Maritime strike cripples U S seaports and wage talks falter
In a nationwide sea labor dispute the AFL CIO maritime strike enters its sixth day with 728 ships tied up on the Atlantic and about 100 strike-bound in the Gulf and 200 on the Pacific. Wages and pay boosts remain central as Seafarers International Union leadership visits New York.
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Associated Press
AFL
New York
John Hawk
Seafarers International Union
Harry Lundeberg
West Coast
San Francisco
Wage Stabilization Board
Washington
WSB
CIO
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
CIU
Sailors Union of the Pacific
U. S. Maritime Commission
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Pacific Coast
Union
William O'Dwyer
Strikes, Wage Board Clash Over Seamen Pay Ruling
Washington strife over maritime labor costs as AFL seamen boycott wage stabilization hearings. Officials weigh new data to reverse the Aug 23 ruling, while White House aides coordinate with Defense and military leaders. Milwaukee gas bills rise though savings kept intact. pipeline plans and county property appraisals also noted.
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Washington
AFL
Wage ‘Stabilization Board
J. B. Bryan
Pacific American Shipowners Association
American
White House
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Haga House
Army
Navy
Ross
Forrestal
Patterson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Bryan
Stabilization Board
Striks Afl
Gra
America
Board
Labor Department
Maritime Commission
Milwaukee Gas Light Co
Bruno Rahn
Council
Natural
Milwaukee
Seventh Polio Case Reported in Green County in 1946
A second polio case in Decatur township brings Green County totals to seven for 1946. Darryl Davenport, nephew of an earlier patient, is receiving home care after isolation at Albany High School. Floyd Izer, nine, remains hospitalized. Health officials say no further cases are developing in the Hart district. Firemen’s Frolic plans proceed in Albany with cooks drafted from the school staff due to exposure. The Browntown area accounts for four of the county’s polio cases. The Associated Press notes 18 new state polio cases bringing September totals to 209. Freeport reports 121 cases and six deaths.
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Monticello
Jefferson Hitch
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Darryl Davenport
Lester Davenport
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Floyd Izer
Izer
Darryl
Golf Course
Davenport
F. J. Bongiorno
Iver
W. M. Stuessy
Hart District
State Board of Health
Russell Fletcher
Clarence Bly
James Graves
Jack Graves
Browntown
Associated Press
Freeport
Eisenhower to Inspect American Occupation Forces in Europe
General inspection of all forces in the American zone is expected within about ten days. In Madison, Felix Wettengel seeks to remove Joseph McCarthy from the November 5 ballot. Paris sees an eight nation subcommission to draft a statute for the free city of Trieste as Dunn withdraws delimitation proposals.
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Frankfurt
Eisenhower
Occupied
Europe
Madison
Felix F. Wettengel
Appleton Insurance
Supreme Court
Joseph R. McCarthy
U. S. Senate
Paris
Peace Conference Commission
Trieste
James C. Dunn
U. S
Brief Showers Bring .15 Inch Moisture Here
Showers early today in the Monroe area measured .15 inch, part of 1.08 inches since Saturday, aiding pastures and corn growth. Forecasters predict clearing and cooler weather with at least 10 days of mild temperatures needed for corn to resume growth after frost. The morning low hovered around 70 degrees before a steady trend emerged.
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Monroe
Typhoon Manila prompts early closures in city
Manila clears schools and some businesses as Typhoon Manila nears, expected to pass about 15 miles north tonight. Authorities caution it is less severe than July’s Luzon cyclone, yet forecast to approach Manila more closely than recent years.
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Manila
Luzon
Yugoslavia Considers Indemnity for U S Lives
Undersecretary of State William L. Clayton said Yugoslavia tentatively agreed to indemnity for five American lives from forced crashes of two planes. No final agreement reached. Yugoslavs question payment for loss of the planes. Clayton said the department has proposed an indemnity amount but will not disclose it. He also repeated that the U S will not halt UNRRA shipments to Yugoslavia and criticized AFL longshoremen for refusing to load UNRRA ships.
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Washington
William L. Clayton
Yugoslavia
U. S
Richard C. Patterson
Clayton
State Department
Byrnes
Dean Acheson
Marshal Tito
Patterson
United States
UNRRA
Tito
AFL
Maine voters back Republicans as fall campaigns begin
Maine voters reelect a GOP slate fueling early lead for control of the new Congress. Across states, primaries and nominating conventions loom as Chester Bowles enters Connecticut gubernatorial race while Straws assess results. Bowles vows a turning point amid party competition with Snow and Dodd also seeking statewide posts.
