Hopes Fade For Early Settlement Of Coal Strike
Southern mine owners hint at back payments to United Mine Workers welfare fund but refuse to pay until steel dispute is clarified. Union sources say operators will delay business. D. W. Martin predicts wage garnishments as strike drags on. Negotiations continue in Bluefield amid pension payment debate.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Southern
United Mine
Northern
Western
John L. Lewis
Lewis
West Virginia
UMW
D. W. Martin
Kanawha Coal Operators Association
Martin
Bluefield
Southern Coal Producers Association
Speeding Charge Faced By Lewis In Virginia
United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis faces a speeding case in Rockingham County Trial Justice Court. He was cited for driving well above the 50 mph limit and for passing in an illegal zone while en route to coal talks near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Lewis may appear by counsel with court consent. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Harrisonburg
John L. Lewis
Rockingham County
Lewis
Northern
Western
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Trial Justice Court
United Mine Workers
Alexandria
Fatal Shooting Termed death by own action
In Piqua the coroner ruled 52 year old Selborne Skinner died by his own hand after shooting himself with a luger pistol in a orchard following wounding Joe Springer. Springer said Skinner had threatened to kill both him and Mrs Springer over her marriage.
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Piqua, O
Selborne Skinner
Piqua
Charles Kiefer
Skinner
Joe Springer
Ray Peters
Piqua Police Department
Springer
Peters
Piqua Hospital
Snead Falls Short in British PGA Championship Match
Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs W V defeated two up by Norman Quigley of Scotland in the British Professional Golf Association Championship third round. Snead trailed five down at the turn but rallied to reach the final green where Quigley holed a 30 footer for a winning birdie three.
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Tadworth
England
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Norman Quigley
Scotland
Snead
P.G.A
Quigley
Police use troops to guard coal mines in Clearfield area
More than a score of State Police were sent to Clearfield County to prevent clashes as non union and union pickets halted operations at four mines near Shawville. Pickets forced openings, drivers reported dents and a driver was lightly injured by a thrown rock. Officers pledged equal access for mines seeking to operate while investigations continued.
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Clearfield
Clearfield County
James Stuck
William Shaw
James H. Duff
Shawville
Benson Ligle
Vernon Kozzer
Lingle
Harry C. Wernsworth
Wolfe Run
Sgt
Stuck
Somerset County
Juliette Coal Company
Somerset
Brockport
Elk County
Joe Favn
United Mine Workers
Perry
Shanghai Bombed in Nationalist Air Raid
Shanghai reports an air raid with several Nationalist P 51 planes dropping bombs. No further details available in the dispatch. censored by Communist authorities.
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Shanghai
China asks UN to aid in war against Reds
New York AP China urged the United Nations to act swiftly to stop Communism from spreading in China and the Far East. Dr. T. F. Tsiang charged Moscow directs the Chinese Communists and called for a united world to prevent global conflict. He spoke after Peiping proclaimed a Communist People's Republic of China.
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New York
China
United Nations Assembly
Far East
Russia
T. F. Tsiang
Europe
Chinese Communist Party
International Communist Movement
Moscow
General Assembly
Tsiang
Rus
U S Architect Missing in Poland Report Continues
American architect Hermann H Field 38 director of building plans at Western Reserve University disappeared after boarding a flight from Warsaw to Prague on August 20. Polish officials investigated after State Department requests on September 13 and 17, with no confirmation of his presence on the Prague bound plane.
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Washington
Poland
State Department
Hermann H. Field
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Field
Warsaw
Prague
Foreign Office
Fire hits Crescent flour mill in north Denver
A fire gutted the Crescent flour mill land elevator in north Denver causing damage estimated at a million dollars or more. Night crew miller Lawson Harris said about 400000 bushels of harvested wheat were stored in the elevator with 30000 in the mill, worth over 800000 at current prices.
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Denver
Crescent
Lawson Harris
Take It For Granted The Wonders of Modern Marvels
A reflective piece urges readers to appreciate the labor and perseverance behind progress. It notes many never understand the inner workings of engines, the toil of inventors, and the centuries of effort that created current luxuries.
House Action On Labor Act Not Expected
Washington AP report states the House will not pursue Taft Hartley repeal this year or in 1950. Lesinski of Michigan's Labor Committee says no further action will be taken unless House attitude changes. With elections looming, no immediate shift anticipated and earlier rejection leaves no labor bill pending.
