Bell system walkout talks pressed as Conciliation Service seeks meetings
Washington officials urged three Bell units the long lines division of A T T Southwestern Bell and Western Electric installation and manufacturing departments to reconvene with federal conciliators to end the 17 day strike. NFTW leaders accuse Bell companies of breaking wage promises while government mediators schedule talks with NFTW policy makers.
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Washington
Bell Telephone System
Long Lines
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Western Electric Company
Edgar. L. Warren
Arren
Bell System
National Federation of Telephone Workers
A. T. and
T. Long Lines
Southwestern Company
Joseph Beirne
Beirne
U. S
C. F. Craig
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
NFT
Edgar Warren
Labor Department
Conciliation Service
John L. Crull
John J. Moran
Bell Companies
New Jersey Telephone Workers
Northwestern Union of Telephone Workers
NFTW
Long Lines Department
UN chief reports missing documents in Balkans probe trip
Trygve Lie announced that a suitcase containing documents vanished while the United Nations Balkans investigation commission traveled from Greece to Geneva. He said there is no proof yet that the documents were stolen and the team is attempting to locate the suitcase.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Security Council
Balkans Investigation Commission
Greece
Geneva
Lie
Weather data for multiple cities with temperatures and rainfall
A scrambled weather table lists conditions and temperatures for many U S cities including Charleston Chicago Columbia Denver Detroit Evansville Galveston Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Meridian Miami Minneapolis Mobile Milwaukee New Orleans New York Raleigh San Antonio San Francisco St Louis Washington and others with various temperatures and rainfall readings.
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Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Salveston
Tireens
Little Hock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
New York
Raleigh
Tien Mgx
Prancisen
Rlanburg
Washington
Housing Measure Receives Approval In Senate Banking Panel
The Senate Banking Committee approved 7 to 6 a long range housing bill aiming to fund construction of 15 million homes by 1958. Senator Buck reported a 6 to 6 tie before Maybank broke it, votes aligned with Wagner Ellender and Taft backing the bill. The package estimates a $7.5 billion federal cost over 45 years to aid private housing and address the housing shortage and slums.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Buck
R-Del
Maybank
D-Sc
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Senate
Prosecution Of Reds To Reach Truman
Washington April 23 Chairman J Parnell Thomas told reporters he is taking his drive to prosecute Communists directly to President Truman after three letters to Attorney General Clark failed to produce results. Thomas urged the president to use authority to expedite action in eradicating Communists from government. Some House members questioned impeaching the attorney general as a possible pressure tactic.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Mas
Weeny House
Kunkel
Frederick C. Smith
Ohio
Actress Lise Merville challenges critic to pistol duel
Paris reports that actress Lise Merville has challenged a Paris weekly critic to a pistol duel after he described her as a walking skeleton in a play review. The alleged duel was announced by Liberation.
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Paris
Liberation
Lise Merville
British Get Oil Despite U S Shortage
The National Petroleum Council warns a petroleum shortage may immobilize part of the navy next fall and winter and leave little gasoline for cars by autumn. A council of industry leaders met in Washington to discuss tight supply, with 2 million barrels a month shipped to Britain but Gulf Coast imports hindered by tanker shortages.
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Washington
National Petroleum Council
Interior Department
Oil and Gas Division
Max W. Ball
Ball
United States
Gulf Coast
England
Middle East
Hoey Warns Against Deep Labor Department Cuts
Senator Hoey of North Carolina condemns House Appropriations Committee cuts to the labor department as harmful to the economy and public services. He argues reductions threaten essential labor and employment programs, including 72 million in state grants, urging careful, selective trimming rather than drastic slashing.
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Washington
Hoey
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Labor
North Carolina
Congressional Record
Truman
Department of Laho
Second Arrest After Attack Upon Priest
A 48 year old accountant is held for investigation in New Orleans after attempting to force his way into Father James W. Courtney’s hospital room following a stabbing at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Detective Reyer named Michael Hammill alias Michael Wilson of Springfield Massachusetts as the suspect who fled detection using an alias.
