Owners Must Pay The Bill Says Lewis
Washington June 12 AP John L Lewis opened talks on a 1948 1949 contract with soft coal operators signaling a potential shift toward settlement in the dispute between United Mine Workers and mine owners The step carried little detail and featured Lewis denouncing operators and declaring they are licked The turning point came when miners welfare fund trustees voted to continue distress benefits after June 30 Lewis and senator Bridges backed keeping death and disability benefits from the fund if freed from legal entanglements Operator trustee Ezra Van Horn opposed The suit to block $100 a month pensions heads to federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough next Saturday Negotiations will resume Monday Lewis learned of the birth of his first grandson during the meeting and waved the news to the group The meeting recessed until Monday at 3 p m per Mr O Neill and reporter notes
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Board of Trustees
T. Alan Goldsborough
Messenger
Ans
Fore & i Lewis, Jr
Balti
Farm Price Bill Wins House OK
Washington June 13 A stop gap farm price bill passed the house after hours of debate on peanuts. It extends government price supports on key commodities until June 30 1950 with some changes. The measure moves to the senate as congress eyes a longer term program and mid session adjournment looms.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Agriculture Department
Finnish Steamer Finnborg Sinks After Sea Collision
London reports the 2410 ton Finnish steamer Finnborg sank off Jersey after a collision with the American steamer Southport. No lives were lost, coast guard officials said tonight. The incident involved both vessels in the evening, with rescue operations underway.
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London
British Coast Guard
Finnborg
Island of
Jersey
Southport
Mie
Truman Blasts At Soviet Union in UC Berkeley Speech
President Truman accused the Soviet Union of obstruction and aggression endangering world peace in a foreign policy address at the University of California. He urged honest negotiations but rejected any great power deals and urged Russia to prove its peace by actions in Greece and Korea. He also criticized Henry A. Wallace and praised Stalin as a tricky ally while admitting Stalin cannot keep agreements.
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Berkeley
Calif
Truman
Russia
America
Soviet Union
Greece
Korea
University of California
United States
United Nations
Congress
Roseville
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. Congress
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Eugene
Ore
Joe’ Stalin
Stalin
Polit-Bureau
Truman Crack Takes Experts By Surprise
Washington reports that President Truman’s remark calling Stalin a prisoner of the politburo surprised diplomats. Officials say Stalin is captain of the Soviet high command while the politburo itself pursues a campaign to discredit the United States and disrupt Western Europe’s postwar rebuilding efforts.
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Washington
Truman
Josef Stalin
Russia
Stalin
Eugene, Ore
Joe
Politburo
State Department
American State Department
United States
Western
Europe
Senate Group Restores Cuts In World Aid
The Senate Appropriations Committee restored most House cuts to the European Recovery Program. It approved $5.055 billion for ECA on a 12 month basis, reallocating $150 million for Japan to government and relief in occupied areas. Senator Bridges led the panel with unanimous approval and some dissent over totaling. Senator Vandenberg pressed for full funding to carry out Congress’s authorization.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Economic Cooperation Administration
Bridges
R-Nh
ECA
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Appropriations
Congress
Japan
Korea
Senate Committee
Monday Voting Decides Draft
Washington reports a split in the 12 rules committee over the draft bill with six in favor, five opposed, and one undecided. If the committee grants floor time, action may occur before recess next Saturday. Rep Harness opposes the draft and Universal Military Training while Indiana indicates no vote stance yet. The bill, approved 28 to 5 by the Armed Services Committee, has stalled since May 7 due to rules committee opposition.
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Washington
Congress
Rules Committee
Harness
Rules
Indiana
Yates
House Armed Services Committee
Wallace Party Cut From Oklahoma Ballot
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Henry A Wallace's progressive party not a political party under state election statutes thus denied a place on the July 6 primary ballot. The ruling came on appeal by A B Cooper Oklahoma City detective agency manager from secretary of state Wilburn Cartwright’s decision ordering progressive candidates on the ballot. Cao had challenged the petition and non communist affidavit and sought recognition of the party.
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Oklahoma City
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
A. B. Cooper
Wilburn Cartwright
Cao
Poten Party
Holy Land Cease-Fire Violations Spark Calls for Action
Cairo reports both sides accuse each other of breaching the two day-old truce as United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte tours Amman Jerusalem and Damascus. Arab leaders warn of quick retaliation while Israeli officials threaten air raids, with clashes reported around Ein Gev Mahnayim Kfar Szold and Nazareth district amid joint Arab army commands authorizing strong countermeasures.
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Cairo
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Jerusalem
Damascus
Syria
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Arab League
Bernadotte
Israel
Ein Geb
Lake Galilee
Mahnayim
Kfar Szold
Jewish Agency
Nazareth
Beersheba
Mohsen Bey Berazi
UN Truce Observers Reach Holy Land
United Nations truce observers arrived in Tel Aviv from Cairo to enforce armistice provisions including movement of people and war materials. Commander D. Huxley of San Francisco said the group would monitor violations, with early reports of Arab breaches in the north at Ein Geb Kfar Szold and Mishmar May Yarden while other sectors remained quiet.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations
United States Navy
Cairo
4. D. Huxley
San Francisco
Ein Geb Kfar Szold
Mishmar May Yarden
Truman Vetoes Bulwinkle Bill Blocking Carrier Rate Fixes
President Truman refused to sign the Bulwinkle bill allowing railroads and other carriers to fix rates with Interstate Commerce Commission approval. He argued the measure would depart from regulated competition and harm the economy. Senator Reed may seek an override vote early next week.
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Washington
Truman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reed
R-Kan
Senate
Wedacagay
Virginia Dual Lane Speed Limit To Rise
Motorists may zip through the countryside at 55 mph on Virginia dual lane highways starting June 29. The change follows a General Assembly amendment. the 50 mph limit remains on non dual lane or unpaved roads.
