Fremont Davis slams fine against UMW as attempt to break union
Charleston December 5 United Mine Workers district official Fremont Davis president of UMW district 31 condemns the $3 600 000 fine as a plan by the Truman administration to destroy the union He says the fine equals about 81 per miner and denounces government actions while noting continued coal output from state strip mines amid ongoing labor tensions and nonunion operations near Reedsville Preston County.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers District
Truman
UMW
Fremont Davis
UMW District 31
Fairmont
United Mine Workers
Attorpeys Fae
Joseph Stalin
Joh L. Jewis
Baruch Seeks Swift Action on Atomic Energy for Peace
United States delegate Baruch, elated by Soviet Russia’s veto stance on inspection, plans resolutions urging prompt steps to curb atomic energy for peaceful uses. A UN subcommittee unanimously backed the U S plan as a basis for discussion, signaling ahead of a key policy meeting at 6 p m EST.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
N.Y. der
United Nations
United States
Berard M Baruch
Russia
Baruch
United Sates
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Theatre Tickets For Strand and Dixie Shows Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Orville Isner Parkview to attend tonight's double feature at the Strand Theater and the Dixie Theater. Featured are She Wrote The Book starring Joan Davis and Step By Step with Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney, plus Fighting Bill Carson with Buster Crabbe in a second program at the Dixie.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Orville Isner
Justice Jackson Receives Honorary Law Degree
Associate Justice Robert H. Jackson of the US Supreme Court was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Western Maryland College in a convocation. The degree was presented by Robert J. Gill of Baltimore, Jackson’s former Nuernberg military assistant who helped with trial mechanics and serves on the college board.
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Westminister
Robert H. Jackson
US Supreme Court
Western Maryland College
Nuernberg
Robert J. Gill
Baltimore
Gill
Western Maryland
Atomic power plants could fit eastern seaboard
Dr Charles A Thomas executive of the Oak Ridge atomic project says atomic plants may compete with coal if bituminous prices rise to ten dollars a ton. At seven dollars a ton coal remains cheaper but atomic energy would supplement rather than supplant coal or oil. The first experimental plant to use atomic energy is noted.
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Philadelphia
Seaboard
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Project
Charles A. Thomas
Monsanto Chemical Co
Oak Ridge
Thomas
Union Beer War Thugs Attack Witness in Pittsburgh
Chief James Moran reported two men tried to burn a Scott Township beer warehouse owned by John A Wene and then run over a railroad worker who saw them. The fire caused about 500 dollars in damage amid a so called beer war between AFL and CTO. Moran withheld the railroader’s name to protect him.
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Pittsburgs
James Moran
Scott Township
Moran
John A Wene
Weee
AFL
CTO
General strike ends as CPA chief J C Small resigns
Washington December 5 John D Small Civilian Production Administrator resigns with White House approval to take effect at close of business December 6 He cites transition from wartime to peacetime and transfer of CPA duties to a liquidation agency President Truman agrees and cites ongoing labor material priorities in postwar shift The move follows housing administrator Wilson Wyatt’s resignation and outlines a broader agency liquidation plan
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Washington
John D. Small
White House
Truman
Small
Charles G. Ross
Newsmen
CPA
Ross
Wilson Wyatt
Philippines Bans Jane Russell's Outlaw in Manila
Manila censors prohibit the screening of Jane Russell's film The Outlaw for showing Billy the Kid as alive, violating the rule that crime cannot pay in movies. They note no objection to her display of charms.
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Manila
Jane Russell
Broadway
Philippine Board of Motion Picture Review
Billy the Kid
B&O Estimates December Coal Revenue Loss
Baltimore and Ohio officials estimate the railroad will lose about 4 million dollars in coal freight revenues during December due to the coal mine work stoppage.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
B. and C. Announces Passenger Train Discontinuances Under New Govt Order
Washington December 5. The Department of Justice notes a $3,500,000 fine levied by Judge T Alan Goldsborough against the United Mine Workers could become the largest ever paid by a corporation or association if collected. They recall Standard Oil’s $29,240,000 in 1907, later reversed by the Supreme Court. Further penalties may be imposed if the strike continues at up to $250,000 per day.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
Justice Department
Kenesaw M. Landis
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Charleston Grafton Train Faces Service Cut
Railroads announce reductions under government orders will end passenger service on Maryland eastern shore and trim schedules in tri-state area. Four trains on the Baltimore Harsburg line will be discontinued and eight long New York to midwest runs cut. Short routes account for most losses while diesel trains remain unaffected.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Tri-State
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Hazel Officials Not Certain On Embargo Impact
Hazel Atlas Glass plant reports no current production interruption and expects to continue. Glass containers remain exempt, but raw material shipments like soda ash may face disruption as coal-dependent producers struggle. Carr China and pottery operations see unclear effects, with gas-fired kilns and adequate coal stocks noted. embargo clarity pending.
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Grafton
Robert T. Knotts
Hazel Atlas Glass
Carr China Company
Hazel Atlas
Wheeling Closes Down City Licensed Games
In Wheeling sheriff Thomas Padden ordered the shutdown of all licensed punch boards tip boards and dice games as part of a city wide cleanup started November 18. The move targets bingo next as operators face further action.
