Theft Staged At Residence In Cleveland
Six hooded robbers struck the home of William G Mather in Cleveland early today, slugged his wife, and stole about 350 thousand dollars in jewelry. The 93 year old honorary chairman slept through the attack as armed intruders entered a Servar entrance room and forced entry. A flashlight awoke Mrs Mather who screamed as a gunman loomed over her, triggering the alarm and a plan to reach a second floor bedroom.
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Cleveland
William
G. ‘Mather
Mather
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company
M 4
Mrs. Mather
Wal
Truce Ends Threat of Nationwide Telephone Strike
Union leaders accept President Truman's 60 day bargaining truce to keep phone service uninterrupted. CIO CWA President Beirne says workers will bargain daily to settle issues, while Bell System companies vary in accepting the pause. The strike was set to begin tomorrow with about 100,000 workers, plus another 120,000 later, under the extended pause.
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Washington
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
Truman
Bell System
Beirne
White House
Long Lines
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company
Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Jet Fighter Fire Kills Man in California Crash
In Manhattan Beach California a new XF-89 Scorpion jet fighter exploded in midair. Aircraft technician Arthur Turton from Redondo Beach died in the wreckage while pilot Charles Tucker survived with fractures after ejecting. The blast ignited about 20 000 barrels of oil at a nearby refinery, smoke rose to 5000 feet, and the fire was brought under control hours later. Both men worked for Northrop Aircraft Incorporated.
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Manhattan Beach
Cal
Arthur Turton
Redondo Beach
Charles Tucker
Crescenta
Tucker
Turton
Northrop Aircraft Incorporated
Lewis Operators Reported To Narrow Gap In Talks
Washington AP John L Lewis and coal operators were said to have narrowed the gap in a new mining contract dispute. Unconfirmed reports claim operators offered slightly higher concessions, prompting hope among government officials seeking to end fuel shortages and return mines to production. Green, AFL president, testified on seizure power amid Capitol Hill discussions as labor and industry pressure mounts.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Congress
Green
Mass layoff hits coal crisis in Pittsburgh area
Pittsburgh amid coal shortage as Jones and Laughlin Steel closes plants in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa. nationwide United Mine Workers strike halts mines, boosting total idle workers to 78,500. Erie and other towns face closures, with municipal fuel emergency measures and planned Sunday Monday shutdowns and tighter heating rules.
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Pittsburgh
Industrial America
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Aliquippa
United Mine
John L. Lewis
Jones and Laughlin
Allied Industries
Erie
Clarence Ky Pulling
Pulling
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Senate Leaders Gain More Authority For Red Spy Ring Probe
Democratic Senate leaders won expanded authority for a probe into charges by Senator McCarthy that a Communist spy ring operates in the State Department. Republicans forced additions to the resolution, including power to subpoena secret loyalty files and open public hearings, with McCarthy indicated as a leading figure for the Foreign Relations sub-group.
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Senate
Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Lucas
D-Ill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McMahon
Communist Party
Foreign Relations Committee
Ferguson
Rmich
Morse
R-Ore
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Lausche Warns Ohio Coal Scarce Amid Strike Shuffle
Governor Lausche telegraphed President Truman reporting Ohio coal is acutely scarce and urged conservation. Ohio State and University of Cincinnati face critical shortages, with local efforts failing to avert distribution limits. Cincinnati merchants warn of depleted domestic coal while Akron groups plan to assess shortages.
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Frank J. Lausche
Truman
Ohio
Lausche
Columbus
Ohio State University
Cincinnati
de Norman P. Auburn
University of Cincinnati
Walter Busch
Cincinnati Coal and Coke Merchants Association
Cincinnati Public
Busch
Akron Coal Exchange
Akron
House Enacts FEPC Bill With No Enforcement Provisions
The House approved a Fair Employment Practices bill stripped of enforcement teeth in a 241 to 176 vote after a marathon session. The measure creates a five member Federal Commission to advise on job discrimination but cannot issue cease and desist orders or file federal court actions. The bill now moves to the Senate amid Southern opposition and Republican backing.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Labor Committee
Representative McConnell
R-P
FEPC
McConnell
Dixie
Poland To Represent Bulgaria In U S Diplomatic Row
Bulgaria announced that Poland will represent Bulgaria in the United States after Sofia broke diplomatic relations with Washington. Poland agreed to take on Bulgaria's interests in the United States amid the severed ties.
