Marshall Plan Faces Fast Track for European Aid
Washington reports the Marshall Plan moving toward quick House action as the Senate approved $5.3 billion for European aid and readiness to fund up to $1 billion for immediate operation. The Foreign Affairs Committee accelerates, aiming for passage before Easter, with focus on Italy's April elections and broader Greek Turkish military aid.
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Tress Washington
Europe
Mnet Collman
Hojse Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Italy
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Greece
Turkey
Chinga
Vero
Muing
Sento’ Tatr Po Oblo
Chinu
Elgin Child Unhurt After Fall From Auto
A half year old child escaped serious injury yesterday in Elgin when he fell from a moving car near Deer Head Turn onto the Spring Creek Garland road. The boy was standing in the back of the vehicle and tumbled from the door. He was taken to Corry Hospital for examination and released shortly afterward.
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Daniel Ly Bi
Lewis Smith
Bein
Déer Head
Spring Creek
Garland
Corry
Meyers Sentenced to 20 Months in Five Years
Maj. Gen. Reynett B. Meyers received a 20 month to five year sentence after conviction for inducing a former business associate to lie to a Senate committee. Judge Holtzoff called the offense grave and noted the maximum allowed was 30 years. Meyers, 52, was taken from the court as the verdict was appeals planned.
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Associated Press
Washington
Reynett B. Meyers
Forenfury
Prres
Senate Committee
Alexandder Holwell
Meyers
Holtzef
Bennett B. Meyers
United States
Peder
Alr Tyee
Holtzoff
Agia
Robert T. Bushnell
Otters
Joey
Bushnell
Mike x
Benedict Arnold
Mayers
Euthit
Senate
Drilling plans for gas near Lottsville Warren County
Nildeat Venture, backed by Stearns Oil Company, to drill near Lottsville in Breehold township. About 2500 acres leased. first well four miles southwest of Sugar Grove, within two miles of a major Pennsylvania Gas Company pipe line. Goal to reach 2000 feet or more to locate oil or gas deposits. Bogardus, long-time oil field operator, leads operations. project could feed the gas line if gas is found in paying quantities. Also notes French coal miners end of strike in north France with 2000 to 8000 miners returning to work.
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Lottsville
Roy ‘Bogardus
Breehold
Warren
Opis
Iit
Ropurdus
Stearns Oil Company
Lea Ryan
Allen
Bopardus
Sugar Grove
Pennsylvania Go Company
Bogardus
Young Manhoon
Ariler
Chandlere Valley
Youngsyile
Warren County
Air Mail Pickup Service to City May End Soon
Corry dwells on losing air mail pickup as AM American Aviation seeks board approval to suspend 8 of 88 communities and switch to conventional service for 19 major towns. The Post Office handles about 3,000 air mail pieces monthly with incoming and outgoing volumes. no official notice of suspension has been received locally.
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Corry
AM American Aviation
Cidi Aeronmities Board
Regider Air Service
Warren
Jamestown
Fay
Cary
Haa
Ming
Veriiion
Wsa
Ihak Cab
Tynu
Slate special test for aviation cadets
A special examination will be held at the Commerce Building in Erie next Friday March 19 for youths who feel they are qualified to become aviation cadets though they lack two years of college. Applicants from this area will list the interviewer at the Corry recruiting station which is open every day except Sunday at the focal Post Office.
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Commerce
Erie
Aviation
Corry
Focal Post Office
Fiercest Battle in Holy Land War Drags On Third Day
Associated Press reports fierce fighting in southern Palestine as Jewish and Arab forces clash around Gath and El Fahrja. Haganah claims 28 Arabs killed. Jewish and Arab casualties rise amid UN partition context and Arab volunteer actions.
