Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 168, Decatur, Adams County, 17 July 1952 — Page 8

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Steel Sources Say Agreement On Strike Near Union Spokesmen [Refuse Any Direct Comment On Issue PITTSBURGH, UP — Industry j sources said today that the steel companies and the striking CIO United were "very near” agreement with the major issue in dispute the rjght of workers to quit the union, . USVV spokesmen would only say \ that “we are still in disagreement" and that no joint negotiations were scheduled. They were apparently marking tlmei until the union’s 170m;.n wage policy committee meets, here Monday. However, chmpany sources said the “substantial” roadblock in the way of settlement waifClO President Philip Murray’s demand for elimination of a clause in previous agreeimnts which periuits workers to withdraw voluntarily from the union during*a’ls-day period before the expiration date of the contract. The union cloaked its plans in secrecy. A mystifying development Was the failure of thousands of U. S. Corp, employes in the Pittsburgh district to pickup vacation pay checks ready for distribution today. Pay windows were open at the company’s Clairton. Edgar Thomson, Duquesne and Wood works, but by noon only a handful of workers had appeared to collect. Acting defense mobilizer John > ■' t

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ft. Steelman Wednesday aban- ! doped, for the time being, an effort to bring industry and union 'officials into agreement on the closed shop issue? { -- ' Steelman was reported to be undecided about tpe government’s next step. J ’1 i|' j ■ ■ 4 , [l- —j « . Heat Continues To Blanket Country ■ ■ Only Cool Spot Is \ ; On Canadian Border By UNITED PRESS A perspiring weather man looked at his maps knd predicted that hot, sticky air will cover most of the country today. While the humidity climbed along the Gulf of Mexico, farmers in other parts of the South hoped for rain. Loggers in' the Pacific NorthWest and as far -east as Maine watched forests vvith apprehensive eyes. , . 1 ’ A forester and his sdn were killed fighting a 500-aere blaze near Marblemount, Wash.. and at leftst 10 families were left homeless jin British Columbia by forest The United State? department of agriculture that crops in,Georgia alone have suffered $50.000,000 damage. A \ spokesman \described the situation as "critical," gnd said that unless rain comes soon many farmers will be wiped out. Rain squalls moiiing northward from the steaming; Gulf extended some hope to the parched southland, but weather bureau forecasters sayid they would probably pass too far to the west.: | A cold front that was supposed ,to send temperatures skidding on the east coast dwipdlyed away into a will-o-the-wisp that did little to break the record Ijeat wave. The cool air swerved southward and missed wilting “’New Yorkers by about 3d miles. ; ; I J . At least seven persbns in New England collapsed In the heat and died Wednesday. Two “baby” tornadoes lashed 'the area northeast of Texarkana. Ark. Considerable property damage was caused, but no one* was reported injured. ! Squalls in tpe Gulf produced 7.64 inches of rain on Lake Charles, La., in a 24-hour period? The U.S. weather bureau . reported that about; the only bool spot in the nation [today would be along the’Canadian[border in North Dakota, Minnesota' and the upper Great. Lakes region. B LOO DMO BILE (Contlrtued From Pane One) Mrs. Weldon Soldnfer. Girl Scouts: Misses Janet Everhart. Martha Pursley and Marlene Snyder. Transportation: Mrs. Robert Railing. Several members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will help load the bloodtnobile tonight. I • 1 Mrs. Max Schafer is the local chapter secretary, . with Mrs. Ed Bauer acting as chairman of volunteer services. j*

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INJURED AMERICAN shot put champion Jim Fuchs shpws his damaged hand to Nina Dumbadze, U.S.S.R. disetrs champion at the Russian Olympic athlete’? headquarters* at Otuniemi Camp in Helsinki. Finland. Occasion was flag-raising ceremonies at the camp.

Fort Wayne Host To Legion Convention \ ■ FORT WAYNE, Ind. UP —Plans were completed today"for the 34th annual convention of the Indiana American Legion to be held here July 26-297 Donald R. Wilson, national commander, will address the convention July 28. A Legion spokesman said the convention schedule will include a parade and band and marksmanship contents. Doubts Southern Bolt Over Party Platform Sen. Russell Doubts Any Bolt This Year CHICAGO, UP —i Sen. Richard B. Russell said today that a "bolt” by southern Democrats this year over the party platform is “highly improbable.” The Georgia Dembcrat said \ a bolt is “always a possibility;” But he feels a party platform will be drafted which will niake it ’“highly improbable that will be a defection” by southern voters. > Russell, a. candidate ’ for the presidential nomination, said he would w’elcome President Truman’s [endorsement and is “very much interested" in getting the support of Chicago Democratic leaded Jacob M. Arvey. * Howevey, he told a news conference he does not know' who will be Mr. Truman’S choice. He said he has "discussed politics” ; with Arvey*, and "I wish I could say I got a commitment, but I didn’t,” Russell made an ’open bid for the support of northern labor groups' and also, big city political leaders who feel that the party must have a “liberal” candidate. He called Wednesday night for replacement of the Taft-Hartley labor, act. ■ ' , He said he does not think that Mr. Truman’s endorsement would •hurt hint in the south where his bedrock support lieSt Neither did he think he will be hurt by a statement from liberal groups that he is “unacceptable.” , Russell reiterated that “I am not interested in the vice presidency.” He said; “I am more strongly in that position than I have ever been.” V-, Asketf about recurring talk of a ticket With him, as vice presidential running mate with Gov. Atilai

