Lewis Bans Truce Under President's Fact-Finding Plan
President Truman proposed a three man fact finding board to settle the coal strike. John L. Lewis rejected the idea of “three strangers” and signaled continued mining but urged direct talks between United Mine Workers and operators. A letter from Lewis surfaced, indicating miners may bargain with operators despite government moves.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
MR. Truman
Charles G. Ross
White House
T. H. Law
National Energy
Road to Berlin Opened Russians Abandon Blockade
Berlin reports say Soviet frontier guards began clearing truck traffic at Helmstedt border post with normal clearance promised to resume Monday. West German border police say backlog of stalled trucks is disappearing as traffic moves through at speed, with authorities optimistic of full return to normal by mid afternoon.
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Berlin
Helmstedt
Soviet Zone
Economic Commission
A. Des
Young
Ube
King
D-Calif
Carroll
D-Calc
Dingell
Michigan
Eberharter
Pennsylvania
Excise Tax Cut Sparks Broad Democratic Support
Washington reports expanding Democratic backing for excise tax cuts potentially reaching 1 billion dollars, far above the administration’s 655 million proposal. Key lawmakers and committee members weigh deeper reductions on theater admissions, photography gear, and local telephone bills while Treasury Secretary Snyder outlines offsetting revenue via higher taxes on corporations estates and gifts.
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Washington
Truman
Ways and
Detal
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Young
D-Ohno
Girl Court Sent To Hospital Dies
Exelyn Heck, nine, who was hospitalized by a district court order after her parents objected, died last night from acute peritonitis. Temperatures rose to 105. An operation could not be performed due to her weakened condition. Bruno and Lottiell Heck claimed she was receiving adequate treatment. Judge CK Quinn granted the writ for the child’s removal to hospital.
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San Antonio
Tex
Exelyn Heck
Evelyn
Bruno
Lottiell Heck
CK. Quinn
Veterans Administration critics question value of benefits
TODAY'S FEATURES discuss veterans' benefits and taxation with editor Rowland Evans Jr on editorial pages. Other sections listed include Comics, Horoscopes, Amusements, Letters, Churches, Financial, Classifieds, and Local News. Deaths and sports items are also indicated with page numbers.
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America
Rowland Evans, Jr
Ida Jean Kain
Dean Crosswort
Haworth
Yage
Weekend Sunshine With Mild Temperatures Forecast
Forecasters call for sunny skies over the weekend with temperatures from a low of 18 tonight to a high around 35 tomorrow. Winds will be west-southwest 10 to 15 mph tonight and light and variable tomorrow as a high pressure area from the Ohio Valley to the Atlantic Coast dominates the weather.
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Andrew P. Keller
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Fifth Set of Twins Awakens 19 Children in Durant
DENISON, Ti Fh-Mas Jenty White of Durant Oklahoma reports the fifth set of twins waking 19 children. Sixteen are girls, and the first twin arrived in 1982 with births continuing in 193S, 1947, and 2649. Mrs White, 41, says she has run out of names and her sister-in-law promised to name them this time. She says she will not pass out cigars.
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Denison
Jenty White
Durant
Okla
Mr. White
Jongpal
Footprints Point to Bomb Crew After Gloversville Strike Incident
Police traced possible attackers to a home made bomb that exploded on tannery owner Fred Rulison's porch in Gloversville during a strike at 17 tanneries. A ten inch hole was blown in a side wall. no injuries reported besides shock to residents including Mrs Arn and two children. Tracks led to a suspect location as officers searched the area while strikers clashed with authorities.
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Gloversvilly
Fred Rulison
Yi Rulson
Johnstown
Rulison
David Arn
Strong
Armstrong
Joint Phone Peace Talks Opened Amid Strike Threat
Government worries a threatened telephone strike set for next Wednesday prompts first joint talks between labor and management negotiators. Main issues are wages and employee benefits. Talks involved Ventera Electric and the Communications Workers of America with Westrm Electric in AT&T's Bell System.
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Tabor Ane
Ventera Tectricico
CLO. Communications Workers of America
West
Rm Electric
Américan Telephone & Telegraph Company
Nationwide Bell System
Ship Aground Near South China Coast
A distress report intercepted by Globe Wires indicates the British vessel Prince Salvor ran aground off the South China coast in bad weather. The exact number of people aboard and the ship's size were not immediately known.
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San Francisco
S. Prince Salvor
Globe Wires
South China
Physicists Oppose Use of H Bomb in New York
New York reports that twelve top American physicists including nine A bomb experts warned that a hydrogen bomb can destroy a major city. Led by Dr. Hans Bethe, the group urged the U S to promise to use the weapon first if necessary. They said the bomb is not a war weapon but a means of annihilating populations. They warn Russia would likely develop one too.
