Pension fight tightens over coal miners welfare fund
Washington UPI December 3 Former federal Judge Charles I Dawson says any fund misuse is perilous as he and Senator Bridges vote to halt emergency payments from the coal miners welfare fund. John L Lewis and the UMW deny Dawson's action, keeping emergency payments flowing while a labor contract stalemate over a 20 cent royalty persists.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
Charles I. Dawson
John L. Lewis
coal miners welfare fund
Dawson
Lewis
Senator Bridges
R-NH
United Mine Workers union
May and Thomas Pension Rules Apply While In Prison
Former Representative Andrew J. May will receive about 280 dollars monthly for life while in prison and after release, under the 1946 civil service pension law. Representative J Parnell Thomas faces eight years before pension eligibility, with an estimated 290 dollars monthly, despite his pending fraud-related case and nolo contendere plea.
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WASHINGTON
Andrew J. May
J. Parnell Thomas
May
Thomas
congress
Ashland
Peron Denies Office Lucrative
BUENOS AIRES December 3. President Juan D. Peron summoned foreign correspondents for the first time in two years to deny charges that he has enriched himself in office He said he has been maligned by political opponents who accused him of dipping into the public purse and he will bring accusers into court for redress.
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BUENOS AIRES
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Presidium forms 75-member group for Stalin birthday
Moscow December 3 The Presidium of the supreme Soviet appointed a committee of 75 prominent Russian citizens to organize a giant celebration for Prime Minister Stalin on December 21 marking his 70th birthday with plans for nationwide events and commemorations.
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STALIN
MOSCOW
supreme soviet
Russia
Etna Lava Slows Near Village Edge
Fiery Mt Etna lava flow slows near Maletto as new craters act as safety valves. Police report multiple streams from at least ten openings. one head toward Maletto, another toward Bronte. Nighttime fires, tremors, and orchard destruction accompany dawn’s renewed eruption.
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CATANIA
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Maletto
Bronte
Etna
Europe
Chiavazza
Giardinazzo
Statistics May Answer Old Age Pension Issue
Washington officials noted aging Americans now form about half the voting age population and will grow to 21.5 million by 2000. Labor stats chief Ewan Clague urged expanding Social Security funded by employers and workers, with industry pensions as a supplement.
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WASHINGTON
Ewan Clagué
labor statistics
U. S.S
Clauge
Machinery and Allied Products Institute
Clague
Dormitory Fire Fatal to Three at University of Oklahoma
A wooden dormitory at the University of Oklahoma in Norman burst into flames early today. At least three students were killed and more than 300 escaped the blaze in a rapid flash fire.
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NORMAN
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Barkley Stirs New Blasts at Program
In Washington on December 3 AP reports Vice President Barkley accused Republicans of using scare tactics against the Truman welfare program. Senators Bricker Flanders and McCarthy criticized GOP opposition while urging a clear, paid for welfare approach and explicit proposals.
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Barkley
WASHINGTON
Truman
Bricker
Ohio
New York City
Flanders
R-VI
McCarthy
R-Wis
FRE Chairman Comments On Treasury Cooperation
Fed Reserve Board chairman Thomas B. McCabe told a Senate House economic subcommittee there is a splendid degree of cooperation between the board and the treasury. He defended monetary policy independence arguing both institutions carry distinct duties and should remain mutually independent to avoid adverse results.
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WASHINGTON
Pi Thomas B. McCabe
federal reserve board
board
the
treasury
McCabe
senate-house
Marriner S. Eccles
reserve board
Eccles
federal reserve system
American protest over attacks on vessels near Yangtze
The United States urged China to halt attacks on American ships in the blockaded China coast area. The State Department released a strong protest over shelling near the Yangtze approaches on Nov. The note calls for restraint and protection of U.S. maritime interests.
