Truman Health Plan Faces Senate Logjam
President Truman faces a Senate logjam as the compulsory health insurance proposal awaits action. Taft notes seven Labor and Public Welfare Committee sponsors back broader bills while other major issues crowd the chamber. The four main health bills include Murray Pepper, Hill Morse, and Taft Donnell Smith proposals, with hearings not yet held.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Labor Committee
Rep
Dingell
Mich
Hill-Morse
Capital Hill
Snow Returns as Holy Saturday Observed in New Castle
Winter makes a comeback with around 30 degree temps and fresh snow in New Castle and Lawrence County. Florals wilt under white covering while trout anglers report stocked streams and a good first day catch. Auto downtown traffic slows with delays and congestion as residents recall a 62 year old circus memory at West Washington and Norris alley.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Daily Weather Report Summary
Clearing tonight with lows from 24 to 28 degrees. Sunday shows gradually rising temperatures and fair skies. 24 hour stats: high 62, low 31, precipitation 0.18 inches, rain and 1 inch snow. River stage 5.8 feet. Year ago: high 61, low 41, precipitation data incomplete.
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United States
Promise of Pleasant Easter Weather Across the Nation
Easter paraders are promised near ideal conditions with clear skies and cool but comfortable temperatures in most areas. The Florida east coast and Lake Superior region may see showers, while dawn temperatures in the Great Lakes and Northeast will be near freezing before rising to the high 40s and low 50s inland and along the eastern seaboard.
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Chicago Weather Bureau
Florida East Coast
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
New York
Midwest
Seaboard
Weather Forecast Traverses Regions With Mixed Skies
The forecast covers the Carolinas and Tennessee with morning 30s to 40s and warmer afternoons. Sunny conditions and cool winds are expected across the Mississippi Valley Plateau and the Rockies with similar temperatures. Easter Sunday on the Pacific Coast brings morning clouds and fog into sunny, mild afternoon weather. Chicago sees harassed Good Friday worshippers by snow and near freezing temps, while Sunday warms toward the 60s in the afternoon.
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Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Plateau States
Rocky Mountain Region
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Easter Preparations Stir Across Nation With Church Services
Washington reports Truman faces a diplomatic post fill as Smith resigns. Kirk may replace him in Moscow while Easter sun is forecast clear but cold. Florists and retailers report strong spring business as churches plan unified Resurrection themes and festive services nationwide.
Wallace Beery Dies at 60 in Beverly Hills
Hollywood mourns Wallace Beery a beloved actor and former circus roustabout who died at age sixty after a heart condition kept him bedbound for months. At his bedside were his brother Will nephew Noah Beery Jr and adopted daughter Carol Ann. funeral plans await Forest Lawn Memorial Park arrangements.
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Wallace Beery
Kansas City
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Byrd Plans South Pole Expedition Report
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, aged 60, is said to plan another expedition to the South Pole. Radio commentator Ned Brooks on NBC claimed Byrd will explore a portion of the polar ice cap claimed by Australia and that the voyage could depart as early as late 1950.
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INS
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Polar
Australia
Ned Brooks
NBC
Brooks
Byrd
Britain cautious over Russia threat to Iran troops
London reports a British foreign office spokesman could not confirm Russia planning to invoke the 1921 treaty to move troops into Iran. He said the treaty is a dead letter under the UN Charter and warned invading Iran under a pretext of US aid missions would be wrong.
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INS
British Foreign Office
Britain
Russia
Iran
Soviet Union
Wrangel
Denikin
Fire destroys ten room Union Township home
A fire of unknown origin, likely a defective chimney, leveled the Robert Seaton residence at 106 Oakland Avenue at 2 AM. Fire Chief Gerald Ammons estimates about eight thousand dollars in losses with partial insurance coverage. Seaton family members were away or elsewhere. only Mrs. Seaton was employed at Shenango Pottery. The ten room home, built in 1878, sat on a hill overlooking Standard Steel Spring Co. plant.
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New Castle News
Union Township
Atlantic Avenue
Oakland District
Shenango River
Standard Steel Springs
Robert Seaton
Oakland Avenue
Gerald Ammons
Seaton
Standard Steel Spring Co
Eire to Sever Last Link With Britain
Dublin prepare for Monday’s dawn independence as Eire repeals the 1936 external relations act. A twenty one gun salute and trumpets will mark the final severance as Ireland proclaims independence at one minute past midnight. Visitors flood Dublin for the gala event and celebration.
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Dublin
Eire
Great Britain
Britain
Withhold Marshall Plan Funds Until Pact Costs Are Known
Rep Cannon of Missouri urged delaying Marshall Plan funds until costs of the Atlantic pact are clear. He favors a single package combining economic and military aid for the world, arguing piecemeal legislation frustrates critics and that one budgeting approach could streamline approval.
