Safety strike hits soft coal fields cooling steel demand
Washington reports UMW members abstained from work amid a memorial shutdown called by John L. Lewis. Government inspection focus and a mourning period for Cen tralia miners left Ohio and other districts largely idle as the nation faced transport and communications disruptions from a telephone strike.
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Floods Hit Michigan as Gale Kills Three
Floods and a March gale forced thousands from their homes across Michigan over Easter weekend. Flint and Lansing declared emergencies as sandbags rose to block crests, with three deaths from wind driven floods. Nearby Meadville Virginia evacuated 150 families as French Creek overflowed, and Warren saw sizable business districts inundated with 100 families fleeing.
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Soviet Delegate Proposes Global Health Organization
Dr S A Kolesnikov, Soviet delegate, told the interim commission of the World Health Organization in Geneva that Russia would support establishing a world wide health organization.
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Switzerland
S.A. Kolesnikov
World Health Organization
Russia
Britain's Cooperative Party Condemns Aid to Greece
The Cooperative Party in Britain denounces U.S. aid to Greece as a menace to world peace. The statement from Llandudno Wales criticizes American policy and calls for alternative approaches.
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Cooperative Party
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Gromyko Urges Rapid Disarmament at UN Clash With West
Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko pressed the United Nations Conventional Armaments Commission to begin disarmament immediately without waiting for Western guarantees. He called for outlawing atomic weapons before UN inspection and asserted the need to halt further production, challenging U S and British conditions and signaling tense debate on Greece and the Middle East.
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Russia
United States
Britain
Andrei Gromykov
United Nations Conventional Armaments Commission
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Gromylko
Greece
Alexander Cadogan
Balkan
Balkan Investigating Commission
Geneva
Middle East
Telephone Strike Dampens Markets Amid Coal Stoppages
Telephone workers walkout and coal mine stoppages depress the market as early trading shows declines. Shares in American Telephone fall more than $1 to a 1947 low while loading steels motors and rails slip up to 31 percent in initial dealings.
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Secretary Marshall seeks exit visas for Soviet wives
Secretary of State George C. Marshall hopes to discuss with Prime Minister Stalin the issue of exit visas for Soviet wives of American citizens.
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George C. Marshall
Stalin
United States
Passenger train wreck injures dozens in Columbia City
The Gotham Limited derailed after crossing at South Columbia City at 12 12 AM injuring at least 40 passengers. A Pullman car overturned while 13 of 16 cars derailed. several seriously hurt. Ambulances moved the injured to Fort Wayne hospitals.
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Molotov Denies Interfering in China With US Note
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov told U S Secretary Marshall Moscow does not intend to meddle in China’s internal affairs yet hinted Washington must meet its pledge to withdraw troops. The note, published in Pravda, emphasizes the duty of both powers under the Big Three agreement to exchange information on the Chinese issue.
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China
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Rain and Cold Return Tonight After Warm Easter Day
The weather forecast warns of light rain or snow tonight with chilly temperatures around 28 degrees. Sunday brought a high of 74 degrees and winds up to 33 miles per hour with gusts to 44, as Onondaga Creek receded after cresting at 53 feet five inches. Firemen at Engine Company 18 reported the shift in conditions.
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Lilienthal Nomination Vote Planned for Tuesday
Washington report says four Senate leaders seek agreement for a Tuesday vote on David E. Lilienthal as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Republican leader Senator White of Maine said he hopes to reach a vote then.
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De Gaulle urges Paris rally to form political party
Gen. Charles De Gaulle called on the French to organize as a political party to support him and his ideas. He warned the move would prevent dictatorship, anarchy, or overthrow of the independence of the state.
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Charles de Gaulle
Supreme Court rules NLRB authority over state labor laws
The Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Act supersedes state laws. The New York State Labor Relations Board had sought to force two interstate steel corporations to recognize foremen’s unions. Justice Jackson authored the majority opinion with a 638 decision. Justice Frankfurter dissented, joined by Justices Murphy and Rutledge.
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Truman and Democrats Avoiding Responsibility on Legislation
David Lawrence criticizes President Truman and the Democratic Party for dodging the duty to propose public protections against devastating strikes, leaving all political risk to the GOP Congress. The note appears on pages 26-27 with comics, horoscopes, and regular features listed elsewhere.
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Picket Held as New Jersey Seizes Bell Facilities
New Jersey authorities seized all Bell Telephone facilities in Newark at 6 12 AM and a picket formed 43 minutes later. Labor Commissioner Harry C Harper acting for Gov. Driscoll ordered 24 000 striking workers to return to work. union leaders refused. A Western Electric plant picket in Wenarny New Jersey was arrested on a disorderly person charge.
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Wherry Signals Support for General Rent Increase
Senator Wherry of Nebraska said he is inclined to back a broader rent increase. He noted he is not solid on a Senate Banking Committee bill to extend rent controls through February without raising ceilings.
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Senate Banking Committee
Nationwide telephone walkout cripples service
Telephone workers from coast to coast walked off their jobs today crippling nationwide service. Dial phones and leased wire service to press and radio remained largely unaffected. Supervisory staff provided emergency service as long distance and local lines were stretched. About 340,000 workers demanded 12 dollars per week more pay.
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Nationwide Bell System strike halts many emergency calls
The first nationwide telephone walkout began as Pacific Telephone and Telegraph workers quit in Los Angeles at 9 A.M. Eastern. The strike blocked many emergency calls while dial systems stayed partly operational. 31.6 million phones were in service nationwide, with 25.7 million in the Bell System. President Beirner announced the strike at 12:55 A.M. Eastern.
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City Lines Open Despite 600 On Strike
Syracuse 600 to 800 New York Telephone employees joined a nationwide walkout at 6 AM. Local and toll calls in upstate New York expected to continue with minimal curtailment. A spokesman said workers could cross picket lines and some members returned to duty despite the strike.
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