Miners Back In Pits Without Pact Under Three Day Week
United Mine Workers end no work policy and order members to return to mines without a contract. Soft coal miners east of the Mississippi will work three days a week, while a few thousand west of the river stay on five days. Talks restart July 12 as stockpiles shift.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Mississippi
Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Secret Nationalist bases in Shushan islands near Shanghai
Reports from military sources say Nationalists may be using the Chushan islands about 100 miles southeast of Shanghai as forward air bases for fighters and bombers. The bases would extend reach over Shanghai and coastal ports, with planes possibly ranging from Chekiang to Tientsin and Manchurian ports. A small Nationalist naval base reportedly operates there to aid air raids.
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Shanghai
China
Chushan Islands
Formosa
Chushan
Chekiang Province
Tientsin
Yingkow
Hulutao
Atroliing
Forosa
Heat Wave Continues Across Nation Amid Drought Losses
Nationwide heat remains extreme with temperatures near or above 90 across the Rockies to the Atlantic. Ohio reports 98 in Cleveland and 102 unofficial in Springfield as two thirds of the country endures scorching July Fourth weekend. Drought damages exceed 50 million dollars. 13 Ohioans drown during July outing amid sweltering heat.
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Rockies
Atlantic Seaboard
Midwest
New York City
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Chicago
Mountain States
San Francisco
Seattle
San Diego
Drought Wreaks 50 Million Damage Across Eight States
A 43 day drought has damaged more than 50 million dollars in crops across eight northeastern states from southern New Jersey to southern New England. New Jersey reports 28 million in losses with rising fruit and vegetable prices. Long Island potato crops face 4 million in losses, and potential further declines loom without rain. In New York Erie and Niagara counties dairy hay losses exceed 1 million with Erie strawberries facing a quarter million dollar hit. The drought extends through Maine Vermont Massachusetts Rhodes Island and Connecticut.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
New York State
New England
Long Island
Erie County
N. Y
Erie
Niagara
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhodes Island
Connecticut
Accident Death Toll Hits Record Of 676
The National Safety Council reported a record 676 accidental deaths during the three day Independence Day weekend, with 296 traffic fatalities, 245 drownings, and 135 other violent deaths. The tally ran Friday 6 p m to Monday midnight, reflecting sweltering heat and heavy travel nationwide. Michigan saw 25 drownings, New York 22, Texas led with 47 violent deaths, and no fatalities were reported in Kansas, Nevada, or the District of Columbia.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Michigan
Hundred
Lakes
New York
Texas
Kansas
Nevada
District of Columbia
Cook County
Chicago
Illinois
Three Killed In Milk Truck Bus Collision
In Smithfield North Carolina a milk truck and a Greyhound bus crashed killing the bus driver J R Walton 35 Bozeman and two truck passengers Wallace Flintom 35 Durham and James Ira Tilley 27 Bahama. Fourteen were injured eight released four hospitalized. farmers Talmadge Bizzell and James Jones and motorist Luther Stewart helped evacuate passengers.
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Smithfield
N.C
Talmadge Bizzell
James Jones
Luther Stewart
J. R. Walton
Bozeman
James Ira Tilley
Bahama
Wallace Flintom
Durham
Bizzell
Atlantic Greyhound
Stewart
Jones
Rich Woman Recluse Found Dead In Junk-Filled Philadelphia House
In Philadelphia authorities probe the death of 79 year old Catherine Ritter found in a cluttered home where she lived in poverty despite a fortune. Neighbors reported odor and long isolation as police recovered the body after breaking in. Ritter owned rental properties and was thought to be separated from a husband. The death was given as natural causes and investigators pursue possible hidden assets and connections related to her extensive property holdings.
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Philadelphia
Catherine Ritter
Olice
Ritter
Lilian Kinkel
Ohio Holiday Death Toll 30 From Independence Weekend
Ohio reported 30 accidental deaths after a long Independence Day weekend. Drowning accounted for 15 deaths, traffic 13, with two more from falls. Names span multiple cities including Columbus, Youngstown, Toledo, and Akron, detailing ages and fatal incidents across pools, rivers, quarries, and highways.
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Ohio
Nation Celebrates 173rd Independence Anniversary
At least seven people died and about 20 small boats were missing after a wind storm in the metropolitan area. The nation marked its 173rd anniversary with leaders urging rededication to independence principles. Weather was hot with readings above 100.
