Truman weighs appeal to restore coal production action
President Truman reviews a Senate plea for swift action to end the three day mine work week led by John L. Lewis. Republicans press for measures to halt stoppages, while Truman argues the partial strike does not trigger Taft Hartley emergency powers.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
White House
John L. Lewis
Congress
Republican Congress
Lewis
Jenner
R-Ind
U S Military Officials See Formosa's Fall
U S military experts in Tokyo predict Formosa will fall to Communist China now that the United States has adopted a hands off policy. They warn Formosa in enemy hands could threaten American air bases at Okinawa and the Philippines as Nationalist China struggles in the United Nations.
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U. S
Tokyo
Formosa
China
United States
Pacific
Okinawa
Philippines
United Nations
Security Council
Chinese Peoples’ Republic
Mao Tze-Tung
Soviet Union
Britain
Yugoslavia
India
Norway
France
Cuba
Ecuador
Egypt
F. Tsiang
Flying Arrow
Hong Kong
Shanghai
U. S. State Department
Ohio coal operators sue Lewis over production control
Ohio coal operators filed eight separate suits in Columbus and Cambridge courts seeking 8.87 million dollars in double damages under the Valentine Act. They accuse John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers officers of coercing production through a three week work period and cite recent outages from strikes and the current short work week.
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Columb
Ohio
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
R. L. Ireland
Ohio Coal Association
Ireland
Columbus
Cambridge
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Y. and O. Coal Company
Jefferson Coal Company
Warner Colleries Company
Cadiz Mining Company
New York Coal
The
Powhatan Mining Company
Lorain Coal and Dock Company
Sunnyhill Coal Company
Brookville teen dies from hunting gunshot wounds
Byron Oren Jr., 16, of Brookville died yesterday from gunshot wounds received while hunting on November 21. The incident occurred in the Dayton area. Authorities continued to investigate the fatal shooting as a hunting accident.
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Dayton, D
Byron Oren Jr
Brookville
Danger Of Flood Appears Averted Along Ohio River
The Ohio River rose but not to flood levels in the Cincinnati district officials said a flood threat had eased after rain stopped and colder weather settled in. Forecaster Walstrom said no flood stages are expected in the immediate future with light rain possible upstream today and river rises slowing. Flood damages cited included 73 people displaced by the Little Miami River floods in Hamilton County and 18 families forced from homes in Columbus areas as creeks and rivers exceeded banks across Ohio.
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Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
A. W. Walstrom
Ohio Valley
Walstrom
Portsmouth
Maysville
Markland
Ind
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Bass Island
Miami Grove
Hamilton County
Little Miami
Wonderland Park
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Hocking
Logan
Larue
Scioto
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Mississippi
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Tennessee
Red Cross
Army
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Terre Haute
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Logansport
Delphi
Attica
Putnamville
Martinsville
Lawrenceville
Ill
Wabash River
Jimphis
Miss
Pearl
Tombigbee
National Guard
Bomber Falls Into Bay Two Believed Dead
FEGLIN AIR FORCE BASE FLA AP The Air Force prepared to raise a B 50 bomber from Choctawhatchee Bay after it plunged in during a test flight. Nine crewmen reached life rafts and were saved while two remained missing about three hours after the crash. Divers found the craft about 95 feet deep as rescue efforts paused at night.
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Feglin Air Force
Basf. Fla. (Ap
Air Force
Choctawhatchee Bay
Air Proving Ground
Eglin
Winter Chore Melting Snow A Christmas Time Advice
A humorous verse notes the winter burden of snow removal and the wish for a quick melting method. It depicts a man shoveling despite cold and nagging spouses. Each stanza jokes about the recurring storms and the desire for an easy solution to keep driveways clear.
Flood and Ice Storms Devastate Southern Regions
Flood waters and ice storms caused millions in damage across the midwest and southern states. Thousands homeless, heat and travel disrupted, roads blocked, and several deaths reported as rivers like the Wabash and White exceed banks. Red Cross declares emergency. Indiana prepares 800 soldiers for flood relief.
