Billions Urged For Air Defense of US
Washington Jan 14 The Truman air policy commission urged massive increases in air power spending to create a force capable of countering an atomic attack by 1953. It called for 70 air groups, 6,869 frontline aircraft, and a total of 12,400 modern planes by 1949, with an additional $152 million in 1948 and $310 million in 1949 for Navy air modernization. The report advocates a double-barreled world peace effort via the UN while preparing for potential war, and emphasizes a shift to greater military spending as essential to national security.
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Washington
Truman
Air Policy Commission
United States
Navy
United Nations
National Guard
Rodzinski Dismissed From Chicago Symphony Orchestra
CHICAGO Jan 14 Dr Arthur Rodzinski one of the nation s leading conductors and former New York Philharmonic conductor has been dismissed by the Orchestra Association He will not be re engaged after the season ends in April Trustees said differences of opinion between Rodzinski and the board make further connection unsatisfactory Rodzinski said he will not comment until he has seen the charges against him
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Chicago
Arthur Rodzinski
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestral Association
Rodzinski
Chicago Orchestra
New York ‘Philharmonic Orchestra
Association
Cyrus H. Adams
Orchestra
Board of
Rural Fatalities Rise in Pennsylvania in 1947
Harrisburg reports rural highway deaths in 1947 exceeded all years since 1937 except wartime 1944 and 1945. State Police figures show 1946 had a 12.28 percent drop, with 122 fewer deaths than in 1947.
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Harrisburg
Jun
Pennsylvania
Arabs Set D-Day for Sweep and Wars Across Palestine
Amid threats of renewed siege and potential large scale action, Arabs vow to sweep Zionism from Palestine with superior force as Jewish and Arab forces face off near Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Britain prepares a secret report on troop withdrawals, while Einstein’s theory tests hinge on a solar eclipse observation. Caspian Sea surface lies 28 feet below sea level.
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Old City
Damascus
Ahmed Sharabati
Palestine
Fawzi Bey
al Kaulkil
Tange Success
Britain
United Nations ‘Palestine Commission
Tiery Land
No-Man’s Land
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Lon
M C Stewart Heads Xmas Tree Growers in sixth term
Murray C Stewart of Homer City was reelected president of the Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association for a sixth consecutive term since its 1943 founding. New officers include N W Jeffers vice president Charles W Strathmeyer secretary treasurer and directors Robert W Stadden Gilbert S Watts Woodrow W Cambaugh. The meeting at the Pennsylvania Farm Show featured research updates from Penn State on tree yellowing and insect control with panel discussions and motion pictures on Christmas tree production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
United States
Murray C. Stewart
Homer City
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Farm Show
N. W. Jeffers
Kingsley
Charles W. Strathmeyer
York
Robert W.stadden
Tannersville
Gilbert S. Watts
Bellwood
Woodrow W. Cambaugh
New Brighton
Robert F. Barr
Lancaster
R. D
Ralph M.eeles
Rimersburg
W. C. Bramble
Pennsylvania State College
J. O. Pepper
Frank T. Murphey
Stadden
Eccles
Bramble
Pepper
Howard Eastman
Frybury
Allen J. Bauer
Walter W. Simonds
Reds Ridicule. Marshall Plan depicted as bubble burst
The Moscow Trud cartoon portrays the Marshall Plan as a bubble bursting before Secretary Marshall and Western European nations. A panel shows Marshall turning away in embarrassment as European peers wipe away punctured debris and disappointment.
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Moscow
Trud
Hearizen
George .C
Marshall
Petrillo Security Ruling Absolves Labor Demands
Judge Labay based his ruling on evidence from the trial ending January 2, finding no proof that Petrillo intended to bar workers or to threaten violence in his push to hire three additional union musicians for WAAF. The record shows cordial prior negotiations and no station disruption linked to the dispute.
