NLRB Members Get Warning From Truman Over Interference
Washington August 18 The United Mine Workers Journal reports President Truman warned the National Labor Relations Board that he will not appoint members who let the congressional Committee on Labor Relations interfere or dictate policy The Taft Hartley act enlarged the three member board to five and created a general counsel post Denham and Murdock were named but Congress adjourned without confirmation Ball pressed for policy commitments from new officials and Truman summoned them to the White House warning against Ball's influence and promising non reappointment if they bow to interference
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Washington
United Ming Workers Journal
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Congressional Committee On Labor Relations
John L. Lewis Union
Joseph Ball
Rninn
Nlrb Pot
Joe
J. Coneland Gray
Abe Murdock
Utah
Robert N. Denham
Congress
Senate
The
Mine Workers Journal
Murdock
Brotabor
House
Denham
NLRB
Ball
Yen
White House
Ball Committee
Water boatman insect swims upside down propulsion by hind legs
A water boatman is described as an insect that swims inverted on the water surface and uses its powerful hind legs for propulsion, gliding through aquatic environments. Its distinctive swimming posture and leg-driven movement set it apart from other aquatic insects.
Many Dwellings Change Owners
Transactions show numerous property transfers across districts and streets including Mt. Reina Road Roxbury Road East avenue Bryan Place and Fairgreen Acres. Amounts range from 500 to 19000 dollars with buyers and sellers including Walter C Wolfe Roy Marn Merrick Webb Robt S Gilbert and Frank Ritter among others.
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Pase
Florence A. Dinsmore
Mt. Reina Road
Walter C. Wolfe
Leroy E. Wastler
Roy Marn
Albert L. Palmer
Roxbury Road
Govt
Richard Fidler
Robert C. Williams
Blue Ridge Summit
James R. Reese
Merrick A. Webb
Uwo
Boonsboro
Robbert S. Gilbert
North Side East Avenue
Harry G. Mangans
Henry C. Ford
Funkstown
Glenn F. Smith
William H. Shobe
Charles R. Price
Tor James E. Sense
Hancock
Frank €. Ritter
Franklin
Myers
Lot
District No. 7
Aldine Lakin
J. Lee Mullendore
Io Model, Homes, Inc
Fairgreen Acres
Fountain Head
Model Homes, Inc
Herbert B. Niner, Jr
Raymond G. Breeden
Frankie Jones
Colonial Park
John E. Brewbaker
Scott Eichelberger
South Side
Indiana Avenue
R. Landis Coffman
Edwin Kline
Allen C. Kahl
Potomac Park
Paul M. Wetzel
Willard Street
William L. Everly
Walter E. Minnick
West Side Ridge Avenue
Willard L. Landers
Francis W. Brown
West Side Woodland Way
Miners Entombed as Rescue Efforts Continue at William Mine
Alien, whose son was among the entombed miners, reports crews working through rubble after a blast at the 135 year old William mine near Whitehaven in Cumberland County. Sealed entries are being cleared as air circulation improves with canaries used to test conditions. The disaster follows a string of British mine deaths since public ownership began last year, with past fatalities at Stokes-on-Trent, Senthenydd, Whitehaven, and others. the deadliest on record dates to 1913 in South Wales.
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Alien
William
Canaries
Cumberland
England
Stokeson Trent
Senthenydd
South Wales
Whitehaven
Wellington
Ruptured Ducks Near Extinct
A feature on the fading practice of wearing the discharge button by ex servicemen. It notes challenges veterans face when questioned about service and how the button aided but also burdened social interactions. The piece argues the decline reflects veterans’ adjustment to postwar life and their evolving role as responsible citizens in a tough era.
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Oknawea
Borgainville
United States
Hetler
Former boarder kills woman and wounds daughters in Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. August 16 A 64 year old former boarder, Frank Semenario, shot and killed Mrs. Mary Cunders 45 and seriously wounded her daughters Josephine 20 and Helen 24. Semenario had lived at the home four years ago and is hospitalized in Homeopathic hospital in critical condition with two bullet wounds near the heart. Detectives work to piece together details.
