Coal deadlock outline worsens industry costs
Washington reports detail the Lewis ONeill talks on hours wages welfare and safety in the coal dispute. Key issues include eight hour workdays with lunch break, wage raises totaling about 35 cents per hour, and a five cent welfare levy while workers seek trusteeship balance. Negotiations stall over holidays vacation pay and supervisor rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
O’neill
Northwest
O'Neill
Secretary of the Interior Krug
United Mine Workers
Washington
Charles O'Neill
John L. Lewis
Lewales
National Labor Relations Board
Relatives seek IDs after Maryland DC-4 crash
Hushed kin from the south and northeast converge on Port Deposit to identify 53 victims of a Eastern Airlines DC-4 crash three miles east of town. Investigators report tail disintegration and weather not to blame as CAB schedules hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pgrt Deposit
America
South
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Navy
Newark
Miami
United States
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
John Chamberlain
The
Safety Bureau
CAB
Naval Base
R. C. Dodson
Cecil County
West Nottingham
Io O
Dodson
Raymond W. Murray
Down A. Walsh
H. K. Edwards
H. G. Myers
CAB Safety Bureau
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Myers
t/c
Frank Welch
Tonawanda
N. Y
Welch
Tragedy At Bayou Pumping Station Ends In Gunfire
Harris admits firing after Burkhardt advanced with a wrench during a confrontation at the Bayou pumping station. Four bullets struck Burkhardt, with one near the heart causing death. A revolver and wrench were recovered. witnesses were reluctant to comment as an inquest was scheduled for Monday afternoon. Both men had worked together about two years amid ongoing friction. Burkhardt, married with several children, and Harris, a widower, were described as normally amiable despite recent tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Burkhardt
J. T. French
French
Mulhearn
Burkhardt Anev
Bayou
Louisiana Peace Officers elect new officers at convention
Top photo shows George Gray Alexandria chief of police as president and Major Joe Gree Louisiana state police as first vice president. Sheriff Prentice Oakley Arcadia second vice president and Pete O Neill Thikedaux chief of police as third vice president. Deputy Lester Broussard Homer sergeant at arms and Lt. Robert Derbes New Orleans police secretary treasurer. Bottom photo features T O Bancroft with the Shreveport pistol team trophy awarded to E G Huckabay and Monroe chief J D Busby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Peace Officers Association
George Gray
Alexandria
Joe Gree
Louisiana State Police
Prentice Oakley
Arcadia
Pete O'Neil
Thikedaux
Lester Broussard
Homer
Robert Derbes
New Orleans
T. O. Bancroft
Trephy
Shreveport
E. G. Huckabay
Shreveport Police
J. D. Busby
Monroe
Bancroft
America and Brotherhood Shaping Our Nation’s Fate
In remarks about national duty and freedom, a speaker praises America as land of opportunity and brotherhood. He contrasts selfishness with service, cites education and equality of opportunity, and recalls leaders Washington and Jefferson. The program also includes selections from Parisfal and Legion awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Washington
Supreme Court
Douglass
University of Hard Knocks
Providence
Hough College
Senate
Brotherhood
Colonies
New England States
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
University of Virginia
Drivers Walkout Halts Work At Gravel Pit
Filmed reports show drivers leaving their posts claiming the pay system shortchanges waiting time and breakdowns. Affected highway crew joined the walkout at sunrise as repairs begin on U S 84 and resurfacing plans worth 176000 dollars are laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarman
U. S. 84
Alexandria
Natchez
State Department of Roads
Examinations Conducted for City Firemen and Police
James Roberts state civil service examiner announced exams for city firemen and patrolmen at Central Grammar School 414 Jackson Street. Of 40 applicants 22 qualified. 16 fireman and 4 patrolman candidates took the tests. Promotions tested for five sergeant and four captain posts. Results expected within 30 days. Ibadan noted as a large equatorial African city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Fremen
James Roberts
State
Central Grammar School
Jackson Street
City Pofice Dept
Hearing Possible June 11 for CAB Wreckage Probe
George Gey of the CAB said a hearing may be held here June 11 or 12 after a crash near Cleveland killed two crew members and left eight others in hospital. Three investigation committees formed include CAB, Civil Aeronautics Administration, United Air Lines and Douglas Aircraft representatives to search wreckage.
