Western Union Walkout Shrinks Telegram Traffic Nationwide
Western Union plans to reopen key city networks in 40 cities as 31,000 CTU workers strike over pay. The walkout hinders telegrams and money orders, with 11,000 non striking workers keeping essential services. federal mediators seek an emergency conference amid the wage dispute.
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New York
Western Union
New York City
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Michigan
Ohio
California
Keycity
Washington
Adolph Brungs
Western Unionivision
Brungs
American Communications Association
J. L. Mandelbaum
Signal Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
Mandelbaum
Trains Collide Head-on Near Havre Mont, 3 Die
The Great Northern Railway reports a head-on collision between west-bound and east-bound mail trains near Fort Belknap 36 miles east of Havre Mont at 4 55 a m MST. Three killed engineers fireman and a mail clerk and three others injured.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railroad
Havre
Mont
Fort Belknap
Russia Cuts Official Ties With Cubans
Havana reports Russia severed diplomatic relations after two Soviet couriers with secret bags of documents from Mexico City were refused inspection. Cuba accuses Havana legation of spying as Batista regime distances itself from communism while pledging to curb Red activities.
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Cuba
Russia
Mexico City
Moscow
Kremlin
Latin America
Havana Post
Soviet Union
Fulgencio Batista
Youngsters Praise Pilot Who Died Avoiding Homes
In Zanesville Ohio Garfield Elementary third graders write Lockbourne Air Force Base praising Capt Harold E Powell 29 of Columbus as a hero after his F 84 jet crashed west of Zanesville while he tried to spare their homes. Powell radioed engine trouble east of Zanesville before the crash.
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Zanesville
Garfield
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Harold E., Powell
Columbus
Lockbourne
Powell
McGrath and Morris Firestorm Hits Truman Cleanup Drive
Washington reports a collapse of the administrations anti corruption push as Attorney General J. Howard McGrath resigns amid a purge that shifts to Philadelphia lawyer James P. McGranery to assume the post. New developments threaten party unity with Rep. Chelf signaling further testimony on Morris and the probe into wartime tankers.
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Washington
Truman
Philadelphia
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Senate
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Harry Truman
Newbold Morris
Reblican
Morris
Devel
NEA Telephoto
NATO Seen As Path To Lasting Peace In NATO Pact
President Truman praised the North Atlantic Treaty as steadily increasing peace prospects at Constitution Hall during NATO third anniversary ceremonies. Greece and Turkey are members. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard attended. He urged continued hard effort to build strong defenses and reject neutrality and isolation as failed policies.
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Washington
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Juliana
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
NATO
Twisters Kill Six In South Louisiana and Alabama
A series of small tornadoes and violent winds swept across Southern Louisiana and Alabama, killing six and injuring at least 19. Four members of a family were killed when a tornado hit their home near Arnaudville, Louisiana, a Cajun County town near Lafayette. Surviving relatives identified the victims as Alex Olivier, 50, his wife 49, daughter Shirley 17, and Pear 9.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Alabama
Arnaudville
Lafayette
Jerome Haas
Alex Olivier
Shirley
Pear
University Student Kills Wife in Chicago Home
Mary Elizabeth Markham, 35, a law clerk, was fatally shot in her two room Chicago home. Harold Roland Markham, 35, a University of Chicago graduate student, admitted killing her during a quarrel over returning to Cleveland. He remained in the home for a week, wrote notes after the crime, and later told police he was sorry for the act. The couple, both Ohio University graduates, married in 1940 with no children. Local authorities withheld charges pending further questioning.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Frank O'Sullivan
Harold Roland Markham
O'Sullivan
Markham
Mary Elizabeth
Cleveland
Macha
Ohio University
Western Reserve University
Graduate Library
State’s Attorney's Office
Daniel Ryan
August
Antoinette Macha
Albert and
Ida McKitrick
Washington St
Marietta
Friend Of Bellich Tells Of Fees In 28 Tax Cases
A report details Quinn admitting shared in legal fees from 28 tax cases tied to the Internal Revenue Bureau before his 1950 resignation from Congress. He, now Queens County district attorney, argues no law was broken. The panel cited Bolich’s large funds, Routzahn’s role, and a civil settlement in 1950 with Pattullo Model Inc.
