Milk strike in Pennsylvania prompts state police crackdown
Governor of Pennsylvania orders state police to crack down on alleged violence amid a western Pennsylvania milk strike. Three truckers report threats as the walkout by 2,399 AFL dairy workers paralyzes supply across seven counties including Washington and Fayette. Nine Washington area dairies closed, with 2.3 million people affected. dealers offer $11 daily guarantees and emergency provisions step in for hospitals and formula-fed infants.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Canonsburg
Washington County
Andrew J. Hadock
O. W. Rittenhouse
Vanderbilt
Fayette County
Rittenhouse
Washington
AFL
Dairy Workers Union
Greater Milk Dealers Association
Princeton Girl Hying Air Race Heads Toward Greenville
Women fliers racing coast to coast pass through Odessa Texas as Betty Lambert and Claire Hale of San Diego lead near 8 15 a m. Others in the field include Aileen Pickering Irma Story Martha Anne Woodrum and Mary Ann Weatherby all 99s members. The race aims for Greenville South Carolina with elapsed time determining standings.
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Odessa
Tex
Texas
Betty Lambert
Claire Hale
San Diego
Calif
Lambert-Hale
Lambert- Hale
Aileen Pickering
Irma Story
Lancaster
Martha Anne Woodrum
Roanoke
Mary Ann Weatherby
Princeton
W. Va
S. International Organization of Licensed Women Pilots
Amelia Earhart
Greenville
S. C
Textile Strikers Scatter Nails on Highway in Morristown
Morristown Tenn June 12 CID textile strike pickets were ordered away from the American Enka Corp after scattering tire piercing nails and tacks. Tennessee Safety Commissioner Sam K Neal said 18 pounds of nails and tacks were picked up from the road in a week. He removed the pickets but warned they may return if disturbances resume. Gov Gordon Browning had 75 highway patrolmen deployed to quell sporadic violence during an 11 week strike. National guardsmen patrolled for ten days but were sent home last week.
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Morristown
Tenn
CID
Enka Corp
Tennessee Safety
Sam K. Neal
Oad
Neal
Gordon Browning
National
Aaa
British Newsman Joins Red Camp in Berlin Shakeup
John Peet a 34 year old London journalist and Reuters chief Berlin correspondent denounced his past as a tool of the American war machine and sought asylum in the Soviet sector. He read a five page statement at a news conference called by Gerhart Eisler and then confirmed his decision to Reuters.
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Berlin
Reuters
John Peet
International
Gerhart Eisler
Peet
London
Eisler
Germany
Palestine
Tot Playing In Box Crushed By Big Truck
Truck driver Glenn Raisley crushed a four year old, Joseph Roy Croyle Jr., playing in an alley as his van rolled over debris in Karns City Pennsylvania. Raisley was stopped by state police eight miles away. no charges were filed.
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Karns City
Glenn Raisley
Pennslyvania
Raisley
Joseph Roy Croyle Jr
Kids Hear Honeyed Words From Teacher at Irish School
In Lackagh Ireland on June 12 teacher P J O Reilly faced a double bee visit at the one room school. After a first swarm forced an open air lesson bees returned, moving into the belfry. O Reilly cancelled classes and sent students home for summer break.
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Lackagh
Ireland
P. J. O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Arsonist Confesses to Fires in Pittsburgh Suburbs
Harold D. Kelly a 28 year old stonemason admitted starting blazes in Hampton Pine and McCandless townships including oil derricks a skeet range and a lumber supply shed. Detectives led by Detective Chief Kenneth W. Baird reported the confession.
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Pittsburgh
Kenneth W. Baird
Harold D. Kelly
Hampton
Pine
McCandless
Tazewell Hails Birth Of "T" Marked Kitten
A kitten born on Daisy R. Hughes farm in Tazewell Route 2 has a perfect T mark on its back. The county sees the feline as an omen for the upcoming sesquicentennial celebration. The name Taze is already used locally. The story notes jitters among sesquicentennial promoters amid feline folklore.
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Tazewell
Daisy R. Hughes
Route 2
Niemoeller Speeches Probed by Church Leaders
Berlin reports say two recent Martin Niemoeller speeches in Mannheim and Duesseldorf are under investigation by the German Evangelical church. The action follows claims by Communist and anti Communist press that he supported anti Bolshevist views and opposed a church crusade against communism.
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Berlin
Martin Niemoeller
East Grrmany
Niemoeller
Mannheim
Duesseldorf
West Germany
Evangelical Church
Hesse
Otto Dibelius
Council of Evangelical Churches For All Germany
Church Council
MacArthur Eyes Japanese Willingness to Retain U.S. Troops
General MacArthur is expected to tell defense chiefs Japan favors keeping American troops after a peace treaty. Officials say Tokyo backs an early treaty while Prime Minister Yoshida’s Liberal party remains pro-occupation and the opposition moves against bases. Johnson and Bradley arrived in Hawaii to assess crisis readiness.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
U. S
Japan
MacArthur
Johnson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Honolulu
Pacific
Bradley
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal Party
Yoshida
United States
Britain rejects European coal steel pool plan
London June 12 The British Labour Party rejects a supranational coal and steel pool and fears private industrialists would pervert the plan. A 17000 word booklet argues for national economic planning and against a European union based on an international authority. The statement notes governments should coordinate policies but not cede sovereignty.
