Show NEWS REVIEW Oklahoma Senator Shot Shoff Telephone JL Strike Settled fettled PHONE STRIKE ENDS Workers TT Accept I Long distance telephone operators operators operators opera opera- tors agreed to accept a compromIse compromise compromise compro compro- mise pay increase of a week thereby ending the old month strike that has been tying up the nations nation's communications Quick settlements of 28 other disputes followed the acquiescence acquiescence acquiescence ac ac- ac- ac quiescence of the long lines workers to the new terms The Increase means about 11 cents per hour pay boost vacation benefits and certain other concessions such as seniority rights About workers In 42 states are affected The agreement was announced by Secy of ot Labor John Gibson I and Conciliation Director Edgar Warren after atter a 7 hour night session session session ses ses- I sion with representatives of the unions and the American Telegraph and Telephone company Strikes against local companies of the Bell system were settled on substantially substantial substantial- ly the same terms Besides the wage hikes and other benefits ts the contract with the long distance distance dis dis- tance workers was practically a are re renewal renewal re- re newal of ot old terms which were extended extended ex extended ex- ex tended for one year A clause permits permits permits per per- mits either the union or the company company company com com- pany to begin negotiations after September 1 I for reclassification of ot towns to readjust wage schedules Officials of the long lines workers' workers union indicated the members would not cross picket lines of striking local local local lo lo- lo- lo cal telephone workers BOX CARS Shortage Easing Slowly but steadily the boxcar situation situation sit sit- is improving declares John Hayden Chicago district manager of the American Association of American Railroads Midwest freight conditions he said are the best they have been for a long time Grain Gram cars are moving In adequate numbers to the Southwestern wheat belt where cutting of the new crop has begun We hope to have several thousand thousand thousand thou thou- sand empties stored there ready to handle the wheat when It comes from the combines combines' said Eugene Coughlin assistant to the chairman of AAR The carriers are in considerably considerably considerably con con- better condition to handle grain traffic than they were last year OKLAHOMA lA Shooting in Senate A hometown feud exploded Into gunplay on the floor of the Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa senate house in Oklahoma City When Whan the smoke cleared elderly elderly elderly eld eld- erly Sen Thomas Anglin was lying wounded shot through the hip His assailant Rep James Scott a amarine amarine amarine marine veteran was arrested a few minutes later in a washroom The shooting occurred before the afternoon session had opened when about halt hall the senators were on the J l 4 4 f i. i Y rV J i rn 3 rr V V. V C s 1 s ar State Sen Anglin floor Scott apparently fired twice with one shot going wild Some senators senators senators sen sen- were under the impression that Anglin returned the fire tire but this has been denied Both legislators come from Hold- Hold Okla Anglin is 64 the oldest oldest oldest old old- est senator In the chamber in point of service Representative Scott 34 is heir to an oil fortune Only motive motive motive mo mo- mo- mo tive that has been discovered for his action Is that Anglin's law firm represented represented represented rep rep- resented Scotts Scott's former wife wile in her divorce suit and property settle settle- ment GE GERMANY U. U S S. S to End Army Rule Control of the U. U S. S zone of Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many soon will be transferred from the American military government to civil authority Secretary of State Marshall is preparing to take this long delayed step as soon as possible The move will reverse the state departments department's year old tradition tra tra- Heretofore the department has vigorously resisted taking on any functions except formulation of policy Former Secretary Byrnes wanted administration of Germany left with the war department but Marshall himself a veteran of the war department depart depart- ment Is willing to change that He has not revealed any details of the civil government setup that he has hasin hasin hasin in mind Obviously a considerable military force will be needed In Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many for some time in case of out out- breaks Marshall denied that American and British officials had run into difficulties over basic policy In plans for merging the merging the American and British British British Brit Brit- ish zones as as' s' s reported from Berlin i |