Lewis Would Bar South Operators From Coal Talks
Washington May 18 The battle over who represents southern coal interests in wage talks intensifies as John L. Lewis challenges seating Joseph E. Moody of the Southern Coal Producers Association Moody insists Moody can speak for southern groups while Moody's inclusion could spark a break in negotiations before they start The case hinges on the Taft Hartley act and the pending June 30 contract expiration with a vote on Moody's seating looming.
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John B. Owen Washington
Soth
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southern
Owis
Joseph E. Moody
SCPA
United Mine Workers
Moody
Southern Association
Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Whdh
Southern Group
National Labor Relations Board
Moody's
Arab Legion Reported Entering Jerusalem Old Jewish Quarter
In Jerusalem the Arab Legion claimed entry into the old city inside the walled area with units occupying positions and artillery ready to shell the Jewish quarter. The surrounding fight intensified as British forces and American correspondents reported near siege conditions around Holy City sectors.
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Arab Legion
Jerusalem
Amman
Cairo
Abdullah
Old City
Holy City
Legion
Abdulah
Police Nab Safe Robbers Kill One In Brooklyn Tie Up
Police ambushed a gang of safe crackers at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint. One man, Tommy Delucia of Brooklyn, was killed. Frank Coggiano of Manhattan was seriously wounded. Four men and a girl were arrested. the girl deemed a material witness.
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New York
Tommy Delucia
Brooklyn
Frank Coggiano
Manhattan
Atlantic Terminal Co
Greenpoint
Pelice
Delucia
Coggiano
Natale Monforte
Vincent Pagano
Vincent Bonagura
Vincent Landolfi
John F .X. Masterson
Gertrude Tobias
Jeannette
Pittsburgh
Johnston Says Bargaining Talk Gets Nowhere
John R. Steelman urged renewed wage talks between railroad engineers and management. Alvanley Johnston said two hours fifteen minutes of discussion produced no definite progress. Talks were to continue that afternoon as a court hearing on the anti strike injunction loomed.
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John Booth Washington
INS
Railroad Union
Alvanley Johnston
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John R. Steelman
Johnston
Two Bills to Tap U. S. for Schools
Representatives Kersten and Kelley propose federal aid for education with $200 million in year one $150 million in year two and $300 million annually thereafter. The plan lags the Taft bill which would start at $300 million annually. House leaders have given no floor date for the Taft measure.
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Washington
Senate
Kersten
R-Wis
Kelley
D-Pa
House Labor Committee
House Republican
Clearfield District Votes to Raise School Tax
Clearfield school district votes to add three mills to borough tax and raise per capita tax by one dollar. New levies total 42 mills and five dollars per person.
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Clearfield
Pastry Shop Offers By Order Home Baked Goods
Starting Friday May 21 the Home Baked Pastry Shop will take orders only. Located at 319 7th Street, chain St. Phone 352-W.
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Kage
Chain
Beachley Dies of Cerebral Hemorrhage After Fight
Beachley 31 of Berlin died after a Saturday night altercation at Wellies Place in Black township. Post mortem confirms death from skull fracture and cranial hemorrhages caused by a blow with a four foot oak plank. Investigating officer Pvt. Paul W. Lutz reports Kelley brothers Samuel and William charged. Samuel Kelley held for murder with hearing postponed. William Kelley pleads guilty to disorderly conduct, fines and costs due.
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Devon
Beachley
Berlin
R. D
A. M. Uphouse
Wellie
Black Township
Paul W. Lutz
Somerset State Police
Kelley
Samuel
William
Matthew
Somerset Community Hospital
William Kelley
Squire C. J. Harrison, Jr
Thomas F. Lansberry
Samuel Kelley
A. M. Matthews
Squire Harrison
Conemaugh Township School Board Adopts 1 Percent Income Tax
The Conemaugh township school board approved a one percent earned income tax to fund the district, appointing George Tempest of Jerome as collector for an estimated $30,000 yearly. The measure follows the home rule tax trend amid a Somerset County case challenging its constitutionality. R. L. Boyts was elected treasurer, replacing Harold Carroll. Orlo Anstead declined to add income tax duties to his responsibilities.