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Petrillo
WAAF
Sistently
Labay
Muling
Ansley Elected To Fill Post In Indiana Borough
Indiana council elected A B Ansley as official secretary after a secret ballot tie with H Blair McCann Jr. The vote moved to break the tie, resulting in Ansley 7 to 4. Moorhead resigned as part time secretary. Ansley will have a $3,000 salary and a permanent office in the Municipal building. The meeting covered bus parking, meter rates, and amusement tax plans for Indiana with strong support for a new local tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Norman Kosnitz
H. Blair McCann, Jr
Edgar C. Borland
C. C. Dinsmore
Paul McQuown
Geo. A. Kelsey
Trene B. Murray
A. B. Ansley
Lisle
Pat) Moorhead
James G. Moore
Ansley
McCann
Cownell
McCunn
Moorhead
Marshall
Hess Brothers
South Seventh Street
J .Marshall
Charles Russell
Boyle
J. B. Bulerbaugh
William E. Pierce
Indiana Board of Health
Board of Health
Warren Kline
Thomas Barbar
Koontz
Fishermen Missing After Kyushu Storm Strikes Coast
The Asahi reports 200 fishermen aboard 39 boats are missing after a night storm off Kyushu. Police and firemen are combing the coast of Kagoshima for survivors and wreckage.
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Kagoshima
Japan
Asahi
Kyushu
Pledges On Europe Aid From Marshall Plan Debated
The discussion centers on how much of Europe aid should be grants and how much loans. Proposals call for safeguarding U S assets, limiting repayment to each nation's capacity, reserving funds to guarantee private U S firms, and allowing purchases of goods for Marshall Plan countries. Consensus includes currency stabilization steps and future lending of hard money reserves.
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Watois
Lodge
Snyder
Vandenberg
Rmich
United States
Congress
U. S
Canada
Latin America
Makes Urgent Demand For First Anti-Inflation Plan
A political figure presses for the first anti inflation plan amid mounting concern over rising prices. The plea emphasizes swift action and broad policy measures to stabilize costs for households and businesses.
Indiana School Boards Elects New Teacher
A Indiana school board meeting elects a new teacher as part of the weekly session. The board discussed the Indiana High School Athletic Account Report covering July 1 to November 30, 1947, detailing receipts of 9923.00 and payments of 7448.65 with a remaining balance of 2474.35. Receipts from the Punxsutawney game led gate totals, while equipment and federal tax costs dominated expenditures. A broader federal employment and economic policy discussion followed, including Truman’s push for education aid, health insurance, and expanded social security.
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R. J. Harbaugh
Robert J. Cummins
H. Wilbur Black
J. W. Kinler
J. Wilbur Gibson
P.M. Lapsley
H. Austin Stahlman
Frank P. Stewart
Frank G. Edwards
Indiana High School
Westmont
Indiana High
Barnesboro
Brookville
Punxsutawney
Somerset
Elders Ridge
Cherry Tree
J. VY
Apollo
Blairsville
Ebensburg
Derry Two
J. V
Truman
State of the Union
Indiana Club elects three to board of governors
The Indiana Country Club’s board elected William Musser Paul Mack and Joseph Mazza to three year terms, replacing J C Lee H E Nesbitt and S E Williams. Meeting conducted by vice president Harold Nesbitt with plans for officer elections later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Country Club
Board of Governors
William Musser
Paul Mack
Joseph Mazza
J. C. Lee
H. E. Nesbitt
S. E. Williams
Wayne
Harold E. Nesbitt
Communists Gain Rally in French Assembly Turmoil
In the French assembly the Communists, strongest party with 182 of 618 seats after 1946 elections, clash as Marcel Cachin adjourns the session. Deputies fight in aisles while rightists and centrists clash over the Viet-Nam issue and a vote for Herriot.
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Assembly
Marcel Cachin
Maurice Viollette
Herriot
Cachin
Viet-Nam Republica
Borough Police Nab 2 Drivers
Borough police filed charges against Richard K. Fulton of Indiana and John Gorman of Juniata County. Fulton faces a failure to stop for a red light at Locust and South Seventh Street while Gorman is charged with operating his ten ton tractor trailer at a fast rate of speed within borough limits on Philadelphia Street.
