Picketing Drives Partial Return of Soft Coal Miners
About 37,000 of 90,000 UMW miners returned to work in seven soft coal states after weekend votes. Pickets blocked resumption at several mines, aiming to keep production offline as Cecil J. Urbaniak forecast a quick resolution. Production was normal in Logan County.
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Pittsburgh
John I. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
West Virginia
Monongalia
U.M.W. District 31
Cecil J. Urbaniak
Logan County
Trust Ban Asked By Senator Against Coal Strikes
Senator Robertson introduced two bills to prosecute labor unions under anti trust laws in certain cases and argued curtailing the coal short week. In Pennsylvania the back to work movement shows strength in Pittsburgh but lags in Uniontown area. 25,000 of 50,000 miners are working as 52 mines operate while 71 stay closed. Pickets closed about 15 operations and 9,000 diggers stay home state wide. A government injunction hearing on ending the short work week was postponed to Feb 1 at the request of United Mine Workers and NLRB counsel.
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Washington
Robertson
John L. Lewis
Bluefield
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Uniontown
Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association
Steel
Federal District Court
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Kentucky
Colunm
Tucker Cleared of Fraud Charges in Tucker Car Case
Preston Tucker and six associates were found not guilty on 31 counts of mail fraud SEC violations and conspiracy. After the verdict, Tucker expressed plans to reorganize the Tucker Corporation and assist dealers and stockholders, while his wife Vera needed care. The jury deliberated 17 hours in the Chicago federal court.
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Chicago
Preston Tucker
Tucker
Securities and Exchange Commission
U. S
Walter J. LaBay
Itis
Eastbound Century Limited Delayed Through Syracuse
The New York Central Twentieth Century Limited's second eastbound section arrived in Syracuse at 9 12 A.M., four hours 47 minutes late, due to mechanical trouble west of Buffalo with repairs taking place in Buffalo. It was scheduled to arrive 4 25 A.M. and depart 4 28 A.M. The first section ran on time.
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New York Central
Syracuse
Buffalo
Conviction of Alger Hiss Reflected In Public Doubt
Marquis Childs notes in Capital Calling that Hiss case mirrors a era of fear and mistrust in America during World War II. The column appears on pages 28 and 29 alongside comics, horoscopes, and regular features.
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Alger Hiss
America
Marquis Childs
Capital
Ida Jean Wainer
Dean
Mary Haworth
Burglars Take False Teeth From Chicago Home
Police seek burglars who entered Charles Curry’s home by a bathroom window catch but only found his false teeth in a water glass on the outer sill. The teeth later reappeared in a nearby areaway.
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Chicago
INS
Police charge window washer with thefts in Chicago
Police say George Krasselt 27 admitted stealing about $1000 in valuables from employers’ homes over the past year after his arrest. Detective John Murtaugh led the investigation and Krasselt’s claim to provide a “good cleaning” was noted.
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Chicago
INS
George Krasselt
John Murtaugh
Krasselt
Miners’ Union Clash Prompts Picket Line Attempt
Deputies were sent to four southern Colorado mines after eight miners were injured on Saturday while attempting to breach a United Mine Workers picket line. Sheriff Gilbert Ackerbein issued a non-picketing injunction to curb further violence.
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Florence
Colo
United Mine Workers
Gilbert Ackerbein
Colorado
Truman Proposes Revised Tax Plan To Raise Revenue
President Truman urges Congress to yield a net 1 billion in new revenue without raising individual income taxes. Proposals include higher corporate gift and estate taxes, targeted excise cuts offset by closing loopholes, and adjustments to corporate loss carrybacks and foreign income rules. Exemptions trimmed and rates revised to curb wealth avoidance.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Dewey Presses Reserves to Trim Budget Without Tax Hikes
Governor Dewey plans to tap untapped tax stabilization reserves to balance the 1950 51 budget and avoid new taxes. If revenue does not rise in the remaining weeks, reserves may be used for this year and next, risking future tax increases as local assistance funds are drained. The administration argues reserves prevent deficit spending and denial of tax hikes, while critics warn rising deficits loom.
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Albany
Dewey
Snowbound Trains Evacuated by Air
Aerial evacuation of 1 200 marooned railway passengers in British Columbia began yesterday as four planes from Vancouver flew to Penticton and Kamloops to rescue travelers stranded for three days by snow slides. Normalcy was returning in the Pacific Northwest after 10 days of severe cold and thaw.
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Seattle
British Columbia
Pacific Northwest
Trans-Canada
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Penticton
Kamloops
B. C
Vancouver
Maintenance man survives 40-foot fall in factory skylight
Kenneth Garlock 32 a factory maintenance man fell 40 feet through a skylight in North Tonawanda landing in a waste paper box. He suffered only a chipped ankle bone and was treated at the scene.
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North Tonawanda
Kenneth Garlock
Jittery Traveler Interrogated After Brink's Robbery Chase
A Boston resident visiting Oswego relatives became the center of a swift police response linked to the Brink's robbery. Massachusetts plates triggered road blocks and teletype alerts from State Police at the Minetto sub-station as officers chased a high speed car along Route 57 between Fulton and Syracuse. Trooper Amos May eventually stopped the vehicle and heard the traveler’s account, revealing no true connection to the heist.
