Alger Hiss Fate in Jury Hands as Perjury Trial Plays On
A federal court jury resumes deliberations in the second Alger Hiss perjury trial after five hours of debate. the outcome may hinge on a disputed typewriter. The panel of eight women and four men weighs testimony and exhibits from the case of the former State Department officer. A libel suit against Chambers is noted in relation to the proceedings.
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State Department
James L. Kilgallen
U. N.S
New York
Alger Hiss
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
First Day of Spring Scheduled for March Twenty-First
Spring is set to debut on Tuesday March 21 with two months until then. Frost has been light this winter aiding gardeners to start early onion beds. Highway crews worked Friday night to manage snow and keep arterial traffic moving. Baltimore Md appears to receive new buses under the label Baltimore Express as a contract for construction was awarded.
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Highway Department
Daily Weather Report Partly cloudy and wet with cold night
Partly cloudy and wet with a cold night as lows reach 25 to 30. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and milder temperatures. United States weather shows a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a max of 28 and min 16, precipitation 0.03 inches with snow, river stage 7.3 feet. A year ago same date logged 35 max and 19 min with no precipitation.
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United States
Coal Miners Will Meet To Decide Work Return
Retired department store leader dies in Atlantic City. Jacob D. Lit, former head of Lit Brother Department Store in Philadelphia, died at his resort home from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was found by his wife Gladys and pronounced dead by Dr. Sloan Stewart.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jacob D. Lit
Lit Brother Department Store
Philadelphia
Gladys
Sloan Stewart
Lit
Miners Split Over Return to Work in Western PA Strike
Hundreds of United Mine Workers locals in western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia plan meetings to decide if they will return to work Monday. Some districts back a three day week while others denounce the push, amid reports of welfare fund payments being refused and a crowded coal landscape with uncertain outcomes.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
UMW District 5
John P. Busarello
Emily
Morgantown
W. Va
Brownsville
Monongah
Miners Welfare Fund
Safecracker ring busted after deadly police shootout
State police killed Frank Stadler in Elizabethtown after cornering him in a warehouse robbery loop. Ray Weber was wounded in Lebanon and Earl Firestone captured in Lancaster. a seven man team aided by Lebanon police ended the gang’s heist spree across ten months.
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Elizabethtown
Lebanon
Ephrata
Grubb Breneman Co
Frank Stadler
Baltimore
Ray Weber
Good Samaritan Hospital
Earl Firestone
Lancaster County
Gas station blast cracks roof and walls at Croton Ave
Gasoline fumes from two five gallon cans drawn into a coal heater caused an explosion at Giancotti Brothers station 735 Croton Ave at 10 20 Friday evening. Rear walls cracked roof torn. damage about 2500. Fire quickly extinguished no injuries. Insurance covers loss.
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Giancotti Brothers
Croton Avenue
Soviet China unite to attack U S lies as ties improve
Moscow reports Russia and China condemn U S charges of aggression and annexation while welcoming Chou En Lai. Soviet officials mark Lenin death anniversary and tout nearer Sino Soviet relations as talks with Mao Tse Tung continue in Moscow. Western observers gauge a broad pact looming after Chou's arrival.
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Moscow
Russia
China
U. S
Andrei Vishinsky
Lenin
Dean Acheson
Kremlin
Chou En-Lai
Sandra Peterson Guilty Of Murder
An all male jury in Brady Texas convicted 18 year old Sandra Peterson of murdering real estate salesman Lewis Patterson. She received a life sentence after the August 25 shooting as Patterson gave them a ride.
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Brady
Tex
INS
Texas
Sandra Peterson
A. O. Newman
Somerville
Mass
Sandra
Lewis Patterson
Patterson
Lorette Fae Mozinno
Police Holding Robbery Suspect In Brink's Case
A New York underworld figure is suspected in the Brink's Express Co. holdup totaling 1.5 million dollars. State and Boston police traced the lead, questioned Brink's staff, and linked a fingerprint on gag tape to the suspect as investigators consider ties to a 1947 Hyde Park stakeout by the same gang.
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Boston
New York
Brink’s Express Co
James Conniff
James V. Crowley
Brink
FBI
B. F. Sturtevant
Hyde Park
Mother Sons Die Heat Ears Rescue York Fire Tragedy
In York Maine an explosion and fire killed Mrs Lelia McDonald and her two sons Richard seven and Arthur five. Father Thomas McDonald escaped but was severely burned and two other children Sheila eleven and Thomas Jr. twenty barely escaped. Fire officials say the blaze started from a defective portable heater in the mother’s room. The injured man was hospitalized in serious condition.
