Power Shortage Alarm Prompts Emergency Power Plans
The article notes a postwar surge in U S electric power use despite an acute national shortage. President Truman urged emergency appropriations to boost government and private power projects. Demand rises from aluminum, electro metallurgical industry and defense programs, with expansion goals set at 35 percent in four years and 50 percent by 1953.
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United States
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy
Government demos shift to waterpower for future electricity
Secretary Krug urges expanding use of waterpower to offset declining oil and gas reserves. Water supplies a growing share of electricity, with hydro projects under government control producing about 36 percent. Debate over federal transmission lines and a national power policy figures prominently as the campaign shapes next Congress actions.
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United States
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Congress
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Department of the Interior
Gov. Warren
Tricycle Accident Sets Damages in Wesleyville Case
Wesleyville woman sues Morris Aaronson operator of Toby's Show Store over a four year old boy riding a tricycle who allegedly struck her as she aimed to enter the store. She claims a compound fracture of the right ankle and seeks 7500 dollars in damages in common pleas court. The plaintiffs are Fredrick and Dorothy McBride.
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Wesleyville
Common Pleas Court
Fredrick
Dorothy McBride
Morris Aaronson
Toby
Main Street
Car Kills Warren Resident In Olean
Warren man Jack Teller 28 was fatally injured when run over by a car on East State street Monday night. He died 30 minutes later at Olean General Hospital. Driver Donald Ford 26 said his wife screamed on seeing a man on the pavement. Teller, an epileptic, was believed stricken before the accident.
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Olean Olean
Jack Teller
Pennsylvania Railroad
East State Street
Olean General Hospita
Donald ©. Ford
Ceres
Teller
Land Swamp Area Sought for Muskrat Farm Development
Three hundred acres north of Cutting on the Findley Lake road were bought by Erle parties for a muskrat farm. The swampy reach is ideal for the venture, with owners predicting a successful enterprise. Severe electrical wind and rain storms have caused extensive damage in northwestern Pennsylvania, including heavy corn losses in the city.
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Erle
Findley Lake
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt Highway inspection tour eyed for big motorcade
A large motorcade is planned to pass through the city during dates set for an inspection tour of the Roosevelt Highway en route to Erie where a major evening meeting will boost the highway. Miss Phyllis Jean Scully celebrated her fifth birthday with six friends at home featuring games and lunch. Hundreds of Corry residents are expected to listen to Herbert Hoover formally accept the Republican presidential nomination broadcast from Stanford University this evening.
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Roosevelt Highway
Erie
Phyllis Jean Scully
James Scully
Herbert
Hoover
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
How's Your I. Q a quiz of memory and monthly averages
A reader prompts a quiz scoring system from Genus to Poor based on correct answers. It links to a classified page for answers and asks about industry ties of Weyerhaeuser, polo period designations, NYC government, a veteran nominating speech, cyclotron, and U S Senators election method.
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Weyerhaeuser
New York City
Gen
MacArthur
U. S
Five four or six year terms inquiry
The prompt asks about term lengths of five four or six years the CAP and the cause of death of Carole Landis and the author of Wake Robin and date of Presidential Inauguration.
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Carole Landis
Erie Man Treated After Knife Wounds in Stomach Scuffle
Willard A. Sloan was arrested by city detectives on charges of assault with intent to kill after a scuffle left Alb. Sampson, 98, at the same address with five knife wounds to the stomach. Hamot Hospital treated the victim.
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Erle
Erie
Hamot Hospital
Willard A. Sloan
Alb. Sampson
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