Nationwide telephone strike threat as installers strike
The week long wage dispute between 10 000 striking telephone installers and Bell System Western Electric sparked a nationwide picket plan across 43 states. Federal mediator Thomas R Steutel sought a settlement while Chrysler workers entered a 24 day stalled talks with CIO UAW over the 89 000 Chrysler and 30 000 satellite plant workers affected by the walkout.
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New York
Thomas R. Steutel
Communications Workers of America
C.W.A
Bell System
Western Electric Co
Associated Press
Telehone
CIO
American Tele‘one and Telegraph Co
Itallation Workers
Communications Workers of
Amer
el. Pegligtente
Laudéra
Fame Hop
Iran's Lucky Shah Escapes Another Time
Fragmentary report notes Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi survives an assassination attempt after a car crash near Tehran. The president escaped unharmed while the vehicle was destroyed, marking another incident within the past 15 months amid ongoing security concerns.
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Iran
Shah
Tehran
Tran
Tran Atus
Shah Moomed Reza Paklev
Sumavad
Telephone Pickets Won't Affect Area
No disruption of Troy area telephone service is expected as picket lines form around Troy and Lansingburg offices today. Independent unions advised their members not to honor the lines, testing solidarity with the Western Electric strike. Albany attorney J Griffin McKernan represents the three unions and said it marks a precedent in their stance on strikes and political activity.
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Troy Area
Troy
Lansingburg
Western Electric Equipment
Hans
Donald W Lansing
Communication Workers of America
U. LO
Jase
J. Griffin McKernan
Albany Atttorney
Dehult
Workers ‘Press
Ts McKernan
Telephone Traffic Union, Upstate Area
Upstate Telephone Employees Association
Telephone Commercial Employes Association
Empire State Telephone Union
Imnes
Lansing
Western Electric Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
G.O.P girds to answer Truman tour
Republicans prepared to counter President Truman on his cross country swing starting Sunday with eight speeches and over fifty platform talks. GOP leaders vow parity of radio time and a political clash tied to the November vote, as Truman plans 16 states, a train route through 21 states and stops from Chicago to the West Coast.
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Brewster
Maine
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Senate
House
National Committee
GOP
Truman
Chicago
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Trenoise
Iowa
Nebraska
Wyoming
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
McCarthy Attacks Truman Stand in Senate Hearing
Senator McCarthy accused President Truman of political gain or poor information on the Communist threat. Senator Tydings revealed new undisclosed evidence that could influence the Senate investigation. The Foreign Relations subcommittee plans public hearings and may cite Earl Browder and Frederick Vanderbilt Field for contempt of Congress.
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McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
Thia
Tydinga
Tydings
Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
Earl Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Browder
Field
Freid
Full Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Chiang Kai-shek declares anti-communist war to save China
Chiang Kai-shek announces in a May Day message that Chinese nationalists fight an anti-Russian, anti-Communist war. He accuses Mao Zedong’s government of leaning toward Soviet Russia, calls for unity of 450 million Chinese against communism and Russian aggression, and urges Taiwan to harden its fortress to ensure national independence.
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Formoss
Chiang Kai-shek
Soviet Union
Formona
Russia
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Mao Txetung
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Taiwan
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Republic of China
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Criang
Admiral Says Navy Can Carry A-Bomb
Admiral Sherman told NBC Meet the Press that the U S Navy now has a carrier able to launch a plane big enough to deliver an atomic bomb. He said there is no credible evidence of foreign submarines off US coasts and warned Russia's navy outnumbers the U S Navy, but the U S could defend Western Europe against potential long range submarines and aggression.
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D&i
Forrest PB. Sherman
Aval J Operations
United States Navy
Natonal Broadcasting Company
Meet
Russia
TSS
Ruwwa
Europe
Treland Trains Grind To Halt In Strike
Train service stopped early Monday across Treland on government lines after an unofficial strike by engineers and firemen at Lamerick. The stoppage spread with workers in Dublin Cork and other centers joining in support over promotions and related disputes.
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Doublin
Republic of Treland
Lamerick
Dublin
Cork
Nizam’s Wealth and Power Spotlighted in Turbulent Era
The Nizam of Hyderabad tallies vast wealth including gold, jewels, and currency in on site vaults, with advisers estimating near 220 million dollars in assets. His reign faced upheaval when Indian troops moved to annex Hyderabad in 1948, ending his rule over 17 million Muslims and transforming his status into a state of India.
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Hyderabad
Cleese
Bin
K. Taraporansies
Nigam Snands
Balee
Vollom
Raceros Bank
Inala
Horveskeld
Pirat
Helnes
Indi
le Sate
Miderehad
Ius Propia
Hyderapad City
Aizam
Percan Peters
Appente
B 25 Bomber Crashes Killing Six Near Batchtown
A US Air Force B 25 bomber struck a tree yesterday near Batchtown Illinois, ignited two houses, and killed six aboard. Parts of bodies were recovered as wreckage scattered for blocks, a parachute was found, and residents were injured. Names aboard were withheld.
