Engineers Set 6 state Strike Jan 31
SAN FRANCISCO Jan 22 UP Southern Pacific Railroad says the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has set January 31 for a strike against the system in six western states to demand a second engineer on big Diesels. About 3500 union members would walk out at 6 am, potentially halting passenger and freight service from Portland to Los Angeles and east to El Paso. The dispute involves several western railroads and is described as a national question with broader labor issues.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. P. Colgar
Pacific Division
B. L
Railroad Mediation Board
Southern Pacific
California
Oregon
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
New Mexico
Portland
Los Angeles
el Paso
Brotherhood
Chicago
Western Railroads
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Missouri Pacific
Texas and Pacific
Atchisor, Topeka & Santa Fe
Clinals Central
Chicago & Northwestern
International Great Northern Canada
Milwaukee, St. Paul
Pacific
Ines
Mobridge
S. C
Two Killed and 13 Hurt in Coastal Bus Collision
In Berlin New Jersey a seashore bound public service bus and a car collided head on near White Horse Fire. A Philadelphia couple, Maurice Berg 56 and Ada 55, were killed. Their two teen children were among 13 injured, including eleven bus passengers traveling from Philadelphia to Beach Haven. Nine Berg children remain noted.
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Berlin
N. J
White Horse
Svife
Injurng
Philadelphia
Beach Haven
Maurice Berg
Ada
Bergs
Red Professors Ousted at U. of Washington
The University of Washington board fired three faculty members for Communist party affiliation after months of inquiry. Three others were kept on probation for two years. The action, called precedent-shattering, follows a seven week tenure trial and a two week summary report from an 11 member committee.
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Qestile
University of Washington Board of Regents
Joseph Drumheller
Spokane
Raymond B. Allen
Joseph Butterworth
Herbert J. Phillips
Ralph H. Gundlach
Phillips
Butterworth
Gundlach
Allen
E. Harald Eby
Garland Ethel
Melville Jacobs
Communist Party
Jacobs
Eby
Ethel
State Legislative Committee
American Association of University Professors
University of Washington
Alien
Shell Blast Kills Four on Arkansas Farm
An artillery shell being dismantled at a private salvage yard near the abandoned Southwestern Proving Ground in HOFE Arkansas exploded, killing four people and injuring three. Victims are Herbert Worthey 31, Melba Jean Worthey 16, Emma Marty Worthey 12, and Felton Hartsfield 28. Injured critically are Jenina Worthey 11 and neighbor Robert Bain 19. others present were Sgt Charles Boyd and Trepper Mosier of state police. The blast occurred while Worthey and Hartsfield, both war veterans, removed unexploded shells from a restricted area to sell metal as scrap.
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Worthey
Felton Hartsfield
Herbert Worthey
Jenina
Robert Bain
Charles Boyd
Trepper Milton Mosier
Hartsfield
Enoen
Proving Grounds
Lava spouts 500 feet high in Mauna Loa eruption
Hilo Hawaii January 22 UPI Frank Hjort chief of Hawaii National Park said a lava fountain 600 feet high was spouting in Mauna Loa summit crater and another fountain was active from the crater rim. Mauna Loa began erupting January 6 but the outbreak subsided four days later.
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Hilo
Hawaii
UPI
Frank Hjort
Hawaii National Park
Mauna Loa
Passing Show and Public Forum Highlights
A brief items column notes items on the Passing Show and Public Forum, with references to related features on Pages 8-1 and A-10 respectively, and directs readers to other sections including Realty News on Page 8-9 and School News on Page A-9 for associated content.
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Navy Colony
World Wheat Parley Opens With 38 Nations Attending
The State Department announced that representatives from at least 38 nations including Russia will attend the International Wheat Conference in Washington next Wednesday. The FAO sponsored meeting aims to fix standard wheat prices and establish a mechanism to allocate world supplies.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
United Nations Food and Agsylcultural Organization
Downtown Jewelry Heist by Well-Dressed Bandit
A well dressed armed robbery at 220 E First St ended with a loss of 4275 in diamonds rings and cash. Victim William H Walker was bound gagged and forced to open the safe before the suspect fled. The adjoining business staff freed Walker and police traced the alleged robber a 29 year old Negro about 5 8 in height. The dealer is based in Los Angeles.
