Economic Strain From Coal and Steel Shutdowns Deepens
Barrons index signals a sharp drop in business activity as coal mine idleness expands and steel layoffs rise. West Virginia faces dire forecasts with losses of 50 million dollars weekly in coal, plus reduced sales, wages, and tax revenue. The broader economy tightens as schools, roads, and public services strain under reduced revenue. The mood remains bleak as past strikes show hard-won gains fail to prevent ongoing losses.
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Barron
Register
Jim Wood
West Virginia Coal Association
West
West Virginia miners seek durable coal contract
The piece reviews wage losses from strikes, noting $133.50 and $651 per man in prior years and 1953 recovery estimates. It credits John L. Lewis and the union for shaping wages, conditions, vacations, and pensions while warning against higher coal prices eroding markets. It urges a sound two year agreement balancing worker and public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
West Virginia
Evident Russian Cold War Pattern in West Berlin
A commission reports that Berlin’s blockade crippled its economy and will need three quarters of a billion dollars to recover. The pattern shows Soviet pressure forced the airlift and sustained Western aid, deepening costs and strain on resources as the Reds fail to deliver a total defeat.
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West Berlin
America
Britain
Berlin
Dust and hope for Mountaineers under Coach DeGroot
The piece argues fans should back West Virginia University football coach Dudley DeGroot despite losses. It notes a hard fought 20 7 defeat to Pitt, praises Morgantown's team growth, and predicts better play ahead against Boston University Penn State and Virginia while urging longtime supporters to stay patient.
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West Virginia University Mountaineers
University Athletic High Command
Mountain Top
Creek Bottom
West Virginia
Dudley DeGroot
DeGroot
Steel Town
Pitt Panthers
Panthers
Mountaineers
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Morgantown
Panther
Lou
Bimbo) Cicconi
Jimmie Joe Robinson
Jack Sutherland
Pitt
Empire State Building
Bob Wills
George Springer
Boston University
Penn State
Virginia
Mounties
Boyle's Column Double Grabbing Female is Something Like a Male
HAL BOYLE discusses the rise of women in public life and Harvard Law School admitting women, framing the era as a mix of progress and friction. He critique gender double standards, noting men feel puzzled by shifting etiquette and roles while women seek better balance. The piece uses humorous, satirical tone to reflect on equal rights debates.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Harvard Law School
Blackstone
Charles
Norman Panama
Kevin Frank
Redhea
Panama
Frank
University of Chicago
Milton Berle
Bob Hope
Phil Baker
Rudy Vallee
Utopia
Monsieur Beaucaire
Mr. Blandings
Nehru's goodwill visit to the United States begins
Nehru arrives on a goodwill mission to learn from the United States without seeking purchases or concessions. He projects a lofty, principled stance as Western powers and the Soviet bloc vie for influence over India, a strategically vital nation of some 300 million near the Soviet border.
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G. Milton Kelly
James Marlow
Washington
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Europe
Truman
Asia
Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
New York
West Point Military Academy
Niagara Falls
Ottawa
Ont
Chicago
Knoxville
Tenn
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
San Francisco
Vancouver
B. C
Madison
Wis
Mr. Truman
Blair House
State Acheson
Broadway Notes and Nehru Visit Highlight NY Scene
Broadway staff briefs celebrate Bethel Leslie in Goodbye My Fancy with Conrad Nagel and a 20th anniversary for Guy Lombardo. Marine support for Bill Lundigan in Pinky and Nehru’s US visit outlined, detailing aims, itinerary, and expected reception while India’s stance on neutrality and aid strategy is weighed.
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New York
Bethel Leslie
Texas
Conrad Nagel
Guy Lombardo
H. R. Brownell
Rhode Island
Lombardo
U. S
Broadway
Bill Lundigan
First Marine Division
Lundigan
Peleliev
Okinawa
Paper Mill Playhouse
Millburn
N. J
Kurt Weill
Berlin
Lenya
Iwalani
Heavenly Bird
Honolulu
Lexington
Manhattan
Hawaii
Park Avenue
South Seas
Matter of Fact Defense Planners Over Emphasizing Deterrent Planes
Alsop and Alsop critique U S defenses for leaning on strategic aviation and atomic stockpiles. They argue civilian leaders avoid hard choices amid a complex security dilemma, listing Johnson Acheson Lovett Harriman and policy factions shaping defense budgeting and deterrence. The piece warns appeasement and weak policy risk future catastrophe.
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Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Admiral Radford
Robert A. Lovett
New York
Averell Harriman
Paris
James V. Forrestal
Arlington Cemetery
Dean G. Acheson
Acheson
Lovett
Defense Establishment
Louis Johnson
Armed Services
Johnson
Forrestal
Bureau of the Budget
Economic Advisory Council
Edwin Nourse
America
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Free World
Stanley Baldwin
Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Last Week in Business Shows Labor Crisis Shrinking Output
G. A. Phillips reports a widespread business retreat as labor strikes in steel and coal press production. All three broad divisions of the economy feel the impact, with production hardest hit, distribution railroads and water carriers suffering, and consumption showing only a partial reaction.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Miss Grant Takes Richmond light comedy at the cinema
Lucille Ball stars as Ellen Grant a bumbling secretary in a witty romance with William Holden as Dick Richmond a bookmaker. The plot follows a housing project caper that spirals into farce amid bookies plans and a civic meeting with a blunt morality pill.
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Hollywood
Miss Grant
Richmond
Lucille Ball
William Holden
Miss Ball
Ellen Grant
Holden
Dick Richmond
James Gleason
Frank McHugh
Lucille
Janis Carter
Sergeant Minner Serves in 21st Transportation Car Co Yokohama
Sergeant James H. Minner, son of Mrs. Pearl Minner of Summerlee, is serving as motor sergeant with the 21st Transportation Car Company in Yokohama, Japan.
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Summersville
James H. Minner
Pearl Minner
Summerlee
21St Transportation Car Company
Yokohama
Japan
Ford Workers Benefits Soar in Eight Year Span
Detroit report outlines how the average Ford worker now gains about $2 an hour in total benefits, double eight years earlier. Indirect items such as vacations, Social Security, unemployment, and union-related costs add to direct wage growth, with pensions set at $100 monthly at age 65.
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Glenn Engleap
Detroit
Assembly Line
Joe
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
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Boyle
W. Virginia
Burma
United States
Canada
State Department
Soviet Union
G. A. Phillips
National Metal
Iron Age
Edwin G. Nourse
White House
Ford Workers
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