Coal Crisis Shrinks Two Syracuse Factories Amid Gas Curtailments
The Syracuse area feels the coal strike impact as two local industries announce cutbacks and Utica warns of broader gas curtailments. Rail embargo effects loom with potential pre Christmas layoffs. Sanfquip suspends production as Crucible Steel closes melting dept. Power firm warns 30 industrial customers in Utica area to halt gas use if shortages persist.
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Syracuse
Utica
Sanfquip Corporation
Crucible Steel Company of America
Manufacturers Association, of
Central New York Power Corporation
Rome
Oneida
Lite Falls
Frankfort
Ion
Mild Cold Snap With Light Snow Forecast
The weather page notes a light, brief cold spell with flurries expected tonight and Friday. Temperatures will dip only modestly, with a low around the 28s and a Friday high near 35, described as a mild cold period for the time of year.
Weather Summary for Syracuse Area and Eastern New York
The Weather Bureau forecasts cloudy and mild conditions today with colder spells bringing snow flurries tonight and tomorrow. Highs near 40 and a low of 31 in Syracuse, sunset at 4 31 P M, sunrise Friday at 7 22 A M, with record highs and lows noted from 1941 and 1926. Mostly cloudy and colder in eastern New York with snow flurries tonight, Friday partly cloudy and cooler.
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Syracuse
Weather Bureau
New York
U S Plan Accepted as Basis For Arms Limitation
United Nations subcommittee unanimously accepts the U S plan as the basis for discussing arms limitation. Molotov and Connally open the session proposing Assembly President Spank as chairman. Baruch, hopeful over Russia’s veto stance, urged swift, positive action. Coban page reference noted.
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United Nations
United States
V.M. Molotov
Tom Connally
Dtex
Molotov
Assembly
Paul-Henri Spank
Belgium
Bernard M. Baruch
Russia
I Coban
Greece links Albania and Bulgaria to frontier unrest
Greece disclosed a 35 page UN Security Council document accusing Albania and Bulgaria of directly aiding guerrilla movements along its southern borders. Athens urged the UN to order an on the spot investigation into the disturbances and cited substantial support from neighboring countries, notably Yugoslavia, for the insurgency against Greece.
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Greece
Sothern
Yugoslavia
United Nations Security Council
Albania
Bulgaria
Ior the UN
Champ Steer Brings Record $10.50 Per Pound At Chicago Show
The grand champion steer of the 47th International Livestock Exposition sold for $10.50 a pound, a new Chicago show record. The 1,370-pound Royal Jupiter Shorthorn from Oklahoma A and M College Stillwater was bought by Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, marking a historic auction.
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Chicago
Oklahoma, A. and M. ‘College
Stillwater
Oxia
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Robbed and Beaten Neighbor Executed in Welland Hangman Scene
In Welland Ontario Mrs George Popowich and her husband were hanged at Welland County Hall for murder and robbery. The two, including the mother of two, were executed within minutes of each other on the same gallows after a moonlit night trial. They killed Louis Nate, a neighbor, and robbed him of 180 dollars. The mother spoke a brief blessing as the trap fell.
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Welland
George ‘Popowich
Welland County Hall
Louis Nate
Nate
Popowich
Sign Sees a Driver Crashing Into Small Building
Los Angeles resident Fos ter Allen, 74, says signs guide him. His car jumped a curb and struck a small building bearing the phrase To Be, Moved. Police report he may have been influenced by the sign and the incident was minor.
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Los Angeles
Foster Allen
Sid
Blackout Reduces Crime During Coal Strike Patrols
SHAMERTON, 0. UP-Hamilton reports armed State Guardsmen and police protected the city during a blackout caused by the coal strike. Fewer complaint calls and no traffic accidents were logged on Wednesday night in the 60,000 population city as darkness slowed movement and pedestrians moved cautiously.
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Shamerton
Hamilton
Cly
Streat
Bolles
Osborn
Resigns from CPA post to rejoin private industry
John D. Small resigned today as Civilian Production Administrator, telling reporters higher production levels await once inbox-management issues are fixed. President Truman accepted the resignation, noting Small had long sought a return to private industry. The move follows housing chief Wilson Wyatt’s resignation a day earlier amid conflicts over building materials priorities.
