Truman Backs Off In Steel and Coal Strikes
President Truman will not intervene yet in the steel and coal strikes, a stance officials say aims to spur voluntary settlement. The 28 day steel and 37 day coal walkouts remain unresolved as aides, including Cyrus S. Ching, press for peace talks while labor leaders push for higher pay and welfare funds.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
R-Neb
GOP
Cyrus S. Ching
Ation Service
New York
U. S. Steel Corp
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
Ching
U. S. Steel
John L. Lewis
Miners Union
Southern
Northern
Western
Lewis
Paris Constellation Crashes Above Azores Peak
A Paris to New York Air France Constellation crashed in flames atop Algarvia peak on Sao Miguel in the Azores. All 48 aboard perished including French boxer Marcel Cerdan and U.S. and French passengers. Rescue teams reached the wreckage hours later as bad weather hampered efforts.
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Azores
Air France Line
Marcel Cerdan
Algarvia
Sao Miguel Island
Santa Maria
Air France
Grou
Cerdan
United States
Jake la Motta
Orly
New York
Ginette Neveu
Jo Longman
Orly Airfield
LaMotta
Kay Kamen
Kate Kamen
Walt Disney Film Company
Jean de la Noue
Louis Boutet de Montrel
Navy chief Denfeld ousted amid forces inquiry reopen
Admiral Louis Denfeld faced a 250 strong protest of Navy enlisted men as he was removed from Chief of Naval Operations. Lawmakers expect a renewed congressional probe into interservice conflicts over unification and defense policy. Denfeld urged patience as officials considered his successor.
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Washington
Louis Denfeld
Navy
Naval Operations
Pentagon
Denfeld
Matthews
Truman
White House
Allen to Take Yugoslav Post as Envoy amid Cold War Efforts
President Truman named George W. Allen ambassador to Yugoslavia to replace Cavendish Cannon, with Mansfield as potential successor to head the Voice of America. Allen leaves the post of assistant secretary of state for public affairs. Mansfield in line for the State Department role after serving in the House and on the UNESCO delegation.
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Tito
Iran
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Moscow
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Yugoslavia
Cannon
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New York
Ile de France
Paris
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Alien
Montana State University
House
Belgrade
North Carolina
Hunter Injured In Pelee Island Pheasant Hunt
Barney Storer 51 of Cleveland was seriously injured on Pelee Island Ontario when sixteen shotgun pellets struck him during a pheasant hunt. He was airlifted to Port Clinton Ohio for treatment.
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Ont
Barney Storer
Cleveland
Port Clinton
Drums and Gravity Hit Middletown Band Practice
John Michael Middle Band head drum major was treated at Middletown Hospital for a head wound after a baton struck him during a practice at Lincoln Field. He required two stitches but will perform on the field tonight as the band continues its routine.
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John Michael
G. O. Michael
G. L. Michael
Germantown Rd
Middletown Hospital
John
Strutter
She Never Guesses Right
Gordon Martin writes about a woman who cleans, cooks, and dresses for imagined guests, only to be left alone while visitors arrive to see the mess. The poem humorously contrasts her careful preparations with the absence of callers and the surprise of guests stopping by when the house is dirty.
British Labor Party Upheld In Balloting
In London the Labor government survived a large parliamentary challenge to its economic plan. A Conservative motion against the program failed 353 to 222, with 40 votes short of full party strength as some Labor MPs were absent. Confidence motion passed 337 to 5.
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London
Britain
Labor
Attlee
Liberal National
Hayes Ward Shot Dead in Columbus Fight
Hayes Ward aged 36 was killed by gunfire in a early morning Columbus confrontation. Police arrested John Harris 26 after Patrolman E C Jackson quoted Harris saying I told him I would kill him if he did not stay away from my wife.
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Columbus
Hayes Ward
John C. Harris
E. C. Jackson
Harris
Welfare Dept Seeks Funds to Buy Cincinnati Orphans Home
The State Welfare Department aims to purchase the general Protestant orphans' home in Cincinnati to convert it into a receiving hospital. It requested $325,000 from the state board of control, with $300,000 for land and buildings and $25,000 for laundry equipment, announced by Welfare Director John H. Lammack.
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State Welfare Department
General Protestant Orphans’ Home
Cincinnati
State Board of Control
John H. Lammeck
Cost Of Coffee Bean Soars Price May Hit $1 Pound By Holidays
In Columbus a wholesale warns retail coffee could reach one dollar per pound by Christmas due to rising bean prices. Brazilian crops were hit by cold in 1948 and drought in 1949, lifting green bean prices to around 43 cents per pound, 17 cents above the June peak. Admiral Coffee Co dealer W B Pickering says prices are rising quickly and the next purchase will cost 13 3/4 cents more.
