Miners Strike Bulletin Sparks Nationwide Walkout
Pittsburgh reports confirm miners vote to strike over suspension of the United Mine Workers welfare and retirement fund. Local 31 in West Virginia joins walkouts as 400000 diggers could be affected. steel talks in Washington aim to avert broader disruption. Britain devalues pound to 2.80 this crisis move, triggering global currency shifts and bank closures.
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United Mine Workers’ Welfare and Retirement Fund
John S. Lewis
Truman
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West Virginia
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UMW
Pennsylvania
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Cyrus Ching
Washington
New Fire Strikes Noronic Ship Killing Dozens
Fire crews battled a fresh blaze on the Noronic more than 86 hours after the ship burned Saturday killing at least 119. Divers found no bodies yet as four investigations resume amid mourning relatives at a makeshift morgue.
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Noronic
Canada Steamship Lines
Shipping Line
Transport Department
Cleveland
Detroit
Child Dies In Ice Box Tragedy in Fresno Yard
In Fresno California 3 year old Edward Ryder was found dead inside an old ice box in the family yard. The body was discovered by his uncle Lester Peck who recalled a similar danger from his childhood. Police say the case appears to be a tragic accident.
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Calif
Edward Ryder
Lester Peck
Tulare
Edward
Golda Peck
H. P. Krumbine
Rajk Trial Resumes Today in Budapest
The trial of former Foreign Minister Laszlo Rajk and seven co defendants continues as the Communist regime targets an alleged American spy ring in the Balkans. Dr Tibor Szonyi, 46, once trusted by the regime, now accused as an American espionage agent, appears in the court as the fourth defendant. It is the trial’s third day.
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Laszlo Rajk
Balkans
Tibor ‘Szonyi
Peter Says Tito Aid Is Mistake by U. S.
Former King Peter of Yugoslavia accused the United States of error in granting a loan to Marshal Tito without tying it to concessions for freedom and democracy in Yugoslavia. He said the cold war tensions between Tito and the Kremlin likely would not spark a shooting war.
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Peter
Yugoslavia
United States
Marshal Tito
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Tito
Kremlin
Crash Kills Idaho Trio
Three hunters died when their car collided with a freight train near Twin Falls Idaho at 1033 am. The 1940 sedan carried four shotguns and was hurled about 58 feet after impact. Victims were Arnold Finnigsmier Dale O Heinrich and Dale E Kreigh all of Twin Falls and Fairfield.
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Here
Wells
Nevada
Arnold Finnigsmier
Dale O. Heinrich
Dale E. Kreigh
Fairfield
Jesse E. Carlton
J. O. Pumphrey
Carlton
Three in Family Conquer Channel Swim
John Mercer 53 of Fall River Massachusetts and his three youngest children swam the 14 mile channel from Manhattan to Coney Island. Faith 11 and Hope 11 quit early while Althea 21 pressed on, reaching shore at 12 06 p m as John Mercer Jr 18 finished two minutes after his father.
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John Mercer
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Manhattan
Coney Island
Mercer
New York Harbor
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Hope
Althea
John, Jr
Famed Hat Suchima Arrives in Pocatello for Legion Show
The white horse Hatsuchima once owned by Emperor Hirohito arrives in Pocatello and will be shown today and Tuesday under the American Legion. The Arabian stallion, now 16, belongs to Lt. Dick Ryan of the First Cavalry, who acquired him in 1945 after Japan's fall. He is to be displayed outside Newberry's on North Main Street from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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Japan
Pocatello
American Legion
Hatsuchima
Dick Ryan
First Cavalry
Ryan
United States
Newberry’s
North Main Street
Printers End Chicago Strike After Voting Settlement
AFL printers on five Chicago daily papers vote 1287 to 279 to accept a settlement and return to all jobs. They will resume in the morning, ending a nearly two year strike joined to protest the Taft-Hartley act. The gain includes a ten dollar weekly wage increase and seeks job protection after the law.
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Chicago
AFL
International Typographical Union
U. S
ITU
Four Brotherhoods See Hope for Presidential Board in Strike
Officials of four brotherhoods on strike against the Missouri Pacific railroad said Sunday there is still hope the dispute will be turned over to a special presidential board.
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ST. Louis
Brotherhoods
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Movie Actor Frank Morgan Dies in Beverly Hills
Hollywood reports that Frank Morgan died in his sleep at age 59 in his Beverly Hills home. His wife Alma found him after noon as he slept, with death likely from heart failure. A 38-year veteran of stage, screen, and radio, Morgan recently bought a 117-foot yacht named Chita and planned around-the-world travel. He had just completed Key to the City and was set to resume Buffalo Bill in Annie Get Your Gun.
