Marshall In Move To Get Some Action
MOSCOW April 19 The big four foreign ministers pressed to address Austria frontiers at Secretary Marshall’s urging with Yugoslavia asking for southern Carinthia. Russia favored the demand while Western powers opposed it. A final deadlock on this issue would likely derail the Austrian treaty for now as other stalemates lingered over German assets. The session yielded three routine Austrian pact articles and little substantive progress amid shifting positions and protracted arguing.
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Moscow
George C. Marshall
Austria
Yugoslavia
Carinthia
Russia
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
One Dead Fifteen Injured In City of Miami Wreck
A derailment near Champaign Illinois of the Illinois Central City of Miami seven car stream liner from Chicago to Miami killed conductor Charles Redus seventy of Centralia and possibly another man. More than fifteen passengers were injured and brought to Burnham hospital as rescuers worked at the scene.
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Champaign
Ill
Illinois Central Railroad
Herman Cone on Tour of Europe
A group of 14 United States manufacturers and businessmen from Washington arrived to consult with military government officials before an inspection tour of industry in the U S British occupied zones of Germany. The itinerary includes talks with Gen. Lucius D. Clay and visits to Vienna and Munich to review efforts to boost exports to cover occupation costs. The delegation includes Herman F E Cone, president of ey Mills of Greensboro.
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Berlin
United States
Washington
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Vienna
Munich
Herman FE. Cone
Ey Mills
Greensboro
Weather outlook for April 20 1947 with showers likely
The forecast calls for cloudy and mild today and tonight with increasing warmth. Scattered light showers are expected Sunday night, probably starting in the west as of Sunday afternoon. City readings show varied temperatures across large U S locales with notable highs in Denver and New Orleans and cooler spots in Chicago and Detroit.
CIO Strategists Hold Conference in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on April 19 the CIO and United Steelworkers board meet to influence steel industry policy. They discuss wage demands and a possible new contract with U S Steel as talks continue, with potential outcomes including a wage settlement, contract extension, or a strike after April 30.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel Corporation
Iron Age
U. S. Steel
Steel Workers Meeting Postponed Amid Contract Talks
Pittsburgh April 19. A meeting of United Steel Workers policy makers was postponed to tomorrow as CIO President Philip Murray and U S Steel vice president John Stevens continued contract discussions that began yesterday.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers
CIO
Philip Murray
John Stevens
U. S. Steel Corporation
Steel unions demand 23 cent raise at Jones and Laughlin
With ongoing talks stalled, the union sent a 23 cent per hour wage demand to Jones and Laughlin Steel, the fourth largest producer. Officials did not confirm this figure, though it seemed preferable to the union versus the 15 cent raise accepted by other industries. The CIO United Auto Workers involvement noted.
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Big Steel
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Cio-United Auto Workers
Friends Hold Two Sessions At Guilford College
At Guilford College the American Friends Service Committee completes its two day national conference with the foreign service and peace sections set for the final sessions Clarence E Pickett AFSC executive secretary is to deliver the keynote at tonight's close James Reade peace section member warned that constant welance is the price of liberty amid talks on conscription and the future
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Guilford College
Foreign Service
Peace Sections
American Friends Service Committee
Peace Section
Clarence E. Pickett
Wallingford
AFSC
James Reade
Marine Gets 30 Year Term
Pvt. Donald E. Boyer formerly at Camp Lejeune Marine Supply Depot was sentenced to 30 years in a naval prison after a general court martial for theft of government property burglary assault with intent to murder and related violations arising from a February armed entry of a Boudreau street home. Warrant Officer Willis M. Wright was involved alongside Boyer as a marine. Chief of Police Paul M. Shore reported the verdict and sentencing details.
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Jacksonville
N. C
Donald E. Boyer
Camp Lejeune
Boudreau Street
Paul M. Shore
Boyer
Willis M. Wright
Shore
Secretary of the Navy
Stunt Diver Survives 265 Foot Leap From Golden Gate
Frank H. Cushing, 42, leaped 265 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay as a publicity stunt practice jump. Rescued by a crab fishing boat, he suffered a sprained back and exposure and was to be hospitalized after a Coast Guard transfer. It may be the first time since 1937 a jumper survived from the span. Highway Patrolman Dave Zebo assisted.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
Frank H. Cushing
Coast Guard
Ft. Point
Dave Zebo
Living Cost Up Two Per Cent In Mid-February To Mid-March
The cost of living rose two per cent to a record 156 per cent of the 1935-36 average, with all major groups rising. Food prices jumped 3.9 per cent, while other essentials rose under one per cent. Food index hit 189.5, and a 12-city survey shows a 0.5 per cent drop between March 15 and April 15.
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Washington
Bureau of 18
Bor
Bureau
Special Bureau
Telegraphers Win 5 Cent Hour Increase Pact
A tentative agreement in New York averts a Western Union telegraphers strike. About 50 000 Western Union Telegraph Company employees will receive a 5 cent hourly wage boost and other benefits, with ratification by CTU and two AFL unions pending. Ronald W. Haughton is noted as federal liaison.
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Washington
Western Union
Identiruman
Congress
New York
Western Union Telegra Company
AFL Commercial Telegraehs
CTU
Telegraph Workers Union
Telegraph Employes Union
AFL
Ronald W. Haughton
Federal
Greek Army To Get U S Aid Says Paper
Eleutheria reports an official at the U S embassy in Athens agreed to supply U S navy planes from the carrier Leyte to fly over guerrilla held areas. The embassy confirmed Keeley identified by the newspaper as the official. Premier Maximos aides described the Keeley conversation as private and focused on economic aid. War Minister Stratos said over 650 guerrillas have been killed wounded or captured in the southern Pindus mountains since operations began ten days ago.
