Steelworkers Strike Settlement Reached With Pittsburgh Steel
The CIO United Steelworkers signed an interim pact with Pittsburgh Steel Co granting 12.14 cents per hour raise for 10,500 workers. Negotiated by Philip Murray, the deal follows Wage Stabilization Board guidance and includes a modified union shop with a 20 to 30 day withdrawal option. Retroactive to April, it adds six holidays, three weeks vacation after 15 years, and shift differentials, with current wages around 1.95 dollars per hour.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Philip Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
Murray
Detroit Steel Corp
Kaiser Steel Company
Pittsburgzh
WSB
Pittsburgh Steel
Averag Sround
Lower House Set To Trim Budget Down
The House meets on a Saturday to cut foreign aid and muta l security funds. Rep Taber flags a 200 million hit to the 6.28 billion program for the year starting July 1. The President’s foreign aid request drops 21 percent and atomic program funds face deep cuts. House actions include restoring school aid for flood areas and trimming TVA generation funds.
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House
Truman
Rep. Taber
R.ny
Ponte
Senate House Atomic Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
Birds Lose Hope Of Accompaniment At Baltimore Zoo
Baltimore park board ends a trial of piped music for birds as a local firm seeks 60 dollars a month for ongoing background tunes. The birds will sing without accompaniment due to budget limits and the end of the trial.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Zoo
Park Board
AF Secretary Risks Secrets
Secretary of the Air Force Finletter says he would risk exposing some military secrets to inform the public about defense matters. He testified behind closed doors to the Senate Appropriations Committee on the 11 million dollar defense bill, with Saltonstall noting the testimony could become public. Finletter argued the openness is worth the risk despite potential security concerns.
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Washington
Air Force
Finletter
Pentagon
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bill
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Congress Overrides Veto Of New Immigration Law
The first new immigration law since 1798 overrides President Truman's veto. Congress, led by Senate and House majorities, enacts quotas based on 1920 origins with a total of 154657 permanent residents allowed yearly. The measure aims to favor skilled entrants while preserving national security.
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Congress
John Chadwick
Washington
Truman
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Walter
Senate
House
U.S
England
Ireland
Germany
Mob surrounds Korea legislature amid Rhee protests
In Pusan a crowd of about 600 demonstrators pressed the National Assembly, demanding it bow to President Syngman Rhee. Police formed double ranks to separate protesters from lawmakers as tensions rose. One woman was injured and a muffled clash occurred before order was restored. A separate note said South Korea ended a 16 day ban on Voice of America broadcasts under an understanding the government would not allow criticism of itself.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee Spensor
Pee Lee Oe Pat
Rhee
Ane
South
Voice of
Lie Detector Clears Pair in 1947 Obist Killing
Prosecutor William H. Harsha awaits ballistics results before action in the Obrist murder case. Pvt. William L. Shaffer and his mother Minnie Shaffer underwent lie detector tests indicating neither led Dr. George Obrist to be killed on the porch Aug 1 1947. Shaffer faces first degree murder charges. confession notes are disputed.
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Portsmouth
William H. Harsha
Harsha
William L. Shaffer
Minnie Shaffer
George E. Obrist
Sih Shaffer
Shaffer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dr. Obrist
Wrong Call Saves Lady From Death
BELTSVILLE Md a wrong phone call saved Mrs Nan Gingell from a fatal accident Seconds before the ring she stood with Miss Cerine Beal 56 outside a Baltimore Washington Boulevard station Mrs Gingell stepped inside to answer the phone a truck with a blown tire struck Miss Beal fatally injuring her as the call proved to be a wrong number
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Beltsville
Nan Gingell
Cerine Beal
Soviet Air Power Gains Prompt U S Atomic Hint
Washington reports hint of new U S and Soviet advances in atomic energy and air power. Officials say there have been great developments in atomic energy but refuse to disclose details. Senate testimony cites Russian long range bomber capability and ongoing hydrogen bomb speculation.
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Washington
Robertsen
A ¢ Energy Commission
Air Force
Pentagon
Senate
Gen
Aoe
Twining
Peeses Hee
N Dean
Dr. Oppenheimer
Tion
Balwetok
Russian Papers Decry Korean Air Raids Amid Truce Doubts
Soviet newspapers attack U.S. bombings of Yalu River power plants as an obstacle to peace in Korea. Pravda cites barbarous attacks while others say Wall Street won’t end the war. Some diplomats expect a U.N. Security Council push next month.
