General Electric workers win eight percent raise
The CIO United Electrical Workers approved an eight per cent wage increase for 125000 GE employees after 17 weeks of bargaining. The raise boosts take home pay and runs through March 31, 1950, with one reopen during the period. A separate GE-Westinghouse dispute saw Westinghouse rejected at six per cent for 76000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CIO
United Electrical Workers
General Electric Co
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Edward J. Matthews
International Union
Wealinghouse
General Electric
Albert 7. Fitz-Gerald
General Motors
FitzGerald
Philadelphia Probe Goes On
Philadelphia officials expand the municipal inquiry to city bonding practices as solicitor Frank F. Truscott confirms the scope includes all department heads. Receiver of taxes W. Frank Marshall testified for about two and a half hours before the grand jury amid calls for his resignation after disclosures of more than 1.5 million dollars in shortages in his department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Frank F. ‘Truscott
Truscott
W. Frank Marshall
Marshall
William Meade
Novena at Loretto Carmel Begun for St Therese
The monthly novena honoring St Therese of Lisieux opens at the Carmelite Monastery Loretto Pa on Tuesday June 22 and runs daily through June 30 with 4 PM devotions in the public chapel. Nuns join in June prayers for the Sacred Heart and petitions to Pope Pius XII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope Pius XII
Loretto
US planes may have bombed fishermen in Japan Sea
East Asia Air Force Headquarters said American planes may have been involved in the reported bombing of Korean fishing craft in the Japan Sea last Tuesday. A bomber mission was flown Tuesday. Korean police reported 14 fishermen killed in an attack by nine unidentified planes.
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Tokyo
Par East Air Force
Japan Sea
Sinking of Krobenhavn prompts toll count near 200
Alborg Denmark June 12 The passenger steamer Krobenhavn sank after hitting a war mine in Mattegat near Copenhagen. About 200 persons are believed drowned with 24 survivors reported. Early estimates ranged from 400 to 450 aboard. A government official, Frederik Grate, 73, is listed as missing. An official Copenhagen inquiry opened behind closed doors. The Krobenhavn’s master C P C Kul and 19 crew were flown back to Copenhagen.
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Aalborg
Denmark
Mattegat
Copenhagen
United Steamship Company
DO. FD. S
Polilde
Frederik Grate
Kroebenhaven
C. P. C Kul
Berlin Freight Stoppage Shocks Allies After Soviet Move
The Soviet order halts rail traffic affecting 2,000,000 Germans and 25,000 allied personnel in Berlin. US officials assess if this is pressure to push allies out or routine red tape. The Anhalter line stalled, later cleared as American engines rerouted trains amid Soviet obstruction.
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Clay
US 8
Berlin
Anhalter
H. W. Holmer
A. S
Gl’s
Gstr
U. S
Truce Violations Claimed as Mediators Move Toward Talks
The text describes双方 sides claiming violations of a four week truce arranged to allow Bernadotte to seek permanent peace in the Holy Land. It notes poor Cairo Palestine communications and outlines a UN mediation team led by Bernadotte, with Ralph Bunche and William Stoneman, staying in Cairo to return for Arab government talks and potential peace conference.
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Cairo
Palestine
Bernadulle
Holy Land
Israel
Britain
Trygve Lie
William Stoneman
Lie
Col
Thord Bonde
Sweden
Talaff
Arab League
Rhodes
Bernadotte
Boy Scouts Camporee Opens With District Troops
Scouts from Central Conemaugh Purchase Line and Southeast districts gathered at Lions Club Health Camp for the first council camporee in years. Troops inspected at 2:00 p.m. will camp in tents, cook meals, and later join a campfire before planned inter camp visits and devo tions on June 13.
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Lions Club
Central
Conemaugh
Purchase Line
Leadership Training Committee
J. J. Daub
George Sinclair
Joe Mazza
Karl Gardner
Joe Reschini
Robert Orr
Jack Caus
Floyd Rankin
Ladies Parade Stopped By Water Main Break Downtown
NEW YORK June 12. Women in white smocks and towels on their heads filled Fifth Avenue as a water main break halted beauty salons. About 50 were mid shampoo when water stopped, with hundreds more affected as managers shuffled customers across the street for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
Nltf{ation
Jewish commander Marcus killed in Jerusalem hills
News from Dav id Ben Gurion announced by New York Jewish government representatives confirms that Marcus, a former U S Army colonel and West Point graduate, was killed at his post while attempting to open a food route to Jerusalem. He served in World War I and WWII, parachuted into Normandy, and witnessed Dachau after entering via a tank column.
