Delegates Meet in Secret Session of U N Security Council
Delegates to the U N Security Council gathered in secret at Rockefeller Center to discuss Iran and Franco Spain items. Observers expect talks on Iran procedure, Franco Spain, a time for the next open meeting at Hunter College, and site decisions for U N retention. Secretary General Trygve Lie and Edward R. Stettinius Jr. led arrive entries with Andrei Gromyko arriving shortly after.
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New York
INS
U.N. Security Council
Iran
Russia
Franco
Spain
Poland
Security Council
Hunter College
U.N
Rockefeller Center
Trygve Lie
Edward R. Stettinius
Andrei Gromyko
Harless
Stettinius
Britain Replies To French Note On Franco Spain
The British Embassy in Paris says London has replied to France on the Spanish question and is open to trilateral talks with France and the United States. Britain calls Franco's rule an internal Spanish matter and opposes sanctions that hurt civilians while noting a willingness to discuss if the U S desires.
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Britain
Spain
Paris
INS
United States
France
Ashley Clarke
Franco
U. S
Largest Vote Cast In Jap Election Historical Turnout
Tokyo reported by 2 p m voting surged with 65 to 70 percent of eligible voters in the capital casting ballots. An Imperial message informed the Emperor that the nation registered its largest vote ever, boosted by Hirohito's radio appeal. Women took part with notable enthusiasm in their first participation.
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Tokyo
Hitrohito
Hayama
Hirohito
William E Erk Hurt In 35 Foot Fall At Home
William E Erk a 57 year old Pennsylvania Railroad employee of 730 County Line street was seriously injured Tuesday after falling 35 feet from a ladder while painting his home. He was admitted to Jameson Memorial Hospital at 2 50 p m with a fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
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William E. Erk
County Line Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Railroad Worker Is Injured In Fall At Local Shops
Ralph Carbone age 40 of 315 East street and B. and O. Railroad employee was admitted to Jameson Memorial Hospital after falling from a coal tender at the local shops. He suffered contusions abrasions to his body face and left hand with a possible fracture of the right hip.
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Ralph Carbone
East Street
B. and O. Railroad
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Carbone
Frost Hits Lawrence County as Week Ends
Second destructive frost of the week reported in Lawrence county areas overnight. Friday marks the first anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's death. Nations observe the anniversary as New Castle residents urged to keep streets clean and litter free. Alexander notes the municipal golf course is in good condition and Cascade Park laborers clean the park with playground openings preparations underway.
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Lawrence County
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
New Castle
Joseph D. Alexander
Parks and Property
Cascade Park
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report records a 53 degree high and 25 degree low with heavy frost. River stage reads 4.6 feet. A year ago the max reached 77 and the min 40 with no precipitation.
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United States
Eight Die in Boston Back Bay Fire
A three alarm blaze in a Back Bay apartment building left seven dead and one survivor who died later. The eighth victim was Boston police officer Robert Mahar, 45, who suffered critical burns and fractures after leaping to safety. He died at City Hospital.
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Boston
INS
Back Bay
Robert Mahar
City Hospital
Lewis Walks Out On Coal Parley
United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis withdrew from soft coal wage negotiations after a joint meeting failed to reach agreement on safety health and welfare demands. Operators voted down a motion to adjourn and report back while Lewis led the miners out of the conference amid continued bargaining tensions.
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Washington
INS
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
Government To Take Action In Soft Coal Strike
Government moves to end four week stalemate in soft coal wage talks. John L. Lewis accuses bituminous operators of delaying by resisting wage hours talks. Secretary Schwellenbach says action will come within three or four days if talks fail and a plan to curb the strike will be decided.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Secretary of Labor
Lewis B Schwellenbach
Truman
Steel Facts reports huge losses from nationwide strike
The Steel Facts magazine says the April report shows about 120 million dollars in wages lost by CIO United Steelworkers during the steel strike that ended February 18. Production loss reached seven and a half million tons of ingots, about five and a quarter million tons of finished steel, with steel companies losing around 300 million dollars in sales.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Facts Today
Clio-United
Two Year Old Dies From Boiling Water Burn
Pittsburgh coroner reports two year old Anthony Mollica died from burns after pulling a kettle of boiling water from a stove. He toppled in his high chair, grasped the kettle and fell backward as his mother Mrs. Anthony Mollica described the tragedy.
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Pittsburgh
Anthony Mollica
Lumber truck plunges after bridge cable breaks in Sabine
Sabine West Virginia April 10 Hoyt Bailey age 58 and Ora Hall age 15 both of Pineville were killed when a suspension bridge cable broke causing a lumber truck to plunge into Laurel Fork creek.