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Moscow
Yalu River
U.S
Korea
Wall Street
Pravda
Manchuria
U.N. Security Council
Simar
Eleven-year-old girl marries Air Force enlisted man
DENISON Tex AP a mother objects to the union of Mary Kendrick an 11 year old from San Antonio and Tristan Perrin an Air Force recruit after a one day honeymoon they went to Durant Oklahoma to tell her mother The police detained Mary and sent Tristan back to Perrin Air Force Base Mary cried saying she loved him and would rather be with him than anyone else
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Denison
Tex
Air Force
Mary Kendrick
San Antonio
Sherman
Durant
Okla
Cleo Kendrick
Mary
Tristan
Negotiators Sweep Notes On Korean Armistice Talks
Negotiators from the Korean United Nations and Communist side exchanged notes through officers. The Reds accused the U.N of prolonging the war while the U.N asked verification of four Red prisoner camp locations. The Communists protested a three day armistice talks recess called by Maj Gen William K Harrison to give Reds time to reconsider their deadlocked position.
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Munsan
United Nations
U.N
William K.harrison
Reds Fail in 3 Raids On UN Lines
In Korea, United Nations forces repelled three Chinese assaults on the western front near a hill named battalion as artillery barrages rose after each clash. US and Allied air forces bombed hydroelectric targets in Manchuria and North Korea, with Changjin reservoir power plants hit for the fourth time this week.
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Korea
Noth Korea
Manichuria
Fifth Air Force
Changin
Chosin
Manchurian
Changjin
Manchuria
North
United Nations
Becker Sa
Chorwon
T-Bone” Hill
T-Bone
Seven Air Force men die in California plane crash
Seven airmen perished when a twin engined C47 crashed into Bliss Mountain near Pasadena California. The wreckage and seven bodies were found after a search that began Wednesday. First Lt. William G. Sawyer of Columbus Ohio was among the dead. he served in World War II.
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Pasadena
Cal
Air Force
Bliss
Norton Air Force Base
San Bernardino
Calif
van Nuys
Forest
Frank Anderson
William G. Sawyer
Columbus
Here
Cambridge
New Nevada Tests Set
Las Vegas news: The Atomic Energy Commission announced tests involving high explosives, but not atomic bombs, set to begin Monday. The move is described as non-nuclear, focused on explosive testing to advance safety and engineering research.
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Las Vegas
Nev
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Jet Production Normal in Cincinnati Factory
Jet engines for American warplanes rolled off the General Electric Evendale production lines at a normal pace Friday. The Cincinnati facility reported steady output as wartime demand continued.
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Cincinnati
General Electic Co
Evendale
Compromise Bill Termed Victory for Administration
A 10 month extension of wages price controls was approved by a Senate House Conference Committee in a marathon session. The compromise lets many controls stand and delays lifting rental curbs, while leaving some provisions and price markup rules diluted. Administration officials called it a victory despite some setbacks on processed foods and credit controls.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
Senate House
Marthon
Senate
House
Rep
Talle
Cole Rkan
Es Board
Western Allies Protest Red Grip on Berlin
Western Allies in Berlin voice growing concern that Soviet controlled German authorities hinder movement of Berlin inhabitants. Allied commandants urge cooperation to ensure free access and safety for residents amid tense occupation dynamics.
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Berlin
West Ready for Talks On Germany
London reports the Big Three foreign ministers plan final drafts offering the Soviet Union conditional Four Power talks on German unity. Acheson Eden and Schuman say they considered means for closer coordination in Korea and the Far East, with separate meetings to hammer out details. A commission to study free elections in Germany and status of an all German government before a peace treaty are among the proposed steps.
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London
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Soviet Union
Korea
Eden
Acheson
Berlin
Mark Clark
U.N
Child Dies Of Polio In Northeast Ohio
The fourth polio fatality in Northeast Ohio this year was Dorothy Miller, age 2, daughter of Mr and Mrs Mose Miller of Creek Tuscarawas County. The child died Friday.
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Akron
Ohio
Dorothy
Mose Miller
Creek
Tuscarawas County
Colorado Delegates in Play As Four Nominees Seek Pledges
The Associated Press reports Colorado's 1 vote Democratic delegation to a nominating convention forms today at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden. Four candidates Senator Kefauver Harriman and Russell Kerr, plus Eisenhower Taft rivals, woo delegates amid state rules against formal pledging. The 14 named today join two Denver delegates chosen last week. Eisenhower eyes Denver then Chicago for the Republican National Convention. Taft campaigned in Washington and Charlottesville, urging cuts in aid to Western Europe and repudiation of the Yalta framework.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Denver
Dwight Eisenhower
Republice
Richard Russell
Georgia
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert Taft
Chicago
Texas
Taft
Henry Zweifel
Fort Worth
Texas National
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Virginia
Institute of Publ Affairs
Western Europe
United States
Yalta
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Brownie
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George Voegele
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Bill Shinn
U. S
By Thomas P. Whitney
Wile
Nevada
W Stabilization Board
West
Huk
Manila
Luzon
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