Seven Oil Firms Named In U S Anti-Trust Suit
Federal suit filed by Herbert A. Bergson targets seven major oil firms and California oil producers conservation committee. Names include Standard Oil of California, Shell Oil of New York, Tidewater Associated, Richfield Oil, General Petroleum, Union Oil. Case seeks dissolution of the conservancy, divestiture of retail and wholesale outlets, open access to pipelines for independents, price stabilization ban, and outlawing exclusive contracts. Western region cited as California Oregon Washington Arizona Nevada. Main production centers San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles basin with 28 000 wells.
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Los Angeles
Conservation Committee of California
Herbert A. Bergson
U. S
Department of Justice
Standard Oil of
California
The
Texas Company
Shell Oil of New York
Tidewater Associated
Richfield Oil
General Petroleum
Union Oi
Oregon
Washington
Arizona
Nevada
San Joaquin Valley
Los Angeles Basin
Ships Rocket Sets Record
The navy announced a Viking rocket rose 1064 miles from a launching ship in the mid Pacific last night setting a new altitude record for an American built single stage rocket. It was the first ship launch for this vessel and noted rivals at White Sands had higher readings from other rocket types.
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Washington
Navy
Mid-Pacific
White Sands
N. M
Aerobee
Wisconsin Warm Up Report Sees Lows Rise This Week
Spring warmth continues across Wisconsin with morning lows 7 to 14 degrees higher than Thursday except in the far north. Tonight and Saturday forecast mostly fair skies with lows around 35 in the north and 45 in the south. Noon at Kenosha downtown reached 75 degrees.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Three Narrow Escapes as Tiny Homes Burn in Wis
In Blanchardville Wisconsin early today three small trailer homes burned to the ground. Alvin Walrack 40 occupant of the burning house was severely burned but not hospitalized. Neighbors Andrew Kolden 80 and Ingwell Ula 73 escaped injury.
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Blanchardville
Wis
Alvin Walrack
Andrew Kolden
Ingwell Ula
Mysterious Submarine Seen Off New Jersey Coast
Three crew members of the oil tanker S. S. Mobilgas sighted an unidentified submarine about 30 miles off the New Jersey coast near Barnegat lightship. The periscope protruded seven feet above water as the tanker from Beaumont to Port Newark passed about 50 yards away. Navy officials had no information and no U.S. submarine was confirmed in the area.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Philadelphia Enquirer
S. S. Mobilgas
Barnegat
Atlantic City
N. J. Beach
Navy
Washington
U. S
Beaumont
Tex
Port Socony
Bayonne
N. J
Harold Mead
Mead
Mobilgas
Stephen M. Young
West May Base Berlin Debates Occupation Controls
Western powers in Berlin debated easing occupation controls on west Germany as the Big Three begin a three day meeting. Proposals to transfer authority to Bonn were discussed without formal revision of the occupation statute and with a French plan to merge industrial capacity under an international authority noted but not yet tabled.
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London
West Germany
Western
Europe
Four gunmen rob Brink's guards in Thompsonville payroll theft
Four gunmen in air raid warden masks robbed Brink's, Inc. guards at the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co. plant in Thompsonville early today, fleeing with about $15,000. Guards John Trudell, Orville Latinveille, and Joseph Flowers reported minor injuries. police searched roads in Connecticut and nearby Massachusetts.
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Thompsonville
Conn
U.P
Brink's, Inc
Brink
Boston
Ine
We Tractory
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co
Springfield
Mass
Connecticut
John Trudell
Orville Latinveille
Joseph Flowers
Bandits
Wesson Memorial Hospital
Dismissal of Dean Milk Suit Against City Wins Day
Circuit Judge Alfred L. Drury dismissed the Dean Milk company’s challenge to the city milk ordinance. The case began Aug 31 1949 with the city accusing Dean of selling milk from uninspected farms. Dean plans to appeal to the state supreme court within six months.
