Ford strike threat ends with 13 cent raise for 116000 workers
The CIO United Auto Workers won a 13c an hour raise for 116000 Ford production workers after 21 hours of talks. Fringe benefits and a revised group insurance plan add another 3.5 to 4 cents hourly value. The contract runs to July 15 with GM and Chrysler already granting increases. UAW President Walter Reuther stayed in talks despite a rifle attack last April.
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Detroit
CIO
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Bureau of Stand- Chrysler
John S. Bugas
Walter C. Reuther
Fingerprints linked to Mansfield reformatory inmates in triple murder case
Police examined fingerprints found in John Niebel home after the kidnapping and execution of John Niebel his wife and daughter near Mansfield Ohio Investigators believe an ex inmate gang seeking vengeance may be involved while 2100 inmates were ruled off the list of suspects and parole eligibility was noted for those jailed.
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Mansfield
Ohio
John Niebel
Mansfield Reformatory
Daugher
Niebel
Phyllis
Robert Zoeller
Frank E. Robinson
Robinson
Old Buddies Blast Wallace Party In Party Clash
Former Wallace associates accuse his New Party of being an instrument of Soviet policy and challenge its independence. The Wallace party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia and plans to nominate Wallace and Glen Taylor while adopting a platform for public ownership of key industries and peace with Russia. ADA officials call Wallace’s entry a dangerous cynical act and accuse the party of remaining under Communist influence.
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Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
New Deal Americans For Democratic Action
Roosevelt
Wallace
Sen
Glen Taylor
Russia
ADA
Petty Platform Committee
New Deal
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Berlin
Congress
Leon Henderson
Wallace Party
James Loeb
Loeb
Henry A. Wallace
Rookie Cop Shot As His Dad Was Slain Back in '25
DETROIT AP reports Mrs. Helen Kaliszewski, widow of Casimer Kaliszewski, who died in 1925 after a bank bandit attack, learned her 22 year old son, also a rookie, was shot on his beat. Doctors gave him a slim chance to live as the family awaited word.
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Detroit
Helen Kaliszewski
Kaliszewski
Casimer, Jr
Wholesale Price Average Highest Ever Last Week
The Labor Department reports a 1.3 percent weekly rise in wholesale prices across 900 basic commodities, pushing the index to 1 percent above the May 1920 peak. Food and farm products drove gains with dressed meats up sharply, pork about 5 percent and mutton up to 60 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Meat prices fall at New York markets
Wholesale meat prices eased across major markets as hog futures softened at Corn Belt terminals. In New York demand saw spring lamb drop three to five cents a pound while beef slipped one cent and veal and pork fell one to two cents per pound.
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Chicago
New York
Communist Attacks Increase on Taiyuan Front
Reports say Communist attacks on Taiyuan, capital of Shansi province, intensified Thursday as the campaign in northern China escalated with stronger assaults directed at key positions and supply lines.
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Shanghai
Taiyuan
Shansi
New Party Platform Backs 18-Year-Old Vote
Philadelphia AP reports Henry Wallace's New Party platform drafters approve a plank granting the right to vote at 18. Platform Committee Chairman Rexford Tugwell stresses the decision remains tentative and not final.
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Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
New Party
Platform Committee
Rexford Tugwell
Mysterious Gasoline Tide Harasses Three Families
In Denver three families seek rescue from a spill of over 6,000 gallons of high octane gasoline flooding backyards. Wells, dairy herd water, and irrigation are affected as officials search for the source. A state tax agent appears with forms, signaling tax implications if the fuel is sold or burned.
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Denver
Philip Schwieder
Carl Stone
Bonnie Perko
Perko
Stone
Schwieder
State Revenue Department
Cooler Weather Seen for Friday
Cedar Rapids forecasts show a cool front bringing low sixties by Thursday night or Friday with Friday highs near 80. The system produced rain and scattered showers across most of the state with Keokuk reporting strong winds that felled branches and snapped power lines.