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Columbus, O
Brazil
Columbus
W. B. Pickering
The
Admiral Coffee Company
Bridges Stands Fast on CIO Membership Fight
Longshoremen leader Harry Bridges, head of about 65,000 dock workers, said his union would leave the CIO only if booted. He predicted next week's convention would be rough as factions from right wing forces push for a showdown with left led unions. Bridges said a delegation will seek a private talk with CIO President Philip Murray to hear the outcome.
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Cleveland
Hardhitting
Harry Bridges
CIO
Bridges
Longshoremen’s Union
Philip Murray
Murray
Bidault Voted French Premier Ends Crisis in France
Paris AP reports Georges Bidault was confirmed as France's premier by the National Assembly 367 to 183, ending a 50 year political crisis. Bidault formed his cabinet with center-party support and promised a cost of living bonus for the lowest paid workers amid wage disputes that toppled the previous government.
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France
Georges Bidault
Bidault
National Assembly
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
Vincent Auriol
Jules Moch
Rene Mayer
Henri Quielle
Rene Waldeck Rousseau
Robert Schuman
Thought Cruiser Mistaken for Taxi Leads to Jail
A local resident climbed into a police cruiser after mistaking it for a taxi. He faced five days in jail in Municipal Court before Judge Alton H. Combs. Officers Wallace and Lawson recounted the incident and noted the man kept a matches book inscribed Vote for Judge Combs for luck.
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Alton H. Combs
Wallace
Combs
Lewis and Bridges Face Funds Dissipation Claim
Ezra Van Horn, employer trustee for the coal miners pension fund, told a Federal Court that John L. Lewis and Senator Bridges dissipated the fund’s welfare money. He said fellow trustees blocked information on disbursements as Livengood seeks an accounting in U S District Court.
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Washington
Ezra van Horn
Coal Miners Pension Fund
John L. Lewis
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Bridges
van Horn
Lewis and Bridges
George Livengood
Pennsylvania
U. S. District Court
Livengood
Howley Calls Russians Liars and Swindlers
Brig. Gen. Frank Howley, former U.S. commandant in Berlin, accuses Soviet leaders of being "collosal liars and swindlers" in an interview with Collier's magazine. He says he predicts no change in Moscow’s behavior and denounces claims they follow a different code.
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New York
America
Berlin
Frank Howley
Howley
Colliers Magazine
Violinist Ginette Neveu Plannned North American Tour
World renowned French violinist Ginette Neveu, 28, was aboard the Air France wreck in the Azores. She was slated for a 21 city North American tour next month with brother Jean P Neveu and pianist as accompanist. Columbia Concerts said most concerts were sold out. The tour included Cleveland Cincinnati Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.
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Ginette Neveu
Air France
Azores
Miss Neveu
Jean P. Neveu
Columbia Concerts, Inc
Columbia
Injuries Fatal in Columbus Car Collision
Clinton Patton, 77, died at St Francis Hospital from injuries received when struck by a car near his Columbus home on Wednesday. He passed away last night, according to AP reports.
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Columbus, O
Clinton Patton
St. Francis Hospital
Lone Survivor Burned In Plane Crash Killed Six Aboard
American co pilot Earl Sivage, 33, Los Angeles, survived a crash of a Superior Oil amphibian at London, after flames burned off his pants. Six others including pilot Joseph Jordan and two London officials died. Sivage rolled in rain to extinguish fire and aid the pilot, while seeking company officials for clothes.
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Superior Oilompany
Los Angeles
Earl Oscar Sivage
Caird
Robert Allen
Superior Oil Company
Los Ange
James Lewis
Captain, Livingstone and Lewis
Los
Hugh Weightman
W. J. Horne
Central Mining Investment Trust of London
Joseph Jordan
Andrew Cole
Long Beach
Cal
Sivage
Rome
Luneway
Train kills track worker in Ashtabula
An Erie to Cleveland land passenger train struck and killed Henry Deluia, 4, a track worker for the New Central Railroad, yesterday in Ashtabula.
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Ashtabula
New Central Railroad
Cleveland
Henry Deluia
Halloween Masks and Basketball Changes Headline Sunday
Elsa Simpson previews Halloween thrillers with lead feature on costumes and the annual celebration. A sports page special covers upcoming changes to basketball rules in December and October’s reader insider on what fans must understand.
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Elsa Simpson
Journal
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