Obstacles Slow Coal Strike Mediation Talks
Washington April 30 A fresh hurdle emerged in federal mediators efforts to broker a soft coal contract ending the 30 day miners strike involving about 400000 workers The sticking point concerns holiday pay raised by UMW President John L Lewis as joint union operator discussions resume after a 19 day pause Former Assistant Secretary of Labor Edward F McGrady the mediator asked parties to resolve the holiday pay issue in today s session The dispute risks widening deadlock over safety welfare and overtime calculations tied to wartime orders and past holidays being excluded from working time
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Washington
INS
UMW
John L Lewis
Ofabor
Edward F. McGrady
Wasderstood
Lewis
Plot to assassinate General MacArthur uncovered in Tokyo
In Tokyo on April 30 a plot to murder General Douglas MacArthur during the May Day demonstration was uncovered. The ringleader Hideo Tokayama and several conspirators were being hunted by intelligence officers as Colonel H. I. T. Creswell led MacArthur’s civil intelligence section.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Hideo Tokayama
H. I. T. Creswell
MacArthur
Civil
Sec
Byrnes Proposes 25 Year Disarmament Treaties
In a move that dwarfs other issues, Secretary Byrnes calls for 25 year treaties to disarm Germany and Japan with China included in supervisory roles. Notes to Allied powers press for virtual alliance and inspections before withdrawal of occupation forces. Eisenhower deadline targets GIs with 22 months in service for discharge and civilian life return.
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Britain
China
Russia
Japan
Germany
Paris
Bids Opened In Harrisburg For Route 47 Project
The Pennsylvania Department of Highways announced an unofficial low bid of 1 473 155 10 from J Groves and Son Co of Johnstown for 10 18 miles of highway work in Lawrence County The project includes reinforced concrete pavement from the Ohio line on routes 81 to the Rebecca and Sampson Streets intersection in New Castle plus seven reinforced concrete structures and a 20 foot concrete bridge Six other bids were filed and the work covers routes 81 37061 and 422 in New Castle, Pa.
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Harrisburg
State Highways Department
J. Groves and Son Co
Johnstown
Lawrence County
New Castle
Rebecca
Sampson
UN to Probe Franco Regime for War Threats
A five power UN grand jury prepares to tackle charges that Franco Spain is a menace to world peace and a fascist ally of Germany. Moscow claims documents prove a 1943 alliance with Hitler, and a five member Security Council sub committee will gather material before voting actions by May 31.
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New York
INS
United Nations
Franco Spain
United Nations Security Council
Moscow Radio
Moscoy
Franco
Adolph Hitler
Ber
Spain
Security Council
London
Radio
Moscow
Generalissimo
France Today
Broadast
Red Army
Germany
Hitler
Pleasant Spring Happenings Report From PA News Center
A downtown market features bright roasting ears on display while robin nests multiply in North Hill areas indicating early spring. Police recover a bicycle found on Albert street and a Liberty truck cab dog rides atop a cargo truck. A lifeboat is inspected by City Mechanic Chris Walker and returned to police HQ as paving plans for Taylor street draw near.
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Pa Nene
Chris Walker
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 p m report a maximum temperature of 66 and a minimum of 34 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 4.4 feet. Year ago figures show a maximum of 53 and no precipitation.
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United States
Navy Destroyer Escort Blows Up Near Leonardo
Two explosions ripped through the U S Navy destroyer escort Solar at Leonardo New Jersey while ammunition was being unloaded at the Earle depot. The ship burned fiercely with the bow under water and casualties initially unclear. Wounded personnel were taken to a nearby army hospital as the barge pier burned and a lighter was demolished.
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Leonardo
N. J
INS
Solar
Earle
New Onslaught Against Black Marketers Opens
Washington april 30 ins growing meat shortages spark a renewed drive against black marketers led by the FBI and 859 OPA investigators from 74 offices. The effort targets upper level wholesalers and livestock brokers and aims to stop falsified subsidy claims war time food waste condemned by a special investigating committee.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Porter
FBI
OPA
Frost Ruins Most Erie Fruit Crops
Erie County Farm Agent Paul Corssman report shows at least 85 percent of the county fruit crop ruined by recent frosts. Apples cherries and peaches suffered major damage across the area.
