Ford Workers Return to Plants After Strike End
Ford Motor Co. resumes production with 106000 workers slowly rejoining at Rouge and across 49 plants after a 24 day strike. Aimed at a new contract with the UAW, negotiations continue as plant preparations and arbitration plans proceed. The walkout cost about 77000000 in wages and production.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
C.I.C
United Auto Workers
Key Rouge
Rouge
Ford-U.a.w
Lilienthal Faces Charge Backed by AEC Critic
Lilienthal pointed to uranium-235 loss at a Chicago AEC lab and an AEC scholarship to a Communist student. Hickenlooper planned to testify before the joint committee to confront Lilienthal with alleged proof. The Federation of American Scientists rejected the charges as unfounded after reviewing the evidence.
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Chicago
AEC
Hickenlooper
Joint Congressional Committee
Lilienthal
Federation of American Scientists
Atomic Energy Commission
Canton and Vicinity Weather Forecast Today
Forecast from the U S Weather Bureau Akron Canton Airport calls for partly cloudy mild conditions this afternoon with cloudy mild weather tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight about 56 degrees showers likely Wednesday. Temperatures will average above normal with warmer Thursday and a cooler Friday and Saturday then warm again Sunday. Rain showers Thursday and Sunday.
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Canton
U. S. Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton
Ohio
International News Service
Weather Bureau
C. George Andrus
Akron
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Clady Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Denver
Detroit
Los Angeles
Louisville
Miami
St. Paul
Oklahoma City
Tucson
Washington
Kent State Univ. Canton
Ill Wind Drifts Four Americans Into Soviet Zone
A small sailboat blows behind the Iron Curtain off May 31 sending four barefoot American consular workers into the Soviet zone near Bergendorf Germany for about 24 hours. Vice Consul John M. Perry and three women from a displaced persons camp were questioned but released after hours. They described rough winds, a nine‑foot dinghy, and a distress attempt with a pullover sweater.
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Fearsung
Germany
Iron Curtain
John M. Perry
Athens
U. S
Hamburg
Bergendorf
Nora Meier
Kansas City
Kan
Catherine S. Davis
Conroe
Tex
Margerite Coombs
Montclair
N. J
Davis
Dassow
Perry
Cleveland firms accused of price fixing in building materials
The government filed a civil antitrust suit in Federal District Court at Cleveland naming 14 building materials companies and one individual, Harry A. DuBroy, alleging a price list for hard building materials used in home construction fixed and maintained prices. The action seeks to halt the price list and any devices stabilizing prices, part of a broader campaign against cost-raising restraints. Defendants include Goff-Kirby Co., Clifton Coal & Supply Co., Collinwood Shale Brick & Supply Co., Zone Coal & Supply Co., St. Clair Coal & Supply Co., Geist Coal & Supply Co., Ideal Builders Supply & Fuel Co., Queisser Builders Supply Co., South Euclid Concrete Co., Mayfield Builders Supply Co., City Material & Coal, Inc., Pacific Builders Supply Co., Cuyahoga-Dunham Supply Co., and Breckling Coal & Supply Co.
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Washington
Government Today
Cleveland
Clark
Federal District Court
Harry A. DuBroy
Justice Department
DuBroy
Herbert A. Bergson
Memorial Day ceremonies honor fallen service members
Rev. Welshimer paid tribute to William McKinley and the sacrifices of all who served in World War I and II. A 38 veteran and affiliated group contingent helped organize the program directed by Eugene Miday with choir by Clarence Dretke. About 1,000 attended and services were held at Beach Mennonite, Harrisburg, Werner, Fairhope and Center cemeteries, plus a Memorial Day address at St Louis Cemetery.
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Welshimer
William McKinley
W. R. Ellis
Eugene Miday
Clarence K. Dretke
Legion
Beach Mennonite
Harrisburg
Werner
Fairhope
Center
Louisville
Legion Color Guard
Gold Star
Paul Dehnke
St. Louis
Union Cemetery
Ceremonies Honor War Victims at Louisville
At Louisville the American Legion opened Memorial Day at seven in the morning by visiting soldiers' graves at cemeteries. The ceremonies honored war victims with a brief observance and continued with local commemorations in the city.
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Louisville
American Legion
Lake Erie Philosophy Head Takes New Post
Dr. Clarence Shute, head of the Lake Erie College philosophy and religion department since 1940, resigns to join the University of Massachusetts philosophy department. He previously led the political analysis section and Korea adviser in Korea from 1945 to 1947.
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Painesville, O
Clarence Shute
Lake Erie College
University of Massachusetts
Shute
Korea
Parole Granted for Marysville Reformatory Inmate Mary Luginbuhl
The State Pardon and Parole Commission granted parole to Mary Luginbuhl, an inmate at Marysville Reformatory, effective June 23. She was sentenced in Stark County on an abortion charge.
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State Pardon and Parole Commission
Marysville
Four Die in Memorial Day Shotgun Rampage
GRAND RAPIDS MEMORIAL DAY killings end with four deaths including Richard Peppler and his estranged wife Frances Peppler. Sieswerda couple also perished after alleged struggle. An 18 month old child survived as authorities label the incidents murders and a related death. Peppler, 47, had court orders against molesting his wife and faced divorce actions.
