Rail Workers End Eight Day Walkout In Steel District
Pittsburgh report on an eight day walkout by railroad workers in Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp districts ending with a wage boost. The stoppage idled 18 000 workers and cut steel output enough to build 64 000 cars. Vandergrift Works furnaces mostly banked. 17 500 production workers affected.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Union Railroad
Carnegie-Illinois Steel
U. S. Steel
Homestead
Braddock
Duquesne
Clairton
Irvin Works
Carnegie-Illinois
Monongahela River
Vandergrift
Carnegie- Ilinois
Charles R. Cox
Car
City School Leaders Fight Welch Consolidation Plan
City Superintendent E. L. Neville and Monroe School Board oppose parish led consolidation, accusing it of masking parish deficiencies. Neville argues the city should keep its own schools and questions surrendering control. Monroe directors question whether combining systems solves any underlying problems, citing cost and efficiency of separate administration.
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E. L. Neville
Monroe
Neville
Warren Taylor
George Welch
Steno Confesses Embezzling 107000 in Detroit
A 42 year old stenographer admits to embezzling 107000 in cash from her employer and passing it to her husband who was sought for questioning. She faces arraignment on embezzlement charges as police and prosecutors cite the couple's strained finances and alleged funding of his alleged needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
William Jacobs
James N. McNally
Milton R. Atlas
Jacobs
McNally
American Express Co
Grosch backs Earl Long for governor in South Louisiana
John Grosch sheriff of Forteans parish announced his support for Earl K Long’s gubernatorial bid. Leander Perez endorsed the Long ticket and Dudley LeBlanc seeks state senate on the Long slate. Spokesman says Long gains strength in the south while leading in north and central Louisiana.
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John Grosch
Forteans Parish
Earl K. Long
Long
Sheriff Grosch
New Orleans
Leander Perez
Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana
Race
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Japan economy faces tougher odds than Britain in crisis
Tokyo reports Premier Katayama says Japan can weather a parallel economic crisis better than Britain because Japanese have long learned belt tightening. He notes Britain's costly victory and difficulty restoring living standards, while Japan focuses on reconstruction and stabilizing food imports.
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Tokyo
Japan
Britain
Tetsu Katayama
Runaway house collides with car in Montana
A house being moved on a truck trailer broke a driveshaft on a Montana highway. The runaway trailer sped down a hill and struck a car carrying Claude Allen and his wife. The couple were uninjured.
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Havre
Mont
Claude Allen
Hi Wife
Beauticians Move to Oust Board Member in Louisiana
A Monroe Louisiana group petitions Attorney General Fred S LeBlanc to oust Shreveport resident Mrs Tressie L Harris from the State Board of Cosmetic Therapy Control. LeBlanc requires affidavits to proceed and said action will follow proper proof. Pearl Hair of Monroe heads the cosmetologists group and will supply affidavits soon. The petition, signed by about 25 individuals, seeks suit in the first judicial district.
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Baton Rouge
Monroe
Beauticians
Fred S. LeBlanc
Tressie L. Harris
Shreveport
State Board of Cosmetic Therapy Control
LeBlanc
Harris
Pearl Hair
Louisiana Association of Accredited Cosmetologists
Freedom Train Welcomed At Birthplace Of Liberty
Philadelphia celebrates the Freedom Train with a ceremonial kickoff. Attending are government leaders, stars, and industrialists as the seven car shrine carries 100 documents on American democracy across a 33 thousand mile year long tour. Attorney General Tom C. Clark helped launch the project through the American Heritage Foundation to highlight national heritage and freedom amid rising juvenile delinquency concerns.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Tom C. Clark
Clark
American Heritage Foundation
Neighbor Rescues Invalid From West Monroe Fire
A bed ridden 20 year old woman, Audrey Russell, was rescued from a rear West Monroe fire at 307 Cotton Street as flames destroyed her three room home. Her mother, Nellie Russell, a widow and restaurant waitress, was away at work. The neighbor Flo Eubanks helped Audrey to safety as firemen fought a grass blaze and water issues delayed efforts.
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Nellie Russell
Cotton Street
West Monroe
Audrey Russell
Monroe Little Theatre Entering 16th Season With Wartime Ties
The Monroe community project marks its 16th year under Kay Crandall with nationwide publicity and a Warner Brothers scout watching local talent. The Northeast Junior College opens its doors this week expecting a record enrollment of 300 to 400 freshmen and a similar number of sophomores as bus lines bring students from across the Fifth district. Dean Rodney Cline expresses satisfaction with the expansion.
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Monroe
Little Theatre
Northeast Junior College
Fifth Congressional District
Rodney Cline
Amnesty Bill Passes Greek Parliament
The Greek parliament passed an amnesty bill for guerrillas in the north allowing unconditional surrender within 30 days. Reports say about 900 surrendered in central Macedonia and 400 at Livadia. planes will drop proclamations urging further surrenders once the bill is printed.
