Funeral planned for AFL leader William Green in Coshocton
William Green 82 former AFL president and coal miner son dies after heart ailment. Funeral set for Monday at Grace Methodist Church Coshocton with Rev. John H. Shanley presiding. Green led AFL 28 years and was a key figure alongside John L. Lewis and George Meany in labor history.
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Coshocton, O
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Ohio
AFL
Cochocton
Green
Grace Methodist Church
Methodist Church
John H. Shanley
First Baptist Church
Bill” Green
CIO
Philip Murray
San Francisco
George Meany
George M. Harrison
Railway Clerks Union
Cincinnati
Harrison
Meany
John L. Lewis
Organized Labor
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Prosser’s Hollow
Coshocton
Bill Green
Ohio Senate
Samuel Gompers
George Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Allan S. Haywood
Walter Reuther
CIO Auto Workers
Murray
Atlantic City
UN Planes Attack Trucks In Heavy North Korea Toll
Allied air forces report 785 Communist trucks destroyed in the seven days ending Friday the highest tally since January. Sabre jets clashed with MIG15s with at least 14 MiGs destroyed, one probably destroyed, and four damaged. One Sabre jet lost in air combat. Ground fighting reduced to minor probing attacks.
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Robert Tuckman
Seoul
North Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Air Force
John Randolph
Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Tokyo
Pilot Keeps Memory Alive With Home Movies
Capt. Peter Messina, returned from a 14 month Korea tour, solved the problem of his children forgetting him by sending reels of home movies monthly. Upon arrival, his daughters Rosalie 4 and Elizabeth Ann 3 rushed to him, shouting This is our daddy.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Messina
Korea
Messina
Rosalie
Elizabeth Ann
Mystery Light Fixture Quieted at Vacant Minneapolis Cafe
A swinging light in a vacant Minneapolis cafe drew crowds until a caretaker and experts stopped the heat register, ending the 18 inch arcs. The riddle deepened as seven other fixtures in the building were to join the display.
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Minneapolis
Taft under pressure as Eisenhower taps Dewey aides
President elect Eisenhower picks five former Dewey aides for cabinet posts. John Foster Dulles as secretary of state and Herbert Brownell Jr. as attorney general are named, while Douglas McKay of Oregon is chosen for interior. Taft’s response remains silent as allies say he is irked by Dewey influence.
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Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
Sen
Robert A. Taft
GOP
Senate
Taft
Dewey
John Foster DiMes
Herbert Brownell Jr
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Interior
Ohio
Eisenhower Names Cabinet Aides Amid Broad Praise
President-elect Eisenhower's late cabinet picks receive favorable reaction from leaders in both parties. Herbert Brownell Jr. named attorney general and George M. Humphrey treasury secretary, with Harold Stassen named mutual security administrator. Senators praise and caution mix as Taft weighs leadership. new top secret policy volumes arrive to aid a smooth transition.
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High Command
Herbert Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Minnesota
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University of Pennsylvania
Mutual Security Agency
George M. Humphrey
Cleveland
Department of the Treasury
NEA
Washington
Eisenhower
Herbert Brownwell Jr
Thomas E. Deneny
Byrd
Adlai Stevenson
Treasury Post
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Humphrey
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
Stassen
Harriman
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Sen
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Republican Party
Stevenson
Hery Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tucson
Ariz
Senate
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Brownell
Mundt
R-Sd
Stennis
D-Miss
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Van Fleet backs using more South Korean troops in Korea
Gen James A Van Fleet says the U S can field many more South Korean divisions beyond the 10 already on the Korean front He backs increased use of native troops to defend their land and to replace American soldiers where possible The Eighth Army commander notes ROKs are as capable as U S troops in defensive warfare and cost less per manpower The issue arose during the Eisenhower campaign with Van Fleet's letter expressing a similar view
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New York
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
van Fleet
Deaths Of Green And Murray Leave Labor Top Skewed
Washington dispatch notes the deaths of AFL president William Green and CIO president Philip Murray within 12 days of each other. Both were coal miners and shaped industrial unionism, leaving John L. Lewis as the lone surviving member of the trio. Leadership uncertainty and unity talks loom as AFL and CIO prepare for new chiefs.
