Steel Strike Shuts Down Mills Nationwide
About 500000 CIO Steelworkers walked off the job demanding free medical, dental and life insurance, halting steel and iron mills across the country. The walkout, led by United Steelworkers President Philip Murray, began at midnight and idled 50 ore mines in 23 states, threatening broader economic disruption alongside a concurrent coal strike.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
America
U S
United Steelworker
Philip Murray
Ors
Timeline of the Pittsburgh steel strike and talks
A detailed chronology shows the nationwide steel strike unfolding from May 13 wage and benefit demands, through federal mediation efforts, to the October 1 walkout. Major players include United Steelworkers, U.S. Steel, Bethlehem, Crucible, and Portsmouth Steel, with Truman mediation and a 12% wage increase sought. The strike began with 500,000 workers idle and ended with no immediate violence, as mills banked equipment and production slowed.
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Truman H d
U. S
W N. Margolis
Murray
Big Steel
Ion
Benjamin F
United States Steel Corporation
CLO
Coal Stockpiles Higher Than '48 Despite Strike
The Bureau of Mines reports a 48 day coal stockpile on hand two weeks into the national coal strike, higher than 46 days in 1948. Despite work stoppages, the steel industry remains largely shut, reducing fuel demand as miners of UMW return to some mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Mines
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Pennsylvania
UMW
Temporary restraining order against picketing mines in Columbiana County
Judge Joel H. Sharp granted Buckeye Coal Company a temporary restraining order in Common Pleas Court East Liverpool. The order targets United Mine Workers Locals 8548 and 2247 of Jefferson County and their officers William Jenkins Wellsville and Alex Frebe Bergholz as representatives of District 6 Bellaire.
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East Liverpool
O.ap
Columbiana County
Buckeye Coal Company
Joel H. Sharp
Common Pleas Court
United Mine Workers
Jefferson County
William Jenkins
Wellsville
Alex Frebe
Bergholz
Bellaire
West Virginia ordnance works to cut operations by 25 percent
Town officials said the ordnance works would curtail operations by 25 percent effective Monday to conserve coal. About 50 of its 1,000 employees would be laid off by the curtailment. The Virginia Emergency Fuel Commission planned a 50 000 ton coal reserve to cover continued coal walkouts. Miners welcomed word they would return to work, noting pension and welfare funds differ from bituminous welfare.
Growing federal deficit feared in early 1950
Washington reports the government ran a deficit of about 1.4 billion dollars in the first quarter of fiscal 1950 with no relief in sight. An administration expert suggests a 12 month deficit near 2 billion, while Senator Byrd warns it could reach as high as 7 billion.
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Washington
Byrd
Dva
Three Balkan States Break Off Treaties
London's AP report states Yugoslavia accuses Russia of seeking to overthrow Premier Tito's government. Yugoslavia replies to the Soviet note scrapping the Russian Yugoslav treaty of friendship and mutual aid. Hungary and Poland followed Russia, with other Soviet satellites in the Cominform expected to follow.
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London
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Poland
Cominform
Balkan satellites to cut ties with Yugoslavia
London AP reports that Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Albania are likely to sever pact ties with Yugoslavia after Poland and Hungary renounced friendship pacts with Marshal Tito. The Cominform coalition appears to follow Russia's lead, signaling a broader split in the region.
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London
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Poland
Hungary
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Russia
Tito
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Romania
American Can Stoppage Averted by Last-Minute Settlement
A late settlement halted a planned nationwide strike by about 15 000 CIO United Steel workers at 28 American Can plants. The union dropped wage demands and the company created a non-contributory pension fund of six cents an hour, effective Oct 1, with contracts extended to March 1950 excluding new insurance and pension provisions.
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Cincinnati
CIO
United
Wage Talks To Reopen At Goodrich In May 1950
Dayton AP reports CIO United Rubber Workers will reopen wage talks with B F Goodrich on May 15 1950 after a 34 day strike that ended with a contract covering 16 000 workers in seven states The deal includes a satisfactory pension and welfare program but no immediate pay raise and runs to February 1 1951 The pact allows reopening of talks next year as costs rise for the firm and worker productivity is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
UMW
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Heyden Chemical Corporation
Morgan
Dayton, O
CIO
United Rubber Workers
B. F. Goodrich Company
George R. Bass
Tiler
Tiller
John L. Colyer
Goodrich
Soviet Kamchatka Rocket Sites Raise Alarm On Alaska Threat
Report claims the Soviet MVD completed rocket launching fields on Kamchatka and nearby Kolyma to threaten Alaska and Canada. It cites mass production claims tied to Peenemunde heritage, vast prison labor for roads and airfields, and ongoing military build up including fuel for potential bombardment.
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NER
Alaska
U. S
Japan
MVD
Kachatka Peninsula
Klyma
Kamchatka
Paris
France
Bogomoloy
Wehrmacht
Peenemuende Armaments Center
Siberia
Bogomolov
Canadian Pacific
Magadan
Bering Straits
Report on AEC splits opens Senate House panel rift
Washington AP A proposed staff draft exonerating the Atomic Energy Commission fuels bitter factionalism within the Senate House Atomic Committee. Senator Hickenlooper accuses the draft of white washing while McMahon defends the inquiry. Key members weigh whether to approve the confidential report as Knowland and Russell question timing and process.
