President Truman may step in to steady paytif f labor dispute
President Truman may be forced to mediate a clash between mobilization planners and labor unions over the war mobilization program. AFL CIO and ULPC leaders weigh strike action as wage policy clashes threaten the defense effort. options include Johnston softening the 10 percent formula or advisory posts for union leaders.
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Washington
Truman
Organized Labor
AFL
CIO
Railroad Uni
United Labor Policy Committee
White House
William Gree
ULPC
Liam Green
John L. Lewis
Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Charles E. Wilson
Two Dead in Back-to-Back Denver Club Fires
Two million dollar fires tore through two private clubs in the Denver area, killing six. The Walhurst Saddle Club south of Denver was razed by a blaze that took two lives, while four people died in a fire at the Denver Athletic Club in downtown on Saturday afternoon.
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Denver
Walhurst Saddle Club
Here
Denver Athletic Club
16 year old spree with aunt’s 32000 dollars
A 16 year old boy used his aunt Mrs Cora Andrews savings totaling 32000 to fund a spree across the country. He was captured near Dallas after a wild ride with cab driver C F Murphy who recalled being forced into the journey before a ditch crash near San Antonio. The FBI planned federal arraignment for interstate stolen property charges as authorities pursued details of the spending spree.
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San Antonio
Tex
U. S
Cora Andrews
Chicago
James Waliller
FBI
Iller
Bandera
Here
Dallas
Miller
Chicago Noua
C. F Murphy
Charlie McCarthy
Purple Heart
Murphy
Navy Magazine Reports New Korean Missile Sighting
Navy Aviation News describes sightings of smoke trailing missiles in Korean waters aboard the seaplane tender Gardiners Bay. The missiles reportedly rose two huge columns of water to about 100 feet. identification remains a mystery with no further details disclosed.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Aviation News
Gardiners Bay
Burglar Tunnels To Freedom From Baltimore Prison
A 39 year old convict escaped a Maryland state penitentiary by digging a 70 foot tunnel over two years. Joseph Holmes nicknamed the dinner time burglar reportedly worked from 5 PM to 10 PM, carried dirt in clothing, and emerged under a wall then vaulted a seven foot guard fence to vanish into pre-dawn darkness. He remains at large.
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Baltimore
State Penitentiary
Joseph Holmes
Edwin T. Swenson
Holmes
Senators Rebuke Air Force Over Manpower Grab
Washington AP Senators rebuked Air Force leaders for a greedy grab of superior volunteers from other services. A Senate Preparedness subcommittee found Lackland Air Base overcrowded with 40 000 more airmen than it could properly process. The report blamed a Washington policy and warned against more Lackland incidents. Johnson pledged a full nationwide inquiry of indoctrination camps across all services.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Air Force
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Tex
Lackland
Johnson
Renue
Senate
Lackland Base
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Collopy Quits His Buc Post
Columbus AP report states Frank J Collopy administrator of Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation resigns effective month end returning to law practice after a vacation. Gov Lausche expected to name successor quickly. Collopy, Columbus attorney, led BUC for four years since being named after a liquor department inquiry. Term ends February 28.
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Columbus
Frank J Collopy
Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Collopy
Frank J. Lausche
BUC
Senate
State
Frugal professor earns six thousand and grows fortune
CHAMPAIGN Ill AP a professor whose annual income topped six thousand built up a fortune near one million dollars the report notes. The piece highlights frugality as a key driver of wealth accumulation over the years.
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Champaign, Ill
Britain faces rail walkout spreads across unions
Britain confronts a national rail walkout as 3,500 Manchester freight handlers strike over a five percent wage offer. A further 11,000 National Union of Railworkers members join at midnight, with Sheffield workers voting to start work to the rule. Officials warn of broader disruption across nationalized railways as unions push for higher pay.
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London
Manchester
National Union of Railwarmer
British Rail
Sheffield
Italian Reds Hand In Cards In Italy Split
AP reports that 220 Communists and pro Red Socialists in Gravina Apulia and Calabria turned in their party cards to Christian Democrat officials. They sought to join the Christian Democrats and cited opposition to Soviet invasion forces in Italy. Members from CGIL and National Partisans Association were among those who switched.
