P. Busarello
Union District 5
Illinois
Ohio
Kentucky
Lewis
Hugh White
UMW District 12
District 31
Bethlam
Barrackville
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates
Grant Town
UMW High Command
Wyoming
Utah
Mississippi River
Actor Frank Morgan Found Dead in Home
Hollywood reports actor Frank Morgan age 59 was found dead in bed at his home on Sunday. His wife and housekeeper had checked on him earlier and believed he was asleep. when they returned she found he was no longer breathing and called an inhalator squad, but paramedics could not revive him.
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Hollywood
Frank Morgan
US to push new peace bid in steel labor talks
Washington reports the US government will try again Monday to avert a strike by CIO steelworkers 1,000,000 strong. CIO President Murray and US Steel officials meet Conciliation Chief Ching to discuss the labor board's wage, pensions, and social insurance plan, with Truman watching closely for possible intervention.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Cyrus S. Ching
Murray
US Steel Corp
US Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
Truman
Ching
Mr. Truman
Steel Board
Two Egyptians Swim Channel In Opposite Directions
In Dover England two Egyptian Army men completed channel swims in opposite directions. Sergeant Marie Hassan landed at St Margaret's Bay from France at 9 12 p m local time. Lieutenant Hassan Abdel Rehim finished a swim from England to France just after midnight.
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Dover
England
English Channel
St. Margaret's Bay
Marie Hassan
France
Hassan Abdel Rehim
Light earthquake jolt hits Los Angeles area
A light earthquake shook the Los Angeles area early Monday morning with no immediate reports of damage. Local officials and residents felt the tremor across several neighborhoods, though there were no injuries or structural concerns reported.
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Los Angeles
Deadline Today for State School Board Candidates
Filing closes Monday night for 21 district elections to form the new State Board of Education to govern an $180 million annual school program. Raul Bolton and others filed in the 10th District including Travis County amid a wave of Gilmer-Aikin supporters seeking control of the board to select the new commissioner of education.
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Raymond Brooks
Austin American Capitol
New State Board of Education
L. A. Woods
Gilmer - Aikin
Gilmer-Aikin
Board of Education
Woods
Commissioner of Education
Supt. Woods
Travis County
Raul Bolton
Austin
P. E. Womack
Boston University
E. C. Weafer
Caldwell
Burleson County
Filling Positions Worries Truman
President Truman faced mounting appointment troubles ahead of a Senate vote on John Carson for federal trade commissioner. The commerce committee may reject Leland Olds for a new five year term as federal power commissioner, risking a recess appointment.
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Washington
Truman Sunray
Senate
John Carson
Carson
Senate Commerce Committee
Mr. Truman
Leland Olds
Olds
Moore
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
McFarland
Arizona
Johnson
Colorado
O’conor
Maryland
Reed
Kansas
Capehart
Indiana
Bricker
Ohio
Divers Recover Two More Bodies From B36 Hull
Lake Worth divers recovered two more airmen from the B36 bomber crash. Master Sergeant John G. Stanko and Captain Harold Kernodle were found in the sunken hull near Carswell Air Force Base. Bodies of Lieutenant Herman Styles Jr., Technical Sergeant William Seymour, and Major Joseph H. Lemming Jr. had been identified or recovered earlier.
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Fort Worth
Lake Worth
John G. Stanko
Carswell Air Force Base
Harold Kernodle
M. R. Best
Herman B. Styles Jr
William G. Seymour
Joseph H. Lemming Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Kernodle
Hampden-Sydney
Styles
Lynch, Ky
H. S&s. Styles
San Antonio
Stanko
Apolo
Best
Arlington
Dave Overbeak
Pirates Win Big State League Title In A Five Game Series
The Waco Pirates clinched the Big State League championship by defeating Texarkana 5-4, taking the series four games to one. Top contenders New York Boston St. Louis and Brooklyn won their Sunday tests as Detroit moved toward third place with a doubleheader sweep. SWC teams all play Saturday and St Ed's Tigers blanked Concordia.
