Coal Strikes Force Mills to Close and Trains to Slow
National coal work stoppage forces mills to shutter operations while railroads cut passenger service by 25 percent starting next Sunday midnight. Government order cites low coal stocks and fuel shortages. Youngstown Sheet & Tube pauses furnace at the Eivfar plant in Youngstown.
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Meat shortages and price boosts amid nationwide strike
President Pru man’s new Board of Inquiry pushes an investigation into the meat strike as about 60 packing plants shut for a third day. Coal walkouts idle 344,000 miners across 19 states with hopes the stoppage ends after Easter holidays.
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Truman and Kremlin faced in Western Europe
A column notes United States interest in Western Europe’s freedom and urges President Truman to press Congress to deter Communist expansion. The piece, by Marquis Childs, appears in the editorial page with references to comics, horoscopes, and various features across pages 5 through 59 and mentions prizes on page 24.
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Plane bailout injures Brig. Gen. Taylor in Berlin zone
Brig. Gen. Tel ford Taylor and his wife were injured when they and six others bailed out of a C-47 after engine trouble in or near Berlin. Taylor suffered a back and hip injury. his wife has a leg injury. Ambulances moved them to the U.S. sector. Pilot and co pilot landed safely in the British sector. The plane carried five crew and six passengers. One crew sergeant was injured. The flight origin Tempelhof bound for Nuernberg amid war crimes trials. Taylor had been meeting Gen. Lucius D. Clay.
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Weather warms as southerly flow lifts temps
A warm southerly air current moves in raising temperatures to near 55 degrees with balmy breezes and light rain possible tomorrow. Tonight's low should hover around 35 degrees amid mild disturbance over the Rockies. Flood fears eased as Onondaga Creek flood surge slows and streets clear from yesterday.
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B-29 Crash at MacDill Field Kills Ten in Dense Fog
Ten men were killed and four injured when a B-29 from Spokane BC crashed on landing at Maedill Field in Tampa. The bomber, arriving from Maxwell Field, slid off a fogged runway edge and burned. Survivors were treated at the base hospital. identities of the dead withheld pending notifications.
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Treasury Doubles Ceiling on Bonds
The Treasury today doubled the investment limit on Series II savings bonds to allow $7,500 per year per buyer. This amount will purchase bonds worth $10,000 at maturity in 10 years from purchase.
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Trio Held Captive In Flea Ridden Shack
Two elderly spinsters were charged with imprisoning and mistreating three children in a dingy flea ridden two room shack in Los Angeles. A 27 year old girl, Bessie Dinsmore, was found inside a trunk and described as four feet tall. Police said the other captives were John Joseph Wayne aged 12 who weighed 48 pounds and Mary Reichel aged 8. The suspects denied the charges.
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Syracuse Youth Rush to Join Reserves Amid War Talk
Area men faced the prospect of another war but avoided regular enlistments. Marine recruiting saw a rise, while Navy Reserve and inactive reserve offices reported high interest. Four high school youths enlisted for regular service after President Uruman's speech, and many teens sought to join the Marines.
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Butter Prices Jump Again in New York Wholesale Market
The wholesale price of top grade butter rose five cents per pound for the second straight day in New York. Grade AA reached 88 cents, up 10 cents from Tuesday. Gray A and other grades also advanced, with gains of five to six cents.
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Nations Lift Customs Pact and Unite Markets Study
Brussels officials and 16 Marshall Plan nations reopened work on a European customs union with broad future aims. Britain France and the Benelux states signed a 50 year military alliance while the Benelux customs group leads a study on regional economic integration.
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Italian Cardinal Warns Communism a Grave Religious Danger
Eugene Cardinal Nisserant in Rome declared that Communist doctrines pose a grave danger to religion in the church strongest warning yet as Italy campaigns on the issue of Communism and anti Communism during the election season.
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Nordic Premiers Confer Over World Conditions
The premiers of Sweden Norway and Denmark met in Stockholm for confidential talks on global conditions and coordination among the Scandinavian governments.
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Smith in Richmond Warns of Splinters on The Road to Success
In Richmond Virginia Representative Smith addresses boys saying there are splinters on the Judder of success but you won t notice them unless you are sliding down. A bizarre line about a breath refreshing candy from Ady is mentioned but unclear.
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Truman Rejects Wallace and Communists Appeal
President Truman told 2,500 attendees at the Sons of St Patrick dinner that he would reject Henry Wallace and his Communists as political supporters even if it cost him the election. He urged opposition to the Wallace bloc while defending draft revival and the European Recovery Program as vital to prevent future war.
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Italy to recruit 30000 veterans for public security
Vice-premier Randolfo Pacciardi announced the government will recruit about 30,000 men who have completed military service to augment public security forces. The move aims to bolster policing nationwide amid ongoing security concerns.
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Randolfo Pacciardi
Will Stalin Apply Brakes Next Month Most Critical Since 1939
Washington dispatch reports fear that the Kremlin may rush new offensives to widen control in Europe before U S countermeasures, as April 18 elections approach. Observers warn of possible rapid moves to seize additional countries. Concluded on Page 14, Column 1.
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G O P Pushes Tax Cut Despite Defense Cost
Washington Republican leaders say 32 GOP senators back a 4.8 billion income tax cut bill despite possible rises in military spending. Senate debate expected this week. President Truman seeks universal military training and draft revival. Millikin asserts a budget surplus covers defense needs and debt payment.
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Defense chief hints at large military draft rise
Secretary Forrestal told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the armed forces seek to add more than 350 000 soldiers sailors and airmen but would not disclose exact figures. He backed revival of the draft and universal military training and said he will approve recommendations to raise authorized strength without publicizing specifics.
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House rejects 14 member watchdog for European Recovery Program
The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously rejected the Senate plan for a 14 member Congressional watchdog over the European Recovery Program. The panel said such a joint committee would infringe on the duties of standing committees. The article notes defense strength questions, Forrestal testimony, and plans for broader military scales and mobilization.
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