Pay Increase Ends 34-Day Truck Strike
More than 350 striking truck drivers and freight handlers returned to work after an 84 day strike ended with a two year contract. Immediate eight cent raise plus four cent hike on Oct 1 1950. The settlement came after morning bargaining between United Teamsters Union officials and Tri City Common Carriers Trucking Association. The strike had crippled shipping in Charleston Huntington Parkersburg Point Pleasant and Ashland Kentucky.
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United Teamsters Union
Barones
Tri-City
Common Carries Trucking Assoc
Charleston
Trnntington
Parkersburg
Pt. Pleasant Snd
Ashland
Frank A. Rebhan
Beal 175
Gerators
Sesterday
Envoy Attacks Red Peace Atom in UN Reply
US Deputy Secretary of State John Hickerson sharply challenged Andrei Vishinsky’s Soviet claims at the UN General Assembly. He warned that nations capable of leveling mountains with atomic energy could also level cities in war, urging broader international control of atomic energy. Vishinsky accused the USSR of peaceful uses like irrigation and jungle clearing, a claim Hickerson dismissed as nonsense.
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Vishinaky
Vuhinsky
Vishinsky
Cen
Hickerson
Smog Cloud Over Detroit Triggers Coughing and Confusion
A heavy foggy smog settled over Delray and a Midtown area in southwest Detroit early today, prompting about 30 phone complaints. Police said no manufacturing plant was responsible and the smog likely stemmed from unusual climatic conditions, possibly drifting from the Detroit River.
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Detroit
Delray
George Grady
Willie Willis T and Taried Talkin Incident
Willie Willis T believed Mew Ria agreed to lick me while Taried spoke. fear was evident as both parties faced the situation and expressed alarm.
Merchants Push City for Downtown Parking Garage
Dud ney L Simms of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce says downtown parking is acute and worsens yearly. He urges city officials meet merchants at 10 am Tuesday at the Kanawha Hotel to discuss a municipal garage as a solution amid a new traffic plan pushing customers to other city areas.
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Dudney L. Simms
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Simms
Kanawha
Thhe
Airmen Bail Out Of Flaming B 29 Crash Near Farm
INDIANAPOLIS November 11 A flaming Air Force B 29 went out of control and crashed on a farm near here killing two crewmen who parachuted before impact. The other ten crew members survived with minor injuries. Pilot Lt Robert D Carlstrom of Minneapolis cited loss of intercom as flames erupted in the left wing engines and ordered jumps after descent from 17000 feet. Survivors were taken to local and base hospitals and to the Veterans Administration hospital.
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Indianapolis
Air Force
Hore
Bings Hospital
Benjamin Harrison Air Base
Veterans Administration Apital
Chapman Named Krug Successor as Secretary of Interior
President Truman appointed Oscar L. Chapman formerly Undersecretary of Interior to replace Julius A. Krug as Secretary. Chapman denied a policy split over land reclamation and backed continuing federal development and conservation efforts in Western waterways. He supports a federal mine safety law and statehood for Hawaii and Alaska. Senate confirmation expected in January.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
Julius A. Krug
Dee
L Krug
White House
Chapman
Krug
Hawaii
Alaska
Senate
Portable Atomic Pile Showcased for Medical Research
In Gerrards Cross England Robert Barker a 26 year old British scientist unveiled a portable atomic pile the size of a garbage can claiming it can produce isotopes rivaling those from Harwell. The device is presented as a source of tracer elements for medical and related research with a group of scientists viewing the demonstration in a sealed basement room.
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Gerrards Cross
Eng
Robert Barker
Harwel
Barker
Smoke Nuisance Harms Crops Near Cities Report
Dr. F W Went of Caltech told the National Air Pollution Symposium in Pasadena that smog causes widespread damage to commercial vegetables in urban areas. He described a brown dried spot injury from gaseous contaminants, striking leafy crops like spinach and endive. The damage runs into thousands of dollars and follows days of heavy smog, making profitable cultivation difficult in affected zones. Page 14 Col 3.
