Truman Charges Rail Unions Broke Pledge Calling Walkout
President Truman told a news conference rail unions called a nation strike for Monday after assuring the White House it would not. He said the strike call surprised him and he considered government seizure of the roads as the likely action. A National Mediation official said unions could idle workers on larger lines and warned injunctions were unlikely to halt the walkout.
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GTON
U.P
Truman
White House
Pems
Aor
Dss
Ealling
Leng Af
Imment
2 Rail
Mey Taske
Railroad Non
Order of
Rail- Courietors
Strikes Spread In Key Industries Amid Industrial Action
More than 100000 workers were idle as rail and other sectors faced nationwide walkouts. Auto makers Packard Chrysler and Buhl Sons idled thousands while US Rubber and International Harvester plants joined the walkout. Shell Oil refinery Roxana Illinois halted as AFL engineers refused to cross picket lines.
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United Press
Packard
Chrysler and Buhl Sons
Chrysler
Detroit
US Rubber Company
International Harvester
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
CIO United Workers
Shell Oil Company
Roxana
Illinois
AFL
Omaha Doctor Leads Army X Ray Effort
An Omaha physician emerged as a leading X ray provider for army selectees during a Fifth Army drive. Officials cited availability and pricing, with rates of $3 per X ray and $5 for a picture, while one doctor reported performing 177 X rays on the heaviest day of a 20 day period. Controversy centered on Army extravagance and local involvement.
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Omaha
Fifth Army
Colonei
EC Sweeney
Sweeney
Zent
Army
Omsha
R. W. Fouts
Kenneth Wallace Refinery Employee Dies at 43 in Houston
Kenneth Oley Wallace, 43, a tester in the laboratory at Baytown Refinery, died today at a Houston hospital after major surgery. Employed 21 years at Baytown, he lived in Highlands for eight years. Funeral 5 pm Friday at Highlands First Baptist Church with Rev. Kuester. burial Hill of Rest Cemetery. Survived by wife Edith, daughter Janet, stepchildren Sylvia Cramer and Elmo McKinney, Lavon McKinney in Washington, mother Katy Crawford, sisters J S Morrow and L T Keyes.
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Kenneth Oley Walace
Baytown
Houston
Wallace
Highlands
Houston Street
Highlands First Baptist Church
Wv. CL Kuester
Hill of Rest Cemetery
Paul A. Lee
Edith Estelle Wallace
Janet Walace
Sylvia Cramer
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Elmo McKinney
Lavon McKinney
Fort Lawton
Washington
Katy, Crawford
House Appropriations Okays 16 Billion for Korean War Effort
The House Appropriations Committee approved an emergency 16.77 billion dollar wartime package to wage the Korean War and deter future Communist aggression. Funds cover 21 divisions, Marine expansion, training, and a hydrogen bomb program, plus 4 billion for foreign arms aid and Voice of America boosts to counter Soviet propaganda.
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Washington
I.P
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Korea
House
Tommorrow
Defense
Louis Johnson
Voice of America
Russia
United States of America
Senate House panel backs Spain loan and aid fund
A joint conference committee rejected President Truman's objections and recommended a $62,500,000 loan to Spain. It also approved a $2,526,000,000 appropriation to finance the Economic Cooperation Administration through the current fiscal year.
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Truman
Logan
Washington
Senate House
Tru- Tuan
Spain
Economic Cooperation Administration
Probers Grill Lawyer In Police Payoff Scandal
Houston police payoff case widens as a lawyer friend of Anthony Maniscalco testifies. Mrs Clarice Gears and ex husband Thomas Malone say the attorney witnessed a $150 payoff to Maniscalco. District Attorney Windorr will question the lawyer who reportedly advised on the arrangement.
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Houston
Anthony Maniscalco
Clarice Gears
M. Simpson
Clarice
Marines Head For Korea Reinforcements On The Way
Admiral Forrest Sherman announced more Marines Marines planes and US warships are en route to Korea to bolster forces. General J Lawton Collins predicted a substantial bridgehead southeast Korea while noting the buildup will depend on future developments. The total reinforcement numbers were not disclosed but Marine force reinforcements will be proportional to ground forces.
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Frank Tremaine
Tokyo
Korea
Admiral Forrest
Sherman
Naval Operations
General J
Lawton Collins
Army
United ‘Nation
Southeast
Marine 4 Force
Allies to Pass GI Bill Reforms Amid Conference Talks
A congressional conference committee seeks final agreement on allowances for GI dependents while plans surface to draft 000 to 5000 doctors who served little during WWII. Army Navy and Air Force seek a force of at least 2.5 million next year. Other debate centers on war taxes and Communist control legislation.
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House -Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Congress
Sea
R.oe Nixon
California
House
GIs Worry About Winter Gear In Korea
War correspondent Harry Ferguson notes GIs in Korea face a warm spell now but plan to stay through winter. Secretary Johnston calls for cautious optimism. historians may mark three phases, with the mid phase seeing North Korean advances followed by delayed US responses and heroic delaying actions by the 24th Division.
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Korea
Louis Johnstson J
China
Stalin
Kores
24Th Division
Sinking Tube Searces At Tunnel Site Near September
A Baytown tour reports first tunnel tube ready for sinking near Blackwell Peninsula by mid September. O P Silsty and Bruce Jr. oversee construction as tubes are joined 20 feet beneath water. Baytown refiners and local press attend briefing with Baytown Chamber of Commerce and Houston Post staff.
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Spillman Island
Brown
Root
Blackwell Peninsula
O. P. Silsty
M. At
Bruce
Baytown
Refinery
Janes Harrop
Herbert’ Meier
Beckett
Communist push toward Pusan threatens UN beachhead
Reports from Tokyo say powerful Communist forces strike at the southern front in Korea, massing divisions near Tongyong Peninsula and Koje island to flank the Pusan perimeter. Allied lines report some ground loss in the east while airfields remain contested.
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Hoberecht
Tokyo
Pusan and Co
Korea
Jabbe
Tongyong
Koje
Pusan
Ébroad
United Nations
D 'Byaands
Bingewal
First B36D Superbomber Delivered by Convair to Air Force
The Fort Worth report says the ten engine B-36D Superbomber, with two two jet engine pods under each 230 foot wing, delivers almost 2000 horsepower per ship. Only six propeller engines remain on early models, while jet units add thrust and speed. Convair delivered the first B-36D as production continues and tests proceed.
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Fort Worth
Air Force
Consolidated+ Vultee Aircraft Company
Convair
Ramsey Brooks Feud Surges In Texas Run Off
Ramsey former state senator and ex secretary of state accuses northern labor czars of backing Brooks during a Texas lieutenant governor run off. Brooks responds in a statewide radio address denouncing Ramsey’s bid and charges of anti labor plots to influence voters.
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Ramsey
Brooks
United Press
Pierce Brooks
Ben Ramsey
Abilene
Czors
Dallas
Gover Tor
Senate
Carthage
Ee Doches
Eni
Tand
Texas
City County Discuss New City Manager D. Cee Went
City and county officials met to discuss appointing a new city manager. The discussion focused on qualifications, expected duties, and potential candidates. No final decision was announced.
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Kenneth Wallace
Refinery Employe
Charles’ Murphy
Hartis County
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