Labor tensions slow as voting and draft talks loom
Early voting arouses reaction as parties favor positions while commission rejects delay. Labor mediator Paul Fuller eyes a new meeting to break the deadlock between soft coal operators and United Mine Workers after initial talks in Akron produced no progress. On Capitol Hill the House Military Affairs Committee weighs extending the May 15 draft deadline with key members urged to move swiftly. A proposed wage floor of 60 cents lacks provisions for progressive increases.
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Paul W. Fuller
United Mine Workers
Akron
Wypetenat
Teens Involved In Auto Thefts And Wrecks In Davis County
Two teenage boys stole and wrecked two vehicles near Washington causing heavy property damage. The 1941 pickup of Warren L Williams and the 1944 Ford coach of Cari Graves were overturned after about 300 feet. Police found clothing curtains blankets shoes and tools in the bed of the pickup, with owners to identify items and recover them at the Davis County sheriff's office. Mrs Henry Korten reported clothing and tools stolen from her car.
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Warren L. Williams
A. R
Elnora
Cari Graves
R. R
Daviess County
Henry Korten
Washington
Kortea Automobile
Jenner to Open Campaign Office in Indianapolis
Bedford April 2. Jenner planned to open headquarters in Indianapolis for his U S Senate Republican nomination campaign. He resigned yesterday as Bedford city official and announced the appointment of a secretary to assist in the drive while retaining his Bedford law office.
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Bedford
Jenner
Indianapolis
U. S
Bedford City . Y
Tremendous Damage in Pacific Islands After Wave Disaster
Honolulu reports massive destruction across Mawaliah Islands with more than 300 dead or missing. Navy says central Pacific installations heavily damaged and Bikini tests may shift. Governor Stainback reenacts Hawaii defense act to handle the disaster amid hospital and funeral demands.
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Honolulu
INS
Hawaii
Mawaliah Islands
Navy
Central Pacific
Ham Stainback
Hilo
Midway
Johns 1
Outng
Pearl Har
Oahu
Stainback
Stain
Aleutians
California
Seventeeenth
Basser
Use Island
Rebiht
Santa Crus
Cal
Commercial Dept Wins in District
The Commercial Department details a statewide contest at Mitchell Indiana with 15 schools and about 150 students. Washington High School led with 13 awards and the grand sweepstakes, led by top placers in shorthand typing bookkeeping and business.
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Central Normal College
Danville
Indiana
Mitchell
Washington High School
Jo Stafford
Billie Lou Stephenson
Phyllis Foster
Charlotte Brace
Joyce Smith
Sylvia Weintroup
Barbara Black
Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt Sto kowski plans reunion in New York
In New York on April 2 Gloria Vanderbilt Sto kowski and husband Joda Leopold return to headlines. Gloria Jr. seeks to reunite with her mother Gloria Sr. amid the $4,500,000 estate, with a pending annual allowance and related family matters drawing public attention.
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New York
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski
Joda Leopold
Gloria Sr
Agers Egg “Armas
Gloria Jr
Man Executed in Michigan City for 1944 Widow Murder
A wealthy Hv ensville widow was killed with a sagh cord in November 1944. The murderer was executed in the electric chair at the mp State Prison shortly after midnight following two stay of execution from the Indiana supreme court after being sentenced May 29, 1945.
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Hvensville
Mp State
Russ Swiss Agreement Shapes Swiss Policy Change
Observers view the renewed Russ Swiss accord as signaling a shift in Swiss strategy. Moscow’s opposition to League of Nations quarters appears softened as Eastern Europe falls within the Soviet sphere while Italy and Germany are defeated. The United States and Britain struggle to supply grain and machine tools to starving Europe, delaying any leftward trend in Swiss politics.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Moscow
Berteerahe
Europe
Italy
Germany
United States
Britain
U. S
Coal strike talks stall as wage dispute blocks progress
In Akron a conference between United Mine Workers leaders and coal operators yielded no progress after 14 days of talks. John L. Lewis refused to discuss wage increases, citing welfare and safety demands. Secretary Schwellenbach warned a mine cost agreement could emerge if welfare roadblocks are overcome.
