90 000 Oil Workers Strike Across Nation
Washington officials said an industry wide patterning could emerge as 90 000 union oil workers from CIO AFL and independent unions walked out. The walkout affected refineries pipelines and field production, with potential fuel shortages feared nationwide. Some California locals were exempt due to Pacific coast refinery importance to Korea.
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Denver
CIO
AFL
California
Pacific Coast
U.N
Korea
Texas Gulf Coast Area
Mid-Continent
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Great Lakes
Chicago
Rocky Mountain States
Caliornia
New York City
Gulf Coast
Washington
Weather Southert: California ends cloudy spell tonight
The forecast notes increasing cloudiness in California tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. April 30, 1952 records show high 67 and low 50 today, with last year’s highs 63 and lows 36. A mix of local quips, flower show plans, and a joke row end the item.
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Southert
California
Tighest
ry—Jimms Cub
James
Hinmy
Eisenhower Wins By Landslide In Massachusetts Primary
Eisenhower defeats Taft in the Massachusetts GOP primary by more than two to one and wins 29 of 38 delegates. Kefauver tops Eisenhower in the Democratic vote, with both parties listing scattered write ins like Howdy Doody. The combined total surpasses any previous primary turnout, signaling a large national contest.
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Boston
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Massachusetts
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
Estes Kefauver
Howdy Doody
Willie Sutton
Franklin JD. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Ingrid Bergman Expects Twins In Italy
Actress Ingrid Bergman said x rays show twins due about June 1. She and husband Roberto Rossellini, married in 1950, already have a son Renato Roberto born February 2, 1950. Their family also includes Renzo, Rossellini child from a previous marriage.
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Santa Marnella
Italy
CAF
Ingrid Bergman
Miss Bergman
Roberta Rossellini
Roberto “ the Rossellinis
Juarez
Mexico
Renato Roberto
Renzo
Rossellini
Peter Lindstrom
Lindstram
Eisenhower Calls Massachusetts Sweep An Overpowering Thing
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower returned from a three day visit to Allied troops in Germany and described his Massachusetts primary sweep as an overpowering sort of thing He voiced astonishment at returns while landing in his private plane and noted a serious look and broad support in Frankfurt he felt like a Second Lieutenant amid friendly reception and said everyone seemed to be his friend
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Paris
Dwight D Eisenhower
Germany
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Frankfurt
Wood Workers Strike Expands Across Pacific Northwest
A CIO Woodworkers walkout entered its second day across five states, with about 149000 workers affected and over 700 operations shut. Major employer Weyerhaeuser, with 8000 workers, remained on the job after signing a prior agreement. two Portland firms signed contracts returning workers. Picketing was light as most mills rely on non-CIO unions, leaving Northwest lumber largely active.
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Portland
Ore
CIO
Pacific Northwest
Weyerhaeuser Co
Forest Grove
Northwest
Bandits Steal Bridges Piece By Piece in Oklahoma
Norman Oklahoma United Press report says Sheriff Jess Jack blames county construction gangs for taking steel bannisters from two bridges over the Little River. He notes the structures are being dismantled while repairs appear ongoing.
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Norman
Okla
Jess Jack
Cleveland County
Jack
Little River
Mississippi Ike Backers Seize Taft Delegates in Mississippi
In Jackson the pro Eisenhower Lily White Republicans stormed a Black and Tan Taft meeting and quickly installed a slate of ten delegates for Eisenhower. Bernard Chill led the three minute takeover, adjourned the caucus, as about 45 Black and Tan attendees watched. Police arrived after the Lily Whites left.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Bernard Chill
Lily White
Taft
Chill
Eisenhower
Ss. W. Miller
Weekend control hoped as Salt Lake flood abates
Salt Lake City officials predicted control by the weekend as seven former creeks fed floodwaters slowed. Mayor Hart J. Glade said a plan for feeding centres and high temperatures made progress likely, while Roy W. McLeese noted major trouble spots identified. Flood damage topped $1,000,000 as residents urged Gov. J. Bracken Lee to act.
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Salt Lake City
Hart J. Glade
Roy W. McLeese
Glade
Ogden
Utah
Canyon
Ogden Canyon
Idaho
Pocatello
Brown Attacks Kefauver Voting Record in California
California Attorney General Edmund Brown prepares to lead a presidential delegation in a campaign focused on Sen Estes Kefauver s voting record. Brown cites Kefauver support for the Arizona water bill and opposition to FEPC civil rights measures while highlighting plans for speeches by Harriman Stevenson Barkley Ewing and Rayburn at the Democratic convention.
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Los Angeles
California
Edmund Brown
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Brown
Tennessee
Kefauver
Arizona
Colorado
FEPC
W. Averell Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Alben W. Barkley
Oscar Ewing
House
Sam Rayburn
107 Year-Old Irish Immigrant Annie McKee Dies
In Los Angeles a 107 year old Irish immigrant, Annie McKee, died yesterday at General Hospital two months shy of her 108th birthday. She had lived in a Venice rest home five years and came to the United States 50 years ago. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ann Willard of Venice, and two sons in Massachusetts.
