Long Distance Phone Agreement Reached
Washington April 19 The company and union officials initialed a proposed settlement of long distance lines phases of the nationwide telephone strike. Negotiators agreed to arbitration of four national wage issues with six local matters to be settled locally. The move could break the deadlock in the communications tieup as conciliation chief Warren called it a long step forward.
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Washington
Long Lines
National Federation of Telephone Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
John J. Moran
Long Lines Workers’ Organization
Long Lines Department
AT &T Company
Edgar L. Warren
Striking C P Telephone Workers Hover At Four Days
The C P telephone strike enters its fourth day with little public interest in Hagerstown aside from firms relying on telephones. Pickets guard entrances while operators report to work then return home. A Hamilton Hotel meeting shed little light on progress. Fur dealers in Hagerstown suffer as calls drop and pickups slow. Switchboard staff note more emergency calls only while the public asks about the strike. In Baltimore, James Yewell says some clerical workers resume at one exchange but most remain on strike.
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Hagerstown
Hamilton Hotel
Baltimore
James Yewell
Maryland
Maryland Federation of Telephone Clerical Workers
Baltimore Exchange
Weather outlook for Maryland Virginia and neighboring states
Maryland and Virginia mostly cloudy and warmer with occasional rain to night. Friday cloudy and mild with occasional rain and becoming rather windy. West Virginia cloudy and warmer with occasional rain to night. Friday showers and mild with strong winds. Ohio cloudy and mild with showers and thunderstorms to night and Friday morning, then mostly cloudy and cooler Friday afternoon as strong southerly winds shift to westerly.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Portion
West Virginia
Ohio
Plant Maintenance Union Resumes Maryland Talks
Baltimore April 10 One of five Maryland telephone unions on strike resumed local negotiations with the company to reach a four day tie up settlement. U S conciliator Lucien F Rye called Maryland Federation of Telephone Workers and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company representatives to discuss a possible pathway to local agreement following national talks with AT and T. The Maryland Federation includes 2100 craftsmen who install repair and maintain equipment at telephone plants.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Lucien F. Rye
U. S
Maryland Federation of Telephone Workers
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Rye
A. T
Frederick to adopt fast time this summer
The Frederick Post reports the City Council voted to place Frederick on fast time this summer. A special session tonight will hear public input before final action on daylight saving time. Nearby Montgomery and Prince Georges counties await DC decisions affecting the region.
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Frederick Post
Frederick
Montgomery
Prince Georges
District of Columbia
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Western Maryland coal traffic nearly back to normal
Western Maryland Railway officials said coal loadings yesterday were about 75 percent of normal and expected to approach 100 percent today. Most coal hauled comes from West Virginia mines. The Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad reported coal loading at about 88 percent, with most of that amount from strip mining in the Georges Creek region.
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Western Maryland Railway
Western Maryland
West Virginia
Cumberland and Pennsyylvania Railroad
Georges Creek
Greek forces press to encircle 3000 guerrillas in Pindus
In a high altitude campaign above Thessaly and Epirus Greek military sources said government troops were attempting to surround about 3000 leftist guerrillas in the Pindus Mountains. The operation unfolds more than a mile above sea level as authorities push to squeeze the insurgents.
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Athens
Pindus Mountains
Thessaly
Epirus
Truman ties wage boosts to rising prices in news conference
President Truman urged wage increases only if prices stay high and said a Justice Department study will explore whether manufacturers can collaborate to lower prices without violating anti trust laws. He noted price controls ended last year and asserted business must bear responsibility, with no need for a recession and no current plan to address Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Congress
Inflation then a crash warned by Senator O Mahoney
Washington April 10 Senator O Mahoney warned the national economy may follow a postwar pattern of a period of inflation followed by a crash unless prices fall soon He urged stockholders at U S Steel to consider price reductions and urged industry to preserve free competition Swanson of Omaha urged retailers to lower prices and resist cost increases with mill and manufacturer collaboration.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
U. S. Steel Corporation
Dentler Brothers Storeroom Break-In Reported at Summit Ave
Police say a break-in at the Dentler Brothers storeroom at 42 Summit Avenue occurred last night. A thief or thieves stole two portable radios valued around $100, plus $20 in cash, a bankbook, and several receipts. A rear window was broken and the bolt unlatched from outside.
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Dentler Brothers
Summit Avenue
U N Start Agency Sought for Greek Relief
Poland announced plans to urge the United Nations to create an international relief agency like UNRRA to handle Greece. The U S demanded Security Council action on a Soviet plan to place Greek aid under UN supervision after Congress approves the admin plan.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Poland
United Nations
UNRRA
Greece
United States
Security Council
Warren Austin
U.S
Andrei A. Gromyko
Council
Congress
Turkey
Divorce suit filed by George R. Walker Sr
George Richard Walker Sr filed for divorce from Justine Aleta Walker this morning in court. The action names both spouses and marks the start of the dissolution of their marriage.
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George Richard Walker, Sr
Justine Aleta Walker
Government objects to return of fine in UMW case
Washington reports the government opposed returning any part of a contempt fine against United Mine Workers and John L. Lewis. Assistant Attorney General John F. Sennett asked two weeks to verify compliance with a Supreme Court order, noting coal production remains below normal since the March 31, 1947 date.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
John F. Sennett
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
UMW
Sennett
Lewis
Centrala, Til
Influenza Subside Report With Ongoing Cases In County
Washington County Health Department reports influenza is subsiding but many cases remain in the area. Officials urge bed rest for early symptoms such as nausea diarrhea and high fever and warn against returning to work before full recovery. The epidemic reduced school attendance by about 20 percent several weeks ago.
