Steel Price Increases Planned To Fund Pensions
U S Steel Corp said it would announce price hikes to cover costs from the $100 a month pension program for United Steelworkers. Major producers followed with planned increases while Fairless cited costs from pensions freight rates and minor rises. Inflation concerns and potential downstream effects drew sharp criticism from Congress. Other lenders confirmed restructurings and expected rises.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
Chicago
U. S. Steel
Fairless
Philip Murray
Labor group appalled by rumors of steel price hikes
A A G I O spokesman said the labor organization is appalled by rumors of pending steel price increases. Everett Kassalow, executive secretary of the C I C Full Employment Committee, testified for hearings of the Senate House Economic Committee before a sub committee studying ways to attract investment capital.
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Washington
GIO
Everett Kassalow
C.1.c. Fuil Employment Committee
Senate House Economic Committee
Atomic Probe Is Deferred
The House Un-American Activities Committee delayed resuming its wartime atomic materials inquiry until after January. Chairman Wood announced the postponement and said a definite session date would be set later. Republicans requested recalling witnesses George Racey Jordan and General Leslie Groves, arguing Democratic members might whitewash New Deal officials. Jordan testified that atom shipments to the Soviet Union occurred under pressure from Harry Hopkins.
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Washington GP
House Un-American Activities Committee
Congress
Russia
Wood
D-Ga
Air Corps
George Racey Jordan
Leslie Groves
Army
Jordan
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Comic and Puzzle Page Notices on D Pages
A fanfare of features lists comics Dr. Dean Mary Haworth Ida Jean Kain and a crossword on pages 14D 15D with horoscopes and a talking piece on page 1B. Regulars including Amusements Bridge Classified City Life Death Earl Wilson Editorials and Letters Financial and more appear across 1C 2C 4E 5D 6D 7C 8D 8C 11B 14C 14D. Pictured items are on page 11B with Winchell on 8C.
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City Life
WB Earl Wilson
Winchell
Bergman and Rossellini Say They Are Not Married
Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini deny they are wed amid rumors. They plan to marry once Bergman secures divorce from her first husband Dr Peter Lindstrom. The pair maintain silence on pregnancy rumors while Bergman negotiates divorce in Rome with legal aid.
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Rom
Inegrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Rossellini
Hollywood
Peter Lindstrom
Rome
Three More Feared Dead in Swift Packing Plant Blast
Sixty to ninety injured with 16 recovered after an explosion at Swift & Co packing plant in Sioux City. About 200 workers searched the rubble overnight for three missing persons. officials cited natural gas as the blast cause and estimated damage over 1 million dollars.
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Sioux City
Swift & Co
15 Men Killed In Island Clash On Jolo Island
Manila police said 15 men died and 62 are missing and presumed dead after a clash today between government forces and Moro outlaws on Jolo Island in the southern Philippines. A force of 1000 Moro fighters under Datu Kamion fought near Mt Luuk as the government listed 12 enlisted men a captain and two lieutenants among the dead.
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Manila
Constabulary
Jolo Island
Philippines
Datu Kamion
Mt. Luuk
Fire Breaks Out at Niagara Falls Railroad Station
A general alarm fire hit the suspension bridge passenger station of the New York Central Railroad in Niagara Falls. Fire Chief James O'Neil said the blaze, of uncertain origin, started on the second floor and spread toward a nearby freight station. An unidentified woman was rushed to St. Mary's Hospital by ambulance as more ambulances were sought.
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Niagara Falls
Suspension Bridge
New York Central Railroad Today
James O'Neil
O'Neil
St. Mary's Hospital
Britain Report Claims Atomic Bomb Production
A London tabloid the Daily Mirror reports Britain has produced an atomic bomb after two years of development. Officials refused comment. The dispatch notes US Canadian and British officials rejected testing the weapon at Eniwetok. No test date is known.
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London
INL
Britain
Daily Mirrors
Washington
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
Daily Mirror
U. S
Russia
Predicted continuation of federal rent controls after June
A key lawmaker predicted President Truman will ask Congress to extend the federal rent control law beyond June 30 1950. Rep Bar Ratt O'Hara said controls must continue, noting sharp rent hikes in Harrodsburg Kentucky and concerns for Chicago and other big cities if lifted. Some lawmakers doubt Congress will renew, and decontrol steps vary by state with a few areas already recontrolled or watched for action.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Barratt O'Hara
O'Hara
Chicago
White House
Tighe E. Woods
Nebraska
Texas
Wisconsin
Alabama
Omaha
Neb
Harrodsburg
Americus
Somerset County
Pennsylvania
Army Orders 5 O'clock Shadow Shave Ban
New York Port of Embarkation soldiers must not shave tomorrow as part of a water saving Friday. Troops were told to skip shaving and use no showers for 24 hours.
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New York
No Witness Is Called By Hetenyi's Defense
The defense in the first degree murder trial of Rev. George P. Hetenyi rested without calling witnesses. Defense counsel Skivington sought dismissal and deletion of prosecution testimony, but Judge O'Mara denied both motions. Skivington announced the defense rests and began his summation after accusing the prosecution of insufficient facts. Hetenyi, 40, is accused of shooting his wife Jean, 25, and dropping her body in the Genesee River last April.
