Truman Signs Tariff Measure
President Truman signed an extension of the reciprocal trade agreements program, marking the sixth renewal since 1994 and aiming to expand world trade. Cordell Hull attended the ceremony at the White House, his first visit since V Day, showing the lingering effects of illness.
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2000 Workers Strike at New Jersey Zinc Company Palmerton
About 2000 workers at the New Jersey Zinc Company in Palmerton walked off the job in a wage and benefits dispute. The strike involved members of the United Steelworkers of America seeking higher pay as well as improved insurance and pension plans.
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New Jersey Zinc Company
United Steelworkers of America
Two Die in Pennsylvania Crash Near Johnstown
A mother and father were killed and their six children injured in an auto wreck on Route 3 near Johnstown Pa. Earl Goughenour, 45, of Newtown, was crushed by his car when it overturned, his wife, 45, was fatally injured after being hurled from the vehicle.
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Greek Civil War Debates At U N Assembly
Sept 26 Balkan tensions over the Greek civil war reach the United Nations as Yugoslav and Greek foreign ministers prepare to open a new week of debate. UN leaders hope speeches guide future moves amid charges of Communist Balkan support for Greek guerrillas and potential resolution if Russia participates.
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New York
United Naions Assembly
Balkan
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Russia
Escape From State Hospital Three Escapees Sought
SCRANTON Pa Sept 90 Three inmates escaped from Purview Auate Hospital for the criminalTM jane in a carefully planned break. Dr Shevlin said the men dug a 60 foot tunnel from the basement to a manhole outside and fled into woods. The escapees are William Darling 65 formerly of Cleveland convicted of armed robbery in Pittsburgh Robert Innern 23 native of York Pa convicted of larceny and Robert Kitzinger 40 native of Homestead Pa convicted of attempted robbery and aggravated assault and battery Kitzinger was a Pittsburgh bandit member sentenced to 20 to 40 years in 1939 after a gun fight following an attempted holdup.
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Services Tomorrow For Mrs Mary I Spencer
Mrs Mary I Spencer of 209 Mead died after a lengthy illness in Columbus. Born September 25 1873, she lived most of her life in Columbus and Cory. Survived by son Allen Spencer. three grandchildren Mary Freebourne and Margaret Spencer of Corry and Robert Spencer of Towanda New York. one great grandchild John Precoume of Corry. Two brothers Guy M Simmons of Corry and Harry Simmons of Jamestown plus many relatives. Funeral at Bracken Keating Funeral Home with service Tuesday at 2 pm and burial in Pine Grove Cemetery.
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Guy M. Simmons
Harry Simmons
Jamestown
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Tighter Curb on Spy Activities Cited Amid Atomic Claims
Report notes evidence of a recent atomic blast in Russia without confirming it. It recalls Molotov’s November 6, 1947 statement that the atom bomb secret had long ceased to exist and says Russia possessed weapons as of then. Tass paragraphs stress on prohibiting use and essential control of production.
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Ats
Saia
Soviet claims on atom bomb secrecy and timing spark debate
The Tass agency asserts the Soviet Union had already mastered the atom bomb by 1947 and warns against US perceptions of a later blast. It says Molotov’s statement was misread as bluff by US scientists who doubted Soviet progress before 1982. The piece portrays Moscow’s aim to widen support and contrast with Truman’s “recent” explosion notice.
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