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Frances Peppler
Grand Rapids, Mich
Richard Sieswerda
Stella
Richard R. Peppler
Peppler
Pepplers
Sieswerda
Howard
Alliance charge delays as Greenawalt faces review
Police officials in Alliance moved to determine if enough evidence supported liquor selling charges on Sunday while Greenawalt faced formal charges Monday in Alliance Municipal Court. Judge Wykoff granted a continuance as Greenawalt’s attorney was out of town. The mayor’s February directive on officer duties was clarified to curb off duty arrests without supervisory consultation, with suspension charges tied to not contacting superiors before raids on a club. Club access involved officers in civilian clothes slipping past a doorkeeper. two officers admitted entry, while club officials said they rushed past a member. No other clubs were visited Sunday.
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T. Martin
Greenawalt
Alliance Municipal Court
Harry A. Wykoff
Althouse
Safety Service
Neff
Police Department
Lower
Vice President's Dinner Honors President Truman at Carlton
Washington The annual vice president's dinner in honor of President Truman is scheduled for tonight at the Carlton Hotel. The event gathers political leaders and dignitaries for an evening of remarks and toasts from key officials.
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Washington
Truman
Carlton Hotel
House Action Promised on Labor and Wages
President Truman was assured by Speaker Rayburn that the House will bring to the floor substitute labor and minimum wage bills this session. Senate Majority Leader Lucas outlined priorities for Senate legislation and discussed the North Atlantic Pact with the President at a weekly meeting with Democratic leaders.
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House
Washington
Truman
Congress
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Lucas
Senate Policy Committee
Rayburn
Lewis Seeks Congress Action On Mine Safety Reform
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, urged Congress to enforce mine safety and end a “record of horror” in the coal industry. He cited figures alleging that every coal miner has been injured or killed three times in 19 years while Senate aides consider a bill to empower federal inspectors to close mines for imminent danger. He attacked the industry critics as polecats and urged passage with dramatic, graphic imagery.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Congress
Lewis
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Trial of 11 Communists Probes Fifth Column Threats
May 31 report notes the lengthy trial of 11 Communists over alleged conspiracy to overthrow the government. The piece asserts the United States has already won a major victory as jurors weigh prosecution evidence, with FBI agents quietly embedded in Communist circles and warnings of possible civil conflict or wartime sabotage.
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U.S
Ne York
America
United States
Fifth Column
Communist Party
Department of Justice
Communist “Party
Soviet Union
Moscow
Poland
FBI
Stalin
U. S
Lenin
Trotsky
Russia
Luggage Styles Shift With Colorful Pastels Prevailing
Erwin Hecht of Lyon Leather Goods says modern luggage embraces eye appeal with pastel and bold colors for women and lighter leathers for men. He notes eye-catching leather and canvas pieces, airplane luggage, and new women's cases like train and hat shoe boxes, while men tend to stick to one favored style.
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Erwin Hecht
Lyon Leather Goods, Inc
Hecht
Student Builds Model of Old Globe Theater
Edward Alleyn, a Cambridge student, built a model of Shakespeare's Globe Playhouse to mark the 350 year anniversary of the site lease near London Bridge. He sent blueprints to American colleges for replication after the Globe burned in 1613 during Henry VIII with only one man harmed.
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Cambridge
Mass
William Shakespeare
Globe Playhouse
Edward Alleyn
Thames River
London Bridge
U. S. Wins Right To Use Judith Coplon Papers
The government wins access to papers found in Judith Coplon's purse used as key evidence in her espionage trial. Coplon and Russian UN employee Valentine Gubitchev were arrested in New York on March 4. Defense sought to limit testimony, but Judge Albert L. Reeves declined to expand on rulings.
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Washington
INS
Judith Coplon
New York
Valentine Gubitchev
United Nations
Archibald Palmer
Albert L. Reeves
Loukas Fined for Disorderly Conduct at Rail Crossing
George J. Loukas 21 of 1105 6th St NE was cited for disturbance Monday at 9 p m at the 6th St NE Pennsylvania Railroad crossing. Municipal Judge Gordon J Burris fined him 25 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct with the 25 dollar fine suspended and 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication.
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George J. Loukas
6Th St NE
6Th St
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gordon J. Burris
Plumber Becomes College Professor at Penn State
From plumber's assistant in Williamsport to head of the sociology department at Pennsylvania State College, Dr. Seth W. Russell rose through teaching posts after earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Penn State. He later earned a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and served as a Navy chaplain in 1941.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Seth W. Russell
Russell
Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary
Lycoming College
Penn State
University of Pittsburgh
U. S. Navy
Thieves Salt Defense Thought in Bad Taste
CHICAGO May 31 UP John Sullivan 27 and John Mezares 23 carried bags of salt in their kit on 14 burglar missions. They planned to throw salt into the eyes of intruders but were arrested on their 14th looting expedition before they could use it.
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Chicago
John Sullivan
John Mezares
Cleanup plea for Tuscarawas E district by Goodwill Union Mission
J. Lewis Marshall superintendent at 713 Tuscarawas st E asks Canton city council to back a joint cleanup of the Tuscarawas E corridor between Cherry Ave and the W L E tracks. He calls the area an eyesore with drinking, panhandling, litter, and noise after clubs close, urging council and community cooperation to improve the street and welcome to visitors.
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J. Lewis Marshall
Goodwill Union
Tuscarawas St E
Tuscarawas St
Cherry Ave
Canton
Lincoln Highway
Marshall
Intelligence and safety linked by Kerr at IIT
Professor Willard A Kerr of the Illinois Institute of Technology argues that smarter workers take fewer risks and suffer fewer accidents. He cites data showing higher accident rates in departments where employees ignore suggestion boxes, implying lower intelligence signals.
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Chicago
Willard A. Kerr
Ilinois Institute of Technology
Kerr
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