Pennsylvania primary tests GOP power in high stakes race
Campaign by rival GOP factions feuds over U S Senate and governor posts as 862,112 Republicans vie for statewide offices while 1,996,218 Democrats see two statewide contests. Grady Grundy and John Kunkel feature in nativist clash. Duff supporters accuse Grundy of elite rule. Ballots open statewide to decide fate of the party and possible 1952 presidential impact.
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Report Predicts Higher Employment Yet Persisting Unemployment
The Liha Department projects more people will save jobs this year than last, but unemployment will stay heavy in some areas. A Shipp improvement in jobs between January and March is noted, with up to 80 million persons potentially at work by mid year amid mixed factory payroll prospects.
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Fatal Collision Claims Union City Woman Life
Mrs Minnie Seider of Union City died after injuries from an auto crash west of town last Wednesday. State Police in Corry reported her death occurred after transfer to St Vincent's Hospital Evie. Dr J E Selder, her husband, was the car’s driver when it left the road and he was not seriously hurt. Police sought the pickup truck driver who allegedly transported Seider to the Union City hospital. Surviving relatives include her husband a son and several siblings. Funeral services are set for 2 pm tomorrow at Musser General Home with Rev Francis Whiteman in charge and interment at Detiney Cemetery Crawford County.
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Crewm en Hurt In Freight Wreck
A Western Maryland freight train derailed after a rock slide 40 miles west of Hancock, injuring three crewmen. Fireman D F Jones and Brake man C R Wier of Bergetown were critically hurt, engineer W E Turk of Hagerstown had cracked ribs, doctors say Jones and Wier likely will recover. The accident occurred as the train rounded a curve into Indigo tunnel near Indigo.
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Meeting over Columbus Dam draws 50 attendees
About 80 Columbus residents and vendors gathered Saturday night to discuss rebuilding the washed out Columbus Dam on Brokenshay Creek. Carlton Curtis of the Columbus Municipal Authority called the meeting and urged support for reconstruction while a hearing by Water Power Resources and in Hashshure nears on the 14th. A finance committee led fundraising and a legal-action plan is in motion as owners dispute land rights and state ownership.
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Turkish President Ismet In Turbulent Voting Year
Istanbul reports indicate a stunning opposition surge against Ismet Inonu as the Democrat party led by Celal Bayar gains around 300 of 487 seats in the new Turkish parliament. Early tallies show the ruling party suffering heavy losses, signaling a potential shift in Turkey's political landscape.
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Freight Trains Move on PRR Despite Strike
Harrisburg report notes freight trains continue westward on the Pennsylvania Railroad despite picket activity. Locomotive firemen and engineers planned to initiate Eastern operations, with limited impact on the Harrisburg area and southern Tarvisburg corridor initially.
First Pennsy Freight Passes Through City
A Pennsy freight train moved through Corry at 10:15 a m on an eastbound run. Officials said the tourist freight carried perishables despite a firemen strike, with partial resumption of freight movements from Harrisburg to Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and New York. Regular crews remained on some trains to avoid picket lines, as West and North freight operations were curtailed. PRR spokesmen reported 10 freights west Friday 22 Saturday and 42 Sunday, with further increases expected. About 7,200 winter unemployment benefits registrations were anticipated in the Harrisburg area for workers including strikers and those kept from work by picket lines.
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Corporal Blythe marks 20 years with State Police
Corporal Blythe, in charge of theTees Barracks, yesterday celebrated his 20th year with the Pennsylvania State Police. He joined the Brate Police on May 15, 1990, served at sub stations in Cortland Franklin Sharon Meadville Werevers and Erie, helped open the West Smith Street barracks in Aliq 1936, and later moved to Erie before returning to the state police. He remains on active duty and plans no immediate retirement.
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Southerners Confident Of Defeating FEPC Bill
Southern lawmakers remain confident the FEPC bill can be defeated in the Senate as debate looms. Senate leaders push for a vote as President Truman’s civil rights agenda faces strong opposition from both parties and campus campaigning in election year.
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Three Injured In Area Accidents
Three people were injured in separate incidents in the area. A youth fell from a stage near Spriiye Cercle, injuring his right arm but returning home. Kenneth Lewis, a sophomore, fell from a truck rear and was hospitalized yesterday afternoon. Goran Shampoe, an employee of the Corry Jamestown Milling Co., was treated Saturday after a steel piece fell on his right foot while working at the plant.
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Rescuers Save Woman From Niagara Falls Rockside
A dramatic rescue at Niagara Falls involved two park workers and a Bell Aircraft helicopter crew. Mrs Jeannette Bufay 26 of Niagara Falls was rescued after clinging to a rock 70 feet above the river while a helicopter crash and fuel explosion occurred.
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Truman Ends Western Tour With Chicago Speech
President Truman wraps up a 6 000 mile western tour with a Chicago speech at Jefferson, expected crowd up to 200 000. The White House suite hosted party leaders as Truman praised audience size and friendliness in a non political address aired by networks.
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Pleasantville Boy Is Found After Night Lost
Pleasantville Pa May 15 Associated Press a two and a half year old boy named Jackie Copeland was found safe after wandering from a family picnic yesterday. He was found leaning against a tree a short distance from the oil house where he had spent the night. He was taken to Titusville Hospital for a checkup as searchers with bloodhounds airplanes floodlights and lanterns hunted the area. His father T W Copeland worked nearby and learned his son was missing when older sister Mary Ann, seven, alerted him.
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Cory Voters Prepare to Cast Ballots in Pennsylvania Contest
Voters in Pensylvania head to the polls to choose among GOP candidates for governor and a Senate seat as factional splits shape the day. Local observers expect turnout between 20 and 26 percent, with Cooke and Kunkel camps contending for the governorship and broader party loyalty on display.
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Five Western New York burglars held for grand jury action
Mayville May 5 five men from Dunkirk Fredonia and Oakville linked to a region wide burglary ring totaling 18 break ins in Chautauqua County with loot around 7000 over a year. The five Caccia mise Insbell Barone Bartolo and Ta Barbera were jailed without bail and tied to a Kennedy New Jersey burglary.
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Peace treaty talks with Germany delayed in London summit
Britain France and America meet with Atlantic pact partners to align on West European defenses and troop levels in Germany. They delay German peace treaty talks while maintaining occupation controls and seeking broader economic recovery without triggering German rearmament. The decision keeps West Germany integrated with Western Europe and under occupation limits, as Adenauer and other leaders express cautious approval of the path toward self government.
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Social Security Aide To Visit Corry Post Office
A Social Security office will hold office hours on the second floor of the Corry Post Office building tomorrow at 1 PM to assist residents with Social Security benefits and filing claims for old age and survivors insurance. Eligible wage earners over 15 not employed, wives over 65, dependents, and children under 18 may qualify for monthly benefits or a lump sum death payment if no survivors qualify.
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