Mine Operators Ready To Reject Lewis Plan
North and West coal operators voted in Pittsburgh to reject John L. Lewis offer of a three day work week in exchange for avoiding a strike. They fear anti trust action and cite costs while keeping mines in shape for full production. A separate Bluefield set of talks with Southern producers also rejected an extension proposal.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
North
West
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Central Pennsylvania Coal Association
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Bluefield
UMW
Southern Producers’ Group
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Harry M. Moses
U.S. Steel Corporation
U.S. Production Slump Deepens Amid Slowdown
Washington reports a 10.8 percent drop in output from last November to May with June seen down further. May production stood 74 percent above prewar levels but lagged April and May 1948. Debates between Charles Sawyer and Henry Wallace on unemployment data and national prosperity mark the day.
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Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Charles Sawyer
Henry Wallace
Sawyer
Wallace
Truman
Commerce Department
Fourth Member of Auto Theft Ring Nabbed in Cleveland
The FBI announced a fourth arrest in a six state automobile theft ring. Harold Friedman, 26, of Cleveland, faces charges under the national motor vehicle theft act as part of a group alleged to have stolen 11 cars. Ray J. Abbaticchio Jr. led the arrest.
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Cleveland
FBI
Ray J. Abbaticchio, Jr
Harold Friedman
Two Youths Injured In Auto Accident Near Lancaster
An auto collision on Route 33 a half mile north of Lancaster injured two 18-year-old Hocking County youths. James Vorhees of Gibisonville struck the rear of Roger F. Rife's parked car in Lancaster. Vorhees and passenger Robert Sims of Logan were treated at Lancaster Hospital for minor injuries. both vehicles were badly damaged. No injuries to the Rife car occupants.
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Hocking County
Lancaster
James Vorhees
Gibisonville
Roger F. Rife
Vorlites
J Robert Sims
Logan
Cool Air Brings Relief To Heat-Stricken Areas
Cooling breezes from the Hudson Bay region and rain in the Midwest brought temporary relief from a long heat wave. Northeastern states saw limited rainfall for crops, while Missouri Kansas and Nebraska reported heavy falls. New York, sweltering in heat and humidity for 32 days, welcomed last night’s relief.
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Hudson Bay
Midwest
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
New York
Metropolis
New Jersey
New England
Idaho
Oregon
Weather fluctuations end drought with soaking rain in Hocking County
Rainfall of one inch ended drought fears in Hocking County as a soaking shower cooled temperatures from 86 to 68 overnight. Daytime highs topped near 89.4 in the heat, while evening readings remained in the mid 80s before a cool air mass moved in.
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Drouth
Hocking County
State Highway
Negroes Stoned at Youngstown Pool
Two Black swimmers were pelted with rocks after entering a whites only pool at South Side in Youngstown Ohio. About 25 white swimmers left the facility and ha rassed them from a hillside, injuring none seriously. City officials closed the pool to avert further trouble. A separate incident saw eight teens enter Lincoln Park Pool. they left after warnings from white swimmers.
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Youngstown
Lincoln Park Pool
Baruch Criticizes Absence of War Mobilization Plan
Bernard Baruch attacked the Truman administration for not having a ready stand by total mobilization plan for a possible new war. He urged Congress and the public to demand a full report on mobilization efforts and faulted the decision making that blocked the National Security Resources Board plan.
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Washington
Bernard Baruch
Truman Administration
Baruch
Congress
National Security Resources Board
Arthur M. Hill
Truman
Liberals Win Canadian Election Under St Laurent
The Liberal Party led by Prime Minister Louis St Laurent won 193 of 262 seats in Canada’s national elections, sweeping all provinces except Alberta. The victory marks the greatest party triumph in Canadian history and grants a mandate to 1954 after 19 years of Liberal governance since 1935.
