Two Americans Arrested by Reds in Berlin Chase
In Berlin Soviet troops arrest Pvt. Robert J. Higham of Terre Haute Indiana and Pvt. Edward E. Tinsley of Lucasville Ohio after their truck strayed into the Soviet zone near the Wannsee river. A Soviet soldier was reported shot by U S troops during a chase through the city as tensions rise.
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Berlin
U. S
Robert J. Higham
Terre Haute
Ind
Edward E. Tinsley
Lucasville
Wannsee River
Great Statesman Charles Evans Hughes Dies at 86
Charles Evans Hughes, renowned statesman and former Supreme Court justice, died of congestive heart failure at his Washington home after a year of illness. He leaves nine grandchildren and three surviving children, with funeral arrangements noted.
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Charles Evanse
United States
Washington
Hughes
Wianna
William T. Gossett
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
Chauncey Waddell
Helen
Local Notes On Heights and Happenings In Towne
Pa Newe notes Al Rowan’s 16 foot sunflower at 987 Franklin Avenue and the yard’s growth. A stray animal tried to fly and fell to the floor. Friday’s lawn sprinkling cooled blocks near homes. Janitorial crews prep schools for Easter and Sept 7 return. A six foot object on the street near Bigland and Park stirs curiosity. Bill Sakelson from Boyles Avenue reportedly killed a snake near the old paper mill dam along Neshanneck Creek.
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al Rowan
Franklin Avenue
Bighland
Park Avenues
Bill Sakelson
Boyles Avenue
Neshanneck Creek
Weather Report Summary for Current 24 Hour Period
United States weather report lists daily highs and lows for the 24 hour period ending this morning. It includes maximum and minimum temperatures and compares them with the same date a year ago.
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United States
PSEA Eyes $2400 Teacher Minimum in Pennsylvania Plan
The Pennsylvania State Education Association moves toward a legislative program seeking a $2400 minimum teacher salary, plus a liberalized retirement system and increased subsidies for public schools. It aims for higher start wages for degree holders and notes previous hikes since 1943 with regional variations.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Paul S. Christman
Schuylkill Haven
Ulation Sed
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Harassed Berlin Assembly Plans Move to Western Sector
Soviet controlled Berlin faces pressure as the East West lines stir tension. Officials threaten decisive action to dominate the assembly amid mounting harassment and division in the city.
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Berlin
Communist threat looms over assembly, paper warns
The article hints that Communists may use force to achieve domination of the assembly, with the newspaper Ne suggesting heightened concerns and possible aggressive tactics.
Hurricane veers away as Florida watches coast
The Miami Weather Bureau reported a tropical hurricane about 750 miles east of Palm Beach had veered northward toward sea. If the arc continues, it may miss the U S mainland though it still heads toward the North Carolina coast with winds up to 115 miles per hour.
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Miami
Fla
INS
Palm Beach
U. S
Miami Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Navy
Florida
Machinery Ready To Absorb Eligible Men
Washington August 28 selective service machinery is prepared to supply manpower to the armed forces. Registration of men aged 18 to 26 begins next Monday and runs to September 18. Men born August 1923 to December 31 1923 must register. younger men register on subsequent dates with local boards coordinating with schools. Major General Hershey outlined peacetime draft setup as boards and city and county officials prepare.
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Washington
Greenville
S. C
Lewis B. Hershey
Coattansdom
Pennsylvania Guard Ends Indiantown Gap Exercise
The Pennsylvania National Guard began moving home from Indiantown Gap Military Reservation after two weeks there. A motor convoy and 19 special trains carried 12 500 personnel home. all training units left the reservation by nightfall. Equipment was turned in and training pay distributed yesterday.
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Indiantown Gap
INS
Pennsylvania National Guard
Sevenths Day of Heat Grips Nation as Deaths Rise
The nation endures a seventh day of record heat with at least 48 hours more predicted. Thirteen deaths were reported as seven cities saw 100 degree readings. Huntington West Virginia led with 103, while Cleveland Charleston and others logged 100. Frazer Colorado was notably cool at 26. The Weather Bureau forecast ongoing heat through tomorrow and into Monday for the Midwest and ongoing discomfort on the eastern seaboard.
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Weather Bureau
Huntington
W. Va
Cleveland
Charleston
Portland
Boston
Laredo
Tex
Columbus
Frazer
Colo
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
W. M. Percy
Chicago
Midwest
Seaboard
Body identified in railroad fatal near Lowellville
The body of a man struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Lowellville on Friday at 2 PM is believed to be Walter Wojtowicz. Coroner Charles E. Allen disclosed lack of a confirmed residence, noting birth in Carnegie on June 27, 1907. He reportedly had a wife and children in Poland. workers say he was on the eastbound tracks when struck. His body lies at Cunningham Funeral Home for burial.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Lowellville
Walter Wojtowicz
Charles E. Allen
Ever
R. D. Volant
Farrell
Sharon
Johnston and McIntyre
M. and P. Brick and Stone Company
Ie On Yong Ing
Spy Findings Reported By HUAC On Hiss Chambers
Washington dated Aug 28 the House Un American Activities Committee prepared to report an interim inquiry on subversion seeking stronger anti subversive laws. The panel will state its view on the Hiss Chambers testimony but likely not decide which man faces perjury charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Theis
Washington
INS
House Un-American Activities Committee
Hiss-Chambers
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambeers
Time Magazine
Chambers
Mutual Broadcasting System
Hiss
New Castle Public Payroll Smaller Than Most Cities
New Castle lists 267 public employees excluding teachers as of October 1947 with a total payroll of 50 300 dollars. Per capita cost would be 1 05 dollars, compared with 2 64 in 904 surveyed cities, while local payroll rose 3 5 percent in the year. Earnings averaged 188 dollars monthly for City workers, above the 180 dollars three years earlier and near national trends.
