$2 Daily Pay Boost Reported for Coal Miners
Washington reports a two step wage rise for soft coal miners led by John L. Lewis and Harry M. Moses. The plan calls for 15 cents an hour Sept 1 and 10 cents next April 1, raising basic daily wages from 18.25 to 19.45 then 20.25 with overtime and vacation boosts.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Assn
Moses
Northern
Steel
Southern
Charleston
W. Va
Daily Gazette
Benny Quits Live Radio to Focus on TV Plans
Hollywood reports comedian Jack Benny will leave the weekly live radio format after 23 years to concentrate on television. He suggested the possibility of rebroadcasting old radio shows by recording this fall if a sponsor agreement with CBS is reached. Benny will appear in a filmed TV show every other week starting in the fall.
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Hollywood
Jack Benny
CBS
Price
Benny
Fair for Southern Illinois with continued heat
The forecast calls for a mostly fair spell and hot conditions through Sunday. Lows around 70s tonight and Sunday night, highs near 90s on Sunday, record highs yesterday reached 96 with 93 at noon today. Sun rises 5 18 a m and sets 6 48 p m. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake sit about 5 and 6 inches below spillway today.
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Illinois
Jamie
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Will Mar garet wed Townsend on her 25th birthday
Thousands of Scots gathered at Albergeldie Castle near Balmoral to celebrate Princess Margaret birthday amid fevered talk of a possible engagement to Peter Townsend. Parliament may free her from royal duties if marriage proceeds. Margaret supervised the bazaar setup as Queen Mother Elizabeth hosted the event with Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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Brittan
Margaret
Clarence House
Ballater
Scotland
Peter Townsend
Elizabeth
Carthie Church
Albergeldie Castle
Balmoral Castle
Castle
Britain
Townsend
Belgium
Mariaerke
Charles
Hugh
John de Laszlo
England
Balmoral
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
City Union Shop Attack Sparks Criticism in Illinois
The Taxpayers Federation of Illinois blasted East St. Louis ordinance as a step toward a closed union shop. It grants city employees who join Local No. 493 of the State County and Municipal Employes Union three weeks of paid vacation after five years, while nonmembers get two weeks. Springfield representative C. S. Groeteke praised the move as wonderful.
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The
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois Today
East St. Louis
George E. Mahin
AFL
Body Recovered From Mississippi River Near Mitchell
The body of 21 year old Joseph G. Krasnovich Jr. of Granite City was recovered from the Mississippi River Friday about 15 minutes after he disappeared during a swimming party with friends in Mitchell Illinois.
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Mitchell, Ill
Joseph G. Krasnovich Jr
Granite City
Ill
Mississippi River
Armored Car Merimac Test Yields Bullet Holes
Birmingham police tested their 25 year old armored car the Merimac to see if it would stop bullets. A marksman fired a .30 caliber carbine through one side and out the other, denting the opposite wall and showing the vehicle could be compromised if occupied.
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Birmingham
Ala
Merrimac
Allies Not Reds Shot at U S Plane
The U S 5th Air Force reported a .47 search plane hit Thursday was not fired on by enemies and likely struck by allied artillery while searching for a training plane downed by communist anti air fire. The downed training crew included Lt Guy H Bumpass and Capt Charles W Brown. The UN command will push for their return at the Armistice Commission meeting Sunday.
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Seoul
U. S. 5Th Air Force
Air Force
Guy H. Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
Army
Charles W .Brown
Clay
U.N
Military Armistice Commission
Violinist I Cr Reconciles With Wife Withdraws Divorce Claim
Los Angeles reports violinist I Cr and his wife have reconciled. Her attorney says she has withdrawn the divorce complaint. The move ends a public legal dispute.
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Sweet Music
Los Angeles
I Cr
Schmidt Cites Cruelty In Divorce Suit
Airman Daniel Schmidt filed a California divorce claiming extreme cruelty and sought custody of his 2 1/2 year old son Danny. Una Schmidt, now married to logger Alotrd Fine, lives apart with the boy while Schmidt fights for custody and contends Una is an unfit mother.
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Red Bluff
Calif
Daniel Schmidt
Schmidt
Una
Alotrd Fine
Danny
Harold Berliner
Nevada City
Fine
Tehama County Court House
Portland
Ore
Nellie Peters
Walter F. Ferguson
Howard P. Welch
Sacramento
San Jose
Welch
Air Force
Legal Problems Stall Polio Report From Cutter Vaccine
The Public Health Service report on Cutter Laboratories polio vaccine from Berkeley California has been delayed for a third week. The investigation began April 27 after six polio cases appeared in people inoculated with the Cutter vaccine and use of the vaccine was suspended. The Welfare Department aims to release the report next week.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Cutter Laboratories
Berkley
Calif
Welfare Department
Cutter
Sudan Declares Emergency in Southern Provinces
Sudan announced a state of emergency in three southern provinces after a mutiny within two Sudan Defense Force companies. The Aug 20 report details the unrest and central government response in Khartoum.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Sudan Defense Force
Worst Flood Rails Northeast U.S. History Near Stroudsburg
The disaster looms as Broadheads Creek floodwaters recede near Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. A car hangs from a tree and another lies overturned beside a ruined shed after a bridge failed on Thursday. AP wire photo.