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Poland
Bulgaria
Sofia
United States
Heavy British voting in crucial national election
London reports show a record turnout as over 34 million voters decide between Prime Minister Clement Attlee’s Labour Party and Winston Churchill’s Conservatives. Weather varied, with rain forecast and polling under way across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Final results expected Friday afternoon.
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London
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Britain
Laborites
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
John Bull
Birmingham
Air Ministry
The Lawyers Convention A Lively Legal Gathering
A playful snapshot of a bar convention where lawyers form a money crew with corporation counsel and divorce attorneys, handle copyrights to wills, and run collection suits. A snow-white haired jury orator pounds for justice, while a young grad prays for cases and all enjoy round after round of social events before returning home content with their time.
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Law
Gun Toting Non-Union Workers Mining Coal
State police and roving pickets battled in Western Pennsylvania amid a soft coal strike as non union miners carried guns to enforce work. Reports of beatings at a Clearfield strip mine and a 200 man caravan striking mines near Pittsburgh accompanied crackdowns in West Virginia and Kentucky. Mirrors tense, widespread labor unrest with armed workers and police patrols across multiple states.
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Jittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Clearfield
Pittsburgh
Ligonier
Murraysville
Harry Finberg
John L. Lewis United Mine Workers
Nicholas County
Greenbrier Grand Jury
Kentucky
Knox County Grand Jury
Barboursville
Doctor Admits Mercy Killing Motive in Cancer Patient Death
In Manchester New Jersey AP report says Dr Hermann W Sander admitted killing 59 year old cancer patient Abbie Borroto by air injections at Hillsboro County hospital last December 4 He claimed he did it at the pleading of her husband to relieve suffering and said he knew he might have broken a law but the law was not right and should be changed The prosecution presented the statement to a 13 man jury during the murder trial
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Manchester
N. J
Hermann W. Sander
William L. Phinney
Phinney
Sander
Truman May Act In Called Rail Strike
Washington reports President Truman may set up an emergency board tomorrow or Saturday to avert a nationwide railroad strike called by the Brotherhood of Conductors and Trainmen. About 250,000 workers are involved as the union rejected mediation offered by the National Railway Mediation Board and pressed for a 48 hour week with wage protection. Negotiations began nearly a year ago as unions sought 13 operating changes while carriers offered 17 changes.
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Washington
White House
Truman
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Bet
Railway Labor Act
Be & Sides
Trame Men's Brotherhood
Cleveland
Boxer Laverne Roach Dies From Ring Injuries
AP report from New York states Laverne Roach a Texas middleweight died today at 12 50 p m EST from head injuries sustained last night in a 10 round loss to George Small of Brooklyn in a New York bout. In San Diego California a fire aboard the Aircraft Carrier Valley Forge at 10 a m today near the Naval Air Station prompted dispatch of fire boats and patrol craft with extent of the blaze not yet known.
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New York
Laverne Roach
George Small
Brooklyn
San Diego
Cal
Valley Forge
Naval Air Station
Naval District
Administration Opposes Atomic Peace Conference
Washington reports indicate the Truman Administration opposes an atomic peace conference with Russia for now. President Truman warned the nation not to expect quick solutions to world problems, stressing unity in the arms race. Representative Durham of North Carolina criticized a proposed conference, contrasting with Sen McMahon’s push for a large foreign aid program to secure early international control of nuclear energy.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
United States
Senate House Atomic Committee
Representative Ham
D-Nc
North Carolina
Democratic Club
Soviet Union
Durham
McMahon
D-Conn
Thenef
Clessly
State Department
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