New York Rolls Out Gala Welcome for Mexican President
President Miguel Aleman arrives in New York for a day of parades, visits, and official events after a Washington trip. Mayor O Dwyer and Grover Whalen greet him at Penn Station as bands and ticker tape greet the visiting head of state. The party tours midtown to Waldorf Astoria with a large crowd lining streets.
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Associated Press
New York
Miguel Aleman
Mexico
Truman
President Aleman
Washington
White House
Pennsylvania Station
E.D
William O’dwyer
Grover A. Whalen
Capitol
Mid- Manhattan
Shopling Center
Park Avenue
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Esse
America
82Nd Airborne Division
International Soundphoto
White House Bill Targets Portal Pay Claims
A bill reaching the White House would outlaw most portal pay claims totaling 5 to 6 billion dollars for non productive time under employer control. The measure, born of months of Senate and House compromise, would bar current and future portal pay claims unless covered by contracts or recognized by workers.
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White House
Portal
Associated Press
Washington
Administration
Truman
Senate
House
Mining Inspectors to Face Competitive Examinations
Charleston officials announce state mine inspectors will be chosen by competitive exams with salaries rising July 1. Mines Chief Arch J. Alexander says exams will raise inspector standards and fill vacancies from district applicants scoring 75 percent or higher.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Arch J. Alexander
Alexander
Telephone Parley Still Deadlocked
A state telephone strike talks remain deadlocked after two days of meetings with no side ready to resume negotiations. Communications Workers Union declined to comment as Labor Commissioner Sattler set the date for adjournment at an indefinite time. Governor Meadows offered to meet the parties to discuss a possible settlement rather than act as arbitrator.
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Charleston
Communications Workers Union
Charles J. F. Sattler
J. R. B. Crigler
Chesaspeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Parkersburg
Herman Everett Gieske
The
Meadows
Charles Parsons
United Telephone Organizations
J. R. Mandelbaum
Parsons
Joseph Beirne
National Federation of Telephone ‘Workers
Independent
N.F.T.W
United States and Britain Face Jewish Voice in UN Palestine Debate
May Split on Palestine reports show US cautious stance led by Warren R Austin pressing for a voteless seat for Jews on the 55 nation political committee. Britain resists and a special committee hearing could be pursued to avoid full assembly participation. Soviet and Polish positions press for full Jewish participation as Arabs prepare to back a hearings process.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
Palestine
General Committee
Assembly
Warren R. Austin
Austin
U. N
Jewish Agency
Poland
Andrei A. ‘Gromyko
Stecy
Garsson Records Said Doctored in May Influence Case
Washington charges allege Henry and Murray Garsson conspired to pay Andrew J. May to sway wartime government favors. FBI expert Frank M. Miller testified Cumberland Lumber invoices matched a 12-year old Garsson machine type. Prosecution claims Cumberland documents were faked to mask improper payments totaling over 50 thousand dollars.
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Washington
F.B.I
Henry
Murray Garsson
Andrew J. May
House Military Committee
Frank M. Miller
Cumberland Lumber Company
May
Garison Illinois
William A. Paisley
Cumberland
Garsson Firm
Garsson
Garsson Brothers
Joseph F. Freeman
Street Scene Mullens Man Seen Near Cars
A man who had told police about attempted car thefts was seen pulling a chain and padlock on doors of a vehicle, suggesting suspicious activity amid ongoing reports in the street scene.
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Mullens
Telephone Strike Talks Seek Interim Wage Compromise
Government conciliators move to break the 26 day long AT&T wage dispute by proposing a compromise wage formula. They hint at a smaller immediate increase and arbitration to decide further raises, as New York Telephone and other unions weigh their positions amid ongoing nationwide action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Peter J. Manno
William
M. Margolis
E.S.T
American Telephone & Telegraphics
New York
New York Telephone Company
Taft Drops Injunction Plan in Senate Labor Fight
Senator Taft abandons a provision allowing private employers to seek injunctions against jurisdictional strikes and secondary boycotts as the Senate prepared to vote on amendments to the labor disputes bill. Vandenberg opposed the measure in a closed Republican split.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Senate
E.S.T
Vandenberg
Mich
Hib School Vie For Band Honors
Huntington high school bands competed for superior ratings at the 11th annual state festival drawing more than 50 bands expected to reach 5 000 visitors. W C Shadwell led a combined concert with Huntington groups as judges evaluated each band's performance and maneuvering ability.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Wf. C. Shadwell
Cabell County
25000 Workers Idle In Non-Basic Steel Plants Amid Strikes
Pittsburgh dispatch reports 25000 steelworkers idle as scatterer strikes hit nonbasic plants nationwide. Miles Knowles warns small companies may merge while nonbasic producers contest wage patterns and fabricator conditions. Details tie to U.S. Steel settlement and fabricator concerns.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
C. I. O.united Steelworkers Union
Miles H. Knowles
Washington
Nonbasic Steel Coordinating Committee
Detroit
U. S
Radio executive to deliver WVU commencement address
Dr. C B Jolliffe vice president in charge of laboratories of RCA will speak at West Virginia University June 2 to 700 degree candidates at the 80th commencement in the field house. Dr. Stewart also announced Rev Harry Longley will deliver the baccalaureate sermon June 1. Longley is rector of St John s Charleston and Northwestern University graduate.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
C. B. Jolliffe
Radio Corporation of America
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Jolliffe
University
Stewart
Harry Longley
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charleston
West Virginia University Alumni Association
New York
Longley
St. John’s Church
Northwestern University
Seabury Western Seminary
Harry Sherman Longley
Iowa
Northwestern
St. Paul’s Church
Des Moines
Christ Church, Corning
N. Y
Field House
Japs Restore Rising Sun Flag Ahead of New Japanese Constitution
Tokyo reports General MacArthur allows the Rising Sun banner to be flown again with restrictions. The flag may fly at the Emperor's palace National Diet Supreme Court and Prime Minister's residence during ceremonies marking Japan's postwar constitution and a new era of liberty and justice.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
MacArthur
Diet
Supreme Court
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Chamber Proxy Seeks Across The Board Price Cuts
Karl 0 Shreve of New York opposes general price cuts and warns many firms cannot meet ware price hikes. He urges action beyond talks, defending business against scapegoating while GE vice president warns inflation requires real measures beyond slogans.
