C and P Refused New Increase In Phone Rate
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of West Virginia saw its bid for a rate hike denied temporarily by the Public Service Commission. The commission kept intact its Oct 13 order while allowing the company to present material alleging errors in findings. The company sought an increase that would raise annual gross revenues by 4.01 million dollars. a prior order would have added 30 thousand dollars. Data on 1949 operations was deemed available but not fully introduced. the commission noted an agreement that basing conclusions on expenditures and revenues through Dec 31, 1948 was the plan.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Pub- Us Service Commission
Yesteray
Itu
Order i Commission
da UN
Tec
Orcer
Mada Nol
Trucker Strike Drags On With No Break in Wage Fight
Mediators reported no breakthrough as United Teamsters and allied unions pressed for a 12 percent wage increase during a two day old trucker strike. Charleston Local officials from AFL affiliates said operators refused to budge, promising a raise was discussed at contract signing but denied. Rumors circulated that some operators had granted increases while others considered separate overtures.
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Frank A. Rebbin
Iran Official Wounded By Assassin's Bullet
Teheran dispatch reports former Premier Abdul Hussein Hazhir shot at Sepahsalar mosque after a religious ceremony. Hazhir survived with non fatal injuries to the chest. Police arrested two men identified as Hussein Immoani. Martial law imposed as investigations continue.
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Tehran
Iran
Abdul Hussein Hazhir
Jashir
Hussein Immoani
Sepahsalar
Harhir
Tests Show Army Packs New Punch
Defense Secretary Johnson said enemies would be shocked by the Army’s increased fire power during a weapons demonstration at Fort Benning Georgia. He spoke amid a display by troops as the nation’s high command observed, signaling a reply to Soviet manpower advantages.
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Johnson
Benning
Russia
Ford Cancels Shutdown Plan Brightens Auto Industry Outlook
Ford Motor Co cancels plans to shut down most firing operations this month easing fears of layoffs that would have hit over 100000 workers. Chrysler meanwhile begins layoffs at Dodge De Soto and Chrysler plants as steel stockpiles recover. General Motors operates several plants with no shutdowns noted.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
Sige
EB. BR. Breech
Rouge
Mar.ch
Aima
Dodge
de Soto
Chrysler
General Motors Corp
Page & Col, A
Catholics Await Beran’s Decision
In Prague 9 000 000 Catholics await Archbishop Beran s pledge to the Communist led regime. The decree orders Beran and church officials to appear before Prime Minister Zapotocky to pledge loyalty or face loss of church functions and recognition.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Ehurch
Beran
Historica J
Sparehyi
Antonin Zapotocky
Page & Col
Export Controls Tighten on U S Goods to Block Russian Access
The government imposes new export licenses for strategic U S items to prevent shipments to Russia via China or other routes. Licenses from the Commerce Department will screen all such goods to curb reshipment to the Soviet Bloc and potential use by Chinese Communists. The measure widens prior Europe-focused controls and aims to preempt diversion through China or other channels.
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Washington
Russia
Chinnsa
Europe
Commerce Department
Canada
Dia
Afl
Mediterranean Sea
Soviet Bloc
U. S
China
Page & Cal
Crew Abandons Grounded Ship Off Washington Coast
A 1500 ton Panamanian brig Andalucia with a fire aboard grounded off Bowman Point four miles from the Washington coast. The 27 crew members abandoned ship at 12:27 p m CPST on lifeboats as the Fir stood by. The vessel later listed badly and risked sliding from the rocks.
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Seattle
Wash
INS
Andalucia
Washington Coast
Seattle Coast Guard
Bowman Point
Jcrew
Jpinnaels
Mother of Two Tots Jailed in Plot to Kill Too Amorous Mate
A 21-year-old mother, Margaret Susan Pratt, is jailed on an attempted murder charge in Bremerton after claiming she wanted to kill her husband for being too amorous. She says she signed a statement admitting a $324 down payment in a Riot to have him killed and awaits arraignment Monday. Also charged are Hollis D. Scott, 23, ex private detective, and Wallace Motiern, 22, prosecutor.
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Bremerton
Wash
Margaret Susan Pratt
Hollis D. Scott
Wallace Motiern
Ten on B 29 Crash to Death as Pilot Lets Liner Land
In Bermuda a B 29 crash killed ten aboard after Maj Roy H Bruns nursing a faulty engine allowed a commercial Pan American liner to land first. Nine Americans perished. three passengers survived. The ship was at 10 000 feet on a routine flight when the engine leaked and traffic control advised delaying.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Kindley Field
Roy H. Bruns
Brookville
Ind
Andrew J. Rooks
College Park
Preston
Treadway
Chelsea
Okio
Tech
John J, Fisher
Great Neck
Long Island
Gaxpera M. Pudent
Tornatore
Papushkeensie
Cleo S. Maddox
Kokomo
Indiana
Laborites Capitalize On Straw in Wind As Candidate Wins
London voters backed Labour in a London County Council contest giving Jack Cooper a clear majority over a Conservative and two others. Deputy PM Herbert Morrison hailed the victory as a good omen for next year’s general elections. Bookmaker Douglas Stuart ranked Winston Churchill as the favorite for Britain’s next prime minister with Clement Attlee second choice.
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London
London County Council
Labor
Jack Cooper
Herbert Morrison
Ness
Morrison
Douglas
Duggie
Stuart
Winston Churchill
Britain
Clement Attlee
Truman Faces Bid for Action in Coal Strike
President Truman returned to Washington from Minnesota silent on coal and steel strikes. Officials said a final decision on invoking the Taft-Hartley Act to force mines back to operation may come, with a meeting of staff at the White House planned for tomorrow. He postponed comment on cost and steel actions while focusing on political broadcasts and mediation efforts.
