CIO Wage Talks End in Deadlock and Impending Strike
The Communication Workers union set September 17 for a nationwide strike that could cripple telephone service. Dan Harris of Portland announced the deadlock with Western Electric after wage talks since May 11. The union seeks a 15 cent hourly raise. current wages range from 88 cents to $1.54.
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Chicago GP
C.so. Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Dan Harris
Portland
Ore
Western Electric Manufacturing Co
Harris
Lworking
Bell Telephone Co
Har- Harris
Rll
Coadh
Massive U S Forces Stage First Large Mock Battle in Germany
About 20 000 American soldiers begun a two week exercise in Gravenwoeir Germany deploying jeeps weapons carriers and tanks through rugged terrain. The exercise featured an accressor force and a defender replacing the old red and blue teams signaling a new approach amid global tension.
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Gravenwoeir
Germany
Death Toll Nears 400 During Labor Day Holiday
The nation’s death toll from violent accidents during the long Junior Day holiday neared 400 as motorists crowded highways during summer’s end. Traffic fatalities rose to 281 from Friday to Monday, with 59 drownings and 53 other accidental deaths, compared with past totals cited by officials.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
From &T.M
New York State
Today’s Features And Regulars Preview
The page list outlines sections on pages 28 and 29 including Comics with Tda dean Kain Dr. Dean and Mary Haworth, Crossword, Horoscope, and Amusements. Page 6 covers Talking It Over while other features span Financial, Bridge, Inq, Reporter, Classifieds, Radio, City Life, Social, Deaths, Sports, Editorials, Winchell, Letters, and Today’s Pictures on page 12.
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Dean Kain
Dean
Mary Haworth
Life
Winchell
Letters
Stassen to Answer Truman Fear Theme in Campaign
Campaign rushes forward as Harold E. Stassen set to deliver Republican reply to President Truman. Truman urges fear to spur voter turnout while Stassen speaks from Detroit over NBC, with Dewey backing the plan. Concluded on Page 7, Column 8.
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Stassen
Truman
Associated Press
Harold E. Stassen
Mr. Truman
Detroit
NBC
Joyv
Dewey
Niagara Rapids Trip Flop Keeps Barrel Stunt Poor Revenue
Niagara Falls Ont VP William Red Hill says his 44 hour Niagara River rapids barrel trip was a financial failure. He estimates a net around 500 after spending 1100 on the barrel. Leominster Mass two theft reports note a $60 pocket watch recovered.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
William
Red" Hill
Niagara River Rapids
Tokyo paper laments loud city shifts in editorial stance
The Nippon Times criticizes Tokyo for abandoning restraint and quiet harmony, noting a rise in loudspeakers bells horns and street noise that unsettles traditional sensibilities and decorum.
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Tokyo
Nippon Times
Hungary Executes Two for Treason
In Budapest two men were executed for treason and espionage. Former staff Col. Pal Hadvary and Elemer Lovasz, once chief Inspector of the Hungarian railways, were executed today.
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Budapist
Hungary
UPI
Lhe
Pal Hadvary
Elemer Lovasz
Butter Price Drops on New York Mercantile Exchange
In New York price of Grade AA butter fell to year’s low on the Mercantile Exchange. Losses for the day ranged from 1 to 3 cents a pound with AA quoted at 75 cents per pound.
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New York
New York Mercantile
Two Killed in West Side Candy Plant Blast
A blast and fire at the J. Brach & Sons candy plant on the Chicago West Side killed at least two workers and injured about twenty others. Firemen controlled the blaze by 6:41 A.M. with damage estimated up to 750000 dollars. Authorities suspect additional fatalities as investigators search the wreckage.
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Chicago
West Side
Max Gorenson
Fiames
J. Brach & Sons Candy Co
Michael J. Corrigan
Truck Strike In Seventh Day Hits New York Metropolis
New York enters the seventh day of a truck strike amid cardboard container shortages threatening city supplies. The American Can Co plans a rapid decision on trimming metropolitan production after shutting its Brooklyn plant, with potential halving of output at the Jersey City facility. A mediation talk is scheduled, and a New Jersey beverage firm warns of reduced sugar supplies and shuttered operations within days.
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New York
Tte
Metropolis
American Can Co
Brooklyn
Jersey City
New York City
New Jersey
Coast Oil Firm Opens Wage Talk
In San Francisco a wage conference between the United Steelworkers and Shell OW aims to avert a West Coast oil strike. An industry spokesman warned that if the stoppage continues, motorists may face fuel shortages by midweek and expect possible rationing by Washington.
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San Francisco
Shell OW
Os Tivet Abo Mide Merit
Washington
Major Oil Field Found in Turkey Near Tigris River
The London News Chronicle reports a major oil find in southern Turkey near the Tigris River. Istanbul dispatches say experts believe the field could be larger than Iran's oil reserves and boost Turkey's international standing.
