Truman Promises Good Neighbor Policy In Mexico
In Mexico City on March 4 President Truman outlines U S commitment to the good neighbor policy and non intervention while touring sites and attending events He stresses that strong nations must not impose will on weaker ones and notes lawlessness cannot be tolerated He and Mexico's President Aleman pledge harmonious ties and mutual economic benefit amid U S investments.
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Mexico City
Mar
Truman
Mexico
United States
U. S
Miguel Aleman
Aleman
Ask Ratify War Pacts Speedily
Secretary of State Marshall and James Byrnes urged speedy Senate ratification of peace treaties with Italy Romania Bulgaria and Hungary. The pacts provide withdrawal of occupation forces within 90 days after finalization and reflect a joint Allied judgment rather than any single nation's dictate. The hearings opened with Marshall and Byrnes urging swift approval to begin winding down World War I.
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Washington
Mar
Marshall
James ¥. Byrnes
Senate
Italy
Balkan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
United States
James F. Byrnes
ASK
Ohio man jailed for rape and gunpoint claim
Wilson Bender of Orrville Ohio was sentenced to 10 to 20 months in Armstrong County Court after admitting improper relations with a 16 year old Sheloba girl but denying that he pointed a gun to force her to submit The offense occurred on Route 422 near Elderton on February 3 Judge J Frank Graff imposed the sentence for rape and pointing firearms amid contested testimony about events and coercion
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Wilson Bender
Orrville
Ohio
Armstrong
Bender
J. Frank Graff
Route 422
Elderton
Aurora Borealis Blots Radio Communications Across Hemispheres
London dispatch reports atmospheric disturbances from the aurora borealis and aurora australis blotting radiocasts. The British General Post Office notes that east west links with Europe and America are cut and Britain has no radio contact with Bombay or Singapore.
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London
British General Post Office
United Kingdom
Europe
America
Britain
Bombay
Singapore
Six Die as Boiler Blast on Manila Bay Launch
An overheated boiler exploded on a motor launch in Manila Bay Sunday afternoon, killing six people and injuring five. A passing steamer rescued the survivors.
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Manila
Mar
Manila Bay
Plunge To Death At Fire In West Side Rooming House
A blaze at 1422 Washington Boulevard near West Side dormitory sent six injured tenants fleeing as two men a woman died after leaping from third floor windows. Warren C Crockett and an unidentified 50 year old woman perished at County Hospital. Michael Kristevicsch aged 47 died later. Firemen found a man dead in an attic loft after extinguishing the fire. Thomas Hellen age 66 escaped to a adjacent building roof with help from others.
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Chicago
Mar
Washington Boulevard
Warren C. Crockett
County Hospital
Michael Kristevicsch
Thomas Hellen
Marshall Backs Aid To Greece
Secretary of State Marshall said aid to Greece is a matter of primary importance to the United States. He noted the issue has urgent attention from President Truman and discussions with Congressional leaders, with a full public statement to follow after a State Department study.
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Washington
Mar
Marshall
Greece
United States
Athens
Britain
Truman
State Department
Congress
White House
London
Mediterranean
Nor'easter Leaves Coast Guard Rescues and Snowbound
A week end nor'easter battered Northern New England with house high snowdrifts shutting roads and wrecking ships. The Oakey L. Alexander broke apart off Cape Elizabeth with 32 crew rescued by breeches buoy. APC-87 ran aground at Groton but 16 aboard reached shore. Four skiers missing atop Mt Greylock were found, while Mt Chittenden detainment left eighty skiers marooned for a third day.
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Boston
New England
Oakey L. Alexander
Cape Elizabeth
Groton
Conn
Mt. Greylock
Massachusetts
Berkshires
Mountain Top Inn
Mount Chittenden
Parents Turn Son Over After Child Is Slain
In Malden Massachusetts on March 4 the grieving parents of 17 year old Robert L Coombes a convicted sex offender handed him to police after learning he was released from reform school last month He is accused in the slaying of 11 year old Jacqueline Maxwell Officials expressed concern over a missing Malden High School senior Cord t ne Ann Catlin a Sunday school teacher also vanished while returning from church about the same time Coombes had served prior sentences for sex offenses and a knife assault Trustees of the Shirley School defended release saying they could not bar a pupil who followed school rules despite a delinquency history.
