Fifty Feared Dead In Three Air Disasters
In Digne France a C-47 transport crash and a nearby B-17 explosion left 21 dead in southern France. A survivor, Sgt. Angelo A. Lasalle, suffered severe injuries. Another crew member died en route to hospital. Names and origins of the crew are listed with pilots Baskin and Trexic. A Bermuda search for the Star Tiger, missing with 29 aboard, intensified as rescue planes scoured 68,000 square miles amid heavy seas and poor visibility.
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Digne
France
United States
French Alps
Marseille
Istres
Udine
Maly
Triste
Angelo A. Lasalle
Des Moines
Iowa
Lasalle
Flying Fortress
Cheval Blanc Mountain
Here
U. S. Air Force
Earl E. Baskin
Florence
S. C
Terrvel H. Trexic
Dunn
N.C
Donald L. Climmers
Dumont
Air Force
Hamilton
Bermuda
J P
Palnes
British South American Airways
Booth
Santa Maria
Azores
Detroit Gas Crisis Deepens Amid Cold Snap
Detroit faced a worsening natural gas shortage as bitter weather pressured supplies. Michigan Consolidated Gas Company said available gas was used faster than it could be replenished and further curtailments might come in five to six days. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline assured up to 125 million cubic feet daily, aiding Chrysler which laid off thousands while planning to recall 50,000 workers next Tuesday amid ongoing plant idle status.
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Detroit
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company
Michigan Consolidated
Chrysler Corporation
Veterans payments to PA veterans total $1,190,668 in week
Harrisburg news reports State Treasurer Ramsey S. Black announced payments to Pennsylvania veterans under the Service Men's Readjustment Act for the week ended January 16, 1948. A total of 1,190,668 dollars was paid via 59,036 checks. The article also notes the earth’s land surface and coastline measurements.
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Harrisburg
Ramsey_ S. Black
Pennsylvania
Aid Plan Dumped In Congress Law
In Washington on January 31 two new proposals to reshape the European Recovery Program were presented in the congressional debate. The plan would shift control to the U S administrator and Congress, requiring recovery projects for aid approval, and propose a food for machinery exchange to ease U S shortages. Eighteen Republican senators urged the program finance projects not deficits, with the administrator to decide on aid use rather than the State Department. Senator Taft argued spending could be halved if spending was controlled directly by the administrator.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Latin America
Europe
U. S
Ball
R-Minn
State Department
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Lancaster
Deadline For Auto Inspection In Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports today the deadline for 1948 operator licenses and new auto inspection stickers with no extension expected. A government official cited minor weather delays and noted the Revenue Department shows 3,000,000 operator licenses issued by week’s end, about 200,000 ahead of last year.
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Harisburg
Three Fire Companies Battle Blaze
A serious two story fire scorched Plumville as three fire units battled flames and ice. Rescue crews provided coffee and doughnuts while Red Cross and Salvation Army volunteers assisted. Mrs. Cochran died en route to hospital. funeral arrangements set at Bowser Funeral Home with services by Rev. Hutchinson.
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Indiana
Salvation Army
William North
Indiana Co
Red Cross
Martha ‘Napp
Plumvillle
Thame
Cochran
Bowser Funeral Home
Ian Punxsutawney
Thomas Laughlin Mitchell
Elizabeth Rowland Mitchell
James Neal ‘Cochran
Plumville
Apolly
Iso
Phimvilley
Bund Y Welock
Jafternoon
Welock
W. Wallice Hutchinson
Oakling Cemetery
Coal Blast Kills Two in Mahanoy City Colliery
A blast at Maple Hill Colliery in Mahanoy City killed Adolph Sedusky and Paul Lucas, both 38 and 40 respectively, as gas ignited during shaft operations. Five others injured, including workers from Shenandoah and Philadelphia, with four suffering burns or lacerations. An investigation was started. no electrical causes found.
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Mahanoy City
Norman Herrison
Maple Hill
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Harrison
Adolph Sedusky
Paul Lucas
Shenandoah
Joseph Chunko
Stanley Comerosky
Wilkes-Barre
Rock Falls
Joseph A. Liput
Empire Colliery
Paul Puplansky
Hanover Township
Buttonwood
Glenn Alden Coal Co
Riots After Gandhi Slaying Ignite Indian City Streets
News recounts Gandhi's assassination triggering deadly riots and a massive funeral procession. Prime Minister Nehru and relatives helped roll logs and light the pyre as crowds mourned, chanted, and clashed with police. The assassin, Narayan Vinayak Gadse of Poona, was arraigned in New Delhi.
