Plan to register youths near draft faces Senate opposition
Senate Republicans near agreement on a wall and see plan to register youths while delaying a mandatory draft. Selectees would be chosen and notified for future calls, with no immediate mass mobilization unless voluntary enlistment lags. The plan aligns with President Truman’s appeal for strengthened armed forces and universal military training.
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Meat talks extended as strike spread nationwide
President Truman's fact finding board in the nationwide meat strike has extended the inquiry by five days. The panel will hold daily meetings with packers and unions near Chicago to collect evidence and present a report by April first. Prices in western wholesale and retail markets rose as the strike continued and production fell.
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European Recovery funds move through committees and alerts
The House Foreign Affairs Committee formally approved the $5.4 billion European Recovery program with a Senate panel earmarking $25 million for Greece and Turkey. In other dispatches, a deadly tornado outbreak hit Texas and Oklahoma injuring or killing multiple people, while political tension rose in Rome and security concerns grew near Haifa with attacks on bridges and roadways.
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Controversy over Curie detention at Ellis Island shocks U.S.
French scientist Mme Joliet Curie was detained by immigration authorities on temporary exclusion at Ellis Island after arriving at La Guardia. Attorney General Tom Clark authorized her release amid protests by Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee leaders who called the action outrageous and an affront to the American people.
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France
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Barkley Opposes Tax Cut as Republicans Seek Support
Senate debate intensifies over a $4.8 billion income tax cut as Senator Barkley KY vows to vote against the measure and predicts several Democrats will join. President Truman's appeal for stronger Western European defense cited as reason to oppose tax reductions. House already passed larger cut while Republicans assess veto override chances.
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Sunday Trains to Be Continued In Pittsburgh Region
Pennsylvania Railroad drops plan to cut Sunday trains in the Pittsburgh Oil City corridor. No word on curtailment yet as coal strike lingers. The railroad reserves trucking mail service and will decide about passenger trains after today’s operations. Gas blasts in South Philadelphia shatter windows and drive 4000 residents from their homes.
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Marshall compares Soviet actions to Nazi methods in Europe
Secretary of State George Marshall, speaking at the University of California, accused the Soviet Union of using Nazi tactics in the Communist drive to subdue free European nations. He outlined a strategy of opposing Communist encroachment while keeping doors open for conciliatory moves and urged swift European recovery program action.
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Corry driver cited on three motor counts
A Corry man, Clinton J. McLean of 07 Franklin Street, faces three motor counts after a hit and run at West Pleasant and Pine streets. He allegedly failed to stop, showed signs of intoxication, and is charged with leaving the scene and related offenses after another crash on South Center Street. Officers prepared charging papers as details emerged.
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South Center
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McLean
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Ifeobor
Daylight Saving Time Considered in City Meetings
City officials in Union City discuss adopting Daylight Saving Time for the summer months with residents urged to decide at the first April meeting. Nearby communities have begun observing DST from April 25 to September 26, amid ongoing debates over clock changes.
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Stockholm
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London bullion shop robbed of 200000 in gold
Four men assaulted Ronald and Derek Knight at their London bullion brokers shop and fled with about 50 000 pounds in gold. The Knights and a customer were wounded and hospitalized as the loot remained elusive to police. A warehouse fire in Irwin, Pennsylvania caused 25 000 dollars in damages.
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War Imminent in Central America Rises Across Region
AP reports rising tension as Costa Rica and neighboring nations face a brewing conflict. Claims of Revolutionary turmoil grow with Costa Rican protests, Guatemala and Nicaragua movements, and Honduran mediation amid alleged foreign aid. Government charges accuse insurgents of seeking power as regional stability teeters.
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Five dead in blast and fire at Centralia tavern
An explosion and ensuing fire leveled a two story brick building in Centralia injuring thirty and killing five. Police say the tavern pool hall and sleeping quarters were housed in the damaged structure with about nine people inside at the time. Authorities estimate damage at forty thousand dollars and continue search for missing victims.
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Senator Taspary calls for resignations at UC and PUC reform
State Senator H Jeromes Taspary urged Aiold A Beragy of Scranton and John Bregins Jr. of Warren to resign from the Utility Commission amid calls to overhaul the agency. He also renewed his push for a reconstituted rate board and would back only John S Conley for the new panel.
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Peyton Takes Stand in Pittsburgh Trial
Defense counsel for 62 year old night operator Peyton planned to have him testify about the death of his wife Mary. Martenti told the jury Peyton would relate his version of the incident on the night of March 28 stating the booting was an accident.
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Two Break From Dauphin Jail Escapes Sealed Admission
Harrisburg March 19 A tied slayer Ray Stimmins and partner Ray Verbecken aided by jail inmates escaped Dauphin County Jail by breaking bars climbing down rope and slipping out through a window. Stimmins was under death sentence for murder in Adams county robbery slaying of Herbert Bum pers.
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Stolen Maple Syrup Loot Reported In Rural Area
Reported theft amounts to $300 from Leon Proulim’s sugar bush in Carry R D 8. Thieves at night drove to the sugar bush, loaded syrup into a vehicle after trips to the evaporator, leaving investigators with few leads.
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Clementis Named Czechoslovakia Foreign Minister After Cabinet Crisis
Prague radio announced Vlado Clementis a Communist would become foreign minister succeeding Jan Masaryk who died in a plunge from his apartment. Clementis, 48, had been secretary of state for foreign affairs and Masaryk's chief assistant, and will hold both minister and secretary posts as Communist control tightens.
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Coal Operators Appeal to Lewis to End Walkout
Coal producers urge union leader John Lewis to end the wartime walkout in a letter reported by the press. The plan includes government action to curb freight and pressure operators to resume shipments.
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Steel plants begin cutbacks to preserve stocks
Associated Press reports soft coal operators seek to limit losses as John Lewis fronts a ten day pension walkout. Looming government actions and railroad tolls worsen the crisis with 15000 railroad workers affected and steel mills delaying many operations across Cleveland Pittsburgh and Johnstown while Bethlehem and Sharon plants report limited setbacks.
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