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London
Labor Party Tonight
Europe
Robert Schuman
European Union
Hugh Dalton
Winston Churchill
Schuman
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States
Russia
Geology Class Learns Spelling From Appalachian
Bethlehem Pa June 12 Dr Lawrence Whitcomb of Lehigh University ruled today that a geology lesson should include spelling lessons after 92 exam papers revealed 18 misspellings of the word Appalachian. Students offered forms such as Appleachean appalachions ap placians appalachins and many more.
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Bethlehem
Lawrence Whitcomb
Lehigh University
Mule Fatal Fling Shocks Ranger Lincoln County
Miss Dorothy Thanos of Logan recalls a mule that charged toward her car in Ranger Lincoln County. The animal leaped onto the hood and rolled into a ditch where it died. The car sustained heavy damage but occupants were unhurt.
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Logan
W. Va
Dorothy Thanos
West Logan
Ranger
Lincoln County
Senate Votes Continuance Of Federal Rent Controls
Georgetown, Del., June 12. Police said a former WAC and mother of two admitted fatally shooting Marine veteran Granville W. Brittingham after he dared her to carry out a threat. Thelma Powell, held on murder charges, allegedly fired a 22 caliber rifle as her daughters recounted the early morning entry and warning to go home.
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Georgetown
Del
WAC
Marine Corps
Clarence Lynch
Thelma Powell
Granville W. Brittingham
du Pont Highway
Granville W
Brittingham
George Tidwell
Powell
Wrathful Congressional Anglers Hit Postal Ruling
Washington lawmakers clash with a post office ruling on fishing contests as to whether luck or skill wins. Boasting speakers include Rep. Caleb Bogas and Rep. Charles Bennett and Capt. Randolph Harrison testifying to the skill of fishing. Hearings opened in a House subcommittee amid mixed reaction.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
Rep
Caleb
Charles Bennett
D-Fla
Randolph Harrison
Chesapeake Bay
Post Office
Department
Edward Miller
R-Md
House Judiciary
Donaldson
Ramsey
D-Wva
Nelson
R-Me
Jim Parley
Rollefson
Mack
Max Chambers
Preston
Chesapeake Bay Fishing Fair Association
Harrison
Senate approves rent control extension to 1950
In Washington the Senate votes 36 to 28 to extend federal rent controls through 1950 and authorize six more months if local governments approve. The bill advances to the House as Democratic opposition cites political motives while Republicans back the measure.
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Washington
Senate
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Rayburn
Texas
Truman
George
Neely
Byrd
Hoey
Holland
Fla
McClellan
Ark
Aiken
Donnell
Langer
Malone
Nev
Saltonstall
Mass
Thye
Minn
Girl Rescues Tot From Water In Birmingham
Teenage Doris Jean Schatz, 17, sprinted to a culvert三three blocks away when toddler Johnnie Shores, 2, toppled into a foaming ditch. She pulled him from the water, began artificial respiration, and after forty five minutes he revived. The rescue occurred near a water works overflow, before Johnnie played with his sister Carol.
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Birmingham
Ala
Johnnie Shores
Doris Jean Schatz
Doris Jean
Johnnie
Carol
Night of terror on cabin cruiser under spillway
Two survivors John C. Kreig and James P. Mc Hugh recount seven hours trapped beneath Allegheny River water after the vessel went over a dam. Four others died, including Kreig's wife Carol. Rescue efforts by the towboat D A B and others failed to save all aboard.
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Allegheny River
Pitts
Pittsburgh
John C. Kreig
James P. McHugh, Jr
Kreig
Carol
Leatherneck
McHugh
Kreigz
William Fisher
Hull Wright
William Lahey, Jr
James Woffenden
Wright
Charles Reilley
D.A.B
Woffenden
Jack Kreig
J. R. Montgomery
New York Newspaper Faces Walkout Today
The New York unit of the American Newspaper Guild CIO calls a strike against the New York World Telegram and Sun effective tomorrow at 4 30 a m. About 540 editorial and business employees under guild jurisdiction are involved after three months of negotiations ended in impasse. U S conciliation service representatives participated in the talks.
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New York
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
New York World-Telegram and Sun
U.S. Conciliation Service
Philip Sporn Strike Enters Second Week
A West Virginia strike at the 66 million dollar Philip Sporn power plant at Graham Station enters its second week with no settlement in sight. About 200 striking workers rejected a proposal to return to work during a meeting called by AFL laborers union representative M. Fancher of Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Philip Sporn
Graham Station
D. W. Parsons
M. Fancher
Charleston
AFL Laborers Union
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