Economic Royalist Charge Triggers CIO Steel Row
New York Feb 13 A U S Steel economist calls United Steelworkers economic royalists and pushes for a guaranteed annual wage while Philip Murray denounces the panel presentation as deceptive. John Stephens counters that pensions were not opposed as such as the wage stalemate panel seeks a nationwide steel dry in 11 days.
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New York
Steel Industry
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Bradford B. Smith
U. S. Steel Corp
Wage Stabilization Board
Smith
John Stephens
Murray
Stephens
Murray Calls Policy Meeting Before Steel Strike
President Phillip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers convenes a Pittsburgh meeting of top policy makers on February 21 to decide whether to extend the truce or authorize a February 23 walkout for 600,000 steel workers. A Wage Stabilization Board is seeking a wage settlement as a 45 day deadline nears.
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New York
Phillip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
Atlantic City
Truman
Rites Tomorrow For King George VI Funeral Details
London reports sorrow as Duke of Windsor and Queen Mary with Princess Royal observe silent vigil before King George VI. They kneel at the bier in Westminster Hall for 14 minutes amid a nation’s orderly tribute before the funeral at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Foreign leaders arrive for the service.
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London
Duke of Windsor
George VI
Windsor
Westminster Hall
Queen Mary
Princess Royal
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
Swank London Hotel Runs Out Of Flagpoles
Claridge's in Mayfair faced a flagpole shortage as 15 monarchs and princes arrived for King George VI's funeral. The hotel normally has 12 poles and expects additional poles to arrive tomorrow to display flags for visiting royalty.
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London
Claridge
Mayfair
George VI
Claridge’s
Record Error Sent Flier On Extra Mission A Fatal One
STANDISH Mich Feb 13 Mrs Daniel G Metiva received a letter from her husband an Air Force pilot in Korea He wrote I have just completed my 101st mission Due to some mistake in records I have been sent on an extra mission He is missing since Feb 9 while on Korean operations The 24 year old pilot Lt Daniel G Metiva of Standish had been in Korea since March 10 1951 He helped damage two MIGs recently and survived a prior flare of flak flying an F-80 with the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing He had hoped to return home after 100 missions and was expected back in early March
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Standish, Mich
Daniel G. Metiva
Air Force
Korea
Metiva
Sunchon
Grand Jury Probes Newark Airport and Elizabeth Crashes
A federal grand jury was ordered to investigate Newark Airport and three crashes in Elizabeth, with four other investigations ongoing. The probe follows a rising death toll, while a major instrument runway project proceeds at Newark. Public sentiment shifts on Newark Airport’s fate amid criticism of its expansion and authority.
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Newark
N. J
Elizabeth
Thomas F. Meaney
Sarah Aronwald
Bronx
N. Y
Newark Airport
Union Building and Construction Co
Port of New York Authority
Port Authority
Kenneth C. Hand
Runion
New York
Meyer C. Ellenstein
Ellenstein
Radio Appeal Seeks Fiancee in Pittsburgh
Edward Henry Weigner of Chicago appealed on KQV radio to his fiancee Lois Ethlyn Weiland, missing since yesterday. He described their height difference and asked Lois to return for their wedding, recounting notes found on her pillow and sharing his engagement ring.
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Pittsburgh
Paramount Tall Peoples Club
Chicago
Edward Henry Weigner
Lois
William N. Weiland
Weigner
Ohio Minister Seeks Change in Marriage Vows
Dr. Roy A. Burkhardt, pastor of Columbus First Community Church, urged revising the marriage vow to remove negative thoughts. He proposed replacing the usual line Do you take this woman for richer for poorer for better or for worse with Will you stand by in all experiences of life, speaking to pastors at a National Council of Churches meeting in Columbus.
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Columbus, O
Columbus
Roy A. Burkhardt
First Community Church
Division of Christian Education
National Council of Pe of Christ
Revenue Official Indicted In Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO February 13 John A. Malone suspended assistant chief of the income tax division was indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States. Malone and associates including the Shumates drug store chain are alleged to backdate excise tax returns to avoid penalties in a drug company case.
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San Francisco
John A. Malone
Income Tax Division
Internal Revenue Office
United States
Malone
William Malone
California
Eleanor F. Dana
Shumates
Shumates Co
Farley Walks Free After Logan Killings Acquittal
Elmer Farley, accused of slaying two men and wounding a third during a June Monaville coal dispute, was acquitted of one murder and freed by Logan Circuit Court. Judge Chambers ruled double jeopardy prevented retrial on the remaining indictments. Thompson remains hospitalized paralyzed.
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Elmer Farley
Logan
W. Va
Logan Circuit Court
Farley
C. C. Chambers
Monaville
Charles Wells
Robert Whorley
Major Thompson
Chambers
Thompson
Logan Hospital
Jane Russell injury blamed on door at Las Vegas premiere
Jane Russell returned home with a shiner and bruised jaw after Las Vegas trouble over a joke about her figure. Husband Bob Waterfield left for home earlier amid rumors of a rift, which both denied as silly. RKO said the damage came from a car door. No blows occurred, and Ben Blue apologized for his remark.
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Hollywood
Jane Russell
Bob Waterfield
Las Vegas
Miss Russell
Waterfield
Ben Blue
Russell
RKO
Airpol
Is Wife
Los Angeles
Rams
Perry Lieber
Blue
Bob Kelley
Jane
Wfe
Kelley
New Mine Safety Law Need Cited
Secretary of the Interior Chap man urged Congress to grant the Bureau of Mines power to close unsafe coal mines amid reports of dangerous conditions in West Frankfort Illinois and Carpentertown Pennsylvania. Investigators traced a February 2 explosion to a trolley locomotive spark igniting gas in a non-gassy classified mine.
