Meat Packing Strike Set For Next Tuesday
The nation’s big meat packers prepare for a nationwide strike set to begin at 12:01 am Tuesday, shutting about a third of the industry and affecting 100 plants. CIO United Packinghouse Workers demand 19–29 cent hourly raises while packers offer nine cents. federal conciliators push to avert walkout, with Taft Hartley limits complicating resolution. Farmers hear warnings from buyers in major markets as the Chicago stockyards and exchanges adjust operations.
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Chicago
U.P
CIO United Packinghouse
Washington
Truman
Conciliation Service
Attorney General
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
AFL
Armour & Co
Swift
Wilson
Cudahy
Packers
CIO Union
Armour
Milwaukee
South St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Omaha
Des Moines
Sioux City
Indianapolis
Decker, Morrell, Rath and Robin
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Plane Missing Over Alaska with 30 Aboard
A Northwest Airlines DC-4 charter carrying 24 oil company employees and six crew members disappeared after last radio contact near Kulkana Alaska. The flight had departed Shanghai bound for New York and Minneapolis and was due in Edmonton earlier today. Authorities report a possible fire on Mount Sanford but have not connected it to the missing aircraft.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Northwest Airlines
Anchorage
Alaska
Edmonton
Alberta
American Oil Company
Kulkana
Seattle
Northwest
Mount Sanford
Shanghai
New York
NWA
Purser
Robert J. Hazlett
Wash
Donald Recter
St. Louis Park
Minn
Wayne Worsely
St. Paul
James van Cleef
Robert Petry
J. J. Stickel
U. S
China
Three Fishing Boats Marooned Off South Haven
Coast Guard cutter stood by three fishing boats marooned in Lake Michigan due to ice. The L. J. Lay was seven miles north of South Haven, Michigan, while the Buick and the Butch LaFond drifted about one mile off South Haven.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Northbrook
L. J. Lay
South Haven
Mich
Buick
Butch LaFond
Proclamation Declares American Legion Week in Kenosha
The Kenosha city manager proclaims March 14 to March 20 1948 as American Legion week, urging mayors and chiefs to observe the birthday anniversary of the American Legion with patriotic observances honoring its service to communities and nation.
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Kenosha
American Legion
Herman C. Runge
Department of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Fifteen Arabs Killed in Raid on Al Hussein Village
An official report states fifteen Arabs were killed and about twenty wounded at dawn when a large group of Jews raided the Arab village of Al Hussein in upper Galilee. Several homes were blown up and the village evacuated. police and troops found grenades and a rucksack of explosives on site. Earlier, two columns of Jewish fighters—about one hundred men each—attacked the Arab village of Kafr Kanna north of Nazareth.
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Jerusalem
Upper Galilee
al Hussein
Kafr Kanna
Nazareth
Fawzi Bey al Kaukji
Senate Eyes Fast Passage of ERP Bill Tonight
The Senate defeated Taft’s push to cut funds, 56 to 31, clearing the way for speedy approval of the European Recovery Program to aid 16 Western European nations against Communism. Connally predicted swift passage. Vandenberg defended the policy, while House action and April 10 target date loom. Informal talks with Western European reps began on delivery speed once Congress approves.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Congress
Vandenberg
Ed Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
Michigan
House
Europe
State Department
Ex Secretary Byrnes Reenact Draft Call Amid Coal Fund Dispute
John L. Lewis warned of a possible coal strike as he challenged operators to fund a $30 million welfare plan under a 1947 wage agreement. The dispute centers on pensions for older miners and how royalties are used, with trusteeship and member reactions fueling the conflict.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Princess Victoria Helena Ramsay Dies at 61
London news noted the death of Princess Victoria Helena Ramsay known by marriage as Lady Patricia Ramsay aged 61. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and died today in London.
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London
Victoria Helena
Queen Victoria
Patricia Ramsay
Seeds of cancer may be planted in the young
Research presented to the American Association for Cancer Research shows seeds of cancer may be sown before birth. Drs. W. E. Smith and Peyton Rous demonstrated that injecting urethane into mother mice led to cancers in offspring, sometimes soon after birth, suggesting inherited cancer tendencies and the potential to shorten cancer latency in humans.
