Pay Curbs Slated for Overhaul
Washington April 26 Government wage controls need overhauling after President Truman set up a new wage board aimed at stabilizing wages for industry workers. The board will, like prior efforts, balance wage limits with cost living adjustments, facing industry fears of mandatory orders. Signaled shifts include expanded power to approve settlements and assess living cost increases, while 800+ new labor contracts challenge the 10 percent ceiling.
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Third child struck by auto on North Center Street
A seven year old girl, student at the Junior High elementary division, was struck by a car on North Center Street while crossing from the west side, suffering minor leg injuries. The driver, Raymond Sandburg, reported the incident and accompanied the child home with her two brothers. Police deem no fault by Sandburg, noting the truck’s slow speed. The accident marks the third school child hit this term on Center Street. officials seek a traffic control light at Bond Street to improve safety after Highway Department consent for an engineer study.
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Corey man fails in death by own action
In Erie County Prison Paul Guth 24 formerly of Corey attempted suicide by slashing wrists with a razor and by inhaling gas fumes. He was treated at Hamot Hospital where eight stitches were required. Guth is held awaiting possible indictment by the district attorney and grand jury while facing an alleged immoral offense against an Erie girl.
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Paul Guth
Corey
Hamot Husmlal
Guth
Erie
Hunt
Hamot Hospital
Fatal Farmhouse Shooting Ends in Double Tragedy
A 50s farmer in Franklin Township, near Kilinning, shot his wife multiple times then killed himself after a family crisis. Coroner Woodward identified the victims as James Crytzer and his wife, both found on their bed in the couple’s farm home. The revolver lay nearby and relatives noted he was in poor health.
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William §. Miller
Condition Improves for Philip Murray After Illness
April 26 report from Pittsburgh states Philip Murray president of CIO and CIO United Steelworkers is slightly improved from serious illness. A spokesman at Mercy Hospital said Murray spent two fearful nights and is somewhat better.
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United Steelworkers
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Dems Push for Secret Hearings on Policy Row
Washington April 26 D Ga senator presses for televised public hearings into policy behind Gen Douglas MacArthur ouster while Fulbright criticizes Truman loyalty to unworthy friends and defends firing MacArthur. Russell joins GOP push for open inquiry amid focus on White House aide influence and wartime decisions. Continued on Page.
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Truman urges rapid defense act revisions in wartime price plan
President Truman asks Congress to tighten price controls and expand rent curbs amid inflation fears. He proposes a one year freeze on farm parity, broader rent controls including commercial properties, and stricter enforcement of wage and price orders. Opponents preview changes as Congress prepares to act.
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Wilko
Truman Silent On Dawson Issue
Washington April 26 President Truman planned to decide today if Donald Dawson will testify to a Senate subcommittee investigating RFC lending. Fulbright urged Dawson to testify citing reports of influence peddling by RFC directors and Dawson as a figure tied to the issue.
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No Leads In 510 Dollar Legion Robbery
A 510 dollar robbery at the American Legion Post home in Nari Conner ybeeb occurred between 4 and 9 pm Sunday. Police sought any witnesses who saw intruders breaking a window and entering an adjoining garage basement stairway. Investigators continued work through Tuesday afternoon seeking links or clues.
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Nari Conner Ybeeb
President Truman vows MacArthur free to speak his mind
President Truman said he will not pull strings on General MacArthur and that MacArthur may go where he pleases and say what he likes now that he is back in the United States. He noted Whitney’s status and said no strings would be placed on MacArthur or his aides, while deflecting questions about an administration document and Whitney’s statements.
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Grain for India Bill Advances in House on Loan Plan
Washington April 20 The House rules committee approved a plan to furnish famine struck India with 190 million dollars worth of American grain on a loan basis. Leaders say the Senate Foreign Relations panel favors a gift and loan split, with House leaders pushing priority shipment next week as the Senate prepares its version.
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House Rules Committee
India
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wold
Joan House
Senate Imag
Evacuation drill shelters 100 volunteers and residents
A mock emergency in Pittsburgh and New York tested sheltering 100 evacuees. The exercise used 180 committee members, Red Cross officials, and volunteers from Corry High School to register, assess, and place evacuees in host homes. The drill ran from evening to late night with mayoral appeals and local shelters coordinating temporary housing for participants.
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Flood threats ease as Mississippi recedes and plants shut
Flood conditions along the upper Mississippi show signs of easing though risk remains with overflows possible. River towns in Illinois and Missouri report receding water, dikes holding, and thousands evacuated or awaiting orders. About 7,500 displaced, 16 plants shut in Muscatine, rain across northern New England and parts west, with warm statewide temperatures and cooler Great Lakes. A separate report notes Kenneth Evans drowned when his outboard boat capsized on the Monongahela River near Charleroi, with companion William Gravjak rescued.
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Crash Kills 43 In Cuban Airliner Navy Collision
Confusing dispatches report a disaster as a Cuban airliner and a Navy plane collide in clear flying weather. Navy divers recover wreckage and bodies, including a woman's foot, a skull, and parts of the forward section. A naval board investigates the cause of the fatal midair crash near Havana and Key West, with nine aboard the airliner and 13 aboard the naval craft.
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Spectacular Fire Ravages North Pittsburgh Buildings
A massive blaze on the north side of Pittsburgh causes unoccupied buildings to burn. Firefighters battle the flames through six alarms with smoke blanketing the area. Fire Chief William Davis estimates the loss at 25000 dollars and reports a minor injury to a firefighter. </s>
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Corry trio in court faces upcoming May hearings
In Corry, three youths pleaded guilty in county court this morning and received suspended sentences with costs. Prosecutors warned more pleas and a grand jury hearing for about 40 cases will begin the second Monday in May.
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Harold Linaser
Tony Amorosa
Wiley
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MacArthur Being Feted In Chicago
General MacArthur arrives in Chicago for a civic tribute with his wife Jean, greeted by Mayor Kerpelly. A grand reception follows as thousands gather, with Mrs Wood presenting flowers. An 8 hour celebration attracts spectators from nearby cities and officials.
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Tokyo
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Martin H. Kerpelly
Robert E. Wood
Robert E. Wout
Red losses exceed 30000 since start of major offensive
Allied troops abandon last north of the 38th Parallel in western Korea as an intensified Red offensive rages. The report from Tokyo notes devastating casualties, dramatic nighttime bombardments, and mounting pressure on UN forces as both sides trade heavy blows along the central and eastern fronts.
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