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Malden
Mass
Mar
Robert L. Coombes
Jacqueline Maxwell
Reform School
Elizabeth Coombes
Francis Coombes
Cor‘tine Ann Catlin
Maxwell
Coombes
Bate ‘Sy
Reform
Benjamin Joy
Shirley School
Joy
New Patrolman Jamenon Howe Seeks Police Post
Indiana Borough welcomes Patrolman Lawrence Howe and Pauline Waddings as they announce the birth of a son at Indiana Hospital at noon today. The child, Howe’s first son, joins two daughters Nancy and Jean. The newborn’s exact name remains to be confirmed.
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Jamenon Russell Howe
Grant Street
Indiana
Reader
Lawrence Howe
Indiana Hospital
Pauline Waddings
Howes
Nancy
Jean
Eight Injured In Latrobe Bus Crash
Seven passengers and a bus driver were hurt near Latrobe when a Chestnut Ridge bus en route from Blairsville to Greensburg was struck by a gasoline trailer truck on Lincoln Highway. Edward Lowman, 30, of Blairsville, the bus driver, was listed in fair condition with a sprained neck and cuts. The eastbound fuel oil truck skidded into another truck, crashing into a utility pole, then jackknifed into the bus and a car. The auto hit by the tanker was also thrown into a pole. Paul Ellsworth Bracken, Ma haffey, the truck driver, sustained shoulder contusions while helping to free passengers. Route 30 traffic was tied up for hours. Three passengers were taken to Westmoreland County Hospital in Greensburg: Louise Rolla, Gizella Aiken, and Stanley Ebanichko, with various injuries. Ebanichko was later released.
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Latrobe
Chestnut Ridge
Blairsville
Greensburg
Edward Lowman
C. E.loughner
Paul Ellsworth Bracken
Mahaffey
Westmoreland County Hospital
Louise Rolla
R. D
Gizella Aiken
Stanley Ebanichko
See
Shannock On Verge of Strike in Armstrong County
Rural Valley Joint School District faces potential first teacher strike for higher wages. Fifty-one teachers threaten to withhold instruction if the board does not approve a 400 dollar per year cost of living raise. a 150 dollar increase offer was rejected. Key meeting at Rural Valley school to decide action.
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Cowanshannock
Rural Valley
Armstrong County
Board of Education
Teachers Association
NuMine
Yatesburg
Sagamore
Floyd Smith
Smith
Association
Lamour Cigaret Case Missing At Hollywood Party
Dorothy Lamour reported a theft at a birthday party in a cafe after discovering her $1,100 Prince of Wales model cigarette case stolen. The yellow gold piece features 50 rubies in three circles and 30 small diamonds in a platinum arrow piercing three ruby hearts, described to the sheriff’s office.
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Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
William Ross Howard
Joan Bennett
Sheriff's Office
Victims Mount In Palestine Amid War Tension
In Palestine anti British violence worsened with five British soldiers wounded in an explosion near Rishon Le Zion and four Arabs injured from a road mine near Ramle. An RAF vehicle blast and a Haifa office bombing were reported, with martial law in Jerusalem and the coastal plain. Banks in Tel Aviv closed as about 4 million dollars were withdrawn amid currency fears, banks to reopen with military permission. Jewish underground claims open warfare while British officials deny war with Jews.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy and
Rishon le Zion
Ramle
Haifa
Hadera
Tel Aviv
Jewish Underground
G.R. A. MacMillan
London
Foreign Office
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Holy Land
Britain
Coastal Plain
Savings and Trust Bank rises in bank rankings
The Savings and Trust Company Bank of Indiana reports deposits of 11,895,124.45 on December 31, 1946, up from 5,280,174 in 1936. It climbs 118 places to 1,380th among the 1,400 largest U.S. banks, according to the 1947 American Banker roll call. President E. E. Lewis and editor Clin ton B. Axford confirm the figures.
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The
Savings and Trust Company Bank of Indiana
United States
American Banker of New York
Clinton B. Axford
Gazette
E. E. Lewis
Savings and Trust
Veterans Office Closes Saturdays Starting March Eighth
The Veterans Office in Room 411 at the Indiana Theater Building will close on Saturdays from March 8. Contract Representative I. FR Marcus announced the change. regular hours remain 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Indiana Theater
I. FR. Marcus
Veterans Administration
Indiana County Budget Adopted by Commissioners in 1847
Indiana County Commissioners yesterday approved a $576,170 budget for 1847 with no changes to the plan. The adoption includes a two mill reduction in the county tax levy, finalizing the spending blueprint for the year.