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AEC
Senate
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
David E. Lilienthal
Committee
McMahon
Dcon
Senator Knowland
Calif
Civil Defense Plans Set Up Washington
President Truman shifted national civil defense planning to the National Resources Board and a Defense Department liaison office. The two federal groups total about a dozen people with no binding authority while states and communities pursue their own plans for civilian protection against atomic or aerial attacks.
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Washington
National Security Resources Board
Defense Department
Truman
Office of
Civil Defense Planning
James Forrestal
NLRB
William H. Gill
Hawkins Given Life For Fatal Hillsboro Shooting
Hans ford L Hawkins, 57, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the fatal shooting of Paul Young, 34, last June 9 in Hillsboro Ohio.
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Hillsboro, O
Hansford L. Hawkins
Paul Young
Wilmington Boy Held In Policeman's Death
A 16 year old Wilmington boy is held in connection with the shooting death of Blanchester Patrolman Burdete Lee 45. Lee was shot while pursuing a man who had accosted two sisters near Blanchester's center. The suspect reportedly admitted the shooting and was found at his home after a ride from Blanchester. A .22 long barrel pistol was found on him. no charges filed yet. The elder sister described the abductor as about 18, five foot eight, wearing a white jacket.
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Wilmington
George Shilling
Burdette Lee
Blanchester
Floyd Foote
Lee
Shilling
Lancaster
Foote
Longshoremen Guard Ports Along Oregon Coast
Longshoremen set up a coast wide scouting system at Oregon ports to detect four barges from Hawaii heading for unload sites after a strike. An airplane and five speed boats were stationed along the coast to respond to any barge like craft. CIO leaders said tips indicated the barges were en route.
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Dalles, Obe
Oregon Coast
CIO
The Payoff of on Time Installment Plans
A humorous look at the old habit of buying on installment plans. The piece laments rising debts from mortgages, car loans, groceries, and utilities and imagines better options like stretching paychecks and a reproducing dime to avoid debt.
Wage increase bills head to conference
The Senate and House move to resolve pay raises for about 885,000 civil servants and 500,000 postal workers. Senate bills propose higher top pay and larger average raises, while House plans differ. A conference committee will seek a compromise on funding and scope.
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Associated Press
Senate House
Senate
House
House-Senate
Tone House
Lucas
Illinois
Quiet Picket Lines Mark Ohio Steel Strike Start
In Ohio the nationwide steel strike reduces visible activity as CIO United Steelworkers totaling nearly 100000 in the state abstain from work. Cleveland area gates run with token crews while Lorain Youngstown and Steubenville show sparse activity or normal operations at Armco and Weirton Steel facilities.
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Cleveland
Ohio Steel
CIO United
National Tube Company
Lorain
Charlies de Bracy
Frank Ursic
Steubenville
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Weirton Steel Company
Armco
Middletown
Weirton
W. Va
Matt Winn in Critical Condition in Louisville
Col Matt K Winn known as Mr Kentucky Derby remained in critical condition at St Joseph Infirmary Louisville after a late Thursday setback. The 88 year old Churchill Downs president had two recent operations to fix a stomach ailment.
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Louisville, KY
Matt K. Winn
St. Joseph Infirmary
Churchill Downs
Winn
Red mountain peak in Russia named for Paul Robeson
The Communist Party newspaper Pravda reported a mountain peak in Russia was named in honor of the African American singer Paul Robeson, highlighting a gesture of recognition from a Soviet publication.
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REDS
Ohio Turnpike Bonds Sought by Columbus Officials
Ohio Turnpike Commission plans about 200 million dollars in bonds to fund toll road operations as it faces route surveys and engineering studies. Drexel and Company of Philadelphia purchased a Pennsylvania issue at 2.9 percent, signaling strong demand for turnpike bonds amid Ohio’s financing challenges.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Drexel and Company
Philadelphia
Ohio Republicans Outline Party Fight
Ohio Republicans outline a victory program drawn from national and state leaders. National chair Guy G Gabrielson cites the Pennsylvania 26th district special election shift as the model, with results to guide a 1950 strategy. Speakers include U S Senators Jenner Bricker Taft State Chairman Bliss Columbus Mayor and Treasurer Ebright.
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Columbus
Ohio
GOP
Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations
Guy G. Gabrielson
Pennsylvania
John W. Sayelor
Gabrielson
U. S
William E. Jenner
Indiana
John W. Bricker
Robert A. Taft
Ray Bliss
James A
Don H. Ebright
Pope
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U. S. Steel Corporation
Truman Aeke
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Steel
Crucible Steel
Portsmouth
American Can Company
Morte
Ers
Balkan States
Albania
BY Leon Dennen
Northwest Airlines
Kolyma
Kolyme
Matthew
Bering See
Madagan
Bering Straights
Lielen
Pribilof
Pacific Ocean
Russell
D-Ga
By Gordon Martin
Martin
Matt Winn
Ohio Turnpike
Republicans
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