Moratorium Declared in Nationwide Rail Strike Postponed
The White House renewed mediation in the railroad dispute as trainmen and conductors suspend strikes for now. Union leaders press to maintain 48 hour pay while shifting to a 40 hour week, a demand rejected by carriers and a presidential fact.
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Washington
INS
White House
John R. Steelman
Truman
Cleveland
Louisville
St. Paul
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Elgin
Joliet
Eastern
Birds Cross District Invasion Signals Fall Arrival
Flocks move over farms as birds head south signaling fall. Road work on Frew Mill is delayed a day due to a broken motor paver and awaiting parts. Turkeys show up in pens around the county for the holidays and elderberries are plentiful. A landmark frame house on Furnace hill near Overlook is being razed.
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Dis
Alfred Martin
New Wilmington
Furnace Hill
Daily Weather Report
The forecast notes some cloudiness with highs of 15 to 80 today. Showers likely tonight and tomorrow morning followed by cooler conditions tomorrow. The 24 hour period ends at 9 am reports a max of 80 and a min of 46 with no precipitation. River stage is 5.6 feet. A year ago the minimum was 56 and precipitation was 6.
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United States
Canadian Rail Strike Paralyzes Networks Across Nation
Ottawa officials estimate 400000 rail dependent workers will lose jobs this week as 125000 non operating railroad employees strike. Telegraphed lines halted, trucks buses and planes mobilized for essentials while MPs may be airlifted for an emergency meeting on government power to seize rail and telegraph lines.
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Ottawa
INS
National Railway
Canada
P&L E Trains Idle Amid Five Day Strike
Pitts burgh and Lake Erie railroad employees idled for a second day as 5 day strike by trainmen and conductors halted 24 passenger trains and 25 freights on 220 miles of track. Coal and iron ore shipments were buffered by stockpiles but buses filled in for commuters.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburgh-Youngstown
Brotherhood of Railroad
Order of Railway Conductors
Enemy Planes Attack U.N. Warships Off Korea
North Korean planes bombed and strafed United Nations ships for the first time in the Korean war. Two Russian-type Yak aircraft attacked the British destroyer Comus and two more Yak planes strafed a South Korean patrol ship. A fifth communique gave no damage details or exact location, but Inchon and the Yellow Sea near Seoul were suspected.
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Eighth
U. S. Army
Korea
INS
United Nations
Comus
Fifth Air Force
Yellow Sea
Seoul
Inchon
Death notices for Floyd C. Jones and Chalmers H. McCarty
Floyd C. Jones age 66 of Slippery Rock R. D. 2 and Chalmers H. McCarty age 78 of 304 North Beaver Street are listed in death records. Local obituary details are not provided in the fragment.
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Floyd C. Jones
Slippery Rock
R. D
Chalmers H. McCarty
North
Beaver Street
Four Chrysler Plants Closed by Strike in Detroit
Four Chrysler Corp plants employing 10,300 workers remained closed in the Detroit area as UAW-CIO members carried out wildcat strikes. UAW Local 227 reported 3,500 DeSoto plant workers on Warren and Wyoming avenues voted to extend their walkout in protest over job procedure changes.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Uaw-Cio
UAW
DeSoto
Warren
Wyoming Avenues
Roofing Nails Thrown On Highway Reported Near Rock Springs
A Harlansburg motorist and his son used presence of mind Tuesday evening to stop near Rock Springs on Route 19 after spotting a shiny substance on the Perry highway. They found roofing nails scattered on the roadway and acted to prevent possible crashes.
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Harlansburg
Rock Springs
Perry Highway
Frank Wojciechowski
Albert
Harlansburg Road
Portersville
Route 19
Wojciechowski
Tampa man says Russian agents abducted in Berlin
Pvt Alfred Yankow Jr of Tampa Florida testified at a news conference that Russian agents kidnapped him in the U S sector of Berlin four months earlier. He said he was abducted after being hailed from a waiting car four blocks from U S headquarters, knocked unconscious and taken into the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
INS
Alfred Yankow, Jr
Tampa
Fla
U. S
U.S. Army
Yankow
Philippines To Send 1200 Men To Korea Soon
Ambassador Joaquin M. Elizalde informed Defense Secretary Johnson that the Philippines will deploy 1,200 troops almost immediately to Korea. The unit includes light artillery and full combat gear, with a 5,000 man force to be trained and equipped at Philippine expense before leaving.
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Washington
INS
Korea
Joaquin M. Elizalde
Defense
Johnson
Wallace New Principal In City Schools
William J. Wallace 311 East Winter avenue was elected principal of West Side and Thaddeus Stevens elementary schools at a New Castle school board meeting. Also named were Willard E. Keen as director of band and orchestra at New Castle Senior High, and Robert Beynon as teacher and football coach at Benjamin Franklin Junior High. Wallace has 16 years in Castle public schools and is Lawrence county's first Eagle Scout.
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William J. Wallace
East Winter Avenue
West Side
Thaddeus- Stevens
New Castle
Willard E. Keen
Glen Lyon
New Castle Senior
Robert Beynon
Benjamin Franklin
Wallace
Castle
Nealee Corps
Lawrence County
Lincoln- Garfield
U S and Britain score propaganda victory over Malik
U S and Britain win a U N public relations victory by defeating Malik's charge that U S and Britain plan aggression in Korea. Warren Austin and Sir Gladwyn Jebb rebut Malik in the Security Council as France agrees to send troops under the U N flag. Nehru states he will not visit Communist China.