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Atlantic City
American Association For Cancer Research
W. E. Smith
Peyton Rous
Rockefeller Institute
New York City
Rockefeller
Weekend Warmth Ends Cold Snap Across Regions
Fair, warmer weekend expected as Pacific air moves eastward after a sharp cold spell. Temperatures rise to seasonal and above levels across most areas, though lingering lows kept some eastern sections frigid. Central Texas to Gulf Coast states saw freezing readings, while the Midwest reported subzero lows in places like Atlantic Iowa and Omaha Nebraska.
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Chicago
Pacific
South
Texas
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Mississippi
Midwest
Atlantic
Omaha
Nebr
Binghamton
N. Y
Burlington
Washington
Oregon
California
George Noble Count Plunkett Dies at Dublin
George Noble Count Plunkett known as a papal count and staunch Republican who participated in the 1916 Easter uprising against British rule died on Friday in Dublin. His son was executed after the rebellion.
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Dublin
George Noble
Count Plunkett
Meyers Counsel Plans to Appeal His Conviction
Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers faces sentencing Monday after a jury found him guilty on three counts of subornation of perjury. His attorney said he will appeal while Meyers may be jailed pending the appeal.
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Meyers Counsel
Washington
U.P
Bennett E. Meyers
Meyers
Senate
Alexander Holtzoff
Robert T. Bushnell
Bushnell
Judge Holtzoff
Holtzoff
Taxpayer Unknowingly Pays Twice in One Day
A man in the Midwest reportedly paid about $200 in income tax while allegedly intoxicated. The next day, sober, he returned to pay again and was told the prior payment already covered him. He quipped that the joke was a good one and had not realized it was so effective.
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Washington
U.P
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tower Elected New Leader of Community Fund
W. B. Tower is elected president of the Kenosha County Community Fund succeeding Felix Olkives. Tower, active in civic service, has served as campaign co chair for 1946 and publicity chair in WAT. He was named to a three year term on the fund board in January 1947 and will head committees planned for April. John Beni was elected director to fill a term ending January 1, 1949. Other officers elected include M. M. Schnurr, A. J. Norris, Lynn T. Hannahs, and Howard Shankland.
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W. B. Tower
Kenosha County Community Fund
Felix Olkives
Olkives
Tower
Kenosha Youth Foundation Fund
Community Fund Campaign
WAT
Drive
Kenosha County
Boy Scout Council
Community Fund
John Beni
Jack Milward
Beni
M. M. Schnurr
A. J. Norris
Lynn T. Hannahs
Howard Shankland
Parable of Talents Aids Church Fund Drive
In Sheboygan Wisconsin parishioners at First Methodist adopt the parable of the talents to raise 10500. A $10 gift to 500 families on February 2 aims to cover street assessments repairs pension and chapel. Families plan returns via rabbits seeds babysitting and speaking fees.
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Sheboygan
Wis
U.P
First Methodist Church
Byrnes Urges Swift Military Prep Ahead of Italian Elections
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes warned of possible Soviet action in Italy before April 18 elections and urged immediate selective service reenactment and a larger air force. He called for steps toward universal military training and stronger air power to meet a potential crisis described by U.S. leaders as grave.
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Charleston
S. C
U.P
James F. Byrnes
Communist Party
Italy
Finland
Greece
Turkey
France
Hitler
Stalin
Byrnes
Citadel Military College
Truman
George C. Marshall
America
Czechoslovakia
Congress
Marshall
U. S
Feud Flares As Tobey McCarthy Walk From Senate Meeting
Senators Tobey and McCarthy renewed their feud as Tobey led Democrats out of a locked joint housing committee session chaired by McCarthy. Tobey accused McCarthy of filibuster tactics while McCarthy admitted blocking a vote due to absentees.
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Washington
Tobey
McCarthy
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Fabian Monfils
American Legion Post 21
Legion
B. A. Herrmann
Legion Post
George F. Campbell
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Thomas E. Murray
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Moody
Marie Clavey
Josephine Vella
Venice
Cal
John Joseph
NEA Telephoto
Princess Victoria
Bleriot H. LaMarre
Dayton
Baltimore
T. Parry Jones
John Kohler
Walter Kohler
Kohler
River Bend
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