Van Fleet says Allies can halt Reds on first anniversary
General James A. Van Fleet marked the first anniversary of his command in Korea by stating the United Nations Eighth Army is prepared for any Communist offensive. He warned the Chinese and North Korean forces have greater offensive capability but will be limited by logistics and unknown tactics. Six MIG jets were shot down in four dogfights as Col. Francis Gabreski extended his Korea ace score.
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Reds
Seoul
United Nations
Korea
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Air Force
O. P. Weyland
Far East
Frank Everest
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Col
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Gabreski
Oil City
New Castle News Highlights Easter Crowds and Wind Damage
Sea ee ro x reports a windstorm in New Castle with porch furniture blown away but little damage. Easter services saw strong attendance as churches noted record Sunday schools and worship. Route 224 east of the city suffered heavy traffic damage while Mahoningtown residents were urged to be cautious crossing streets.
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New Castle
Ohio
Era
Hillsville
Martha Gavory
Sampson Street
Nancy Matheny
Wallace Avenue
Eleanore Sikefiles
Syndal Street
Judy Gennock
Garfield Avenue
Barbara Obodzinski
Kay Kirk
North Mercer Street
Susan Leasure
Butler Avenue
Dad
Daily Weather Forecast but colder with showers tonight
Cloudy and becoming somewhat colder with occasional showers to night and light showers or snow flurries in the mountains tomor row. Low tonight 34 to 38. United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at 9 a. m. today. Maximum temperature, 58. Minimum temperature, 48. Precipitation,33 inches. River stage, 8.9 feet. Statistics for the 24-hour period ending all 9 o'clock Sunday morn ing, are as follows: Maximum temperature, 50. Minimum temperature, 44. Precipitation, 47 inches.
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United States
New Atomic Maneuvers Begin at Nevada Desert Rock
Troops pour into Camp Desert Rock near the Nevada test site for atomic maneuvers to be held in days. About seven thousand personnel from three services will participate in the exercise extending earlier atomic troop drills. The training aims to indoctrinate troops in offensive and defensive atomic warfare and to test weapons amid expected blasts.
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Las Vegar
Nev
INS
Camp Desert Rock
Nevada Test Site
Armed Services
Truce Parley Lasts Only 15 Seconds Today
In Panmunjom Korea armistice negotiators met for 15 seconds the shortest session on record. Delegates from Allied and Communist sides agreed only to meet again tomorrow and the UN command did not respond to a Communist proposal to restart prisoner of war talks.
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U. S
Munsan
Plane Crash Near Latrobe Injures Two Air Force Men
Two Air Force enlisted men were hospitalized in Latrobe after a two passenger light plane crashed during takeoff. Pilot Cpl. Robert Demore 20 from Revere Massachusetts and Sgt. Robert Kobs 21 of Gilte Wisconsin suffered head cuts and possible back injuries. The accident occurred near Torrance State Hospital after the craft landed there following a loss of altitude in soggy ground and high wind. The craft had been missing for some time prior to the landing.
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Latrobe
INS
Air Force
Latrobe Hospital
Robert Demore
Revere
Mass
Robert Kobs
Gilte
Wis
Demore
Kobs
Greater Pittsburgh
Barkesdale Air Base
Torrance State Hospital
Blairsville
Phone Strike Ends In Ohio
The Bell telephone strike ended after three weeks with 16 000 Ohio workers to return. The agreement includes basic wage increases from 4 to 7 dollars weekly, plus an average 11.5 cents per hour raise, subject to Wage Stabilization Board approval and possible reclassifications.
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Cleveland
INS
Bell Telephone
Ohio
Cio-Communications Workers of America
William Walsh
CWA
Western Electric
Wage Stabilization Board
Final Appeal Here For Blood
A last minute appeal to New Castle residents accompanies the bloodmobile visit. Korea needs 300000 pints monthly and New Castle’s share is 176 pints. With just over 100 volunteers so far Mrs Myra V Elliott urges registrations after 5 pm by calling 5476 or by calling 879 or 5084 for today. The unit will set up at the Elks club on Mill and Falls.
