Supreme Court Opens Hearing on Taft-Hartley Oath
The Supreme Court began hearings on the constitutionality of the non-Communist oath required by the Taft Hartley labor act. The United Steel Workers and CIO American Communications Association challenge the provision as unions file affidavits. Lead up notes say international officers have complied, but two locals have not.
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Washington
Supreme Court
CO United Steel Workers of America
CIO American Communications Association
National Labor Board
Steel Workers’ Union
Chicago
Labor Board
Inland Steel Company
High Tribunal
United Steel Workers
International Union
Clevelander Is Jailed In Fatal Stabbing
A 20 year old Navy veteran Andrew Dina is jailed on suspicion of fatally stabbing Paul Pytash a 59 year old Cleveland employer Dina allegedly confronted Pytash at his mother's home after learning of an alleged affair with Dina's mother Dina chased Pytash through a stairwell and stabbed him nine times before being subdued by Dina's brother Dina has not been charged while police report the victim died at St Johns hospital Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Harold FE. Boyett
Andrew Dina
Paul Pytash
Mary Dina
Dina
Steven
Cleveland State Hospital
Boyett
Navy
Pytash
West Side
Steven Jr
St. John's Hospital
Details On U S Tariff Cuts Promised By State Dept
Washington reports full details promised on new American tariff cuts and concessions totaling about 250 million dollars on foreign imports. The State Department said the moves were agreed in last summer's Annecy negotiations with 30 nations, part of a reciprocal trade program. Ten new nations joined 20 from the original general agreement. official notes that a direct dollar-for-dollar comparison with the 250 million is premature.
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Washington
State Department
Annecy
France
U. S
Geneva
U.S
Truman Faces Senate Clash Over Olds Nomination and DP Bill
The Senate likely to oppose Truman on Olds for the Federal Power Commission while a separate fight over expanding displaced persons admission continues. House action could send the DP bill to the Senate if McCarran blocks it. Lucas delayed Olds vote due to Senator Miller’s death, shifting timing for both issues.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Uniees
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Europe
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCarran
D-New
Ferguson
R-Mich
Lucas
Illinois
Olds
Miller
Idaho
Long Dispute Settled By Two AFL Unions
Two AFL unions the Carpenters and the Laborers achieved a no strike settlement over concrete form handling ending a long jurisdictional fight. The accord, to ease building industry tensions, splits work on removing wooden forms and follows an AFL convention with officers to be re-elected.
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AFL
ST. Paul, Minn
American Federation of Labor
AFL Carpen
AFL Laborers Union
Defense
Louis Johnsen
William Green
Philip Fleming
U. S. Maritime Commission
CIO
Carpenters
Wet Air Pilot Dies In Mishap
George A. Hartshorne of West Chester Pennsylvania died after his radio controlled model airplane struck a 200 volt high tension wire. The 21-year-old Air Force veteran burned and died en route to Chester hospital after the crash during a cable run above him. He had started the model on a 30 foot long cable and flew in circles. He believed the cable was too short to reach lines or that he was safe from the wires.
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West Chester
George A. Hartshorne
Hartshorne
Chester Hospital
U.S. Air Force
Navy funding cuts spark defense committee clash in Washington
Representative Bates demanded detailed justification for Navy and Air Force funding cuts, saying Secretary Matthews warned they would weaken national security. The dispute centers on the B-36 bomber and its role amid arguments over strategic balance and modern air power.
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Washington
Bates
R-Mass
Secretary of Defense
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Vinson
D-Ga
Air Force
GOP Seeks Three Extra Senate Seats in March Races
The AP reports three additional Senate contests in New York Connecticut and Idaho could shift control toward Republicans. The death of Senator Miller in Idaho may prompt a GOP appointed successor. Connecticut Senate vacancy will be filled by a Democrat. In New York the outcome hinges on senator Dulles reelection fight against Lehman with potential major shifts in party balance.
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New York
Connecticut
Idaho
Senate
Miller
C. A
Henry Corshak
Goff
Repubicans
Congress
Baldwin
R-Conn
Chester Bowles
Duiles
Dulles
Herbert H. Lehman
GOP
Anti Reds Win Austrian Vote By Big Margin
In Vienna the anti-Red coalition led by Chancellor Leopold Figl retained power after a weekend parliamentary election. The People's Party won 77 seats, the Socialists 67, and the Communists 4. the new League of Independents took 16 seats, with 1,044,648 votes for the People's Party and 1,620,508 for the Socialists.
