Swift Blast Toll Now 18
Sioux City Iowa December 16 with 18 bodies recovered from the Swift and Co plant explosion officials said all in the building were accounted for seven of 55 in hospitals remained on the critical list two bodies were found yesterday among the debris where 1000 workers were present at noon Wednesday H A Franklin safety engineer for the Iowa Commerce commission was assigned to inspect in preparation for a full scale investigation Monday company officials estimated damage near one million dollars
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Swift & Co
H. A. Franklin
Iowa Commerce Commission
Commission
Investigators seek to Head Off Increases
Investigators seek to head off a general steel price rise as U.S. Steel and other major producers hike about $4 a ton. Senator O Mahoney probes post Christmas while industry officials warn inflationary effects. Consumers face higher prices on autos and hundreds of goods, with car costs estimated up to 60 dollars per vehicle in places.
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Big U. S. Steel Corporation
America
Joseph O’mahoney
Dwye
Joint Congressional Economic Committee
Big Steel
O’mahoney
C.I.O. United Steelworkers
J. L. Black
Inland Steel Corporation
Inland
Detroit
American Iron & Steel Institute
Pittsburgh
Murphysboro Clerks Reach New 1950 Contract Agreement
Murphysboro retail clerks and merchants settled terms for a 1950 contract in a six hour session at the county courthouse. The deal raises wages about 11 percent with a 43 to 45 hour work week varying by store type and a 9 am to 5 or 5 30 pm weekday schedule. Wages mirror Carbondale scales, with men starting 58 cents rising to 97.8 cents and women from 53.3 to 86 cents. Negotiations to draft the formal document continue with signatures anticipated before month end.
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Murphysboro
Murphysboro Retail Clerks Local 1595
RFL
Carbondale
O. E. Diefenbach
Farm Bureau Rejects Brannan Plan At Annual Meeting
Chicago. The American Farm Bureau federation rejected the Brannan plan for direct subsidies to farmers. The 68 page resolutions backed continuing the current farm support program enacted by Congress this year. President Allan B. Kline of Vinton Iowa was re-elected.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Brannan
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Allan B. Kline
Vinton
Iowa
E.C.A
Truman
International Food and Agriculture Organization
United Nations
Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures And Winds
Cloudy mild conditions continue tonight with warmer readouts. Saturday brings increased cloud cover, mild temperatures, and stronger winds. Low tonight 30 to 32, high Saturday near 50, with earlier thur readings around 16 to 32 and winds averaging 0.54 mph. River level at Grand Tower 6.4 feet, up 0.2 feet in 24 hours.
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Mississippi River Grand Tower
Shannon Appointed to Illinois Coal Products Commission
Shannon of Herrin named by Governor Stevenson to the Illinois coal products commission succeeding Joseph Marchesi of La Salle. The re-created body will study coal uses and by products with four governor appointees plus lawmakers. Shannon, Sorento native, has 20 years in Herrin and has been international auditor for the United Mine Workers since 1944.
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Joseph Shannon
Herrin
Illinois Coal Products Commission
Adlai E. Stevenson
Joseph Marchesi
la Salle
Coal Products’ Commission
66Th General Assembly
Shannon
Sorento
United Mine Worker
United States
Illinois
UMW
Mule Kick Fractures Boy's Skull at Barn
David Eugene Colbroth six. son of Mr and Mrs Norman Colbroth of Tunnel Hill, was admitted to Holden hospital yesterday afternoon for a fractured skull after a mule kicked him while his father fed the animals in the barn.
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David Eugene Colbroth
Norman Colbroth
Tunnel Hill
Holden Hospital
David
Reopened Murder Probe Returns Suspect to Prairie Du Chien
Crawford County Undersheriff Ulysses Day brings Ted Wagner of Fargo North Dakota to Prairie Du Chien to face an old Wisconsin murder case. Wagner is wanted for the 1926 slaying of Clara Olson, 23, who was found buried after telling family she was pregnant. Wagner denies links to Olson. Several Olson relatives were present to view the suspect at the jail.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Wisconsin
Crawford County
Ulysses Day
Ted Wagner
Fargo
N. D
Olson
Clara Olson
Wagner
Day
Galesville
Bernard T. Olson
Warer
Helen Day
Mrs. Day
Truman May By-Pass T. H. In Coal Plan
Key West Florida December 16 AP President Truman's labor advisers said he will ignore a Southern coal operators suggestion to use the Taft Hartley act to force full production. They said the three day a week digging keeps the case out of national emergency and that Truman dislikes the operators move to gain publicity. A letter from Joseph E Moody urged federal intervention or new legislation. Truman plans to ask Congress for Taft Hartley repeal in his state of the union.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Congress
Bill Boyle
Miami
Today’s Index for Area National Local Sports Comics Classifieds Markets
The index lists page assignments for today’s edition: Area and National on page 1, Local News on page 3, Sports on pages 7 and 8, Comics on page 8, Classified ads on pages 10 and 11, and Markets on page 11.
Dentists and doctors convene at Herrin cancer symposium
Thirty-one dentists and ten doctors from eighteen Southern Illinois towns attended the first annual cancer symposium for dentists at Herrin hospital. Dr. Leo Brown said Herrin clinic has treated 1,500 patients in two and a half years, with 520 confirmed cancers. About 90 percent of oral cancer cases have been cured.
