Miners Ready to Resume Contract Discussion in Pa
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania the hard coal industry and United Mine Workers resume stalled contract talks. John L Lewis arrived in Hazelton with UMW Vice President Thomas Kennedy while 75,000 hard coal miners observe a memorial holiday for mine disaster victims. Contracts expire next month and a nationwide walkout could follow after Lewis notified mediation services of a dispute.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
America
Lewis
New York
Hazelton
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Federal Mediation Service
Peace Negotiators To Resume Talks
Peace talks in Korea resume at Panmunjom with United Nations and Communist truce delegates meeting at 12 am. A fifth recess looms unless a new approach on prisoner of war exchange is agreed. Since July 26, sessions have met weekly with stalemate on prisoner numbers.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
Voter Registrations Surge at Portsmouth Board
The Portsmouth Board of Registrars processed 317 new registrations yesterday with 165 female and 152 male changes. Clerks, led by Mrs. Willena Burns, noted high activity as residents rushed to meet the Sept 9 primary deadline. several registrants even interrupted daily chores to register. Wards reported totals of 259 in Ward 1, 148 in Ward 2, 143 in Ward 3, 94 in Ward 4, and 42 in Ward 5.
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Board of Registrars
Portsmouth
Willena Burns
Civil Service Interviews for Portsmouth Postmaster Candidates
Two Civil Service investigators interview 11 applicants for the Portsmouth postmastership in Boston, then travel to Portsmouth for the second phase. Applicants include acting postmaster Mrs Mary Dondero and her daughter Mrs Eileen Foley, plus Samuel A McMaster, America J Bellucci, Frederick J Rowe, Max S Freedman, William H Hopley, John W Hopley, Andrew Stansisco, Gordon E Mack, and Jana Charles E Tanner. The process involves visits to Portsmouth, then Washington, with final appointment by President Truman subject to Senate approval.
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Portsmouth
Boston
Mary C. Dondero
Eileen Foley
Middle Rd
Samuel A. McMaster
Circuit Ra
America J. Bellucci
Frederick J. Rowe
Woodbury Ave
Max S. Freedman
Marcy St
Joseph M. Flanagan
James J. Cannon
United States Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Headquarters
Washington
Truman
United States Senate
Civil Service Commission
Flanagan
Cannon
Cwil
Oleo Heir Pleads Innocent in Prostitution Indictment
New York socialite heir Minot F. Mickey Jelke 111 faces 16 to 134 years if convicted on eight counts of procuring prostitution and related charges. Prosecutors allege he forced two models Patricia Ward and Pat Thompson into prostitution and benefited from their earnings while living off proceeds. An associate, Richard Wallace, pleaded guilty to a related earnings charge.
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New York
Minot F
Mickey Jelke
Jelke
Richard Wallace
Richard Short
Patricia Ward
Layoff Reports Denied at Yard by Captain Craig
Capt Edward C Craig USN shipyard commander denied reports that about 1500 workers would be laid off between now and year end. He was unavailable for comment on the lingering rumors, but a shipyard spokesman said an official statement would come tomorrow.
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Cookesman Today
Edward C. Craig
USN
Craig
Eisenhower ready for toe to toe fight for presidency
Eisenhower plans a sharp campaign turn with new York meetings and public speeches to rally GOP backing. He pursues Taft support and charges against Stevenson and the Truman administration while plotting a push through the American Legion event and a major farm issues push.
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Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Adlai Stevenson
Hironis
Phone Company Seeks 1.6 Million Rate Hike in New England
In Concord, New England Telephone and Telegraph Company argued for a 1.6 million dollar annual rate increase. Attorney T Baxter Milne outlined separations of inter and intra state rates, claiming vacation traffic in Granite State barely affects overall operations. Company attorney James B Godfrey contended the firm cannot run efficiently at the state’s 5.25 to 5.75 percent return, insisting a seven and a half percent return is required.
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Concord
New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
T. Baxter Milne
Nel&t
Woods to Boss Price Controls
President Truman named Tighe E. Woods the new head of the Office of Price Stabilization, succeeding Ellis G. Arnall who resigns on September 1. Roger Putnam announced the move after a White House meeting with Truman, Woods, and Arnall, praising Arnall and welcoming Woods.
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Washington
Truman
Tighe E. Woods
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnall
Roger Putnam
Putnam
White House
OPS
Wooda
Ex-Employe Arrested For $65,000 Brink's Truck Robbery
Washington police captured Ray Eugene Farmer after a $65,000 Brink's armored car robbery. He had been fired from Brink's three years earlier over a uniform incident and led officers to the buried loot near Glen Echo Amusement Park in Maryland. Federal agents and Brink's officials assisted in the case.
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Washington
Robert V. Murray
Ray Eugene Farmer
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Farmer
Glen Echo Amusement Park
Maryland
Farmer's Bakery
Myrtle Jackson
Hay
Chief Murray
Mureray
Jeremiah Flaherty
Wardman Park
Murray
Legion Parade Brings Fifth Avenue to Life in 1948
Thousands packed Fifth Avenue for the American Legion display day, with more than 75 000 marching in a 12 hour event. Dwight D Eisenhower led the Kansas contingent while Senator Richard M Nixon joined California delegates. Police estimated two million viewed the parade in the first two hours as veterans from two world wars marched past Grand Marshal Erle Cocke Jr and senior military officers.
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Fifth Avenue
American Legion
31St Street
George P. Monaghan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas
Richard M Nixon
California
Erle Cocke Jr
Dawson
Natonal Legion
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Navy
Air Force Marines
Coast Guerd
Sweetser to Hold Own Meeting for Rival Candidates
New Castle Republican candidate John C. Sweetser announces a rival candidate rally for First District contenders from both parties. He plans a 6 30 p m start Thursday, seeks use of South Playground ballpark, and hopes Merrow will join to honor a New Castle engagement. Other Republican and Democratic candidates invited.
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John C. Sweetser
New Castle
Sweetser
Congress
Theodore R. Butler
South Playground
Pat
Arthur J. Reinhart
James L. Mahony
Manchester
James D. McPhah
U.S
Chester E. Merrow
Merrow
New Hampshire Draft Quota Set at 142 for October
New Hampshire has been ordered to supply 142 men to the October draft, Selective Service Director John H. Greenaway announced. The quota compares with 82 for induction next month and 88 in August. Inductees will be drawn from former deferrals who have been reclassified as 1-A and will be aged 20 to 26.
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Conlord
New Hampshire
Selective Service
John H. Greenaway
Greenaway
U N Infantrymen Repulse Chinese Attacks on Bunker Hill
U N infantrymen repelled three Chinese assaults on Bunker Hill on the Korea front. An Eighth Army officer estimated a third of the 800 red troops were killed or wounded after eight hours of fighting in rain soaked mud. U N tanks and artillery continued a heavy barrage.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Bunker Hill
Eighth Army
Aome
U.N
Pyongyang
Kittery Selectmen Open Voter Registration Session Post
The Selectmen of Kittery Maine announce registration sessions at the Selectmen's Office on August 27 and 28 from 2 to 7 PM and 8 to 8 PM for correcting the voter list and adding new names to the voting rolls. Signed Board of Selectmen Kittery Maine.
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