Oil Union Chief Says Strike Is Called Off
Washington officials report the oil strike movement cooling as 19 bargaining sessions unfold nationwide. Knight, head of a union coalition, says most strikers should return soon after local agreements with over 70 oil firms are signed, amid aviation fuel shortages impacting government operations.
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Washington
Q. A. Knight
Lewley
Jake
Standard Ol of Indiana
Sugar Creek
Globe Refining Company
Lemont, IL
Continental OU
Denver
Sinclair and
Phillips
WSB
Bul Cys S. Ching
Federal Conciliation Service
Jie
United States
Great Britain
Australia
Glass workers win wage raises in new Pittsburgh contracts
The CIO Federation of Glass Workers signed agreements with two large firms including Pittsburgh Plate and Libby Owens Ford Glass. The pact, valid to May 15, 1953, grants immediate eight cent raises plus eight more later for maintenance and non-bonus workers, with an escalator adding one cent per 1.14 point CPI rise. Production workers will gain 14 cents an hour by November 15, 1953. maintenance and non-bonus workers 22 cents by the same date. Bakers in Pittsburgh reject the offer from 18 major firms after a strike vote by Local 12 AFL Bakery and Confectionary Workers.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Ami Beach
Pla
Pittsburgh Plate
Libby-Owens-Ford Glass
Bakers
AFL
Tito Forces Seize Zone Of Trieste In Yugoslav Move
Belgrade reports Tito forces seized the Trieste zone after military decrees tight ened Yugoslavia control of the disputed Adriatic area. The action follows Britain and America backing Italy's postwar hand in ruling the 320 square mile territory, claimed in full by both nations.
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Tito
Zone OF
Trieste
Belgrade
Yugoskivit
Premidh
Adriatic
Litter
Zolie A
Ttaly Yd
Yugoslevia
Willeh
Army Navy and Air Force Oppose Growing Marine Corps
Rep Vinson said the Army Navy and Air Force oppose expanding the Marine Corps fearing no cut in their own appropriations. The armed services committee backed a plan to raise Marines to a minimum force, add combat divisions and Marine air wings, while Vinson proposed cutting the minimum back to three air wings and supporting units. Pentagon brass opposed the registration, but Vinson urged Congress to assert its size and composition authority.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Strykes
Point Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Hyuse Armed Services Group
Maines
Jess Hua
Soip
Aevise
Vinson Armoured
Pentagon
Strougly
Congress
Dem delegates back Harriman in Pennsylvania primary
A Philadelphia survey of Pennsylvania Democratic delegates places W Averell Harriman ahead of Estes Kefauver for the party nomination with Harriman gaining and Kefauver slipping. About 45 delegates are uncommitted, including 18 who pledged to back the candidate carrying their district in the April 22 primary.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Chicago
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security Administration
Estes Kefauver
Democratia
Harriman
Tennessee
Kefauver
Keystone State
Giniick
Sen Kenuver
MacArthur warns against political conniving at Michigan rally
General Douglas MacArthur denounced political conniving as a threat to democracy during a Detroit City Hall appearance and a second joint Michigan Legislature address. He warned Republicans and others against infiltrating opposition ranks and urged vigilance against a drift toward military state governance amid criticism of national leadership.
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Associated Press
Mitc
Dougla MacArthur
America
MacArthur
Detroit
Michigan
Fine Party
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Moe
M Tinit
Europe
Globe
Reds Charge U.S. Atrocities In Korean War Prisons
Moscow Pravda accuses the United States of tortures and mass murder in American war prisoner camps. It cites Brig. Gen. Charles F. Colson negotiating with Red prisoners to free Brig. Gen. Pronels T. Dore from Rose Island, calling the U.S. camps "Death Islands" and asserting a regime of brutality.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Pravds
Communist Party
Charles F. Colson
Pronels
T. Dore Fron
Rose Island
Fraucis
Euler
Pravda
Colson
Einstein Aids Student In Geometry Problem
Fifteen year old Johanna Monkleweil of Westlake and classmates sought help for a plane geometry problem. Secretary of the sophomore class Johanna wrote to Dr Albert Einstein at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Einstein replied by mail with a sketch on the back, showing the method of solution but withholding the viewer. The diagram was signed ALE.
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Hollywood
Johanna Monklewiex
Westlake
Johanna
Albert Einstein
Institute For
Princeton
N. J
Einstein
Ale
Dems Name Keynoter and Chairman for National Convention
The Democratic National Convention begins shaping its program with Gov. Paul A. Dever of Massachusetts selected to deliver the keynote address and Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas named permanent chairman. Frank E. Kinney cited balance for the party’s leadership slate as preparations proceed for the four day event starting July 21 in Chicago with two sessions daily and national television coverage.
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Massachusetts
Rayburn
Aby
Chicago
Democratic
Paul A. Dever
Usliver
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Frank E. Kinney
Sid ‘Dever
Dever
Genera
Boston University
James A. Farley
Debry W McGormack
House
McKinney
Four Children Hurt In Mishaps, Hospitalized In Corry
Four youngsters sustained injuries in separate mishaps yesterday and today. Shirley Brake, 5, of 319 Warren Street, was treated for head scrapes and facial abrasions and released. Donald R. Firster, 12, of Corry RB 9, suffered a left forearm fracture after a swing fall. Christine Lutton, 6, of 8 First Avenue, treated and released. Ralph Amoroso, 14, of 206 Sherman Street, treated for abrasions after a bicycle tumble.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
Shirley Brake
Archie Drake
Wirren Street
Mttashes
Donald R. Firster
Catherine Firster
Corry
Christine Lutton
Richard Libion
First Avernor
Ralph Amoroso
John Astoraso
Shermain Street
Split Develops In Textile Workers Union
Danville Virginia Dan River Mills Local 459 CIO Textile Workers Union of America voted unanimously to quit the TWA and affiliate with the AFL United Textile Workers at the first of three meetings. The dissention in TWUA ranks centers on rivalry between Emil Rieve and George Baldanzi. Boyd Payton regional director and Rieve supporter said he was forcibly evicted from union headquarters before the vote.
