Bell Company NFTW affiliates sign partial wage pact
In Chicago NFTW affiliated unions accept 4 dollars weekly pending member ratification by 16,000. In Washington AT&T offers 2 3 or 4 dollars based on location to 20,000 long distance workers. union rejects. Government conciliators report progress while long Bell System talks resume with limited early gains.
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Chicago
NFTW
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bell System
Union
Western Electric
Southwestern Bell
AFL CIO Abandon Merger Attempts
The AFL and CIO declared they will not merge now but will pool opposition to pending labor curbs in Congress. After two days of talks they agreed organic unity should come within the labor movement, yet rejected merger schemes and will keep the topic alive during legislative action.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Congress
American Labor Movement
William Green
Philip Murray
Farmer Bound Over On Manslaughter Charge
Caldwell Ohio May 3 John R Williams a 63 year old Batesville farmer was bound over by the Noble County grand jury on a first degree manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of 28 year old Hawley LaRue of Summerfield. LaRue was shot three times with a .45 caliber revolver as he forced entry into Williams home early yesterday.
Derby Day Madness At Louisville Fights Found in Derby Proof
Louisville chronicled a crowded Derby Day with 125000 fans and 14 contenders led by Phalanx and Jet Pilot as rain and mud shaped the 73rd Kentucky Derby. At Fort Leavenworth 250 prisoners surrendered after a night riot with tear gas, one inmate killed and eight hurt as troops contained the disturbance.
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New Peak
Louisville
Phalanx
Jet Pilot
Balheim
C. V. Whitney
Abe Hewitt
Wood Memorial
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Elizabeth Graham
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Col. Parks
Dewey Osborne
Mountain City
Tenn
Henry C. Triesler, Jr
Italian Workers Strike In Protest of Ambushing
Italian workers staged a brief general strike and mass meetings across Rome and other cities to protest the May Day ambushing and machine gunning of a Sicily parade. Estimates placed participation between 10 000 and 15 000, with banners and slogans denouncing monarchists and landowners.
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Rome
Italy
Sicily
Our Brothers and Sisters
General Labor Confederation
Mexico Welcomes Ethical Capital
In New York on May 3 President Miguel Aleman said Mexico would welcome American capital that is willing to observe laws and share in the life of Mexico with fair profit. He spoke at a Pan American Society dinner, stressing cooperation and avoidance of greed or self interest.
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New York
Mexico
Miguel Aleman
Aleman
Pan American Society
Man Dies in Fire in Newark Apartment
John Gordon aged 45 died in a fire in his second floor Newark apartment next to his workplace junk yard. Police indicated the blaze began in a sofa and caused fatal burns.
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Newark
John Gordon
Baby Tornado Destroys Farm Buildings Near Enterprise
A "baby" tornado struck the Otto Iles farm near Enterprise at 3 15 PM with damages over $1000. Six maple trees toppled, a neighbor’s outbuildings were wrecked, and the Iles garage and barn roofs were blown in. A second storm followed after six o'clock, with additional countywide damage reported.
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Otto Iles
Enterprise
Edward Foltz
Iles
Mayor Weltner Fines 3 Traffic Violators
Three Hocking County motorists pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and were fined 100 dollars plus costs by Mayor W. Denzil Weltner. Named defendants are John D. Weaver 46 Jesse E. Swick 50 and Donald H. Walker 21 all of Logan routes 4 2 and 3 respectively. Police arrested them last night. Two other men charged with intoxication and a juvenile charged with reckless driving were also reported.
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Hocking County
W. Denzil Weltner
John D. Weaver
Logan
Jesse E. Swick
Donald H. Walker
Inventor of all-coin bank dies at 76 in Akron
Arthur E. Jacobs, 76, famed as the inventor of the all-coin bank for nickels dimes and quarters, died yesterday at his Akron home. He gained recognition for a device and concept popular in early coin banks.
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Akron, O
Arthur E. Jacobs
Japs Accept New Constitution To Strains Of Sousa March
In Tokyo on May 3, 5000 Japanese gathered at Imperial Plaza to cheer their new no war constitution as Emperor Hirohito appeared as a symbol of state under MacArthur. The crowd heard Yukio Ozaki caution that democracy remains distant while Japan remains under American control and awaits true peace.
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Sousa
Tokyo
Hirohito
Imperial Plaza
U.S
Japan
Yukio Ozaki
Hillsboro Jailbreak Foiled by Sawed Lock Discovery
Highland County Sheriff F F Gustine reported a jail breach attempt after a bull pen lock was found sawed off. He also noted bars on two windows were tampered with and found a hacksaw blade with Joseph Sonner, a London Prison Farm escapee, plus three extra blades on corridor ledges.