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Nation
New York
Truman Back After Cruise
President Truman returned to work in Washington after a three day Chesapeake Bay cruise aboard the Presidential yacht Williamsburg. He plans to use the Economic Advisers report as the basis for his forthcoming economic report to Congress in about two weeks. His daughter Margaret joined him with two friends.
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Washington
Truman
Chesapeake Bay
White House
Williamsburg
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Margaret
Warden Injured in Kingston Pike Auto Crash
E L Warden 43 of Portsmouth suffered a mangled left arm when his car overturned on Kingston pike six miles south of Circleville. He was taken to White Cross Hospital Columbus and listed in fair condition today.
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Columbus
E. L. Warden
Portsmouth
Kingston Pike
Circleville
White Cross Hospital
Mystery Man Sought in Sonoma Double Slaying
Police hunt for a man known only as Hank after a nearly nude woman led officers to a Sonoma cabin where two men, Peter J Jensen and Peter J Flint, lay dead. Jensen, 55, ran a local estate and state home landscaping. Flint, 31, a Merchant Marine lieutenant from Richmond. Mrs Eva Paget, 27, Berkeley, survived and described being beaten and tied to a tree before seeing blood and two bodies. Authorities report a four pound stone pestle used in the assault.
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Sonoma
Cal
Jack London
Valley of the Moon
Hank
Andy Johansen
Peter J. Jensen
Sonoma State Home
Peter J. Flint
Richmond
Callint
Jensen
Eva Paget
Berkeley
Londonsyle
Flint
Jensen Cabin
UN Seeks Trade Renewal In Geneva To Avert Recession
The United Nations urged resuming east-west trade during opening of a six week UN session in Geneva. The annual economic survey prepared for the Economic and Social Council notes economic activity is leveling after a postwar industrial boom and calls for action to counter a possible recession.
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Associated Press
Geneva
United Nations
UN Secretariat
Economic and Social Council
Fire destroys hotels and autos at Revere Beach
A massive blaze at Revere Beach ripped through the Château Thierry and Sea View hotels, 24 waterfront cottages, and 19 autos. Fire Chief MacCarrack put damage at 125000 dollars and said heat caused nearby cars to explode. The fire burned two hours, with four people injured, one being a firefighter, while dampening the near million dollar wooden amusement center.
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Revere
Mass
Revere Beach
Coney Island
New England
Thomas J. MacCarrack
Chatteau Thiery
Sea‘view
Million Dollar Amusement Center
Trick Motorcycle Rider Is Burned
Cleveland AP Sam Johnson 29 performs for Jim Lynch death dodgers by driving a motorcycle through a wall of fire at 50 mph during the festival of freedom at the stadium. His bike stalled near the flames and he rode through at 15 mph. Johnson of Youngstown was treated for minor burns and returned to the stadium.
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Cleveland
Sam Johnson
Jimmy Lynch
Death Dodgers
Johnson
Youngstown
Debate Opens With Little Opposition
Senate debate on the Atlantic Pact opened with Senator Connally praising its aim to unite free nations against aggression. White House and Congress discussed labor, economy, Taft-Hartley repeal, and potential tax policy as Truman readies an economic message.
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Washington
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nor Atlantic
Truman
House
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Taft
Ohio
Byrd
D-Va
Europe
Watkins
Utah
Greece
Turkey
Broadway Musical As the Girls Go to Close After Next Show
AP reports Broadway musical As the Girls Go will close after next Saturday’s performance due to illness of star Bobby Clark. Clark, 61, will enter Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for a complete medical check-up.
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New York
Broadway
Bobby Clark
Clark
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Four Killed As Building Topple On Pittsburgh Street
Four people died and seven were injured on Federal Street in Pittsburgh when the top of a one story building collapsed amid neon cafe signs. Officials cited the weight of the signs for the parapet failure. victims included T. J. McGee and Viola Dickson with four others listed as critically hurt. Firefighters and police pulled victims from the debris as bystanders watched in shock.
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Pittsburgh
Federal St
Allegheny General Hospital
Joe Deveny
T. J. McGee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles Schmidt
Ronald Hanlon
Viola Dickson
John McNonough
Rose Grandee
Forest McCallister
David Stevens
Michael McDermott
Joe Canio
Teachers oppose loyalty oaths resolution adopted in Boston
Representatives of about 350000 of the nations school teachers adopted a resolution opposing loyalty oaths for teachers. The unanimous action of 890 delegates members of the department of classroom teachers was taken at a meeting held during the annual convention of the National Education Association.
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Boston
Department of Classroom
Teacrs
Nationl Education Association
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Sue Still
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Raymond Dobry
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Leslie Biffle
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