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Salonika
Macedonia
Themistokles Sophoulis
Livadia
Athens
Greece
Northeast Junior College Opens Registration for 1947-48
Registration at Northeast Junior College begins Monday at 9 a.m. in the college gymnasium. First day covers beginning freshmen with advanced students eligible Tuesday or Wednesday. Pre-registration expects 300 to 400 freshmen and as many advanced students. Dean Rodney Cline says the 1947-48 year will be the finest yet with a stronger faculty and improved facilities. Transcripts or prior college credits are required. Veterans should bring eligibility certificates.
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Northeast Junior College
Rodney Cline
China Aid Program Approval Expected
A $30,000,000 American relief program for China is expected to be signed before the month ends. Negotiations reportedly near completion with the United States insisting on strict control by American businessmen and the right to designate relief locations, citing practical limits in Communist areas. The program aims to supplement UNRRA's termination by extending unilateral relief to China and other European nations.
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Nanking
China
United States
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Lewis Defiant Refusal To Sign Communist Affidavit
John L. Lewis announced he would not sign an affidavit denying Communism and urged the government to act. Denham under Taft Hartley barred AFL and CIO unions from using NLRB processes until top leaders signed disavowals, a stance supported by AFL leaders including Lewis who criticized colleagues.
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Cmcago
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
Aff
A. F. L. Executive Council
Severe hurricane roars through Atlantic near Turks Island
A 140 mph hurricane moves northwest over the Atlantic with center 880 miles east-southeast of Miami. Forecasters expect a northward recurve by Sunday morning and plan a Florida east coast alert. The storm is about 250 miles east-northeast of Turks Island as battleship Missouri slows to let it pass.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Florida
Turks Island
Bahamas
Missouri
Truman
Puerto Rico
Labor leaders urge boycott after 15-day bus strike
Shreveport leaders appeal to residents to stop riding Southern Bus Co. Inc. buses. The 15 day strike ended with labor officials E R H Lige Williams of the Louisiana Federation of Labor and H V Taylor of the AFL addressing about 1000 at the mass meeting.
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Shreveport
Southern Bus Co. Inc
ER. H. (Lige) Williams
Louisiana Federation of Labor
H. V. Taylor
AFL
Texas Closes Border To Stop 60000 Migrant Farm Workers
Marshall Texas reports Texas authorities sealed the border at 6 pm to prevent about 60 000 Latin American migratory farm workers from leaving for higher pay in northern and eastern crews. U S Department of Agriculture agent William H Yeager Jr says only individual families may exit if not recruited by non compliant agents, with enforcement extending to U S and Mexican citizens under wave time migratory labor powers until year end.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture Migratory Farm Labor
William H. Yeager, Jr
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Denison
Yeager
U.S
United States
Special Session Problem Awaits Trumans Return
Washington dispatch reports top officials aim to brief President Truman with hard facts on the European economic crisis after his return so he can decide on summoning a special session. The State Department pushes urgent action to aid Europe and cut red tape at the Paris conference as sixteen nations define Marshall Plan needs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State Department
Europe
Marshall
Department
Truman Warship To Miss Storm Ahead Of Hurricane
The battleship Missouri carrying President Truman from Brazil is about 1300 miles from the hurricane Center, with Norfolk bound and the ship expected to stay at least 700 miles from the storm. Commander W H Baumberger reports the vessel will miss the storm as it curves.
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Missouri
President Truman
Brazil
Atlantic Ocean
Norfolk
Martinique
W. H. Baumberger
German War Diary Reveals Invasion Plans Failure
A British Admiralty report based on captured German records shows Hitler’s Sea Lion invasion of England failed due to Churchill's resistance the Battle of Britain and aerial defenses. The Fuehrer Conferences detail staff meetings about the aborted plan set for August and September 1949 after France sought armistice.
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Fuehrer
Hitler
England
Churchill
Fear Price Spiral May End in a Bust
Senators Ives and Porter warned of a possible bust in the price spiral as basic food costs near record highs. Ives urged curbing grain speculation and hinted at congressional action, while Porter doubted more could be done and warned of a late chance to prevent danger. Taft urged stronger export controls, and a congressional staff study said food prices hover near double prewar levels and could rise further.
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Chicago
Senator Ives
New York
Paul Porter
OPA
Congress
Washington
Porter
Atlanta
Santa Cruz
Calif
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Special Congressional Investigation
Dos Passos Injured as Wife Is Killed in Crash
Writer John Dos Passos, 51, is reported comfortable after an auto crash on the Wareham to Boston route. His wife Katherine, 50, died from head injuries. Dos Passos lost his right eye. the couple lived in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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Boston
John Dos Passos
Massachusetts Eye and Car Infirmary
Katherine
Wareham
Cape Cod
Dos Passos
Provincetown
Chicago
Harvard
New York Tribune
London Daily Mail
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Steno
Grosch
Associated Press
Jes Ramblin
Ay A
N.J.C
China Aid Program
Eastern Seaboard
State Dept
Paris
U. S. S. Missouri
London
Winston Churchill
English Channel
Ler
House of Commons
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