Primate Mindszenty Awaits Hung Er Court Verdict
Cardinal Mindszenty remained in solitary mediation as a Budapest peoples court prepared to issue a verdict at 9 a.m. tomorrow. The state seeks the heaviest punishment, effectively death. Budapest radio denounced global prayers for the cardinal, while Archbishops Svellman Griffin Innitzer faced sharp criticism. The court did not convene today as the trial proceeds.
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Budapest
INS
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Budapest ‘Peoples’ Court
Hungary
Francis Cardinal Svellman
New York
Cardinal Mindszenty
Republic
Bernard Cardinal Griffin
England
Theodor Cardinal Innitzer
Austria
Peoples’ Court
Local notes on light rain and a warm February Sunday
Early morning rain coated highways with ice in places making driving treacherous. Sunday brought many motorists out as highways cleared of snow and ice. Route 422 damage hints at recent rough driving. A butterfly moth appeared in bright sun on Sunday afternoon. Boy Scouts took over city hall for Scout Week activities.
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Route 422
East Washington Street
West Avenue
Pa Nene
the News
Daily Weather Report Summary for the United States
The 24 hour period ending 9 am today shows a max of 50 and min of 27 degrees with traces of precipitation and a river stage of 7.4 feet. The prior 24 hours ending Sunday morning recorded a max of 27 and min of 11 with traces of precipitation and snow.
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United States
Chinese Communists Mass For Cross Yangtze Attempt
Reports from Nanking say over 1 000 wooden junks lie on the Yangtze north bank near Yangchow in a possible plan to cross the river and seize a bridgehead south of the river. Nationalist forces mobilize to block the Red drive as civil war prospects fade.
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Yangtze River
Nanking
Yangtze
Shanghai
China
Yangchow
Red
Chenkiang
Nanking-Shanghai
Liu Po-Cheng
Tientsin-Pukow
Spaak Says Big Four Conference Should Happen Soon
Belgium's Premier Paul-Henri Spaak argues a Big Four conference is timely only if there is a fair chance of success. He urges careful preparation through diplomatic channels and notes his support for western European unity. Spaak, a key proponent, stresses planning and coordination for such a meeting.
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Brussels
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Spaak
Winston Churchill
Close Checkup Of Marshall Plan In Congress
Congressional leaders promise a thorough review of the Marshall Plan’s second-year figures in public hearings. ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman and Secretary of State Dean Acheson will testify before Sen. Connally and Rep. House committee members, with Republican Sen. Bridges warning of mistakes and improper use of counterpart funds.
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Washington
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Sen. Connally
Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Economics Cooperation Administration
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Dean Acheson
Connally
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Sen. Bridges
N. H
Appropriations
Hoffman
Bridges
Five and Half Billions More Are Asked for Europe
The administration asks Congress to provide 5.58 billion dollars to continue the European recovery program ERP for another year from June 30 1949 to June 30 1950 hearings set to start tomorrow before a joint House and Senate foreign affairs committees. Secretary of State Acheson and Paul Hoffman head of the economic cooperation administration will testify.
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Washington
INS
Congress
House
Rep. Bloom
N. Y
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Acheson
Paul Hoffman
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Russia Seeks Face Saving In East Germany
Berlin reports quote a top American source saying Soviet occupation chiefs seek a face saving solution to economic paralysis in the Russian zone. The informant mentions possible Berlin blockade lifting and economic reintegration, but warns of internal subversion after evacuation.
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Russia
East Germany
Berlin
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Germany
International
Stalin
Truman
Shenango Firemen Save Barn From Destruction
Shenango Township Volunteer Firemen and Castlewood Department battled a Sunday evening barn fire on the farm of Andrew Luykee on Center Church Road. The haymow blaze, started by an unknown source, was controlled quickly after a call, causing about 100 dollars in damage. Insurance status of the owner is unknown.
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Andrew Luykee
Center Church Road
Shenango Township
Castlewood
Secretary Royall Ends Japan Tour and Heads to Korea
Secretary Kenneth Royall closed his Japan tour after meeting with Gen. Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo and departed for Seoul to visit U.S. army posts. He warned of rising crises in Russia and its satellites, predicting Tito like situations while addressing a U.S. Chamber of Commerce gathering.
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Wap Front
Tokyo
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U. 8
Kenneth Royall
Russia
Haneda
Seoul
Korea
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Royall
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Soviet Flyers Claim Russia Lacks Atom Bomb
Richmond report states 26 year old Soviet aviator Peter Pirogov said he does not believe Russia possesses the atom bomb. He added America has won half the cold war and urged President Truman to maintain a tough policy toward the Soviet Union.
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America
Russia
Peter Pirogov
Truman
New Bedford Captain Earns Bronze Star for Burma Missions
Captain Logan E. Weston of New Bedford receives the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster from Maj. Gen. Charles L. Mullins Jr. Weston served sixteen months with Merrill's Marauders in Burma in 1944 and five months scouting behind front lines. He also fought at Guadalcanal with the 37th Division and twice faced surroundment, later aided by bombers to break the enemy circle.
