Police Hunt Bandits Who Took $7 Million
Police pursue a five man gang behind a $7 million Brink’s heist at a waterfront Boston garage. They gagged five employees and escaped with cash and $500,000 in checks after a 21 minute raid. Authorities chase a black Cadillac believed stolen plates fled toward Providence. Navy peajackets worn by suspects noted. alarms spread along the eastern seaboard.
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Edward Wo Fallen
Bent
Tiscixe
Brink's, Inc
Po-Lce
East Roxbury
Providence
R. I
Mass
Boston
Fallon
Seaboard
Foxborn
Kingsport News Extends Subscriptions Through Feb 15 1950
Kingsport News offers extended subscription deals with savings for new mail subscribers and renewals. Daily and Sunday rates, club offers for multiple subscribers, and a daily only option are available with specific pricing, plus a special civil rights fight coverage rate. Send checks or mail orders to Kingsport News, P O Box 911, Kingsport, Tenn, indicating desired daily or Sunday delivery and your name and address. Washington reports President Truman’s prediction of a long summer fight for civil rights and Congress considering rules changes that could stall passage.
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New Mail
Kingsport News
Truman
Saday
P. O
Kingsport
Tenn
Washington
House
Tri State Coach Strike Settled in Big Stone Gap
Big Stone Gap Virginia reports Tri-State Coach Corporation workers return to yard duties after a general strike ended with contracts signed by company attorney Fred Grear Norton and Local 380 United Construction Workers. Raises from seven fifty to eight zero per hour for new drivers and payroll shifts for ticket agents were included. The strike began when two unions claimed majority representation, the Tri Cities Transportation Union and Local 380.
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Big Stone Gap
Spl
Tri-State Coach Corporation
United Construction Workers
UCW
Apte
Fred Grear
Norton
Grear
Tri- Cities Transportation Union
Three Southwest Virginia Mines Shut Down By Strikes
Approximately 300 miners were idle Tuesday at three Harman area mines in Buchanan County as unexplained shutdowns hit the Feds Creek Coal Co. D.J.B. Collieries Inc. and Kentland Elkhorn Coal Co. None belonged to the Virginia Coal Operators Association. About 200 men returned to work Tuesday at Blue Diamond Coal Co. at Tom's Creek after a one day idleness.
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Norton
Virgina
Feds Creek Coal Co
D.J.B. Collieries, Inc
Kentland-Elkhorn Coal Co
Harman
Buchanan County
Virginia Coal Operators Association
Blue Diamond Coal Co
Tom's Creek
Thousands Flee Homes As Flood Danger Increases
Thousands fled their homes as flood danger rose across the Midwest and Southern watershed. The Mississippi and Ohio Rivers surged to their highest marks since 1937, with 350 to 400 families driven from areas in Arkansas and Tennessee and more than 4,000 people evacuated in Illinois, Indiana, and nearby states. Damaging floodwaters affected Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Missouri as rivers climbed and floodways faced critical pressure.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Mississippi
Ohio
Ohio River
Missouri
Birds Point
New Madrid
Army
Keyl
Gise
Vincencen
Persia
Mana
Kentucky
Arkwoana
Tenner
Misata
Rippi
Ohio Valleya
Arkansna
Francia
Ouachita
White
Little Red
West Tennessee
Timois
Indiana
NLRB Halts Lewis Three Day Week for Mines
The NLRB orders pause on Lewis plan as a seven state soft coal miners strike escalates. More than 90,000 workers are affected while industries face curtailment, power strains in Pittsburgh worsen and coal supply tightens nationwide amid wage and supply disputes.
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Pittsburgh
Cowl Merchants Association of Pittsburgh
Storks
Uch Essen
Bullroan
Fittsburgh
Jeon-Hunery Power
Atrock
Wiiwalk
Browning Gives Informal Report In Address To Kingsport Clubs
Governor Gordon Browning spoke informally to Kingsport Rotarians and Kiwanians, noting Tennessee per capita income rose from 265 to 955 since Pearl Harbor. He outlined progress under his administration, highlighting education, rural roads, and balanced growth, with cabinet efforts driving the program amid burdens on the office.
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Browning
Kingsport
Gordon Browning
Pearl Harbor
Pelne Cnant
Ani
Prograss
Tennessee
Union
Hope Fades For Entombed Miner In Coal Shaft Blast
In Mahanoy City Pennsylvania rescuers near the bottom of a 120 foot coal shaft battled to reach a 26 year old miner entombed since Friday as the cave in released rock and debris. His brother Joseph 30 was rescued after 40 hours and another brother Casimir 32 escaped earlier. If the miner is not found near the coal car workers must shift to removing debris stone by stone up the slope.
