Lewis Blames Krug for Deaths In Mine Blast
AFL leader John L. Lewis accuses J. A. Krug of criminal negligence over Centralia Illinois mine disaster. He testifies against James Boyd’s nomination as director of the Bureau of Mines, saying Boyd lacks practical mining knowledge and that safety laws are not enforced. He speaks for “all the coal miners” urging scrutiny before confirmation.
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Lewis
Krug
Washington
John L. Lewis
Centralia
Ill
J. A. Krug
Aflunited
Senate Public Lands
James Boyd
Colorado School of Mines
Bureau of Mines
Boyd
Remedy Is Sought For Swine Disease
In Columbus Ohio March 28 specialists at Ohio State University identified the illness killing many Central Ohio pigs as swine enteritis. OSU officials suggested the ailment is viral, with no satisfactory treatment yet. Farmers were urged to call a veterinarian and isolate affected animals.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Madison
Ross
Pickaway
Walter Krill
OSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Herbert M. Barnes
Fuel Gas Supply Situation Improves In Ohio
Rising temperatures and repairs to a natural gas line serving parts of Ohio promised to return fuel gas supplies toward normal. The Ohio forecast of not quite so cold looked favorable to industrial users after a period of curtailment during the latest cold spell.
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Columbus
Ohio
Former Diplomat Links A-Bomb to Halting Red Aggression
George H. Earle told the House Un American Activities Committee that without the atomic bomb the Soviet army would have spread across Europe and much of Asia. He cited Sweden, Switzerland and Spain as islands of resistance while Governor Kim Sigler warned of Communist influence in Michigan unions and schools and urged action to curb the CIO UAW leadership and other front organizations.
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Washington
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
United States
Europe
Asia
Earle
Gov
Kim Sigler
Michigan
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Communist Party of the United States
Sigler
Communist Party
Cio-Uaw
Detroit
Eugene Dennis
Congress
House Committee On un-American Activities
FBI
John Edgar Hoover
U.S
Dennis
Hoover
International Soundphoto
33 Mine Blast Victims Unfound
CENTRALIA It It March 28 Rescue workers found 11 more bodies in Centralia Coal Company mine No 5 raising the death toll to 78 with 53 identified. Of 142 men in the mine 33 remained unaccounted for and 31 were rescued as exploration continued amid dangers from falling coal and damaged timber.
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Centralia
Centralia Coal Company
Dairymen's Strike Settlement Remains Deadlocked
Amite La March 28 The dairymen strike in the Florida parishes of southeastern Louisiana enters its fourth day with no sign of compromise on wholesale raw milk prices. The FBI investigates train stoppages and dumped milk as dairymen and New Orleans distributors hold firm, reporting a complete breakdown in negotiations.
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Amite
Florida
Louisiana
New Orleans
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Cold Delays Arrival of Spring
A cold snap and fresh snowfall across the Ohio Valley and southeastern states slow any chance of mild weather. A new air mass from Alaska blocks warmth while California reports rain but remains well below normal precipitation. The Great Lakes stay wintry as yesterday’s storm drifted offshore with five to ten inches of snow from southern Illinois to Virginia.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Alaska
Canada
California
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
Illinois
Virginia
Lexington
Pulaski
Bristol
Texans Distribute Fortune Foundation Motive Selfishness
HOUSTON Texas March 28 Hugh Roy and Willie Cullen donated about 80 million dollars saying they are selfish enough to want the pleasure of giving during their lifetimes. They announced the gift to establish a foundation aiding educational medical and charitable institutions with oil properties valued at 2.10 a barrel containing 30 to 40 million barrels. Principal beneficiaries are expected to include the Texas Medical Center and the University of Houston.
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Houston
Tex
Hugh Roy
Willie Cullen
Cullen
Texas Medical Center
University of Houston
Marshall Seeks To Accelerate German Treaty
MOSCOW March 28 U S Secretary of State Marshall proposed a three point speedup of the German peace program with an April 2 deadline. The council of foreign ministers welcomed the plan though a deadlock over German assets in Austria persisted. Iran demanded reparations from Germany totaling 955 million dollars. Molotov framed reparations as essential while the Big Four coordinating committee wrestled with lists of agreements and disputes, finishing at 5 30 A M and reconvening at 1 P M.
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Moscow
U.S
Marshall
Council of Foreign Ministers
Council
Austria
United States
Britain
V. M. Molotov
Coordinating Committee
Explosions Near Palestine Pipeline Blast Rocks Haifa Oil District
British officials report five Jews in disguise as Arabs blew up an oil pipeline at 9 05 A M in the Haifa dock district. The fire spread to Shell Oil Company tanks as police and fire brigades battled for over an hour. Several suspects were questioned.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Shell Oil Company
Navy
Oil Company
Army Retrenchment Plan Closes 55 Posts and Fields
The Army announced the closing of 55 posts and air fields, with 35 declared surplus and 20 placed on inactive status. The retrenchment will lead to the release of 42,000 civilian employees.
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Washington
Army
Stassen Arrives in Moscow for 10 Day U.S.S.R. Tour
Harold E. Stassen, Republican presidential aspirant, arrived in Moscow from Warsaw and plans to call on Secretary of State Marshall. He is hosted by the Russian Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries for a 10 day tour of the U.S.S.R.
