Senate and House Reach Marshall Plan Spending Accord
Conferees announced a $4.852 billion package for the Marshall Plan as part of a larger $5.81 billion foreign aid appropriation to fund non military costs in Greece and Turkey and relief work in Germany and the Far East. The measure now returns to both chambers for final passage.
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Washington
Senate
House
Greece
Turkey
Germany
Far East
Conference Committee
Congressional
Committee On Foreign
Guns Carried By Non-Union Coal Miners
State police feared bloodshed as armed non-union miners, angered by UMW raids, arrived at western Pennsylvania mines. Deputies tracked a 35 car picket caravan in Armstrong county while talks between John L. Lewis negotiators and southern producers at Bluefield stalled over back payments to the union welfare fund.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Worker
Backland
Pennsylvania
Benson Lingle
UMW
Western
Butler
Armstrong County
John L. Lewis
Southern
Bluefield
W. Va
John S. Owens
Owens
Wisconsin Sees Cold Front With Frost Tonight
Weather forecaster Howard Thompson warns of heavy frost across Wisconsin as temperatures plunge into the 20s in the north and linger in the 30s in the south. Yesterdays highs ranged from 53 in Land O Lakes to 77 in Prairie du Chien with Kenosha at 48 at noon.
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Wisconsin
Howard Thompson
Thompson
Prairie du Chien
Land o’Lakes
Kenosha
Charge Student 18 Assaulted Teacher at Farmington High
An 18-year-old student, Jack Buttry, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly drawing a knife in an agriculture class and attacking teacher Ralph Buck. He was jailed in Taxewell County after failing to post a 9500 dollar bond as the school reported extensive damage.
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Pekin
Farmington
Jack Buttry
Taxewell
Ralph Buck
Buttry
Ford Strike Deadline Near As UAW and Ford Reach Pension Deal
Sources say a tentative agreement emerged in the Ford United Auto Workers talks on a $100 monthly pension for 115,000 Ford workers with retirement at 68, a 30 month contract, improved insurance, and production speed up terms. Union negotiators met in shirt sleeves as sessions stretched toward the midnight deadline.
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Detroit
Ford United Automobile Workers
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Chicago Boys Let Trains Run Over Them For Thrill
Two Chicago youths aged 16 and 15 told police it was great fun to lie under railroad tracks and let six trains pass over them. Detectives stopped the stunt after the pair admitted scouting a 10 inch opening and planning more runs during the evening rush. They were returned to parents with juvenile officer to counsel against the danger.
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Chicago
U.P
Raymond Salaman
Thomas Collins
Chicago and North Western
James O'Neil
John Pretzel
O'Neil
Pretzel
Salaman
Collins
Jury Not Yet Able to Agree In Rose Case
In San Francisco six men and six women failed to reach a verdict against Iva Toguri D Aquino known as Tokyo Rose on treason charges. After 34 hours of deliberation the jurors requested records and notes as they weighed intent to betray America in wartime radio broadcasts.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Rose
Japan
Michael J. Roche
Iva Toguri D’aquino
John Mann
Clark Lee
D’aquino
UCLA
Russia agrees to delay Greek question in UN talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky announced Moscow would back a Australia backed resolution to have the UN political committee seek a peaceful settlement of the Greek crisis by Oct 17. He added that Russia supported a Polish resolution asking Greece to suspend executions and courts martial for political reasons as a prerequisite.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United Nations
Greece
Balkan
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Dean Acheson
General Assembly
Vishinsky
Australia
United States
Britain
Assembly
Carlos P. Romulo
Trygve Lie
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Selim Sarper
Turkey
Acheson
Missing Argentine Minesweeper Fournier With 60 Aboard
The Argentine minesweeper Fournier with 60 men aboard is reported missing since September 21. The 450 ton warship last contacted as it entered the Magellan straits narrows. It likely suffered engine trouble and sheltered in coves near the straits while en route from Rio Gallegos to Ushuaia.
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Buenos Aires
Fournier
Magellan Straits
Rio Gallegos
Tax liens target tavern leagues in Wisconsin case
Recovery of more than a quarter million dollars in back income and excess profits taxes was sought from the Tavern League of Kenosha and the Racine Tavern Keepers League in Milwaukee. Liens cover 1940 44 for Racine and 1941 45 for Kenosha. Paul E Jorgensen represents both groups and said papers were not yet served. Officials hint possible compromise amid mentions of numbers games.
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Tavern League of Kenosha, Inc
Milwaukee
foAawnel
Anust Wacardaw
Inocial Cvule Yr Co
George Reisimer
Racine Tavern Keepers’ League, Inc
Reisimer
Racine
Kenosha
Paul E. Jorgensen
Emil “Whitey” Hansen
Racine League
Racine Journal-Times
Hansen
Journal-Times
Racine Tavern Keepers League
Kenosha League
Yugoslavia Expels Nine Hungarian Diplomats
Belgrade ordered nine Hungarian diplomats to leave Yugoslavia amid heightened East Bloc tensions. Tito accused Russia and Cominform satellites of crossing borders while Hungary retaliated by expelling Yugoslav officials from Budapest. Foreign Minister Kardelj urged the UN that economic pressure and demonstrations target Yugoslavia to advance imperial aims.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Budapest
Tanjug
Russia
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Yugoslav
Tito
Romania
Edvard Kardelj
United Nations Assembly
New York
Drago Jovanovic
Milwaukee Harvester Plant Starts Layoffs
International Harvester Co. halted a large portion of its Milwaukee production as a strike at the Chicago tractor works spreads. Officials could not estimate how many of the plant’s 5,400 workers are being laid off.
