Angry miners refuse to return to three day week
Pittsburg dispatch reports thousands of United Mine Workers in seven states defy John L. Lewis by staying home as 90,000 miners resist a three day work week amid tension in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. R C Todd 68 of Middletown dies of coronary thrombosis after a long career at Armco.
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R. C. Todd
Armco
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Superior Ave
Middletown Hospital
Franklin
Mr. Todd
Middletown
South School
Middletown High School
Coal strike tension grows as miners face welfare fund payments
John L Lewis and mine operators escalate the fight over wage demands and welfare fund contributions amid dwindling coal stocks. Vice President Thomas Kennedy accuses operators of baiting a walkout to spur an injunction under Taft-Hartley. Pittsburgh district leader John Busarello hopes most of 27,500 miners return by Monday as nationwide shortages widen.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Wefare Fund
Thomas Kennedy
United Mi Ve Workers
UMW
Truman
Frm
Pittsburch
John
Busarello
Lewis
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio City
U S Change In Policy With Spain Regarded As Military Strategy
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers faces two Ohio court appearances within 30 days over damage suits seeking nearly 9 million dollars. Papers were served aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad's Commander as Lewis traveled from Springfield to Washington for his mother’s funeral. He must appear in common pleas court in Guernsey and Franklin counties. Washington reports a shift to scrap the diplomatic boycott of Franco Spain, seen by Western military leaders as key to integrating Spain into Western defense against potential Soviet aggression. Secretary of State Acheson noted the change, highlighting strategic aims.
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Lewis
van Wert County
Washington
Springfield
Ill
Roy F. Shaffer
van Wert
Fort Wayne
Ind
Spain
Bellair man swims Ohio River in 28 degree air
Wesley Stolz of Bellaire Ohio braved 28 degree air to swim the Ohio river yesterday. He left the water at nearby Benwood after claiming he did it to prove he could do it.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wesley Stolz
Bellaire
Ohio River
Benwood
Stolz
Winter Plague and the Quest to Beat the Common Cold
A humorous reflection on the winter cold as a universal plague causing ache and misery. It traces symptoms from sniffles to headaches and streaming eyes, noting the desire to discover a cure and the irony of public praise for breakthroughs. The piece ends with anticipation of a breakthrough that ends the cold’s reign.
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Pan
United Nations to repeal ban on Madrid ambassadors
Delegates at the United Nations expect a large portion to back repealing the ban that led many member states to withdraw ambassadors from Franco Spain. Secretary of State Acheson revealed the U.S. has shifted to support restoring ambassadors to Madrid.
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Lake Success
United Nations
General Assembly
Franco Snein
Dean Acheson
United States
Madrid
United States backs possible Spanish ambassador move
Senate's foreign policy tilt and Catholic backing push the United States toward recognizing Franco Spain. Acheson cited UN 1946 decree as failing to curb Franco and urged U.N. Assembly action to allow Madrid diplomatic relations if desired. He publicized the shift in a letter to Senate Foreign Relations Chair Connally.
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Franco
Hitler
Mussolini
Acheson
United Nations
Spain
United States
United Nations Assembly
Madrid
General Assembly
Chairman Connally
Dtexas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Four Die In Fire In Crowded Jersey City Tenement
A flash blaze swept a three story tenement in downtown Jersey City killing four people including a woman about 37 years old two girls aged 10 to 12 and a boy about three. All victims are described as Negro. Authorities investigated the cause and declared the scene under control after the fire was brought to a halt. Police and fire units cordoned off the area as neighbors looked on in shock. The tragedy underscored housing and safety concerns in crowded urban dwellings.
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Jersey City
N. J
FBI Director Leads Boston Brink’s Robbery Hunt
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover took control as investigators coordinate the manhunt for nine bandits who seized a million dollars in cash and half a million in checks at the Brink’s garage. Two more money bags were found in Milton and Saugus, with clues including a visored cap and cord used to truss cashiers. Police focus on shoreline boat searches while federal and local detectives assess seized serial numbers and possible suspect ties.
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Boston
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Milton
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Hoover
Brink's Armored Transportation Company
Francis E. Kelly
New Jersey
Miami
Fla
John F. Daly
Arthur Longano
Englewood
N. J
Miamian
29Th St
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Massachusetts
Providence
R. I
Washington
Saugus
Peabody
Reserve Bank
New England
Brink
Floods threaten new areas as 20,000 homeless
Floods spread across the south and west with more than 20,000 people left homeless in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Rising waters threaten Arkansas and Tennessee while the Mississippi crest nears Charleston, Colorado edge. Cold eased in parts of the country with subzero readings in Maine and Minnesota and forecasts call for near normal temperatures soon.
