Soft Coal Miners Trooping Back To Their Jobs Today
Soft coal miners resumed production after a 17 day stoppage, led by the United Mine Workers in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. John L. Lewis urged a return with 92 percent backing district 5. Full output expected by midweek in some areas, as key steel pits reopen.
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Pittsburgh
Uel
United Mine
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
U. S. Steel
Jones and Laughlin
Republic Steel
Ohio
John P. Busarello
UMW
Uniontown
Union
Lewis
Weather notes North Carolina and regional rainfall report
Partly cloudy and warmer today with considerable cloudiness and fog coastal areas. Temperature readings across cities show highs in the upper 60s to low 70s with widespread zero to trace rainfall reported in the 24 hours ending 8:30 a m. Locations include Charleston Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh New Orleans and Tampa, among others, with no significant precipitation recorded in most stations.
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North Carolina
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Greensboro
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Tos Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Minn
Minn St
Mitchell
New
Orleans
Raleigh
Spartanhores
German built liner Europa sinks near Le Havre in tidal wave
The 49746 ton ship Europa renamed Liberte by France sank after grazing harbor wreckage and listing in a three foot tide surge at Le Havre. Officials hope refloating possible though ship had suffered bad luck since its 1928 Hamburg launch.
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Europa
LE Havre
France
French Line
Hamburg
Eight Lives Lost In North Carolina Weekend
An Associated Press survey reports at least eight deaths in NC over the weekend. In Durham a rooming house fire killed John Cannady and Rosa Lee Wilson, with several injuries blamed on a portable oil stove. Other fatalities include Walter Brauer from Ridgeway after a highway collision, John A. Jackson near Elizabeth City when a school bus body fell on him, Atwell Wilson Parsons, a Navy veteran, shot at a skating rink near North Wilkesboro, and Eddie Smith of Sanford. Sheriff Poindexter questioned rink manager Cling Minton.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Durham
John Cannady
Rosa Lee Wilson
C. H. Lawson
Walter Brauer
Ridgeway
Henderson
John A. Jackson
Elizabeth City
Atwell Wilson Parsons
North Wilkesboro
C. G. Poindexter
Wilkes County
Cling Minton
Eddie Smith
Sanford Negro
Industry of State Takes On New Life
Industry in the Carolinas shows signs of recovery as miners return to work after a soft coal strike. Government control of coal shipments will continue until essential users are served, with rail passenger and express traffic largely returning to normal. Hospitals report ten days of coal supply, and passenger train service is expected to be normal by tomorrow across the two Carolinas.
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Carolina
Solid Fuels Administration
Charlotte
Two
Carolinas
Cleveland
Shelby
Gardner
Washington
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Byrnes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
British Drop Food to Jews Near Syrian Island
British bombers dropped five tons of food to 800 Jews aboard a shipwrecked vessel on a Mediterranean island near the Dodecanese as they moved toward Palestine. The relief effort involved a destroyer and minesweeper guiding the mission with four Halifa x planes delivering supplies through rough weather.
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Syrian Island
Dodecanese
Palestine
Chevron l
Mediterranean
Lonely Island
Rhodes
Air Pyth
Soviet Union rejects home troop census at UN session
At Flushing Meadows Molotov unexpectedly demanded deletion of a domestic troop census from a UN resolution, threatening to reopen troop dispositional questions. The move led to a recess as delegates reacted to the shock during a five hour session that also censured South Africa over racial discrimination against Indians.
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Russia
United Nations
V. M. Molotov
Flushing Meadow Park
Molotov
Hartley Shawcross
Great Britain
Ins Board
South Africa
Union
International Court of Justice
India
More Troops Are Sent Out By Greece
Greece reports reinforced Bulgarian frontier posts and the deployment of seventh division units to guard roads and railways. The government says Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, and Albanian forces violated its frontiers and has asked the UN Security Council for an inquiry as clashes with leftist bands intensify.