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Sabine
W. Va
Hoyt Bailey
Ora Hall
Pineville
Laurel Fork
House Committee Approves Nine Month Selective Service Extension
Administration sources call the House Military Affairs Committee approval a victory for a bill extending the selective service act for nine months. The measure moves to the floor with a Friday vote possible the next day and follows administration requests for a one year extension beyond May 15.
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Washington
INS
House Military Affairs Committee
House
Farmers Guests of Rotary Club Din ner in New Castle
With 130 present the annual dinner program for Lawrence countys farmers, held by the New Castle Rotary Club, occurred at the First Presbyterian church Tuesday evening. The Rural Urban committee led by W Howard Humphrey arranged the program assisted by Dr J Robert Brown William C Williams and W Henry Weinschenk. The event, a club tradition, invites a former friend and featured DeLace Cole and his Hill Billy band with Cole as master of ceremonies.
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Lawrence Counts
New Castle
H. C. Hadsell
Humphrey
Mr. Cole
Legion Prepares For National Dinner Greet
Perry S Gaston Post convened to finalize plans for the National Commanders Banquet with 1500 Legionnaires and guests from Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. John Stelle, a famed national figure, leads efforts to protect veterans rights as Paul J. Griffith earns party support for next year's National Commander.
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Perry S Gaston Post
American Legion
Neshannock Avenue
Banguet
John Stelle
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Department
The
Legion and
Auxiliary
Not In Politics This Year Says Mrs. Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt has refused to enter politics this year, derailing a proposed 1946 New York Democratic ticket. She told leaders she would not be involved this fall and preferred her family observe a mourning period after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death.
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Washington
INS
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York
U. S. Senate
James M. Meade
Committee Favors $400 Pay Boost For Armed Forces
A House Military Affairs subcommittee approved a $400 annual pay increase for all officers and enlisted men in the armed forces. The raise matches a recent grant to government workers and postal employees to boost enlistments by making military service more attractive. Representative Harness proposed the $400 raise, while the War department had favored a 20 percent base pay hike.
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Washington
INS
House
Harness
War Department
Assistant Fire Chief Killed Battling Rialto Theater Fire
Allentown Pennsylvania April 10 Assistant Fire Chief Mark F Good in his 60s died battling a general alarm blaze at the Rialto Theater building He fell into a basement when an upper floor collapsed fellow firefighters recovered his body He was brother of Lehigh County Commissioner Robert Good.
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Allentown
INS
Mark F. Good
Rialto Theater
Good
Lehigh County
Robert. Good
Altoona
Blair County
Dean Edmonson
Syling Re-elected County Superintendent of Schools
John C. Syling of 306 Fairfield Avenue was re-elected County Superintendent of Schools at the county directors annual meeting held at the courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. He will serve four years with a salary increase from 5000 to 5500. Only 68 of 130 eligible directors attended, and Roy F. Conway was also nominated for assistant superintendent in a closely contested vote.
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John C. Syling
Fairfield Avenue
Court House
Roy F. Conway
Mass Induction Event With Illinois Leader In Harrisburg
National American Legion Commander John Stelle of Illinois planned to join a mass induction of 3300 Legionnaires in Harrisburg with Governor Edward Martin attendance at Zembo Mosque. Stelle would travel to Greensburg Pittsburgh Uniontown Kittanning and New Castle in a Pennsylvania tour through April 13.
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Harrisburg
INS
National American Legion
John Stelle
Illinois
Daniel Dwyer
Stelle
Pennsylvania
Edward Martin
Marrisburg
Greensburg
Pittsburgh
Uniontown
Kittanning
New Castle
Fire Damages Corbett Cabinet Works at St Marys
Authorities estimate the damage at 250000 dollars after a blaze at the Corbett Cabinet Works yesterday. The fire left more than 100 workers idled and destroyed several wood working mills in St Marys.
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ST. Marys. Pa
Corbett Cabinet Works
Dr J E Ginsberg Named School Physician
Captain Joseph E. Ginsberg, a New Castle physician and Army veteran of Bataan, was elected unanimously as school physician, effective Sept 1. He studied at New Castle high school University of Pittsburgh and Jefferson Medical School, interned at Jameson Memorial Hospital, practiced in New Castle 1938–41 before Army service, survived the Death March and Japanese captivity, and plans terminal Army leave soon.
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Joseph E. Ginsberg
New Castle
Ginsberg
New Castle High School
University of Pittsburgh
Jeferson Medical School
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Bataan
Pittsburgh Laborer Survives Six Hour Debris Ordeal
James Brown a 22 year old Pittsburgh building laborer and seven other workers were trapped when a condemned building collapsed. Brown was buried under timber brick and plaster as a heavy radiator pinned him. He remained conscious directing rescuers. Two other men were hospitalized and released.
