Bailmen vote C and C strike as talks lag
Richmond June 3 A strike threatened to halt all passenger and freight service on the Chesapeake and Ohio link as 1700 firemen and engineers dispute more than 600 grievances. Brotherhood leaders said talks have been ineffective since December with a committee to set a strike date due Monday. Mediation or an emergency board could avert a stoppage, but union officials voiced pessimism about a swift settlement.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
A. E B. Gilbert
Chicago
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gilbert
Ilbert
Ex-Communist Whittaker Chambers Faces Grand Jury
Chambers testified in a New York federal court that he led a sex probing grand jury and implicated Alger Hiss for perjury. He admitted to past affiliations but denied specifics of espionage links, while counsel Loyd Paul Stryker pressed for details.
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Seusema
Whittaker
Amber
Alger “Hiss
Ting Vanid
Chtefs
Hiss
Deferise
Loyd
Paul Stryker
Ning
Sev
Chambers
New “York
Spy Theory Held By Hickenlooper
Senator Hickenlooper questioned the Chicago loss of 435 uranium from Argonne Laboratory and kept espionage as a possibility. He dismissed AEC and Senator McMahon’s claim that all evidence is accounted for as unproven. He noted the Chicago bottle discovery but urged caution about accidental disposal.
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Washington
Sune
Unclear fragment hints at domestic scene or event
Fragmentary text mentions Willie Willis Eve and Tye with vague references to actions and a house. No clear event, dates, or organizations are present.
Reich Rail Talks End In Discord In Berlin
Western Allied commanders in Berlin rejected a Soviet bid to withdraw West German police from rail stations as talks with Maj Gen Alexander Kotikov yielded no progress. The three and a half hour meeting followed violence that killed three and left hundreds wounded in a Communist-led rail strike. The West ordered police into stations to break the strike, which the Soviet side denounced as Allied interference. The strikers had rejected a 60 percent pay offer in West marks, a proposal aimed at the Russian-controlled union rather than the West German one in dispute.
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Berlin
Alexander Kotikov
Uain
Kommandatura
Kotikov
Frank Howley
U. S
West Zone
UGO
FOGB
Howley
Provoca
Berlin Unity Talks Try To Set Berlin Plan In Motion
Paris June 3 6 the foreign ministers held a secret Berlin session to compare plans for a single city. They will meet again in closed session with no side rejected their rival proposals yet. A barrier over veto power in city government remains the key issue hindering a unified Berlin administration.
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Paris
Berlin
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Council of Foreign Ministers
United States
Compromise Sought On Labor Measure
Washington June 4 17 President Truman’s Senate forces abandon repeal and pursue a compromise. Vice President Barkley told reporters Democrats may amend the labor bill starting Monday while five amendments including federal seizure of plants in national emergency cases are debated in an all day conference. Democrats aim to win Southern and Republican votes by accepting parts of the Taft-Hartley law.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Barkley
Senate Democrats
den “Lucasol Lunois
Jeader
Youth Drownings After Rescue Attempt At Charleston
Two teenage boys swam near West Bank sand pits in Charleston yesterday. One tried to rescue a friend and both disappeared. Fire crews recovered the bodies. witnesses said the youths were in the water about eight minutes.
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Erviver
Charleston
Jackie Ray Quesenberry
Pennsylvania
Lawrence Pryor
Harden Court
Washington Manor
Pryor
West Bank
West Virginia
Gravel Company
Eponberry
Ard. Quesanberry
Joe Hudson
Red Trio Jailed After Uproar Contempt Charge
Three top U S Communists were jailed today in federal court for contempt after a bitter courtroom row. Judge Harold R Mesting ordered John W Gates jailed for 30 days for persistent refusal to answer questions. Co defendants rose in protest as Henry Winston and Gus Hall clashed with the court.
