Jerusalem observes Passover amid crowds in Holy City
Visitors from across Israel flock to Jerusalem for the first Passover night in the Holy City. Thousands are expected throughout the week of the festival, with pilgrims aiming for Mount Zion and the Wailing Wall. The Jewish Minister of Food and Rationing plans Seder meals with adjusted rations including chickens eggs meat potatoes wine and unleavened bread for the week.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Holy City
Egypt
Mount Zion
David
Jordar
Old City
Dov Joseph
Turkey
King Leather Inc plans temporary plant curtailment
Operations at King Leather Inc of Indiana will be curtailed next week, causing about forty employees to face temporary unemployment for several weeks. A small number will continue to operate the plant as strikes and retailer jitters slow stocking, affecting the local leather goods industry.
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King Leathers Inc
Indiana
Chrysler
King Leather
Blairsville Youths Injured in Route 22 Crash
Two Blairsville youths were injured last night when their car overturned on Route 22 about a mile and a half east of Blairsville. William McGinnty, 23, was admitted to Indiana Hospital for extensive cuts to the right side of the face. Richard McGinnty, 21, suffered forehead cuts and was treated but not admitted. Police estimated damages over 100.
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Blairsville RD
Blairsville
William McGinnty
Indiana Hospital
Richard McGinnty
Indiana
Prophecy Fails To Become Fact in Germany
FRANKFORT Germany April 1 1950 Johannes Lang a 50 year old German prophet predicted March 18 that World War Three would begin April 1 1950 with a Russian attack on the West He said he and Stalin studied Nostra dama and Stalin was ready for an April 1 push Peace seemed to prevail in Europe as Lang remained unavailable for comment
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Frankfort
Ger
Johannes Lang
West
Russia
Stalin
Lang
Europe
Birthday Party Fatal To Honored
In Erie Pennsylvania a birthday party ended in gunfire killing the guest of honor Napoleon Horton a factory worker who died at his Swanville home with bullets in the head and chest His wife Hazel 29 said the shots were fired by a rejected suitor State Police Sgt Mehallick said the fugitive Clarence Cheeks 25 an apprentice plasterer is being sought murder charges expected and police believe he may be travelling in an accomplice reported stolen after the shooting
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Erie
Pennsylvania
Napoleon Horton
Swanville
Hazel
John Mehallick
Mehallick
Clarence Cheeks
Atto
Intruder Attacked by Devolder Women in Boston
In Boston on April 1 a bedroom invader fled after Edna M. Devolder and her three daughters woke to defend their home. Police said the man, about 26, left blood and a plate of false teeth after the struggle. Names given: Elizabeth 25, Mary 24, Jane 22.
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Boston
Edna M. Devolder
Devolder
Elizabeth
Mary
Jane
Stitt Named Head Of New Pennsylvania College Orchestra Unit
Lawrence C. Stitt of Indiana State Teachers College elected first president of the Pennsylvania College Orchestra Directors Association. Officers include Edward Zimmer and Theodore Karhan. Next festival planned at West Chester State Teachers College. about 100 student musicians from 19 colleges participated. Marie Hudzinski praised for piano solo. Louis Wersen guest conductor.
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Pennsylvania College Orchestra Directors Association
Lawrence C. Stitt
Indiana State Teachers College
Edward Zimmer
J Jr
West Chester State Teachers College
Theodore Karhan
Pennsylvania State College
West Rohester
John S. Fisher
State Teachers College
Stitt
Indiana
First Presbyterian Church
West Chester
Marie Hudzinski
Rachmaninof
Pennsylvania
Louis Wersen
Philadelphia
Rt. 80 Bids Are Opened
A. F. Moreau & Sons Inc of Indiana posted the unofficial low bid of 304 258 for widening and resurfacing 5.78 miles of Route 80 between Indiana and the Musser Nursery. The project includes one highway relocation and 22 foot pavement. Relocation near the Campbell farm east of town is underway as survey work continues.