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E. Stroudsburg
Dale in Hospital Labor Leader Treated at Springfield Mo
Federal authorities confirm Evan R. Dale, a convicted Southern Illinois labor racketeer, is at the medical center for federal prisoners in Springfield Missouri. Dale was received August 9 from St. Louis City Jail and is on hospital status with at least 15 years remaining to serve.
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Dale
Springfield, Mo
Evan R. Dale
Southern Illinois
Smith
Spring Field
Integrated Schools Closed Over Arson of Integration
Hoxie Arkansas August 20 AP The school board voted to close the summer session to calm public fury after admitting Negroes to white schools. The shutdown begins after July 1 with classes resuming September 2 uncertain. Community protests by white parents followed integration of about 1,000 white students. effort to cut costs prompted the move.
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Hoxie
Ark
Arkansas
Herbert Brewer
Eisenhower instructs grandson during Fraser ranch ride
David Eisenhower, seven, rode a white horse at the mountain ranch near Fraser Colorado as President Eisenhower offered last minute guidance. The President did not ride due to an old football injury from West Point.
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David Eisenhower
Fraser, Colo
West Point
New Lead In Scout Slaying
A former Boy Scout camp counselor with a prior sex offender record gave police a new lead in the Peter Gorham slaying. He was arrested in the Traverse City area and held for questioning in Grand Traverse County Jail. Gorham, 12, disappeared July 5 from Camp Wabaningo near Muskegon and was found shot in nearby woods. Funeral services for Gorham were held in Evanston, Illinois.
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Muskegon
Mich
Peter Gorham
Milton Swingle
Traverse City
Grand Traverse County
Swingle
Wabaningo
Gorham Bay
St. Athanasius Church
Evanston
Ill
Bers
Divorced Pair Divides Property Over Boxer Pup Visitation
A Dallas couple ending their marriage split most possessions but kept the 6 month old Boxer. Each partner offered to give the other his half of the $2,500 estate in exchange for the dog. Both retain custody for six months with reasonable visitation rights.
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Dallas
Tex
Russians To Free 3 Yanks
The State Department said three Americans held in the Soviet Union will be released. Frederick Charles Hopkins was named by the Soviet foreign office. Two soldiers identified are Wilfred C. Crumish from Amesbury Massachusetts missing since March 24 1948 and Murray Fields from Bayside New York missing since June 2 1948.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Frederick Charles Hopkins
Wilfred C. Crumish
U. S. Army
Amesbury
Mass
Vienna
Austria
Murray Fields
Germany
Bayside
N. Y
Refrigerator trap kills baby in Alabama farm home
In Steppville Alabama on August 20 coroner reports 19 month old Jerry O Neal Burns died after being trapped in an empty food removed refrigerator. His sisters Geraldine 10 and Elaine 6 survived when air was restored. The boy’s twin Terry Odell Burns allegedly closed the door as they crawled inside. The mother Mrs James O Burns discovered the incident.
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Steppville
Ala
Grady Moss
Jerry O'Neal Burns
Geraldine Burns
Elaine
Moss
Terry Odell Burns
James O. Burns
Stinker Puzzle Changes Prize Levels This Week
No 45 Little Stinker prize remains $250 with 638 entries wasted. Stinker No 46 rises to $300 on page two. Workers proved too wily as No 24 Across used wilt instead of wile or wily and Degree tripped many. The Stinker toilets puzzle remained unbeaten for six weeks.
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South- Trno
Flood Waters Wreck Seven States Leaving Thousands Homeless
Floods in the northeastern states claim 104 lives with billions in damage. Pennsylvania bears the worst losses with 51 dead and at least 70 missing. Red Cross and the armed forces rush aid, delivering cots blankets sandbags and generators as rivers breach towns from New York to Rhode Island.
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Associated Press
New York
New England
Delaware
Pennnsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Virginia
Rhode Island
Red Cross
Armed Forces
Trenton
N. J
Hartford
Conn
Arlington
Mass
Torrington
Camden
Camp Davis
Blackstone
Woonsocket
R. I
Seymour
Four Pensioners Die In Alton Rooming House Fire
Four elderly residents perished in a fast spreading fire at an Alton rooming house located in the old business district. Victims named include Charles Irion 82 and his wife 72 James Sibers 73 and Mrs Nanie Duncan 78. Fire and smoke trapped top floors as witnesses alerted others and firefighters from Wood River and Granite City aided Alton crews.
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Alton
Charles Irion
James Sibers
Nanie Duncan
T. L. Dickerson
William Crabtree
Crabtrees
Dickersons
Crabtree
Nathan Wirttels
Wood River
Granite City
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U.S
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Boxer Pup
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