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Rochester
George P. Hetenyi
George J. Skivington
Daniel J. O'Mara
Skivington
Amherst
Jean
Genéséé River
Railway Goes To Mediation
Chicago reports the wage hour and rule dispute between the nations railroads and 175000 conductors and trainmen moves to mediation by the National Railway Mediation Board. Negotiations by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors ended in disagreement after attempts since last September.
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Chicago
National Railway Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Railroad
London council orders indoor antennas to curb unsightliness
Inside London report says the London County Council ordered television set owners to move their antennas indoors to improve street appearance. The ruling targets exterior aerials as unsightly structures affecting the cityscape.
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London
London County Council
Waker Up Waker-Up Tells of Ancient Boston Fox Fur Device
The waker up, an 18th century New England church object, a 10 foot pole with a fox brush and copper ball, was shown by Rutherford Rumsey to visitors. It was used by sextons to wake sleepers during sermons by fox fur tickling for women and a copper ball rap for men.
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Rutherford Rumsey
Boston Antiquary
New England
Salem
Gloucester
Skeeters Bored Through Navy Garlic Defenses
In Tampa, naval doctor Capt. A. R. Behnke described an attempted wartime repellent using large quantities of garlic fed to sailors. The mosquitoes reportedly ignored the odor and continued to bite, with no comment on sailors' overall fleet wellbeing.
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Tampa
Fla. U
Navy Today
A. R. Behnke
Navy
Behnke
Waite May Get New Post in Board of Education
Republican observers speculate that George F. Waite may be offered the new purchasing agent post for the Board of Education. Waite has served six years as city commissioner of contracts and purchases and oversaw about 2 million dollars in annual board purchases. The salary for the new post would be around 5000 dollars. Under the incoming Democratic administration Waite might be replaced by Mayor-elect Thomas J. Corcoran.
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Board of Education
George F. Waite
Contrast
Purchase
Waite
Thomas J. Corcoran
Li Tsung Jen to Undergo Surgery for Ulcers
Acting President Li Tsung Jen of China suffers stomach ulcers and will have an operation at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He arrived by plane on December 7 for a checkup before the procedure.
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New York
Li Tsung-Jen
China
Columbia - Presbyterian Medical Center
Tragedy at Texas Farm Fire Kills Dozen Workers
Twelve Latin American transient farm workers were burned to death in a four room rental house on the IC A Douthit farm eight miles northeast of Rotan Texas. The blaze left no survivors among those inside.
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Rotan
Tex
City Escapes Heavy Snow
The back of a wind shift limited Syracuse’s snowfall to five inches in the Brewerton Pulaski area with five more inches overnight. A 20 degree wind shift could have powdered Syracuse. forecast says fair and cold with a low around 10 and a high near 29. Cold air spread across the United States with subfreezing temperatures reaching Missouri and southern Illinois.
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Syracuse
Lake Ontario
Brewerton-Pulaski
al Sadowski
U. S
Mercury
United States
Missouri
Illinois
Olds Slashes Prices on Series 88 Cars for 1950
Oldsmobile announces price cuts of 55 to 65 dollars on its Series 88 cars for the 1950 model year while keeping prices for 76 and 98 series unchanged. The firm adds a new policy allowing optional equipment removal, except for the standard six cylinder model.
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Lansing
Mich
Oldsmobile
Hunting Accident Near Mays Landing Injures Man
John Beckett, 54, of Sea Isle City, scratched his shoulder while hunting near Mays Landing. A companion, Cassimero Canelli, saw movement near a tree and fired at a raccoon. A local doctor removed the bullet from Beckett's hand.
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Mays Landing
N. J
John Beckett
Sea Isle City
Cassimero Canelli
Beckeh
Tito Returns Medals From Cominform Countries
Premier Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, once covered in decorations, now wears only two medals according to the Daily Graphic. The rest have been sent back to Cominform countries.
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London
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Daily Graphic
Truman weighing excise tax repeal to balance budget
President Truman said Treasury and Ways and Means staff experts are studying whether wartime excise taxes can be repealed. He declined to say if new taxes will be asked of Congress, but stated balancing the 1951 budget remains his aim. The issue will be in the budget message to Congress and reviewed by a Treasury committee and House staff.
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Key West, Fla
Truman
Treasury
Congressional
Congress
Washington
Treasury Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Navy
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Frank Pace
O Mahoney Calls for Full Tax Revision to Spur Investment
Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney urged a complete overhaul of the tax system to promote investment and expand small business. He said current wartime provisions impede growth and stressed that incentives are needed, though he offered no specific changes while his subcommittee studies investment issues.
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Washington
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Man Dies at 101 After Smoking and Chewing Tobacco
WATKINS GLEN, UP) Marshall FE Mosher, 101, died at his home last night four years shy of his self stated ideal age of 105. A Tioga Pa native, Mosher smoked and chewed tobacco until death and quit square dancing at 90, though he danced a jig on his 100th birthday.
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Watkins Glen
Marshall FE
Mosher
Tioga
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Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rosselini
Rosselini
Ingrid
Clarence Chappelle
Charles Kuhl
Pulaski
Mapleview
Here
Charles Cutuli
Pulaski-Mapleview
Warren and
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Mediation
Olds
Tito
O’mahoney
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