Local OPS Head Raps Dissenters
James H. Wallace Jr. of the Office of Price Administration condemned trade associations for advising members to ignore OPS price regulations. He cited a member letter urging immediate purchase of scarce materials and warned that public opinion may push Congress to maintain price controls. He linked the actions to pressure groups targeting Washington for their own interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Wallace
Office of Price Administration
Trade Association
Wallace
Truman
Washington
Chinese Retreat In Rain Inches Back Across Peninsula
The Chinese Reds faced heavy UN artillery and air power as they pressed across Korea. Almond reported a strong UN line across the peninsula with rapid firing capabilities, while units attacked by mines and barbed wire were blown up. Casualties remained comparatively light for UN forces as Chinese assaults dwindled overnight. American and South Korean patrols advanced toward Munsan and Uijongbu, amid pockets of resistance northeast of the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N
Almond
Eighth Army
U. N
Tokyo
East Central
United Nations
Seoul
Munsan
38Th Parallel
Uijongbu
Now You See Chinks Now You Don’t See Em
A reader notes how reporters struggle to report the war amid shifting Chinese troop reports. He recalls seeing massed Chinese forces near the second division at 8 pm, then later learning counts were overestimated. Newsroom staff trade smiles as more information arrives, revealing the confusion reporters face with conflicting daily reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sands
Iselin Gives To Cancer Fund Totaled 97.94
Iselin Cancer Fund totaled 97.94 with 14.00 from Iselin grade school and 43.94 from town people, combining for the final amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iselin
Man Dies In Fire At Secluded Drifting Home
Force McCartney, 60, died in a Saturday fire that consumed his remote dwelling near Drifting. Neighbors heard two blasts described as shooting sounds before the blaze was spotted, and the explosions were later linked to shotmet blasts. Authorities say he lived alone and the fire was not found until neighbors raised an alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCartney
Drifting
Edgar Thomas Longwill
Mary Clark Longwill
Philadelphia Street
India
Dixonville
Harman H
Loretta C. (Powell) Longwill
Indiana
First Regular Baptist Church of
Robinson's
Orey M. Bolt
Greenwood Cemetery
Bradley Returns To Stand In MacArthur Inquiry
Gen. Omer N. Bradley resumed testimony in the Senate inquiry into the MacArthur dismissal. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced questions about private talks with President Truman and whether he should disclose remarks from conferences on MacArthur’s removal. A Senate vote earlier had allowed Bradley to withhold those who spoke at the House meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Omer N. Bradley
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
U S and Russia disagreement over Japan defense role
The American reply to Moscow argues Japan will need U S defense pacts and bases in the region, while Moscow seeks limited armed forces and complete troop withdrawal after a treaty. The note insists Japan’s defense will be collective under UN charter and not rely solely on its own forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Russia
Japan
U. S
China
Korea
Britain
Far East
Moscow
United Nations
Mrs. Margaret AbeKee of Rossiter Dies at 87
Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Margaret AbeKee of Rossiter who died Friday night after six months of illness. The obituary notes her age at 87 and the recent illness.
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Rossiter
Margaret AbeKee
Duane Wa
Indiana
Canoe Township
David
Elizabeth Bradenbaugh Stiver
McKee
Steffy Methodist Church
Morgan McKee
Harold McKee
Cherry Tree
Banker Wiggin Dies At Age 83
Albert H. Wiggin 83 former chairman of the governing board at Chase National Bank of New York died at his Greenwich Connecticut summer home. He joined Chase in 1904 as vice president became president in 1911 and chair of the board seven years later. Under his leadership the bank’s resources grew from 133 million to 2.648 billion.
