Taft Hartley repeal debate stirs party split and votes
Washington April 3 Republican and Southern Democrat supporters claim enough votes to repeal Taft Hartley whileAdministration Democrats predict a close bitter battle. House rules committee to approve the labor bill this week replacing Taft Hartley with modified Wagner act. A substitute bill led by Rep Wood faces opposition from Lesinski allies and other labor voices.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Labor Committee
House
Lesinski
Rep
McConnell
R-Pa
Barden
D-Nc
Rules
Bailey
D-Wva
Jacobs
D-Ind
Rules Committee
Bakey
McSweeney
Ohio
National Labor Board
War of nerves tightens Iran Soviet border strains
Tehran faces a dangerous standoff as Iran, drawn between Moscow and Washington, risks a rupture with the Soviet Union. Russia accuses the United States of meddling, cites a ten million dollar arms program, and warns of troops if Iran becomes a base against the USSR. Iran’s defense is limited against a modern military, threatening the Truman Doctrine’s aims in Turkey and Greece and central Asia’s oil interests.
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Iran
Russia
West
Soviet Union
Moscow
Persia
Foreign Ministry
United States
Red Army
Turkey
Greece
Arabia
Central Asia
Hoax draws 50 blood donors to Baltimore hospital
A false emergency plea on WCBM prompted about 50 volunteers to rush to Franklin Square hospital to donate blood for a supposed six year old accident victim. Police and hospital officials confirmed there was no patient, and the hoax was denounced.
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Baltimore
Franklin Square
WCBM
Ted Phillips
Robertson
Franklin Square Hospital
Phillips
Elinor Helsten
Transport Strike Blocks Lackawanna Valley Transit
Scranton Pa April 3 a strike of 400 bus and trolley workers cut off transit for 400000 residents of the Lackawanna valley. Workers walked off at 2 a m EST demanding 20 cents an hour for operators and 35 cents for mechanics. It is the second transit strike in four years in the coal belt region.
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Scranton
Lackawanna Valley
Home fires burn low as couple returns to blazing bakery
A Philadelphia baker Samuel Kaplan and his wife Rose returned from a Florida vacation to find their bakery in flames. Firemen fought an oven blaze of unknown origin, discovered less than 30 minutes before the Kaplans' arrival. A neighbor sign over the shop read Welcome home from Florida.
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Philadelphia
Florida
Samuel Kaplan
Rose
Communists Rally in Pittsburgh Ends With Police Action
Police swarm to protect participants at a Communist rally in North Side Carnegie Hall. More than 100 officers charged crowds, 6 arrests for disorderly conduct or incitement to riot, several Communists escorted to safety. Traffic disrupted, two streetcars damaged, no serious injuries reported.
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Pittsburgh
North Side
Carnegie Hall
Harvey M._ Scott
Scott
Communist Party of
Pennsylvania
New York
Mule Day King Rides In Farm Center Parade
In Columbia Tennessee Gen Jonathan Wainwright and Gov Gordon Browning will ride mules in the annual Mule Day festival drawing about 30000 visitors to the farming town. Miss Bettilynn Barnes queen of 1949 mule day will ride with Browning and Wainwright in a motorless parade. The event features mule shows races riding and other equine displays.
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Columbia
Tenn
Jonathan Wainwright
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Mule
Bettilynn Barnes
Brown
Miss Barnes
Gen. Wainwright
Gov. Browning
Jack and Jennet
Downward Cotton Price Trend Halts in Maryland
Labor editor Leon Stein said the drop in rayon and cotton prices has leveled off, aiding garment industry stability. Speaking at the Maryland Virginia West Virginia ILGWU AFL session, he noted wool remains firm due to defense demands and predicted no major cuts soon.
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Cumberland
Leon Stein
Stein
Justice
New York
Maryland
Floggings Reported By Ku Klux Klan in Chattanooga
Seven Black residents were allegedly abducted and flogged by hooded members of a racist extremist group near Hooker, Georgia, after a raid on Mrs Minnie Clay's home. Sheriff John Lynch said deputies were forced to withdraw as masked attackers coerced them to leave.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John Lynch
Dade County
Georgia
Hooker
Lynch
Minnie Clay
William West
Clay House
Samuel Green
Atlanta
Order
Non Striking Cab Drivers Beaten as Citywide Strike Surges
Violence marks the third day of a city taxi strike in New York with two non striking drivers beaten and a cab overturned. Police report 45 arrests and 3,000 armed officers patrolling safety routes while cab activity remains well below normal.
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New York
Taxi Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Thomas Plummer
Plummer
Harlem
Bronx
Big Terminal System
Manhattan West Side
Marshall declines UNC presidency offer in North Carolina
General George C. Marshall said he could not accept the university post after Cameron Morrison proposed him as a candidate. Morrison had announced the idea from his Charlotte home, following UNC's vacancy created by Frank P. Graham's Senate appointment.
