Truman Thought Ready To Use War Time Cards
President Truman may ask Congress for new taxes to finance defense and European recovery programs and for limited price wage controls and rationing powers to curb inflation. An interim council of economic advisors report warns of renewed inflation from multi billion dollar spending. Officials say tax measures would be on a pay as you go basis despite the recent large income tax cut vetoed by Truman.
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Robert G. Nixon
U. N.S
Washington
Truman
Congress
Council of Economic Advisors
Pa Newe Notes Lawn Aid And City Changes
Pa Newe observes a motorized lawn roller in use by a North Side resident and notes improving methods. He reports unusual driving weather from Scranton with snow squalls and high winds hindering travel. New downtown street signs aim for a “new look” as pole trimming and utility repairs progress. Churches undergo interior decorating. Croton Avenue excavation for a new dwelling draws kibitzing.
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Pa Newe
North Side
Scranton
Croton Avenue
Daily Weather Summary for 9 AM Today
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 43 and minimum of 23 with traces of snow. River stage reported at 5.6 feet. A year ago the high was 56 and the low 30 with no precipitation.
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United States
Bridges Named Arbiter in Coal Strike by Lewis and Operators
In Washington on April 10 Senator Styles Bridges was chosen as a public interest trustee arbiter for the soft coal strike. John L. Lewis and the operators agreed to the appointment, with Lewis suggesting the 27 day walkout could end within 48 hours. Speaker Martin arranged a late meeting in his office bringing Lewis and Ezra Van Horn together for the accord.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
Styles Bridges
Lewis
Martin
Martin (R
Russia Expected To Enlarge Veto At UN Session
Lake Success N Y April 10 Soviet Russia likely to add five more vetoes as Security Council meets to review 12 membership applications including Italy. Western sponsored candidates face blockage while Palestine issues loom heavy next week. U S plans to push terms for a Palestine truce at a closed council meeting.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
Security Council
United Nations
Italy
Palestine
General Assembly
United States
Warren Austin
U. S
U S Presses Soviets on Trieste Return Before Italian Vote
Washington reports Western powers urge Moscow to accept an early return of Trieste to Italy. Russia would likely agree only if Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, and Libya are restored to Italian sovereignty. The note echoes prior proposals from Byrnes and Moscow's informal hints.
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U.S
Trieste
Washington
Russia
Italy
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Libya
United States
Somaliland
James F. Byrnes
Moscow
Kremlin
Rome
Believes Czechs Will Be Free Again
Dr. Jan Papanek Czech delegate to the United Nations predicted a free democratic Czechoslovakia once more if the United States and Western powers take a firm stand against Soviet activity. Speaking at Jan Masaryk memorial services at the University of Pittsburgh, he also said Masaryk’s death was murder and that President Edouard Benes is being held prisoner.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Jan Papanek
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
Edouard Benes
Delays Hit Pennsylvania Unemployment Checks Amid Strike
Harrisburg reports says Pennsylvania jobless workers face delays in unemployment compensation as coal strike strains funds. A J Caruso, head of the unemployment office, notes federal funding cuts limit admin costs and hinder processing. he warns many beneficiaries may see late checks if the unemployment surge continues.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania
A. J. Caruso
Bureau of Employment and Unemployment Compensation
Caruso
Congress
Pennsy Firemen Call Strike Set for April 14
Ten thousand Pennsylvania railroad firemen and hostlers were called to strike on Wednesday April 14 after failed talks with the carrier via the National Mediation Board. The dispute includes a railroad refusal to place firemen on five Diesel yard locomotives in Pittsburgh and Altoona.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
National Mediation Board
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Revolt in Bogota Sparks Deaths and Looming Conference Shift
International News Service briefs report a violent revolt in Bogota with 100 dead and arson. US embassy was firebombed but safe. Other items note Nazi tribunal death sentences, UN Security Council considering 12 new applicants, and US tax talks for rearmament and recovery.
Draft registration shift eyed as Gurney backs 18–30 plan
Washington April 10 Sen Gurney backs House bill to register men 18 through 30, easing draft ceilings from 45 to 30. Induction targets would be 19 to 25 with no universal military training. Preparedness bill for a 70 group air force faces opposition. hearings set with top defense and state officials.
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William Theis
Washington
Congress
Sen. Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Gurney
GOP
Senate
Armed Services Committees
Defense
Forrestal
Lovett
Army
Navy
Air
Hard Coal Men Start Back as Strikes Gain Momentum
Hard coal stoppages engulfed 1800 more miners in Scranton area. Sentiment to return to work grows around Wilkes-Barre with plans to resume Monday at Susquehanna mines in Nantcoke. Loomis and Avondale collieries in Glen Alden Coal Company reopened two days ago.
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Scranton
Wilkes- Barre
Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna
Nanticoke
Glen Alden Coal Company
Loomis and Avondale
Parents Urged to Help Curb School Window Vandalism
Dr Frank L Burton urged parents to curb window breaking near Rose avenue Croton Oak street Pollock North street the Stadium and the Shop building in an appeal to stop vandalism. Truant officer Robert Stewart has collected about 100 dollars from parents of guilty boys but schools paid much of the damage. He said some accidents happen from baseball but most trouble comes from stone throwing.
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Frank L. Burton
Rose Avenue
Croton
Oak Street
Pollock
North Street
Stadium
Robert Stewart
National Legion Banquet to Draw 1500 Here
New Castle hosts the National Commander’s banquet drawing about 1,500 Legionnaires and friends from western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The event will occur next Thursday at The Cathedral.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Legion Commander Leads 26th District Host Event
National Commander O'Neil joins Department Commander William Windsor of Harris as Legion hosts for a district event in the 26th district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
O'Neil
William Windsor
Harris
Fourteen Former SS Officers Sentenced to Death
United States war crimes tribunal at Nuremberg condemns fourteen former SS officers to death by hanging for mass murder of Jews, gypsies, partisans, and others. Seventeen other defendants receive prison terms, including life and twenty year sentences.
