Feil Doubles TV Facilities In System
Feil announces doubling of Bell System Video Network facilities across the east coast and midwest. By year end 1950 the network will span 43 cities with 15 000 miles of circuits, linking Boston to Chicago and beyond. Extensions include coaxial cable and radio relay with a timetable detailing March through October upgrades and new routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Coast
Midwest
Bell System
Spain
Newarena
Atlantic
Pacific
American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Co
Bell Companies
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston
Richmond
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
A. T and T. Long Lines
A. T. and
Federal Communications Commission
Memphis
Norfolk
New York
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Toledo
Washington
Greensboro
N. C
Charlotte
Charlotta
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Rock Island
Lewis
Davenport, Jr
Desfit
Moines
Omaha
Kansas City
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Dayton
Indianapolis
Louisville
Pa Bears Brunt Of Cold War Strike In Pa
West central Pennsylvania endures a new United Mine Workers selective strike with about 32,600 idle miners, 58 mines closed, and Allegheny River Valley production halted. District officials offered no explanation as union leaders cite operator actions and unfair labor practice charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penna
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Miner Workers
Commercial and Steel Company
Allegheny
Peon Power Company
Logans Ferry
Ford Collieries Company
Berry
NLRB
Lewis
Ohio
Churchmen Blast Attlee Over Election Timing
Church of England leaders in Sandwich condemn Prime Minister Attlee for calling a general election the day after Ash Wednesday. They warn election eve rallies disrupt church services and religious duties, calling the timing unworthy of a Christian count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Eng
Alilee
Church of England
Sandwich
United Presbyterian and Reformed Church Merger Vote
Three presbyteries in the United Presbyterian Church approve a merger with the Reformed Church in America. Westmoreland 43 to 1 Chartiers 37 to 7 Indiana State voted in favor 385000 projected United Presbyterian Reformed Church membership. Final approval requires three fourths of presbyteries before the June assembly in New Concord Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Jan
FJJ
United Presbyterian. Church
Reformed Church In America
Westmoreland Presbytery
Universal
Chartiers Presbytery
Washington
Indiana State Prebytery
Indianapolis
United Presbyterian General Assembly
New Concord
Ohio
United Presbyterian Reformed Church
United States
United Presbyterian Church
Tri- State
Reformed Church
New York
Aged Couple Hacked To Death In Brooklyn Home
In Brooklyn a 74 year old man Camilo Leyra and his 80 year old wife Catherine were found slain in their apartment. Police suspected robbers but noted nothing appeared missing despite $42 found in the wife’s market bag. The husband reportedly fought intruders while trying to rescue his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Camilo Leyra
Catherine
Leyla
Leyra
Russians Declare Ultimatum and UN clash over China
IC Sued from Page One notes Britain and Norway recognized the new Chinese Communist Government of Man’sze-Tung. India follows. Cadogan says Russia’s bid to oust Nationalist China premature. many governments have not recognized Mao. Yugoslavia recognizes the Chinese Red Government. Bebler’s vote profile hints at shifting alliances. U.N. tensions mix with Yugoslav postings as Belgrade signals revolt. In U.S. state news, Var Risburg reports General State Authority contracts totaling 4.198 million dollars in November, lifting total under contract since organization to 14.596 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihold Esting
Britain
Norway
India
Sir Alexander Cadogan Sai
Russia
Mao
U.N. Assembly
Ted
Yugoslavia
Malik
Ales Bebler
Belgrade
Bebler
U. N
Bebley
China
New High Urged For Dimes Drive
Donald Brody county March of Dimes director urged every person to double their contribution in the March of Dimes drive. He cited 1949 as the era’s worst polio year with over 49 000 sufferers and warned that funds and rising medical costs threaten ongoing care and research.
