Labor Party Wins Plurality Over British Conservatives
London AP bulletin reports Labor leading in early British elections with 210 seats to Conservatives 186 and Liberals one from 397 of 625 constituencies counted. Labour held 24 seat edge as results favored urban areas while Liberal and Communist candidates fared poorly.
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London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Labor
Fine Farm
Scotland
Transport House
Lord Woolton
London Exchange
Lord Beaverbrook
Conservative Evening Standard
Liberal Evening Star
Conservative Evening News
Attlee
Liberal Party
Britain
Phil Piratin
Dawn
Twin County Truckers Halt Work Amid Negotiations
Twin County Service Co. truck drivers who haul gas oil and feed in Williamson Jackson and Perry counties continue a strike as negotiations resume. John Gedelman Marion manager of the cooperative service said talks have been held since yesterday with three to four issues unresolved. Conferences started yesterday and will continue this afternoon and tonight.
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Twin County Service Co
Williamson
Jackson
Perry
John Gedelman
Marion
Cooperative Service
Farm Bureau
Gedelman
Small Mines Swamped as Trucker Quotes Prices Rise
At Pure Coal Co. near Cambria 54 trucks lined up to be loaded by noon. A driver said delivered coal prices ranged from 15 to 18 dollars per ton, depending on buyer demand, with all he could haul sold quickly.
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Pure Coal Co
Cambria
Truman Names Rail Board Delays Strike Time
President Truman created an emergency fact finding board to study the dispute between railroad carriers and the Brotherhoods of Railway Conductors and Railroad Trainmen. The move postpones a national strike for 60 days, with board members to be named later and a 30 day reporting window.
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Washington
Truman
Brotherhoods
Eastern
Western
Southeastern
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Cleveland
National (Railway) Mediation Board
James Monroe Stouffer, longtime St David official, dies
James Monroe Stouffer, 88, a police magistrate in St David for more than 50 years and school board member, died yesterday in Canton.
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St. David
James Monroe Stouffer
Canton
Weather Summary for Crab Orchard and Surrounding Areas
Cloudy and colder with diminishing wind. Saturday expected cloudy and not as cold with high 30 to 35 and low around 12 to 19. Thursday's high near 54 and 28 overnight. Crib Orchard Lake eight inches above spillway yesterday and Mississippi River at 18.5 feet, down 0.1 feet in 24 hours.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Mississippi River
Index Area and Page References for Today’s Edition
The edition lists sections by page: National page 1 Local News page 3 Editorials page 4 Sports pages 7 8 and 9 Comics page 9 Classified ads pages 10 and 11 Markets Page 11. It outlines where to find each content area within the newspaper’s current issue.
Illinois ICC orders 25 percent electricity cut for Illinois utilities
The Illinois Commerce Commission ordered 19 utilities to cut electric supply by 25 percent of January averages, effective Monday. Exemptions apply to public water, sewer, and street lighting. Officials from Central Illinois Public Service and Illinois Electric and Gas awaited further instructions while anticipating reductions in non essential lighting and neon signs. Walter Fisher said broad curtailment avoids per use bans and urged all consumers to conserve beyond the mandated cut.
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Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Joe Edvaldi
Murphysboro
Illinois Electric and Gas Company
Eovaldi
Walter T. Fisher
ICC
Mercy Death Talk Tied To Librarian In Sander Case
Hillsboro county hospital librarian Miss Josephine Connor testified about a conversation between Dr. Hermann N. Sander and medical referee Dr. Robert E. Biron. Sander admitted breaking a law in Mrs. Abbie Borreto’s death and suggested the law should be changed. He described the patient’s fatigue and cited coffee drinking and smoking as factors. Prosecutors note lack of death certificate on file.
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Hermann N. Sander
Josephine Connor
Hillsboro County Hospital
Sander
Chage
Abbie Borreto
Manchester
Biron
Four Mines Sign P M W Pact in Illinois
Illinois coal talks yield a 30 day truce with four mines Sparta Coulterville Knoxville Pekin and Farrand Riverton operating for 70 000 tons a month Miners gain 95 cents per day wage raise plus 1 cent per ton to welfare fund while $15 daily during the truce is paid Gov Stevenson optimistic for full agreement as schools prepare early closing to conserve fuel and protect piping during the crisis
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Chicago
Ilinois
Progressive Mine Workers Union
Springfield
John Marchiando
The
Progressives
Adlai Stevenson
Progressives’ Union
Coal Producers Association of Illinois
Marchiando
Sparta
Coulterville
Knoxville Mining Co
Pekin Mining Co
Farrand Coal Co
Riverton
GM Price Cut On All Cars
General Motors announced price cuts of $10 to $40 on all cars and trucks effective immediately. The move accompanies a revised cost of living allowance for GM employees, with hourly workers facing a two cent per hour decrease and salaried workers receiving a $10 quarterly reduction.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
G.M. Employes
G. M. Employes
G. M
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Judge Sets Contempt Trial for Mine Union Monday
Judge Richmond Keech refused to drop contempt charges against the United Mine Workers and set a trial for Monday. UMW attorneys may request a jury. Hopkins will decide over the weekend. Government urged speedy resolution due to fuel shortages and nation-wide production impacts.
