Maybank Proposes 4-Point Steel Control Plan Debate
Senate debates Maybank bill to curb strikes in key industries for 120 days, create a presidential board to settle terms, and allow seizure of plants if terms are rejected. Taft labels it harsher than Taft Hartley. aims include just compensation to owners and no wage changes during seizure. The plan addresses the CIO Steelworkers dispute as a first congressional move.
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WASHINGSTON
senate
Thawna
Peders
UILeLeU
Sen
Maybank
D-S.C
senate banking committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers union
steel industry
Truman
Steel leaders accept White House invitation to end strike
NEW YORK The heads of seven major steel firms met to plan a Washington meeting with union and government representatives. A spokesman said the firms favor free and fair bargaining to bring the strike to a quick end and will proceed with give and take in the discussions.
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NEW YORK
White house
Washington
Ozark Preacher Entering 45th Fast At Steel Strike Toll
In Cherryville Missouri the Ozark preacher Rev J J Tone has fasted 45 days as steel industry turmoil grows. Workers idle 725000 in wage and days, with 000 members of CTO United Steelworkers and 26 000 coal miners among others facing layoffs. Relatives plan to rally at the preacher home as union leaders and industry officials meet on the nationwide strike.
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CHERRYVILLE
PITTSBURGH
Ozark
J. J. ference
Tvne
CTO
United Steelworkers
One-two Punch at Unruly POWs on Koje Island
On Koje Island Korea U S troops and tanks raided three communist POW compounds. They rescued seventeen anti communist prisoners and marched seventy five others from a second compound. Guards burned flags and destroyed guard huts as Brig Gen Haydon Baamer directed operations to restore order.
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KOJE ISLAND
Korea
Haydon L. Baamer
bose
Farragut Boy 11 Drowns in Farm Pond Tragedy
A farm near Muscatine saw 18 month old Michael Griffiths drown after falling into a trough on his parents’ farm while Kenneth Hockenberry, 11, son of Mr and Mrs Lester Hockenberry near Farragut, also perished in a pond accident.
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Associated Press
Tuo Town
Michael Griffiths
Howard Griffiths
Muscatine
Kenneth s Hockenberry
Lester _Hoc kenberry
Baty tragut
American MP Shot by Border Guard in Berlin Incident
An American military policeman was shot and Kenneth drowned while wading near the border. The shooting happened six miles south of Shenandoah on Machnowerstrasse during a routine patrol when a Soviet zone boundary was crossed. A bullet hit the jeep driver and the engine was damaged. the body was recovered 40 minutes later and officials condemned the act as barbaric.
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BERLIN
Kenneth
Shenandoah
Lemuel Mathewson
Machnowerstrasse
U. S
Mathewson
Strike Flop in France as CGT Strike Fails
In Paris Premier Antoine Pinay deployed thousands of police including tear gas and masks to counter a CGT led strike over the arrest of Jacques Duclos. By mid afternoon most of the CGT’s three million workers remained at work and industry operations were normal. The strike was described as the worst failure for communists west of the iron curtain in years.
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PARIS
Antoine Pinay
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Jacques Duclos
communist party
Dismissal Plea Fails in Masterson Assault Trial
In Des Moines defense counsel again failed to obtain dismissal of the assault with intent to murder charge against John A. Masterson, who is being tried for the September 11 attack on Theresa O Connor at St Ambrose Cathedral. Masterson pleads innocent by reason of insanity as closing arguments begin. Judge Needham overrules motions for withdrawal and for directed verdict.
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DES MOINES
John A. Masterson
Masterson
Theresa O'Connor
St. Ambrose cathedral
Needham
One Shot Fells Two Pittsburgh Burglars
Pittsburgh police report two youths, George Coppler and John Hart, 18, robbed a tailor shop. Patrolman William Baker fired one shot, killing Coppler and injuring Hart. both in fair condition. Both will be charged with burglary.
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PITTSBURGH
George Coppler
John Hart
William Baker
Doppler
Hart
Absenteeism Delays Postal Pay Bill
Washington PContinued absenteeism stalled action on an appropriation to fund overdue wages for thousands of postal and federal workers. The $70 million measure, delayed by a Senate House conference, finally reached agreement on a compromise bill.
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WASHINGTON
house
senate house
Tractor overturns kill farmer near Jefferson
Jefferson area farmer 49 Mathew T. Finn died Tuesday when his tractor toppled while he pulled a car from a ditch near his home. Cincinnati businessman 74 George J. Gruen, Gruen Watch chairman, died of a heart attack Tuesday at his home.
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JEFFERSON
Mathew T. Finn
CINCINNATI
George J. Gruen
the Gruen Watch ven
Cub Ace Rush in 7th Straight Win
Bob Rush stretched his seventh straight victory and his eighth win of the season as he led the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 win over the New York Giants. The Cubs erupted for five runs in the seventh to back Rush who allowed six hits, with Jansen yielding the loss. The line score shows Chicago scoring six runs on six hits while New York managed two, with Jansen and Wilhelm among the pitchers. Other afternoon games noted in the slate included American League action in New York.
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Bob Rush
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Bruins
Larry Jansen
New York j
fox
Jansen
Wilhelm
Kennedy
Westrum
Rush
Atwell
New York
Dobson
St Lollar
Lopat
Hogue
Berra
Thunderstorms May Raise Missouri River Water Level
Weather forecast notes thundershowers may push Missouri River level up as a barrage near Council Bluffs opens Wednesday afternoon and lasts until Thursday noon. Weatherman E F Stapowich cites clearing skies by Thursday noon with highs near 0 degrees and lows around 62. river current at 7.2 feet, bankful risk described as limited despite heavy mountain snow melt.