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Turkey
London
London News Chronicle
Tigris
Istanbul
Bulgaria U S Declares Ewing Ouster A Frameup
The United States calls Bulgaria's expulsion of American consular official Donald F. Ewing a frameup. Sofia says Ewing and two Bulgarians were caught in a spying scheme, while the State Department alleges a transparently fabricated maneuver.
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Washington
Bulgaria
State Department
Sofia
Donald F. Ewing
United States
Ewing
VHE
Donald R. Heath
Russhan
Robert Dreher
Moscow
Endicott Woman Heads Czech Group
Endicott resident Mrs. Stanley Padykuls af Madleoti ds Cheney was elected chairman of the Czechoslovak Society of America at its annual convention. Henry Yachman of Yonkers was named vice chairman. The society will meet in St. Louis next year.
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Teen Dicoe
Stanley Padykuls
Madleoti
Cheney
Czechoslovakk Society of America
Henry“ Yachman of
Yonkers
St. Louis
Ten Men Stranded After Beached Boat Incident in Alaska
Ten men including eight crew from a beached fishing boat and two Coast Guardsmen were stranded on a Ketchikan area beach as a worsening storm continued to grow in intensity this morning.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Ins
Coast
Hollywood Probe Starts Grand Jury in Mitchum Case
The Hollywood marijuana investigation involving actor Robert Mitchum and three others goes before the county grand jury for possible indictment. Mitchum and Lila Leeds do not plan to testify, while Robin Ford says he has not been invited to appear.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Robin Ford
Ford
Ernest Roll
JerryCiester
Milehum
Dani Cooper
Won
New Cabinet Faces Assembly Test After Coalition Formation
Premier Robert Schuman and his new cabinet meet opposition from Left Right and Independents as they face a test in the National Assembly. The debate will be a nonbinding vote on composition and policies. The cabinet granted civil service workers a 2 500 franc cost of living bonus.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
Schuman
Forest Fire Fanned on Monhegan Island Coast
A forest fire on Monhegan Island was fanned by a southeasterly wind as five Coast Guard craft stood by to evacuate residents if needed. The fire evolved while crews watched the sea for rising flames and ensured civilian safety.
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Rockland
Monhegan Island
Coast Guard
European Politics Is Cracking Says AP Editor
Alan J. Gould, executive editor of the Associated Press, said on returning from Europe that the iron curtain front shows cracks. He noted Yugoslavia and Poland as indicators and warned the continent remains far from economic and political stability.
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A. P
New York
Alan J. Gould
The
Associated Press
Europe
Yugoslavia
Poland
Gould
Frankfurt
Cennany
25 Budget Menus Aim to Cut Food Costs in NY
The National Association of Retail Grocers says 25 weekly menus for a family of four can be prepared for a dollar or less at typical New York prices. Prices vary by area but are near the national average per the US Department of Labor. Menu examples include Gumbo creole with roast beef at 92 cents and chicken a la king with vegetables at 94 cents. Concluded on Page 4, Column 4.
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Chicago
National Association of Retail Grocers
Association
New York
Western GIs Seek Joint Protest Over Berlin Blockade Riots
Western military governors Gen Taftus Clay United States Gen Sir Brian Robertson Britain and Gen Pierre Noegh France confer on Berlin blockades after riots disrupt West Berlin city government. A French guard protecting 27 German police at City Hall faced a death threat as Western powers weigh direct talks with Marshal Sokolovsky and possible Moscow protest. The crisis deepens as Communist led violence drives the elected city assembly to seek protection in West Berlin.
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Berlin
Ooire Wester
Taetus
Clay
United States
Brian Robertson
Britain
Pierre Noenig
Prance
Marshal Vassily
Sokolovsky
London
Moscow
Western
Socialist United Party
Sig
SED
Jnt
West Berlin
Weather Adjusts as Showers Edge In
The official weatherman Andrew Keller says showers are in the making with scattered rain tonight and tomorrow and cooler air. Lack of rain leaves soil hard and dry as 27 days pass with only a quarter inch of rain, affecting local conditions.
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Andrew Keller
Cabinet Rules Free Rent for Top Japanese Officials
Japanese cabinet members and senior officials were granted rent free housing pending a new law. The ruling applied to cabinet members, heads of the legislature, and the supreme court chief justice as a temporary measure to ease the cost of living.
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Tokyo CP
Supreme Court
No One Has A Real Reason For Going To Sea Says Captain Carter
Safe at Sea Capt Richard Carter of the Navy League told a Virginia Beach luncheon that a sailor’s life is hard and only Noah had a real reason for going to sea. A question from a pretty girl led to Carter’s punchline that Noah, if ashore, would have drowned.
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Navy League
Virginia Beach
Noah
Captain Carter
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