Two Hungarian Groups Ordered Out of German Zone
Frankfort Germany April 15 United States Military Governor General Lucius D Clay ordered two Hungarian missions to leave the American zone within 48 hours. The repatriation mission of four and the restitution mission of 11 were ousted after an incident involving an American repatriation train looting and alleged maltreatment by Soviet troops and Hungarian officials. The train carried 488 Hungarians back to Hungary from Germany under U S escort and the note to Budapest failed to offer a satisfactory explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
United States
Hungary
U. S
Hungaria
U. S. Army
Budapest
All Clymer Phones To Be Changed
All Clymer telephone numbers will be changed to four digits starting Monday at 6:00 AM when a larger dial central office opens in Franklin Alley. Harold F. Keck of Bell Telephone announces a $60,000 overhaul including building, equipment, and wiring, with 160 of 185 locals to receive service. 25 remain without lines until new construction completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clymer
Harold F. Keck
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Franklin Alley
Keck
Chymer
Ohio Flood Threat Eases As Evacuations Continue
Across the Ohio River Campbell County Kentucky sees about 500 families evacuated while 141 families leave homes in another district. Louisville residents flee as flood forecasts climb past flood stage with 14 feet expected by Sunday. Red Cross shelters over 1,300 families across 14 counties. Crests forecast include Point Pleasant 53 feet, Huntington 50 feet, and Maysville 63 feet above flood stage. Wheeling mayor declares emergency as most highways in the valley are underwater. National Guard armories in southern Indiana open for evacuees. guardsmen aid 75 families near Madison and New Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell Co. Ky
Louisville
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Maysville
Fittsburgh
Wheeling Intelligencer
Martins Ferry
Times
Wheeling
Carl G. Bachman
Valley
Indiana
National Guard
Madison
New Albany
Dictators and the uneasy balance of nations in history
J M Roberts Jr contrasts Hitler and Stalin on 1938 Munich aims and 1948 Finland treaty rhetoric. He notes Hitler claimed fair borders and denounced annihilation while Stalin praised equality of nations, both illustrating how business with dictators breeds peril and bad reading of history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts, JR
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Herr Benes
Sudetenland
Europe
France
Munich
Poland
Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Finland
Soviet Union
Low Bid For Conemaugh Work Reported
A low bid of 1 805 621 was submitted for relocation of part of the Pennsylvania Railroad Conemaugh Division in Indiana Armstrong and Westmoreland counties The bid was from Sebastian B Albergo and Sons of Chicago This is part of preliminary work for the proposed dam on the Conemaugh River two miles above Tunnelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conemaugh
Indiana
Armstrong
Westmoreland
Sebastian B. Albergo & Sons
Chicago
Conemaugh River
Moscow NBC Reporter Denounced as Spy for US
Cecilia Nelson accuses American correspondent Magidoff of espionage in a 1948 Moscow letter. She claims Magidoff gathered intelligence for the U.S.S.R., sought coded material, and used his U.S.S.R. residence to conduct intelligence work, detailing how reports were sent and his ties to American military personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magidoff
Moscow
Soviet Union
Magidof
Cecilia Nelson
Magideff
Two Killed In Train Truck Fiery Crash
Two killed and thirty nine injured when a dump truck rammed a Rock Island train, derailing three coaches and igniting fires. Tenured hospital stays include Mrs. Penning, Prof. Dvorak, and Miss Wilson among patients in Enid and at Mary’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul Feldman
Kremlin
Oklo
Rock Island
Enid
Here
R. W. Penning
Kansas City
Mary's Hospital
Raymond Dvorak
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wla
Enid General Hospital
Martha L. Wilson
Manhattan
Kas
Goldsborough Delays Ruling On Contempt Case
Court adjourned as Morison pressed that John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers violated an April 3 court order to end the coal strike. Goldsborough faced a potential contempt ruling with fines or imprisonment, while Lewis argued the walkout was voluntary. Morison cited a 1948 precedent and a February 2 1948 note from Lewis supporting the union position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Lewis
Morison
Cfontention
UMW
Goldsborough
Ino
John
Supreme Court
Jet Lewis
Justice Department
Justice Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Pension dispute notices and plane crash deaths reported
