Lewis Sweats Out Reaction Of His Miners
Washington AP John L Lewis awaited miners backing for his back to work ad vice as 400000 soft coal diggers faced potential return to pits or extended strike. Legal jeopardy loomed if he ignored a court order with possible jail time and heavy fines, while a settlement plan and Bridges neutrality were debated amid a national emergency inquiry.
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Washington (Ap
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
John
T. Alan Goldsborough
Senator Bridges
Truman
Board of Inquiry
Clark
Matthew F. McGuire
House
Joseph W. Martin
Rmass
Bridges
Mother Kills Four Children and Herself in Bellevue
Pittsburgh coroner reports a 32 year old mother shot and killed her four children and herself in the family home in Bellevue. The children were Gilbert Jr 10 Susan Toy 7 Douglas Cunningham 3 and Nancy Hughes 8 months. The bodies were found by the father Gilbert E Morcroft who discovered them on the second floor in their night clothes.
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Pittsburgh
William D. McCleland
Bellevue
McCleland
Margaret Louise Morcroft
Gilbert E. Jr
Susan Toy
Douglas Cunningham
Nancy Hughes
Gilbert E. Morcroft
Morcroft
Ohio Miners Return to Work Amid Contempt Hearing
About 1 000 miners returned to five eastern Ohio mines in BELLAIRE area. One large strip mine resumed operations. Workers at three mines refused to return until after the contempt hearing for John L. Lewis. Remaining Belmont Jefferson Harrison County pits had not voted on returning.
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Bellaire, C
Ohio
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Belmont- Jefferson - Harrison County
Pan American Conference May Resume After Revolt
At Bogota the 21 nation Pan American conference signals ready to resume deliberations cut short by a bloody revolt. Secretary Marshall blames the revolt on international communism. Cuba's Guillermo Bell says the attack aimed at disrupting the conference and discrediting American democracies. The Italian elections loom as a factor in timing. Delegates may shelve economic topics for later discussions possibly in Argentina.
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Bogota
Colombia
U. S
George C. Marshall
Cuba
Guillermo Bell
Marshall
Belt
U.S
Latin America
Argentina
Indi
Rail union forms political league in Cleveland event
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen launches a Political Education League to direct future political activity funded by voluntary member contributions. President A F Whitney will be national chairman after the birthday dinner honoring his 75th. More than 1,000 attendees saw Whitney receive a new automobile.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
A. F. Whitney
Whitney
BRT
NLRB rules employers must bargain on pension plans
The NLRB holds pension plan terms fall under wages and conditions of employment in Taft-Hartley coverage. Inland Steel must bargain with CIO Steelworkers locals on retirement policies if unions meet Taft-Hartley registration and oath requirements. Plants involved: Chicago Heights Illinois and Indiana Harbor Indiana.
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NLRB
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Inland Steel Com
Chicago Heights
Ill
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Coal Diggers Return to Pits Amid Production Boost
Soft coal operations in western Pennsylvania show 75 percent of normal output as 26 mines resume activity after a 29 day walkout. About 10 000 workers return. eastern Pennsylvania anthracite miners also end a week long strike. Some mines remain idle including Robena and Montour No. 10. UMW locals vary in response. John L. Lewis faces a federal contempt citation.
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Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Illinois
Pennsylvania
H. C. Finch Coke Company
Robena
U. S. Steel
Montour No. 10
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Library
Westernennsylvania
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Zionists Plan To Proclaim Jewish State
The Zionist general council plans to declare an independent Jewish state in the Holy Land on May 16, the day after the British mandate ends. A provisional government may form, with an internal authority guiding the move, as disagreements over the Hagana-Irgun alliance prompted the resignation of Dr. Isaac Greenbaum.
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Jerusalem
Zionist General Council
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Taganah
Jewish Milita
Ireni Zvai Leumi
Isaac Grnenbaum
Jewish Agency
David Ben-Gurion
Council
Ben-Gurion
Gasoline Supplies Seen Sufficient For Vacation Travel
Chicago AP reports oil industry spokesmen say gasoline will meet motorist demand for vacation travel. Standard Oil of Indiana chair Dr. Robert B. Wilson says motorists can expect sufficient supply equal to or slightly above last year and urges the public to conserve fuel.
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Chicago
Robert B. Wilson
Standard Oil of Indiana
Czech expel correspondent Penchonier from Le Monde
Prague AP Georges Penchonier Paris Le Monde correspondent says he was given an expulsion order by the Czechoslovak Interior Ministry. He is the second Western journalist expelled in four days after Alec Collett left for London. Penchonier’s presence was deemed a threat to state security.
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Prague
Georges Penchonier
le Monde
Paris
Ministry of the Interior
Alec Collett
London
Penchonier
Ohio River Flood Likely In Cincinnati Tonight
The Ohio River is forecast to reach flood proportions in the Cincinnati district tonight after continual rain. Meteorologists expect the river to crest near 52 feet in Cincinnati with upstream stages rising, making a major flood in the making across the region.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Highways Open Despite River Rise After Heavy Rain
Great Miami River rose seven feet from two and a half inches of rain since Sunday. Some local high water, but roads remained passable. Flood warnings issued for Cincinnati area. many state routes listed as impassable elsewhere.
