House Eyes Approval of Five Billion Foreign Aid Bill
Political leaders predict the House will back the Marshall plan extension to July 1 1950 with a vote over 5 to 1. Debates on amendments continue as Kee expects a final vote tonight while administration aides foresee possible postponement to tomorrow. The Senate previously approved a five billion six hundred eighty million dollar aid measure by 70 to 7.
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Washington
House
McCormack
Mass
Priest
Tenn
Halleck
Rep
Kee
W. Va
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
City bus service expansion after P U C decision
Several new sections of the city will soon receive bus service following the P U C ruling on the New Castle situation announced on Saturday. Local authorities plan road work, school vacations align with spring terms, and preparations for Holy Week services continue across churches.
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New Castle
Saturnnew
Daily Weather Report
United States weather statistics show the 24-hour period ending at nine a.m. today with a maximum of 59 and a minimum of 24, no precipitation, and a river stage of 6.4 feet. For the prior 24-hour period ending at 9 a.m. Sunday the maximum reached 53 and the minimum 21 with no precipitation.
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United States
eNo
North Atlantic Pact Sent To Senate For Ratification
President Truman will send the North Atlantic defense treaty to the Senate with a 1000 word message urging quick ratification. Sen Connally of Texas calls for coordinated European arms spending and chairs the Foreign Relations Committee which plans hearings to begin within a week.
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Washington
INS
White House
Truman
Senate
Sen
Connally
Tex
Congress
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ambassador Weizsacker Convicted For Aiding Nazi War Efforts
In Frankfurt on April 11, Baron Ernst Weizsacker, Hitler’s ambassador to the Vatican, was found guilty of aiding Germany’s aggressive war. The non unanimous verdict said his denials were insufficient and noted he actively negotiated with the involved parties after the Munich pact. Judge Powers will file a dissenting opinion.
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Ernst Weizsacker
Nazi Germany
Frankfurt
INS
Baron Ernst Weizsacker
Hitler
Vatican
Germany
Weizsacker
France
England
Czechoslovakia
William C. Christiansen
Red Wing
Min
Leon Powers
Denison
Iowa
Powers
Death Notices in Ellwood City Area
Death notices list Thomas C. Logan 60 of 18 West Falls Street Clara Cunningham Houck 34 of Ellwood City Clarence P. Fox of Ellwood City Frank Schwartz 65 of 26 West Miller Avenue Isaac A. Williamson 84 of 1418 Croton Avenue Joseph Frederick Krah 69 of Forestville Maria Pascarella 73 of 120 Fest Moody Avenue issued April 11 1949
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Thomas C. Logan
West Falls Street
Clara Cunningham Houck
Ellwood City
Clarence P. Fox
Frank Schwartz
West Miller Avenue
Isaac A. Williamson
Croton Avenue
Joseph Frederick Krah
Forrestville
Maria Pascarella
Fest Moody Avenue
Hoover warns Congress on military burden in budget
Former President Hoover told the Senate Armed Services committee that military costs threaten the economy. He cited a stagging weight in the defense budget, urged reforms to save about one and a half billion dollars, and released the task force report on defense budgeting noting padding in spending.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Commission On
Defense Department
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Greeks Arrest Eighty Suspected Communists in Plot
Athens reports eighty suspected Communists were arrested for allegedly planning to assassinate Maj. Gen. James Van Fleet and seven other prominent figures including Constantine Tsaldaris and Napoleon Zervas. The government named Gen Alexander Papagos and other officials on the list.
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Athens
INS
U. S
Greece
James van Fleet
Constantine Tsaldaris
Alexander Pqagos
Napoleon Zervas
Six Die in Marion Church Explosion Palm Sunday
Six communicants were killed and 45 injured when an electric spark ignited a butane gas tank at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marion Ohio on Palm Sunday. The blast demolished the church ten minutes before mass with Father Joseph Zimmerman trapped under debris but not seriously hurt. The dead included Charles McGinnis and multiple parishioners named Mrs Bittner Mrs Marso and Mr Marso.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Marion
INS
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Joseph Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Lawrence County Truckers Go To State Capital
Lawrence County truckers led by J. Fred Clarke head to Harrisburg for a mass meeting of truckers and shippers. About a hundred attendees travel to press for House Bill 560 to be brought out of committee for a Senate vote. the bill passed the House 114 to 88 and faced a 14 to 11 Senate committee vote kept secret.