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New Orleans
James W. Courtney
Mercy Hospital
Father Courtney
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Alfred Reyer
Michael Hammill
Michael Wilson
Springfield
Mass
Reyer
Steelworkers win $1 a day raise for U S Steel refineries
Pittsburgh April 23 A contract giving 140000 U S Steel Corp employees a one dollar per day wage increase was signed by CIO United Steelworkers and company representatives. The deal, approved by the union's wage policy committee, was finalized after lengthy legal review and delays.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Charles R. Cox
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Jones and Laughlin
Ex Sing Sing Warden Lewis Lawes Dies at 63
Lewis E. Lawes 63, former warden of Sing Sing prison for 21 years, died at 1:30 a.m. at Beverly House Farms in the Hudson River community of Ossining. He had been ill for 10 days and retired from Sing Sing on July 16, 1941, after leading the prison as a national authority on penology.
Jamestown Prepares Inauguration Of New City Leaders
Jamestown to swear in its mayor and four councilmen at a Saturday ceremony at Jamestown High School. Judge Don C. MacRae will administer the oath with State Senator George Penny as master of ceremonies. Remarks by Mayor Thomas C. Ragsdale and new councilmen Robbins Tilden and H N Williard follow, with other officials and speakers listed. The event marks Jamestown’s incorporation as a municipality and is expected to draw thousands of residents.
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Jamestown
Jamestown High School
Don C. MacRae
Municipal Court of
High Point
George Penny
E. D. Broadhurst
Greensboro
P. T. Dixon
Thomas C. Ragsdale
Robbins Tilden
H. N. Williard
R. E. Bundy
W. C. Campbell
Dramsetown
General Assembly
North Carolina
Abandon Hope Of Completing Austrian Pact In Moscow
Soviet and American officials said that an Austrian peace treaty in Moscow is unlikely and the last council of foreign ministers session may conclude tonight or tomorrow. Delegations began packing as diplomats expected to depart within three to four days after the conference ends. The French were preparing to board a special train after the final session.
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Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
Two Comedians Cut Off Air For Ridiculing NBC Bosses
Hollywood reports NBC pulled the plug on Red Skelton and earlier Fred Allen after jokes about NBC executives. Skelton’s quips mocked an NBC vice president and Las Vegas commentary. Allen was cut off for similar material. Network officials cited material as objectionable.
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NBC Radio
Hollywood
National Broadcasting Company
Network
Fred Allen
NBC
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Allen
Red
Edna Skelton
Wallace Urges Billions For Russians
Paris April 23 Henry A Wallace argued that Soviet Russia should receive ten to seventeen billion dollars in pools and services under a fifty billion dollar world construction program. In exchange, he said the Soviet Union should be required to forego heavy reparations.
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Paris
Henry A. Wallace
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Daylight Time Starts Sunday Patchwork Across States
Daylight saving time begins in most states on Sunday April 27 with a patchwork pattern as many communities opt to differ from neighbors. Some places like Newburgh New York delay to May 27. States largely on standard time include Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming and most of Minnesota.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
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Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Duluth
Iron Range
Minesota
Firebugs Strike Duke Hospital In Durham Fire Suspect Loops Hospital
Police and firemen hunted an elusive arsonist who triggered seven fires at Duke Hospital in Durham starting in a medical lab trash can. The fires damaged the X ray storage area with valuable films, while staff kept patients calm during a four hour blaze that ended around 6:40 a.m. No suspects were identified.
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Durham
Duke Hospital
H. C. Mickey
Mickey
Cleveland Clinic
Blasted City Clears Debris After Waterfront Disaster
Texas City begins cleanup after the waterfront disaster as two high pressure trucks sweep rubble into Galveston Bay. Officials report residual nitrate near the waterfront, while a warehouse nitrate fire is controlled. Red Cross counts 413 known dead with 50 to 575 missing estimates.
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Texas
Galveston Bay
W. H. Sandberg
Texas City Terminal Railway Company
Sandberg
Texas City
St. Louis
John C. Wilson
Red Cross
McLean Reelected AP President By Board of Directors
Robert McLean president of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin was reelected president of the Associated Press by the AP board. Frank B. Noyes retired from the board after 54 years, and Edward E. Tietean of Decatur Herald plus John S. Knight of the Miami Herald named vice presidents. Kent Cooper remains executive director and general manager with Lloyd Stratton secretary, Frank J. Starzel assistant secretary, Robert Booth treasurer, and Alan J. Gould assistant treasurer.
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New York
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Associated Press
Frank B. Noyes
The
Noyes
W.ton Evening Star
Edward E. Tietean
Decatur
Herald
John S. Knight
Miami Herald
Kent Cooper
Lloyd Stratton
Frank J. Starzel
Robert Booth
Alan J. Gould
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