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Mahanoy City
Rive
Brod Mountain
Edward Burch
Joseph
Casmir
Af Burda
Lawmakers Weigh Hydrogen Bomb View In Committee
Washington lawmakers plan a behind closed doors briefing on hydrogen bomb possibilities. General Omar Bradley is expected to testify before the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee as experts advise on whether to pursue the superdestructive weapon. The atomic panel, pressed by defense and diplomatic voices, seeks views from defense officials and AEC experts in a private session.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Committee
Defense
Atomic Energy Commission
Army Men To Criticize Formosa Policy Debate
Washington sources report Secretary of Defense Johnson and General Bradley prepared to testify before a Senate committee early January. Republicans seek evidence that military opinion challenges President Truman's hands off stance on Formosa.
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Formosa
Washington
Johnson
Oror Bradley
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Truman
City Board Backs Annexation Move and Dust Rules
The City Board acted on annexation for For rest Lawn and ordered the County Election Commission to schedule a referendum after a quick petition drive. The board also required Penn-Dixie Cement Corp to install a $100,000 air pollution precipitator to reduce dust to 3.8 tons daily, with officials stressing immediate action to curb emissions as a crowd pressed for cleanup.
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Forrest Lawn
At & Pm
County Election Commission
Pennsylvania
Dixio Cament
jCorporation
Rietimie
Euly Dan
Amuke Daw
Maror
City Menager
D. W. Mauntlon
J. ¢. Kimbrough
Inalat
U Intaliation
Kimbrough
Cement Company
Kimbrough S
Senate Awaits Data on President's Aide
The Senate prepared to release a critical report on Maj. Gen. Harry F. Vaughan, President Truman's military aide, from a probe into five percenters who charged fees to aid in obtaining federal contracts. The document, described as rebuking Vaughan and signaling strong criticism, stems from last summer's committee hearings.
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Washington
Senate
Harry FL. Vaughan
Truman
Hary
Moon
Vaughan
Group To Study Baseball Status In Kingsport
A citizens committee of three to five members will study the status of organized baseball in Kingsport. Mayor E. B. Blankenbecler will appoint the panel after H. Joseph Higgins urged continued use of J Fred Johnson Park for Appalachian League games. Higgins cited 400 average attendance last summer. the Recreation Commission had urged limiting park use to amateur games.
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Kingsport
Blankenbecler
Audi
H. Joseph Higgins
Higgins
Recreation Commission
Citizens Committee
Prices Drop Sharply On Tenn Leaf Mart
Prices fell sharply on the Tennessee burley market with limited reports. Knoxville posted 37.38 per hundred on 438,808 pounds, Clarksville averaged 30.03 on 209,356 pounds, and other points showed lower figures under market conditions.
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Leaf Mart
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Konaville
Spencer Moosa
Setae Ee Rae
Formosa
Canton
Chu Shan
Nationalist J
Shanghai
Counsel To Ask For Injunction In Coal Dispute
Washington NLRB General Counsel Robert N Denham said he will seek a court order to return coal miners to a normal five day work week. He plans a temporary injunction after filing complaints accusing John L Lewis and the miners union of unfair labor practices. The move follows operators’ claims a three day week is coercive to force illegal contracts.
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Washington
Robert N Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
John L. Lewis
Minera Union
Oaknig
Lewis
Attlee Party Pledges Socialist Course in Manifesto
London reports Prime Minister Attlee and the Labour Party pledge Britain’s continued socialist course with nationalization, wage and price controls, and full employment in an 8000 word manifesto. They frame the fight as a battle against Churchill's Conservatives who favor market freedom and loosening controls.
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William N. Oatis
London
Attlee
Labor Party
Britain
Winston Churchill
Conservative
Laborites
Solunar Tables From Knight Guide For Fishing
The page presents a solunar table printed from John Alden Knight's Solunar Tables. Major periods run 1.5 to 2 hours, with minor periods shorter. Times are in Eastern Standard Time for January 18 to 22, listing days, dates, and periods to plan fishing or hunting. Observed lake stages noted for Cherokee Lake and Douglas.
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John Alden Knight
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Wapmnen
Dollera
Milion Bette
Ortega
News Daily
Mississippi River
NLRB
Sullivan County
Blochviks
C. M. Minnich
Barnes
Bill Greene
Times-Newn
Binkley
Penn-Dixie
Election Commission
General Assembly
Council Chamber
Heene
Seon
Cherokee Lake
Douglas
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