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Hopkins
Washington
Richmond B. Keech
Keech
Welly K. Hopkins
U.M.W
I. Graham Morison
Morison
Jorkins
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Soie
Truman
Lewis Brother Shoots Self
Thomas A. Lewis, 67, brother of United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis, was found dead in his Springfield home. Deputy Coroner Catherine Rutherford said he shot himself due to ill health, with his wife Leonore discovering the body in the bathtub. The death followed a severe heart attack the day before. this marked a second Lewis family tragedy in six weeks as their mother Ann Louisa Lewis died January 12 at 91.
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Thomas A. Lewis
John L. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
Catherine Rutherford
Lewis
Immigration Service
Ann Louisa Lewis
U.M.W. Leader
Truman Plans Ballot Hunt
President Truman may revive his Fair Deal by a pre adjournment whistle stop tour to press Congress. He hinted at a spring Northwest trip with a Grand Coulee Dam dedication in Washington as a public aim and said he was considering the trip.
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Truman
Congress
Northwest
Grand Coulee Dam
Washington State
State Buys 6000 Tons of Waste Coal for Institutions
Augusta reports the state has purchased over 6000 tons of waste coal screenings for emergency use at 11 institutions amid a coal crisis. Trucks shipped the material to Bowen NL for dispatch to sites including East Moline Elgin Manteno Kankakee Chicago Stateville Menard St Charles Geneva Quincy Lincoln and others. A test burn at the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy proved feasible despite lower quality, with packing to prevent spontaneous combustion.
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Augusta
Triple S Mining Co
Here
Kenneth Lord
Illinois Soldiers & Sailors Home
Quincy
William J. McKinney
Springfield
East Moline
Elgin
Manteno
Kankakee
Chicago
Statevville
Menard
St. Charles
Geneva
Lincoln
Editorial Calls for Federal Seizure of Coal Mines
The editorial urges immediate government seizure of mines to restore coal for railways, industry, schools, and heatless homes amid a deepening crisis. It rejects profit-sharing and supports nationalization as a temporary emergency measure while long term solutions are studied.
Dimout to Have No Effect on Regional Tourneys
Willis of the Illinois High School Association said the coal strike dimout will not postpone or transfer next week's 60 regional basketball tournaments. He added no cancellations have been advised, though travel remains uncertain if the strike continues. Some schools planned temporary heating in gym dressing rooms, with Elgin moving oil heaters and Galesburg planning to move the meet to the armory if schools stay closed.
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Chicago
Albert Willis
Ilinois High School Association
Elgin
Galesburg
W. T. Wooley
Armory
Party Line Tragedy Leaves Family Homeless After Fire
Cypress California February 24 John Ogle raced to his party line to summon the fire department but a neighbor dismissed his call and kept talking. Ogle then went to another ranch to use a telephone, but his house burned down leaving five children homeless.
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John Ogle
Ogle
Two Millions In P M W Fund
Springfield reports the Progressive Mine Workers welfare fund stood at 2 443 318 at the start of 1950 with 1 285 retired miners drawing 100 monthly pensions on December 31. The fund is funded by a 20 cent royalty per ton of coal and pays widows dependents and retired or disabled miners.
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Progressive Mine Workers Union
Union
Progressive Miner
P.M.W
Medics Question Anti Cold Test Reliability
The American Medical Association council on pharmacy and chemistry says tests to gauge antihistamines' value against the common cold are inconclusive. Investigations are only suggestive of possible benefit for the common cold rather than definitive proof.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
A.M.A. Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
Impromptu Herrin Court Sessions Over Speeding Incident
A speeder in Herrin’s safety zone on South Park Avenue appeared before a magistrate at a service station after Patrolman Blaine Maddox stopped the driver. The Chicago resident paid a $14.90 fine and Police Magistrate Jake Jones spoke from the Smith & King station. Jones noted it was his first outside city hall session.
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Herrin
South Park Avenue
Blaine Maddox
Chicago
Maddox
Jake Jones
Smith & King
Jones
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Twin County
Truman Names Rail Board
Grassy Lake
Area Utilities
Roy Ramsey
Carbondale
Central Illinois Public Service Company
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P.M. W. Pact
Board of Education
DR. Sander
Hermann N. Sanders
Alice
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Ment
John D. Lesinski
D-Mich
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