Wage talks hint at 15 cent per hour rise in steel sector
Reports from Pittsburgh say U S Steel and CIO United Steelworkers near a wage agreement based on a 15 cent hourly rise matching recent settlements. Dow Jones cited expert circles while both sides offered no confirmation as talks continued and a key meeting was postponed.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
The
Steel Corporation
Dow Jones & Co
Union
Corae
Dow
United Electrical Workers
General Motors Corporation
West Electric Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
J and L
Westinghouse
General Otors
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Phone Unions Press Truman to Intervene in Telephone Strike
Striking Bell System workers press for government action to obtain wage increases, pointing to boosts in other industries. Bell offers regional arbitration for a $12 weekly raise and other demands while conciliation efforts resume after a brief lapse. The stalemate continues as unions demand nationwide action.
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Washington
Bell System
Schwellenbach
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Weather report snapshot with scattered city data
Weather bulletin lists temperatures and rainfall for several cities including Miami, Phoenix, Portland, Richmond, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington. Includes unclear figures and symbols from the April entry, with slight AP attribution and partial values.
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Washington
Miami
Phoenis
Portland
Nichmond
S Francisco
Seattle
Wenbington
Johnson and Broughton Dominate Raleigh Stage
In Raleigh on April 19 Democrats gather for Jefferson Day dinner. Charlie Johnson appears positioned for North Carolina governor while former Governor J M Broughton leads the push for junior senator. Senator Umstead aids his bid as Bailey’s death vacancy lingers.
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Raleigh
Charlie Johnson
North Carolina
J. M. Broughton
Johnson
Broughton
William Umstead
Cherry
Bailey
Mayne Albright
Ballentine
Horton
Army Officer Ranking Under Investigation
Army officers face scrutiny as Senators question wartime promotions and pay. Senator Dworshak says reductions to peacetime ranks could save millions. war department funds for army pay near 500 million dollars are under review. He notes many officers remain in grades higher than peacetime standards and awaits staff review.
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Edwin B. Harklinson
Washington
War Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dworshak
Idaho
Dworsha
Appropriations Committee
West Point
Cannon Mills Cuts Towels Prices Across Range
Cannon Mills, the nation's largest household textiles maker, announced substantial towel price reductions effective immediately. The move introduces new lower valued lines and prices across the catalog, with products spanning 39 cents to 2.50 dollars.
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New York
Cannon Mills
OPA
Daily News Record
Cannon
Relief Work In Full Swing At Texas City
Rescue crews moved through burned districts around Texas City as fires lingered and bodies were recovered. Eight more victims were pulled from waters near the Grandcamp blast site while the Monsanto plant and Humble tank farm faced burning tanks. Officials said danger of further explosions had eased and relief, recovery, and burial planning dominated operations.
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Texas City
Tex
Monsanto Chemical Corp
Grandcamp
Monsanto
Humble Tank Farm
Galves
Vandenberg Seeks Delayed Russia Shipments Policy
Senator Vandenberg split with the State Department over renewing $17 million in war order goods to Russia. He urged waiting for the Soviet Union to satisfactorily settle its lend lease obligations, and warned against new shipments until a general settlement is negotiated. He defended keeping U.S. word if a settlement is reached.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
State Department
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Soviet Union
Greece
Turkey
Dean Acheson
Small Chance Of Austrian Treaty Now
Soviet support for Yugoslav claims to southern Carinthia stalled the Moscow conference on Austrian and German peace pacts. Ministers drilled toward Sunday sessions as Marshall and Bevin sought a conclusion, while Molotov backed Yugoslavia’s $150 million reparations and territory demands.
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Wes Gallagher
Moscow
Carinthia
U. S
Marshall
Bevin
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Molotov
Yugoslavia
Austria
Potsdam
Stalin
Hoey Predicts Truman Reelection At Raleigh Jefferson Dinner
U S Senator Clyde R Hoey predicted President Truman would be reelected in 1948 at a Raleigh Jefferson Day dinner. Josephus Daniels backed the forecast noting Republican losses in Chicago as a sign for 1948. The fundraiser, led by Wilkins P Horton, aimed to raise twenty thousand dollars and surpassed the goal with about five hundred attendees.
