Miners Return to Work as Strike Threat Fades
Pittsburgh AP reports soft coal miners back at work with Illinois the exception where over 5 000 refused to work for unexplained reasons. About 4 000 UMW diggers idle in Taylorville Springfield area and 1 500 in West Frankfort. Ten strip mines near Canton NJ also affected. Illinois hosts about 23 000 UMW miners. West Virginia and Pennsylvania lead in return to work. Investigation by ICC while NLRB disputes over Lewis contract terms looms. If coal output stalls, railroads may face a cut, but consumers are not affected yet.
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Taylorville
West Frankfort
Ill
Canton
Ilinois
UMW
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
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NLRB
Lexington
Sunny Hill Coal Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Jury To Hear Testimony In Doctor's Case
An all male grand jury meets in Manchester to hear testimony against Dr Hermann N Sander the 40 year old physician charged with murder in the mercy death of Abbie Borroto 59 wife of a local oil salesman He is accused of injecting air into her veins to hasten death while she lay on her hospital bed last December Prosecutors expect 10 to 12 witnesses during the session and say whether the doctor will testify remains undecided
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Manchester, N. H
Mercyv
Hermann N. Sander
Dartmouth College
Abbie Borroto
Manchester
Record Low Traffic Deaths Reported by City Police
AP reports the city recorded two traffic fatalities last year, a record low in police department figures spanning ten years. Authorities say data from the past decade shows ever fewer deaths on the roads.
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Warren, O
Hoover Taft Seek Aid For Formosa
Hoover and Taft call for U S naval and air power to defend Formosa and nearby islands from Communist China They urge no recognition of the Communist government and continued support for Chiang Kai Shek on Formosa They seek UN approval and warn of independent action if blocked by the UN Knowland notes a formal December request for aid and advisers but says State Department has not disclosed it
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GOP
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U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Taft
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Far East
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Okinawa
Philippines
United States
United Nations
Knowland
Infant dies from injuries in auto collision near Xenia
Larry Parker 11 month old son of Mr and Mrs Shellie Parker of Pontiac Michigan died at Miami Valley Hospital from injuries suffered in an auto crash two miles north of Xenia Wednesday afternoon.
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Dayton, O
Larry Parker
Shellie Parker
Pontiac
Mich
Miami Valley Hospital
Xenia Westeday
Tax notices go out to 22 Ohio counties
Residents in 22 northeastern Ohio counties will begin receiving federal income tax notices today. Thomas M. Carey, district Internal Revenue collector, said his staff mailed 1,600,000 envelopes Friday and Saturday.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas M. Carey
Internal Revenue Collector
Emil Jannings Dies. First Oscar Winner Buried in Austria
Emil Jannings, 62, Hollywood’s first Oscar winner for The Way of All Flesh, dies in his sleep after liver cancer. He will be buried Friday in St. Wolfgang, with his body carried by barge across Lake Wolfgang to the burial site in the American zone. He had returned to Germany in 1929 amid talking pictures, later opposing Hitler but later acted in Nazi propaganda films.
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Austria
Emil Jannings
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St. Wolfgang
America
Germany
Hitler
Josef Goebbels
Jury Slated to Report on Maragon Case
John Maragon, once a White House visitor and bootblack, faces possible indictment on four counts of lying to Senate investigators. Prosecutors claim a clear perjury case. defense seeks no indictment as witnesses say he was paid for government deals.
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John Maragon
Boot
White House
Senate Investi
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Bootblack
Harry Vaughan
Truman
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Plane Skids and Crashes Auto at Salt Lake Airport
A DC-3 airliner from Challenger Airlines skidded on icy Runway while landing at Salt Lake Municipal Airport. It plowed through a mesh fence, hit a car on a nearby highway, injuring four occupants including driver John W. Bishop and his wife and sister. One passenger nurse Phyllis Burnett Yocum also hurt. all were reported resting in a hospital. The plane, inbound from Denver, slid 300 yards and was not badly damaged. Challenger Airlines President Donald Duff cited icy conditions and brakes as factors.
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Salt Lake Municipal
Challenger Airlines
John W. Bishop
Winifred Bishop
Nancy Louise
Bishop
Helen Anderson
Phyllis Burnett Yocum
Philadelphia
Denver
Donald Duff
New Year Holiday Violence Toll Tops Four Hundred
Across the nation the New Year holiday period from Friday evening to Monday night yielded 401 violent deaths, with 253 traffic fatalities. Wet foggy weather helped curb highway toll, while fires killed 53 and miscellaneous accidents claimed 95 more lives, including a Warm Springs party incident and a notable farmhouse blaze near Houston.
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National Safety Council
Houston
Tex
Warm Springs
Ore
Texas
Nine Ohioans Die in New Year Auto Mishaps
Nine Ohioans lost their lives during a New Year holiday weekend in auto accidents and other violent incidents. The AP tallied six more violent deaths including a shooting, a fire, a crane accident, an ice skating fall, and an assault with a gun butt. Notable victims include Mrs. Helen Bigger of Edgerton and several others across Columbus, Cincinnati, and Akron with details of dates and circumstances.
