Kentucky town battles union drive at clothing plant
In Sturgis Kentucky the plant manager said the factory would reopen for all workers while a business group funds the building and a mayor vows no unions. About 60 percent prefer to return without a union though some seek affiliation as union organizers plan an NLRB election.
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Assotiaia
Sturgis
E. C
Bud) Calman
Kentucky
Calman
Sturgis Clothing, Inc
Samas
Mercer Lowery
Robert L. Hardy
Evansville
Ind
C. I. O. Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
National Labor Relations Board
Cincinnati
Hardy
Bleachers Collapse During Purdue Wisconsin Game
A section of new bleachers collapsed at a Purdue Wisconsin game causing panicked crowds and injuries. Betty Robertson, 17, reported seeing bent legs and cries of pain as emergency crews attended the scene. Commissioner Tug Wilson said rescheduling talks with Purdue and Wisconsin would occur.
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Betty JO Robertson
Indianapolis
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Chicago
Purdue
Wisconsin
Acheson acknowledges Moscow note delay over two days
Undersecretary Dean Acheson said Russia’s second note was delayed in State Department channels for three days. Moscow radio protested Acheson’s remark that Soviet policy is aggressive. State Department pressed that the note had not been received when McDermott spoke, then said it had been delivered Friday to Mrs. Kerr for translation.
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Dean Acheson
Russia
State Department
Moscow
Acheson
Michael J. McDermott
Molotov
M. B. Kerr
Central Services
Kerr
Washington
McDermott
Marshall
Langer
N- D
Senate
Truman
Joe Stalin
Fares of Nation’s Transit Reach Vast Stand-In Column
A playful estimate says the nation’s 25 billion in annual bus trolley and street car fares would form a column over a quarter mile wide if counted as individuals. The imagined column would stretch roughly from New York to Los Angeles.
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New York
Los Angeles
Continuance Granted in Civil Damages Suit
A continuance was granted yesterday in Circuit Court in the damage suit of Marle Stout against Elk Refining Company J R Carney and Lewis Terminal. The appeal case of Thomas Williams against W H Canterbury Sam Gavin and Elbert Smith was ordered removed from the docket. The court appointed W A Curtis to survey property in the case of Leona Woods and others Curtis to report findings at the start of the next session.
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Marle Stout
Elk Refining Company
J. R. Carney
Lewis Terminal
Thomas Williams
W. H. Canterbury
Sam Gavin
Elbert Smith
W. A. Curtis
Leona Woods
Curtis
Gazette Clash Sparks Legislative Libel Debate
In a stormy session delegates rail at the Charleston Gazette over criticism of officials including Sheriff Earl Brawley. Ross accuses the paper of trying to coerce the Legislature, while Moore calls for libel suits against editors.
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Charleston Gazette
Ross
the Gazette
Earl Brawley
Kanawha County
Delegation debates refer to Atomic Energy Commission proposal
An authoritative source said U S Delegate Warren R Austin planned to propose referring the issue to the Atomic Energy Commission to reconcile U S and Soviet views. He would speak at 3 p.m if others do not request time. Cadogan would back the American push to record positions before sending the matter to the AEC Basal. The U S opposes the veto in the central plan while the Russians favor Security Council control. British and American sources seek immediate steps to let the AEC proceed.
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Warren R. Austin
Council
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
Austin
Alexander Cadogan
Britain
U. N. Council
Security Council
Atomic Energy Sera Miission
Kilgore Backs Peace, Warns Against Sabre Rattling
U S Senator Kilgore told a Newark meeting that raising human living standards is essential to world peace. He warned that only the hungry can be led to war and said there will be no war between the United States and Russia if sabre waters are kept from talking too much.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
U. S
Kilgore
D.-W.va
American Ambijon Committee
United States
Russia
Striking Teachers Face Contract Breach and Pay Battle
The teachers threaten breach of contracts and possible removal without hearing as Federation President Raymond J. Ast vows a fight to the finish. He calls on the city council to fund a 2400 to 8400 salary minimum immediately, amid Albany’s pending state plan and the Buffalo pay scale.
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Board of Education
Federation
Raymond J. Ast
Ast
Albany
Thomas E
Dewey
New York State Teachers Association
Buffalo
Veterans Affairs faces budget rise amid service reach
Govran from the State Department of Veterans Affairs urged a supplemental appropriation increasing funding from 165000 to 223720 for the agency. He cited 93 communities served and 130000 monthly service requests, while Amvets withdrew support and proposed abolishing the department. A separate case reports John Benson Holbrook receiving 5 to 18 years for beating his wife to death in a drunken rage after pleading guilty to second degree murder.
