House unit weighs racketeering probe into labor debates
Washington AP. The House labor committee seeks a 50000 investigation into union racketeering as it broadens hearings to aid a new labor bill. Chairman Hartley says subcommittees may field inquiries while witnesses from Philadelphia fruit dealers accuse Sacco AFL Teamsters of coercion. The panel plans sworn testimony and FBI contact to ensure protection for witnesses amid fears of violence. The Senate labor panel will resume hearings Tuesday.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Hartley
R-N.j
House
Philadelphia
Sacst 929
AFL Teamsters Union
FBI
Philadelphia Veteerhip Public Safety
Lewis G. Hines
AFL
Hines
Philadelphia Record
CIO American Newspaper Guild
J. David Stern
Senate Labor Committee
Fulton Lewis Punch Incident After Roosevelt Broadcast
In New York a Saturday studio scuffle erupted after a Meet the Press program featuring Elliott Roosevelt and his wife. Fulton Lewis Jr. was punched by Dick Harrity, a publisher associate of Roosevelt rivals, during tensions over Roosevelt's Moscow remarks and a Newsweek report. The Roosevelt party and Harrity apologized. the men were separated by guards and later shook hands.
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New York
Elliott Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Dick Harrity
Duell, Sloan and Pierce
Roosevelt
Meet the Press
Lewis
Henry J. Taylor
Scripps-Howard
Warren Moscow
New York Times
Bert Andrews
New York Herald Tribune
Newsweek Magazine
Moscow
United States
Josef Stalin
United Nations
Harrity
Young Roosevelt
Texas
Russia
Taylor
State Department
Byrnes
Welt
Stalin
Freed as Theft Pinned on Twin in Detroit Case
Hubert Craig, 22, was arrested on robbery charges based on mistaken identity. Detectives learned William Nicholson, another prisoner, admitted the theft and Craig was freed after admitting the error. Nicholson allegedly claimed a twin-like resemblance to Craig, prompting the misidentification and subsequent release.
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Detroit
Hubert Craig
Samuel Kutchis
Craig
Kutchis
William Nicholson
Cary Lee
Ralph Manderano
Nicholson
Curator Saves Students From Inhaling Chlorine
CHICAGO INS A chemistry department curator is credited with saving many students from chlorine gas exposure after a corroded tank valve broke in a University of Chicago laboratory. Twenty students and five employees were affected as two workers carried the tank through the basement. Arthur Hahanser, the curator, ran through the basement shouting an he then dashed upstairs to classrooms and laboratories, ordering everybody out. All exposed received medical aid or were placed under observation.
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Chicago
INS
University of Chicago
Arthur Hahanser
Geo Teneenemlmra Sae
Two Children Perish In Basement Flooding
In Cleveland two children died Saturday when a basement apartment flooded. Victims were 12 year old Joseph Caldwell and his infant brother Samuel.
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Cleveland
INS
Joseph Caldwell
Samuel
Indictment of Nazi Steel Tycoon Flick and Aides
MERNBERG UP Friedrich Flick 63 industrialist head of Germanys largest private iron and steel empire and four assistants were indicted by a U S military tribunal on war crimes against humanity and plunder. The charges include participation in the slave labor program and seizure of properties in overrun countries.
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Mernberg
Friedrich Flick
United States
Germany
Flick
Otto Steinbrinck
Konrad Kaletsch
Bernhard Weiss
Hermann Terberger
27 Man-Years For Portal Data
SKF Industries, Inc. estimates 27 man-years to provide at least 21,407,400 items of information in a portal pay suit filed by the CIO United Steel Workers. The union seeks data on non paying activities of 1,794 employees to compute damages, including time spent commuting, showering, and taping fingers.
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Philadelphia
INS
SKF Industries, Inc
CIO
United Steel Workers
Helicopter Rescues Youth From Pond in Central Falls
A teen,14, Edward Kousa, was pulled from Valley pond after breaking thin ice as crowds watched. New England Copter Service, Inc. airlifted him to safety following failed surface rescues by local parties.