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Washington
Chapman
Congress
Bureau of Mines
West Frankfort
Carpentertown
United Mine Workers
Carpentertown Coal and Coke Company
Pennsylvania Department of Mines
Pawnbroker Loaned On His Own Watch
Atlanta February 13 detectives reported pawn broker Jerry Mandel lent money on one of his own watches. A Negro suspect confessed to robbing Mandel's shop of four watches and returning one as a pledge for the loan.
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Atlanta
Jerry Mandel
Mandel
Veterans urge immediate UNIT start in Universal Military Training
Veterans leaders from AVC Am vets VFW DAV and Jewish War Veterans testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee urging an immediate start on Universal Military Training claiming it would strengthen national defense while opponents warned of militaristic overtones.
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Washington
American Veterans Committee
AVC
Amvets
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Senate Armed Services Committee
Identical Twins Confuse Witness in Brooklyn Robbery Trial
Jay Segal testified in Brooklyn County Court identifying a defendant in a $700 travel agency robbery last September. The trial featured the defendant Anthony Chireleison and his identical twin John as a surprise exhibit, and Segal could not confirm which twin held him up. An adjournment was granted until tomorrow.
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New York
Jay Segal
Brooklyn
Anthony Chireleison
Segal
Acheson Meets Eden On West German Defense Plan
Secretary of State Acheson held hush hush talks with Anthony Eden in London to push a German role in a European army and defense pool. The plan seeks 400000 German troops by 1954, a three billion dollar defense contribution, and supervised production of military supplies, with Bonn seeking full Atlantic pact membership and economic independence. The talks flag ongoing French and Bonn concerns while Britain and France urge patience.
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London
Acheson
Washington
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Robert Schuman
Konrad Adenauer
United States
West Germany
Arctic
Aegean
Russia
West
Bonn
Europe
Saar
France
Warren Calls For Balanced Budget
New York Feb 13 Gov Farr Warren of California candidate for the Republican presidential nomination urged a balanced budget as a top goal if elected. He linked inflation to Communist influence and said stopping inflation is key to debt repayment. He promised a government reorganized from top to bottom and noted other candidates claiming sufficient votes, unsure of winning on the first ballot.
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New York
Farr Warren
California
Nvresidential
Portland
Ore
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Civic Auditorium
Taft
Oregon
Truman
Seattle
Spokane
Republican Party
Gibson Surprised By Candidacy
Dr. Faye G. Gibson president of Emory and Henry College says he is surprised by reports he may be considered for the Ninth District Congress candidacy. He is at Cleveland Tennessee for a Methodist Church meeting and will decide after returning home. Democratic nominees include Pat Jennings and State Senator M. M. Long. A Bristol nominating convention is set for March 22.
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Bristol
Faye G. Gibson
Emory and Henry College
Bristol Herald Courier
Gibson
Cleveland
Tenn
Methodist Church
Pat Jennings
Smyth County
M. M. Long
St. Paul
East Germany seeks peace treaty in Berlin appeal
East Germany asks the four occupying powers for a peace treaty to preserve peace in Europe. Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl's cabinet announced the move after an extraordinary session in the Soviet sector of Berlin. Identical letters were sent to the Soviet, American, British and French authorities for relay to their governments.
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Berlin
East Germany
Europe
Otto Grotewohl
Kilgore sues Gazette for libel over Senate bid
U S Senator Harley Kilgore filed a one million dollar libel suit in Kanawha County Circuit Court against the Daily Gazette Co and editors over front page stories suggesting he would withdraw his Democratic Senate candidacy to become a federal judge. Kilgore said the reports were false and damaging to his campaign while Gazette editors defended publishing a story they deemed accurate. The suit seeks damages and Kilgore’s attorneys have until April 9 to file formal grounds.
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Charleston
W. Va
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
D-Wva
Charleston Gazette
Kanawha County
The
Daily Gazette Co
Morning Daily
Frank A. Knight
Harry G. Hoffmann
Kilgore
R. G. Lilly
Knight
Hoffmann
Gazette
Lilly
Washington
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
West Virginia
Robert L. Smith
New Orleans
San Antonio
Tex
Hoffman
White House
Truman
Charleston Daily Mail
Senate
Edmiston
United Mine Workers Leadership
J. Horner Davis
State House of Delegates
Dallas Edward Tickle
the Gazette
Faure Seeks German Troop Admission in European Army Plan
Paris February 13 Premier Edgar Faure urged the French Assembly to approve admitting German troops into a French sponsored European army. He warned he could resign if the motion failed as he offered to stake his three weeks old government on the issue. Defense Minister Bidault urged a united Western Europe to balance Soviet Russia and the United States.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Faure
Defense
George Bidault
Western Europe
Soviet Russia
U. S
Six Die In Iranian Election Violence
Tehran reports six killed in Nishapur during a fresh outbreak of election violence. Attash cites reliable reports from the northeastern town, noting a tribal attack at a polling place the day before. An Iranian Army spokesman denied new disturbances today.
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Tehran
Iran
Attash
Nishapur
Woman jailed over missing garbage can sparks city row
In Detroit on February 13, Hildegarde Walgraeve, an unemployed sales clerk, was jailed overnight for failing to purchase a garbage can after her home’s can was stolen. Police chief Boos apologized as traffic court suspended her sentence after protests from officials and residents.
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Detroit
Police Department
Hildegarde Walgraeve
Walgraeve
Gestapo
George F. Boos
Claude L. Carpenter
George T. Murphy
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