Plane Shot At By Russians Widens Search
The missing U S Navy patrol bomber remains unaccounted for after Russian fighters reportedly fired on it. A charred wood fragment with English markings was found in the Baltic but later deemed from a smoke bomb. American planes from Kastrup airfield joined a six day search while Wiesbaden officials consider rechecking the Baltic region.
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Copenhagen
INS
Baltic Sea
Karlsrona
Kastrup
Wiesbaden
U. S. Air Force
Europe
Baltic
Coldest April 14 on record in PA region amid snow and ice
Record cold grips the area with temperatures near zero to six above as snow and icy patches linger. Drivers report frozen radiators while officials note icy county highways and ongoing construction equipment movement despite frigid conditions. Birds and trout season plans press on amid forecast of continued cold.
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Alfred Martin
Oil City
Pittsburgh
INS
Steel City
Liberty Bridge
Ohio River
Daily Weather Report
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with a low around 15 to 20. Saturday will be mostly fair and milder in the afternoon. US weather stats show a 24 hour period ending today at 9 am with a max 34 and min 10, precipitation 0.10 inches and 0.1 inch of snow, river stage 8.9 feet. Year ago the same date records: max 71, min 51, precipitation 0.01 inches.
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United States
Aged Man Burned in Warmer's Row Fire
Drew May 82 of 326 S Beaver Street suffered severe burns when a flash fire swept his second floor bedroom in old Warner's Row at 8 10. Fire crews rushed from nearby Central station and a second alarm was ordered. May was found on the bedroom floor with night clothing burned off and taken to New Castle Hospital in grave condition. cause of the fire undetermined.
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New Castle News
S. Beaver Street
Drew May
May
New Castle Hospital
Veterans Will Have Banquet In New Castle
New Castle veterans plan their second annual banquet at The Cathedral on Saturday evening. Expected crowd exceeds 1,000 with a full course dinner at 6 p.m. Commander Edward DeCarbo will be honored for his leadership of War Veterans Post 741, the state’s largest post. Special guest Joseph B. Costanzo, chief of public relations in Western Europe, will headline.
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New Castle
Edward DeCarbo
Joseph B. Costanzo
Western
Europe
Motive Lacking In West Virginia Family Slaying
In Huntington West Virginia authorities found no motive for the deadly rampage by 19 year old William Blank who killed his father William Blank Sr mother aged 40 and his 10 year old sister with a knife and hammer then killed the family dog and set fires before shooting himself as investigators closed in He died later from his wounds in a hospital.
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Huntington
W. Va
INS
William Blank
Chilean President Urges Pan American Unity on Pan American Day
President Gonzalez Videla of Chile addressed Pan American Union on its 60th anniversary urging hemispheric solidarity against disruptive influences. He echoed Foreign Minister Walker who warned of powerful forces seeking to disfigure Americanism and called for lasting friendship among nations.
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Chile
Washington
Gonzalez Videla
Bonus Checks Pass 200000 Milestone for Veterans
Harrisburg April 14 The World War II Veterans Compensation Bureau reports over 200000 veteran bonus checks mailed to date with 194327 checks totaling 78137585 dollars. Director Clyde Rankin notes 25 percent of claims processed and that January 31 mailbags are opened. Delays blamed on filer errors or omissions.
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Harrisburg
Clyde E. Rankin
Veterans Compensation Bureau
New York State
Rankin
Three Die in St. Louis Tenement Fire
A mother Mrs. Katherine Anderson aged 19 and her two young children Howard Gene aged three and Linda Sue aged three months were burned to death in a St. Louis tenement fire. The husband Marvin Anderson is seriously burned and sister-in-law Miss Geneva Skiles 17 is critically injured after leaping from a third floor window.
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ST. Louis
INSI
Katherine Anderson
Howard Gene
Linda Sue
Marvin
City Hospital
Geneva Skiles
Obituary and notices from Ellwood City and Grove City
Obituaries list Henry Austin Davis 80 of Ellwood City R D 1 James Elijah Taylor 69 of Wampum and Mrs Welton Carter 19 of Grove City. Notices appear in the DFATH RECORD dated Friday April 14 1950.