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Toronto
Liberal Party
Louis St. Laurent
Liberals
Canada
Democrats
House of Commons
Alberta
Progressive Conservatives
Commons
Conservatives
St. Laurent
W. L. MacKenzie King
Ing
King
Blume Installed As Rotary President In Logan
Dr Frederick W Blume was installed as president of Logan Rotary at Blosser s banquet room last night Also installed were Roger Humphrey vice president Harley Meyer secretary treasurer Ralph Helber sergeant at arms and others as new directors J Russell Young retired president gave a year in review Visiting Rotarians included C L Staley Dayton and Stewart Clawson Lancaster No meeting will be held July 4 announced
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Frederick W. Blume
Logan Rotary Club
Blosser
Roger Humphrey
Harley Meyer
Ralph Helber
Blum
C. L. Staley
Dayton
Stewart Clawson
Lancaster
Deaths of Four Infants Blamed On Diaper Dye
Lake Wales Florida June 28 A newborn illness turning babies bluish led to the death of a fourth infant. One more child remains under treatment. Bree Kelly superintendent of Lake Wales Hospital said doctors suspect poisoning from a new dye in marking diapers. Autopsy results awaited. All five illnesses began June 21 after diapers marked with an analin oil dye were used.
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Lake Wales, Fla
Bree Kelly
Lake Wales Hospital
Kelly
Berlin Rail Strike Ends as Four Powers Resume Talks
Berlin ends 38 day rail tie up as strikers return and Soviet directed management retakes West Berlin stations. Test runs planned while Four Power deputies meet to set a framework for living together and trade zones. Police in the Western sector withdraw as Soviet rail police take stations.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Allied Control Authority
U. S
East
Mikhail Dratvin
V. S. Semyonov
Soviet Union
George P. Hayes
J. W. Riddleberger
Charles Gailey
United States
Lausche Seeks $2 Million More for Poor Relief
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche said the state will request an additional 2 million dollars to cover poor relief costs. He noted the first half of 1949 saw relief spending surpass the earlier matched appropriation, with 4 million approved but short by about 1.56 million.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Firings Halted by Highway Director in Ohio
State Highway Director T. J. Kauer ordered an end to indiscriminate firings of civil service employees. In a letter to division engineers and supervisors he urged protection of workers rights and called for an end to coercion in forcing resignations.
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Columbus
T. J. Kauer
Civil Service
Kauer
Minister Crushed By Runaway Truck
A runaway truck in Mount Vernon Ohio fatally crushed 42 year old Rev. Thomas A McCoy of Dayton pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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Mount Vernon, O
Thomas A. McCoy
Dayton
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Dodds Trial Jury Still Incomplete
In Athens Ohio a jury for the first degree murder trial of Harry Dodds Jr. was being selected with five men and four women seated. Dodds, 20, is accused of killing Eleanor Gifford, 52, a church worker, on January 3. Co defendant Grover Rawlins, 18, of New Straitsville, pled guilty and received life in the penitentiary. A 150 name panel marked the county’s largest jury pool.
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Athens, CO
Harry Dodds, Jr
New Straitsville
Young Dodds
Eleanor Gifford
Athens
Grover Rawlins
Rawlins
Ohio
Athens County
Wilfred Sykes Largest Great Lakes Freighter Launched at Lorain
The 678 by 70 foot hull No 866, named for Wilfred Sykes former Inland Steel president, will be the fastest bulk freighter on the lakes. It carries 20000 to 21500 tons iron ore, 32 crew, all electric galley, and advanced navigation gear. Completion slated for 1950 shipping season.
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Lorain
American Ship Building Co
Wilfred Sykes
Sykes
Inland Steel Co
Great Lakes
Taft Emergency Labor Plan Narrowly Passes Senate Test
The Taft plan to curb national strikes gained a narrow Senate victory with a 46 to 44 vote on an amendment by Senator Lucas. The vote preserved court injunctions against strikes threatening health or safety, while leaving open the possibility of plant seizure under Taft’s wider proposal.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Lucas
Ill
Ohio
Truman
Holland
D-Fla
Illinois
Mangled Body of Railroad Worker Found
The badly mangled body of Paddy Johnson a 42 year old B and O Railroad section crewman was found on Milledgeville tracks. Sheriff Orland Hays said he was likely struck by a train between 3 and 4 A M Johnson had begun his vacation the day before and was from Washington C H O.
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Washington, C. H
Paddy Johnson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Milledgeville
Orland Hays
Johnson
House Rejects Gag on Housing Bill Debate
Administration forces failed to end debate on President Truman's housing bill. A motion to stop talking and vote was defeated 116 to 75 in the House.
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Washington
Administration
Truman
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