Coal Strike Mediation Faces Slow Start at White Sulphur
Washington AP reports John L. Lewis and leading soft coal operators meet with Conciliation Chief Cyrus Ching to seek a settlement amid a 19 day coal strike. Talks shift between White Sulphur Springs and Bluefield as the government weighs Taft Hartley emergency options.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Cyrus Ching
White Sulphur Springs
Bluefield
W. Va
Ching
Truman
Lewis
Philip Murray
Clo
Secret A Bomb Parley Sails Through Senate Panel
The Senate House Atomic Committee opened a top secret probe on the A-bomb issue after dropping its inquiry into the Atomic Energy Commission. Senator McMahon said Symington and two aides would testify behind closed doors as ties to air force rapid bomb delivery are explored. The panel split along party lines over continuing the inquiry into alleged mismanagement at the AEC. Representatives of the commission and the Military Libration Committee were invited to attend.
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Washington
Senate House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
McMahon
D-Conn
Air Force
Symington
Rowland
R-Calif
Khowland
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
Iowa
David E. Lilienthal
Commission
Military Lib«arison Committee
Berlin May Be Added To West German Nation
Western powers consider adding Berlin to West Germany to counter a Communist government in Eastern Germany. Diplomatic officials said the United States Britain and France had not yet accepted a German appeal for the move.
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Berlin
Washington
Russia
Germany
United States
Britain
France
East German Republic Formed Under German Communists
The German Peoples' Council declared itself the lower house of the German Democratic Republic, turning a pro Soviet public forum into a governing body. Germany now has two regimes, an eastern state reestablished today and a West German government operating in the western zones.
Western Berlin Sperns Moves Amid East German Tensions
The United States launched two sharp protests against Soviet actions in Eastern Germany. The State Department condemned mistreatment of Americans and Webb warned of Moscow’s plan to install a dictatorial regime in East Berlin, with Western moves possible to make West Berlin a state of the Bonn government to protect its 2 million residents.
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Berlin
Russia
United States
Germany
State Department
Webb
Estern Germany
West Berlin
Bonn
Robeson Skips Oberlin Forum. White Praises Him
At Oberlin College the Negro singer Paul Robeson did not participate in a scheduled forum. Rev Horace White of Plymouth Congregational Church in Detroit attended and offered qualified praise, calling Robeson one of the world's greatest artists while noting his view of the Negro issue as separate from the broader American economy.
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Oberlin
Paul Robeson
Oberlin College
Horace White
Plymouth Congregational Church
Detroit
Robeson
White
Rebesen
Admiral Radford warns vs B-36 sole reliance in national defense
Admiral Arthur W. Radford tells Congress that concentrating military strength in the Air Force B-36 bomber is a bad gamble for national security. The House committee voted 9 to 6 to allow his public statement after a closed preview, amid Navy Air Force tensions and calls for balanced naval aviation and strategic bombing. Capt. Crommelin faces possible court martial after suspension, fueling the inquiry into interservice friction.
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Washington
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Congress Today
Calif
John G. Crommelin
Navy
Air Force
Radford
Crommelin
District of Columbia
William F. Halsey
Louis Denfeld
Navy Operations
House Armed Services
John Crommelin
Wriepheto
Tokyo Rose Sentenced To Ten Years In Jail
TOKYO ROSE alias Iva D Aquino received a ten year federal prison term and a ten thousand dollar fine from Judge Michael Roche. Her attorney pledged to seek bail next week while noting the maximum penalty was death and she could appeal. Her husband Felipe sailed for Japan aboard the Trade Winds after the sentencing.
