10000 Virginia Miners Walk Out In UMW Protest
Norton Virginia report notes 10009 United Mine Workers members in southwestern Virginia join a national walkout to press for renewed pension and welfare payments. Leaders cite suspensions of royalty payments and demand a new contract while operators delay talks amid a divided industry stance.
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Norton
United Mine Workers
Virginia
UMW
John Is Lewis
Lewis
Hew
Mississippi
Missizsipp
Levis
George Haver
Virginia Coal Operators Association
Agit
Hig
Pansion and Welfare Fund
Esser
Central Pennsylvania Corl Producers Association
Lesla
Sra Btrlice
Mine Workers Welfare Fund Benefits in Pittsburgh Area
Miners in the Pittsburgh region rely on the United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund for medical and dental care including tonsil removal, maternity care, dentures, glasses, and vein surgery. Dr Lexile Falk notes high demand as fund finances stretch, with a 20 cent per ton coal royalty supporting benefits. benefits suspended recently due to funding concerns.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
Lexile Falk
Pittsburgh Area
Falk
Pennsylvania
West Virginia Panhandle
Ohio
Egyptians and Greek conquer English Channel in 24 hours
Greek Army Major Zasan A. Ziganos 40 and Egyptiana Haasan Abel Rehim 41 plus Sgt Marie Hassan Hamad 30 swam France to England and England to France, all within 24 hours. Ziganos reached Dover Bay after about 19 hours. Rehim swam Dover to Cap Griz Nez in 15 hours 48 minutes. Hamad 15 hours 22 minutes France to England amid calm seas and light breeze. Hamad battled porpoise interference and praised Allah for the feat.
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Dover
England
Zasan A. Ziganos
France
Ziganos
Fa: Bay
Rehim
Cap Geis Net
Adom
Allah
Hamad
Icebox Tragedy Claims 3 Year Old in Fresno Yard
In Fresno California a discarded icebox became a deadly death trap for 3 year old Edward Ryder. He reportedly crawled into a small compartment after placing puppies in a larger one and was found suffocated when the door closed. Grandmother Mrs Golda Peck opened the big chamber during the search and the puppies tumbled out alive. Detective Sergeant L M Morris and Coroner A B Yeat described the incident.
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Fresno
Calif
Edward Ryder
L. M. Morris
Golda Peck
A. B. Yeat
Kentucky News Flash From Louisville And Eastern Counties
A patchwork of brief items reports Masons lodging a trip in Louisville honoring Fred M Gross grand master. sheet metal and hydraulic workers vote to return to work at the International Harvester plant. survivors of the Noronic ship disaster return home. three violent deaths across central Kentucky including a hot rod racing crash in Versailles and a patrolman found beside a wrecked car. a farmer dies from a skull fracture after an apparent robbery. a union jurisdictional dispute affects southeastern Greyhound buses from Pikeville. notable deaths include Trail Taylor Rogers MD Pikeville and Andrew E Auxier former state senator.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Woodford McDaniel, Jr
North Middleton
Versailles
Virgil Alford
Harrodaburg
Menifee County
Ottis Wells
U. S. 480
Street Scenes in Brief Oddities and Delays At Show
A man exits a fashion show sheepishly returns a ticket stub to a girl, claiming a wrestling match was bought. A woman driver triggers brakes and signals left then turns right. An absent minded homemaker tears tabs from tea bags and discards them in the teapot.
Jurors Selected and Charged in Sullivan County Circuit Court
Sullivan County Circuit Court opened with juror selection and grand jury charging by Circuit Judge Shelburne Ferguson. The male panel was chosen from five hundred freeholders and property owners, with about three thousand criminals in the county and nationwide crime costs cited. Grand Jury members named include P G Jankeraley and Paul B E Ramey among others.
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Blountville
Spl
Sullivan County
Ofurora
Shelburne Ferguson
Ferguson
U. S
FBI
Circuit Court
P.G. Jankeraley
Paul BE. Ramey
BE. Good
Dalton Crussell
Dan King
Charles Tyree
Herman A. Holt
John H. Tarrett
It. W. Hamilton
Carl ‘Wilson
H. W. Riordan
A D. Kidd
Bugh Whiteman
Thavid B. Gray
Forsman
Connally Leads Texas Drive in Arms Authorization Battle
Senator Tom Connally of Texas spearheads a Senate Foreign Relations fight over a foreign arms program and the North Atlantic Treaty aid. Atomic energy commissioner Sumner Pike urges a strong defense stance against a nuclear threat while debate centers on reducing European aid and forming an international police force under the UN.
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Baltimore
Sumner Pike
Atomic
Washington
Adminia- Energy Commission
Tom Connally
Texas
Thia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tee
Becauin
Connally
SnrGeorge
Russia
Europe
Anid Pike
Senate
Aa Committee
Conas
Sparkman
Alabama
North Atlantic
United Nations
Atlantic Defense Council
Turmoil Hits Pound Devaluation Sweeps Currencies Worldwide
Britain cuts pound from 4.03 to 2.80 dollars triggering declines in nine other currencies. Washington expects further IMF action and potential talks on the sterling balance debt with India and others. Officials note Britain may reduce payments on last year’s debt while focusing on dollar sales.
