Dockers Work Some Ships but Pickets Stay
Waterfront employers reopened Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors as Pacific Maritime Arbiter Arthur C. Miller pressed to finish the dock foremen dispute. The Longshoremen union held a walkout to gain recognition for walking bosses while several ships were to be worked and others remained picketed.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Pacific Maritime
Arthur C. Miller
Miller
Long Beach Harbor
Luckenbach Line
Terminal Island
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Lucienbach
Il. W. U
Massmat
Southwest
Quaker Line
Felix Riesenberg
Pier A
Monroe Victory
M. M. Guhin
Xavier Victory
B. A
Luckenbach
San Francisco
Here
Outer Harbor
Union Cash Statements Law Cleared
Washington reports that Sen. Ball and NLRB Chair Herzog agreed that the CGL and A F L unions will not be required to file financial statements under the Taft Hartley Act. The 4 to 1 board decision held top officials need not sign non Communist pledges for union use of NLRB facilities, raising questions about whether the provision applies to parent organizations or only individual locals.
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Washington
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
Herzog
National Labor Relations Board
A. F. of L
Ball
A. F. ci Ly
NLRB
Germans Convicted of Counterfeiting in Heidelberg
In Heidelberg four Germans including a former American citizen were convicted by a U S Military Government Court of dealing in counterfeit American $500 bills. Sentences ranged from four to 18 months in prison.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S
Self-defense Plea in Slaying of Chicago Lawyer on Yacht
Patricia Schmidt testifies in Audiencia Court over the Mee murder aboard the yacht Saura. She says Mee threatened to kill her and demanded her clothes as she sought escape, recounting a re enacted shooting and detailing a quarrel dating from Havana. Prosecutors seek 30 years. Charles Jackson faces potential crime charges over concealed facts.
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Patricia Schmidt
Toledo
Ohio
Havana
Cuba
John Lester Mee
Chicago
Havana Harbor
Associated Press
Avana
Qct
A.P
Audienda Court
Saura
Jack
Flo
Laura
Mee
Miss Schmidt
Woman's Prison
Schmidt
Jose Manuel Fuentes Carretera
Audencia
Charles Jackson
River Forest
Cripps Warns of Dark Britain If U.S. Aid Delayed
London October 8 Sir Stafford Cripps warned that Britain faces deeper dollar cuts and a spiraling decline in production unless new dollar aid arrives soon. He said raw material imports and food could be hit, risking reduced trade and hurt to Europe as Britain taps gold and dollar reserves.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Europe
Cripps
United States
Stafford
Padway Collapses at AFL Convention in San Francisco
A. F. L. general counsel A. F. L. Padway collapsed today at the International AFL convention hall in San Francisco. He was helped to a chair and taken to a hospital as medical staff attended him. The incident coincides with tense discussions over Soviet relations and labor policy during the convention.
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San Francisco
Josch A. Padway
International A. F. L
Sal It
Washington
Walter’ Bedell Smith
U.S
Russia
Padway
Washington, D
State Department
Taft-Hart
Smith
Moscowsky
Moscow
Truman Urges Women to Boost Food Saving Drive
President Truman told a national radio audience that American women can greatly aid the nation by fully supporting the food saving program. He said housewives bear primary responsibility for its success and urged women to use their moral influence at the ballot box to build a better world and achieve lasting peace.
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Washington, Cot
Truman
America
United States
Robot Airplane Over East Coast
Robot Air Force reports a C54 Skymaster robot plane flying from Newfoundland to Wilmington Ohio reported its position at 12 30 p m and 20 miles southeast of Westfield Massachusetts cruising at 8000 feet under thick foggy conditions.
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Washington
Air Force
Newfoundland
Wilington
Ohio
Westfield
Mass
Wallace Set to Head Third Party for Peace
New Haven Conn Oct 8 Henry A Wallace said he would head a third party a party for peace if both old parties are clearly parties of war He would do everything to see a party of peace The former vice president noted strong feeling among rank and file Democrats who favor his program may negate the need for a new party
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New Haven
Conn
Henry A. Wallace
City Bid Pushed for Democrats' National Meeting
State and local Democratic leaders explored holding the 1948 national convention in Long Beach or Los Angeles. James Roosevelt and William O'Connor led a study, with Clyde Doyle heading a local survey group. Mayor Burton W. Chace pledged cooperation. National leaders favor a Pacific Coast site, with 2000 delegates and extensive visitor attendance.
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Democratic Party
Long Beach
James Roosevelt
William O'Connor
Los Angeles
Democratic State Committee
Clyde Doyle
David Olmstead
Doyle
Burton
W. Chace
San Francisco
Long Seach
Berlin Reports More Polio Deaths
Berlin Public Health Office reports 14 new polio deaths in 48 hours bringing the epidemic total to 145 fatalities. The period also adds 96 new cases, lifting the city total to 1668 cases.
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Berlin
Meyers arrest linked to paternity claim at El Morocco
John W. Meyer press agent for Howard Hughes was arrested in El Morocco Night Club on a paternity warrant issued Aug 1 by Special Sessions Judge Hackenburg. He was released on $500 bail after questioning. Patricia Miles, a cigarette girl, claims Meyer is father of her 9 month old son. Meyer denied the charges calling them ridiculous while police reported tense questioning.
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Ew York
John W. Meyer
Howard Hughes
el Morocco
Patricia Miles
Miss Miles
Meyer
John Green
Special Sessions
Frederick L. Hackenburg
Washington
Senate
Hughes
British pilotless rocket plane tests at 900 mph near Scilly Islands
A British pilotless rocket plane launched from a bomber reached an estimated 900 miles per hour in a test to study ultra high speed flight. The eight foot wing span craft, made of mahogany, was released seven miles above earth at 37 000 feet and designed to dive into the sea after 20 miles.
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Adstow
England
Atlantic
Supply Ministry
Scilly Islands
Meats Grains Gain as Drive Wins Support
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said distilleries will export all grain they hold or contract to purchase. Meat and grain prices rose in active markets as consumers prepared for meatless Tuesday and poultryless Thursday. Hog prices climbed to 29.75, steers steady to higher at 36.35, butter firm in New York, eggs steady to higher, and wheat and corn futures up in Chicago.
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Washington
Anderson
Chicago
New York
U. 5 S
Chicago Board of Trade
Woe beset Boy Again in Surgery
Forest Hoffman a frail six year old from Cheyenne Wyoming underwent another long operation at Mercy Hospital Denver for a kidney disorder. Surgeons said the operation was necessary to prolong his life after earlier bladder problems. He left the table in good condition.
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Denver
Forest
Nubbins
Help Dispatched to Ship in Gale
An Army transport and five planes sped today to assist the U S Army oiler Y-88 which radioed that it was disabled in a northerly gale about 500 miles from St Johns, New Newfoundland, as the Army reported.
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New York
St. Johns
New
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National Meeting
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