Coal Contract Parley Breaks Until Monday In Washington
Washington notes say the coal dispute shows a possible break as John L. Lewis calls district union presidents to relay settlement ideas. Krug and Lewis rarely attend government talks as the government eyes wage policy and possible resumption of private operation.
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Dickering
Washington
John L. Lewis
Tny
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Secretary of Interior
J. i Krug
Krug
Alovf
Navy
Kruz
Truman
Minera
Congress
Ate
National Labor Relations
National Labor Board
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Pennsylvania
John‘c. Bane
Jones and Laughlin Company
Lewis Union
Bane
Truman rejects resignation rumor in defeat debate
President Truman brushed aside as fantastic the idea of resigning to hand power to Republicans. He plans to stay in office and maintain bipartisan foreign policy despite the GOP landslide, with support noted from Warren Austin and Senators Vandenberg and other leaders.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen
Fulbright
Ark
Chicago Sun
Republicas
Fersong
Trumans
Warren] Austin
Vermont
U. S
United Nations
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Wis
Byrnes
War Assets Board to form advisory panel on surplus disposal
Washington reports War Assets Administrator Robert Me Littlejohn will appoint a special board to study all surplus disposal aspects and propose reforms. The 4 to 6 member panel could question executives, probe frauds, and suggest policy changes but could not fire staff. Wayne Chatfield Taylor is expected to serve, possibly as chairman, and the board may brief Littlejohn on pipeline disposals and other disputed actions. The aim is to uncover why goods aren’t selling and to fix disposal strategies.
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Washington
War Assets
Robert Me Littlejohn
WAA
Ib Shun
Taylor
Wayne Chatfield Taylor
Commerse
Export-Import, Bank
Iwaa Chict
Advie Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Thunderbird
Ariz
Airfield
Nsueplus
Pary
Ecid
Membe
Rain Lifts Hunting Season in 30 Counties
Conservation Director Jack E K Shipman ordered the resumption of hunting for squirrel grouse and turkey effective at 6 p m EST tomorrow after rains quenched fires earlier this week. He warned a new outbreak of forest fires could trigger further suspensions. The move follows a survey showing rain in all 30 counties checked, with notable conditions in the southern West Virginia area.
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Jack EK
Shipman
Wesl
Virginia
Madison Business Houses Picketed in Coal Town Strike
In Madison a strike by over 50 clerks and miners blocked entry to 15 plus establishments as they picketed with unfair labor practice cards. They seek recognition of United Construction Workers UCW as the bargaining agent for unionists in district 50. Merchants report business almost halted.
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Madison
Thia
Merchante
Seckdine
United Construction Workers
UMW
UCW
Charleston
Steubenville Rally Aims To Drive Out Vice In City
Steubenville citizens form a citywide league to clean up vice in the coal town County seat Boones County. pastors seek armed patrols and power to enforce by special unit. City officials express authority concerns and plan to meet after talks with ministers.
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UCW
Steubenville
Jey
Citizens League
Boones County
William J. Weinman
Councis
Calvin Cook
Cook
Cand Powerr
Stegbenvllie
Weinmuts
Federo Council
Common Pleas
Weinman
Director of Public Safety
Safety Directus
Italy Rejects Tito Trieste proposal amid Yugoslav talks
Rome reports Italian Communist leader Togliatti carried Tito a conciliatory offer to trade Trieste for Gorizia and ademocratic autonomous rule there but Rome rejected the terms while signaling openness to other Yugoslav proposals. Nehru clarifies no cession of Italian city. Big Four stance under review.
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Rome
R— Palmini
Togliatti
Marshall
Tito
Trieste
Italy
Yugoslavia
Gorizia
Lee Marian
Conming
Yuroy
Tilo
Pierre Nehni
L'Unita
Foreign Ministers Council
New York
Rea
Logtatti
Marshal Tito
Public Schools Raise 2035 From Community Chest Drive
In Charleston area schools and communities, donations totaling 2035 pour into the Community Chest fund led by Stonewall Jackson High School and Lincoln Junior High. Thomas R. Horner directs school gifts while Lawrence Kaufman Jr notes 100 completed envelopes soon. overall totals show 110571.36 in special gifts with additional civic and club contributions.
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Puhs ‘Ieaehools
Charleston
Community Chest Fund
Red Feather
Vlesion High Schol
Alhee High
Lincoln Junior High School
Thomas R. Horner
Stonewall Jackson High School
Iy Lawrence Kaufman, Jr
Charleston Press
McNarney Opens U S Zone Germany to American Buyers
General Joseph T. McNarney announced in Frankfurt that American firms with dollar credits may buy German-made industrial goods now emerging from factories. Exports are projected at 20 to 25 million dollars for the current fiscal year as the U S occupation cost is offset by sales abroad. Purchases must go through military government channels due to export rules, with offerings including cameras optics furniture medical cabinets and ceramics. Foreign buyers may participate if they use dollar credits and deal through authorized channels.