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Soleman Palace
Gandhi
India
Ciphet
Jawaharalal Nehru
Devacas Gandhi
Nehru
Krishna Huthves Ingh
Jumma
Ganges
Bombay
Poona
Suilen Poona
Tilak
New Delhi
Narayan Vinayak Gadse
Blairsville May Absorb Parochial Pupils Due To School Replacement
Rev. F J Mueller told Blairsville Board of Trade that if funds are not raised soon, Blairsville Public Schools may absorb over 200 parochial pupils as the SS Simon and Jude School replaces its aging building. The church has raised about half the needed funds and asks local business leaders for urgent assistance. Parochial classes now use two rooms in Blairsville Third Ward school.
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SS. Simon and Jude
Blairsville
F. J. Mueller
35. Simon and Jude
Board of Trade of
Father Mueller
Board of
Mueller
Blairg' Sville
Gandhi Assassination Sparks World Mourning and Riots
News recounts global shock at Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. Tragic vigil in New Delhi, tributes from Prime Minister Nehru, Deputy Patel, and leaders worldwide. Coverage notes riots feared in India and offers reactions from Chiang Kai-shek, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, and Durban, Durban. The Poona suspect Nathuram Godse linked to Hindu nationalist groups.
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Gandhi
Washington
Truman Bier
South Africa
Jan
Christiaan Smuts
India
Mahatma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallazhar Patel
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moscow
Vijayalakshmi Fandit
Russia
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Bapu
Durban
Manilal
Singapore
Indian Congress
Panama
Britain
Liberal
News Chronicle
World Mourns Gandhi Peace Appeal Issued
World leaders react to Mahatma Gandhi's death with condolences and condemnations. Jawaharlal Nehru and Trygve Lie voiced shock. Giuseppe Saragat called for a world free of violence. British PM Attlee urged peace and concord. Press in Italy and France attributed the murder to imperial provocation. The BBC relayed tributes to India. The Iroquois refer to jack-in-the-pulpit as baby in cradle.
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Jawaharia Nehru
Gandhi
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Norway
Mahatma Gandhi
Italy
Giuseppe Saragat
France
Britain
Paris L'Humanite
Rome
L'Unita
Attlee
India
Pakistan
British Broadcasting Corporation
Cold Wave Presses State With Crippling Fuel Shortage
Cold wave grips the nation with zero to 20 below readings from Pittsburgh to Oil City. Pittsburgh coal dealers warn of a coal shortage crisis as five more days of cold are forecast. NYC hits zero for the first time this winter and hundreds face heating fuel scarcities amid requests to keep oil terminals open for hardship cases. Northern Michigan and central Wisconsin endure extreme cold while the Carolinas and Tennessee see freezing rain and sleet, Georgia and Alabama remain chilly, and Miami records 177 in Florida as a warm spell ends.
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Pittsburgh
Oil City
New York City
Metropolis
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pellston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Carolinas
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Miami
Flood threat unlikely in Pennsylvania this spring
Leonard A Unger reports from Harrisburg that serious floods in Pennsylvania this spring are unlikely. He cites eight inch snow cover with 1.5 inches moisture content and notes past deluges. warns weather can change quickly and a four inch rain could flood any day if ground cannot absorb water.
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Leonard A. Unger
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
L. F. Can
U S. Weather Bureau
Federal
Conover
US To Reject Russ Protest Over Med War Moves
Secretary of State Marshall plans to reject the Soviet protest against U S air force and naval activity in the Mediterranean. A note advising Moscow will be ready early next week. Russians complain about reopening a wartime air field in Libya and U S warship visits to Italian ports. The State Department says Britain occupies Libya pending final status and permission to use the field suffices under the treaty.
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Washington
Marshall
U.S
Mediterranean
Moscow
State Department
Soviet Union
Libya
U. S
Italy
Britain
United States
Engine Jumps Track Kills 1 in Indianapolis
An emergency crossing accident in Indianapolis occurred when a Pennsylvania switch engine jumped the track and struck two waiting autos. One person died and six were injured, five released after treatment at St. Vincent's Hospital. Engineer Morris Rees, 48, from Indianapolis, remained hospitalized with a dislocated arm.
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Indianapolis
Dan
Robert
Leffler
St. Vincent's Hospital
Morris Rees
Orville Wright Dies At 76 In Peaceful Tribute
Orville Wright, born Aug 19 1871 in Dayton and co inventor of powered flight with Wilbur, dies at 76. He viewed the airplane as a force for peace though it aided military may and contributed to Air Force projects. Funeral set for Monday at First Baptist Church with burial in Woodland Cemetery. visitation Sunday at Boyer Mortuary.
