Lewis Visits Blast Scene After West Frankfort Mine Disaster
AFL UMW President John L. Lewis made an unannounced visit to West Frankfort Illinois where seven thousand miners stayed away from work as a gas explosion at Old Ben Coal No 8 claimed multiple lives. Officials said compensation for dependents is a priority while rescue and identification efforts continued. Governor Green and federal mine inspectors noted full compliance with safety laws and rock dusting to curb coal dust.
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West Frankfort
Ill
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Lewis
Old
Ben Coal °Rp
Howard
Central Anice High School
Dwight H. Green
Little Umw
Green
Chicago
Harold L. Walker
William Gallagher
Gallagher
Ofohn Banycky
Thomas Kirby
Charles Smith
Frank Casper
William W. Lamont
Franklin County
UMW
David L. Clayton
Mike Hanagan
Benton
Willis Hilliard
Marion
Cesenente
Witnesses Claim Reds Contaminated CIO-UEW In Labor Ties
Two former communists testified before a House committee that the CIO UEW was infiltrated by Communists from top officers to local unions. James J. Conroy of New York and Salvatore Wattis of Schenectady identified officials and alleged party membership, while the panel announced upcoming hearings on communism in Hollywood.
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Washington
Red Party
Cio-United Electrical Workers
James J. Conroy
New York
Salvatore M. Wattis
Schenectady
N.Y
House Committee On un-American Activiies
Conroy
Cio-New Local
Vottis
General Electric Works
Communist Party
Wattis
Local 301
Cindustrial Union Council
Cio-Uew Nation- SS
Julius Emspak
James Matles
William Sentner
International
Tom Fitzpatrick
Hollywood
Domestic dispute ends in child’s death and husband shot
Police say Myrtle Thompson, 27, fatally shot her three year old stepdaughter and critically wounded her husband during a North Side domestic fight that followed a drinking session. Police Chief Arnold Porterfield announced a murder charge would be filed.
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Arnold Porterfield
North Side
Wyoming County Marine among wrecked plane victims on Rainier
Bits of wreckage found on Mount Rainier South Tahoma glacier end the seven month search for the lost Marine transport plane with 32 aboard. Officials say bodies unlikely to be recovered due to treacherous glacier. Among the victims is Marine Sgt. Wallace J. Slonimo of Wyco Wyoming County West Virginia.
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Wallace J. Slonimo
Wyco
Wyoming County
W. Va
Coal Production Shows Normal Week in 1947 Output
Bi tuminous coal production for the week ended July 19 was about 12 million tons the first normal week since June 21 after miners took a 10 day vacation and longer work stoppage. Through July 19 1947 total output was 63,714,000 tons, ahead of the same period last year.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Sealed Lincoln Papers Opened After 21 Years
Washington opens the Lincoln collection gathered by Robert Todd Lincoln and sealed for 21 years. Luther H Evans and about 15 Lincoln authorities begin selecting key documents, with a noon report expected. Historians expect substantial historical value but no startling new revelations emerge.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
White House
Congressional
Luther H. Evans
Lincoln
Library of Congress
Spriggs
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Eisenhower Plans Alaska Inspection Tour
General Dwight D. Eisenhower, army chief of staff, will visit military installations in Alaska on an inspection trip. He hopes to depart by plane within a few days, though the schedule is not yet definite.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Alaska
War Department
Pressure To Halt Probe Reported
Washington reports show Senate War Investigating Committee chair Brewster says political pressure tried to stop inquiry into wartime Hughes Kaiser plane contracts. He cites hires of Republican lawyers and publicity efforts to shift focus to a sex angle. He notes $40,000,000 taxpayers funds at stake and Hughes’s own request for scrutiny.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Henry J. Kaiser
Brewster
Rme
Senate War Investigating Committee
Carl Bycir
New York
Hughes
Kansas City
Hollywood
Balkans Satellite Warning on UN Council Decisions
The United States warned Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania that ignoring UN Security Council decisions could invite strong enforcement measures. Russia and its Balkan satellites disputed the council's power to set up a border commission, ending four weeks of debate as Australia labeled the move a filibuster.
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United States
Russia
Balkan
Security Council
Council
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
United Nations Border Commission
Balkans
United Nations
U. S
Johnson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dutch Declare Military Phase Nearly Over
Dutch say they have completed the first phase of Java operations and plan political consolidation with Indonesians to form a United States of Indonesia. Reports cite tank and air support isolating central Java while Indonesians claim continued guerrilla resistance and a northern Semarang engagement near Jogjakarta.
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Batavia
Java
Hubertus J. van Mook
Indonesia
Jogjakarta
van Mook
Netherlands
West Java
Tjikampek
Bandoeng
North Java
Semarang
Advocates Right To Collect News at UN Hearing
Hector McNeil a British minister urged UN members to ensure free news gathering without discrimination. He argued access to information is essential for UN membership. The Economic and Social Council recommended a world conference on freedom of information in Geneva starting March 23.
