Death of Carter Glass Delays Labor Draft Fight
Washington May 28 The death of Senator Carter Glass of Virginia pauses the senate struggle over President Truman's emergency labor bill. Senate leaders plan to adjourn for Glass’s respect after an 11 a.m. session. Senator Murray proposes a six month strike truce in exchange for veto of the bill and a full review of labor relations during the pause.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Republicans
Truman
Taft
Ohio
House
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senate
Leslie Biffle
Glass
Murray
D-Mont
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Rochester Tied Up by Demonstration
Rochester faced a mass demonstration by organized labor over public works unionization, halting transit and delaying the Democrat and Chronicle and Times-Union print runs as mass picketing began at 5 a.m. EST after a claimed settlement earlier in the day.
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Rochester
N. Y
Public Works Department
Afl-Cio
State Federation of Labor
Louis B. Cartwright
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank Gannett
Democrat and Chronicle
Times-Union
Secret new atom weapons kept quiet by lawmakers
House appropriations committee members rejected calls to inform the public about major secret weapons including biological or germ warfare and atomic poison gas. They indicated they would support increased army funding for further scientific research, despite the speaker urging public disclosure.
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Washington
Albert Thomas
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Willian
Arbogast
W. A. Higinbotham
Federation of Atomic Scientists
Higinbotham
Army Board Absolves Med Of Blame In Baby Deaths
New York May 28 An army board of inquiry absolved the medical staff of the brideship Zebulon B Vance of negligence or misconduct in connection with the deaths of eight GI babies who died soon after the ship arrived here May 19 from Le Havre The number of infant deaths during the past week rose to 10 the port of embarkation announced receipt of a radiogram from the transport John Ericsson due here Thursday from Southampton advising that a baby had died aboard the ship apparently from suffocation
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New York
Army Board of
Zebulon B. Vance
le Havre
John Ericcson
Southhampton
West Virginia liquor stores to reopen June 17 for rationed sales
Charleston May 28 West Virginia liquor stores will stay closed until June 17 and reopen for registrations only. Each customer may buy only at the outlet where they register, with cards issued under the new rationing system. Registration runs through June 15, another window not until 30 days later. The clipping invites Miss Mary Goley to tonight's Strand or Dixie showings.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Liquor Control Commission
Liquor
Miners Still Out Marking Time for Word From Lewi
The Associated Press reports nearly all of the 400,000 AFL United Mine Workers are on strike while talks drag. About 20,000 Progressive miners work in isolation as armored troops guard Pond River colliery in Madisonville Kentucky. Nonunion miners and limited operations persist in West Virginia and Pennsylvania with jobless checks held up pending operator appeals. Major Graham says mobile infantry patrol Kentucky coal regions to protect workers who want to return.
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Associated Press
AFL
United Mine Workers
Progressive Miners Union
Madisonville
Pond River
Robert H. Graham
Fifth Service Command
Columbus
Ohio
Mobile Infantry
Kentucky
West Virginia
UMW
Chaveston
Beckley
Logan
Pennsylvania
U. S. Employment Service
Meadows Urges States to Act or Face Federal Leadership
Oklahoma City May 28 Governor Clarence Meadows of West Virginia told the governors conference that states must meet changing demands of the people or face increasing federal leadership. He warned invasions of personal liberties by the federal government occur when states are powerless or fail to act.
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Oklahoma City
Clarence W. Meadows
West Virginia
Governors’ Conference
West
Three Killed As Pennsy Troop Train Jumps Track
A Maryland-bound troop train carrying 208 Marines derailed 15 miles southeast of Harrisburg. Two Marines and a Pennsylvania railroad engineer were killed. Over 30 Marines were injured, several seriously. The dead engineer was C. E. Merger, 56, of Philadelphia, burned in the cab. Naval authorities withheld names. Also dated Huntington, May 2, Daily airline service resumed between Huntington and Cincinnati by Superior Airlines.
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Harrisburg
Here
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pacific
C. E. Merger
Philadelphia
Huntington
Cincinnati
Superior Airlines
Youngstown
American Airlines
Spanish Foreign Minister Defies UNO Council
Madrid says Spain has a perfect right to investigate atomic energy and cannot recognize UN competence in matters affecting Spain. The foreign ministry released a 700 word statement outlining Spain’s position, notes to foreign missions on May 23, and criticisms of UN procedure and Polish charges before the security council.
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Madrid
Spain
United Nations
Foreign Ministry
Security Council
Hazel Atlas Glass Plant Nears Recovery From Rail Strikes
Supt. R. T. Knotts Sr said shipments have resumed and no further trouble is expected at the Hazel Atlas Glass plant in Grafton. Rail strike had halted materials for glass manufacture and delayed the box factory excavation while Washington Pa engineers planned site work.
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R. T. Knotts
Grafton
Washington, Pa
Knotts
See Glass
Floods Threaten Large Areas In Williamsport Pennsylvania
Raging Susquehanna floodwaters cover a fifth of Williamsport’s 45 000 residents and disrupt rail and most highway traffic as four days of rain swell the river to 27.5 feet and crest near 33 feet. Some areas are evacuated while roads to the north and west fail. a third of the town could be inundated.
