Auto Workers Face Possible Long Pension Strike
The CIO United Auto Workers began a potential extended strike at Chrysler over a $100 monthly pension plan. About 85,000 Chrysler production workers were affected, with 7,000 cars a day halted. Briggs Manufacturing laid off 21,900 workers as negotiations paused.
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Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
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Degoo
Plymouth
Dodge
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Tea Chrysler
Library Groups To Meet Friday On Post Office Conversion
Members of the J. Fred Johnson Memorial Library Committee and others will meet at WKPT Studio A at 2:15 p.m. Friday to discuss converting the present Post Office into a library building. Architect Allen N Dryden will display preliminary drawings for the project and compare it with plans for a new library site on West Center Street. The city hopes to trade for the old Post Office, raising funds while considering bond issues for library expansion and other city projects.
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J. Fred Johnson Memorial Library Committee
WKPT
Allen N Dryden
Shelby Street
Kingsport Utilities, Inc
West Center Street
City Hall
Memorial Library Fund
Pittsburgh youth awarded for brave rescue amid blaze
A 20 year old Kenyon College student suffered severe burns while saving a friend from a fire on February MTs. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission distributed medals yesterday to men women and children across nine states recognizing acts of bravery.
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Pitsburgh
Kenyon College
Carcece Hero Pond
Frozen Melon Ice Cubes Flown To Kingsport
Dorothy Brimer reports water melon juice ice cubes were donated by W D Tucker of American Airlines in Little Rock to aid Sheila Gilliam a 20 month old nephrosis patient at Holaton Valley Community Hospital. Local airport managers coordinated the donation.
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Dorothy Brimer
W. D. Tucker
American Airlines
Little Rock
Ark
Sheila Gilllam
Benny Gilliam
Robert EB. Lee
Sheila
Holaton Valley Community Hospital
J. A. McMillan
Tri-City
R. A. Culpepper
Tucker
Residents Vote April 3 on Annexation Edge Areas
Residents of 210 acre areas southeast of the city limits will vote April 3 on whether to join the city. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen paused final reading of the referendum ordinance after opposition attempts to delay. Scott Baller proposed a joint meeting with the Municipal Planning Commission to hear residents opposing annexation. Mayor Sam Benedect presided and considered delaying third reading if any member wished.
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Board of Mayor
Artalled
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Municipal Planning Commission
Sam B. Benedect
B. Blankenbeeler
Slight Drop Seen In Cost Of Living
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a slight drop in the cost of living for the month ending December 15. The index gives 168.5 to the 1935-39 average, with November at 168.6 and 26.5 percent above June 1946.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Nation's weather on a climatic binge
The nation faced extreme conditions with bitter cold and snow in the north, early cotton blooms in Orangeburg County Maryland, and a bloom on a quince tree near East Point Georgia. A new storm hit the Pacific Northwest while Eastern Washington endured the coldest weather in six decades.
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Associated Press
Orangeburg County
D. C
East Point
Atlanta
Pacific Northwest
Washington
FBI seeks larger force as war-time security duties rise
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover asserts that protecting the nation from spies is now greater than at the WWII peak and asks for a bigger force. His testimony before the House Appropriations Committee notes war’s end did not reduce agent workload.
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FBI
Hoover
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Watson B Miller
United States
Martin Seeks Excise Tax Cut in House Action
Republican leader Joseph W. Martin urged an immediate vote on a 700000 slash in excise taxes as an amendment to a measure taxing investment income. He warned of a buyers strike as GOP and Dems push for relief, facing procedural obstacles and likely veto by President Truman.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
House
Alrike
Martin
Repubicans
Truman
Wallace Denies Helping Soviets Obtain Uranium
Former vice president Henry A Wallace testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee denying any involvement in wartime uranium shipments to Russia. He said he did not know Russians were seeking licenses and stated the BEW had no discretionary authority over such licenses.