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Greece
United Nations
UN Security Council
Lake Success
N. Y
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Albania
Moscow
London
Mother and four killed in South Carolina blaze
Mrs Leon Everett Richburg 79 was an expectant mother and three of her sons Leon five Jimmy three and John one died when a kerosene fire started by an attempted stove lighting exploded in their two room frame home in Sumter South Carolina. Richburg survived. Neighbors described the blast like a gun discharging and the house quickly burned to the ground.
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Sumter
S. C
Leon Everett Richburg
Richburg
Leon
Jimmy
John
11 Die In Hotel Blaze In Saskatoon Canada
Gasoline flames described as moving like a solid wall turned the Barry hotel into an inferno before dawn killing 11 and injuring 18. A gasoline can in the kitchen range sparked the blaze as firefighters fought to save guests and recover victims.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Barry Hotel
Saskatchewan
Canada
Queen's Hotel
Halifax
Fred Fries
Fries
E. Clark
Franco Speaks In Firm Tones On Foreign Interference
General Franco addressed a Madrid crowd from the national palace balcony after a three hour demonstration against foreign interference. Protesters shouted Franco yes Russia no while authorities guarded embassies including the U S. embassy as estimates ranged from 75 000 to 300 000 protesters.
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Madrid
Franco
National
Mno
Russia
U. S
Toll reaches 120 in Winecoff hotel fire tragedy
Atlanta reports the Winecoff hotel blaze death toll rising to 120 with three newly added victims. Mrs. George D. Burch, 20, died after plunging from a broken improvised rope. her husband, who had wed last week, descended to reach five ladders. Government probes ordered. grand jury to study possible negligence as city officials vet safety standards.
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Winecoff
George D. Burch
Chattanooga
Red Cross
Charles
Bill) Berry
Cedartown
Julia Hall
Albany
E. F E. Andrews
Henry Chandler
Fulton County
William B. Hartsfield
National Fire Prevention Association
National Conference of Buildings
Grady Hospital
Max Gardner Found His Path From Shelby to Washington
Washington dispatch profiles Max Gardner, 64, a former North Carolina governor and prominent lawyer who built a textile fortune in Shelby, then rose to national roles. The piece notes his rural roots, family ties to Senator Clyde Hoey, and his progressive views on farming and economics as he moves toward an ambassadorship to Great Britain.
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Washington
Great Britain
Max Gardner
Shelby
Bessie
Clyde R. Hoey
Gardner
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
University of North Carolina
Accident Jolts Pecan Loose In Greenville Area
William Wayne Roe of Chesnee was being driven to Greenville General Hospital for removal of a pecan nut from his throat after an automobile overturned five miles west of Greer. The youngster received cuts and bruises and remained in the hospital.
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Greenville
8. C
Dee
William Wayne Roe
Chesnee
Greenville General Hospital
Greer
Westerners To Talk for Little Boys
Secretary of State Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Bevin plan to avoid Paris Peace conference mistakes and push for full hearing for small nations on the German settlement before the foreign ministers council acts. They also consider cutting European occupation forces by 620,000 by April 1 amid the big four discussions.
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New York
James F. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Ministers Council
Council
Byrnes
Gotham Faces New Strike
New York harbor faces possible tugboat strike as owners and union officials resume contract talks. Local 333 of the International Longshoremen's Association authorized a new strike ballot. leader Capt. William V. Bradley said no date set. They seek a $1 daily raise and a 40 hour work week.
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New York
United Marine Division
International Longshoremen's Association
William V. Bradley
Court Sets January 14 Hearing On Lewis Contempt Case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on January 14 regarding the contempt conviction of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers in the soft coal strike. A ruling could follow after arguments conclude, sped by a government plea citing public interest.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
High Court
Supreme Court Upholds Foremen Union Rights
The Supreme Court today refused to review a lower court ruling that foremen are covered by the National Labor Relations Act, leaving the decision in place and upholding their right to join unions and bargain collectively with employers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis and union convicted for contempt in coal strike end
Lewis and the union were convicted for contempt for defying a U S district court order to halt the 17 day soft coal strike. Fines totaled 3 510 000, and the action suggests a final decision could come earlier than if the case went to the court of appeals.
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U.S
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Truman
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