Prospects Favorable Near Settlement in Rail Union Dispute
In Chicago representatives of the railroads and 16 non-operating unions planned wage talks today. Sources said settlement looks very favorable as unions demand 25 cent hourly raises and a shorter work week to 40 hours. President Truman intervened to avert a strike by engineering workers on Western railroads, appointing an emergency board to push negotiations.
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Sirike Calriers
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Fact
Fis
Washington
Truman
Lattr
Western Railroads
Sungars
Emergencr
Two Scalded By Steam At Solvay Plant
Two Solvay Process plant workers were scalded by steam early today. Foreman George F. Donahue, 37, of Weedsport, is critically burned and not expected to live. Operator Warner H. Clemons, 57, of Ith caithrop Avenue, is in fair condition with burns to face and hands. They were rushed to University Hospital after a boiler rupture at about 3 AM.
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Solvay
George F. Donahue
R.D. 1
Weedsport
Warner H. Clemons
Caithrop Av
Robert J. Collins
Delaware St
Robert O. Gregg
Power and Bride Unhurt in Crash Near Florence
Florence report says actor Tyrone Power and actress Linda Christian escaped injury when a small Italian car collided with Power's American convertible between Rome and Lorenza. The Italian car toppled into a ditch, its passengers suffered minor injuries. The Powers were married Thursday in Rome and honeymooning, leaving Florence for Turin.
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Tialy G—ar
Tyrone Power
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Rome
Lorenice
Powers
Linda Christian
Turin
Todays Features and Page Teasers in Washington Digest
The Nation Today column by James Marlow discusses democracy as an agile force needing pressure to move. The editorial notes highlight that comics, horoscope, and regular features appear on pages 34 and 15, with amusements and letters on other pages.
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Washington
Sjosl
James Marlow
the Nation Today
Pagc
Jean Kan
Dean
Clary Haworth
Bartender Receives Shiny 1948 Cadillac Cabriolet
New York bar Fioretti was surprised by a 1948 Cadillac cabriolet gifted by a dealer after four and a half years of favors. The benefactor asked to remain unnamed and Fioretti declined to disclose him.
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New York
Thomas Fioretti
Fioretti
Metropolis
Russians condemn North Atlantic pact in Moscow声明
A Soviet foreign ministry statement denounces a proposed North Atlantic alliance linking the United States Canada and Western Europe as a move toward Anglo American world domination. It claims the plan would undermine the United Nations and urges continued struggle against war mongers while condemning US and UK aggression and urging peacetime democratic aims.
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Angier Pearetary
Brussels
Soviet Union
Ppeet
United States
Canada
Western Union
Erirats
France
Belgium
Holland
Lusembourg
Jpian
United Nations
Russia
Recluse’s Bonds and Gems Sought in Estate Probe
Administrators of wealthy recluse Miss Francis Louise Butt resumed search for 43 pieces of jewelry and about 250000 dollars in government bonds missing from a hotel room. A preliminary inquest found 153000 dollars in stocks and bonds and six pieces of jewelry. attorney said she withdrew the items from a safety box two weeks earlier. Estate reportedly valued over 1 million.
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Ovief
Francis Louise Butt
Atiommey
Adm
Flu Kills Cats in England Amid Farm Crisis
An English epidemic hits farm cats as farmers report a sharp decline. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture acknowledge the issue and discuss possible treatments and serums, though details remain sparse and no clear cure is announced.
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London
England
Ags
9th Member Recognition Assures Israel Seat in UN
London and Brussels Pact nations announced recognition of Israel, clearing the way for its United Nations admission. Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, and the Scandinavian bloc including Sweden Denmark Iceland and Norway were expected to follow. France had already recognized Israel, with other Brussels Pact members likely to join soon.
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Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Isreel
Sth
United Nations
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
Norway
Tel Aviv
Israel
France
Hans Drought
Isaae
Brussels
The
Hague
Wind to Drop Mercury Across Northwest Tonight
A sharp cold front will plunge the mercury 6 to 12 degrees tonight as Wind to Drop Mercury and Snow Hurties move through the Northwest. Meteorologist Andrew P. Keller notes winter’s grip broadening, with cold air across the country except Florida and parts of the Atlantic coast. Minnesota dropped to 23 below zero this morning. more flurries and continued cold are forecast tomorrow with highs near 23. Light snow totals ranged up to one tenth of an inch, with up to three inches of snow possible in some areas.