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Washington
John D
Small
Trumani
OPA
Ross
Wilson
Wyatt
Presidio Offered as Site for UN Headquarters
The American delegation told the United Nations that the Presidio military reservation in San Francisco could be a prospective site for the world peace capital. Chief Delegate Warren R. Austin said the offer would need Congressional approval.
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Lake
Craman
Presidio Military Reservation
San Francisco
Warren R. Austin
Congress
Fire at Stratford Town Hall damages historic paintings
Fire swept through Stratford Town Hall in Stratford on Avon early today destroying a Gains borough painting valued at 148000 dollars and damaging several other valuable pictures. Authorities reported the blaze caused extensive smoke and heat damage to the historic building and its art collection.
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Stratford
Lewis and UMW in contempt dispute amid coal strike
Washington reports John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers lawyers conferring on whether to answer a 43.5 million contempt judgment by trying to appeal or post bond as the coal strike rages. The government says the UMW faces a record 3.6 million fine and potential further penalties as legal maneuvers unfold.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
T. Alan Goldsborough
United Ming Workers
Corporation
Nakoslation
Justice
Department Ofcluts
Kennesaw M
A. Freighe
Supreme Court
Goldaborough
Truman
Lewis
Circuit ‘Court of Appeals
Gas Flows Expected To Reach Consumers Soon
Government officials say natural gas should begin flowing today through the Ble and Little Inch pipelines, with Ralph Ky Davies of the Interior Department predicting first gas may enter the system by day’s end. The House Surplus Property Committee heard the report amid preparations for supply to reach consumers within days.
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Ble
Little Inch
Ralph Ky Davies
Interior Department
Oil and Gas Division
House
Louisiana
Bomb Kills 2 at Sarafand Camp in Palestine
An explosion outside an office building at Sarafand, the largest British Army camp in Palestine housing about 20,000 troops, killed a British officer and a soldier today. The blast underlines security risks at the camp near Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Sarafand
Palestine
Federal court ruling surprises labor leaders on union liability
Editorial notes a federal court decision imposing heavy penalties on United Mine Workers and holding the union responsible in a soft-cover controversy, signaling government leverage over labor. David Dawrenes analyzes the impact and implications for labor leadership.
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United Miho
Karen
David Awrenes
Melodrama in Hollywood as Lewis aides clash in court
Washington report recalls a melodramatic courtroom scene in the John L. Lewis case. Welly Hopkins, normally quiet, erupts on the steps, hair damp, as bailiffs shout orders and spectators react with shock and hysteria. The spectacle dominates coverage and hints at a dramatic trial ahead.
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Washington
Hollywood
John L. Lewis
Welly Hopkins
John Lewis
Hopking
Hopkins
Agreement Ends Oakland Strike in East Bay
Oakland City Manager John F. Hassler announced a return to work order would be issued after city leaders and A F L unions reached a deal to end a two day strike that paralyzed commerce in the East Bay. Police will not be used to break pickets and officials will remain neutral in labor disputes as unions’ conditions were accepted. Concluded on Page 11, Column 4.
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Oakland
Calif.p
East Bay
John F. Hassler
Ines
Hassler
Truman to call nationwide coal speech to urge miners back
President Truman plans a 20 minute nationwide radio address Sunday at 9 30 P M to appeal to soft coal miners to return to work The presidential secretary Charles G Ross said reporters today the address will discuss the developing strike situation and the state of affairs at the time of airtime
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Altairs
Elf
Ross
Warning of economic paralysis fuels coal crisis
The Soli Fuels Administration warns that the nation teeters on economic paralysis amid coal strikes. Deputy Administrator Dan H Wheeler calls for the most stringent measures to conserve coal. Senators Aiken and Vermont officials criticize monopoly power in unions and industry, urging competition and congressional action on the St Lawrence Seaway and Missouri power projects. Concluded on Page 7, Column 3.
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Soli Fuels Administration
Dan H. Wheeler
Congress
Aiken
R-Vto
Vermont
Alken
John L. Lewis
Vermont Sensior
Senate Labor Committee
St. Lawrence ‘Seaway
Missouri
Miners Back Lewis as Union Sends Help for Fine
In Pittsburgh and Uniontown locals of the United Mine Workers rally to John L. Lewis backing his stance amid a $3,500,000 federal fine. Many send blank checks to the Washington headquarter to aid the payment while others prefer returning to the pits. Veterans note the long brewing showdown and question the leader’s approach as some older miners urge relief.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
A.F L
Teign
Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Uniontown
Colum
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