Pennsylvania Railroad Crash Delays Morning Commute
A rear end freight collision near Warren, Pennsylvania, damaged two locomotives and blocked main lines for hours. Passenger service was diverted from the Gasch, with delays affecting workers and commuters until operations began to recover mid afternoon. No injuries reported, but freight engines suffered extensive damage and crossings remained blocked during clearance efforts.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Warren
Pennsy
City
Orst
Jocomolives
Poet
Watyen
Starbrick
Federal post office overhaul bids opened in Philadelphia
Extensive work planned at Corry Festival Building with interior and exterior renovations. Bids due Friday at Philadelphia offices of the Federal Works Agency. Project includes stone work, new exterior sheathing, window replacements, lighting, and a full interior refinish across multiple floors. Completion target is 180 days with work mainly at night to avoid mail disruption.
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Corry Festival
Philadelphia
Puliie Burnings Administration
Federal Works Agency
Cory
Goverment Agency
Corry
Ti 45
Rgmn
Sing
Priday
Gal
Hughes Demands Brewster Reveal Coercion Details
Los Angeles July 4 The Associated Press reports Hughes issued a statement accusing Senator Owen Brewster of pressuring him to merge Trans World Airlines with Pan American to halt a Senate war investigation into Hughes airplane projects. The statement questions Brewster’s willingness to reveal the full text and how meetings in Palm Springs and Washington relate to the alleged coercion and the community airline bill.
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Hughes
Brewster
Los Angeles
Hay
Owen D. Brewster
R-Mel
Senate
TWA
Trans World Air One
Juan Trippe
Pan Ammerican Airways
Washigton
Mayflower
Washington, D. C
Lis
Fan American Airways
Juan ‘Trippe
Palm Springs
Cylif
Europe
Juan Teipye
Snc
Blast wrecks beauty shop killing ten at Harrisonburg
An explosion in a one story beauty shop in Harrisonburg Virginia yesterday killed ten women and injured at least 30 others. Rescue crews worked through dust and smoke into the night hoping to find more victims. Dorothy Gull Bowman of Mount Jackson died of injuries at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. The blast was felt as far as four miles with the cause undetermined.
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Associated Presa
Harrisonburg
W. Va
Dorothy Gull “Bowman
Mount Jackson
Tockingham Memorial Hospital
Boller Pd
Glenn L. Martin to Reveal Part in Deal Today
Glenn L Martin and aides indicate Leahy approved the flying boat concept. Hughes reportedly made a separate agreement with J Jones as part of the deal, signaling private arrangements behind the public pact.
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Glenn L. Martin
Deal Today
Aiser
Aide Say Leahy
Flying Boat Idea
Says Hughes
J. Jones
Publicity man to testify on Hughes Kaiser contracts
Washington reports Glenn L Martin testified that Henry Kaiser proposed a six company combine in 1942 to build flying boats for wartime orders. Senator Ferguson plans to call John Meyer, Hughes publicity man, and Jesse Jones to testify on the Hughes contract and related wartime financings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Glenn L. Martin
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Alime
Martin
Baltimore
Senate War Investigating
Lihat Kulwr
Ferguson
Reich
of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Howard Hughes
Senate
Mulamillionaire
Hughes
William O. Leahy
Staf
Roosevelt
Chad F. Osl
Baltimore Aircraft Manufacturing
Marlin
WEH
Nelson
Marfin
Jones
John Meyer
Wyail
Previntia
Meyer
Wfh
Hollywood
Igh
Ferguson Ayid Hughes
Elso May
Peace Hopes Fade in Truck Strike Shifts Gears
In Pittsburgh on July 30 about 2500 APL striking teamsters adjourned a membership meeting without action on a compromise peace offer. Union officials said negotiations bogged down over including a former War Labs Board in a new contract and no date for the next meeting was set.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
APL
Union
Vfficcts
War Labs
City street surfacing project awaits Barrett oil, equipment
Four large tank cars holding about 40 000 gallons of asphaltic oil arrived from Barrett Company and are stored on the Erie Railroad siding between Finseye and Center streets. Three more cars are due within a day or two, with a total of 10 000 gallons for the first ever city road resurfacing effort by Zalaneck firm. Operations hoped to begin Friday morning once Barrett's distributing equipment arrives.
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Barrett Company
Erie Railroad
Finsayewme
Center Street
Maters
Zalaneck Frm
T He Street
Uder Way
Sevice
Erie
Interial
U S protests Soviet asset removals in Balkans
Washington reported the United States protested to Moscow over Soviet removal of former German and Italian assets from Hungary Bulgaria and Romania. Undersecretary Robert Lovett said a note had been delivered to Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow yesterday seeking information about these transfers of property.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Balkan
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Robert Lavett
Molotoy
Moscow
Treasury revokes receipts and expenditures in latest report
Treasury balance and cash activity are reported with receipts of 1 million and expenditures of 387,037. The ledger notes total receipts and outlays to date, showing a year over year increase. Figures are given in dollars with rounding variations and a final balance close to nine hundred million.