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Rome
Italy
Coun
Gravina
Apulia
Christian Democrat
Christian Democrats
General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
National Partisans Association
Communist Party
Calabria
Whiskey Slash Could Halt Distilled Spirits Production
Washington reports that the Agriculture Department is considering an order to cut or halt whiskey production to conserve grain for military uses. Distillers say few plants are used, with production at about 50 million bushels annually, a small fraction of yearly grain.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Railway Union Pleads Guilty Fined $75 000 in Contempt Case
Federal Judge Edward Tamm fined the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 75000 after a guilty plea to criminal and civil contempt in the sick strike amid wartime logistics. The $50,000 criminal penalty targets punitive misconduct while $25,000 covers civil costs. effects on Korea shipments cited. Union officials face possible dismissal of charges against five Washington area lodges. judge notes rarity of such a plea.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmenton
Edward Adamm
U. S District Court
Tamm
Korea
Chicago
Abrney George
Orris Fay
West Believes Stalin Blast May Backfire
West based officials predict Stalin’s UN attack will backfire by tightening Western resolve, prompting talk of Big Four talks with Moscow and stronger military unity. They say Russians may reassess their stance, while Stalin’s prestige becomes linked to Soviet propaganda and danger signals.
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Washington
Stalin
United Nations
Free World
Moscow
Russia
State Department
Korea
Ridgway Claims Decisive Victory On 2 Warfronts
General Ridgway announced Allied forces scored decisive gains on the east central and western fronts in Korea. U.S. and French troops held strong near Chipyong and Wonju while Chinese forces pulled back south of the 38th parallel, though Ridgway warned they could mass for further action. He noted heavy artillery work and night advances, with Chinese casualties reportedly high and some units left with primitive weapons.
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Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Han River
Seoul
Han
Mis North Key
Sail Center
Wonju
Tom Stone
Chuchaon
Chuchon
Chechon
Ridgway
Eighth Army
Fix Scandal Shocks College Basketball World
National scandal unfolds as CCNY stars Ed Roman Ed Warner and Al Roth, along with three others, face bribery charges for fixing three Garden games against Missouri Arizona and Boston College. District Attorney cites up to 1500 dollars per game bribed. Others include Salvatore Sollazo Edward Gard and Harvey Schaff. Arraigned in felony court with bail set for the players at 15000 and for Sollazo 10000.
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Hugh C. Willett
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ncaa Council
Chicago
Ned Irish
Madison Square Garden
Garden
New York City
CCNY
Ed Roman
Ed Warner
al Roth
Ncaa Cham
Frank Hogan
Missouri
Arizona
Boston College
Harvey Connie Schaff
New York University
Edward Gard
Long Island University
Salvator Targo Sollazo
Sollazo
Gard
Cused
Seaff
James Brasco
NYU
Brasco
St. Francis
Hogan
John M. Murtagh
Warner
Sea Air power Alone Would Fail
Gen. J Lawton Collins told the Senate that sea and air power cannot stop Communist aggression in Korea alone and urged ready U S troop commitments. He argued ground forces backed by tactical air are essential to defend Western Europe, citing French Turkish and British soldiers in Korea and urging four more Army divisions to join those in Europe.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Korea
U. S
Army
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Europe
Congress
Marshall
George
DGA
Collins
Bran Giep
Enbaa
NPA Lifts Copper Ban for Home Water Tubing
The National Production Authority lifts the copper tubing ban for home water systems after March 1 allowing homes under construction to finish on schedule. It also imposes new limits or bans on copper in over 50 products after April, including makers, freezers, waffle irons, and air conditioning equipment, adding to more than 200 prior actions.
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Washington
NPA
Moon trip blueprint by naval rocket expert at Point Mugu
Arthur V. St. Germain, a Fairchild division senior test engineer at Point Mugu, outlined a five stage spaceship capable of carrying two men to the moon and back. He described a 325 foot craft powered by four telescoped rockets, with a fifth for crewed travel to the moon, and suggested liquid hydrogen and oxygen as fueling options. The craft would land tail first with jets and rockets as brakes, though the plan is not in production and not an immediate project.
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Point Mugu
Calif
Fairchild Guided Missiles Division
Navy
Missle Test Center
Arthur V. St. Germain
St. Germain
Moon
Earth
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