Labor Act Battle Headed to President After Senate Rejection
President Truman awaits guidance as Congress faces the Taft Hartley Act repeal fight. The Senate passed a Taft substitute 51 to 42 amid Republican and southern Democrat support. Truman vows to press the fight, while House leaders seek his view and potential veto implications.
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Taft
Washington
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White House. But It Did Not Lay Down A Specific Course For Mr. Truman
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Ohioan
Art
Doe Brought Down After Indoor Doe Chase At Store
In Cleveland a buckeye store became the scene of a wild chase when a doe wandered inside. Andrew Vince and George Adamson tackled the animal after a pellmell escape, tying it with a Venetian blind cord as about 1,000 onlookers watched. The Animal Protective League said the doe must be removed due to a broken neck.
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Cleveland
Andrew Vince
George Adamson
Heights
Ford UAW Talks Center on 100 Dollar Pension Demand
Detroit AP Ford Motor Company's contract talks with the CIO United Auto Workers focus on a 100 monthly pension for 106000 Ford workers as the UAW's top 1949 goal. Chrysler refuses to bargain on pensions or health, GM wage talks tied to cost of living, and Ford Local 600 votes tomorrow amid a 24 day strike last month.
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Chrysler Corp
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Lewis' Mining Order Goes Unchallenged in West Virginia
AP dispatch reports coal operators largely accept John L. Lewis three day work week as legal despite denials from George H. Love. Union claim noted illegal while plan to avoid shutdown keeps mines running. Northern western crews face 60 day timing for contract talks under Taft Hartley act. Bluefield leaders relieved after meeting with Lewis aides. Southern operators wary but spared from immediate strike isolation.
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John L. Lewis
George H. Love
Pittsburgh
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West
United Mine Workers
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Northern
Western
Bluefield
Southern Coal Producers Association
John Owens
Steelworkers CIO Prepare for Possible Strike After July 16
The CIO Steelworkers Union readies for a possible strike after July 16 with a nine page memorandum from general counsel Arthur Goldberg detailing legal guidance and the setup of relief committees and strike funding. He cautions against violence, notes Taft Hartley constraints, and outlines unemployment, G I Bill, and railroad unemployment provisions for idled workers while bargaining with U S Steel proceeds in Pittsburgh.
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IO Steelworkers
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Philip Murray
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Berlin Trains Move After Six Week Strike
West Berlin trains began rolling after six weeks of paralysis. Elevated lines started and freight moves expected later when Soviet managed operations resume. Union had won higher wages but failed to secure recognition as police reinforce West German stations.
Two Die as Cincinnati Heatwave Persists
In the Greater Cincinnati area two deaths are linked to extreme heat and humidity. Catherine Byrne of Bellevue Kentucky, 75, died of a heat induced heart attack, while Edward Scully, 71, of Cincinnati, died after collapsing in a dry goods shop. Police report 16 heat victims in 24 hours. The forecast predicts peak temperatures near 93 today and 95 tomorrow with possible rainfall next Tuesday or Wednesday. Chester Panter, 26, was rescued after collapsing while swimming in the Ohio River.
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Catherine Byrne
Bellevue
Ohio River
Edward Scully
Dayton
Byrne
Scully
Bert L. Henry
U. S
Chester Panter
Senators to Consult On China Recognition Policy
Secretary of State Acheson pledged to consult the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before any move to recognize a Chinese Communist government. The pledge follows criticism from some senators and a protest by 21 senators against establishing diplomatic relations with the regime.
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Edwin M. Martin
London
China Defends Sovereign Right to Close Ports
In Canton the Chinese government asserted a sovereign right to close ports held by the Reds and expressed hope the U S would help prevent untoward incidents. The United States rejected the closing order as legal and noted prior port closings like Dairen. U S shippers avoid Shanghai routes amid gunboat patrols and air raids by Nationalists at Yangtze mouth.
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Two Die In Motorcycle Crash In Cleveland
Two men died when a motorcycle collided with a tractor trailer in Cleveland. The victims are John J. Police 25 who was to be married tomorrow and John M. Batori 31 driver of the motorcycle.
