Miners Weigh Monday Return Amid Lewis Drive
Pittsburgh bulletin reports Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia coal locals defy John L Lewis by continuing the walkout. Robena, Nemacolin, Isabella, Lake Lynn, and Osage locals may resume or extend strikes as meetings decide. President Truman resists Taft Hartley use. hearings planned on a Republican push to reverse him. Some hardship noted from uneven coal stocks, with four days’ supply in dealer yards vs five days prior.
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UMW
Pennsylvania
West
John L. Lewis
Robena
Nemacolin
Isabella
Lake Lynn
Osage
W. Va
U. S. Steel Corp
President Truman
John L
Lewis
West Virginia
John Busarello
Pittswee
Morgantown
W. Va. Post
John S. Lewis
Truman
Senate Labor’ Committee
Federal Bureau of Mines
Bureau
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
13 Soldiers Dead In Crash Of Glider At Fort Benning
At Fort Benning Georgia an air force glider crash killed 13 personnel including student paratroopers, a sergeant instructor and the glider pilot Second Lt Robert D Henley. Five of the 17 aboard survived but one died of injuries, leaving three in critical condition at Lawson Air Force Base Hospital.
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Fort Benning
Air Force
Uncle Sam
Lawson Air Force Base Hospital
Robert D. Henley
City band draws varied locals for Monday rehearsals
Adults from Monroe and nearby towns join a city recreation department band practicing in the high school band room. The roster includes alumni, professionals, students, and four high school directors from out of town. About 40 members rehearse weekly with plans for future public performances.
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Monroe
Josef J. Benkert
Nathan L. Goetz
Hollis R. Schilt
City Band
Jesse Kennison
Gerald von Klein
Argyle
Gerald F. Fritz
South Wayne
Glenn Wood
Belleville
Miss Vir
Ginia Johnson
Blanchardville
Old City
Green County
Albert R. Neushwander
Wood
Josef
Arthur C. Benkett
Barnard
From Monroe
the Benketts
Patricia O’brien
Victor Rood
Elsmere Howe
Fritz
Goetz
Roy Wyss
John F. Caradine
John A. Marty
Everett Keel
Kenneth Twig
Forrest Deininger
Schilt
Robert H. Richardson
Kenn'son
Coalition Battles Fair Deal Tactics
The Truman fair deal faces a power struggle in the House as a GOP-Dixie coalition seeks to restore to the rules committee its former authority to block legislation. A 9 to 2 vote in the rules committee aims to eliminate the 21 day rule, potentially advancing or delaying key items like the FEPC bill.
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Washington
Truman
House
Gop-Dixie
Rules Committee
Sabath
D-Ill
Lesinski
D-Mich
Labor Committee
FEPC
Rayburn
Wabash River Flood Claims Four Lives Near Oaktown
Sheriff Francis Thomas said a man and three children drowned in backwaters of the flooded Wabash River five miles west of Oaktown Indiana. The identified victims were Ronald Hall and his children Rosella thirteen and Jerry nine. A fourth child remained unnamed. The sheriff said their boat overturned near their home two miles east of the river.
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Vincennes
Ind
Francis Thomas
Wabash River
Oaktown
Ronald Hall
Rosella
Jerry
Thomas
Beloit Teenager Nabbed After Burglary Spree Near Harris Home
Mrs Mildred Harris startled off dinner as a burglar alarmed her neighborhood. Police arrested Jerry Simplot 18 of South Beloit who admitted 11 break ins over the last month and facing charges. He also confessed to taking cash and valuables totaling over a thousand dollars.
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Robert W. Blumer
Jerry Simplot
South Beloit
Mildred Harris
Simplot
Harris
Blumer
Sidney Meek
John C. Donner Dies at Freeport
John C. Donner aged 99 of Clarno township and Warren, a former Monroe pharmacist, died at 3:50 pm after a stroke in Deaconess hospital Freeport. He served in World War I medical corps and operated a Warren drugstore for 20 years. Surviving are five brothers and six sisters. Funeral in Freeport Tuesday at Walker mortuary with burial in East Clarno cemetery.
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John C. Donner
Warren
Clarno Township
Monroe
Deaconess Hospital
Freeport
John Donners
University of Minnesota Pharmacy School
West Side
Wainwright Pharmacy
Oregon
Mt. Morris
Donner
France
Fred
William
Tucson
Ariz
Edward
Lena
Frank P
Oscar B
Christ W. Frautschy
Orangeville
John J. Lamb
Boulder
Colo
James MacLean
Lakeland
Fla
John Cook
George Mohr
Barbara Donner
Oshkosh
Walker Mortuary
East Clarno
Green County
Wind Storm Slams Area With 37 Degree Drop
A powerful wind storm swept the area driving the temperature down from 39 to 2 degrees as gusts reached 69 mph in Madison and 56 mph in Milwaukee. Snowfall piled up to 14 inches in parts of northern Wisconsin while the state faced drifting snow and slick roads. Washington state blizzard deaths totaled five as eastern weather warned of continued cold and snow flurries.