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Wilkes-Barre
J. Russell Taylor
Taylor
Frank Semenario
Homepathic Hospital
Mary Cunders
Josephine
Helen
Semenario
Slalz
Youth poses as FBI agent in city raid inquiry
Police hold 24 year old resident of the Y.ALC.A for FBI investigation after he claimed to be an FBI man in a telephone call to police headquarters. A call from near Church and North Prospect streets requested raids on houses and identified the caller as an FBI agent. He was arrested by Patrolman Harry Young.
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Y.alc.a
Church
North Prospect
Harry Young
Shipping Strike Becomes Standstill Over Bethlehem Wages
Edward L. Denhard, secretary of the union negotiating committee for 40,000 workers, denounces Bethlehem Steel's wage offer as a phoney. He notes a 12 cent increase for day workers only and a 22 cent offer for about half the staff, tied to contract revisions that would wipe out arbitration gains. Union leaders seek 13 cents and press issues on seniority grievance, benefits, recognition, safety, and extra pay for dirty work.
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Baltimore
Maryland Drydock Company
Bethlehem
Edward L. Denhard
Bethlehem Steel
Denhard
Hungarians urged to skip forthcoming election by Nagy
Former Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy urged Hungarians to boycott the August 31 national elections. Broadcast via Voice of America, he called the vote a fake election that would spell slavery and urged patriots to join other dissident parties in resisting international Communism. He said abstaining would show the world their willingness to oppose those in power.
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Washington
Ferenc Nagy
State Department
Europe
Nagy
Hungary
Loyalists Press Paraguayan Rebels Across Rumors of Pursuit
In Buenos Aires on August 16, the Paraguayan government said loyalist forces defending Asuncion were driving rebels toward Villeta and Romaneo Castillo. A Dutch casualty tally reported 29 killed 91 wounded and one missing since the ceasefire order.
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Buenos Aires
Asuncion
Paraguay
Villeta
Romaneo Castillo
Batavia
Java
Netherlands
Krupps Indicted As War Criminals
The article reports on Alfred Krupp and the Krupp works facing war crime allegations tied to Nazi policies. It notes a failed attempt to try Alfred Krupp, claims growth of Krupp employment, donations to Nazi coffers, and ties to Nazi leaders like Fritz Sauckel.
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Krupps
Taylor
Alfred Krupp
Gustav
Nuernberg
France
Russia
International War Crimes Tribunal
Krupp Works
Hitler
Krupp
Fritz Sauckel
Widow of Lynched Negro Files Suit Against Sheriff
Carrie Lee Jones widow of John C. Jones sues Sheriff Oscar H. Haynes for 54000 damages in Webster Parish Louisiana. Jones and Albert Harris were seized from Minden jail by a mob after arrest for a reported attempt on a white woman. Jones was found bullet riddled near a bayou. Harris was beaten and left for dead. Six men in Federal court were later acquitted of civil rights charges.
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Minder
Oscar H. Haynes
John C. Jones
Carrie Lee Jones
Myrtis Ann
Los Angeles
Jones
Albert Harris
Minden
Harris
Webster Parish
Political Exiles and Delegates Clash in Panama
Exiled Nicaraguan political figures and the new Nicaraguan delegation to a Brazil defense conference clashed at Panama City air terminal. Police intervened, a man was shot in the wrist, and Mariano Arguello Vargas suffered a facial cut from a flying fist. Luis Samarriba, linked to anti Somoza groups, was wounded in the wrist by a bullet.
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Balboa
Panama
Quitandinha Inter-American Defense Conference
Brazil
Mariano Arguello Vargas
Nicaragua
Luis Samarriba
antiSomoza
Woman assaulted wife held on $500 bond in hearing
Joan W. Smith 33 of Hagerstown Rt 5 was ordered held by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder for a further hearing on August 18 after an assault on his wife. The injured woman was taken to Washington County Hospital for treatment. Also Chrysler announced price increases from $45 to $143 on passenger cars and trucks effective August 18.
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Joan W. Smith
Hagerstown
Chrysler
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Auto Scarcity Will Continue Across Nation
Detroit reports the postwar auto market remains unable to meet demand as production trails far behind orders. With about 6 million live orders and many more potential buyers, shortages persist due to steel, labor, and supply constraints. Dealers in production hotspots claim quotas mirror prewar levels, while overall output may barely reach four million cars before next July amid retooling and new models.