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Erie
INS
Erie County
Paul Corssman
Last Day For City Tax Discount In 1946
City taxes for 1946 faced a last day discount of two percent announced by City Treasurer B N Hanlon. Collections to date were good as May and June set payment at face value. School tax notices would be mailed in May and the 1946 tax millage was set at 20.
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B. N. Hanlon
United States Builds Case Against Franco Spain
The United States moves to present evidence to a five power UN sub committee accusing Franco Spain of harboring Nazi elements. Edward R. Stettinius Jr will lead the presentation as documents are prepared over about ten days. The case cites police noncooperation in exposing German scientists financiers diplomats and militarists for trial.
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New York
INS
United States
Spain
Madrid
Edward R Stettinius, Jr
United Nations Security Council
Francisco Franco
Germany
Deaths At Hamburg From Natural Causes
Hamburg, April 30. A coroner ruled the deaths of 60-year-old druggist Charles C. Schomo and his sister Bertha from natural causes after a search of their stomach contents found no poison. Schomo died from an epileptic attack and Bertha from high blood pressure.
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Hamburg
INS
Berks County
Paul D Good
Charles C. Schomo
Schomo
Bertha
Official Close Deshon Hospital in Butler Pa
The army closed Deshon General Hospital in Butler Pennsylvania today to conserve doctors nurses and technical specialists. About 300 military and civilian personnel will remain employed there until June while equipment is stored and disposition planned.
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Butler
INS
Deshon General Hospital
J. Gentzkow
Army
Red Army Troops Leave Tehran Reported by Radio
Tehran dispatch cites Tabriz radio saying Red army troops have formally left Tehran, capital of Azerbaijan province, with Reuters noting the move on April 30. The report places the withdrawal in the broader context of Soviet forces in Iran.
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RED Army
Iran
London
Insi
Tehran
Reuters
Tabriz Radio Today
Azerbaijan
Rye Bread Price Increase Authorized by OPA
The OPA granted a two cent per pound temporary rise in rye bread retail price, effective until June 2006, with wholesale ceilings capped at twelve cents per pound. The move comes as rye bakers face rising rye costs while rye remains outside price controls.
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Washington
OPA
Sen
Capehart
Ind
Washington backs Byrnes 25 year Big Four treaty plan
Washington officials express enthusiastic support for Secretary Byrnes proposal to secure Big Four control of Germany and Japan for 25 years. The move is seen as strengthening disarmament prospects while signaling a shift in postwar foreign policy. Opposition is anticipated over entangling alliances. Atomic energy advances may bolster backing over time. Truman endorses the measure and expects it to ease Paris peace treaty work.
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Byrnes
Paris
Stalin
Germany
London
Washington
INS
State Byrnes
Japan
Truman
Senate Leaders Move To Fast-Track British Loan Vote
In Washington April 3 1940s news describes administration leaders pressing to bring the 334 billion dollar British loan to a final Senate vote by next Monday or risk shelving it to allow draft extension legislation. Opponents plan extended debate as they face other bills and an airport authorization measure.
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Washington
INS Administration
United States
Senate
Barklet
Returned from China in armed robbery case Carlisle youth
Pfc. Leo E. Underwehr 18 of Garfield Ark returned from Tientsin China to answer a charge of armed robbery. He was sentenced indefinitely today to the White Hill industrial school. The December diner robbery in Carlisle involved two companions who were captured soon after. State police traced him to China after he enlisted in the Marine Corps.
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Leo E. Underwehr
Garfield, Ark
Carlisle
Tientsin
China
White Hill
Udernehir
Pennsylvania
Marine Corps
Many Calls For Minor Fires Monday
City firemen answered six calls Monday evening including two grass fires one auto fire and three false alarms. Fire Chief James E Thomas notes incidents at 7 20 p m 8 40 p m and 11 55 p m and reports a truck electrical fault at Cro ton and East Washington without action. Police arrested a young man for the offenses.