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A, F. Moreau & Sons, Inc
Indiana
Musser Nursery
Campbell Farm
Taft Defends Inquiry Into State Dept Obstinacy
Taft urged an investigation into the State Department unhampered by executive obstinacy and name calling. He defended McCarthy as a fighter who risked his life to preserve U S liberties and criticized President Truman for calling him the Kremlin asset in remarks at Key West Florida. He cited Hiss and Wadleigh convictions as supporting evidence for a probe.
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Portland
Taft
State Department
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Truman
Key West
Florida
Kremlin
United States
Tafta
Barclay's
Russia
Italia
Potsdam
China
Asia
Alger
Hiss
Henry Julian) Wadleigh
Wadleigh
Surplus Food Goes To Relief
Washington April 1 AP The Truman administration, stalled by Congress on the Brannan Farm Plan, prepares to use the wartime style distribution system to move surplus foods to relief for needy families. It would rather have Brannan but Congress blocks action, so government buys surpluses and distributes them via state and local agencies until new decisions are made.
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Washington
Congress
Truman Administration
Agriculture Department
Brannan
Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
First Housing Projects Inaugurated Near Cambria
In Johnstown on April 1 Governor James H. Duff broke ground for a $2,283,000 housing project, the first of its kind under Pennsylvania’s $15,000,000 subsidy program. 220 apartments will rent for $49 to $58 monthly. state funds $635,000 with the remainder via bonds. Duff called it a self-help proposition rather than a handout.
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Johnstown
Cambria
James H. Duff
Duff
Mitchell Day Observed by United Mine Workers in New Kensington
A parade and mass meeting mark Mitchell Day in New Kensington Western Pennsylvania. UMW District 5 designates Lewis Day honoring John L. Lewis. About 10,000 participants expected with speakers John P. Susarello Judge M A Musmanno and Joseph Yablonski.
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Pittsburgh
New Kensington
Pennsylvania
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Mitchell
John P. Susarello
M. A. Musmanno
Joseph Yablonski
Clarksville
UMW International Board
Blairsville Appoints Acting Postmaster Mrs Helen Smith
Blairsville newspaper notes the appointment of Mrs Helen Smith as acting Postmaster of Blairsville Postoffice. She succeeds Mrs Leila MacGillick who retired after fifteen years in the position.
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Helen Mp Smith
Blairsville
Citizens Approve New Town Name Hot Springs
Citizens of Hot Springs voted 1294 to 295 to rename the town. The radio program backing the move pledged ongoing publicity, and the council along with several organizations had endorsed the change after yesterday’s special election.
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Hot Springs
Nationalists Confident In Warfare
In Formosa, April 1, Chinese Nationalist forces report repelling a Hainan Island assault by Communist troops. They claim 19 of 40 landing craft sunk, 1,000 Reds ashore contained, 200 surrendered, and eight of 20 junks sunk off northern Hainan. Civil Air Transport terminal at Holhow reportedly pulling out. Air forces say remnants of Monday’s attack reduced by air power.
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Taipe
Formosa
Hainian Island
Luichow Peninsula
South China
Hali Jars
Holhow
Air Force
Ita
Hainan
Red
Civil Air Transport
U. S
Claire L. Chennault
Air Headquarters
Penna Has Best Safe Mine Record
Pennsylvania has the best mine safety record in the nation according to a U S Bureau of Mines report. The fatality rate of 56 per million man hours in soft coal mines in Pennsylvania during 1849 was lower than any other state or group. Ohio and Illinois ranked next with 91 and .02 respectively. The Mine Bureau notes that 1949 was the safest year nationally in coal mines with a 38 percent drop from 1948 injuries.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Ohio
Ilinois
National Coal Association
Hanover Square Fire Devastates Center in Hanover Pa
A major fire swept the Hanover center square destroying two three story brick buildings and damaging a third. Estimated losses reach 750000 with 350 residents displaced. One man injured and a fireman overcome. Red Cross aided evacuees and shelter was arranged.
