Bitter exchange over German assets in Austria at conference
Marshall Bevin and Molotov clashed over how to define German assets in Austria. Molotov rejected a compromise plan, while Bidault noted lack of agreement. Marshall urged a settlement formula to exclude coerced transfers and suggested transferring German assets in Eastern Austria to the Soviet Union once defined.
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M. Molotov
Austria
Molotov
Marshal
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
France
Marshall
Soviet Union
Red Drive Fails to UN supervise U S Greece aid
In Lake Success the Soviet bid to place American aid to Greece under United Nations supervision failed to gain support. Britain and France opposed the plan, while U S aid to Greece faced potential veto, leaving questions on UN oversight of foreign aid unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Cadogan
Greece
U. N
Poland
Yugoslavia
Russia
U.N
Alexandre Parodi
Prance
Special Security Council
U. S
Parodi
Oswaldo Aranha
Council
United Nations Commission
Texas City Burns as Storage Tanks Explode in Disaster
Texas City faces its second costliest Texas disaster as ship and oil storage tanks erupt, likened to atomic bomb destruction. The port shows resolve with minimal panic as fires burn into the night and officials assess losses and ongoing danger.
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Texas City
Tex
Texas
America
Gulf Coast
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Grandcamp
Texasity
Unce
Public Auction at 19 West Cork Street corner of Indian Alley
Public auction of 40 ft frontage brick building sale at the front of Court House 19 West Cork Street corner of Indian Alley with terms 1/3 day of sale and balance in five annual payments. Dunn & Duvall auctioneers.
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Court House
West
Cork Street
Dunn & Duvall
Coleman Dunn
Ted
Smoke From 11 Fires Threaten Texas City
Smoke from 11 fires hung over Texas City as wind shifts toward the south. The Galveston hearing opened into the Grandcamp explosion that killed hundreds. Firefighters entered the Monsanto plant while officials fear more bodies in ruins and as smoke reached inland towns.
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Texas City
Galveston
Tex
Coast Guard
Grandcamp
Monsanto Chemical Company
Palestine
Jacksonville
Sid Richardson
Trapped Mon Santo workers found alive after plant explosions
Houston Chronicle report says several persons trapped in the Mon santo Chemical Company plant were found alive today, 48 hours after Wednesday's explosions. In Washington, the government estimates federal taxes on Henry Ford's estate could total between 15.82 million and 66.37 million, depending on Edsel Ford's estate calculations.
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Houston
Tex
Houston Chronicle Today
Monsanto Chemical Company
Washington
Henry Ford
Edsel
U. S
First wage increase demand from CIO steelworkers union
Pittsburgh April 18 the CIO United Steelworkers disclosed a request for a 23 cent hourly wage boost in negotiations with Jones Laughlin Steel Corp. The move marks the first definite wage rise demand in the ongoing contract talks.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelwokers
Jones — Laughlin Steel Corpora
CIO chief calls GM offer unsatisfactory
April 18 in Pittsburgh President Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers said GM's 15 cent hourly pay increase is not satisfactory. In Brooklyn April 16 47 Burton Burt E Otton aged 65 was named manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers by Club President Branch Rick.
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Pittsburgh
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Dodgers Brooklyn
Burton
Burt E
Otton
Philadelphia Phils
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rick
For Sale Garden Seeds and Plants
Garden seeds lawn grass shrubbery gladiola bulbs and dalia roots offered by Winchester Seed Company. Listing includes catalog numbers and page reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Seed Company
Ford Estate May Soar As High As One Half Billion
Detroit April reports the Ford estate of Henry Ford may total up to 500 million with the bulk going to the Ford Foundation. The will filed for probate leaves voting stock to Edsel B. Ford and four grandchildren and non voting stock to the foundation. Real estate other than Fairlane goes to Ford Motor Co. under similar terms.
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Ford
Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford Foundation
Ford Family
Ford Motor Co
Edsel B. Ford
Edsel
Edsel Ford
Fairlane
Clara B. Ford
Two Covington Men Injured In Auto Accident
John Parsomada and Robert Tyree, Covington residents, are hospitalized in Winchester Memorial after a crash on Route 11 east of Winchester. Nester attempted to pass a tractor trailer driven by Lawrence E. Martin. Parsomada and Tyree suffered facial and scalp lacerations, shock, and Tyree concussion. State Trooper C A Seale investigated.
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John Parsomada
Robert Tyree
Covington
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Associated Transport
Lawrence E. Martin
S. Braddock Street
John M. Nester
Shenandoah River
Nester
Pasomada
Tyree
C. A. Seale
Truman Record Praised by Two Democratic Leaders
In New York at a Jefferson Day dinner, Len Connally and Averell Harriman lauded President Truman. Connally cited 1933 onward party gains and Truman’s record, predicting a 1948 victory, while Harriman praised Truman’s handling of domestic and foreign issues.
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New York
Len Connally
National Democratic Club
Harry S. Truman
United States
Texan
Commerce
Averell Hartman
Truman
Senate Labor Bill Sparks House and Senate Clash
In Washington on April 18 the CIO denounced the House labor bill as ill conceived and likely unconstitutional. The Senate plans to begin debate next Wednesday, with Taft aiming to add floor changes. Both chambers seek differing curbs on unions, with a conference committee likely later this month.
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Washington
CIO
House
Nathan Cowan
Cowan
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Steel Pay Rise Talk Shifts Pace in CIO Steelstrike Fight
Report from Iron Age says United States Steel Corp offered a substantial wage increase to the CIO United Steelworkers as union leaders prepare for a crucial weekend of meetings that could shape contract talks. Philip Murray denies knowledge, while observers expect possible action by the wage and policy committee next Monday.
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Aames _ man
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
The
Iron Age, Journal of the Metal Working Industries
Philip Murray
Iron Age
Murray
Big Steel
Detroit
Cio-United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
Pittsburgh
Deplorable Conditions in Greece Turkey Aid Debate
In Washington on April 18 Revercomb argued that $400 million in aid to Greece and Turkey could provoke a Soviet response and drag the U.S. into war. Senator Hatch said Greece may need ongoing assistance long after July 1, 1948, while supporting limited aid to Turkey. He warned the plan risks harming the economy.
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Washington
Greece
Turkey
Revercomb
Senate
Hatch
DNM
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Heroic Mothers Oceans Apart Risk Lives To Save Offspring
In East Brady Pennsylvania a family home on Broad Street burned at 5 AM killing four Jordan children aged one to eight and Mrs. Jordan. The mother jumped from a second story window saving three daughters who were burned near flames. Grandfather George Jordan also burned. Firefighters saved a nearby storage building containing paper boxes.
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East Brady
Broad
Pennsylvania
Jordan
Rangone
George Jordan
Robert Murphy
Eastern Standard Times
Walter Jordan
Rimersburg Mining Co
Kaylor
le Havre
France
Churchill Attacks Wallace at Rally Defends U S Policy
In London Churchill blasted Wallace as a crypto Communist, defending U S policy and the 3.75 billion loan. He urged unity among English speaking nations and warned against any wedge between Britain and the United States. Wallace defended his foreign policy remarks amid U S Senate critiques.
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London
Churchill
Wallace
Albert Hall
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Churchll
Britain
England
Russia
U. S
U. S. Senate
Truman
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Berryville Ave
Monsanto Chemical Plant
Bulletins
Fed
Senate Committee
Pepper
D-Fla
D-Mont
Federal
Labor Department
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United States of America
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