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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1950
Page
1
A reflective Easter sermon contrasts earthly pursuits with Christian faith. It recalls the stone rolled away, the risen Jesus, and celestial proclamation. The piece cites Job, Paul, and Mars Hill to affirm life after death and urges turning hearts upward this season amid worldly ambitions.
A bridge group at the club features a director in demand, then his passing prompts a large funeral and estate disputes with heirs and taxes. The piece links resurrection to springtime and renewal, noting Crocus flowers as a symbol of effort toward rebirth.
A reader asks if VA will provide a hearing aid for service connected loss. The answer: yes if the loss is service connected or aggravated. A court cannot review VA denial of compensation. VA decisions are final. War Risk Insurance dividends do not apply. NSLI-style dividends exist on other policies. For a delayed disability claim, contact the VA regional office to learn status via the office contact representative.
Seoul Apr 84 One thousand Korean soldiers and police were killed and 2000 wounded last year in the cold war in Korea President Syngman Rhee told an American Navy audience aboard the U S Aircraft Carrier Boxer The Boxers planes will stage an aerial parade over Seoul on completion of goodwill visit Escorts Buck and J W Thomason left Inchon and U S Ambassador Jehn J Muccio spoke at a luncheon aboard the Boxer noting his recall to Washington for consultations.
New York importer Alfred Kohlberg says he supplied data to Senator Joseph McCarthy for use in the State Department probe. He told the Associated Press he handed information about Owen Lattimore and Ambassador Philip Jessup to McCarthy last week and that FBI agents later sought his files on Lattimore and the Institute of Pacific Relations. Kohlberg, a former member of the Institute, says he split with it years ago over alleged Communist ties.
Ohio and adjacent states plus Canada, gathered at Western Reserve University under the U S Atomic Energy Commission to learn the likely scale of an atomic attack and the unprepared state of medical response Physicians including Dr Frank M Barry and Dr Hymer L Friedell warned that current burn and casualty treatment would collapse under mass casualties They urged dispersal of treatment centers and new burn treatment methods to handle a large scale disaster, noting that 100 000 Cleveland casualties could exceed existing capacity.
In Johnstown Pennsylvania an Easter egg coloring tradition brought by Ukrainian refugees endures. Mrs Bohden Osidaen, wife of the Ukrainian Catholic Church pastor, explains a wax-resist method that yields a black final outline with multiple color layers, taking several hours per egg. The Easter date aligns with Julian calendar, while local churches observe Gregorian dates.
New Delhi India Apr 8 India and Pakistan reached an agreement to end communal violence after seven days of talks between Liaquat Ali Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru The communique said details would be released Monday to both Parliaments and no further information was disclosed.
Western Allies plan to crack down on a large back door trade between West German manufacturers and the Soviet Zone. Ruhr coal and iron Bavaria food and Württemberg-Baden machinery move outside government channels for finished Eastern goods in return. Allied HQ in Frankfurt weighing stricter border controls. possible traffic tie-up risk. Also a separate note about monthly Social Security benefits for 68-year-olds who worked under Social Security and how to apply.
Kansas City dispatch reports the Southwest winter wheat crop in doubt as drought tightens and rain is urged. Experts warn that without a good soaking soon the plains, critical to the nation’s wheat supply, face a bleak outlook.
The average crop could be harvested if more favorable weather arrives. Southwest Kansas Texas Oklahoma face drought and poor wheat outlooks with greenbugs brown mites and cutworms adding to damage. Only a few early rains stand between loss and salvage for the crop.
The FBI seized Lee Emory Downs 48 and his 26-year old wife Patricia at a Holly Hill house trailer, charging unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for the San Jose telephone office burglary. Downs, linked to Walter Lennon killed near Mojave. the arrest followed scanning a slain fugitive’s automobile license.
Nine year old William Thornton White III of Martinez California is named sole heir to an estate valued at about $9 million in the probate petition of Mrs Katherine Brown Irvine his grandmother who died last Sunday The will is expected to be reduced to around $4 million after state and federal inheritance taxes apply The boy is the son of Wil
Liam Thornton White Jr. is the son of Mrs Irvine by a previous marriage. The boy and his sister Gay, 11, live with their mother Glor ia Wood White in Newport Beach California. Parents are divorced.
The Flying Bixbys, Bob and Diana, returning from Calcutta in their Mosquito, faced engine and brake troubles over Tokyo. A frozen air brake valve caused a slow landing but no damage. They aborted their around-the-world attempt and planned to stay in Tokyo to see the town.
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