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Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Polio Patient Admitted In Des Moines
Richard Nelson nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Nelson of Ackley was admitted to a Des Moines hospital as a polio patient. Another patient was diagnosed with possible polio.
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Des Moines
Richard Nelson
Vernon Nelson
Ackley
Sued landlord for 20000 in apartment microphone case
Carl Rada baugh described as the landlord is sued for 20000 by Mr. and Mrs. Duard Hamilton who allege a microphone was installed in their apartment to listen to confidential conversations. They say the action aimed to destroy peace and happiness and that Radabaugh confessed to making recordings.
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Cincinnati
Carl Radabaugh
Duard Hamilton
Radabaugh
Hamiltons
Truman Declines Campaign Tours During Special Session
President Truman said he will do no campaign traveling during the special session of Congress as lawmakers convene in Washington. He emphasized remaining focused on legislative business and avoiding political campaigning.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Berlin Red Blockade Claims From Soviet Press
Berlin dispatch cites Der Kurier reporting Russia could not launch a blitz on Western Germany even if desired due to dismantled rail lines and weak bridges. It notes long supply lines, guerrilla harassment, and deserter concerns among Soviet soldiers.
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Berlin
der Kurier
Russia
Germany
Elbe
Polish Ukraine
Red Press
Truman to Talk With Democrats of All Opinions
President Truman announced plan to meet with Democratic leaders representing diverse views before the campaign. Democratic national chairman McGrath said groups with opposing stances will be invited to the White House talks. Truman declined to discuss the contents of his upcoming special message to Congress.
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Washington
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
White House
McGrath
Americans ask for release and fate in Berlin zone
In Berlin USSR officials report US civilian R F Goff is jailed at Marienborn for attempting to pass a Soviet checkpoint while en route to Western Germany. US authorities seek a report on his status and demand return of two US MPs detained after straying into the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
R. F. Goff
Altoona
Marienborn
Germany
United States
RK. A. Goff
Helmstedt
Goff
George G. Hunt
Camp
Ohio
Elwood E. Dwindell
Mabton
Wash
Infallible Bureau Member Admits Error
A government bureau newcomer pretended perfect infallibility and tormented colleagues until he confessed I was wrong once when I thought I was never wrong. Arejas Vitkauskas.
Truman sees world peace chances as excellent
President Truman said the chances for world peace are excellent and that the United States will exhaust every resource of diplomacy to resolve the Berlin crisis. He affirmed the stance against being coerced by the Soviet blockade and declined to discuss foreign affairs in his upcoming congressional message.
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Washington
Truman
Marshall
United States
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Congress
Bevin Opens Talks With Russians If Berlin Blockade Lifts
Britain ready to discuss all problems with the Soviet Union in the council of foreign ministers or elsewhere once the Berlin blockade is removed. Bevin broadened Western proposals to negotiate Berlin issues under the same condition. The Russians favor discussing German problems as a whole but reject advance condition tied to blockade removal.
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Lucius D. Clay
Washington
Berlin
Germany
Clay
London
Bevin
Commons
Britain
Council of Foreign Ministers
Four-power Germany meeting possible as Berlin crisis eases
Diplomatic sources say chances for a four power talk on Germany look brighter than since the Berlin crisis began. They indicate Russia would likely agree if Britain France or the United States propose such talks.
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Moscow
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Western Powers Eye Berlin Talks If Soviet Lifts Berlin Blockade
Informed sources say the United States has received a British proposal for Western Powers to join talks with Russia on the entire German problem if the Soviet Union lifts the Berlin blockade.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Berlin
Crown Zellerbach Announces Newsprint Price Increase
The Crown Zellerbach Corporation, a major U S newsprint producer, said on Wednesday a four dollar per ton price rise will take effect August 1 bringing the price to one hundred dollars per ton. Executive vice president R A McDonald cited higher labor and log fuel oil and transport costs as reasons for the boost.
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San Francisco
Crown - Zellerback Corporation
United States
R. A. McDonald
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