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Hillsboro
Highland County
F. F. Gustine
Gustine
Joseph Sonner
London
Young Slayer Granted Stay of Execution in Death Sentence
Donald Frohner a 16 year old slayer awaiting death in the electric chair on June 10 received a temporary stay from the seventh court of appeals. His counsel said the pending appeal would extend beyond the execution date after the hitchhike slaying of an Ashtabula salesman.
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Youngstown
Seventh Court of Appeals
Donald Frohner
Frohner
Rice Riots Hit Hangchow Rice Shops Over Price
The Shanghai Evening Post reports over 300 rice shops in Hangchow Chekiang Province were wrecked and looted during a daylong riot sparked by soaring staple food prices.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Evening Post
Hangchow
Chekiang Province
China
Mrs. Ida Weakley Dies at 76 in Sugar Grove
Mrs. Ida Weakley 76 widow of Harry Weakley of Sugar Grove died Friday at Hocking Valley Hospital after a stroke a week earlier. She was a member of St Matthew Lutheran Church and is survived by three nephews and two nieces. Ray H Wise Funeral Home Lancaster handles arrangements.
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Ida Weakley
Harry Weakley
Sugar Grove
Hocking Valley Hospital
Weaver
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Ray H. Wise
Lancaster
Phone Pioneer Betsy Anne Smith Dies at 90 in Fremont
Betsey Anne Smith, 90, regarded as the oldest Ohio member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, will be buried in Oakwood Cemetery. She retired from active telephone work 15 years ago after 1381 years of service.
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Fremont, O
Betsey Anne Smith
Ohio
Telephone Pioneers of America
Oakwood Cemetery
Indictment Nolled In Common Pleas Court
The indictment against Robert Nixon of Columbus formery Union Furnace was nolled at the request of the prosecuting witness a 15 year old girl after her parents appeared with Prosecutor Fred A Murray. Nixon had pleaded not guilty to the incident charged from August 3 1946 and had been held on $1000 bond. He previously pleaded guilty in juvenile court to attempted reported incident and received six months in jail.
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Betty Jeane Lampe
Chicago
West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park
Ill
Walter Schoene
Schoene
Robert Nixon
Columbus
Union Furnace
Harley Meyer
Court of Common Pleas
Fred A
Nixon
Hocking County
Grand Jury
Floyd Duffy
Phil A. Henderson
E. L. Ewing
Queen Mary Narrowly Escapes Docking Damage in May Gale
At Southampton on May 3 the 81,235 ton liner Queen Mary battled wind and seven tugs as it neared the quayside. The wind threatened to drive her against the wall for over an hour until it veered, allowing tugs to swing the ship to safety. The vessel is being reconverted for Atlantic passenger service after wartime troopship duty.
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Southampton
England
Woman Dies of Heart Attack Near Home in Seneca County
Naomi Peterson, 32, was found dead on an electric fence near her home in Seneca County yesterday. Coroner William H. Benner ruled the death a heart attack with superficial burns suggesting insufficient electric shock to be fatal.
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Tiffin
Naomi Peterson
Seneca
William H. Benner
Benner
U N Assembly Debates Palestine Jews on Floor Access
The United Nations General Assembly considers whether Jewish representatives may speak in the Palestine debate. The steering committee recommends barring Jews from floor debate in the full assembly while allowing appearances before committees. The committee vote was 11 to 0 with Russia, Poland and Czechoslovakia abstaining.
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New York
United Nations
Palestine
General Assembly
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Teachers Advised To Organize Forces
Washington May 3 Organization of the nations teachers to fight for higher pay and a better educational program was recommended to the American Council on Education. Miss Mary Titus of Huntington West Virginia president of the NAEs department of classroom teachers spoke saying labor business industry agriculture and the professions have created powerful organizations to meet the increasing complex problems which face the world.
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Washington
American Council On Education Today
Mary Titus
Huntington
W. Va
Department of
National Education Association
Truck Driver Killed in Ohio Collision
A small truck overturned in a collision yesterday near Canton, killing Domenic Addessi, 32, of Cleveland. The accident occurred as the vehicle overturned during the incident.
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Canton
Domenic Addessi
Cleveland
Railroad union faults C and O chief for criticizing labor
Trainman News says Robert R. Young of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad echoed Wall Street critics of labor monopolists. The editorial praises some progress under his leadership but argues more work remains to improve railroad transportation for the nation.
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Cleveland
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Wall Street
Trainman News
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
C&o Railroad
C&o Group
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Association of American Railroads
Young
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American Union of Telephone Workers
Peter J. Manno
William N. Margolis
Manno
Margolis
Hugh Fullerton
Kentucky
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
Track
Jured
Col
Graeme Parks
Parks
Fort Leavenworth Military Reservation
Triesler
Weltner
Coshocton
General Electric
G. E. Plastics
Union and Company
Baltimore
Common Pleas
Murray
U.N. Assembly
Railroad Union Publication
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