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Vienna
Europe
Leopold Figi
People's Party
Figi
People’s Party
Austria
Ar Chamber
Figl
League of Independents
League
Herbert Kraus
Socialists
Tanker Chehalis Explosion Kills Six at Tutuila
The Navy reports six men killed when the 2020-ton tanker Chehalis exploded at Tutuila Naval Base in American Samoa after arriving from Hawaii with aviation gasoline. Fire started forward, spread as gasoline on the water ignited, and the ship sank in about 30 feet of water.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy Today
Tutuila
American Samoa
Tutuila Naval Base
Hawaii
Cargo plane crash near Cheyenne kills three crew
A weather disrupted airways cargo plane crashed near Cheyenne airport killing three crew members. Initial reports had said four died. Coroner Wes ley Schrader clarified that an embalmed body included in the cargo was mistaken for a passenger.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Slick Airways
Wesley Schrader
Grandstand Quarterback Gripes From the Stadium Crowd
A fan vents about a loud season seat critic who belittles the coach and players before kickoff. The onlooker mocks signals and calls for penalties yet the home team stays ahead as the critic rails against decisions.
Channel Swim By Sea Lion Pierre Dilion Makes Five Hour Crossing
California sea lion Pierre Dilion swam the English Channel in just over five hours aided by herring snacks. The crossing set no human speed record and drew 20 reporters, many of whom braved rough surf and shed pants during the stunt for Truth or Consequences.
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Eng
Pierre Dilion
Pierre
English
United States
Burt Kennedy
Kennedy
Hollywood
Four found shot dead in Oak Knoll home
Four people are dead after a shooting at a suburban Fort Worth residence. Neighbors identify the dead as Mrs. Richard G. Finch, Penelope Finch age eight, Allan Finch age seven, and the children's maternal grandmother Mrs. Walker. Police investigate motive and connections.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Oak Knoll
Richard G. Finch
Penelope Finch
Allan Finch
Fire destroys Garfield Hotel in Chicago blaze
A three story Garfield Hotel at 229 E Garfield Blvd burned in a dramatic early morning fire. More than 100 residents escaped as flames shot 100 feet into the air, collapsing the roof and walls while firemen evacuated two women and two men from the third floor. No other injuries reported.
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Chicago
Garfield Hotel
E. Garfield Blvd
South Side
Negro District
Bercame
Garfield Blvd
Four Injured Two Arrested In Theft Case
In Atlanta a chicken money theft case left four injured and two arrested. Harold L. Holtzendorff Jr. and Henry Gary, both Negro, were charged with armed robbery. Dr H L Holtzendorff Sr. and attorney Quillian J Hall were critically hurt in a crash while rushing to the scene. Two others, John Powell 18 and Jo Anne Spence 17, were less seriously injured.
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Atlanta
Lorce
Harold L. Hollensvendorff, Jr
Henry Gary
Fulton County
H. L. Holtzendorff
Quillian J. Hall
John Powell
Jo Anne Spence
Pair Held in Series of Times Square Bar Holdups
New York police arrested a man and an attractive woman for a string of bar holdups in Times Square. The suspects identified themselves as Stan Angawrinney, 39, and Jean Valle, and were living in a furnished room in Jamaica.
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New York
Times Square
Oneselves
Stan Angawrinney
Jean Valle
Jamaica
Tornadoes Sweep Great Plains Killings and Floods
Tornadoes roared across the Great Plains from the Dakotas to Texas killing one person and injuring four. Destructive winds damaged homes, farms, and a filling station as floods receded around Houston. Ohioans died in weekend traffic crashes near Zanesville and Wilmington as weather chaos lingered across the central United States.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Texas
Houston
U. S
Lincoln
Stella Morris
Nebraska
Okla
Wood
Laverne
Harper County
Russell
Kans
Hutchinson
Kansas
Kansas City
Tex
Road to be dedicated in Manchester Ohio as Kirker Highway
Ohio road 136 will be dedicated here Wednesday as the Gov Thomas Kirker Highway in memory of the former Ohio governor Kirker a native of Adams County and served as governor from May 4 1801 to December 8.
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Manchester, O
Ohio Road 136
Thomas Kirker
Ohio
Kirker
Adams County
Taft Gains Support of Ohio Farm Leaders
Twenty Ohio farm leaders endorsed Senator Robert A. Taft for reelection. Benjamin B. Brumley announced a farmers-for-Bob Taft committee including Louis H. Taber Paul McNish Frank Worth Brown and G W Rittenouf among others. Brumley said the group will organize all Ohio farmers to back Taft citing his sympathy for farmers and opposition to trends harming independent farms.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Rohio
Benjamin B. Brumley
McComb
Ohio Livestock Producers Association
Brumley
National Livestock Association
Bob Taft
United States Senate
State Ture
Frankworth
Waterville
Brown
Mechanics
Common Pleas
G. W. Rittenouf
Pike County
Taft
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