Murray Calls Strike Against Big Three Steel Firms
CIO President Philip Murray announced a nationwide strike against U S Steel Republic Steel and Bethlehem Steel with their subsidiaries. The action starts 12:01 A M Saturday and would idle about 375000 steelworkers while maintenance crews stay on. Cyrus Ching urged 50 smaller firms to keep current contracts. Murray said the wage policy committee accepted the president's plan with conditions for other firms.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
Eeeuman
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Cyrus Ching
Murray
Unions Accept White House Telegraphed Proposal
The USW board by unanimous action accepted the July 12 telegraphed proposal in the national interest. The Big Three rejected the President's request, citing Taft Hartley Act limits. Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel argued the act bars using a fact finding board's recommendations as a settlement basis.
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White House
USW
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel
Truman Blames Selfish Groups For Budget Strain
President Truman urged Americans not to accept a low mood amid business decline, blaming selfish interests for tax cuts and cuts in government spending. He defended a 42 billion dollar budget, warned against drastic reductions, and urged policy to sustain employment, investment, and national defense.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Young Junior Police Take Duty On City Streets
In Alabama and Idaho the junior police program expands with 14 year olds joining traffic duty. Patrolman C C Dawson urges the token force while nearly 60 youths prepare to patrol the business district for a rodeo parade. Chief Billy Ferrin and Lieutenant Leo Karas, both 14, lead the group with uniforms provided by Elks Lodge 674 as first assignments are issued for Friday.
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C. C
Alabama
Floods Swamp Central West Virginia Rivers
Four rivers in central West Virginia overflowed their banks after torrential rains on Wednesday. Residents in Sutton and nearby areas faced rising water levels and localized flooding, with emergency crews deployed to assist stranded residents.
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Sutton
W. Va
West Virginia
Judge Rules Local Option Rent Clause Unconstitutional
Federal Judge Elwyn R. Shaw ruled the local option section of the federal rent control law unconstitutional but postponed final ruling on whether the entire act is invalid. Court officials stressed the opinion is not a formal ruling and the issue would go to higher courts.
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Chicago
Elwyn R. Shaw
Shaw
Carroll will memorial plan upheld by court ruling
In Los Angeles the late showman Earl Carroll had his will validated ordering a memorial to his memory at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The judge approved the plan to erect statues of beautiful girls and set aside 50,000 dollars for perpetual care of the monument.
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Los. Angeles
Earl Carroll
William J. Palmer
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Air Disaster Claims 34 Of 48 On Flight Plunge
CHATSWORTH Calif AP Stewardess Charlotte Grenander from a hospital bed says a mid air tear caused the fatal crash. Civil Aeronautics Board Inspector James Peyton notes pilot Roy G White was 1900 feet below the expected altitude as the Curtiss Command ploughed into the Santa Susana mountains. The crash cartwheeled down the slope and burned. Grenander says there was no warning and she awoke about 70 feet from the wreck. Deputy Coroner John Bragg reports 33 bodies recovered, 14 injured identified, one passenger unaccounted for presumed dead. The 14 survivors are receiving hospital treatment.
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Ventura County
John Bragg
Wage Talks Break Off Between GE and CIO Union
General Electric and the CIO United Electrical Workers ended contract talks indefinitely after GE refused a $500 per man yearly wage rise, signaling a deadlock in continued negotiations.
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New York
General Electric Co
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Mayor Cites Legal Basis In Airports Annexation
Mayor W. W. Halsey said there is no state law forbidding a city to annex territory in another county. He noted Pocatello’s sudden expansion into Power county including the old municipal airport and Phillips Field, linking them by a narrow strip, and expressed that Power county would benefit from higher valuations if the airport is developed for housing.
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W. W. Halsey
Gate City
American Falls
Pocatello
Phillips Field
Power County
Pocatello City Council
Pocatello Air Fields
Halsey
Old Manor
Gary Archibald Faces Amputation After Bear Lake Accident
Montpelier UP reports Gary Archibald, 13, learned he will never walk again requires artificial legs after a Bear Lake boating accident. The Magna Utah student’s father says he accepted the news calmly, while local students form Better Life for Gary committee to raise funds for artificial limbs and medical bills and plan a warm welcome home.
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Montpelier
Gary Archibald
Ary
Bear Lake
A. C. Archibald
Utah
Gary
Kay
Wholesale foods show slight rise
The Dun and Bradstreet index for wholesale food prices rose two cents to 5.68 for the week ending July 12, from 5.66 the prior week and 7.36 a year earlier. Among 31 commonly used foods, seven declined, 13 advanced, and 11 were unchanged.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Mayor declares east side sewer system must be replaced
Mayor W W Halsey says Pocatello's main east side sewer lines are over capacity due to constant attachment of new inlet lines. He notes basements flood from backups and outlines a survey of east side industries to stagger sewage release hours, but warns trimming peak flow offers only temporary relief and cites 24 to 36 inch lines as needed amid high costs.
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Pocatello
Ayor W.W. Halsey
Halsey
India Rites For Air Dead
Five of the 14 American correspondents killed in the plane crash were cremated in Bombay after simple services. Clergymen led rites for Nat Barrows, James Branyan, William Newton, Bertram Hulen, and Elsie Dick. U S Ambassador Louis Brennan attended with his staff.
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India
Nat Barrows
Chicago Daily News
James Branyan
Houston Post
William Newton
Scripps Howard Newspaper Alliance
Bertram Hulen
New York Times
Elsie Dick
Mutual Broadcasting System
U. S
Lou Hendeson
New Delhi
Grand jury urged in Bannock County tax probe
Allen calls for grand jury review of Bannock County commissioners over equalization actions. He alleges selective reductions on Bistline properties and unadjusted similar assets, while noting nonpayment issues and urging state tax commission involvement. Commissioners defend process and say protests guided actions.
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Bannock County
George Allen
Board of Equalization
Toristone Properties
Allen
Prseestngele
Bistline
Commissioners
Conference of National Association of County Officials
Oakland
Calif
State Tax Commission
Roy T. Hale
McCammon
Grand Jury
Henry McQuade
Tax Commission
Krug Opposes Northwest Referendum On CVA Setup
Secretary of Interior J A Krug urged Congress to decide on a Columbia Valley Authority for the Northwest, opposing a regional referendum. He pressed for a single authority to speed Columbia River development, insisting state rights would be protected and current agencies would not be usurped. The Senate Appropriations Committee meanwhile proposed Missouri River Basin funding increases and outlined conditions for Glenda Wyoming project investigations and Missouri diversion dam costs.
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Northwest
Washington
Secretary of Interior
J. A. Krug Wednesday
Columbia Valley Authority
Columbia Valley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Interior
Budget Bureau
Glenda, Wyo
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Congress
Senate
Missouri Souris Division
MRB
Air Force tests high speed parachute jumps record
Two airmen from a jet F-80 Shooting Star completed parachute jumps from 10,000 feet at speeds up to 550 miles an hour over San Pablo Bay. Capt. Vincent Mazza jumped twice at 530 and 550 miles per hour, while Sgt. Victor James jumped at 405 miles per hour.
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Hamilton’ Field
Calif
Air Force
San Pablo Bay
Vincent Mazza
Victor James
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