Idle labor unrest nears 800000 amid strikes across industries
Labor disputes push total idle workers toward 800000 as major stoppages press for settlement. Westinghouse, International Harvester, UAW and CIO strikes affect steel, rail, auto, and electrical sectors, with talks ongoing and hope for end of several long-running walkouts.
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Westinghouse Electric Co
International Harvester Co
U. S. Steel Corporation
Detroit
Motor Oit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Mack Avenue
Plymouth
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
Hudson Motor Car Co
Packard
Akron
AFL
Scranton
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati
Harvester
Saidicipals
Ashington
Westinghouse
Company
CIO Electrical Union
Spain Question Divides UN Council Members
The UN Security Council, in weekend recess, weighs whether to bar diplomatic ties with Franco’s Spain and calls for full Russia Iran reports on their troop and oil agreements. France warned action should wait for the foreign ministers, while Egyptian and Australian delegates discussed British troop issues and Iran Russia ties.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
London
Poland
United Nations
Hunter College
Russia
Iran
Tehran
Security Council
Mahamud Hassan Pasha
Egypt
Cairo
Sudan
Suez Canal
Britain
Henri Bonnet
France
Council of Foreign Ministers
Francisco Franco
Spain
Peace Enforcement Agency
Sperry
Lake Success
N. Y
Long Island
Bronx
World hunger threat grows across Europe and beyond
A secretary column cites UNRRA official figures warning 200 million in Europe face starvation and urges rapid wheat shipments. The piece links famine to cumulative starvation, cites Gandhi hunger strikes, and notes widespread malnutrition deaths tied to shortages.
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Western Hemisphere
Orient
Europe
la Guardia
UNRRA
London Daily
Hitler
Iris
Mahatma Gandhi
Old Stand
Mr. la Guardia
Yugoslavia
Greece
Austria
Germany
France
Holland
Speedy Peace Sought With Small Nations
The United States seeks rapid peace settlements with Germanys vanquished satellites Italy Finland Hungary Romania and USSR. Secretary Byrnes asks Britain France and USSR to join a Paris council in April to resolve major differences on terms for these axis allies and to align western powers before the May conference.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Byrnes
Italy
Find
Hungary
Romania
Bussia
Britain
France
United Nations
Iran
Molotov
Russia
Bevin
Idault
London
Paris
London Council
English Bride Missing From Salisbury Home
Salisbury reports 16 year old English bride of ex service man Warren Harding Poston disappeared Wednesday after arriving Tuesday. He says she left their Salisbury home to go to the railroad station for luggage and did not return to his car or the station.
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Salisbury
Warren Harding Poston
Dukeville
Postons
England
Poston
New York
Indonesians Demand Immediate Troop Withdrawal
The Indonesian Youths association of India cabled the UN president and secretary general demanding allied troops leave Indonesia. They seek recognition of the Indonesian republic and UN representation, claiming British troops in Indonesia threaten peace.
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Bombay
Indonesian Youths Association of India
United Nations
Indonesia
Eleven Bodies Recovered From Ill Fated Navy Plane Crash
Eleven bodies were recovered from a two engine Navy transport plane that crashed and exploded thirteen miles southeast of Albuquerque New Mexico. The aircraft was en route from Phoenix to Amarillo and based at Olathe Kansas. The crash occurred at 921 p m Thursday after radio contact with Kirtland Field.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Here
Phoenix
Ariz
Amarillo
Tex
Olathe
Kas
Kirtland Field
Japanese Bay treasure unearthed by geisha tip
Lieutenant E V Nielsen of the 32nd military government unit found two truckloads of precious metal ingots in Tokyo Bay near a dock used by U S forces. The 75 pound ingot appeared to be platinum. An informant said army officers planned to use the riches to rebuild Japan after the unrest.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
Japan
E. V. Nielsen
Stamford
Bank of Japan
Nielsen
Fertilizer Makers oppose government regimentation
North Carolina fertilizer manufacturers say they can protect customers through regular trade channels if there is no further government regimentation. The comment came at a Raleigh conference held yesterday.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senator Bailey Improves After Abdominal Attack
Washington reports Senator Bailey of North Carolina showed further improvement after an abdominal attack that hospitalized him last Thursday. Dr. Walter A. Bloedorn said Bailey still suffers pain but is generally progressing, with arterial concerns noted at bedside.
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Washington
Bailey
Walter A. Bloedorn
Communist Troops Enter Harbin Amid Turmoil
Reports from Harbin indicate Chinese communist troops entered the city amid tension with stores closed and police driven off. The Chinese central news agency noted 3 000 Russian soldiers remained in Changchun and last armored vehicles were moved toward the north. In Chungking the Sino American committee to settle government communist disputes deferred its voyage due to disagreements and Chen Cheng’s illness may trigger replacement.
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Peiping
Ril
Harbin
Nchuria
Chinese Central News
Kuomintang
Changchun
Rodion Malinovsky
Chungring
Manchuria
Sino - American Committee of Three
Chen Cheng
Moscow City Council orders staggered work hours
The Moscow executive committee ordered staggered working hours to ease transportation burdens. Beginning Wednesday, Moscow employees in various categories will report to work at 9:30, 10:00, or 10:30 a.m. to spread peak demand.
