Navy supervised gambling hall at Pearl Harbor cited
Rear Admiral Austin K Doyle testified before the Senate war investigating committee that a navy supervised gambling hall at Pearl Harbor operated in Civilian Housing Area No 3 during 1942 to 1944. He described a bosuns mate policing entry and keeping order while organized gambling was tolerated as a lesser evil amid a rough civilian workforce.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Senate War Investigating Committee
Austin K. Doyle
Doyle
Recreation Hall
Navy Yard
Meat
D.-N-Y
D. W. Bagley
Naval District
Mead
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Hawaii
Ratify Westinghouse contract ends long electrical strike
Pittsburgh May 10 Twenty three CIO United Electrical Workers locals in twelve states were asked to meet by Sunday to ratify a proposal ending the 115 day walkout of 76000 Westinghouse Electric production workers. The tentative contract includes an 18 cent an hour wage increase and a fund to narrow pay differentials. A fixed bonus is provided for late workers and fluctuating bonuses are discontinued.
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Pittsburgh
Cio-United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Deay
Grafton Sentinel invites patrons to trio of films tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites L. E. Elsey of 238 Adolphus Street to tonight's Strand Theatre presentation featuring That Uncertain Feeling with Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas, Deadline At Dawn with Susan Hayward and Paul Lukas, and Roaring Rangers with Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette at Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
L. E. Elsey
Adolphus Street
Merle Oberon
Melvyn Douglas
Strand Theatre
Susan Hayward
Paul Lukas
Bill Williams
Roaring Rangers
Charles Starrett
Smiley Burnette
Dixie Theatre
White House plan ties coal increases to welfare fund
The Detroit News reports President Truman proposes an 18.4 cent hourly wage rise for coal workers financed by an operator funded health and welfare fund. Operators would claim fund payments as legitimate costs in price increase applications, with a board of trustees from labor management and the public. White House backing aims to push the measure amid Senate action by Senator Lucas to renew mine seizure authority and penalties for leaders who spur strikes.
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Detroit
Detroit News
Washington
Truman
OPA
White House
Senate
Lucas
D.-Nl
John L. Lewis
Blair Moody
House Committee Approves Draft Extension To July First
Washington May 10 A lone objection by Rep Sheridan blocked immediate action on a stop gap bill extending the draft law to July 1. The House Military committee approved the Senate passed resolution, but May said the vote was not unanimous and floor opposition looms. Unanimous consent was sought for immediate consideration, though a single objection could derail action today.
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Washington
Rep
Sheridan
D-Pa
House
Military Committee
May
Dky
Senate
House Military Committee
D-Ky
Italian cabinet approves Umberto throne amid abdication
The Italian cabinet approved Crown Prince Umberto to assume the throne with powers only until June 2 when the people decide on continuing the monarchy. Umberto may sign decrees as king but cannot use the traditional by God and will of the people phrase. His father, Vittorio Emanuele III, abdicated after a 45 year reign and sailed for Egypt.
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John P. McKnight
Rome
Umberto
Umberto II
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele Lit
Egypt
Vittorio Emanuelle Tit
Fairmont Westinghouse People To Meet Sunday
Fairmont local of the CIO United Electrical Workers will meet Sunday to vote on ratification of the agreement reached yesterday in their 115 day strike. Reopening the plant here after ratification requires repairs and maintenance to machines, estimated to take two weeks to a month.
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Fairmont
CIO United Electrical Workers
Mata Hari of mail theft faces prison sentence in Cleveland
Helen Czarnecki, 27, pleaded guilty to stealing from the mails and was sentenced to two years in federal prison. Her husband, Harry Czarnecki alias Campbell, 32, received a similar term on possessing stolen checks. Arrested in Detroit, she admitted looting mail boxes in Ohio and beyond totaling over ten thousand dollars while traveling by plane. he stayed home to care for their three children.
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Cleveland
Helen Czarnecki
Frerich B. Freed
Harry Czarnecki
Campbell
Lodge Murder Charge Against Mother Of Loughly Child
A report from Atlanta notes a murder charge against a mother linked to a child case. The piece also covers a Ku Klux Klan revival boasting influence in the South, with a large cross burning on Stone Mountain and mass initiations for hundreds of new members amid white primaries and union drives.
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Lodge
Loughly
Henry Lesesne
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
South
Archy
CIO
AFL
Dixie
Klan
Stone Mountain
Georgia
Awaits Grand Jury Hearing After Waiving Preliminary
Philipi May 10 A West Virginia prosecutor reports a first degree murder charge against Margaret Loughry 26 for beating her six year old son Wesley Leroy Loughry to death on May 1 She waived preliminary hearing before Magistrate A E Shaw and remains in county jail awaiting grand jury action The charge against her husband John Loughry was dropped See Lodge page 2.
Hopes for OPA renewed today
Washington May 10. Administration hopes for the OPA rose as the House reversed to approve 400 million dollars in subsidies for President Truman emergency home building program. The vote 187 to 158 followed a 161 to 92 result last month. Democratic leaders credited the 10 day Easter recess for shifting lawmakers views.
