Rail unions ponder wider walkout as rail strike spreads
Chicago AP reports the New York Central system was paralyzed by a surprise strike by conductors engineers and firemen. Union chiefs Roy Hughes James Shields and David Robertson refused details but signaled potential extension to other lines and targeted settlements to avoid government intervention.
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Chicago
Awieidian Medwnbline Bate
Cleveland
Roy ©. Hughes
James P. Shields
David B. Robertson
Rail Strike Cripples Ohio and Alters Rail Jobs
A national rail strike disrupts Ohio with about 7,000 NYC workers idle and up to 15,000 railroad employees at risk of layoff. In Zanesville Corning and New Lexington about 2,000 coal miners face idle days, and 6,000 more miners and pottery workers may be laid off. The walkout halts freight and passenger service west of Buffalo as Army officials urge a quick return to work.
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Ohio
NYC
Zanesville
Corning
New Lexington
Buffalo
Columbus
Cleveland
New York Central
Army
Bendetsen
Three Ships Wrecked In North Sea Gales
Weekend gales in the North Sea are believed to have killed about 60 seamen from three missing ships. Only one survivor has been found. none of the victims were American.
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London
North Sea
Sudden Trip By AF Chief Sparks White House Talk
President Truman interrupts Florida vacation to fly to Washington for an overnight stay and a New York City speech. General Hoyt S. Vandenberg arrives suddenly for an unusual Sunday conference with Truman, described as important but not necessarily pressing.
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AF Chief
Key West
Fla
Truman
Washington
New York City
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
White House
Fire Kills Three At Splawn Hotel Texarkana
A spectacular blaze gutted the Splawn Hotel upper stories in Texarkana Texas before 5 am. Fire crews recovered two bodies with reports of a possible third. the hotel housed 90 guests in 40 rooms.
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Texarkana
Texas
Splawn
Four U.S. Flyers Killed in Jungfrau C-47 Crash
U S Army and Air Force experts identified four American flyers found on Mt Jungfrau after a C 47 crash. Four additional victims from Friday are believed buried under deep snow on the high slopes.
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Kleine Scheidegg
Switzerland
Air Force
Mt.Jungfrau
The Slaying of Arnold Schuster Two Theories Arise
Police pursue two major theories in the murder of Arnold Schuster the man who identified Willie Sutton to authorities. Detectives question whether a vindictive underworld figure or a deranged crank targeted him after he named Sutton.
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New York
Arnold Schuster
Willie Sutton
Schuster
Sutton
Frederick J
Angel Tenuto
Pennsylvania
Peace Talks Stuck as UN Warns Over Armistice Terms
In Munsan Korea Rear Adm R E Libby warned that threats and unfounded accusations will not force the U N Command to accept Red terms. The nine month deadlock continues as truce negotiators plan to resume talks on Tuesday after brief sessions and renewed Communist charges.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Adm
R. E. Libby
Libby
Reds
Bravity
Prisoners Teach Democracy at Kore KOJE Island
At KOJE Island in Korea the UN POW camp runs a large education program for thousands of Chinese and North Koreans. Instructors include prisoners and civilian teachers with 80 percent attendance in orientation classes. The curriculum covers literacy and trades while offering discussions on democracy versus communism.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
Formosa
South Korea
U. S. Information Service
Police Kill Cop-Killer In 3 Hours In Hattiesburg
In Hattiesburg Mississippi two officers were killed during a gun battle after chasing a getaway car from an attempted burglary. A suspect Luther Capyie Wheeler 21 of Jacksonville admitted entering with a companion while the woman waited in the car. Wheeler claimed he shot at officers from the car back window and was arrested hours later after being found walking near a neighbor’s garage. No charges filed yet.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
M. W. Vinson Jr
Jesse James Everett
Ace Weathers Motor Company
E. C. Harris
Luther Capyie Wheeler
Jacksonville
Harris
Wheeler
U S Jets Bag Seven MiGs In Air Strike
U S Fifth Air Force said seven Communist jets were shot down over North Korea as Sabres protected U N bombers. Three other MiGs were damaged in the clash northeast of Panmunjom with ground action scattered along the front. The report notes record losses since January 25 and mentions divisions moving on the Central and Eastern Fronts.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Fifth Air Force
U.N
Air Force
Sonchon
VU. S. Eighth Army
U. S. 40Th
California National Guard
Kamsong
Japan
Turkish Brigade Is Dug In Along the Spiny Ridges Northwest of the Punchbowl
East Central
Panmunjom
Soviet Press Claims U S Air Forces Drop Germ Bombs in Korea
Pravda dispatches say the United States dropped germ warfare bombs near Pyongyang and suburbs of the North Korean capital. The bombs reportedly resembled incendiaries, were green with metal walls, and held infected insects. United Nations authorities denied the charges.