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Ohio
Edgerton
Williams County
Vernon
Gibson L. Fenton
Bigger
Bryan
Dewey Shipley
Columbus
Clyde Mann
Shipley
Roy Patrick
Jim Bennett
Galloway
Mann
Shipley Farm
Eugene M. Kalbrenner
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Garden
Joy
Pete Radice
Akron
Michael J. Thomas
Pauline
Reed seeks $700 tax exemption and lower excises
Representative Reed proposes raising the personal exemption from 600 to 700 dollars and extending it to dependents, aiming to cap taxation at 50 percent of income. The plan would also reduce most excise taxes on items such as telephone bills jewelry transportation and luggage to spur investment and employment.
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Washington
Reed
R-Ny
Truman
Disalle wins another Toledo mayoral term in vote
Michael V. Disalle, a Democrat, secured a second two year term as Toledo mayor. His victory gives the Democrats a 5-4 City Council majority after last November's election. Vice-mayor Lloyd E. Roulet, the Republican displaced two years ago, remains in office.
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Toledo
Michael V. Disalle
Disalle
Lloyd E. Roulet
Bidault Faces Final Parliamentary Test in Budget Battle
Paris AP report notes French Premier Georges Bidault nears his last parliamentary test as the National Assembly approved the budget on the sixth confidence vote. A defeat would force his resignation and possible elections, with the budget awaiting approval by the Senate, the Council of the Republic. The Assembly’s largest vote for the budget reached 305.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
National Assembly
Bidault
Council of the Republic
The Endurance Queen on the Party Line
A humorous piece praises women on a party line as the true champions of endurance in conversation. It contrasts marathoners and channel swimmers with two women who chat long hours, covering groceries, fashion, gossip, and other topics, ending with the claim that the top endurance prize goes to a woman on the phone.
Winter Cold Grips Central Western U S Regions
Snow and frigid air moved across the country from Southern California to northwestern Illinois. Montana registered the coldest readings with Havre at 31 below zero. Blizzard conditions were forecast for several areas, with heavy snow in Wyoming and icy roads causing numerous traffic accidents near Salt Lake City and in Parleys Canyon.
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Midwest
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Montana
Havre
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
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Utah
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Heber
Idaho
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Mt. Baldy
Pacific Northwest
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Bellingham
Oregon
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Mount Hood
We Pacific Surf
Snow Storm Threat Looms Over Colorado and Plains
Storm alerts issued in West as Colorado faces heavy snow from a system that hammered Montana and Wyoming. Temperatures plunge from zero to subzero levels. Great Falls logged 32 below. Wyoming reports 1 to 10 inches, some leftovers from December. Trains and traffic continue normally despite the winter blast.
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Denver
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Montana
Wyoming
Great Falls
Mont
Finland Denies Russia War Criminal Charges
Finnish politics react to Moscow’s accusation that Finland harbors over 300 Soviet war criminals and breaches the 1944 peace treaty. The Social Democrat government led by Premier Karl Fagerholm has referred the note to a special committee for study and is expected to deny the charges.
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Helsink
Finland
Russia
Baltic
Moscow
Karl Fagerholm
Quake Rocks Utah and Idaho
A strong earthquake shook northern Utah and southern Idaho yesterday. No major damage reported as tremors were felt from Preston to Salt Lake City, with Corinne in Box Elder County experiencing the strongest shaking lasting several seconds. The University of Utah seismograph recorded 2 53 20 p m EST.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Preston
Corinne
Box Elder County
University of Utah Seismograph
Quake Shakes Manila for Sixth Day
Manila reports a sixth earthquake in six days causing windows to rattle and buildings to sway but with no damage. Authorities warn residents to remain alert as aftershocks continue. Local observers say tremors were felt across the capital and nearby districts.
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Manila
Congress Opens Second Session With Truman State of the Union Preview
The 82nd Congress convened amid plans for President Truman to unveil the 1950 Fair Deal in a joint State of the Union address. Democrats briefed at the White House signaled support for most proposals, with opposition focused on Taft-Hartley repeal, Brannan farm aid, and national health insurance. Republicans warned about the deficit and called for spending cuts, while Senate panels weighed a repeal of oleo taxes as initial business.
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Washington
Congress
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Senate
Truman
Capitol
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
National Health Insurance
Barkley
Louisville
Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Robert E Ringling Dies Circus Official in Sarasota
Robert Edward Ringling 52 longtime circus executive and former operatic star died last night in Sarasota after a stroke. He chaired Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey and twice led the circus as president. He was the last surviving child of founder Charles Ringling and had earlier pursued opera in Munich and Chicago.
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Fla
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Charles Ringling
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Samuel Insull
Cincinnati Opera Company
Gar Wood
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