FEPC Debate Rekindled in Senate Labor Subcommittee
In Washington the Senate Labor Subcommittee led by Sen. Humphrey opens hearings on a compulsory fair employment practices commission FEPC to curb hiring discrimination against Negroes and minorities. The action highlights Civil Rights politics amid the 1952 presidential race and GOP opposition.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Truman
Dixie
South
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ives
Dwight D. Leenhower
GOP
No Shows In Drillstem Test Near Hermleigh
Humble Oil reports no shows at No 1 James Davidson drillstem test in Pennsylvanian from 6 761 781 feet with 30 feet mud recovery and 30 minutes tool open. Nearby tests by American Trading & Production No 1 Elmer Howell show no oil or gas at 3 320 338 feet with 50 feet mud recovery and air blow. Magnolia No 1 D Conrad tops Pennsylvanian at 6 721 feet with total depth 6 738 feet and potential subsequent producer prospects in Colorado River area. Phillips No 1-A Dennis drilling in Northwest Borden County below 4 630 feet in anhydrite and shale.
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Humble Oil & Refining Co
James Davidson
Davidson
Hermleigh- Ellenburger
Scurry
American Trading & Production
Elmer Howell
Hermleigh
Conrad
Borden
Magnolia
Colorado River
Borden County
Phillips No. 1
Dennis
Grand Jury Opens First Regular Session Here Today
A 12 member grand jury was impaneled for the current term of district court. It will review evidence in about 30 felon charges. Nolan Watson, bank president, is foreman. Other jurors named are Garth Austin T B Scribner B C Drinkard S J Eicke Marshall Boyd J W Coffee M D Smith W H Grant Jr Lloyd Reeder Alfred S Lieb and Bob Dupree.
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Nolan Watson
Garth Austin
T. B. Scribner
B. C. Drinkard
S. J. Eicke
Marshall Boyd
J. W. Coffee
M. D. Smith
W. H. Grant, Jr
Lloyd Reeder
Alfred S. Lieb
Bob Dupree
Weather Report Spoils 88 Degree Day in Snyder
The thermometer hit 88 degrees in Snyder under clear skies yesterday with a low of 49 before dawn. By 7 30 this morning the temperature rose to 55 degrees as a westerly wind continued to bring a warmer trend and a chance of more mist.
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Snyder
Telephone Strike Keeps Texas Lines Open Across State
The Western Electric strike in Texas did not halt service as of Monday with no picket lines yet set at major exchanges. In Dallas and Fort Worth workers prepared for potential action while about 300 statewide workers walked or prepared to walk. Union officials cited wage demands and the company’s counter offers, as Southwestern Bell prepared to staff switches if strikes widen. Long distance circuits remained busy in Snyder as calls potentially surged before any service impact.
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Associated Press
Texas
Western Electric
Clarence R. Taylor
Communications Workers of America Union
CIO
Dallas
Fort Worth
D. D. McCaslin
Fort Worth- West Texas
CWA Union
West Texas
McCaslin
Austin
Western Electric Company
Bell Telephone
Western Electric Union
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Snyder
Truman Black
Telephone Company
Dial Telephone Exchange
Black
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers
New York City
Telephone
Bell Systems
Watertown
Mass
New Haven
Bell
Ernest Weaver
CWA
New York
Morris to Take Report to White House After Dismissal
Newbold Morris, ousted as federal clean-up chief, says he will personally deliver his report to the White House. In a radio interview he claimed President Truman supported his mission and methods to expose misconduct in public office.
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New York
Newbold Morris
White House
American Broadcasting Company
Morris
Truman
No Break In Drouth Is Seen
No weather change expected as April begins with clear to partly cloudy skies through Texas. The ongoing drought worsens conditions with falling well levels and drying soils. Temperatures ranged from 48 at Texarkana to 64 at Dallas, with highs Sunday from 70 to 91 across the state.
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Texas
Texarkana
Dallas
Presidio
Galveston
Compensation Case In District Court Today
A compensation suit of H. Phillips v Texas Employers Insurance Association began this morning in civil district court. Plaintiff representation includes Davis Scarborough of Scarborough Yates Scarborough Black law firm and J. B. Cotten of Seagraves. Defense is by Marvin Sprain and Ross Hemphill of Abilene Snyder respectively.
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H. Phillips
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Civil District Court
Davis Scarborough
Abilene
Scarborough, Yates, Scarborough & Black
J. B. Cotten
Seagraves
Snyder
Marvin Sprain
McMahon, Springer & Smart
Ross Hemphill
Indian urges top level talks after meeting Stalin
Indian ambassador Sir Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan met with Stalin in Moscow for a half hour to press for a summit of world leaders to resolve major international problems. He called for top people to discuss peaceful settlement, noting Stalin’s optimism and a series of Soviet moves toward reconciling East and West.