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Restaurant Owner Lewis Raver Dies in Youngstown
Lewis G. Raver, 51, a restaurant owner and civic leader, died here yesterday from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Lewis G. Raver
Actress Jean Parker Seeks Divorce from Dr Kurt Grotter
Hollywood Actress Jean Parker files for divorce from her third husband Dr Kurt Grotter after five years of marriage charging cruelty. Dr Grotter works as a financial adviser to movie studios and previously followed George MacDonald and Douglas Dawson on her matrimonial list.
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Hollywood
Jean Parker
Kurt Grotter
Grotter
George MacDonald
New York
Douglas Dawson
Miss Parker
Credit Buying Terms Up To Merchants
Washington AP reports installment credit terms will fall to merchants after federal controls lapse at midnight. The Federal Reserve Board had authority that expired, with Congress letting it lapse. wartime controls had been eased previously and were not harsher than pre control norms. Officials doubt broad easing will occur, though some dealers may require less than one third down for autos.
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Movies Tonight At Sunset Park Draws Community Crowd
The Sunday feature previews free evening entertainment at local parks as a new weekly highlight. Elsa Simpson documents one Sunset Park session for a future story, while Middletown’s six months of 1949 progress and a business round-up with fresh financials are glimpsed for Sunday.
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Middletown
Brehm and Breen Overtly Similar in Capitol Names
Ohio representatives Walter Brehm and Edward Breen cause confusion in the House as voters and colleagues mix up their identities. Brehm, a conservative Republican, and Breen, a Democratic ally, urge use of full names to avoid mix ups. Capitol telephone operators struggle to untangle who is being requested.
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Walter Brehm
Breem
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Breen
Capitol
Cable Contact Fatality Sparks Investigation Near Gideon Road
Dalé Welch, 19, of Box 139 Engles Corner, was electrocuted while on duty as an electrician four days after starting work. Authorities investigate the high tension wire contact near Gideon Road.
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Decoration Day
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati Gas
Judith Coplon Given 40 Months To 10 Years In Spy Trial
Judith Coplon was sentenced by Judge Albert L. Reeves to 40 months to 10 years for espionage for Russia. The sentences on the spying and theft counts run concurrently. She faces parole eligibility after 40 months and posted bond was increased to $20,000.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Russia
Albert L. Reeves
Reeves
Miss Coplon
New York
May Summon Now Panel In Dispute
In Mi am isburg Ohio union and management may call the Atomic Energy Labor Relations Panel to settle a contract dispute at the Monsanto plant. CIO United Chemical Workers seeks its first contract as wage raise talks remain deadlocked after federal mediation efforts.
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Miamisburg
Schroeder Captures Wimbledon Title In Open Final
Ted Schroeder the top seed from La Crescenta California won the Wimbledon championships defeating Jaroslav Drobny of Czechoslovakia in four sets 3-6 6-0 4-6 6-4 in the men's singles final.
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London
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Cal
Jaroslav Drobny
Czechoslovakia
Woman Barred From Stand In Hiss Trial
Federal Judge Samuel H Kaufman refused to allow Hiss trial witness Hede Massing to testify in rebuttal. Massing, former wife of Communist Gerhart Eisler, would have testified for the government. Hiss denied ever meeting her. The trial neared its 23rd day with more rebuttal witnesses named and plans for a continued week-long schedule.
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New York
Samuel H. Kaufman Day
Gerhart Eisler
Alger Hiss
Hede Massing
Hiss
America
Paul Massing
Rutgers University
Mrs. Massing
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
U.S
Thomas F. Murphy
Murphy
Ohio stuck with cash but no spend approval today
Ohio opened the new fiscal year with funds available but unspendable until the legislature approves a partial budget. July salaries and bills await assent, paychecks for some pensioners and state workers are delayed, and 34 legislators drew $11,000 in July advances with IOUs.
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Margaret Ozvath
Yankee Rd
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