Pittsburgh Area Hoping For News Of End Of Strike
A revived sense of optimism spread through the Pittsburgh area as talks between CIO leaders and government officials suggested a possible settlement of the nationwide steel strike. Union executives backed Philip Murray in Washington, while small steelmakers warned that the wage price formula must shield hundreds of small plants or risk ruin.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Hwever
Observance of Boy Scout Week Opens
Today marks the start of Boy Scout week with special programs planned through the week. The Victory Clothing campaign in Lawrence County far surpassed expectations due to strong community support, contrasting with last year’s weather. A tame squirrel visited a North Hill porch while a resident awaited winter rations. Classifieds note housing information drives and nylon offers as incentives for information. In The News autos show many cars with new inspection seals but damaged parts and broken headlights.
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Victory Clothing
Lawrence County
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 9 a m report a maximum of 39 and a minimum of 21 with trace of snow. River stage 5.8 feet. Figures for the same date last year show 35 maximum and 30 minimum with no precipitation.
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United States
Tugboat Strikers Vote On Proposal To End Walkout
New York tugboat and barge workers began balloting on a compromise wage proposal to end a five day walkout that crippled fuel supplies and shut public buildings. Voting started after 8 am with results due after 4 pm. Early turnout was orderly and light.
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New York
New York City
MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN DIE IN WESTON FIRE
Adr ian Mich Feb 8 A 34 year old mother Grace Southwell and her two children Carol Ann 9 Wayne 2 died in a Weston home blaze early today Firemen saved the father Fred who said he woke to smoke and descended to find the house engulfed He tried to reach them again but the flames spread too fast and he could not reach his family
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Adrian, Mich
Weston, Mich
Grace Southwell
Carol Ann
Wayne
Fred
Southwell
Lee Harrington
Two Gunmen Held By Police Robbery Near Butler
Pennsylvania police identified Peter Revty and Joseph Karolski as two of three gunmen who robbed the Plainview Inn near Butler of $600. They were captured in Pittsburgh after an allegedly stolen car Revty drove crashed into a gasoline truck while fleeing state police officer R. A. Shelloy. Revty had escaped from Farview hospital for the criminally insane four months earlier after a policeman shooting conviction near Bedford.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Peter Revty
Joseph Karolski
Plainview Inn
Butler
Revty
Karolski
R. A. Shelloy
Farview Hospital
Bedford
Father rescues daughter from Franklin fire
In Franklin a two story store apartment building burned as seven year old Mary Myers was rescued by her father Edward Myers. Firemen had not determined the blaze origin.
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Franklin
Mary Myers
Edward Myers
U.N. Seek Solution Of Food Crisis
London reports urgent calls for UNO to tackle global food shortages after Russo-British dispute. British housewives protest wartime ration cuts as hunger fears rise across Europe, with critics urging delegates to focus on rescue and reconstruction amid political concerns.
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London
INS
UNO
Britain
Europe
Germany
London Times
U. S
New Grey Bread May Win Favor
New York reports that Americans will eat the new grey bread within a month under President Truman's wheat conservation order. Ralph Ward, chairman of the American Bakers association war committee, says the darker, coarser bread will be nutritious and tastier than white bread and similar to but better than wartime loaves.
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Philadelphia
INS
Pennsylvania
Bakers
Truman
OPA
Pennsylvania Millers’ Association
New York
Ralph Ward
American Bakers Association
Anti-Strike Bill Passed by House Faces Senate Fight
The Case anti-strike bill cleared the House 258 to 155 and moves to the Senate education and labor committee. President Truman is expected to veto if the Senate passes it. Committee members favor strengthening mediation services and oppose the administration’s fact finding boards. Senate aims for mid February action, but no speed is assured.
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House
Senate
Washington
Truman
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Murray D. Mont
Labor Committee
Navy Captain Reveals Sharing Secret Intercepts With Hopkins
Navy Captain Alwin D. Kramer testified before the Pearl Harbor committee that in 1941 he showed top secret Japanese intercepts to Harry Hopkins, following orders from Admiral Harold R. Stark. He noted other civilians including Navy Secretary Knox and State Department officials regularly viewed the intercepts.
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Navy
Kramer
Hopkins
Washington
INS
Alwin D. Kramer
Harry Hopkins
Pearl Harbor
Sen. Ferguson
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Ferguson
Army
Knox
State Department
State Welles
Stanley Hornbeck
Maxwell Hamilton
Expect Governor To Announce His Senate Position
Harrisburg report says Gov Edward Martin will hold a 4 p.m. press conference to reveal if he will seek the Republican nomination for the U S Senate. The timing precedes the legal petition deadline and follows strong GOP calls supported by large petition totals.
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Senate
Harrisburg
INS
Edward Martin
U. S Senate
Warren Young Man Dies of Injuries
Warren Pennsylvania February 8 23 year old Paul McCoy of Warren died from a fractured skull suffered last Sunday when a car he rode in sideswiped a parked truck at Sheffield Frost on the windows allegedly obscured the driver’s vision Frank J Veema Jr 21 was the car’s driver reporting the incident to state police
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Warren, Pa
Paul McCoy
Warren
Sheffield
Frank J. Veema, Jr
Theft Reported After Car Parked Near Tracks In East Washington
W J Lokevitz of 1046 Beckford Street reported last night that while his car was parked near the P L and FE tracks on East Washington Street, a radiator cap and an ornament were stolen from the vehicle.
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W. J. Lokevitz
Beckford Street
Washington Street
Corregidor Veteran Re-enlists In Army
Irving Strobing, 26, a Brooklyn radio operator who sent the last Corregidor messages in 1942, re enlists for three more years in the army. He spoke on furlough of his plan to complete a 30 year career and to attend signal corps school.