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Green
Murray
Lewis
Rowland Evans JR
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Organized Labor
Democrats
Cio-Afl
Dixie Snowstorm Paralyzes Four States With 22 Inch Depth
A shifting air mass dumped as much as 22 inches of snow in Tennessee North Carolina Virginia and Kentucky causing widespread disruption. In Knoxville 22 inches fell with 2.32 inches of water. two people were injured by a falling marquee and a railroad crossing collision claimed a young couple's life.
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Virginia
North Carolina
Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Dixie
Morristown
Knoxville
Winds Lashes Central Ohio Toppling Trees and Knocking Out Power
High winds up to 75 miles per hour swept through Central Ohio on Friday causing minor structural damage and power outages in some areas. About a dozen trees fell in Columbus and the police department received numerous reports of damage while Zanesville also felt the gusts but without major impacts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Zanesville
Bodet quits UNESCO over budget fight at conference
Jaime Torres Bodet resigns as UNESCO director general in protest against a budget ceiling of 18 million dollars for 1943 1954. Cuban Brazilian and Yugoslav delegates also resign from the 18 member executive board. France seeks a supplemental budget as relief efforts stall.
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Jaime Torres-Bodet
U. N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Torres Bodet
Tuesay
Paulo de Berredo Carneiro
Vladislavy Kiplinikar
Yugoslavia
Rene Cassin
Cassin
France
United States
Florence
San Francisco
United Nations
Three Die As Car Falls From Bridge Near Frederick
State police report a farm hand Robert Fletcher Jr. age 29 and his two children Clyde age 5 and Linda age 3 drowned after their car plunged from a rain swollen Balenger Creek bridge southwest of Frederick Maryland. Eyewitnesses said the driver appeared confused while crossing the bridge before the vehicle went into the stream.
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Frederick
Balenger Creek
Here
Robert Fletcher Jr
Clyde
Linda
Potter's Michigan Win Over Moody Questioned
Republican Charles E. Potter's November 4 victory over Democrat Len Blair Moody in Michigan is under scrutiny as the Senate elections subcommittee seeks a preliminary probe. Michigan Board of Canvass certified Potter despite Moody's recount request, with Potter set to join the Senate if certification stands.
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Michigan
Moody
Lewis Gulick
Washington
Senate
Congress
Charles E. Potter
Len Blair Moody
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Neil Staebler
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Morse
GOP
Michigan Board of Canvass
U. S
California Quake Sends Shaking Across Coast
A rolling earthquake rocked from San Francisco to Los Angeles with an epicenter near Parkfield in Monterey County. No deaths or injuries were reported though seismologists warned of potential disaster if the epicenter had been in a populated area. The tremor lasted over three quarters of an hour and was felt across California including Paso Robles and Bakersfield.
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Oceano
California
Los Angeles
San Andreas
Charles Herrick
University of California Seismological
Parkfield
Monterey County
Here
Herrick
San Francisco Bay Area
Monterey
Carmel
Salinas
Paso Robles
Santa Barbara
Bakersfield
East Bay
KPRL
Kearn County
Two UK Men Face Perjury Charges
Two United Electrical Workers Union members ousted from CIO face perjury charges in Ohio and Ohio grand jury indictments. Everest Hupman 38 of Clarksville and Walter Lohman 41 of Dayton could not post 5000 bond and were jailed. Hupman worked for General Motors in Dayton and refused to answer if he had ever been a Communist. Lohman worked for Vernay Laboratories in Yellow Springs.
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Dayton
CIO
Everst Melvin Hupman
Clarksville
Walter Cornelius Lohman
United Electrical Workers Union
Cincinnati
Troy
Hupman
Frigendaire
General Motors Corp
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Lohman
Vernay Laboratories
Yellow Springs
Eden Expects Red Refusal Of POW Plan
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden doubts the Chinese Communists will accept the Indian proposal for a compromise in the Korea War deadlock. A Red Chinese refusal could weaken Peiping Indian ties, Eden said at a hush hush briefing. He also said his relationship with President elect Eisenhower is reestablished and Anglo American ties will stay close under the new administration.
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United Nations
N.Y
Anthony Eden
Peiping
Eden
U. S
Eisenhower
Shotgun Holdup Wounds Four in Cincinnati
Two masked youths armed with a shotgun held up a delicatessen and fed with 125 dollars Friday night. The gun discharged accidentally wounding four, including Arthur Ridge, 35, in serious condition at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Winton PI
Arthur Ridge
Good Samaritan Hospital
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