Phone Strike Pickets To Multiply Delays Nationwide
CIO Communications Workers strike 67,000 members affecting Bell Telephone and Western Electric in 43 states while Western Union walkout of 30,000 CTU members lasts. Nationwide picketing to start tomorrow. impact on long distance calls and maintenance could grow, with 51,000 operators and clerks in key states.
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Bell Telephone Systems
Western Electric Company
Western Union
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Henry Mayer
Western Electric
John A. Broderick
United Telephone Organizations
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Telephone Company
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Montana
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California
Ohio
Nevada
Churchill Faces Revolt in Party
London U P A revolt within Prime Minister Churchill's Conservative party surfaced as five members of the Finance Trade and Industry committee publicly opposed the government's sales tax on clothing and textiles. They filed a motion urging reconsideration of the purchase tax to ease textile industry unemployment.
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U.P
Churchill
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Finance, Trade and Industry Committee In Commons
Hague Undergoes Operation for Acute Hernia
Frank Hague aged 76, longtime New Jersey Democratic leader, underwent an operation today at Doctor's Hospital for an acute hernia condition.
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New York
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Doctor's Hospital
The Trial Before Pilate and the Innocent One
The piece portrays Jesus before Pilate in the judgment hall. It emphasizes the false charges and the mob’s demand for crucifixion while Pilate washes his hands and yields, asserting the plan beyond denial.
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Pilate
Herod
Annas
Heavy Illinois Primary Voter Turnout Across state
Balmy spring weather spurred heavy voting in the Illinois primary with presidential contests. Officials expected near two million voters by 5 p.m. CST while early turnout was strong in cities and lighter in rural townships as farmers worked fields.
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Illinois
Ows Wit Bl- Azabe
State Office
Cook County
Edmund K. Jarecki
Enforce Gambling Tax or Repeal Law Demanded
Washington revenue chief John B. Dunlap urged Congress to fund enforcement of the new gambling tax or repeal the measure. He warned the tax system could collapse without money for agents, noting low enforcement and poor staffing as key issues.
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John B. Dunlap
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Revenue Bureau
House
Fatally Burned While Smoking Pipe in Bed
Henry Moeschler 75 a pioneerery goods merchant of Stevens Point died when bedclothing caught fire as he smoked in bed. His daughter Mrs. Mary Oettinger alerted the firemen who confined the blaze to the bedroom.
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Stevens Point
Henry Moeschler
Mary Oettinger
Sweden Says It Will Defend Itself In Any Attack
Prime Minister Tage Erlander stated Sweden would defend itself if attacked but would not specify actions if other European nations were attacked. He spoke in Minneapolis during a U S visit, stressing independence, freedom, and a strong military defense. He noted Sweden remains neutral and outside NATO due to neutrality policy and proximity to Finland.
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Tage Erlander
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Ashland
Wis
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Morris accuses McGranery as whitewasher before Senate panel
Newbold Morris, fired corruption investigator, terms James P. McGranery a real whitewasher. He faces a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in about two weeks to back up his charge as McGranery's nomination as attorney general stirs debate.
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James P. McGranery
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New York
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Philip B. Perlman
FBI
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Fine prison for Costello in refusal to testify
Gambler Frank Costello was fined 5000 dollars and sentenced to 18 months in prison for refusing to testify before the senate crime investigating committee. Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan denied Costello’s late bid for a mistrial and ordered the sentence to be served in a federal penitentiary.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Sylvester J. Ryan
Costello
Reapportionment Delay Upheld by State Court
Wisconsin supreme court upheld the 1951 legislature’s delay of reapportionment until after a voter advisory referendum. The 6 to 1 decision said the court cannot limit legislature power, writing the act likely furthers population based reapportionment per the 1950 census. Justice Fairchild dissented.
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Ruth Doyle
Michael O'Connell
Milwaukee
John McGonigle
Sun Prairie
Nunan Faces Public Hearing On Tax Probe
Washington dispatch reports investigators plan to compel former Internal Revenue Commissioner Joseph D. Nunan Jr. to testify at a public hearing amid an apparent rush of witnesses. Nunan, ill with high blood pressure, was subpoenaed to appear but as yet remains untested by cross examination.
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Nunan
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New York
Cecil R. King
D-Cal
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John J. Williams
Del
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Revenue Bureau
1939 Report Named Hiss
William C. Bullitt testified before the senate subcommittee that Daladier spoke of a 1939 French intelligence report naming two Hiss brothers as Soviet agents. He said he laughed at the idea and noted no direct evidence against Donald Hiss, while Alger Hiss serves a five year term after a perjury conviction.
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William C. Bullitt
U. S. State Department
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Russia
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Daladier
State Department
Donald Hiss
Alger Hiss
Two Rivers City Manager Resigns After Dispute
City Manager John P. Hoffman resigned after a months long dispute over alleged laxity tied to his ill health. The council approved his request for another city job and praised his honesty and integrity. Hoffman served since 1927 and led the city for 10 years.
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Two Rivers
John P. Hoffman
Hoffman
Child Escapes As Trailer Fire Destroys Milwaukee Home
A Milwaukee mother of three escaped with her family after their trailer burned yesterday. Fire left Mr. and Mrs. Phyllip Zimmerly and their three daughters with only the clothes they wore. Nola, five, was home alone and ran to a neighbor to alert her mother.
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Phyllip Zimmerly
Nola
Weather Wisconsin Sees Sun Then Showers Tonight
Wisconsin enjoyed a sunny day with showers forecast for tonight and cooler rain tomorrow. Kenosha downtown noon read 44 while inland readings rose. overnight lows ranged from 22 at Lake Geneva to 41 at La Crosse. Lancaster posted a 61 degree high yesterday.
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Lake Geneva
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Lancaster
Milwaukee OKs USO parties for underage servicemen
Milwaukee officials told the USO it can continue parties for underage servicemen in liquor licensed venues. Mayor Frank Zeidler praised Milwaukee as a liberty town while police orders prompted the move to stop free tickets for dances at bars.
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USO
Frank Zeidler
Walkout Due At Midnight Pushes Steel Crisis
President Truman prepared to seize the U.S. steel industry as seizure orders await his signature. Admins expect a midnight deadline with possible army control to back the move, while steel firms vow to challenge in federal courts and seek a last minute settlement with CIO United Steelworkers.
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U.P
Truman
White House
New York
CIO United Steelworkers
Nationwide steel strike looms as talks fail
Frantic mediation surrounds the midnight strike deadline as the Truman administration readies plans to operate steel mills if seizure is ordered. Wage talks in New York between Feinsinger, CIO United Steelworkers leaders, and steel executives continue amid reports of a new offer. Pickets appear in Pittsburgh and Detroit while Lone Star Steel reports 900 of 1,200 workers quitting at midnight.
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Department of Commerce
Truman
Nathan Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
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Feinsinger
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Lone Star Steel Company
Texas
Lone Star
W. R. Bond
Commander Frieders Assigned to Aleutian Naval Command
Commander Don ald H. Frieders, a Lawrence College graduate who grew up in Appleton, is reassigned to Alaska to oversee all naval personnel in the Aleutians and Alaska.
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Donald H. Frieders
Appleton
Lawrence College
Alaska
Aleutians
Two Fighter Planes Collide in Fort Worth Exercise
In Fort Worth Texas two fighter planes collided during Exercise Long Horn as 3150 soldiers parachuted. One pilot survived by parachute but the other died in the wreckage. The incident occurred amid a mass airborne operation.
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