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Moscow
Stalin
India
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
M. V. Nesterov
Russia
Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Kremlin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Y. D. Gundevia
Vladimir Pavlov
Sir Sarvapalli
Radhakrishnan
Warplanes Grounded as Rain Slows Korean Front
Heavy rain and cloud cover grounded United Nations warplanes in Korea, leaving frontline troops hampered while weather reconnaissance flights operated. On Sunday U.S. Sabres reportedly destroyed four MIG 15 jets, with Capt. Iven Kincheloe notching his 5th kill and becoming the 10th jet ace. one other kill was confirmed in a 40 minute clash near the Yalu River.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations Command
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Peninsula
U. S. Sabre
Iven C. Kincheloe
Cassopolis
Mich
America
Strike Sweeps 43 States Over Telegraph and Telephone Systems
A two pronged strike by CIO Communications Workers of America hits Western Electric in 43 states and the telephone system in five states while Western Union faces a separate halt. About 67,000 workers quit, with 16,000 at Western Electric and 51,000 Bell System employees, as mediations fail. Long distance calls remain available, but exchanges face possible disruption as picketing begins.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph
CIO
Western Electric Company
Bell System
Telephone
APL
Western Union Telegraph System
Western Electric
Ohio
New Jersey
Michigan
California
Nevada
CIO Communications Workers of America
Reds Welcome All Prisoners Back To China
In Munsan Korea Communist radio broadcasts promised a peaceful welcome for prisoners returned by UN Command amid stalled armistice talks. The Reds say prisoners who renounced Communism should be repatriated, while the UN demands freedom of choice and consent in return.
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Reds
China
Munsan
Korea
United Nations
William P. Nuckols
U.N. Command
Russia
North Korea
U.N
Red
Korean People’s Armed Forces
Steel Strike Nears After Wage Talks Fail To End Impasse
The Wage Stabilization Board debated new talks with Steel's Big Six and CIO United Steelworkers as midnight strike deadline loomed. Feinsinger warned a strike could hit national defense, while Fairless urged a halt and Murray blamed the industry. Barnum Steel broke ranks signing an independent pact with the union.
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New York
Wage Stabilization Board
Nathan Feinsinger
Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Feinsinger
Union
U. S. Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
Alice Kinney Celebrates 90th Birthday With Wine Wisdom
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on April 7 Alice Kinney marks her 90th birthday. She credits longevity to moderate wine and jokes about avoiding drunkenness. Kinney has been blind for 50 years and partially crippled for 22.
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Johnstown
Alice Kinney
Miss Kinney
Flood Raging Through Parts Of Midwest
More than 1,500 people were homeless as rivers flooded Bismarck and Sioux Falls. The Big Sioux breached banks near the airport, driving out 300 families, while 250 Bismarck homes flooded as the Missouri rose to 25.8 feet. Milk River floods farmland across Montana, with damages in the millions.
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Sioux Falls
Bismarck
N. D
Big Sioux
Pierre
S. C
Montana
Glacier National Park
Missouri River
Mandan
North Dakota
Northern Pacific Railroad
Braley Addition
Bert Yaeger
John Browning
African Racial Trouble Brews Nationwide Protest
Thousands of non-white South Africans gathered in major cities to oppose Prime Minister Malan's race laws. Negro Asiatic and colored leaders aimed to form a passive resistance movement while police and military stood by in Capetown Durban Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg with no arrests reported.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Daniel F. Malan
Capetown
Durban
Port Elizabeth
Weather Summary for West and Central Texas Regions
Weather forecast notes clear to partly cloudy skies in West Texas on Monday and Tuesday with occasional showers in the eastern South Plains Tuesday. Cooler in the Panhandle Tuesday. Central Texas sees warm to hot conditions Monday and Tuesday with late Tuesday scattered showers and strong coastal winds on Monday night into Tuesday. North Central Texas remains fair and warm Monday with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and scattered showers late Tuesday.
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West Texas
South Plains
Panhandle
Texas
Ike Against Federal Tideland Ownership
General Eisenhower stated he favors state ownership of tidelands to avoid federal over centralization. The Dallas Morning News published the reply to a Texas campaign question, noting he spoke in semi public Texas talks and reiterated prior positions while in uniform.
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Dallas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tidelands
Dallas Morning News
Eisenhower
Dallas News
Europe
Jack Porter
Houston
Texas
General Eisenhower
United States Senate
United States
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Snyder American Legion Post
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Shepperd
Lee Watson
Grand Jury
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Barnum Steel Company
Pennsylvania
NATO
SHAPE
Paris
John Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Midwest
Ike
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