Unions Set For Long Phone Industry Tie Up
Washington reports say the National Federation of Telephone Workers plans a prolonged shutdown of the telephone industry after a nationwide strike began at 6 am. Talks with Edgar Warren and Beirne failed to produce concrete proposals as government mediators sought progress in long lines and Southwestern Bell negotiations. The NFTW seeks a $12 weekly wage rise for members while officials pursue possible settlements and sleep breaks amid tense talks.
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Washington
Joseph A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Beirne
Edgar L. Warren
Fecioperal Conciliation Service
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Long Lines
Southwestern Bell Telehone Company
Bell Telephone
Warren
NFTW
C. F. Craig
West Virginia GOP to trim delegation to 16 for 1948
West Virginia GOP leaders expect 1948 national convention delegates to drop from 19 in 1944 to 16. Walter S. Hallanan cited preliminary calculations showing 1,093 total delegates, four at large per state, plus district and alternate slots, with specifics for WV’s six districts and alternates.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
GOP
Walter S. Hallanan
Hallanan
Shapman Bevercomb
Bus plunges into river near Seattle killing seven
A North Coast Lines coach from Portland plunged off a bridge into the Duwamish River near Seattle after colliding with an oil truck. Rescue teams worked to revive passengers while divers searched for those trapped. Officials could not confirm seven deaths or the exact number aboard.
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Seattle
North Coast Lines
Portland
Duwamish River
Milavivea
Tacoma
James Fordan
State Telephone Committee Faces Strike Cutbacks
West Virginia long distance service remains strike bound as 10,000 urgent calls were handled by 400 non supervisory staff while 25 percent of the force on duty. Senate labor panel advances a general labor bill authorizing injunctions to curb strikes affecting health or safety with Taft signaling support.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
J. R. B. Crigler
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
C. and P
Mountain State
Crigler
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Soviet Opposes U S Military Aid To Greece
Soviet delegate Andrei A. Gromyko condemned U S plans for direct military aid to Greece and Turkey, proposing economic aid for Greece be channeled through the United Nations under a special commission. He rejected any aid to Turkey, calling it a wartime profiteer misstep, and urged disarmament measures and an international ban on the atomic bomb. The Security Council adjourned debate without decision.
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Y Lake Success
N. Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
Truman
United Nations
Greece
Turkey
Security Council
Gromyko
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Balkans Commission
Russia
Austin
Germany
United States
United Nations ‘Commission
Britain
Arms Commission
U.N. Atomic Energy Commission
Ministers Reject Red Vote Plan
The three western powers rejected Molotovs plebiscite for a centralized versus federal Germany. Marshall urged moving to German boundaries but Molotov blocked the move. Bevin said little would be gained after four weeks with no progress, Bidault joined in opposing the plan.
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Moscow
V. M Molotov
U. S
George C. Marshall
Molotov
Ernest Be
Germany
Georges Bidault
Bidault
UMW Pays $100 to Each Family of 111 Mine Disaster Victims
The United Mine Workers announced payments of 100 dollars to the families of 111 victims of the StaTeOns coal mine explosion. A union spokesman said such 100 dollar payments from the union treasury are customary for mine disaster victims.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Way Cleared For Aid Bill Debate
The senate cleared the way to begin consideration of President Truman's 400 million Greece Turkey aid bill. Senator Vandenberg plans to speak at noon tomorrow and may respond to Soviet deputy foreign minister Gromyko who charged the plan undermines the United Nations. Senators George and Pepper weighed in with cautious views on Gromyko's UN role and the proposal's implications.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Turkey
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations
Vandenberg
Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
Gromyko
Security Council
George
U. N
Greece
Turey
Pepper
D.fla
Train wreck injures many near Columbia City
A derailment on the Pennsylvania Railroad eastbound Gotham at a cross-over switch left the locomotive and thirteen cars in a staggered pileup. About 40 passengers were injured, 15 taken to Fort Wayne hospitals, six seriously, with no fatalities. Rail officials launched an investigation.
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Columbia City
Ind
Pennsylvania
Railroad
Fort Wayne
Tri-City Traction Opens Bluefield Princeton Bus Service
George L. Egbert reports the Tri-City Traction launches motor bus service between Bluefield and Princeton, ending 31 years of trolley lines. The event marks an era shift as history observes the first bus leaving its terminal amid mixed sentiment and progress in the region.
