Ford Rebuffs Debate as Peace Talks Resume
Detroit May 9 Walter Reuther urged Henry Ford II to resume strike peace talks, which Ford promptly accepted though he did not attend personally. Ford said talks would continue to settle the union speed up charge with John S. Bugas leading the delegation and arbitration as a possible path. Reuther proposed a public debate, rejected by Ford, who insisted issues be resolved at the bargaining table.
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Detroit
Walter Reuther
Henry Ford II
Ford
Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Briggs Stadium
John S. Bugas
Bugas
Ford Motor Co
Big Rouge
UAW
Miss Maryland pageant plans and dates announced
Cecil Kephart, supervising director, said Cumberland Frostburg and Hagerstown have local contests and more towns are finalizing arrangements for the 1949 Miss Maryland. Winners will compete for Miss Maryland then Miss America, with the pageant in Hagerstown and entry blanks via the Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Cecil Kephart
Cumberland
Frostburg
Hagerstown
Maryland
Kephart
Atlantic City
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Magellan Names Tierra del Fuego For Cold Natives
In 1520 Magellan reached the southern tip of South America. He named the island Tierra del Fuego due to the many fires kept alight by local natives to stay warm.
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Magellan
South America
Tierra del Fuego
Massachusetts Wins AAA Pedestrian Protection Award
Massachusetts Washington DC and Peru Indiana named grand award winners in the American Automobile Association tenth National Pedestrian Protection Contest for cutting pedestrian fatalities by 23 percent and implementing strong public education and reporting systems. Washington DC earned city award for population over 50 000 due to a well balanced program and notable accident reporting. Baltimore Frederick Westminster and Maryland state entries received no mention. In Rome under Nero early Christian persecutions are noted in a separate line.
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Massachusetts
Washington
D. C
Peru
Indiana
American Automobile Association
Bay State
Maryland
Baltimore
Frederick
Westminster
Washington, D. C
Apostles Peter and Paul Said to Be Martyred
A report notes that the Apostles Peter and Paul were said to have been martyred. No further details are provided about dates locations or circumstances in the accessible text.
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Peter and
Paul
Two-Pronged Drive Is in Shanghai War Report May 9
Communist forces push a two pronged offensive in South China with goals toward Nanchang and Fukien while Nationalist reports describe sporadic fighting near Kiating and rumors of Hankow abandonment. Canton sources hint at a counter offensive as Li Tsung Jen returns to Canton. Cahokia noted as earliest Minnesota settlement.
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Shanghai
China
Nanchang
Fukien
Red
Tansiang
Hangchow
Associated Press
San Francisco
Canton
Hankow
Yangtze River
Myha
Pai Chung-Hsi
Li Tsung-Jen
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Cordillera Blanca
Ancahs Department
Emad 1
Ada Carter
Cleveland, O
Lee
AFL Retail Food Clerks
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Nero
Mars Opticians
Fyel
N. Market Street
Kaiser DE Luxe
McKenzie’s
W. Patrick & Court ST
Betres
Japhivfe
Cahokia
Minoijs
Quebec
Eichelberger & Powell
Fourth Street
Frederick, Maryland
East Second Street
Court Street
Noah E. Cramer & Son
Realtors
Frederick, MD
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D. W. Powers
Arcadia
San Gabriel
Calif
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Battle Creek
Mich
Storm & Shipley
Storm & Shipley Market & Second Sts
ATC
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