Lewis Restores Three Day Work Week Across Nation
John L. Lewis ordered miners back to work at a three day week Monday Tuesday and Wednesday across soft and hard coal mines. The move follows a nationwide strike and aims to secure separate contracts with individual companies. Maintenance crews may work on Thursday and Friday while the holiday season approaches.
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Lewis
Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Dennis Harshall
Frank Harper
NEW York
United States
Thomas Should Quit Opinion of Lawmakers
Washington AP report notes Rep. J Parnell Thomas faces sentencing after changing plea to nolo contendere on payroll kickback charges. Colleagues urge resignation, citing potential jail time up to 32 years and a $40,000 fine. expulsion possible if he remains.
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Washington
House
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Capitol Hill
Thomas
Congressional
Alexander Holtzoff
Representative Wickerstam
D-Okla
Representative Blatnik
Dminn
Helen Campbell
N. J
Miss Campbell
Trains Slow Travel Traced to Train-Top Game Shooting
Iowa conservation officer Louis E. Lemke traced delays on a branch line to crewmen firing at game from box cars. The patrol found nine rabbits and three quail as the train paused at spots to shoot and collect game. No charges were filed and reports stopped after railroad officials were informed.
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Onslow, Inc
Iowa Conservation
Gan
Louis E. Lemke
Lemke
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Iwa
Italian Strike Backfires on Communists in Rome
Rome reports show the 24 hour general strike led by CGIL failing to halt transportation and daily life. Only major disruption occurred in northern factories while many stores opened and workers ignored CGIL calls. Authorities deem the action largely political with minimal nationwide impact.
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Rome
Italy
France
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Erie County Health Board Accepts Resignation of Sanitarian
Erie County Board of Health accepted the resignation of Jacob H. Miller as chief milk and water sanitarian for the county and the city of Sandusky after about 20 years in the post. James Davidson was named to replace him.
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Sandusky, O
Erie County Board of Health
Jacob H. Miller
Sandusky
James Davidson
Miller
Rocket Airplane Aims New York to Frisco Flight in Under An Hour
An 80 foot long rocket aircraft concept described to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers could travel 10 000 miles per hour and land in San Francisco in under an hour. Dr Hsue-Shen Tsien of Caltech outlined a two stage plan: 1 200 miles by rocket ascent and 1 800 miles by glide, with vertical takeoff using a ram jet and a hydrogen rocket propulsion later, weighing 50 tons at liftoff and 18 tons at glide start.
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New York
Frisco
San Francisco
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Rocket Society
Hsue-Shen Tsien
California Institute of Technolo
Tsien
Chiang Kai-Shek resumes control of Nationalists in Chungking
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek takes charge of Nationalist China’s fight against the Communists as Chungking falls. A new refugee capital forms amid disarray with leaders summoned to discuss counter measures while the Reds assume power in the city and a local council cooperates.
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Chengtu
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Chiang
Telecommunications Bureau
Hong Kong
Nanking
Canton
Chapman Sworn In as Interior Secretary
Oscar L. Chapman was sworn in as secretary of the Interior before about 1,000 witnesses in the Interior Department auditorium._retiring Secretary J A Krug introduced him to Chief Justice Vinson who administered the oath._Krug declined to discuss his abrupt resignation and said he plans a two to three month vacation. Senator O Mahoney noted the Senate panel will decide on the new secretary.
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Washington
Oscar L. Chapman
Secretary of the Interior
J. A. Krug
Vinson
Interior Department
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate
Krug
Spy Trial Opens In Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia opened its trial of an accused Russian spy ring in Sarajevo. The court reported Ladislav Nekhiyudov hanged himself in his cell before judgment and two others were absent. Ten defendants attended as the indictment was read, including a gray bearded Russian Orthodox priest alleged to be the contact with the Soviet Embassy in Belgrade.
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Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Russia
Belgrade
Ladislav Nekhiyudov
Russia May Arrange German Peace Pact and Troop Moves
State Department bulletin says Russia may conclude a separate peace with its East German satellite and withdraw occupation troops within a year. Officials note speculation follows the creation of the German Democratic Republic and parallel moves with the Western zones.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Germany
German Democratic Republic
Henry B. Cox
People's Chamber
Acheson
Paris
4 H Girls Honored for Needlework at Congress
Forty six 4 H girls were honored for handmade dresses at the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago. Recipients of silver scissors included May Ann Grossman, 17, Orient, along with other state winners for elegant home sewn garments.
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Chicago
May Ann Grossman
Orient
The Quiet Husband by Gordon Martin
A silent husband muses on domineering wives and the lure of quiet thoughts. He imagines telling off the “great big mouth” yet daydreams collapse as a woman boasted of purchasing a hat and coat with bill in sight. He contemplates a clinic where men may speak freely.
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Gordon Martin
Judge Orders May To Jail On Saturday
Former Rep. Andrew J. May and wartime associates Henry A. Garsson and Murray Garsson were ordered to begin serving jail terms. May, convicted of accepting bribes tied to $53,000, must surrender Saturday. Garsson brothers receive immediate sentences.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
D-Ky
Henry A. Schweinhaut
May
Kentucky
Prestonsburg
Henry A. Garsson
Murray Garsson
Garsson Brothers
Old House
Detroit Police Hold Ohio Pair Over Check Fraud Charge
An Ohio couple, Eleanor Penny 25 and Kenneth Killian 40 of Cleveland, held in Detroit on charges of passing 2600 dollars in worthless checks. They were questioned after their car with stolen Michigan plates was found with a typewriter and blank checks. Penny admitted passing 52 checks in taverns since last Monday. Killian said nothing. Police say the pair are wanted in Toledo, Cleveland and Columbus.
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Detroit
Ohio
Eleanor Penny
Kenneth J .Killian
Cleveland
Frank Wiacek
Michigan
Weacek
Penny
Killian
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Marysville
Toledo
Columbus
New Zealand Labour Party Defeated After 14 Years in Office
Sydney reports Conservative readers weighed outcomes as New Zealand voters ended 14 years of Labour rule. Britain and Australia also face elections amid reaction, with leaders framing the result as a possible omen for their own political pendulums.
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Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Britain
British Commonwealth
Daily Mail
New
London Times
Liberal News Chronicle
Labor
Times
Liberal
Robert Gordon Menzies
Melbourne
Great Britain
Part Of Stolen Money Recovered
Ten thousand dollars stolen from a Columbus residence were partially recovered, with 3388 dollars found across three sites within hours. Police described the inside job theft from Otto Beatty and wife and questioned a 40 year old woman.
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Columbus, O
Otto Beatty
United Nations Adopts Western Peace Declaration
The UN Assembly backed a 12 point Western Power peace plan despite Soviet opposition. The U S British proposal passed 53 to five with the Soviet bloc voting no as Russia denied meddling in Yugoslavia.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Wives Plan Sitdown in Washington Over Seized Servicemen
In Long Beach California and Chicago, wives of two servicemen held by Chinese Communists since 1948 announce a planned sitdown in Washington at the start of the year until their husbands are released. Mrs. Ruby Smith and Mrs. Elmer C. Bender report contact with officials and a pledge to remain until action is taken, while continuing letters and inquiries.
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Long Beach
Cal
Washington
Ruby Smith
Elmer C. Bender
Chicago
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Chamber of Commerce
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Inez Brennan
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