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Tri-City Traction
Bluefield
Princeton
George L. Egbert
Tri-City Traction Company
Old Trailey Lines
State Pits Work Amid Coal Miner Unrest
about 15 percent of West Virginia’s 100,000 soft coal miners returned to work amid a memorial period. 10,000 to 12,000 toiled in McDowell and Pocahontas districts, 1,800 in Monongalia, 2,500 in Beckley’s New River field, and 500 plus in the northern panhandle. Union leader William Blizzard said no pits were operating in Kanawha Logan areas. some Eskdale crew worked only on repairs. Blizzard noted miners filed for unemployment while federal inspectors certify safety.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
McDowell County
Pocahontas
Monongalia County
Beckley
New River
Northern
Panhandle
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
Kanawha - Logan
Blizzard
Eskdale
Kanawha Coal Corporation
Clarence W. Meadows
Williamson
Bus Injury Fatal To Princeton Man
Robert Radford a 52 year old resident of 1605 West Main street Princeton died at Bluefield sanitarium after injuries from a bus terminal crash at the Bluefield terminal. Investigating officer Sgt Bobby Jones said a Welcn driven bus plunged into a parked bus and into the terminal sidewalk pinning Radford to the wall. He died about two hours later from injuries including broken legs and possible internal injuries. Witnesses said the driver shouted a warning before the crash.
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Robert Radford
West Main Street
Princeton
Bluefield Sanitarium
Consolidated
Bluefield
Radford
Federal
Bland Street
Welcn
Bobby Jones
Lilienthal Vote Set by Senate for Wednesday
The senate agreed to vote at 5 p.m. Wednesday on confirming David E. Lilienthal and other atomic energy commission nominees. Senator Hickenlooper won unanimous consent for the time. A recent test vote signaled likely confirmation despite opposition.
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Washington
Senate
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
McKeller
Tenn
FBI
Lilienthal
Pocahontas Mines Operate Amid Labor Shifts and Closures
In the Pocahontas field 45 of 60 mines were active yesterday with crews at 10 to 80 percent of normal. An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 of 13,000 miners worked as 15 mines remained idle. Three Krug order closings were reversed for limited operation. safety certs for Boissevain and Jewell Valley were rescinded. Norfolk and Western loaded 1,150 cars vs 3,100 normal.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas Fuel Company
New River and
Pocahontas Consolidated No
Havaco
Boissevain
Pocahontas Fuel No
Lake Superior No. 3
Superior
Koppers Coal Division
Carswell
New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
Hemphill
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Exeter
Krug
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation
Jewell Valley
J. J. Donovan
Only 54 000 Miners Return to Bituminous Pits
Pittsburgh April 7 AP Only 54 000 of John L Lewis AFL United Mine Workers returned to soft coal pits today amid a safety work stop. Production fell sharply with 70 percent loss in output and 198 000 idle workers across ten states. Pennsylvania and other regions faced widespread idleness as federal inspectors reviewed safety conditions. U S Steel and other coal users announced cuts, signaling broad industry impact.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Afl-United Mine
Coal Mines Administration
Washington
UMW
CMA
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Lewis
U. S
Wyoming
West Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Indiana
Utah
Montana
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Solid Fuels Administration
Tavy Coal Mine Administration
Mine Union
Centralia
U. S. Steel
Steel
Big Steel
H. C. Frick Coke Company
U. S. Coal and Coke Company
Body of Airman Found in Wrecked Plane Near Elkins
The body of John F. Mannier, 44, missing since March 25 after departing Huntington, was found yesterday in his smashed aircraft high on a 4000 foot mountain near Lanesville. State Police report the plane struck a tree and sheared off a wing, suggesting a direct collision. Mannier, a Winnetka resident, had recently been named an attorney for the Federal Communications Commission. A boy and a man locating stray sheep discovered the wreckage after search efforts by ten Army aircraft, state police, and volunteers.
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Elkins
W. Va
John F. Mannierre
Lanesville
J. M. Johnson
Mannierre
Winnetka, Il
Federal Communications Commission
Huntington
Johnson
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State Telephone Committee
Bell
P. W. Robinson
Communication Workers’ Union
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Fairmont
U.S
Bevin
Pocahontas Mines
New Bluefield
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