Army Day Parade Promises Fair Indiana Weather
Indiana readies Army Day parade for tomorrow with hopeful forecasts of morning rain ending, 2:30 p m start, luncheon at 12:30 honoring American Legion leaders, and court house events. Stores and bars adjust hours. parade and decorations underway with broad local support from merchants and clubs. Continued on Page Six.
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Pennsylvania
National American Legion
Perry Brown
Larry Trainor
Court House
Indiana
Indiana County Council of the
American Legion
Legion
Indiana County
Schools Close for Local Parade in Indiana
Indiana schools will dismiss early for an Army Day parade tomorrow with all public schools ending at 2 15 PM and Scout units leaving at 1 30 PM to join the event. ISTC classes wrap by 2 PM while Laboratory School ends at noon and ISTC Nursery has no afternoon sessions.
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Indiana
Boy Scouts
Indiana State Teachers College
Laboratory
ISTC
Homer City
Broo
10 339 Dog Tags Sold In County
Indiana County reports 10 339 dogs licensed so far this year per County Treasurer John Woods. March licenses sold total 1461. Year to date resident fishing licenses reach 395 with 173 issued in March. Five non residents hold licenses. 63 firearm permits issued for hunting and fishing during March.
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Indiana County
John Woods
Treasurer Woods
Strongstown Man Hit-Run Victim Identified in Collision
State Police from Friensburg investigate a hit run in which a car driven by Homey Stiles, 38, Strongstown, was struck near Twin Rocks by an unknown vehicle yesterday. Details on damages were not available.
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Friensburg
Homey Stiles
Strongstown
Twin Rocks
Knee Injury Report From Clymer Woman
Mrs Josph Kista suffered a left knee injury after a fall at home early this week. She received treatment at Adrian Hospital in Punxsutawney.
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Josph Kista, Clymer
Adrian Hospital
Punxsutawney
Army Day guest veteran to visit Indiana County
Col Sterling Morelock, a World War I veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, will be a guest for Army Day celebrations in Indiana County. He is long associated with Aspinwall Veterans Hospital and well known to local veterans and patients there.
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Col” Sterling
Morelock
Crowe Taken By FBI For Bank Theft
Richard H Crowe was arrested in Daytona Beach Florida on charges of stealing 884000 from the Bank of New York where he served as an assistant manager. FBI recovered 13115563 of the missing funds and Crowe admitted his identity and the theft. He was to be arraigned in Tampa.
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Crowe
FBI
Daytona Beach
Fla
Richard H. Crowe
City
Bank of Newy York
Tampa
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Hoover
Florida
Gromyko Faces Pact Signators At U N Assembly
At the United Nations opening in New York Andrei A Gromyko confronts the signers of the Atlantic Pact as Russia weighs its plan. Delegates expect possible Russian moves while Secretary Acheson Bevin Schuman and other signatories attend. The session begins with Evatt’s opening address and could prompt a East West clash on the pact.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Washington
Assembly
Flushing Meadow Park
Herbert V. Evatt
U. N
Pravda
Moscow
Western Europe
U.S
Dr J C Lee Remains Critically Ill in Cleveland Clinic
Indiana physician Dr J C Lee at the Cleveland Clinic is listed in very serious condition with only a slight improvement reported today. Dr J S Rech returned from a week with Dr Lee bearing the update as of 8 18 tonight.
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J. C. Lee
Indiana
Cleveland Clinic
J. S Rech
Lee
High Brass Contends for Limousines in Washington
Rep Flood complains that nearly all officials in Washington have chauffeurs and private cars while Congressmen get only a bus or taxicab. He cites door hearings on a Weather Bureau request for four automobiles and notes fleets of limousines outside official offices. Weather Bureau did not receive the cars.
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Flood
House Appropriations
Weather Bureau
P. S
Former Indiana Man Injured in Browns Town Mines accident
Albert Rice, 28, of Edmon formerly of Indiana, suffered serious injuries in a state fall at Browns Town Mines, a Leechburg Mining Co. subsidiary. He was taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital at Tarentum Wednesday at 10:20 p m. His condition remained serious with pelvic fracture a fractured rib facial and hand abrasions and possible internal injuries.
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Albert Rice
Edmon
Indiana
Brownstown
Leechburg Mining Company
Rice
Allegheny Valley
Tarentum
New-Born Babe Found In Sewer In Pittsburgh
A newborn boy, tossed into a sewer by his unwed mother who believed him dead, lies in good condition at Shadyside Hospital. The mother, a 1-year-old by age claim, was arraigned for abandoning an infant after admitting to giving birth unattended in a Westinghouse Park shelter.
