Deteriorating US Soviet Ties Reported in Vienna
Look Magazine correspondent Ben Kocivar says Soviet soldiers in Vienna have ended friendly relations with Americans and were reassigned, signaling rising tensions among the occupying powers. He notes Vienna’s government seeks approval from four occupiers and Austrian fear of Russia grows amid political mistrust and past Soviet removals.
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New York
Vienna
Ben Kocivar
Look
Kocivar
Onger
Russia
Austria
Kacivar
Truman Near Nomination After Key Delegates Gained
President Truman extended his lead toward the Democratic nomination as Pennsylvania and Massachusetts primaries added to his delegate tally. Stassen’s Pennsylvania write-in surge showed GOP appeal while Florida comments hinted Eisenhower as a rival. Massachusetts officials remained unpledged to Truman, and curbs on intra party opposition appeared limited.
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Pepper
D-Fla
Truman
Florida
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Boston
James M. Curley
Emil Rieve
CIO
CIO Calls for Buyers Strike Against Meat Packers
The CIO urges a nationwide buyers strike against meat packers Swift Armour Cudahy Wilson Morrell Rath after a 44 day walkout by Packinghouse Workers Union members over wage talks. Murray asks 6,600,000 members and the public to boycott these firms while mediation efforts continue.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Swift
Armour, Cudahy
Wilson, Morrell and
Rath
CIO Packinghouse Workers Union
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Uuidt Tmewut
Cuba
Armour
Wilson & Co
Authorities Probe Death Of 52-Year-Old Socialite
In Middletown R. I. authorities investigate the death of Mrs George Eustis Paine 52 a New York society matron found face down on a bench with a foam fragment in her handbag The Paines own a large Newport estate.
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Middletown
R. L
George Eustis Paine
New York Society
Iting
Paines
Newport
Man Held for Unlawfully Wearing Medals In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh April 28 A U S Army official reports medical examiner James Callahan said Rudolph Cvikowski 22 is held on charges of unlawfully wearing a naval uniform and medals. Investigators say cause of death not learned yet. FBI toxicology and stomach contents analysis pending. Mrs Paine missing from New York, husband a Curtis Publishing board member, last seen Monday before plans to attend board meeting. Police suspect she traveled to Providence by noon train. Cinnamon noted as flavoring at Strand Theatre event.
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Aupe Sese
Pittsburgh
James Callahan
Suilor
Rudolph Cvikowski
Avella
U. S
Terday
FBI
State Toxicologists
Sastanea Paper Company
Paing
Philadelphia
Curtis Publishing Company
St. Regis
New York
Park Avenue
Mediation Board Acts On Strike
Mediation board members Douglass and Francis A. ONeil will fly to Chicago to meet with rail unions representing about 150000 workers after direct negotiations stalled. Douglass warned that failure to mediate risks a nationwide rail shutdown and economic damage.
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Mediation Board
Douglass
Mediaion Board
Francis A. Oneil
Chicago
CDT
Speeding pairs fail to appear in Dallas court
Two individuals cited for speeding and habitual traffic offense did not appear in Dallas court. Both had died in separate traffic accidents since the citations were issued, underscoring the fatal outcomes linked to the cases.
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Dallas
Apr
UAW to Seek GM Strike Vote in Wage Drive
Detroit April 28 The United Auto Workers agreed to a strike vote among 250000 General Motors workers after unanimous approval by delegates from 100 GM plants. The union seeks a 20 cent hourly raise plus group insurance and pension plans, with locals to vote by May 23. Chrysler wage talks have already seen a 35 cent plus rise approved by the UAW.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
General Motors
Inchule
Big Cor
GWM J Burgaining
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Yugoslavia Lowers Territorial Claim in Austria Talks
London April 28 Yugoslav Deputy Foreign Minister Alois Bebler said Belgrade will accept about 800 square miles of Austrian Carinthia and Styria, down from 1000. Austria opposes territorial concessions while Yugoslavia maintains demand for hefty cash reparations of 159 billion dollars. Western powers expect rejection of the reduced claim as talks on the Austrian peace treaty continue with US Britain France and Russia deputies meeting over 100 times.
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London
Yugoslavia
Austria
Alois Bebler
Carinthia
Styria
U.S
Britain
France
Russia
No War in Berlin Claimed by Soviet Press
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet controlled papers say there will be no war and threaten a political reckoning against those who chose Berlin as a fighting place for political adventures. The warnings appear in papers licensed by the Soviet authorities amid Western Powers, especially the United States.
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Berlin
United States
Britain debates arms sales to Arab states over Palestine
Bevin rejects suspending arms deliveries to Arab states despite their plan to invade Palestine. He says Arab buys must standardize weapons with British forces and promised prompt fulfillment of contracts. He notes Jews currently possess better arms and hints at possible UN partnership and post settlement administration.
