Labor Chiefs Take Wage Problem To Stabilization Board
Labor leaders met with Johnnston and White House aides to press wage policy as the Stabilization Board considers a formula capping raises at about ten percent above last year. AFL CIO leaders and union presidents argued the plan gives big business control and urged a broader mobilization program oversight.
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Wann Jeannette Board
United Labor Policy Committee
Johnston
Ching
Ing
Truman
William Green
AFL
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile Workers
Leighty
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al Hayes
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George Harrison
Labor Committee
White House
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Walter P. Reuther
Auto Workers
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
Atlantic City
Stock Market Drops Further as Prices Slide
New York traders pushed prices down in active morning trading with most stocks off, some later gains by bargain hunters. Declines spread across rail, oil, chemical, and manufacturing names including Atlantic Coast Line Illinois Central Southern Railway Sinclair Oil United Air Lines U S Gypsum American Telephone Du Pont Monsanto General Motors Goodrich and United Aircraft.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Illinois Central
Southern Railway
Sinclair Oil
United Air Lines
U. S. Gypsum
American Telephone
Anaconda Copper
McIntyre-Porcupine
du Pont
Monsanto
American Can
American Woolen
Jones & Laughlin
General Motors
Goodrich
United Aircraft
Juliet Seeks Greek Queen Mercy After Pistol Charge
In Crete Juliet plans to appeal to Queen Frederika for mercy for Romeo who was jailed for pistol carrying. Costa Kephaloyannis was convicted of armed possession but not of forming an armed band. Tassoula Petraco, married Costa in a monastery and awaits a child while Tassoula recovers from influenza in Athens.
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Crete
Juliet
Greece
Romeo
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
Costa Kephaloyannis
Frederika
Costa
Tassoula
Crackles Money Still Talks in Subtle Message
A cryptic note from M.L hints money still has sway but advises restraint in replying to the question, suggesting prudence in commentary and avoiding reveal of one’s small opinions.
UN Studies New Method To End War
United Nations officials discuss a new peace plan as a three member good offices committee led by Iran's Entezam meets to press for negotiated peace in Korea. Sweden's Grafstrom also serves on the committee. The group aims to push talks within a 10 day period with secrecy and possible sanctions still under study.
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N. Y
Korea
Assembly
Nasrallah Tezam
Iran
Entezam
Red
Peiping
Etting
Sven Grafstrom
Sweden
China
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Formosan
World Organization
U. N. Committee
Good Offices Committee
Senate Banking Subcommittee to Hear RFC Charges
Washington February 20 A Senate banking subcommittee will open a hearing to discuss charges against the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Senator Fulbright leads the probe focusing on influence over RFC loans and management. The session will feature E Merl Young and Ross Bohannon with testimony linking a Boston Massachusetts development firm to RFC funds. President Truman has pushed a reorganization plan for RFC amid sharp Senate criticism.
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Washington
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Truman
Fulbright
D.-Ark
E. Merl Young
Ross Bohannon
Texas
Young
RFC
White House
Congress
Senate
Senate Banks
Chary
Donald Dawson
Dawson
Catawba Finances Not On Agenda
Salisbury report on February 20 notes Catawba College trustees were to meet but no talk of alleged fiscal irregularities in the business office. Agenda shows ROTC start and 100th birthday plans. Unofficial sources say about $14,000 may be involved, some covered by bond. church-supported by Evangelical and Reformed.
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Salisbury
Catawba College
High Point Enterprise
Salisbury Post
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Bribe Scandal Hits Long Island Basketball Stars
Three Long Island University players were charged in a widening college basketball bribery case. Adolph Bigos Leroy Smith and Sherman White admitted to involvement in shaving points tied to Salvatore Tizzo and ex-LIU athlete Edward Gard, with connections to LSU and other schools.
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Long Island University
Ncw
Liu
Madison Arden
Kansas State
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Hogan
LSU
Adolph Bigos
Perth Amboy
N. J
Leroy Smith
Newark
Sherman White
Englewood
Manhattan
Kas
Jack Gardner
Madison Square Garden
Salvatore Tizzo
Edward Gard
Sollazzo
Gard
City College of New York
New York University
Bigos
White
Smith
Joe Stalin and Uncle Sam Troubles Across the Nation
Washington dispatch reports mounting pressures as leading figures face personal and political worries. James Marlow presents a satirical exchange about deception, marriage, and tax woes sparked by a fictional letter supposedly from Stalin. The piece riffs on public anxiety and the notion that many face hidden dilemmas beyond the spotlight.
Air Force Cancels Large Scale Reserve Call-Ups
The Air Force halted recall to duty for about 18 000 volunteer reserves and delayed indefinitely the recall of perhaps 60 000 others. The change covers volunteer reserves not organ reserve units and 20 000 officers, spurred by voluntary enlistments and re-enlistments and possibly facility shortages. The large call-up had been announced January 18.
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Washington
Air Force
MacArthur rules out crossing 38th parallel unless vital
Tokyo dispatch notes General MacArthur says he will not cross the 38th parallel in Korea unless politically necessary. He reiterates authority to decide a northward thrust remains academic for now and aims to quiet debate on the boundary as allied forces continue a tank led offensive.
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MacArthur
America
38Th Parallel
Korea
Wonju
Truman
Wonsan Bay
Matthew Ridgway
Hongchow
Worju
Indictments Hit Pennsylvanian Rail Road In Wreck Case
Middlesex County New Jersey jurors charged the Pennsylvania railroad with 84 counts of feloniously killing and slaying riders in the Woodbridge crash that killed 84 people. The indictments name no individuals and ask pleas March 2. possible action by state officials to revoke the company’s franchise was discussed but not asserted.
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N. J
Pennslvania Railroad
Middlesex County Grand Jury
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Middlesex County
Charles M. Morris
Alexander Eber
Woodbridge
Eber
Flu Waves Abate In Nation
The Associated Press reports that most regions show improvement from widespread colds and influenza with only two areas noting a rise. Philadelphia sees a peak in influenza cases and Fort Dix medical staff report a three week high with 916 patients. efforts include barracks turned into wards. Officials say no epidemic, while some schools suspend classes and others reopen after absences.
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Fort Dix
N. J
Rufus S. Reeves
Pennsylvania
State Department of Health
Army
Tors
England
Miami
Fla
Miami Beach
Leon County
Tallahassee
Maine
Bureau of Health
Wendell J. Ames
Erie County
Buffalo
Angola
Evans
N. Y
Jean Reeneeeey
Niagara Falls
Six Men Charged in Theft of Steel Bridge
Laurinburg dispatch reports six men faced charges of stealing a steel bridge weighing about eight tons and selling it for 172 dollars. Sheriff Gibson said the frame was taken last week from a site near a new bridge construction across a stream six miles from Laurinburg, later recovered from junk dealers.
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Laurinburg
Jesse C. Gibson
Highway Department
Gibson
Liquor Bills To Be Talked at Public Hearing
Lawmakers open a public hearing on three liquor bills seeking a statewide referendum. Two bills propose an all or nothing vote on liquor beer and wine next November. The other calls for a liquor only vote with local option options discussed.
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Someneash Ax Ge
House
Assembly
ABC
Hill
H. Warren
Casaa
Warren
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