Strike Of Miners Starts Affecting Steel Industry
Pittsburgh reports the coal strike spreading to steel as 500 Crucible Steel workers lose jobs at the Midland plant amid a 63,000 strong UMW walkout. GM warns of possible plant shutdowns due to coal shortages. Youngstown Sheet and Tube plans to halt Brier Tilt production. Pennsylvania miners cling to no contract no work policy while West Virginia locals show wavering signs.
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United Mine
Crucihte Steel Corporation
Midland
Crucible
General Motors
Steal Compnaige
H.R. Boyer
Motors
Automobile Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Brier
Youngstown
Clerhyré Midorg
UMW
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Dna
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Doe L. Serdich
I Grant Town
WaVa
Serdich
Cecil J. Urbaniak
Randy
Astern
Ohio
Phone Strike Across U S Threatened By Labor Union
AP report details a CIO CWA plan to shut down 900000 Bell System operators and technicians to press for wage increases and pension changes. Government officials warn of Taft Hartley Law and telecom disruption risks while unions urge public use of phones to disrupt automatic switchboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Wack Waslington
Inve Tnment
Avitehhuards
Ferlural Mediation Service
Willan N. Margotts
Qysixtant
Nurvicg
Joseph A. Bolene
CLO Communications Workers of America
CWA
Inter
Bell System
Beirne
CIO
Penelless
M47
Che
Russians Tighten Traffic Block at Western Germany Border
Helmsedt Germany report says Soviet blocade at Beplin border eased after last night’s tighter controls. Only six light German trucks passed eastbound past the Russian posts this morning, versus ten to twelve earlier, while westbound traffic moved freely. German and Allied troops cleared the frontier on schedule amid possible retaliation for a brief American rail yard seizure. The precise cause of the new squeeze remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmstedt
Germany
Fotien
Beplinbaund
Wade Ater
Russia
Berlin
Teuma
Anerican Trvve
Mir
2500 Pullman Cars Ordered in Alabama
Birmingham AP report states a new order for 2000 steel box cars valued at 2,000,000 dollars. The order is tied to Southern Pacific Railroad and Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Co. The cars will be delivered to Southern Pacific at New Orleans as available.
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Birmingham
Sesaemer
Alex
Southern Pacific Railroad
Multiple candidates enter state race for Lt Governor
Alabama campaign notes show Re1s. Hanks of Talindegin entering the Lt Governor race after filing with the Secretary of State. Additional filings include two House nominees from QC Opelika and Anniston, Elbert Boozer for governor, Johny Brandon for auditor, W. J. Terry for school superintendent, and two Supreme Court justices seeking renomination. Other legislative hopefuls include Oliver Taylor of Georgiana, G. Bush Macon County, Clyde C Sellers Montgomery, John S Ward Montgomery, WesTook Martin Lowndes, W. T. Stamons St. Clair, W. B. Mahan Russellville, and Robert Locke Butler County.
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Montgomery
Aoorth
Hanks
Talindegin
House of Representatives
P. Lee
Opelika
Lee County
George B. Martin
Anniston
Calhoun
Elbert Boozer
Boozer
Johny [Brandon
W. J. Terry
Greensboro
State Supreme Court
Joe B. Brown
Davis B. Stakely
Oliver Taylor
Georgiana
Butler County
Taylor
ABC
James E. Fotsom
G. ©. Bush
Macon County
Clyde C Sellers
John 5
Ward
Wes
Martin
Lowndes
W. T. Stamons
St. Clair
W.B
Wife’s guardian note predicts doorbell shock
Mrs. Mary A Gooweaver, wife of eight, answered a late night doorbell to a well dressed caller who claimed to be an attorney and presented an unexpected gift. The incident left the husband shocked and police investigations underway.
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A. Gooweaver
Xet
Deadline Nears For Qualifying In City Posts
With the deadline near, candidates for two City Commission posts work to qualify. Former Mayor Jim Brennan, ex-Commissioner Dr. J. C. Bates, and James M. Jones are named for the short term vacancy after Morris B. Malone’s resignation. Thrower seeks a full three year term and will help appoint the other race’s top candidate. Deadline to register is Feb 1 and the ballot is set for Feb 21 with a potential March run-off. Probate Judge Albert Logue notes the county board of registrars is meeting to register voters at the courthouse.
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J. C. Bates
James M. Jones
Thrower
Brennan
John Adkins
Albert Logue
Houston County Board of Registrars
Klavern Formed in Alabama Town Two Crosses Burned
In St Elmo Alabama near Mobile robed men formed a Ku Klux Klan unit late last night accompanied by two burning crosses. Sheriff deputies began receiving reports around midnight from local residents. St Elmo lies about 48 miles southwest of Mobile as the KEK announces the opening of the St Elmo Klan unit forming after a period of activity nearby.
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St, Elmo
Aio
St. Ein Kavers
Sheritt
St Elmo
Mobile
B.C. Barnard
Titan
Mobile Klavera
KEK
St Elmo Kien
Tn Alavama
China faces famine amid chaos and weak leadership
An Associated Press report cites two informed sources warning North China’s economy is at historic lows with government chaos and staff shortages. An American correspondent notes widespread money devaluation and potential limits to armed Communist control. India elects Rajendra Prasad as president signaling move toward a sovereign republic with constitutional reforms. Indonesia faces its first government turnover as it navigates early postwar structure.