A February letter from defendant Lewis as union president reviewed the pension dispute and suggested the contract was honored after a March 12 letter to locals. Meanwhile a December crash of the Constellation Star of Cairo killed 13, with Mrs Worst awaiting flight to California after confirming her husband was among the dead. One victim listed as Heji Mehta, 77, of Bombay. London sources suspect Sir Homi Mehta of Bombay. The aircraft flew from Karath to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Worst
California
Constellation Og
Heji Mehta
Bombay
London
Sir Homi Mehta
Karathi
New York
One Passenger Survives Shannon Crash of Pan Am Clipper
Pan American clipper NC 88858 crashed on approach to Shannon Airport at 0234 GMT. Only Marc Worst of Lockheed Corp survived among 31 aboard. The aircraft carried 21 passengers and 10 crew, mostly American with Malians Indians and others. Weather reported as low visibility and fog. witnesses saw the plane strike an obstruction and burst into flames, burning for over three hours. The Empress of the Skies had claimed a trans Atlantic record earlier in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U. S
Albania
Enver Hoxha
Basil Warnock
American Overseas Airlines
Shannon
Pan American
William Fitzgerald
Marc Worst
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Hve Malian
Pakistan
Warnock
Gander
Newfoundland
Church Here Names Elders at United Presbyterian Meeting
The United Presbyterian Church elected Dr. F. Ernest Work and Gilbert Fee as senior elders at last night’s annual congregational meeting. Cé Merle Craig and James Stoner join the board of elders replacing Mr. Fee and the late Beryl Sean or. Elders are life appointed. several named to the board of deacons and trustees for three-year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
F. Ernest Work
Gilbert Fee
Cé Merle Craig
James Stoner
Mr. Fee
Beryl Seanor
Alvin Beatty
Joseph M. Johnson
Harold Bailey
Neal Fiscus
Carl Pauch
Lisle Jobe
Thomas Wellen
Monroe Mabon
James King
Roy
Stephens
Day K. Nichol
William P. Moorhead
John Kerr
Milk Production Drops Slightly in March
Pennsylvania dairy farms produced 456000000 pounds of milk in March, up from February but 2 million below last year's total. The drop is tied to fewer milking cows and farmers selling cows and calves. egg production rose to 383000000 eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
President Confident of New Front Porch Use Next Term
President Truman expressed confidence he would spend four more years in the White House during a breezy news conference. He described plans to use the south portico balcony, saying it was not for his personal use but to improve the White House image and to reflect Jefferson’s design. Truman dismissed political implications of the remark, noting he would use the porch if time allowed. He also noted talks with New York political leaders Ed Flynn and Paul Fitzpatrick, who left the meeting satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
New York
Ed Flynn
Paul Fitzpatrick
Flynn
Fitzpatrick
Mr. Truman
Thomas Jefferson
Fine Arts Commission
Housing Bill Delayed By Senate Scrape
President Truman pressed for a Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill as a Senate fight over amendments intensified. McCarthy backed amendments he introduced, while Taft and allies favored T-E-W changes approved by the Banking Committee. The measure would extend federal home loan insurance, add insurance for construction, and fund a large slum clearance program with private industry main reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Truman
Taft Ellender-Wagner
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Taft
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Banking Group
Flanders
House Committee On Housing
House Democratic
White House
House
Senate Banking Committees
MeckCarthy
Vigilance urged to defend news freedom by ASNE chief
N R Howard retiring ASNE president told about 350 editors at a Washington convention that journalists must serve the people and uphold government safety. He warned against bureaucratic threats to free reporting and cited a cabinet secrecy push as an example of attempted press silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N. R. Howard
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Howard
Cleveland News
ASNE
New Strife In Stock Strike Flares In New York
Police clash with pickets in the financial district amid a fresh flare of violence during the 17 day old strike by New York Stock and Curb Exchange workers. Seamen sympathizers attempted to rush Wall Street’s Stack Exchange entrance to block the passageway. four were arrested and three fled as officers used nightsticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Financial District
New York Stock and Curb Exchange
AFL United Financial
Oroke
AFL
Wall Street
Stack Exchange
Largest Airplane Hangar in the World Rising in South Dakota
The U S Air Force base near Rapid City builds what will be the largest hangar in the world to house B 29s and later B 86s and B 24s. The concrete and steel structure, cost about 1 725 million, towers high and spans 789 feet, with cranes and monolithic arch design to accommodate six Super Fortresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Air Force