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Jerusalem
Marcus
France
Normandy
U. S
Dachau Concentra
Brooklyn
West Point
Infantry
Army
F. H. LaGuardia
New York City
Russians Claim Jet Plane Near Speed Of Sound
London reports in the Daily Mail that Russia has developed an experimental jet plane with a top speed near 760 miles per hour, just under sound speed at sea level. Intelligence notes claim several hundred jet planes are in use or in experiments, including a four jet heavy bomber with about 450 mph cruising speed and 1,500 mile range carrying two tons of bombs.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Mail
Russia
Arab Attacks in Negeb Front Halted by Local Truce
Described during the fighting around Lydda in the central zone, Egyptian moves to occupy positions in the Negeb continued until about noon. A UV.N staff representative arrived, arranged a local truce, marking the first Arab attack on this front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob
Negeb
Lydda
Pennsylvania Fepc Action Campaign Formed
A new state wide council to press for fair employment practices in Pennsylvania was formed after a June 11-12 conference. The State Council for Pennsylvania Fair Employment Practices aims to pass legislation and educate voters. 14 member executive committee led by Clarence E. Pickett plans to raise 25000 dollars for the first year. Partners include American Friends Service Committee Catholic Interracial Council American Jewish Congress and AFL NEA groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Council For Pennsylvania Feir
TEPC
Frank
Price Rise In GM Trucks Announced
DETROIT June 12 General Motors says its entire truck line will see price hikes from 10 to 110 dollars. GM cites higher manufacturing costs and upgrades to the 1948 truck line. The move follows an 11 cent hourly wage rise and signals possible divisonal price changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
M. BG. Douglas
General Motors
C. E. Wilson
Wilson
Nash-Kelvinator
Nash
Owlett Seeks Peace in Pennsylvania GOP Rift
Harrisburg June 12 Pennsylvania national committeeman G Maton Owlett urged peace and harmony within the state GOP amid reports of factional friction. Owlett, also president of the Manufacturers Association, said the unpledged 73 member delegation will fulfill its duties with integrity and forethought. Senator Edward Martin, endorsed as a favorite son, said there is no serious friction in the ranks. Governor James Duff head of the state delegation declined to comment on the Inquirer report suggesting Owlett sought to line up delegates for Governor Dewey.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Pennsylvania Republicana
G. Maton Owlett
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
Owlett
U. S
Edward Martin
Jation
Washington
Pennssylvania
Philadelphia Inquirer
James H. Duff
Duff
Philadelphia
Inquirer
John M. Cummings
Dutt Wason
Gwiett
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Congress
United States
Potsdam
Media
William H. Hawkins
Ann Arbor
Mich
Russia
Elizabeth Burton
Clearfield Caravan Tours Farms In County
A 59 person and 200 guest farm tour from Clearfield County visited Indiana County yesterday. Organized by the Clearfield County Agricultural Extension Association led by Harry Wetver, the trip included stops at Clyde Houck farm, McCreary Tire and Rubber, Indiana County Home Farm, Mark Simpson farm, and Musser Forests Nursery. Guides from Indiana County agents assisted, with a basket picnic at the Indiana County Home Farm and praise for local police and officials who supported the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield County
Indiana County
Clearfield County Agricultural Extension Association
Harry Wetver
Clearfield
Clyde Houck
Clymer, R. D
McCreary Tire and Rubber Co
Indiana
Indiana County Home Farm
Mark Simpson
R. D
Charles McMillen
Harry Weaver
W. O. Mitchell
Jersey
Guernsey
Joseph Nichol
Musser Nursery
W.C. Cochrane
W. 4
Folwell
James Bloom
Ernest Mine
West Virginia University
Schiol
Carl Mets
of Mineral Industries
Obituary: Kathryn Gardner 12 Killed by Train Near White Station
Kathryn Lou Gardner aged 12 died after being struck by a train near White Station Thursday evening. She was born March 2138 daughter of Allen Francis and Bessie Clark Gardner, formerly of New Kensington and Renton. Survived by father, stepmother, brothers George John Aston Gardner and sister Betty Gardner. Services Sunday June 13 at 3:00 PM at Renton home with Apollo Cemetery burial.
