Humphrey Blasts Steel Over Defense Program And Wages
PHILADELPHIA Sen. Hubert H Humphrey D Minn told the CIO United Steelworkers convention that the steel industry has done greater disservice to the country by undermining the defense stabilization program The delegates cheered as he urged firm wage increases and better working conditions The convention backed a possible strike if talks fail and sought a union shop and repeal of Taft Hartley Act with emphasis on labor press publications.
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Philadelphia
Robert Humphrey
D-Minn
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Humphrey
CIO
Tobin
Amehy
Ellender
Supreme Court
Truman
U.S
Compromise Tide Land Oil Bill Heads for Vote
Washington reports a compromise bill to grant states clear title to submerged coastal lands. The House prepared for swift passage, with the Senate expected to act later the same day.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
One Way Out London Ivy Wickens Divorced Over Desertion
Ivy Wickens obtained a divorce on grounds of desertion after stating her husband self committed to a mental hospital shortly after their marriage and remained out of sight for 20 years.
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London
Ivy Wickens
Good Catch at Margaree Harbor Beer Spill Draws Crowds
Fishermen with dip nets flocked to Margaree Harbor Nova Scotia after a truckload of beer toppled into the river. Several hundred quarts were recovered from waters once famed for salmon, drawing a strong turnout from locals and anglers alike.
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Margaree Harbor
Nova Scotia
Soviets Tighten Berlin Controls with New Blocks
Soviet and East German leaders pressed a new set of limits around Berlin as Western patrols faced partial bans. A German Western patrol from Helmstedt again entered the autobahn while Berlin’s main link remained shut and Allied traffic faced confusion after the recent blockade shift.
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Berlin
Germany
U. S
Helmstedt
Government lifts controls on four metals and relaxes building bans
Washington reports the government will lift controls from four metals and ease the ban on amusement and recreation places effective July 1. Structural steel and aluminum use is restored for new houses by mid year. Zinc remains under inventory control.
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Washington
National Production Authority
House Passes Pay Bill Pushing Servicemen Pay
Washington reports the House approved a bill to raise servicemen pay by nearly 500 million dollars annually and sent it to the Senate for consideration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Reds Threaten Armistice Talks With Atomic Bomb Claims
In Panmunjom talks North Korea accuses the Allies of crimes including use of POWs in atomic bomb and germ warfare experiments. U N Command calls the charges ridiculous as no prisoner exchange progress occurs. Delegations plan to reconvene tomorrow with Nam Il challenging any breakoff.
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Korea
P—Red Truce
United Nations Command
Nam Il
Adm. C. Turner Joy
U.N
Panmunjom
Joy
Checks Bounced, So Did Hubby, Right Into Jail
Marie de Carlo and Abby Christie de Carlo staged a lavish wedding for 400 guests in Los Angeles. Police report 15 bounced checks totaling 1800 dollars including 12.50 for a rented tuxedo. Marie de Carlo was arraigned yesterday on fraud charges while the bride expressed continued affection.
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Los Angeles
Marie de Carlo
Abby Christie de Carlo
de Carlo
Christie
Truman Defends Programs as Bank and Hokum Attack
President Truman blasted opponents who label farm and other programs as Socialism calling their charge bank and hokum. He touted the gains of 20 years, noting farm ownership rose to 75 percent and pledged a whistlestop tour to back the Democratic candidate on a Trumanite platform.
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Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Washington Monument
Bank
Hokum
Department
Mossbacks
Two Ships Collide In Delaware Canal Fire Rages
In the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Summit Bridge Del a collision between the tanker F L Hayes and the steamship Barbara Sykes sparked explosions and a raging fire. Four crew members are missing ten crew aboard the Hayes, five escaped by jumping into the water and paddling ashore, one was rescued. Flames darken the dawn as the tanker carrying 700000 gallons of gasoline burns and firefighters cannot approach. The missing are R E Oakes Weyland Ellis Ollie Landee and George Carter. Roger Sears, Hayes captain, described the collision and ensuing fire before the vessel beached and the survivors fled ashore.
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Wilmington
Del
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
F.L. Hayes
Hayes
Barbara Sykes
Delaware
Canal
Summit
R.E. Oakes
Weyland Ellis
Ollie Landee
George Carter
Roger Sears
Taft Gains Delegates as West Virginia Primary Wraps Up
The Taft Eisenhower presidential contest narrows with Taft picking up 15 delegate votes in the West Virginia primary while Eisenhower gains one. Delegates’ seating contests loom as a potential turning point in the GOP race.