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Virginia
Richmond
General Assembly
Five Cent An Ounce Steak Hits Syracuse Markets
Syracuse on June 12 reports steak selling at five to seven cents an ounce with signs in markets. Prices by the pound range from 80 to 96 cents and up to $1.10 as butchers explain scales register to 60 or 80 cent marks.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Change Your Name, Girls, Here It Is
Bismarck June 12. A quirky note from the North Dakota state auditor’s office prompts women to change names to Helen for employment. Helen Schumacher married Tuesday, Helen Reis Wednesday, and Helen Burau planned to wed today, all to work for state auditor Berta Ek Baker.
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Bismark
N. D
Helen
North, Dakota
Helen Schumacher
Helen Reis
Helen Burau
Berta EK
Baker
West Virginia party chairs eyed for fall campaign
Political maneuvering in Charleston unfolds as both Democratic and Republican leaders weigh retirement and replacement. The Democratic state executive committee plans a luncheon to map November strategy, with Ernest L. Bailey named as likely successor to J. Howard Myers. Republicans anticipate reorganization and site selection for the state convention, with Herbert 3. Boreman potentially in line for Governor and Dr. Henry D. Hatfield leading the Philadelphia delegation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Democratic State Executive Committee
Daniel Boone
J. Howard Myers
State Senate
Berkeley County
Road Commission
Ernest L. Bailey
Myers
Jim H. Shott
Wood County
GOP
Senate
Herbert 3. Boreman
Parkersburg
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Henry D. Hatfield
Huntington
Walter Hallanan
Frances Ogden Stubblefield
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Raw~son
U. S
Chapman Revercomb
National Committee
Democratic Committee
Truman Signs Bill Banning Disability Employment Bias
President Truman signed a measure prohibiting discrimination against physically handicapped persons employed by the government. The bill was sponsored by Senator Langer of North Dakota.
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Washington
Truman
Senator Langer
R-N.d
Russia Could Sweep To Atlantic Warns World Group
London reports an international committee on European questions says Russia’s army could reach the Atlantic and the Mediterranean quickly if war develops. It argues invasion would trigger Anglo American French resistance, US atomic superiority, and oil resource advantages, with peacellent deterrents noted.
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Atlantic
World Group
London
International Committee For the Study of European
Russia
Mediterranean
Europe
Educers
United States
U. S
Engineers Labor In Northwest
Army engineers began work to drop a plug in a narrow flood channel to save a $43,000,000 aluminum plant near Portland Oregon as the Columbia River flood crest eased. Five deaths were reported yesterday bringing the toll to 38, with Miss Vanport missing. The attempt used piling logs and gravel to seal a gap in a dike while weather forecasts warned of continued high waters along a 120 mile stretch from Portland to the sea.
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Ore
Army Engineers
Here
Columbia River
Vanport
Red Cross
Boundary
Wash
Weather Bureau
Columbia
Grand Coulee Dam
Vancouver
Reyouids Metals Co
Upper Columbia
Snake River
Lower Columbia
Ane
Fraser River
Trail
B. C
Reds Backtrack in Berlin Rail Squeeze Play
Berlin June 12 The Russians halted an hours old rail blockade that would have cut food and coal to 2 000 000 Berliners in the western sector. Freight trains could move again from western Germany to Berlin the Russians said with no explanation. The first freight from the American zone entered the Russian zone from Helmstedt near the British border an hour later. British and American transport officials plan talks with Soviet officers next week as observers expect renewed rail reform demands from Moscow.
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Berlin
Germany
Helmstedt
Russia
Finland
Hungary
Romania
Anhalter
U. S. Constabulary
McDowell Bus Travel Halted In Driver Row
A county wide bus service shutdown in McDowell county followed a strike by United Construction Workers Local 638. Judge Curd issued a temporary injunction preventing interference with Consolidated operations as drivers began returning buses to Bluefield. A driver was jailed on gun charges and hearings are set for Tuesday on related warrants.
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Consolidated Bus Lines
McDowell County
Consolidated
J. E. Craft
Bluefield
Welch
Thomas H. S. Curd
United Construction Workers Local No. 638
Craft
UCW
Raenentttan Ag Tha Hore
D Mine Workers
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway
Floyd Hunt
H. E. Newton
Newton
M. M
E. Lonnie Mitchell
Elmer Akeman
Akeman
Nelson Haun
Marytown
Jeng
United Construction Workers Union
Curd
Concene
Police Seek Shotgun Slayer In Bluefield Area
A manhunt was underway in Stony Ridge for Crystal Skeens after Jessie Freeman Fletcher 41 was shot dead by a shotgun blast near 9 pm Skeens, son-in-law of the slain man, is by state police and county deputies sought as the suspect Skeens works in Bluefield city sanitation and may have fled to Hurricane Ridge where officers planned the search Ed Fletcher said the two men were fox hunting when Skeens fired from his doorway and Fletcher died en route to Bluefield sanitarium
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Stony Ridge
Jessie Freeman Fletcher
E. O. Burner
Crystal Skeens
Burner
Fieese
Lewis Cook
Ed Fletcher
Jessie Fletcher
Skeens
Jessie
Bluefield Sanitarium
Sanitary Department
Bluefield
Hurricane Ridge
Knife Fight Fracas Kills Cop in Hyattsville
In Hyattsville Maryland on June 12 a knife fight escalated as officers intervened. Officer Charles Caldwell aged about 32 died after being shot and struck by a bat while Officer Wallace Baker aged about 30 was wounded in the thigh leg and arm. Baker's gun was taken as three or four men were held for questioning with no charges filed.
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Hyattsville
Charles Caldwell
Wallace Baker
Baker
Tte
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