Prospects for Rail Settlement Brighten
Washington dispatch reports the White House pressing for direct talks between rail unions and management as John R. Sherman chairs a four hour session that yielded no immediate results. Union leaders demand higher wages, seeking 16 or 17 cents more per hour, with rules changes, while a potential May 11 strike looms. Federal action and a restraining order shape the dispute as Judge Goldsborough weighs blocking a walkout.
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Washington
White House
Steelman
Alvanley Johnston
David B. Robertson
Arthur J. Glover
Truman
Thei Jines
Army
T. Alan Goldsborough
Melstein Reelected President Amid Packinghouse Split
Ralph Melstein won reelection as president of the C ILQ United Packinghouse Workers today amid internal criticism of his leadership during the long and futile meat packing strike this spring.
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Chicago
Ralph Melstein
C.ilq
United Packinghouse Workers Today
Buffalo Receives 1949 Presbyterian Church Assembly
Dr William Barrow Pugh state clerk announced that the 1949 general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA will be held in Buffalo New York. The Seattle assembly adjourned without deciding the next meeting place.
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Philadelrata
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church In
U.S.A
Buffalo
Physician and wife beaten to death near Bowling Green
Dr C B Martin a wealthy Warren County farmer and retired physician and his wife were found beaten to death at their country home near Bowling Green. Police Chief Murrell Waddie said they were definitely murdered but no motive was provided.
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Bowling Green
C B. Martin
Warren County
Murrell Waddie
Barge Sinks Blocking Champlain Canal
The Champlain Division of the Barge Canal closed to vessels over 25 feet beam after a barge sank at Lock One between Waterford and Mechanicville. W L Ostrander said crews were unloading the vessel and expected to remove it within 48 hours. The barge carried iron ore tailings.
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Albany
Champlain
State Barge Canal
Waterford
Mechanicville
W. L. Ostrander
State Public Works Department
Ninety Five Agents Arrested in Soviet Berlin
In Berlin, the Soviet section reported by the Russian-licensed Sagiische Rundschau that ninety five people described as obviously serving as agents of American propaganda were arrested. The dispatch cites the Soviet authority and reflects postwar tension amid occupation zones.
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T. S
Berlin
Sagiiche Rundschau
Evicted Children Up for Adoption in Saranac Lake
Felix Gates, a 52 year old World War I veteran, appeals for residents to adopt six of his ten children after losing their home. He says the family must move since the house was sold three months ago. The brood includes a 14 year old boy and five girls ages 17 to three, with four older siblings already grown.
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Saranac Lake
Felix Gates
New York
Villapa
Gates
Relief Rushed In as Jap Quake Strikes West
Relief supplies poured into western Japan after a great earthquake flattened a city of 80 000 and left many towns ruined. Deaths were estimated at 3 155 with 7 250 seriously injured, and Kyodo News reported 48 000 buildings destroyed in two prefectures.
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Pfurkue
Japan
Avea
Kyodo
Angolan man killed by truck in fatal collision
MVANS Indiana reports George Mosier 48 of Angola died when struck by a truck driven by Maurice Corey 147 of Westfield. Mosier was killed instantly. Corey remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities the driver’s age is listed in the report.
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MVANS
George Mosier
Angola
Maurice Corey
Westfield
Bus Workers Win 24 Cent Hourly Increase in NYC
Five Queens bus lines have settled with 1,200 workers while a sixth line faces a possible strike tomorrow. The agreements grant a 24 cent hourly wage increase retroactive to July 2, with payment to be arranged later.
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NEW York (P
Pfive
Queens Bus Lines
Wallace Declares Self Capitalist in New England Swing
Henry Wallace concluded a three day New England tour by calling himself a capitalist not a Communist and the only real businessman in the presidential race. He touted progressive capitalism and warned that reactionary capitalism would bring depression to the people. He planned to fly to New York next. An estimated 1000 gathered at Portland City Hall for his remarks.
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Portland
Henry Wallace
New England
Wallace
New York
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Edwards
Self Capitalist
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