Austrian Treaty Faces Deadlock at Moscow Conference
At Moscow, the four powers struggle over Austria’s postwar pact as Yugoslavia presses to gain Southern Carinthia and displaced persons issues loom. Austria rejects territorial concessions while Gruber wins backing from Marshall against a treaty containing that clause.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
Yugoslavia
Austria
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Edvard Kardelj
Carinthia
Karl Gruber
George C. Marshall
Gruber
Molotov
Senate probe to scrutinize Raleigh County election records
A six member United States Senate Rules sub committee arrives in Raleigh to examine last November's general election records including registration and poll books. Led by Senator Hickenlooper the group plans to base in Charleston and may extend its West Virginia inquiry to 12 southern counties. The duration remains undetermined.
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Raleigh
United States
Senate
Thomas
Sweeney
Wheeling
Pagese Ay
Hickenlooper
Iowa
West
Virginia
Fayette and
Loga
Bates
Reenactment Planned On Havana Yacht Case
In Havana a reenactment will be held aboard the 72 foot yacht Satira to show how 21 year old Patricia Schmidt fired a .22 caliber shot that fatally wounded John Lester Mee on April 8. Co owner Charles Jackson will also be aboard. Schmidt faces homicide charges with bond set at ten thousand dollars. Amleto Battisti offers help for her defense stating she is in serious trouble.
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Associated Press
Havana
Satira
John Lester Mee
Chicago
Patricia Schmidt
5 Feet
Mee
Guanabaca
Havana Harbor
Santiago Mencia
Miss Schmidt
Toledo
Laura
Rene Castellanos
Charles Jackson
River Forest
Jackson
Bond
Amleto Battisti
Mullens Council Meeting Drama Over Mayor and Cigar
An observed Mullens city council session shows the mayor fumbling for a cigar in his pockets amid a heated discussion. He crosses the room and lights a stogie on returning to his seat, while still in conversation with an attorney.
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Mullens
Labor Vote Looms as CMA Calls UMW and Operators
Government bids new talks on wage and contract terms as Coal Mines Administration seeks resumption of collective bargaining with John L. Lewis and coal mine owners. The approach follows a government takeover last May to end a long strike, with both sides delaying reply.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
Est
Coal Mines Administration
N. H. Callisson
Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Collisson
Supreme Court weighs Wheeling cigarette tax clash with state levy
The West Virginia Supreme Court studied the penny a pack cigarette tax in Wheeling as the state moves to a July 1 effective levy. Attorneys argued no precedent for repealing city taxes but noted cases uphold preemption when the state signals total coverage of the subject.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Wheeling
Supreme Court
Congress Panel Debates Wage Price Link In Study
A congressional staff report backed by Senator Taft argues higher wages now would raise prices, rebutting CIO pleas for wage hikes. The study says profits rose to 12 billion while worker compensation fell 4.5 billion, and challenges fears of profits remaining high with higher wages.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
Congressional
Taft
R-Ohia
Gustav Peck
Labo
Philip Murray
Robert Nathan
Murray
Aff
Nathan
No Contract No Work Looms in Steel Strike Threat
Pittsburgh may see a major steel strike after April 30 as stickers with No Contract No Work appear on steelworkers vehicles and in United Steelworkers offices. The April 30 deadline follows a February 15 contract expiry and a recent extension. Union leaders prepare a wage and policy proposal response after weekend executive committee discussions.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Union
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
Steelworkers’ Committee
U. S. Steel
Palestine Curfew Eases as Authorities Partial Lift Ordered
British officials ordered a partial lifting of the curfew that confined more than 500000 Jews in Palestine after four Jewish extremists were hanged at Acre prison. Military vigilance remained high for possible underground retaliation as the overall Holy Land mood stayed quiet but tense.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Acre
Holy Land
Russia Quizzed On Atom Control At UN
Delegates at the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission submitted written questions to the Soviet Union on atomic control and inspection. Andrei Gromyko was to answer in writing. The key inquiry asked whether Russia preferred international agency staffed inspections or national personnel under international supervision. The issue was moved to the committee stage for extended discussion.
