Legal Seizure Threat Raises Steelrow Pressure
The government warned it could seize the steel industry to avert a strike by CIO steelworkers led by Philip Murray. About 700,000 union members prepared to walk out at midnight Tuesday, while steelmakers balked at a 17 cent hourly raise and other benefits without price controls. Congress and government lawyers questioned the legality, prompting Senate staff to draft more detailed seizure powers.
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Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
Congress
Sen
Taft
Ohio
George
D-Ga
May)bank
D-Sc
John R. Steelman
D-Mont
Senate Labor Committee
Senate Approves Tidlands Oil Rights Bill
The Senate voted 50 to 35 to grant states clear title to tidelands oil lands three miles offshore, with Texas and Florida at 10% miles. House action similar but unresolved and a potential Truman veto looms.
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Washington
Senate
Tidelands
House
Truman
Texas
Florida
Marion Township Maple Syrup Making Hard But Rewarding
Marion Township farmer Stanton Palmer runs a small sugar camp with about 75 tapped maples. He boils roughly 110 gallons of sap for nine hours to yield three or four gallons of syrup, sells most of it at five dollars per gallon, and notes the season runs from January to late March with nightly freezing and day temperatures needed for sap flow.
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Marion
Palmer
Stanton Palmer
Marion Township
Mr. Palmer
William Palmer
West Virginia Hog Embargo Angers Ohio
West Virginia bans shipping hogs from Ohio Indiana Kentucky and Illinois to prevent anthrax exposure. Ohio State veterinarian Dr. Harry Geyer calls the embargo discriminatory and unjustified and warns it harms regional agriculture. WV argues it blocks disease risk amid limited prior notice. A spokesman for the Independent Livestock Marketing Association backs Geyer’s view.
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Harry Geyer
Ohio State
West Virginia
Ohio
Geyer
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois
J. B. McLaughlin
West Virginia Agriculture Department
Ohio Agriculture Deartment
Independent Livestock Marketing Association
Queen Juliana urges US Congress to balance defense and welfare
In a joint address to Congress, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands warns against excessive defense emphasis like Iron Curtain nations. She vows Dutch support for the U S, notes European unity moving forward, and highlights technical aid exports as a key effort while urging trusted judgment for mankind’s deliverance.
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Washington
Queen Juliana
The
Netherlands
U. S. Congress
U. S
America
North Atlantic Ocean
Iceberg on Land Trashes Shoreline in Grand Traverse Bay
A freakish southwest wind on land created an inland ice phenomenon in Traverse City Michigan. The event battered the east arm of Grand Traverse Bay for about 20 minutes, felling trees tearing docks and destroying boats and other vessels along the shoreline.
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Traverse City
Mich
Grand Traverse Bay
Many More Men To Be Inducted
Washington reports that an increase of 110000 in the armed forces for the coming year will require about 1200000 new recruits. Mrs Anna Rosenberg told the House Appropriations Committee the majority will replace those leaving active duty. She called it a revolving door and noted the cost and manpower strain.
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Washington
Anna Rosenberg
Defense
House Appropriations Committee
Thieves Take Gems From Saks Fifth Avenue Window
Police report a theft at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City, with $67,000 in jewelry stolen from a department store window. Authorities lack a crew for the Wednesday night heist and no suspects are named.
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New York
Saks Fifth Avenue
Natco and Union Reach New Pact for Haydenville Plant
Natco and the United Brick and Clay Workers Union AFL reached a new contract at Canton, restoring full operations at the Haydenville plant after a partial settlement. The agreement includes a general 10 cent an hour raise retroactive to February 1, with some wages up to 14 cents an hour, plus adjustments to job conditions and salaries. About 300 workers were affected by the 60 day strike which began when the old contract expired on December 31, 1951. mediation helped finalize the deal.
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National Fireproofing Company
Haydenville
United Brick and Clay Workers Union
AFL
Canton
Johnson
Natco
Rumors of Breakthrough in Korean Truce Talks Surface
Allied leaders arrive as UN negotiators delay prisoner parleys for 24 hours to pursue constructive aims. Gen Ridgway and Gen Van Fleet attend, while the Eighth Army would handle prisoner exchanges. A top subcommittee meets after two months with no progress on Russia’s neutral status to inspect the armistice.
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Munsan
Matthew B. Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Francis Dodd
Kose Island
Russia
William K. Harrison
Officials Express Concern Over State Welfare Funds
Athens County welfare director Denver White told auditors in Logan that current funding for welfare programs is inadequate for Ohio counties. Hocking County officials voiced similar worry over general relief funding as state matching funds have not arrived this year, raising questions about shifts in financing to counties amid proposed legislation.
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Ohio
Denver White
Athens County
SEO Auditors’ Association
Logan
White
Hocking County
Harry L. Smith
Pfc. Angel's Body To Arrive In Logan Tuesday
The body of Pfc. Jack E. Angel the first Hocking County soldier officially listed as killed in Korea will arrive in Logan Tuesday April 8 at 6 53 p m by train arriving in Athens with a military escort Sgt Patsy T Derrico Bodily remains will be brought to Logan by Roberts Funeral Service Other arrangements are not yet complete Angel was killed November 1 1951 near Nang Dong North Korea while his unit was in a defensive position
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Jack E. Angel
Hocking County
Korea
Logan
Athens
Patsy T. Derrico
Roberts
Angel
Nang-Dong
North Korea
Bell Estate Appraised At 215 828 In Ohio Probate
The late Charles H. Bell estate is valued at 215 828.86, filed in Hocking County probate. The will leaves one third to wife Dottie J. Bell and two thirds to son Harry M. Bell. Ohio assets total 190 730.38 with real estate 101 690.57 and other items including stocks, debts, and oil interests. Outside Ohio, real estate and oil interests in Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas amount to 25 098.48. The largest estate here recently is William J. Frasch of Columbus at 318 625.
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Charles H. Bell
Hocking County
William J. Frasch
Columbus
Mr. Bell
Dottie J. Bell
Harry M. Bell
K. B. Perkins
C. W. Johnston
John Connor
Ohio
Michigan
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ohio Valley Might Get New A Plant
Rep Elston of Ohio reported the Atomic Energy Commission is weighing a sizeable new plant in the Ohio Valley. Possible sites include Cincinnati, the Scioto River area near Portsmouth, and near Louisville. He expects the AEC to request funds from Congress soon.
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Washington
Elston
Ohio
Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Scioto River
Portsmouth
Louisville
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
AEC
Congress
McGrath Fires Newbold Morris as Justice Chief
In Washington on April 3 Attorney General J Howard McGrath dismissed Newbold Morris as the administrations corruption sleuth. McGrath announced the termination and ordered Morris to turn over all files to the FBI. The move sparked talk of a Hoover reshuffle but McGrath offered no details.
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New York
Murray
Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Newbold Morris
McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
James M. McInerney
Joseph C. Duggan
McInerney
Morris
Attorney General
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Korea War Costs Estimated at Over 5 Billion
Defense Department figures project Korea war spending in the next three months totaling about 5.0 billion dollars. The breakdown shows Army 4.38 billion, Navy 375 million, and Air Force 305 million, with more than 104,000 American casualties not yet counted.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
Department
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Scheele Renamed Surgeon General for Second Term
Leonard A. Scheele began his second four year term as surgeon general of the Public Health Service on Thursday, continuing leadership of the agency during a period of public health focus.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
The
Public Health Service
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