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Pittsburgh
James Brown
Brown
Douglass Accepts Senior High Basketball Coach Post
William P. Douglass has accepted the senior high school basketball coaching job and said in a board letter he looks forward to the 1946-47 season. The board approved buying 200 pounds of grass seed for Taggart stadium at 169.50 and authorized a chlorinator contract for Franklin school with Wallace Tiernan of Newark at 119.00 plus a 6.5 reduction for old equipment. The AAU Junior organization of the Binai Brith requested use of George Washington junior high athletic facilities for a two day period in July or August to host a summer AZA track and field meet, with payment of necessary charges.
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William P. Douglass
Kirk Hutton Co
Taggart Stadium
Franklin
Wallace Tiernan Company
Newark
N. J
Binai Brrth
George Wash
U S Ready for Tri Party Talks on Spanish Question
The United States notified France of its willingness to enter three way negotiations with France and Britain on the Spanish question. Ambassador Jefferson Cattery delivered the notice to Quai dOrsay, with Britain’s formal expression of willingness disclosed by the British embassy.
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Paris
INS
United States
France
U.S
Britain
Quai d'Orsay
Jefferson Cattery
Loss of US Plane Kills 4 Top Chinese Leaders
Chungking April 10 A serious threat to unity in China arose as four top ranking Chinese Communist leaders were lost with 14 others aboard a missing United States Army plane. Hope of finding survivors was virtually abandoned. The flight was from Chungking to Yenan.
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Chungking
China
Yenan
Second frost damages fruit trees in bloom across Pennsylvania
A second damaging frost hit Western Pennsylvania today damaging fruit trees in bloom. Weatherman John J. Murphy said a heavy frost blanket covered low areas and slowed travel. Overnight low reached 32 degrees.
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Pennsylvania
John J. Murphy
Army Officers Exonerated In Girl's Death In San Francisco
Two young army officers Lieut Henry Blankenship and Lieut Steven Ondrusek were cleared of blame in the death by self infusion of their companion Virginia Hepburn 21 of Lindsay California The tragedy unfolded when the woman leaped from a seventh floor hotel room after meeting the officers in a San Francisco lounge Blankenship said the woman announced she would kill herself and slipped away while he restrained her. he estimated the time at about 830 p m The pair was hospitalized for treatment and released to return to Oakland Army Hospital Continued on Page Two.
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San Francisco
INS
Army
Henry Blankenship
Atlanta, Ga
Steven Ondrusek
Binghamton, N. Y
Oakland Army Hospital
Virginia Hepburn
Lindsay
Cai
Blankenship
Ondrusek
Bellaire
Mand
Dr Frank L Burton Re elected City Schools Superintendent
Dr Frank L Burton was re elected superintendent of the New Castle public schools for four years with no opposing candidates. The salary was set at 6600 dollars per year by the school directors meeting in the East Street administration building.
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Frank L. Burton
New Castle
East Street
Daniel Bo Woolcock
Burton
Leslie Brindle
Ear M_ Brookover
Ex Serviceman Kills Sweetheart in Pittsburgh
William C Taylor a 22 year old ex serviceman from Pittsburgh surrendered after admitting he shot his former sweetheart Ruby May Hunter, 20, as she walked down the stairs of her home with a souvenir Spanish automatic revolver brought from the South Pacific. Police say the shooting followed an argument in which she told him she was through with him.
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Pittsburgh
South Pacific
William C Taylor
Ruby May Hunter
Elmy
Taylor
Death Record for Mrs. Alice Shelton
Mrs. Alice Marta Shelton aged 68 of 310 Green Street is reported dead on Wednesday April 10. The obituary notes her passing and provides a single residence detail.
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Alice Marta Shelton
Green Street
Senate Banking Panel OKs 3.75 Billion Britain Loan
The Senate Banking Committee approved a 3.75 billion dollar loan to Great Britain by a 14 to 5 vote after rejecting amendments. Democratic Leader Barkley predicted a substantial majority in the Senate and said the resolution would be taken up next week and likely approved by week’s end.
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Washington
INS
Senate Banking Committee
Great Britain
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Food shortage cancels egg roll on Capitol lawn
The White House said the Easter egg roll on the executive mansion grounds will not be renewed due to a world food shortage. The custom, halted during wartime, is not considered appropriate this year to conserve resources for the war effort.
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Capitol Lawn
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Arthur Mometer Well News Cheerful Homecoming
The message reports good news and cheering as loved ones return north after a five month absence. It notes the youngsters’ excitement and marks the occasion as forty seven today.
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