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Frankfurt
Joseph T. McNarney
United States
Germany
American Cummander
Europe
U.S
GOP Fumbles Plan for Democrats Recovery
Washington reports victory for the GOP as Republicans order a head start on shaping policy for a Republican led Congress. Steering committees meet next week to set positions on taxes economy controls war powers and other issues for 1947. Democrats seek direction while Truman remains at the helm.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Truman
Ins
White House
Capitol
GOP
Hose Crocus Yue
23 Men Aboard Overdue Army Planes In Global Search
Washington report says 28 men were aboard large Army planes overdue several days in separate runs. Next of kin notified they are missing. A transport unreperted since Oct 24 from Nichols Field Manila to Peleliu with 7 aboard. RAF crews killed in Naples incident.
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Washington
Noy
Joh
Army Air Forcist
Inday
Nichols Field
Manila
Philippines
Peleliu Island
Ae Ag
Artress
RAF
Hamburg
Germany
Capadichinoi
Royal Air Forces
Naples
Maly
Boying- Niers
Ton
England
Hein Pilans
Thee Pagsert
Scotland
Ming Chimneylzers
Vernon
Jamaica
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Fraud Charges Seen As Effort to Block Kilgore Seat
Logan county election controversy centers on allegations of a Republican plan to block Harley Kilgore from his U S Senate seat. Prosecuting Attorney Browning called Hallanan’s claims false and said the GOP aims to supply phony information to deny Kilgore the result of a 3125 vote win, while guards protect ballot boxes and official canvass proceeds.
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Kilgore
Hallanan
Stoke
Harley M. Kilgore
Beckley
Thomas Sweeney
Wheeling
Republican Party
GOP
Sweeney
Logan County Court House
Ferguson
GOP_ National
Walter S. Hallanan
Twe
Logan
Jay Ferguson
Logan ‘County
GOP Exservice Committee
Chauncey Browning
Republican High Command
West Virinia
U. S
Browning
Republican National
Logan County
Harley Kilgore
Senate
Harley Eilgore
Peorpl
Harleston
U. S. Senate
West Virginia
Sheriff's Office
Institute Plant Closed by RFC
The Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. will shut down the Institute butadiene plant at the direction of the Reconstruction Finance Corp rubber reserves office. Operations will maintain utilities for adjacent plants, with about two weeks to close and several more to standby. The plant, started in June 1940, was the world’s largest and first to operate in the synthetic rubber program, supplying the U S and Canada.
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Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
Reconstrution Finance Corp. Office of Rubber Reserves
Institute
J Steam
Walter
United States Rubber
Butacieve
United States
Canada
Prefab Housing Loan Rejected in New Orleans Case
Washington November 7 A government official said the Reconstruction Finance Corp RFC rejected Higgins Inc New Orleans application for a 14 million loan to build prefabricated housing The National Housing Administration had recommended the loan and RFC reconsideration may prompt action by National Housing Expediter Wilson Wyatt The Higgins group led by Andrew Higgins developed grass production methods and aims to construct modular homes in New Orleans
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance ‘Corp
Higgins
Ork
National Housing
MHA
RFC
Wilson Wyatt
Higatns, Inc
Andrew 4H
Graft inquiry pledge spurs Senate probe push
Washington reports Sen Brewster asserts GOP will broaden war spending scrutiny beyond May Garrettson and the military to include diplomatic matters and the Pearl Harbor attack. He cites a $100 million in Garsson contracts and a $200 billion war cost, urging a nonpartisan, full-discipline inquiry into how the entire $300 billion was spent. He also hints at exposing the secret Russian German pact and pressing for full diplomatic records.
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Washington
Brewster R.mej
Senate
Congress
Brewster
iGarsson Munitions Combine
Coupresnen May
D.ky
Pearl Harbor
Meine Republican
Europe
Nuernberg
Agai
Poland's Lost Treasure Found in Canadian Cache
Ottawa reports three trunks containing Polish act treasures were found in Bank of Montreal vaults, stored for safekeeping during the war. Rival Polish factions quarrel over the collection while officials from Moscow-friendly government and the exile government offer disputed claims. Treasures were stored in Ottawa area locations and church sites, with value now estimated well below a million dollars.
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Poland
Ottawa
Canada
Moscow
London
Russia
Tost
Pula Oltawa
Alfred Fiderkiewin
Bank of Montreal
Drv. Fiderkiewicz
AFL Reports Food Prices Jump Up to Sixfold
The American Federation of Labor released an independent survey showing food price increases from 1939 to November 1946 range as high as 500 to 600 percent. They cite pork toast rising from 11 cents per pound in 1939 to 63 cents in November and eggs from 35 cents for two dozen in 1939 to five cents per dozen, arguing government measures differ due to varying periods.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor Today
Diune
United States
AFL
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jingling the News It Effects a Laugh a Day
A fragmented item jokes about humor and health, noting Democrats arriving in a town with scant discussion. The text includes odd spellings and a reference to Stan Arnold and a copyright claim for The Gassiter.
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Far East Commission
Risesia
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MacArthur
Far East
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Susan Begg
Vincent Liebell
Liebell
Gazette
Cau
Associated Press
Kanawha
Wayne
Supreme Court
Frank C. Hagaond
Fairmont
Lewis Miller
Ripley
Haymond
Gov
Meadows
H. H. Rose
IGOP
Ator
Stan Arnold
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