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Match of Dimes
Donald Brody
March of Dimes
Sald
Brody
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Aitiiken
Ianda
Opera Date Changes for Barber of Seville
The Charles L. Wagner production of Rossini opera Barber of Seville moves from January 27 to January 23. Producer demanded date shift. cast includes Jon Crain Amaviva Daphne Sylva Ros Ina Frank Cappelli Figaro Ya Patacchi Ralph Tetasko Don Bartolo. Marguerite Sylva and Daphne Sylva noted for their stage lineage.
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Charles L. Wagner
A. BE. Drumheller
Indiana State Teachers College Cultural Life Committee
Drumheller
Dumbheller
Wagner
Jon Crain
Amaviva
Daphne Sylva
Ros Ina
Frank Cappelli
Figaro
Ya Patacchi
Don Rosino
Ralph Tetasko
Don Bart
Liquor Crazed Gunman Kills Mendon Police Chief
In Mendon Massachusetts a liquor crazed gunman robbed the Red Rooster Cafe then held patrons for hours before fatally shooting Mendon police chief Matthew Mantoni and Katherine Brady of Uxbridge. Two other patrons and the gunman were wounded as officers returned fire and tackled the attacker.
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Mendon
Mass
Red Rooster
Matthew Mantoni
Katherine Brady
Uxlbridge
Harold Ward
Mens Don
Aubrey Hensel
Mantoni
Felow
Clarence Grant
Ward
Brady Girl
Milford Hospital
Grant
Flood Crest Threatens Vincennes as White River Rises
Flood crests on the White and Wabash Rivers threaten Vincennes and Hazleton in southwest Indiana. White River nears 30 feet at Hazleton, while Wabash expected to crest under 28 feet in Vincennes tomorrow. National Guardsmen evacuate lower town areas as Army Engineers mobilize to guard against up to 30 feet. State Road 56 closed. expected to wash out Highway 41. Shoals may crest above 32 feet. Niblack Levee breach eases Vincennes threat by flooding 20,000 acres north of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Hazleton
Indiana
Wabash
Harriton
Petersburg
White River
East Fork
Niblack
Road 41
Rotary Split Reassigns Indiana Counties Across Districts
District 260 will be divided into new zones effective July 1, transferring Indiana County to District 261. District 261 will add Osceola, Westmoreland, Somerset, Jefferson, and Greene counties, increasing the region to about 41 clubs.
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Rotary International
Indiana County
Une
Induna County
Soerset
Westmerend
Posette and
Greene Counies
Death Claims Dr. Maier 56
The Rev. Dr. Walter A. Maier, 68, conductor of the Lutheran Hour, died today after a fourth heart attack in under two weeks. A Boston native, he studied at Boston University Concordia Institute Bronxville and Harvard. Survivors include his widow and two sons, Walter Maier Jr. and Paul A. Maier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard University
Detroit
Cincinnati
Walter Maier, Jr
Faith Lutheran
Buffalo
Paul A. Maier
Harvard
Bridges Att'y Upsets Court In San Francisco Trial
Vincent Hallinan, chief defense attorney in the Harry Bridges perjury case, shouted in Federal Court yesterday. Judge George B. Harris reprimanded him for misconduct and instructed the jury to disregard his remarks as unjustified at this juncture. Hallinan is serving a six month contempt sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Vincent Hallinan
Harry Bridges
George B. Harris
Hallinan
Albanians Erect Statue of Stalin Amid Hushed Silence
London reports Albania's People’s Assembly approved a statue to Joseph Stalin. Premier Enver Hoxha praised Stalin as a glorious guide, according to the official Albanian Telegraph Agency.
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London
Fat
Pie
Alebania
Joseph Stalin
Albeneian People's Assembly
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Envy Ver Hoxhy
Stalin
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Nears China Bastion
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek sails from San Francisco toward Manila and Fosmos as she continues a 13 month effort to rally aid for Nationalist China. She travels with secretary K W Yu and ambassador Yu Tsung Chi, receiving a welcome from U S Army officials including Gen. Wedemeyer. She warns Americans the truth is hidden by propaganda and vows China will not be a Soviet puppet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Pan American World Airways
Manila
Chiang
Youth Is King At Farm Show In Harrisburg
Harrisburg Farm Show continues with horse pulling championship and Rural Talent Festival. About 12,000 attended Song of the Soil, directed by William R. Gordon, depicting rural life. Top livestock winners include Claypoole's Beat Farm Indiana and Wilbur Bell Indiana for mares and bulls. 4H champion Kay Balle Cassel. numerous breed champions listed from Pennsylvania and nearby counties.
