Strike Threat Rises After Rail Parley Fails
Government efforts to avert a nationwide railroad strike failed as five days of talks yielded no agreement. Detailing the wage dispute, the three brotherhoods sought about 2 cents an hour, while carriers offered 15.5 cents as recommended by the presidential board. Federal attorneys plan an 80 day injunction under Taft Hartley to keep engineers switchmen and firemen at work, with injunctions set to expire May 29.
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U. S
Washington
INS
Ers
D. P. Loomis
Carriers’ Conference Committee
John R. Steelman
White House
T. Alan Goldsborough
Brotherhoods
Johnston
Loomia
Trucker Pickets Halt Construction In Charleston
Charleston's building boom halted by a trucker strike at two major suppliers Criss and Shaver and Pfaff and Smith. Only two sizable projects, Peoples store building and Diamond Department store addition, continued under separate contracts allowing work to proceed. Contractors note the wage dispute between AFL masters union truck drivers and suppliers has closed most local construction as deliveries of concrete and masonry materials dried up. May 12 wage increase demand met by a 12 1/2 cent offer. general contractors uninvolved according to a spokesman.
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Charleston
Peoples Store
Diamond Department Store
AFL Msters
Criss and Shaver
Pfaff and Smith
Daughter Joins Red Bureau and Coal Strike Drift
Washington dispatch reports Euphemia Virden, 22, joins Tass in Washington drawing her father John C. Virden from a Commerce post amid public embarrassment. Separately John L. Lewis ignores operators invitation to renew talks, warning a second 1948 coal strike looms as UMW plans no work if no deal by June 30.
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Red Bureau
Lewis
Dad
Government Post
Washington
John C. Virden
Office of Industry Cooperation
Commerce Department
Euphemia Kirkpatrick Virden
Russia
Tass
Rep
Crawford
R-Mich
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Virden
Cleveland
INS
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Moody
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Proqucce Assoc
Southern Coal
National Labor Relations Board
Meat Strike Ends At Most Plants In Nation
The 67 day CIO meat handlers strike ends in all major plants except Wilson and Co. Nearly 100,000 workers were on strike. Swift Armour and Cudahy agree to back to work with arbitration options. Pickets to be withdrawn. Wilson continues conflict over contract validity and selective rehiring.
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Chicago
CIO
National Guard
Wilson, and Co
United Packinghouse Worker
Swift
Armani
Cudahy
Strak
Wilson and Co
Morrell
Ralph Helstein
Armour
Wilson
Armour and Cudahy
Herbert March
Truman Seeks Security Rise
President Truman announced at the White House a renewed push for broader Social Security benefits in Congress. The plan likely includes higher retirement payments, extended coverage to the self employed and other workers, and a tax expansion from four thousand eight hundred to a new earnings base. The move comes amid a busy campaign year as Senate leaders note uncertainty over congressional action. The message is expected soon as part of his broader policy agenda.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Sen. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Barkley
Mr. Truman
Social Security Board
Film Writers Jailed For Year In Contempt
Washington May 21 two movie writers John Howards Lawson and Dalton Trumbo were sentenced to one year in jail and fined $1000 each for contempt of Congress. They refused to answer HUAC questions about Communist ties last fall. Eight other Hollywood figures were indicted. all plan appeals and remain free pending appeal.
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Washington
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Congress
David A. Fine
Trumbo
Tokyo
Edward M. Curran
Lawson
Trumba
House un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood
Hoth
Trea Op Band
Dewey Leads in Oregon Early Returns in GOP Primary
Governor Thomas E. Dewey held an early statewide lead over Harold E. Stassen from 271 of 1862 Oregon precincts. Dewey led 11 225 to 8 728, with Multnomah County showing a strong Dewey vote. Portland precincts counted 5 206 to 3 462 for Dewey as voters turnout appeared record setting. In other GOP contests, four House incumbents led by up to 12 to 1. PortlandMay 21. Dewey Stassen precincts Portland totals. Dorothy Cullough Lee led in mayoral race. Earl Riley and Frank Learned trailed.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
Dewey
Stassen
Multnomah County
Stagson
Petticoat
Dorothy eCullough Lee
Lee
Earl Riley
Frank
President urges Alaska statehood as 49th state soon
President Truman asks Congress to admit Alaska as the 49th state, listing statehood first among five major Alaska projects. He notes a year to complete steps toward statehood after passage, praises House Public Lands committee vote, and contrasts Hawaii’s stalled effort. He cites Alaska’s frontier potential and rich resources.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Alaska
The
Union
Statehood
House Public Lands Committee
Hawaii
Senate
Poppy Drive Aids Disabled Veterans In Charleston
Poppies will be sold in downtown Charleston by American Legion auxiliaries and Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Proceeds go to benefit disabled war veterans and support peace and happiness efforts for returning servicemen.
