Labor leaders press Johnston on wage formula debate
Washington AP The proposed wage ceiling would allow a cost of living adjustment of two or more cents an hour for CIO Auto Workers on March 1, with a 10 cent base and further 4 cent boosts tied to production gains. Talks in the White House and with labor leaders aimed at broader equity without special privilege, as Truman aides described.
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PRR Indicted In Rail Crash
The Pennsylvania Railroad faces manslaughter charges and four indictments from Middlesex County grand jurors following the Woodbridge disaster that claimed 84 lives. Indictments list the dead commuters. company named as feloniously killing. No individual defendants named. possible further action against the road to renew its New Jersey franchise.
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Cage Fix Scandal Spreads LSU Players Arrested
Three Long Island University basketball stars face charges for accepted bribes as the college basketball game fixing scandal expands. The arrests followed an investigation that began after questions were raised about payment linked to LIU and state university teams. The case involves multiple individuals and a pattern of contact through investigators and witnesses. Continued on page 16.
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Senators Order Full Airing For RFC Finagling Charges
Senators push for public hearings into a $10,100,000 RFC loan to an oil firm after reorganizing and failing. Fulbright chairs the inquiry with Texas lawyer Bohannon testifying against Sea Reconstruction Finance Corp. officials as Truman seeks RFC management changes amid bipartisan pushback and calls for a three member board.
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Stoneham matriarch dies in sleep at 65
Mrs. Charles A. Stoneham, one third owner of the New York Giants, died in her sleep of a heart attack in Sanford Florida at the Mayfair Inn where the team trains. She was 65 and survived by her son Horace C. Stoneham, president of the Giants.
Lion Slays Tiger In Circus Ring Shocking Rampage
DETROIT AP The Shrine Circus in the Fair Grounds Coliseum drew 3000 schoolchildren as Prince the African lion fatally mauled Sheba the Bengal tiger during a train act. Beatty’s trainer team halted other animals. a blank gun fired near Prince’s ear but the show continued despite Sheba’s death.
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Sawyer Seaway Plan Urged for Iron Ore Supply
Washington AP Secretary of Commerce Satela warned that without the St. Lawrence Seaway iron ore shortages would erode US steel, economy, and military. Sawyer testified before the House Public Works Committee that the dual seaway and power project has solid commercial value and would yield 13.2 billion kWh annually, with cost recouped by tolls within about 50 years. He argued the nation cannot afford not to build it as Lake Superior ore declines and imports rise, forecasting 40 million tons annual imports by 1960 and half that within two years.
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Court Refuses Reprieve For Doomed Nazis
The U S Court of Appeals refused to halt the execution of seven convicted Nazi war criminals scheduled in Germany. It affirmed Judge Edward A. Tamm's ruling that U S courts have no jurisdiction over sentences by enemy military tribunals, leaving open a possible Supreme Court appeal. The men, including Otto Ohlendorf and Oswald Pohl, are held at Landsberg.
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Liquor Stores To Close On Thursday
The State Liquor Department announced all state liquor stores and agencies will be closed Thursday February 22 in observance of Washington's birthday, a legal holiday.
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Denver Re enacts Buffalo Bill Days With Bison Hunt
Fragmented OCR note describes Denver reenactment of Buffalo Bill Days featuring a bison hunt and a rail freight transfer. Mentions William F Caay and a censured receipt by Roffalo Di Cody. overall text is garbled with misreads and missing context.
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True Slayer Freed After Twenty Years Paroled to Centon Man
Julius Krewe, imprisoned for a fatal Canton slaying, gains parole effective May 13 after decades in Ohio penitentiaries. The case traces to a 1900 murder by Krause and accomplices, with conflicting testimonies and later exonerating statements altering the blame. Krause, once 17, became an artist in prison before parole efforts renewed.
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Three Accused In U S Army Meat Racket
A federal indictment in Newark charges Ben Grunstein and Sons Company Hoboken New Jersey its vice president and secretary William Grunstein former Army Captain John F Jones Easton Massachusetts and Army Sergeant Samuel A Auman Dothan Alabama with conspiracy to deliver inferior meat to the Army alleging bribery gifts to inspectors to approve shipments
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Reds massing army in East Germany sparks U S concern
Washington reports Soviet forces deploying in East Germany heightening tension over possible talks. The State Department stressed the need for a clear conference agenda while noting skepticism about Kremlin good faith amid ongoing Asia conflict.
MacArthur orders renewed Korean front offensive
General MacArthur visited the central Korean front and ordered troops to resume initiative as Allied air and ground forces renew the limited offensive begun January 25. He noted Truman’s caveat on political considerations and criticized Soviet statements while reporting stubborn Red resistance and progress seven miles northeast of Chechon and across the Han River near Seoul.
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Andre Gide Dies at 81 Nobel Laureate in Paris
Paris reported that Andre Gide, 81, Nobel Prize winner for literature, has died. The French author, famed for The Counterfeiters and The Immoralist, faced criticism for provocative themes including theft and homosexuality, shaping 20th century literary thought.
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Cyril Maude dies at 88 famed English comedian actor manager
Cyril Maude, 88, renowned English comedian and actor manager, died of influenza at his Torquay home. He starred as Grumpy in the title role 1,300 times and once ran London's Haymarket and Playhouse theatres, two major venues in British theater.
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Diaper Kills Baby In Tragic Indoor Accident
AP report from Niles states three month old Mary Celeste Fovach died from suffocation when a diaper loosened and covered her nose and mouth. Coroner Michael Criste cited the infant’s death. firemen labored 35 minutes to attempt resuscitation.
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Paul Fovach
Youth Admits Arson Guilty in State Building Fire
Shay, 19, a former state highway department employee, pleaded guilty to arson for starting a February 6 fire at a state office building. He faces up to ten years in prison. The sentence was deferred for a probation report. Married with a seven month old daughter, he said he started the blaze hoping to avoid the Army draft by creating a criminal record.
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U S Considers Three Way Pacific Defense Pact
The United States weighs a three nation Pacific defense pact with Australia and New Zealand. Officials say the plan aims to bind democratic nations in the Pacific against Communist aggression. Prime Minister Sidney Hale land of New Seatees is cited as an enthusiastic advocate for Pacific defense coordination.
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Prayer Chain Ends As Coed Dies At Norte College
A prayer chain ended with the death of a 21 year old Norte College senior. The coed, homecoming queen candidate, died eight days after being struck by acute leukemia. Students at North Central and Evangelical Seminary prayed for her recovery, but there was no hope.
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Fire damages church in Cincinnati blaze destroys interior
Fire early today gutted the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati and badly damaged its interior. Officials estimate the damage at about $25,000. The incident prompted investigations by local authorities and arson probes remain possible.
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Calvary Presbyterian Nuise Marsha Dard
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Polio Experts Link Rarer Disease to Deadly Epidemics
Dr. Ed ward G. McGavran of the University of North Carolina argues polio is rarer now yet epidemics are larger and deadlier because fewer people remain immune. He explains the shift from universal childhood exposure to harder impact on older children and adults, with immunity less common than in the past.
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