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Associated Press
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Prn
Truman
Karl 0. Shreve
New York
Hey
Shreve
General Electric Company
William K
House approves local option rent control extension bill
The House passed the bill 204 to 182 allowing local governments to decide on rent control continuance. The measure extends controls from June 30 to December 31 with presidential proclamation power through March 31, 1948, and permits termination when local need vanishes. amendments included a 15 percent cap proposal and state-law exclusions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Truman
Imany
Lawn
Rep. Redden
D-N.c
Strikes Hit Pennsylvania Industries Thousands Idle
The Associated Press reports strikes across Pennsylvania idled about 10,000 workers. Cement plants shed around 6,000 workers in 20 plants amid demand for 11 cent hourly raises and better contracts. Greensburg saw 1,400 C I Q Unit Steelworkers walk out in support of retroactive pay amid new talks. Construction halted in Philadelphia area and Allentown as AFL unions idle crews. Globe Hoist in Wyndmoor faced 300 workers striking for 15 cent hourly increases.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
el Steelworkers
Greensburg
Allentown
Lehigh Valley Building Trades Council
AFL
Wyndmoor
Globe Hoist Company
Belgrade Flag Incident Leads to Court Martial Fine
Pvt. Walter J. Florek of College Point New York was fined 25 dollars by a court martial for disorderly conduct. He was found innocent of insulting the Russian flag and the court did not rule on mishandling the Yugoslav flag in a Belgrade bar.
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Associated Press
ROME
Walter J. Florek
College Point
N. Y
Florek
Belgrade
Glen White Mine Foreman Believed Dead Before Fire
I H Harper 54, Glen White mine foreman for Koppers, was found dead after a morning house fire. Fire officials say he died three to four days earlier. his wife and father in law escaped. Autopsy planned to determine cause amid reports of a head wound. State Police investigate fire location behind Glen White store.
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Glen White
I. H. Harper
Koppers
W. W. Hume
Harper
Inlaw
Bernard Martin
Hume
Costello
Beckley
Dr. Hume
T. H. Thatcher
Thatcher
Marlin
Scout Leader Resigns Position in Raleigh County
Miss Bessie Barnes resigns as executive director of Girl Scouting in Raleigh County to take a similar post in the Azan esville area of Scouting in Anesville Ohio. A special Scout Council meeting is set for Tuesday at 10 30 to name a successor with Miss Harmon of the national field staff attending. Barnes has worked in Raleigh and Fayette counties and taught in Raleigh County schools.
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Bessie Barnes
Raleigh County
Azanesville
Laraine Weeps at Divorce Hearing in California Case
The court near completion of Agtrass Laraine Day and J. Ray Hendricks divorce with Day also seeking a Mexican divorce and remarriage to Leo Durocher in Texas. Attorney Isaac Pacht calls her maligned as he argues to set aside the California decree on grounds of fraud and collusion. Day has an adopted child and two others in process of adoption.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Agtrass
Laraine Day
J. Ray Hendricks
Leo Durocher
Isaac Pacht
California
Hersas
Miss Day
Duracher
Fl Paso
Texas
AFL and CIO Resume Merger Talks Amid Labor Curbs
In Washington AFL and CIO leaders met to push unity while facing pending curb legislation. William Green and Philip Murray said five hours of talks yielded amity and cooperation, but the CIO’s acceptance of a united front remains in question before consolidation proceeds.
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Associated Press
Washington
AFLL
United Front
Unity
William Green
C. I
Philip Murray
Weather forecast for today and weekend
Considerable cloudiness and cool with a few scattered light showers today. Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight and Saturday.
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