Martial Law Extends Over 700000 Jews in Palestine
Palestine violence rose to 22 deaths in three days as British troops impose martial law on about 700000 Jews. Isaac Poli, 30, an ex serviceman, was shot in Tel Aviv for not stopping at a soldiers order. Ketti Shalom, four, died after a bullet to the head while her mother was wounded during a curfew break. Martial law covers Mea Shearim and coastal plain towns including Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva. Curfew restrictions ease briefly in the coastal area as searches for Jewish extremists continue.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Isaac Poli
Ketti Shalom
Ketti
Shalom
Mea Shearim
Ramat Gan
Petah Tidva
Benei Berag
Ninth Brigade
Sled Rider Hurt by Auto in Commodore Crash
James Croyle, 15, of Commodore, fractured left shoulder and suffered burns after being hit while sled riding Saturday afternoon. He was taken to Indiana Hospital. Driver Harry Keller of Commodore, on Route 832, swerved to avoid him as he slid from Route 856 and went under the front of the car.
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James Croyle
Commodore
Indiana
Croyle
Harry Keller
Keller
Fire causes 500 damage at Homer City Auto Wrecking
A fire Saturday at 5 p.m. damaged Pete Martinkas Auto Wrecking Establishment in Homer City, with about 500 in damages. Fire Chief Ralph Wineman said spontaneous combustion ignited a shed separate from the main building where paper and tags were baled, and the fire burned under the floor, making extinguishing difficult.
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Pete Martinkas
Homer City
Ridge Avenue Place
Ralph Wineman
Wineman
Seven Stores Wiped Out In Wilkes-Barre Fire
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania seven stores were destroyed as an overnight wind driven fire burned for over six hours. The Neisner Brothers basement was the origin with a dress shop music studio jewelry store beauty shop art school and photographic studio all wiped out. Nearby shops suffered smoke and water damage and six families living in apartments in the building fled. No injuries were reported.
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Wilkes-Barre
Neisner Brothers
Death Comes In Pairs For 4 Persons
In San Francisco a doctor said Mildred Bryant aged 4 learned her sister Helen 72 died of a heart attack. In San Jose a 69 year old retired rancher Harry Richmond died at the wheel of his car. his wife fainted and died soon after. The couples had been married 55 years and were driving home from a wedding.
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San Francisco
Mar
Mildred Bryant
Helen
Mildred
San Jose
Calif
Harry Richmond
Britain Lifts Power Ban as Factories Reopen
Britain ends the final phase of its electricity ban and restores power to industry after three weeks of idleness. Load shedding remains in effect with five hour daily cuts for households, while coal reserves and production costs loom large amid ongoing outages across 38 counties.
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London
Britain
England
Island
Mideast
Midlands
W. T. Dixon Blairsville Railroader Dies In Wreck
W. T. Dixon a 44 year old Blairsville locomotive engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad Pittsburgh Division was crushed to death when his train rammed a standing freight at Kiski Junction near Freeport last night. The crash also injured Robert A. Albright and caused other PRR track wrecks injuring three crewmen. Wrecking crews freed Dixon from beneath the locomotive after it overturned. The incident occurred about 7 15 p m and was followed by two other PRR wrecks in Belvidere New Jersey and near Gallitzin Pennsylvania with several injuries and one prior death in a noted Red Arrow accident.
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Thomas Kohuth
Aultman
Edwin M. Clark
James Jackson
Arnold Price
Cloé Campbell
Chester Rager
Thomas Terrell
Rossiter
Steve Misko
Dixonville
Nolle
Frank Mihalik
Saltsbury
Mary Mihalik
Raymond Prushnok
W. T. Dixon
Blairsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Kiski Junction
Freeport
Dixon
Robert A. Albright
PRR
Belvidere
N. J
Pennsy
Lehigh and Hudson
William Morris
Phillipsburg
William Phillips
Michael Moreken
Gallitzin
Bennington l
Baden
Ohio River
Cleveland
W._T. DEXON
Caution Sled Riders In Boro
Police Superintendent John F. O Mara cautioned sled riders to be careful amid slippery borough streets. No area is set aside for sled riding and he urged riders and drivers to avoid accidents. Charles H Kissell named acting police chief of Blairville to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Albert F Cummings. council to address vacancy at next meeting.