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McNerney
America
Orville Wrights
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Wilbur
Wright Field Engineers
Wright
Orville Wright
Dayton
Milton Wright
United Brethers Church
Orville
First Baptist Church
Charles L. Seashores
Woodland Cemetery
Boyer Mortuary
Obituaries from Indiana County list multiple deaths
A late January round of Indiana County obituaries lists numerous losses. Included are Bers Stiffler of Green Township born 1864 in Green Township, Raleigh Funeral Home handling services, and survivors across Ebensburg Elmora and Rochester Mills. Additional notices cover Herschell Clune, Beryl, Lucerne Mines, and 31 grandchildren. Sadie Houser with Bowser Funeral Home arrangements. Milus Whitfield in Lucerne Mines. Elmer Lydic of Indiana County with a large family and Oakland Cemetery burial. Paul Obsusz t Sr at Homer City with Greenwood Cemetery. Cynthia Jane Jamison infant burial in Greenwood. Harry Faith of Blairsville with Greenwe Cemetery service. Joseph Kotek of Fulton Run Road with Indiana Memorial Hospital death. all tied to Robins ons and local funeral homes.
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Coal Run
Bers Stiffler
Green Township
Samuel Stiffler
Catherine
Stahl
Stiffler
Verner
Ebensburg
Inéz Stockley
Elmora
Ruth
Gromley
Rochester Mills
Herschell Clune
Beryl
Livermore
Blanche
Milus Whitfield
Mt. Zion Baptist
Lucerne Mines
Josephine
Oakland Cemetery
Robinsons
Whitefield
Maudie (King) Whitefield
Elmer
Dave) Lydic
Grandview Avenue
Indiana
Alexander
Sarah Jane
Butterfield) Lydic
Taylorsville
Indiana County
Lydic
Maggie Jane
Keplinger) Lydic
Elmer L
Erie
Lucille Lydic
New York City
Frank Isenberg
Shippensville
Fero Lydick
John Repine
Penn Run
Elijjah McAdams
Blacklick
Rosetta Black
Warren Vidie
Wilkinsburg
Bert Atchinson
Oliver Lydie Bence
Dixonville
J. E. Wheeling
Robinson Funeral Home
Paul Obsuszt
Charles N. Shhindler
Elm Street
Homer City
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Obsuszt
Cyntna Jane
Elmer and
Zora Mae
Baker) Jamison
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Harry, Faith
North Ninth Street
Blairsville
Michael
Nancy
Brown) Faith
Rayne Township
Faith
Vantine) Faith
Donald H
Ruby Davis
Emma Holmes
Derry
Elizabeth Bell
The
Baptist Church
Ralph E. Reed
North Ninth, Street
Greenwe Cemetery
Hunter Funeral Home
Joseph Kotek
Fulton Run Road
R. D
Mr. Kotek
Czechoslovakia
Wiena
Kakuyak
Michael Kotek
Kotek
R. & PB Coal Company
Ernest
Carnegie Institute President Dies
William Frew aged 67, longtime chairman of the Board of Carnegie Institute of Technology, died of a heart attack at his Pittsburgh home. Frew was also president of the Carnegie Institute and Carnegie Library, both endowments linked to the college, and had served as a trustee for 30 years before his recent posts.
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Pittsburgh
William Frew
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Frew
Carnegie Institute
Carnegie Library
Carnegie
Weather Report Today and Local Obituary Notice
Weather report for this vicinity notes conditions for today. This obituary records Ernest UMW of St Bernard R C Church and Local Union car status, survived by wife Kotek and three sons plus extended family. Funeral services by Rev James Brady at St Bernard Church followed by interment in St Berns Cemetery.
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St. Bernard’ R. C
Ernest Umw
Elazabich
Buttalt
N. Yi
Mrs
Wiena Deckadder
Reynoldsville
MM Y
James Brady
St. Bernard Church
St. Bern’s Ivd’s
French Banks Take 5 000 France Notes
Paris January 31 French banks post offices and tax collectors began taking in 5 000 franc notes no longer legal tender. Banks stayed open today and Sunday to collect, gold expected to move to the free market. The Finance Ministry said owners will be paid but those unable to show legal sources face confiscation or loss of most of the amount. About 66 million notes in circulation, 21 francs to the dollar, worth roughly 1.54 billion francs. The move aims to curb black market hoarding and force hoards into the market. the gold bill required for a broader free gold market awaits Council of the Republic approval.
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Paris
Finance Ministry
France
National Assembly
Robert Schuman
Council of the Republic
House Vote On Tax Cut Bill Monday
Washington January 31 Rep Knutson predicts enough Democratic support to pass his 6.5 billion tax cut bill two to one after two days of debate with a Monday vote set. A Democratic substitute would limit relief to about 4 billion while raising corporate taxes to offset losses.
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Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Leade Eas
Senate
Barden
Daniels elected assistant secretary at Frick Coke Co
Pittsburg Jan 31 Clair W Daniels was elected as sistant secretary of the H C Frick Coke Co and the U S Coal and Coke Co both subsidiaries of U S Steel Corp He was previously a senior clerk for the Frick firm
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Pittsburgh
Clair W. Daniels Friday
H. C. Frick Coke Co
U. S. Coal and Coke Co
U. S. Steel Corp
Frick
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the Times
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Sun Yat Sen
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