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Danville
Dan River Mills
CIO Textile Workers Union
Americ
TWA
AFL United Textile Workers
Dan River
TWUA
Emil Rieve
George Baldanzi
Boyd Payton
Upper South
Rieve
Reds Press Allies At Truce Talks In Korea
In Munsan Korea Allied negotiators faced sharp exchanges as Reds pressed for a formal end to talks and an exchange of prisoners. The talks opened with Allied delegates criticizing the proposal while Nutt urged termination of armistice talks to avoid a stalemate. A further session was set for Puumunjom tomorrow at 124. The issue of repatriation remained central with the Reds demanding 132000 prisoners for 14900 captives. A letter by Brig Gen Charles F Colson criticized Allied stance and called the prisoners’ treatment unjust, while leaders argued for humane handling and a broader political settlement.
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Associated Press
Munsan
Korea
Oller
Nutt
Vonforena
Puumunjom
Nam Ui
Charles F. Golson
Colson
Sole
Bri
Francis I. Dodd
51 500 Gift Made to Cancer Fund
A Curry Community Chest donation of 51 500 was allocated to cancer relief and research. The funds support patient care and treatment while funding cancer research efforts nationwide through the Bre County Cancer Society, per city remnant.
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Curry Community Chest
Bre Couny Cancer Society
Pittsburgh Case Ends Industrial Trial Over Bridge Death
Judge Samuel A Weiss ordered a retrial for John Raver and George Frick of Sewickley Heights after a female juror changed her vote to not guilty delaying a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter case tied to a 1951 75 foot plunge from an Ohio River bridge. Gilbert Hays, a 24 year old marine, died in the incident.
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Pittsburgh
Samuel A. Weiss
Weiss
John d Raver
TV 25
George Frick
Sewickley Heights
Pilishweby
House Passes Tax Relief for Congressmen and Free Office Space
The House approved a measure to ease taxes for congressmen and provide free home town office space, marking the first time this year that allotments recommended by the Appropriations Committee were raised. The bill, tied to the domestic budget package, proceeds to the Senate with party leaders signaling support amid concerns about federal travel and housing expenses.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
McCormack
Massachusetts
Amendmail
Bs Newsmien
McCormark
Biriie Couweers
Hilton
Labor Board Critic Criticizes WSB as Union Buster
Labor member Elmer E. Walker of the AFL alleges critics seek to dismantle labor unions through WSB actions in the steel wage case. He testifies before the joint committee, arguing the board’s recommendations favored 26 cent hourly raises and a union shop, while denying violations of Taft Hartley or the Defense Production Act.
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Associated Pri Washington
WSB
Rites of the Bar
Elmer E. Walker
AFL International Associ Hon
Muthursts
Tabor Commie
National Association of Manufacurers
Walker
Defense
Congress
Jet Air Ace Shot Down Over Korea
A high ranking air ace from the Fifth Air Force, Col Walker, was believed downed after engaging enemy jets over Korea. Reports indicate the veteran Sabre pilot, renowned for a record of downing multiple adversaries, may have been shot down during combat, with confirming details limited.
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
Aly
Wayne
Tad
Lee
Babe
Luthor
Wbs
Fonts Pihiter
Student Demonstrations Hit Several Colleges Amid Raids
Student protests sweep multiple campuses as male and coed crowds raid dormitories at Columbia University Barnard College and the University of Miami. Police quell clashes. arrests and injuries reported as lingerie and undergarments are paraded and tossed from windows during the demonstrations.
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Columbia
Miami
Associated Press
New York
Columbia University
Univerelee
Patie
Denis Tor
Severnirl
Haeminireff
Barnard College
Atl
Ste
Hassett
Florida
Nebraska
Tawa
Findus
Denver
Osterbein College
Ojo
Pennsylvania
University of Miami
Dickinson
Po Tie Wait
Warrinur
Sebi Wien
Siudente
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Rai
Dulles Calls U S Foreign Policy Inadequate
John Foster Dulles, after resigning as a Republican adviser, warned at the Pittsburgh Foreign Policy Association that U S policy since World War II has been dangerously inadequate and driven by reaction. He stressed 800 million people face terror and despotism, urging more assertive action beyond containment. In a separate Pittsburgh item, Harry C. Stovbe, a steelworker, was convicted of second degree murder in the hammer knife slaying of his wife.
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Pittsburgh
John Foster
Dules
Acheson
U. S
Pitts Buweh Foreign Policy Association
Dulle
Harry C Stovbe
Peace talks urged in steel dispute as Murray negotiates
Philadelphia steel workers union chief Philip Murray signals willingness to renew labor peace talks with the industry but insists demands remain strong. He notes talks face hurdles and references government recommendations, with a core question on pay rises and a repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act amid ongoing tensions.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Fats Junio
Naples
Tinioh
Landlake
Murray
Stelke
Newsprint Price Hike Approved for Canadian Mills
In a New York to Canada price squabble, the Canadian government agreed to a ten dollar per ton increase in newsprint delivered to New York, effective June 16, raising costs for American publishers who rely heavily on Canadian paper. Arnall criticized the move, noting about 96 percent of U S publishers’ paper comes from Canada, and warned it would raise overall publishing costs.
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Washington
Elfis Armtll
Arfall
Canada
New York
Canad
Arnall
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