Union Action Cashes Hopes Of Early End To Telephone Strike
Washington AP April 10 union policy committee of the National Federation of Telephone Workers says a proposed settlement plan does not conform to policy though not rejected pending study. President Beirne says tomorrow a plan will be issued as a step toward settlement with local arbitration in some issues. Some delegates favor government seizure only if near agreement proves unattainable while a New Jersey anti-strike law faces court testing and possible penalties.
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Washington
National Federation of Telephone Workers
J. A. Beirne
Federation
Beirne
Labor Department
New Jersey
Harry C. Harper
New Jersey State Labor Commissionr
Newark
A. Beirne
Labor Bill Progress in House Labor Committee
Washington April 10 The House labor committee approved more than a third of a new bill including a ban on the closed shop and a workers rights measure aimed at reducing union pressure. Final passage expected Saturday morning with conference to follow and plans to resubmit to all Republicans Monday. The panel backed a clause weakening communists in unions and considered injunctions for limited strikes in national health welfare and safety crises. Foremen and supervisors would be barred from collective bargaining.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Hartley
N. J
Labor Committee
House
C P T of W Va denies importing workers for idle Charleston exchange
Charleston officials rebut union claims that 50 workers arrived from Virginia with Virginia license plates to staff idle switchboards in front of the Charleston exchange. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia denies the report and says no importation occurred.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Virginia
P. W. Robinson
Communications Workers Union
Henry Ford Last Rites Held at St Pauls Cathedral
Detroit paid solemn tribute as Henry Ford's funeral services took place at St Pauls Episcopal Cathedral. The frail pioneer died the prior night from a cerebral hemorrhage and was laid to rest beside his parents in a private cemetery. Bells tolled across the city signaling the service. Thousands gathered outside the cathedral unable to move aside as the tribute concluded.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Gray Stone
Senate Approves UN Aid Powers Rider For Greece and Turkey
The Senate adopted the Vandenberg amendment allowing the United Nations to halt the 400 million dollar Greek Turkish aid program if two thirds of the General Assembly or seven of eleven Security Council members find continued U S assistance unnecessary. The vote followed debate over U N involvement and conditions on aid while Taft urged support to back the president's policy amid Soviet pressure concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Vandenberg
United Nations
U. S
Greece
Turkey
International Organization
General Assembly
Security Council
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
U.N
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Connally
Russia
Italy
Europe
Pepper
D-Fla
Congress
Plane Crash Near Carlin's Cairn Kills Six
A Belgian air force Dakota transport plane crashed on the summit of Carlin's Cairn near Dalry in Kircudbrightshire Scotland. All six occupants were killed in the disaster reported April 10.
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Dalry
Kircudbrightshire
Scotland
Airforce
Carlin’s Cairn
Change of Venue for Raleigh Ballot Theft Trials
In Beckley West Virginia Judge W A Riffe granted a change of venue to Logan county for the trials of W A Red Thornhill Jr and William Henry Lilly on ballot theft charges from the Raleigh county courthouse last November The move came after extended arguments about impartiality and the Logan county term will start the second Monday in May with Chauncey Browning leading for the state and Ned Ragland assisting Thornhill the defeated Democratic senatorial candidate is linked to the recount alongside co defendant Lilly and James Edward Simon the janitor already found guilty by a Raleigh county jury
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U.S
James Edward Simon
Riffe
Thornhill
Logan County Circuit Court
Thornhill and Lilly
C. C. Chambers
Logan County
Chauncey Browning
Raleigh
Ned H. Ragland
Simon and Lilly
Road Commission
Senate
Judge Delays Cut of UMW Fine Amid Coal Strike Tensions
Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough refuses to reduce the United Mine Workers 3 5 million fine and postpones the decision to April 24 amid claims that John L Lewis exploited the Centralia disaster to spur a coal strike. Government officials report ongoing mine closures and reduced production as safety concerns persist. Secretary Krug accuses the union of safety neglect while the government cites 518 mine closings and widespread shutdowns affecting 155 723 miners.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Centralia
Tfl
Supreme Court
Goldsborough
Lewis
Union
Interior
J. A. Krug
Senate
Krug
RFC Railroad Deal Said Fraud
Cassius Clay testified that Jesse Jones of the RFC approved an RFC backed bankruptcy of the Baltimore and Ohio to gain control. He described the move as fraudulent and said four Jones associates obtained key posts while the RFC held an 86 million dollar note.