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New York Chairman Sees Harriman Win See? Nomination On Early Ballot \ CHICAGO, (UP) — Democratic state chairman Paul E. Fitzpatrick of New York said today he was confident Averell Harriman Will win the party’s presidential nomination "on an early ballot.” Fitzpatrick based hjs predictions on a serie l ? of discussions w’ith national party leaders and the fact that Harriman is building up as the candidate, of “the man on the street." The mutual security administrator, .on leaving Washington \ for Chicago today, was more cautious. Harriman said he was making *lno advance victory claims.” But he said he expects support from mairiy parts of the country. Fitzpatrick said that Harriman fits the description of the candidate wanted by President Truman but that he has \no direct wolrd from\the President. He said he felt sure that if Mr. Truman publicly declared for Harriman the jconventibn fight would be over. The New Yorker made his prediction at 7 a news conference, which he opefted by reading a letter from national committeeman Edward J. Flynn endorsing Hatriman - t i E. Stevenson of Illinois; Russell said, “If you switch that around. I’d. welcome (|dv. Stevenson.” t TRUMAN (Continued From I'nice One) White House by Saturday, but tn. the meantime he would n6t have any visitors except Mrs. Truman and his private secretary. Miss Rose Conway. I . _Jh ' . 'j \. It appeared that Mr, Trumain’s alternative delegate to the Democratic convention, Thomas J. Gavin. would have to return to Kansas City, Mo., this afternoon without seeing the chief eyectitive. This is the first time Mr. Truman has been) hospitalized since he took officb in April, 1945. and one of the rare occhsionh he has been ill. \ KOREAN TRUCE (Continued From Page One) tension, The U7 N, agreed both times.-| \i| In a liaison meeting this morning, the Reds informed tne U. N. that Maj. Gen. William Dean-has been shifted to a‘new prisoner of War camp in North l-Corea. i Dean, who was captured in August, 1950, during the pommunists’ first big surge into South Korea, has been reported in Communist camp No. 6 near Pyongyang.

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Eisenhower Headed For Week's Fishing Has Farewell Visit With Soldier Son DENVER, polo., UP — Dwight D- Eisenhower will say a brief farewell to his soldier son today and then head for a week of trout fishing and loafing in the Colof-ado Rockies. • y ' !' ■ y < The Republican presidential ckndidate’s only son, Maj. John VD. Eisenhower, en route to Kojfea, Was scheduled to arrive at the airport here shortly after nopn M'ST., for a 30-minute stopover. Young Eisenhower is flying from Fort Sheridan, 111., to the Far East. After Eisenhower and his wife Haye exchnaged goodbyes with their son at the airport, the general will leave by automobile for a private ranch 72 miles west of Denver;, Mrs. Eisenhower planned th remain here with her mother, Mr?. John S. Doud. Elsenhower will be the guest of Aksel Nielsen of penver, an old friend. Nielsen and the general Will do -their own booking and will lie the only occupants of Nielsen’s three-room log cabin. ; They will fish for trout in St. C reek, a swift-running l Stream: which is only about 200 yards from Niel?en’s cabin. The ranch is on the western slope of K Okies about 15 or 20 miles the continental divide. GOP presidential nominee easy Wednesday for the first tiixe the Chicago convention hhR week. He received no callers. . ' f J . Hl I j ! Maverick Injects Compromise Talk Delegate Dispute I Up To Committee CHICAGO, UP —Former Rep. Maury Maverick, leader of’ a “loyalist” ; Texas delegation to the Democratic convention, today rejected: any talk of compromise with a rival anti-administration faetiofi headed by Gov. Allan Shivers. There were reports that the credentials subcommittee of the Democratic national committee would attempt a compromise Friday by offering to split the 52-vote Texas delegation evenly, between the Shivers and Maverick factions. Maverick clamed no knowledge of such a compromise. “We’re the legal delegation and we ought to be seated,” he said. “I don’t think a split would be acceptable. My disposition is: I’d like to be seated or not seated.” Shiyers was due to arrive today. The credentials committee goes to ,wprk [Friday on the Texas dispute and a similar contest involving Mississippi’s 18 convention votes. Besides the Texas and Mississipdelegate fights, the credentials subcommittee also will deal with six states—ldaho, lowa. Maryland. Massachusetts, Michigan and North Carolina—"-which chose >too many delegates. —r [ Yearbook Features Miss Marjorielu Hill The 1952 edition of the Ohio State University y l ear book, Makio, contains a full page photograph of Miss Marjorielu -Hill, daughter of Mr. and ;Mrs. Glen Hill of this city. The photograph, which is the frontpiece of the Freshman secs tlon of the year book, depicts Miss Hill jas a typical freshman class coed. The Decatur young lady has bdeh; active in several organizations of Ohio State. Her father is an alumnus of the same university,. Tradd in a Good Town—Decatur!

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