Arbitration Award Parities NMU Seamen with AFL in Pay Change
An arbitration by James L. Fly in New York awards NMU seamen parity with AFL, raising monthly pay from $5 to $10 and enabling immediate resumption of shipping. Fly notes all coasts to return to work, with further awards to follow later this week. CIO president Joseph Curran blames government circles and J. B. Bryan for delays, while West Coast talks stall.
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Associated Presa
New York
James L. Fly
National Maritime Union
Sal
CIO
NMU
AFL
Fly
Ersonnel
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
J. B. Bryan
Pacific American Ship- Owners Association
Curran
Federal Communications Commission
Bryan
Ued
San Francisco
Marine West Coast Maritime
Pacific American Shipowners Ag
West Coast
Beckley Restaurants Eye Possible Closures as Price Rollback Looms
Beckley diners face meat shortages and local eateries weigh closing due to possible price rollbacks to 1945 levels. Restaurant owners plan a meeting to decide next steps while awaiting official notice from price control officials.
Chou En Lai quits talks amid war fear and OPA meat revolt
Chou En Lai says he quit the Nanking peace negotiations and warns U S and Soviet policies assume a Russo American war with China as a base. He predicts a third world war would revive Japanese imperialism in China and vows the Communists will fight despite U S aid to the Kuomintang. George J Titler urges DDT for bungling OPA to relieve a meat famine in West Virginia coal fields and criticizes price controls.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Chou En-Lai
Nanking
China
Chou
Kumintang
Chinese Government Party
TN Pa Abe
Kuomintang
Chow
U.S
U. S
Kalgen
Harbin
Hwaiyin
OPA
West Virginia
George J. Titler
District 29
United Mine Workers
Titler
The
Register
Harley M. Kilgore
EF. H. Hedrick
John Kee
Cleveland M. Bailey
M. M. Neely
Lewys
Wallace Gagged Yet Row in Cabinet Persists
Henry A. Wallace remains secretary of commerce under a temporary gag as a rift over American foreign policy continues in President Truman's cabinet. Officials say his public silence until after the Paris Peace Conference ends does not resolve the core issues about U.S. relations with Russia or Wallace's cabinet future. Truman released a joint Army-Navy statement denying any shift in policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Wallace
Russia
State Restaurants To Continue Same Prices In West Virginia
A West Virginia Restaurant Association official said eating places will keep current prices despite OPA pressures. An association committee in Charleston works on cost and profit data to present in Washington as a rollback debate continues. Kenneth Gitannos issued a Wheeling statement reinforcing the stance.
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Serted
Association
Ciq-Sponsored
Committee For Maritime Unity
Earl Warren
California
Carl Taylor
Associated Freas
Charleston
West Virginia Restaurant Association
OPA
Washington
Kenneth Gitannos
Alt Wheeling
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Revercomb
R-W. Va
Giannos
S. Grover Smith
Street Scene and OPA Price Rollback Tensions
An elderly man on Heber Street reads weights at a storefront while a penny delay irritates him. Three men near Prince Street ignore an oncoming train as a brakeman warns them. OPA rolls back meat prices to June 30 1946 prompting restaurant industry push for relief and threats to close restaurants if enforced. Senators Kilgore and Revercomb urge compliance and seek Washington relief rather than defiance.
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OPA
Revercomb
Washington
Kilgore
Beckley Home Suffers Third Fire in Two Years
Fire at the Mulberry Street residence of Nannie English Negra extinguished at 8 50 am. Fire Chief Bernard Martin said a short in wiring from a bed lamp caused the blaze, with about $100 in damages and loss of 18 pairs of shoes and bedroom curtains. The home had two prior fires from defective flues.
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Nannie English
Negra
Mulberry Street
Bernard Martin
Belgian Plane Wreckage Found Near Gander
The Associated Press reports a Belgian Airlines plane with 44 aboard was found wrecked about 22 miles southwest of Gander Airport Newfoundland. A search plane sighted the four engine craft with no immediate word on survivors as ground crews organized a land search. The last contact came at 3 37 a m Eastern Daylight Time during an instrument approach with a 500 foot ceiling.
