Bell Telephone strike threat looms for Nov 9
A nationwide wage dispute in the Bell Telephone System escalates with a potential coast to coast strike set for November 9. About 16,685 equipment workers and 6,000 distributing workers in 28 cities face picket lines, backed by the Communications Workers of America, amid stalled bargaining over wages and contract terms.
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New York
Bell Telephone
Western Electric Co
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell Corporation
Haverhill
Mass
Eisenhower Named To Lead Atlantic Pact Forces
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower is tapped as the Atlantic pact supreme commander for Western Europe. President Truman to appoint him after White House talks with Eisenhower and Pentagon meetings with Pace and Collins. Gen Marshall urges fast action on rearmament and unified Western defenses.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
White House
George C. Marshall
Gen
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Gen. Eisenhower
Army
Frank C. Pace, Jr
J. Lawton Collins
Ike
Marshell
Gen. Marshall
Atlantic Treaty
Defense Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Marshall
Treaty Nations
Prospects Dim for Settlement of Canton Bus Strike
Settlement talks in Canton stall as Canton City Lines and the AFL Bus Drivers Local return to bargaining with no progress. Union president Max Phillips and company attorney Russell Mack report no headway after Friday meetings.
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Canton
Canton City Lines
A.F.L
Max Phillips
Russell Mack
Ambush cuts a company of U.S. Marines near Wonsan
Reported battle fronts say a Marine company was cut to pieces in an ambush near Wonsan as the UN push toward the Manchurian frontier continues. A South Korean battalion held the Yalu line while Gen Walker and Maj Gen Partridge visited the area. Chinese prisoners identified units of the Chinese Red Army amid differing language translations.
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United Nations Mopup
Wonsan
North Korea
Red Army
Republic of Korea
R.O.K
A.P
Tom Lambert
Ben Price
Lambert
Price
56Th Special Unit
8Th
Death Verdict Pigeon's Four Day Vigil At Courthouse
A Detroit bound felon James C Edwards, 29, was found guilty of first degree murder with no mercy and faces the electric chair for the robbery murder of Helen Teubner, 64, after a five hour jury deliberation in Common Pleas Court. The jurors, two held out for mercy before bolstering the verdict, also reviewed confessions and circumstantial evidence presented by John Rossetti. In a separate humane note, a courthouse pigeon story unfolded as a sick mate tended a dying bird for four days, then died, while its partner guarded the body in the courthouse areaway.
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James C. Edwards
Helen Teubner
Willerave SE
Common Pleas
George N. Graham
Edwards
Kathryn Albaugh
Harvey Streeter
Harrison Ave NW
John Rossetti
Graham
Detroit
St. Francis
Mr. Rossetti
Foster J. Fludine
Teubner
County Auditor
Personal Tax Division
Employes
Stark County Names Doll First Nuisance Inspector
Ralph J. Doll of 1232 Logan Ave NW is Stark County's first nuisance inspector. He was named to the post by the county commissioners who set his salary at $50 a month. Doll, active in campaigns against stream pollution, will start duties Wednesday to guard county streams against pollution. The commissioners noted only Montgomery County has a similar department.
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Ralph J. Doll
Logan Ave
Stark County
Doll
Montgomery
Timken Offers 10 Percent Raise Under Review by Union Leaders
Union leaders say they are studying Timken Roller Bearing Co. offer of a 10 percent wage increase for over 13,000 workers in five Ohio cities. I W Abel notes no decision yet on meeting with management to respond. The union previously rejected a 5 percent raise and plans to keep bargaining without a formal rank and file vote. Timken will raise pay for more than 3,000 nonunion workers by 5 percent this Sunday. Timken also plans to add 75 workers at the Mt Vernon rock bit division early next month to expand production and move facilities from Canton.
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Western Electric
Beirne
Haverhill
C.W.A
C.I.O. United Steel Workers
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Ohio
I. W. Abel
Rank and File
Abel
Timken
Imprinted Xmas Cards and Local Party Ads
News Depot ad promotes Apples and refrigerated cider for parties. Barr Dairy on Martin Dale Road 23888. Delayed Masonic Club dance scheduled Saturday Oct 28 at 8 30 PM at Masonic Temple. Square and round dancing at St Peters Hall tonight 8 to 12. Sound Economical Auto Finance at Harter Bank Trust, member FDIC.
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Barr Dairy
Martindale Rd
Masonic Club
Masonic Temple
St. Peter’s Hall
Dr McGlashan Dentist Dies After 40 Years in Canton
Dr John W McGlashan a Canton dentist for forty years died Friday at his home 315 Smith Ave NW from a heart seizure aged 72. He had recent surgery and had been ill a month. Native of Zanesville he moved to Canton in 1910 and was active in Masonry as a charter member of Lathrop Lodge F and AM. He belonged to First Presbyterian Church and served as trustee.
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John W. McGlashan
Canton
Smith Ave
Elton Thompson
Wilbur Homan
Central Fire Station
McGlashan
J. H. Wible
Federal Savings & Loan Co
Aultman Hospital
Zanesville
Putnam Military Academy
Ohio Dental College
University of Cincinnati
First Presbyterian Church
Men’s Bible
Lathrop Lodge
Suspect Held In Beating at New Baltimore
Carl N. Shook of Alliance, 30, was to appear in North Canton Mayor's Court on three charges linked to the beating and robbery of 86 and 84 year old Mr. and Mrs. William Mosby at their New Baltimore home. The couple were tied, robbed of 206 dollars, and feared for Mrs. Mosby's safety. a second suspect remained sought. Shook pleaded innocent in Alliance Municipal Court and is held on 500 dollar bond pending arraignment for robbery illegal entry and operating a vehicle without consent. The Mosbys’ car was found abandoned. deputies pursue the second suspect.
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Carl N. Shook
Alliance
North Canton
Baltimore
Harry W. Grossglaus
Shook
Grosglauss
Truman To Air Political Talk
President Truman will deliver his only political speech on behalf of Democratic congressional candidates from St. Louis on November 4 at 10 p.m. Eastern. The national radio address, financed by the Democratic National Committee, will stress rebuilding military strength and anti-Communist world policy as dependent on a Democratic victory in the November 7 elections, with broadcast across four major networks.
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Washington
Truman
St. Louis
E.S.T
Charles G. Ross
Democratic National Committee
U S Pledges Examinera Aid To Philippines
The United States proposes a 250 million dollar five year economic aid plan for the Philippines contingent on sweeping reforms. President Truman sent the proposal to President Quirino based on Daniel Bell led survey findings warning of government inefficiency and corruption. The plan includes tax overhauls, rural banks, land reform, new industries, and an emergency tariff, plus health, education, housing, and anti racketeering measures.
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Washington
United States
Philippines
Truman
Elpidio Quirino
Manila
Daniel W. Bell
the Treasury
Bell
Philippine Development Corporation
30 Americans Found Dead in Korean Train
Thirty U S soldiers were found dead at Kujang near Anju after a train was attacked and set on fire by American planes. Nine corpses appeared burned, two American prisoners were found beside the burning train. Investigators say medical tests will confirm if deaths were from the air strike or earlier captors.
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U.S. 1St Corps
North Korea
Kujang
Anju
1St Corps
Morgan L. Cochrane
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