Unfair Labor Practices Charge Threatens Lewis Legal Move
John L. Lewis faces possible contempt as he refuses to bargain with the Southern Coal Producers Association. The NLRB seeks an injunction and a show cause hearing set for June 1 after court orders and past fines totaling 2,130,000 dollars. Moody and Denham clash over who may negotiate a new contract and under what signatory conditions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
UMW
Joseph E. Moody
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Moody
NLRB
Denham
Goldsborough
Southern Association
Truman Presses Education Aid and Higher Minimum Wage
President Truman urged Congress to pass federal aid to education and raise the minimum wage to 75 cents an hour. Senate already approved 300 million dollars yearly for schools. House action pending. Majority party split. Republicans urged to move bills to the floor.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic
Cor Nal
Congress
White House
Senate
House
Firebug Suspect Sought After 19 Fires Cause Massive Damage
Los Angeles sheriff officials investigate a single arsonist linked to 19 fires across Southern California. Damages total about 2 million dollars. Authorities pursue leads and urge public tips to identify the suspect.
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Los Angeles
California
Centenarian Rebecca Bancroft Dies in Columbus
Mrs. Rebecca Bancroft aged 101 died in Columbus after a lifetime in Franklin County. Her husband Adrian Bancroft died in 1929 at age 91.
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Columbus
Rebecca Bancroft
Franklin County
Adrian
Lancaster Premier of The Green Grass of Wyoming Tonight
Lancaster Ohio hosts the world premiere of The Green Grass of Wyoming after four days of festivities. Peggy Cummins and Charles Coburn lead events from window displays to cement footprints in the town square before a Palace Theatre 8 PM curtain and an 8:30 Broad Theatre showing.
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Lancaster
Green Grass
Wyoming
Peggy Cummins
Charles Coburn
Cummins
Coburn
Fairgrounds
Miss Cummins
Palace Theatre
Broad
Governor Sidney Osborn Dies After Long Illness in Arizona
Arizona Governor Sidney P Osborn dies at 64 in Phoenix after an 18 month illness of progressive muscular atrophy. A Democrat serving his fourth two year term he led state government from January 6, 1941. He previously worked as a newspaper publisher and held several early state offices.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sidney P.osborn
Arizona
Osborn
Gov. Osborn
Communism Probe Worker Beaten to Death in Jersey Hotel
Harold S. Adams on May 25 was found dead in his SONG BRANCH New Jersey hotel room. Police say a fractured skull caused his death and the case appears to be murder as assistant prosecutor John M Pillsbury notes the investigation continues on suspicion of murder.
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Song Branch
N. J
American Legion
John M. Pillsbury
Pillsbury
Legion
Harold S. Adamson
Thomas J. Marks
Ohio Methodists Open Conference in Columbus
The Ohio Methodists began their seven day state conference at Broad Street Methodist Church with Rev. Leslie D. Vesey of Bowling Green delivering the opening address. A Friday appreciation service will honor Bishop H Lester Smith who retires in June after 28 years as bishop, as more than 1,000 ministers and laymen attend.
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Columbus
Ohio Methodists
Broad Street Methodist Church
Leslie D. Vesey
Bowling Green
H. Lester Smith
Memorial Hall
Markets At A Glance From Today's Trading
Wheat closed mixed on light mill buying. Corn steady with light country offerings. Oats mixed with light demand. Hogs 50 cents to $1 lower with top $25.25. Cattle generally 25 cents higher to a top of $35.50. Stocks irregular while automotive issues hold steady. Bonds lower with late selling in rails.
Finnish Ports Closed by Strike
Heavy industries and all Finnish ports shut down in a spreading strike. Communists protested the dismissal of minister Yrjo Leino, husband of Hertta Kuusinen, with Leino censured by Parliament. The army showed no signs of expecting a communist coup.
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Helsinki
Finland
Yrjo Leino
Hertta Kuusinen
Leino
Gang Slaying Probed in Akron Restaurant Porter Death
Authorities investigate a possible gangster execution in Akron after Edward S. Skowronski a 40 year old restaurant porter was found shot four times in the head. Local police are pursuing leads as they review the circumstances of the slaying.
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Akron
Edward S. Skowronski
Mayors Compete in Dairy Milking Contest
Mayors of Geauga County villages will vie for dairy milking honors today as part of a program highlighting the county dairy queen selection in Burton Ohio.