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Washington
John
Latin America
International Monetary Fund
Norway
Denmark
Australia
India
Union of South Africa
Egypt
New Zealand
Israel
Ireland
Holland
Sweden
Britain
Bggot
Devaluation Fails To Stagger Market
New York stocks absorbed British devaluation with only minor drops at open. Prices recovered quickly as traders paused after brief selling. Gold surged with gains across Canadian and London unofficial markets amidst renewed activity.
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New York
London
How Pound Cut Has Hit Other Countries
The report describes how Britains pound devaluation affected several nations. France suspended stock trading and currency markets while the franc devalued. Holland limited foreign exchange and banned trading. Sweden's cabinet met to discuss new rates. Italy closed foreign currency dealings and stock exchanges. Switzerland faced potential franc devaluation. Finland halted foreign trade. Belgium saw no special measures. Poland anticipated price rises and machinery demand. Czechoslovakia echoed the British announcement. Russia noted coverage on government radio.
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Associated Press
Britain
France
Financee
Stock Exchange
Hollang
Sweden
Tage Erlander
Bank of
Italy
Alexander Diomedes
Switzerland
Europe
Finland
Bank of Finland
Belgium
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Drive To Avoid Strike In Steel
The government moves to avert a looming million man steel strike next Sunday. Labor head Philip Murray of the United Steelworkers meets with U S Steel officials as Cyrun Ching of the Federal Conciliation Service mediates in a high stakes effort watched by President Truman.
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Washington
Philip Murray
U.S. Steel Corporation
Cyrun
Ching
Federal Conciliation Service
Murray
Truman
Whits House
U. S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
Train Derailment In Newton Injures 50 Passengers
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed near Newton North Carolina with about 50 people injured and several trapped. Police called for welding equipment and oxygen as doctors at Catawba General Hospital treated about 50 patients, some seriously injured.
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Newton
N. C
Southern Railway
K. W. Gilbert
Milla
Frank Jones
Catawba General Hospitel
Newton Station
Atateaville
N.C
Chinese Battle Headed For UN
Reports from Canton suggest the Nationalist government may bring its struggle against Communism to the United Nations. Delegates privately expect UN action or debate in the General Assembly or Security Council with Russia possibly involved, while the United States and other delegates offer cautious responses.
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New York
United Nations
Canton
General Assembly
Security Council
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Annn Hollywood
Frank
Basaador
Philip C. Jessup
Morgan
U. S
China
Jessup
American Association For
Honolulu
State Department
Alma
Peo
Asia
Europe
Clarkment
Loretta Young
Stratton
the Great
Marietta
Free Peoples
Freedom Tor Morgan
Wupperman
Préserved
New York City
George Wupperman
Angostura Bitters
Gram
Little Assembly
California
Dance Hall Hostess Slain in Miami Jealous Argument Cited
Miami police report a 27 year old dance hall hostess Jane Evelyn Pierce of Athens Tennessee was found with a slashed throat in a hotel room. Jacob W. Aldredge 27 is being held for questioning in connection with the death after a jealous argument and early morning arrival. The body was discovered around 7:30 a.m. and died en route to hospital. Detective John Cannon provided details and said Aldredge was found outside the room when officers arrived.
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Miami
Fla
John Cannon
Cannon
Jacob W. Aldredge
Jane Evelyn Pierce
Athens
Tenn
Paul Savage
Aldredge
Pierce
Savage
Noronic Disaster Toll Rises as Divers Hunt for Victims
Divers search submerged cabins below EI deck of the Noronic after a devastating blaze that killed dozens and left 84 missing. Authorities report 11 dead with many unaccounted for as flames rekindle and officials coordinate identifications and burials in Toronto.
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Toronto
Alremen
Great Lakes
Train Derails on Spur Track Near Bulls Gap Tennessee
A Southern Railway freight train derailed on a spur near Bulls Gap Tennessee with a few cars off the tracks. Officials said no injuries and no delay to traffic on the main line.
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Bulls Gap
Tenn
Southern Railway
Southern
Harried Brokers Trading Stocks Bonds In Streets
London markets reel as the pound plunges to 305 per cent ext in the dollar amid labor government turmoil and bank closures. Global finance shudders as Europe and Asia move to counter the British shock and prevent wider bankruptcy.
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London
Poe
Banke
Europe
Businese
Furone
Asie
Cahneta
Bet
Ain
Britain
Bradley To Head Defense Setup
General Omar N. Bradley appears certain to lead the Atlantic Pact Military Organization as it is created on October 5 with plans for two unified defense outlines covering Western Europe and the North Atlantic. Officials say Bradley will likely be the American member, praised for effectiveness and ties with European leaders.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
American Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ccrtain
Atlantic Pact
State
Defense Department
Congres
Europe
Senate
Defense
Bradley
Western Europe
Russia
Solunar Tables Forecast for Fishing and Hunting Times
The article presents solunar tables from John Alden Knight noting major and minor hunting and fishing periods for each day. It lists specific start times for Major, Major Two, and Minor periods and mentions observed stages at Cherokes Reservoir and Douglas Reservoir dams.
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John Alden Knight
Cherokes
Meeday
Douglas Reservoir
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