Labor conflicts loom as miners strike and ships risk stoppage
The nation sees 75,000 hard coal miners strike while 400,000 soft coal miners return under a government settlement. President Truman vows to use Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and War Shipping to keep ships moving as 200,000 longshoremen and seamen threaten a June 15 strike. The House backs a strike control bill. Senate removes the provision. Negotiations with UMW stalled. John L. Lewis expected to join talks.
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Associated Press
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Senate
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Washington
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New York
Local notes and church events headline Decatur area
Weather outlook partly cloudy with thundershowers in northwest areas and weekend trends. Nursing family updates include Mrs. Paul Moore’s serious operation in Columbus and Barbara Orr visiting grandparents in Louisville. Rev. Russell Ware to speak at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist and Rev. George A. Rice to preach at Memorial Drive Methodist. Navy discharge news for William Blankenship Jr. and Carl Garner, both with battle stars. Local hospital and church event mentions. flighty schedules and community notices from Decatur, Hartselle, and surrounding areas.
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Robert Orr
Louisville
Robert Walter
Columbus
Paul Moore
Barbara Orr
William H. Blankenship Jr
GM 3
Ninth Avenue West
Decatur
Navy
Pacific
Finch Freed in J. P. Court
Northern Finch driver of Deca tur Transit was freed this morning on a charge of assault with intent to murder after a preliminary hearing before Justice George W. Norwood. Charges dismissed on motion by County Solicitor Ben Britnell. Bond had been posted at $750. release followed arrest late Thursday.
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Decatur Transit
Justice of the
George W. Norwood
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Circuit
George Johnson
Russell Lynne Ap
Effie Daniel
Finch
Justice Norwood
Three Autos Rifled Here At Lyons Hotel
Police investigated thefts from three cars parked on Walnut Street by the Lyons hotel. The loss was found early this morning, with one car unlocked and the others broken into by cracking ventilator glass. Owners named include J Kernahan H L Pittman and Excel Huggins, all guests at the Lyons hotel.
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J. Kernahan
Xell Huggins
Lyons Hotel
Major Said
150 New Cars Pass Decatur on River Barges
About 150 brand new cars and large gasoline supplies moved past Decatur yesterday afternoon around 2 o clock. E B Rowden of the Texas gasoline terminal said the cars were loaded on two barges capacity about 50 and 100, followed by two gasoline barges and pushed by the towboat Irvin S Cobb. He noted those two car barges were the largest he had seen in four to five years of unloading.
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Decatur
E. B. Rowden
Texas Gasoline Terminal
Washington Street
Rowden
Tennessee River
Irvin S. Cobb
Bowden
Stalin Declines Invitation To Visit Washington
President Truman said he invited Stalin to Washington about a month ago but the Soviet leader declined due to health. The invitation followed a social visit request during the Paris foreign ministers conference, which ended two weeks earlier. Reagan? No, Truman noted no other immediate plans to meet Stalin.
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Washington
Truman
Marshall Stalin
Stalin
Paris
Mr. Truman
Probers Add New Evidence On Pearl Harbor Testimony
The Pearl Harbor committee heard that President Roosevelt telephoned Admiral Harold R. Stark the night of December 6, 1941, to say Japanese American relations were serious. Capt. Harold D. Krick testified Stark remembered a White House call after an evening at a Washington theater. Rep Keefe objected to reopening hearings after formal closure.
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Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Harold R. Stark
Stark
Harold D. Krick
Krick
Naval Operations
White House
Erick
Rep Keefe
R-Wis
Aginst
Wage hike urged to aid South in postwar recovery
Jos C Noah of Birmingham regional director for the Labor Department said a proposed amendment raising the minimum wage from 40 to 65 cents an hour will aid the South in general postwar economic improvement. He spoke to Mississippi Press Association members in Biloxi at their annual convention.
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Candidates' Paths Cross In Heated Alabama Gubernatorial Race
Alabama voters race to polls with three days left before the June 4 second primary. Lt. Gov. Handy Ellis spoke at Pell City and Folsom campaigned in Gadsden Centre and Birmingham. Ellis warned of a CIO PAC endorsement threat while pledging duty and tax plans. Folsom defended his record and attacked political racketeers. He outlined liquor control and state programs with a call to tax the well positioned supporters.
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Associated Press
Alabama
North Alabama
Gadsden
Handy Ellis
Pell City
James E
Big Jim) Folsom
Xxxx
Folsom
Cullman Insurance
Montgomery
Ellis
Goering Despondent as War Crimes Trial Progress Slows
At Nuernberg Herman Goering is despondent and avoiding court, citing old sciatic pains. He has lost ten pounds to 190, weighing 225 at capture, and withdraws from defense discussions. His wife faces hardship living in a single room with minimal belongings.
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Herman Goering
International Military Tribunal
Sciatica
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Reich
Les
Neuhaus
Four Yanks Threatened in Bucharest Arrest Incident
Four American personnel intervening in the arrest of a Romanian U S military mission employee in Bucharest faced threats from Romanian police at the presidency. Another Romanian employee and a woman at the U S legation were jailed at Malmaison prison. The episode follows U S protests over the arrests and unclear disposition of the detained worker.
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Cently
Truman Faces Split Over Case Labor Bill Decision
President Truman hovered on a political hot spot as he weighs signing or vetoing the Case labor-disputes bill. A veto risks labor fury but might prompt broader Congress action. approval could trigger strikes and public backlash if he loses labor support. Senator Ellender argues a strong stand could win public respect, while others fear political fallout from any veto.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Ellender
Official trio sued by pair in Etowah County
Sheriff O P Reagan of Etowah County and Deputies Mashburn and Bankston are charged with false arrest imprisonment and kidnapping in damage suits totaling 120 000 filed in circuit court by Attalla attorney Thomas W Millican and James W Hamock. Millican seeks 100 000 and Hamock 20 000 alleging Aug 20 1945 unlawful arrest after liquor was found in a car.
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Birmingham
O. P. Reagain
Etowah County
Circuit Court
Erc
Thomas W. Millican
Attalla
James W. Hamock
Millican
Hamock
Reagan
Markus Mashburn
J. Sam Bankston
Maryland Bonding
Mashburn
Bankston
Alabama
Gadsden
Mullican
Areuion
Two New Polio Cases Reported In Florence Alabama
Two new polio cases were diagnosed in Florence Alabama bringing the total to nineteen in just over a week. A Negro child was among the cases and health officials say the outbreak is not yet epidemic in scope.
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Florence
Ala
Reorganization Bill Praised By Senator
Senator La Follette praised a reorganization bill as a major step to lift Congress from outdated practices. The plan includes staff expansion, higher pay for members, pension eligibility, policy committee establishment, a joint legislative executive council, and lobbyist disclosure.
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Washington
la Follette
Congress
Senate
En Jon
Senate Defeats Taft Plan On Emergency Labor Powers
A 45 to 35 Senate vote defeats Senator Taft of Ohio and Republicans who sought to limit Truman emergency labor powers to public utilities and key industries. President Truman defends the draft provision as a wartime tool, while Democrats switch to oppose Taft’s broad scope and push for decisive executive authority only in emergencies.
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Senate
Taft
Ohio
Truman
O'Daniel
Texas
Walsh
Massachusetts
Republican Steering Committee
Congress
Ohioan
United States
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