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Miami
Middletown
State Highway Patrol
Mercury
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
New Hope
Brown County
Sciota County
Roseville
Coshocton County
Latham
Pike Counties
Waterloo
Walhending
West Union
Old Washington
Mohawk Dam
Brownsville
Central Ohio Flooding Rises with Ohio River Crest Near
Central Ohio endures heavy rain and rising floodwaters as the Ohio River crest nears three feet above flood stage. In Empire and Stratton, residents move to second floors while lockkeepers forecast higher stages. Columbus reports two major dams spilling over and a zoo partly flooded. Meigs and Hocking counties see rising rivers and closed roads.
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East Liverpool
Empire
Stratton
Here
Ohio River
Joseph Green
Newell
W. Va
Columbus
Ohio
Griggs
O'Shaughnessy
City Zoo
Hocking County
Hocking River
Meigs County
Rapid transit crash injures score in Boston station
Twenty three people were injured in a surface car crash at a Boston station last night. Three of the injured were reported critically, as the rapid transit car sped along a steep grade at about 40 miles an hour before derailing onto the platform area.
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Boston
Labor Bill Provisions Ruled Constitutional
A three judge court split 2 to 1 upheld two Taft Hartley provisions requiring union officers to swear they are not Communists and unions to file financial statements. The ruling applies to unions using the NLRB machinery. dissenting judge was E Barrett Prettyman. The CIO National Maritime Union brought the case.
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Washington
National Labor Relation Board
NLRB
U.S
Ben Moore
Moore
Supreme Court
U. S. Circuit Courts of Appeals
U. S. District Court
Wilbur K. Miller
Bolitha J. Laws
E. Barrett Prettyman
Robert N. Denham
Mayfield Annexation Drive Moves Toward Public Test
Mayfield residents press for annexation to Middletown with a Thursday meeting at Mayfield School auditorium. Claude Barker leads the effort linked to Lemon Township and Prudential Life Insurance, while the Lemon Township Progressive Association pushes orderly expansion including undeveloped areas.
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Middletown
Mayfield
Claude Barker
Carolina Sr
Lemon Township
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Barker
Progressive Association
Lis
Corporation Line
Selden Ave
Jackson Lane
Lebanon Rd
Valley View
Runnymede
Eldorado
East Sice Farms
Clifton Farms
Idiewild
Lemon Township High School
Monroe
Dixie Heights
Maple Park
Anderson seeks grain rationing from Congress
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson urged Congress to authorize grain rationing for distillers to curb whiskey production. He cited near record grain use, with distillers consuming over 6 million bushels in February and about 7 million in March, versus 2.5 million allowed under proposed limits. Federal controls expired January 31 and House action stalled.
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Washington
Anderson
Congress
Hays
D-Ark
House Banking Committee
Rule Abolished At Columbia University Guest Speakers
New York reports Columbia University has abolished a rule prohibiting persons under indictment from appearing as guest speakers on campus. The change allows individuals facing legal charges to participate in university events, signaling a shift in campus policy and free speech stance.
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New York
Columbia University
Stassen Names Office Manager For Washington Campaign
Harold E. Stassen announces Victor Johnston will lead the Washington presidential campaign office starting tomorrow. Johnston, on leave from Senator McCarthy's staff, previously ran Stassen's Wisconsin delegates campaign. He replaces Leonard Edwards, on leave from Senator Thye's office. Edwards will return. Earl Hart will continue managing the Ohio Primary delegate effort.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Victor Johnston
Senator McCarthy
R - Wis
Johnston
Stassen
Wisconsin
Leonard Edwards
Thye
R-Minn
Edwards
Earl Hart
Ohio
Hart
Neb GOP picks among seven for national nomination
Nebraska Republicans vote today in a seven-candidate field for the party’s 1948 presidential endorsement. Leading contenders include Harold Stassen, Thomas Dewey, and Robert Taft, with Taft highlighting farm parity and opposing major production controls.
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Stassen, Dewey
Taft
Omaha
Nebraska
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Stassen
Dewey
Bogota
Colombia
Stassen -Dewey -Taft
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Rich Bachelor Plans Million-Dollar Farm Gift in Iowa
Herman Schultz a 75-year-old wealth owner from Le Mars Iowa says he will give away about 1 million dollars in farm holdings to nephews nieces and friends. He built 37 Iowa farms and five in South Dakota mostly by thrift and avoiding waste to reduce inheritance taxes. He has already donated two farms and will retain enough to live comfortably.
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LE Mars
Herman Schultz
Schultz
Iowa
South Dakota
Funds Approved For Emergency Warplanes And Missiles
Washington AP reports a $2.3761 billion emergency appropriation for warplanes and guided missiles won swift House Appropriations committee approval. The measure, intended to accelerate aviation production for 1949, will be drawn from the annual military budget and available immediately upon passage.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Group
Truman
White House
Army
Navy
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