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New York
New York City
United States
Hans Bethe
Cornell University
Russia
Koreans Fire On Red Ship in Territorial Waters
A South Korean Navy patrol boat fired a warning shot at a Soviet tanker identified as the 6,000 ton Pamir after it invaded Korean waters near Kuryongpo on Korea's east coast. The ship did not fly a flag when challenged. it hoisted the Soviet flag only after the warning shot. A second unidentified vessel sighting was reported, possibly the Pamir.
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Seoul
Korea
Fred
Pamir
Louisiana Governor Earl Lang Suffers Heart Attack
Gov Earl Lang of Louisiana suffered a slight heart attack at his Winnfield farm and was admitted to Winnfield General Hospital. A A Fredericks said Mrs Long reported he was very much improved but would remain in bed about two weeks.
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Winfield
Earl EL Lang
Louisiana
Winnfield General Hospital
A. A. Fredericks
In a Cocktail Bar Millionaires and Politicians
A cryptic barroom exchange notes that not all millionaires or politicians are corrupt. A man asks why a bird is the two man, and another replies a bird can sing. The dialogue shifts to a broader claim that not all men can sing, implying a parable about virtue and ability.
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Atle
Tape Face strikes again in Tacoma thefts
The Tacoma News Tribune received a call from the tape-faced bandit claiming Safeway donated another thousand dollars after robbing a grocery store. The caller, identifying as Tape Face, notes this is his second report to the paper and notes his adhesive facial mark. Police report multiple hold ups since last fall, mainly at self-serve grocers and large restaurants. In Chicago, Maxine Parsons reported a similar snipping incident at a cinema, where a man allegedly cut a strand of her hair and fled, leaving scissors and hair in his pocket.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma News ‘Cribune
Tape Face
Safeway
Tme
Chicago
Maxine Parsons
Jack
Vs. Parsons
Eugene
Parsons
Mrs. Parsons
Navy Starts U-Boat Hunt Off Northern California
The Navy ordered searches by planes over waters off Northern California after reports of a German U-boat near Eureka. Navy officials noted previous sightings by fishing boat captains and a private plane, casting doubt on one account from Eureka resident Ray Mason who claimed a sub surfaced near Humboldt Bay.
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San Francisco U
California
12Th Naval District
Eureka
Navy
Ray Mason
Humboldt Bay
Mason
Air Force Plane Crashes Off Puerto Rico Coast
A C47 transport plane with four aboard including two officers and one enlisted man crashed into the sea off the Puerto Rican coast near Roosevelt Road and the U S Naval Station. Rescue teams searched amid heavy rain seeking clues to survivors and equipment lost from the Roosevelt Road base. Identification of the crew was not released.
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San Juan
F. Ak
Air Force
Army
Navy
St Lac Walter
Roosevelt Road
U.S. Naval Station
Herg
Fire Routs 75 Brooklyn Families in Freezing Tenement Blaze
In Brooklyn a fire drove about 75 families from a brick tenement amid freezing weather. Three alarms were rung as a precaution in the solid block of tenements. Investigators work to determine causes as residents seek shelter and safety.
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Nfay York
INS
Brooklyn
U S May Adopt Full Secrecy In Fuchs Spy Case
Congressional atomic committee pressed for detailed FBI testimony from J Edgar Hoover and Lt Gen Leslie Groves about Klaus Fuchs, the German born physicist accused of relaying atomic secrets to Russia. Senator Tydings said more witnesses would be called as Congress weighed stricter secrecy measures and cutoffs for Britain and others. Groves indicated Fuchs had access to hydrogen bomb data while in the United States 1943 to 1946, and Hoover reportedly said Fuchs confessed to relaying information to Moscow.
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Washington
Congressional Atomic Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Meorer
Mondus
Russia
Tydings {D
Tydings
Senate House Atomic Energy
Avas
Leslie R. Groves
Atomic Energy Project
Groves
Klaus Fuchs
London
Ridings Sai
Grove
Maryland
Russell
D-Ga
Fuchs
FHS
J. Edgar Hoover
Ftchs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Connecticut
Lesilly
America
Une
Hoover
Jon
Moscow
Great Britain
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate House
A Rabbi A Parson And A Priest in The American Weekly
Three chaplains in the Navy Chaplain Service inspire with a tale of unity, opposing bigotry and fostering brotherhood as they serve aboard ships. The American Weekly presents the feature in its Sunday magazine section.
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Brotherhood of God
Navy
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Romaine Dahlgren Pierce Simpson
Milford Maven
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Bruiplly
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Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Ian, Jr
Naval Board of Inquiry
Brown
C. G. Wood
Congress
Spokane
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Auquiz
Los Alamos
Bethe
U.S
Atom
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