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New Castle
Korea
Myra V. Elliott
Lawrence County
American Red Cross
Elks Club
Mill and Falls
Daylight Saving Time Affects Liquor Licensees
The Liquor Control Board reminds retail licensees to use local community time during Daylight Saving Time. Legal sale hours stay unchanged for hotels restaurants bars and clubs but must match the municipality's hours.
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Harrisburg
The
Liquor Control Board
Renew Efforts For Agreement On Steel Issues
Congress intensifies opposition to President Truman's steel mill seizure to avert a strike. Officials plan a 2 p.m. meeting with steel firms and CIO United Steelworkers as the Wage Stabilization Board presses its contract terms. Senator Russell warns the action could set a dictator precedent while senators push for Judiciary Committee inquiry.
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Felix Cotten
LN. 8
Washington
Congress
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Jersey Voters Face High Stakes Republican Primary
Jersey voters head to polls as Taft supporters battle Eisenhower in a heated GOP contest. A court ruling keeps Taft on the ballot while observers expect a strong showing against Ike amid carpeted campaigning and district-level backing.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
New Jersey
Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Gop
Ike
Eisenhower
Crash Kills Local Woman On Route 19
Mrs. Fannie Kolar a 54 year old resident of 737 Pear Street New Castle died in a two car crash two miles north of Wexford on Route 19 Saturday afternoon. Her husband Peter Kolar 58 and three others were hurt including Joseph O'Brien of Baner Street R D 12 Pittsburgh. The Kolars were en route to Uniortown to visit their son a telephone worker there. State police report Peter Kolar was driving south.
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Fannie Kolar
Pear Street
New Castle
Peter Kolar
Wexford
Kolars
Uniortown
Joseph O’brien
Baner Street
R. D
Pittsburgh
Gas deaths in Toronto father and four children ruled a murder suicide
Police investigate motive behind gas deaths of Serge Aksuik 37 and his five children in a rooming house. Authorities say he connected a gas meter hose to a bedroom, killing himself and the children Walter 15 Allan 13 Boris 8 Natasha 6. Aksuik, born in Russia, recently arrived from Yugoslavia and investigators suspect fear of Red agents.
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Self
Toronto
INS
Europe
Serge Aksuik
Walter
Allan
Boris
Natasha
Aksuik
Canada
Yugoslavia
Red
Connally to quit politics next January
Sen. Connally Texas announced he will retire from public life in January, ending a long career that began in the Texas legislature in 1901 and made him a leading voice on foreign affairs in the Senate. The House opens new probes into the justice department following Truman’s order allowing tax return access, while the Internal Revenue Service said its tax collection personnel probe nears completion with about 1,500 employees checked. Feinsinger said the Wage Stabilization Board’s steel wage plan can be binding under government seizure during contract negotiations. Eisenhower’s supporters expect him to surge past Taft in delegates as New York Republicans vote next month.
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Philip Murray
New York
WSB
Russell
Washington
INS
Sen
Connally
Tex
Texas
Senate
House
Justice Department
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
NIS
Nathan Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Feinsinger
U. S. News and World Report
Fisenhower
Taft
New York State
Freight Rate Increase Granted by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a 15 percent railroad freight rate hike to replace temporary boosts in place since last summer. It ends nine percent eastern and six percent other region increases from August and is the 12th approval since World War II, effective until February 28, 1954.
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Washington
Insaap Laladackse Commerce)Commission
ICC
Elizabeth N J Bank Robbery by Two Bandits
Two bandits robbed Union County Trust Co in Elizabeth with one armed revolver and another in a paper bag mask. They escaped with 15750 dollars after forcing banker Harold E Manuel to open a safe and striking him on the head. Police seek clues on escape route.
