Tremor Rattles India and Burma Area
Reports from northern India and Burma describe one of the five greatest quakes on record with heavy damage in Assam, West Bengal, Gauhati, and Darjeeling. Seismographs in Cal Tech and London recorded high intensities as scientists await full data on the tremor centered possibly north toward Tibet. No deaths listed in initial reports.
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India
Assam
Tibet
Burma
International News Service
London
California Institute of Technology
Cal Tech
Ecuador
Calcutta
West Bengal
Bihar
United Provinces
Siliguri
Gauhati
Darjeeling
Summer farming and street work report in Pennsylvania area
Reports note a steam shovel at work on North Jefferson for the American Legion Home addition and a new bridge across the Neshannock at Grove street. Observations cover frost effects on plums, abundant potato fields, and ongoing bicycle regulation enforcement with 1,382 bicycles inspected and about 700 remaining.
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American Legion
North
Jefferson Street
Neshannock
Grove Street
Daily Weather Report Forecast Summary
Some cloudiness with low between 60 and 68 tonight. Thursday partly cloudy and quite warm with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon and cooler at night. Maximum 86 and minimum 60 with no precipitation. River stage 5.5 feet. Statistics compare to last year’s readings.
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United States
Distillery Blast Ravages Amherstburg Building and Fire Risk
An earth shaking explosion wrecked the five story Calvert Distillers building in Amherstburg Ontario last night. Officials estimate losses at 1 million dollars as a massive fire threatened three nearby warehouses holding more than 10 000 gallons of whiskey. Fire chief Hamilton warned the blaze could have set the town ablaze if those warehouses caught fire. Fire brigades from Windsor Malden and Anderdon assisted as police evacuated residents to prevent further explosions.
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Amherstburg
Ont
Calvert Distillers, Ltd
John R. Hamilton
Windsor
Malden
Anderdon
Findlay Officials Called for Military Duty in 1949
Findlay Ohio faces a temporary leadership gap as Mayor Clifford E. Glathart and City Attorney Ralph E. Cole are summoned for active duty with a reserve military government unit and must report September 11. The council president will act as mayor, while Cole’s successor and Hancock County Clerk Charles E. Oman’s replacement are undetermined.
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Findlay
Clifford E. Glathart
Ralph E. Cole
Glathart
Cole
Hancock County
Charles E. Oman
Speculate On Name For Baby Of Princess
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed their second child a daughter born at Clarence House at 1:50 yesterday. The infant, weighing six pounds and described as resembling her father, is third in line to the throne. A bulletin from Clarence House noted the mother and baby making satisfactory progress.
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London
INS
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Clarence House
William Gilliatt
John Weir
West Hazelton tragedy ends two lives at tavern
Mrs Helen Bronsavage a 38 year old West Hazelton woman acquitted last November of murdering a boy friend was shot and killed today by another boy friend at a West Hazelton tavern Andrew Harvilla of Cresko killed himself with a single shot after the shooting Bronsavage had been arrested May 1 1949 charged with the murder of Louis Broton in a shack near West Hazelton
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West Hazelton
Helen Bronsavage
Andrew Harvilla
Cresko
Helen
Bronsavage
Hershey Plans To Call 50 000 More Draftees
Government officials expect college enrollments to remain near last year’s record as Korea war mobilization proceeds. Defense says reservists in college get automatic deferments. Hershey plans to draft 50 000 more in November, totaling 150 000, with limited funds left for 3 500 more before June 30.
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Hershey
Washington
W. Ss. Bureau of Education
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
House
Selective Service
Civilian Sponsors Formed For 229th and Related Units
Lawrence County forms Civilian Sponsors to aid the 229th Field Artillery Battalion and local service members. At a Tuesday meeting in Greater New Castle Association offices officers named Ivor V. Davis as chairman and J C Wachtman as secretary, with Daniel H. Treloar as vice chairman, Charles H. Johnson Jr. as treasurer, and Bart Richards as liaison officer. Lt. Col George H. Mitchell and Maj. Alfred attended.
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229Th Field Artillery
Lawrence County
Greater New Castle Association
Ivor V. Davis
Daniel H. Treloar
J. C. Wachtman
Charles H. Johnson, Jr
Bart Richards
George H. Mitchell
Alfred
Mayo Memorials Ruined In Fire
Three granite slabs honoring Mayo Clinic founders were destroyed in a fire at Continental Memorial in Philadelphia. Valued at 9 000 dollars the slabs were to be shipped to Rochester for an amphitheatre memorial to the Mayo brothers. the loss delays the project about one year, officials said.
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Philadelphia
INS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Continental Memorial Corporation
Mayo Brothers
Manuel J. Gomez
Thailand To Send Troops to Aid Korea
Defense Secretary Johnson announced Thailand will contribute 4000 combat troops to the Korean war effort. The move places Thai forces among the first ground units joining American troops to oppose North Korean forces. Prince Wan Waithayakon stressed the aggression must be stopped to protect small nations.
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Washington
INS
Johnson
Thailand
Korea
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Prince Waithayakon
Farouk Arrives in Marseilles En Route to Deauville
King Farouk of Egypt landed in Marseilles incognito as Fouad El Masri Pacha aboard the yacht Fakir Bihar with 24 companions, then prepared to sail to Deauville after a 21 gun salute.