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Eddie Lappant
Lebanon
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Wilbur Bell
Indiana
Mr. Bell
Associated Press
Lnto
William R. Gordon
Extension Rural
Pensylvania State College
Claypoole's Beat Farm
R, D
Idiana
Claypoole’s Rest Farm
Wary Cattle
Guernsey
S. BE. Penna
Landsville
A. M. Kennel
Honey Brook
Chester County
Club
Kay Balle Cassel
Hummelstown
R. D
High Rank Red Officers In Intrigue In Vienna
Vienna January 11 American authorities say a ring that kidnapped Russian citizens in exchange for cigarette smuggling protection has been smashed. Twelve men jailed. Ring operated under Lt Col Karandashov and Maj Makhov in Vienna with non-Soviet leader Benny Blum at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ruasiany
Austrla
U. S. Army
Karandashov
Makhov
Benno Blum
Blum
Austria
Hungary
Ten 3-Credit Courses On New Schedule At Indiana College
The State Teachers College Indiana announces ten three credit Saturday Campus classes for the second semester starting January 28 taught by Dr Ralph E Heiges and others. Courses run 8 00 to 11 00 am and 11 00 to 1 00 pm and include Reading Problems US History Since 1865 Education for Family Living Biological Science II and Visual Education plus Educational Psychology Art in Integrated Program American Government American Literature and General Safety Education. Extension classes also start January 24 at Johnstown Central High School and January 26 at Kittanning High School with instructors Clinton M File Beatty Dimit Burggrat Irene Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
Indiana
Ralph EB. Heiges
U. S
Indiana State Teachers College
Johnstown
Kittanning
Johnstown Central High School
Clinton M. File
Beatty Dimit
Kittanning High School
Robert Burggrat
Irene Russell
Public Health Speaker Dr Drescher At Event
Dr Drescher, recently certificated by the specialty board in public health, will speak. The Business and Professional Women's Club invites the public to attend with dinner at 1.35 dollars per plate, reservations to Marian Borland at 1250 Philadelphia Street due by Friday January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Drescher
Specialty Board In Public Health
Business and Professional Women's Club
Marian Borland
Philadelphia Street
Psychiatrist Holds Fast To Psychopath Claim In Hiss Case
A psychiatrist testified about the label psychopath in the Hiss case and warned articles could follow the trial. Defense tried to counter Mrs Massing testimony describing her and Hiss as cell leaders in a prewar Washington Reds network. The ex diplomat testified he met Massing at a party at Eugene Lyons home and gave no motive for her plans.
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Eisler
Hiss
Eugene Lyons
American Mercury Magazine
Truman Fails To Take Tax Plan To Advisers
Washington dispatch notes discouragement among Truman aides as the president has not shared tax plans. Speculation and guesses about a moderate tax bill circulate while White House officials await a formal message. A close insider cites contrast with Social Security expansion, where prior consultation aided House approval.
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Truman
Washington, Dan
Capitol Hill
White House
Cott
Morganza Head Asked To Resign
Trustees of the Pennsylvania Training School at Morganza want Superintendent J Elmer Johnston to resign by February 15. State Welfare Secretary William Brown denied any plan to fire him and said experts will study conditions to make recommendations Johnston must implement promptly. Charles G Day, deputy warden of Eastern Penitentiary, has begun an investigation with similar aims.
