Wage talks with CIO Steelworkers reach tentative plan
The United States steel wage dispute moved to a three man fact finding board named by President Truman after July hearings. The board urged a modest raise and social insurance costs as part of normal business expenses, warning larger increases could destabilize prices. The union accepted the recommendations, though some management voices doubt they will be adopted, signaling potential for further negotiations without strikes.
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Truman
Stee
Ure
Urey
Pension
CIO
Big Steel
Shady Spring District Parents Press Road Repair Near Sprague
A crowd from Shady Spring District confronted County Road Supervisor George Gadd over a long neglected road between Cool Ridge and Cherry Creek. The six mile route serves 67 families and 193 children with many students walking four to five miles to reach the bus. Despite promises and partial work, no final repairs have been completed, prompting discussion of rerouting the school bus when the road becomes passable.
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Shady Spring District
Sprague
George Gadd
Cool Ridge
Cherry Creek
Griffith
Blue Jay
Shady High
Gadd
Agile Midkiff
Beckley
Jimmie Dees
Bernard Chambers
Chambres
Abrs. Midkiff
Blue Jay 6
Road repair delays fuel Shady Spring road concerns
In Shady Spring District the Cool Ridge-Cherry Creek road tops secondary priority as the farm bureau seeks $50 million under a statewide road program. Local leaders from Beckley Chamber of Commerce and Raleigh County Farm Bureau pressed the project, but the State Road Commission remains secretive about its plans. Residents fear continued delays as road crews focus on winter tasks while George Gadd promises to complete repairs after snow, if needed.
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Cool Ridge
Cherry Creek
Shady Spring
Farm Bureau
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County Farm Bureau
Rural Development Council
State Road Commission
Charleston
SRC
Midkiff
George Gadd
Road Commission
Unexpected Hazard As School Kids Return To Streets
The piece warns drivers to expect the unpredictable actions of children returning to school after vacation. It notes first graders and others may dart into traffic when a ball is near and stresses vigilance on busy streets and roads leading to schools with eight and a half months remaining in the year.
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Ennasse
ABC on NSLI dividend split for veterans insurance payments
Veterans who paid NSLI premiums can expect a $2.8 billion dividend with a maximum $528 for some. Use the A B C formula based on policy age and amount to calculate each share, with separate treatment for multiple policies or changed amounts. first checks due 1950 and a 1951 follow-up.
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Veterans Administration
NSLIL
NSLI
Nsli Fund
Boyle's Column Lads Who Dig Diamonds Don’t Acquire Ulcers
HAL BOYLE reports that diamond buyers and sellers may suffer ulcers, but the diamond diggers do not. The gems are mined by black-hued native boys in Africa. Cancer is extremely rare, according to Mrs. Hannaford, who has toured the mining regions in Southwest Africa.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Africa
Hannaford
Orange River
Myrs
Orange’ Mouth
Idasdale
Kirk Douglas tops Hollywood with Champion follow up
Hollywood star Kirk Douglas lands a seven year Warner Brothers contract worth a reported one hundred thousand dollars per film after his brutal boxer role in Champion. He trains daily on trumpet for Young Man With a Horn, eyes action pictures, and reflects on luck shaping career.
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Hollywood
Kirk Douglas
Warner Brothers
Armsterdan
N. Y
Rick Martiin
Warners
Kirk
Larry Sullivan
Harry James
Jimmy Zito
Sho
Sereen Plays, Inc
Lardner
Pian
Martha Ivers
Deankard
Barbara Stanwyck
Champion
Vigorous US Asia policy gains traction after Bevin Acheson rift
Washington dispatch notes a key disagreement between Secretary Acheson and British Foreign Secretary Bevin over China policy while praising Ambassador Jessup for shaping a stronger American approach to Asia. A plan for a single central American objective and a potential three point policy statement by President Truman are discussed, aiming to reassure Asian leaders and counter Communist influence.
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Josep and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Asia
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Poly
Japan
Southeast Asia
India
Hong Kong
Bevin
Acheson
China
State Department
West
Philip Jessup
Jessup
Truman
United States
Britain
The House on Lilac Street Chapter 28 Reveals Old Case Ties
Lieutenant Fletcher reviews a tangle of clues from 1930s St Louis involving Cherry Lynn Mona Cox and a clandestine abortion. A hospital morgue file and a long distance call shift focus to a past nursemaid-like witness network. The killer mystery deepens as Fletcher seeks a motive tied to Mona’s death and Cherry’s proximity to the truth.
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St. Louis
Fletcher
Cherry Lynn
de Mito
Yvette
Mona Cox
Mona
Lynn
Cherry
Perry Lynn
March of Science Shows Miracle Drugs From Near Misses
New York Associated Press report traces how prontosil and penicillin emerged from near-misses and delays. It notes how early chemicals were rediscovered later and sparked advances like sulfa drugs and vitamin B-12. Archibald Scribner and Dr Sokoloff discuss ongoing drug discovery and the role of national laboratories in screening thousands of compounds.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Prontosil
Paul Ehrlich
Boris Sokoloff
Ziff- Davis Co
Alexander Fleming
Germany
Archibald Scribner
Winthrop- Stearns, Inc
Gibmans
Chemical Biological Coordination Center
National Research Council
Sokoloff
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CSO
Thomas J. Stafford
Mathers
Tey
ABC
Veterans Insurance
Rowland Evans
James Marlow
National Service Life Insurance
NSLA
Boyle
Gene Handsaker
Kremlin
Far Eastern
Mitch
Robert Lovett
Lovett
United Nations
Lilac Street
Fred Bayard
Lieutenant Fletcher
Mullvaney
Metcalfe
Kewner Gain
Nan
Afetcalfe
Pat Oe
eMona
Uexcu
Io Mana
Suciy
Ketcher
Tappre
Slelcalf
Fletch
March of Science
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
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