Strike Erupts in Tennessee as Guard Enters Morristown
MORRISTOWN Tenn May 29 Three hundred Tennessee National Guardsmen with live ammunition moved into Morristown to quell violent disorders from a strike at the American Enka Corporation rayon plant. Gov Gordon Browning authorized the militia at the sheriff’s urgent request after outbreaks last week. Police said two cars were overturned in clashes as workers approached a picket line. no injuries reported. Union members of the CIO textile workers union walked out March 28 seeking pay raises a premium for night work and a seniority policy. About 300 of roughly 700 strikers were in crowds outside the plant. several people were hurt and five union members arrested in earlier trouble. The governor said he ordered the guard to prevent defiance of constitutional authority and accused “professional agitators” of being brought into Morristown.
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Some Oak Ridge Workers Return to Jobs at Atomic Plant
In Oak Ridge Tennessee workers began returning amid a six day wildcat strike at the $250 million atomic plant project. AFL unions reported only limited operations resumed with mass walkouts initially totaling thousands before the Memorial Day holiday. An atomic arbitration board delay was cited by some as a wage dispute cause, while officials urged a full return to work.
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Gold Reported Ready To Tell All To FBI
Philadelphia may 23 INS Harry Gold a 38 year old chemist held on atomic spy charges is said to be ready to tell all to the FBI He is pictured as fully penitent and cooperative awaiting questioning at Holmesburg Prison in lieu of 100000 bail as investigators pursue details of his role as a contact man for Klaus Fuchs and the atomic spying network.
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Nazi tainted group making bid in Reich elections
Nazi tainted nationalists press ahead with first post war bid in West Germany. They campaign to erode Bonn moderates as major states vote June 18 in North Rhine Westphalia Schleswig Holstein Hesse Bavaria and more. Officials say results will reveal strength of rising nationalist forces and potential state cabinets.
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Commerce official defies order in loyalty row battle
Michael Lee, a $10,000 a year Commerce Department official, shows up for work after Secretary Sawyer asks for his resignation. Lee says he will interview Sawyer while Sawyer is away. Remington, another $10,000 a year employee, is set to face a grand jury in New York and could be ousted alongside Lee. Both deny Communist ties as the dispute over loyalty and administration integrity escalates.
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Erickson Linked To Miami Gaming
Senate crime investigators said Miami hearings produced new information linking Frank Erickson to nationwide gambling interests. Testimony mentioned gambler Joe Adonis and Frank Costello, with the probe extending toward New Orleans and Kansas City. Kefauver noted much information would go to New York District Attorney Hogan and tied interests across the country including California.
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Truman Boards Yacht For Memorial Cruise
President Truman boarded the Williamsburg for a Memorial Day cruise on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. A White House aide will lay a wreath at Arlington Cemetery in the President’s name. He will be joined by staff members including George Schoeneman and Judge Richmond Keech, and returns to Washington Wednesday morning.
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Taft Defends Scott Targets in Republican rift
Taft defends six Southern Republican chiefs attacked by Rep Hugh Scott for harming the party. Scott named Carroll Reece and RNC members from Texas Louisiana Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina as Taft allies. Other notes include Truman influence seen as minor in November elections and GOP aims to gain Senate control.
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Supreme Court Denies Writers Appeal and Other Rulings
The Supreme Court declined to review the contempt of Congress convictions of writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo for refusing to testify on Communist ties. It also rejected a challenge to the Selective Service Act by four conscientious objectors and upheld a lower court verdict against U S Gypsum Co for anti trust violations. Additionally, Charles McGarry’s bid to avoid the electric chair for killing his eight year old niece was blocked.
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West Berlin Draws Youths From Rally
East German Communist youths sneaked into free West Berlin to glimpse life beyond the East. Police blocked exits to keep them from leaving East Berlin after an eight hour anti Western parade. Reported hunger and poor camps pushed some youths to seek supplies and shelter in West Berlin.