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Canonsburg
Pennsylvania Training School
Morganza
J. Elmer Johnston
State Welfare
William
Brown
Johnston
Harrisburg
State Department of Welfare
Johnston xxx
Johston
Indiana County Man Named To Head Vegetable Group
Harrisburg The Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association elected Fred C. Brehm of Dilltown Indiana County as president with E B Fleming of Andalusia Bucks County as vice president and H Brinton Gerhart of Curryville Blair County as secretary treasurer The group urged more personnel and funds for vegetable research at Penn State and protested cuts in state and college funding It backed the American Vegetable Growers Association and supported the Hardwood truck drivers case It also urged lawmakers to refund the full amount of gasoline tax credits for production purchases and endorsed National Vegetable Week August 4 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Vegetable, Growers’ Association
Fred C. Brehm
Dilltown
Indiana County
EB. J. Fleming
Andalusia
Bucks County
H Brinton. Gerhart
Curryville
Blair County
Pennsylvania State College
Brannan
Vegetable Growers Association of America
Pennsylvania
Pravda Attacks Truman as Hypocrite on Peace
Pravda the Soviet Communist paper accuses President Truman of unprecedented hypocrisy over peace aims. It captions his recent Congress addresses as a failed attempt to portray a rosy US economy while predicting a worsening domestic mood.
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Moscow
Ee Pravda
Communist Party
Truman
United States
Communist Organ
Sagen Ta Congress
Pravda
Obituary notices from Indiana county paper for several residents
Obituaries report services postponed and held for Margaret Shaw Watson at her Morris street home and at Snow Shoe Church. John Rash Jr dies in Cleveland. services in Homer City and St. Mary Greek Catholic Church. H. G. Miller, 91, Punxsutawney publisher and official, dies after stroke with services at Morrison Funeral Home. Joseph Simon, Rossiter resident, dies after illness. funeral in Rossiter. Richard Alan Gindlesperger dies in Indiana Memorial Hospital. services at Center Presbyterian Church. Priscilla Sprankle of Trade City dies. multiple survivors listed. services at Robinson's in Indiana and interment at Round Top Cemetery.
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Margaret Shaw Watson
Morris Street
Clymer
Ward Booke
Clymer Christia Church
Church of Christ, Snow Shoe
Paul Mackey
Snow Shoe
John Rash, JR
Cleveland
Ohio
Star Junction
Fayette County
John
Anna (Butvin) Rash
Homer City
Rash
Rose (Daskovich) Rash
Mary Ann
John Rash
Joseph Stephen
Nick
Mike
Carson St
Father Bayeura
St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Askew Funeral Home
H. G. Miller
Punxsue Tawney
H. G. Miller, Jr
Lunetta Miller
Union’ Street
Punxsutawney
Miller
Methodist Church of
Red Men
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Central Young Men's Christian Association
Morrison Funera
J. A. Cousins
Circle Hill Cemetery
Joseph Simon
Rossiter
Adrian Hospital
Sagamore
Hungary
Joseph
Rose Simon
Mary Orstage
St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
Elizabeth McCloskey
Detroit
Mich
Richard Alan Gindlesperger
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Dale Eugene
Louise Keener Chlndlesperger
Phila
J. K. Boston
Center Presbyterian Church
Creekside
Robinson's
N. 7Th St
Priscilla 1
Sprankle
Trade City
Claypoole
Indiano
George
Barbara Atlin Hoover Gray
Rayne Township
Marion Censter
Punxsy
Fawney
David R. Graham
Round Top Cemetery
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Attlee
3U.P
O.K
Grand Rapids
Dan
Tyn
Helen Bishop
Victor Bishop
Voung Jean Lorenski
South Bend
Kent County
Bishop
Jeet
Bev 1
Jean
Claude Vanlderploeg
Dr. Maier
Gagzette
Mme. Chiang
China Bastion
Youth Is
King
Grand Chameion Suffolk Ram
George V. Hunter
Storeboro
Mrs
Ford Copper
David BE. McDowell
Mercer
Ro de WY
Chester White
Quakertown High School
Farm
Duroe Jersey
King Favs
Morrisville
Spotted Poland Schine
Svimel
C. Wayran Leining
Denver
Indiana Co
Man
Zenith Magnavox
Dumont
Art Lewis
Glandiana
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