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Detroit
2Ub
Boy Boyish Traveler Boards Train Alone
Chicago reports 3 1/2 year old Vernon Zubris rode a Rock Island streamliner unaccompanied from Ottawa Illinois. Police notified Chicago, and his father John Zubris drove 85 miles from Chicago to recover him after the boy appeared at Englewood station.
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Chicago
Vernon Zubris
Rock Island
Ottawa
Ill
Verron
Englewood
John Zubris
Vérnon
63Rd Street
Defeat Is Seen For Netherlands In UN Battle
Aug 18 dispatch says the Netherlands faces another major setback as Security Council members favor keeping the Indonesian dispute under UN oversight. Dutch representative Van Klewsens argued Indonesia is not sovereign and the dispute not international. In Tel Aviv a Jewish shopkeeper was stabbed, and an Arab shot by a patrol in a curfew area. Watches from Nuernberg watches are noted.
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Lake
Netherlands
United Nations
Security Council
Belkto N. van Klewsens
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Nicaragua Installs New President and VP
Managua reports Dr Victor M Reyes named president by the Constituent Assembly and orders release of political prisoners at taking office. He resigns as foreign minister. Arguello Vargas named vice-president. Assembly elected Aug 3 after coup ousted Leonardo Argüello and toppled Benito Sacasa. Somoza family accused of backing the coup by opponents.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Victor M. Roman Y. Reyes
Constituent Assembly
Roman Y. Rey
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Arguello Vargas
Roman
Reres
Benjamin Lavayo Sacasa
Vecalet
Leonardo Arguello
Arguello
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Brooks, Former Grange Head, Dies
Bel Air Md Aug 16 Roy Brooks 64 long illness prominent Harford county farmer and Jersey breeder died at his Emmerton home. He was past master of Maryland State Grange former officer National Grange member of University of Maryland Board of Regents Maryland Southern States Cooperative director of Maryland Farm Bureau and Harford County Fair Association. Funeral rites at St Marys Episcopal Church Mon morning.
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Bel Air
T. Roy Brooks
Harford County
Emmerton
Brooks
Maryland State Grange
National Grange
Board of Regents
University of Maryland
Maryland
Southern States Cooperative
Maryland Farm Bureau
Motorists Survey Extended To Next Wednesday
City Engineer Charles W. Stamp revised the time for the traffic origin and destination survey conducted with the State Roads Commission. The interviewing of motorists will not be completed until next Wednesday due to the need for more information.
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Charles W. Stamp
State Roads Commission
Brandt Workers To Vote On Union
An election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board will be held at Brandt Cabinet Works on August 19. Workers will vote for either the AFL Upholsterers union the CIO Furniture Workers or no union. Omar N. Bradley to inspect on arrivals in New York as he heads to Europe for a general inspection of American occupation troops in Germany Italy and Austria.
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National Labor Relations Board
Brandt Cabinet Works
AFL
CIO Furniture Workers
Three Killed By Hurricane Hits Tampico Coast
Military authorities report at least three dead and 19 injured after a tropical hurricane lashed the south coast. Two dead and five injured from Cerro Azul oilfields. derricks toppled and tanks damaged. Flooding forced about 2,000 from their homes as Rio Panuco overflowed Tampico.
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Tampico
Mexico
Cerro Azul
Gulf of Mexico
Tamayo
Pemex
Pedestrian Petty Ticketed Twice For Interfering Traffic
Detroit August 26 Joseph Petty 63 was cited twice for interfering with traffic after weaving through a busy downtown intersection. Police officer Oscar Day directed traffic as Petty followed light signals, then lay bruised on the pavement after a second misstep. An ambulance carried him to Receiving hospital.
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Detroit
Joseph Petty
Petty
Oscar Day
Day
Hitler’s Name Held Libelous in Alabama Case
Montgomery Aug 16 Adolf Hitler’s name applied to a plaintiff is intrinsically libelous, Alabama Court of Appeals ruled. The opinion by Judge R B Carr upheld a $900 damage judgment from Hale county circuit court. The case arose after a defendant posted a sign over nine bales of cotton comparing the plaintiff to the former German dictator.
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Montgomery
Alt
Adolf Hitler
Alabama Court of Appeals
R. B. Carr
Hale County
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