Senate invites Lewis to testify on Taft-Hartley coal action
The Senate labor committee plans to invite United Mine Workers leader John S. Lewis to testify on a Republican sponsored resolution urging President Truman to invoke Taft-Hartley to restore full coal production. UMW officials warn the move aims to trigger a nationwide strike and pressure a government injunction.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
John S. Lewis
Truman
Elbert D. Thomas
D. Utah
United Mines Workers
Taft
Ohio
Miners’ Welfare Fund
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Miners Resist Back-To-Work Push In Key States
Thousands of United Mine Workers across seven states refuse a return to a three day work week led by West Virginia and Pennsylvania groups. In Pittsburgh district No 5 John P Busarello expresses hope most of his 27 500 men will return Monday as nationwide coal supplies dwindle and tensions rise.
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Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
John P. Busarello
Cleopatra May Need Diet of Selected Rocks
Cleopatra the Cincinnati Zoo crocodile was reported resting comfortably after a 40 minute operation to remove bottles stones marbles bullets a whistle and a toy elephant from her stomach. Dr Carl Pleuger performed the surgery and Dr Kenneth Caster suggested a rocks in diet for digestion noting crocodiles grind food with stomach rocks.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Cleopatra
Carl A. Pleuger
Cleo
Kenneth E. Caster
University of Cincinnati
Dr. Caster
Coplon and Gubitchev Ordered to Stand Trial
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled Judith Coplon and Valentin A. Gubitchev must stand trial on spy conspiracy charges. Defense motions to dismiss were denied, and trial is set to begin next Tuesday as prosecutors present independent evidence beyond wiretaps.
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New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Ryan
Miss Coplon
Washington
Gubitchev
United Nations
FBI
William E. Foley
Internal Security and
Foreign Agents Registration Sections
Justice Department
Foley
Truman Eyes Excise Cut and Corporate Tax Hike Plan
President Truman aims to roll back excise taxes and mildly raise corporate taxes to boost federal revenue by more than 1 billion dollars. The plan, previewed before Congress next week, may avoid an individual income tax increase and was reviewed in a secret meeting with House leaders and tax experts.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Milwaukee Coal Shortage Not Yet an Emergency
Rod P. Botsch, president of the Wisconsin Coal Bureau, says nationwide coal shortages have not reached emergency level in Milwaukee. Stock piles are under half of last year, but consumers can still buy coal by using available sizes and kinds.
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Milwaukee
Rod P. Botsch
Wisconsin Coal Bureau
Family of Five Dies in Woodstock Trailer Fire
A fire and blast at a makeshift trailer home near Bull Valley Woodstock killed Ralph Schmitz 49 his wife Inez 36 and their three children Jimmy 7 Lavern 5 and Johnny 2. Coroner Ehorn said all five died in their double bunk bed from flames and collapsing roof after a coal stove exploded possibly from gas or kerosene. An inquest was scheduled.
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Woodstock
Ill
U.P
Harry L. Ehorn
Ralph Schmitz
Inez
Jimmy
Lavern
Johnny
Ehorn
Schmitz
Frank Austin
Bull Valley
Eric Akerberg, Jr
Akerberg
Akerbergs
Ringwood
Missouri Battleship Seized by Mud Holds Firm at High Tide
In Norfolk, 21 vessels tried to free the stranded Missouri for two hours but could not budge the 45,000-ton battleship from the mud. The navy postponed the effort to February 2 when the next high tide peak is expected as tides trend lower daily.
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Norfolk
U.P
Missouri
Navy
Reds Admit Errors Bow To Critics In Cominform
Japan's Communist Party central committee issued a statement admitting errors after Cominform criticisms. The January 7 Bucharest journal blasted Red leader Sanzo Nozaka, prompting the admissions in Tokyo and signaling a shift toward Moscow aligned criticism.
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Tokyo
Japan
Cominform
Russia
Cominform Journal of
Bucharest
Red
Sanzo Nozaka
Administration Wins Skirmish In Control Fight
Washington reports the administration won a preliminary skirmish to keep control of the House. A 255 to 160 vote defeated an immediate adjournment motion, but the main fight over restoring the rules committee’s power continued. President Truman voiced confidence the leaders would prevail amid tight margins and intra-party doubts. The article notes Senate prospects on basing point pricing and a call to Navy Secretary Matthews about Adm. Denfeld’s dismissal.