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Athens
Eleutheria
U. S
Leyte
Greece
James H. Kelley, Jr
Demetrios Maximos
Keeley
Seaton Ton
George Stratos
Larisa
Pindus Mountains
Thompson Sows Split as He Pushes Talmadge Ouster
Governor Thompson calls a special Georgia Democratic convention for April 30 in Macon to oust Herman Talmadge from the state executive committee for bolting the party. The move aims to elect a new committee ahead of the 1948 governor race as tensions rise within state Democratic ranks.
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Atlanta
M. E. Thompson
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
National Democratic
Thompson
Talmadge
Europe Needs Relief On Vast Scale
Stephen Cary from Philadelphia told Guilford College’s American Friends service committee that Europe’s reconstruction requires national government led rehabilitation on a vast scale, while private groups should focus on moral and spiritual recovery. Reports show France moving from relief to rehabilitation and education as Ray Newton planned talks on summer institutes and a Mexico service project. Clarence Pickett, head of the meeting, discussed recent foreign relief developments and his roles with the National Planning Association and world food issues.
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Greensboro
Stephen Cary
Philadelphia
Europe
American Friends Service Committee
Guilford College
Foreign Service Section
Cary
France
Ray Newton
Ace
Institutes of International Relations
Mexico
Clarence E. Pickett
Pickett
National Planning Association
World Food Probems
Bridges Fight Russian Shipments Amid Greek Turkish Aid
Senator Bridges charges the state department seeks lend lease shipments to Russia while opposing Russia oil refining equipment. He cites contracts worth 17 million dollars and 8 million for ten other countries, as Dean Acheson pushes delivery despite ended lend lease. Vandenberg cautions against breaking the Russia agreement.
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Washington
Bridges
State Department
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Senate Appropriations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
United States
Congress
Administration
Colgate Clock Hands Set For Daylight Saving Time
In Jersey City clock workers prepare for the annual switchover to daylight saving time as the Colgate clock high above New York harbor will advance its four ton mechanism one hour after midnight on April 27. Harold Jd Scheer and Norman Reeves oversee the operation atop the 50 foot diameter dial, a climb of about 11 stories with wind often gusting to four. The move marks decades of residents syncing watches to Colgate Palmolive’s timepiece, last altered in 1945 during a repair lull.
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Jersey City
N. J
Colgate
Colgate-Palmoliveeet Company
New York Harbor
Vor Colgate
New York
New Jersey
Harold Jd. Scheer
Scheer
Two Rivers Are Rising in North Carolina Floods
The U S weather bureau reports rising waters on the Neuse and Roanoke rivers with little damage expected. The Neuse crested at 144 feet in Goldsboro and is forecast to crest near Winston around Sunday or Monday, while the Roanoke has crested at Weldon at 30 feet. Additional rises occurred at Williamston and Scotland Neck and the Cape Fear rose to a crest at Elizabethown.
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Raleigh
U. S. Weather Bureau
Neuse
Roanoke
Goldsboro
Winston
Bureau
Weldon
Williamston
Scotland Neck
Cape Fear
Elizabethtown
Worker Finds 10 Million Dollars Among Ruins
Paul Stokes, a Houston rescue worker, uncovered a Texas City terminal railway safe with seven million dollars in company fire insurance policies and 500 worker policies. The find, made while surveying ruined rooms, could speed insurance recovery as Stokes had already helped recover 86 bodies.
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Stokes
Houston, Tex
Texas City Terminal Railway Company
W. H. Sandberg
Sandberg
Fires Still Burning In Texas City
In Texas City many rescue workers in asbestos suits search the ruined Monsanto plant for victims after Wednesday explosions. The Red Cross lists 542 dead and says the toll may rise as fires burn in oil tanks and the Grandcamp investigation continues. Mass burial plans and memorial services are set as officials review the triggers of the disaster.
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Texas City
Tex
Monsanto
Gulf Coast
Red Cross
J. C. Trahan
Coast Guard
Grandcamp
High Flyer
Wilson
Associated Press
Houston Post
American Red Cross
Monsanto Chemical Corp
Ministerial Alliance
E. W. Mayr
Houston
Dutch Gilbert
Mayr
Hoey to Speak At Gathering In Raleigh
Senator Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby will deliver the main address at the Jefferson Day dinner of the North Carolina Democratic party in Raleigh. More than 550 guests are expected with Senator William B. Umstead set to introduce Hoey. Governor Cherry will introduce Wilkins P. Horton who will serve as toastmaster.
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Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
U. S
North Carolina
Democratic Party
William B. Umstead
Durham
Hoey
Cherry
Wilkins P. Horton
Pittsboro
National Democratic Party
Soldier Faces 25 to 30 Year Term in Asheville Slaying
Pfc. Robert P. Warden of Fort Benning Ga was found guilty by a Buncombe County jury of killing Helena McKenzie wife of an Asheville nightlife operator during an attempted slaying of his estranged wife who worked at the club The jury also wounded the second woman The same court session sentenced William Hopper 25 to death in the gas chamber for first degree burglary to occur July 9 in the Black Mountain area.
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Asheville
Robert P. Warden
Fort Benning
Buncombe County
Helena McKenzie
McKenzie
Superior Court
William Hopper
Juy
Hopper
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Weabureau
Charleston
Charlotte
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Og Enver
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Salveston
Fiveon Stero
Diacksonville
Nina Fay Adams
Robert Gaeway
Hitler
Helgoland
Helgoland Island
North Sea
Henry Burroughs
Aew
Frankurt
Reds
Paul Stokes
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