Nationwide Phone Strike Grips Ohio and U.S. Regions
More than 12 000 Ohio Bell and Western Electric workers joined a nationwide strike called by the CIO Communications Workers of America affecting 55 000 others across the country. The Western Electric walkout involved about 400 Ohio installers and distribution workers amid 42 other states. Pickets lined Ohio exchanges while supervisory staff handled long distance calls.
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Columbus
Ohio Bell and Western Electric
Western Union
Ohio Bell
Michigan
California
New Jersey
Nevada
CIO Comprema Workers of America
Western Electric
Ohio
Nationwide strike ties up Bell Western long distance calls
The nationwide walkout by Bell Telephone and Western Electric disrupted toll calls in parts of Ohio though local service remained in most areas. Union leaders pressed for a top WSB pay raise while companies argued they already offered the maximum.
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Bell Telephone and Western
Logan Home Telephone Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AFL
Ohio Bell Exchanges
Caleb
Ohio Bell
Cincinnati-Hamilton
Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Co
Marion-Sidney
Ohio Associated Telephone Co
Bellevue- Port Clinton
Ohio Northern Telephone Co
Portsmouth-Cambridge
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
WSB
Taft Eisenhower Split Signals Convention Deadlock
In Chicago with three months left, Senator Taft and General Eisenhower edge toward a possible deadlock for the Republican presidential nomination. Illinois moves Taft toward 60 votes, while Eisenhower counts on Kansas and New York. Michigan's 46 delegates show unpledged and mixed support as write‑ins gain traction.
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Chicago
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michigan
Eisenhower
Taft
Arthur Summerfield
Midwest
Iowa
Idaho
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Illinois
Riley
NATO
Europe
John D. Lodge
Connecticut
Downstate
Ilinois
Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Red Problem Brings Layoffs At RKO Studio
Hollywood, April 7. About 100 RKO employees were put on a leave of absence by Howard Hughes who called them innocent victims of the Communist problem. No pictures are in production and work on four planned films has been stopped due to a dispute with screenwriter Paul Jarrico, whom Hughes fired for refusing to answer a congressional committee on his alleged Communist ties.
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Hollywood
RKO Studio
Howard Hughes
Holly- Hughes
Paul Jarrico
Hughes
Jarrico
Congressional
Steel Wage Dispute Looms With Strike Deadline Near
New York reports cautious government hope to settle the steel wage dispute before the Tuesday midnight strike. Wage Stabilization Board chair Feinsinger and two members planned meetings with steel big six representatives and CIO United Steelworkers, while noting no fixed schedule. Feinsinger said talks may be separate and gradual progress is possible, with a full settlement still unclear.
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CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Washington
Beirne
Wage Stabilization Board
New York
Nathan Feinsinger
Steel
Big Six
CIO
United Steelworkers
Feinsinger
U. S. Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Stock Killing Anthrax Hits 45th County
Ohio reports an anthrax outbreak across 45 counties with 203 farms affected. A hog died near Homerville in Medina County, part of more than 500 cattle and hogs killed statewide. The bone meal shipment believed linked to the spread faces a ban. Indiana actions follow.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Agriculture Department
Homerville
Medina County
Indiana
Belgium
Department
McGranery Probe Slated By Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee sets closed session to consider James P. McGranery’s nomination as attorney general. Chairman McCarran seeks an updated FBI check while Pennsylvanians Duff and Martin offer limited comment. McGrath’s resignation followed by Morris’s claim of Truman support for a cleanup effort.
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McCarran
D-New
Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI
McGranery
U. S
Duff
Martin
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Newbold Morris
New York
FDR's Famous Scotty Fala Dies in Sleep
Washington reports recall of Fala the Scotty as the late President Roosevelt's constant companion. Fala died in his sleep on Saturday two days before his 12th birthday and was buried Sunday in Hyde Park New York near the grave of his master.
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Washington
White House
Secret Service
Fala
Scotty
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Masae
Mike Reilly
Mr. Roosevelt
Waikiki Earthquake Shakes Diamond Head Area
An earthquake rattled windows Sunday night in the Diamond Head area of Waikiki. Police said apparently no damage was caused.