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Charleston
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Ware
Arabs Tighten Jerusalem Siege as Jews Fight To Hold Walls
Arab Legionnaires shelled Mount Scopus and Mount Zion, trapping about 400 Jewish troops inside Jerusalem’s old walled city. Jewish garrisons near Hadassah hospital and Hebrew University faced destruction or surrender as shells blasted the area and a mounting Red Cross appeal followed.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Beit Yaacov
Tiferet
Arab Legion
Tiferet Synagogue
Tel Aviv
Holy City
Cairo
Trans-Jordan
Mount Scopus
Mount Zion
Associated Press
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Amman
International Red Cross
Dormition Church
Zion Gate
Montefiore
Tiferet Yisrael
Sheikh Jarrah
Wadi el Joz
Jews Hold Narrow Old City Stronghold Amid Shelling
Inside Jerusalem's Old City a small Jewish enclave clung to a rubble fortress about 300 yards square as Arab legion forces pounded the area for four days seeking to crush or dislodge them.
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Daniel de Luce
Old City OF
Jerusalem
Arab Legion
Dayton Dies. Charleston Lawyer and Patron Claimed by Heart Attack
Arthur Spencer Dayton 61 prominent Charleston lawyer and art patron died unexpectedly at his home in the Ambassador Apartments on Bradford Street. He was found by two junior firm members after he failed to appear at the office. A post mortem cited heart ailment. Services set for 3:30 pm tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. George H. Vick officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Born in Philippi May 6 1887 Dayton held degrees from West Virginia University and Yale. He practiced in Philippi until 1923 then moved to Charleston joining Blue Dayton and Campbell, later forming Dayton Campbell and Love.
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Arthur Spencer Dayton
Charleston
Ambassador Apts
Bradford St
Dayton
Paul Revercomb
Simpson Mortuary
First Presbyterian Church
George H. Vick
Sunset Memorial Park
Philipp
Philippi
Mr. Dayton
Alston Gordon
Lammie Sinsel Dayton
West Virginia University
Yale
Blue, Dayton and Campbell
Harry V. Campbell
Charles M. , Love, Jr
N. H. Dyer
Parsons
U. S. Public Health Service
Union Shop Laws Upheld by Board in 13 States
Washington May 21 The national labor relations board will not hold union shop elections in 13 states that prohibit or restrict such agreements under Taft Hartley. The ruling cites a board majority opinion and narrows the impact from an initial 19 states. States affected include Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Iowa Maine Nebraska North Carolina North Dakota South Dakota Tennessee Texas and Virginia.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Maine
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
French Send Friendship Train To United States
Paris officials announce a French friendship train to the United States carrying perfume wine brandy leather goods lace silk and crystal for all 48 states. The effort is organized by state railway war veterans groups honoring French veterans of World Wars one and two and acknowledging American aid.
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Paris
United States
War Veterans Organization
Amer
U S Demands Release of 41 Americans Held in Beirut
The United States demanded the release of 41 American citizens seized from the steamship Marine Corps at Beirut by Lebanese authorities amid threats of force. The State Department warned the Arab world to stop discrimination based on race creed or color, asserting equal protection for all American passport holders.
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Washington
United States
American Steamship Marine Corp
State Department
U. S
Marine Corp
Beirut
Haifa
Israel
Lowell Pinkerton
Michael J. McDermott
Rench
Beira
Lebanon
Pinkerton
Soviet Urges UN Action to Halt Arab Jewish War
In Lake Success on May 21 Andrei A Gromyko demanded that the United Nations halt the Arab Jewish war in Palestine without delay. He supported an American proposal for a strong UN neutral force to enforce peace while noting mediation efforts faltered. Count Bernadotte prepared to travel to Palestine as U.N. mediator.
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Lake Success
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Palestine
Security Council
Jerusalem
U. N
Gromyko
Britain
King Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Middle East
Faris el Khoury
Syria
Consular Come
Ook
Consular Commission
Folke Bernadotte
Swedish
Red Cross
Bernadotte
Stockeholm
Gromyke
Count Bernadotte
China
T. ¥. Tsiang
Sweden
Bunche
Trygve Lie
Ralph Bunche
Palestine Partition Commission
Count Bernadette
Paris
Dr. Bunche
Lie
One Dead as Coal Train Crashes Into Empty Cars
At Hinton on May 21 a Chesapeake and Ohio coal train collided with a string of empty cars at the Nicholas Fayetteville and Greenbrier junction near Natlen. The conductor Humphrey Blair Lynch, 44, of East Rainelle, was killed after reportedly jumping before impact. 8 loaded cars derailed and 7 empties left the first locomotive off the tracks. Wreck crews cleared the line and traffic resumed tonight. the railroad spokesman said a full cause had not been determined.
Finnish Readers Gauge Russian Deal Tone
In a playful column style, Stan Arnold notes Finns view the Russian arrangement as overall favorable while acknowledging practical limits. The piece hints at cautious optimism amid geopolitical humor.
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Quillen
Tomie
Moscow
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel
George Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Co
Euphemia Virden
Arthur
A. S. Dayton
Chaim Weizmann
Weizmann
New York
Mesmna
Eldiz House
U.S
Evans
Beckley
G. C. Hedrick
Antony Scalise
Millard E. Tyree
Sedrick
Stan Arnold
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