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Threat of War in Asia Moves Russians to Shift Jets
In Taipei May 29 Chinese Nationalist leaders fear Russia plans new Asian ventures that could trigger a wider war. They report Moscow has moved jet aircraft to Shanghai and Canton to strike quickly at American and Allied positions in Japan Okinawa the Philippines Hong Kong and Indo China. Governor Wu of Formosa says the next Communist move will target Indo China, viewing it as ripe for aggression under Western-backed government.
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B&O Plans Shuttle Trains for Operation Coonskin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials consider running a shuttle service from downtown Charleston to Coonskin Park during Operation Coonskin. A locomotive and a dozen cars could operate from Grafton junction with three or more trips daily over the two day event starting June 27. Round trips would likely be about 20 cents.
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Cold War Shadows at Memorial Day Rites Across US
Memorial Day observances find Americans honoring fallen service members amid postwar tensions. Flowers and flags mark graves in national cemeteries at home and abroad as General George C. Marshall readies to address at Arlington. President Truman plans a Potomac cruise and wreath laying. Government offices close. showers loom East. normal temps hoped for.
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Memorial Day events mark West Virginia observances
Memorial Day activities in West Virginia include a Charleston parade with a Brig. Gen. Walter M. Wensinger speech, Morris Harvey College graduation, and honorary degrees at West Virginia Wesleyan. Gov. Patteson, Sen. Kilgore, and Rep. Ramsay are among speakers. Morris Harvey dedicates a $1.6 million building after conferring the largest class. Second Army band from Fort Meade provides music. World War II veterans’ families attend ceremonies at national cemeteries statewide.
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Holiday Weekend Deaths Reach 375
The Memorial Day weekend death toll rose to 375 as traffic crashes caused most fatalities. Traffic deaths numbered 244 with drowning, fires, explosions, and other mishaps adding to the toll. State tallies list Alabama to Wyoming with numerous fatalities across districts. Safety officials urge careful driving as homeward travel increases.
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Gazette Blue Streak Not Published on Memorial Day
The Blue Streak edition of The Gazette will not appear today so staff can spend Memorial Day with family. All other editions will be published as usual.
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McMahon warns of Soviet attack and A bomb race
Senate Atomic Chairman McMahon warned Congress that the Soviet Union could bomb U S ports with time fused atomic or hydrogen bombs hidden aboard ships and urged a Herculean effort to break the A bomb stalemate. He said the H bomb is feasible and urged immediate, vigorous action for peace. He proposed a 50 billion dollar world development proposal in exchange for outlawing atomic weapons.
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Sidener Reinstated as Buckheart Mine Official After UMW Action
Lloyd H. Sidener says he won his fight with the United Mine Workers and will return to his job at Buckheart Mine. The union rescinded a $50,000 fine tied to his back-to-work efforts amid the soft coal strike. a National Labor Relations Board hearing is set for June 20. Sidener seeks reinstatement as local union president and back pay, while denying plans to form a rival union.
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Big 3 to Reject Russian Demand on Trieste
Washington reports the United States Britain and France plan separate but parallel notes to reject Russia's demand that Trieste be internationalized. Officials say Moscow uses Trieste to block an Austrian peace treaty while Berlin remains focused on delaying.
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Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co gifts Morris Harvey College $10000
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co donated $10,000 to Morris Harvey College’s building fund. M. F. Ham of Pittsburgh, the company treasurer, stated the gift supports community education and local employment, while President Leonard Riggleman praised free enterprise backing as essential to the college’s mission and civic progress.
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Truman Acheson Meet Lie on Cold War Prospects
President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson conferred with UN Secretary General Trygve Lie on easing Cold War tensions. No progress was seen amid U.N. China admission deadlock and Soviet bloc walkout. Lie stressed China settlement as a prerequisite to broader action and U.S. aim to restore U.N. prestige.
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Airmen May Train At Bases in Britain
The Air Force said a fighter training program may move to British Isles bases with a squadron of 25 jets next fall. Up to 1,700 Allied trainees are in the United States now, rising to as many as 1,500 by July, with France, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands among those participating.
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Charleston Skies May 3 Forecast From Page 6
A scrambled OCR style sky note references the Moor Titom and Antares in the visible planet guide, listing sunrise and sunset hints and a Venus mention. The fragment hints at a weather or astronomy page with mixed timing data and station labels.
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