Steel Contract Talks Opened By Union Industry
Pittsburgh AP says the CIO United Steelworkers and Big Steel agreed to resume contract negotiations today under a Presidential truce. About 2,400 union members at two Pittsburgh mills walked out, while other plants prepare talks across the industry as the strike deadline expands to October 1.
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Pittsburgh
Big Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Industury
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corporation
Murray
Universal Cyclops Steel Company
Bridgeville
Superior Steel Company
Carnegie
United States Steel
Truman
Steelworkers Union
President Truman
Steel
Lewis Rejects Extension of Coal Contract
White Sulphur Springs W Va AP With John L Lewis miners on a no day work week a long coal strike looms Talks paused until Sept 29 as Lewis rejects a two year extension of the old contract He says wage disputes in steel industry block miners wage settlement and the welfare fund suspension fuels the walkout which began Monday The suit in Washington seeks to remove welfare fund trustees Livengood argues ineligible miners received pensions and benefits
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
North
Welfare Fund
U. S. District Court
Washington
G. H. Livengood
Fayette County
Senator Bridges
Ezra van Horn
Livengood
Right Wingers May Quit UE Over Expulsion
Right wing forces at the CIO United Electrical Workers convention discussed secession from the leftist controlled UE if expelled or removed from the CIO. A 10 member committee was elected to press its case to Philip Murray and the CIO Executive Board as the convention neared its end.
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Cleveland
CIO
United Electrical Workers
James P. Cardy
Philip Murray
Carey
Old Loudmouth Beaten by Silence as He Booms On
A brash local character known as Loudmouth dominates conversations with loud bragging and wild claims about farm prices and factory news. The piece suggests the only cure is to walk away and avoid engaging while he has the floor.
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Loudmouth
GOP Leaders Rally Against Brannan Farm Plan
SIOUX CITY I a AP Republican leaders told farmers the Truman administration's Brannan plan was contrived by labor politicians to secure cheap food. At a two day Midwest farm conference Chairman Guy Gabrielson and Rep Hope criticized the plan and contrasted Republican methods with the administration's. They warned the plan would place farmers under government control and create a dole like system. Hope said farmers were not consulted and warned labor politicians misread farmer interests.
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Siou
City
Guy G. Gabrielson
GOP National Committee
Hope
Kansas
Brannan
Truman
Gabrielson
House Agriculture Committee
Washington
Des Moines
Brooklyn Bridge
Battle Raging for Amoy Port
The battle for Amoy, key port of Nationalist China, intensified as land forces, with air and naval support, tried to halt Communist advances. Reports from pro government outlets claim troop landings on the island, while other dispatches note Mosquito bombers and naval shelling northeast of the port.
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Canton
Amoy
China
Hwa Shiang Po
Hong Kong
Soviet Envoy Vishinsky to Speak at Assembly Address
In New York AP report states Andrei Vishinsky named to speak after Chinese Nationalist delegate Tsiang. He plans an afternoon address around 2 p.m. EST outlining Moscow policy as nine delegations including France were listed ahead on the Assembly roster. Robert Schuman was expected to speak.
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New York
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
United States
Soviet Union
China
T. F. Tsiang
Asia
Vishinsky
France
Assembly
Robert Schuman
Unruh Indicted for River Road Slayings in Camden
Howard B. Unruh was indicted by the Camden County grand jury on 16 counts for the River Road shootings that killed 13 and wounded 4 on September 6. Mental tests at the New Jersey State Hospital in Trenton will determine if the case proceeds to trial or commitment.
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Camden
Howard B. Unruh
River Road
Camden County
Grand Jury
Unruh
New Jersey State Hospital
Trenton
Civil Rights Measures Delayed to 1950 Session
Congress plans to postpone civil rights action including the Fair Employment Practices bill until the 1950 session. House and Senate committees reached understandings to defer action for strategic reasons. Supporters aim to push FEPC through in January as House floor action is anticipated this session.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Administration
Senate OKs overseas arms aid bill 55 to 24 vote
The Senate approved an overseas arms program by 55 to 24, signaling a foreign policy victory for the Truman administration. The vote followed debate over rearming friendly nations and concerns about Russia and atomic capabilities.
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Senate
Washington
Noronic Captain Drunk Testimony Sparks Libel Threat
Toronto testimony by Ohio survivor alleges Captain William Taylor was intoxicated during the Noronic disaster that killed about 132. Cleveland attorney for Canada Steamship Lines threatens a 250000 libel suit. Captain Taylor denies drinking as he recovers from burns in a Toronto hospital.
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Cleveland
Attlormmneys
Canada Steamship Lines, Inc
Noronic
Toronto
Frank Wilkinson
C. Ralph Willson
William Taylor
Willson
Ohio
Cuyahoga County
S. R. Gerber
Taylor
Wilkinson
Anne Marie Malone
Miss Malone
Mary MacArthur Actress Helen Hayes's Daughter Dies at 19
Mary MacArthur 19 daughter of Helen Hayes died at Lenox Hill Hospital after illness linked to a generalized virus infection. She had been slated to appear next month with her mother in a Broadway premiere and had toured with Good Housekeeping since August.
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New York
Mary MacArthur
Helen Hayes
Lenox Hill Hospital
Charles MacArthur
Miss Hayes
Miss MacArthur
Arthur
Westport
Conn
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Nyack
N. Y
Victoria Regina
William McCleery
Heavy Winds To Hit Coast Of Louisiana
A squall area in the western Gulf of Mexico threatens the Louisiana coast with tides well above normal. Winds reach 50 mph as the disturbance moves northward, center not yet found. A related Dominican Republic storm collapse caused eight deaths at Cuidad Trujillo port.
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Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Dominican Republic
Cuidad Trujillo
Buckmaster Wins Office in United Rubber Workers
Leland S. Buckmaster of Akron and his two chief supporters swept the three top posts in the CIO affiliated United Rubber Workers. Buckmaster defeated rival George R. Bass 867 to 1727, amid mixed cheers and boos after earlier malfeasance charges were cleared. Joseph Childs and Desmond Walker were elected vice president and secretary-treasurer, defeating their opponents 824 to 700 and 837 to 713 respectively.
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Toronto
Leland S. Buckmaster
Akron
United Rubber Workers of American
CIO
George R. Bass
Buckmaster
Bass
Joseph Childs
Desmond Walker
Mansfield
Childs
H. R. Lloyd
Walker
Forrest M. Dickerson
Robert E. Garber
Pottstown
Senate approves massive arms aid bill with bipartisan support
In Washington the Senate passed a large arms aid bill totaling over 1.31 billion dollars amid a split vote. Senators Taft and Bricker from Ohio joined the minority. Connally and Vandenberg led the fight for passage as nineteen Republicans and thirty six Democrats supported the measure and a minority opposed.
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Washington
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Vandenberg
R-Mich
British Labor to seek confidence vote in parliament
London AP reports the Labour Government will force a vote of confidence in a special Tuesday session over the pound devaluation. If defeated the government must resign, prompting a general election, though Labour holds a 393 to 189 seat edge with Liberals and others making up the remainder. The party faces union opposition and left-wing dissent, prompting a three line whip to ensure attendance.
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London
House of Commons
Labor Party
Commons
Labor
Abilities Over Disabilities Take Center Stage Sunday
The Sunday paper highlights the capabilities of physically handi capped workers and long-time industry staff as lead features. Warren County's new farm program for youth is showcased with fair coverage in Lebanon.
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Warren County
Lebanon
Society
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