Lewis to Face Court Over Refusal to Bargain With Dixie Operator
Federal Judge Goldsborough ordered John L. Lewis to show cause by June 1 why the United Mine Workers should not be barred from negotiating with the Southern Coal Producers Association on the 1948 wage contract. The NLRB contends Lewis and the UMW violated Taft-Hartley by refusing to bargain, marking the third injunction action against Lewis in 18 months.
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INS
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Assoc
National Labor Relations Board
Robert Denham
Chieftain
Lewis
NLRB
Goldsborough
UMW
Agka
Ross M. Madden
NLHB
Baltimore
Denham
President to Deliver Five Major Talks Across Nation
President Truman plans a cross country trip in June with five major addresses in Chicago Omaha Seattle Berkeley and Los Angeles plus numerous smaller remarks. He departs Washington June 3 returns around June 16 traveling by special train. The stops emphasize topics from displaced persons to foreign policy reclamation conservation defense and public power. The itinerary includes a Chicago address June 4 marking Swedish immigration centennial and a Los Angeles stop June 14 before returning via Kansas City and Independence Missouri.
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Truman
White House
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Neb
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Berkeley
Cal
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Independence
Midwest
Platform
Senators Drop Army Draft Alert Amid Filibuster News
Washington reports the Senate armed services committee dropped a proposal to compel induction of 15 year olds clearing the way for a draft of men 19 to 25 before recess. Racial segregation in the armed forces remains a contested issue with no filibuster anticipated.
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INS
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Gurney
R.-Sd
Senate Committee
Allies Put Officers In Berlin Stations
Western Allies installed liaison officers in Berlin police chief offices defying Soviet opposition. Russian zone control, Communist influence, and Soviet-backed officials challenged the move while a British officer entered Berlin central headquarters to ensure four power regulations. The American liaison, N. Kovacic of Long Island, appeared at the police headquarters as space was allocated.
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United States
Britain
France
Paul Markgraf
Markgraf
N. Kovacic
Long Island
Gold Drop in Food Prices Seen if Crops Stay Up
New York May 24 The president of the Grocery Manufacturers of America Paul S Willis told the Flavoring Extract Manufacturers Assn 39th annual convention that if crop prospects are favorable and goals are met there should be a gradual lowering of food prices. He noted higher operating costs and profit margins amid rain that disrupts production but dollar sales are ahead of a year ago.
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New York
INS
Grocery Manufacturers of America Today
Paul S. Willis
Flavoring Extract Manufacturers' Assoc
Willis
Sis
Wmells
Senate Dusts Attic On Cyclone Work And Greenland Pledge
Washington report notes the Senate voted to empower weather officials to study cyclone interiors while cooperating with Army and Navy. It also recalls 95 Coast Guard members who left service in 1940 to guard a cryolite mine in Greenland and sought unbroken service records through future legislation.
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Navy
House
U. S
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Congress
House Group Stands Firm On Tariff Bill
The House rules committee endorsed a strict three hour debate limit on the Republican trade agreements bill and scheduled a Wednesday vote. The measure would extend the reciprocal trade act for one year and give Congress a veto if the President exceeds tariff-cutting limits set by the Federal Tariff Commission, a change Secretary Marshall calls crippling.
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House Rules Committee
Marshall
Rules Committee
House
Federal Tariff Commission
Rep. Daughton
D.-N.c
Coughton
Secretary of State
Congress
Brannan Named For Cabinet Post
Charles F. Brannan a 44 year old former Denver lawyer was appointed secretary of agriculture by President Truman. Brannan, an Agriculture Department veteran since 1935 and former regional attorney, will need Senate confirmation to succeed Clinton P. Anderson who resigned May 18 to run for the Senate in New Mexico. Anderson praised Brannan as an excellent choice familiar with western problems.
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Charles F. Brannan
Denver
Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Robert E. Hannegan
Brannan
Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Lebanese Guns Rally After UN Plea in Palestine
CATRO Egypt May 24 Israel said Arabs ignored UN cease fire appeal in Palestine. Lebanese gunners fired across the Holy Land frontier shortly after the deadline. Arab high command claimed capture of Ramat Rehel between Jerusalem and Bethlehem after a 48 hour battle. Heavy casualties reported by both sides. Tel Aviv bombed from the air as fighting continued.