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John F. O'Mara
O’mara
Kissell
Charles H. Kissell
Blairville
Blairsville
Albert F. Cummings
Movement To Retain Three Teachers Facing Retirement
Indiana Borough parents form The Indiana Citizens Committee for Better Schools to press the School Board to retain three retiring teachers Miss Mary Russell Miss Margaret Lowman and Miss Melinda Detwiler. Petitions circulated by 700 signers voiced the public’s wish to keep them for the coming school year.
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Indiana
Board of Education
Indiana Citizen's Committee For
Mary Ruieeau Oriminntof
Horace Mann School
Margaret Lowman
Thaddeus Stevens School
Melinda Detwiler
Indian High School
David Conrath
Mary Russell
Conrath
Somerset Snow Causes Countywide Road Closures
Somerset, March 3 AP Battered by a howling snowstorm this southwestern Pennsylvania town of 7000 is snowbound with drifts up to 10 feet. The Somerset Rockwood road, last out of town, is closed and schools including Somerset High and Rockwood Meyersdale and Salisbury are shut. Highway crews struggle to reopen streets as gale winds push snow back after efforts. The storm began last night and left 12 inches by morning with six foot drifts in some areas.
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Somerset
Pennsylvania
Somerset-Rockwood
Somerset High
Rockwood
Meyersdale
Salisbury
Highway Department
Wait Coal Ruling Up In Supreme Court Today
Washington reports point to a Supreme Court ruling on the John L. Lewis United Workers Union contempt case as a key factor delaying coal mine contract talks. Capt. N H Collisson says lack of a national operator group and pending labor legislation add to uncertainty. Deadlines noted include March 31 and June 30 as pivotal dates.
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Washington, Mar
Supreme Court
N. H. Collisson
John L. Lewis
United Workers Union
Lewis
Truman
Collisson
Senator Capehart
R-Ind
Congress
Winter Grips Pennsylvania Schools Industries Hurting
Snow and icy winds walloped Pennsylvania closing schools and halting coal production and rail operations. Two Philadelphians died in a two car crash on the icy Turnpike near Carlisle. Several injured as 18 inches fell in Carbondale and eight in Scranton. In Hazleton coal output dropped over 50 percent while stripping and coal operations stalled. Retail trade dropped in the anthracite region amid hazardous driving conditions in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
James Piccone
Joseph Stancata
Monessen
Carbondale
Scranton
Hazleton
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Philadelphia
Tragic Malden child found murdered near high school
The body of 1 year old Jacqueline Maxwell was found face down in a field opposite Malden High School. A suspect, recently released after a term for a sex crime, was taken into custody by Malden police. The victim had attended a movie with her sister Bertha before disappearing.
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Maldeen
Mass
Jacqeline Maxwell
Malden High School
Malden
John J. Buckley
Maxwell
Jacqueline
Bertha
Six Die As Train Hits Car In Cardington Ohio
In Cardington Ohio six members of a Michigan family traveling to celebrate a wedding anniversary were killed when a Columbus to Cleveland New York Central train struck their car at a grade crossing. The victims included Mrs Wilma Passley 24 and her premature baby, Mrs Ethel Peterson 55, Bonnie Peterson 19 Lawrence Passby 28 and Miss Norine Conen 16 of Flint and Clio Michigan.
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Cardington
Michigan
Wilma Passley
Cleveland
New York Central
I Ethel Peterson
Passby
Bonnie Peterson
Lost Ring Reappears From Sink Drain in Weatherly
In Hazleton Pa on March 3 Mrs Emory Miller of Weatherly lost her diamond engagement ring valued at 175 dollars twenty years ago. The kitchen sink clogged this morning and after plunging the drain a dark object appeared. A screwdriver extraction revealed the ring and diamond still in good condition.
