Million Get Hike Under Cost Index
The CIO charged the new cost of living index may not reflect actual price rises and questions whether hikes will be based on the new or old index. The pay boosts could affect over a million workers, with auto industry employees and others seeing small increases tied to the Bureau of Labor Statistics measures.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
CIO
Eric Johnston
Ford
Chrysler
Johnton
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Michael DiSalle
OPS
Senate House Committee On Defense
Mississippi
Twelve Booked In Bombing Of Union Leaders
A hand grenade exploded at the AFL Local 1247 headquarters in Jersey City injuring five, including the president and secretary. Twelve people were booked as material witnesses amid a bitter power struggle, and the election was postponed. A man in a dark sedan fled in a stolen car after the blast.
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Jersey City
N. J
Agshoremen
Public
Louis J. Messano
Loca 1247
AFL
Messano
Loca
Vincent Barney Brown
Armand Faugne
Found Dead in Bath in Cleveland Identified Tentatively
A man found dead in a Turkish bath in Cleveland was tentatively identified by police as James Dolezal of Cleveland. A patron discovered the body under three feet of water in a pool and authorities found a blackjack and a revolver with clothing in the victim's locker.
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Cleveland
James Dolezal
East Side
Columbus Food Prices Rise Under Control But Slower
Columbus prices for food rose in mid February despite price controls, with 37 items showing increases from one tenth to 2.5 cents in 20 control days. Fresh eggs fell 8.1 cents per dozen while tomatoes, green beans, butter and apples dropped. cereals meats and coffee edged higher. Comparisons with mid June 1950 show pink salmon up 51 percent and various cuts costing more, though pork chops declined about five cents.
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Columbus
State Department of Industrial Relations
Waldman
Korea
Hickenlooper Pushes Congress over Troops to Europe
Senator Hickenlooper joined five Republicans to demand congressional authorization for U S troop contributions to the European alliance. The group backs a policy vote rather than a mere statement of approval, seeking in effect a binding congressional role before any expansion of ground forces abroad.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congress
U. S
Senate
Europe
Conally
D-Tex
Russell
D-Ga
North Atlantic
Dwight D. Ei
Senhower
Senator Wherry
Truman Rest at Key West On Ninth Vacation Visit
President Harry S. Truman arrived at Key West naval submarine station for his ninth winter vacation, greeted by locals as he entered through guarded gates. He planned a swim at the enlisted men beach and a sunbath, with an intensified Secret Service presence after Blair House concerns.
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Key West
Fla
Harry S. Truman
United States
Duval
Boca Chica
Washington
Truman
Secret Service
Blair House
Luciano Asks For Trial On Senate Charge
Charles Lucky Luciano, a former New York crime boss now living in Naples Italy, urged the U S Senate crime committee to file precise formal charges accusing him of leading a secret underworld government in the United States. He told Naples reporters there is nothing to the committee's accusations and asked for a formal trial.
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Naples
Italy
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
New York
U. S. Senate
United States
Luciano
America
Rome
Senate Committee
Russian factory issues care instructions for shirts
BERLIN AP RIAS reported a Moscow zone factory posted instructions for care of its shirts. The guidance forbids boiling or hot washing and forbids rubbing wringing or tearing. It advises reshaping after rinsing and avoiding heat from stoves or sun.
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Berlin
RIAS
Radio
Police Seek Two More Fix Players in Gambling Bribery Scandal
New York AP report details an expanding probe into college basketball gambling. police seek two more former players and two suspected gamblers as the investigation covers at least 16 fixed games over three seasons. Lou Lipman of LSU faced bribery charges linked to a 1949 Duquesne game.