Dan Valentine
NEA
U. S. Air Force Base
Rapid City
Strategic Air Command
Weaver Air Base
Lowry Couple Attend Ohio Culligan Convention
Mr and Mrs John B Lowry journeyed to Columbus Ohio to attend a two day Culligan Soft Water convention for Western Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Indiana district representatives. The event marks the 10th anniversary of the industry with plans for service improvement research and a wives entertainment program by Culligan officials from the Chicago home office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Lowry
Columbus
Ohio
Lowry
Penna
West Virginia
Indiana
Cleveland
United States
Illinois
Chicago
Culligan Company
Fliers Praise Navigation Aids In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg April 15 The round the world fliers Clifford Evans and George Truman praised Pennsylvania s air meaning program saying in four months of travel they flew over no region better marked with navigational aids. They noted the Piper airplanes Lycoming engines batteries and accessories used were all manufactured in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Clifford Evans
George Truman
Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission
State Department of Commerce
Evang
Truman
Piper
Lycoming
47 Auto Tags Expire Tonight In Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports the 1947 motor license plate deadline ends at midnight tonight while the extension for 1948 tags was pushed 15 days due to steel shortages affecting plate production at Western Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Western
Tantary
Obituaries from Homer City area notice transitions in 1948 region
Mrs Zontetta Maude Graham of Homer City died April 14 at 6 50 p m born August 8 1879 in Indiana County daughter of Peter and Caroline Johnston she was a member of Homer City Methodist Church and Rebekah Lodge Surviving husband Frank W Graham and son Robert services set for April 16 at 1 00 p m in the Homer City funeral home Interment in Greenywood Cemetery Indiana Also Jack Fenton Clawson 22 died at home in Homer City April 14 born December 7 1928 in Tarentum son of Neal and Mabel Clawson Surviving siblings and his parents also noted Friends in Homer City home until 1 30 p m Saturday then 2 00 p m services at 3 00 p m at Askew Funeral Home Interment in Greenhill Carrie Jamison Rhine of Brush Valley died April 13 1948 in Indiana Hospital Friends at home with services April 16 at 2 00 p m Rev W H Seybolt officiating Interment Brush Valley United Presbyterian Cemetery Arrangements by Robinsons Indiana Pa Petro Pio Pali 75 coal miner died in Heshbon April 14 born in Italy Friends at R S Wagner Funeral Home New Florence Funeral arrangements incomplete Thomas Nelson Larsen of Sykesville died around 2 15 a m He was born in DuBois to Cyril and Katherine Larsen Survived by wife Martha Gould Larsen sons Cyril and Thomas daughters Mary Ann Clyde Coraopolis and Katherine Bean Services in Sykesville Methodist Church April --- cremation and interment at K of P Cemetery Anita Morrison Funeral Home Punxsutawney in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Peter and
Caroline (Black) Johnston
Graham
Homer City Methodist Church
Rebekah Penelope Lodge
Frank W. Graham
Robert
Homer City
Askew
Clair R. Wick
Green-y
Wood Cemetery
Indiana
Jack Fenton Clawson
Elm St
Tomer City
Tarentum
Neal
Mabel
Fenton) Clawson
Neala
William
Donaldson
Bonnie
Graceton
James
U.S. Army
Alaska
Askew Funeral
E M. Thomas
Homer City Presbyterian Church
Greeniwood Cemetery
Carrie Jamison Rhine
Brush Valley
J. Harvey Rhine
Indiana Hospital
W. H. Seybolt
United Presbyterian
Robinson's
Petro
Pio Pali
Heshbon
Italy
R. S. Wagner
New Florence
Thomas Nelson Larsen
Sykesville
DuBois
Cyril
Catherine (Morgan) Larsen
Martha Gould Larsen
Cyril Larsen
Waterman
Thomas Larsen
Ernest
Mary Ann Clyde
Coraopolis
Catherine Bean
Howard. L. Smith
P. Cemetery
Anita
Morrison Funeral Home
Punxsutawney
Tel Litwin sky camp falls to Haganah after house battle
TEL AVIV Apr 15 Haganah reports capture of the Tel Litwin camp near Tel Aviv after a fierce house to house fight with Arab forces. The militia says 21 Arabs were killed and that others were carried away by comrades. British withdrawal preceded the fighting and Arab forces infiltrated the camp at night. The site had been built by US forces and served as a major recreation and hospital center in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Haganah
Tel Litwin
Camp Tellitwincky
U. S
Middle East
Bethlehem Steel to Answer Union Demands Next Tuesday
Bethlehem Steel Corporation will give a definite answer next Tuesday to United Steelworkers of America demands for substantial wage increases. Negotiations resumed after a recess with union chairman Joseph P. Molony stating the wage raise was presented at a closed meeting, though the amount requested was not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Joseph P. Molony
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Frank Garvette
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