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Army
Frank HH Wolf
Fie
Walter Bridges
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Bridges
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Parrin Air Base
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Panama Freighter Hits Mine Off Holland Coast
The Panamanian freighter TiSton Panamanian steady er canopun was damaged by a mine off the Dutch north coast. The ship is being towed to shore by the tug Holland Airport. No casualties or danger of sinking were reported by the Ditzwagers News Agency.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Holland
Ditzwagers
National and American League Scoreboard Report
The National League results show Poston four to two over Failadelphie with Barton three, Cincinnati four to two over Pittsburgh, Cincinnati two to one over Pittsburgh and St Leonie one to four over Chicago. Brooklyn at New York postponed by rain. American League highlights Bortem eighteen over Philadelphia two or six, Chicago five over Detroit two, Chicago leads Detroit two to three in other listings. Eastern League games are all postponed due to rain.
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Philadelpha
Barton
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St. Leonie
Chicago
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New York
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Phiadelpha
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Chicemo
Detroit
St. Louis
Warrington
United Press Telegraphers Strike Across U.S. Bureaus
Telegraph operators and equipment maintenance workers in all American United Press bureaus were called out on strike after last minute government mediation failed to settle a dispute with the A F I Commercial Telegraphers Union. The walkout followed demands for a $15 weekly pay increase, impacting both teletype operators and maintenance staff.
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New York
United Free Association
A. F. I. Commercial Telegraphers Union
James H. Neary
C. T. Ula United Peces
Fed US
United Presa
New York Rainmakers Seeding Clouds Affects Watershed
Rain and sleet pelted New York watershed as navy cloud seeding with silver iodide began near Catskill and Roscoe. Ground generators and air seeding aimed to boost reservoir inflows, with Dr Walllace Howell coordinating from Boston. Results uncertain though reservoirs rose to 42.8 percent capacity amid ongoing effort.
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New York
Navy
Catskil
St. Tennans Lake
Roscoe
Stere
Walllace E Howell
Boston
French Batman Fails To Entertain Crowd At Air Show
Paris UP reports that parachute jumper Leo Valentin attempted a 12 000 foot plane jump at Villacoublay Airport with canvas wings. He landed miles away after claiming the wings failed, disappointing about 250 000 spectators and marking France’s largest postwar show.
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Paris
Leo Valentin
Villacoublay
France
Jank Force
Lewis May Seek Higher Coal Pension Benefits
Washington operators say John Lewis is considering boosting miner pensions to 125 dollars a month when welfare fund trustees meet to release long frozen benefits. The fund, funded by a levy on coal tonnage, pays about 379 million since old age benefits began. Lewis chairs the three member board administering the 150 million annual welfare fund with trustee Mike Roche and former National Coal Association head Charles Owen.
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Washington LLP
John Lo Lewie
Har-D
Walter BP. Reuther
Ci.c
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Lewis
Reuther
Ford
CIO
Papa Murrey
Jeterine Roche
Mentra
Charles A. Owen
National Coal Association
Mike Roche
Highway Worker Killed In Traffic Crash
Clarence A. Sheve lock, 48, a communication worker, died yesterday after a vehicle struck him on the highway here while he was performing duties.
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Clarence A. Shevelock
Grand jury report exposes rackets in Kansas City era
The Kansas City grand jury presentment reports months of investigation into graft and rackets. It notes no indictments but warns of organized crime influence in politics and gambling. Names like Binaggio Gargotta and ties to local elections are highlighted amid calls for action and reform.
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Kansas City
Grand Jury
Kanes
Jandalenim
BMA
Hastery
Daasieg
Berlin May Day Amid Rallies in Divided Europe
May Day celebrations split Berlin with Western troops confined to barracks and mass demonstrations planned on Unter den Linden near the Reichstag. Communists expected a rival rally as 500,000 youth flagged a "March on Berlin" during Whitsun. Paris police prepared for clashes as De Gaulle’s followers gathered. Moscow prepared a Red Square parade with delegations from Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, France, Britain and others.
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Asia
Berlin
West Berlin
Reichstag
Unter den Linden
Washington
Paris
Communista
de Gauilliste
J Charles de Gaulle
Frederic Jollot- Curie
Rusia
Moscow
Lenin
Red Square
Bulgaria
Germany
Austria
France
Britain
Denmark
Ume
Western Berlin Forces Mass For May Day Rallies
Western command ordered troops into compounds as May Day rallies loom in East and West Berlin. American British and French forces stand alert while West Berlin and Soviet sector police mobilize for large gatherings near the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate.
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