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Los Angeles
Annie McKee
Reds Study UN Plan as Korea Armistice Talks Stagnate
MUNSAN Korea United Nations negotiators proposed an overall solution to three sticking issues in the Korean war while the Reds asked for an indefinite recess to study the plan. The Allies reportedly offered to return three of five prisoners in the exchange list, with about 132 000 named from a total of roughly 369 000 prisoners and internees, and concessions on barring military airfield construction during the truce.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Washington
U. N
Truman Won’t Promote Ridgway To Five Stars Soon
Washington a up officials said President Truman has no plan to promote General Matthew Ridgway to five star rank as he becomes Allied commander in Europe. Ridgway currently holds four stars and his deputy in Europe will be Viscount Montgomery, a field marshal, British equivalent of a five star general.
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Washington
Truman
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
Ridgway
Viscount Montgomery
Planes scour Brazil jungle for airliner
Belem Brazil AP Twenty or more planes scanned central and northern Brazil seeking a missing Pan American Stratocruiser with about 50 aboard en route to New York from Rio de Janeiro. The luxury airliner The Good Hope likely crashed between Barreiras and Belem after taking off Monday night. Nine crew members and at least 10 passengers were Americans including Marcelle de Muller Lockett Coleman and James Clevenger. The only woman crew member was stewardess Patricia Monaghan. Captain Albert Grossarth commanded the four engined craft.
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Belem
Brazil
Pan-American Airways
Barreiras
Rio de Janeiro
Atlantic Coast
Amazon
Nver Delta
the Good Hope
Rio de Janeira
New York
Sarreiras
U. S Air Force
Navy
Charleston
Marcelle de Muller
Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Overland Export Corp
Lockett Coleman
Brookline
Mass
Walter Baker Chocolate Co
James Clevenger
Hershey Chocolate Co
Hershey
Patricia Monaghan
Miami Springs
Fla
Albert Grossarth
la Grange
Dry Law May Take Licking In Sheriff Race
In Muskogee Oklahoma candidates for county sheriff include Jess Crossland a former bootlegging arrestee now claiming reform Ex Sheriff Eddie Briggs ousted in 1949 for conspiring to sell liquor without a stamp Fred Slim Payne a former liquor kingpin convicted with Briggs in 1949 and incumbent Sheriff R T Sypert Payne says he filed to block Briggs from winning Payne notes his five month sentence when convicted and says if Briggs runs for sheriff again he will oppose him at every turn Oklahoma remains a dry state.
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Muskogee
Okla
Muskogee County
Jess Crossland
Eddie Briggs
Fred “Slim” Payne
Briggs
R. T. Sypert
Payne
Oklahoma
Federal Control Ended Remembered By Courts
The government asked the Court of Appeals to keep the steel mills in government possession for six days while appealing to the Supreme Court. Judge Pine had ruled the seizure unlawful, saying President Truman lacked constitutional power to seize the steel industry. The Justice Department sought a stay to restore pre judgment bargaining. President Truman weighed options as Congress debates limited seizure powers for crises.
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Washington
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Appeals Court
Federal
David A. Pine
Pine
Truman
Appeals Iourt
United States
Shen
Holmes Baldridge
Oe Appeals Court
Joseph Short
Congress
Short
Capitol
Wayne L. Morse
R-Ore
Pine Steel Industry
Strike Tightens Grip as 95 Percent of Steel Cut Off
Across the nation CIO United Steelworkers walkout halts 95 percent of U S steel production prompting confrontations in Pittsburgh area as mills shut down. Picket lines, stone throwing, and sound trucks accompany authorities restoring order while only mills with signed contracts or under wage-board deals continue limited output. Philip Murray arrives to direct actions claiming no contract means no obligation to work. about 25,000 workers remain at small firms still operating.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United
CIO
Philip Murray
Monongahela River
Steubenvile, C
Wheeling Steel Corp
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
Cleveland
Allied Planes Down Six MIGs In Brief Dogfights
American pilots shot down six Communist MIG 15 jet fighters near the Yalu river in the first air engagement in five days. F 86 Sabrejets outnumbered the enemy and claimed three more damaged planes. A marine plane damaged a fourth MIG as enemy fighters attacked leatherneck fighter bombers pounding a railroad near Kunuri Ri. Credit for damaging a MIG was given to Capt Alvin R Moor man. Communist artillery shelled the Western front as UN guns fired back. Allied fighter bombers attacked railway and bridge construction.
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Seoul
Yalu River
Kunuri-Ri
Alvin R. Moorman
Fontata
Calif
U.N
U.S
Major Wants To Stay In Army Amid Legal Challenge
Maj Tom Brett a 35 year old Norman Oklahoma attorney protested he isn’t ready to return to civilian life and may sue to stay in uniform until September counting on about $3000 in Army pay. His attorney warned the Army could send him back to Korea if he resists. The Army says he will be civilian today barring unforeseen developments. Brett was recalled for two years active duty with the 45th National Guard division in 1950 and had planned to cover any absence from his law practice until September.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Tom Brett
Norman
Army
Brett
University of Oklahoma
Korea
45Th National Guard Division
14000 State Steelworkers Join Strike in California
About 14,000 California steelworkers joined a nationwide strike closing a dozen plants in the San Francisco bay area and Southern California. Union leaders said furnaces would be cooled before all workers depart, with 4,500 leaving at the Columbia Geneva plant and 1,600 at Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel in South San Francisco.
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San Francisco
California
San Francisco Bay Area
Philip Murray
Joseph Angelo
Columbia- Geneva
U. S. Steel
Pittsburg
Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp
CIO
Bethlehem
Alameda
Oakland
Berkeley
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Berlin
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Ike
Salt Lake
Reds
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