Truman Gave CIO Pledge of No Injunction
Gary Ind June 23 AP CIO steelworker boss Philip Murray said President Truman told him last December no fear of a Taft Hartley injunction if the union would suspend the strike. The strike was postponed, government seizure followed, and workers stayed on the job until court rulings. Murray also attacked steel producers and Eisenhower for comments on the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
U. S. Supreme Court
Steelworkers Union
Dwight D. Fisenhower
P . Jt
Unon
Southern Illinois Weather: Hot Humid With Highs Near 95
Forecast calls for hot and humid conditions in Southern Illinois tonight and Tuesday. Lows around 70 to 75 tonight, highs 92 to 96 Tuesday. Past readings show a 97 degree high yesterday and light winds averaging about 1 mph since yesterday morning. Sunrise 4 34 a m sunset 7 28 p m. Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake expected to spillway today with water levels near spillways.
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Southern
Illinois
Searti
Mrs Stevenson quips support for GOP in next election
Former Mrs Adlai Stevenson, 42, tells Chicago Daily News she will vote Republican next time, despite a Democrat ex-husband potential for national nomination. She says Illinois needs him as governor but the country needs a change, noting one party has been in power too long. They have four grown sons.
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Chicago
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago Daily News
Stevenson
Heartsson
Las Vegas
Nev
Daily News
Civilians To Be Released In Korean Armistice Talks
United Nations negotiators announced 27 000 Korean civilians will be freed from U N prison camps starting next month. North Korea accused the Allies of unilateral action and protested violently. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison said most released prisoners were South Korean civilians previously sent to Allied internment camps. No progress was made on the prisoner exchange key issue.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Nam II
U.N
William K. Harrison
UN Command screens NK civilian internees on repatriation wish
On Koje Island Korea the United Nations Command screened 5570 North Korean civilian internees to learn if they wished to return to the Communist homeland in an armistice scenario. The process, in a tent, aims to reach 45,000 questioned to total 45,000 of 70,000 POWs said to want repatriation with about 100,000 captured Reds resisting.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations Command
U. N. Command
Carbondale Daily Press index page fragment
Fragmentary index note for the Southern Illinois Daily Press from Carbondale. Includes publication metadata and filing details. text shows archival header and postal registration statements.
A Bomb Used In Air Defense Study Reported
Air Force Magazine quotes high military circles describing a plan to launch small atomic bombs from aircraft to destroy 95 percent of enemy planes. The device would be delivered by pilotless craft or large patrol planes with atomic anti aircraft rockets.
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Air Force Magazine
Governor Stevenson Undergoes Kidney Stone Operation
Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois underwent a kidney stone removal operation Sunday and is expected to resume his official duties by Tuesday. Hospital spokesman said he is recovering well and should leave by Tuesday. He plans to attend a governors conference in Houston next week.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Passagant Hospital
Leander W. Riba
Houston
Tex
Riba
Madison County Judge Wilbur A. Traves Dies at 61
Madison County judge Wilbur A. Traves, 61, who served 24 years, died Sunday at his home in Edwardsville after several months of illness. Elected in 1922, he served through 1946 and earlier was an assistant state’s attorney.
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Madison
Edwardsville
Wilbur A. Traves
Taft Seeks Illinois Backers At State Republican Meet
Illinois Republicans gathered for their state convention in Springfield on June 23. The event is expected to elect 10 Taft at large delegates, including Sen. Everett Dirksen and Col. Robert R. McCormick, and to adopt a platform aligned with Taft. Eisenhower backers seek parity in the 10 at large slots. Taft won the Illinois primary as a write-in over Eisenhower and Stassen.
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Springfield
Illinois
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Everett Dirksen
Bill
Col
Robert R. McCormick
Ohioan
Chicago Tribune
Acheson Heads to Europe for 16 Day Conference Tour
Secretary of State Dean Acheson flew to Europe for a 16 day set of conferences on European and Middle East issues. He will visit London Berlin and Vienna before returning via Brazil. Viscount Alexander arrived in Washington to discuss Korea.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Europe
Britain
Viscount Alexander
Acheson
Truman
Alexander
Korea
Middle East
London
Berlin
Vienna
Brazil
Four Illinois youths drown over weekend
Four youths drowned in separate Illinois locations during the weekend. Charles Urbanski fourteen? thirteen? died after falling into the Illinois Drainage Canal on Chicago’s southwest Side. At Le Roy John W Byrd seventeen and brother Max twelve perished in a canoeing accident. In Salt Creek Vernel Stensel, a survivor, said the canoe struck an object and overturned. Patsy Newman thirteen of Macomb also drowned while swimming.
