Maritime unions reach wage settlement for Atlantic coast
New York reports an agreement among three maritime unions and 39 East Coast shippers on resettlement of shipping along the Gulf coast and a five percent wage raise. Special union meetings will ratify the pact, which extends existing contracts for one year with overtime pay for sea and port work and nine holidays annually. The West Coast talks are ongoing as embargo effects linger.
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NEW York
W. Gibson
Tin Powner
Nathan Feinger
Ranner
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union (Cio
Curran
Nean@l Maritime Union
Marine Engineers Bene Jal Association
CIO
Doc
Gibson
Labor Department
Por
Robert Jones Nominated to FCC Post in Washington
Rep. Robert Franklin Jones of Ohio's Fourth District was named by President Truman to a seven year term on the Federal Communications Commission. The nomination follows the withdrawal of Ray C. Wakefield's renomination, with Jones as the replacement and potential successor to the Lima congressman. The move triggers possible vacancy filling by the governor.
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Washington
Repubn
Robert Franklin Jones
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
Firesident
Truman
Jones Terday
Ray C. Wakefield
Lima. O
Wakefielder
White
Kefield
Han
Cleveland retail prices edge up for key essentials
Rough reading shows Cleveland price trends for staples like cereals, coffee, sugar and baked goods. The text notes small increases around one to two percent between mid 1930s levels and April figures, reflecting modest inflation and consumer costs.
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Cleveland
Col Ces
Suit Threatened Over School Board Dispute
Cincinnati report notes a threatened court action in the North College Hill school district. The school board clash centers on control and payments amid a fractured district, with one side prepared to press suit despite ongoing disagreements.
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Cincinnati
North College Hill
Ant Junction
Flood Engulfs Village in Iowa
Flood waters engulf the almost-deserted Iowa village of Oakville as the Mississippi and Des Moines rivers swell. The five-and-a-half mile railroad levee cracks, roads into town become impassable, and residents fear a second surge within a week as flood crests head toward Louisiana, Missouri. Mayor C. D. Johnson warns the water may not rise much higher.
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Lowa
Iistance
Rtver
Aavoc
C. D. Johnson
Johnson
Minneapolis and
St Louis
Mississit
Des Moines
Iowa
Louisiana
Youth Pleads Guilty To Starting Fire In Marion
Orvat Blankenship, 23, of Marion, pleaded guilty in county court to arson in a 890,000 fire at Marion Plant Life Fertilizer Co. last May 16. The jury had set bond at 5,000. Officials said the motive involved tension with the plant owner. the case was sent to grand jury amid broader labor dispute talk.
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Marion
Orvat LL Blankenship
AFL
Owens
Blankenship
Taft-Harley Laborihe
Pen Co Engineer Fatally Burned in Workshop Fire
CHICAGO a tool engineer William Hre bergardt 52 of the Pen company died when a stove in his workshop ignited after he poured gasoline into the fire. He helped Milton S Reynolds design the ball point pen later introduced to the U S market in fall 1945.
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Chicago
William Hrebergardt
Ie Wnolés Pen Company
Todagardt
Ils
Milton S Reynolds
Reynolds
United States
Eisenhower Gets Columbia Offer
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Flora Parks said Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower has been approached about the presidency of Columbia University but has no intention of leaving his role as army chief of staff this year. Parks released a statement noting Eisenhower would act only with approval from the Secretary of War and the President and would announce future plans if he commits.
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Washington
FL. Parks
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Colum University
New York
Army
Parks
Army Public Information Division
Eisenhower
Board of Trustees
Columbia
Secretary of War
Board of Trustees of
Columbia| University
Councilman Sees Milk in Circleville Water
Circleville councilman Boyd L Hern complains about milky water quality saying turning on any faucet may feel like milking a cow. He cites a two milky condition in the water and notes his pond fish all died after experiments. The council took no action.
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Circleville
Boyd L Hern
Nation Awaits Truman Action On Labor Bill
Washington reports President Truman weighs the Taft Hartley labor bill amid deep party rifts. A Democratic National Committee survey shows 103 to 66 favor veto with 4 recommending passage without signature. Truman intends to decide after cabinet and party input, avoiding a direct White House meeting with southern Democrats urging signature.
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Washington
Truman
Majori
Mest
Treman
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
White House
West
New York
Pennsylvania
Tial
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
John R.steelman
Mrr. Truman
iTruman
Marion Rushton
Montgomery
Ala
Trezman
Russia Won't Yield On Atomic Policy
Russia refused to concede on atomic control, saying no surrender of veto rights in punishment of violators. Andrei Gromyko told two closed meetings of the atomic energy committee that U.S. demands for a veto clash with LD X charter, asserting the Soviet Union must retain sole international prerogatives.
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Russia
Andrei A. Gromy Eiza
Atomic Energy Coming
Comncnl
Preserve International
Agener Io
Gid Worship Joins Mothball Fleet in Reserve
New York report says the veteran battleship Gid Worship, long active in Atlantic and Pacific operations, was moved from Brooklyn Navy Yard to reserve status as part of the mothball plan. About 2,000 Navy ships on both coasts are being placed in reserve, with weapons and engines preserved for possible emergency use.