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Akron
Puller
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Fuller
Ae Ee
Heral Selena Dee W
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Charles O'Neill
Tank Platoon Sergeant McLemores Heroic Action in Battle
Staff Sergeant McLemore remained with his disabled tank under continuous enemy fire, firing back and directing his platoon as the unit overran an objective with minimal losses. His coolness, judgment, and devotion to duty reflect the highest credit upon him and the armed forces. He entered military service in 1944, earned the Purple Heart, and received the Silver Star for gallantry.
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McLemore
Jarore
MeLémore
FDR Stamp Collection Sells In New York Auction
New York April 2 Two prize items from Franklin D Roosevelt's stamp collection found new owners. Ryland of White Plains paid $4,700 for an album of 1941 Chinese stamps presented to the late president by Generalissimo, part of a sale totaling about $161,192 with the collection evaluated at roughly $160,000.
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New York
Ins
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ryland
White Plains
I Y
Generalisnight
Joe He
Shoals Man William C Potts to Be Buried Tomorrow
Funeral services for William C Potts of Shoals will be held tomorrow at two in the afternoon at Hickory Grove Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. He was a resident of Shoals and will be laid to rest in the local churchyard.
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William C. Potts
Shhoals
Hickory’ Grove
Indiana panel moves to curb mineral wealth plunder
Indianapolis April 2 The state conservation commission discusses plans to curb annual removal of ore from state river beds and muck. A meeting recommended employing a lawyer to pursue enforcement actions and defend state interests against mineral plunder.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Conservation Commission
Indiana
Vets to Get Hunting and Fishing Permits
Veterans receive permits to hunt and fish under a new program announced by the civil affairs office. The initiative targets qualified veterans with official credentials and outlines eligibility criteria, distribution locations, and processing steps for application.
Senators Murray and Taft clash over health plan
In Washington on April 2, Senators Murray and Taft sparred fiercely in the education and labor committee over President Truman's health program. Murray called Taft a bluffing bulldozer and threatened to have him removed after Taft interrupted remarks and eventually walked out of the room vowing not to return.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Murray
Mont
Robert Taft
Ohio
Truman
Taft
Education and‘ Labor Committee
Paailore
Urray
Transit Strike in Detroit Disrupts City Services
Detroit transit workers led by AF of S division 26 refused arbitration as a 5200 strong bus and streetcar force continued a strike. Operators warned of a return to 18 cents hourly rates amid municipal street railway tax and fare reductions. Car owners faced fewer drivers and long service calls as absenteeism rose in the city.
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Edward Ist
A. F. of
Stransit
Department of Street Railways
Claf
Michigan
Detroit
Depetores
Hitch-Hike Killers To Be Returned To Indiana
Indiana Governor Ralph F Gates signed extradition papers and Indiana officers left for Fort Worth Texas to return hitch hikers Gibson 21 Jeffersonville and Ford 24 Jeffersonville who confessed to killing James J Williams 34 Louisville Ky near Paoli Ind on March 16 Ford was wounded during a gunfight with Fort Worth officers The confession says Gibson fired the fatal shots Williams and Marvin Skaggs were riding with the pair Williams reached for a side arm prompting Gibson to shoot Indiana authorities report Ford will travel back to Indiana despite wounds The pair also confessed to a Vincennes loan company holdup and another robbery in Jeffersonville Fort Worth officers say the two walked from the car during a tire change near Fort Worth Texas authorities plan to return them to Indiana
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Fort Worth
Tex
James J. Williams
Louisville
Paoli
Robert A. O’neal
Indiana State
Paul Edward Gibson
Jeffersonville
Gibson
Ernest ‘William Ford
Ford
Orange County
Texas
Williams
Marvin Skaggs
Aride
New Area
Vincennes
L. Robbins
San Antonio
Fort Selon
James J
Ernest Wil- Ford
Fort ‘Worth
Paul Kern
Iprish Wert
Blue Cross Plan Reaches City Employees In Indiana
Mayor Samuel Smith announced the Blue Cross health plan extension to city employees in Indiana. The program provides new coverage options and benefits for municipal staff through the Blue Cross initiative.
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Blue Cross
Samuel Smith
Blue Cross HH
Indiana
Chy
Barber Fined Five Dollars and Costs
A barber was fined five dollars plus costs after a minor infraction but the exact offense is not specified in the available text.
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Barber
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