Checkerboard strike strategy slows soft coal mine work week
Washington reports John L Lewis ordered 66 000 striking soft coal miners to a three day work week while 20 000 more quit in the past 24 hours. Illinois and southwest Virginia see partial returns as walkouts ripple across seven states. UMW officials decline to comment. Senate speakers weigh laws to curb Lewis power and prevent industry monopoly.
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John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers’ Checkerboard
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John L Lewis
Illinois
Virginia
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Bethlehem Collieries Corporation
Barrackville
W. Va
John P. Busarello
Lewis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Two Men Die In Cincinnati Truck Bus Collision
In Cincinnati an AP report says two men in a small truck died when the truck traveled on the wrong side of the street and collided with an Ohio Bus Lines coach carrying 35 passengers. George A. Francis, 35, and George W. Trester, 20, both of Cincinnati, died in the crash.
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Ohio Bus Lines
George A. Francis
George W. Trester
Ohio rejects O Dwyer plan for licensed gambling
Ohio leaders including Gov. Lausche oppose New York Mayor O Dwyer's proposal to license and regulate gambling under state control. He argues government should resist such a program despite claims it would lift enforcement burdens. Colum bus Mayor Rhodes and Cincinnati City Manager Kellogg likewise question the plan. Cleveland Mayor Burke offered no comment.
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New York
William O’dwyer
Frank J. Lausche
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O'Dwyer
James A. Rhodes
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Amateur Athletic Union
British election set for February 23 1950s
Britons will vote February 23 to decide whether to push ahead with Labour's state control and nationalization program or shift toward Churchill's free enterprise approach. Prime Minister Lillee announced the date after a cabinet meeting as both major parties foresee a tight, high-stakes campaign for Britain’s postwar policy path. The election will choose 625 Commons seats with the majority party forming the next government.
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Winston Churchill
Labori
Clement Lillee
Britain
Labor Party
Churchill
Conservative Party
Laborites
House of Commons
Nationalists Gain Stay Of Life In UN
Nationalist China won a stay of life in the United Nations Security Council as the Soviet Union walked out in protest. Tsiang, Nationalist China’s chief delegate, faced expulsion questions while Malik refused to accept his chairmanship. Only Yugoslavia supported the Soviet stance. India abstained with another new member. The dispute will be revisited at 3 p.m. EST tomorrow.
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Tsiang
Malik
Yugoslavia
Russia
India
Slain Brooklyn Couple Found In Apartment Mystery
In Brooklyn a 74 year old businessman Camilo Leyra and his 80 year old wife Catherine were found hacked to death in their apartment. Police believe robbers killed them after a struggle though nothing was missing and $42 was found on the wife. The case drew 50 detectives as the couple’s son Camilo Jr. learned of the deaths after his father failed to appear at work.
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Brooklyn
Camilo Leyra
Catherine
Leyla
Leyra
Manhattan
Leyras
Camilo, Jr
North Bergen
N. J
Lausche Speaks at Cleveland Boy Scout Court of Honor
Gov. Frank Lausche addressed the court of honor in Cleveland as he wore his silver beaver scouting badge. The appearance highlighted the connection between state leadership and community youth programs in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Boy Scouts of Greater
Pacific Coast battered by severe winter storm
A fierce Pacific Coast storm lashed Washington Oregon northern California and Nevada with snow rain and hail cutting power and isolating towns. Snow blocked Highway 99 and five inches fell at Reno while Lagoons and lines froze. The system spread into the Midwest where subzero readings and sharp temperature drops followed ending rainfall over flooded Indiana and Illinois as hundreds faced homelessness from Wabash White and Embarrass river floods.
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Nevada
Midwest
Weather Bureau
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Nev
Lakeview
Ore
Central States
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Great Lakes
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
International Falls
Bemidji
Minn
Great Falls
Mont
Pacific Ocean
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio River to crest at 53 feet today in Cincinnati
The Ohio River was forecast to crest at 53 feet today in Cincinnati, one foot above flood stage, with no major damage anticipated. River experts said 60 feet would be needed for serious impact, and the Weather Bureau expected the river to hold at 53 feet before receding tonight. Flood alerts for the upper Ohio Valley were canceled after rainfall failed to cause a new rise. A 0.1 foot drop to 47.2 feet was reported at dam 31 near Portsmouth, while in Lucasville the Scioto River inundated Route 348 but kept traffic moving through about three inches of water.