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Holy Land
Palestine
Gath
Palestiniou
Haganah
Palestine ‘Post
SeWvhci
Dewish Ato
Sid
Lif
Goth
Efit Starse
el Fahrja
Gove
Nereb
el Puluja
Fewal Bey al Kaykt
United Nations Assembly
Jewish Agency
Whaninhie Fiaganah
Arab Volunteer Army
Sparta Resident Burned as Home Fire Rages Nearby
A Sparta resident Suarion W.aiscory of Alsdorf Corners was slightly burned in a home blaze three miles west of Spartansburg on Saturday. Neighbor Bert Messenger alerted fire crews from Spartanshoro and Center ville. Firemen gained control after water was applied, but interior walls and rooms suffered fire and smoke damage. Total loss estimated at 3000. the dwelling had been remodeled nine years earlier.
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Suarion W.aiscory
Alsdorf
Spartansburg
Bert Messenger
Alstor
Spartanshoro
Centerville
Mr. Alstor
Arc
Bath
Finder Returns 140 Lost Here on East Main Street
A man identified as 88 Hrenes returned $140 found on East Main street in Bur unday Wight, Albert Foster of Corry, R. D. 1, reported losing a wallet with the money. Police said the finder claimed the money and delivered it to Foster at his home after being located through the report and the wallet was later found in front of the City Canorie.
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A Cuuy Mn Yeouruuy
East Main Street
Burunday Wight
Albert Poster
Corry
R. D
Hrenes
Foster
Can Orice
Treasury report shows March receipts and debt totals
Treasury report from Washington lists receipts of 193,508,120.40 and expenditures of 93,529,622.28 for March with a balance of 3,115,140,288.99 and a total debt of 254,003,227,493.28, marking a decrease from the previous day by 995,398,304.41.
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Treasury
Washington
Coal Miners Begin Walkout Amid County Road Plans
A chaotic dispatch outlines a statewide push to spend about 3 million on Erie County road projects, with routes near Corry and Foxboro areas slated for stabilizing, widening, and resurfacing. The plan names numerous legislative routes, counties, and miles, including Tyrone and Conneaut, as officials pledge extensive highway work this year.
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Erie County
S.W
Fanigion
Spies
Franilin
Todlay
Corry
Ox Bow Pond
Vivien
Jackson
Girard
Lawrence Partth Harbor
Masti Surael
Waterford
Lavery Comets
EdiiBors
seAul
Trafic Soute
May Street
Albion
Stabe Steel
Sit
Trail Colle
Erie
Westeyville
Colt Station
Black Top
Pittsburgh Avenue
Ene
Legtat- Hive
Girardin
Fairview
Legislative
P. Surhvenwidh
Springfield
Misery Bay
Conneaut
Creeles Conneaut
Sprinefield
Flekel Plate
Chesrd
Ny Binard
Treasury expects fifty five million tax returns this year
In Washington on March 15 the tax deadline for 1947 income looms with midnight due. Estimates for 1948 tax on individuals earning five thousand one hundred dollars or more or expecting five hundred dollars or more in untaxed income must be filed. Treasury projects about thirty five million returns on income tax. Most of the remainder arises from wage withholding or estimated payments. Congress acts affect the framework.
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Washington
Treasury
Raul
Uiit
Wiig GE
Communicable Disease Drop Seen In Corry Area
A city survey shows mumps measles and influenza cases waning after weeks of school outbreaks. Corry and nearby districts report lower attendance losses with Gerry schools at about four percent of enrollment and only one student missing at West Spring Greek due to mumps. A separate fire in Sutprville, Pa. fatally burns coal miner Alfonac Tiechtunt.
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Corry
Gerry
West Spring
Explosion at Louisville plant leaves six dead
Amputated Prens reports a blast at the Titernatio and Br veuey Tur Equipment company plant in Louisville Ky. six workers died and at least 26 were injured. The blast collapsed part of the building and wrecked walls and roof while fire crews fought flames. Rescue teams evacuated heavily injured workers as the night shift ended and day shift began.
