CIO Longshoremen Resume Talks End West Coast Strike
The CIO Longshoremen plan to formally offer to resume negotiations to end a weeklong west coast strike that halted shipping for 28,000 workers. President stated the move follows co operative conciliation meetings as fuel rationing programs are mapped for a five day wage strike by 15,000 oil workers in California refineries.
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CIO
Harry Bridges
Pacific
California
Glenn Bowers
Washington
San Francisco
CIO Longshoremen's Union
Longshoremen Referendum On Shipowners Proposals
Harry Bridges project predicts strong negative votes on two shipowners proposals as longshoremen vote along the coast after Friday counts. NLRB attorneys in Washington say they may drop Taft Hartley accusations while the hiring hall issue remains under question. Shipowners agree to keep the hiring hall arrangement until the Supreme Court Rules on legality, but the union rejects a clause with strings.
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Harry Bridges
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
United States Supreme Court
Tr Union
Night Club Held Up by Polite Gunman
A soft spoken gunman in stylish clothes robbed Ciro's Sunset Strip of 1400 dollars on Thursday, aiming a threat at manager Robert Pryor and fleeing in a waiting car after a chase by a club steward. The bank messenger arriving moments later missed by minutes with 8400 dollars. Dolores Miller, club secretary, asked for a job before the holdup.
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Hollywood
Ciro’s
Sunset Strip
Dolores Miller
Robert Pryor
Pryor
Concord Grape Jelly Instructions From A Vintage Recipe
Step by step method for making Concord grape jelly using 5 cups juice, sugar, and pectin. Includes washing, crushing about 3½ pounds grapes, simmering, juicing, and boiling times. Details on sterilized glasses and hot seal alternatives. Note warns Concords preferred over other blue grapes and describes sealing methods.
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Concord
Muscat
Malagas
Woman Uses Hammer on Men in Theater
New York September report says Ann Bodvick of 25 was charged with felonious assault after hammering two men she mistook for movie theater wolves. She struck Herman Knecht and Edward Herman during a theater exit, saying the hammer was intended for a friend.
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New York
Ann Bodvick
Miss Bodvick
Herman Knecht
Knecht
H. B. Jones
Great Falls
Edward Herman
Butte
Judge Handles 900 Cases in One Day
In Butte a busy day in central police court saw Magistrate Jacob Dogole dispose of 900 cases and collect $4,500 in fines. Offenders included 600 who paid, with 300 heard and 200 fined after hearings. The day featured numerous arrivals and guest notices from Butte and nearby towns, plus community announcements for meetings and enlistments.
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Philadelphia
Jacob Dogole
Central Police Court
George F. Moon
Armstead
Leggat
Dogole
Miller
Buttein
Billings
Grant
Washington
U.P
Truman
United Nations
George
Linnealodge
C. Marshall
Scandia Hall
Volcanic Eruption Forces Refugees From Island Towns
Volcanic gases threaten refugees as activity rises and a third vent opens south of debris spewing vents. Alcaraz warns and directs southeast coastal towns five to seven miles from craters. Port facilities are primitive, and rescue relies on small boats. Remaining islanders camp on southeast shores. The island measures 12 by eight miles and covers 92 square miles.
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Alcaraz
Division of Aid Among ECA Nations Delayed
German recovery is key to Europe’s revival as GCEEC talks stall past a September 1 target for next year’s allocations. Officials hope for a September 15 agreement but risk reports of a drafted compromise remain unconfirmed. Harriman acts as peacemaker amid lingering disagreements.
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Europe
GCEEC
Hoffman
Paris
ECA
Congress
Harriman
Brussels
London
U. S. May Build Fastest Bomber
The Air Force may order Boeing XB-47 Stratojet, a six engine swept wing bomber faster than any nation. production hinges on $197 million unallocated funds release by Secretary Forrestal. The jet powered plane features 116 ft wingspan, 108 ft length, 28 ft height and capacity for over ten tons of bombs.
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Washington
Air Force
Forrestal
General Electric
Allison
Indianapolis
Boeing
Wichita
Seattle
Wash
Boeing Airplane Company
Russian Planes Prowl Skies Over Baltic Alert
Soviet aerial maneuvers near Copenhagen last week alarm Baltic observers yet Danish forces remained calm. Berlin naval reports say this marks the first Soviet naval display of scale in the Baltic since WWII ending. Allied estimates place 3000 to 4000 planes over northern Europe if deployed, amid a rapid postwar air buildup as American B 29s arrive.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Baltic
Europe
Germany
Lower Food Prices Are On the Way
National farm groups predict relief for consumers as 1939 farm output set to boost supplies and lower food costs. They caution meats and animal products may lag due to rebuilding herds, even as Labor Department reports another drop in wholesale prices.
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Washington
U.P
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Council of Farmer Co-operatives
Labor Department
Peasants Sell Cattle to Beat Polish Communist Drive
Poles hurried to convert hoarded food and livestock into cash on September 9 as towns buzzed with selling horses and cows to outpace a government move to socialize farms. Black market tin and currency exchanges surged as cow prices dropped from high to low figures amid the scramble for dollars.
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Warsaw
Poland
Actress Rita Johnson Seriously Hurt In Accident
Hollywood reports actress Rita Johnson was rushed to hospital after a hair dryer toppled in her apartment and caused a serious brain concussion. Doctors performed emergency brain surgery to save her life.
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Hollywood
Rita Johnson
Miss Johnson
Bomber Pilot Killed in New Mexico Crash
A B-25 bomber crashed near Otto New Mexico killing the pilot and causing three or four crewmen to bail out Thursday night. The aircraft was returning to Kirtland Air Force Base from a flight to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Otto
Kirtland Air Force Base
Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Russians Clash With Berlin Civilians at Brandenburg Gate
Witnesses said Russian mil Police fired as crowds surged toward the gate in Berlin. An anti Communist climbed the memorial to tear down a flag before a second climber reportedly fell or was shot. Gunfire and scuffles followed as the crowd dispersed amid tensions from the week’s events.
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Stone
Brandenburg Gate
Modern light hours operated by remote control
Modern lghthours can be operated by remote control with equipment so complete that the attendant on shore can hear the motors start and the switches thrown in the tent.
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