Labor Chiefs Find Johnston Conciliatory
Washington March 8 AP labor leaders held another no change conference with Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston over the mobilization dispute. They called it very conciliatory with hope of improvement and discussed a possible 18 member wage stabilization board and a possible easing of the 10 percent ceiling. Johnston aides hinted at action within a day or two, including piggyback raises and a formula for new plant ceilings amid defense factory expansion. Fort Wayne Ind March 2 Samuel D. Jackson 55, former U S Senator from Indiana, died at St Joseph Hospital today.
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Eric Johnston
AFL
William Green
United Labor Policy Committer
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Greensillet
Ohnston
Fort Wayne
Ind
March
Samuel D. Jackson
U.S
Indiana
St. Joseph Hospital
New Portable X-ray System Aims at Front Line Care
A Polaroid Picker X-ray system claims to speed care for wounded by producing finished images in one minute without a darkroom. Navy approved and tested at Camp Lejeune, the device attaches to standard X-ray machines and uses no liquids in development.
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Polaroid Land
Polaroid Corp
Cambridge
Mass
Picker X-ray Corp
Cleveland
Navy
Naval S Medical Field Research Laboratory
Camp Lejeune
N. C
G men seek RFC records in Senate inquiry
Washington March 8 AP Senators investigating influence on RFC lending asked the Justice Department to search its hearings for evidence of perjury tax evasion or other violations of law Chairman Fulbright said the subcommittee has voted unanimously to seek the inquiry They had been given a daily copy of witnesses sworn testimony in the inquiry Rowe and Dunham figures were raised as possible principals in the alleged pressure to influence loans and resignations WC Rowe was to be questioned later as the probe nears its windup date
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RFC
Justice Department
Fulbright
D.-Ark
Senate
Walter L. Dunham
Board
Subcommittee
Rowe Fulbright
Dunham
C. Edward Rowe
Sen. Capehart
R.-Ind
Florida
Rowe
Sube
Capehart
Bus Crash injures 15 near Avondale Arizona
An American Buslines eastbound from Los Angeles left U S Highway 80 three miles east of Avondale and crashed through a billboard. Ambulances rushed 15 injured to Humanity Memorial Hospital in Phoenix with two in critical condition. A car reportedly forced the bus off the road.
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Ariz
VPA
Ui. S. Hyy
Here
Los Angeles
Humanity Memorial
Calif
Charleen Acosta
Fort Wayne
Ind
Tony Silvio
Convict Clamps Tower Threat At Joliet Prison
Thomas Blackburn, 29, inmate at Joliet, Illinois, climbed a water tower at the penitentiary and issued a warning note that he intends to jump. Officials, adopting a watchful waiting policy, refuse to send guards up to remove him. Blackburn is serving 1 to 16 years for burglary.
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Blackburn
Death Suspect Insists Her Trial Continue
Violet Berling, accused in the Kay Erickson death, had her murder trial resumed at 1 45 p m after collapsing earlier. Judge Fred Miller ensured Berling could understand proceedings while Dr Donald Bussey reported she suffered an emotional and nervous upset but remained physically able to proceed.
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Violet
John Berting
Fred Miller
Donald di Bus
Ant
Jergins Bldg
Miller
Kay
Frances Erickson
Miss Berling
Cotton Trading Resumes at Peak on New York Exchange
New York March 8 trading on the New York Cotton Exchange resumed after a freeze since January 27. Between 75,000,000 and 101,000,000 pounds of cotton changed hands in seven minutes. Prices for March and May hit ceilings at 45.39 cents a pound. Prices rose as much as 200 points or $10 per bale. A 100-bale lot bought before the freeze would have yielded about $1,000 today on these two months. Other positions gained from $7 to $100 per bale. The day’s limit is $10 per bale.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Ifrozen
Weather and TV Listings Curtain Daily Guide
The notice lists sections and page codes for Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Comics Crossword Editorial Radio and Television Weather and Temperatures Sports Theaters Shipping Tea and related activities across Pages B 2 3 4 B 71 A 14 C 12 A 16 C 1 2 1 4.
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T. Boyle
Willing and Able 111 Year Old Seeks Job
Dallas dated March 8 centenarian Frank F. Oliveres, almost 111, laments his age prevents employment yet vows he can do anything. He boasts good vision, hearing, health and plans to wander as spring fever stirs. He complains modern women walk too fast for his tender feet.