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Richard K. Fulton
Indiana
John Gorman
Juniata County
Fulton
Connolly Crewmen Arrive In Port
In a heavy rainstorm the rescue ship Union Victory reached Halifax Harbor with 27 survivors of the U S Army funeral ship Joseph V Connolly which burned at sea Monday Nine more survivors were saved by the Gen R E Callan and headed to Bremerhaven Captain Ben A Bostelman master of the Connolly said the fire started from oil in the engine room and that abandon ship signals were given as flames mounted making it unsafe to remain aboard
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Halifax
WN. S
Union Victory
Halifax Harbor
U. S. Army
Joseph V. Connolly
R. E. Callan
Bremerhaven
Ben A. Bostelman
Brooklyn
Connally
Bostelman
Clymer Street Lighting Delayed by Snowbound Aid
Clymer Borough reports a temporary suspension of its new street lighting project. Sordone Construction Company, hired by Pennsylvania Electric Company, paused work as crews were summoned to New Jersey for emergency aid after severe snow and ice storms damaged extensive electric lines.
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Clymer
Sordone Construction Company
Pennsylvania Electric Company
New Jersey
Restaurant Assn to Meet in Pittsburgh
Announcement by W. H. Schutte president of the Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Association states that the Pennsylvania State Restaurant Convention and Exhibition will be held February 23 to 25, 1948 at the Hotel William Penn in Pittsburgh. Restaurateurs from Pennsylvania and surrounding states will view displays of the latest foods and equipment, including wartime innovations and improvements.
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W. H. Schutte
Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Association
William Penn
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Body Identified as New Kensington Man from River
New Kensington Pa Jan 14 Coroner Joseph R Check said the body recovered from the Allegheny River has been identified as Vincent Di Fibbo 50 of New Kensington.
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New Kensington
Joseph R. Check
Allegheny River
Vincent di Fibbo
Obituaries note Simpson Anderson and Kelley in Indiana County
Obituary notices report the death of David Waterson Simpson at 89 in Indiana Hospital with funeral in Robinson Funeral Home and interment at Oakland Cemetery. Maggie Ella Anderson of 84 dies in Coaster Township after long service in church and missions with services at Robinson Funeral Home and Oakland Cemetery. John Kelley dies at his son Frank’s home in Aultman. survivors include three sons and several daughters with funeral arrangements in Robinson’s and Beck Funeral Homes and interment in St. Clairsville Ohio.
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David Waterson Simpson
David R. Graham
Robinson Funeral Home
North Seventh Street
Oakland Cemetery
Mr. Simpson
Indiana Hospital
Simpson
Indiana
Ruth Frances Forshu
Waynesburg
Maggie Ella Anderson
Coaster Township
Indiana County
White Township
Thomas M
Mary Ellen Hamilton Carnahan
John Smith Anderson
Anderson
Crete UP Church
Crete Ypca
Women's Missionary Society
Women's General Missionary Society
Thomas H
G. Loren Jones
Robinson's
John Kelley
Frank Kelley
Aultman
Poland
Stanley Kelley
Fridall) Kelley
Kathryn
Kumiega) Kelley
Kelley
Joseph
Cleveland
Ohio
Tony
St. Clairsville
Frank
Stanley
Anna) Black
Pair" Point
John
Stella) Costello
Piney Fork
Michael
Mary) Faunda
Blaine
Robinson
Beck
Diaper strangulation of three year old in Birmingham
Dorothy Fitzhugh, 22, jailed on murder charge in the death of her three year old son Johnny Fitzhugh. Detective Chief J. R. Norrell says she admitted wrapping a diaper around the boy’s neck. A $1,000 life policy was cited as a motive and her husband Alexander Fitzhugh was at work in town. The couple said they borrowed money from loan agencies and faced about $200 in debts plus grocery bills.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dan
City
J. R. Norrell
Dorothy Fitzhugh
Hfs
Johnny Fitzhugh
Alexander Fitzhugh
Iwan
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