GM Hails Pay Pact Averts 100 Plants Strike
General Motors offered 11 cent hourly raises to 225000 auto workers under a two year cost of living linked formula. The deal, reached after 20 hours of bargaining, aims to end Chrysler's two week strike and is subject to union locals approval. Additional boosts include eight cents immediate plus three cents on May 29 1949 with quarterly adjustments possible.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
CIO United Auto Workers Union
CIO
United Electrical
UEW
Cyrus S. Ching
Washington
UAW
Rail unions demand government nationalize railroads
Twenty one railway labor leaders representing about 1,250,000 rail workers urged the federal government to take control of railroads either temporarily or permanently. They accused authorities of acting as a strike breaker during threats involving engineers firemen and switchmen and called for transfer of ownership and revenue control to the United States.
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Washington
United States’ of America
Railway-Labor Executives Association
Alvanley Johnston
Engineers Union
Labor
Truman
H. W. Fraser
White House
Nasty Ones vandalize Camp Tenday grounds and Mink Creek areas
Readers describe vandalism at Camp Tenday and Mink Creek picnic spots by unnamed group The letters urge schools churches and parents to teach respect for parks and call for action including playground funding and new local laws Two correspondents report property damage including broken lodge windows stolen faucets and tires with tacks near East Hayden Street Pocatello Idaho
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Camp Tenday
Mink Creek
New York
Chicago
Luciano Probed For Gang Tie Up In Palermo Arrest
Luciano, former New York vice lord, was arrested three days ago and held for questioning in Palermo over suspected links to the Sicilian Mafia gang known as the black hand. Police said Scelba’s office declined comment and that Luciano, staying at the Hotel Delle Palme, was questioned at Cairoli barracks.
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Palermo
Sicily
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
New Ee
Mario Scelba
Rome
Luciano
Cairoli Barracks
United States
Sing Sing
Ralph Liguori
Vote Close On Program In Texas Democratic Convention
Brownwood Texas reports a tight convention vote as Gov Beauford Jester wins 1047 to 993 after a last minute county switch. The session ponders whether national convention delegates will be instructed and how electors will be pledged amid calls to free electors from party nominee.
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Brownwood
Tex
Beauford H. Jester
Jester
Lebanon demands return of internees before release
Lebanon will release the 41 Americans held after boarding the Marine Carp only if they return directly to the United States. U S minister Pinkerton reports the group is being kept at Baalek Syrian army barracks and Lebanon again refuses to release them without assurances they will not go to Palestine.
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Washington
Lebanon
State Department
United States
Lowell Pinkerton
U. S
Marine Carp
Beirut
Holy Land
Israel
Pinkerton
Baalek
Palestine
Trestle betting taxi theft and odd police notes in Pocatello
A taxi from the Halliwell park area was found undamaged at Frazier Grocery on McKinley Ave after 8 to 10 p m. A radiator cap theft case and a slot machine slugging incident are described with wry local commentary. An 82 year old man faced trial over unauthorized dollars at Nick's Place.
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Halliwell Park
Frazier Grocery
McKinley Ave
Robert M. Phelps
Nick
POST
Truman urges higher wages and education aid in pre election push
President Truman urged Congress to raise minimum wage and provide federal aid to education despite GOP claims of politics. Democratic whip Scott Lucas said efforts would continue to push action before adjournment. Republicans warned that a subcommittee had drafted a bill that might not meet all the President's requests.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate House
Senate
Scott Lucas
Mr. Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roy O. Woodruff
Mich
Alrady
Thomas Jenkins
Crossing Job Gone
Decatur Illinois history story follows Ann Holland known as Miss Ann who guided local schoolchildren across the Baltimore and Ohio tracks for 30 years. The Illinois commerce commission ordered replacement with a mechanical signal, ending her watchman era as she reflects on the absence of accidents during her tenure.
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Decatur
Ill
Ann Holland
Ann
Williams Street
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commission
McCarty Leads Florida Governor Runoff Fight
Dan McCarty the Florida citrus grower led the Florida governor runoff over Fuller Warren as more than one third of ballots counted. With 622 precincts reporting from 1,535 total, McCarty had 144,279 votes to Warren’s 133,976, a lead exceeding 10,000 but outcome still unsettled as the lead shifted several times.