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Washington
Henry A Wallace
Russia
Wallace
House Un-American Activities Committee
Fulton Lewisa, Jr
Manhattan
Bureau of Economic Warfare
Army
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
House Committee
United States
Rungla
Johnson Bradley to Test Formosa Stakes on Policy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee summoned Defense Secretary Johnson and General Omar Bradley to testify on Formosa's strategic importance. Republicans demand whether Truman consulted military chiefs before declaring no military aid to the Chinese Nationalists and seek a clear answer at 10:30 a.m. EST.
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Washington
Benale Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
Formosa
Truman
Achesons Stand On Alger Hiss Provokes GOP Fury
Secretary of State Acheson said he would not turn his back on Alger Hiss, raising GOP anger in Congress. Senator Mundt led a three hour attack in the Senate questioning Achesons loyalty and influence over policy. Senator McCarthy pressed whether Acheson endorses not turning on any Communist in the State Department.
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State Department
New York
Whittaker Chambers
Washington
Acheson
Truman
Roosevelt
Mundt
Mund
Hiss
Administration
Senate
Dean Acheaon
Benator McCarthy
R-Wis
Acheaon
Capitol Hill
India Becomes Republic Today
New Delhi reports India today became a sovereign democratic republic as officials translate official Hindi text to reflect the new constitutional status. The ceremony marks a historic transfer of power and nationhood, with government language experts noting the formal terminology.
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New Delhi
India
Sampoorns Prabhatva Sampanns Lokatantratmaks Ganarajys
Democratic
Republic
Guns Blaze In Indonesia Again
Gun battle erupts in central Jakarta as Indonesian troops clash with attackers. Military police seal off two busy streets in the capital’s shopping district and prevent reporters from entering the blockaded area. Army patrols move in as Premier Mohamed Hatta was due to address a republic day celebration nearby.
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Jakarta
Batavia
U.S
United States
Mohamed Hatta
Truman Seeks 87 Million for Atomic Program Contracts
President Truman asked Congress to authorize 87.65 million dollars in contracts immediately to accelerate the atomic program. The request aims to fund expansion of an atomic plant and future reactor development, without waiting for next year's budget. The move follows broad interest in hydrogen bomb development with uncertain total costs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Troman
Carol Ann's Case Arouses Sympathy in Connecticut
Carol Ann Paight, age 21, stands trial for murder in Fairfield County Superior Court after she shot her father, a cancer patient police officer, in his hospital bed last September. Eleven jurors were seated with two alternates to follow as the trial proceeds amid mercy killing debates.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Bionde
Carol Ann Paight
Connecticut
Carol Ann
Fairfield County Superior Court
FEPC Backers Press to Break Deadlock in House Rules Committee
Backers of FEPC push a new effort to move the bill out of the Home Rules Committee as opponents claim the upper hand. Southern lawmakers expect a committee majority to vote to send the controversial rights measure to the floor for debate, judging by past performance.
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Washington
FEPC
Home Rules Committee
Stio
Industry Seeks Contract Based On Old Demands
The soft coal industry renewed its offer to John L. Lewis to negotiate a new contract. President Truman, in Washington, said he is working hard for results on the strikes. The industry wants a contract matching prior demands, including a term to 1952, no wage increases, a no strike pledge, and limits on minor work rules, with royalties at 20 cents per ton. About 88,000 miners in six states are striking.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
A. Washington
White House
Truman
Senator Kilgore
D-W Va
Trove Ot
Lewis
Steel workers challenge price hikes amid industry cost claims
Otis Brubaker of the United Steel Workers says price increases are unwarranted and excessive despite higher labor costs. Top steel executives testified that prices cover pension and insurance programs won after last fall's strike, with the Senate House Economic Committee hearing the dispute.
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Washington
ClosAteelworkera
Conta
Rome
Otis Brubaker
Pittsburgh
Lake Stage Readouts Reported On Cherokee And Douglas Lakes
Observed lake stages Thursday showed Cherokee Lake at 1031.7 feet and Douglas Lake at 949.2 feet. Local authorities monitor water levels for flood risk and navigation.
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Cherokee Lake
Douglas Lake
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