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Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Kaeshek Lays Down Ultimatum to Reds in China
Chiang Kai-shek, bolstered by Manchuria troop advances, reportedly dictated terms to the Communists as a prerequisite for new peace talks. Ta Kang Pao said he urged General Marshall to push for government sovereignty restoration in Manchuria and restored communications before negotiations resume. The message, sent from Mukden by plane, was delivered to Marshall via Premier T. V. Soong.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
Great Northeast
Kuomintang
National Party
Ta Kang Pao
Marshall
U. S
China
Mukden
T. V. Soong
Lee Kai-Shek
Legion parade meeting and memorial service plan
All Legionnaires ex servicemen and Boy Scouts meet at American Legion Home Latrobe Street 8 30 A M May 30 to prepare for parade Groups meet again at Legion Home at 1 P M to proceed to Memorial Services at Legion Plot Blueville Corner and from there to Memorial Service at Veterans of Foreign Wars plot corner Market and Adolph streets near City Hospital
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Legion Home
Legion Plot
Blueville Corner
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Corner Market
Adolph Streets
City Hospital
State Court Upholds Chaplin Paternity Claim
Los Angeles May 28 The state district court of appeal upheld Joan Berry's claim that comedian Charlie Chaplin is the father of her child Carol Ann Berry. Miss Berry 25 Chaplin's former protege was denied an in- See STATE page 6
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Los Angeles
Joan Berry
Charlie Chaplin
Carol Ann Berry
State District Court of Appeal
Miss Berry
Chaplin
Indictment in Death of Barbour County Boy
Barbour County grand jury indicted Margaret Loughry, 26, on murder in the death of her 6 year old son. Prosecutor William T. George Jr said she beat the boy in a fit of anger and had claimed he drowned in a stream near the family’s converted school bus home. She will be arraigned at the June term before Circuit Judge Francis L. Warder, with defense counsel to be appointed.
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Barbour County
Margaret Loughry
William T. George, Jr
George Said
New North South Route Planned By State Road Board
FAIRMONT May 28 A postwar project by the State Road Commission envisions a new north south highway from near Jane Lew to the Pennsylvania line near Morgantown. The alternate to Route 119 would bypass Clarksburg Fairmont and Morgantown while keeping them accessible. A bridge at Bentons Ferry south of Fairmont on the Tygar t river is also planned to link another route.
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Fairmont
Jane Lew
Pennsylvania
Morgantown
State Road Commission
M. L. O'Neale
Clarksburg
O'Neale
Benton's Ferry
Tygart River
Senator Glass, Father of the Federal Reserve, Dies at 88
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia veteran lawmaker and "father of the federal reserve system" died of heart disease after a long illness at 88. His death paused Senate action on labor and OPA legislation, and Capitol flags were lowered as the chamber adjourned in tribute. Funeral services were set for 3 p.m. Thursday in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Virginia
Federal Reserve System
Senate
Capitol
Glass
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Banking Committee
Lynchburg
Wheeling Prepares for Another Periodical Flood
Residents along the Ohio river braced for rising water as the muddy stream began to creep toward flood stage. Lock attendants predicted a crest near 38 to 39 feet at McMechen Lock No 13 tomorrow if no more rain comes, with flood stage set at 36 feet.
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Wheeling
Ohio River
McMechen
Parades Route And Parking Restrictions In 1946
The May 30 parade forms on Washington, Bridge, Lazadder, Mackin Alley and Boyd Streets with a route from East Washington and Bridge to Main Street, St Marys, Bridge to Beech, Walnut to National Cemetery. No parking on East Washington, Bridge Street, Luzadder, Boyd, Mackin Alley, Haislip, Main, Beech, Walnut, or McGill after 8:00 A M except parade vehicles.
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Washington Street
Bridge Street
Lazadder Street
Mackin Alley
Boyd Street
East Washington
Main Street
St. Marys Street
Bridge
Beech Street
Walnut Street
National Cemetery
East Washington Street
Lafayette Street
Haislip Street
Luzadder Street
Wilford Street
St. John
Bridgeveet
McGill Street
Senator predicts coal strike settlement within 48 hours
Washington May 28 Senator Hill deputy administration leader predicted the coal strike would end within 48 hours after talks between John L Lewis and Secretary Krug. Hill said all sides were in agreement on settlement principles and noted a postponement due to unready parties.
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Washington
Hill
D-Ala
John L. Lewis
Inerior Krug
Krug
United Mine We
UMW
John 0
Coal Fields Quiet For Second Day In West Virginia
In Charleston on May 28, naval officers Lt Cmdr E J Lobato and Lt Robert H Behnke were sent by Cmdr George E Slocum to study the stoppage in the Kanawha coal region. They will hear operator and miner grievances but will not mediate disputes as the state awaits a return to work order. The coal fields remained quiet with no mines operating and the industry hampered by the ongoing rail strike and a 12 day truce ending previously.
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Fairmont
E. J. Lobato
Robert H. Behnke
Cmdr
George E. Slocum
Ates
Fourth Naval District
Charleston
West Virginia
Washington
Kanawha Coal One Association
United Mine Workers
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