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Moscow
Harold E. Stassen
Warsaw
Marshall
Russian Society For
U.S.S.R
Bricker demands FBI inquiry over atomic energy appointees
Senator Bricker of Ohio urged the Senate to obtain an FBI inquiry into atomic energy appointees and accused President Truman of refusing access. He cited Truman’s March 1 letter denying derogatory information and argued the Senate must see the records before confirmation of Lilienthal and related nominees.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Senate
FBI
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Commission
Hickenlooper (Browa
Senate Atomic Committee
Army
Navy
Atomic Energy Manhattan District
Ohio doubles whiskey ration for period starting Monday
State Liquor Director Stanley B Cofall announced a doubled Ohio whiskey ration from next Monday to April 12. Card holders may buy two units of rationed brands, including bottled in bond, straight, blends, Canadian, Irish and Scotch whiskies. A unit equals one fifth, one quart, or two pints. The larger ration is the first step toward lifting all rationing as shortages ease. Wholesale allotments remain at 90 percent of 1942 purchases.
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Columbus
Stanley B. Cofall
Ohio
Cofall
Auto production dip in US and Canada this week
Ward's Automotive Reports estimated this week’s production of passenger cars and trucks in the United States and Canada at 100,261 units, down from a revised 108,472 last week, signaling a decline in manufacturing output in a key market.
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Detroit
Ward
United States
Canada
Treasury budget surplus tops three billion for 1947
Treasury records show the current budget surplus for fiscal 1947 exceeding three billion dollars, the highest on record. Mary Catherine Reardon testifies in juvenile court that her father was shot on February 8 by her 13 year old companion Michael D Arcy after he shot her in the arm during a struggle in her father's car.
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Washington
Treasury Records
ST. Louis
Mary Catherine Reardon
Michael D'Arcy
Michael
Javits backs rent control extension to curb inflation
Rep. Javits of New York urged extending rent control as the last barrier to galloping inflation. He testified before the House banking and currency committee weighing Wolcott's bill to keep ceilings in force generally until March 31, 1948.
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Washington
Javits
RNY
House Banking and Currency Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
Senate probe stalls over Roosevelt papers in 1941 oil advance
The Senate war investigation committee faced a hurdle as it found documents on King Ibn Saud's 1941 demand for a 30 million dollar advance for Arabian oil are in the late President Roosevelt's private papers. Separately, special low postage rates for veterans, teachers, and farmers groups were recommended to the House post office committee.
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Washington
Senate War Investigati Mg Committee
Ibn Saud
Roosevelt
Veterans
House Post Office
Real Life Story Parallels Poem By Eugene Field
HOQUIAM Washington March 28 A four year old boy Billy Sumpter died after battling acute lymphatic leukemia His wish for a mechanical train drew an offer flood from across the nation A newspaper want ad brought trains to his home allowing him to build a two room railroad system before his death.
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Eugene Field
Hoquiam
Wash
Billy Sumpter
Billy
Sumpter
Japs Instructed To Control Economy
Gen MacArthur told Prime Minister Yoshida to take early and vigorous steps to stabilize Japan's faltering economy. He warned that foreign aid would depend on Japanese efforts to feed themselves. Yoshida promised to act with expedition and efficiency in reply dated March 28.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Yoshida
Butter Price Drops on Cincinnati Market
On March 28 in Cincinnati the wholesale butter price fell three cents to 68 cents per pound. Retail prices are expected to reflect the decrease within the next few days.
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Cincinnati
Highway Strikers Fired from Jobs in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio on March 28 two state highway department workers from Division 9 were dismissed for political activity. Homer O Waggoner Scioto County superintendent of maintenance was accused of using a state car to transport a voter to the polls and of political activity during the 1946 campaign. Ralph W Schwardt of Waverly route marking supervisor was accused of publicly distributing literature in Waverly urging the Democratic candidate for governor on November 1. Highway Director Murray D Shaffer signed both removal orders.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Homer O. Waggoner
Scioto County
State Civil Service Commission
Ralph W. Schwardt
Waverly
Murray D. Shaffer
Highway department not abandoning Lake Logan project
State Highway Director Murray D. Shaffer said cooperation with Ohio conservation commissioner H A Rider would continue as soon as funding from the legislature is clarified. Dr C F Rauch and Rep L P Mooney were assured the highway department has not dropped the project, though funds and records are in question. Rider indicated the conservation commission would contribute $65,000 to dam construction and road work, with land purchase and work valued at about $60,000 planned by the conservation department. The Izaak Walton League pressed for action prompting a conference with highway officials to align plans on dam and road locations across the valley.
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Sigler
Michigan
Murray D. Shaffer
H. A. Rider
Ohio Conservation Commissioner
Lake Logan
Mr. Shaffer
C. F. Rauch
L. P. Mooney
Columbus
Highway Department
Rider
Rauch
Rep. Mooney
Don Strouse
Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
State Highway Department
Clear Fork
Mr. Rider
Conservation Commission
Hocking County
Izaak Walton League
Rep
Mooney
Conservation Department
Measure to Block Phone Strike Looms
Washington march 28 telephone workers threaten a nationwide walkout on april 7. National federation of telephone workers president Beirne calls for a conference of union and company representatives with senator Taft and representative Hartley to discuss strike blocking legislation. Hartley says he is drafting a bill to authorize president Truman to seek an injunction to halt a telephone strike if it materializes.
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Washington
Congress
Joseph A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers, Independent
Taft
Rohio
Rep
Hartley
R-Nj
Congressional Labor Committees
Truman
Brehm Seeks U.N. Tack on Greco Turkish Problem
Rep. Brehm of Ohio warned the United Nations risks becoming the League of Nations failures if it ignores the Greco Turkish issue. He opposed Truman’s 400 million relief proposal and said Congress may delay action. Fellow Rep. Bender called the aid plan a stab in the back to the U.N. and a undermining of its foundation.
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Washington
Brehm
Ohio
United Nations
League of Nations
Truman
Congress
Middle East
Greece
House
Rep
Bender
Turkey
U.N
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Secretary of the Interior
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Dairymen’s Strike Settlement Remote
Iran
Muzaffar Firouz
Germany
Palestine
Stassen
Executive Department
Government
Columbus Reporter
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