Court Denies Ban On Wage Boost In Oil Strike
The nationwide oil strike enters its second day causing gasoline shortages across regions. In Indiana Gary Hammond and East Chicago stations reported outages within a day of the walkout, with more shortages expected. Midwest stations face similar scarcities as union talks with Shell Oil progress in San Francisco. The Oil Workers International Union, leading a coalition of 22 unions, says wage demands are being trimmed in negotiations.
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Denver
Gary
Hammond
Chicago
Ind
Midwest
Oil Workers International Union
CIO
AFL
San Francisco
Shell Oil
Destroyer Officer May Furnish Clue To Swift Sinking
A Wasp dispatch from the damaged carrier says Lt. (Jg) B E Cummings survived as Hobson crewmen were rescued after the minesweeper sank in the mid Atlantic. The naval court of inquiry will probe orders and signals prior to the collision to determine if human error or mechanical failure caused the disaster.
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Washington
Hobson
Wasp
New York
B.E. Cummings
W.J. Tierney
Naval Court of Inquiry
Adm
Lynde McCormick
Atlantic Fleet
B.C. MacCaffree
The
Government estimates 45 day gasoline supply amid strike risk
Washington officials estimated the nation has about a 45 day gas supply with shortages likely if the oil workers strike lasts longer. Distillate fuel for heating stands at 49 days, kerosene 74 days, and residual fuel oil 26 days.
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Washington
CIO Protest Over Wage Settlement Rumors Heats Up
CIO members, about 250 to 300 strong, protested Fed eral Mediation Service chief Cyrus S. Ching's claim of a nationwide pattern of settlement tied to an agreement at Stand ary Oil of Indiana. They called the report false and said it paints them as strikebreakers while noting wage demands and compromises discussed. Non-striking AFL workers in Northwest Texas accepted a new Phillips Petroleum contract granting 15 cents more per hour retroactive to Oct 1, 1951, plus night differentials.
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Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Standary Oil
Indiana
Sugar Creek
CIO Union
Ching
CIO
AFL
Texas
Phillips Petroleum Company
Couple Admits Hanging Baby As Punishment
In Tampa Florida a farmhand John Cliffe and his wife Alice Cliffe admitted first degree murder in the hanging of her 4-year-old son Wayne Totham. Investigators say Wayne was suspended from a rafter for three nights with hands bound and mouth taped. The couple told police they intended to punish him for disobedience and did not expect his death. Mrs Cliffe, pregnant, said Wayne was her illegitimate son and hard to handle.
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Tampa
Fla.p
L.J. Swann
John Cliffe
Alice Cliffe
Little Wayne Totham
Swann
Mexican youth offers to ride rocket for price
A Mexican youth, Carlos Gonzalez Correa, 23, an engineering student in Mexico City, offered to volunteer for a rocket ride in Air Force experiments already tested with animal rocketeers. The U S Air Force declined the offer and Correa asked MIT to pay his way if the experiments succeed.
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Washington
Anima
Air Force
Carlos Gonzalez Correa
Mexico City
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National GOP presidential race tests after Massachusetts vote
National political rounds describe a split GOP after Massachusetts returns. Eisenhower leads with 69 percent support and 27 of 28 delegate posts. Taft claims momentum but trails in delegates. Democrats floated a Stevenson draft. Kefauver and Harriman shaded by convention tactics as candidates prepare for a TV event hosted by the League of Women Voters. Missouri likewise moves to fill eight more convention seats.
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Massachusetts
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Taft
Washington
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard Russell
Georgia
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Mutual Security
W. Averell Harriman
Cincinnati
ABC
League of Women Voters
Russell
Paul Hoffman
Europe
Missouri
Father Shoots Son Kills Girl and Self in Cemetery
In Baltimore area a divorced father Leo A. Schneider Sr. 49 took his son Leo Jr. 13 and an 8 year old girl to a Catonsville cemetery and shot the girl dead, critically wounded the boy, then killed himself. The boy, mortally wounded, relayed the events before collapsing. The father owned part of the cemetery and urged a game of pretend when he drew a .32 caliber pistol with blanks. The tragedy occurred near the cemetery entrance shed as the trio played.