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America
WASHINGTON
United States
China
state department
Sir John Franklin
Yangtze’ river
Truman Pushes Civil Rights Plan In State Of The Union
President Truman moves to seek congressional approval for a broad civil rights program and anti discrimination measures in housing. He will press for a federal anti-lynching law poll tax repeal and other laws to ban discrimination. Clark Clifford prepares the message and will leave public service early in January to enter private practice.
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KEY WEST
Fla
Truman
congress
White House
Philip B. Perlman
New York
Clark M. Clifford
Cliford
Washington
U N approves treaty banning registration of prostitutes
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a new world convention obligating all member nations to outlaw the registration of prostitutes. The 32 to 2 vote left Britain and France opposed with 15 abstentions including the United States. UK colonies and French policy drew objections while Russia supported action against traffic in humans.
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NEW YORK
UPi
U. N. general assembly
Britain
France
United States
U. S
senate
Mme
Paul Bastid
Russia
Alexander
Panyushkin
Cohen Sells Out Sunset Strip Holdings
Los Angeles December 3 21 Gambler Mickey Cohen sold his Sunset Strip enterprises to Z W Fetterman the LA businessman. Fetterman entered escrow and bought Cohen's haber dashery tailor shop and adjoining jewelry store among the Strip's gay nightclubs and movie personalities meeting places.
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LOS ANGELES
Mickey Cohen
Sunset strip
Z. W. Fetterman
Fetterman
Cohen
Bridges Active Red in 1934 Court Told
In San Francisco on December 3, 1934, federal court heard testimony from longshore boss Henry Schrimpf that Harry Bridges was an active Communist participant during the 1934 general strike. Schrimpf and another witness, both Communist party members, testified Bridges attended their meetings as the trial centers on whether Bridges was a Communist before 1945. The defense seeks to show the charges are part of a broader conspiracy to unseat CIO leader Bridges from the waterfront.
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SAN FRANCISCO
UPI
Henry Schrimpf
weet comet
Harry Bridges
Communist party
Schrimpfs
deha
Themaker
Bridges
Schrimpf
Schomaker
George Harris
United States district court
Australia
United States
Vincent Hallinan
CIO International
James MacInnis
Heros Schrimpf
povernment
Reds With Winners In Assembly Vote
In Chengtu China nationalist leaders watch the red advance as communists seize western China. The Reds interrupt travel by severing the highway between Chengtu and Kunming and also cutting the route to Chungking, which fell to the Reds earlier in the week.
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Reds
CHENGTU
China
Kunming
here
Chungking
Stocks Jump as Fresh Buying Lifts Market in Fast Saturday Trade
Fresh buying fueled a strong rally on Saturday in New York stocks. Prices moved up a few cents to near $1 a share with some preferred issues gaining about $2. The quick ascent marked the fastest Saturday trading this year.
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NEW YORK
Violent Fugitive Caught in Oregon
Salem Oregon December 3 state police captured a violent fugitive 25 year old Emer W Cameron 25 hitchhiking on the Pacific Highway near Woodburn He offered no resistance but would not talk The other two fugitives Robert Melvin Burr 23 Oregon City and Marion Watson 21 leader of the break remained at large all three men were described as very dangerous and police warned officers statewide to join the search
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SALEM
Ore
wen
Oregon
here
emer W. Cameron
Woodburn
Ile
Robert Melvin Burr
Oregon City
Marion Watson
Hopkins Named As Key Figure In Shipments
A fragmented OCR item notes Hopkins is identified as a key figure in shipments involving Seabee operations and related activities. The text mentions officials, dates, and locations in a cluttered stream of words, with partial references to personnel and logistic terms.
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Hopkins
Secret Papers Questioned Amid Plausible Forgery Claims
Fragmentary OCR text suggests investigators question the origin of secret papers and consider possibilities of forgery. The partial lines mention names, dates, and locations, but the garbled source limits clear attribution or event details.
Little Boy Dies With Santa's Gift
A fragmented obituary notes a young child who died after receiving a toy Santa gift. The garbled text references emergency responders and an event around a holiday, mentioning names and unclear actions, with a somber tone about loss and family sorrow.
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Santa
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