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Zaro
Andrew P. Keller
Syracuse
Florida
Atlantic Coast
North Carolina
Minnesota
Trial for Cardinal Mindszenty in Budapest on treason charges
Hungary announces trial for Cardinal Mindszenty in Budapest on treason charges. A brief communiqué says the public prosecutor prepared the indictment against Mindszenty and his purported accomplices.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef I
Cardinal Mindszenty
Josef Minsisverte
Metal Dangling From Hotel Gwondara Safe By Riggers
A copper sheath hung from the Bank Street side of Hotel Gwondara after high winds. Police and fire crews set a safety area and halted traffic on Bank Street while a rigging crew secured the loose metal. Three men went onto the roof to recover the dangling section and bring it to safety.
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Bank St
Florida gun death unsolved in sharp will dispute
New York dispatch reports Grenville Kane Baker 27 shot dead in Florida. Heir Alicia Baker, his Mexican wife, receives a small share and income from a trust. estate valued over 50 million. Baker left most of his wealth to his father and grandfather George F. Baker. The death occurred after a jeep crash near Tallahassee with Thelma Griffin, a Tallahassee divorce waitress. Will dated December 14, 1935.
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Grenville Kane “Beans
Baker
Cox Banking
Florida
Alicia Jales Baker
Jai
Anq
George F. Baker
First National Bank of New York
George Baker
Tallahassee
Thelma Griffin
Reds Mum on Nazi Captives
Washington reports Russia refused a U S request for a precise date when the last German prisoners captured by the Red Army will be released. Moscow says repatriation will occur sometime in 1949 and cites Berlin talks as not finalized. Officials note about 445000 Germans were in Soviet custody in April 1947.
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Russia
United States
Specife
State Department
Ian
Moscow
Molotov
Berlin
Canada May Follow River Plan Alone
The dominion government weighs developing the Si Lawrence power project without U S help as Parliament fails to act. Prime Minister Loms Si Lauren told Commons last night that steady progress on the project merits, while bandits and victims are described in a separate incident near New York involving a bartender assault and a violent confrontation with a gunman.
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Matthew Santangello
Brookisn
Kings County Hospital
Gring
Erie Railroad
Santangelio
Hudson River
Mani
First Woman Crossed North Pole in B 50 Mission
Lt Margaret C Flynn became the first woman to cross the North Pole. Officials at Ellison Air Force Base cited the feat dated January 26 aboard a B 50 bomber piloted by Lt Raymond Day of Gillman.
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Alaska
Margaret C. Flynn
Philadelphia
North Pole
Elelson Air Force Base
Pole
Raymond Day
Gillman, DL
Rent Ousters Under Fire From Rent Control Opposition
Tulsa landlords facing backlash over a 60 day eviction plan known as the Tulsa Plan. The Property Owners Association of America denied the plan has national sanction and vowed a drive against rent controls from February 14 in Washington. Local landlords remained active but drew criticism within their area.
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Okla
Property Owners Association of America
Tulsa Property Owners Associatin, Inc
Kansas City
Thurman L. McCormick
Associaion Execuive
National Association of Property Owners
Washington
Army Court Frees Officer In Germany Camp Case
The Army Court acquitted Capt. Joel G. Holmes Jr. of neglecting duty and mistreating soldiers at a Wurzburg, Germany, camp in January 1847. Holmes, medical officer at Woegberg, faced charges along with three other officers who remain to be tried. The trial cited testimony from former inmates, including an amputee who claimed frostbite neglect. The remaining defendants are Col. Harold H. McClune, Lt Col. George E. Pinard, and Capt. Samuel H. Wolford, to be tried later.
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Wurzburg
Germany
Joel G. Holmes, Jr
Philadelphia
Holmes
Woegberg
J Holmes
Ea Holmes
Harold H. McClune
San An Tonio
Texas
Wartburg
George E. Pinard
Wessington Springs
Samuel H. Wolford
Cesar Springs
Hearings Set Monday on Taft Hartley Replacement Bill
Washington dispatch reports the administration proposes a new labor bill to replace the Taft Hartley act. It would create an emergency fact finding board, limit strikes during investigation, and require a 30 day cooling off period. The measure also strengthens NLRB authority, permits closed shops, and moves federal labor service to the Labor Department.
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Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Tobin Willy Fist
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Department of Labor
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White House
Taxidermy Cabs Spark Arizona Fare Fever
In Tucson a local tale claims drivers nicknamed taxidermy cabs run with skin showing. A Yucca Mountains farmer mocks Phoenix, saying the town swarms with cabs and cash registers and red flags warn against disputes. The tale notes Arizona dates and subtropical fruits as context.
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Tucson
Arizona
Phoenix
Ute Mountains
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