Steel Pay Hike Planned Seeks Court Fight Over Wages
The Truman administration prepared to back wage increases for CIO steelworkers, while industry lawyers moved to restrain higher pay from industry funds. Industrialists vowed a full-scale fight, backing the steel firms as government moves to deal directly with CIO leader Philip Murray. Arnall planned to argue against more than a 12 1 2 cent hourly raise under Stabilization rules at the National Press Club and before the Senate Labor Committee.
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Norman Walker Washington
Truman
Philip Murray
CIO
National Association Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
National Press Club
Senate Labor Committee
Murray
Commerce Sawyer
Sawyer
Wage ‘Stabilization Board
WSB
Water Threatens Barriers as Flood Crest Looms
The Missouri River nears a crest of 315 feet threatening Omaha and Council Bluffs. With walls and levees hiked by flash boards and earth, about 14,600 workers brace to hold back the surge while 34,000 people evacuate Council Bluffs and 5,000 in Omaha. President Truman planned a midday visit to assess flood relief as governors from seven states meet to discuss the crisis.
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Omaha
Neb
Midwest
Omana
Council Bluffs
Missouri
Army Engineers
I Druman
Aly
Mississippi
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Lewis A. Pick
Fifth Army
Ciied
Iawa
Kansas
Flood map shows principal cities in Missouri River basin path
The flood map highlights major towns under threat as the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Red rivers surge. Waterlogged Sioux City 600 blocks, Council Bluffs and Omaha threatened, Dakota City dike breached, many towns evacuated. Red River evacuees reach Fargo Moorhead, while La Crosse Prairie du Chien endure flood spillover.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Dakota City
Neb
Dike
Fargo
N. D
Moorhead
Minn
Murphy Named Postwar Envoy to Japan by Truman
President Truman planned to send to the Senate the nomination of Robert D. Murphy as Americas first postwar ambassador to Japan. Murphy, then ambassador to Belgium, is Milwaukee born and has a long career making him a top choice for the critical post as Japan prepares to move into the treaty regime. Japan may name Sadao Iguchi as its U.S. ambassador, with the treaty not in full effect until most signatories complete ratification.
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Truman
Senate
Robert D. Murphy
America
Japan
United States
Murphy
Belgium
Milwaukee
U.S
Sadao Iguchi
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
State Department
Armed Forces to Call Dentists by July 1
MILWAUKEE The armed forces will start calling up dentists in Priority 3 as the supply shrinks. Brig. Gen. Louis Renfrew, deputy director of selective service, said Priority 1 and 2 pools are diminishing rapidly. All dentists in three categories trained at government expense with less than required service after training.
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Milwaukee
Suly
Louis Renfrew
Renfrew
Selective Service
Law Practice Denied for Two Ex-Solon in Kentucky
FRANKFORT Ky The State Board of Bar Commissioners yesterday refused to restore former Congressman A J May to the practice of law in Kentucky May a Prestonsburg Democrat was convicted in federal court in Washington on July 3 TH on a charge of conspiring to defraud the U S government He was serving as chairman of the Rouse Military Affairs Committee at that time Max was accused of accepting bribes from munitions makers during the war.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
State Board of Bar Commissioners
A. J. May
May
Prestonsburg
Washington
U. S
Rouse Military Affairs Committee
Max
West Virginia safety conference opens in Charleston
The West Virginia Safety Council kicked off its 18th annual statewide conference in Charleston with more than 25 speakers and about 1,000 expected attendees over three days. The program covers fire prevention safety education and practices across industry mining railroads and motor vehicles led by council president H V Diefenbach. The mining section meets Thursday under G W McCaa of Farmington.
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Charleston
West Virginia Safety Council
H. V. Diefenbach
G. W. McCaa
Farmington
Weather summary for Beckley and Bluefield region
Fragmented weather bulletin notes clear and colder tonight with near 23 in East and 30 in West. Thu forecasts show fair and warmer conditions. Reports from Beckley and Gla de Creek include yesterday high and low temperatures and rainfall, with rivers at Bellepoint and Greenbrier, Bluestone Reservoir levels near normal and rising slightly.