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Hazleton
Emory 3
Miller
Weatherly
Rescue of Ship Crew Underway
CAPE ELIZABETH Me Mar 3 Coast Guards used breeches buoy rigging to rescue 37 aboard the collier Oakey L Alexander wrecked on rocks near High Head as a fierce coastal storm raged. Crewmen David Rogers 18 Norfolk VA and Lorenz Connelly 40 Boston were brought ashore amid cheering spectators and rising surf.
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Cape Elizabeth
Coast Guards
Freee Oakey L. Alexander
High Head
David Rogers
Norfolk
Messman
Lorenz Connelly
Boston
Rogers
Portland Coal Transportation
Portland
Coast Guard
Connelly
Caver
Chicago Loop Blast Toll Takes Third Victim
A third body was recovered from the debris of a three story building blast in the Chicago Loop. Over 30 injured, with one missing likely Louis Pappas who operated a Wells and Van Buren restaurant. Victims include Mr and Mrs Harry W Koons of Fort Wayne blown onto elevated tracks. Police note the blast on Sunday avoided greater death toll.
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Chicago
Mar
Loop
Siremen
Louis Pappas
Wells
van Buren
Harry W. Koons
Fort Wayne
Ind
Koons
G Passioney
Michael J
Corregan
Truman
U. § Amt
Walter Thurston
Gun Saldte
Arms Leaders Will Ask Law Later If Necessary
President Truman urged Congress to let the draft law expire March 31. If volunteer enlistments fail to keep army and navy at required strengths, services may request re-enactment and hire civilian help from funds already appropriated to offset shortages. A commission studies universal training, with a report due in two to three months for detailed recommendations to Congress.
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Solons
Washington
Truman
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Army
Navy
Wim Muuse Gis
Capitol Hill
Mexico City
Armed Services
White House
Aigastresi Pruman
Mrs Charles Woodward Passes Away In Kittanning
Mrs Charles Woodward died at her home in Kittanning after several years of illness. She was the wife of the Armstrong County coroner. Mr Woodward was a native of Indiana. A full obituary will be published tomorrow by the paper.
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Charles Woodward
Kittanning
Armstrong County
Woodward
Indiana
Buffalo teachers end week-long strike with pledged pay rise
Buffalo teachers end a week-long walkout after the Buffalo Teachers Federation voted to accept Mayor Bernard Dowdys pledge of a future pay increase for 1947-48 if state authorities authorize higher local taxes for education. Governor Dewey plans to urge local tax authority and a permanent teaching pay plan in separate messages to the legislature.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Teachers Federation
Bernard J. Dowdy
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Joseph R. Manch
Buffalo Federation
Les
In. Y
Mar
Truman Becomes First U S President to Visit Mexico City
President Truman arrived in Mexico City for a three day official visit becoming the first sitting U S president to visit the capital. An artillery salute welcomed him at the airport where troops lined the approach. Governor Fernando Casas Aleman and other dignitaries greeted the president as the city prepared a grand platform for the consultative session.
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Mexico City
Truman
United States
Kansas City
Aaleman
Federal District
Fernando Casa Aleman
Mexico
Consultative Council
Casas Aleman
Union Leader Beaten and Kidnapped Near Bakersfield
Sheriff deputies said Herbert K. Sorrell president of the Conference of Studio Unions was found badly beaten and bound hand and foot on a highway. He claimed three men in a black sedan abducted him Sunday night in San Fernando and dumped him 90 miles away after driving with a police badge worn by one assailant. Roadblocks were requested across Mojave Kern and Los Angeles counties as doctors treated his injuries.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Herbert K. Sorrell
Conference of
Studio Unions
Kern County
Sorrell
San Fernando
Los Angeles
Mojave
Kern
Frieda Sorerell
Inkyokarp
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Wait Coal
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Winter Grip
WDAD
Red Barber
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Chicago Loop
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