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Francis Lemay
Washington
OPA
House
Truman
Chamber
1200 To Attend State AP Dinner At Huntington
Morning and afternoon demonstrations of improved wirephoto transmission and reception gear marked the West Virginia Associated Press spring meeting in Huntington. Tonight 1200 publishers editors and staff attend the Huntington Chamber of Commerce exposition and dinner where Governor Clarence W Meadows will be principal speaker. Reservations are held in the Huntington tobacco warehouse.
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Huntington
West Virginia Associated Press
Huntington Chamber of Commerce
Clarence W. Meadows
Huntington Tobacco Warehouse
Four Hurt In Freak Pennsy Railroad Wreck
Four Pennsylvania railroad workers were injured when a runaway empty passenger train drifted down a grade near Union station. An engine backing up struck a brick tower office building, knocking the tower from its foundation. victims include John McGill, 60, of Youngwood, and three Pittsburgh area men, one seriously hurt.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
John McGill
Youngwood
Fittsburgh Area
Senate Moves To Take Hand On Strike Controlling Legislation
The Senate gathers to draft a new labor disputes law as the coal strike intensifies. Leaders cut a six week loan vote short to focus on strike control amid heavy amendments and political pressure from leaders including Barkley and Lucas.
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Senate
Violence marks Arabian protest in Middle East
A general strike by Arabs protesting the Palestine inquiry recommendations halted business in major Middle East cities. In Cairo police clashed with demonstrators after prayers, while Beyrouth saw two bombs explode in Jewish stores wounding four. Cairo and Luxor police held guards as Sidqi Pasha toured streets. Alexandria reported near total work stoppage with heavy security. Diplomatic sources described the strike as not nationwide in traditional markets.
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London
Inquiry Committee
Palestine
Europe
Middle East
Cairo
Azhar
Beyrouth
Eevatrian
Ismail Sidku Pasha
Alexandria
Nat Honwide
Hold No Fears Of Brownout In The Section Of State
Locals of the United Mine Workers in Northern West Virginia rallied to show loyalty to John L. Lewis as a 40 day coal stoppage nears. Meetings were slated in Morgantown Norton and Clarksburg with telegrams sent to President Truman and Lewis. Railroads posted cuts in passenger and freight service amid government coal conservation orders. Monongahela railroad will limit service to Pittsburgh from May 15, running only Tue Thu Sat. Major power plants remain in good shape with no immediate electricity rationing, and coal stocks in Charleston Wheeling and Fairmont areas appear sufficient. Some curtailment of power may be needed for about 7200 Virginia Electric and Power customers in Summers Monroe Greenbrier See HOLD TO page 3
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Charleston
United
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
Morgantown
Norton and Clarksburg
UMW
Harry Bennett
Truman
Lewis
Tota
Lne
Monongahela Railroad
Pittsburgh
J. W. Boyd
Brownsville
Fairmont
Wheeling
Civilian Production Administration
C. E. Nethken
Public Service Commissions
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Refuse To Change Rail Freight Rate Order
A federal district court dismissed a petition by nine northeastern states to set aside an Interstate Commerce Commission order that raised class 1 railroad freight rates 10 percent in the north and east and lowered them in the south and west. The three-judge court also dissolved a temporary injunction that blocked the ICC from implementing the rate changes as scheduled last January 1.
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Utica
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Difficulties in steel plate license tags issued in Charleston
Charleston May 10. Road commissioner G Worthington announced that slow steel plate supply has forced the issue of yardboard tags to West Vir motorists for the rest of the license year.
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Charleston
G. Worthington
Eleven Three Year Olds Enter Preakness Field Today
Eleven three year olds were entered at Pimlico for the 56th Preakness Stakes led by Texas born Assault winner of the Kentucky Derby Eight length margin. The Maine Chance pair from Mrs Elizabeth Graham Knockdown and Lord Boswell placed fourth and fifth in the Derby, with Hampden from William DuPont also among the contenders aiming to challenge Assault in the mile and three sixteenths race.
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Sid Feder
Baltimore
Assault
Pimlico
Maine
Elizabeth Graham
Knockdown
Lord Boswell
William DuPont
Hampden
President HS Formula To Settle Soft Coal Strike
John L Lewis calls a 12 day truce in the soft coal strike starting Monday urging 400000 United Mine Workers to return to work as management agrees to retroactive pay increases for the truce period. Lewis blasts operators and demagogues while framing the move as a contribution to the nation's economy.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine
UMW of
America
Truman weighs mine strike settlement plan and action
President Truman met with his cabinet as a coal mine shutdown paralyses the nation. Reports say the White House may push a settlement based on 18 1 2 cents an hour wage rise and a miners welfare fund funded by operators. John L. Lewis remained away from talks amid renewed negotiations.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Truman
White House
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Charles G. Ross
Detroit News
John W. Snyder
Blair Moody
Washing- Bee Report
Farm Accidents Hit Record High Since 1942
Chicago May 10 The National Safety Council said 1945 farm fatalities reached six teen thousand and injuries 1 550 000, the highest totals since 1942, reflecting a surge in farm accidents and fire destruction across the nation.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
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Ruth Thurmond
Nellore
Ind
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Francis J. Kelly
Labor Committee
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