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Pasadena
Cal
America
F. W. Went
California Institute of Technology
National Age
Dr Went
Los Angeles
Br. Went
Earhart Plant Research Laboratory
Lewis Ready To Talk Post In Coal Fields
New York November 11 John L Lewis declared he is willing to attend any conference to achieve a constructive solution in the soft coal dispute He said the United Mine Workers would meet with Cyrus S Ching federal mediation chief or anyone else He stressed he was not asking for a conference only a possible approach Lewis spoke at a New York news conference after failing to appear at a Washington meeting called by Ching He indicated a Monday appearance but Ching rejected the plan Ching said no governmental action before Monday at the earliest Moody president of the Southern Coal Producers Association viewed Lewis bid as more specific but warned no resumption of negotiations The government stance remained firm amid the union threat to renew the strike at midnight November 30 Miners had returned to work in good force under Lewis instructions to Please Turn to Page 14 Col 8
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Cyrus
Ching
Barielling
Lewis
Washington
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Assoc
Big Three cap German steel output at 11.5 million tons
Paris dispatch reports Britain France and the United States agree for now to limit German steel production to 11.5 million tons annually. French sources say the cabinet pressed the limit through Foreign Minister Schuman and secured assurances from Dean Acheson. German steel men urge a higher ceiling, with some U.S. officials in Germany favoring 13 million tons, while others seek 14.8 million.
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Paris
Britain
France
United States
Robert Schuman
U. S.1
Dean Achesonitish
Ibiscou WE Val
Germany
Nine cotton pickers die in Arizona highway crash
A convoy of cotton pickers smashed into a second truck on a highway west of Gila Bend Arizona killing nine men and injuring eleven. Recruited from Los Angeles to pick cotton in Central Arizona the deceased include six instantly and three who died later in hospital. A coroner's jury will determine the cause. Charley Davis 39 Los Angeles driver of the cotton pickers truck is held as a material witness after reportedly trying to pass and clipping the other vehicle causing the flip and spill.
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Gila Bend
Ariz
Here
Los Angeles
Arizona
State Highway Patrol
Charley Davis
Earl Hogers
Norman Cole
Davis
They Will Grow Up Ad for Gazette Want Ads
They promote turning in clothes, furniture, and toys that no longer fit into ready cash. Place Gazette Want Ads via the 6 0611 line to reach a ready market that starts early and runs through the day and evening Blue Streak edition.
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the Gazette
Gazette
Armistice Speaker Warns Peace Hinges on Strong United States
Capt Richard Kenna Gaines of the Pensacola Naval Air Station told a Charleston Armistice Day crowd that peace requires a strong versatile United States able to defeat enemies. He cited sea power and mobile naval forces as essential to project attacks and deter aggression, noting dependence on sea transportation for vital goods and the need to deter any future war.
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United States
Richard Kenna Gaines
U.S. Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Kanawha
Gaines
Charleston
Capitol Hnl
Dayton Ford
Stonewall Jackson
Britain to Recognize Chinese Communist Government
Diplomatic officials said Britain will recognize the Chinese Communist Government likely before year end and inform the United States. The move follows Commonwealth and Far East consultations in Singapore. No pact is involved, and divergent Western positions on China would be temporary.
Crommelin stands by guns in Armistice Day speech
Montgomery born Navy Captain John G. Crommelin told an Armistice Day crowd it is the people’s patriotic duty to stay informed about the armed forces and to resist “yes-man” attitudes. He spoke after a brief reprimand for leaking confidential Navy documents and avoided direct reference to high command disputes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Navy
John G. Crommelin
Crommelin
Pentagon
Halse Armed Services Committee
City Auditorium
America
U. S. Prepared For Aggressor Says Gen Bull
Lt. Gen. Harold R. Bull told the Charleston Rotary Club the nation would be better prepared for future aggressors. He urged unified armed services and described the formation of the National War College from two prior Washington institutions.