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William H. Walker
Ralice
E. First St
Walker
American Bus Lines
First St
B 26 Plunges Into River in Virginia Tragedy
A Virginia Air National Guard B 26 crashed into the James River near Fort Eustis during a routine training flight. Four crewmen died or were believed killed as the plane exploded on impact. Identifications include pilot 2nd Lt John L Harris and passengers R F Drewry and Sgt Benjamin F Renick, all from Richmond. The fourth crew member was listed as Set Toomey the crew chief.
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Newport News
Virginia Air National Guard
James River
Fort Eustis
Fort Sustis
R. F. Drewry
Richmond
National Guard
Byrd Field
John L. Harris
Drewry
Benjamin F. Renick
Toomey
No Response Made to Nanking's Plea
Peiping has fallen to Communist forces as Nationalist resistance ends. Chiang Kai-shek resigns and departs Nanking, Li Tsung-jen moves to remove obstacles to peace. A five member peace mission seeks talks on Communist terms amid hints of a phony maneuver. Premier Sun Fo may restore mail and telegraph with Communist areas.
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Anking
China
Peiping
Li Tsung-jen
Sion
Communist Radio
U. S. State Department
Red
Sun Fo
Sun
Canton
United Press
Michael Keon
Confession Drug Use Aimed at Mindszenty Trial
The Tablet alleges Hungarian Communists plan to drug and erase memories of Cardinal Mindszenty before his high treason trial. An article on trial by actedron cites police methods and seeks to sway opinion, while Dr Morris Fishbein links the drug to beta phenylisopolamine.
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ONDON
UP the Tablet
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Actedron
Shrewsbury
Birmingham
Chicago
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Crack Train Derailed Near Blairstown Injures Several
Eastbound City of Francisco streamliner derailed a mile east of Blairstown Iowa injuring seven passengers with bruises and shock. A freight on a siding caused track damage and blocked the Chicago and North Western main line. Passengers were thrown against seats as baggage toppled.
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Blairstown
Iowa
City of Francisco
Here
Chicago and North Western Railroad
No Likely Early Market Effects of Livestock Loss
Denver officials predict no immediate meat price impact from blizzard losses. Cattle and sheep in feed lots were spared, with full regional losses to be assessed in spring. Officials caution losses may affect calf and lamb crops, and possible Canadian imports to cover shortages if bad weather persists.
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Denver
UPA
Denver Union
W. C. Crew
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Utah
Crew
E. Mollin
American National Livestock Association
Mollin
Canada
Eleven Saved From Ice on Hudson's Bay
Eleven airmen including nine crew and two sick marooned after a Dakota mercy plane crash landed in five-below-zero Hudson Bay conditions. They were rescued by the Royal Canadian Air Force and flown to Churchill in two trips aboard a Norseman plane, after spending 35 hours in wind and snow. Harold Dunn from the Department of Transport Radio Spr suffered kidney colic. the Dakota rescued Dunn and a sick Eskimo at Arctic Bay on land.
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Winnipeg
Man
Hudson's Bay
Royal Canaadian Air Force
Churchill
Dakota
Harold Dunn
Department of Transport
Spr
Dunn
Arctic Bay
Arctic Blasts Sweep Plains East of Rockies
A blizzard gathering force along the western plains threatens nearly 1,000,000 cattle and sheep with starvation. President Truman released emergency funds, Nevada and Utah livestock men seek relief, and Army weather and transport units rush to assist as the storm moves toward the Dakotas.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Air Force
Truman
Utah
Reno
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Weather Bureau
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Washington
Oregon
Iowa
Great Lakes
Nouth
Texas
Oklahoma
Gulf of Mexico
Carl Frischknecht
Bate
Western Railroads
George Allard
Nevada Public Service Commission
Sixth Army
J. Bracken Lee
West Central
South Dakota
George T. Mickelson
Fifth Army
Ethridge Discussed for U.N. Palestine Conciliation Board
President Truman reportedly asked Mark Ethridge of Louisville to serve on a United Nations Palestine conciliation commission. Diplomatic sources said they did not know if Ethridge had consented. White House officials did not comment. Ethridge was en route to Washington from Louisville as publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Washington
Truman
Mark Ethridge
Louisville
United Nations Palestine Conciliation ‘Commission
Conten
Ethridge
White House
Louisville Courier-Jo
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Hershey
Lakewood Country Club
Smiley Quick
Fox Hills
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Quick
Chuck Telly
P. Engineers
U. of Washington
Arkansas
Long Beach
Estyle Nation
Raymond Darby
Aeprin
A. P. Wiraphoto
Nanking
By Chang Kuo-Sin
Rockies
Cascades
U.N. Palestine Board
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