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Moscow
Congress Seeks Bipartisan Panel to Oversee Atomic Power
A Senate-House panel of 14 members is proposed to study atomic controls and sponsor related legislation. The bill would empower a civilian atomic energy commission to own fissionable materials, license industrial use, direct military R D, and decide weapon delivery quantities under congressional and presidential oversight.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Senate House
House
Civilian
Atomic Energy Commission
Special Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Commission
New Process Promises Stronger Cotton Yarn Through Silica Treatment
Textile chemist Dr. Donald H. Powers announced a new process increasing cotton yarn tensile strength up to 40 percent. By applying a submicroscopic colloidal silica called syton, inter fiber friction rises, reducing twist and boosting strength. Additional work with modified melamine resins aims to improve crush resistance and resilience across cottons rayons and wools.
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Winston-Salem
Donald H. Powers
Boston
Monsanto Chemical Company
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colonists
National Cotton Council
Powers
United Nations Housing Challenge At Lake Success
The United Nations weighs moving to Lake Success on Long Island facing housing transport and local opposition issues. Lake Success sits 22 miles from Manhattan with the nearby New Hyde Park rail station and Sperry gyroscope plant as potential temporary UN sites. Nassau County shows a statewide housing shortage impacting housing for delegates and staff.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Long Island
Manahttan
New Hyde Park
Sperry Gyrocope
World Peace Agency
Nassau County
North Shore Shore
U.N
Victorious Yank Army On Display In Chicago Parade
Chicago marked Army Day with a five mile parade along Michigan Boulevard as President Truman and General Eisenhower observed a 21 gun salute. crowds of about 85 000 greeted the president while army posts hospitals and air bases opened to the public for displays of warplanes and equipment.
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Chicago
America
Washington
New York
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soldier Field
Big Lake Front Stadium
Mr. Truman
Congress Street
Michigan Boulevard
State's Army Bases Observe 1946 Army Day
Fort Bragg Pope Field and Seymour Johnson Field opened their doors with displays of equipment. Seymour Johnson Field planned an airshow as part of Army Day. Parades were scheduled in Wilmington Wilson and Rocky Mount with awards for Wilson County service members and a Distinguished Flying Cross to J. H. Dowdy in Rocky Mount.
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Fort Bragg
Pope Field
Seymour Johnson Field
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Wilmington
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Pearen
Wilson County
J. H. Dowdy
Italy
Army Ordnance
Leigh
Earth Tremors Reported Near New York City
Two sharp earth shocks were recorded on the early morning of the date at a seismograph near a university. A priest, Rev Joseph Lynch, noted the shocks as felt at 12 02 33 a.m. and 12 10 32 a.m. EST, with an estimated distance of about 3900 miles from New York but no immediate direction determined.
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New York
Ee University Seismon
Joseph Lynch
New York City
Lynch
President Truman Urges Universal Military Policy in Chicago
President Truman spoke at Soldier Field during Army Day events in Chicago. He pressed for extending the selective service act unifying the armed forces and a universal training program, calling for a universal policy guiding U.S. relations with all countries, no matter how remote.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Chicago
Truman
Soldier Field
United States
Truman Backs Vote for 18 Year Olds at Teen News Conference
President Truman urged ballots for 18 year olds in a teen news conference after a parade through Chicago. He told high school journalists that intelligent youths who prepare should have the right to vote, noting they proved capable of citizenship during war.
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Chicago
Truman
Missouri
Washington
United States Seeks Respect for Its Interests in Asia and Middle East
The speaker argues for US recognition of Britain and Russia in the Orient in exchange for their respect for American interests and security. He asserts the United States will expect peaceful objectives and noncoercion. The text also states the United Nations may insist on the sovereignty and integrity of Near and Middle East nations to prevent external rivalries from erupting into conflict.
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Great Britain
Russia
Orient
United States
United Nations
Near and
Middle East
Truman says poll tax repeal to be solved by Southern states
President Truman told high school journalists in Chicago that repeal of the poll tax must be worked out by southern states themselves. When asked for an immediate solution, he replied no, there is none, and the matter is for the South to decide.
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Chicago
Truman
Long An
South
United States Aims for Peaceful Settlement and UN Council Role
The United States hopes for the peaceful settlement of differences between colonial peoples and sovereigns in all areas. The United Nations Security Council is fully capable of settling disputes between nations with different philosophies if it respects the legitimate aspirations and needs of fellow members. The United States intends to ensure adherence to these principles.
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United States
United Nations Security Council
Eight Children Die in Dual Fires in Sterling and Kansas City
In Sterling Massachusetts fire killed five children left in care of Francis and Frances Godring. The victims were Winifred 10 Patricia and Priscilla 8 Francis Michael 6 and Carol Ann 5. In Kansas City three children Herbert Howard Bellew Jr 13 Martha 7 and Harvey 5 died from burns. Parents and three sisters were hospitalized with injuries and a seventh child Wayne 2 escaped.
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Sterling
Mass
Ig Orga
Francis Godring
Winifred
Patricia
Priscilla
Francis Michael
Carol Ann
Kansas City
Herbert Howard Bellew
Martha
Harvey
Herbert Bellew
Loretta
Betty
Nancy Louise
Wayne
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