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Burton
Geauga County
GM Sets New Living Cost Wage Formula For 225000 Workers
General Motors and the CIO UAW reached a settlement averting a strike by 225000 production workers. The plan grants a flat 11 cent an hour raise as of now with a future reconsideration on Sept 1 based on living costs, setting potential 1.56 to 1.72 dollar per hour ranges and an additional three cent annual increment. Chrysler resumes bargaining next week as Ford prepares wage talks.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Uaw-Cio
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Uawcio
Soviet Veto Grounds Quash Czech Probe Plans
Two more Soviet vetoes blocked United Nations plans to probe the February communist coup in Czechoslovakia. The United States urged fresh methods to disclose the coup and Russia's role, with Warren R. Austin proposing independent evidence to be read into council records. Many delegates consider the case effectively closed.
North Dakota Delegates Unpledged at State GOP Convention
North Dakota 11 Republican national convention delegates were declared unpledged and urged the state to back Harold E. Stassen. The delegates approved the resolution by voice vote at the closing convention in BISMARCK.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
Truman calls for Social Security boost in new plan
President Truman urged Congress to raise benefits and tax coverage, proposing a 50 percent increase in next year’s social security tax and extending coverage to an additional 1,800 dollars of income. He asked for at least a 50 percent rise in old age payments starting soon to aid 20 million people.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Reed
R-Ny
Ways and Means
Knutson
R-Minn
Full Ways and Means Group
Truman extends RFC life and lending powers in 1940s reform
President Truman signed legislation extending the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for six years beyond June 30 and adding two years to its liquidation period. The RFC's lending authority is capped at 1.5 billion dollars, down from 2 billion. Separately, the Senate approved 75 million dollars for school lunch programs, surpassing House totals by 10 million in the farm appropriation bill.
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Washington
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Senate
General Farm
House
Dock Workers Strike May Isolate Bermuda
A longshoremen strike tied up Bermuda's waterfront and may cut island supplies. Dockworkers demanded a 20 cent hourly raise and a closed shop, while stevedoring firms offered 10 cents and rejected the closed shop.
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Bermuda
Hamilton
Attorney General Rules on Gas Tax Use in Ohio
In Columbus on May 25 the Attorney General ruled that municipalities may use gas tax funds to buy and install traffic lights but may not extend power lines to operate them. The decision was sent to the state bureau of inspection for action.
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Columbus
Hugh S. Jenkins
State Bureau of Inspection
Payroll Income Tax Adopted in Springfield Ohio
Springfield adopts a one percent payroll income tax effective July 1 for five years. City commissioners, voting 5 to 0, expect about 1 million dollars yearly and a $20 weekly exemption. Tax aims to replace cut fire and police services as the general fund shows an 807,000 dollar deficit. Toledo and Columbus already collect similar taxes.
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Springfield
Ohio City
Toledo
Columbus
Rites for Americans Held in Jerusalem
Funeral services were held in Jerusalem for Thomas C. Wasson U S consul general and Chief Petty Officer Herbert Walker of the Navy communications teams both killed by sniper fire. The simple service occurred at the Franciscan Convent of Santa Maria as shells and machinegun fire echoed nearby.
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Jerusalem
Thomas C. Wasson
U.S
Herbert Walker
U.S. Navy
Franciscan Convent of Santa Maria
Soviet ship designer Pozdynin dies in Moscow
Izvestia reports the death of Valentine L. Pozdyunin, a prominent Soviet scientist and one of the USSR's greatest ship designers, in Moscow on May 25.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Valentine L. Pozdyunin
Soviet Union
Truman Hints Arms Ban Easing for Israel Aid
Chaim Weizmann met President Truman at the White House and said the President gave him hope that the arms embargo in the Middle East may be lifted. Weizmann spoke of possible American loans totaling 90 to 100 million dollars for Israel’s military and reconstruction needs. He indicated some Arab states might heed a UN cease fire as Jerusalem hotspot violence continues and Arab leaders press for disbanding the Jewish army.
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Washington
Chaim Weizmann
Israel
Truman
Middle East
Weizmann
White House
United States
United Nations
Palestine
Jerusalem
Trans-Jordan
Amman
Abdullah
Claypool Renamed To Marshal's Post
President Truman nominates Harold K. Claypool of Chillicothe for another term as U S marshal for Southern Ohio. He also nominates Commodore Raymond Thomas McElligott of the Coast Guard for promotion to rear admiral.
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Washington
Truman
Harold K. Claypool
Chillicothe
U. S
Ohio
Raymond Thomas McElligott
Coast Guard
Widow Eliza Murray Plans Wedding to 37-Year-Old Beau
In Brushton New York a 90-year-old widow Eliza Murray and her 37 year old suitor Clarence McGee plan to wed after blood tests verify eligibility. The couple hope to obtain a marriage license soon. her son James questions the blended family arrangement.
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Swain
Brushton
N. Y
Clarence McGee
Eliza Murray
Clarence
Charles Murray
McGee
Syracuse Post-Standard
Murray
James
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Ohio Methodists Open Conference
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