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Tallinois
Herrin Hospital
Leo Brown
Carbondale
Herrin State
Illinois
Brown
New York Measures Dry Friday Water Savings
AP reports New York City tested a one day water saving effort dubbed Dry Friday. Officials noted a 26 percent drop in flow from the main reservoir and a 34.9 percent reservoir fullness, with cities residents urged to curb baths showers and washing loads. If savings hold Dry Friday could become a weekly observance during the water emergency.
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New York
Edward J. Clark
Metropolis
Stephen J. Carney
New York City
Groudh
Stelle Attacks Arvey Over Illinois Primary Policy
Former Governor John Stelle demands an open primary and questions the leadership of Cook County Party Chairman Jacob M. Arvey. Stelle faults statemaking activities and urges Downstate committeemen to back Stevenson and Kennelly to keep primaries open and politics out of public business. Arvey’s slate faces scrutiny amid real estate controversy and health issues for Arvey. Senator Lucas is expected to be backed for another term.
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Illinois
John Stelle
Jacob M. Arvey
Cook County
Stelle
Arvey
Democratic State Central Committee
Adlai Stevenson
Kennelly
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Chicago
U. S
Scott W. Lucas
B-29 Crash Kills Six On Return Flight At Roswell
A B-29 returning from a training flight crashed after hitting a windmill near a Roswell air base. Six crew members died and three were seriously injured. five others escaped with minor injuries. The wreckage scattered across prairie as smoke spread for miles. Names of the dead and seriously injured were released, with bases and hometowns noted.
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Air Force
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
Richard S. Leggio
Hartford
Conn
Robert Vander Muellen
Ferndale
Mich
Charles A. Whitlock
Fort Worth
Texas
Tomas O. Roybal
Pecos
N. M
Robert L. Eyman
Tallahassee
Fla
Carmelio Cannata
New Britain
Six Bail Out of C-82 Plane in Nevada Crash
Six crew members bailed from a distressed C-82 cargo plane near Reno Nevada. One man suffered a broken leg and another a broken arm while five others hiked out and were picked up by a motorist on Route 40. A rescue party was sent to retrieve the injured man. The plane landed safely at Hubbard Field after flying from Lowry Field to Alameda. Names and exact aboard count were not immediately released.
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Here
Washoe County
Sheriff's Office
Route 40
Earnest Gray
Lowry Field
Denver
Alameda
Calif
Hubbard Field
Chrysler to Introduce Redesigned Car Group
Detroit officials report Chrysler Corp will roll out redesigned 1950 models across Chrysler De Soto Dodge and Plymouth early next month. The reveal followed a press preview of the new lines presented yesterday.
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Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
de Soto
Dodge
Plymouth
Attlee to consider recall over London power plant strike
Prime Minister Clement Attlee promised to weigh recalling Parliament if the five day old strike at state owned London plants worsens. Deputy Conservative Leader Anthony Eden secured the assurance in the Commons as Parliament began its Christmas recess. About 1100 workers remained out at three plants, a walkout condemned by a Communist led union after a 77 cent weekly wage claim.
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Clement Attlee
London
Anthony Eden
Commons
Dog dies saving owners from blazing Crab Orchard home
A blaze at the old Radford place near Crab Orchard lake claimed a dog that woke Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baxter as smoke filled the home. The couple escaped from a second floor window onto the back porch as the first floor burned. the fire, likely started by an overheated stove, destroyed the two story dwelling once praised as sound and was owned by new tenants after recent sale. Fire department from Carterville responded.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Fred . _Baxter
Baxter
Ed Stove
Carterville
Eugene Crawford
National Wildlife Refuge
Plane Missing With 17 Aboard Near Vera Cruz
Mexico City reports a DC-3 airliner with 17 aboard vanished near the Vera Cruz coast after leaving the capital for Merida. Crews from three cities searched at 9 am but no clues yet. Two other incidents in Mexico today included a DC-3 crash injuring one and a Chilean military plane wreck in Tapachula with no injuries.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Merida
Ycatan
Nautla
Gulf Coast
Minatitlan
Mexico
U. S.mexico
Tapchula
Auto Makers Split on 1950 Model Prices After Steel Hike
Detroit Dec 16 AVP The auto industry reacted to Big Steel lifting prices by four dollars a ton. Some executives say higher costs may not raise prices broadly but will block any large reductions planned for next year. General sentiment: no major price cuts due to the steel increase.
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Murray
U. S. Steel
Detroit
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Mrs
William
Aberle
Ruth
Longview
Wash
Sioux City
Preeze
Benjamin F. Fairless
Philip Murray
Fairless
Bureau
Shannon On Coal Commission
Stevenson
Ted Mitchell
District 7
Joe
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Today's Index
Cancer
W. Lewis
F. P. Bornstein
C. H. Lane
West Frankfort
Illinois Medical Association
Carney
Springfield
al Foran
Horan
Chi- Caffe
Roswell, N. M
Reno, Nev
Lowry
Smyrna Air Force Base
Nashville
L. B. Hendershot
R. H. Stevens
Pvt
J. N. Morris
Camp Stoneham
Attlee
Radford Place
The
Baxters
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