Naval veteran John Saylor wins 26th Pennsylvania race
John P. Saylor, naval veteran who raised the Iwo Jima flag, won the 26th Pennsylvania district special election in western Pennsylvania. He defeated Mrs. Robert L. Coffey Sr., whose son died in a Navy jet crash. Returns from 278 of 325 precincts favored Saylor, signaling GOP strength and testing the Fair Deal.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
John P. Saylor
Iwo Jima
Robert L. Coffey Sr
Truman
Coffey
Congress
Savior
Saylor
Cambria
Indiana
Armstrong
Robert L. Coffey Jr
Cambria County
Detroit
Harvard
Albert F. Cobo
George Edwards
Cobo
Edwards
CIO
Eugene I. van Antwerp
van Antwerp
Congress May Adjourn Late In October
Washington Senate and House leaders forecast a late October adjournment barring new issues from President Truman. Senator Wherry said Republicans will help close the session quickly, aiming before November 1. Senator Lucas outlined measures for action include the foreign arms bill and reciprocal trade agreements, with a January delay on oleomargarine tax repeal.
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Washington
Congress
Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
Senate
House
Lucas
Water Pressure Near Normal After Columbus Main Break
Columbus returns toward normal water pressure after a main break yesterday cut off supply. Superintendent Clarence Hoover said pressure reached about 90 percent of normal with 80 psi nearly restored. Yesterday's outage closed 46 schools, disrupted hospitals, offices, plants, and inconvenienced tens of thousands of households.
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Columbus
Clarence B. Hoover
Radio Giveaway Ban May Be Delayed For Months
A Chicago federal court injunction keeps the FCC ban on radio giveaway shows in limbo, with hearings set for October 7. Radio Features and major networks contend the order lacks authority, while ongoing broadcasts face possible suspension if the ruling goes against them. Detailing the legal battle, the piece notes cases in New York and potential Supreme Court appeals.
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Chicago
Radio Networks
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
United States Supreme Court
Michael L. Igoe
Radio Features, Inc
Federal District Court
New York
American Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
ABC
Supreme Court
William Hickey
Washington
Igoe
Radio Features
30 Workers Fired At Warren Plant
Warren Ohio AP reports thirty of 154 Tay lor Winfield production workers who struck on June 2 were fired. Three men convicted of contempt of court in the dispute were punished in the dismissals. Nelson Bailey and Steve Victor received 10 days in jail. William Victor got a 10-day suspended sentence. Previously fired 27 workers filed unfair labor practices charges against the company, which makes welding equipment. The CIO United Electrical Workers strikers seek an eight-cent hourly raise and other concessions.
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CIO United Electrical Workers
The Pennant Stretch in the Baseball Season
A vivid look at the pennant race as teams push toward the season’s end. It describes pitchers steadying under pressure, fielders staying sharp, and sluggers delivering in clutch moments. The piece ties the drama to fans from major leagues to bush leagues and the national love of the game.
Greece vows invasion of Albania over guerrilla threat
A Greek delegate at the UN said Greece would invade Albania in self defense if Communist guerrillas cross the border. Athens plans to inform the General Assembly and invoke Article 51 if attacks continue, despite concerns it could spark a wider war. Greece cites 8,000 to 9,000 Albanian guerrillas ready to cross and notes UNSCOP reports of prior Greek self defense actions.
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Athens
Greece
Albania
United Nations
UN General Assembly
Assembly
General Assembly
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
Pancyotis Kanellopoulos
UN Special Commission On the Balkans
Unscop
Trouble Looms On Plan Of UN For Holy City
AP reports the UN proposes international control of Jerusalem with a UN commissioner holding supreme authority. The plan would keep Arab and Jewish sectors with limited self rule but faces likely Israeli opposition and doubt over Vatican and Arab acceptance. Israel favors control over holy sites without international sovereignty.