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Miami
Fla
Dan McCarty
Pierce Citrus
Fuller Warren
Jacksonville
McCarty
Warren
Papers Filed On Housing Project In Idaho
Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State show the Pocatello Heights Corporation will operate a 100 unit rental housing apartment complex in Pocatello. An $800000 contract for construction has been let to Clarence Elle of Pocatello. The project is to be completed by fall. Incorporators include Robert I. Troxell of Caldwell and J. R. Simplot and R. A. Simplot of Boise, with capital listed at 70100.
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Boise
Pocatello Heights
R. A. Simplot
Arizona Governor Osborn Dies in Sleep at 64
Governor Sidney P. Osborn of Arizona died in his sleep at age 64 after a progressive muscular atrophy. An autopsy was planned by his family with three physicians conducting the examination to learn more about the illness that also felled Lou Gehrig. Dan A. Garvey would assume governor duties as the state has no lieutenant governor.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
Dan A. Garvey
Osborn
Otto L. Bendheim
Lou Gehrig
Movie Producer Shoots at Wife in Van Nuys
Leo Gorcey a 30 year old producer and former Dead End Kid was accused of firing three revolver slugs at his estranged wife Evalene 29 in Van Nuys California He claimed he fired at two private eyes and blamed his wife for trying to obtain evidence for a divorce He remained in jail overnight on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and was released on $1000 bail awaiting superior court on the writ of habeas corpus.
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van Nuys
Cal
Leo Gorcey
Evalene
Gorcey
Senate panel approves modified secrecy bill on codes
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a revised bill to protect American codes and code breaking activities. Sponsors led by the Navy say it does not ban disclosure of information sent in U S codes, a point of contention in the previous congress.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Armed Services’ Committee
Navy
U. S
Storm Center
Weizmann Seeks U.S. Aid For Israel From Truman
Dr Chaim Weizmann said President Truman encouraged hope for a large dollar loan and earlier lifting of the arms embargo to Palestine. He asked for 90 to 100 million dollars for housing refugees and military needs, including planes tanks and anti tank guns. Weizmann spoke optimistic after a 30 minute White House talk and Blair House briefing.
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Washington
Chaim Weizmann
Israel
Truman
Palestine
Mr.Truman
State
Ite House
Weizman
Blair House
Mr. Truman
Europe
Weizmann
Middle East
Assessor Hans Hansen resigns in Idaho Falls
Hans L. Hansen stepped down as Bonneville County assessor after 16 years due to failing health. The resignation announced Tuesday ends a long tenure in Idaho Falls.
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Idaho Falls
Hans L. Hansen
Bonneville County
Pocatellan Named Director of State Department Information Office
Lloyd Lehrbas, a veteran newspaperman and former Associated Press foreign correspondent, has been named director of the state department's international information office. He will direct international broadcasting and press divisions. Lehrbas previously served as an aide on public relations to General Douglas MacArthur during the war and visited relatives here a few weeks ago.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Pocatellan
Associated Press
State Department
International Information Office
Lehrbas
International Broadcasting and Press
Douglas MacArthur
Blonde seeks husband with ten thousand dollars cash
Hemstead News Day note tells of Dorothy Lawler 28 a blonde from Hemstead offering to marry a man who will provide 10 000 cash. She has two children, 11 and 10, and seeks a stable provider not too old. She works as nurse and hat-check girl, a former nightclub photographer and welder. She hopes to find moneyed suitor.
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Hemstead
N. Y
Hemstead News
Shapeley
Dorothy Lawler
Tosale
Nane
Dorothy
Tommy
Lawler
U S Eyes Strong Step If Arabs Reject UN Truce
Secretary of State George Marshall met UN officials in New York amid indications the United States will push strong actions against Arab states if they reject the UN cease fire appeal for an unconditional truce. Deadline for Arab reply loomed as talks continued with Trygve Lie and Alexandre Parodi present.
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New York
George Marshall
United Nations
United States
Paley
State Department
Americn
Eee R. Ring
U. S
Palestine
Amman
Tran-Jordan
Cairo
United Press
Sam Souki
Arab Legion
Bab EL Wad
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Israel
Britain Keeps Arms Aid to Trans-Jordan Despite Recall Hints
London reports Britain may recall leaders of Trans-Jordan's Arab legion while maintaining the eight million dollar annual arms subsidy to King Abdullah. A foreign office spokesman said about forty British officers with the legion remain under consideration, with treaty terms on arm shipments and the subsidy under discussion in London and Amman.
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Britain
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Abdullah
Foreign Office
Legion
Palestine
Amman
Trans- Jordan
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