Pennsylvania Faces Fatal Holiday Auto Crash Toll
AP reports deadly accidents across Pennsylvania on the eve of Labor Day weekend. In Bradford County near Wyalusing two men and two women died, another man critically injured in a truck car crash. In Tioga County Mansfield a man and wife died, two others hurt in a two-car collision. A Wayne County crash killed a woman and injured a man. A five year old girl, Arlene Dicicco, was killed in Philadelphia when struck by a car. State Police probe Northeastern incidents amid scant details.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ttt
National Safety Council
Wyalusing
Bradford County
New York State Line
Mansfield
Tinga County
Wayne County
Philadelphia
Arlene Dicicco
Casualty totals for Korea reach 6886 through Aug 25
Defense Department reports 6886 U S casualties in Korea through August 25 with 443 killed in action 3889 wounded and 2554 missing in action. Army led with 6567 total casualties including 2484 missing. Navy 27 Marine Corps 194 and Air Force 98.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Army
Truman Plays Political Game
President Truman weighs inviting one or two Republicans to his cabinet according to Senator Brewster. He noted potential candidates including John Foster Dulles, adviser to the State Department, who previously failed to win a New York Senate seat. The report frames the move amid party politics and public trust concerns.
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Brunswick
Truman
Brewater
Breswter
Brewster
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
New York
Wagner
DNY
Union Services Here On Sunday at First United Presbyterian
Four Central Church members in Indiana will unite for a union service Sunday night at the First United Presbyterian Church. Mr. Rosa W. Porter will be the preacher.
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Indiana
First United Presbyterian Church
Rosa W. Porter
University of Pennsylvania announces athletic staff changes
The University of Pennsylvania named Nelson Rix Yara to supervise freshman athletics and Bill Talatico to backfield coach, filling roles after John M. Welsh Jr. resigned to enter private business. Bob Graham and Dolph Tokarczyk will coach the 150 pound team with Tony Minisl now a Penn alum studying Taw.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
John M
Jack) Welsh, Jr
Nelson Rix Yara
Franny Murray
Murray
Bill Talatico
George Munger
Welsh
Bob
Snakey) Graham
Dolph Tokarczyk
Tony
Skippy) Minisl
Penn
Taw
Moscow-trained exile named chief of East German police
Berlin dispatch says Karl Maron, a Moscow-trained German Communist exile, was promoted to Chief of the People's Police in East Germany. The post commands about 50 000 soldier-trained police and 100 000 regular police, succeeding the late Dr Kurt Fischer.
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Berlin
Germany
Karl Maron
People's Police
Kurt Fischer
Battle Report From Taegu Front in Korea War
U S First Cavalry attacks west of Taegu as B 29s from Okinawa hammer three main Red strongholds. 25th Division regains lost ground while Reds suffer heavy casualties and flee Nam River front. Yongsan falls under US tanks and infantry driving Koreans back. Second Division doubles down, red forces break into small groups amid ongoing counterattacks.
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Taegu
U. N
U. S. First Cavalry
Okinawa
Far East
George E. Stratemeyer
Kumehon
Chinju
Kochangam
Eighth Army
United States
Associated Press
Stan Swinston
Bem Price
U. S
Swinton
Nam River
Haman
Pusan
Price
Naktong River
Yongsan
Don Huth
Changnyong
Yongssan
Masan
Indiana Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1980 graduates
Ninteen graduates received diplomas at graduation night in the Nurses Home auditorium of Indiana Hospital. Mrs. Katherine Miller spoke on Opportunities for Nurses in the World. C Gilbert Wolfenden and Dr Ralph E Heiges presented diplomas.
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Nurses Home
Indiana Hospital
Katherine Miller
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association
C. Gilbert Wolfenden
Ralph E Heiges
School of Nursing
Atward
Hazel Belle Bruce
Nelana
Lucille Adair
Butler
Blatraville
Allied Forces Smash North Korean Front At Pohang Push
Allied troops delivered a major counteroffensive along the Yongsan to Pusan Taegu corridor, with tanks and air power breaking enemy lines. U S ships bombarded coastal targets while Maj Gen William B Kean credited the Air Force with saving the 25th Division as battle scenes showed tanks advancing north of Pohang.
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William B. Kean
Air Force
Tom Lambert
U.S
Pohang
President Signs Draft For Medics
President Vinson indicated no imminent change in draft procedures for the present age group 25 and under. He noted that currently only men without dependents are being drafted, and that married men with children would face possible call ups if within the draft age. He added that fathers may not be drafted until bachelor status changes.
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Vinson
Love Always Finds a Way Ends Greek Romeo Tale
Crete’s Mount Ida affair ends in marriage as Constantine Kephaloyannis and 11-year-old Tassoula Petracagorgi wed in a monastery after a 12 day manhunt involving 49,000 police and gendarmes. Tassoula’s father M. P. George Petracogeorgi, once ready to ignite a feud, reportedly softened as the couple appeared in Crete’s village of Garazo.