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Hoey
Truman
Raleigh
Jefferson
North Carolina
U.S
Clyde R. Hoey
Harry S. Truman
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Chicago
Congress
Wilkins P. Horton
Pittsboro
Horton
Senate To Probe Wartime Arabian Oil Purchases
Senate War Investigating Committee will seek all papers in President Roosevelt's personal files on Arabian oil. Burton K Wheeler will act as special counsel, probing Navy purchases that allegedly exceeded by about 30 million dollars, with potential excesses reaching three billion if continued. No White House reply had arrived to the April 2 request.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Truman
Senate
Roosevelt
Brewster
Rme
Special War Investigating Committee
Montana
Navy
White House
Jewish Underground Plans Immigrant Flood to Cyprus
Jewish quarters said Hagana aims to flood Cyprus detention camps with 5000 immigrants a month to pressure Britain while UN considers the Palestine case. British sources warned Cyprus camps could fill within six weeks if one shipload weekly reaches Palestine. Possible destinations include Cirenaica or Kenya as Cyprus holds about 12,000 with 8,000 more space.
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Jerusalem
Cyprus
Palestine
United Nations Assembly
Hagana
Holy Land
Europe
Cirenaica
North Africa
Kenya
East Africa
Caraolos
Two Killed and Twenty Four Injured in Train Wreck
In Champaign Illinois the Illinois Central City of Miami streamliners wrecked near the city killing conductor Charles Redus 70 and C W Woods of Champaign Illinois. Twenty four passengers and trainmen were injured and a third man was reported possibly dead. The train from Chicago to Miami left rails at a switch three and one half miles north of Champaign at sixty miles per hour. Baggage car overturned and five coaches bumped along the tracks as the road bed tore up for a quarter mile.
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Champaign
Ill
Illinois Central
City of
Charles Redus
Centralia
C. W. Woods
Labor Costs Blamed For High Price of Residences
Frank Creedon urged lower housing prices to revive home buying while the National Association of Home Builders faulted government controls and wage levels for high costs. President Truman backed Creedon and figures show 158000 new homes started in Q1 versus 192000 last year. Builders seek full labor productivity and removal of controls to reduce material costs and boost veteran housing construction.
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Washington
Frank Creedon
National Association of Home Builders
Creedon
Truman
Dis
Frank W. Cartwright
The
Home Builders Association
Cartwright
Truman Scored By GOP For Budget Claims
Republicans challenged President Truman's claim that economies contributed to the surplus. Knutson said the surplus comes from higher revenues due to wartime taxes remaining two years after V J Day. Taber credited careful screening of appropriations for any savings.
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Truman
GOP
Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
Taber
R-N.y
House Appropriations Committee
Wallace Denies Churchill Charge of Communism
Wallace tells 1,000 Norwegian trade unionists in Oslo that Churchill will not admit private beliefs that war is inevitable. He denies being a crypto communist and calls himself a Progressive Tory. Churchill had labeled Wallace a crypto communist to justify opposition to U S Britain unity.
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Wallace
Churchill
Oslo
Norway
Henry A. Wallace
Winston Churchill
Norweign
London
Great Britain
United States
Moscow
Truman cites inflation risk as surplus tops 1.25 billion
President Truman announced a forecast of a 1.25 billion dollar surplus in the current fiscal year ending June 30, blaming price rises after controls for inflation and urging against immediate income tax cuts. He defended balanced budgets while stressing debt reduction and warned tax cuts could fuel inflation. Washington April 19.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
Hanes
New York
Lucas
Weship
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate and House Bills Aim to Block Emergency Strikes
Congress moves to authorize federal court injunctions against certain serious strikes for up to 75 days. Both chambers approve the measure to curb telephone and coal stoppages, with debate over possible steel impact and a looming presidential veto by President Truman.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
White House
Pilender
D-La
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Robert L. Thompson
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