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New York
Albert H. Diggin
Sithe
The
Chase , National Bank of New York
Greenwich
Conn
Jessie Duncan Hayden
Marjorie Prescott
Muriel Selden
Wiggin
Chase
Bank
Obituaries from Indiana and Derry listed in May records
A compilation of obituaries and death notices for Rebecca Grace Singer McBroom Anna Pool Wilson Sara Moose Stokes Beryl Walker Edgar Longwill Charles Shaw Elva Jean Bishop Margaret Tallant Margaret McKee Thomas Kipp and related family survivors, with funeral details and locations across Indiana Blairsville Apollo and Derry areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Grace Singer
McBroom
West Third Avenue
Derry
Edward Rnd McBroom
Edward J. Jr
Latrobe
Thomas M
Kenneth
Jean) Kissinger
South Fifth Street
Indiana
James E.“Singer
Apollo
Hazel Tarr
Arthur Higgins
John A. Singer
Trinity Lutheran Church Ofl
American Legion Auxiliary
Hughes Funeral Home
Cole's Cemetery
Anna Pool Wilson
Charles Stormer
Chestnut] Street
Mrs. Wilson
New Bethlehem
Henry van
Sarah
Ellen Dodson Pool
Beveridge C. Thompson
Bentley J. Wiljgan
Methodist Church
Kathryn Smith
Washington, D. C
Charles
Martha) Stormer
John
Margaret) Walters
Quito
Ecuador
S. A
Alon Eneirdidna
Cherryhill Township
James
Elizabeth
Blairsville
Ferguson Funeral Home
John N. Hempstead
F. J. Sexton
Coral Cemetery
Bob Hope Loses Round One At British Amateur
Hollywood funnyman Bob Hope bowed to pipe smoking Englishman Christopher Fox in the opening round at Porthcawl Wales. Fox outplayed Hope on the windswept links as Hope offered sharp repartee and credited Bing Crosby with the result. Harold Paddock edged Fred Cook in sudden death to reach the next round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porthcawl
Wales
Bob Hope
Bob
Christopher Fox
Fox
Bing
Crosby
Hope
Harold Paddock
Cleveland
Fred Cook
London
Paddock
Riot at Utah prison frees death row inmates
A prison riot at Ogden Utah involved over 200 inmates of 532, with unarmed guards seized at 4 10 p m. Hostages were released by 9 35 p m after inmates demanded and obtained disciplinary suspensions. Prison officials reported $50 000 to $100 000 damage with confiscated hospital equipment largely intact. Names include Franklin E Holliday Eliseo Mares and death row inmates Ray Dempsey Gardner Melvin Leroy Sullivan Vernon A Braasch Joe Garcia Trujillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severson
Church
Ogden
Board of Corrections
Leslie D. Burbridge
W. H. Horton
Franklin E. Holliday
Eliseo Mares
Antonia
Cole
Fred
Matters
San Francis
Ray Dempsey * Gardner
Utah
Melvin Leroy Sullivan
Vernon Alfred Braasch
Joe Garcia Trujillo
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North Korea
Sth Air Force
452Nd
Air Force
Nea-Acme
Mrs. McKee
North
Ireland
Connecticut
Venezuela
Hubert E. Reeves
Phoenixville
Wannetta Reeves
Joliet, H
Marshall
ATA! Consumer Pr
Gure
Dor
Lees
Tess
National Association of Home Builders
Nahb
Anne Nystrom
Murrysville
R. D
Murrysville United Presbyterian Church
J. Cameron Grant
Plum Creek Cemetery
Sara Moose
North Walnut Street
Blaireville
Beryl Santha Walker
Eugene EB. Walker
Glen Campbell
Adrian Hospital
Punxsutawney
Bank Township
Indiana County
Joseph B
Nancy Rowley Weaver
Gwendolyn Kalus
Catherine
Mary Shaner
Horace Weaver
Ship
MD. John
Belsano
R. K. Weber Max
Webster Springs
W. Va
Burnside
Charles A. Shaw
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Hezekiah and
Rebeccas
Virginia Johnston Shaw
Simpson
West Virginia
Baptist Church
Shaw
William Spellman
New Bern
N. Carolinas
E. W. Shaw
Charles M. Shaw
U. S. Navy
R. A. Shaw
Oakmont
Nellie
Louise
Addison Shaw
Watson
W. Virginia
Marion Shaw
Elva Jean Bishop
White’ Station
Lloyd ,C
Elya Marie Myers Bishop
White Station
Earl
Harshbarger
Osceola Mills
Margaret Logan Tallant
Pilcairn
Ella M. Aber
Plum Township
Allegheny County
David Clements Tallent
William
Susan
Logan
Ella Nystrom
Eister
Margaret McKee
R Ti
Thomas Hunter Kipp
Churchill Avenue
Penn Township
Walter J
Madeline Shaeffer Kipp
Homer City
Thomas R. Shaeffer
Cora Kipp
Hyndman
Askew
Martin Lj Yonts
Trinity
Lutheran Church of
Seeneeene
Martha Miller
Irwin
China Rivers
Peiping
Ching
Murrysville United Presby
Horton
Turkey
Sapisun
Akara
Europe
Tan Entilaap
Goodall-Sanford, Inc
Palm Beach
Palm Beach S
Foorhead
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