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Oho River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Dam 31
Portsmouth
Lucasville
Scioto River
Starved son and jailed parents in homicide case
New York police say Guy Scielzo and Mary Scielzo both 29 admitted neglecting three year old Guy and five year old Vincenza while two other children were cared for. The emaciated boy weighed 14 pounds at death and was found in a filthy sunless bedroom November 21. District Attorney Hogan said the case followed an exhaustive welfare inquiry.
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Guy Scielzo
Mary
Guy
Vincenza
Scielbo
Frank S. Hogan
Editor Clifford Ham Dies at 89 in Akron
Clifford D. Ham editor, soldier and political figure, died yesterday in Akron at age 89. A lieutenant colonel in the Spanish American War, he served as secretary to Iowa's governor in the 1890s and later edited the Dubuque Herald in Iowa.
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Akron, O
Clifford D. Ham
Ham
Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa
Herald
The New Old West in Song and Stagecoach Echoes
A reflective piece on the fading frontier myth as singer voices mourn the passing of the cowboy. It recalls stagecoaches, guns, and ranch life seen in city blocks and in popular legends. Roy Rogers and Gene Autry are cited, with children role playing cowboys and a jailed outlaw motif.
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Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
Roger
Vienna Ring Smashed in Cigarette Ring Scandal
U S authorities say a Vienna based ring kidnapped Soviet citizens to obtain Russian sanction for cigarette smuggling. Twelve ringleaders arrested. Soviet officers implicated. non Soviet leader Benno Blum at large. Ring profited by turning over Russians for one month protection.
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Austria
U. S. Army
Karandashov
Benno Blum
Blum
Makhov
Hungary
Argentina Puts Clamp On Music
Argentina limits public music to at least half written by Argentines, aiming to curb U S swing Cuban rumba Brazilian samba and European classics. Opera may be banned unless exemptions allow Argentine works, though some favor Italian opera and expect possible relaxations.
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Argentina
Peron
United States
Sister Mary Theresa dies in Cleveland aged 87
Mother Mary Theresa 87, oldest member of the Cleveland Community of Sisters of St. Joseph, died yesterday. Born Ellen Fitzmaurice in Fremont, Ohio, she entered the congregation 71 years ago.
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Mary Theresa
Sisters of St. Joseph
Ellen Fitzmaurice
Fremont, O
Democrats Accuse GOP on Formosa Policy Politics
Democrats accuse Republicans of playing politics with foreign affairs as the Formosa policy debate continues. The AP report notes tension over America’s stance against the Communist threat to Formosa amid partisan clashes in Washington.
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House Committee
Washington
America
Formosa
Reign
Far East
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Tanks and arms sent to Chinese Nationalists on Formosa
300 American tanks and armored cars loaded on a Turkish freighter in Philadelphia form part of belated 1948 military aid to the Nationalists on Formosa. The shipments, from Lima Army depot, precede no new U.S. military aid as Acheson defends Truman policy while Republicans press for action.
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Formosa
Philadelphia
Congress
China
Truman
Lima
Ohio
U.S
Mr. Truman
Treasury
Defense Department
House Committee
Lawrence H. Smith
Regis
America
Acheson
Far East
Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
United States
Pacific
Dayton Income Tax Validity To Be Considered
The Ohio Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of Dayton's municipal income tax and set February 14 for Toledo's tax case. Plaintiffs argued lack of authority without charter or state constitutional provision. Dayton's tax was upheld by Montgomery County courts. Toledo's case may be heard simultaneously. Also, in Canton a 76 year old woman died from a fall down cellar stairs.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Dayton
Toledo
Helen F. Zimmer
Montgomery County
Tme
Taft Questions Cost of Point Four Aid Program
Senator Taft warned the expanded Point Four program to aid backward areas may cost billions in dollars. He criticized President Truman for promising broad scientific and economic advances, while noting only 25 million dollars was allotted to start the program. He supported a reasonable aid effort, especially in Asia, but called the overall price estimate almost beyond calculation.
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Taft
Ohio
Truman
Far East
Iva
Asia
FiveYearOld Fatally Injured After Bus Collision
Cincinnati police report five year old Lawrence Haverkamp fatally injured yesterday when he walked into the side of a city bus.
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Cincinnati
Lawrence Haverkamp
Republicans Oppose Hatch Act Changes in Senate Debate
Washington AP has Republicans opposing a House backed Hatch Act revision. Sen Taft and Sen Wiley criticize easing penalties for political activity by civil servants. The measure would let the Civil Service Commission reopen dismissed cases and impose 15 day suspensions for minor infractions, with unanimous commission action required. Senate Rules Committee advances the bill amid debate.
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Senate
Taft
Ohio
Wiley
Wis
Civil Service Commission
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Congress
Commission
Illinois
Senate Rules Committee
Stennis
D-Miss
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