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New York
U. S
Harold R. Mesting
Medina
John W. Gates
Gates
Henry Winston
Husky Negra
Gus Hall
Service Wives Lobby Haltted by Military
Rep Sutton reports the national military establishment has halted lobbying by service wives for a pay boost for their husbands. Defense Secretary Johnson's office opposes a 408 million dollar pay increase bid and recom-mits the measure to the House Armed Services Committee.
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Washington
UNS
Sutton
D-Tenn
Defense
Johnason
Tennesseean
House
Signs Britain Faces Economic Decline Prominent Yet Questionable
London report by Nathan Folowetzky cites a falling Financial Times index from 121 to 106.7 and a declining AP stock average, with government security prices sliding and the pound losing purchasing power since 1914. Economists warn Britain is already in recession, while media voices debate remedies.
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Nathan Folowetzky
London
Britain
Financial Times
New York
Frid
Government Securi
Oscar Hobson
Sayihe
Lord “Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Symington Denies B-36 Politics Amid Denial of Quiet Quit Threat
Washington June 1 Air Secretary Symington sharply denied political influence in the Air Force B-36 bomber program and rejected a rumor of quitting to run an aircraft company. He called claims of a resignation to head a Floyd Odlum backed venture a lie and accused reports of influence as false. The secretary also dismissed insinuations tied to Atlas Corp and fundraising links to Johnson and Van Zandt.
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Washington
VPK
Symington
Air Force
Lettex
Finson
DeGa
Horse Armed Services
van Zandt
Pittuire
Floyd Odlum
Atlas Core
Howe
Odlum
Defense
Johnson
Dentes Johnson
Service Arranged For C. T. Bettinger
Service for Chartes Bettinger, 60, vice-president of Thoms Field Co., who died suddenly at his home 1818 Piedmont Rd., will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Christ Methodist church with Dr. Joseph Clare Hoffman officiating. Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery by Bartlett Mortuary. Bettinger was active in business, fraternal and church circles and served in World Wars I and II. He belonged to Christ Methodist, Kanawha Lodge No. 30 AF&AM, Tyrian Chapter No. 13 Royal Arch Masons, Dallas Consistory, Scottish Rite, and Beni Kedem temple Shriners. He was the son of C. A. and Elizabeth Bettinger, Sept. 3, 1888.
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Chartes
Bettinger
Thoms Field & Co
Piedmont Rd
Christ Methodist Church
Joseph Clare Hoffman
Spring Hill Cemetery
Bartlett Mortuary
Christ Method
Kanawha
Af&am
Royal Arch
Masons
Dann W. Mortis
Beni Kedem
Charleston’s new traffic plan hinges on courtesy and strict tow rules
The article warns drivers must show courtesy and police enforce tow rules to make the system work. It cites one near miss at Duffy and Washington Streets during peak rush hour. A motorist sped through a red light, nearly colliding with three cars, while police did not intervene.
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Charleston
Duffy
Washington Sts
Statehouse
Washington
Data Gaps On Air Pollution Health Effects
Scientists at a State Health Conference panel discussed the uncertain health impact of polluted air. Dr. Wilden Aghe and Dr. Ashe acknowledged limited knowledge of which contaminants harm health and how they travel, while Hemean and Hebley stressed the need for well designed studies to establish safe atmospheric concentrations.
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Wilden Aghe
University of Cincinnati
Ashe
State Health Conference
Pittsburgh Coal Co
W. C. L. Hemeon
Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc
Pittsburgh
Hemean
Hebley
Escapees Dangerous Meant To Kill Guards Warned By Warden Skeen
Warden of West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville warns escapees that he would shoot to kill if necessary. He blames lack of armed guards and funds for the successful breakout and cites plans and tools found in the workshop. He notes legislature approved more guards to take effect in July and suspects external help aided the escape.