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Baltimore
Leo A. Schneider Sr
Leo Jr
Catonsville
Man Dies As Train Strikes Truck At Crossing
Wilmington Ohio passenger train struck a truck at a crossing near here Wednesday. James A. Tucker, 60, of Sabina, was killed in the collision reported by local authorities.
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Wilmington
O.P
Baltimore & Ohio
James A. Tucker
Sabina
Communists End Silence Parley Set for Armistice Talks
Truce negotiators scheduled a crucial session to hear the Communist reply to the United Nations package for a Korean armistice. The Reds asked for a full-dress session after studying the Allied plan, with issues including prisoner exchange, Soviet participation, and airfield rehabilitation. Chang Chun San notified security officers Reds were ready to meet. no written exchange.
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Robert Eunson AN
Korea
United Nations
William P. Nuckols
U.N. Command
Chang Chun San
Panmunjom
Chang
Kaesong
Red
Pet Monkey Triggers Jail Mutiny At Local Pet Shop
In Los Angeles, George the Java monkey escaped his cage and led a mini uprising. He freed an owl and five guinea pigs, ate $25 worth of tropical fish, toppled five canary cages and two parrot enclosures, and scattered supplies before owners Ralph He op and Irvin Freeman recaptured him. They praised that the 11-foot boa constrictor named Cleo remained secured.
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Los Angeles
George
Canaries
Ralph He Op
Irvin Freeman
Cleo
Seven Cottages Burned at Buckeye Lake
Fire at Buckeye Lake Wednesday night destroyed seven cottages and damaged four others. Officials estimate property loss between 40000 and 50000 dollars. Local authorities investigated the cause as investigators traced the blaze through the lakeside area.
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Newark
Buckeye Lake
May Day Riots Across World Highlight Cold War Tensions
May Day riots and rallies pitted Communists against non-communists from Tokyo to Berlin. In Tokyo thousands clashed with police, 100-plus injured as speakers including Norman Thomas were halted. Soviet leaders touted strength in Red Square while West Berliners heard speeches from Heuss, Reuter, and Irving Brown as arrests topped 55.
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Tokyo
Berlin
Stalin
Lenin
Red Square
New York
Eighth Avenue
Louis Weinstock
Norman Thomas
American Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
J. Philip Reed
Meiji Park
Moscow
Red
Leonid Govorov
Germany
Japan
Korea
U.S
Tax Bureau Stands Put On Loan Deductions
Washington AP The Internal Revenue Bureau refuses to reverse rulings that loans to political parties may be deducted as bad debts if uncollectible. The bureau will scrutinize cases to ensure loans are not treated as political contributions. Senator Williams cited four cases where wealthy donors allegedly funded campaigns via loans.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Sen. Williams
R-Del
John B. Dunlap
Rep. King
Tax Bureau
Williams
Senate
New York State
Democratic Committee
Revenue Bureau
Democratic Party
Lost Plane Found Deepens Mystery Over 50 Missing
Wreckage of a Pan American World Air luxury Stratocarrier was sighted near Belem Brazil with no survivors reported. The plane disappeared April 29 carrying 50 aboard, 19 of them crew. PAA officials in Miami said messages indicated the aircraft split in two and burned. Wreckage spotted by a PAA C-46 cargo plane near Carolina about 400 miles southeast of Belem.
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Miami
Fla
Pan American World Air
Belem
Brazil
PAA
Carolina
Army Major On Outside Looking In
FT. SILL Okla Tom Brett is a civilian today but may fight to retain military status through courts until September He was among the first 45th Division soldiers returned from Korea and federalized for two years since September 1950 Brett planned civilian business for a two year absence and would lose about 3000 in Army pay if discharged early Army authorities discharged him yesterday under protest after a brief conference with his attorney.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Tom Brett
Korea
Brett
45Th Division
Maj
Ohio Fuel Gas Seeks Rate Increase Across Ohio
Washington The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. asked the Federal Power Commission for higher rates for 534000 customers in 49 Ohio counties. The filing follows a similar request by Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. Ohio Fuel Gas sources about 40 percent of its gas from Texas Eastern and wholesales to Cincinnati Gas and Electric, Dayton Power and Light, West Ohio Gas, Delaware Gas, Bellefontaine, Lancaster, and 18 other companies and towns.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
Ohio
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Ohio Fuel Gas
Texas Eastern
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
West Ohio Gas Co
Delaware Gas
Frigidaire to Lay Off 2000 Workers in May
Dayton report says Frigidaire division of General Motors will temporarily lay off 2000 of its 18 500 employees during May due to abnormally high inventories and softer demand. Delco Products division of CM may also be affected.