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Conemaugh Township
George Tempest
Jerome
Johnstown
Somerset County
Norman T. Boose
Paint Township
R. L. Boyts
Davidsville
Harold Carroll
Orlo Anstead
Carnegie Tech scientists plan larger atom smasher
Pittsburgh May 18. Carnegie Institute of Technology scientists announced plans to enlarge their proposed atom smasher by 50 million electron volts. The aim is to produce mesons, short lived particles from cosmic rays, by bombarding atomic mass with a high energy cyclotron beam to study forces holding the nucleus together.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Death in car linked to monoxide fumes near Clearfield
State police report Clair E. Heberling, 31, of Clearfield died from carbon monoxide in his car. The vehicle’s windows were sealed and fumes were introduced via a garden hose, with the body found yesterday.
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Clearfield
Clair E. Heberling
Auto Men File 10 Day Notice on GM
The CIO United Auto Workers filed a 10 day strike notice against General Motors, potentially shutting 80 plants and 225,000 workers. GM contract with UAW would expire May 28 after a 30 day extension. UAW seeks a 25 cent hourly wage rise with 10 cents diverted to a pension plan. Ford negotiations continue with a wage proposal, while Chrysler sees factory disruption. Government mediators and court actions shape the broader labor-front context nationwide.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
UAW
John W. Livingston
Michigan
Highland Park
Armour & Co
Luther Youngdal
Minnesota
Swift & Co
Swift
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Energy Plant
Presidential Emergency Board
Trumart
Carbide and Carbon Chemical’s Corporation
The
Atomic Trades and Labor Council
AFL
Coleman Named Conductor on Capitol Limited
Ross R. Coleman of North Rosina avenue is named conductor on the Capitol Limited of the Baltimore and Ohio to fill the vacancy from L. J. Schrock's retirement. He has 45 years with B&O, started as a brakeman in 1903, later served as freight conductor and Shenandoah conductor. His run is Cumberland to Pittsburgh round trip. he recalls John L. Lewis Eisenhower and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. The president's special train tours the railroad every two years. Coleman and wife have five children: Robert and James Coleman and Mrs Knepper, Mrs Nicholson, and Mrs Dial.
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Ross R. Coleman
Rosina Avenue
Capitol Limited
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
L. J. Schrock
Mr. Coleman
B. and O
Somerset
S. and C
Shenandoah
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
Myers urges against large flood control cut
Senator Myers of Pennsylvania opposed a proposed 200 million dollar reduction in flood control and rivers and harbors appropriations. He said such work is a worthy function of government and must not be jeopardized by penny-pinching. He spoke in Washington on May 18.
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Washington
Myers
D-Pa
Uruguay Recognizes Israel Endorses New State
The government of Uruguay announced in Montevideo that it recognizes the new state of Israel. The proclamation comes amid early bilateral diplomatic steps and signals Uruguay's stance in the Middle East.
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Uruguay
Israel
Montevideo
INS
Judge Igoe halts alleged Jones and Laughlin gray market deals
In Chicago a damage suit against a steel broker unveils a possible gray market for steel. Judge Michael L. Igoe granted a temporary restraining order stopping claims of above market steel by Howard Kimble as witnesses describe deals tied to J and L and O Donovan letters. Admiral Moreell of Jones and Laughlin welcomes the injunction as a step to clean the industry.
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Chicago
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Michael L. Igoe
Howard Kimble
Schultz
J. J. O'Donovan and Co
Carlton Hotel
Washington D. C
Igoe
O’donovan
O'Donovan
Schulz
Washington
Kimble
Jones and Laughlin
Ford Motor Company
Otain Jones and
Laughlin Steel
Ford
Babcock Lumber Co
Pittsburgh
Harry C. Edwards
Detroit
Wayne County
Mich
Edwards
Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Gallagher
Pennsylvania Exchange National Bank
New York
Ben Moreell
Jones & Laughlin
Moreell
No clue found linking Detroit workers to Reuther shooting
Baltimore police said after questioning Walter Galecki and John Gola for three hours that there was no evidence tying the Hamtramck men to the shotgun attack on UAW President Walter P. Reuther. Capt. Henry J. Kriss noted Detroit police would be asked for more information.
