Taft Hartley Act Hints at National Action on Maritime Strike
Washington May 26. Government weigh s invoking Taft Hartley Act emergency powers to blunt a threatened June 15 air coast maritime strike. A seven man presidential board may study disputes on Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts as unions seek wage boosts and hiring hall rights amid ongoing mediation. Bridges the CIO longshoremen warn of a Pacific coast strike if talks fail.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Europe
Far East
Truman
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Federal Mediation Service
Lark
Labor Department
Atty
Gen Clark
General Motors Corp
Bridges
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
C. I. 0 International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Pacific Coast
Waterfront Employers’“Association
More Steel to Go to Saudi Arabia
Senator Wherry said the Commerce Department intends to resume export licenses for steel shipments to Saudi Arabia. He noted Arabian American Oil Company staff told his committee the 15,000 ton shipment for trans Arbian pipeline is planned.
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Washington
Wherry
R.-Neb
Commerce Department
Saudi Arabia
Senate
Small Business Committee
Arabian American Oil Company
Off the Teletype and Local Notices Summary
News highlights include a pending appointment of Judge Joseph M. Mattby to the Superior Court and Texas distancing from a rebel bloc while civil rights legislation faces action. Reports cover a massacre claim of 300 Chinese prisoners, weather floods in the northwest, and a Republican convention deadlock with political roundup.
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Pope Bs
Joseph M. Mattby
Superior Court
Vomparcy
Texas
Truman
Messacre
Seneter
Pope
Polivien
Cruiser Sinks During Fleet Bombardment Off California Coast
The U S S Salt Lake City, a veteran cruiser, was sunk after five hours of gunnery bombing by the U S First Task Fleet off Southern California. The ship went down at 1 52 p m in 2000 fathoms of water, bow first, with Adm C D Ramsey witnessing.
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Salt Lake City
Nereus
Associated Press
U. S
U.S
California
Adm
C. D. Ramsey
Pacific Fleet
Salt ‘Lake City
G O P Wins in Tilton Tariff Bill Vote Clash
Washington report details the House partisan test on the tariff bill as Republicans win a no amendments rule 212 156 then 196 166 on final adoption while Democrats challenge the gag rule Two votes signal the measure will pass as is or be rejected as a one year extension of the reciprocal trade act and presidential tariff powers.
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Washington
House
Nightiell
Chrysler Union Talks Resume Amid Wider Labor Theatre
Negotiations were resumed today between Chrysler Corp. and its striking workers, while leaders of 20 railroad unions pressed for nationalization. The talks involve the UAW and Chrysler officials, with broader labor actions seen in rail wage disputes and AT&T long distance worker negotiations extending to June 7 if no agreement is reached.
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Chrysler Corp
Auto—Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
C. I
American Union of Telephone Workers
Greece reports rebel fatalities and captures in spring drive
Athens May 26 government figures show guerrillas killed numbered 1854 and 3290 captured since April 15. The army expects another major operation soon and lines up another large scale strike. Details on the next move are not clear.
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Athens
Penn sylvania sinks off Carroll Island with crew loss
A 32 foot fishing vessel named Penn sylvania ran aground and sank off Carroll Island about 20 miles below the northwest Washington tip. One crewman Banner John of Tacoma drowned while two other crewmen swam to safety, Coast Guard reports.
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Seattle
Pennsylvania
Carroll Island
Coast Guard
Washington
Banner John
Tacoma
Denver Councilman Drowns in Lake Accident
Denver councilman Dominic Crow dies in Williams Fork reservoir when a motorboat capsizes. Crow, 47, a former police officer, led downtown traffic and was elected to the council last year. The incident marks the first fatality of Colorado's fishing season.
Two Fliers Die In Hemet Plane Crash
Hemet on May 26 reports the deaths of Thomas Wender 35 and Henry Jensen 26 both of Hemet when their two place single engine plane crashed and burned after taking off from a nearby field. Wender's wife witnessed the accident. The aircraft reportedly dropped to 150 feet before skidding and striking a tree.
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Hemet
Here
Thomas Wender
Henry Jensen
Wender
Arabs Terms Rejected as Zionists Refuse Demands
United Nations fifth bid to halt fighting in Palestine collapses as Arabs demand a cease fire only if Haganah loses arms, Israel recognition is dropped, and immigration limits are set. Latrun sees heaviest fighting. Tel Aviv–Jerusalem corridor is tense with bombardments and strategic shifts.
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United Nationa
Palestine
Araba
Haganah
Israel
Unnatale
Damon TaniteaTana Cold Gem
Gippaten Aru
Jerusakis Sare
Latrun
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Ramat Rebel
Mar, Elias
Bethlehem
Holy City
Arab Legion
Ramallah
Bab el Wad
Lake Success
U. S
Congress
White House
Harriman warns against recovery aid to Russia and allies
Washington May 26 United States should not provide recovery aid to Russia or eastern European satellites said W Averell Harriman acting ambassador for the European Recovery Program He told the Senate appropriations committee nonmilitary trade between eastern and western Europe should be encouraged while aid to opposing countries is rejected.
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Washington
United States
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Europe
School Head Dies While Strapping Pupils in Hockey
In Hope, Eng land, George Adam aged 63, headmaster, suffered a heart attack and died yesterday while strapping three girl pupils across the palma for ing hockey. The school closed for the day.
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Hopeman
Eng
George Adam
Palma
Ing
Virden withdraws resignation from Commerce Office post
John C. Virden of Cleveland who offered to quit after it emerged his 22 year old daughter Euphemia worked for Tass the Russian news agency withdrew his resignation a Scarce material directing office official statement said he would stay on Virden linked to Tass employment by his daughter and defense by Sawyer and President Truman remained supportive of him in the industry cooperation unit
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Washington
A.P
John, C. Virden
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Virden
John C. Virden
Commerce Department
Office of
Industry Cooperation
Truman
Tass
Migs Virden
Prank Holdup Turns Fatal at Junior High
A 14 year old boy was shot and killed on the grounds of Samuel Gompers Junior High School in Los Angeles when a 13 year old friend staged a gunpoint hold up as a prank. The shooter fled and is being hunted. Det. C P Roberts said the youth with the gun aimed to frighten companions.
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Los Angeles
Buy
Samuel Gompers
Donald Brooks
C. P. Roberts
Donald
Severe earthquake hits Orient city center
A strong quake struck Orient causing the Central Geological Institute seismograph to go out of service. The tremor was recorded at around g mt yesterday morning, with readings indicating severe ground movement.
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Nanking
Central Geological Institute
A. m
G.mt
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