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Otto Ohlendorf
Mussmanne
Jekyll-Hyde
Bieberstein
Dewey Makes Final Nebraska Push For Delegates
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey flies to western Nebraska to rally support for the upcoming preferential primary. He extends his trip, cancels a Washington dinner, and claims he is gaining momentum for the 15 delegates. In Omaha he outlines a blueprint for a United Europe as a third world power to counter Soviet Russia.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Thomas E. Dewey
Nebraska
Washington
Cornhusker
B&O President Roy White to Speak at CTP Dinner
Roy White president of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad will keynote the Co operative Traffic Program annual dinner June 12 Ralph Audino general chairman announced. The event typicaly draws a large crowd and is open to the public with a post dinner dance and plans for reception to be announced.
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Roy White
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co-operative Traffic
Ralph Audino
CTP Group
White
CTP
Audino
Russia charged with arms to Arabs and Jewish exodus aid
The international committee for the study of European affairs reports Russia is supplying arms to Arabs in Palestine while aiding Jewish exodus from Romanian and Bulgarian ports. It accuses Moscow of interference in many European countries and reveals Cominform directives for offensive action in 1948 toward southern and southwest Europe.
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London
INS
International Committee For the Study of European Affairs
Russia
Palestine
Europe
Death Record notices list three local residents
Death notices publish names and ages of Mrs. Eli Shifman of 103 West Garfield avenue Benjamin J Hoover aged 73 of 3 West Edison avenue and John H Emery aged 61 of 311 North Mercer street all dated Saturday April 29 1948.
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Eli Shifman
Garfield Avenue
Benjamin J. Hoover
Edison Avenue
John H. Emery
North
Mercer Street
Revolt Kills 100 and Homeless in Bogota Amid Embassy Fire
The State Department reported fires at the American embassy in Bogota during the Colombian revolution but said flames were subsiding and all staff and Americans inside are safe. Spokesman Lincoln White confirmed the embassy was never overtaken. The U S delegation to the conference was stationed in the Bogota suburbs.
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George Moise
L.N
Washington
State Department
Bogota
Lincoln White
State Marshall
Commerce
Harriman
Abrupt Bogota Parley Ends Shift Latin America Leadership
Latin American diplomats predict the swift end of the Bogota conference leaves Argentina as the economic and political leader of the western hemisphere, with the United States pressed to defend against a solid regional bloc and to secure concrete commitments before the talks end.
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Buenos Aires
Bogota
Argentina
Western Hemisphere
United States
Marshall
Latin America
U. S
Senator Austin denounces Soviet UN horse trading on Italy
In Lake Success on April 10 U S Representative War ren R Austin condemned the Soviet bid to bargain Italy’s entry into the United Nations as beneath the dignity of the Security Council and the United States. The American delegate spoke during discussions on Italy’s membership qualifications.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Soviet Union
Italy
United Nations
Security Council
State relief payments total 326 145 for week ended April 7
State Treasurer Ramsey S. Black announced direct relief payments to needy Pennsylvanians reached 326 145 for the week ended April 7, up from 325 867 the prior week. In Salem Ohio, James E. Bailey 20 died from injuries after losing control of his motorcycle while reaching for a wind blown hat, police said.
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Harrisburg
Ramsey S. Black
Salem
INS
James E. Bailey
Revolt-Torn Bogota Burns. U S Embassy Fire Kills and Looting
In Bogota a leftist revolt tears through the capital, killing at least 100 and wounding hundreds. A wing of the U S embassy building is ignited as rioters plunder downtown while police and troops are conspicuously absent at dawn. The Inter-American conference ends as violence continues with reports of fires and looting.
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Bogota
Colombia
U. S
State Department
Washington
Mariano Ospina Peres
Forensic Winners Lead Ne Ca Hi At Edinboro Contest
Among Ne Ca Hi students at the four county forensic contest held at Edinboro State Teachers College on Friday five placed first across classifications. Lucille Shelley won original oration general, John Brinton won original oration conservation, Priscilla Barnes and Jayn Walker each took first in poetry and Shakespeare reading respectively, Don Levine first in extemporaneous. Eight districts will be represented at the state contest in Oil City April 30 and May 1.
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Edinboro State Teachers College
Lucille Shelley
John Brinton
Priscilla Barnes
Jayn Walker
Don Levine
Ne-Ca-Hi
Oil City
Edinboro
Mildred Burleson
Scheels
Wheat Cakes With Maple Syrup For Spring Mornings
A voice recommends a stack of wheat cakes with thick maple syrup to ease the after effects of merry nights. The note emphasizes a hearty breakfast as a building, sticking meal, and mentions the day’s weather as fifty four.
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Phillips J. Peck
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Pierre J. Huss
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Taylor
Glen H. Taylor
Henry A. Wallace
International News Service
Mernberg
United Nations Security Council
Armed Services Committee
Panama
Panama City
Republic of Panama
Inside Today
Wees Society
Texas
George W. McDaniel
Abilene
International Soundphoto
American Legion National Sea
Legionnaires
James F. O'Neil
Elite Guard
Tom Agoston
Dewey
Leo W. O'Brie
LN. S
B.&o
Perez
Peron
David J. Wilson
A. N
Corrett
Sen. Austin
A A. Reichmann
Cop Union
Arthur Mometer
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