Miners Walkout Halts Coal Production Across Western PA
A strike by 50,000 of the 400,000 US bituminous miners spreads from West Virginia to Pennsylvania. Steel plants suspend blast furnaces as captive and commercial mines idle, with 20 pits and 10,000 workers idle in the region. The walkout follows unresolved contract talks and Taft-Hartley law disputes, threatening broader economic impact.
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PITTSBURGH
United States
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
steel
Carnegie - Illinois Steel Corporation
United States Steel
United States Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughin Steel Corporation
Weildton Steel Company
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
United Mine Workers
Resumption of Fighting Looms as Trucechates End
Israel rejects Bernadotte peace proposals and signals possible extension of the UN brokered truce, while Arab leaders expect renewed fighting when the four week halt ends. In Jerusalem, Israeli forces dig in for a full resumption of war and Jewish groups resist Arab rule. Islamic bloc discussions begin in Cairo.
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CAIRO
Israel
Police Bernadotte
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Moshe Shertok
Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Haifa
Tel Aviv
U.N
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Stern
Arab League
League
America
Mount Zion
old city
Jerusalems
Count Bernadotte
Holy City
Yvonne Sipilian
U.S
Bernavolle
Im Karacal
Pakistan
Tameeziddin AhmsG
constituent assembly
wnt
jroin
Record of Fukui Earthquake Death Toll and Damage
Fukui prefectural police estimate the quake claimed 5,570 lives and left 19,628 injured. Total damage is put at 48,300,000,000 yen, about 179,620,000 dollars.
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TOKYO
Fukui prefectural
Swiss wristwatch alarm clock finally produced
The Swiss have long pursued a wristwatch alarm clock and a Gentva La Suisse report notes one manufacturer began production after five years of research and says the device uses a violin sound box.
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La Suisse
Gentva
The Sept Band
A brief reading note continues on the back page, indicating the Sept Band coverage resumes elsewhere. Limited readable text references a fragmented continuation and a decorative header.
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THE SEPT
Wildwood Named New Alberta Town Formed
Wildwood in Alberta becomes a new village after provincial approval. The settlement emerges from Pembina Municipal District, located 65 miles southwest of Edmonton, marking a milestone in regional development.
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WILDWOOD
ALBERTA
EDMONTON
Pembina
Landis Found Dead in Pacific Palisades Home
Los Angeles report states film star Carole Landis was found dead in her bathroom with a satin ribbon bearing the Lord's Prayer and a final note to her mother. Police call it a suicide after sleeping pills and an empty bottle were found nearby. Rex Harrison discovered the body. The actress, 29, had been ill with amoebic infection and had filed for divorce from Horace MOVIE ACTRESS.
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LOS ANGELES
Carole Landis
Pacific Palisades
Elmimett Jones
Miss Landis
Jones
Rex Harrison
Mommie
Want Garson As Liberal Leader
Western leaders speculate on Liberal leadership with Premier Garson of Manitoba and Dominion Agriculture Minister Gardiner as potential candidates. Garson has not indicated any intention to run as the Ottawa convention nears to choose Mackenzie King’s successor.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
Liberal party
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Garson
Manitoba
Dominion Agriculture
Gardiner
Manitoba Federation of Agriculture
Canadian rail negotiations resume to avert July strike
In Montreal negotiations between the railways and 18 international brotherhoods resumed after a breakdown. Frank H. Hall said efforts are continuing to avert a general strike set for July 15. The CBRE weighs joining the talks as a conciliation board withdraws.
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MONTREAL
Canadian railways
international brotherhoods
Frank H. Hall
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and other transport workers
C.C.L
CBRE
J. C. A. Cameron
Exchequer court
Justice Cameron
C.B.R.E
Ardent Cowboy Fan Spotted After Nine Hours Missing
Police and anxious parents searched Oshawa Ontario after five year old Gerald Topping failed to return from a matinee. He was found in a theatre nine hours later after watching three Roy Rogers showings.
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OSHAWA
Eisenhower Reaffirms Nonpartisan Stance Amid Convention Currents
General Eisenhower issued a memorandum declaring he will not identify with any political party or seek office at this time while urging the Philadelphia caucus. President Truman, awakened in St Louis, called Eisenhower an honorable man, signaling a setback to the anti Truman bid at the Democratic gathering. Democratic boosters like James Roosevelt defend the draft movement as Philadelphia prep work continues and key party leaders weigh shifting support.
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NEW FORK
Keight
Eisenhower
Columbia University
United States army
St. Louis
Truman
Philadelphia
James Roosevelt
California
Democratic central committee
Truman hudele
Los Angeles
Eisenhdwer
New Jersey
Archibald
Alexander
Georgia
James & Peters
Western powers demand Soviet Berlin blockade lifted
The United States, Britain and France protested to Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin and called a meeting with Lovett and Canadian undersecretary Pearson to discuss military support for Western Europe. The notes remain secret for now as officials assess the response and next steps.
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Wee
C.P
United States
Berlin
Marshall
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Britain
France
Panyushkin
Canada
Lovett
Mae PEARSON
J. B. Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Hume Wrong
State department
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
LONDON
Russia
Plot to drive Western Allies from Berlin described
Paris reports a British embassy briefing on a Figaro summary of an eight point Soviet plan to trigger Berlin disturbances. The scheme allegedly uses street clashes and power outages to invite Moscow occupation and force Western forces to withdraw or cede territory.
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PARIS
Berlin
foreign office
Moscow
Kremlin
Figaro
Sonderein-Satz-Truppen
U.S.S.R
central committee
party
Want Ad Guidance for Finding a Person
The Herald Want Ads offer contact through ad-takers for locating a specific person in Southern Alberta. Prepare for interviews after submitting a notice and rely on the paper’s reach to reach the target efficiently.
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Herald
Alberta
Communist-plot document called forge by Berlin group
The Berlin headquarters of the Communist dominated social unity party denounced the Figaro published document as another fake like Protocol M. Western Allied politicians who backed its authenticity now doubt its credibility and Britain’s circles greet it with caution.
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BERLIN
Reuters
social unity party
Paris
Figaro
Ruhr
Committee Reviews Information for Next Steps
A committee has taken note of the information needed and will use it to determine subsequent actions. Officials emphasized careful evaluation and planned to request any missing data before proceeding with decisions.
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mittee
Free Lemonade as Heat Rises in Pluefield
In Pluefield West Virginia on July 1 the mercury reached 92 degrees in the city marketed as air conditioned. The Chamber of Commerce honors a 14 year pledge to hand out free lemonade to all passersby whenever the temperature tops 90 degrees. Lemonade service was on the streets as usual and yesterday marked only the fourth time the promise was kept.
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PLUEFIELD
W. Va
mercury
Chamber of Commerce
TCA To Run NZ Service
Montreal says no Trans Canada route between Auckland and Vancouver before year end. A TC A spokesman notes no survey flights planned and six months after an initial survey would be needed before a passenger service could start.
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WELLINGTON
John B. Shallenberger
Canadair Limited
Trans Canada Air Lines
Vancouver
Auckland
N.Z
Shallenberger
F. Jones
air department
National Airways Corporation
New Zealand
Montreal
fim
Trans-Canace Air Lines
T.C.A
John B. Shailenberger
Russian wheat crop tops 1947 harvest, Tass reports bumper yields
The Soviet harvest leads 1947 with bumper crops as Tass reports five million acres harvested to date. The official agency notes all regions show strong yields and the bread supply outlook improves.
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LONDON
Tass
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