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Washington
Truman
Minnesota
Union Station
St. Paul
Minn
Congress
White House
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Senate
William O'Dwyer
Charles G. Ross
John R. Steelman
Cyrus Ching
Russians Arrest Albanian Officers in Belgrade Report
International News Service reports that Soviet troops allegedly arrested many Albanian military officers amid allegations of Albania defying Cominform. A London-reported dispatch notes Albania may break with the Kremlin and align with the pro-West bloc.
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Belgrade
Balkan
Kremlin
Albania
Russia
Tirana
London
Kremlin Tonstvol
Lt. J.nl
Hamid Hocxi
CIO Ousts Communist from Executive Board at Cleveland
CIO session ends with one Communist ousted from its executive board while nine other left wing unionists face possible expulsion under a new constitutional rule. President Murray and other officers reelected. future board decision on eligibility slated for a possible meeting tomorrow. Among those denied approval are Harry Bridges Abram Flaxer and Donald Henderson. Washington reports plan for Acheson to confer with Bevin and Schuman in Paris on German European unity and NATO defenses after meeting Vishinsky in Washington.
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Cleveland
CIO
Philip Murray
Harry Bridges
Abram Flaxer
United Public Workers
Donald Henderson
The
Food and Tobacco Workers
James E. Durkin
United Office
Profes
Washington
Acheson
Paris
Bevin
Britain
Schuman
France
Hig
State Department
Schantan
Vishinsky
New York
Sharp Quake Hits San Diego Region
A sharp earthquake centered in the Imperial Valley rattled southern California with the strongest effect in San Diego. Hundreds fled downtown as windows shattered and clocks stopped at 12 43 p m. No widespread damage was reported and seismologist Fred Robertson rated the quake a No 4 on the 12 scale, noting the initial upthrust then north south sway.
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San Diego
Cal
Imperial Valley
California
Western Union
Sheriff's Department
Fred Robertson
Robertson
Republic Pension Plan Offered Steelworkers
Republic Steel Corp the nations third largest steel producer offered a pension plan to 54000 production workers A conference is set for 9 am tomorrow between Republic union leaders and CIO President Philip Murray to discuss the plan William Donovan Cleveland district director of the Steelworkers said with Murray's approval we'll accept it pending details
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
CIG United Steelworkers
Republic
CIO
Philip Murray
William ¥. Donovan
Murray
Donovan
Page 3 Co
NSLI Refund Order Based On Serial Numbers
The Veterans Administration announced a staged mailing plan for National Service Life Insurance special dividends starting January. Veterans with serial numbers ending 000 to 608 are in the first group, then 010 to 019, then 020 to 029, continuing by ranges until the final group 91 to 99 is reached.
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Washington
National Service
Veterans Administration
Extra Cops Added To Harlem Patrol
Nearly 400 additional police patrolled Harlem amid tensions after a torchlight parade for Benjamin Davis ended in clashes. Davis vowed another round of meetings as 135 day patrols rose to 225 emergency officers, while Mayor O Dwyer defended the police response.
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New York
Harlem
Benjamin J. Davis
Davis
Willian O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
City Notes First Snow In Charleston Yesterday
Snow briefly fell across Charleston giving residents a five minute glimpse of the season's first snow. The forecast warned of a heavier blast to follow as a cold front from the Great Lakes moves in with light snow flurries expected in the mountains and a low near 32 degrees.
U S Revises Price Index To Reflect Changing Tastes
The Labor Department announced a major overhaul of the consumer price index to reflect higher fried chicken consumption and lower ice box purchases. The update will take about three years with overlap to preserve continuity, and aims to produce a more useful measure of living costs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Sky Chart and Weather Forecast for Charleston
The page notes astronomical timings for Saturday November 3 with sunrise at 2.20 am and moonrise at 9.09 pm, plus Regulus rising at 4.06 am and visible planets Mars Saturn Venus Jupiter with varying rise and set times. It also reports a cold, cloudy forecast for West Virginia and surrounding regions with possible snow flurries and cool nights into Saturday.
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Aries
Regulus
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Repite
Boar
West Virginia
Mediator Seeks Conference to End Coal Strike
Federal Mediator Gyrus Ching held talks with John L. Lewis and called Southern coal mine owners to Washington for a Monday conference to push a sectional settlement of the 47 day coal strike. Indiana and Illinois operators rejected Lewis’s bid to negotiate with them alone.
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Washington
Gyrus
Ching
John L. Lewis
Southern
Lewis
Statler
Stoel
New York
CIO
United Steelworkers
Bethlehem Steel
Indiana
Illinois
Mine Operators Name New Trustee to Welfare Fund Board
Charles T. Dawson, a Louisville lawyer with actuarial background, was chosen by soft coal mine owners to serve as the operators representative on the United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund board. He succeeds Ernst van Horn of Cleveland, joining U S Senator Styles Bridges and John L. Lewis on the panel.
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Fairmont
Louisville
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
Charles T. Dawison
Dawson
Errs van Horn
Cleveland
Mine Workers Pension and Welfare Fund
U. S
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Publie
John L. Lewis
UMW
Truman E. Johnson
Sto Uct
Johnson
Yan ‘Horn
Sen. Bridges
Lewis
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Aiden
Phillp Murray
Allan 5S
Haywood
James Malone
USW
Walter Reuther
UAW
James B. Carey
Republic Pension Plan
NSLI
Charleston
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virgile
Ana Nooltr
Mediator
Dixie Group
Federal
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