Solons Set March 31 Labor Control Deadline
Congress eyes March 31 as a deadline to enact labor control measures covering coal steel and transportation amid dispute over strikes. Republicans and Democrats weigh a fast tracked arbitration framework to prevent shutdowns and safeguard public health and safety. The Supreme Court also plans January 14 arguments in the Lewis case and related blue sky action against the UMW.
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Norton to resign as Raleigh Register editor for Charlotte Observer
W Randolph Norton will step down as Raleigh Register managing editor on January 1 to join the Charlotte Observer staff. Thomas F. Stafford, currently Register telegraph editor, will become editor of the Register. Norton began at The Register in 1928 and served as editor since 1942. Stafford, a Navy veteran and Duke graduate, formerly led the Register news staff and later worked in advertising.
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Veteran Held For Murder Of Wife
Jewell Peters 25 an Ohio University student and war veteran is held without bond on a first degree murder charge in the death of his wife Leah Mae 21 in their trailer home last Wednesday. An affidavit cites premeditated malice and asphyxia as the cause. A pathologist confirmed death by asphyxia and another student found him ill beside the body last Monday. Prosecutor Gordon Gray quoted Peters and reference is made to Story No. 7.
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Town Divided Over Mystery Kill In Clearfield County
A large gray animal shot by Harold Schucker in Clearfield County sparked a town debate whether it was a timber wolf or a coyote. Residents viewed the carcass as a public oddity while experts at the Smithsonian study its skull and pelt to determine its species.
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Child Helps Father's Case By Shooting Gun
In a Lansing courtroom three year old Clayton Smith Jr. failed then passed a test to show he could fire his father's police revolver. The boy was a defense witness in the murder trial of Clayton Smith 26 charged with killing his wife Roxanne 22 last August. He was carried in by his aunt Beatrice Smith and stood on a chair as guards and relatives watched.
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Jury hears retrial details in Prince shooting case
Circuit Judge Paul Eger reports to the jury that a white mongrel pup triggered a gun in a fatal incident involving Prince. Testimony from oe 8 Smith places his wife and child in a bedroom before a gunshot, with Smith claiming he acted “for my little boy” as the slaying occurred in Ingham County.
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Plane crash in Japan kills crew of C-46 transport
An Army C-46 transport plane crash near Itami Airport in Osaka killed all aboard except one, according to Fifth Air Force headquarters. The tragedy occurred shortly after takeoff and is reported with details on the associated story.
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Twin boys parade on Neville Street with mother and siblings
A local scene shows two sets of young twins near a five and ten lunch counter. Identical brothers in red corduroy and brown snow suits accompany their mother on Neville Street. One son on a leash, the other guiding her hand. A younger twin trio scampers ahead on the opposite sidewalk.
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Georgia Prosecutes Foremen Fight Over Union Representation
National Labor Relations Board case from Jones and Laughlin Steel mines in Pennsylvania pits foremen of the Foremen's Association of America against the United Mine Workers. Supreme Court review of the Packard foremen case may tip fate for the UMW bargaining issue pending congressional action.
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Kilgore Wins Reelection In West Virginia Vote T: U.N. Assembly Debate Crowds Troop Inventory Plan At Lake Success
Kilgore, the Beckley Democrat, secured a second term with a 3,534 vote margin over Thomas Sweeney as final returns from Logan County and other counties were tallied. The national scene at Lake Success showed the U N Assembly moving toward an arms inventory plan despite Russian opposition, with Britain set to lose its bid for an inspection board as Greece lodged a complaint over guerrilla activity. The session aimed to resume at Flushing Meadow Park with a dense schedule ahead of December 13 adjournment.
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Iran Opens Northern War Drive in Azerbaijan Province
Iran troops launch a four column assault into Azerbaijan province to supervise parliamentary elections. Casualties reported light with Democrats killed and wounded as government forces push toward Mianeh en route to Tabriz. General Razmara notes captives taken and some Democrats surrender.
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Coal Moves From Mines To Market
Strands of loaded coal cars move out of smokeless fields as mining resumes after John L. Lewis order. Beckley Wyco Helen districts active. night shifts at two mines. Virginian Railway reports 1442 cars in motion with most destined for east coast markets.
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Effects Of Coal Strike Said Only A Dent
Government economists say the four month to two period for peacetime production to recover will be prolonged some. The strike’s impact appears small in the grand economy, with steel housing autos and chemicals among hardest hit as shortages ripple through.
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Washington
Georgia Probes Columiban Group for Anti Minorities Plans
Attorney General Eugene Cook said Georgia has evidence for charges against Colum bans members for plotting intimidation and suppression of minority groups. He cited a conspiracy to arrest citizens, private weapons caches, and a bombing at 333 Ashby Street in Atlanta.
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Federal payroll drops 39 thousand in October report
Byrd economy committee says total federal civilian payroll fell 38,486 in October despite offset gains from VA and other agencies. War and Navy cuts totaled 47,? though, with War Dept 36,984 and Navy 10, ANA. Veterans Administration up 12,164 and other departments add modest increases while Agriculture trims 4,475.
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Hands Found Near Pittsburgh May Link To Out-of-State Med School
District Attorney Artemas Laesiie stated investigators believe the hands found Sunday near Pittsburgh originated from an out-of-state medical school. University of Pittsburgh Medical School professors said the hands were severed at the wrists and treated with a preservative used on medical specimens in other states.
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University of Pittsburgh Medical School
LaGuardia Fights for New War Relief Agency
Washington seeks a new international relief body as UNRRA nears expiration on December 31. With nearly a billion dollars in supplies still abroad, delays from strikes hinder dispatch to China and other nations.
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Rescuers Hunt For Ten Trapped Miners
Rescue teams raced through knee deep water to reach ten miners trapped by a blast at an undersea coal mine near Whitehaven England. More than 200 workers were in the mine when the explosion struck, with 39 in the immediate blast zone and 15 confirmed trapped.
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Ohio Miners Protest $1 a Day Strike Fine
Ohio miners walk off the job protesting a $1 a day strike fine. The Powhatan district leads the walkout with 37 cents per man deducted, triggering actions by United Mine Workers leaders to arrange a meeting for member votes.
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Weather summary for Virginia inland region
The report notes cloudy conditions moving in from the west with a possible storm tonight. Temperatures around 67 degrees expected today with no precipitation reported in the 24 hours ending at noon. Rivers Greenbrier and New at Belle Point run low and clear.
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