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Holy City
General Assembly
Palestine Concilation Commission
Vatican
Israel
Hashemite Fordan
Jerusalem
Assembly
Commission
Holy
Holy Places
Detroit Symphony Concerts Given Up
Detroit Orchestra Incorporation will not sponsor winter concerts. The board voted to quit after ongoing financial and internal troubles, leaving Detroiters to hear symphony from visiting orchestras unless another group sponsors a Detroit symphony.
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Detroit Symphony
Detroit
Detroit Orchestra, Incorporation
Detroit Orchestra
Incorporation
Taft Says Americans Overestimate Soviet Power
Senate Republican Robert A. Taft argues in his weekly report that Americans misjudge Soviet military strength and doubts a war with Russia. He notes Russians are realists and would endure, while addressing funding for medical education, public housing, and Brannan farm policy. He criticizes real estate opposition to public housing and warns against high price guarantees to farmers funded by taxpayers.
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Columbus
Russia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati Republican
Washington
Taft
Madison
Fayette
New York
Philadelphia
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Baby Fatally Injured In Sandusky Bridge Crash
A seven month old baby girl, Shirley Valentine, died after a truck crashed into a bridge abutment near Sandusky Ohio. Her mother, Mrs Ray Valentine, 25, of Huron, said she apparently fainted at the wheel. The mother and two other sons and Mrs Valentine were injured.
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Sandusky, O
Ray Valentine
Huron
Here
Shirley
Mine cave-in kills one at Lone Star coal mine
A Lone Star Steel carbon mine number five near McAlester Oklahoma collapsed last night trapping miners. One man Buster Nail died and three others LeRoy Holt Tom Emberton and Skeets Shores were injured with varying severity while 135 miners escaped unharmed.
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Mcalester
Okla
Buster Nail
LeRoy Holt
Tom Emberton
Skeets
Transit System Is Threatened In Columbus
AP report says Columbus officials study action after a utility firm threatens to pull all buses off streets unless the nickel fare ordinance is repealed. John B. Poston of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company sent the letter to Mayor James A. Rhodes. The nickel fare ordinance, five for 25 cents, was passed by City Council and placed on the November 8 ballot. A companion measure requires a 27 percent cut in residential electric rates by C and SOE.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
John B. Poston
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Threat Of Strike In Mines Is Seen In Chief's Order
BLUEFIELD West Virginia AP John L Lewis demands pay up or else from Southern coal operators over welfare fund royalties. He threatens a strike if payments are not resumed as contract talks continue with United Mine Workers. Lewis targets Island Creek Coal Company head James D Francis as leader of the non payment policy.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Southern Coal
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Oerators
United Mine Workers
UMW
White Sulphur Springs
Mississippi
James D. Francis
Island Creek Coal Company
Huntington
Talks Set to Open on Steel Pension and Wages
Pittsburgh AP report says CIO United Steelworkers and four major producers plan to resume contract talks with the goal of a 10 cent hourly increase. Big firms like U.S. Steel and Inland Steel weigh the cost of worker pension and insurance programs as union accepts board’s plan.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
United States Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
Republic Steel Company
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Inland Steel Company
U. S. Steel
U. S.S. Steel
Clarence B. Randall
Inland Steel
Inland
United
Murray
Britain Silent On Pound Devaluation Pressure At IMF Meet
Washington report notes Britain showed no intention to yield to devaluation pressure at the World Bank IMF gathering. Officials say the 10 point Anglo American Canadian accord may cover the short term, while the fund holds its non-lending rule to any country with Marshall Plan ties. Czechoslovakia challenged openness in the closed session.
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Washington
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Britain
Eugene R. Black
Camille Guit
Stafford Cripps
Black
Arson Angle Investigated In Pier Fire
Atlantic City police say the $300000 Million Dollar Pier blaze may have been arson. Detective Robert O Keefe, arson specialist, notes the damaged 1700 foot structure as flames roared at dawn. No serious injuries. two people evacuated. insurance coverage about $524850 total with $300000 damage estimate.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Million Dollar Pier
Robert O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Long Pleasure Palace
Walter Merchant
Florence
Rex Farley
J. Nelson Berner
Berener
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Stokos Stoker
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