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Hanover
Miles
R. Fagnacht
C. Penney
E. Baer Gitt
Red Cross
Fred Bethas
Fred Stambaugh
Ter
Bethas
James Noel
New Oxford
Bossy Gillis Shows Compassion in City Aid
Newburyport Massachusetts April 4 The mayor Andrew J Gillis known as Bossy did not profit from a sick city marshal James BE Sullivan by releasing eight weeks pay he had withheld The marshal had surgery yesterday and the mayor said it cannot take advantage of a ill man
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Newburyport
Mass
Andrew J
Lattimore Calls McCarthy Base and Miserable Treasure
Owen Lattimore arrived in New York from a United Nations mission and blasted Senator McCarthy as a base and miserable treasure. He said he would hold a press conference at the St Moritz Hotel in Manhattan, denied being a Communist, and asserted he would have a fair hearing in America. His wife, son David, and Abe Fortas greeted him at Idlewild, with Fortas to represent him.
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New York
Owen Lattimore
United States
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
ReWig
McCarthy
Lattimore
Idelwild
United Nations
Afghanistan
America
St- Moritz
mid-Manhattan
David
Abe Forts
Interior
Washington
Fortas
Dean Acheson
Louis F. Pane
Lee Lattinore
Communist Party
Abe Worlas
Latimore
Sid
Fortus
Lattimore Returns Amid McCarthy Documents Clash
Owen Lattimore arrives in New York denying Communist ties and confronting Senate subpoenas over McCarthy papers. Republicans Bridges and Hickenlooper oppose forcing McCarthy to turn over documents as Green proposes compulsion. Lattimore calls McCarthy a base creature and vows a fair hearing after a UN mission to Afghanistan. Abe Worlas and David Lattimore assist. Fortus to represent. See REPUBLICANS
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
United States
McCarthy
R-Wis
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
New York
Senate
Ges
New Hampshire
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Green
Two Cops Shot And Wounded In Lansing Gun Battle
In Lansing on April 1 two policemen were shot and wounded during a supermarket gun battle with two bandits. Officers Robert Belen and Russell Detring were wounded with Belen in critical condition, while Burwin Lagiers and Anthony Pohl were injured. Police launched a large manhunt and blocked off part of the city as officers pursued the suspects.
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Lansing
Midh
Robert Belen
Russell Detring
Belen
Burwin Lagiers
Anthony Pohl
Still Blast Kills Two Children
Shelton Connecticut April 1 two children died in a flash fire blamed on an exploding still in a garage apartment building. A 1000 gallon still was found in the garage beneath living quarters of three families. Police captain Schathman said a coke stove heating the still boiler likely exploded, sending live coals.
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Shelton
Conn
Linda Reilly
John Kiley
William Schathman
Indiana County Schools Approved Semiannual State Support
Three Indiana County school districts received semiannual state payments for public school support. Indiana Borough $32,839.88 Green Two $50,375.80 Center Two $41,846.
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Indiana County
Indiana Borough
Green Two
Center Two
Baruch Presses Ready Mobilization Plan for War Footing
Bernard Baruch urged a full mobilization plan to shift the U S to an all out war footing the instant a new war is declared He warned about the time lag to convert peacetime production and said the gap is the gravest peril He called for arms mobilization price ceilings higher taxes and a general staff for peace.
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Newport
Bernard Baruch
United States
Naval War College
Baruch
U. S
America
Registration Totals Drop in Indiana County Voter rolls
Indiana County registration totals show Republicans down by 685 and Democrats by 490 since October. Officials say many names were removed for not voting in two years, with insufficient new registrations to offset the losses. Total Republicans 10,105 and Democrats 11,019, a countywide drop of 1,182.
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Indiana
J. D. McCann
McCann
Indiana County
DuBois Lad Receives Watermelons By Air Aid
Three year old Richard Veons of Dagus Mines near DuBois recovered from nephrosis when watermelons were flown by airplane from Iser Damus, a Dagus Mines dealer, to Pittsburgh. The flight, by Paulshaw DuBois Undertaker, covered about forty miles round trip at no charge to the Veons family.
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Shelocta
Melva Ramer
Invader
L. C. Stitt
Ira R. Baker
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lombardo Beer Dist
M’carthy
New Ken
Penna
J. N. Elder
School Street
Mr. Elder
Gillis
DuBois Lad
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