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Dallas
Frank F. Oliveres
Oliveres
Senate committees back sending U S troops to Europe
Senate foreign relations and armed services panels approved two resolutions endorsing U S troop deployment to Europe under NATO. The votes favored requiring both Senate and House approval, with coalition support from Republicans and some Democrats. The move aligns with Eisenhower's Western European army plan and seeks a law binding action by both houses.
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Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
U. S
Europe
Senate
House
North Atlantic
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Lodge R.massi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lodge
Connally
Texas
George
D.-Ga
Byrd
D.va
Stennis
Miss
Sen. Vandenberg
F.-Mich
Sen. Russell
D.ga
Eisenhower
Coalition
Soap Rollback by OPS Expected
Washington March 6 The government was reported preparing an order to roll back prices of soap Officials of the Office of Price Stabilization said the regulation to be issued soon will reduce ceiling prices for manufacturers They said this is expected to bring a cutback in retail prices Officials would not give an exact date but said it is in the works Yesterday OPS rolled back from one to two cents a pound the manufacturers ceiling for vegetable shortening and salad oils
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Reds Stagger Under Loss on Kaisan Front
Tokyo reports the Eighth Army pushed 21 miles along a 70 mile Korean front as UN forces press a major offensive. First 24 hours saw a record 11,600 Communist casualties with 260 prisoners taken and Air Forces adding 200 dead or wounded plus 500 more in casualties. Advance covers four miles beyond the Han River near Seoul and includes a captured mountain dominating 50 miles of the front.
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Tokyo
Eighth
Korea
U. N
U. S
U.N
Han River
Seoul
Leaders Hopeful of Vote on Draft Bill Tomorrow
Washington March 3 Senate leaders expect a final vote tomorrow on a broad universal military training and service bill calling for a draft of 18 year olds. Debate paused after the death of Senator Chapman and a plan to limit manpower. Harvard President Conant urged drafting at 18 and the idea of feeding back 73,000 youths yearly for specialized training.
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I Senate
Thley
Chapman D.ky
Senate
Armed Services
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
James Bryant Conant
Harvard University
Conant
Weather forecast with low clouds and light winds
Considerable low clouds with scattered showers tonight and tomorrow morning. Variable high cloudiness Friday afternoon. Temperatures show little change. Light variable winds except west to southwest at 10 to 15 mph Friday afternoon.
Traffic Collision Kills Kentucky Senator Chapman
Sen Virgil Chapman 55 a veteran Kentucky Democrat dies after a car collision with a trailer truck in Washington at 3 20 am He dies at Bethesda Naval Hospital about seven hours later Chapman known for tobacco and farm policy served 22 years in the House before 1948 1952 special election planned to fill remainder of term death shifts Senate margin to 48 47 and Gov Wetherby will appoint a Democrat temporarily until election
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Washington
UPI
Virgil Chapman
Congress
Kentucky
Chapman
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Connecticut Ave
Adm
M. D. Willcats
HOUSE
Senate
John Sherman Cooper
State Department
Senate Armed Services and Public Works
Lawrence W. Wetherby
Gov
Wetherby
Three-county Search Begins for Aviators in B-29 Crash
A B-29 from Travis Air Base crashed eight miles north of Woodland California after an engine fire. Ten crewmen bailed out. seven of nine missing were later accounted for by noon. Deputies from Yolo Sutera and Colusa counties launched a regional search for the others. One survivor reported a broken leg while others were uninjured. The crash left a 12 by 40 foot crater near the Grimes area on the A F Schileman ranch and the aircraft remained burning an hour after impact.
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Woodland
Calif
Travis
Ovey Woodland
Mein
Yolo
Sutter
Colusa
Grimes
A. F. Schileman
Wood
Navy Plane Safe as 10 Survivors Found in Italian Waters
The U S Navy reports 10 survivors from a Privateer patrol plane missing since yesterday off Ostia Lido near Rome. Two rafts with six survivors sighted 13 miles west of the port, and two more rafts with four survivors were later observed by separate search planes. The plane carried mail to the Sixth Fleet when engine trouble forced a ditching.
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Washington
Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ostia Lido
Rome
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Trieste
Midwinter March Punch Brings Bitter Cold Across Midwest
Blizzard battered region faces continued extreme cold with readings plunging to 28 below in Montana towns and subzero in North Dakota and Nebraska. Forecasters warn of colder tonight across the north central and southern plains as light snow and flurries touch Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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Cutbank
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Billings
Bismarck
N. C
Nebraska
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Valentine
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