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Britain
Bevin
Palestine
Seymour Cocks
Pales
United Nations
Bridges May Quit Fund Trusteeship Amid Strike Pressure
Washington April 2. Senator Bridges may quit as neutral trustee of the miners welfare fund if he becomes convinced John L Lewis plans for $100 monthly pensions to miners 62 and older with 20 years mine service. Lewis seeks to resolve the pension dispute with a plan while an operator suit seeks personal liability for fund expenditures. The six week spring walkout remains halted by a Taft Hartley injunction, though lawyers doubt it blocks a new coal contract strike.
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Washington
Bridges
R-Nh
Miners’ Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Lewis and Bridges
Ezra van Horn
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis-Bridges
van Horn
Thomas E. Murray
New York
T. Alan Goldsborough
Taft Attacks Stassen Over New Deal Ties in Ohio
Senator Taft tied Harold Stassen to New Deal spending and federal control during a speech in Dayton Ohio. He argued Stassen has shown little opposition to Rooseveltian policies and predicted limited impact from Stassen in the May 4 Ohio GOP primary as Taft campaigns through Wooster New Philadelphia Alliance and Canton and heads to Toledo for Ninth District stops.
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Dayton
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Minnesota
Stassen
Taft
Roosevelt
Stassin
Kuwant
Mr. Stassen
Paft
Wooster
New Philadelphia
Alliance
Canton
Toledo
Knudsen Honored By Manow Friends
DETROIT April 28 14 y Willan S Big Bull Knudsen died today at his home after a cerebral hemorrhage in ill health for months A midtown Detroit funeral will be held from Epiphany Lutheran Church with burial at Acacia Park Cemetery Oakland County Funeral services set for 2 PM EST Thursday Gov motors plants nationwide to be notified Mayor Van Antwerp proclaimed a citywide tribute as Detroit mourns the industry leader who mobilized American war production.
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Detroit
Willan S
Knudsen
Epiphany Lutheran Church
Acavia Park
Oakland
General Motors
Detyort
Eugene J. van Antwerp
Milk May Grow in Coffee Berries
In San Salvador on Apr 28 the National Agricultural School announced successful experiments feeding Salvadorean cows pulp made from coffee berries. Cows at the school are receiving this coffee-enriched breakfast daily as part of the trial.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
National Agricultural School
Reuther Attacker Leads Slim Lead In Detroit
Police chased a damaging lead in the Walter P. Reuther shooting case as a Detroit steel plant worker, linked to a November CIO United Auto Workers convention remark, was checked. A shell and timing checks offered little solid progress. officials awaited a hospital interview from Reuther for breakthrough.
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
Offcers
CIO
United Auto Workers
Atlantic City
Joseph V. Krug
Reuther
Toy
UAW
Senate War Committee Blasts Aramco Overcharges
A Senate War Investigating Committee windup report says Aramco and affiliates overcharged the Navy between January 1, 1942 and June 30, 1947 by at least 30 to 38 million dollars on wartime oil sales. The committee blames Aramco’s price policies and government procurement laxity, noting the company benefited from lend-lease aid while promising nominal profits. Aramco defends its pricing as beneficial to the national economy and warns of broader strategic risks.
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Washington
Senate
Arabian American Oil Company
Avarico
Fromg
Saudi Arabia
United States
Navy
Aramco
Navy Department
Brewster
R-Me
Middle East
Arab Legion
Ite Strcle
Jericho
Allenby Bridge
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Palestin
Abdulah
Ammen
Abdel Azgéah Pasha
Soliitary
Trang
Jordan
Cairo
Aye League
Palestine
London
Jerusalem
Lydia
England
Holy City
Britain
Ldate
United Nations Security Council Truce Commission
Jewish Agency
U. N
Arab Higher Committee
Jerusale
Security Council Truce Coanmission For
Jean Neiwenshuys
Cal. Rost Lund
Trygeve Lie
Jordanian Leader Vows Allied Invasion of Palestine
Abdulah in Amman told the Associated Press he will lead Trans Jordan Syria Iraq and Lebanon forces into Palestine this week to contest Zionism. He said Jericho near Jerusalem was occupied by scout troops that precede larger actions.
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Jordan
Abdulah
Syria
Iraq
Lebanon
Palestine
Associated Press
Amman
Jericho
Jerusalem
Saudi Aid Amount Disputed in Aramco Lease Case
The company challenged a committee claim that 99 million dollars in lend lease aid was provided to Saudi Arabia to safeguard Aramco's concession. The dispute centers on the scale and purpose of the aid and its relation to the oil concession.
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Saudi Arabia
Aramco
Arline Judge to wed sixth time this year
New York April 28 Arline Judge obtained a license for her sixth marriage four days after divorcing her fifth husband. She and George Ross Jr a one year old insurance man plan a rapid wedding. Judge 36 remarked at a news conference I can’t say I’ve been a coward.