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Orel I.skeen
West Virginia State Penitentiary
International News Service
State
Moundsville
Erea
One Way Streets Implemented in Charleston Districts
The Gazette reports that effective Sunday midnight Charleston will impose one way streets on multiple avenues. Streets listed include EAST VIRGINIA from Truslow to Ruffner, LEE FAYETTE from Washington to Brooks, WEST QUARRIER from Ruffner to Capitol, WASHINGTON from Brooks to Springdale, FIFE from Capitol to Summers, CAPITOL from Kanawha to Donnally, DICKINSON from Quarrier to Lee, BROOKS from Kanawha to Washington, McFARLAND from Virginia to Quarrier, BROAD from Washington to Kanawha, DUNBAR from Quarrier to Kanawha, DICKINSON from Donnally to Lee, HALE from Lee to Virginia, and TRUSLOW from Washington to Virginia.
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Charleston
East
Virginia
Truslow
Ruffner
Lee Fayette
Washington
Brooks
West
Quarrier
Capitol
Springdale
Edgewood
Fife
Summers
Kanawha
Donnally
Dickinson
Lee
McFarland
Broad
Dunbar
Hale
Prison Break Attempt Ends With Refusal in Kanawha County
Dennis Taylor, 27, of Donaldson Hollow near Mammoth, and Henry Cane, 39, of Charleston, were among inmates at the state Penitentiary in Moundsville. Cane stayed in his cell as other men escaped. guards said the door lock had been manipulated. A Kanawha County deputy sheriff later took Ralph Harper, 24, sentenced to 25 years for armed robbery, to Page 8 for continuation.
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Omy Nupawsa
State Penitentiary
Moundsvile
Dennis P. Taylor
Donaldson Hollow
Mammoth
Henry Cane
Charleston
Jackson
Eounty Cane
Prigom
Spectaewar Csno
Jackson County
Kanawha County
Ralph E. Harper
Federal judge locks jury from outside contact
FAIRMONT June 3 A jury for the trial of William G Lias was cut off from outside contact for the trial. Judge Harry B Walking imposed rigid rules on jury handling, a rare measure in his 12 years on the bench. The case involves Wheeling nightclub and race track owner charged with evading about 1 000 000 in income tax for 1942 48. The jury was sworn in at 3 25 p m EDT after an all day selection. they will be kept secluded during the trial.
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Fairmont
William G. Lias
Harry BE
Wheeling
Watkins
Charleston Skies Saturday Forecast and Times
Regional forecast for Kentucky and Tennessee calls for fair, warm conditions with partly cloudy west areas. Saturday may see showers in the western portions, scattered cloudiness elsewhere, and mild upticks in humidity. Citations to Deneb Venus Jupiter and Fomalhaut appear as star references. sunrise and moon data are intermittently noted in the transit of celestial bodies.
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Nerhesst
Fomalhaut
Jupiter
Virginis
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lemierature
Neste Porton
Convicts Make Clean Getaway At Moundsville
Fourteen dangerous prisoners escaped the pre Civil War state prison at Moundsville using improvised tools. An abandoned car was found at Short Creek near Wheeling as armed pursuers roamed three states. Two escapees were sighted in Belleaire Ohio across the river. A guard was overpowered and bound during the 3 51 am breakout, with hundreds of inmates aware but not signaling.
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Jackie James
Moundsville State Penitentiary
Olta Neff
Moundsville
Jone
Ins
Short Creek
Wheeling
Bellayre
Ohio River
Oto Neff
Helly Starcher
Brooze
Siug
Coal talks stall as Lewis questions federal law
BLUEFIELD June 2. Southern Coal Producers Assoc President Joseph E Moody says Lewis and the United Mine Workers probe the union's bargaining authority and tonnage in dispute over federal legislation. Meetings recessed until Monday. Lewis returns to Washington.
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Bluefield
Southern Cast
Tohn L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Algac
Lewis
Moody
Bluefiera
Washington
United Mine Workers
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de Gilbert
Hickenlooper
AEC
Willie Willis
Tye
Big 4 Council
Veta
Acheson
Lewis Douglas
Lowden
Douglas
Elease
Pie
Telnet
Red
Posse
Fear Lifer
C. T. Bettinger
WardenSkeen
Orel’Skeen
the Gazette
Cano
Cella
UMW Chief
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