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Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone
Eisenhower Wins New Jersey Primary Delegates Edge
In New Jersey Eisenhower led Taft in the GOP contest aiming for at least 31 convention delegates. With 272 districts missing Eisenhower showed about 3,569, Taft 204,506 and Stassen 19,819 votes. Taft supporters called the results a moral victory, while Stevenson declined the Democratic nomination and Driscoll’s backing boosted Eisenhower’s standings.
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Relman Morin
Newark
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Taftin
Taft
Harald E. Stassen
Stassen
Estes Kefauver
Alfred E. Driscoll
Stassa
Detroit
John D. M. Hamilton
Hisenhower
Gov. Driscoll
Ps Iho Oe Eee
Ike and Might and Taft Withdraws From Election Fight
Eisenhower expressed only a brief comment in Paris about the light vote and planned no political statements until retirement. Taft withdrew from campaigning after accusing Driscoll of double crossing him, which he denied. backers alleged underground support and large campaign funds from opponents. June 1 totals showed over 550,000 votes, below expected 750,000, tempering recent Taft victories in Nebraska Wisconsin and Texas.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Taft
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Tinos
Slab Fork Coal Project OK'd
The Defense Solid Fuels Administration approved 44 coal mine construction projects, funded between Oct 29 and April 8, totaling about 23 million dollars. The program aims to expand metallurgical coal for defense, with sites including Slab Fork, Caretta, Ragland, Holden, and Vivian among others.
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Defense Solid Fuels Administration
Charles W. Conner
U. S. Steel Steel Co
Ream
U.S. Steel Co
Filbert
Olga Coal Co
Caretta
U. S. Steel Co
Spruce River Coal Co
Ramage
Island Creek
Ingrid Bergman letter filed in Georgia court
Ingrid Bergman’s April 3 letter confessing love for Robert Rossellini was filed in court as her estranged husband Dr. Peter Lindstrom challenged visitation for their 13 year old daughter Jenny Ann. The filing follows Bergman’s affair and proxy marriage, highlighting strain over custody amid publicity. Francis Pickens Miller filed as a Democratic primary candidate for Virginia’s Senate seat.
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Los Angeles
Italy
Ingrid Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Robert Rossellini
Lindstrom
Jenny Ann
Haly
Miss Bergman
Rossellini
Mexico
Richmond
Francis Pickens Miller
Charlottesville
Nota
Byrd
Absentee Vote Bids Accepted By Clerk
Raleigh County Circuit Clerk Van Hunter opened absentee ballot applications for voters who will be outside the state for the May 13 primary. Applications must be sworn before a notary and sent by mail or in person. only servicemen may have relatives request ballots. The office has mailed 5,000 servicemen ballots in 1944 and has sent 52 for the May primary, with 18 civilian applications filed to date. Ballots go out by air mail once retirees are met. service members can vote by simply requesting.
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Raleigh
van Hunter
Hunter
Induction Notices Sent to 26 Raleigh County Men
Local Draft Board No 18 will send induction notices to 26 Raleigh County men by May 1 Miss Alma E Smith, clerk, said the notices are expected to reach the men around that date confirming draft action in the area
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Raleigh County
Alma E. Smith
West Virginia GOP candidates clash in round of criticism
Three of four Republican gubernatorial hopefuls attacked the Democratic administration and each other in a statewide campaign swing. Rush Holt assailed alleged rackets in Charleston. John Copenhaver accused Holt of personal attacks and political entanglements. J W Maxwell faulted state funds for road building and real estate and called government distant from the people. Democrat William C Marland advocated swift legal remedies and court reform. Cyrus S Kump pledged a full, independent probe into slush funds and corruption if elected.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Republic Rush
D. Holt
Welch
U. S
Washington
Charleston
John T. Copenhaver
Republcan
Holt
Copenhaver
Homer Hanna
Grafton
J. W. Maxwell
Beckley
GOP
Women's Club
William C. Marland
Marland
Ripley
W. Va
Cyrus
Kump
Elkins Democrat
Service Restored As Phone Strike Enters 2nd Week
West Virginia telephone strike enters its second week with service restored in Philippi after a circuit court injunction against illegal picketing. Long lines workers in Huntington return to work after a four hour stoppage amid a claimed lockout dispute. Western Electric workers continue sporadic picketing across 42 states, with activity in Wheeling and neighboring towns.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Philippi
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Exchange
J. H. Brennan
Wheeling
Fairmont
Morgantown
Grafton
Clarksburg
W. A. McArior
Long Lines Department
Richmond
Western Electric
CWA
Montgomery
Parikersburg
Pt. Pleasant
Air Raid Warning System Unveiled At Bell System Meeting
New York stockholders witnessed an automatic air raid warning system by Bell Telephone that could alert the nation in minutes. The system centers on a dial device enabling three alert types and is designed for civilian defense to flash warnings to vital installations nationwide.