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Washington
House
Rep. Cannon
Congress
Cannon
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senate
Western
Europe
Toledo Auto Crash Kills Four and Wounds Three
Four people are dead and three injured in a two car collision near Toledo on a snowy slippery street last night. Victims from Barre Vermont include William J. Nichols Martha Nichols and Eston J. Nichols. Detroit resident Georgia Stevenson also died. Jeff Stevenson and children Sandra and Janet were injured. Police say the Nichols car skidded into the Stevenson vehicle while attempting to pass another auto.
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Iday
William J. Nichols
Martha
Eston J. Nichols
Barre
Georgia Stevenson
Detroit
Mercy Hospital
Ellwood City Worker Treated After Plant Accident
James Jones aged 28 of R D 1 Ellwood City employed at United Engineering and Foundry Co. was treated at Jamerson Memorial Hospital for a fracture of the right foot sustained in an accident at the plant on April 12.
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James Jones
Ellwood City
United Engineering & Foundry Co
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Police Confession Ties 5 Bank Robberies to Florida Vacation
State police said a former Pittsburgh man confessed that he and his two brothers in law robbed two Baltimore banks totaling 33 000 to fund a Florida vacation. Roy Mann of Sabraton was ruled out in a Weirton kidnapping and Folwasbee robbery. The trio also admitted three smaller Western Pennsylvania holdups.
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W. Va
INS
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Baltimore
Florida
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Sabraton
Weirton
Mann
Pennsylvania
Carl Close
James Bennett
Latrobe
Close
Follawsbee Bank
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Walbrook
Union Trust Co
Follawsbee
Greensburg
Leroy Howell
Steubenville
Mercer County Man Dies Of Gas Fumes
Sharon Pennsylvania April 16 John N Morgan a 69 year old Mercer county farmer died from carbon monoxide fumes in his garage after months of illness according to the coroner's office Morgan had been ailing for several months and the death is considered accidental
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John N. Morgan
Mercer County
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Berlin Airlift Sets New Record in 24 Hour Run
Official tabulations credit the Allied airlift to Berlin with a new daily record for the 24 hour period ending noon Saturday. The total tonnage flown to the blockaded city reached 12 833, surpassing the previous high of 8 246 tons on April 11.
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Berlin
INS
May Be Battle On Who Will Bargain With John L. Lewis
Washington April 16 1949 coal contract talks near start and a clash over who may bargain with United Mine Workers President John L Lewis. Lewis previously fought to exclude the Southern Coal Producers Association but was compelled by court order to admit it. The wage talks may draw in captive mines owned by large steel companies and others linked to Big Steel.
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Truman
White House
State Acheson
United States
Acheson
Senate
Russia
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
First Army
Governors Island
N. Y
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
Big Steel
Big
Cancer Drive Reports $8304.09 Solicited To Date
In its second weekly report the American Cancer Society says $8304.09 in Lawrence county has been solicited toward a $18000 goal. Co chairman Mrs. Blake Waldo expresses satisfaction while Easter plans hinder progress. Alec Samuels leads clubs division contacting nearly 300 organizations for support and educational aims.
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American Cancer Society Today
Lawrence County
Blake Waldo
Cochairman
Alec Samuels
Samuels
Relief Worker Vlasta Vraz Freed in Prague Release
Miss Vlasta Adele Vraz head of the American relief for Czechoslovakia was released by Czechoslovak authorities in Prague after arrest for political activities. U S ambassador Joseph Jacobs protested and said she appeared nervous but was not mistreated. Judge Otto Kerner announced relief shipments would halt until her release.
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Adele Vraz
American Relief For
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Jacobs
U. S
Miss Vraz
Jacobs
Miss Vras
Vlasta Adele Vraz
American Relief For Czechoslovakia
Berwyn
Chicago
Augusta Pienka
trans-Atlantic
Psenka
U. S. Court of Appeals
Republicans push two billion four hundred million appropriation bill
Senator Taft announced Republicans will move to curb spending with the first regular appropriation bill. It provides 2.396 billion dollars to operate the labor department and the federal security agency for the coming year. The Senate committee added 166 million for railroad retirement military service credits, against administration and House guidance. A partisan dispute over figures accompanied the action.
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Sen
Taft
Ohio
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Senate
House
GOP
Senate Appropriations Committee
Railroad Retirement Board
Budget Bureau
Rep
Taber
Easter Parade Attire Hindered by Spring Cold Snap
Arthur Mometer M lady frowns over a weather report while she shows off Easter outfits. The sunny breezy flipperlike garments are designed for July warmth but not for snow. She laments the late sun as she plans for an Easter parade with the temperature around forty eight.
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