Paducah B Plant Union Found In Contempt
Paducah Kentucky December 4 The AFL International Union of Operating Engineers and an international representative were held in contempt for failing to produce subpoenaed records in a 3.5 million dollar suit. Arthur Watkins of Henderson was also found in contempt for refusing a deposition. Construction at the atomic energy plant paused as about 1,000 engineers attended court. Watkins must purge by January 5 or face jail, and a jury will determine the fine.
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Paducah
AFL International Union of Operating Engineers
International
Holland G. Bryan
AFL
Ling
Arthur Watkins
Henderson
Kentucky
International Union
Evansville
Atomic Energy Plant
Bryan
Watkins
Single Primary For U S Urged
The Council of State Governments urged a nationwide single date for presidential primaries to cut the lengthy preconvention campaign. It noted only 19 states allow direct citizen input and called for identical dates within about a month of the national conventions.
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Chicago
Siates
Icy Spots Persist on Illinois Roads
Ice patches linger today on northern third roads in Illinois as state officials report lingering hazards. Southern two thirds of highways are nearly clear with improving conditions.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Highway Division
Weather notes for Southern Illinois with rain likely
Cloudy conditions persist in Southern Illinois with rain or drizzle tonight and mostly cloudy skies Friday. Forecast lows 35 to 40 with highs 38 to 45. Precipitation totals reach 1.19 inches from yesterday to today. sunrise at 7 02 and sunset at 4 37. Crab Orchard Lake 21 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 4 feet below spillway.
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Southern
Illinois
Terrature
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
U N Takes Up Issue Of Tunis
The U N Assembly's Political Committee shifts from Korea to Tunisian independence talks. Lester Pearson of Canada was entrusted with sending a modified peace plan to Red China and North Korea, a proposal they may reject, hindering Panmunjom talks. The Tunisian case starts a two part push against French colonial rule, with Morocco next.
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Lester Pearson
Canada
China
North Korea
U.N
Panmunjom
Russia
Morocco
South Korea Rejects Indian Compromise Plan on Korea
Foreign Minister Y. T. Pyun announced that the South Korean government cannot accept the Indian resolution approved by the United Nations Assembly. He said the plan is against the spirit of the Korean constitution.
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New York
Y. T. Pyun
Korea
U. N. Assembly
Republic of Korea
Pyun
Family Of 7 Dies In Fire In Youngstown
Firemen blamed a leaking propane gas for a blaze that destroyed a single story home near Youngstown, wiping out Henry Tockmar 34 his wife Catherine 32 and their five children Henry 13 Patricia 16 Carol 8 Mary Grace 4 Jo Ann 2. The gas likely overpowered the family before the fire began Wednesday night.
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Youngstown
Frank Lehnerd
Henry Tockmar
Catherine
Henry J
Patricia
Carol
Mary Grace
Jo Ann
Grandma plans two more bank robberies says FBI letter
Los Angeles December 4 AP reports a letter from Grandma claims she will rob two additional banks after already holding up three in seven weeks. FBI agent says the letter appears authentic and notes she plans to retire after those robberies.
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Grandma
Korea
FBI
Donnelly Resigns As High Commissioner To Germany
Walter J. Donnelly a career diplomat of nearly 30 years resigns as U S high commissioner to Germany. He told President Truman he plans to enter private business and his exact venture remains undeclared.
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Germany
Washington
Walter J. Donnelly
U. S
Donnelly
Truman
West Germany
John J. McCloy
Truck Firms Drop Appeal On Fees Law
Springfield dispatch reports Illinois truckers drop the appeal of the 1951 truck license fee increase. Lucas & Thomas will seek dismissal. funds for the case are exhausted. Charles Mansfield says 18 000 farm truck owners backed the suit. a separate bid seeks to block state enforcement of 1952 fees.
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Springfield
Illinois
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Washington
Lucas & Thomas
U. S
Scott Luncs
Havana
Illinois Supreme Court
Sangamon County
Charles F. Mansfield
Agricultural Transportation Association
Mansfield
Aose
Cook County
Secretary of State
Wage Board Chief Resigns Over Truman Coal Order
A Washington report says the Wage Board chief quit amid fallout from a Truman administration coal order. In parallel, a House judiciary subcommittee opened a probe into alleged delays and interference by the State and Justice Departments with a grand jury probe of communism in the United Nations.
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Wage Board
Truman Coal
State
Justice Departments
United Nations
House Judiciary
Max Zimmerman
Frank Cheif
D-Ky
Kenneth Keating
R-Ny
Justice and
State Departments
Justice Department
Grand Jury
New York
Washington
International Mor Fund
Senate
Internal Security
Frank Coe
Arlington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Fay N. Seaton Dies At 70 Kansas Publisher
Fay N. Seaton editor and publisher of the Manhattan Mercury Chronicle died Wednesday night at age 70 after a year of failing health. Born in Champaign Illinois on March 16 1882 he began in the newspaper business in 1915 and built a group of newspapers and radio stations across Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Manhattan
Kan
Fay N. Seaton
The
Manhattan Mercury Chronicle
Champaign
Ill
Seaton
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Lady Trucker Turns To Flying By Diva Valley
Ida May Adams of Her rin, Illinois, trades her 15 ton truck for a Pi per Tri Pac er airplane. At 33 she soloed on Nov 21 after 12 hours of dual instruction, 21 days after beginning lessons. Her husband Glenn, in trucking, encouraged her to fly as she pursues a second career.
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Ida May
Ikey) Adams
Herrin
Illinois
Glenn
Notable praise for first solo flight by a woman pilot
Valentin complimented the student after her first solo flight calling her “marvelous” and above average among 24 women students. He notes she flies straight to her destination, enjoys fishing and target shooting, and plans to buy a panie with her husband if she does well.
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Valentin
Valentin i
Panie
Chicago Police Seek Comic Book Slasher After Serial Attacks
Chicago police organized 200 officers under a special command to capture a suspect described as a tall brown haired young white man 16 to 19, seen in at least four attacks on girls and women since October. Posters on platforms and stores warn the public as detectives release a chronological incident list and review yearbooks for leads.
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Chicago
South Side
Helen Daleanes
Miss Daleanes
Catherine Howard
Howard
Jackson Park Hospital
Andrew Aitken
South Korean Troops Repel Chinese Assaults on Sniper Ridge
In predawn combat at Pinpoint Hill, South Korean forces repelled three Chinese charges amid subzero conditions and heavy shelling. Debris and casualties totaled 92 Reds as Chinese withdrew by Monday after costly hand to hand fighting.
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Eighth Army
Pinpoint Hill
Douglas urges limited offensive in Korea
Senator Paul Douglas criticized Allied nations for not bearing their share of Korea’s burden. He proposed a knockout blow by a joint landing on the peninsula’s neck near the Yalu River, noting it would require far more troops than Korea currently has.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Korea
U.N
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Douglas
Yalu River
Cox Protests approval of wage boost for coal miners
Archibald Cox resigned as chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board in protest after President Truman approved a $1.90 daily wage increase for John L. Lewis’s 375000 soft coal miners. The move bypassed defense agency guidance and risked a coal price rise and board disruption.
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Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Defense Agency
Archibald Cox
White House
John L. Lewis
Eisenhower
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