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Tokyo Rose
San Francisco
Ucla Coed
Iva D'Aquino
Michael J. Roche
Wayne Collins
Collins
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
W. Va
Mildred
Sally” Gillers
D’aquino
Felipe
Japan
Pacific Far East Line
Senate to vote on farm price support bill test
Senate leaders pressed for a test vote today on a long range farm price support plan. Majority Leader Lucas and Senator Anderson say they have the votes to pass the Anderson draft, aiming for a 75 to 90 percent price support level. Some senators insist on a flat 90 percent level, while others push record votes to show who backs farmers in the next elections.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Anderson
D-Nm
Thederson
Arity
Young
When the Paper Goes To Press
A nostalgic look at how a newspaper rushes to print fast moving news from politics and defense to weather and society. It celebrates the echo of newsrooms where stocks, recipes, entertainment, and local births all appear in print each day.
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Lefty
Europe
Washington
Harry
Navy Neptune completes 4863 mile non-stop flight
The Navy Neptune bomber set a 4,863 mile non-stop record from an aircraft carrier. Commander Frederick L Ashworth piloted with Lt. Comdr. G. S. Morrison and Lt. (jg) L. A. Cox aboard. The 24 hour 42 minute training flight from Midway off Norfolk landed in San Diego with 250 gallons of gasoline remaining.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Frederick L Ashworth
Palo Alto
Contraia
G. S. Morrison
Clearwater, Fla
L. A. Cox
Atchison, Kans
Midway
Norfolk
Siler
Postal worker drowns after falling from launch on Lake Erie
Otto F. Penicka Sr. a 49 year old postal worker, fell into Lake Erie from a 40 foot motor launch during a fishing trip near Painesville Ohio and drowned while a party of postal employees was aboard.
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Painesville, O
Otto F. Penicka, Sr
Lake Erie
Penicka
Hawaii Dock Strike Ends After 14 Cent Wage Increase
Hawaii dock workers ratified an oral settlement granting a 14 cent hourly raise ending a strike that began May first on the islands. Back-to-work could be delayed two to three days due to unsettled non stevedoring issues outside Honolulu. Two CIO International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union negotiating teams planned to finalize these matters.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
NLWWU
France Reds and Catholics agree on wage program
In Paris amid a political crisis, Communist and Catholic labor unions move toward cooperation. The French Federation of Workers CFTC urges a joint meeting with CGT and non Communist groups to craft a common wage plan. All unions want a cost of living bonus and wage unfreezing via renewed collective bargaining.
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Paris
France
Henri Queule
Whas
Vincent Auriol
Queuille
French Federation of Workers
CFTC
Workers’ Force
General Federation of Labor
CGT
Earthquake Reported From Far Off Indonesian Region
Fordham University reported a fairly severe earthquake about 10 000 miles away, likely in the Dutch East Indies. Rev Joseph J Lynch said the university seismograph logged shocks at 7 21 48 a m EST and 7 25 a m.
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New York
Fordham University Today
Dutch East Indies
Joseph J. Lynch
Nine Aboard Crashed C-47 Found Dead
Ranger Tom Huffman said all nine aboard the missing air force C-47 were dead after the crash near Mount Mitchell North Carolina. Wreckage found six miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway with plane burned. searchers from Army forest rangers maution men and air units continued the second day amid fog and cold rain.
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Tom Huffman
Air Force
Here
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mount Mitchell
Mississippi
Eee
W. C. Hall
Hall
Washington
Brookley Air Base
Mobile
Ala
Mt. Mitchell
U. S
Ocky Mountains
Maution
Greenville
S. C.) Air Force Base
Westover Field
Mass
Verdicts Vary On Death Of Cafe Owner
Akron authorities debated the death of Anton Amstadt owner of a local cafe and nightclub. Summit County Coroner C J Martin delayed ruling awaiting autopsy results from the Cuyahoga County Crime Laboratory in Cleveland. A kitchen knife was found rammed into his chest near the debonair cafe.
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Akron
Anton
Tony) Amstadt
Summit County
C. J. Martin
Amstadt
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Martin
Mpresiog
Cuyahoga River
Cuyahoga Falls
Ex-Coal Miner Livengood Seeks Pension From MWF Backing
Ex coal miner George Livengood, 34, who sued the United Mine Workers Welfare Fund and was expelled by Local 6308 Uniontown, may still receive a disability pension if the fund’s benefits remain suspended. A telegram from Norfolk, signed R Lee Page, offered to pay the pension and Livengood questions its authenticity. He filed a federal suit in Washington BR C seeking removal of trustees and an annual audit.