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Dayton, O
Frigidaire
General Motors Corp
Delco Products
Jacksonville Bus Drivers Strike Shuts Area Transit
Drivers of buses serving Jacksonville Florida area with about 300000 residents walked off the job today. The stoppage disrupted local service across the region as unions and management negotiate.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Court refuses to bar wage rise while steel mills seized
In a 5 to 4 decision the U S Court of Appeals refused to block wage increases for steel workers while the mills remain seized. The ruling allows the government to pursue a bargain with the CIO United Steelworkers as it seeks a legal framework from Congress for controlling the industry amid the strike and court actions. President Murray signaled a possible end to the stoppage if seizure continued.
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Chicago
Ill
David S. Pine
Philip Murray
Murry
U. S. Court of Appeals
AP Telephoto
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
CIO Steelworkers
Congress
Murray
Pittsburgh
U. S
David A. Pine
Court of Appeals
Pine
Supreme Court
E. A. Barrett Prettyman
Henry W. Edgerton
Charles Fahy
David L. Bazelon
George T. Washington
Harold M. Stephens
Bennett Champ Clark
Wilbur K. Miller
James M. Proctor
Philip Perlman
CIO
United Steelworkers
Perlman
Circuit Court
Impeachment Top Topic In Congress
Congress debates power to halt strikes via injunctions as impeachment talk rises. House hearings on anti strike bill to block strikes in emergencies unfold while a Taft Hartley expansion bill seeks non vetoable congressional injunctions lasting 80 days with court receivership if no deal is reached.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Truman
Supreme Court
House Armed Services Committee
House Judiciary Committee
House
Rep
Smith
D-Va
Senate
Five Top Nominees Face Women Voters TV Quiz
Cincinnati hosts a national ABC political quiz delaying Taft Russell and Eisenhower. Hoffmann substitutes for Eisenhower, with Ke fauver and other Democrats among the panel. The hour long program begins at 7 p m EST and focuses on the presidential race for the White House.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
White House
ABC
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Richard B. Russell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cer
League of Women Voters
Paul G. Hoffman
Eisenhower
Taft
Russell
Hoffman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Rob
Marines Aid In Atom Test In Nevada Desert Exercise
The 11 30 a m blast over the Nevada desert marked the Marines first nuclear warfare maneuver. Two Marine battalions totaling 2150 men stood ready to advance from nearby foxholes after the detonation. Observers from Marine Corps installations nationwide attended while KTLA telecast the flash to Southern California. No sound or shock reached Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Desert
U. S
KTLA
Los Angeles
California
Marine Corps
Continental
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
McMahon Announces Candidacy for Democratic Presidential Ticket
Connecticut Senator Brien McMahon declares his bid for the Democratic nomination. He champions strong national defense and economic stability while addressing rivals and party dynamics on the campaign trail.
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New York
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Local TV Fans Catch Evening Broadcast on Two Channels
Local viewers can watch the program on Channel 7 or Channel 13 at 7 p.m. Tonight’s slate includes entertainment and a brief sports update. The two-channel option ensures accessible viewing for all audiences.
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Channel
Hoffman to speak for Eisenhower at League forum
The League of Women Voters hosts its 20th biennial convention as Hoffman's talk tonight is billed to reflect Eisenhower’s positions. Hoffman, asked to present the general's views, said he cannot express the general's positions on major issues and will strive to mirror them as accurately as possible.
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Ert E. Kerr
Oklahoma
W. Averell Harriman
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
League of Women Voters
Hoffman
Eisenhower
The
League
More Troubles Piling Up For Dr Lange
Cincinnati doctor Sidney Lange faces further penalties after tax authorities assess back state taxes and a 50 percent penalty. He owed Ohio intangible taxes totaling $148,895 from 1932 to 1951, already paid with a 10 percent penalty. The state orders push his total to just over $60,000, while a U S district court conviction earlier imposed five years and a $50,000 fine, suspended due to illness.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
State Tax Department
Sidney Lange
John W. Peck
Lange
Ton County
Peck
Dr. Lange
Ohio
U. S. District Court
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