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New
Russia Free To Join European Recovery Plan Or Face Exclusion
France and Britain gave Russia until Monday to decide on joining the Marshall plan for postwar Europe with American help or have the European recovery organized without the Soviet Union. Moscow was invited to talks with Georges Bidault and Ernest Bevin the week of June 23 to discuss steps to implement the plan. British and French officials signaled Moscow’s possible refusal would not halt the effort, aiming to proceed with or without Russia depending on Moscow’s reply. The Russian press criticized the program as an extension of the Truman Doctrine.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Russia
Europe
Soviet Union
Moscow
V. M. Molotey
Georges] Bidault
Ernest Be
UC. S
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Harvard University
Mosemy
London
Bevin
Bidault
Reds Hold 20-1 Troop Margin
MIAMI FL Lt Gen Lawton Collins warned that Russian forces vastly outnumber the U S Army with over 10 000 aircraft and up to 200 divisions in the field plus 100 more from satellites He urged steps to address alleged weaknesses noting that great ports like New York City and industrial hubs such as Detroit Pittsburgh and Chicago could be attack targets while U S forces appear undersized for defense
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Miami
Fla
Lawton Collins
U.S
Collins
Europe
U. S
Russia
War Department
Reserve Officers Association
Lead Harbor
Cal
New York City
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Bomb Wrecks Kelch Auto in Cleveland Blast
Mayor Burke orders Safety Director Smith to probe a bomb blast that wrecked the car of former State Liquor Enforcer William Kelch and damaged 126 windows in the West Side. Kelch says police demand a full explanation while details of motive remain unclear.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
William F. Smith
William Kelch
Kelch
Burke
Smith
Reich
Rome
Daixy
Ce Force
State Asked to Declare Five Properties Here Tax Exempt
State board of tax appeals in Columb e hears appeals from five properties claimed as tax exempt. The Home for Aged Men on Wood Avenue Mt. Oaves Cemetery the Church of God at Frazersburg Beth esda hospital nurses' home and a Bethesda hospital parking lot are contested. Representatives say the properties serve charitable purposes and should remain tax exempt. no immediate ruling expected.
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State Board of Tax Appeals
Columb
Wood Avenue
Mt. Oaves
Church of God At
Frazersburg
Bethé@sda hospital
Bethesda Hospital
Azoth
Ted
Paul Hirke
Ray Pinnick
Probe of High Prices Promised
Senator Baldwin urged an immediate congressional probe into high consumer prices. He offered a resolution for a House Senate committee with a 360000 expense account to conduct a full study and investigate current wage and price concerns.
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Washington
Baldwin
Conn
Tod
Taft
Ohio
House- Senate
Gehrich
Youths Motorcycle Overturns on Main Street
An accident on Main Street involving a youth on a motorcycle led to minor injuries. Carl d sonot, 38, of the Fast wher eoverturn recruiter, aided at the scene and the youth was taken to Good Samaritan hospital. Orwig t was dismissed after receiving treatment for minor cuts and bruises.
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Carl d Sonot
Good Samaritan Hospital
Orwigt
Convention City Chosen for Mystic Order Convention
The Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Yen Realm International voted today to hold its 1948 convention in Atlantic City and the 1939 meet in Long Beach California. This is the final day of the current convention.
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Columbus
Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets
yEn Realm International
Grotie
Atlantic City
Long Beach
Pan American Plane Down Survives 22 In Karachi to Istanbul Flight
A Pan American World Airways Constellation Eclipse crashed near Enidgadine Syria during a forced landing. Of 37 aboard, 22 survived including three crew members and nine passengers. The dead include eight messengers and seven crew. Surviving crew members named Purser Anthony Volpe Stewardess Jane Bray and Third Officer Eugene W Roddenberry. The flight was en route from Karachi India to Istanbul. initial reports suggested it might be the Clipper America.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Megadine
Syria
Tsafe
Bam Amencan
Karachi
Istanbul
Damascus
Anthony Volpe
Jane Bray
Eusgene W. Roddenberry
River Edge
S.J
Apt Joseph Hail Hart
Indian Chase Park
Greenwich Conn
Robert Stanley Rice Coy
Flushing
Queens
Howard Thompson
Jackson
Heights
N.Y
Rogert B. Donhelly
Ayside
W. E. Morris
Brooklyn
Nelson .C. Miles
Port Washington
Arthur Q. Melson
India
Enigadine
Pan- América
Rent Control Bill Passage Predicted in Washington
Senator Buck predicts Senate passage today of a house approved bill to extend rent controls for eight months and permit increases up to 15 percent. He aims to call it up after a wool bill vote, saying no obstacles remain as the measure mirrors the house compromise. Senate conferees’ key concession removes government controls over commercial constr ucts. Senator Taylor may urge a veto if Buck is right, while Buck hopes Truman signs it. Current law imposes controls until June 30.
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Washingson
Buck
Senate
House
Taylor
Idaho
Trruman
Truman
Family Recovers Tornado Bond Near Findlay
A World War II bond blown from a tornado strip near a trailer camp on the outskirts of Findlay was recovered by J. A. Schreiner, a Seneca county farmer from Ris farm near Bellevue. It’s the second bond recovered by the Frost family, the first found by another farmer about 10 miles from Findlay.
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Findlay
J. A. Schreiner
Seneca County
Lon Ris Farm
Bellevue
Cloudy and Cool Weather Outlook for Ohio Regions
Forecast shows cloudy cool conditions across northern and central Ohio with a few showers in the extreme south. Tonight through Friday expect continued cool with showers in the west and south portions. Reported high yesterday 67 and current low around 4:30 am. early afternoon readings near 69.5.
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