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New York
Arline
George Ross, Jr
Soan
Henry J
Bob) Topping
Lana Turner
Ross
McMillen and Hewitt Win Assembly Vote
Results from the 26th District show McMillen and Hewitt winning the assembly race with 11 733 tallying votes across two counties. Runner up Elmer J. Halberg of Armstrong County earned 5 877, while Cambria and Indiana Counties reported near-complete tallies and several candidates led in their counties. Voter turnout stayed around a little over 30 percent with no Democratic contest altering nominations.
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Elmer J. Halberg
Armstrong County
Cambria County
Helen C. Watson
Indiana
Watson
Congtan
Indiana County
Tinople
Taylor Narrowly Wins Dauphin County GOP Fight
State Senator M Harvey Taylor and his Republican running mates secured a narrow senate nomination victory in Dauphin County with an 1833 vote margin over Waller Mumma. Turnout was the largest in county history, with 70 percent of Harrisburgs 37000 GOP voters participating. Taylor led in out of city districts as the independents led by Benjamin Wolfe refused to concede. In the house races regular GOP candidates Blaine Hocker and R Dixon Herman defeated independents Knapp and Lenker by substantial margins.
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Harrisburg
Harvey Taylor
Dauphin County
GOP
Senate
Waller M. Mumma
Standardhearer
Taylor
George Kunkel
State Senate
Benjamin Wolfe
GOP ‘Action
Blaine C. Hocker
R. Dixon Herman
Robert E. Knapp
William S. Lenger
Hocker
Herman
Knupp
Lenker
Stassen Edges Dewey In Pennsylvania Presidential Primary
In Pennsylvania, Stassen leads Dewey with 4 250 to 1 189 in official counts while Wallace and Warren trail. Truman dominates Democratic votes with 210 184. Eisenhower and write-ins appear, and three incumbent Republicans lose renomination. Stassen wins Philadelphia by over two to one and leads Pittsburgh, with Martin gaining in coal regions near Wilkes-Barre.
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Walace
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
Earl Warren
California
Truman
Eisenhower
Wallace
Stassen
Martin
Dewey
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cooke
Keystone State
Stasen
New York
James Gallagher
E. Wallace Chadwick
Moylan
James P. Scoblick
Archbald
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Ing
New York State
Sen
Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre
Weather Report 101 Roars Into Local Forecast
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with an improving Thursday as sunshine returns and temperatures stay cool. Frost is expected Thursday night in the local forecast.
Obituaries from Indiana area residents and relatives
Several Obituaries note deaths of Mrs Margaret Alice Engle of Clymer R D 1 and Miriam Alatre Johns 14 daughter of Alice Keeler Johns. Margaret Engle died April 26 in Indiana Memorial Hospital with services set for April 26 3 00 p m at her home and Harmony Cemetery Penn Run. Miriam Johns born May 12 1938 Elderton died Tuesday after a lingering illness. funeral Friday 2 p m at Clarence C Clark Funeral Home Elderton with Rev J I Brown. Lillian Mae Truby Silvus 61 Saltsburg died at Indiana Memorial yesterday 12 20 am. survived by husband J J Silvus daughter Mrs Robert Hei gh Young and other relatives. Interment Saltsburg with services Thursday April 29 at 3 00 p m.
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Margaret Alice
ASK
Engle
John Engle
Clymer R. D
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Albert Kounts
Harmony Cemetery
Penn Run
Miriam Alatre Johns
Alice (Keeler) Johns
Fourth Avenue
Ford City
Vincent Johns
Elderton
Vivian 1
Wesleyan College
W. Va
J. E. Keeler
Clarence C. Clark
J. I. Brown
Lillian Mae Truby Silvus
Saltsburg
Indiana Memorial
Apollo
John F
Nettie Smith Truby
Salisburg
Glenn Truby
Vandergrift
W. J. Lyda
Blacklick
Robinson Funeral Home
H. L. Hehbore
Pittsburgh Coal Company reports 1948 Q1 earnings
The Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. said its net income for the first three months of 1948 was 8,557,645 dollars, or 1.488 dollars per common share, versus 2,804,285 dollars, or 1.32 dollars per share, in the same period of 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Railroad Strike Set For May 11
A three union wage dispute threatens a nationwide strike on May 11 affecting locomotive engineers firemen enginemen and switchmen. Spokesmen for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen declined to comment while a Cleveland notice promised details on strike procedures. The action could paralyze rail service as unions and railroads debate steps under the Railway Labor Act amid Taft Hartley exclusions.
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Chicago
J. P. Shield
Brotherhood of Locomotives Engineers
C. H. Keenan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
C. E. McDaniels
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Cleveland
Truman
John L. Lewis
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Harold
Thomas E. Dewey
Edward Martin
Hatch
D-Nm
New Mexico
Red Press
New Deal
Manow
Anvri van Soma
Slim
McMillen and
Hewitt
Assembly
Sen. Taylor
Gov. Dewey
Weather Report
Coal Report
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