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Associated Press
Gander
Nfld
Sabena Airlines
Gander Field
Drunk Driving Arrester Released on Bond in Beckley
Forrest Ne gro was arrested by City Police on Second Avenue in Beckley for drunk driving. He was released today on a 56.04 dollar bond after being lodged in the Raleigh County Jail following last night’s apprehension.
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Forrest
Broadway
Second Avenue
Raleigh
Change In Last Weeks Ordered Pearl Attack
Tokyo's failed war plan shift revealed by new documents at the international war crimes tribunal. Japanese leaders allegedly chose Pearl Harbor in a late summer 1841 phase after reassessing U S strength. Prosecutor Frank Tevenner outlines Axis tripartite pact tactics and questions if war would have started in 1941 without Pearl Harbor.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
International War Crimes Tribunal
United States
Asia
Britain
Singapore
Frank
Tevenner
Woodstock
Involv
Malaya
Netherlands
Philippines
Milk Pickup Route Development To Be Discussed At Farm Meet
Raleigh County farmers will discuss milk pickup routes to boost incomes and milk supply. Greenbrier Dairy will contract 3,000 plus gallons daily, aiding Beckley markets. Farm Agent H B Thomas will attend with regional agents to plan future meetings and pasture development.
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Raleigh County
Beckley and
Piney View School
H. C. Avis
Greenbrier Dairy Products Company
Beckley
Avis
Greenbrier
Monroe
Raleigh
H. B. Thomas
Piney View
Cookridge
Thomas
Art Lough
Summers
J. Haynes Miller
Fayette County
Agricultural Extension Service
U.S. Claims Unity on Trieste Plan With Yugoslav Frontier
Paris United States envoy James Dunn told the Willan Political Commission that the four power accord on Trieste and the Yugoslav frontier remains a single decision. The plan envisions a truly free Trieste with guarantees to ensure its security and integrity, contingent on acceptance of all parts.
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Associated Press
Paris
United States
Bnt
Trieste
A.e James CIA Dunn
Amphassador
Mary
Willan
Churchill Urges United States of Europe Plan
In Zurich Winston Churchill calls for a United States of Europe led by France and Germany. He warns the atomic bomb could threaten civilization and urges a regional European body within the United Nations with Britain, the Americas, and possibly the USSR as sponsors. He emphasizes cooperation to ensure Europe can live and shine.
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Associated Progs
Zurich
Switzerland
Winston Churchill
France
Germany
University of Zurich
Britain
Europe
United Nations
Great Britain
British Commonwealth of Nations
America
Soviet Russia
Defense Denies Brock Illness in $15,000 Suit
Witnesses testified in a Whitesville lawsuit where Noble Brock sues Dr. J. Paul Aliff and nurse Martha Foster over injuries from allegedly taking calamine lotion internally. Foreman John Pack said Brock showed no unusual behavior at work at Anchor Coal Co. Brock’s lawyers claimed he suffered persistent vomiting and stomach cramps since the mistaken June 1 incident.
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Noble Brock
Whitesville
J. Paul Aliff
Coal Company
Martha Foster
John Pack
Anchor Coal Company
Brock
Weather Summary: Fair, Dry and Sunny Day Ahead
The forecast calls for fair skies with dry, sunny conditions and only minor temperature change. Expect light winds and a tranquil day with pleasant afternoon temperatures.
New Deadly Gas Hints From Quarters Today
Washington reports cryptic hints of a new poison gas with vast lethality. Secretary Wallace’s letter to Truman mentions radioactive poison gas. Dr. Gerald Wendt warns of a super deadly toxin, a single ounce capable of killing millions. General Waitt confirms toxic agents with unprecedented power.
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Associated
Prees
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Wallace
President Truman
Gerald Wendt
United States
Canada
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Bank of Raleigh
Bob Lowey
West Point Bid
Charles Denson Mays
Ormas Mays
Raleigh Heights
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West Point
Pvt. Mays
FE. H. Hedrick
Hedrick
James Salyer, Jr
Mayor Salyer
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
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