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Midwest
Mississippi
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Arkansas
Tennessee
Big River
Charleston
Birds Point
New Madrid
Caribou
International Falls
Minn
Pacific
Plains States
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Michigan
Montana
Idaho
Missouri
St. Francis
Helena
Ark
New Orleans
Ohio River Valley
Army
Big Inch Explodes in Ohio Flames 500 Feet High
An early morning blast on the 20 inch Big Inch gas line near Caldwell Ohio caused a 60 acre fire and a farmhouse loss though no injuries were reported. Flames rose to 500 feet and were seen from Pittsburgh while isolation valves were shut to stop the seepage. The line carries natural gas from Texas to midwestern and eastern communities.
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Caldwell, O
Ohio
Sarahsville
Clarence Estadt
Caldwell Journal
Pittsburgh
Cecil Wilson
Noble County Leader
Caldwell
Carl Elliott
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
Texas
Linden
N. H
Crucial House Vote On Rules Slated Today
Washington AP reports a near split House faces a decision on returning the old rules favoring the Rules Committee, a move that could curb President Truman's agenda. The outcome hinges on whether the 21 day delaying power is restored, with southern Democrats and Republicans potentially in control if passed. The vote was expected late today with no clear forecast.
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Washington
House
Korea
Truman
Man Quizzed In Ambushing Of Gangster
Springfield police hold 24 year old Shelly of East St Louis after he confessed to ambushing gangster Bernie Shelton near Peoria Illinois in 1948. Shelton a member of a feared prohibition era Illinois gang was shot near a tavern he frequented. Shelly claims a payment of 6500 dollars and says he fled to Chicago and Detroit after the crime. Bernie Shelton's brother Carl was killed in Fairfield in 1947. No charges filed yet as questioning continues.
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Springfield
Bernie Shelton
Peoria
Til
Shelton
East St. Loouis
George Walker
Shelly
Walker
Illinois
Chicago
Detroit
Carl
Fairfield
Ill
Bernie
U S Bulgarian tensions rise over recall of minister
Diplomatic rows deepen as Bulgaria demands recall of U S minister Donald R Heath in Sofia. Bulgarian charge d affaires Peter Voutov handed note to State Department amid disputes over human rights and postwar alignments. Heath linked to Kostov treason case. Bulgaria rejects ICJ jurisdiction and asserts nonmembership in UN.
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Washington
United States
Bulgaria
U. S
Donald R. Heath
Peter Voutov
Heath
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
Romania
Hungary
Vladimir Poptomov
United Nations
International Court
Kansas
Sofia
Preemier Traicho Kostov
Kostiv
America
Yugoslavia
Rhee Affirms U S Aid to Korea Amid Communism Fight
President Syosman said the United States will continue economic aid to Korea. Rhee called Korea the only Asian country fighting Communism daily and expressed confidence that U S aid, vital for Korea’s sound domestic economy, would be granted after more careful reflection following the House defeat on the ECA Enabling Act.
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SEOL
Syosman
United States
Korea
Asia
Rhee
Republicans Attack Korea Aid Bill Sparking Bipartisan Tensions
A $120 million program to aid South Korea amid North Korea’s Communist regime triggers House dispute. Republicans call it a clear sign of lost confidence in the State Department’s Cold War policy, while Democrats blame election-year winds and BI-partisan shifts. Representative Vorys leads opposition, arguing the vote signals distrust in administration foreign policy and the budget.
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House Republicans
Wnth
Senate
Korea
State Department
Far East
House
Truman
Vorys
Ohio
Cab Drivers Strike in Cincinnati Over Wages
In Cincinnati nearly all downtown taxis were scarce as 332 Yellow and Ferguson Divisions drivers walked out at midnight demanding a wage guarantee and economic improvements. About two hundred of the city’s 316 licensed cabs were idle while strikers, led by Robert Lengerich, blocked operations through Parkway Cabs. Bootleg cabs and those from nearby communities kept service to downtown Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Yellow and Ferguson
Taxie Cabs of
Incorporation
Robert Lengerich
Brotherhood of Taxicab
Parkway
AFL
Natural Love Deser Divorce Suit Filed in Savannah
NATURAL LOVE DESER of Savannah files for divorce from spouse I Love alleging desertion. The suit cites marital breakdown and seeks legal relief as the parties appear in a Savannah court.
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Savannah, Ga
Love
Natural Love
Three Year Old Mimic Tops Sunday Pages
A child mimicking mother features in top Sunday read. The Nearby Communities pages highlight Franklin's Aileron Club purchase of a seven year old livery stable to be lifted this winter as a community meeting space. The Doctor Answers debuts in the Women's Section with Dr Edwin P Jordan. A 32 page tabloid on 0 years of progress covers 1900 to 1949 with a look ahead.
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Franklin’s Aileron Club
Edwin P. Jordan
America
The
World
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Eastland
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