Rail strike looms as 250000 workers walk out
Washington May 18 Office of Defense Transportation considers a plan to fly mail by military planes and shift freight and passenger traffic to non-rail carriers if the railroad strike proceeds. Officials consult postal and War Navy departments as unions gird for a 4 p m walkout and non-rail systems weigh duties to sustain national transport.
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Office of Defense
Office of Defense Transportation
Army
J. Monroe Johnson
ODT
The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Offer Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites MRS. C. B. MASON to attend tonight’s double feature at the Strand Theatre and the Dixie Theatre. The Strand presents Leave Her To Heaven with Gene Tierney Cornel Wilde and Jeanne Crain while the Dixie features A Game of Death with John Loder and Audrey, plus Riding The Wind with Tim Holt.
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Grafton Sentinel
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McGraw Avenue
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Cornel Wilde
Jeanne Crain
Strand Theatre
John Loder
Audrey
Baseball Moves to Save Sunday Schedule Amid Possible Rail Strike
Washington May 18 AP Big league baseball acted to preserve Sunday's games if a rail strike becomes effective at 4 p.m. local time. Will Harridge American League president and Clark Griffith Washington Senators president discussed by long distance plan to have teams in transit before 4 p.m. The railroads will complete anything in transit by that time. Postponement of all today’s games would likely be needed to ensure Sunday doubleheaders.
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Will Harridge
America, League
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
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Harridge
Still No Change in Strike Order Says Union Chief
Union chief B F Davisson says no change in strike orders for railroad engineers and trainmen on the B and O system despite reports of a government seizure. He notes orders have been out for a month and no withdrawal unless directed by official offices. The union will not force workers to strike and allows those who wish to work to do so.
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B. F. Davisson
Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers
B & O System
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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Davison
Anthracite Negotiations Resume Today
In New York on May 18 negotiators for anthracite operators and the AFL United Mine Workers began their second week of wage contract talks at 9 a.m. BST. The current contract expires May 31 and the UMW has filed intent to strike. Discussions focused on dockage penalties and how raises apply to the monthly wage system. Thomas Kennedy, UMW secretary treasurer, called for elimination of dockage practices affecting miners who send up coal with too much rock.
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AFL United Mine Workers
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
First West Virginia Army Reserve Officers Meet in Charleston
Delegates from 13 cities gather in Charleston for a one day post war convention of the West Virginia Army Reserve Officers association. Officers are to be elected and delegates named for the RCA national convention in Chicago on May 31.
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West Virginia Army Reserve Officers Association
RCA
Chicago
State Railroaders Stand Put On Walkout Plans
Washington May 18 Representatives of the government soft coal mine owners and United Mine Workers gave no indication today that they expected any immediate developments in the deadlocked contract dispute. No White House move expected tomorrow and Charles G. Ross said Truman would fly to Missouri tomorrow afternoon.
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Charles G. Ross
White House
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Truman
Missouri
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Davisson Says Order To Strike Not To Be Cancelled
Charleston May 18 A work stoppage with broader effects than the coal shutdown looms as engineers and trainmen Brotherhoods reaffirm plans to walk out at 4 p m despite government seizure of roads. The strike threatens coal output and may disrupt distribution as miners hold a two week truce. District 31 aims to unionize strip mine workers near Fairmont Tunnelton and Kingwood with about 200 of 1,050 in Preston county signed already. Davisson See STATE page 4
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Grafton
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Norfolk and Western
Virginian
Maryland
New York Central
Work Feverishly To Reach Trapped Miner
Desert Center California May 18 miner Harold Goode 35 a Magnasite miner trapped since Thursday when a shaft collapsed 300 feet underground workers continued feverish efforts to reach him. Deputies said little hope remained for his survival as muck may have buried him unknown depth of entrapment.
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Harold Goode
Old Mission Mine
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Tigers Trade Barney McCosky To Athletics
Detroit general manager George Trautman announced that outfielder Barney McCosky has been traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for third baseman George C. Kell. Kell, 23, Arkansas born infielder, played one Athletics game in 1943 and became a regular in 1944 with a best average of .272 in 1945.
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George Trautman
Detroit Tigers
Barney McCosky
Philadelphia Athletics
George C. Kell
Kell
Athletics
Morrison Says Must Presume Railroad Will Operate Until Walkout Occurs
West Virginia faces another coal mine paralysis as the national carrier strike looms. Railroads operate under government seizure but a walkout could halt coal shipments, crippling industry across the state. Coal movements from tipples began after a 40 day idle period, with numerous hopper cars idling awaiting action.