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Wheling
Wheeling
Thomas Padden
Padden
Car Crash Fatality Near Charlton Heights Crossin
Zeno C. Jennings, 50, of Charlton Heights, was killed when a car driven by his son William Jennings was struck by a New York Central freight train at the Charlton Heights crossing. State trooper Jack Milam reported the elder Jennings died at the scene. the son was uninjured.
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Charleston
Zeno C. Jennings
Charlton Heights
New York Central
Charlton Heights Crossing
Jack Milam
Milam
William Jennings
Oakland Restores Normalcy After General Strike
Oakland and Pu leaders reached an agreement to end a two day general strike that halted East Bay commerce. Police would not break picket lines and officials would stay neutral as 1,000,000 residents faced shortages and a state of emergency. Union agents would be told to return to work at 10 am local time.
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Oakland
Calif
East Bay
John F. Hassler
Hassle
American Labor Movement
AFL Teamsters
Independent
Machinists
Kahn and Hastings
AFL
Durocher Faces Domestic Dispute Involving Star Actress
Leo Durocher named in divorce case of Laraine Day and James Hendricks. Hendricks alleges Durocher pursued Day, posing as a family friend after meetings in multiple locations. Durocher denies the accusations as false.
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Los Angeles
Leo Durocher
Laraine Day
James Ray Hendricks
Hendricks
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo
Ray
Chicago
Durocher
Miss Day
Charge Pickets Upset Coal Trucks Today
A Sunnyhill Coal Co spokesman reports roving pickets dumped coal near Imperial and Oakdale today. About two-thirds of the 120 union miners stayed at work during the strike, but many were frightened as workers of the AFL United Mine Workers union.
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Pittsburgh
Sunnyhill Coal Co
Imperial
Oakdale
Afl-United Mine Workers
Embargo hits Christmas mail in local post office
Postmaster James T. Murphy announced an embargo on first class and fourth class parcels over five pounds effective tomorrow at 12:01 am. Limited exceptions apply for perishables, medical supplies, and military mail. Foreign shipments face tighter weight limits during the emergency.
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James T. Murphy
Army
Leet
Murphy
OP Spent Just Under $30,000 on Campaign
Charleston reports the Republican state executive committee received 31710.88 and spent 29853.27 in the November election campaign. Treasurer E M Tutwiler of Mt Hope filed the report with the secretary of state. Major contributions included 3000 from Walter S Hall anan and Joseph N Pew, 2000 from Arthur M Hill and Thomas B Sweeney Sr, and 1000 from Robert H C Kay Jim H Shott Anthony McCune C A Smith and Austin Wood. Expenditures included 8857.30 for radio 3338.41 for headquarters 4500 advances to candidates 1250 for poster ads and 1028.95 for letter service.
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Charleston
Republican State Executive Committee
E. M. Tutwiler
Mt. Hope
Secretary of State
Walter S. Hallanan
Joseph N. Pew
Arthur M. Hill
Thomas B. Sweeney
Robert H. C. Kay
Jim H. Shott
Anthony McCune
C. A. Smith
Austin Wood
Presidio Offered to UN Free of Cost
The American delegation told the United Nations that President Truman intends to offer the historic Presidio military reservation in San Francisco to the UN at no cost as a prospective site for the world peace capital. Chief Delegate Warren R. Austin said the offer would require congressional approval.
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Lake Success
United Nations Permanent Headquarters Committee
Truman
Presidio Military Reservation
San Francisco
Warren R. Austin
Congress
Union Locales Bitter Over Fine Levied Yesterday
Bitterly indignant AFL United Mine Workers denounced a government fine of 3.5 million dollars as miners strike to last beyond 15 days. Locals in Western Pennsylvania sent blank checks to fund the fine while leaders nationwide warned of political motives and pledged to stay out until a contract is signed.
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Pittsburgh
Afl-United Mine Workers
Bill Jones
Gibson
Bentleyville
Lewis
Washington County
Pennsylvania
UMW
Washington
Dave Fowler
Oklahoma - Arkansas
William Blizzard
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Union
John L. Lewis
John Trello
Springfield
John J. Lewis
Joe Rusko
Isabella
Mercury Climbs Here During Morning Hours
Graftonians received relief from the cold wave as temperatures rose to 49 degrees by 11 am and were expected to climb further this afternoon. The previous day peaked at 45 degrees, about 20 degrees above Tuesday’s high, with a low of 16 degrees last night and 14 degrees Tuesday night.
Lewis Talks With Lawyers On UM W Appeal Course
John L. Lewis conferred with his lawyers over whether the United Mine Workers should appeal their 3.5 million contempt judgment as the coal strike drags on. President Truman plans a nationwide address on the crisis, with an appeal to miners likely within days.
Truman to address coal miners in nationwide speech
President Truman plans a nationwide speech within days appealing soft coal miners to return to work. Officials say timing isn’t fixed but expected within three or four days. He has weighed a message on the economy and the coal strike while awaiting contempt proceedings against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
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Washington
Dec
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White House
John L. Lewis Court Scene Thrills in Courtroom Drama
Washington dispatch recalls John L. Lewis in a dramatic court session as bailiffs shout and lawyers erupt in fury. Reporter Arthur A. Edson notes Hopkins once calm transforms into a heated figure amid the proceedings.
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Arthura L. Edson
Washington
Hollywood
John L. Lewis
Welly Hopkins
Hopkins
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