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Milwaukee
U.P
International Harvester Co
Chicago
Faculty Shortage Strains Wisconsin Teachers Colleges
Madison. Enrollment at nine state teachers colleges surpassed 9,000 this fall, a 10 percent jump from last year. E. R. McPhee of the board of normal regents says more faculty are needed to handle the surge and that funding requests will be made to the state emergency board. exact figures to be set at the regents meeting next week.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
E. R. McPhee
Board of Normal Regents
McPhee
Polio cases reported at Yale New Haven Conn
Health Director Orville F. Rogers announced three suspected poliomyelitis cases at Yale university. One patient, Richard D. Liechty of Lake Geneva Wisconsin a Yale varsity football junior, fell ill after last Saturday's game against the University of Connecticut.
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New Haven
Murray Renewing Steel Strike Demand With Peace Plan Deadline
President Philip Murray of CIO United Steelworkers demands the steel industry accept the presidential board peace recommendations or face a strike starting Friday midnight. He warned the industry must choose quickly to avoid labor action and potential disruption.
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Pittsburgh—.P
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Presidential Board
Fairless confirms offer to CIO on pension plan terms
U S Steel president Benjamin F Fairless said the company offered the CIO United Steel Workers a 10 cent package pension plan from a presidential fact finding board but required employee contributions. Western Allies halted Berlin talks with the Russians after Moscow refused to honor an earlier railway strike agreement.
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New York
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steel Workers
Berlin
Truman
Air Force Says Radar Defense Systems Active Coast to Coast
The air force stated radar air defense systems are operating on both coasts and in Alaska. It refused to provide details about the radar stations along the northwest and northeast coastal areas.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Alaska
Prison Wardens Fail to Deter Studious Thief
Milwaukee report says two books titled Alcatraz Island Prison were stolen from a convention display of the American Prison Association, a group of wardens and prison officials.
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Milwaukee
Wis
U.P
The
American Prison Association
Alcatraz Island Prison
Americans Freed By Russians In German Zone
Two U S college students Warren Oelsner and Peter Sellers escaped from Magdeburg to Hamburg after being held at a Russian barrier for papers. Brig Gen Walter Hess Jr led the U S liaison effort with Potsdam and their release followed U S consular warnings and a high level push by John J McCloy.
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Helmstedt
Germany
U.P
Warren Oelsner
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Peter Sellers
Philadelphia
Magdeburg
Hamburg
Edward Oessner
Walter Hess, Jr
U. S
Potsdam
Berlin
George P. Hays
Hays
Oessner
John J. McCloy
Col Matt Winn In Serious Condition At Louisville Hospital
Col Matt Winn 88 year old Kentucky Derby promoter and Churchill Downs president is in serious condition after a second operation at St Joseph hospital in Louisville. He previously underwent emergency surgery on September 9 for an intestinal disorder.
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Louisville
W.P
Matt Winn
St. Joseph Hospital
Winn
Churchill Downs
U S Steel Proposes Pension Welfare Package Amid Talks
Renewed hope for steel industry peace as U S Steel reportedly offers a 10 cents an hour pension and welfare plan with worker and company contributions. Union stance unclear and federal conciliator Cyrus Ching to comment. Shares rise. Duluth miners suspend strike plans after talks with Pittsburgh union HQ.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Steel Company
United Steelworkers’ Union
U. S. Steel
Cyrus Ching
Wall Street
Duluth
Minn
Pittsburgh
Armco and union agree boosted pensions for Middletown workers
Armco Steel and an independent union reach a new pension pact in Middletown launching about $100 monthly payments for roughly 4,500 workers across two plants. The company covers about 60 percent of costs while workers pay about 40 percent, with no changes at other Armco sites. Elmer Davis of the Armco Employes Independent Federation announced the agreement, while Armco prepared a formal company statement.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Armco
CIO
United Steelworkers
Elmer Davis
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Seven Persons Overcome After Canning Bee
Milwaukee report: five adults and two infants were treated at a hospital last night after a canning bee. A gas stove four-burner exhaustion in a closed kitchen caused oxygen depletion. Passerby saw them stagger out and called police. Some collapsed and were aided by companions.
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Milwaukee
Magnetic Eye may cut grade crossing accidents
In Harrisburg three Pennsylvania inventors demonstrated a magnetic eye device intended to prevent railroad grade crossing crashes. The system uses coils in roadbeds linked to crossing blinkers to stop vehicles until trains pass, with an estimated cost of 12 to 15 dollars per vehicle.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Alfred M. Peiffer
Harold C. Roeder
Oscar Funk
Roeder
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U.S. Steel
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Felix Stump
Navy Air Force
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chief of Staff
Sec
Francis P. Matthews
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
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Louis A. Johnson
Army
Gordon Gray
Stuart W. Symington
Louis E. Denfeld
Gen
J. Lawton Collins
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