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Illinois
Chicago
Charles Urbanski
Illinois Drainage Canal
le Roy
John W. Byrd
Max
Salt Creek
Vernel Stensel
Patsy Newman
Macomb
Storm Topples Trees and Knocks Out Power in Carbondale
A Sunday evening storm sweeping from the west caused extensive damage in Carbondale. Trees blocked multiple streets and power and phone lines were severed as crews from Central Illinois Public Service and General Telephone worked overnight to restore service. By morning power was restored to most areas, with hundreds of phones still out. Local officials warned it would take days to clear all debris and lines.
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Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Main
Poplar
Walnut Street
University
Illinois
Mill Street
Main Street
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Avenue
Central Illinois Public Service
Marion
Anna
General Telephone Company
D .W. McConign
Bill Rodgers
General Telephone Company of Illinois
Rodgers
Murphysboro Bank Chief Henry Quernheim Dies
Henry Hennie Quernheim, 62, president of the City National Bank of Murphysboro, died Saturday night at St. John's Hospital St Louis after a six month illness and a heart attack a week earlier. Born in Murphysboro in 1890 he joined the bank in 1910 rising from transit clerk to president around 1930. Funeral services are set for Tuesday with bank offices closing at 11 a.m. Monday for the observance.
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Henry “‘Hennie” Quernheim
City National Bank of
City National
First National Banks
Murphysboro
Korean Assembly Votes to Keep Rhee in Office
In Pusan on June 23 the Korean National Assembly voted 60 to 0 to retain President Syngman Rhee until a new president is elected, with anti Rhee forces boycotting. 37 members did not vote as martial law shadows the session. The assembly set August 15 as the formal end date of Rhee’s term, though he could stay if no successor is named.
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Syngman Rhee
Korean National Assembly
Rhee
Knetzer Case Marshal Called in for Accounting
U S marshal Robert Grant of Pekin was summoned by U S Attorney Howard Doyle for an accounting of expenses paid on fundraising trips for Knetzer s creditors. The bankrupt auto dealer fled jail amid a nationwide FBI search while facing three criminal indictments and civil contempt detention.
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Springfield
U. S
Robert L. Knetzer
Robert Grant
Pekin
Howard L. Doyle
Grant
Knetzer
Kruptcy
FBI
Este Se Gee
GOP Delegates Fight Builds Toward Convention
A front running Democrat calls the GOP delegate struggle a bar room slugfest as fights erupt in Puerto Rico over rival three member delegations for Chicago. Taft leads Eisenhower in pledged votes with 467 to 392 as Illinois completes its slate of 60.
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Puerto Rico
Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Blican
Illinois
Taft
Eisenhower
Dallas
Tex
Ohioan
Texas
Agreement Halts Jurisdictional Strikes at Joppa Plant
Union leaders representing seven crafts controlling about 85 percent of the Joppa power plant project employees signed an agreement to stop jurisdictional disputes and work stoppages. The pledge, tied to the National Joint Board plan, followed a lengthy session in the offices of Evan Dale and after talks with Electric Energy Inc. officials who expect faster construction. Signed June 21 1952, the agreement names Evan Dale and several union representatives as signers.
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Joppa Power Sas
Joppa Power Elena
Electric Energy, Inc
Evan Dale
Southern Illinois District Council
Laborers’ Union
Turner White, Jr
Electric Energy Inc
Ebasco
White
Labor
Ma T
Joppa
Sudi
James Bateman
Mar
Illinois
Risdictional Sena
National Joint Board
Signi
Gills
Ares
W. B. Sanders
Iron Workers
Larry Dunn
Boiler Makers
William Anderson
Carpenters
Actress Receives 74000 Ring From Automobile Heir
Pretty actress Gregg Sherwood of Beloit Wisconsin says she received a $74 000 ring from Horace E Dodge a 50 year old auto heir as a token of friendship She declines to confirm romance The claim Dodge has denied the publicity aim and says there is no truth to the stories Miss Sherwood Miss Wisconsin 1943 has a troubled marriage history and plans a Rome London trip with Dodge before returning to the United States later this summer
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Cannes
France
Gregg Sherwood
Beloit
Wis
Horace E. Dodge
Miss Sherwood
Motor
Clara Mae Trinsley
England
Dodge
New York
Palm
Miss ‘Sherwood
Rome
London
Unaieed
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Stanley Medley
Harrisburg
Paducah
East St. Louis
Albert Blome, Sr
Belleville
Electricians
Dale
Ted
Mrs. Stevenson
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