First Taft-Hartley Union Conviction Heads News
The first union found guilty of an unfair labor practice under the Taft Hartley Act vows to appeal to the U S Supreme Court if needed. Local 4 of the A F L Carriers Union in Chattanooga faces a secondary boycott ruling by N L R B examiner J J Fitzpatrick. Separately Federal Judge Stephen W Brennan issues the first injunction under Taft Hartley at Utica N Y against Local 294 of the A F L C I U Teamsters for six alleged unfair practices including featherbedding. A N L R B regional office in New York files complaints against the A F L I T U and locals in New York Chicago Detroit and Pittsburgh for restraint and coercion of employees.
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Primary Petitions Date Arranged in California
Sacramento announces March 3 as the first date to file nomination papers for 200 offices in California’s consolidated primary on June 1. Delegates to national conventions and 23 House seats, 80 Assembly members, and 20 state Senators will be chosen. about 80 superior courts also appear on the ballot. Filing deadlines: March 27 general, April 2 for convention delegates.
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Bankruptcy Petitions Rise in 1947 Figures
Los Angeles report shows 1032 bankruptcy petitions filed in 1947, up from 573 in 1946. Federal Bankruptcy Court statistics released by economist Thomas C. Funk indicate a boom era for some, with filings increasing across the year.
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Uranium Split Into 70 Elements Revealed by Scientists
Dr Glenn T Seaborg and colleagues report in the American Physical Society meeting that uranium can split into as many as seventy different elements at high energy, with iron and gold among the fragments. At lower energies, uranium divides into two elements, with the process taking a fraction of a second. The researchers also note radioactive materials depositing in bone marrow and tissue, with implications for radiation effects.
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Wholesale Prices Rise For Eighth Straight Week
Washington reports wholesale prices climbed for the eighth week to within 2 percent of the May 1920 peak. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes the index for 900 commodities rose 0.3 percent in the week ending December 27, staying 16.8 percent above the prior year. Food prices fell 0.2 percent, while nonfarm, nonfood goods kept climbing.
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Duel Ends in Fatal Pistol Fight Near Manila
A New Year Eve duel near Manila 66 miles south left two men dead Apolonig Gomez and Tsabelo Villarba quarrelled over the ree national elections Villarba died instantly Gomez succumbed to wounds later Tess reports today in Manila dispatches
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Swindler Seized After Signature Forgery in Hong Kong
A Chinese man accused of forging former Premier T. V. Soong’s signature to a note and swindling 25 000 has been arrested in Canton, per Sing Tao Jih Pao cited by Hong Kong authorities.
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Mihai Faces Delay on Austrian Transit Visa
Former Romanian king Mihai, who abdicated the throne, will wait for a weekend transit visa to cross Austria with his retinue en route to Switzerland. The Austrian Interior Ministry said the visa was sent to the Allied Central Council, but the handling section was closed until Monday.
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Tarzan fans blast Hollywood over jungle idol portrayal
A five year old Tarzan club denounces modern films as bumbling and nude chasing. President Thomas B. Abraham and 10 engineers seek a dignified Tarzan, proposing Gregory Peck or Burt Lancaster and listing Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Johnny Lujack as possible matchups. They plan to send a protest letter to Sol Lesser.
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V F W Chief Warns of War Threat and Domestic Crisis
V F W commander in chief Ray H Brannaman warned the United States could be drawn into another world war unless it helps friendly nations hold the line against world Communism. He cited a domestic price crisis and a scarcity philosophy that risks living standards and personal freedoms. Brannaman spoke ahead of a radio broadcast tied to the Veterans Economic Development Corporation plan offering loans to veterans and exporting American expertise to aid rebuilding abroad.
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Europe Receives Interim Aid of Food and Coal
Europe will get three months of U.S. interim aid supplying France Italy and Austria with 522 million dollars in food and raw materials until the Marshall Plan begins. France alone received 343 500 long tons of cereals and one million tons of coal in December with 70 percent of the bread ration covered by shipments.
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Security Council to Meet Over Kashmir Invasion
The United Nations Security Council was summoned to meet Tuesday to address the India Pakistan dispute over Kashmir. India urged Pakistan to stop aiding tribal invaders, warning that failure could lead to self defense and entry into Pakistan for military action.
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Italy Communist party reports 2,252,716 members
Rome January 3. On the eve of Milan congress opening the Communist party announced that its paid up membership as of September 30 was 2,252,716. The figure reflects a substantial boost for the party ahead of the national gathering.
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Communist Party Strength Revealed in Warsaw District
The Communist Work Party announced in Warsaw that its district membership reached 40 000 with 2912 members expelled for violations of party principles.
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Bridge Builders Race With Stork in Ore Mountain Chase
Meahma Ore January 3 2 with the old bridge gone three expectant mothers await a new Bailey bridge over the Santiam River to reach a hospital. Mehatta residents on the near side fear a delayed crossing as the stream swells after days of rain. Horton Hughett oversees the Army surplus bridge install while crews struggle to place the prefabricated span. The mothers are Mrs Gordon Knox 25 Mrs Roy Roberts 25 and another unnamed woman. The timing remains uncertain due to dangerous swollen waters.
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Woman Dies After Highway Crash in Whittier area
Mrs Mae Smith Parker of Whittier died from injuries after a car collided with a truck at Rosemead and Whittier Boulevards yesterday. The accident occurred on a highway near Pico. Parker was reported fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene.
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