Settlement Ends 11 Day Phone Strike
New York November 19 A bitter eleven day strike by 33000 CIO telephone workers ended today after mediation in New York and Detroit. Picket lines at Western Electric exchanges were disbanded as wage increases of nine to fourteen cents an hour under a 15 month contract were agreed for New York equipment workers. Detroit settlements covered 16000 accounting plant and traffic staff with weekly increases from 33 to 5 dollars. Haverhill Mass 700 workers ratified a seven to fifteen cent rise to about 1.62 an hour. The New York pact retroactive to November 18 runs to February 15 1952 and must be ratified by December 4.
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New York
CIO
Detroit
Western Electric Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell System
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Michigan
Haverhill
Mass
Western Electric
Western Electric Equipment
Frank H. Brown
CIO Communications Workers Union
Flood Waters Drive Many From Homes
Rain and melting Sierra snow cause floods across California's San Joaquin Valley driving hundreds from homes. Towns Chowchilla Kernville Isabella Visalia and Bakersfield hit as rivers rise. Red Cross aid arrives while forecasts promise more rain and flood danger persists.
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Fresno
Calif
California
San Joaquin Valley
Chowchilla
Madera
Modesto
San Joaquin
North Fork
Kern River
Kernville
Isbaella
Bakersfield
Visalia
Red Cross
Isabella
Weather Bureau
Centerville
Ed Chober
Fresno Bee
Friant Dam
Sierra
Kings River
Tulare County
Charity Ball to Benefit Elks in Frederick County
A photo shows Dr Carroll Easterday and E Robert Bowlus with a Health Department camera donated by the Frederick Elks from proceeds of the first annual Charity Ball. The second annual ball will be at the State Armory on Wednesday with Blue Barrow Orchestra, proceeds funding Elks charitable work. Torrential rains affect rescue ops. weather officials warn of more rain.
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Carroll E. Easterday
E. Robert Bowlus
Frederick Lodge
B. P.O. Ellis
Health Department
Frederick City
Frederick Elks
iMiner-Roelke
Frederick County
The
Elks
State Armory
Maryland
Miner Buried Under Coal Escapes With Minor Injuries
Walter Kosuda, 32, fell through a trap door in a coal hopper at a Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad trestle. Crushed by coal, he was freed within 30 minutes by fellow workers. He feared dying cramped and later said he could not breathe. The incident occurred Sunday. rescuers uncovered his head within 15 minutes, then pulled him free after another 15. A separate accident: a car veered into a Taneytown house at midnight, knocked down a tree and porch, near a road sign, injuring no one reported inside.
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Utien
Walter Kosuda
Kosuda
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Kasuda
Annan
Taneytown
Samuel Royer
Deerfield
Baltimore
Car Collision Causes Minor Damage on Street
A father and his son escaped unharmed after a street collision where the automobile sustained several hundred dollars in damage. The report notes no injuries to the occupants.
Helicopter Downdraft Pushes Escaped Raft to Shore
A hovering helicopter created a powerful downdraft to propel an inflated raft carrying two children from rough water toward safety on shore. The rescue restored calm as responders assisted the youths after the perilous river ordeal.
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James W. Anderson, Jr
California Hot Springs
Coast Guard
Army Engineers
State Highway Patrol
Saige
Hazel W. Lewes
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lulomati
Coming Frideny
Scott Key Wines & Liquors
West Patrick ST
Victory Liquor Store
North Market ST
Kehne Furniture CO
South Market ST
Dumont
Frederick
Wayside
Patrick ST
Western Maryland
Trust Company
Western Maryland Trust Company
New Market
William S. Hood
Hendrickson
Premier
DuPont
Mars Opticians
Market Street
Xmas Bikes
Xmas Burall
C. C. Carty
BE. Pat. St
Allen’s Market & Second Sts
Delphey
Columbia and
Schwinn
Allen’s Market & Second
South Market
Merry Christmas
Frederick Camera Sho
W. Patrick St
DeSoto
Plymouth
Weil Brothers
Direct
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