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Honolulu
Diamond Head
Waikiki
Military Rites Arranged For Pfc. Jack Angel
Pfc. Jack Angel killed in action in Korea will receive full military honors with funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ in Christian Union. The body arrives in Athens at 6 53 p.m. Thursday and burial is at Oak Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, three brothers and three sisters.
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Jack Angel
Hocking County
Korea
Angel
Nang-Dong
North Korea
Athens
Claude Angel
Logan Route 3
Patsy Derrico
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Church Street
Eulalia Avenue
O. L. Ferguson
Logan Veterans’ Organizations
Oak Grove Cemetery
Roberts Funeral Service
Pfc
Claude Angel, Jr
Columbus
James
Harold
Williard Ducher
Cora
Janice Angel
Mary Stevenson
James Angel
Logan
Mechanicsburg
Woman Injured In Auto Accident North Of Logan
State highway patrol reports one person injured in a Route 33 collision four miles north of Logan at 9 35 p m Saturday. Earl G Poling 40 of Logan Route 2 collided with Rolland Adams 44 of Logan Route 1 causing Adams car to overturn. Clara Adams wife sustained body bruises and minor injuries. Poling fined 20 dollars and costs for driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Logan
State Highway Patrol
Earl G. Poling
Rolland Adams
Adams
Clara
Poling
Roger Friend
Cold weekend continues in Hocking County forecast
Colder than normal temperatures linger in Hocking County through Sunday with highs in the 30s. Temperatures fell to 27 last night and 39 11 a.m. Tuesday. A warming trend is forecast with a high near 62 on Tuesday.
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Hocking County
India Envoy and Stalin Call for Top Level Conference
Moscow reports a half hour talk between Stalin and India's ambassador Sir Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan spurred a push to convene top world leaders to resolve major international issues. The ambassador stressed negotiations and talks, while Western observers caution against bearing on peace efforts.
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India
Stalin
Moscow
Sir Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
M. V. Nesterov
Russia
Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Sir Sarvapalli
Rhodes Attacks Ferguson Over Delayed Expense Vouchers
Columbus mayor James A. Rhodes charges state Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson with unwarranted delay in providing travel expense vouchers. Rhodes asked last week to review vouchers for Ferguson, his son Thomas, and brothers Leo and John. Rhodes aims to inform the public as he seeks Ferguson’s office.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Thomas
Leo
John
Rhodes
Commie Found In War With Sense of Humor
In Korea a French patrol found a gourd with a fuse in No Man’s Land. The fuse was removed and a note reading Boo Here I am Greetings from Mao Tse Tsung was found. The note’s message was translated by the unit.
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Commie
Tokyo
Korea
No Man’s-Land
American Ordnance Corps
Senators Face Public Payroll Disclosure Debate
Senators prepare for payroll scrutiny as Morse proposes an amendment to the annual appropriation bill. He argues official Senate payrolls should be open to voters to show who is employed and what they are paid.
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Washington
Sen
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Man at Annapolis Steward Sentenced for Manslaughter
Paul Richardson 23 of the U S Naval Academy pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the May 18 killing of Jimmy Keys 40. Richardson received one to 20 years in state prison. Keys body was found near Marion in August after an argument led to the fatal stabbing.
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Marion
Paul Richardson
Pledge Welcome To POWs In Broadcasts As Korea Talks Open
Communist broadcasts promise safe welcome home for returned prisoners while UN Command seeks voluntary repatriation. Negotiations recess to pursue new avenues on armistice terms. Weather and skirmishes accompany the stalled talks as UN and Red forces clash near the front.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Korea
William P. Nuckols
UN Command
Russia
Reds
North Korea
Red
Korean People’s Armed Forces
U. S
Hydrogen bomb building claimed underway
Senator McMahon reports the United States is building a hydrogen bomb with great progress in atomic weapons. He chairs the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee and says construction work is underway though details on blueprints or actual construction were not clarified.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
United States
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Navy Plane Crashes Near Los Gatos in Fog
A Navy reserve transport plane crashed on approach in rain and fog over the Santa Cruz mountains near Los Gatos on Sunday night. Rescue crews recovered three bodies from the wreckage after the collision with a 400 foot knoll.
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Los Gatos
Calif
Santa Cruz
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AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
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45Th County
Senate OK
James P. McGranery
Morris
Ft. Lauderdale
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Manhattan
Thomas W. Boylan
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