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Louisville
Titernatio
Br Veuey Tur
Oabise
Estadis
Tieynley
Hospitas
Taft Unhurt In Plane Crash In Maine
Taft remains uninjured after a Maine flight from Augusta to Bangor but the craft slid into the Kennebec River bank. Pilot John T. Clark of the Maine Aeronautics Commission landed safely with only minor damage to the plane. Senator Brewster reports Taft and Brewster unharmed and notes the pilot's skilled handling.
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Vassalboro
Republian
Robert A. Taft
Owen Brewster
Kennebec
Brewster
Taft
Boewster
John T. Clark
Maine Aeronautics Commission
Augusta
Bangor
Clark
Ely
Tipewster
Snowy River
Bentehouse
Gay
Horace A
Hildreth
Truman vetoes any Southern in his cabinet
President Truman faced pressure from Southern leaders as governors warned they will withhold electoral support if anti lynching and related civil rights measures pass. He reportedly vetoed removing southern figures from his official family, aiming to avoid alienating the region. A separate fire in Philadelphia destroyed half of a large wooden building near the South Wark power plant.
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Washington
Truman
Gilton Anderson
Anderson
Senate
New Mexico
Provident
Fis
Congress
J. Howard McGrath
MacGrath
Philadelfeis
Philadelphia Electrics Company
South Wark
Packinghouse Workers Begin Strike Tonight in Chicago
March 15 Chicago reports major meat packers Swift & Co and Cudahy rejected arbitration offers in a wage dispute with the CIO United Packinghouse Workers. About 100,000 members would strike at 12:01 a.m. unless a 20 cent hourly raise is agreed, with Armour & Co still awaiting response and arbitration possible only with that firm. Ralph Helstein says the proposal remains open until midnight tonight.
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Associated Press
Chicago
CIO United Parkinghouse
AOL
Swift & Company
Cuahy Pulling Company
Armour & Company
Swift and Cudahy
Armour
Ralph Helstein
Swill
Western Europe Eyes Expanded Marshall Plan Inclusion
Paris dispatch reports 16 nations at Marshall Plan talks expected to back extending the recovery program to western Germany and Spain. Britain cautious but involved. Portugal among sponsors as Spain’s Franco government faces protest plans. German plans for integrating western industry into aid scheme noted amid broader regional interest.
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Germany
Spain
Associated Press
Paris
Tle U6
Europe
Mai
Portugal
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Pranco
Conference of Economic Experts
U. S
Hritalm
Prince
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Strikes Spread to Mines in Four Other Coal States
A soft coal work stoppage to back John Lewis demand for miners pensions began today. The spearhead was in western Pennsylvania where surveys indicated about 66,000 miners walked out. U S Steel closed nine of its 14 western Pennsylvania pits, with about 7,000 miners idle. The impact was expected to broaden across the coal region today.
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Ausnelaledt
Presa
Pittsburgh
John _. Lewis
Perinyvillle
U. S. Steel Corp
Pennsylvania
Carpeestiin
Hard Coal Miners Stay In Pits Across Pennsylvania
Pottsville report notes about 75 000 hard coal miners at work as UMWA spokesman comments on reactions to fragmented events in eastern Pennsylvania. District 9 secretary treasurer Brennan cites miners' welfare fund funding and manning issues while management holds to contract terms for continued work.
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Associated Press
Pottsville
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Sorial Alggers
Frank Breas
Treas— Wer
District 9
Schuyllch
Northumberland
Msnn
Timw Rhief John DL
Pen— Dons
Brennan
Miners Walk Off Steel and Coal Mines Across States
About 20000 tons capacity disrupted as Jones & Laughlin and Pillsburgh Coal report mine closures in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Illinois. Walkouts backed by United Mine Workers chief Lewis seek $100 monthly pensions. 210 miners report to Bridgeville pit then return home while Muse and Bridgeville pits idle.
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Jones & Laughlin Steel Cor
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Republi
Steel Corporation
Wirgh Coal Company
Fis
Ohio
Kentucky
Illnois
Tlinois
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Prick
Bridgeville
Muse
Hridgeville
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