Chiang's Son Leads New Chinese Order
Chiang Kai-Shek’s Moscow trained son Maj Gen Chiang of Kuo spoke to 14,000 graduates of the Shanghai Volunteered Youth Service Corps outlining a New Social Order with no exploitation or oppression. He praised the movement, vowed to root out black marketeers, and pledged to shoot him if corrupted. He forms the Elite Corps for 18 to 30 year olds and has denounced unpatriotic wealth. He is set to speak again.
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Shanghai
Chiang
China
Cheng Vien Pao
Koomintang
Oraga
Mother Wins Judge's Mercy in Relief Case
In Pittsburgh on September 25, Mrs. Elizabeth Randolph admitted accepting $683 in relief payments from June 1946 to June 1947 while unemployed. Pleading guilty, she tearfully explained her family’s need to support two teenagers. Judge Frank Patterson commuted punishment and urged repayment when possible.
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Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Randolph
Frank P. Patterson
Pennsylvania
Randolph
Judge criticizes government in ITU case over contract delay
Judge Swygert questioned government conduct and filing timing in the ITU dispute. He noted the five month gap between injunction and contempt action and pressed NLRB counsel Winthrop Johna on why the contempt case was delayed until newspapers signed the disputed contract terms.
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ITU
Swygert
Winthrop Johna
NLRB
State Establishes Four Regional Field Offices
The State Department of Forests and Waters will set up four regional field offices at Bloomsburg Renovo Clarion and Huntingdon effective Oct. 1. Secretary M F Draemel says the move standardizes procedure and increases administrative efficiency. Currently field operations are run from headquarters and 24 district foresters.
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Harrisburg
iFour
State Department of Forests and Waters
Bloomsburg
Renovo
Clarion
Huntingdon
M. F. Draemel
Parades Launched by Phone Unions in Wage Drive
Washington reports a nationwide parade program by telephone unions to press for a third round of wage increases. Leaders of 350000 workers plan demonstrations instead of an immediate countrywide strike, with potential walkouts by October 15 under Taft Hartley. Unions include Communications Workers of America CIO Telephone Workers Organizing Committee and independents.
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Washington
Communications of America
Big
Joseph A. Beirne
CIO Telephone Workers Organizing Committee
Ameriican Telephone
Yelograph Com Ipany
CWA
Augusl 15
Two Mining Schools Open Courses in Indiana County
Forty Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co. employees enroll in a 140 hour mechanized mining course led by Ray Saye at Yatesboro No 3 mine. A second class in accident prevention begins in Ernest with about forty students, taught by John Dougherty of the Johnstown Bureau of Mines.
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Indiana County
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
Ray Saye
Yatesboro No
R&p
Ernest
U. S. Bureau of Mines
John Dougherty
Johnstown
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Aspirants Attack Red Menace and Taft Hartley Debate
Aspirants attack what they call a red menace while praising the Taft Hartley Labor Act as fair to labor and the public. Truman defends his stance amid charges of double talk from Dewey. A track side crowd urges him to “Give ’em hell” as Oceanside remarks echo the dispute.
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Truman
Dewey
Tion
Oceanside
Calif
Night adult classes planned at Blairsville High School
Beginning October 19 1948 Blairsville High School will host night classes for adults with courses in typing shorthand bookkeeping woodwork sewing foods art literature grammar speech and indoor sports like volleyball and badminton No high school credit offered A five dollar deposit covers each course and is refundable if attendance exceeds 80 percent Classes run twenty weeks two nights weekly Tuesday and Thursday Registration on October 12 and 14 requires name address desired courses and payment.
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Blairsville High School
Blairsville
137000 Youth Eligible For New Draft
Harrisburg reports 187000 Pennsylvania youths aged 18 to 25 registered during a three week period ending last week, forming the peacetime draft pool. Of 60837, the eligible group includes single non father non veteran men. About 430 will be inducted in November and up to 950 in December.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Gross
Gross
Rita Johnson Shows Marked Improvement After Coma
Hollywood reports actress Rita Johnson has emerged from a coma following a brain injury on September 6. Dr. Lee Siegel says she spoke consecutive words but is not ready for questioning on the incident. a blood clot was removed in surgery.
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Hollywood
Rita Johnson
Lee Siegel
State Releases Wild Turkeys in Pennsylvania
More than 3 000 wild turkeys have been released across Pennsylvania in preparation for the November small game season. Superintendent Leon Keiser of the State Wild Turkey Farm says birds were trucked to woods and mountains, with 4 000 more held for release next spring.
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Klain A Maruin
Pennsylvania
Leon Keiser
Loyalsock Creek
Keiser
Wherry Urges GOP To Fight For Senate Control
Acting Senate leader Wherry warned against complacency as Republicans face the fall elections. He said the party can keep the Senate despite doubts from Ives and Lodge, citing Governor Dewey’s western swing to rally support and stating, We’re not going to have a Democratic Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
GOP
Dewey
Ives
New York
Lodge
Massachusetts
French Elections Slated For March
Premier Henri Queuille won a reprieve for his shaky coalition as the National Assembly voted to hold local French elections next March. Parliament announced a vacation to begin tomorrow night, expected to last about a month, giving Queuille a chance to shore up his cabinet's strength.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
National Assembly
Queuile
1949 To Be Kind To Pocketbooks
Washington report says 1949 incomes may stay high as personal incomes reach a record this year. Employment should boom, and Farm buying power is more than double prewar levels, per the Federal Reserve Board.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Ihe
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Complete Cancer Chart for Public Use Published
For the first time a complete chart on cancer has been prepared for publication with approval from the American Medical Association and the American Cancer Society. Maxine Davis notes the chart in Good Housekeeping October issue, detailing site, sex frequency, age, examinations, lab studies, treatment, cure chances, and prevention. The article argues this marks a turning point in cancer understanding and funding, noting federal support and expanded National Cancer Institute resources.