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Baltimore
INS
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Walter Galecki
John Gola
Hamtramck
Henry J. Kriss
Kriss
Harrisburg Civil Service Exams Set for June 26
The state civil service commission announced 1425 supervisory and visitors positions will be part of statewide competitive examinations scheduled for June 26.
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Harrisburg
State Civil Service Commission
Debate on outlawing the Communist party heats Oregon GOP race
Governor Dewey and Harold Stassen clashed over Communism in a nationally aired debate as Oregon’s presidential preference primary nears. Voters from taxi drivers to waitresses weigh the issue while Stassen camps in eastern and southern Oregon and Dewey campaigns along the Portland lower Columbia area. Dewey urged fiscal restraint and competent governance amid calls to curb government size.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
Dewey
Stassen
Priday
Russia
New York
Vassiliy A. Tarasenko
Ukraine
United Nations
Communist Party
Revolutionary Party
Bolsheviks
Gresham
Rainier
Columbia River
Union officers criticized at CIO convention in Atlantic City
Delegate Jean Clements of Local 10 Washington accuses United Public Workers leaders led by Abram Flaxer of failure to sign Taft Hartley non Communist affidavits. She also denounces the CIO stance against Henry Wallace’s third party as the Murray committee votes 33 to 11. About 400 delegates attend with scant support for her critique.
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Atlantic City
N. J
INS
United Public Workers, Cio
Jean Clements
Local 10
Washington, D. C
Abram Flaxer
New York
CIO
Philip Murray
Henry Wallace
Miss Clements
UN Council debates Palestine amid Jerusalem fighting
The United Nations Security Council discussed Palestine as clashes intensified in Jerusalem. French envoy Parodi reported the Jerusalen consulate under machine-gun fire, with six wounded, while Arab and Jewish forces fought to control the old walled city. Russia demanded a cease-fire vote as Syria accused the U S of missteps in recognizing Israel.
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Haganah
Israel
Acre
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Baghdad
Kaukab el Hawa
Sea of Galilee
Gesher
Jerusalem
Old City
New Jerusalem
United Nations Truce Commission
Holy City
Jewish Agency
Larry Hauck Lake
United Nations Security Council
Palestine
Holy Land
Alexandre Parodi
Parodi
Council
Moshe Shertok
U. N
Omar
Warren R. Austin
U. S
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Security Council
Gromyko
United States
Arab Higher Committee
Austin
Faris el Khoury
Truman
Guatemala
Uruguay
Hospital Robber Held for Court after Allegheny General Holdup
Magistrate W H K McDiarmed ordered Charles F Biehl 35 of Swissvale held for court on armed robbery charges at Allegheny General Hospital. Edith Devore a hospital waitress identified him as one of three men in a $10 500 holdup on May 4.
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Pittsburgh
W. H. K. McDiarmed
Charles F. Biehl
Swissvale
Allegheny General Hospital
Edith Devore
Weather Outlook for Mid Atlantic May 18 23
Maryland sees sunny, cool Wednesday with fair warmer days Thursday. West Virginia stays mostly sunny and cool, warmer Thursday. Eastern and Western Pennsylvania: mostly sunny and cooler Wednesday, frost likely Wednesday night, then warmer Thursday. Period May 18 to May 23 with temps 3 to 5 degrees below normal, light rainfall expected.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
West Portion
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Irgun Zvai Leumi
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Gaza
Chas
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Penna. Quarries, Inc
Friedens, PA
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Conemaugh Two Board
Critchfield CO
Somerset Firemen’s Auxiliary
Governor Theatre
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J&l Steel
Reuther
Stone’s Tavern
Sand Patch
Music By the
Victor
Firestone
Gilmour & Jones Firestone
UN Council
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U.S
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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