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New York
INS
Irving Strobing
Brooklyn
Corregidor
Strobing
Fort Dix
N. J
Signal Corps
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Hawaii
Arnold Lappert
Minnie
Clothing Drive Is Huge Success In This County
The county’s clothing drive ended with the last box loaded on Tuesday afternoon February 5. The campaign nearly matched last April’s total, showing overwhelming generosity from residents with gifts of clothing and shoes to aid the earth’s suffering people. Austin Webb, the general chairman, thanks all contributors large and small for helping push the effort over the top.
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Victory
Lawrence County
Austin Webb
Check List Of Survivors Of Grounded Ship
Coast guardsmen rechecked passenger and crew lists at Seward to determine if seven people are missing from the Yukon wreck after the Alaska storm drove the liner aground near Johnston Bay. Total survivors stood at 484 with 491 aboard when it sailed from Seward for Seattle.
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Yukon
Seward
Johnstone Bay
Alaska
Coastguard
Seattle
Army and Steamship Company
Countess Seeks Prison Release
DETROIT Feb 8 INS Countess Grafin Marianna von Molise requests a writ of habeas corpus to obtain release from prison. The 46 year old German countess, naturalized citizen, says her 1944 sentence for membership in the Detroit spy ring was illegal and unconstitutional. She was sentenced in November 1944 to four years after confessing to being part of the Detroit spy ring.
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Detroit
INS
Grafin Marianna von Molise
Five Robbers Loot Pittsburgh Cafe Patrons
Five gunmen robbed ten patrons at a Pittsburgh cafe, lining them against a wall and taking 106 dollars in cash. Bert Ohler, the manager, described the attackers as five bandits who entered, forced everyone to the wall, and divided roles as two men held guns while three searched customers.
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Pittsburgh
Bert Ohler
Churchill Flies Back To Florida From Havana
HAVANA February 8 Churchill Wins ton Churchill leaves Havana at 4 p m EST to fly to Miami arriving at 5 15 p m He says plans to visit Mexico are abandoned and he will likely accept President Truman s invitation to join a cruise after reaching Miami Air Depot
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Havana
Winston Churchill
Miami
Miami Air Depot
Mexico
Truman
Yamashita Execution Stayed By MacArthur Stay Denied By Truman
General Yamashita, condemned to hang for war crimes, received a reprieve order from MacArthur after advice from Secretary Patterson while clemency pleas move through Washington. President Truman to review the case as defense and prosecution statements reach the White House.
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Washington
Feb
Truman
War Department
Yamashita
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Robert Patterson
Philippines
White House
Department
MacArthur
Manila
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ford Announces More Shutdowns Amid Steel Strike
Ford Motor Company announced shutdowns at three plants due to the steel strike. About 4,400 workers, including 2,400 on the West Coast in Richmond and Long Beach and at the Lincoln division in Detroit, are idled. Ford warned of further layoffs if the dispute isn’t settled within two weeks.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Richmond
Long Beach
Calif
Lincoln
Ford
White House adviser Allen favored for RFC director post
The senate banking committee endorsed George Fe Allen for director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with 14 to 5 vote. Three Republicans joined 11 Democrats in support of Truman's nomination. A taxicab operated by George D Marks knocked over a Public Square parking meter after brakes failed. City Building bureau granted remodeling permit to H B Evans for a two story brick duplex at 312 East Leasure Avenue with estimated cost 1000.
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Washington
White House
George FE. Allen
Senate Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
George D Marks
City Building Bureau
H. B. Evans
East Leasure Avenue
Death Record for Jacob Mets and Others in 1946 Notice
Obituary notice lists Jacob F Mets 88 of New Middle Town with personal reminiscences. Additional lines mention John Carlin 84 of West State Street and Frank Macek with Palestine affiliation, reflecting a fragmented obituary fragment from the era.
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John Carlin
West State Street
Pome Nou
U S Troops Expected to Reach Europe This Month
At Frankfurt the United States headquarters announced 64,000 troops will reach the European theatre this month and 36,000 next month. The move aims to offset the deficit created by redeployment speedups as World War II progresses.
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U. S
Europe
Frankfurt
U S
War Department
Court To View Plant Picketing In Pittsburgh
Judge Frank P Patterson paused the injunction hearing of Jones Laughlin Steel Corp as counsel and parties viewed picketing at the Pittsburgh plant. The court recessed until 1 30 PM amid questions about a possible settlement and futility of continuing the proceedings.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Frank P. Patterson
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Patterson
Truman Cancels Florida Trip Over Strike Crisis
President Truman canceled his planned Florida trip due to the nationwide strike situation. He said a new price and wage formula would be announced soon to end the strikes paralyzing reconversion, and he would still visit Florida later if conditions permit.
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Truman
Florida
White House
Treasure Ship Ready To Sail From Philadelphia
A heavily guarded freighter Grinnell Victory, docked in Philadelphia, reportedly carries 1.5 million dollars in 30 cent silver pieces destined for Saudi Arabia. The ship also reportedly holds 25 Packard cars 30 commercial tractors and sugar with unknown voyage details due to customs censorship.
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Philadelphia
Saudi Arabia
Grinnell Victory
Philadelphia Mint
Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud
Mondred
Roosevelt
Grimnell Victory
Packard
Aratia
Bureau of Customs
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Stone
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Pa Nene
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Minky the Cat
Bertie the Rabbit
Robin Bradberry
U.N. C
Churchill
Bulletin
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TS Nos
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Duplen
Arthur Mometer
Jacob F. Mets
New Middletown
Frank Macek
SI. Fost Palestine
Gur
Columbia
Mary Lou Jenkins
Miss Jenkins
Jenkins
Jack Jenkins
South
Phillips J. Peck
Whitehouse
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