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Waco Pirates
Texarkana
Waco
New
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Detroit
Cleveland
Indians
National Grid
St. Ed’s Tigers
Concordia
Threatening Clouds Over Austin Cooler Weather Near
Clouds loomed over Austin as Central Texas saw a light shower. Most rain stayed east with Smithville reporting 1.55 inches for the year. Gusts reached 35 mph. Williamson County circuits damaged by wind and lightning near Georgetown. A cool air mass north of Abilene was expected to move south Tuesday bringing cooler temps and some rain. Sunday high 95, low 76.
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Austin
Texas
Weather Bureau
Smithville
Williamson County
Georgetown
Abilene
Nazi offender convicted in Germany for camp cruelties
Fritzuler Germany Sept 18 Prince Josias zu Waldeck already serving 20 years for concentration camp cruelties was convicted Saturday as a Nazi offender the second worst type of Nazi.
Noronic Fire Tragedy Draws Toronto Grief and Fear
Crowds of relatives and survivors flood Toronto seeking missing loved ones after the Noronic cruise ship fire. Officials report 121 identified bodies and 88 unaccounted aboard 681 passengers and crew. divers search flooded decks as memorial plans form and authorities probe the blaze.
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Toronto
Canada
Great Lakes
Ont
Noronic
Smirle Lawson
Canada Steamship Lines
Peter Montour
J. M. Skinner
Cleveland
Detroit
Thousand Islands
Great Britain Cuts Currency Value to Boost Exports
London reports Britain slashed the pound value by about one third, pegging a 2 80 pound in a bid to spur exports as ERP nears end. Subsequent moves follow elsewhere with several nations reducing currency values amid the global adjustment. Announcements are expected from New Zealand Holland Sweden Australia South Africa India Ireland Norway Denmark Egypt.
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London
Great Britain
New Zealand
Holland
Sweden
Australia
South Africa
India
Ireland
Israel
Norway
Denmark
Egypt
British Commonwealth
Anglo Act Could Crack World's Trade Log Jam
The pound's 30 percent devaluation aims to unleash backlog of British and other sterling-area orders by lowering prices to hard currency buyers like the United States and Canada. Cripps says the move shifts inflationary pressure to Britain and deflationary pressure to the United States, with wage effects spreading across economies.
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New York
United States
Canada
Latin America
Britain
Anglo Action Won't Change New York Exchange Hours
The New York Stock Exchange will open as usual Monday. Emil Schram, president, said European exchange closings due to currency devaluations are not expected to affect U S trading hours. He added further comments on the situation.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Emil Schram
Cripps argues pound value boosts British exports
London reports Sir Stafford Cripps explaining how shifting the pound’s value could raise exports. He notes a 300 pound English car would cost 900 to 1500 dollars depending on exchange, predicting higher American purchases if the dollar price falls and reduced US buying if it rises.
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Stafford Cripps
London
United States
America
Chicago Printers Vote Strike End
AFL printers in Chicago ended a 22 month strike against five newspapers by a vote of 1287 to 279. After the tally the union adopted a motion declaring the strike ended and read a memorandum of agreement with publishers to reinstate workers as rapidly as possible.
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Chicago
AFL
Senators debate arms aid as B36 planes loom large
Senator Margaret Chase Smith indicated some colleagues favor buying more B36 bombers instead of funding foreign arms aid. The debate centers on a $1.314 billion Europe defense program with House figures ending between 869.5 million and 1 billion. Opposition urges cutting Western Europe aid to 300 million with a defense plan pending.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Rme
Europe
George
D-Ga
North Atlantic
House
Western
Senate
Defense Committee
North Atlantic Council
Combined Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Russia
Senator Johnson
D-Cole
Johnson
Russell
Smith
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United States Steel
Queen's Quay
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K. R. Marshall
William Taylor
Sir Stafford Cripps
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