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Washington County Health Department
Baltimore homeowners sue for 24000 over structural defects
Four buyers in Pimlico Baltimore filed suits in city court seeking 24000 total after discovering defects post occupancy. Each seeks 3000 while having paid 7850 to 8950 plus 96 ground rent per home. Claimed problems include faulty rear steps flooded cellars poor cement sinking lawns insulation and electrical faults.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Survey Finds Agreement On Living Better Under OPA
The Daily Mail survey in Hagerstown shows both major parties agree cost of living worsened after price controls ended. Housewives report higher prices on meat, cheese, canned foods, and shortenings, with rationing returning to households. Merchants and clerks warn prices may rise further before any drop.
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Hagerstown
Daily Mail
OPA
Distaff
Woodward Oklahoma Hardest Hit In Five-County Disaster
A devastating tornado swept a 100 mile path through wheat and cattle country killing about 152 people and injuring over 1,000 with millions in damage. Woodward Oklahoma bore the worst toll with around 100 dead and 800 to 1,000 injured as 100 blocks were destroyed. Rescue crews, vigilantes, and aid from Tinker Field and other military units aided relief as fires followed the storm and hospitals prepared for more patients.
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Woodward
Okla
Texas State Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Shattuck
Higgins
Tex
Glazier
Cage
White Deer
Amarillo
Wichita
Kas
Southwest
Jewell L. Wilson
Woodward Memorial Hospital
Tinker Field
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Severe Southern California earthquake rocks region
A strong quake lasting nearly a minute struck much of southern California at 10 59 a m causing no immediate loss of life or major damage. Caltech seismology lab in Pasadena reported its instrument was upset and could not quickly determine direction. The tremor reached Phoenix Arizona with reports of light swaying in hotels and offices. the San Andreas Fault region is noted for past disasters.
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Los Angeles
California
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
Pasadena
Phoenix
Ariz
San Andreas
San Francisco
Imperial Valley
Mexico
Strikes and Union Bill Advances in House Labor Panel
A stiff new bill to curb strikes and unions nears passage in the House Labor Committee. GOP leaders and Steering Committee approved changes including mediation for strike disputes and lifting a proposed ban on the union shop if both sides agree. The measure would still prohibit the closed shop and require new hires to join the union after starting work.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Potomac Edison Denies Trolley Danger in Hagerstown Suit
Potomac Edison Company, opposing a city bid to remove the trolley from core streets, argues the trolley between Public Square and West Lee Street serves public convenience and is not dangerous. It contends street use shifts, not trolley operation, cause alleged issues, noting its perpetual franchise and requesting 15 more days to plead.
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Williamsport
Potomac Edison Company
Hagerstown
Washington County
Public Square
West Lee Street
Potomac Edison
Phone Workers Strike Offer Aid To Storm Victims
Washington reports the Southwestern Telephone Workers Union offered to send strik ing operators and repair crews to the Oklahoma Texas tornado area to handle emergency calls and repairs. Union president D L McCowen announced the offer through the National Federation of Telephone Workers while members have been on strike since Monday. The Southwestern Bell Telephone company rejected the offer, saying the union demanded layoffs of supervisory staff and control over what counts as an emergency across five states.
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Washington
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Oklahoma- Texas
D. L. McCowen
St. Louis
National Federation of Telephone Workers
McCowen
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Derailment Injures Fifteen On Santa Fe Super Chief
In El Raton New Mexico the Santa Fe Railway Super Chief derailed injuring fifteen people and halting the northern main line. Among the injured are Mrs Rosika Netcher the Dolly Sister and her husband Irving of New York and Chicago. Doctors report none seriously hurt. Seven are stretcher cases.
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el Raton
N. M
Santa Fe Railway
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Rosika Netcher
Dolly Sisters
Irving
New York
Chicago
21 Soldiers Injured In Army Transport Crash
In San Antonio on April 10 an Army C-47 crashed soon after takeoff from Kelly Field. Twenty-one soldiers were seriously injured and the aircraft burned in a cotton field. Passengers included a negro soldiers baseball team en route to Davis Mountain Field in Tucson. Names were not released. The plane reportedly encountered trouble shortly after takeoff, cleared nearby homes, and went down. The fuselage broke as fire erupted and engines were hurled about 20 feet.
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San Antonio
Tex
Kelly Field
Davis Mountain Field
Tucson
Ariz
Tts
Vandals Break and Enter at Winter Street School
Police report details break in at Winter Street School last night. Vandal(s) tossed desks, rummaged rooms, and raised two office windows, with the principal’s desk contents scattered. entry suspected through an unlocked window.
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Winter Street
Mine Blast Kills Two in Knox Coal Mine
A Knox Coal Company anthracite mine explosion in Exeter Pennsylvania today killed at least two workers. Fifteen men were in the shaft. seven escaped, six remained missing. State Police reported the figure and noted the rescue turnout.
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Exeter
Knox Coal Company
House Owners Seek Damages From Truck Co
Philip E. Derr and Ada M. Derr sue U S Truck Sales Co for 32000 for damages to their house after a truck operated by George W. Chatton of Berea Ohio left the South Mountain highway Tuesday and struck the north side house. The driver posted 64.35 collateral on charges including reckless driving and no license. Attorney Martin V. Bostetter represents the plaintiffs.
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South Mountain
Philip E. Derr
Ada M. Derr
U. S. Truck Sales Co
2 Corporation
George W. Chatton
Berea
Ohio
Martin V. B. Bostetter
Wind storm destroys homes near White Horse Oklahoma
In Woods county near Alva the farming community of White Horse was hit by a wind storm last night. Dewey Randall undersheriff said several homes were destroyed and no injuries were initially reported. The highway patrol later said there were injuries but no fatalities.
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Alva
Okla
Dewey Randall
Woods County
White Horse
Here
Randall
Highway Patrol
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