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Moscow
Korea
United Nations
Pravda
Pyeusyend
Russia Supplying North Korea and China in Korea War
A Ridgway HQ report to AP shows Soviet furnished materiel powering the North Korean army and the Chinese forces in Korea. It lists tanks, self propelled artillery, trucks, artillery, AAA guns, machine guns and small arms captured in Korea, with most ordnance traced to Russia or satellites.
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Associated Press
Korea
Manchuria
U.N
NKA
CCF
North Korea
Russia
Probers Start Second Round In Michigan
The House Un American Activities Committee resumes its probe into Communism in Michigan. Witnesses include former state senator Stanley Nowak and Ford CIO United Auto Workers official Sheldon Tappes. Tappes is expected to identify union members accused of Communist ties.
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Detroit
House UN- American Activities Committee
Michigan
Stanley Nowak
Ness
Wood
D-Ga
Sheldon Tappes
Ford
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Tappes
Communist Party
Pride Goeth Before A Fall Pride Goeth Before A Fall
Memphis police report the pulpit preacher Sidney Wilson may be charged with larceny after a Mt. Sinai Negro Baptist Church member identified stolen clothing and accessories on the reverend. Ed Glenn, a congregant, reported the items as taken from his home days earlier. He is jailed pending formal charges.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sidney Wilson
Mt. Sinai Negro Baptist Church
Ed Glenn
Gienn
G. E. McCarver
Not A Fish Story NORWALK Dedication of St John of God Chapel
Norwalk California Catholics dedicated St John of God Chapel shaped like a fish. Archbishop J Francis A McIntyre of Los Angeles presided noting the fish as an early religious symbol.
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Norwalk
Calif
St. John of God Chapel
J. Francis A. McIntyre
Los Angeles
Deep Water A-Bomb Tests Planned For Warship Impact
The forthcoming Marshall Islands atomic test series may include a deep water blast to study effects on warships. Experiments over six years show underwater shocks can cause severe internal damage, even without sinking ships, with data from Bikini lessons guiding the Navy's reserve fleet use.
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Marshall Islands
Bikini
Batista Returns to Power in Cuba Army Backed Coup
Batista rides to power in an army backed revolt as President Prio Socarras flees from the palace. Two men are dead and Batista seizes Camp Columbia with officers present. Piño Socarras reportedly leaves the presidential palace amid the seizure.
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Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Carlos Prio Socarras
Piio
Batista
Camp Columbia
Rafael Salas
Army General Staff
United Action Party
Pino
Carlos Hevia
Partido Autentico Revolutionario
Prio
Sucide
Salas
Morris Faces Senate Questions Over China Ties
Government cleanup man Morris heads the China International Foundation and United Tanker Corp tied to oil shipments to Chinese ports. Nixon asks Morris to answer if he is a reputable front for a disreputable operation as Sen Mundt seeks Navy confirmation on Reds trade in 1949 1950.
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Washington
Newbold Morris
Sen
Nixon
Calif
Morris
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Arthur G. Syran
Mutual Security Agency
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Houston
H. Wason Morris
Syran
Reds
China International Foundation, Inc
United Tanker Corp
Wasson
China Trading and Industrial Development Corp
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Navy Department
David B. Jarvis
New York
Naval Intelligence
Iron Curtain
Romania
Bitter finale in New Hampshire campaign fight for Taft and Eisenhower
National political clash reaches peaks as Len Taft and Eisenhower backers race to sway voters ahead of New Hampshire’s one day presidential primary. Taft campaigns intensively, attacks Eisenhower, and heads to Texas while ads plan rallies in Dover and Lancaster. Delegates on the line as 75 000 GOP and 25 000 Democratic voters weigh in.
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Len Taft Guie
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Ohio
Texas
Taft
Truman
Sherman Adams
Lancaster
Sea
Lodge
Massachusetts
Dover
Europe
Barn
Bevan Threatens Split of Labor in Wales
Aneurin Bevan warned the Labor party rebels would go on alone if moderates do not join them in a more vigorous battle on Toryism. He spoke in Rhymney as 295 MPs head to a Tuesday meeting to address the crisis from voting against Attlee's rearmament directive.
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Rhymney
Wales
Aneurin Bevan
Labor Party
Bevan
Attlee
House of Commons
Shirt Left at Tax Office Sparks Weekend Mystery
A white freshly laundered shirt in a paper bag was left at the Philadelphia tax collector's office and found when the office closed for the weekend. Its owner remains unknown as local authorities investigate the small oddity.
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Philadelphia
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