Trainmen May Settle Separately
Washington UPI says negotiations between the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and carriers recessed with a possible separate settlement. Reports pegged wage raises of 27 and 12 1/2 cents, a 40 hour week in principle for yardmen, and rules changes. Steelman urged excluded as arbitrator. Trainmen to testify before Senate labor committee Monday.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad
W. L. Horning
Eastern Carriers
National Mediation Board
Senate Labor Committee
White House
John R. Steelman
Army
Chuckle Stranger Quips on Isolation and Scraps
In a terse exchange from the Wax Kazette the pair joke about surviving in an isolated place. The host notes the difficulty of obtaining essentials and the speaker laments the harshness of even drinking when one does manage to get them.
Russia Ready To Talk With Britain
Russia told Britain it is ready to negotiate to improve relations after Britain signaled willingness to talk. Moscow charged London with violating the 1942 Anglo Soviet treaty and attacked Britain's motives while offering to explore negotiations despite distrust.
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Russia
Britain
London
U.S.S.R
Great Britain
David Kelly
Moscow
Soviet Union
Say Soviet War Plans in Vienna
West Berlin paper Depesche quotes Vasily Shaposhnikov claiming his father Boris Shaposhnikov’s son fled to Vienna with Soviet war plans suggesting Stalin would seize Western Europe within two weeks if war started. American British Austrian officials and a U.S. source doubted the report, with no confirmation of a Vienna correspondent.
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Berlin
U. S
Archbishop Cushing Warns of TV Censorship
In Boston the Most Rev. Richard J. Cushing criticizes suggestive TV programs and predicts industry censorship. He spoke in an article for the Boston Sunday Advertiser detailing his views on television content.
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Cushing
Boston
Richard J. Cushing
Boston Sunday Advertiser
Carey Threatens Electrical Strike Over Wage Policy
Washington AP report says Eric Johnston weighs raising above 10 percent in contracts while wage controls limit increases to 10 percent since Jan 15 1950. CIO EI W head James B Carey warns locals will use strong methods to protect contracts and recalls a 1949 strike by 42 000 members prior to GE agreement.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
James B. Carey
Cio-International Union of Electrical Workers
Carey
General Electric Corporation
Some Bright Boy Tried To Squelch RFC Inquiry
Senator Fulbright said a "bright boy" in the White House or the RFC tried to choke off a senate committee inquiry into RFC loans. He leads the banking subcommittee probing the RFC after reports that directors yielded outside influence on loan approvals.
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Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
White House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
RFC
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Truman
Congress
Achesons Depart on Bermuda Vacation
Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Mrs Acheson left New York on a Pan American World Airways plane for a two week vacation in Bermuda.
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Achesons
Bermuda
NEW York
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Pan-American World Airways
Taft and Martin to Address Young GOP Collegiate Conference
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio and House leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. were named among speakers for the first annual Eastern Young Republican Collegiate Conference. The event runs March 16 to 18 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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Taft
Martin
G.O.P
Charlottesvew
Robert A. Taft
Rohio
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Young Republican Collegiate Conference
University of Virginia
New Cut Seen In Passenger Auto Rubber
Washington officials forecast another reduction in natural rubber used in passenger car tires with a March first limit. An NPA official indicated the natural content could drop to about 15 percent, with 85 percent synthetic, noting current usage averages around 25 percent versus the 35 percent allowed. The policy aims to keep higher natural rubber in truck tires due to size and load differences.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Gold from behind Iron Curtain flown to London
Airport agents report more than 33.6 million dollars in gold bars flown to London from behind the Iron Curtain over the past five weeks. Ten planes have arrived since mid January with the latest at Northolt airport. origin and destination are unknown though traced to Warsaw. officials say shipments are legal.
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London
Northolt
Warsaw
Poland
Allies Meet Fierce Red Resistance In Korean Advance
Allied columns pushing on the central Korean front faced heavy Communist resistance near Chipyong and Hoengsong Pyongchang area as the offensive continued. U N forces reported sieges of Red positions, severing supply routes while ground gains remained small due to mud and intense opposition.
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Tokyo
INS
Douglas MacArthur
United Nation
Chipyong
Seoul
Hoengsong-Pyongchang
U.N
North Korea
Sindo
Taedo
Wonsan
U. N
Lee Ferrero
Yangpyong
Han River
Ferrero
Yondu
Hongchon
Wonju
Pyongchang
Hoengsong
Hiccoughing Stopped After Interview With Press
Evora industrialist Francisco Caeiro, who had hiccoughed every three seconds for eight days, ended the spell when a Lisbon newspaper reporter requested an interview. Caeiro credited the power of the press for halting the attack as he grew excited at the prospect.
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Evora
Portugal
INS
Francisco Caeiro
Caeiro
Lisbon
Baltimore Quadruplets Born to Pappas Family
Mrs Edward Pappas gave birth to quadruplets in Maryland General Hospital. The two girls and two boys weighed four to five pounds each and were placed in incubators. Parents, both 28 from Wilkes-Barre Pa, chose names Patricia Ann Judith Ann Richard Charles and Edward Joseph.
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Edward Pappas
Baltimore
George M. Baumgartner
Wilkes-Barre
Bethlehem Steel
Pappas
Patricia Ann
Judith Ann
Richard Charles
Edward Joseph
American Medical Association
Women Outnumber Men in U S Census Findings of 1950
Preliminary 1950 census data show females exceed males for the first time, big growth in children under 10 and seniors over 65, rising marriages, more households and shifting residence patterns. Urban share, farm rural splits, and school enrollment also highlighted.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Ray V. Peel
U. S
Bible truth test used to extract confession in Charleston theft
In Charleston Beatrice Davis confessed after a so called Bible truth test sought by Magistrate Gene Herron to prove guilt in a $200 restaurant robbery. Beatrice admitted theft and the $200 was recovered. she was held for a higher court.
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Charleston
S. C
Saint Peter
Saint Paul
Charles Lowe
Beatrice Davis
Gene Herron
North Charleston
Beatrice
Herron
Nannia Harrison
Lowe
Career Man Blames Mismanagement for Post Office Loss
James J. Doran, former chief postal inspector, says cost disparities in 20 large post offices could wastefully raise expenses by 133 percent in some cities. He cites a potential saving of over 45 million dollars yearly from first class mail handling if current costs are corrected.
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Washington
Postal Service
James J. Doran
Typhus Sickness Reported in South Korea
Tokyo based radio quoted by the Korean information service on Saturday said at least 30 people in South Korea are suffering from typhus, signaling a public health concern.
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Tokyo
Pusan Radio
Tess
South Korea
Yanks Ready To Blast Red China Bases
Washington reports military leaders plan massive air and sea retaliation if China and Manchuria attack UN forces in Korea. Army Chief General Collins says swift strikes would hit Chinese bases and land targets from Okinawa and Japanese islands. MacArthur warns the policy creates a privileged sanctuary and could widen the war.
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Yanks
Red China
Washington
China
Manchuria
United Nations
Korea
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Okinawa
Japan
Yalu River
MacArthur
Far East
Collins
United States
Tniee Eences
Communists Seize Helgoland Island in North Sea
In Hannover Germany state authorities say a Communist group occupied Helgoland island early Saturday. Hinrich Kant the socialist premier said his information service reported a flag was hoisted on the small North Sea island, used by the British as a bombing base during World War II.
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Hannover
Germany
Lower Saxony
Helgoland
Hinrich Kant
Information Service
North Sea
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