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United States
Harold R. Bull
Charleston
Army War College
Navy War College
National War Colege
Bull
Realistic policy praised by Symington on armistice day
Secretary of Defense Johnson praised by Symington as a fellow West Virginian. He urged a cost effective military buildup and condemned buying plans that ignore land sea and air needs. Symington cited UN support the Marshall plan NATO Berlin airlift and large wartime budgets as evidence the nation pursues a prudent foreign policy. Tito claims 69 percent of Yugoslavs back his fight against the Cominform.
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Iman
Symington
Red Atomic Propaganda Blows Up Under Scrutiny
New York observers question Soviet peace propaganda after reports the USSR developed an atom bomb. The piece argues Moscow touts peaceful atomic use to world powers while Western scientists doubt the breadth of Soviet knowledge. It traces propaganda from East Germany to Moscow and suggests a strategic maneuver.
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Soviet Union
Russia
West
Nation Honors Dead in Wars On Armistice Day
Americans paid respects to World War I and II dead as leaders urged full preparedness for a possible third conflict. President Truman laid a wreath at Arlington and spoke of unity and ending discrimination. Defense officials echoed preparedness, stressing that weakness invites war and honoring fallen service members.
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Truman
Arlington National
Department Ofefense
Defense
Johnson
St Louis
Air
Symington
Reich Plans War and warns of looming conflict
Huntington newsman Pierre van Paassen, author and former foreign correspondent, told the West Virginia Education Association session that Germany is forging for another war while seeking peaceful solutions. He warned Americans about German cartels preparing for war and pressuring Russia and the United States with protectionist talk. He noted tensions among former allies, including Russia and America.
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Huntington
Pierre van Paassenh
Germany
van Paassen
West Virginia
America
van Paasesert
Bolshevists
Netherlands
Russia
Auto Workers to Seek Union Shop at GM in 1950 Talks
Detroit November 11 CIO United Auto Workers will demand a union shop at General Motors in 1950 contract talks. The 290 member policy council, with delegates from across the country, voted to seek a union shop covering GM's 265,000 workers under UAW jurisdiction. New hires would be required to join within 36 days. The UAW already has a union shop contract with Ford for 115,060 production workers. The council said it would ask the NLRB to conduct a union shop election by late February 1950, with membership approval required by the Taft Hartley law before establishment of union shops.
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Auto Workers
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corn
UAW
General Motors Policy Council
Eentry
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
NLRB
Steel strike ends as U S Steel, rivals settle faces
Officials announce that United Steel Workers and Inland Steel reach a pension and welfare deal ending a 42 day strike involving 15,000 workers at Indiana Harbor and Chicago Heights plants. U S Steel, Bethlehem and others sign armistice day settlements aiding 375,000 covered workers.
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Chicago
INS
United Steel Workers and Inland Steel Co
Indiana Harbor
Chicago Heights
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Worthteel
Wilmington
Del
Fallansbea
W. Va
Pick tends-Mather
Duluth
Minn
Inland Steel
Allegheny Ludlum
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Jones and Laughlin
William Penn
Macray
John A. Stephens
Witness Disputes Bolivian Pilot Story In Flight Collision
Bolivian pilot Ericks Rios Bridoux testified at a federal hearing that he saw another plane seconds before his P 36 fighter struck a Big Eastern Airlines DC 4. He says he never saw the Eastern craft, only a smaller plane at Washington National Airport and followed tower instructions in landing order. He was the lone survivor of the fatal collision that killed 11 aboard the DC 4 and four EAL crew.
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Washington
Ittm
Ericks Rios Bridoux
Big Eastern Airlines
Rios
Washington National Airport
EAL
Starry trio and planets light Charleston sky tonight
A line of three objects follows the Moon with Regulus as the first bright star. Mars rises at 1 40 am and Saturn at 2 22 am. all three will be high in the southeast around 7 07 am. Friday temperatures range from 38 to 76, with late night 32 and midnight 50. West Virginia forecasts call for considerable clouds and scattered showers in western areas, warmer in the east.
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Regulus
Mars
Saturn
West Virginia
Ness
Might
Warin East
Urdar Vane East
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