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New England
Boston
Oswego
Brink
Massachusetts
Minetto
Fulton
iSyracuse
Syracuse
Amos May
Liverpool Highway
FEPC Bill Stalled as House Uses Alaska Maneuver
In Washington the House blocks immediate FEPC debate by tagging an Alaska statehood bill for today. Speaker Rayburn plans to recognize Rep Peterson to bring up the Alaska measure under the 21 day rule, avoiding a direct FEPC vote amid rules fight tensions.
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Washington
House
Alaska
Truman
Rayburn
Rep. Peterson
D.-Fla
Flannea
FEPC
Kee
D-W.va
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rules Committee
L Lesinski
D-Mich
Labor I Committee
Flying Arrow Sails for Japan After China Port Damage
The American freighter Flying Arrow, from Communist-held Tsingtao, China, sailed yesterday to Kobe, Japan. Isbrandtsen Co said it did not know if the ship discharged the full cargo. The ship, damaged by shelling, carried an estimated $10,000,000 cargo from Hong Kong to Shanghai and may take a new cargo at Kobe before returning to the United States.
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New York
Flying Arrow
T'singtao
China
Kobe
Japan
Isbrandtsen Company
Hong Kong
Shanghai
U .United States
Spy Hunt Reopens Wartime Uranium Shipments Probe
Washington dispatch reports the House spy projects reopen their investigation into wartime shipments of uranium over Russia. First witnesses identities were not disclosed in advance.
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Washington
Nail File Opens Brink's New Locks
In Boston, test openings showed 10 cent nail files and pen knives could open six locks at Brink's north end office, undermining security after a $1.5 million armored car robbery. Police and FBI reenacted the hold up and questioned how such simple tools could defeat multiple doors.
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Boston
Brink's, Inc
Arthur Ahern
North End
Rain Will Turn to Snow in Syracuse Tonight
A high pressure area moves into the Syracuse region gradually lowering temperatures and bringing snow flurries tonight and tomorrow. Andrew P. Keller of the U S Weather Bureau says no sudden temp drop. tonight's low near 26, high 42, tomorrow 28 then 18. Winds shift from south to northeast 15 to 20 mph. Canton and Massena report freezing rain, while Ohio Valley has light rain. Southern U S warms in the 70s with Laredo TX at 84. North Dakota and northern Minnesota freeze below zero.
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Syracuse
Andrew P. Keller
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hancock Airport
Canton
Massena
Keller
Ohio Valley
U. S
Laredo
Tex
North Dakota
Minnesota
Woman Fires Gun At 6 Party Guests in Detroit
In Detroit authorities report a 38 year old woman guest fired a revolver at six party attendees after a dispute over dancing with her husband. She shot Mrs Williams in the leg and was beaten by two guests at the Richards home.
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Detroit
CUP
Mary Shannon
William Richards
William Williams
Hungary to Try Vogeler on Espionage Charges
Hungary's communist government says American businessman Robert A. Vogeler will be tried within weeks on charges of espionage and sabotage. The case draws international attention as an example of Cold War tensions between the East and West.
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Vienna
Hungary
Robert A. Vogeler
City Hall Lags By 10 Years in Paint Color War
The county challenged the city over paint choices as it claims to lead by a decade in color use. Foreman Emmett G. McCabe says Frank Harmon lags with traditional green, while Harmon notes his office is being redone in greener, odorless paint for efficiency.
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Woaartme Af Cy fOoOn
Salwluis
Emmett G. McCabe
County Court House
Public Works
Frank F. Harmon
Harmon
Court House
McCabe
ABC Raid Fines Seg a Fan at Police Court
Filomena Sega, 57, of 411 Madison Avenue, fined 400 for violating ABC law and possession of lottery tickets. He pleaded guilty after a raid by Detectives Holland and Weiskotten. judge offered 200 fine or 200 days per offense, he paid. Three witnesses arrested were dismissed. Detectives said they bought wine before arrests. Sega claimed Italian lottery since 1944 earning about 6 dollars weekly. He admitted turning over collections to an unnamed man weekly at North State and East Wilson streets.
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Filomena Sega
Madison Ay
ABC
Robert Holland
Mercer Weiskotten
Sega
Bamerick
Roger O. Baldwin
John H. Seale
Almond St
Aeden Burke
E. Washington St
Robert Charles Young
N. State
E. Willow
Police Ticket 31 Hoboes After Luxury Pullman Car Complaints
In Carland California police ticketed 31 vagrants after Western Pacific Railroad complained hoboes were living in luxury aboard Pullman cars brought to the yards for serving. Officers issued passes to the men as part of a crackdown on informal lodging in railroad cars.
Truman seeks $1 billion in new taxes offset by loophole closes
President Truman urged Congress to raise about $1 billion in new taxes while maintaining sales taxes. He called for closing loopholes and targeting business estates and large gifts. He outlined potential rate shifts and urged revenue-neutral tax cuts, withholding details for Treasury guidance.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury Department
Labor Address Sparks Apple Story in Carson City
Marvin L. Norris of the American Federation of Labor cites a philanthropist giving a million to a college and derides a huckster in a Car son City labor address. He recalls a girl feeding Grade A apples to a cart horse, saying she didn’t buy them but put them out the back of the cart.
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Marvin L. Norris
American Federation of Labor
Carson City
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