Coal Strike Ends as John L Lewis Orders Return to Work
John L. Lewis ordered 400,000 idle soft coal miners to resume work immediately until 12 o'clock midnight March 31 1947 to reduce public pressure over the economic crisis. Government lawyers and United Mine Workers discussed swift Supreme Court review of Lewis contempt case with Chief Justice Vinson amid ongoing effects of the strike.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Supreme Court
Wasitington
United Ming Workers
A.F.L
Fred M. Vinson
John L Lewis
Tom Clark
Cienernt
John F .Sonnet
Vinson
INE Union
IATL
Joseph A Padway
Wally J. Hopkins
Uhe
Miners Defy Union Across Key Coal States
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a growing coal strike impact as 290000 workers idle and 400000 miners face job setbacks from a new freight ban. West Virginia and Pennsylvania remain the hardest hit, with industry-wide unemployment rising and national production threatened.
Weather Forecast for Syracuse Area
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair and warmer conditions today in the Syracuse area. Tonight’s low around 40 with Sunday rising temperatures. Friday’s high 44, low 27. Sunset 4 30 PM, sunrise 7 25 AM. Record highs 65 in 1932, record lows 2 in 1906. Humidity around 81 to 89 percent.
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Syracuse
U. 8
Weather Bureau
Typhoon Threat Near Central Philippines Warned
The Manila Weather Bureau reports a Pueblo typhoon growing in intensity on a northwest course toward the central Philippines. The storm lies about 135 miles east of northern Mindanao and poses increasing danger.
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Manila
Manila Weather Bureau Today
Philippines
Mindanao
Night of Fire at Winecoff Hotel Claiming Four Women
ATLANTA P T describes predawn deaths as four women leap to their deaths from the burning Winecoff hotel on Peachtree Street. Firefighters battle flames while guests cling to ledges and windows as ropes of sheets and bed covers serve as fragile lifelines amid smoke and wind.
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Chick Head
Atlanta
Buring Winecoff
Big Four Start German Peace Talks Amid Neighbor Demands
The Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers will begin talks today on a German peace treaty. They will face requests from Belgium The Netherlands Luxembourg Czechoslovakia and others to have a stronger voice in drafting the treaty. The ministers also postponed the other Axis treaties slated for Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland until between February 1 and 25, 1947.
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FR. I. Stackford
New York
Council of Foreign Ministers
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Czechoslovakia
Toland
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Ilungay
Finland
Six Slightly Hurt In Rock Island Train Wreck
Six or more people were injured in a derailment on the Rock Island Railroad northbound Rocket near Riverdale Kansas before dawn today. Three mall clerks a railway express agent a porter and a passenger were hospitalized. the engine and seven cars derailed. cause was not yet known.
Pearl Harbor Rites Five Years After Day of Infamy
Honolulu reports Pearl Harbor ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of Japan's sneak attack. Navy ships Oklahoma and Arizona remain wrecks as Hickam Field personnel recall the morning bombardment. The Army Air Forces raised the flag at 7:55 AM signaling the strike began. Concluded on Page 2, Column 6.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Navy
Oklahoma
Arizona
Hickam Tield
Army Air Forces
Mild Weekend Forecast Extends Through Sunday
The Weather Bureau promises mild weather with no precipitation east of the Rocky Mountains. Winds will be fresh and temperatures warm through the weekend with gusts around 15 to 25 mph. A slight cool-down is possible Monday.
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Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Leaders of O10 and ATL unions press Norris law claim
An editorial on page opines that organizers push a false view that John L. Lewis violated the Norris Guards Law. Devel Lawrence argues the injunction issue is misrepresented, reflecting a broader debate on union actions and legal controls.
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O10
ATL
John L. Lewis
Devel Lawrence
Rail Stocks Rise on Rate Increase Sparks Market Rush
A New York stock market surge lifts railroad shares to about 4 dollars at opening as freight-rate hikes trigger strong demand. By midday, gains narrow as investors take profits and momentum eases.
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New York
Hatch Admits Crown Politics Act Fails
Washington report notes Senator Hatch concedes his six year effort to curb campaign spending has not solved the problem. He states the act has been evaded by all parties and should be abandoned, alongside Senate colleagues questioning its effectiveness.
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Washington
Hatch
D-Nm
Green
D-Rt
Senate
Elliott in Tiflis visit draws Moscow dispatch
London based report says Elliott Roosevelt and his wife toured the Georgian capital of Tiflis, greeted on arrival Thursday by Soviet officials as they traveled by sleigh.
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Elliott
Tiflis
London
Elliott Roosevelt
Moscow
Death toll soars in Atlanta hotel fire disaster
An early morning blaze at the 18 story Wincecaff Hotel on Peachtree Street trapped guests above the third floor. At least 114 killed and about 100 injured as bodies and flames filled the building. Police and city officials launched an investigation into the fire, which left a charred facade and no outside fire escapes.
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Atlanta
Peachtree St
Annie Lice Irwin
Acivin Fleel
William B Hartsfield
Woman Uses Her Head in Winecoff Hotel Fire
Mrs Dunks Whiteman, elderly resident of the Winecoff Hotel, was carried to safety after more than four hours on the top floor as the building burned. Firemen navigated waterlogged halls to reach her, while emergency mortgag es and Red Cross aid spread through Atlanta. The blaze, said to be the city’s costliest, left 34 bodies at Grady Hospital morgue and many more unaccounted for.
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Atlanta
Dunks Whiteman
Winecoff Hotel
Whiteman
Cty
Graily
RED Cross
Peachtree St
J. J. Carroll
N. W. Smith
Couple Rescued After 3 Hour Dance of Death At Hotel
A couple recalls a three hour ordeal during a hotel fire as flames filled windows and they fashioned two bedsheet ropes to descend from the 15th floor. They slid to lower floors, dodged heat and smoke, and found safety on a ledge with help from a man named Jenry and his wife. The couple credits bravery and quick thinking for surviving.
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J. Reed Horne
United Press
Atlanta
Jenry
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