Murray Calls Policy Board To Map Plans
The CIO United Steelworkers 170 member Wage Policy Committee meets in Pittsburgh to map the union's response to a 45 day old strike idling about 1.5 million workers. President Philip Murray and Bethlehem Steel VP Joseph Larkin report no common ground on the union shop issue after a brief session. The White House may steer next moves as talks stall and the industry argues for compulsory unionism and a revised benefits package totaling about 25 cents more per hour for current workers.
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John Moody
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
Philip Murray
Murray
Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem Steel Corp
White House
John R. Steelman
Larkin
Government May Relax Home Credit
Government officials expect easing of down payment rules for home purchases by late August or September if housing starts stay below 1.2 million a year. The change would mainly aid buyers of higher priced homes, with 5 percent down possible for some. banks may still limit loan shares.
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Washington
Housing Credit
Federal Reserve Board
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Theft at Dallas rooming house nets heaters in heat wave
Puzzled police received a report of theft in Dallas yesterday. Thieves stole two gas heaters and a radiant bathroom heater from a rooming house despite the 91 degree weather.
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Dallas
Tex
Steel strike to be settled Monday, CIO official says
White Plains reports an official of a major steel company near the steel industry says a settlement will be announced Monday. Philip Murray, president of the CIO Steelworkers of America and Pennsylvania delegate, will disclose the settlement at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westchester
Philip Murray
CIO Steelworkers of America
Chicago
Murray
Pennsylvania
Wage Policy Committee Hints at Steel Dispute Course
Murray blames industry for stalled wage talks and a long pending steel dispute. He cites an unholy alliance within the industry and says the union rejects the industry’s last offer as inadequate. The committee will decide the union’s future action.
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Murray
Wage Policy Committee
Spelling Flip Leads to Forgery Arrest in Milwaukee
George Lapham was arrested in Milwaukee after a bank visit where a mis-spelled address on a $50 check led to forgery charges. Assistant Manager Edward Jung noticed the error, called police, and Lapham was booked.
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Milwaukee
George Lapham
Lapham
Edward Jung
Jung
Eisenhower May Plan Major Speeches Before Labor Day
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower weighs two or more large speeches next month ahead of the Republican campaign start after Labor Day He will decide after returning from a trout fishing vacation in Colorado He plans a Denver area trip with friend Aksel Nielsen and may address a national veterans convention in New York or Los Angeles.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
White House
Rocky Mountains
Stuis Creek
Fraser
Colo
Aksel Nielsen
Chicago
GOP
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Legion
New York
VFW
Los Angeles
Theie
Repnard H. Jenison
Springfield
Two Copters Held Back by Weather
PRESQUE ISLE Maine poor weather today delayed the second leg of a trans Atlantic flight by two large Sikorsky H 19 helicopters. The aircraft reached Presque Isle after the first leg from Westover AFB Massachusetts at 1000 feet visible to beachgoers. They plan to press on to Goose Bay and then Weisbaden Germany, weather permitting, carrying 2000 pounds of fuel per leg and escorted by an SA 16 and a C 54 with crew and spares.
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Presque Isle
Sikorski
Goose Bay
Labrador
Weisbaden
Germany
Byrd Re elected in Virginia Democratic Primary by Large Margin
Sen. Harry F. Byrd won the Democratic primary in Virginia by a wide margin over A. Pickens Miller, with 210625 to 124803 votes from 1673 of 1783 precincts. The publisher and apple grower from Harrisonburg leads toward the Roanoke convention and backs Sen. Richard Russell for president.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Ae Pickens Miller
Roanoke
Richard Russell
Georgia
Virginia
Miller
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Senate
Claude A. Swanson
Roosevelt
Navy
Staff Shortage May Force OPS to Kase Ceilings
Price officials consider suspending price ceilings on many or all items under the consumer goods rule due to staff shortages. The Office of Price Stabilization regulates clothing footwear sporting goods toys watches jewelry furniture rugs notions and some appliances.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Uncontrolled Forest Fire Rages Near White Salmon
A forest fire near White Salmon Washington has charred over 3 000 acres of timber as it rages out of control since Monday. Strong 20 to 30 mph winds drive the blaze toward additional thousand acres of forest as crews battle the flames.
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Washington
Pacific Northwest
ADA Chief Defends Yalta Policy Against Critics
Francis Biddle, ADA chair, urges that no American should apologize for Yalta while criticizing GOP views linking Tehran Yalta and Potsdam to blunders. He says a Chinese Communist victory might only have been averted by force in 1947, and pushes for a strong civil rights plank at the Democratic convention. The ADA also presses for less government expansion and higher civil rights emphasis.
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ADA
Yalta
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Tehran
Potsdam
China
Biddle
Erenet
Platform Committee
National Committee
ADA National Board
American Farm Bureau Federation
President Truman Enters Walter Reed for Check-Up
President Truman enters Walter Reed Hospital for a check up after a mild virus infection. Press secretary says he may stay two to three days and is well enough to shave and dress himself before admission.