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Garazo
Crete
Constantine Kephaloyannis
Tassoula Petracagorgi
Mount Ida
Tassoula
M. P
George Petracogeorgi
Kephaloyannis
Petracogeorgi
Johnstown Guards Alerted for Federal Induction
Harrisburg Sept. two Johnstown units of the Pennsylvania Guard were alerted for induction on Oct. 1. The 1902nd Engineer Aviation Battalion and 1803rd Engineer Aviation Company, both attached to the 3rd Fighter Wing, will train at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Maj. J. H. Lindsay from Johnstown and Capt. J. L. Skupien from Nanty-Glo command. Both units were early PNG outfits dating to 1848 and rated excellent by regular Army inspectors during their 1948 training season.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Guard
Johnstown
James H. Duff
H3rd
Pennsylvania Air Nattional Guard
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
J. H. Lindsay
J. L. Skupien
Nanty-Glo
PNG
Indiantown Gap
TWA Chief Views Scene of Crash in Egypt
Cairo dispatch reports Warren L Pierson TWA board chair flew to the desert site of the Thursday Constellation crash in which 55 people died He then visited the government morgue in Cairo as investigators worked to identify victims John Collings TWA president in charge of operations and U S Civil Aeronautics Board experts are en route to Egypt Memorial services are planned in English Church Helipolis and in All Saints Cathedral and St Josephs Church for the American victims.
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Cairo
Egypt
Warren Lee Pierson
Trans World Airline
TWA
United States Civil Aeronautics, Board
John Collings
Episcopal All Saints Cathedral
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Tan Yanks Repudiated by Clearwater Pastor
Clearwater pastor Rev. L. R. Wilson Jr., a Navy veteran wounded on Saipan, criticizes two northern newspapers for using the term tan Yank to describe U. S. Negro soldiers in Korea. He argues that both black southerners and northern soldiers deserve respect and that the War Department should treat all colored Americans as such.
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U. S
Korea
L. R. Wilson
Saipan
Chicago Defender
Pittsburgh Courier
War Department
Wilson
Albion Negro Baptist Church
Guards Prepare for 28th Infantry Division Departure
In Harrisburg Maj Gen Daniel B Strickler announced that all 28th Infantry Division units including Indiana and Stratreville guardsmen will depart Pennsylvania before Sept 1. The bulk heads to Camp Atterbury Sept 16 with train and motor convoys while eastern units bivouac in Ohio as official orders specify.
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Indiana
Stratreville
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Daniel B. Strickler
Pennsyl
Vania National Guard
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Strickler
T. Linus Hoban
Scranton
Quartermaster Company
Altoona
Albert J. Youndt
Camp Hiul
Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania
Ohio
Dilworth Wrong Says State Official Attacks Claim
Harrisburg tuned to a political clash as Richardson Dilworth faces criticism from State Highways Secretary Ray F. Smock. Smock calls Dilworth wrong over farmers’ gasoline tax rebates, citing refunds totaling 109,576 dollars for the year ending June 30, 1950, under 1949 legislation.
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Harrisburg
Richardson Dilworth
Ray F. Smock
Smock
Dilworth
Pennsylvania
Emphasis On Peace Objectives In Truman Address
President Truman outlined eight peace oriented points emphasizing U.N. cooperation, Korean freedom, restraint in Korea, Formosa protection by the 7th Fleet, Eastern nation freedoms, and opposition to aggressive wars. He criticized Soviet violations of international cooperation and warned against Communist imperialism while stressing defense over expansion.
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Ameritas
Truman
United Nations
China
Formosa
Agra
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Russia
America
Soviet Union
Obituary notices from Hillsdale and nearby towns
Multiple local obituaries report the deaths of SNOS WISE aged 78 in Hillsdale and Mrs Rose Paganus of Homer City, with service details, burial plans, and surviving relatives. Also noted is the death of Samuel R Hine of Saltsburg, with family, church, and banking ties, funeral arrangements, and scheduled services.
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Snos Wise
Hla
Hitedale
John and
Levina
Spider) Wise
Indiane County
Carrie (Diag) Wise
Willlvine
Hillsdale
Evelyn Rodkey
Glen Campbell
Marie Johnson
Pueblo
Colo
William Glenn Wise
Meadville
Church of the Brethren
R. D
Robert Knott
Montgomery Cemetery
Indiana County
Rose Paganus
Ridge Avenue
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
Angelo Pag‘anus
Italy
Askew Funeral Home
Samuel R. Hine
Salinburg
Riders Ridge
Peter
Anna
Ringle)Hine
Young Township
Elders Ridge
First National Bank
Avonmore
Lottie MeetCombs Hine
Clara Coleman
Salisbury
V. C. ‘Townsend
Herbert Lambert
Johnstown
George Meyer
Dayton, O
Martha Hine
Pittsburgh
A. L. McCall
FCC weighs color TV plan after nine month hearings
The FCC considers new plans since May hearings aim at ensuring black and white receivers can receive CBS color broadcasts. If manufacturers resist, a final CBS standard order may be issued, forcing two sets or alterations. Sept. 28 is the deadline for applications. Industry leaders show mixed reactions, with comments from Andrea Radio Corp. president F. A. Andrea and other pioneers.
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FCC
CBS
Radios Television Manufacturers Association
Thos
F. A. TD. Andrea
Anedrea Radio Corp
Teyadio
Noiseless Fun Features At Midwest Dogmates Convention
Chicago hosted a convention where about 350 delegates from five Midwestern states gathered for the annual Dogmates meeting. Attendees brought pads and oils to aid nonverbal communication, and officials reported lively, quiet activities including a golf tournament, a dance, and a show.
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Chicago
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