Japan labor unrest grows as miners riot and a political murder hunted
Japan faces intensified labor strife with arrests of 19 miners and 200 discharged workers amid demonstrations across districts including Mito and Takehagi. The reported death of Saganori Shimoyama, railway chief, follows a retrenchment plan linked to unrest. Prime Minister Yoshida faces calls to oust police chief Saito.
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KYO
Japan
Tbaragi
Saganori Shimoyama
National Railway Corporation
Tokyo
Shimoyama
Shigeru Yoshida
Noboru Saito
Ree
Mito
Beca Army
U. S. Eighth Army
Takehagi
Brothers Face Trial Over Malone Browl
Three brothers accused of beating Atty. Dudley Field Malone will stand trial July 15. Bo Robert and Arthur Glass Cock pleaded innocent to battery and disturbing the peace. They posted $250 bail each after a roadside brawl following a car accident in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Atty
Dudley Field Malone
Bo Robert
Arthur Glasscock
Malone
Two U S Sergeants Killed by Jap Train Near Tokyo
TOKYO July 7 Army HQ said two American sergeants were killed Sunday night when the automobile they rode in was struck by a train near Tokyo. Dead are Sgts. Richard Shaw 22 of Niagara Falls N Y and Ray Jor 19 of Wolverton Minn.
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Tokyo
Army
Niagara Falls
Ray C
Jor
Wolverton
Minn
Truman Seeks Special Authority Over Hawaii Strike
President Truman said he does not know if he wants special legislative power to intervene in the 60 day Hawaii strike. He noted inherent federal authority but says it does not apply to this local matter. Len Knowland proposed intervention legislation, which Truman rejected as a local issue. Hawaii port longshoremen and warehousemen seek 32 cents an hour with a 12 cent offer from employers. a five member fact finding panel initially recommended 14 cents, then the offer was withdrawn.
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Washington
Truman
Presi Gert
Len Knowland
R. Calif
Eaniu
International
Hawaiian
Ingram M. Stainback
Poe Cestinders
Ex-GI Says Mrs D Aquino Signed Bill Tokyo Rose
An ex soldier testifies that Mrs D Aquino signed a wartime bill claiming to be Tokyo Rose. He describes a 33 year old Los Angeles native who autographed a Japanese yen note with the name Iva Toguri and Tokyo Rose. Prosecutors say the broadcasts harmed troop morale from Radio Tokyo and aided enemy efforts.
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AN Francisco
Rae Tori ‘Daquin
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Richard Eisenhart
Rochester
N.Y
Yokohama
Cel
Sekroy West
Iva T. Toguri
Eisenhart
United States
Radio Tokyo
Flying Wing Tests New Engine in Air Force Program
Hawthorne July 7. An aircraft project claimed by the Air Force to be the world’s most advanced will test the XT-37-1 Turbodyne engine, developed by Turbo dyne Corp here after a decade of research. Officials describe it as jet-like, yet using a turbofighting concept, with notes on wartime resolve and limited propeller alternatives shaping the future of propulsion.
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DeWolf
Japan
Nuger
Tito May Aid Greece as Poles Bar His Trade
Yugoslavia faces new pressure as Cominform nations cut trade with Tito's regime. Greece uneasy over Tito moves amid civil war, Embros urges reconciliation while noting ideological rifts. Possible Tito aid to Greek government could affect Greek Macedonia claims and aid to rebels.
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Greece
London
Yugoslavia
Foland
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Athi
Balkan
Moscow
Greek Macedonia
Unions Plan Challenge to Texas Rent Decontrol Law
In Houston on July 7, union leaders disclosed a planned court challenge against the Texas rent decontrol statute. Charley Poe of the International Association of Machinists said the group is conducting a soundout tour to gauge Texas labor support for a possible suit to test the law.
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Houston
Texas
International Association of Machinists
Charley Poe
Grand Lodge
Houston Post
Post
Lsbor
Girl Drowned in Baptism Three Held for Murder
In Fort Tort Tenn on July 7 three adults were arrested over the drowning of 14 year old Margaret Chapman during a baptism rite last May on the Holston River. Franklin W. Lewis 53 of Bristol, Howard Lee Smith 38 of Bristol, and Edna Earl King 34 of Kingsport face murder charges after investigators cited treacherous river currents and heavy spring winds cited by rivermen at the scene. Detectives reported prior complaints about dangerous conditions in the area.
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Tenn
Holaton
Here
Margaret Chapman
Franklin W. Lewis
Lewis
Howard Lee Smith
Bristol
Edna Earl King
Kingsport
Holston
Church of God and Christ
Holiness Church
Ailing Baby Left on Hospital Stair
New York July 7. Michael and Mary Zaccaro faced tragedy with their first child a boy born five weeks premature with a spinal ailment that left him partly paralyzed Doctors said the child had less than a year to live The couple took the infant from the hospital where he was born trying to reach another facility They were refused admittance and later were arrested on abandonment charges The attorney argued the city has no facilities to care for such cases and the judge parole the Zaccons pending investigation
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New York
Michael
Mary Zaccaro
Curs
Philip
Boy Learns Bee Sting Was Bullet in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, July 7. Young Mike Dragolowich was told by physicians he had not been stung by a bee but hit by a .22 caliber bullet. A 9 year old boy had hiked two miles with a bullet wound in the right chest area after playing with his sisters in a damp area. He ran home fearing to tell his family what happened.
