Murray Death Triggers Three Way CIO Leadership Race
The death of CIO President Philip Murray triggers a three way leadership contest at the CIO convention in Los Angeles. Walter Reuther James B Carey and Allan S Haywood are named as leading contenders with fears of a bitter intra union fight. Some foresee defections to the AFL or realignment with John L. Lewis United Mine Workers across the CIO AFL split.
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James B. Carey
Electrical Workers Union
Allan S. Haywood
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Carey
Haywood
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt-Willkie
UMW
Gls and British at odds say group reports
A private British American group reports serious bad feeling between American GIs in Britain and the British public. It warns communists exploit the issue with a Yank go home campaign echoed by extreme nationalists and urges joint government action and local committees to improve relations.
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London
Eng
Britain
Richard Taylor
U. S
Churchill
Taylor
America
U.S
Selwyn Lloyd
Julius Holmes
Washington Republican To Head Inauguration
Joseph C McGarraghy a local Republican leader was named to head the committee planning a plain and simple inauguration in line with President-elect Eisenhower's wishes. Arthur E Summerfield announced the selection and quoted the President-elect seeking a simple ceremony.
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Washington
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
MccGarraghy
Customer goes berserk over bad pizza in Bari
In Bari Italy Sebastiano Lepore 31 assaulted a cook Girad de Nicolo 45 after complaining the Naples style pizza tasted vile Bystanders intervened as Lepore attempted to shove the cook into the restaurant oven police report the incident today.
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Bari
Italy
Sebastiano Lepore
Lepore
Lere
Girad de Nicolo
Creomulsion for Children Pink and Blue Package
Advertises Creomulsion for children to relieve coughs and bronchitis from colds. Claims safe, proven ingredients and no narcotics, soothing inflamed throat and bronchial membranes to aid rest and sleep.
Ranger Fights For Protection Of Cattle
Smoky Mountain rancher Tom Alexander seeks court protection for cattle from federally protected bears in Smoky Mountains National Park He faces a federal case open this week in Asheville with potential $5000 fine or six months in prison. Judge Wilson Warlick presides. Alexander led ranchers into the park to kill a bear blamed for losses up to $10000.
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Smoky Mountain
Tom Alexander
Smoky Mountains National Ark
U. S
Alexander
Wilson Warlick
Newton
Marquess Plans State Coach Arrival For Coronation
The Marquess of Bath will ride in his state coach to Queen Elizabeth II's coronation despite London police not guaranteeing parking or post ceremony return space. Lord Bath defends pomp as fitting for a once in a generation event. the coach, stored at Longleat, last used in 1913 by his sister Emma.
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Marquess of Bath
Lord Bath
Duke of Norfolk
Westminster Abbey
Longleat
Wiltshire
Emma
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Buckingham Palace
Fans Camp Out For Opera Tickets In New York
In grim cold a group of fans waited on Broadway to buy standing room tickets for the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Verdi's Forza del Destino in the 68th season. Tickets go on sale at 7 p.m. next Monday. By 1 p.m. today 54 hours before opening, 375 standing room spots were anticipated.
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Opera House
Metropolitanae
Rita Hayworth Aly Khan separation talks delayed again
In Paris last minute objections by Aly Khan’s lawyer delayed signing a separation agreement in the Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan marriage. Attorneys said phrasing issues could push proceedings six months or more, while Crum planned to handle via mail and Rita pondered travel.
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Rita Hayworth
Charles Torem
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Torem
Crum
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Europe
Hodges to Talk To City Heads At Convention
Raleigh reports the North Carolina League of Municipalities held its 43rd convention with five discussion groups including mayors and city managers. Lieutenant governor elect Hodges was slated to speak this afternoon and governor elect Umstead planned a talk tonight as Atlanta’s Mayor Hartsfield urged urban governance reform.
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North Carolina League of Municipalities
Luther P. Hodges
William B. Umstead
W Hartsfield
Atlanta
Hartsfield
Roy Williamson
Rocky Mount
League
North Carolina
Fire in Peoria Heights Kills Seven Children
Firemen said a coal stove explosion started a fast moving blaze in a one story house in Peoria Heights near Peoria. Seven children aged from 10 months to eight years perished while asleep. parents were away briefly. The incident is under coroner review.
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Peoria
Frank Howard
Peoria Heights
Howard
Horace Tayton
Dominican Republic Ships First Iron Ore Export
The first iron ore export from the Dominican Republic, 68 percent pure, is expected to reach Chester, Pennsylvania, this Monday. The program, begun under former president Rafael Trujillo, aims to diversify the economy beyond sugar and grow to about 10,000 tons monthly while expanding mining to salt and gypsum deposits.
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New York
Dominican Republic
Chester
Dominican Information Center
Rafael L. Trujillo
Republic
Stevenson urges defense of principle after defeat in memorial remarks
Gov Adlai E Stevenson made his first public appearance since his election loss and said a principle cannot be defeated by defeating a person. He spoke at Elijah Lovejoy memorial dedication in Alton Illinois praising truth over tyranny and urging Americans to resist the idea that truth can be crushed. The event honored Lovejoy and featured Sigma Delta Chi's tablet along the Mississippi River as a symbol of enduring justice.
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Elijah Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Mississippi River
Sigma Delta Chi
America
Negro sharecropper faces third trial for alleged leering assault
YANCEYVILLE N C A Negro sharecropper Mack Ingram 44 is back on the docket for a third trial on charges of assault with an ulterior motive and related counts after previous trials ended in mistrial. Mrs Willie Jean Webster 19 testified Ingram leered at her and attempted to intercept her in a woods near a tobacco field. The case has drawn wide attention and involves questions of distance and intent under state law.
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Yanceyville
N.C
Mack Ingram
Willie Jean Webster
G.M. Harris
Caswell County
Webster
Ingram
Violence Flares in Race Divided South Africa Riots
Clashes erupt in Durban Kimberley and East London as police fire on demonstrators leaving 23 dead over the weekend. The ANC calls for calm while authorities deploy armored units. violence spreads amid racial tensions.
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African National Congress
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Kimberley
Congress
Daniel F. Malan
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