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Morrison
Pierce Predicts Few Inducted From State
Charleston May 18 Selective Service Director Carleton C. Pierce said few men aged 26 to 30 in West Virginia would be inducted under emergency orders. He noted time lags will prevent final action in most cases as boards prepare to call such men for pre induction physical exams.
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Selective Service
Carleton C. Pierce
West Virginia
Pierce
Typical Gang Slaying Baffles Pittsburgh Homicide
Homicide Lieut. Peter Connors ruled out jewel thief robbing theory and called the killings a typical gang slaying. Frank D. Evans, 26, of Pittsburgh and Cleveland, and Freddie Garafalo, alias Fred Garrow, formerly of Uniontown, were found shot in a blood spattered black sedan on a lonely east end road as 56 detectives hunted the trio of gunmen and questioned 50 potential witnesses.
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Peter Connors
East End
Connors
Frank D. Evans
Cleveland
Freddie Garafalo
Fred Garrow
Uniontown
Truman Loses Hope as Stalin Declines World Food Aid Appeal
President Truman's appeal for Soviet participation in a united effort to fight world famine was reportedly rejected by Generalissimo Stalin. Moscow contends earlier Soviet relief commitments made the request too late, leaving Truman seeking reconsideration.
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Russia
Stalin
Truman
Travelers Warned Of Train Strikes At Local Stations
Officials posted notices at B＆O depots warning travelers of possible delays as a nationwide engine and train crew strike takes effect at 4 p.m. May 18. Supt Morrison of the Moyongah division states trains may still run to Washington, D. C., but walkouts could disrupt service. Local conductors are ordered to report for duty regardless of other groups.
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St. Louis
Washington, D. C
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Ukrainian wheat crop threatened by drought in Ukraine
World grain estimates fell sharply after Marshal MacDuffie of the UNRRA reported a drought endangering Russia’s bread basket. He warned rain is needed within two weeks to avoid ruinous losses, influencing global food officials and Soviet exports. A Washington official said Stalin rejected Truman’s appeal for cooperation in fighting world famine.
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Ukrainian Republic
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Stalin
Truman
Rucsa
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Britain
Tate
White House
Germany Had Seventeen Millions Under Arms
Berlin May 18. Statistics by the American military government show 17 million German forces under arms during the war, including the air force. Captured records indicate western Allied losses surpassed Russian losses, with civilian bombing casualties suggesting higher German deaths by the west.
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Byrnes to report to the nation on conference splits
Secretary of State Byrnes returned from Paris and told President Truman the Foreign Ministers conference has failed to reach European settlements. He arrived by Army plane at 10 35 a m EST and said he would address the nation by radio Monday night about the widening rift between Russia and the western powers led by the United States and Britain.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Byrnes
Paris
Truman
Government Asks Uninterrupted Railroad Service
The government sought nonstop operation of newly seized railroads as about 250000 workers prepared to quit in a strike looming at 4 p m local time. A nationwide work stoppage threatened paralysis of the economy by tying up 227335 miles of track and affecting all business. Railroads warned passengers to expect disrupted travel and crews would move trains to division points before unloading. Chicago trunk lines warned shipments of livestock and perishables might be refused if not delivered by noon.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bee Gove
Bowles Calls Enforced Controls Key to Price Stability
Washington may 18 Stabilization Director Chester Bowles warned that even a strong price control act cannot prevent inflation without adequate funding to combat black markets and administer the law He urged broad national cooperation from farmers businesses workers and housewives as the nation faces difficult months Bowles said food supplies and prices depend on good harvests and continued subsidies through the critical period for clothing he anticipated higher quality garments if production rises in the next six months See BOWLES page 6
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Chester Bowles
Congress
Bowles
American Broadcasting System
Railroad strike on as heads leave Washington
In New York on May 18 Thomas J. Harkins of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers said the railroad strike is on and that hopes of averting it ended when union leaders left Washington for Cleveland. Wilbur Reed of the railroad trainmen declined to comment. The government takeover looms as 250,000 trainmen face possible paralysis.
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Thomas J. Harkins
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Washington
Cleveland
Harkins
Brotherhood
Wilbur Reed
Prospects if Strike Occurs in Cleveland
Outlook outlines impact from a railroad strike by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. If 4 p.m. local time initiates nationwide effect within three hours, expect food shortages, severed mail, travel disruptions, and limited freight. Troop, hospital, and milk trains would remain unaffected.
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