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Central Falls
R. S (Ap
Edward Kousa
Valley Pond
The
New England Copter Service, Inc
Communist Elected President of Italian Assembly
Umberto Terracini, a Communist, was elected president of the Italian constituent assembly on Saturday, winning 279 of 436 votes. The vote reflects the strength of the Communist delegation in the new body assembling in Rome.
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Italian Assembly
Rome
INS
Umberto Terracini
Italian Constituent Assembly
Curtain Falls On Star Act In Icy Trailer
CHICAGO UP The Du bells former star acrobat and animal trainer Lorenz Hirschhorn died of freezing in his bed inside a heatless trailer. His wife Barbara 72 was found outside in the snow in critical condition after trying to summon help. Police say the couple lived in a panel truck with four dogs saved by the Anti Cruelty Society.
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Chicago
Dubells
Anti- Cruelty Society
Lorenz Hirschhorn
Hirschhorn
Ringling Brothers
New Bill Offers Presidency Succession Plan
Senator McMahon of Connecticut introduced a bill proposing a special election within 10 days if both the President and Vice President die. The measure keys successors to the same electors chosen in the prior regular election to fill unexpired terms.
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Washington
Sen
McMahon
D-Conn
Army claims G I is Dahlia slayer after statement
Fort Dix authorities said Cpl. Joseph Dumais signed a 50 page handwritten statement implicating him in the Elizabeth Short murder case. Capt. William H. Florence said he contacted Los Angeles police who confirmed details, adding I am definitely convinced this man is the murderer.
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Fort DIX
N. J
Joseph Dumais
the Black Dahlia
Elizabeth Short
Los Angeles
William H. Florence
Dumais
Florence
Mrs Roosevelt Accepts Posthumous Medaille Militaire
Paris reports Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt has accepted the posthumous Medaille Militaire, France's highest military honor, awarded to her husband, the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Paris
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marshall reads firm on disarmament and universal training
Secretary of State George C Marshall, in his first press appearance, ruled out disarmament or major armament reductions until peace treaties are signed and urged universal military training to back U.S. foreign policy. He emphasized control of atomic energy with safeguards and outlined two key aims for collective security.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Germany
Japan
State Department
Marshall
Judge Voids Mt. Clemens Pottery Suit
Federal judge Frank A. Picard voided the Mt. Clemens Pottery wage suit on portal to portal pay. He ruled small portal time may be compensable only after June 10, 1946 and that workers are not entitled to overtime pay in this case, though some instances could merit compensation.
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Detroit
Federall
Frank A. Picard
Mt. Clemens
Supreme Court
Picard
Attlee Regime Faces Fire Over Coal Crisis
London reports show a broad press assault on Emanuel Shinwell and the Attlee government as Britain braces for a major industrial shutdown starting Monday. The crisis deepens with a cold European wave and predicted power cuts affecting London southeastern areas and northern districts. Churchill contemplates a censure motion amid mounting political tension.
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London
Emanuel Shinwell
Attlee
England
Shinwell
London Daily Herald
Europe
Germany
Britain
Winston ‘Churchill
Manchester
Birmingham
Cold Wave Grips Cedar Rapids as Snow Closes Roads
Cedar Rapids and much of Iowa endure a deep snow event with deaths attributed to weather. H L Haase, 73, died of a heart attack while digging out his car. Winds reach 30 miles per hour, hold roads closed, and plows struggle against drifts. Some highways reopen in segments, milk deliveries fall short, and rail service remains irregular as crews work to restore normal traffic.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
H. L. Haase
J Avenue
Robert Brosh
Haase
Brosh
State Highway Patrol
Waterloo
Highway Patrol
Iowa City
Vinton
Oelwein
Monticello
Dubuque
Clayton County
Marshalltown
Clinton
State Center
Carroll
Highway Commission
H. W. Bastian
Bastian
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Fulton Lewis
Pal
Elliott
Roosevelts
United Press
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Harold E. Stassen
Associated Press
John Yunick
Stanley van Horn
Tommy
Carolyn
Omaha
Yunicks
Charles Zemates
Hirschhorns
Keith-Orpheum
Hirschhorn Ted
Army
G.I
Dahlia
Eleanor
Atomic Control
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