Coal Operators Fight Lewis Directive Amid 3 Day Week Push
Washington December 16 UPI soft coal operators resist John L Lewis forcing a three day work week during peak winter fuel demand. They warn of a possible full strike after Christmas while denying an imminent industry shutdown. Operators seek injunctions and new anti trust action, and may pause December welfare fund payments, risking renewed strikes and pension shortfalls.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
John L. Lewis
Lewis
President Truman
Truman
United Mine Workers
congress
Island Creek co
James D. Francis
Francis
Coplon Attorney Scores Tapping in Spy Trial
In New York wire tapping in Washington is cited as a defense move to compel testimony from Dr. Edward A. Condon in the Judith Coplon and Valentin A. Gubitchev spy conspiracy case. Judge Sylvester Ryan presides as a deposition request is argued.
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NEW YORK
UPI
Edward A. Condon
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Sylvester Ryan
Condon
national bureau of standards
Archibald Palmer
Washington
United Nations Debate on Israel Jerusalem Move
United Nations trusteeship council opens debating rebuke of Israel for relocating government offices to Jerusalem as council seeks international rule for the Holy City. French proposal gained initial support from Iraq which suggested moral and economic sanctions could follow.
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LAKE SUCCESS
United Nations trusteeship council
Israel
Jerusalem
Holy City
Iraq
U.N
Shah of Iran Continues San Francisco Bay Tour
The Shah of Iran continued informal sightseeing around the San Francisco Bay area on December 16, 01, with further visits planned in the region.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Shah of Iran
San Francisco bay area
New York Declares Dry Friday Amid Water Shortage
New York marks Dry Friday with 8,000,000 residents urged to conserve water for 24 hours. Showers baths and dishwashing banned while drinking water use is discouraged. Officials seek measurable savings to decide on weekly observance and possible stricter rules.
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NEW YORK
Sahara
Christmas Candy Spills Over City Street
ST. JOSEPH MO Dec 16 Santa Claus suffered a set back here yesterday Ninety pounds of Christmas candy were scattered over a downtown street when a car with a box of candy on its bumper collided with another
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo
Santa Claus
Iowa college bans drinking after student death
University of Iowa acts on coed Margaret Jackson death by banning drinking and gambling in student housing. Sigma Phi Epsilon punished. Bednasek charged with murder and pleaded innocent. Fraternity social events curtailed. probation imposed. faculty review of campus rules and chaperone oversight ordered. off campus housing inspections increased. potential dismissal for violations.
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IOWA CITY
Margaret
Geeze) Jackson
University of Iowa
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity
Robert E. Bednasek
Miss Jackson
Bednasek
Muss Jackson
Walter R. Goetsch
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Goetsch
university
Recording Played Again in Hearing
In Los Angeles the jury heard a replay of a tape recording tied to a extortion case involving Helen Keller and Toni Hughes. Ben Klekner, a television school head, testified about a visit to Keller, denying sexual relations with the red-haired accuser on the recording date.
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LOS ANGELES
Helen Keller
Toni Hughes
Miss Keller
Ben Kilekner
Klekner
Nationals Lose Hope of Holding Guerrilla Base
Nationalist Chinese hopes of holding Sikang province as their last mainland guerrilla base were shattered by an uprising likely to tilt to the Reds. Defections followed revolts in Yunnan. Nationalists are confined to Formosa awaiting internal Communist weaknesses. Mao Tze-tung admits difficulties, while China braces for internal strife and outside pressures. In Bonn, Max Reimann accuses Adenauer of being a puppet of allies and planning rearmament amid uproars over policy.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sikang
Skang
Yunnan
Formosa
China
Fred Hampson
Hampson
Honk Kong
Communist New China news agency
Red
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Bonn
Max Reimann
Konrad Adenauer
Remann
Adenauer
Kurt Schumaker
Reimann
Hong Kong
Claire Chennault
Tapeh
France
Poland
Wroclaw
Denfeld Decision Still Awaited
Washington December 16 The navy said Adm Richard I Conolly will stay in Europe if Adm Louis Denfeld declines an offer to succeed him Conolly leads the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean command with London HQ The navy had earlier suggested Conolly would move to the Naval Academy unless Denfeld acted Denfeld was ousted after a public clash over air policy and the B 36 program and opposed Secretary Matthews
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WASHINGTON
navy
naval operations
Denfeld
Matthews
Eisenhower Says War Hopes Unmet Create Bewilderment
General Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke in Fort Worth about rising public concern and resentment as the high wartime hopes fail to materialize. He warned that disillusionment grows as expectations lag behind postwar realities.