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Indiana
Pork Price Zooms in Pittsburgh Area
Pork prices moved upward again in the Pittsburgh area with increases up to 12 cents a pound. York chops rose to 89 or 70 cents, ham and bacon up 75, and pork loins 59 and 60. Store owners reported customers weren’t buying, and one 60-store retailer canceled additional pork orders for the weekend due to existing stock.
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Pittsburgh
York
House Rejects Senate Budget Slash Move in Budget Fight
Washington March 4 The House refused to accept the Senate limit on a 4.5 billion budget cut and sent the issue to a joint conference. Speaker Martin and GOP leaders pushed for a 20 percent income tax cut and a 6 billion dollar trimming while arguing the defense budget could be protected. Senator Gurney warned a 6 billion cut would harm Army and Navy funding amid world tensions.
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Francis M. LE
Washington, Mar
House
Senate
Taber
R.in, Y
Appropriations
Martin
R.-Mass
Jeaders
Truman
Massachusetts
Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
Britain
Greece
First Grand Jury Report Due Today
The first report on indictments will be issued by the March term grand jury this afternoon after sessions yesterday afternoon and this morning. Eighteen of the 24 impaneled jurors were present yesterday and Rev. Harry C. Prugh of Indiana was named foreman. The venire is considering some votes for indictment.
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Harry C. Prugh
Indiana
Blizzard Grips Indiana County With 10 to 12 Foot Drifts
Heavy blizzard halts schooling and cripples coal output as drifts reach ten to twelve feet on main lines. Winds lash the region, forcing 24 hour highway work to keep key routes open. Several county schools close, outlying transportation stalled, with East Wheatfield Aumagh Elders Ridge Montgomery Arcadia Brush Valley and Cherryhill schools affected. Coal production declines due to worker absenteeism.
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Indiana County
Highway Department
Curran
Lebanon
Plumville
Max Harwick
East Wheatfield
Aumagh
Elders Ridge
Clymer Tax Rate Is Set
Clymer Borough Council set the 1947 tax rate at 16 mills with allocations to the general fund sinking fund and equipment fund. The 1947 budget totals $19,223.68. A Ford dump truck and drainage title for Seventh Street were authorized. An adjourned meeting is planned March 17 to fill Don White’s vacancy. Dogs run loose prompted a State Dog Officer review with the borough police. Parking meters will be removed pending a meter company meeting that failed to occur.
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Clymer
Seventh Street
Don White
Barbara Hutton Weds Fourth Husband in Swiss Alps
Barbara Woolworth Hutton, one of the wealthiest women, reportedly honeymooning in the Swiss Alps with her fourth husband Prince Igor Troubetzkoy. The Chur registry says they wed last Saturday and left 500 francs for locals after secret plans were telephoned to the registrar.
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Chur
Switzerland
Mar
Barbara Woolworth Hutton
Zurich
Igor Troubetzkoy
Upper Rhine
Sara Savely
Anna Lynn
Paris
Woolworth
Barbara Grant Hutton
Cary Grant
Los Angeles
New York
Tangier
Morocco
U. S
Norristown Hunts Woman Attacker
A chaotic Norristown report details an assault on a woman by a suspect linked to a European noble lineage. The article cites police, international connections, a Paris birth, and a 84 year old victim, with ongoing investigations and a state of emergency declared in the locale.
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Norristown
France
Lithuania
An ‘Gilsout
Paris
Riviera
Robert Bellig
Pest
Georgia
Stalin
Russia
Stalin Steps Down as Soviet Armed Forces Minister
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Stalin resigned as minister of the armed forces citing excessive workload. Army Gen Nikolai Bulganin will take the post, with Stalin remaining premier and active in the party and parliament structures. An earlier week saw Col. Gen. Andrei Zhdanov leave a top council post for similar reasons.
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London
Stalin
Moscow Radio
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Russia
Moscow
Andrei A. Zhadanov
Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet
Council of the Union
Qrgburo
Communist Party
Supreme Soviet
J. V
Six Probes Into Chicago Blast
Six investigations were launched to determine the cause of a blast that destroyed a three story building and damaged nearby structures in downtown Chicago. Four deaths were confirmed with Louis Pappas, 53, of a ground floor restaurant among the victims. More than 30 were injured, three still hospitalized.
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Chicago
Louis Pappas
van Buren
Wella
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Leonard J. Curran
Barbara Hutton
Russ Roaalty
Count Kurt Haughwitz- Regentlow
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