Lewis to Give Operators Bad News Tuesday
Washington May 15 The United Mine Workers led by John L Lewis faces key coal contracts with soft and hard coal operators starting Tuesday This signals potential national emergency actions under the Taft Hartley act if demands diverge from operators offers The outcome could shift wage talks for unions nationwide and influence labor disputes elsewhere including meat packing and pension strikes.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis Wenta
Lewis
Two Miners Rescued After 4-Hour Entombment in Shaft
In Shamokin Pennsylvania two miners Edward Heck 42 and Peter Gorton 35 were rescued after four hours trapped in a 175 foot deep flooded coal shaft. Companion Charles Pashore 42 is believed dead after being caught in water and burned in mire. Rescue teams removed water and searched tunnels.
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Shamokin
Edward Heck
Peter Gorton
Shamokin State Hospital
Charles Pashore
Bashore
Heck
Gorton
Ford Tells UAW Wage Demand Won't Be Met
Ford Motor Co. informs the CIO United Auto Workers that public security concerns keep prices and wages at current levels, indicating it will not meet a 30 cent wage demand. The message comes as 75,000 Chrysler workers strike over Sema and Mazey, acting UAW president, calls the Chrysler action pivotal in the broader labor fight.
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Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
UAW
Chrysler
Emil Mazey
Walter Reuther
Philadelphia
Mazey
Delayed Action Draft Backing in House Gains Support
Speaker Martin says strong sentiment favors a delayed action draft not effective until the president proclaims manpower shortages. The House Armed Services Committee had earlier approved isolation by 28 to 5 and will likely give authority to implement. a 90 day postponement would allow setup of draft machinery. The plan could reach the House the week of May 24 and a hearing is planned next Tuesday.
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Washington
INS
Martin
Memciga Ag
House Armed Services Committee
Vili
Congress
Rep. Andrews
R.-N.y
Armed Services
House Rules Committee
Rep. Allen
Rules Committee
Zorn
Atom Lab Strike Looms After June 7
Negotiations over wages and welfare at Oak Ridge national laboratory stalled with no new talks scheduled. AFL unionists say a June 7 strike deadline looms unless the Atomic Energy Commission intervenes and reaches a settlement.
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Washington
America
Oak Ridge (Tenn) National Laboratory
Kenneth Scott
AFL
Oak Ridge
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Silas W. Pickering
Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corp
Carbide & Carbon
Atomic Energy Commission
AFL Atomic Trades & Labor Council
Federal Mediation Service
Clyde Mills
Richards Gains In Court Tally
Carson Richards of Obley added 199 votes to his plurality over Chase P Loury of Charleston in the Kanawha county sheriff primary canvass. Richards totals stood at 11 737 to 11 203 with four Cabin Creek precincts yet to be counted.
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Obley
Chase P. Loury
Charleston
Kanawha County
Richards
Lowy
Rich
Cabin Creek
Loury
8Th Ward
10Th Ward
12Th Ward
Elk
Jefferson District
17Th Ward
Poca
Washington
McCabe Leads Kanawha County School Board Nominees
Charles P. McCabe sr a Ton attorney and county school board president led a field of nine candidates for four nonpartisan seats, totaling 23 888 votes in the primary. Dr Herbert M Beddow Dr Rex A Burdette and Howard R Klostermeyer were other top nominees with varied vote counts. Two candidates will be chosen in the fall with McCabe and Klostermeyer seeking reelection. Beddow and Burdette not on the current board.
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Charles P. McCabe
Charleston
Kanawha County
Herbert M. Beddow
Rex A. Burdette
Howard R. Klostermeyer
McCabe
Klostermeyer
Beddow
Burdette
Court House
Justice of Peace
W. W. Tully
B. Ft .Ben Comer
Harvey C. Dunlap
Justice of the Peace
Charleston District
Forest E. Levy
J. C
Jim) Myers
Wess Humphreys
Victor
Dolly) Daoust
Theodore French
Lelia Parsons
Fast Trading Stirs Market Heavily on a Saturday
New York May 15 traders witnessed the heaviest stock market activity in 13 years. Early gains neared $2 a share with Pridgy leading issues up to $7, but closes mostly under $1 gains. Total sales reached 2,590,000 shares, the largest Saturday turnover since July 22, 1933. The tape lagged as prices were flashed under an emergency setup to improve price guidance.