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Sin Hee
Milwaukee
Mike
Dragolowich
Miser Falls til Hoard Found
OMARA July 7. UF Fred Wethler, a 73 year old Omehan, lived in a $10 month room and kept a private fortune. Hospitalized for heat exhaustion, a neighbor found $17,180 in bonds and cash hidden in a black purse on his neck. An elderly neighbor recalls his frugal meals and mystery about his wealth. He claimed no use for banks.
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Omara
Fred Wethler
Omehan
Wan
Wechler
Nurne
Bursting Pipe Floods Downtown Dayton
Water main bursts five feet under oil in downtown Dayton unleashing about twenty million gallons. Temperatures above 90 drive residents without water for nearly two hours as water reaches car tops and streets flood. City Water Director says demand not a shortage and the city braces for cleanup.
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Ohio
I City
W. W. Morehouse
Case
Ater
Mayor W A Skienicka Cuts Own Salary In Half
Cleveland city notes report Mayor W A Skienicka of Warrensville Heights approving a 50 percent reduction in his own pay. The move reflects fiscal measures amid local budget concerns during July.
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Cleveland
W. A. Skienicka
Warrensville Heights
Police Sgt Stoker Held on 1000 Bail in Burglary Case
Los Angeles police sergeant Charles F. Stoker faces a preliminary hearing July 14 on burglary charges after pleading innocent. He was arraigned, freed on $1000 bail, and alleges a police plot to discredit him linked to testimony about vice squad payoffs.
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Charles Stoker
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Brenda Allen
Associated Press
L. A
OS Angeles
Charles F. Stoker
Stoker
LeRoy Dawson
Audrey Davis
Last Rites Today for Noted Producer Bell
Funeral services were held for Theatrical Producer John Galt Bell aged 48 in Los Angeles. Bell died of a heart attack in his Whittier hotel suite yesterday. He revived the drama The Drunkard seventeen years ago in the city, and it has run continuously since. He is survived by his wife Mrs Richard G Bell and sister Mary E Bell.
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Los Angeles
John Galt Bell
Bell
Whittler
Bells
Richard G. Bell
Mary E. ‘Bell
Path of
Actress Seeks Divorce From Actor Tom Neel
Los Angeles report states Vicky Lane has filed for divorce from actor Tom Neel. The complaint, filed yesterday, cites cruelty and requests alimony. The pair wed in 1944 and have been separated since.
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Los Angeles
Guy 7
Vicky Lane
Tom Neel
Neal
Real Sky Pilot Preacher Plans Mt Whitney Climb
Reverend W J Muhleman of Normandy Ave Methodist in Los Angeles announces a climb of Mount Whitney this month with a 50 pound pack. He says he will take his time and press on despite the rugged ascent and his advanced age.
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Los
Angeles
Nation Faces Industry wide Steel Strike
Pittsburgh July 77 AP The nation confronts first major steel strike since 1946 as U S Steel rejects union demands for wage hikes pensions and insurance. Wage policy talks recessed with July 16 strike threat after July 13 committee meeting. talks deadlocked with no agreed terms.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Philip Murray
Co. i
Steel Corp
Ory
The
Union
U. S. Steel
Food Poisoning Deaths Hit Alaska Village
An American Red Cross representative said a U S Health Service report confirms one dead and several seriously ill from food poisoning in the Alaska village of Kvichak near the Alaska Peninsula. A Public Health Service official left for the village after a call.
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Anchorage
Alaska
American Red Cross
United States
Net Health Service
Kvic Xvichak
Alaska Peninsula
Public Health Service
British Troopship Arrives in Hong Kong Augmenting Garrison
Hong Kong received the troopship Ditwar 7 today with 1500 officers and men from Britain. The arrival increases the colony garrison to about 8000 troops, with plans calling for a total strength of 12000.
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Hong Kong
Britain
United Kingdom
Mental Tests Due Today for Valley of Moon Slayer
A report from SANTA ROSA notes a suspected assailant named Henry Guldbrandsen, 34, held after alleged sexual assault and murder attempts. The man, an ex-convict, was transferred from Sorimg a county jail to custody in China for security, with mentions of cremation as a punishment and a parole risk assessment.
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Santa Rosa
Injher
Henry Guldbrandsen
Eri A Etter
Gulbrandsen
Mes Sorigma
China
Ae Shu
Miles
Yisks
Jamong
Gor Dor
Berkel Imather
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