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Kathryn Lou Gardner
White Station
Allen Francis
Bessie Clark Gatdner
Black Lick
John Petrilla
New Kensington
George
John
Aston Gardner
Renton
Betty Gardner
Kathryn Gardner
Apollo Cemetery
13 Area Men Enlist For Service In Navy
Navy recruiters in Indiana announce enlistments in the regular Navy for three years. Submarine service includes Jay Daniel Smith, Charles Robert Lambing, and Chauncey John Cleland from Clymer and Marion Center, with training paths to submarines. Navy Air Force entries include Norman Leroy Brigham and Homer Iven Smith from Clymer. Two youths passed the electronic technicians test, Ward Joseph Houck and Andrew Joseph Bosso, both of Clymer, with electronics training and advancement to petty officer second class if qualified. Earl Clyde and Charles Wilbur Winters enlist as enginemen and commissaryman respectively, with specialized schooling. Arla Fox enlists as yeoman seaman recruit. Three seaman recruits Edward Noland, Robert Wissinger, and Clyde Langham will train at Great Lakes after enlisting in Pittsburgh.
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Navy
Indiana
Jay Daniel Smith
Jay Smith
Walcott St
Clymer
Charles Robert Lambing
William Paul Lambing
Stockton St
Chauncey John Cleland
Chaunkey Cleland
Marion Center
Navy Air Force
Norman Leroy Brigham
Curtis L. Brigham
Hancock St. Clymer
Homer Iven Smith
Clyde Smith
Jefferson St. Clymer
Aviation Fundamental
Special Service
Navy Electronic Program
Deward Joseph Houck
Amos Foster Houck
Dixon Road
Andrew Joseph’ Bosso
Emerion Bosso
Earl Clyde
Clyde Courtney
Dixonville
Navy School
Earl
Commodore High School
Charles Wilbur Winters
Charles Winters
Cherry Tree
Charles
Indiana High School
Arla Fox
Greely Street
Homer City
Yeoman
Arla
Edward Noland
Edward Genung
Culmer
Robert Harold Wissinger
Edith Wissinger
Philadelphia St
Clyde Langham
Rollins Langham
Pittsburgh
Navy Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Truman Says Stalin Political Prisoner in Court Remarks
The report recounts a chaotic courtroom scene in which a defendant, Hostetter, vocally resisted sentencing before dying from a self-inflicted cut. It also notes Truman’s foreign policy remarks and a separate marriage delay involving William Hawkins and Elizabeth Burton, with license questions raised in MEDIA, Pennsylvania.
Cheats Death In Courtroom
An 88 year old man in Odessa Texas escaped a ten year prison term yesterday after a dramatic courtroom act. Authorities reported the event occurred in the Odessa court as the suspect attempted to elude judgment by an unforeseen maneuver. The incident drew attention from local officials and observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tex
Alash
Indiana Students in Summer Mining Corps Programs
James Winger of Indiana joins a mine surveying corps while studying civil engineering at Pennsylvania State College. Ralph Smith of Homer City works on erecting a cleaning plant and attends the University of Pittsburgh School of Mines. Robert Campbell of Indiana accepts a job at the Breast Mine and studies mining engineering at Lafayette College. Joseph Donelly of Indiana assigned to mine surveying duties while a student at the University of Illinois School of Mines. Other participants include Ronald Brandon of Indiana a student at MIT and Herbert Watkins of Indiana a student at the University of Pittsburgh.
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James Winger
Indiana
Pennsylvania State College
Ralph Smith
Homer City
University of Pittsburgh School of Mines
Robert Campbell
Lafayette College
Joseph Donelly
University of Ilinois School of Mines
Engineering
Ronald Brandon
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Herbert Watkins
University of Pittsburgh
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Loretto Carmel
Minerva
Truman
Seattle
Ge Hebad
Sonalias
Casea Tamers
Wash
Republican Congress
Boy Scouts
Abdel Rahman Azzan Pasha
U.S
Damascus
Jisr Banat Yascov
Haifa
Ein Geb
Lake Ucalilee
Jewish High Command
Tel Aviv
Arab High Command
Amman
Trans-Jordan
Eer
Folke Bernadade
U.N
John Baggot Glubb Pasha
Arab Legion
Hernadotte
Lake Success
N. Y
Harold Evans
U. N
Evans
Jehm
Jisr Banat Yaacov
FEPC
Gop
Clearfield Caravan Tours
R & P Coal Co
Harry, Smyers
Husbattle
Anna R
Metro Sthyers
South Eleventh Street
Walter J. Sperling
Lochart Street
Northside
Stalin
S. A. Hostetter
Alton Chapman
Hostetter
Francis Bell
Old Joe Stalin
Joe
Roy
Roy Gookin
Memphis
Tenn
Father Gookin
Bell Funeral Home
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