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Washington
House
Congress
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
Storms Move Toward Texas And Louisiana
Two tropical storms swept northwest from the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas and Louisiana coasts with one becoming a hurricane while most of the nation enjoyed pleasant weather. Central and western states were sunny, east and upper Midwest cloudy, with light rain along the central Gulf coast and near Lake Superior. The New Orleans weather bureau reported a gulf storm 170 miles south of Galveston moving northwest at about five mph, a weakening hurricane 1000 miles southeast of Florida, and storm and hurricane warnings were in effect for gulf ports.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Louisiana
Midwest
Gulf Coast
Lake Superior
Ohio
New England
New Orleans
Galveston
Tex
Student Ends Long Bike Tour
A 22 year old Ohio State University student pedalled to New York city hall to end a cross country cycling trip. Eugene McPherson of Columbus Ohio finished 20 days four hours 29 minutes after leaving Santa Monica California. George Knopf of the Amateur Bicycle League of America certified the time as a new unofficial cross country record.
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NEW York
Ohio State University
City Hall
Eugene McPherson
Columbus
Santa Monica
Cal
George Knopf
Amateur Bicycle League of America
McPherson
Estate of Justice Rutledge Valued at 473 Dollars
The late Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge left an estate of 473 dollars consisting of a 1941 automobile and its heater. Papers filed in district court disclosed the figure, noting most assets were held jointly with his wife and need no accounting. Rutledge died intestate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
Rutledge
Drive To Cut Arms Aid Fund Gains Ground
Senate leaders express concern as proposals to cut a $1.314 billion plan to arm North Atlantic Pact nations face votes. George Byrd amendments seek to halve cash spending and shift authority to Congress with other provisions for police forces and ship preference.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Quargs
Connally
D-Tex
George
Byrd
Dva
George-Byrd
United States
Greece
Turkey
Korea
Iran
Philippines
China
Congress
Farmers Upheld At Hearing On Price Of Food
Senator Gillette says farmers are blamed for high food costs, distribution and processing markups cause the spread between farm and consumer prices. He cites McCabe noting commodity price drops lag retail prices, urging reforms to curb excessive profits by processors and distributors.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Federal Reserve
Thomas B. McCabe
Dogs Seek Missing Youths In Coal Mine
In Pikeville Kentucky rescue teams press forward to locate Marvin Johnson aged 20 and his cousin George Johnson 19 believed lost in a crumbling old coal mine. Bloodhounds will be used as the mine reopened after a 14 month shutdown triggered concerns of a safety breach by inspectors and union officials labeling the site a death trap.
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Pikeville
Marvin Johnson
George Johnson
Three Mile
Tom Johnson
A. D. Sisk
Carson Hibbitts
United Mine Workers
Hibbitts
Four Die in Philadelphia Rooming-House Fire
A four story rooming house at 468 North 4th Street in Philadelphia burned killing four occupants, including two small children. The dead are Essie Taylor four Lewis Carter two Ann Mae ried 36 and James Williams. Rose Taylor five was seriously burned with arms and legs. Dozens fled as the fire spread from the second floor. Cause under investigation.
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Philadelphia
Essie Taylor
Lewis Carter
Ann Maeried
James Williams
Rose Taylor
Hahnemann Hospital
N. 4Th St
Industry Accepts Truman Bid To Extend Deadline
Pittsburgh AP. CIO United Steelworkers join industry in accepting President Truman’s plea to extend the strike truce to 12 01 a m October 1 to allow renewed talks. More than 2400 steelworkers idle in unauthorized walkouts as union and industry bargain over wage boosts and pension plans.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Truman
CIO United See
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel
Big Steel
Unon
Cyrus Ching
Murray
Mureray
Intry
Ovens
Mid and Industry
Ford and UAW near agreement on pensions
Detroit AP reports Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers moved toward a company financed pension plan. After a long session, negotiators were only a few cents apart on the hourly pension package and planned another meeting to close gaps on pensions and other contract issues.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
John S. Bugas
Walter Reuther
UAW
The
Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Daylight Saving Time Ends For 50,000 Americans
The New York AP report notes the summer daylight saving period ends this Sunday as clocks are set back one hour at 2 a.m. in most time zones. Americans regain the hour of sleep last April 24, with the change taking effect Saturday night.
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New Xurk
Three Printing Executives Held in Counterfeit Stamp Plot
Three printing executives were arrested in New York on charges they participated in a national counterfeit ring. Saul Schackman Philip Lenwartz and Nicholas Frasca allegedly sought to circulate 10 million fake 3 cent stamps and were linked to Michael Maione and the Barra brothers. Bail set at 50 000 each.
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NEW York
Saul Schackman
Bayonne
N. J
Monticello Ave
Jersey City
Philip Lenwartz
Nicholas Frasca
Bronx
Manhattan Photolith Plates, Inc
Warren St
Lower Manhattan
U. S
Secret Service
U. A
Edward W. McDonald
Roy M. Cohn
Michael Maione
Barra Brothers
Joseph
Morris
Maione
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