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DFATH
Henry Austin Davis
Ellwood City
R. D
James Elijah Taylor
Wampum
Welton Carter
Grove City
Raids On Dope Sellers Net 13 Arrests In Philadelphia
Philadelphia raids by 100 state city and federal agents arrested 13 and issued 50 warrants. Authorities say two major dope sellers were captured and that sellers entice youths to marijuana parties in North and South Philadelphia. Among those arrested was 28 year old Charles S. Smith, described as a small time heavyweight boxer. Raids linked to tracing drugs smuggled into nearby army camps.
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Philadelphia
INS
Joseph M. Bransky
Bransky
Charles S. Smith
Senate May Not Challenge Truman's Order
In Washington on April 14 strong Senate opposition emerged to challenging President Truman's decision not to publish the government's secret loyalty files. Senator George of Georgia argued that challenging the president would yield nothing and that the foreign relations committee will likely do nothing, with the president likely upheld by the courts if any official is cited for contempt. The panel's next steps and related McCarthy probe progress were also noted.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Sen
George
D. Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Tex
Mr. Truman
Sen. McCarthy
Wis
Louis Badene
Communist Daily Worker
Budene
Greek Premier and Cabinet Resign to Enable Wider Government
Greek Premier Sophocles Venizelos and his cabinet resigned to broaden representation in the government as urged by the United States. King Paul I asked Gen. Nicholas Plastiras to form a new cabinet, while the U. S. Embassy denied press reports of American pressure. Venizelos leads the liberal group. Plastiras the center.
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Athens
INS
Sophocles Venizelos
United States
Paul I
Nicholas Plastiras
Venizelos
U. S
America
Gen. Plastiras
Center Group
House Will Not Boost Defense Budget Predicted
Cannon Dimo predicts the House will refuse to raise the 13 billion dollar defense budget next year. Vinson pushes for 583 million extra for air power, above Truman’s recommendation, including 200 million for the Air.
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House
Washington
INS
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon di Mo
Cannon
Rep. Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Truman
Record Low Temperatures Hit Eastern United States
The Weather Bureau reports Arctic cold brought record low readings across the eastern half of the country on April 14. Lows fell to 10 in Pennsylvania mountains, 20s in Virginia and Maryland, and 29 in Birmingham Alabama. Washington recorded 24, the 75 year April record, with 1 to 5 inches of snow across the Appalachians and New England.
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Washington
INS
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Alabama
Georgia
Harrisburg
Columbus
Ohio
Birmingham
Ala
Appalachian
New York
New England
Five In Hawaii Face Citations For Contempt
Honolulu April 14 Contempt of Congress citations were being prepared against five men who defied a House un American hearings panel probing Communism in Hawaii. Two subpoenaed witnesses refused to testify and three declined to answer if they were or were not Communists. Rep Francis E F Walter announced contempt citations will be sought. The procession of recusants was led by Jack W Hall head of the CIO International Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union Hawaii district.
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Honolulu
INS
House
Hawaii
America
Gibraltar
Pacific
Francis FE. Walter
Jack W. Hall
CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Sixteen Die in Yokosuka Bus Explosion
A Yokosuka bus carrying over 100 passengers exploded and burned when a passenger lit a cigarette near a gasoline can brought aboard by another traveler. Sixteen people were killed and police arrested the man who boarded with the gasoline.
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Yokosuka
Japan
U S Prepares Vehement Protest Over Soviet Navy Fire
The United States plans a blistering note denying Soviet claims that a U S Navy Privateer violated Soviet territory. Officials say the reply will contain strong counter charges and stress that American planes in the Baltic carry no weapons. The search for the missing four engine aircraft is hindered by required distances from shores. Denmark cooperates in the search.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Moscow
Soviet
Latvia
Baltic
U. S
Stockholm
Denmark
Coldest April 14th recorded in Pittsburgh and county
Today marks the coldest April 14 in Pittsburgh weather records with a 10 degree high and a few counties reporting lower. An inch of snow yesterday blanketed the ground though sun is bright and the forecast calls for a warming trend by Sunday.
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Pittsburgh Weather Bureau
Verses for a Young Lady and a Weather Watch
A narrator writes a personal poem after a flattering remark from a young woman who jokes about her age by presenting her husband. The piece blends social flirtation with a playful misreading of age and a dated weather line of forty three.
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Gary
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Raymond Wilcove
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J. I Reaney
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Lou Hasley
Jane Minten
Mary Ann Woodcock
Rosemont
Janet Wilson
Doux Sloan
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