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Associated Press
Richardson
U. S
Flying Arrow
Teinqing
China
Shanghai
Tsingtao
India
Mohandas K Gandhi
Constituent Assembly
15 Chakravari
Rajagovalachari
Commission Creates Superintendent Jobs In Two Departments
The City Commission approved separate resolutions creating an Assistant Superintendent for the Dothan Water Department and the Dothan Electric Department. The posts, to be filled from the current department heads, will be supervised by Ralph Goodwin with weekly salaries between 50 and 75 dollars. A local proposal to pave East North Street toward Webb was discussed, with County willingness to supply materials and engineer the resurfacing to benefit local farmers and improve access from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. ED Priggers
Dothan
Water v
City Commission
East North Street
County Board of Revene
W. Perry Calhoun
Webb
Calhoun
Pathan
Light and Water Department
W. C. Smith
Electric Department
W. H. Trott
Water Department
Ralph Goodwin
Dothan Utilities
No. 17
Boston Club Holdup Ties String to Brink's Robbery
Boston police hunted a bandit gang after two gunmen robbed the exclusive Union Club on Park Street near the State House, escaping with 2000 dollars. At least one suspect wore a handkerchief, and both were armed, linking the incident to the Brink's robbery case being pursued by authorities.
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Boston
Union Club
Harnied
Brink's. Inc
Park Street
State House
Boston Commi
Solons Determined To Write Own Taxes
Congress moves to draft its own tax plan amid President Truman's veto warning. Expansion of revenue aims via corporate, estate and gift taxes, while excise reductions may be pursued with loophole closures. Lawmakers debate scope as House and Senate wrestle over which taxes to cut or raise.
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Francis M. LE Man
Washington
Congress
Truman
NLS
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury Department
Mr. Truman
Heli
Jon
Internal Revenue Bureau
McCormack
Massachusetts
Rep. Forand
Rhode Island
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Wage and Means Committee
GOP House
Martin
Congresa
New Wage Rates Start Tomorrow in the Southeast
Atlanta AP reports the new Federal Minimum Wage Law raises pay for about 570,000 workers in the Southeast to 75 cents an hour. Regional Labor official Joseph C. Moab notes roughly 1.5 million nationwide will gain. the lumber industry likely feels the impact as wages there average 56 cents an hour. The rule covers interstate goods production with several exceptions and enforcement via fines.
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Atlanta
Southeast
Joseph C. Moab
Birmingham
Labor Department
Nash
South
Noah
iMiany Esses
Ipport Dimes Drive
FBI Says Welcome in Registrar Probe
Birmingham AP report on Jefferson County Board of Registrars where FBI probes voter registration methods by order of the Justice Department. Chairman John G. Hosey says he welcomes the investigation amid months of internal squabbles with associates Creel and Thompson who accuse him of favoritism and blocking registration.
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Birmingham
Jefferson
Board of Registrary
John G. Hosey
FBI
Department of Justice
Sayer
3. Creel
H. A
Gus) Thompson
Two Kiddies Rally Pennies For March of Dimes
Elizabeth and Lee Thomas, ages two and a half and four and a half, donated their saved pennies to the March of Dimes wishing well in Warm Springs. Their mother, Mrs. Shelly Thomas, is a polio patient there, prompting local effort to reach a $5,000 county goal as part of the 1850 March. The day’s collecting drive added to totals from South Side and other schools, with ongoing hopes for more contributions today.
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George Wittington
Elizabeth Thomas
Buddy
Shelby ‘Thomas
Elizabeth
Lee
Service League
Paddy
Noup
Southside School
Fwhie Taylor School
Mira.Mount
Endergarten
Highland
Hil
Yesternday
Roall
Ylang
Tomas
Woman in Fountain Killed by Shotgun
Pia Fountain, 29, wife of Richard E. Nostraedt, was killed instantly by a shotgun blast at their home in Fountain. Nostraedt, 26, said he accidentally fired the weapon while helping his wife from a pickup. Deputies and a coroner's jury reviewed the incident as authorities investigated the accidental discharge near their farm after moving from Danville, Virginia eleven weeks ago.
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Fountain
Pia
Richard E. Nostraedt
Nostraedt
Bay County
Egal
Ray Gilbert
Nontraedt
Nosizaedts
Sven
Danville
FEPC Measure Locked In Committee by Truman aide
The FEPC antidiscrimination bill remains stalled in the House Rules Committee with Speaker Rayburn showing little urgency. Chairman Sabath met to move it, but with seven of twelve votes needed and six known against, relief seems unlikely. Discharge petitions or a Rule priority could free the measure, but timing and Lincoln's birthday observance complicate action. The bill would create a Parliament Practices commission to enforce bans on discrimination against Negroes and others.
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William F. Arrogast
Washington
Truman
Rayburn
Alaska
Hawaii
Sabath
Rules
House
Rules Committee
Wade
Abraham Lincoln
FEPC
Parliament Practices Commission
Megroca
Treasury Eyes Tax Returns of Low Income Earners
Treasury agents push to widen income tax audits to individuals earning between 7000 and 23000 dollars yearly. Testimony before the House Appropriations Committee shows officials seeking more funding for enforcement. Officials say audits in 1949 brought in about 1.8 billion dollars, mostly from higher incomes.
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Washington
API
Treasury Department
Benarese
House Appropriations Committee
T. C. Atkeson
Internal Revenue Collector
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
George J. Schoeneman
Treasury
Promise To Get Cash Fulfilled In Mobile
A well dressed man excused himself from a party to get money and reportedly returned with a pistol, taking about $9,000 from a crowd. Police investigated the incident at a Mobile restaurant, with details still unfolding.
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Wole
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KKK Klavern
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