Rail unions study White House labor peace plan
The engineers, firemen, and conductors with over 150 000 members studied a White House proposed contract to end a three year rail dispute. Union leaders and rail officials return to the White House to clarify details with John R Steelman. The plan includes wage raises 37 cents yard workers 22 1/2 cents open road workers and a five day 40 hour week for yard workers future rules on operating crews and a binding arbitration mechanism.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Carrier
Boston Officer Brands Brink's Tipster as Liar
Deputy Police Supt James Daley called Alfred A Gagnon a liar and faker after Gagnon implicated himself in the 1950 Brink's robbery. Gagnon named Carlton O Brien and Joseph McGinnish as planners. O Brien was slain days earlier in Providence. Daley cited FBI and state police evidence showing Gagnon was in Tampa during the period.
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Providence, R. I
Alfred A. Gagnon
Boston
James F. Daley
Gagnon
Pawtucket
R. L
Carlton M. O’brien
Warwick
R. I
Joseph F. McGinnish
O’brien
West Warwick
Daley
Rhode Island
William E Powers
Brink
FBI
Tampa
Fla
McGinnis
O'Brien
Moscow Boats Biggest Fish Story Yet
Moscow radio mocked capitalist fishing and hailed Soviet whaling. A seven month Antarctic voyage by a Soviet flotilla prompted a broadcast claiming great achievements by Russian fishermen.
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Moscow
London
Russia
Antarctic
Campaign Pension Bill Falls Short in House Vote
The House rejected a bill to raise Social Security benefits by 300 million dollars yearly. Democrats supported the measure 98 to 41, Republicans 99 to 51 against it, failing to secure the two thirds needed to pass. Supporters warned beneficiaries would feel the loss at the polls next November.
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Washington
House
Demos
Coughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
American Medical Assn
AMA
Rules Committee
Senate
Congress
Seek Youth Who Escaped Here After Sentencing
A 16 year old Muscatine boy, Glenn Bryant, escaped from officers while being returned to jail after juvenile court sentencing to Eldora. He fled at East Fourth and Walnut, escaping in blue overalls and gray shirt. Authorities describe Bryant as 5 8 12, 139 1 2 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. parents live in Peoria. He was arrested after a burglary tip at R and S shoe store.
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Muscatine
Eldora
Glenn Bryatt
Muscatine See
Charles Anson
East Fourth
Walnut Streets
Bryant
Arthur McCullough
Peoria
R. and S
East Second Street
Matthew Westrate
Culvert Pipe Firm Chooses Muscatine for Plant
Culvert Pipe Company and Young Greenwall and Company of Iowa announce a Muscatine site for galvanizing corrugated culvert pipe from 6 to 96 inches. The one story warehouse between Sampson street and Schley avenue will be remodeled with a 550 by 130 foot yard, and a local staff will start operations within a month.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Industrial Development Assn
Young—Greenawalt and Company of
Iowa
Dave Gross
Young Greenwall and Company of Iowa, Inc
Sampson Street
Schley Avenue
Felton Kurz Co
Russell Knapp
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
J. L. Young
Chicago
G. W. Gordon
Lincoln
Neb
W. R Hyland
Omaha
Gordon
Young
Illinois
U. S. Steel Corp
Gary
Ind
Young and Greenawalt Co
Delaware Corporation
East Chicago
J. G. Highbarger
Mississippi Valley Grain and Feed Co
Young Greenawalt and Co
UW Student Dies in Mt St Helens Crevasse
Spirit Lake Wash funeral rites mark the death of 20 year old Arthur Jessett a University of Washington student who fell into an ice filled crevasse on Mt St Helens while climbing with three companions. Rescuers reached the body Monday after a Sunday accident at about 8000 feet and retrieved it after being lowered into the icy tomb.
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Spirit Lake
Wash
Mt. St. Helens
Arthur Jessett
University of Washington
Journal expands print capacity with 24 page press
The Muscatine Journal buys a 24 page Goss Unitube press to replace the 16 page unit. It will be installed in the Journal building in Muscatine with two color codes and a capacity of 28,000 twenty four page papers per hour. The old press goes to Toronto after dismantling.