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Pierre J. Huss
LN. S
Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United States
Britain
U. N
Russia
Soviet Security Council
Jacob Malik
U.S
Korea
U. S
Warren Austin
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
France
Security Council
India
Pandit Nehru
China
Austin
Malik
Captured Koreans Plead For Food On Front Above Taegu
Four North Korean prisoners captured on the Waegwan Kunci axis above Taegu pleaded for food saying their unit had not eaten in two days. The report supports allied belief that enemy troops in the area are running short of food.
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Taegu
INS
Tony
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
First Draftees Get Physicals In Lawrence County
Lawrence countys first contingent of men called up for physical examination and possible induction in September traveled to Pittsburgh this morning for exams. They boarded a Pennsylvania Railroad train at 7 20. All were present except three. The second county group leaves Friday while New Castle Board 87 men depart Saturday as Harrisburg state headquarters set quotas for Pittsburgh reports.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Castle Board ‘87
Harrisburg
Selective Service
15 New Men Added to 229th Roster At Armory
Captain Walter Gilliland of the 229th Field Artillery Battalion at Cunningham Armory reports 15 more men joined the battalion roster since last week’s induction. Seven hail from New Castle with others pending to boost strength before the September 3 enlistment cutoff. Local men can still join as openings remain, with processing at the recruiting station.
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Walter Gilliland
229Th Field Artillery
Cunningham Armory
Frank Avenue
New Castle
Gilliland
Dewey Urges U N Action On Formosa Crisis Now
Governor Thomas E. Dewey told an Ottawa audience that the United States should bring the Formosa issue to the United Nations immediately to avoid catastrophes. He warned a Communist push could split free peoples and urged preemptive diplomacy, suggesting a peace conference as an alternative to the UN.
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Ottawa
INS
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Formosa
United Nations
Dewey
Dilworth Speaks At Three County Gatherings Tuesday
Dilworth of Philadelphia campaigned for Pennsylvania governor on the Democratic ticket visiting Lawrence County with three street corner talks. He spoke at 4 30 in New Castle and 7 15 in Ellwood City drawing crowds of about 250 and 200, then 8 30 in Ellwood City. He criticized Republican opponent Judge John S Fine as head of a corrupt Luzerne county machine.
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Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Dilworth
New Castle
Ellwood City
Washington and
Mercer Streets
South Jefferson and
Long Avenue
Fine
John S. Fine
Luzerne County
Pave Eight
Destroyer 726 Sunk in 1944 No New Loss Claimed
The Navy rebutted a North Korean broadcast that the American destroyer 726 sank near Budyockin after shelling. Navy records confirm the ship was sunk in June 1944 during a World War II engagement, and no other vessel has carried the ID 726.
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Washington
INS
Korea
Pyongyang
Budyockin
Man Injures Foot in Rotary Lawn Mower Incident
John S. Day, 59, of 936 Hazel Avenue, was admitted to Jameson Memorial hospital after his foot was caught in a new rotary lawn mower. The mishap caused lacerations to the first three toes of his right foot during late Tuesday morning.
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John S. Day
Hazel Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Day
Missing Engine and Propeller Sought After DC-6 Crash
Search parties scoured the mountains north of Dillon as American Airlines offers 1000 dollars for the engine and 1000 for a major portion of the propeller. The DC-6 carried 52 passengers and 5 crew when the propeller damaged the cabin. One passenger, Jack Krevoy of Los Angeles, died after a heart attack. Pilot R. H. Baker landed safely at Stapleton Airport 18 minutes later. The crash occurred during a non stop flight from Los Angeles to Chicago.
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Dillon
Colo
INS
American Airlines
Jack Krevoy
Los Angeles
R. H. Baker
Stapleton Airport
Denver
Chicago
Blue River
Army Announces New Heavy Tank To Surpass Russian Armor
The army says a new heavy tank will defeat Joseph Stalin III under all circumstances and end Russian superiority in land armor. Spokesmen reveal a shift from WWII ideas of maneuverability to firepower, with future light and medium tanks delivering about 30 percent gains in firepower agility and protection.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Counter Blow Aims To Halt Major Red Drive Near Taegu
American and South Korean forces launch a counter attack against North Korean units north of Taegu. The 27th Wolfhound regiment and the South Korean First Division drive back the 13th Division after a Red road block set to slow pursuit, amid reports of a potential major Korean War battle.
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Taegu
U. S
Hyonpung
Masan
Inchon
Yonghung
Sojiak
Tokyo
U. S. 27Th (Wolfhound) Regiment
United Nations
U.S
Kunci
Wolfhound Regiment
Red
John
Mike) Michaelis
Lancaster
Summer Quiet at Camp and Slippery Rock Swim
Arthur Mometer expresses a desire to rest from constant reporting and enjoy two weeks of camp days. He mentions lazying around, swimming at Slippery Rock, forest treks, and forgetting telephones as temperatures reach 75 degrees.
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Neshannock Creek Bridge
Pa Newe
New York City
Daily Weather Report
Gen. Bradley
Acme Telephoto
D. C
Senate Armed Services Committee
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Louis Johnson
Bradley
P&l. E
U.N
Philippines
Wm. E. Keen
U.s.-Britain
Democratic Front
Jwonnsy
South Korea
Naktong River
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T.V
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Tnesirieat
Arthur Mometer
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