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New York
New Castle
United States
Newle
Manies Ls
Census Bureau
Mourning Charles Evans Former Chief Justice Dies at 86
Charles Evans retired chief justice of the United States died last night at age 86 in Osterville Massachusetts. The nation mourns his long service and impact on American jurisprudence across decades.
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International News Service
Osterville
Mass
Charles Evans
U.S
Audel
Andre Marie
Washington
Air Force
Berlin
House UN- American Activities
Death Notices Sat August 28 1948
John Niemi 74 of Lewellville O Walter Westewic of Farrell Lee Anthony Kane of City James Hart Boots 76 of Eliweed City Mounted Reste 7
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John Niemi
Lewellville
Walter Westewic
Farrell
Lee Anthony Kane
James Hart Boots
Eliweed City
Mounted Reste 7
PFL to Kick Off Labor Political Action in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on September 2 the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor launches its 1948 political action program with a pledge to repeal Taft Hartley and oppose state labor curbs. James L. McDevitt says AFL affiliates may back Truman, with endorsements for labor candidates in Congress and the state legislature. A $500000 campaign fund is planned to accelerate the drive, featuring Joseph Keenan as keynote and Devitt as speaker.
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Harrisburg
INL
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
AFL
Political Education League
Harry Truman
American Federation Labor
PFL
James L. McDevitt
Truman
Congress
McDevitt
Joseph Keenan
Devitt
Major offender Frick judged by German court
Wilhelm Frick former Nazi interior minister executed after Nuremberg trials was declared a major offender by a denazification court at Stansberg. The court ordered confiscation of all Frick property with 6,000 marks reserved for his widow and two children.
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Frankfurt
INS
Wilhelm Frick
Nuernberg
Stansberg
Frick
Mantz Plans Flight in Bendix Trophy Race
Arrangements for Paul Mantz to fly The Latin American in the Long Beach to Cleveland Bendix Trophy Race on September 4 were completed yesterday. Mantz will pilot the plane in the event as announced by officials in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Paul Mantz
Long Beach
Cleveland
Artillerymen Return From Indiantown Gap Camp
Members of the 229th Field Artillery Headquarters and Service Battery along with the Medical Detachment arrived home after two weeks at Indiantown Gap. They were greeted at the B and O freight station and prepared to take their gear to Cunningham Armory.
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229Th Field Artillery
Indiantown Gap
Paul Harcar
Robert I. Kerr
Michael J. Gabriel
Joseph Gabriel
Sat
Anselmo
B. and O
Cunningham Armory
Japanese prisoner case looms as jurors near verdict
In Los Angeles on August 28 an INS report notes the case of Tomoya Kawakita a California born Japanese national. Jurors completed a third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Kawakita stands accused of aiding the enemy and participating in brutal treatment of American POWs in Japan.
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Los Angeles
Tomoya
Kawakita
Japan
Organ Dedication Sunday At Christ Lutheran church East Washington
A special organ dedication follows the installation of a Moller pipe organ at Christ Lutheran Church East Washington Beckford Street. Rev M H Lobeck will lead the 10 15 a m service with Psalm 150 topic Music in the Church. Prof E E Wittmus will speak and the 8 pm recital features Samuel S Badal Jr and organist Garth Edmundson performing Bach and Dupre pieces.
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Christ Lutheran Church
East Washington
Beckford Street
Moller
David Aston
E. E. Wittmus
Christian Day School
First Lutheran Church
Sharpsburg
God
Samuel S. Badal, Jr
Dana School of Music
Youngstown College
Youngstown
Garth Edmundson
Will Gelections
Bach
Son
Reds and Degallists battle for control in Paris
Foreign Minister says a cabinet fall will not derail policy as Communists and De Gaulle followers vie for power. The report notes rival bids forming after a French political shakeup during the Reynaud era and mentions key figures and party lines in a tense national scene.
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Jonn E. Lee
1.N
Paris
Charles DeGaulle
Riestien
Marie
Reynaud
Schumann
Edouard Herriot
Pierre
Lawrence County 4H Roundup Draws Large County Crowd
In Lawrence County 4H Roundup at Bethel Methodist Hall about 300 4H girls gathered for the event. The program included judging and a community round-up of 4H clubs from the county.
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Lawrence County
Chair of editor's desk sidelined. plans underway
The editor has been away briefly and the staff reports ongoing preparations and plans in his absence. Details remain sparse as preparations proceed quietly behind the scenes.
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Pa Newe
Scheol
Ily Weather Report
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George Moise
Matt Correspe
New Castle Board
Greer
Percy
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Inside Today
Thesteienl Orgees
Saterday
220Th Field Artillery
Christ Lutheran
Edmundson
Serene Tane Sen
Tewennne Noel—D’aquin Chant
Seceee Dupre
Reynand
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