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NEW York
Long Island University
Duquesne-Liu
Duquesne
Frank S. Hogan
Lou Lipman
LSU
Lipman
French crisis deepens as Queuille abandons cabinet bid
Paris AP Henri Queuille of the Radical Socialist party abandons attempts to form a new French cabinet. President Auriol will turn to a Socialist. Auriol had named a Premier-designate to break the electoral reform deadlock after Rene Pleven’s government resigned. Auriol called Guy Mollet to discuss next steps. Mollet has Council of Europe expertise but has never served as premier.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
Radical Socialist Party
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
Rene Pleven
Guy Mollet
Mollet
Council of Europe
CIO 10 WEIGH STRIKE AT GE
CIO IUE leaders weigh a strike vote at GE over cost of living escalator clauses. A union spokesman says GE is reneging on escalators and urges a single national stabilization plan. The IUE GE conference board will decide on strike action after reviewing the escalator dispute.
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New York
CIO Intern 1
Cal Wothere
General Electric Company
LUE
IUEGE
Lemuel R. Boulware
General Electric Conference Board
Washington
Fulbright Denounces RFC Hearings as Fraught with Lies
Senator Fulbright blasted the RFC inquiry as full of perjury and lies while confirming the probe showed improper outside pressure on RFC loans. He urged winding up the investigation soon and noted potential tax exemption issues merit separate review by taxation committees.
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Fulbright
RFC
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Truman
Senate
White House
Donald Dawson
E. Merl Young
House
TV Sets Piling Up As Buyers Resist
New York AP reports the television industry faces production cutbacks and shortages later this year while an oversupply grows as buyers resist. Manufacturers show reduced output and plan curtailments as the public shies away from more expensive models, with demand waning in recent weeks.
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New York
Senate chiefs predict defeat on 18 1 2 draft age amendment
Senate leaders expect the 18 and a half year draft age amendment to fail. Morse of Oregon seeks 18 1 2 with a 21 month service, 26 month bill option, college deferments at 150000 a year and other limits. Johnson says the amendment will be defeated by a substantial margin. Cain and Morse clash over the bill in a brisk Senate session. Taft urges keeping the age at 18 1 2 to cap total forces at 3 5 million.
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Washington
Senate
Morse
R-Ore
UMTS
Defense Department
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Cain
Taft
Ohio
Pearson sues Senator McCarthy for damages in U S District Court
A suit filed in U S District Court seeks 5.1 million dollars against Senator McCarthy R Wis and others for 600000 dollars on two counts including an alleged physical attack and publication of a Senate speech. Named defendants include the Washington Times Herald editor West Brok Pegler and radio commentator Fulton Lewis Jr.
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Washington
Drew
McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S District Court
Pearson
Senate
Washington Times Herald
West Brok Pegler
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Marines and ROKs Press Chinese Reds in Central Korea
U S Marines and South Korean infantry pushed toward Hongchon and Hoengsong as Chinese forces sheltered in bunkers and trenches. West of Hoengsong Koreans captured key hills while UN ships shelled Songhwa and ROK raids near Haeju claimed dozens of enemy KIA. A Third Division patrol failed to enter Seoul.
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TOKYO
U. S
Central Korea
Hongchon
First Marine Division
Hoengsong
Yongdu
Heongsong
Heengsong
South Korea
U. S. Second Infantry
Pengnim- Hoengsong
Pangnim
U. S.S. Seventh Infantry Division
Amidong
38Th Parallel
Korea
United Nation
Songhwa
Parallel 38
Haeju
Pusan
Seoul
U. S. Third Infantry
Rockford Voters Set April Foreign Policy Referendum
Rockford Illinois will hold an April 3 referendum asking voters to choose between adopting a self defensive policy with limited aid to free nations or continuing the current world wide policy with unlimited aid. The question appears on ballots in Rockford’s municipal election with about 40 000 registered voters. The move was approved by a 15 to 3 city council vote in advance of the election.
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Rockford, Ill
mid-America
Congress
Illnois
United States
Rockford
Two Communist Police Shot by U S Border Patrol in Germany
German officials report two Communist police officers were killed late last night after crossing into Western Germany and resisting arrest in an exchange of fire with U S Army border patrols. The incident occurred near the FRANKFUN area as authorities conducted checks along the border.
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Frankfun
Germany
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Fullbright
G. Milton Kelly
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Drafe
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Bobby Morris
Middletown
Jim Morgan
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