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Goss Unitube
Journal
Muscatine
Toronto
Canada
Thomson Company, Ltd
Five Day Forecast Warmth and Rain Through Week
Temperatures will run 5 to 10 degrees above normal with highs around 76 to 77 and lows near 52 to 54. Expect rainfall totaling 0.25 to 0.50 inches as showers target Wednesday and Thursday and again in western areas Sunday. A gradual warming trend continues through the five day period.
Bride Wins Trainfare on TV Quiz After Ellis Island Quarters
Eve Smith, a British war bride with four American-born children, appeared on the Strike It Rich TV show and won $70 to continue her journey from Manchester to Muscatine. Her husband Lester Smith has disappeared, leaving the family in financial need. The children range from 3 months to 8 years old. they had been in quarantine on Ellis Island since April.
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Ellis Island
Muscatine
Eve Smith
Manchester
England
Lester Smith
Waafs
U.S. Army
Britain
Canned Goods Prices Climb Under OPS Order
Washington says price increases of one to two cents per can take effect today on canned vegetables fruits and juices. The Office of Price Stabilization notes higher prices to offset lower wholesaler earnings. Affects many independent stores. chains less so.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Baked Potato Deal Changes Menu in Littleton Shop
In Littleton New Hampshire Nick Perkins, restaurant proprietor, posted a window sign advertising baked potato for 1.39 with the rest of the dinner offered free amid a potato shortage affecting the town. The sign reads Special today baked potato 1 39 Nick tosses the rest of the dinner in free.
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Littleton
N. H
Connecticut
Nick Perkins
Nick
Potato Shortage Sparks Federal Farm Program Debate
Washington reports a potato shortage fueled by reduced 20 percent production last year as farmers shifted crops after Congress ended price supports. Officials warn ceilings cause market shifts while mid-June hopes for ample supplies rise as new and intermediate crops come in from Florida to New Jersey.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Stabilization
Arnall
Ellis Arnall
Florida
Alabama
Texas
California
Carolinas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Maryland
New Jersey
25000 Oilmen Back on Jobs
About 25,000 of the nation s roughly 90,000 striking oil workers returned to work today after a 21 day walkout over a wage dispute. More are expected to come back as plant by plant settlements resume. Airlines face revenue losses amid aviation fuel shortages as refineries restart production. American Airlines may cancel over half its nationwide schedules by the weekend.
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Denver
Airlines
United States
Europe
American Airlines
C. R. Smith
Deaths and Injuries in Koje Island Prison Riots
Riots spread to Koje island Camp No 1 and Pusan camp No 10 as Communists clashed with United Nations guards. One POW was killed and 85 injured in Pusan, while a guard suffered a minor injury. Brig Gen Haydon L Boatner stabilized two uprisings, including a 400 inmate women and civilian internees revolt and a sit down strike at a hospital. Enclosure 10 houses both pro and anti Communist prisoners.
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Pusan
Korea
Koje Island
No. 10
United Nations
Rose
Haydon L. Boatner
U. N. Command
Seoul
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Eighth Army
Kore
Enclosure 10
Bamboo Curtain
Enclosure No. 10
Koje
Senators Clash Over Truman Truthfulness In ADA Speech
Senate Republicans Styles Bridges and Capehart denounce President Truman as losing truth and call his remarks about big business a malicious falsehood. Democratic Senator Johnson accuses Truman of misstating oil lands bill. Senator Welker calls the president’s naming of critics an utter falsehood.
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Washington
Senate
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Truman
GOP
Capehart
Indiana
Bridges
Americans For Democratic Action
Johnson
D-Tex
Congress
Welker
Ridaho
Senate Gop
Senator Wiley
Rwis
ADA
Wiley
President Signs Military Pay Hike Today
President Truman signed a bill boosting military pay and allowances by nearly half a billion dollars annually. The White House announced the action with raises becoming effective this month. Privates and seamen receive $3 monthly, while two star generals and admirals gain up to $65.
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Washington
Truman
White House
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Muscatine Group
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Gross
Culvert Pipe Company
C. Lloyd Bunker
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