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Washington
Cassius Clay
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Robert D. L'Heureux
Senate Banking Committee
Jones
RFC
Tobey
R. NH
Clay
Cites Method L'Heureux
C B. Henderson
John D. Goodloe
Stewart McDonald
McDonald
Capehart
R-Ind
Tornado Rips Texas Oklahoma Panhandle Killing 132
A cyclone swept western Texas and Oklahoma killing 132 and injuring 1,073 with extensive property damage. Woodward and surrounding towns reported heavy casualties as Red Cross and highway patrol compiled figures and residents described shattered buildings and disrupted communications.
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Woodward
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Texas Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Higgins
Glazier
Gage
St. Louis
Sar
Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
Tex
White Horse
Gagen
Shattuck
Norgaard
Are
Norfolk and Western lays off 835 motive power workers
Roanoke April 10 835 Norfolk and Western motive power employees were laid off temporarily due to mine related coal traffic losses. The layoffs include 135 Roanoke workers mainly car repairmen and helpers. Train crews also lose trips though exact figures were not given. Bluefield Eckman Williamson and Pocahontas division shops affected.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Fire at Treasure Island Navy Base Destroys Galley and Buildings
A three hour blaze at Treasure Island in San Francisco destroyed the galley K and four smaller structures amid a large electronics loss. Navy reports total damages between 400 000 and 500 000 dollars with 27 personnel treated for injuries.
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Treasure Island Naval Base
Navy
Luitd Mearvy Vul Wee Visco
Naval
San Francisco Bay
Bay Area
San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge
Treasure Island
Pacific Coast
Nine Anthracite Miners Dead in Pennsylvania Mine Blast
An explosion at Knox coal mine near Wilkes-Barre, Exeter, Pennsylvania, killed nine anthracite miners and injured nine others. Rescue teams recovered bodies as methane gas ignition was blamed. two miners escaped unharmed. The blast occurred at 350 feet underground near the Schooley shaft, with relatives and miners observing the frantic rescue. Clergymen, including Rev George Joeckel, administered last rites at the pit.
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Pennsylvania
Exeter
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
ITU
Joseph J. Walsh
Knox Company
Panzetta Coal Co
West Virginia miners return amid safety clash
Conflicting union and management statements followed a partial restart of deep coal mines in Kanawha and nearby fields as about 20 percent of typical output returned. UMW district leader Blizzard said only certified safe mines operate, while others resume work despite incomplete inspections.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Kanawha
Centralia
Kanawha Association
Julius Jug
William Blizzard
United Mine Workers District 17
Blizzard
UMW
Logan
Williamson
AP bulletin records California earthquake tremors reach Cincinnati
An Associated Press bulletin of an earthquake near the California Mexican border was relayed to Cincinnati with a one minute delay. Xavier university seismograph logged tremors at 11 03 a m and measured speeds between five and six miles per second.
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Cincinnati
Associated Press
California
Xavier University
Victor C. Stechschulte
Xavier
Cincinaati
Coal carloadings plunge to less than half normal levels
Norfolk and Western reports 1 531 coal cars loaded yesterday across the system. Pocahontas Tug river district led with 1 354 cars, others include Clinch Valley 125 Thacker 16 and Kenova 36. Only 40 of 128 mines operated while five major mines may resume. Federal inspectors survey six Virginia mines ordered closed for safety.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Pocahontas- Tug River
Clinch Valley
Thacker District
Kenova
Southwest Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Virginia
Norton
Federal Bureau of Mines
W. T. Tomlinson
Secretary of the Interior
Kiug
Tomlinson
Army Day Program Highlights McClure Visit
A parade will form at South Mercer and West streets and start at 11 am to honor Maj. Gen. Robert B. McClure. An awards presentation to Patrolman C G Crigger for marksmanship will follow at the post office with speeches by Mayor A West and Commander Kell. A visiting bands program and the Beaver band national anthem will conclude the ceremonies.
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American Legion
C. G. Crigger
Robert B. McClure
Second Army
William Kell
Riley- West
Beaver
George Richardson, III
A. Ha West
Bluefield Army Advisory Committee
Mayor West
Kell
General McClure
Stanley Jones
Judge Advocate
West Virginia
William F. Watts
MacClure
Julian G. Hearn
George Wertz
Charleston Area
Thomas Munford
VPI
McClure
Eugene Stowers
South Mercer
Eg Streets
Saar and Ruhr fate debated as France presses merger with Germany
In Moscow, U S and Britain align against French demand to merge Saar with France and strip Germany of the coal region while opposing a special Ruhr regime. Bidault seeks Ruhr ownership transfer to Allied nations and a permanent Rhineland guard. Molotov remains silent amid veto tensions.
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United States
Britain
Saar
Germany
France
U. S
Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Bevin
Ruhr
Bidault
Rhineland
United Nations
U. N. Security Council
Bela
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