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George C. Marshall
Moscow
U. S
East Prussia
Upper Silesia
Pomerania
France
Saar
Ruhr
Russia
Associated Press
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kilgore Seeks $2.97 Million for Mine Safety Bureau
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia proposes an extra 2.97 million dollars to empower the U S Bureau of Mines to enforce safety recommendations. He argues Congress must fund the program to improve health and safety in coal mines and notes passage of his enforcement bill alone is not sufficient.
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Associated Press
Washington
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Kilgore
D.-W.va
Congress
Bureau of Mines
West Views Weather Cooler Today and Friday Sunny
A regional forecast shows cooler air today with mostly cloudy conditions this morning and partly cloudy conditions this afternoon. Tonight will be clear and cooler, and Friday is expected to be sunny and warm.
Lewis Reiterates Krug Accusation Before Senate Subcommittee
United Mine Workers chief John Lewis testified before a Senate subcommittee on the Centralia mine disaster killing 111 men on March 25. He blamed Secretary of the Interior Krug for negligence and warned the nation must stop harming miners or risk loss of a coal surplus and a shrinking workforce. He noted about 140,000 young men left mining during wartime and are not returning.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
Senate
Centralia
United Mine Workers
Interior Krug
Krug
Interior Department
Lewis
United States
Early Death Seen For Three Agencies
President Truman plans an executive order to dissolve three wartime emergency agencies and shift rent controls from the OPA to the Housing Expediter. The move would liquidate the Office of Price Administration, the Civilian Production Administration, and the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, and undermine the Office of Temporary Controls.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Famliar
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Production Administration
Office of War Mobillation
House Strikes Into Curb Bill Passage By Nightfall
The House moves its strong union strike curb bill toward final passage with a vote possible by tonight or tomorrow. Chairman Hartley says it will pass, while the Senate considers a softer measure next week and a compromise is likely. Republicans split with 22 of 245 planning to oppose, Democrats also divided as debate continues.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Hartley
Rn.y
Labor Committee
Senate
Arends
R-I
New Phone Strike Effort Postponed In 11th Day
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach and negotiators delay new move to end nationwide telephone strike as NF T W and AT and T resist arbitration framework. NTW President Beirne condemns plan as loosely written and open to varied interpretation. AT and T says it accepts in principle but cites 13 required modifications.
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Associated Press
Washington
Schwellenbach
National Federation of Telephone Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Joseph A. Beirne
N.F.T.W
Estimates of Dead in Texas City After Explosions
Dr Clarence Quinn gave a 650 dead estimate as three blasts rocked Texas City. He cited 400 known dead and 250 believed in debris, with 3,000 injured. Other counts ranged 223 to 1,200. Fire and smoke spread, High Flyer exploded near the dock as rescue workers moved in, with thousands evacuated and security tightened.
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Associated Press
Texas City
Clarence Quinn
J.C. Trahan
Texas
Red Cross
Quinn
Herbert Whitmore
Galveston County
Texas City Fire Tour Mirrors War Devastation at Ploesti
AP photographer Hal Boyle reports a morning flight over Texas City showing a burned industrial zone and smoldering oil tanks. Flames loom over the waterfront as crews monitor wind and blast damage while a Martinliner skims the edge of the inferno.
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Hal Boyle
Texas City
Tex
Ploesti
P. Talton
Atlanta
Eastern Air Lines
Beckley Area Blast Sends Telegrams About Safe Relatives
Relatives of Beckley residents learn from telegrams that Don Skages his wife Anna Bryant and son Marvin are safe in Texas City where Skages works as a plant foreman at Carbon Carbide Chemical. Adair Acres and Mrs. Carson Pauley in Texas City have not heard and live near Monsanto plant hit by the nitate loaded vessel explosion earlier.
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Monsanto
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Louisiana State Line
W. L. Ladish
Maude Bryant
Shady Spring
Don Skages
Texas City
Anna Bryant
Marvin
Skages
Howard Wigganbotham
Beckley
Adair Acres
Carson Pauley
Acres
Texas Avenue
Texas City Explosions Devastate City in First-Hand Report
Reporter William C. Barnard describes dawn scenes of death and destroyed ships after twin blasts. Fire and oil refinery blazes stain the sky as rescuers work among wreckage and wounded. A Red Cross nurse and volunteer workers aid casualties while sirens and ambulances rush to the water front.
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Texas
William C. Barnard
Texas City
Newey
Boucher
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