Mediators push for quick coal contract amid strike
Washington AP says government mediators pressed for a rapid settlement between United Mine Workers and operators to avoid court contempt trials for 372,000 miners. They warn of fuel shortages and mass job losses as negotiators seek a peace pact before Monday’s court actions. John L. Lewis is absent but mediators intensify effort to end the stalemate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
United Mine Workers
White House
David L. Cole
Truman
Cyrus Ching
UMW
John L. Lewis
Soft Coal talks head for Sunday session amid mediation push
Government mediators press for a quick deal in Soft Coal contract talks as 372,000 miners face a court contempt trial Monday. UMW President attends brother's funeral in Springfield while experts warn of chaos if negotiations fail. stockpiles remain largely depleted nationwide.
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UMW
Springfield
Ill
Richmond B. Keech
Truman
Lewis
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
Heath warns Russia may absorb Bulgaria into Soviet Union
Donald Heath former U S minister to Bulgaria predicts Russia will attempt to absorb Bulgaria into the Soviet Union when asked about U S reactions he notes that Bulgarian support for Western democracies and distrust of the Communist regime fuels Moscow pressure and that relations with Chervenkov's government are deteriorating He cites a likely Kremlin move but offers no timing.
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BELGRADE
YUGOSLAVIA
Donald Heath
U. S
Bulgaria
Russia
Soviet Union
Heath
Sofia
legation
United States
Buzaria
Vulko Chervenkov
Balkans
Boy 12 Confesses Killing Fox to Save Dog Boots
Morristown New Jersey AP reports Teddy Lovenberg, 12, walked to Morris Township police with a dead fox and explained he strangled the 15 pound red fox to stop it from biting his dog Boots during sleigh riding in a cemetery. He sought a $3 bounty rumored for the ears.
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MORRISTOWN
N. J
Teddy Lovenberg
Morris Township
Freddy
Boots
Elsie
hughes
Teddy
Border guards fire near UN Korea commission report
North Korea guards fired 15 to 20 rounds at the United Nations Commission on Korea near the 38th parallel as the delegation inspected the border area. A shot reportedly came within six feet of chairman Kasim Gulek.
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SEOUL
KOREA
north Korea
United Nations Commission on Korea
Kasim Gulek
Turkey
Chunchon
Askewdf
Gulek
south Korea
Idas
Russia creates separate navy ministry to expand sea power
London AP reports Moscow established a separate Navy Ministry, renaming the old Armed Forces ministry to War. Admiral Yumashev will head the new body, part of a broader Soviet arms expansion that Jane's Fighting Ships said includes three 35,000 ton battleships and a fleet of over 1,000 submarines. Observers note no clear plan for air forces amid the shakeup.
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LONDON
Russia
Iadio Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Jane’s
Soviet Russia
I. Ivan
Yumashev
armed forces
Henneey
Armedls Forces
Ministry of War
Ministry of the Armed Forces
N. A. Bulganin
Konstantin Andreevich Vershinin
Bulgania
Ministry of Aviation
Jane's Fighting Ships
laval
Soviet Union
Labor Undaunted In Britain Plans To Keep Control
Prime Minister Attlee, elected with a razor thin Commons majority, announces Labor will carry on. He faces a 315 to 294 seat split with 2 votes over a bare majority, amid postwar cabinet reshuffle talks and renewal hopes.
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Britain
EDWARD CURTIS
LONDON
Attlee
Labor Party
George VI
House of Commons
Labor
Winston Churchill
Scotland
Manchester
Western Isles
M. K. MacMillan
Capt J. MacLeod
A.C. Reid
Ross and Cromarty
Macleod
Robert Peel
Herbert Asquith
Asquith
Britain votes slim Labor win reshapes postwar plan
London AP reports Britain’s narrow Labour majority shakes its push for nationalization. Key industries like coal and railways have already moved into state control, with plans for sugar cement and water works at risk as Conservative and Liberal opposition grows. The Lords may delay bills, challenging PM Attlee’s program.
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JOHN RODERICK LONDON
Britain
United States
Labor
Bank of England
House of Commons
Aird
Attlee
House of Lords
Tahmes
Chamber of Peers
Lords
iron and steel
Sermon on the Mount series opens today on Page 23
Five part lent program presents Christ's key teachings in the Journal. The feature previews the week by week set, highlighting the Sermon as a major religious event for readers.
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CHRIST
Autopsy Fails To Show Cause Of Death Of U S Navy Officer In Austria
A Munich Army hospital autopsy on U S Navy Captain Eugene Karpe ended inconclusively with no finding of whether he was pushed or fell from the Arlberg express. Army-Navy investigators plan to question train passengers amid rumors surrounding the death on the Salzburg route.
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U.S. Navy
Austria
VIENNA
U.S. Naval
Eugene S$. Karpe
Arlberg
U. S.S. army
Munich
Army
Karbe
United States
U. S
Romania
Salzburg
Karpe
Robert A. Voxeler
Hungary
Second Chicago Family Receives Phone Threats
A second wealthy Chicago family faced kidnapping threats as police said the calls to Philip D. Armour and his children and to Joseph Regenstein Jr. were not connected. Armour's Lake Shore Drive apartment has 24 hour protection, while Regenstein and his wife placed their two year old daughter in hiding.
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CHICAGO
Philip D. Armour
Armour
Lake Shore Drive
Daniel A. Gilbert
state's attorney's office
Joseph Regenstein
young
Gilbert
Regenstein
Joan
Armours
Regensteins
near North Side
Lake Front
ashe Gold Coast
Senate Appropriations Committee moves to end rent controls
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to end federal rent controls by June 30, funding the agency for terminal leave and winding up operations. The move faces opposition from Senator Sparkman and others who want continued enforcement, while critics warn of rent spikes in cities like Chicago if controls end. President Truman has urged a one year extension.
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EDWIN B. HARKINSON
WASHINGTON
Senate
Appropriations Committee
apper
Con
Truman
Congr
McKellar D-Tenny
Sparkman
D-Als
fngs
eney
Red Probe Promised By Tydings
Senator Tydings pledged a no witch hunt and no whitewash in the inquiry into alleged Communist infiltration of the State Department. A five member subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will conduct the investigation with counsel hired. The panel aims for a full, fair, complete look at McCarthy’s charges while resisting a partisan fight.
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JACK BELL
WASHINGTON
State Department
Senator Treings
CMD
Tydings
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCarthy CR-Wis
pos McCarthy
Connally
DTex
Green
D-R2
McMahon
D-Conn
Hickenlooper
R-Town
Lodge
R-Mass
McCarthy
Truman
Senate
Tydiigs
Man Carthy
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Atlee
Ernest Bevin
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herve
MHS
Dayton
Troy
Mr. Fix
Babson
Hollywood
Buckingham Palace
Cunningham
BERN
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Gerser
M. Real
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Sweden
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