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Washington
Truman
Walter Reed Hospital
Joseph Short
Short
White House
Democrats Fight Over Seating At Convention
The Democratic National Committee subcommittee in Chicago opens hearings on seating rival Texas and Mississippi delegations. The split pits anti administration regulars against loyalists who back the party ticket, with potential bolt threats if civil rights stance and platform anger the South.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Texas
Mississippi
Calvin Rawlings
Utah
Truman-Barkley
Alabama
Louisiana
South Carolina
Tennessee
Brundage Elected New President of Olympic Board
Avery Brundage of Chicago was elected president of the International Olympic Committee in Helsinki, succeeding J. Sigfried Edstrom of Sweden who is retiring. Brundage, a former vicepresident, and Lord David Burghley of Great Britain had been leading candidates as the IOC chose its new head. The session postponed the China recognition question until Thursday.
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Helsinki
Avery Brundage
Chicago
International Olympic Committee
Brundage
J. Sigfried Edstrom
Sweden
Lord David Burghley
Great Britain
China
Broadcasts Cite Germ Warfare and Geneva Rules by Red China
Red China conditionally recognizes Geneva Conventions banning germ warfare and prisoner treatment, signaling possible shifts in Korean armistice talks. Chou En-lai authorized to convey statements to Swiss authorities, amid stalled Panmunjom talks over nearly 100,000 prisoners who resist repatriation.
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TOKYO
Red
China
United Nations
Korea
Red China
Switzerland
Chou
Federal Council
Panmunjom
U. N
International Committee of the Red Cross
Nuremberg
Man Delves River for Lost Teeth at Huntsville
Charles McBride raced to recover his missing dentures from the Tennessee River after they vanished at the boat harbor. He rented a diving rig and located the lower plate on Monday while continuing to search for the upper denture.
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Huntsville
Ala
Charles McBride
Tennessee
Boat Harbor
Here
McBride
Louder Voice To Penetrate Iron Curtain
The State Department expands Voice of America reach behind the Iron Curtain after suspending Amerika. New transmitters languages and Munich relay will increase broadcasts while the Vagabond shifts to the Mediterranean to relay signals. Moscow’s jam efforts will be countered and a 1944 circulation pact cited for possible reversal.
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Edward F. Bomar
Washington
State Department
Voice of America
USA
Amerika
U. S
Moscow
Department
Russia
United States
Wilson Compton
Campaign of Truth
Vagabond
Coast Guard
New York
Mediterranean
Iron Curtain
Munich
Germany
Compton
Carrier Planes Hit Power Plants In North Korea
SEOUL dispatch reports carrier planes from a Korean-American task force struck power plants at Changjin Reservoir in northeast Korea. The battleship Iowa engaged Red rail yards and coastal gun positions with heavy projectiles. Ground forces repelled a night tank assault on a key front position as Allied infantry held the hill against Red forces amid sporadic patrol skirmishes.
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Seoul
Changjin
Korea
U. N
Collins Visits Sendai On Korea Inspection Tour
General J. Lawton Collins chief of staff of the U S Army visited the 16th Corps headquarters at Sendai as part of his inspection tour of Korea.
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Tokyo
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
16Th Corps
Sendai
Korea
UN Seeks Breakthrough in Armistice Talks Over Prisoners
UN officers kept silent as the talks paused for two days in Munsan Korea after a Peiping Red radio broadcast tied to Geneva talks. Chou En Lai indicated Communist China would accept transfer of stubborn prisoners to a mutually agreed third party or substitute body like the Red Cross. Over 170,000 UN prisoners await possible resolution.
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Munsan
Korea
Peiping Red Radio
Chou En-lai
China
Geneva
all-Swiss
International Committee of the Red Cross
United Nations Stockades
Acheson Charges China Reds Violated Geneva War Rules
Secretary of State Acheson accused Chinese Communists of violating Geneva conventions by failing to abide by provisions on inspections and the handling of POW camps. He spoke as Peiping broadcasts claimed conditional acceptance of the provisions.
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Washington P
Acheson
Peiping
China
United Nations Armistice Talks Pause Amid Korean Recess
U N says it will not force returns of refugees to North Korea or Red China as Communist delegates request a two day recess at Panmunjom. Talks were paused since July 4 with secret discussions under way and a plan to reconvene Friday at 11 a m local time.
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North Korea
Red China
U.N
Peiping
Panmunjom
United Nations
Red
U. N
Lima Inmate Still Free
A 24 year old inmate remained at large more than 24 hours after escaping the Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Inmates. Theodore Butler 24 of Cleveland and David Mitchell 41 of Gahana were captured a few hours after the break. Harold R Hayes of Jackson was also involved but did not keep pace with Butler and Mitchell.
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Lima
Hide Naper
Lima State Hospital
Theodore Butler
Cleveland
David Mitchell
Gacana
Harold R. Hayes
Jackson i
Hayes
Butler
Mitchell
Ne Age
Sidney
Two Top Democratic Contenders Weigh-In At Battleground Today
In Chicago Kefauver of Tennessee and Russell of Georgia enter a volatile preconvention scene as Democratic rivals amid accusations and denials. Harriman and Kerr also figure, while Truman and Stevenson dismiss potential draft bids, leaving a crowded, uncertain field tomorrow.
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Battleground
Chicago
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard Brevard Russell
Georgia
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Sinois
Oklahoma
Alben Barkley Kerr
Washington
Harriman
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York
Roosevelt
Kefauver
Gael Sullivan
Teogether
California
Sen
Russell
Edwin Ee
Colorado
Gael
Man
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Canada
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
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Kase
Norman Walker
Francis Biddle
Americans For Democratic Action
D. Harold Oliver
Olympic Board
Clen Clements
Red Radio
Jacob Malik
Collins
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McKinney
Stevenson
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