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FORT WORTH
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Key Government Men to Resign
Washington reports secretary of state Acheson faces resignations from three top aides. Philp Jessup plans to quit as ambassador at large after a Far East survey mission. George Kennan expects to resign next June to pursue writing and teaching. George V. Allen has already moved from public affairs to ambassador to Yugoslavia, creating a vacancy Acheson cannot yet fill. Jessup may return to Columbia University as an international law professor.
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WASHINGTON
Acheson
Philp
Jessup
Far East
George F. Kennan
state department
privale life
George V. Allen
Yugoslavia
Allen
Columba university
New York City
hero
Kennen
Communist Guard Rugged Ward Held by Chinese at Mukden
Washington reports Angus Ward and his staff were kept under tight guard by Chinese Communists in Mukden for over a year. Passersby were arrested for greeting them. Ward says medical care was denied and firearms were used to threaten the group. After entry to the consulate on November 20, 1948, 22 people were confined in Ward’s office for 30 hours with one water bucket and no kerosene light.
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WASHINGTON
Angus Ward
Mukden
Ward
Japan
state department
Six Die In Roswell B 29 Crash Stirred by Fire
In Roswell New Mexico a United States Air Force B 29 crashed and burned near Walker Air Force Base killing six crewmen. Three were seriously injured while five others escaped with minor injuries. The bomber struck a windmill and plunged to the ground as an inquiry board investigated the incident. Officials noted no clear engine trouble.
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ROSWELL
N. M
BIH
Walker air force base
Tax Collector and Comedian Duel Over Tax Bill
Boston December 16 CPI radio comic Fred Allen traded quips with Massachusetts Tax Commissioner Henry F Long over a $1 tax bill. Allen argued he did not owe state tax due to not living there. Long agreed to a 30 day delay to confer with Allen's attorney Walter Solanger. Allen quipped back about being born in jail and Allen suggested treading water for 30 days.
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BOSTON
CPI
Fred Allen
Massachuetts
Henry F. Long
Allen
Leng
Bribe Offered by FBI Man Claim
In New York a former handyman for Alger Hiss testified that an FBI agent offered him 200 for Hiss era typewriter used as a key exhibit in the ex-state department official’s perjury trial. Raymond Catlett identified Special Agent Cortland Jones in court during cross examination.
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NEW YORK
Alger Hiss
FBI
Hiss
state department
Raymond Catlett
Cortland Jones
U. S
Thorns F. Murphy
Catleit
Jones
Catlett
Church Unity Sought by Conference Group
A permanent body named the conference on church union was formed in Greenwich after a three day meeting. Delegates from denominations with 14 to 16 million members join to urge organic unity of Americas 47 million Protestants. Bishop Ivan Lee Holt of St Louis was named chairman of the executive committee.
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GREENWICH
Conn
United States
America
Ivan Lee Holt
St. Louis
Methodist World Federation
Methodist Counci of Bishops
conference on church union
Last of Tragedy Victims Found at Collision Site
Seven people died when a building collapsed after an explosion at the site in Siou city. Two bodies were recovered Friday as rescue teams continued work. The father of nine children was among the victims, with crews noting extensive damage to the wreckage and hospital reports confirming multiple fatalities.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Swift & Co
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aes
apo
val Tor
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Wade
newsag
tetmaiding
Stromboli Lovers Split Amid Divorce Rumors
Rome reports Rosse and director Rossellini, amid talk of separation and potential divorce, with Bergman unsettled by press scrutiny. The couple discussed possible reconciliation through a European divorce, while Rossiellini expressed the art of God remark amid public attention.
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ROME
Lee ao
Roberta Reese
Ieee
Westy Witt
Peter Lindstram
Rosse
oreterday
Mae Betet
mathrace
tay
Georgia Rights Trial Continues in Rome Georgia
In Rome Georgia the ongoing civil rights trial resumes with ten Dade county men facing a federal case. After seven days the weary jury weighs testimony amid scant documentary evidence. Sheriff John W Lynch deputies and six private citizens wait in corridors as jurors deliberate.
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ROME
Dec Leary
Dade county
John W. Lynch
New Union Born In Pittsburgh
A garbled OCR item from a Pittsburgh region story references a union formation and local figures. Fractured phrases mention dates, people, and place names, with unclear details about the event and participants.
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New Union
Pittsburgh
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