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James E Thomas
Croton Avenue
Riverside Avenue
Earl Beighley
Croton
East Washington Street
Missing Philadelphia girl identified after Chicago lapse
A dark haired missing student Elaine Robbie Ortowite, 19, of Philadelphia is identified by friends after collapsing on State Street in Chicago and failing to remember her name. She was reported missing Sunday from Mt. Ida college in Boston where she attended.
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Chicago
INS
State Street
Elaine
Robbie) Ortowite
Ogonty Ave
Philadelphia
Mt. Ida College
Boston
Daylight Savings Time Repealed in South Forks Borough
South Forks, Pa. voters rescind Daylight Savings time after a special borough council meeting. Miners had pressed the reversal claiming no voice in the change. Clocks will be set back to midnight tonight across South Forks.
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Johnstown
INS
South Forks
Jambiia County
Repatriates Faced Cholera on Uraga Ships
U S eighth army announced 68,000 Japanese repatriates aboard cholera infected ships at Uraga were supplied with food and water by the Japanese government. There are 1278 cholera cases and 1915 suspected cases among the repatriates with 297 deaths so far. The epidemic has quarantined nearly a fifth of the 100 Liberty ships in the fleet.
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Tokyo
INS
U. S Eighth Army
Uraga
Plane dives over Merion streets in terrifying display
Montgomery County residents report a stunt plane performing low passes and dives over homes in Merion Township. Police received numerous calls as the aircraft roared above rooftops in a dangerous aerial display outlining its numbers.
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Merion
Montgomery
Lowey Merion Township
Conditions In Europe Revealed At Jewish Women Conference
Maurice Eigen of the Joint Distribution Service spoke on feeding displaced persons in Europe at the Pennsylvania sections Nations Comet of Jewish Women conference session in Castleton hotel Mor day. He described widespread starvation and dire need for food fats oils and wheat products for Jews and other conquered populations. Rabbi M. Tobert Syne Sharon spoke in the evening and Mrs. William L. Case presided.
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Conference of the
Pennsylvania
Nations Comet
Castleton
Maurice Eigen
Joint Distribution Service
M. Tobert Syne. Sharon
Eigen
Europe
Eurrope
Eizen
Coral Room
William L. Case
English Bride Arrives By Air With American Groom
English bride Betty Dunn Groucutt lands at La Guardia with her husband Mr Jack Groucutt. He is a former Army staff sergeant, calling his parents after arrival. The couple, wed two years ago in September, planned to return home tomorrow after a 20 hour flight with stops in Ireland and Newfoundland.
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Jack Groucurtt
la Guardia Air Field
Groucutt
Army
Wiliam Groucutt
Friendship Street
Betty Dunn
Grinsby
Lincolnshire
Ireland
Newfoundland
Death Record for Mrs Onofrie Masone in Bleakley Avenue
Death notice for Mrs Onofrie Masone of Bleakley Avenue dated April 20 1946. The record lists her age as 64 and notes the passing on that date with no additional biographical details provided.
Italian King Plans Abdication Amid Monarchy Rift
Reports say King Victor Emmanuel and Prince Umberto clashed over Umberto's acceptance of the monarchy referendum and his dealings with successive governments. A heated argument at the Monarch Neapolitan Gulf villa ended with the King hinting at abdication and leaving Umberto to assume throne duties.
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Rome
INS
Victor Emmanuel
Piccmont
Umberto
Neapolitan
Gulf Villa
Skyscraper Fire Spreads in Pittsburgh Office Building
An estimated 3000 in damage occurred when a fire tore through the paint shop on the 19th floor of a downtown Pittsburgh skyscraper. Firemen fought the blaze for hours as traffic backed up in the area.
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Pittsburgh
Golfing Weather Promises Friendly Outing for All
A playful verse notes Arthur Mometer Serenity enjoying spring golfing, with hints of readiness for early morning rounds. It reflects good cheer, past shadows, and a sunny, mild season that favors outdoor play as eighty one degrees ushers in favorable conditions.
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