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Taft-Eisenhower
Ohio
Sen
Robert Taft
West Virginia
Dwight Eisenhower
Oregon Voters Face Record Primary Turnout
Voters in Oregon will designate Republican and Democratic choices for the White House with a record turnout expected. Delegates are allocated among five ballots in a multi-candidate race, with Kefauver pledged on the Democratic side and Eisenhower favored for GOP delegates.
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Portland
Ore
Dwight E. Eisenhower
Oregon
White House
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Eisenhower
Railmen Remember Minnie Rose Webb Ailing Railfan
Minnie Rose Webb, 19, the beloved rail workers’ friend from near Covington Tennessee, died after a lifelong battle from appendicitis October complications and meningitis. Illinois Central conductors once paused a freight to greet her on a porch, prompting hospital visits to Shriners Hospital in St Louis for treatment.
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Memphis
Tenn
Minnie Rose Webb
Illinois Central
Minnie
Covington
J.W. McNamara
St. Louis
Ther
Shriners’ Hospital
Couple marks golden wedding anniversary then divorce suit
Eighty year old Mers Rice and his wife Gladys 70 celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on April 27. Mrs Rice filed for separate maintenance claiming non support and asked the court to dispossess Rice so she could move back into the home. They married in 1902 in San Antonio Texas.
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Los Angeles
Mers. Rice
Gladys
Oil Unions Accept Lid On Boosts
Government labor officials forecast an early end to a 15 day oil strike that harms tourism and trade. The Wage Stabilization Board approved up to 15 cents per hour in raises for about 90,000 striking oil workers, with unions reporting cautious approval and some pushback on shift differentials.
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Federal Conciliation Service
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Oscar Chapman
Korea
Armed Services
Wage Stabilization Board
B. J. Schafer
CIO Oil Workers International Union
Denver
CIO Independent Afl Unions Coalition
Cincinnati oil workers reach new contract after strike fear
Bargainers for Local 508 CIO Oil Workers International Union and Gulf Refining Co. announced a new contract after hours of tense bargaining on Wednesday night in Cincinnati. The tentative deal ends worries the city would join a nationwide strike, restoring industry stability.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Mediators Move To Avert Jet Engine Walkout
Federal mediators pressed to settle a wage dispute threatening a GE jet engine plant at Lockland CO. production of 47 percent of Korea’s jet engines hinges on a settlement. Four mediators met with GE officials and two unions to avert the strike.
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Washington
Federal Conciliation Service
Korea
General Electric Co
Lockland, CO
Clark repudiates Colson agreement with Red POWs
Gen. Mark W. Clark in Tokyo repudiated the Colson agreement with Red prisoners of war on Kose Island saying it has no validity. He accused Colson of no authority to accept charges by the Reds and noted the agreement is used for propaganda in truce talks. Dodd’s release and Colson’s removal are cited as key factors shaping armistice negotiations and UN positions.
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William C. Barnard
TOKYO
Mark W. Clark
Kose Island
Clark
United Nations
Charles Colson
Colson
Francis T. Dodd
North Korea
Dodd
Washington
U.S
U.N
Nam II
Panmunjom
1St Corps
Korea
Eighth Army
Kose
Truman Aides Rally to Foil Further Foreign Aid Cuts
President Truman and aides push to defend the foreign aid bill after a 7 6 Senate Armed Services vote in committee that trimmed the package to about 6.9 billion dollars from the request. Senate talks and potential floor fights loom as Senator Long plans to renew his 400 million dollar amendment and Taft notes GOP interest in further trimming.
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Truman
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Committee
Congress
Pruman
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force
Finletter
House
Rayburn
Capitol
Sen
Long
D-La
Taft
Ohio
GOP
McFarland
Aziz
Immigration Overhaul Faces Possible Senate Rejection
Senator Humphrey said opponents may move tomorrow to send the 302 page bill back to the Senate Judiciary Committee and block its passage. The plan aims to derail the immigration and naturalization overhaul.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Judiciary Committee
Rescue at Sea Ends Nightmare for Ten Off Golden Gate
Ten people including three women and three children were rescued 40 miles off the Golden Gate after a distress call from the 86 foot schooner Eloise. The Coast Guard towed the disabled vessel, three hours after the warning, to safety. The group planned a cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii and the South Pacific with eight intending to settle in Hawaii.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Coast Guard
South Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Ewing
Eloise
Pacific
Baruch Links Steel Crisis to Fumbling Mobilization
Baruch told the Industrial College of the Armed Forces that the steel crisis stems from a hasty mobilization approach after Korea. He urged balanced mobilization with higher taxes and tight controls, warning that inflation and losses totaling billions have hurt defense financing and savings.
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Korea
Bernard M. Baruch
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Baruch
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