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Lawrence County
Harrisburg
J. Fred Clarke
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
House
Senate
Cour
Auto Fatalities Steadily Decline in First Quarter
Coroner Charles F. E. Allen announced a drop in automobile fatalities for the first quarter. This year records five deaths versus nine in the same period of 1948, marking a significant decrease.
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Charles FE. Allen
State Official Speaks At Pomona Grange Banquet
Hon. W.S. Livengood, Pennsylvania secretary of internal affairs, addressed Pomona Grange in the Cathedral during the seventh degree banquet. The program featured singing by W. H. McCullough and readings, with remarks on an upcoming leadership school at Mansfield Teachers College.
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W.S. Livengood
State of
Pennsylvania
W. H. McCullough
Pomona
Jamison
Robert Jamison
John Robinson
Paul Leland
Charles
Thomas McCullough
Dale Currie
Tom Shelar
Clair Friday
William Fox
Clifford Martin
Glenn Patterson
George Raney
David Raney
David Byler
W. Sharp Fullerton
Mansfield Teachers College
David Kyle
Italy's Views On Former Colonies To Be Presented
At Lake Success on April 11 Italy's foreign minister Count Carlo Sforza was to present to the 58 nation political committee the ideas of an administration for the former Italian colonies. The veteran diplomat was expected to voice Italy's position in the United Nations regarding the fate and governance of its former possessions.
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N. Y
Italy
Carlo Sforza
United Nations
One Of Rescuers Tells Why He Volunteered
SAN MARINO California April 11 Paul Neiford a tree surgeon volunteered to descend 100 feet into the earth to save Kathy Fiscus though not a miner or sewer worker He said he has two kids and would be grateful for similar help for his own children if they were hurt The rescuer faced no fear in the 24 inch tube as he dug through muck and grime toward the little girl Continued on Page
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Cal
Paul Neiford
Bo’suns
Pasadena
Paul
Kathy Fiscus
Kathy
Two Emerge As Heroes Of Day
In San Marino California two men became the day’s heroes for their desperate effort to rescue Kathy Fiscus from a deep well. Homer E Blickensderfer a 43 year old miner and O A Kelly a 49 year old machinist both risked their lives and faced collapse after lengthy sleepless toil. Both were unemployed at the time and refused rest to continue the doomed effort to save the girl.
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Cal
INS
Kathy Fiscus
Homer E
Whitey) Blickensderfer
Rosemead
O. A. Kelly
Temple City
Kathy
Blickensderfer
Kelly
Crowe Defense to Enter Not Guilty by Insanity Plea
In New York on April 11, Richard H. Crowe faces four indictments in an $883,660 National City Bank embezzlement case. Attorneys plan a not guilty by reason of insanity plea and seek appointment of an alienist. Max penalties total 45 years and $30,000 in fines. cash missing is $193,660 with the rest returned to the bank.
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New York
INS
Richard H. Crowe
National City Bank
Peter Gulotta
Federal District Court
Gulotta
U.S
Crowe
Staten Island
Tragic End To Kathy Fiscus Rescue Effort
The 96 foot down search for Kathy Fiscus ended with confirmation of her death after a two day rescue operation. Dr. Robert McCullock reported Kathy died soon after she fell into the 14 inch hole Friday afternoon as crowds of 15 000 spectators watched the attempt to save her. The effort cost an estimated 250000 and involved drills sand hogs and engineers who labored until they collapsed from exhaustion. The family expressed deep gratitude to all workers and asked mourners to leave the scene.
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San Marino
Calif
Robert McCullock
Kathy Fiscus
Cal
Kathy
Dr. McCullock
Paul Hanson
Dr. Hanson
Fiscus
David Fiscus
Alice
Present Times Have Got Them Torred Y's 62 Today
The fragment reflects on past greats like Midas Croesus and Caesar contrasted with modern trappings such as telephones radios movies and cigarettes. It marks a birthday note for Y's 62 today referring to aging and cultural change.
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Croesus
Caesar
Bobby Soxers
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