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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1949

Page

2

Steel Hopes Up But Coal Outlook Dim

Continentom rage 1 Meanwhile, for an early settlement of the Missouri Pacific Railroad strike that has tied up the line in states and idled 25,000 employes. The CIO long shoremen and Pacific Coast waterfront employers agreed to a welfare and insurance fund program financed jointly by firms and employees. The agreement was reached in final negotiations on a dispute which caused the longshoremen to strike for a time last year. The AFL sailors union agreed to furnish men to allow the luxury liner President Wilson to sail from San Francisco where she was tied up due to a union dispute with the CIO cooks and stewards. The CIO auto workers claimed they were demanding greater benefits from Chrysler than the $100 monthly retirement payments won from Ford. UAW President Walter Reuther merged that Bell Aircraft and other big firms were provoking tribes to prove we concede more stringent labor legislation. The UAW has waged a bitter strike against Bell plants at Niagara Falls, N Y. Reuther spoke before the striking local last night.

Continentom Missouri Pacific Railroad San Francisco CIO Pacific Coast AFL Sailors Union Wilson CIO Auto Workers Chrysler Corporation Ford Motor Company UAW Walter Reuther Bell Aircraft Corporation Bell Niagara Falls New York Reuther

New Traffic Rules Ordered By McKee Conti

Chief McKee orders renewed traffic enforcement with a "clean swoop" down avenues to keep traffic moving. He warns patrolmen against persistent double parking in downtown areas and instructs use of whistles and tickets if warnings fail.

McKee Conti McKee

US B 50 Crashes In England 12 Die

Report of a United States B 50 crash in England with twelve airmen killed. An air force spokesman said details would be released after kin are notified, about 48 hours. The text also mentions a non stop flight around the globe and a guarded comment by General Bradley on defense spending amid US Navy Air Force controversy.

Air Force Bradley AERON Ohio E—Generel Omar N. Bradley Navy Air Force

Senator Ickes Attacks Downey in Perjury Charge

Secretary Ickes accused Senator Downey of perjury in a heated Senate confrontation. He cited diary entries and Bashore's testimony about retirement pressures, claiming greater inside knowledge of Interior relations. The exchange framed Downey as politically self serving amid ongoing CVP associations.

Senator Downey Downey CVP Ickes Interior Bashore and Straus Bashore Sireus Bir

McCarthy Tries to Contact Writer of Extortion Note

The note, full of misspellings and nearly a page long, was sent to Washington with samples allegedly signed on a machine believed to have produced the original note. The FBI did not disclose where the machine was found or seized.

McCarthy Washington FBI

Nationalists abandon Canton to Communists in China

Canton, China Oct 13 Acting president Li Tsung-jen led the Nationalist government as its remnants fled Canton before advancing Communist forces. Chinese troops closed in from three sides while a senior general who once surrendered Canton to Japan in 1938 assumed the defense. Reports said about 40,000 Communist troops were nearing Canton from the north, accelerating the flight.

Canton China Li'Tsung-jen Cariton Yu Han-mon Kwangtung

Stock Market At 1 PM From Major Industrials

A reading of stock quotes at 1 p.m. lists many large firms including Armco Steel At and SE Anaconda Copper Beth Steel Chrysler General Motors Goodyear Tire Eastman Kodak Dow Chemical Du Pont Chem U S Steel General Electric Mobil oil and other major companies. The report notes shares across steel chemical oil automotive and consumer goods sectors with varied values.

Alley Lud Steel Vid Allis Armco Steel Anaconda Cop Beth Steel Budd Co Nave Sor Calumet Hee Celanese Corp Chrysler Corp Cities Cor Edison Creole Pet Darison Dow du Pont Eastman Kodak Gen Motors Goodyear Tire Greyhound Bus Gillette Saf Gulf OF Guilt Star HL and P Co Hous Hurdle Oi

Livestock Trends at Fort Worth Market Report

At Fort Worth the livestock sale showed steady to higher action with cows 35 to 50 up and medium steers and yearlings 17 to 24.90, some fed yearlings to 25. Calves uneven and easier later. lightweight slaughter calves 18 to 20, select heavies to 24. Hogs mostly steady with sows strong and feeder pigs under 17.00.

Fort Worth Ock

Joy Riding Father Lets Family Starve

Chicago man Alex Kreinis, 33, sentenced to 90 days for spending family funds on a car and joy riding while his wife and five children faced hunger. Judge Guy L. Smith found him guilty of contributing to the delinquency of the children amid conflicting testimony.

Chicago Alex .Kreinis Adamtral Washington Louis E. Denfeld Tren Naval Operations Congress Cook County Guy L. Smith Cation

Czech Doctors Not in Reds Dragnet

Prague reports indicate medical men largely spared in government arrests aimed at weakening the middle class. Officials say lawyers engineers and other professionals bore the brunt while many doctors remain free though fear and coercion haunt Prague as dawn raids echo through the city.

Prague Czechoslovakia Alf

Prehistoric Bones Found Near Slate Creek Arizona

In Arizona near Slate Creek southwest of Prescott paleontologists from the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Arizona State Museum at Tucson report fossil finds. The bones include remains of a camel species dating back several million years, plus a primitive horse and a dog like animal over a million years old. Directors expect the discoveries will aid dating strata on the Colorado plateau.

Flagstaff Ariz Slate Creek Prescott Museum of Northern Arizona of Falstaff Arizona State Museum At Tucson Colorado Plateau

Cathriner First To Pay Taxes Amid 1949 Figures

Tax data show Cathriner leads in early payments. For 1949 current taxes collected totaled $294,770 with 94 percent paid and $9,260 delinquent. expected delinquent payments raise projected 90 percent collection plus $8,000. An estimated $17,800 remains unpaid from 1949 taxes. payment deadline is February 1 before delinquency.

Compromise Farm Measure Faces House Senate Talks

A compromise farm bill negotiates basing point pricing and freight cost absorption while differences on military appropriations and the displaced persons bill persist. Senate leadership signals possible adjournment delays as debate looms on veterans education funding and new school eligibility rules.

Senate Scott W. Lucas Llinois Congress House Basing Point G I. Education

Construction Worker Suffers Broken Elbow

Joe Martinez, 47, of the A. M Bowles Company, was injured at the Baytown Refinery when he slipped and fell around 10 am. He sustained a broken elbow and finger and was taken to San Jacinto Memorial Hospital by ambulance for treatment.

Joe Martinez A. M Bowles Company Baytown San Jacinto Memorial Hospital Paul A

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