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Elizabeth
N. J
INS
Union County Trust Co
Harold E. Manuel
Manuel
Jersey
Search Called Off For 40 Missing In Pan Am Crash
Coast guard halted its hunt for 40 missing after the Pan American Airways plane crash off San Juan. Twelve bodies recovered. seventeen survived, including five crew. Pilot was Capt. John Burn, husband of singer Jane Froman. A second Puerto Rico incident saw a pleasure boat sink near Luquillo Beach with eight aboard and one survivor.
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San Juan
P. R
INS
U. S. Coast Guard
Luquillo Beach
Pan American World Airways
John Burn
Jane Froman
Power Company Strike Is Called Off in Michigan
A 4400 worker strike in Michigan public utilities ended under a mediation law. Gov. Williams appointed a fact finding panel after eight hours of walkout that threatened gas and electricity to about 3 million residents. Negotiations with CIO Utilities Workers of America had broken down, and picket lines formed at major facilities across the state.
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Jackson
Mich
INS
Consumers Power Company
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
CIO Utilities Workers of America
Break In Western Electric Dispute Appears Possible
NEW YORK April 14 The Western Electric dispute with the CIO CWA showed signs of breaking as Ohio and Michigan Bell walkouts settled. Federal mediators recessed marathon talks with CWA and Western Electric negotiators in New York six hours before Ohio Bell reached an agreement. Walter A Maggiolo of the mediation service planned further joint sessions to end the national phone tie up.
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New York
Western Electric
Cio-Communications Workers of America
Ohio
Michigan Bell
CWA
Ohio Bell
Walter A. Maggiolo
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Death notices list several local residents
Death record notices include William Thomas Gilmore 95 Hillsville Miss Mary Eva Clements 86 345 Shaw Street Roy T Zimmerman 53 405 North Cascade Street Mrs Peter Kolar 55 737 Pearl Street Miss Lura Hall Burghill 6 Mrs Mary Barka 176 West Pittsburg initials only given for some entries and ages provided for all subjects
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William Thomas Gilmore
Hillsville
Mary Eva Clements
Shaw Street
Roy T. Zimmerman
North Cascade Street
Peter Kolar
Pearl Street
Lura Hall
Burghill
Mary Barka
Barka
West Pittsburg
Missouri River Flood Disaster Growing Hourly
The Missouri river flood intensified with 24.3 feet at Sioux City and expanding evacuations in Council Bluffs and Omaha. About 35,000 people affected as 600-block areas flooded and flood walls breached. Army engineers predicted the crest by Wednesday morning as seven states endure the disaster.
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Omaha
Iown
Nebraska
Omaha Council Bluffs
CL. N. 8
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Midwest
James Mulqueen
Omaha-Council Bluffs
Queen Juliana Arrives in Detroit for Michigan Tour
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard begin a four day Michigan tour arriving at Willow Run airport at 5 p.m. They will tour Ford Motor Co. and attend Detroit's American league opener against the St. Louis Browns. A state dinner is set for tomorrow night. The royal couple then travel to Grand Rapids and Holland, Michigan.
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Detroit
INS
Juliana of the
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
Michigan
Willow Run
Ford Motor Co
St. Louis Browns
Sheraton« Cadillac
Queen
Grand Rapids
Holland, Mich
Easter vacation ends as students return to class
Arthur Mometer notes that the Easter break is over and students resume study. They face a tougher grind as they aim for high marks in Latin and math before June. The calendar counts down weeks to the long summer break.
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SN. 8
Pa Newe
North Hill
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Pa Newce
Daily Weather Report
Washington Street
Lawrence Occhibone
Russell McConahy
Nevada
By Robert Scharne
Bridges
R. N.H
Senate Judiciary Committee
Defense
John R. Steelman
Wage Board
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Steel Companies
CIO
United Steelworkers
Steelman
United Press Telephoto
Raffelinia Manfra
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Bulletins
I.C.C
Power Company
Missouri
By Kenneth Anderson
Queen Juliana
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