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Pinehurst
N. C
George C. Marshall
University of North Carolina
Cameron Morrison
U. S
Marshall
Morrison
Charlotte
UNC
Frank P. Graham
Chapel Hill
North Atlantic Pact To Be Signed By 12 Nations
Washington reports the North Atlantic treaty will be signed tomorrow by 12 western nations to pool defenses against Russia. The move coincides with UN debates in New York where Andrei Gromyko will speak for the Kremlin. Western ministers meet to discuss Western Germany while the US plans a multi billion arms program for Europe pending congressional action.
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Washington
Russia
United Nations Assembly
New York
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
Germany
State Department
Western
Europe
White House
Capitol Hill
Truman
Congressional
United States
Western Europe
Moscow
German Expert Claims Hundreds of U S Bombs Sabotaged in Berlin
Werner Stephan a 32 year old demolition engineer says he found 125 American dud bombs in Berlin ruins showing sabotage evidence. He notes many more duds unearthed by his team as he led Berlin’s bomb squad. US Major General Hall says nothing confirmed. Air force says 6500 to 7000 duds exploded at Wright Field. no sabotage found. Stephan claims two fuse types M103 and M124 were sabotaged during WWII asto be sabotaged.
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Berlin
Tycowaw
Wei Vial
Werner Stephan
W. E. Hall
U. S. Air Force
Germany
Air Corps
Air Force
Weisbaden
Wrightfield
Ohio
Stephan
Reich Security Police
Senate Will Study Treaty Reservation in Pact Vote
A draft reservation may accompany ratification of the 12 power security treaty to note that the Senate will not pledge military aid in advance. The move aims to satisfy lawmakers wary of arming Europe while keeping broader support for the pact. Some Republicans favor the compromise, others demand clear commitments to rearm allies against Communism.
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Washington
Europe
Senate
State Acheson
Taft
Ohio
Millikin
Colorado
Miliskin
Oleo Margarine Tax Repeal Backed by Senate Leader
Washington April 3 Senate Majority Leader Lucas predicts the chamber will pass the house approved oleo margarine tax repealer if dairy states do not talk it to death. He notes the bill would end federal taxes on oleo margarine with only labeling and shape rules for public serving venues.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
House
George
D-Ga
Ford Joins With Price Cut Parade
Detroit April 3 Ford Motor Company joined a broad price cutting trend announcing reductions across Ford Lincoln and Mercury lines from 12 to 120 dollars effective tomorrow The cuts come as industry wide move with Chrysler and GM also adjusting prices Kaiser-Frazer and Willys-Overland followed suit The UAW contract talks were scheduled for May 15 with wage pension and medical care demands already publicized by union officials
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Lincoln
Mercury
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Increses
CIO United Automobile
UAW
Kaiser-Frazer
Willys-Overland
General Motors
New Syrian Chief Vows To Stamp Out Commies
Brig. Husni Zayim as military governor after a bloodless coup declares plans to stamp out destructive communistic propaganda. He outlines a domestic program including unemployment reduction, higher worker standards, wealth distribution laws, and land reform. Armistice talks with Israel are being pursued.
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Damascus
Syria
Husni Zayim
Zayim
Israel
Two Killed When Boat Boiler Explodes in Elkton
Two men died and a third was in critical condition after a dredge boat boiler exploded on the Elk river three miles south of Elkton. The Arundel, owned by the Arundel Corp. of Baltimore, was at work yesterday when the blast occurred.
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Elkton
Arundel
The
Arundel Corp. of
Baltimore
Elk River
N and W Reports Record 1948 Revenues
Norfolk and Western Railway Co reports 1948 total revenues of 200,264,607 a 12 percent rise over 1947. Net income after allowances 35,691,370 up 3,398,762 from 1947. Freight rate increases added about 12,790,000 while wages and material costs rose.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Striking Chicago Printers Rebuff Offer in Major Vote
In Chicago on April 3 striking printers voting 1,266 to 93 rejected the publishers latest contract proposal after a 3 hour meeting. John J. Pilch AFL Typographical Union Local 16 president announced the result. The wage offer would raise a 36 hour week to 95.50 for four workers and 101 for others. ITU president Woodruff Randolph said parts of the proposal did not conform to ITU laws.
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Chicago
John J. Pilch
AFL Typographical Union
Pilch
Woodruff Randolph
Indianapolis
ITU
Cancer Fund Drive Opened In America
The American Cancer Society launched a 14.5 million dollar fund drive at a New York dinner led by Charles P. Kettering. He said 6 million Americans are marked for cancer death but can be saved with present techniques and a broad education program.
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New York
American Cancer Society
Charles P. Kettering
General Motors Research
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