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Monroe
Great Lakes
Quebec
Mercury
Land O'Lakes
Rhinelander
Marquette
Mich
Vilas County
Park Falls
Eau Claire
Superior
Milwaukee
Federal
H. J. Thompson
Madison
Washington State
California
Washington
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Oregon
Indianapolis
Ind
Midwest
St. Francis River
Kennett
National Guardsmen
UW Class Warned To Show Initiative
Madison reports University of Wisconsin President E. B. Fred told 1,600 mid year graduates that Americans must contribute to the common good. He urged individual initiative and enterprise beyond seeking personal gains to sustain the American standard of living. Three of four graduates are World War II veterans.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
E. B. Fred
Fred
Wisconsin
Girl 18 Fatally Killed In Amber Light Crash
An 18 year old Miss McMillin, learning to drive, pressed the accelerator instead of the brake at an amber light Friday night. The car ran a red light and was struck by a semi truck, killing McMillin.
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Ane Ueneva
Une McMillin
Miss McMillin
Government to Give Away Surplus Farm Perishables
Washington plans a program to distribute surplus farm products with over 3.5 billion invested. Perishables like potatoes dried eggs dried milk and butter will be handed to federal agencies relief groups and foreign charities under the 1949 farm act. Priority goes to munitions boards schools welfare Indian affairs and related agencies before private groups.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Munitions Board
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Mine Mishap Traps Two Brothers Inside Colliery on Mountain
Two brothers, Joseph Burda 30 and Edward 25, are trapped 100 feet underground after a cave in at the old Boston colliery on Broad Mountain near Mahanoy City Pa Rescue workers numbering over 100 dig through debris as dynamite blasts echo inside the mine. The brothers tapped for help and oxygen may last until responders reach them, with pessimism lingering about a two to three day rescue timeline.
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Mahanoy City
Broad Mountain
Joseph Burda
Edward
Old Boston
Frank
Early Tax Filing Deadline Monday Moves Up
Attorneys and accounting firms and many filers rush to meet the early federal income tax filing period for farmers and others not covered by withholding plans. With Jan 15 on a Sunday, the estimate deadline is extended to midnight Monday. Farmers with $600+ income may wait to pay by Jan 31 or March 15, while others in the early bracket include professionals and higher wage earners with larger past errors.
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Internal Revenue Department
Union Man Freed In Kenosha Robbery Case
County Judge W. W. Davis dismissed the robbery charge against Walter F. Ianni, 27, finding insufficient evidence to tie him to the $50 robbery of a Kenosha filing station on November 22.
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Kenosha
W. W. Davis
Walter F. Ianni
Frogmen Probe Truculent for Survivors in Thames Estuary
Frogmen entered the 1,575 ton submarine Truculent 54 feet under the Thames estuary after it sank when the Divina sliced its bow. They found no life signs and reported the final toll: 65 dead, 15 saved. Of 80 aboard, 62 navy men and 18 dockyard workers. Survivors say up to 40 rushed aft as bulkheads closed.
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Thames Estuary
Royal Navy
London
Divina
Admiralty
Ion
Officials, Aides Ordered Home as Communists Move
The United States recalls all 135 official personnel in communistrun areas after Chinese authorities seized the U S consulate in Peiping and ousted four officials. Washington vows evacuation and urges China to respect treaty rights while White House and State Department monitor the crisis.
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Washington
U. S
Peiping
State Department
United States
Red China
Red Capital
White House
Truman
Capitol
Communist China
Tientsin
Shanghai
Tsngtao
Nanking
China
Walton Butterworth
Butterworth
State To Make Study Of Skidding Problem
A two week research project on skidding and traction will be held at Pine Lake near Clintonville beginning Monday. Scientific engineers from the motor vehicle department said to observe surfaces materials and temperatures as they affect driving conditions. Tests aim to reduce winter driving hazards and will be conducted in cooperation with the National Safety Council.
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Maasson
Pine Lake
Clintonville
Motor Vehicle Department
National Safety Council
City crews begin new tree trimming program on 12th street
Under Street Superintendent Jack Erb the city started a tree trimming program to clear overhanging limbs from street centers. The northeast section will be completed first as crews move north street by street to improve lighting and fuller use of street lamps.
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City Crew
Jack Erb
12Th Street
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