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Missouri river
Council Bluffs
E. F. Stapowich
Stapowich
Scalded Scots of Aberdeen welcome Iowa bagpipers
Aberdeen officials and businessmen debate inviting the University of Iowa bagpipers for an open air August concert. A councilman opposed city funding, offering to host the band at Pittodrie Stadium. The Scottish Tourist Board arranged Glasgow and Edinburgh dates, while a duel of pipes was joked about.
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Aberdeen
Iowa
Scotland
University of Iowa
Frank Magee
William Adamson
Pittodrie park
Simpson
Scottish tourists’ board
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Mazee
Adamson
McCoy
Taft Narrowly Trails In Dakota Vote As Eisenhower Enters Race
In Abilene Kansas President hopeful Eisenhower campaigned for reduced foreign aid costs and lower taxes while criticizing long term Democratic rule. Across Washington lawmakers invited Eisenhower to testify on foreign aid cuts as Congress eyes trimming the program from 7.9 billion to about six and a half billion.
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Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
WASHINGTON, JP
Cannon
D-Mo
house appropriations committee
Gen
Dwight, D. Eisenhower
Two Miners Die, Three Are Saved
In Ironwood Michigan a cave in at the Penokee iron mine trapped five miners. The body of the second man killed was found as rescuers continued trenching. One more miner died, three were rescued, and Taft and Eisenhower headlines dominated other precincts. The vote count showed Taft leading Eisenhower narrowly in South Dakota amid debate over possible recounts.
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IRONWOD
Mich
Penokee
Dedaamser rastreerences reat
Taft
Jerma Olkonen
Ironwood
Eisermachinahower
Eisenhower
Nebraska
UMT
Eisenhower sumnantine
Truman Signs 55 Million Emergency Flood Relief Bill
President Truman signed a 55 million dollar emergency flood relief bill to aid recovery and restoration. Of the total 35 million funds go to the army engineers and 20 million to the agriculture department for flood control, drainage, dikes and levees. The relief targets flooded farmlands and damaged communities while political campaigning in Taft's favor is noted.
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WASHINGSON
Truman
army
agriculture department
Senate Keeps Wage Board Members In Senate Grasp
The Senate voted Wednesday to maintain labor industry and public members on the wage stabilization board subject to Senate confirmation. The move would limit the board members powers to act in wage disputes and enforce stronger oversight by the Senate.
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WASHINGTON
senate
wage stabilization board
Council Bluffs Readies Vocational Agriculture Program
School leaders and state supervisor H T Hall discuss a likely fall start for a four year vocational agriculture course at Council Bluffs high schools. The program targets rural needs with 80 to 100 new farmers yearly and seeks swift approval, funding, and an instructor salary starting around 4500 dollars.
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Harry Voss
Russel Maurer
Bernard Bolton
Theron Stuelke
Kenneth Walker
Raymond Jones
H. T. Hall
Des Moines
Hall
Bluffs
Voss
McMillen school
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham, Lincoln
Mourer
Three Soldiers Killed When Car Hits Bridge South of Norwalk
A Des Moines area crash at 7 30 am Wednesday killed three young soldiers and left three others critically injured. The fatalities, aged about 21, were from Dubuque county and Elkader, reportedly returning from Fort Riley on furlough. Injured include two more from Dubuque and Durango. A couple from St. Marys witnessed the crash, saying the car was not speeding as it left the highway and struck the bridge abutment two and a half miles south of Norwalk on highway 28. Authorities noted the exact speeds varied near 30 to 55 mph and that the incident involved a possible jeep travel on the same route. The scene drew deputies and family members who described the moments before impact. Officials are investigating the crash details and sequence of events surrounding the fatal collision.
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DES MOINES
Norwalk
Dubuque county
Fort Riley
Kane
Robert Fendell
Dubuque
Derald M. Entwisle
Elkader
Thomas Tschudi
Durango
Melvin Anthony
James L. Brannen
Ronald Hagensten
John Klemm
St. Marys
Warren County
Darrell Richards
Klemm
Richards
Berlin
Germany
losleep
Bertin
Russians Relax Half of Berlin Two-Way Blockade
Berlin patrols report the Russians eased half of their two way blockade of the Allied lifeline autobahn. The move comes one day after British forces cut at the Soviet radio, leaving tensions high and traffic unsettled along the sector.
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BERLIN
California Backs Warren Kefauver in California Primary
California gave Earl Warren and Estes Kefauver large margins in the presidential primary, with Warren winning all 70 Republican delegates and Kefauver leading the Democratic slate. Truman allies faltered as Warren defeated Werdel and Kefauver headed a Brown-led slate. statewide votes showed Warren 622,945 to Werdel 277,114 and Kefauver 703,179 to Brown 284,724. Senator William F. Knowland swept both party nominations, defeating Clinton McKinnon in a test against Truman supporters under California's primary system.
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Republiican
Earl Warren
Estes Kefauver
California
Kefauver
U.S. senate
Warren
GOP
Thomas H. Werdel
Tennessee
Edmund G. Brown
Truman
Werdel
Brown
William F.nowland
Clinton McKinnon
San Diego
Crowmen Find Body of Serifin Zacharzewski in Ironwood
Crowmen investigators completed a search and recovered the body of Serifin Zacharzewski, 36, of Ironwood, in a case that remains under inquiry by authorities.
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Serifin Zacharzewski
Ironwood
Three Southwest Jowans Return From Korea
Three Southwest Jowans arrived in San Francisco from Korea aboard the Associated Press report says. Pte. Robert B. Peterson of Council Bluffs Route 4, Cpl. Robert Henson of Persia, and Cpl. William P. McDonald of New Market are named.
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Korea
Associated Press
Robert B. Peterson
Route 4
Council Bluffs
Robert Henson
Persia
William P. McDonald
New Market
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