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American Medical Association
American Cancer Society
Maxine Davis
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Miss Davis
National Cancer Institute
U. S. Public Health Service
Government Favors Java Insurgents Fish That Get Away
The Fish and Wildlife Service seeks more escaped baby haddock to save fishermen losses of about 3 million dollars yearly. Aboard Albatross III off Woods Hole, researchers test large mesh nets to let small fish escape, aiming to protect pan-size stock next year. In Batavia Java, Antara reports Republican troops defeated insurgents at Sawangan after hours of skirmishing.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Woods Hole
Mass
Georges Bank
Cape Cod
Batavia
Java
Antara
Sawangan
Magelang
Dadio
Republican Ministry of Information
Jogjakarta
Madicen
Republic
Broadcasters Challenge FCC on Give Away Programs
Radio broadcasters led by the National Association of Broadcasters claim the FCC lacks authority to regulate prize programs. They say any illegal lottery aspects must be pursued by the Attorney General and courts. Public opinions favor tightening or loosening rules, with letters criticizing and defending the sweepstakes trend.
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Washington
Radio Broadcasters Today
Federal Communication Commission
National Association of Broadcasters
FCC
NAB
Sit
Snow Hits Western Mountains and West Coast
Snow fell in parts of the mountain West and west coast with a cool belt stretching from the Eastern Rockies to the Atlantic. The U S Weather Bureau logged snowfall at Great Falls and Butte Montana Reno and Austin Nevada and Burns Oregon with some rain mixed. Temperatures cooled to near freezing in parts of the Midwest and New England with Cadillac Michigan near 20s and Houghton Pellston also cold. The weekend forecast calls for continued cool weather while Gulf Coast and southwestern regions stay comparatively warm.
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Chicago
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
U. S. Weather Bureau
Great Falls
Butte
Mont
Reno
Austin
Nev
Midwest
New England
Cadillac
Mich
Houghton
Pellston
Rumford
Burlington
Gulf Coast
Texas
Hungary Takes Control Of Oil Firm To Safeguard Production
In Budapest a government order announced Hungary has assumed administration of the Hungarian American Oil Industry Co Ltd to prevent hindrance of oil output with criminal intent. The move signals state action to protect critical energy supplies.
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Budapest
Hungary
Survive Plane Crash In Canada Returns To Civilization
Five aboard a U S Navy Beechcraft, four Americans and a Briton, were found after 12 days in Manitoba wilds. The crew, led by Capt B S Custer with Lt Charles Wilcox and others, crash landed Sept 12 on a 480 mile flight from Churchill to The Pas. They were rescued near a mapped lake and flown to The Pas.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Churchill
Pas
Manit
Wilsderness
Th Pas
B.S. Custer
U. S
Ottawa
Charles Wilcox
Custer
Jack M. Kastner
U. S. Navy
J. Scalise
U. S. Army
United States
Sir Robert W. Stirling-Hamilton
Boy Kills Father Defending Mother in Mass Shooting
In Somerset Massachusetts a 16 year old boy, Russell Bolay, is jailed on a murder charge after he shot his father Joseph Bolay, 58, during a family quarrel. District Attorney J Edward La Joie said the youth acted to defend his mother when his father, drunk, began arguing and advanced toward him. The boy reportedly grabbed a shotgun and fired.
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Somerset
Mass
J. Edward LaJoie
Russell Bolay
Joseph
LaJoie
Bolay
Proposals at UN urged ban on atomic weapons and new control body
Vishinsky attacked Anglo American powers urging the UN Security Council to create an international body to supervise arms reductions and ban atomic weapons. He warned of aggressive plans for air power and bombs against Soviet cities and condemned back stage activity by the United States and Britain.
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Royall
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
George C. Kenney
U. S. Air Force
Vishinsky
Security Council
Moscow
Leningrad
Kiey
Kharkov
Odessa
United Nations Organization
United States
Great Britain
Obituary notices from Blairsville column feature Clawson Blystone and Pisch deaths
Obituary notices report the death of Charles W. Clawson of Blairsville at 8:60 PM after a Blairsville home service. Survived by wife Nora, daughters Gertrude George Lula Baer Viola Clawson, son Richard, sister Nora McLaughlin, brother Adam, two grandsons and five great grandchildren. Isabell Blystone of Blairsville dies at 2:00 AM. 88, Baptist Church member. survived by sister Lottie Shetler. services in Blairsville and Plum Creek Cemetery. John Pisch, 76, of Clune dies in Indiana Memorial Hospital. body at Robinson's. obituary in Monday's paper. Also notes Dr Peter C. Cornell of Buffalo and Col Henry Blanchard Hersey, Philemon Tarnavsky, J Campbell Phillips, and Billy McCarney with brief life highlights.
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Charles W. Clawson
Short Street
Blairs Lville
Burrell Township
Indiana County
Richard A
Hulda Bennett Clawson
Conesmaugh
Nora M. Clawson
Gertrude George
West Lebanon
Lula Baer
Sparrows Point
Viola Clawson
Blairsville
Richard A. Clawson
Nora McLaughlin
McKeesport
Adam F
New Kennington
John N. Hempstead
Blairsville Cemetery
Isabell Blystone
Burrell Street
Isaac
Barbara Gohen Blystone
Creekside
Baptist Church of
Miss Blystone
Lottie M. Shetler
Ferguson Funeral Home
Ralph Reed
U. P. Plumcreek Cemetery
Willet
John Pisch
Clune
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Robinson's
7Th St
Indiana
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