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Midwest
Middle Dixie
Truman loan term plan draws cool Capitol reaction
President Truman proposed longer repayment terms for RFC loans and permanent consumer credit controls, but faced a cool reception from lawmakers including Senator Taft who urged ending most government lending. The debate mirrors a split over federal credit roles as Fulbright promises a Senate review of RFC lending.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Ohioan
Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Company
Lustron
Fulbright
D-Ark
English Action On China Spurs Fund Cut Talk
Washington report notes Great Britain's recognition of Communist China sparks calls in Congress to slash European Recovery Fund aid. Senator Taft warns the move will fuel ECA-cut advocates though he doubts full aid withdrawal. Senator Brewster questions diverting support to policies at variance with U.S. aims and cites Britain's Hong Kong investments.
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Washington
Great Britain
China
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Brewster
R-Me
England
Hong Kong
Truman’s Okay Is Expected On Atlantic Defense Plan
Washington awaits President Truman’s approval of the Atlantic pact defense plan to trigger the release of 1.6 billion dollars in arms to Western Europe within a month. The plan, unanimously approved by the 12-nation alliance, requires White House funding approval and full integration of Western military and production facilities to unlock 900 million of the aid. Officials expect movement of guns tanks ammo and supplies to Europe by February once approved.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
White House
Congress
America
North Atlantic
Acheson
United States
Wester Ean
Nineteen bodies removed as 13 believed missing in hospital fire
Davenport fire tore through St Elizabeth ward at Mercy Hospital early today killing nineteen patients and leaving thirteen others feared dead. Of 61 women and three men in the ward, all but two survivors were removed. three men escaped. A nurse's aide Miss Josephine O'Toole recounted screams and smoke as firefighters lowered six bodies from the south section. Mercury at 19 degrees as city officers rushed to the disaster scene.
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Davenport
Iowa City
Sisters At
Mercy Hospital
Josephine O'Toole
Miss O'Toole
Berreteam
Merchant Poli Pill Stegen
Dayton Fire Destroys Downtown Storefronts
AP reports a seven hour general alarm blaze last night left a downtown business building ruined and a block threatened. Official damage exceeds 500000. about 5000 spectators watched as 27 firefighters were overcome by smoke. One man, Charles Ward, in serious condition. The 100 year old four story brick building at 26 and Third Street burned from the basement.
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Dayton
Charles Ward
Third St
Radio Staten Wone
Soviets to Set Off Second Atomic Bomb Tonight
London based Kenneth De Courcy predicts Russia will trigger a second atomic explosion at midnight GMT for an Asiatic irrigation project with a possible postponement to January 10 if technical issues arise. De Courcy has claimed high level European sources and correctly forecasted Russia's 1949 Atom bomb.
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London
Kenneth de Courey
de Courey
Russia
Truman
de Courcy
Moscow
Hoax abduction story linked to CIO auto union turmoil
Detroit police and the FBI probe a faked abduction tale attributed to William Thomas, a 58 year old CIO United Auto Workers night watchman. Thomas admitted the story was a hoax after 13 hours of questioning, saying he created the rope marks and false details to explain the bomb plot in the union complex. Police pursue bomb links and possible assassination ties to Walter and Victor Reuther. Thomas is held on a charge of falsely reporting a felony.
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Detroit
CIO Auto Union
William Thomas
Auto Union
Thomas
Joseph Krug
Thoms
CIO United Auto Workers
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Krug
FBI
UAW
Walter Reuther
Victor
Nationalists Claim Second Red Invasion Attempt Sunk
In Hong Kong, Nationalists say they sank about 500 of a 1,000 junks in an attempt to invade Hainan, with warplanes attacking near Luichow peninsula. Both sides exaggerate damage. Chinese Nationalists in Hong Kong rush for passports after Britain recognizes Peiping. The big issue is future trade and property arrangements between Hong Kong and Formosa.
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Hong Kong
China
Hainan
Luichow Peninsula
Britain
Peiping
London
Hong Korg
Formosa
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