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Washington
U.P
House
Congress
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Ill
Senate-House
Denfeld
William F. Knowland
Cal
Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Senate Armed Services Committee
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Coal Car Wreck Dumps 400 Tons of Coal Near Hammond
A freight train wreck three miles south of Schneider in Lake County dumps 400 tons of coal onto the New York Central right of way. A broken wheel caused the coal car to overturn, derailing five additional cars. A wrecking crew moved the derailed cars to clear the track for two passenger and three freight trains delayed by the incident.
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Hammond
Ind
Chicago
New York Central
Here
Schneider
Lake County
Secrecy and Rumors Surround Hydrogen Bomb
The article outlines hydrogen bomb basics and compares fusion power to A-bombs, noting uncertainties and rumors. It cites figures on power, potential blast radius, radioactivity, and the role of secrecy under atomic energy law with restricted access for insiders.
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United States
Extension of Draft Under Heavy Fire
The House armed services committee faced strong opposition to a three year extension of the draft act in its present form. A compromise proposal to keep the law but ban actual inductions without Congressional authorization drew unexpected support. Secretary of Defense Johnson urged authority to call up men under a presidential emergency proclamation. He said he would seek President Truman’s view on a possible compromise and defended the draft as a key factor in halting communism in Europe and a stabilizer for peace while warning that terminating selective service could signal weakness amid the international crisis.
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Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Physics
John J. McCloy
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Johnson
Truman
Europe
Aid to South Korea Blocked by House Vote
The House rejected an administration plan to grant South Korea $60 million in economic aid by July 1, risking a Communist takeover within months. Admin sources planned to fold the money into the pending economic aid bill for next month as Acheson warned that failure could collapse Korea and push it into the Communist sphere.
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Washington
U.P
House
South Korea
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
United States
Russia
Korea
Moscow
North Korea
Dean Acheson
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Warmer Temperatures Arrive Across Area With Light Snow
Kenosha saw noontime temps at 25 degrees, nine higher than Thursday. Land O Lakes registered 27 below zero, two warmer than Superior's minus 29 yesterday. Weather forecasts call for further warming tonight with lows from 10 to 16 above, and light scattered snow. Thursday highs reached 20, with lows to two below and a morning low of nine above.
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Kenosha
Land O’lakes
Superior
Howard Thompson
American Luxury Liner to Be Built in Newport News
The keel of a new 70 million dollar American luxury liner will be laid next month at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock in Virginia. The 980 foot vessel, largest ever built in the United States, will be finished by April 1952 and named United States. Operated by U S Lines on the trans Atlantic run the 60 000 ton ship may reach about 30 knots, faster than the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.
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Washington
Federal Maritime Commission
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Newport News
United States
U. S. Lines, Inc
Balkan Nation Seeks Recall of American Envoy in Sofia
The United States threatened to break diplomatic relations with Bulgaria unless it withdraws the recall demand against American Minister Donald R. Heath. A formal note was delivered in Sofia, citing a series of indignities hindering the U.S. mission.
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Washington
United States
Bulgaria
Donald R. Heath
Sofia
Peter Voutov
Heath
U. S
State Department
Voutov
U.S
United Nations
Greece
Britain
Romania
Hungary
International Court of Justice
the Hague
Traicho Kostov
Kostov
America
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Rostov
Webb
Legation
Doubly Sorry Hall Seaman Pleads Guilty
Seaman James Pearson is fined £3 for stealing a four and a half gallon beer barrel. He tells the arresting officer the barrel was empty, saying I made a horrible mistake.
Bradley Reports Ultra Secret Hydrogen Bomb Findings
General Omar Bradley presented an ultra secret hydrogen bomb report to the joint Senate House atomic committee in a closed door session. The top military leaders delivered the findings after an hour and a half behind locked doors in a Capitol room.
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Washington
Joint Senate House Atomic Committee
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman Defeats House Rules Change Bid
Washington reports the Truman administration blocked a Republican and southern Democrat attempt to alter House rules and seize control of the legislative agenda. The move aimed to shift power away from the presidency and toward party leadership in the House.
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Washington
Truman
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