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New York
Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell System
Only 27 Words Spoken In Korean Deadlock
Korean truce negotiators met for 20 seconds to decide they had nothing new to say on their deadlock. Delegates exchanged 27 words and will reconvene tomorrow. In six sessions they have logged four minutes and 20 seconds total. The dispute centers on Russia as a neutral observer and the Allied demand to ban rebuilding military airfields during an armistice.
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Munsan
Russia
Stock market mixed as railroads rise and steel talks stall
New York trading mixed with railroads up while steel wage talks falter. U S Steel held at 38 while 3,000 American Tobacco shares slipped to 58.14. Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Nickel Plate U S Gypsum American Cyanamid Bethlehem Steel General Motors and Zenith Radio saw higher bids.
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U. S. Steel
Canadian Pacific
Union Pacific
U.S
Beckley Visit Highlights Governor Patteson Saintly Beckley Tour
Gov. Okey L. Patteson toured Raleigh County Courthouse offices in Beckley with Democrat chair Harry E. Anderson and business associate J. A. Blackburn. He stated he is in Beckley on business but engaged in politics, not condemning any Beckley candidates though some he favors remain undisclosed. He praised Beckley residents as friendly and interested in politics while avoiding specifics.
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Okey L. Patteson
William Marland
Iat
Raleigh County
Harry E. Anderson
Democrat Party
Register
Beckley
Beckle
Mr. Hope
J. A. Blackburn
Chinaware import hearing set for June 23
The American chinaware industry seeks higher tariffs to curb foreign competition and avert shutdowns. The Tariff Commission will hear the Vitrified China Association on June 23, with AFL union support. The group seeks pre trade agreement tariff levels and a quota on imports, citing Warwick China Co. in Wheeling, West Virginia, already closed.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
China Association
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
California
AFL National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Commission
Congress
Robert F. Martin
Association
Warwick China Co
Wheeling
W. Va
Martia
Planes Cut Enemy Rail Lines In North Korea
U S shooting stars and Thunderjets cut the North Korean rail line between Kum and Huichon in 38 places. North of Haeju on the West Coast four warplanes destroyed two bridges and killed 10 Red soldiers in the open. Fighter bombers roared through heavy clouds under F 86 Sabres as Red probing jabs triggered an Allied artillery barrage lasting most of the night.
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U.S
Kum
Huichon
Haeju
North Korea
Vital polio test planned by Blakesler colleagues
A new polio discovery suggests antibodies in blood can neutralize the virus before it damages nerves. Tests on children may occur this summer to prevent infantile paralysis, with antibodies drawn from human blood. Findings by Bodian of Johns Hopkins and Horstmann of Yale, reported to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, indicate monkeys and humans share the effect, supported by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Alton L. Blakesler
Science
New York G
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
David Bodian
Johns Hopkins University
Dorothy M. Horstmann
Yale
National Foundation For
County Man Waives On Larceny Charge
Robert Hughes of Cooktown waived to the grand jury before Magistrate I N Thurman today on an auto larceny charge. He was released on a 500 dollar bond. Hughes was arrested Monday night by State Police for the theft of a 1937 seron owned by John Grose of Ury. The car was valued at 240 dollars.
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Robert Hughes
Cooktown
I. N. Thurman
Hughes
John Grose
Ury
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