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Associated Press
Maine
Congress
Connecticut
Colorado
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Chester Bowles
OPA
Owen Brewster
House
Horace Hildreth
F. Davis Clark
Hildreth
J. Paul Jullien
Bowles
Wilbert Snow
Wesleyan University
Thomas J. Dodd
U. S
Neurnberg
Lima department store owner battles CPA over clothing scare
Washington based CPA warned of shortages in men’s clothing and suggested supply issues could last into 1948. In Lima a local store owner bought a large ad disputing the forecast and urging customers not to panic. The CPA spokesman conceded shortages can be exaggerated.
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Washington
Itate
Lima
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Leader
New U S Prop For Probe Of Nazi Demilitarization
Berlin reports indicate a renewed U S proposal for a four power investigation into the status of German demilitarization across all four occupation zones. The idea, first floated by Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay last May, was blocked by the Soviet Union over an economic clause authorizing a four power inspection of factories in the Soviet zone. Details remain scarce but the plan has reportedly gained Russian approval at lower levels before reaching the coordinating committee.
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Berlin
Allied Control Authority
Lucius D. Clay
Coordinating Committee
Athens Tenn School Board Resigns in Turmoil
The Athens Tennessee school board offered its resignation effective Oct 1 after a heated meeting. Mrs Randall Everett, president of a local PTA, urged board member E J Wofford to resign over alleged ties to former State Senator Paul Cantrell and the county political machine shot down Aug 1.
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Athens
Tenn
Randall Everett
Parent-Teacher Association
E. J. Wofford
Paul Cantrell
Madison reports smaller turkey crop than 1945 record
Wisconsin's turkey crop this year is 4 percent below the 1945 record, with about 731000 turkeys being raised, 30000 fewer than last year according to federal state reporting service.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Meat Shortage Grips Cities As Ceilings Return
Across the nation meat supplies collapse as OPA ceilings reimpose. Many markets report little to no beef pork or lard with 8 to 25 percent of normal receipts and packing plants laying off workers. Cities from Los Angeles to New Orleans cite severe shortages while a few report normal livestock flow.
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Associated Press
OPA
Chicago
New York City
Omaha
United States Employment Service
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Boston
Chattanooga
Air Chief Warns Volunteers Could Weaken Royal Air Force
London reports Marshal Lord Tedder, head of the British air staff, warned that a short age of volunteers could reduce the Royal Air Force to impotence. He said future wars may rely on guided rockets with atomic bombs, while current force levels must be maintained.
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London
Lord Tedder
Royal Air Force
Girl Admits Setting Four Fires in Manitowoc Visit
A 12 year old Los Angeles girl visiting Manitowoc admitted setting four fires in the upstairs Toledo house over the past week. She started each blaze by lighting a mattress with a match and then called the fire department as flames grew. Police said damage was between 25 and 50 dollars per fire and she is held by juvenile authorities.
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Manitowoc
Los Angeles
Toledo
Frank Touchek
Wisconsin agents report syndicate gambling driven from state
John W. Roach, chief of the beverage and cigaret tax division, told the Madison Lions club that so called syndicate gambling had been driven from Wisconsin by strict enforcement of the Thomson law. He said agents found gambling in only six of 71 counties and raided 13 casinos with roulette and blackjack plus 21 slot machines seized.
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Madison
John W. Roach
Madison Lions Club Today
Wisconsin
Roach
Seek to Remain Homes Seized by Veterans Families in England
The ministry of works announced legal action to repossess the Duchess of Bedford house, a seven story apartment building occupied by squatters. Three families, including eight children, were found in Phillimore Gardens. the government had requisitioned the property from Prudential Assurance Co. and was returning possession when squatters moved in.
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London
Ministry of Works
Rees
Phillimore Gardens
Duchess of Bedford House
Prudential Assurance Co
Demos Claim Confidential GOP Pessimism Note
The Democratic National Committee said Republicans have prepared a confidential list of districts held by GOP incumbents viewed as dangerous by Republicans. The Dems published the note in The Democrat, which was labeled phony by a GOP official and described as inadvertently sourced from Republican headquarters.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Republican Party
Democrat
Republican National
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