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Frank Morgan
Beverly Hills
Alma
Morgan
Buffalo Bill
Bride from Chicago wins big on Hollywood Calling
Betty Mikenas 21 from Chicago won about 27500 in prizes by correctly answering the jackpot question on NBC radio program Hollywood Calling from Williams Bay Wisconsin.
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Williams Bay
Betty Mikenas
Chicago
Hollywood Calling
NBC
Mrs Barrett Reflects on Easing School Challenges
Nelile Barrett, 71, a veteran teacher with 45 years in the area, notes that teaching has become easier as students are less hard to manage than in the past. Her long career highlights shifting classroom dynamics and patience.
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Winfred
S. D
Nelile Barrett
Tobin Predicts Strong Economic Outlook For Nation
Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin told about 2000 delegates at the Western States Democratic conference that signs point to an upturn in employment and business. He warned a 1921-22 or 1932-33 downturn is not in the cards due to unemployment compensation, social security, minimum wage laws, price supports, bank deposits, mortgage guarantees, and other New Deal and Fair Deal protections. He urged extending unemployment benefits to 26 weeks nationwide, raising weekly payments to 30 dollars, broadening coverage, and securing quick corrections to old-age benefits while maintaining high public works spending to sustain full employment.
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San Francisco
Maurice J. Tobin
Roosevelt-Truman
Tobin
Big Three Await Next Red Move
U S diplomats in Washington watched for a Russian assault as Western Big Three leaders held a week of consultations. They noted renewed coordination in policy and closer military defense cooperation, while British officials said a crisis in confidence had passed and observers wondered what Vishinsky would do next.
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Washington
U. S
Vishinsky
Cops Tangle With 250-Pound Bear in Idaho Alley
Twin Falls, Idaho police officers Royal Heyer and Kenneth Johnston confronted a 250 pound bear owned by Theodore Soper that escaped a back yard and tried to shelter under a truck. After two falls and several rope attempts the bear was roped and dragged back to its owner.
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Theodore Soper
Soper
Brain
Rn Heyer
Kenneth Johnston
Congressmen Get Call to Capital
Congress returns from vacation to tackle about a dozen remaining administrative tails before year end. House members, away since August 26, are told to return Wednesday by Democratic and Republican leaders, a move seen as important though no official sign of major action was given.
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Washington
Congress
House
Coast Guard Halts Search for Italian Fliers
The Coast Guard announced it would discontinue the search for John Brondello and Capt. Camillo Bartoglio, two Italians who vanished during a non stop trans Atlantic flight in a small single engined plane. Searches south of Newfoundland ended after two fruitless days with no traces found. They had taken off from the Azores Friday morning and last reported 90 miles northeast of New York that evening.
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New York
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Newfoundland
John Brondello
Camillo Bartoglio
Azores
CIO Auto Workers Seek 34-Cent Wage Hike for 23000 Allis-Chalmers
A CIO Auto Workers council representing 23 000 Allis Chalmers Co workers voted Sunday to demand a 34 cent hourly wage and pension package.
Diabetics Can Be Treated Without Insulin Says Biochemist
Dr. Michael Somogyi reports 4000 patient study showing non insulin therapy with diet control and limited insulin can manage most adult diabetics. He warns excess insulin worsens hypoglycemia and may trigger a hormonal tug of war, risking chronic poisoning.
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Michael Somogyi
Jewish Hospital
St. Louis, Mo
Somogyi
Realistic Move Devalues Pound to $2.80 in New York
Financial experts in New York call the pound sterling devaluation to $2.80 a realistic step, noting it aligns with the actual exchange price at which the currency has long traded in New York.
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New York
Jersey cattle import nets mixed gains for Pacific Northwest
Dairymen from Oregon, Washington and British Columbia received a $100,000 shipment of pure-bred Jersey cows from the Isle of Jersey. Rex Moss of Mt. Angel, Oregon, bought the animals after a two-month trip to England. Sixty days quarantine in New York produced one calf born during the hold.
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Ore
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Jersey
Isle of Jersey
Rex Moss
Mt. Angel
England
Pacific Northwest
U. S
Moss
New York
Here's What Devaluation Accomplishes
London reports Britain's pound devaluation halved its U.S. price from 4.03 to 2.80, aiming to cheapen British goods in America and raise dollars to buy more overseas goods and raw materials. The plan shifts from dollars to pounds for trade, encouraging more imports and easing postwar shortages.
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United States
U. S
Britain
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