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Govran
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Chenoweth
D.kanawha
Richard D. Marks
American Veterans of World War II
State Veterans Affairs Department
Amvets
Department
Veterans Affairs
The
Senate dispute over $6 billion economy plan and school lunch cuts
Senator Barkley challenged the House budget pledge while Pepper and O Mahoney pressed Bridges on proposed cuts. They questioned where slashings would hit, with Pepper warning that reducing agriculture and school lunch funds would harm children. Bridges denied intended lunch cuts, while O Mahoney cited prior discussion of reductions in the budget committee.
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Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
House
Pepper
D-Fila
O'Mahoney
Bridges
R-N.h
Senate Appropriations
New Hampshire
Agriculture Department
House Budget Committee
Winter weather and gas shortage hit West Virginia
Beckley records 18 degrees at 8 am after a low of one degree. The five day forecast shows continued snow and below normal temperatures. A gas emergency shuts idle most Wheeling Steel plants and leaves at least 10,000 workers idle in the Wheeling area. Gas shortages hinder pipeline setup amid wartime material limits. Snow showers and stranded trailers plague routes from Beckley to Bluefield with 28 inch depths on Sewell Mountain.
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Beckley
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Steubenville
Wheeling
United Fuel Gas Company
Clarksburg
Sewell Mountain
Fayette County
Bluefield
Road Commission
Okinawa Governance and Pacific Island Ties
The secretary said native chieftains governed well when left alone and urged dissociating Okinawa from smaller Pacific islands. He noted Okinawa’s 400,000 residents and praised the administration under MacArthur for handling its distinct problems. Also mentioned is a note that animal horns and hooves do not yield glue, though their pith and interior serve as raw materials.
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United States
Okinawa
Pacific Islands
MacArthur
Hogan Wins Phoenix Open as Hole Talks Back
Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa., captured the $10,000 Phoenix Open for the second straight year. The 18th hole spoke back to players through a loudspeaker in the cup with Barry Goldwater and Vic Armstrong handling the mic. The event also featured walkie-talkies for pace and spectator engagement.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Barry Goldwater
Vic Armstrong
Pistol Packing Grandma Fends Off Prowlers on Farm
Emma Arnold a 76 year old widow on a four acre Detroit Dearborn township farm shot at four veterans who entered her home claiming to check for a haunting. One intruder was struck by a sword through a window and fled others fled. Arnold said she would have used a sharp axe if the pistol had failed.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Dearborn
Emma Arnold
Track Suits Run Without Runners
Springfield High School athletes fled a 60 mile per hour storm that unroofed the coaches home and scattered equipment across a 16 block area. Coach L G Bonemus recovered most of the uniforms from debris including a poster eight by nineteen feet with large margins.
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AP News
Springfield
L. G. Bonemus
Ronemus
Union Pressure Shapes Thompson Plants Case
Livingstone testified to a House panel that two Thompson Products plants in Cleveland and Euclid lost independent unions under NLRB direction. He warned that the unions were wiped out despite a large majority of workers, a point tied to the ongoing labor views being gathered by the committee.
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C.I.0
United Auto Workers Union
Livingstone
House
Organized Labor
Thompson Products Company
Cleveland
Euclid
Ohio
N.L.R.B
Pax Man Admitted After Stabbing at Beckley
James B. Franklin admitted to Beckley Hospital last night after a stabbing in the abdomen. Hospital attendants described his condition as fair. State police reported no official notice of the incident.
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James B. Franklin
Pax
Beckley Hospital
Rent Control Measure Would Tie Buck's Hand
The proposal would hand over enforcement to competent jurisdiction and let rent rises reach ten percent with suits moved to regular courts. It also exempts new dwellings from rent control and cites Buck as author of the legislation.
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Buck
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Kentucky Union
Sanna
Triena
Cartlen
Moore
Morris
Ritchie
Dr. Caldwell
Y' Hospital
National Transformer Corp
International
Pax Man
Disston
Risk Equipment Co
Genuine Parts
Kanawha Blvd
O. Equipment CO
Charleston, W. Va
Lewis Furniture Company
Neville Street
Post Office
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