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Treasury
Washington
Pennsylvania Gas to Share in New Big Inch Pipeline Supply
Pennsylvania Gas officials announced the Big Inch pipeline will deliver up to 250 million cubic feet of gas daily this winter, aiding United Natural Gas, Pennsylvania Gas, and Tri County Gas in meeting demand. Construction of a 20 inch line near Ellwood City, Pa, approved by the Federal Power Commission, is set to begin soon with completion no later than early next year.
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Cayler HL
Wis
Nis
Consiumurs
Tneh
Pittsbireh
Pittsbireh, the Approval of Which Was Granted By the Federal Power Commision
Conmon
United Natural Gas Company
National Fuel Gas Company Group
Ellwood City
United Natural
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Troquois Gas Corporation of Buffalo
National Buel Group
Federt Fower Commission
W. H. Locke
Warren
Pennsylvania Gas
Ens
Big Inch
Federal Power Commission
Lockewold
Gus
Winley
Stark
31 Miles New Rural Lines In This Area
Pennaylyaniy suyoerie wonysaniy sull more than 309 miles of rhral line extensions during his first six months of 1987 to make elects ervles inaltable to angeitonal 346 farms and mara realderiens according to I T Cherry ducal dis feleb manager for the company. More than 31 miles of this line were constructed in the Northwest division to channel 247 homes and farms in Tivie Corry and Mead ville. Mr Cherry noted the endeavor to extend lines to provide electric service to all who request it, though a shortage of materials persists. Plans for the balance of the year call for construction of about 300 more miles depending on delivery of materials.
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Pennaylyaniy Suyoerie Wonysaniy
Minke
Ervles
Angeitonal
Mara Realderiens
Ae— Sording
I.t. Cherry
Ducal Dis
Feleb
Cannnel
Tivie, Corry and
Mead~ville
Cherry
Penela Ig
Flames Destroy Plant Edgewater Fire Destroys Barrett Tar Paper Plant
A fast spreading blaze in Edgewater New Jersey destroyed an asphalt product plant belonging to the Barrett Company. Firemen contained it after about ninety minutes. The two story building, used for tar paper manufacture, was described as nearly totate by building superintendent FL Hann.
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Edgewater
N. J
Barrett Company
FL Hann
Two British Soldiers Die In Irgun Incident Near Netanya
The Irgun Zvai Leumi asserts two British sergeants Clifford Martin and Nevvin Pyke died in a forest near Netanya in reprisal for executed Irgun members. Officials confirm fatal injuries amid police reports of their bodies found. The incident follows a British public safety crackdown and arrests in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Irgun
Natanya
J Nye
Tel Aviv
Kheré
Clifford + Martin
Nevvin Pyke
Paive
Kit
Railroad Line Blocked by Massive Coal Slide in Pennsylvania
Ashland, July 30. A Reading Coal and Iron Company yard outside Locust Summit suffered a massive slide of about 60 000 tons of mine waste that derailed a freight engine and 18 cars. Three crewmen escaped as the engine with emergency brakes slid into the pile, triggering a second slide that buried telegraph and telephone lines and communication racks under twenty feet of debris, halting Reading Company freight traffic between Tamaqua and Shamokin.
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Eymusa
Ashland
Reading Company
Mali
Tamaqua
Sha~mukin
Reading Coal & Iron Company
Locust Summit
Welch Officials Pondering Fate
Welch officials weigh the city’s fate as a seismic event cracks nine downtown buildings. Officials consider underground movement, possible mining links, and whether geologists will be called to study the mystery. Residents fear further damage as the earth tremor continues to loom over the 6000 residents.
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Wrech
W. Tu
Welch
K. ©. Rogers
Sinme
Payhorns
West Virginia
No Meeting On Store Hours Yet
Belgit Merchants Bureau of the Corry Chamber of Commerce plans no immediate meeting to decide a possible return to open Saturday evening trading. Officers said no formal petition or broad merchant support has been received to schedule a new vote. Rumors of a special session and threats to drop membership were reported but appear unlikely to prompt action soon.
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Belgit
Wilcox
Arisimov
Attlee Plans Steep Britain Military Cutbacks
London July. A socialist source says Prime Minister Attlee told Labor lawmakers Britain will cut military commitments in Germany Italy and Greece to address an economy crisis. He won a near unanimous parliamentary show of support though many backbenchers pressed him for more details to be outlined in the Commons next week.
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Associated Press
London
Attlee
Germany
Italy
Greece
Abdlee
Labor
Pariment
Ted
Caetus
Dietails
Russia widens split with western powers in UN row
Russia vetoed a United Nations watchdog mission over Greece triggering U S and allied consultations. Officials considered outside UN observers or new Security Council proposals as Greece faces turmoil with Albania and Yugoslavia, while Washington prefers keeping the case within the UN framework.
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Associated Press
Washington
Russia
United Nations
United States
Elsjabel V. Rohinson
Tlscot— Wyy
Security Council
State Department
Johnson
New York
Gaeeve
Greece
Bilin
Kenéwin
Fine Amer
Security Council Nettory
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Enerrillas
Athens
Paving Defects Draw Attention to City Street Work
The paving defects on Spar Street resurfacing prompt comments from the Maine Brothers contracting crew and the city inspector. Completion of cleanup and restabilization around intersections and near the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks is expected to take about ten days with concerns about weather and remaining work.
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WIM
Mayer Brothers
Jim
Brie
Cleter Street
Wiestramt
Mtr
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