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Lewis
White Sulphur
Bluefield
North
West
Steel Company
Southern Coal Producers Association
Ching
George H. Love
Northwest Group
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel Corporation
Joseph FE. Moody
Southern Association
Uniontown
United Mine Worker Welfare Fund
UMW
George H. Livengood
Norfolk
John L. Lewis
R. Lee Page
Livengood
Page
Washington, BR. C
Welfare Fund
Acquittal in Killing of Infant Believed Insanity Plea
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Mrs Martha Woodeon Kaiwai a Virginia society girl and child psychology student was acquitted of killing her one month old son after pleading temporary insanity. A neutral psychiatrist will assess fitness for discharge as Judge Pinola weighs release.
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Wilkes-Barre
Martha Woodeon Kaiwai
Virginia Society
Hazleton
Kalwaic
Baby Mixup Ends With No Swap Realized
In Kent Ohio two sets of parents learned their 16 day old boys were not mixed up after blood tests confirmed the infants belonged to their respective families. Mrs Strayer and Mrs Shanley expressed relief as they plan baptism for Robert Michael Strayer. An unidentified purse holder at Robinson Memorial was suspended but now can return to work.
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Kent
O.ap
J. P. Shanley
Robert Strayer
Mrs. Strayer
St. Patrick’s Church
Robert Michael Strayer
Hebert
Strayer
Shanley
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Ravenna
Robinson Memorial
Red Captives Freed
Three American soldiers long held in the Russian zone of Austria were returned to U S Army authorities this morning. Identified are Pvt Porter J Pentillo 34 of Cleveland Recruit Carl Rufinke 30 of Miami Ariz and Recruit Carl Praester 30 of Newark N J.
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Vienna
Austria
Pvt
Porter J. Pentillo
Cleveland
Carl Rufinke
Miami
Ariz
Carl Praester
Newark
N. J
Forgery Charged In Circleville Magazine Sales Probe
A 19 year old girl named Margaret Sumrall of Laurel Mississippi was charged in Circleville Ohio with passing forged checks totaling 94 dollars to bolster her magazine sales record. She told police she was trying to work her way through pursuing school.
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Circleville, O
Margaret Sumrall
Laurel, Miss
World Series Moves to Brooklyn Amid Cloudy Skies
New York forecast from the U S Weather Bureau calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers today as the World Series shifts from Yankee Stadium to Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. High near 70. Tomorrow, fourth game in Brooklyn projects early clouds then afternoon sun. Register by Oct 16.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
U. S
Woman Wins $15,000 in Gambling Losses Suit Against Beverly Hills
In Covington Kentucky a federal court jury ordered Beverly Hills Country Club to pay Mrs Margaret Cutler $15,000, the first such Eastern Kentucky verdict. She had sought $97,000 after alleging her husband’s gambling at the club caused losses including $32,000, plus damages from his failing auto business and home. The jury deliberated about an hour.
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Covington, Ky
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Margaret
Beverly Hills Country Club
Cutler
Treal
Middletown Plans Bright Business and Community Features
The Sunday business page will feature Middletown’s three quarter year survey of bank activity building and employment. A Nearby Communities section will run Fred Shaeffer’s war years in the Philippines. Fire Prevention Week leads the Sunday paper with youth focus. civic concerts feature Miss Adalaide Bishop and Gordon Manney in the Women’s Section.
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Middletown
Fred Shaeffer
Miltonville
Phillipine Islands
Islands
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Armed Services
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East Berlin
Oberlin’s Forum
House Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Navy
W. A. Radford
Russel
By Gordon Martin
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Halsey, Denfeld
Probe
Asheville, N. C
Leon Schwartz
Frank L. Pinola
Beverly Hills
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