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LA Guardia
New York
Ives
United Air Lines
la Guardia Field
Lois Jeanne Weber
Charles J. Shannon
New York City
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cleveland
George Gey
CAB
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Douglas Aircraft
Wildcats Draw Most Attention In Monroe Oil Drilling Scout
Amid ongoing operations in Monroe’s conservation district, Union parish sees the Primos Gratz No 1 deep test near Monroe at 5449 feet. New permits filed include Monzingo Rivers No 1 and Godwin No 1 with others drilling near Farmerville, Delhi, and Sicily Island as wildcat activity continues and several wells reach depths around 3 000 to 5 000 feet with mixed results.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Conservation Department
Beauregard Parish
Rivensfield
Atlantic Refining Co
Newport Industries, Inc
Discovery
Calcasieu
Union Sulphur Co
Iberville
Bayou Des Glaise
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Wilbert Minerals Corp
Richland
Big Creek
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co
Roy Williams
St. Landry
Port Barre
the Texas Co
Botany Bay
St. Mary
Charenton
Pan-American Producing Co
Laws Realty Co
Levee Board
Rodessa
M. B. Chastain
M. Z. Sharp
Wildcat
Joe M. Burnham
McCain Heirs
East Carroll
Stanolard Oil & Gas Co
Chicago Mill & Lumber Co
Iberia
Fausse Pointe
The
Texas Co
Kling- Wallet
Bayou Choctaw
Carter Oil Co
Wilbert
Myrtle Grove
Lafayette
S. W. Richardson
Brasseaux
Dry Hole
Plaquemines
Delacroix Corp
Red River
Buil Bayou
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Robinson
J. C. Pugh
Whitehurst Driling Co. Inc
Sid Herold Et al
Dehi
Gulf Refining Co
Lee Donnell
Webster
Carterville
E. A
Union Sulphur Co. Inc
W. E. McFatter
Bessier
Bellevue
Calumet Refining Co
Arkansas Fuel Oil Co
Natchitoches
Caddo
Mansfield Oil Co
Catahoula
Sicily Island
Pan- American Production Co
Lydia R. McGraw
Claiborne
Lisbon
F. A
Helis-Isarsten
Avery Island
Lafourche
Bay de Chene
U. S.C
G. S. Mon
Lafourche Basin
Des Allemands
Amerads Petroleum Corp
C. E. Gheens
Madison
Delhi
Murphy Sun
J. H. O'Neal
Paluxy Zone
Flaquemines
Grand Bay
Gulf Production Division
Louisiana State
Grande fFcaille
Freeport Sulphur Co
Cockrell-Moran
Quacantine Bay
Gull Refining Co
Gulf
Warren Petroleum Corp
Hixon
Savoy
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
A Laws Realty Co
Terrebonne
Coon Point
Union
Monroe
Southwest Gas Producing Co. Inc
Monroe Gas Rock
W. A. Futch Estate
Futch
Travis Peak
Monroe Conservation District
Union Parish
Roy L. Fisher
Sellars-Ewing-Primos Monzingo-Rivers Lumber Co
Farmerville
Monzingo Rivers
W. C. Feazel
West Monroe
F. Neely
J. [. Roberts
Shreveport
Dykes Et al No
Bayou Macon
Tallulah
A. L. McKinney
Delhi Field
Richland Parish
J. E. Holt
East Carroll Parish
Stanolind Oil & Gas Company
Mississippi River
Union Producing Company
Fee
Ouachita Parish
U. S
Tax cuts eyed as lawmakers push for broader relief
The veto discussion highlights that 151,553 high earners over 25,900 would gain the most with proposed cuts. Democrats signal support for reductions next year as the Ways and Means Committee reviews a general tax revision for 1948. Senate Republicans back extending community property provisions to all couples to halve brackets and save about 30 million annually.
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O'Mahoney
House
Ways and Means
Senate Republicans
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CC KE. Weeks
Lowisiana
FLBL
Louisiana Motor Transport Association
H. H. Benoit
R. Tidwell
W. D
East Baton Rouge Parish
National Sheriffs Association
H. H. Huckaday
State Department of Public Safes
Huckabay
Tuckahay
Louisiana
Fred LeBlanc
Dents
LeBlanc
Davis
Association
Pirst
Ben Katz
North Bergen
N. J
Here
Florida
France
A. M. Katz
Freeport
S. 1
Howard Katz
Third Armored Division
Ouachita National Bank
Central Savings Bank
Peoples Homestead & Savings Association
Monroe Building and Loan
Forst
Ibadan
Equatorial Africa
Wildcats
Ulrich Burkhalt
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Rayville la
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