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Alfred L. Drury
Dean Milk Company
Chemung, Ill
Jacob Geffs
Janesville
Dean Company
State Supreme Court
Drury
Robert V. Baker
Kenosha Health Department
Dean
Chemung
Rockford
Belvidere
Ill
Darien
Wis
City of Chicago Health Department
Judge Denni s contempt sentence delayed no more
U S Communist leader Eugene Dennis jailed for a one year contempt sentence after refusing to obey a 1947 House subpoena. Federal Judge David A Pine overruled motions to delay committal and denied a new trial bid. Dennis faces a five year NY case and a $5000 fine.
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Washington
Eugene Dennis
Dennis
Gene
House On American Activities Committee
David A. Pine
Joseph Forer
Court of Appeals
New York
U. S. Communist Party
Forer
Pine
Mayors Demand End to Civil Defense Shuffles
San Francisco Mayor Elmer E. Robinson told the United States Conference of Mayors that the federal government has made a game of charades of civil defense against atomic attack. He urged mayors to demand an end to fumbling and back passing and to reclaim division of responsibility for local planning.
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New York
U.2
Elmer E. Robinson
San Francisco
United States Conference of Mayors
Robinson
Milwaukee Wins 1952 Bowling Tournament Hosting Rights
Columbus,O where the 1952 American Bowling Congress tournament was awarded to Milwaukee. The 1951 event will be held in St. Paul with St. Louis likely hosting the 1953 classic.
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Columbus
Milwaukee
St. Paul
St. Louis
Rain worsens Winnipeg flood as city braces for more
Winnipeg, Manitoba faces rising Red River flooding after rain compounds efforts to evacuate 40 000 residents. Premier Campbell warns the downpour heightens disaster risk as emergency committees move to mobilize aid and river levels reach around 12 feet. Downtow n business collapses with 11 bridges gone and 63 schools closed.
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Douglas L. Campbell
Winnipeg
English gentleman jockey disappears at sea near Plymouth
Lord Mildmay of Flete, a known English gentleman jockey and friend of the royal family, went swimming in the sea near Plymouth today and disappeared. Local authorities launched search efforts as the incident drew royal attention.
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Plymouth
Eng
Lord Mildmay of
Flete
Rail mediation move reported amid widespread rail strike
Government mediation talks revive as violence flares on strike that idled nearly 200,000 workers. Board members confer with railroad representatives after a prior withdrawal, while President Truman vows to repeal Taft Hartley and defend fair dealing for labor and management alike.
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Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Leverett Edwards
National Railway Mediation Board
Butte
Mont
Truman
Norwegian Ship Battles Inferno in Engine Room
Radiomarine station KPH picked up a distress from the 6700 ton Norwegian motorship Talisman reporting a bad fire in the engine room at lat 34.15, long 137.45 east. The Shawneetrail and Tokatisan Maru were speeding to assist alongside.
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San Francisco
Radiomarine
KPH
Talisman
Shawneetrail
Senate Rejects NLRB Change in Truman Fair Deal Debate
The Senate voted 53 to 30 to block a Truman plan to reorganize the NLRB with 18 Democrats joining 35 Republicans. A separate 65 to 13 vote defeated another Truman proposal on the comptroller of the currency. Taft and Republicans hailed the votes as a setback to the fair deal.
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Washington
Senate
National Relations Board
Congress
South
NRLB
Truman
Wherry
Kebene
Labor Board
Scott Lucas
NLRB
Taft
Ohio
Bonus proposal to keep workers over 65 on jobs gains support
Washington plan backed by Secretary of Labor Tobin would pay employers one third of a worker s Social Security retirement benefit to keep employees aged 65 and older. Harvard economist Sumner Slichter proposed the idea to Congress two months earlier. The aim is to curtail mandatory retirement at 65, reduce unemployment, and lower long term Social Security costs while allowing older workers to retire if they choose.
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Tobin
Congress
Harvard
Sumner Slichter
Slichter
CIO Steelworkers
Atlantic City
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Louis K. Riskin
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