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Pittsburgh
Shadyside Hospital
Westinghouse Park
Quizzical Japs Ask About American Life in the U S
In Tokyo in April occupation workers are being lectured on life in the United States. Questions common among attendees include whether Americans bathe daily and whether they bathe alone or in groups. Other queries concern daily bread baking and skirt lengths.
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Tokyo
Apr
United States
Mail Order Catalogue Stirs Slavs
A U S embassy Belgrade report says an American mail order catalog sparked crowded lines and library disruption at the American Information Library in Belgrade. People formed long queues hoping to order items as dollar drafts flooded the bank before it banned drafts.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
American Information Library
Belgrade
U. S
Truck Weight Bill Debated In Assembly
Harrisburg April 5 The Senate Highways Committee weighs a truck weight bill after House approval raising tractor trailer gross limits to 48 000 and 60 000 pounds by axle count and tightening penalties for overloading The dispute gathers support from the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association against road wear concerns from the Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors A Republican Democrat split is noted with a call for a broader study by the General Assembly.
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Harrisburg
Senate Highways Committee
House
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors
Republicana
Robert D. Fleming
Allegheny
General Assembly
Eight New Borns Among Fire Deaths at St Anthony’s
Effingham Illinois April 5 AP report says a hospital fire at St Anthony’s killed dozens including eight newborns. More than 50 persons died or were missing with up to 60 guests rescued. many bodies charred, some infants still in metal cribs on second floor. Flames swept the building in under an hour, witnesses recount.
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Effingham
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Red Cross
Parking Rules For Parade Here
Indiana's Superintendent of Police John F. O'Mara announced no parking regulations for the Army Day celebration tomorrow. No parking on Philadelphia Street after noon from Thirteenth to Third Street. Water Street becomes westbound one way from Third to Thirteenth. Church Street becomes eastbound one way from Third to Thirteen. One way rules apply from 2:00 PM until festivities end. No parking after noon on Third Street from Water to Church, North Sixth, Philadelphia to Water, North Seventh, Philadelphia to Water, and Thirteenth Street from Church to Water. No parking in B&O and PRR lots after noon.
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Indiana
John F. O'Mara
Philadelphia Street
Thirteenth Street
Third Street
Water Street
Third
Church Street
North Sixth Street
North Seventh Street
Philadelphia
Olivia Rallies But Stays In Bed
Hollywood reports actress Olivia de Havilland remains seriously ill and confined to bed after two months of illness. Doctors warn she may be unable to attend the Academy Awards, with birth expected in August. De Havilland, 32, missed the March 24 ceremony as Jane Wyman won best actress for The Snake Pit. She is married to novelist Marcus Goodrich.
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Hollywood
Olivia de Havilland
John McCausland
Acress
Jane Wyman
Marcus Goodrich
Truman Hosts Dinner After Atlantic Pact Signing
President Truman hosted a formal dinner at the Carlton Hotel with ministers from Atlantic Pact powers and about 60 guests including State Department and embassy staff. Belgium Prime Minister Paul Henri Spaak spoke in French, expressing gratitude for the U.S. leadership and the signing of the Atlantic Pact.
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Truman
Washington
Marine Orchestra
Carlton Hotel
United States
Mem
Bers
State Department
Blair House
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
Rescue Eyewitness Recalls Hospital Fire Tragedy
An AP eyewitness account from W. R. Crannell describes a midnight hospital fire. Flames erupted from the front entrance as sirens wailed and smoke filled the area. Crannell rushed across the street, helped two women from windows about 12 feet high, and assisted in lowering them safely to the ground.
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Associated Press
W. R B. Crannell
Civil Aeronautics Administration
W. R. Crannell
Melba
Gap
Jack
Ardentyall
Sisters Home
Air Force Orders 36 More B-36 Bombers and Five B-47s
The Air Force announces a new procurement of 36 B-36 long range bombers and five B-47 jet bombers, while cancelling 44 B-54 orders to redirect funds. B-36s have a 10,000 mile range, and B-47s exceed 500 mph with over 800 mile radius. The force will have about 160 B-36s delivered or on order, and total B-47 orders rise to 17.
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Washington
Air Force
Consolidated- Vultee
Auto Price Cuts Spark Parade of Reductions
Detroit April 5 Nash-Kelvinator Corp announced price cuts from 20 to 120 dollars on its two car series. Ford had matched the move in the prior month as Kaigaye Frazer WillyeeQverland and Genpe pal Motors also trimmed prices. The shifts come amid higher material availability and rising production efficiency.
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Detroit
Nash-Kels Vinator Corp
Ford
Kaigaye Frazer
WillyeeQverland
Genpepal Motors
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Olivia
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