Court Delays Refund of Mine Union Fine
Federal Judge Goldsborough postponed a decision on refunding 2.8 million of a 3.5 million contempt fine against the United Mine Workers and its president John L. Lewis. He warned good faith was lacking and questioned compliance amid mine safety shutdowns. The ruling remains set for July 1 with a two week delay to consider government interests.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Lewis
UMW
Goldsborough
Centralia
Union
John F. Sonnett
Welly K. Hopkins
Hopkins
Sonnett
Truman Seeks Price Reductions. Weighs Business Action
President Truman urged price reductions to avert inflation and said wage increases depend on this. He floated a possible method for simultaneous price cuts by competing firms within antitrust limits, with Attorney General Clark reviewing options. He criticized buyers’ strikes and warned against recession while noting no plan for new price controls.
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Washington
Truman
Clark
Congress
Fpublic
Sharp California quake rattles southland with long rolling tremor
A sharp California earthquake lasting nearly a minute rocked most of southern California with no immediate reports of fatalities or serious damage. Seismologists said the length suggested a deep geologic event and potential severity in places, while checks from Santa Barbara to El Centro showed no major losses. Residents in Phoenix reported slight sways in offices and hotels.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Barbara
Imperial Valley
el Centro
Phoenix
Ariz
Sewers Back Up in Cellars In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids faced widespread basement flooding after a Thursday downpour, with 1.5 inches of rain and some areas, such as Meadowbrook drive SE, reporting three to four feet of water. City officials blamed abnormal drainage from new subdivisions and improper ties between surface tiles and sanitary sewers, prompting a council push to strengthen an existing plumbing ordinance. Oil burners were extinguished in some basements as low-lying districts flooded.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Young
David L. Williams
Williams
Meadowbrook Drive
Heavy Rains Flood Creeks and Basements in Cedar Rapids
The heaviest spring rain in eastern Iowa, 1.27 inches, drove Indian creek from its banks, flooding homes and the Ellis Terrace Trailer camp in Cedar Rapids. Basements flooded, waters reached trailers, and officials worked on a channel project to ease the high water. Temperature reached 62 degrees as showers paused.
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Gazette Reynolds
Richard Pepmeyer
Ellis Terrace
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Indian Creek
Thomas Park
Marion
Cedar Rapids Country Club
George Taylor
Cottage Grove ‘Avenue
Rate Boost Approved for New Haven Railroad Passengers
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a roughly 10 percent fare increase for the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad. The ruling signals potential similar hikes across the eastern territory as 60 other railways in the region have requested identical increases.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Lilienthal Confirmed as Atomic Energy Commission Chair
The Senate approved David E. Lilienthal 50 to 31 as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission after an 11 week fight. The vote also confirmed four other commissioners and Carroll Wilson as general manager. terms run to Aug 1 1948 with salaries from 15 000 to 17 500 dollars.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Senate
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commission
Carroll Wilson
Robert F. Bacher
Cornell University
W. W. Waymack
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Sumner T. Pike
Lubec
Maine
Federal Securities Commission
L. L. Strauss
New York
United States
U. S
Congress
Iowa
Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Wilson
McKellar
Dtenn
Taft
Ohio
TVA
Wisconsin Public Utilities
Roosevelt
Truman
Atomic Commission
FBI
Nine Miners Die In Knox Coal Mine Explosion
An explosion at the Schooley shaft of Knox Coal Company near Exeter Pennsylvania killed nine of eighteen miners and left nine injured, at least two critically, when the blast struck the anthracite shaft shortly after workers reported for duty.
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Exeter
Schooley
Knox Coal Company
Here
Bus Negotiations Still at Standstill in Cedar Rapids
Negotiations between City Lines executives and about 80 AFL drivers and maintenance men stalled as E. C. Houghton arrived from Chicago to join talks. Union attorney John D. Randall said no meeting was scheduled and international rep Robert Stack accused the company of delaying to break the strike as L. B. Ryan lay ill.
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Cedar Rapids
E. C. Houghton
Midwest
National City Lines, Inc
Chicago
City Lines
AFL
L. B. Ryan
John D. Randall
Houghton
Robert Stack
International Union
Jones Assailed Over Rail Fraud in RFC Bankruptcy Case
Senate testimony alleges a fictitious 1944 Baltimore and Ohio bankruptcy was engineered by Jesse H. Jones and five RFC associates to gain control of the railroad. The group allegedly extended an RFC loan to 1965 and reshaped B and O leadership, with concerns over presidential influence driving the scheme.
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Clay
Robert Larue
Jones
B. and O
Jones Group
Larue
Stewart McDonald
B. and
O. C
B. Henderson
RFC
John D. Goodloe
McDonald
Snodgrass
Bankhayes
B and O
Truman Seeks Wallace and Pepper Help for 1948
Washington AP reports President Truman believes Henry Wallace and Senator Pepper will campaign for the Democratic ticket in 1948. The president indicated confidence both figures would back the party’s push in the upcoming race.
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Truman
Wallace
Pepper
Washington
Henry Wallace
Sen
D-Fla
Southwestern Bell rejects tornado relief offer in labor dispute
Dallas district manager Clyde L. Stewart said Southwestern Bell Telephone refused the union plan to send operators and repair crews into Texas and Oklahoma storm areas. The union sought to keep supervisory staff on duty and to decide emergency service, a condition the company rejected while promising to send available supervisory employees to assist.
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Dallas
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Oklahoma
Clyde L. Stewart
Stewart
Southwestern Bell System
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Illinois
Streamliner Derailed in New Mexico Injures 25
A Santa Fe Superchief derailment near Baton New Mexico injures 25 with 16 hospitalized eight in serious condition. The 15 car, extra-fare train bound Los Angeles to Chicago derailed after a locomotive traction unit failed. Dolly Sister Rosita Netcher among the injured. Bob Hope publicity girls aboard assisted doctors.
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Baton
N. M
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Chicago
Raton Pass
Rosita Netcher
Dolly Sisters
Bob Hope
Hollywood
Tornado Toll Rises Across Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle
AP reports at least 152 dead with Woodward Oklahoma leading losses near 100 dead and Hastings Texas 24, Shattuck 20, Glazier 8. Over a thousand injured, millions in damage. fires, looting fears, and relief crews swarm the stricken towns. Medical aid rushes in as power fails and debris lines streets.
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Associated Press
Texas State Highway Department
American Red Cross
Texas - Oklahoma Panhandle
Woodward
Okla
Shattuck
Higgins
Texas
Glazier
Gage
Jewell L. Wilson
Memorial Hospital
Tinkerfield
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Shattuc Okla
White Deer
Pampa
Miami
Santa Fe
Coburn
Woodward and
AFL Painters Settle Dispute in Cedar Rapids
AFL painters idle since April 1 will return to work Friday under a new wage agreement boosting pay by 17 percent to 1.65 dollars an hour, replacing the previous 1.4714. The settlement followed a series of continuous meetings with Allied Construction Interests and Cedar Rapids contractors, while other trades continued negotiations. Merton Nash, president of the local, said workers would resume Friday morning and union leaders praised the end of the stoppage.
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Cedar Rapids News
AFL
Sven A. Hertel
Linn County Painting and Decorating Contractors Association
Cedar Rapids Contractors’ Organization
Merton Nash
Anet
Truman to Visit Mother in Missouri Saturday
President Truman will fly to Missouri on Saturday for a weekend visit with his mother. The trip underscores the close ties between the president and his family as he travels from Washington.
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Truman
Missouri
Mother
Washington
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