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Haganah
Ramat Rehel
Tel Aviv
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GM Advances Wage Talks As 225000 GM Workers Eye Hikes
After 13 hours of marathon bargaining between CIO United Auto Workers and General Motors, a settlement near 9 to 10 cents more per hour was anticipated for 225,000 GM production workers. The union sought 25 cents with 10 cents diverted to pension. strike threats linger as talks extend past midnight in Detroit.
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General Motors
Harry W. Anderson
Chrysler Corp
Uaw-Cio
Labor Law Change Urged For Purge of Subversives
Washington May 24. Rep Landis urges amending Taft Hartley to allow firing subversive workers and to require sworn oaths from management and bargaining negotiators. He backs ending the union shop election requirement, saying most unions win and NRLB workload grows. Hearings also consider industry wide bargaining and rail act changes to prevent crises and issues with union welfare funds.
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Landis
R.ind
Senate House
National Labor Relations Board
Hogs
Inew
Sen. Ives
R.N.Y
NLURB
Paul M. Herzog
Robert N. Denham
NLRB
Senate House Committee
Arabs Fire on Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem Old City
Arab Legion artillery and machine gun fire hammered the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City as a demolition squad blasted a pillbox and Israeli garrisons faced shortages of ammunition. King Abdullah reportedly agreed to surrender terms for Jews at Hadassah hospital and Mount Scopus, while Arab forces pressed the advance toward Notre Dame Hospital and Russian Cathedral area.
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Allensby Square
Truman Seeks Payroll Tax Hike and Expanded Social Security
President Truman asked Congress for a broad social security expansion. He proposed raising the earnings tax limit from 3000 to 4600 and boosting the payroll tax from 1 to 1 1 2 percent, effective January 1 1949. He urged higher benefits, wider coverage, and a 50 percent increase for old age and survivors payments, with women eligible at 60.
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Washington
Congress
Russia Vetoes Czech Inquiry at UN Security Council
Russia used its 24th and 25th vetoes to block a Chilean proposal for a UN inquiry into the February Czech coup. The six-member council vote was 9 to 2 with Russia and Soviet Ukraine dissenting. U.S. ambassador Austin condemned the double veto and urged continued pursuit of evidence, noting the case sets no precedent.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Haly
Gromyko
Ialy
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France
Prague
U. S
Warren R. Austin
United States
Austin
China
Britain
Red Stand Forces US Envoy to Quit Big Four Talks
United States delegate Samuel Reber withdrew from the London based Big Four discussions on the Austrian peace treaty over Soviet demands for changes in Austria’s boundaries and reparations. He said negotiations should resume only with assurances to abandon border rectification, and hinted at return after six power talks on Western Germany.
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United States
Samuel Reber
U. S
Reber
Washington
Germany
Austria
France
Britain
Foreign Ministers Council
Senate Votes Increase In Benefits to Farmers
The Senate approved by 41 to 38 a proposal by Sen. Russell to raise soil conservation payments to farmers to 300 million dollars for the 1949 crop year. The House had previously voted 225 million, with the Senate appropriations committee endorsing that figure. The debate spanned over three hours as the Russell amendment aimed to fund a total federal agriculture program of about 1.129 billion dollars for the year starting July 1.
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Senate
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Amman Talks To Give Reply On Cease Fire
United Nations Security Council heard Arabs have until Wednesday noon to accept or reject a Palestine cease fire order. Arab leaders meet in Amman to decide, with Egypt and Syria seeking delay and Israel pressing for action. Violence continued as artillery exchanges were reported after the deadline.
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el Khoury
Israel
Moshe Shertok
Palestine
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Shertok
Egypt
Syria
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Middle East
Trans-Jordan
Aubrey Eban
Council Beiin
Gromyko
U.N
Chile
Prague
Jamal Husseini
Arab Higher Committee
Northwest Floods Sweep Pacific Northwest Region
Four people were missing as record floods struck Idaho, Montana, Washington, and British Columbia. Rivers rose on the Kootenai threatening Bonners Ferry farms and dikes while Army engineers and residents worked to save levees. A four-year-old boy and two men vanish near Portland as a riverine area braces for warmer weather and snowmelt.
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Portland elects its first woman mayor in bold move
The Gazette notes a historic win as Portland installs a woman mayor. The piece frames the event as a clear proof of change and marks the milestone in local politics with a confident tone. Stan Arnold attribution appears in the byline.
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Stan Arnold
Coppright
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