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Fort George G. Meade
Charles L. Mullins, Jr
Logan E. Weston
New Bedford
Burma
Weston
Merrill
Marauders
Guadalcanal
Boy and Girl Scouts Sworn Into City Roles
In a colorful ceremony Mayor John F. Haven swore in Scouts as city officials for educational purposes. The council, led by acting mayor Bob Brinton, includes John Brinton Jr and council members James Peacock Jennings Grebe Harry Wright Duane Farrington and officers such as Bob Brown Willis Peacock Carl Sanders Anthony Phillips Thomas Baatz Bruce Walrath Victor Galmarino Bob Brinton and Kenneth McPheeters. The session approved ordinances authorizing a sewer system and expanded health programs.
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Boy Scouts of America
New Castle
Girl Scouts
Lawrence County
John F. Haven
John Brinton, Jr
James Peacock
Jennings Grebe
Streets
Harry Wright
Duane Farrington
Bob Brown
Willis Peacock
Carl Sanders
Anthony Phillips
Thomas Baatz
Bruce Walrath
Victor Galmarino
Bob Brinton
Kenneth McPheeters
Brinton
Grebe
Wright
Peacocks
Huge Cattle Run Jams Stock Pens at Kansas City
One of the largest February cattle runs tied up Kansas City stockyards as about 19 000 head entered, including nearly 300 grain feed steers. Receipts topped Chicago and Omaha, with feeder classes dropping $12 and fed steers and heifers down over a dollar early, signaling prices near their 1947 lows.
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Chicago
Omaha
Fed
Apn
Scout Awards Made By Council Annual Meeting Highlights
Lawrence County Council Boy Scouts of America held its annual meeting in Ellwood City with 135 Scouters and Cubbers attending. Council president Thomas L. Paden outlined goals to train leaders and define committee duties, noting 28 training certificates issued in 1948. Major activities included Navy Day with 256 participants, Armistice Day parade with 176 participants, and 80 in the Me event.
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Lawrence County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Ellwood City
Thomas L. Paden
Boy Scout Council
Deaths in Waterford Ellwood City and nearby area
Death notices for Mrs. E. E. Bittles 84 Waterford Pa Michael John Scott five months Ellwood City Mrs Robert Wilkins 39 403 Ma honing avenue Clarence E Spencer 62 804 Wilmington avenue Mrs John J Fulkerson 63 5 Cliff street Frank S Boron 47 31442 South Mercer list local residents and ages Scheduled notices appear in the February 7 1949 column.
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Michael John Scott
Ellwood City
Robert Wilkins
Mahoning Avenue
Clarence E. Spencer
Wilmington Avenue
John J. Fulkerson
Cliff Street
Wool Growers Elect Re-elected Officers at Liberty Grange
R P Peebles of Scott township was re elected president of the Lawrence County Wool Growers Association at the annual Liberty Grange Hall meeting Saturday. Other officers named include Guy Fullerton as vice president W F Mc Cracken secretary and treasurer and J L Burton as director. The event featured a fine wool show and a women oriented program in the afternoon.
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R. P. Peebles
Scott Township
Lawrence County Wool Growers Association
Liberty Grange Hall
Guy Fullerton
North Beaver
W. F. McCracken
J. L. Burton
Pittsburgh Girl Goes On Trial For Murder Of Aunt
An 18 year old Pittsburgh girl, Deloris Waldo, goes on trial for the murder of her great aunt, Mrs Gertrude Norris, 68, killed last May 28. Police say she admitted arguing and struggling with her aunt but denies setting the clothing on fire over a $40 loan. Trial expected to last at least a week with jury selection today.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Deloris Waldo
Gertrude Norris
Deloris
Hoover Commission Calls 16 Point Government Streamlining Plan
The Hoover Commission presented a 16 point program to Congress to consolidate 65 departments and agencies into about one third, aiming to cut waste and red tape and save billions. It argues unity and efficiency are needed amid world affairs and that current federal structure hinders action and restraint.
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Washington
INS
Hoover Commission
Congress
Herbert Hoover
U. S
U.S. to denounce Mindszenty trial in Hungary
The United States drafts a formal denunciation of the espionage trial and likely conviction of Cardinal Mindszenty, with Acheson to voice condemnation as a violation ofHungarian peace treaty freedoms. Senator Bridges will introduce a resolution condemning the Iron Curtain proceedings.
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Washington
INS
United States
Joseph Cardinal
Mindszenty
Hungary
Sen. Bridges
N. H
Congress
State Acheson
Acheson
Patrick A. O'Boyle
Bridges
Roosevelt
Russia
Birthday feast and cake brighten memory of cherished guest
The speaker recalls a belated birthday celebration with a meal fit for a king and a stunning cake. He notes how women make birthdays memorable, despite his diet, and mentions a bright cake that left a lasting impression as he toasts to turning thirty seven.
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Catherine Dukes
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Paden
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Waterford, Pa
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County Wool Growers
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