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Marseilles
Jins
Farouk
Egypt
Deauville
Fouad el Masri Pacha
Mediterranean
Fakir Bihar
New Plan Of Support For Families Of Servicemen
The senate armed services committee tentatively agreed on a new compulsory system for servicemen family support. It would replace World War II style family allowances with government living quarters allowances for G Is up to master sergeant, applicable whether in Korea or a U S camp. The plan would shelve White House proposals for monthly family allowances up to 150 dollars and awaits further committee review.
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Washington
INS
Senate-Armed Services Committee
Tydings (R
Korea
United States
White House
Old Timers Gather at Cascade Park Afternoon
The Lawrence County Old Timers meet at Cascade Park this afternoon as weather cooperates. Program starts at 2 pm with Judge David Jenkins as speaker, followed by a grand march and dances. Attendees plan picnics and visits with old friends from yesteryear.
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Lawrence County
Cascade Park
David Jenkins
Yesteryear
Th Park
Brotherhood orders 5 day hit and run strike at three Midwest terminals
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen ordered a 6 am next Monday five day strike by 3 000 yard men at Kentucky and Indiana Terminal railroad Louisville Minnesota Transfer railway St Paul and River Terminal railway Cleveland It follows failure of White House wage talks in a 17 month dispute involving 300 000 trainmen and conductors and Truman not seizing carriers The strike will halt freight traffic at major terminals.
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Washington
INS
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Union
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad
Louisville
Minnesota Transfer Railway
St. Paul
River Terminal Railway
Cleveland
W. P. Kennedy
White House
Truman
Tugee
Two Mystery Men Seized From Batory Off Southampton
Two American men described as mystery travelers were removed from the Polish liner Batory at Southampton by British officials and detained until the ship returns westward. William Jesse Newton of New York and Howard Campbell, a stowaway, were held incommunicado by Scottish Yard and immigration officers as the vessel resumes its voyage to New York, with a planned return to Southampton on August 30.
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Southampton
Eng
Batory
Scotland
William Jesse Newton
New Yorker
New York Harbor
Howard Campbell
New York
Newton
Campbell
the Batory
Hurricane Path Not Definite
A tropical hurricane 700 miles east of Palm Beach churned with 100 mph winds as a high pressure ridge slows its advance. Forecasters expect to decide by tonight whether the storm will push toward the U S mainland or stay at sea, with ships in the South Atlantic already feeling gale force winds.
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Miami
Palm Beach
Fla
South Atlantic
U. S
Bomb raids aid U.S. counterattack near Waegwan in Korea
American forces of the First Cavalry Division pushed from Waegwan toward Taegu after a massive B 29 air assault dropped 3400 bombs on North Korean troops along the Naktong river. Reports say the Red forces retreated as U.S. units seized Hill 303 and a key high ground overlook near Waegwan.
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Aeme
Naktong River-Taegu
Waegwan
Changnyong
Pohang
Taegu
Agang-ni
Pohang-Taegu
Imamni
Chinju
I. N
Tokyo
U. S
Naktong River
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Naktong
MacArthur
Pyongyang
First Cavalry Division
Pusan
United Nations Defense Front
Korea
International News Service
Frank Emery
Suspicious Increase In Soviet Shipping Reported
The American Merchant Marine Institute reports a rise in Soviet shipping movements toward Pacific trouble spots. An intensive study shows many vessels bound for Vladivostok from Odessa and the Baltic, with grain cargos noted and lend-lease ships involved.
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Washington
American Merchant Marine Institute
Pacific
Institute
Vladivostok
Russia
Siberian
Korea
Black Sea
Odessa
Baltic
Mediterranean
Supreme Court to Rule Who Probes Free Work Charges
Pittsburgh August 16 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hold a special session to decide which official will conduct the investigation into free work charges in Pittsburgh. Allegheny County District Attorney William S Rahauser and State Attorney General Charles J Margiotti both seek control of the probe into alleged use of city labor and materials on private projects by city officials.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Allegheny County
William S. Rahauser
Charles J. Margiotti
Ground Breaking At Legion Home Adds Auditorium And Kitchen
Tuesday afternoon ground was broken for a new 50000 dollar auditorium and kitchen at the Legion Home on North Jefferson Street. Contractor John Untch leads the project aimed for Armistice Day occupancy by Perry S. Gaston Post and allied veterans groups. The cement block one story building measures 70 by 100 feet with a 20 by 20 kitchen at the rear facing Falls Street. footers will be poured and walls erected promptly.
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Legion Home
North
Jefferson Street
John Untch
Perry S. Gaston Post
Falls Street
Bomber Down In Yellow Sea Near Ongin
A Navy Neptune patrol bomber was reported down in the Yellow Sea off Ongin near Korea's 38th Parallel. The crew abandon ship to life rafts as a destroyer races to the scene about 40 miles away.
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U. S
Fifth Air Force
H.Q
Korea
INS
Navy
Yellow Sea
Ongin
38Th Parallel
Air Force
July Tomato Harvest Delayed By Weather
A narrator notes that usually in July around the twenty eighth they pick ripe tomatoes, but this year the weather prevents any harvest. no fruit has been picked yet though green at the time of writing.
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Pennsylvania
Daily Weather Report
Pat Salata
Ontario
Ohio
Mayor O'Dwyer
Mexico
Acme
Washington, D. C
William O’dwyer
James E. Webb
O'Dwyer
Rafael Dela Colina
By Darrell Garwood
LN. S
Mayo
King Farouk
France
Bulletin
British Port
James E. Brown
L. No 8
Gtals
By Howard Handleman
By James Lee
Supreme Court
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