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Washington
T. Vincent Quinn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
New York
Quinn
Queens County
New York City
Asst
Internal Revenue
Daniel A. Bolich
Bolich
Pattullo Model, Inc
House Committee
Revenue Bureau
Henry W
the Dutchman
Grunewald
King
D-Calif
Carl L. Routzahn
Mansfield
Ohio
Cleveland
Routzahn
National Political Round-Up Taft Ike Men Scramble For Convention Seats
National politics report on Taft and Eisenhower competing for delegates in Iowa and Michigan. Iowa and Michigan conventions seek 26 and eight district delegates respectively with both candidates claiming momentum. Michigan debates continue with Detroit set for Saturday and with backers trading influence. Eisenhower had added three delegates in Kansas earlier.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Iowa
Michigan
Detroit
Taft
Eisenhower
Kansas
House Orders Delay On Base In Cincinnati
A House subcommittee questions why the Air Force chose Greater Cincinnati Airport for a reserve training center and orders a halt to spending until the panel meets. Rep Elston argues more than two million dollars on center facilities is wasteful and urges continued use of Clinton County AFB until Blue Ash Airport opens.
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Washington
Air Force
Greater Cincinnati
Hebert
D-La
House
Elston
Ohio
Airforce
Clinton County
Wilmington
Blue Ash
Cincinnati
Lineup stories on convention and primary campaigning
Complete stories on the lineups in the conventions and primary campaigning are on Pages 9 and 16.
Taft Backers Offer No Delegates at First District GOP
In the first district convention Taft backers offered no delegate candidates while Eisenhower supporters push a write in bid in Illinois for the upcoming preference primary. Officials say voters need to draw a square beside the write in name and mark an X to cast a vote.
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Illinois
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
English Vote Shows Labor Gaining Again
In local elections Labor gained momentum with surprising wins across counties. London results showed Laborites taking 92 of 129 seats while Conservatives won 37, marking a major setback for Churchill. Labour gains spread to Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, Cumberland, and Northamptonshire, with Communists also suffering in South Hackney.
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London
Churchill
London County
Henry Brooke
London Council
Herbert Morrison
Labor
Buckinghamshire
Middlesex
Cumberland
Northamptonshire
Hackney
Juror Denies Bribe Offer By Costello
Foreman Helen Mason says she was accused of agreeing to accept money after being excused from the trial of gambler Frank Costello for contempt of the Senate. Judge Ryan removed two jurors and a third fell ill, casting doubt on continuing the trial as the jury faced deliberation.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate
Helen Louise Mason
Sylvester Ryan
Costello
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Industry Starting To Cool Furnaces In Preparation
The basic steel industry braces for a strike as the CIO United Steelworkers plans to issue 700,000 workers’ notice at 12 01 a m EST Wednesday. Companies will cool furnaces while wage talks fail and a Taft Hartley injunction seems unlikely. Philip Murray says strike ready. Steelman says talks continue in New York to avert midnight strike next Tuesday.
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New York
CIO
United Steelworkers
John A. Stephens
S. Steel
Republic Steel Corp
Crucible Steel Co
American Steel and Wire Co
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Cleveland
National Tube Co
Lorain
Cio-Usw
Phillip Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Washington
John R. Steelman
Armistice Progress Hints Three Way Compromise In Korea
In Munsan Korea truce negotiators push toward a three way compromise to yield an armistice. Secret prisoner exchange talks recessed to explore new paths while Gen Ridgway notes progress. communists hint at dropping Russia as neutral inspector if airfield ban is dropped but no formal offer exists. A key issue remains whether prisoners may choose return home with Reds seeking all UN prisoners back.
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Robert B. Tuckman Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Panmunjom
Red
Soviet Russia
U.N
Hsieh Fang
George W. Hickman
U.N. Command
William P. Nuckols
Ridgway
Communists Trap Allied Patrol Four Hours In Korea Clash
In eastern Korea near the Punchbowl the Communist mortars and machine guns pinned down an Allied patrol for four hours early today. The raiders finally broke out under a screen of smoke and shell bursts from UN artillery. The day’s biggest action on the 155 mile front, three small Red probes were driven back between the Punchbowl and the East Coast. March losses for the Communists were reported at 4,648 killed, 3,866 wounded, 176 captured.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U.S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
Steel wage talks stall as WSB backs rise and price controls bite
Industry negotiators peg the wage boost from nine to sixteen cents an hour with fringe benefits, while the union chief rejects any offer below the WSB plan. The WSB proposes a 17 cent raise plus benefits, steel now averaging $1.88 per hour, with prices near $110 a ton. Arnold limits price increases, and President Truman cites limited power to seize mills as talks resume. The union scales demands to the WSB recommendation, insisting on no compromise on the board’s terms.
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Murray
WSB
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Washington
Truman
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