Lewis Court Contempt Hearing Set Monday
A federal judge ordered John L. Lewis to appear Monday to show cause why he and the United Mine Workers should not be held in contempt for the coal miners strike. The action comes as 400,000 soft coal miners remain off the job, with potential nationwide impact on mills, railways, and government operations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
Federal District Court
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Roe
Capitol
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Alerpted
W. Va
West Virginia
CIO Calls for Broad Wage Increases Across U S Industry
At the Atlantic City convention CIO leaders urge substantial winter wage boosts to match rising living costs. President Murray promises no immediate strike threat while Secretary Schwellenbach cites a 15.6 percent drop in real weekly earnings since April 1945. Walter Reuther proposes a CIO war chest of 10 to 12 million dollars.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
Philip Murray
Lewis
Schwellenbach
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Schnellenbach
Murray
War Chest
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Army Air Forces to Test 1700 MPH Plane XS Prototype
The Army Air Forces announced a test of a rocket powered XS aircraft designed to reach 1700 miles per hour at 80000 feet. Intended as a research tool rather than a military craft it will test effects of super speed on aircraft with a 600 mile test range and a heat resistant windshield to be added later.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
RAF
Neana Turm
Detective Dust Spot Clue Sparks Family Mystery
A fragment recalls Wilkie Willis noting a detective could sense girls in the family without asking, citing dust on a rug before the closet door mirror as a telling clue. The terse line hints at a domestic case or archival narrative with evocative, period voice.
Brownout in Washington Signals National Power Curtailment
Washington faces a nationwide brownout as a coal strike prompts a 68 degree wartime heat limit and dimmed power. Government orders restrict lighting and outdoor signs while rail and freight cuts loom. Railroads reduce passenger service. steel mills scale back as factories brace for broader shutdowns.
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District of Columbia
Office of
Orfense Transportation
State Planning Meeting Today in Charleston
More than 300 community and state leaders will gather in Charleston for a two day development conference. The event features talks by top planning authorities at the Daniel Boone hotel and a dinner with Col. Meadows discussing Citizen Participation in Planning. The first annual conference is sponsored by the state planning board led by Dean C. Orton of West Virginia University in cooperation with regional organizations.
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Charleston
Labeller West Virgi
Daniel Boone Hotel
Meadows
State Planning Board
Dean C. R. Orton
West Virginia University
Upper Monongaheli Valley
West Virginia Recreation Ian
Little Kanawha Re
Desperate Radio Plea From Wrecked Plane Survivors
Despairing messages from an American air crew trapped after a crash near the Matterhorn appeal for medical aid and food. Ground stations report survivors on the south side of a snowbound slope as search planes probe the Alps.
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Paris
U.S
Ie 40
Grenoblé
U. S. Army
Vienna
Congressmen Demand Immediate Coal Crisis Session
Senator Byrd telegraphed President Truman urging a special session to confront John L. Lewis and prevent labor pressure from halting coal production. Rep. Brown of Ohio backed a rapid call to action, arguing the nation cannot endure further economic strain.
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Byrd
D-Va
Truman
Congress
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iTruman
Key West
Flax
John Lewis
Yask
Ion
Rep. Brown
Ohi
Ohio
House
Shortages of Box Cars Drive Up Grain Prices
CHICAGO NOV. 21 A new twist in the hunt for railroad box cars as elevators and mills buy cereals to secure cars containing grain. Fears of a coal mine stoppage worsening car shortages drive a frantic search for empty box cars and push wheat prices to their highest since 1920. Mills bid premiums for wheat as they need cars to ship flour and other products. cash grain dealers say buyers take oats to secure cars for corn shipments eastbound. The car shortage already tight and growing.
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Chicago
Cash Grain
Bevin Proposes UN Armament Plan and Troop White Paper
British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin presented a UN disarmament plan urging simultaneous troop and base inventories and a world wide reduction. He called for publishing exact sizes of all armed forces while supporting Russian proposals for broader disarmament. Molotov opposed publishing current Red Army sizes but open to talks.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INSI
Ernest Bevin
Britain
United Nations
V. M. Molotov
Red Army
Russia
Molotov
Surplus Gas Pipelines Urged for Eastward Supply
Washington November 21 Spokesmen from the oil industry urged using Big and airfrench pipelines to move rural gas to eastern consumers. They told the House surplus property committee that the 147 million dollar lines should not transport petroleum. E de Golyer Dallas Tex and Sidney Swens Cleveland Ohio Standard Oil officials warned that shifting lines could disrupt current oil flows.
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Washington
INS
Ada
Lie House Surplus Property Committee
E. de Golyer
Dallas
Tex
Poteoleum Practicer
Sidney Swens
Cleveland
Ohio
Standard Oil Co
Coal Tieup Yields Little Immediate Area Impact
The coal strike brings little immediate effect in Charleston area as institutions manage about 30 days without dire hardship. Merchants expect business to suffer while miners await negotiations and government actions. A train service cut will barely affect Charleston as schedules shift on New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio lines.
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Charleston
Ashhey
UMW
New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio
Columbus
Company Stores May Refuse Miners Credit
Logan mine superintendent says they and other superintendents are seriously considering denying credit to miners. They expect a daily limit of three dollars during the April May shutdown. He adds that they must pressure John Lb Lewis to act and avoid carrying the men.
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Logan
Hgang
John Lb
Lewis
Contempt Show-Order Tied to Lewis Walkout Probe
Government seeks contempt action to force Lewis to drop contract termination notices that sparked a miners walkout. Hearings set, special jury to advise the judge while Justice Goldsborough weighs guilt and penalties. Lewis remains at his Washington office, uncooperative. federal marshals sought but did not locate him at his Alexandria home.
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Truman
Lewis
4 Justice Departement
Alexandria
Washington
Wesly Hopkins
Hannagan May Quit The Level In Reelth News
A terse note hints Hannagan may resign but offers no confirmation. The item mentions Ms XK and Bob while asserting continued journalistic effort with threeSs. The fragmented text resembles a satirical or garbled newspaper column from The Gmaetta.
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Hannagan
Ms XK
Bob
Arnold
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