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United Nations
Economic and Social Council
UN Assembly
Geneva
One Killed Five Hurt In Midnight Crash
A Dodge sedan driven by Renato Zanella 21 crashed into a concrete abutment near the Fifty Two club on Bramwell road after midnight. Junior Mann 23 was killed at St Luke's hospital. Others from Keystone include Frank Kuffner 24 severely injured, Helene Vagliati 19 unconscious with head and internal injuries, Aileen Keessee 25 with a broken leg, Glenna Keesee 18 with injuries, and Zanella sustaining back injuries. Witnesses say a speeding car blinded by its headlights forced them off the road. The car was demolished and police investigated early morning with no report filed by 1:30 a.m.
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Bramwell Road
Junior Mann
Keystone
St. Luke's Hospital
Bluefield Sanitarium
Frank Kuffner
Helene Vagliati
Aileen Keessee
Glenna Keesee
Renato Zanella
Duce Inn
Princeton
McDowell County
Zanella
Sanitarium
May and Garsson brothers sentenced in war bribe case
May former chairman of the House military committee and brothers Henry and Murray Garsson were sentenced to eight months to two years in federal prison after being found guilty of taking and giving bribes totaling 53 634.07. The case centered on pressure exerted by May to aid the Garssons wartime munitions business. May protested his innocence as the judge noted the lack of financial means for fines. A related incident reports a Wellsburg West Virginia man, John Hare, 90, killed by a switching locomotive at Hare's Crossing Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
House Military Committee
Garsson Brothers
Garssons
Henry
Murray
May
War Department
Kentucky
Congress
Henry A. Schweinhant
Justice Schweinhaut
Former Illinois Miner Saves Life Noted Bluefield Resident Bill Tomblin
Bluefield accredits William T. Tomblin a former West Frankfort miner now living in Bluefield with saving a life after a mine disaster that killed 28 miners in West Frankfort. Tomblin, a Matz hotel clerk and former Navy shore patrol, has long supported the Blue Grays and attends home games.
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Bluefield
William T
Bill” Tomblin
West Frankfort
Ill
Bill
Matz
U. S. Navy
Weary Solons Strive To End Session Today
Washington ad journed early today after a near thirteen and a half hour Senate session amid Democratic objections to GOP investigations. A House Senate conference reached a 507 million flood control and hydroelectric appropriation, while sugar act renewals and NLRB nominees dominated debate ahead of a looming recess.
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Solons
Taylor
Idaho
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate-House
House
Hospital Bedside Wedding Seals Joy Amid Tragedy
Mary Ann Deeds and John Warren Van Bibber wed in a hospital bedside ceremony on Sunday after Mary Ann was diagnosed with cancer and given a short time to live. She died on Wednesday, having shared a final moment with her husband, smiling as she whispered I love you.
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Omaha
Mary Ann Deeds
John Warren van Bibber
Mary Ann
Margaret Deeds
John
Business Of Robbery Not All Clear Profit
A gunman entered a Chicago chain restaurant and pushed cashier William Meyer 71 aside. While taking money from the till the robber made change for two customers and pocketed their dollars along with about $40, then followed the customers out.
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Chicago
William Meyer
Meyer
Merger Bill Heads to White House for Defense Unity
The House approved the measure unifying the armed services under a single defense secretary and sent it to the White House after a conference with the Senate. The bill creates an air department, a national security council, a central intelligence agency and a national resources board. The military training bill, approved 20 to 0 by the committee, would require all 18 year olds to serve six months in uniform and six months in other programs. Representatives Drewry and Sasscer supported the training bill. opposition blocked by parliamentary strategy.
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Senate
U. S
Revercomb
Kwva
Congress
Abe Murdock
Utah
Enlarged
National Labor Relations Board
Senate Labor Committee
J. Copeland Gray
Buffalo
N. Y
Robert N. Denham
Washington
NLRB
Taft
Ohio
Murdock
House
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Secretary of Defense
White House
House-Senate
Department of Air
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency
National Resources Board
Mr. Trumans
Democratic Committee
Representatives Drewry
Sasscer
Senator Kem challenges Truman on Kansas City vote inquiry
Senator Kem charged Democrats blocked his bid for a senate inquiry into Attorney General Tom Clark's handling of a federal vote fraud probe in a 1946 Kansas City primary. He accused an un American iron curtain and called for full investigation, challenging the Truman administration to reveal the facts.
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Washington
Kem
Senate
Kansas City
Truman
NBC
Tom Clark
Kenn
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Wartime laws end for 175 measures as 100 powers remain
Washington July 25 1947 AP The war and emergency ended tonight for 175 pieces of wartime legislation but 100 extraordinary powers remain on the books. President Truman signed Senate Joint Resolution 123 barring new GI bill benefits for new recruits while preserving benefits for those already eligible. Many laws were repealed or slated to expire in periods of one to several years.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Clark
Great Lakes
U. S
Maritime Commission
Agriculture Department
Schultz arrested for running stop sign in Bloomington
Phillip Schultz, of Bloomington, arrested for running a stop sign. Under police escort to city hall he ran another. Fine of $3. Fine assessed Schultz $8.
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Bloomington
Phillip Schultz
Schultz
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