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New York Stock Exchange
New York
Wall Street
Pridgy
Stock Exchange
Please Turn to Page 36 Gate Feature
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Plesse
Ate
Fay Khwea
Truck Car Crash Kills 1 Injures 2 in Marmet
A two-vehicle crash on U S Route 119 in Marmet killed Reginald Williams and injured Mildon Lowery and Abe Willis. Driver Alphon Cole of Huntington escaped injury. Willis remained in grave condition with skull fracture while Lowery suffered facial lacerations and a dislocated shoulder.
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Marmet
BR. G. Coen
Chelyan
Reginald Williams
Margaret St
Mildon Lowery
Young St
Abe Lincoln Willis
Eskdale
U.S. Rt. 119
Willis
Cpl. Coen
Cpl Coen
Alphon Cole
Huntington
Cole
Charleston General J
Lowery
Tanks Explode Near Glenwood Springs Crowds Burned
A pair of gasoline storage tanks exploded in Glenwood Springs Colorado injuring more than 100 people and prompting a mass panic. Ten were hospitalized with two serious burns while three people, including a small girl, were reported missing as flames spread through the area and a lumber yard fire was contained.
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Glenwood Springs
Cola
Funeral plans for Father Edward Flanagan in Berlin
Father Edward J. Flanagan founder of Boys Town near Omaha dies at 61 from a heart attack in Berlin. A funeral will be held Monday at Holy Rosary church with Conrad Cardinal von Preysing officiating before his body is flown to Seina and on to Selina, Kang.
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Edward J. Flanagan
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Austria
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Frankfurt
Selina
Kang
Jews Demand UN Force To Help Israel In Palestine War
The Jewish Agency urged the Security Council to deploy United Nations military force to stop Arab invasions of Palestine. Dr. Mordecai Eliash said Israel will defend itself but seeks immediate UN action to maintain peace. Meanwhile U.S. President Truman considered lifting the arms embargo as Congress debated policy.
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Rep. Vorys
Ohio
Sen
Chavez
England
Edwin C. Johnson
D.-Cole
Vorys
Hewes
Holy Land
Russia
Emash
Tel-Aviv
Eliash
Trade Act deemed key factor in world policy
Secretary of State Marshall called the Reciprocal Trade Agreements act the most important element of long-range policy as Taft urged a one year extension and tariff limits. He tied trade to European recovery and world production while warning against economic nationalism and urging congress to preserve tariff negotiation freedom.
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Marshall
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Truman
Congress
Deadline Soon For Memoriam Notices
Memorial notices urged for Decoration Day with an implied deadline due to newsprint shortages. Instructions urge immediate mail submission and offer free booklets containing 596 verses, with a contact address at Gazett e Want Ads 210 Hale Street.
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Gazette
Hale Street
Wallace Urges U S Action to Halt Palestine Violence
Henry A. Wallace urged immediate U S pressure to halt aggression in Palestine during a Los Angeles press conference. He called for no more loans to Britain, halting oil payments to Arab princes, and delivering arms to Israel via the U N with international cooperation. He criticized British arming of Arab forces and urged swift partition enforcement.
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United States
Israel
Henry A. Wallace
U. S. State Department
Britain
Palestine
Wallace
Abdullah
United Nations
U.N. Assembly
Spain
California
Truman Vetoes Loyalty Check for A E C Appointees
President Truman vetoed a bill to require FBI loyalty checks on presidential appointees to the Atomic Energy Commission calling the measure unnecessary and unwarranted encroachment. The proposal would let five lawmakers on the joint atomic energy committee direct investigations into character loyalty and associations of appointees. Senate confirmation rules for some AEC employees would not change.
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Washington
FBI
Atomic Energy Commission
Congressional Joint Atomic Energy Committee
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Senate
Sen
Knowland
R.-Cal
Congress
Joint Atomics Committee
Local jingle spoof hints at a political scene
A fragmented verse references Gramyke and Joe Stalin with a line about returning home. The text, signed by Stan Arnold of Copritets WH, presents a playful political absurdity without clear news facts or a discernible event.
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