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York
Lelia McDonald
Richard
Arthur
Thomas McDonald
York Hospital
Sheila
Thomas Jr
McDonald
Myron Cox
Driver Of Year Honored For Accident Free Record
William E. Vosburgh of Towanda receives Pennsylvania Driver of the Year honor from Gov. James H. Duff at a Pennsylvanian Motor Truck Association meeting in Hershey. He is recognized for saving a fellow driver’s life in 1948 and a three year accident free record spanning 50,000 miles.
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Harrisburg
INS
William E. Vosburgh
Towanda
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
Vosburgh
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Hershey
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
Pmta Board of Judges
Frederick Woodruff
Montrose
Bishop Wicke to Speak at Laymen’s Sunday Service
Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke of Pittsburgh will deliver the Sunday 11 o’clock address at First Methodist church in New Castle. Seventeen district churches will send congregations with at least 1,200 expected for the main service and overflow space in the Sunday school room. DeLace Cole will lead the call to worship, Homer Matthews prays, Leonard Blasdell reads Scripture, and Joseph Eckles introduces the bishop before the message.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Lloyd C. Wicke
Pittsburgh
First Methodist Church
Bishop Wicke
DeLace Cole
First Church
Homer Matthews
Leonard Blasdell
Mahoning Church
Joseph Eckles
Wicke
Red Cross Sets Lawrence County Campaign Goal at 33042
The 1950 Red Cross drive in Lawrence County is set at 33042, announced by Rev Fr Ralph Hovencamp. The goal is below the year's budget, to be covered from reserve funds built up during the war, with use of the remaining reserve noted. Jacob Wachtman named publicity committee chair, with members Shir ley Kerr Otto Pearsall Walter Conover and Charles Moser.
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Red Cross
Lawrence County
Ralph E. Hovenramp
Hawescamp
Hovencamp
Jacob C. Wachtman
Greater New Castle Association
Wachtman
Shirley Kerr
Otto Pearsall
Walter Conover
Charles Moser
Railroad Walkout Idles Thousands in Steel and Rail Sector
More than 15 700 workers from Jones and Laughlin Steel and other firms are idle as the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen strikes Monongahela Connecting railroad. The nine month dispute follows a brakeman's death and a conductor's dismissal. MONCON chief Richard L. Barnes cites no further talks. Shutdowns affect Duquesne Slag, Iron City Sand and Gravel, and Allegheny Asphalt operations.
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Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Brotherhood of Railroad
Monongahela Connecting Railroad
BRT
Richard L. Barnes
Moncon
Barnes
Duquesne Slag Products Company
Iron City Sand and Gravel Company
Allegheny Asphalt Company
Row In The Family a
A brief feature by John Paget, N.S. Staff Correspondent, highlights family dynamics and shared duties within a household setting. The piece sketches everyday interactions and the quiet resilience of kinship in daily life.
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John Paget
N.S
Factional Clash in Pennsylvania GOP Over Senate Nomination
Harrisburg January 21 Two Republican factions clash over the U S Senate race with Gov James H Duff supporters claiming control of 53 to 59 counties while Duff opponent John C Kunkel backers cite 42 counties. Anti Duff talks in Wellsboro with G Mason Owlett and Robert F Rich to map a statewide slate and county representation.
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Harrisburg
INS
James H. Duff
U. S
Joseph R. Grundy
Duff
John C. Kunkel
GOP
Wellsboro
G. Mason Owlett
Robert F. Rich
Congress
Owlett
Rich
Grundy
Cameron
Clinton
Lycoming
McKean
Potter
Tioga
Wyoming
Pennsylvania Federation of Young Republicans
GOP Veterans League
Pennsylvania Republican Women’s Council
Finance
M. Harvey Taylor
Senate
Appoint Sharon Man To Aid In Bonus Work
Edward L. Holman of Sharon was named assistant director of the World War II Veterans Compensation Bureau by State Adjutant General Frank A. Weber. Holman, among the first employees to start December 27, helped set up the bureau with Director Clyde E. Rankin. He served 30 months in the navy as lieutenant commander.
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Harrisburg
INS
Edward L. Holman
Sharon
Veterans Compensation Bureau
Adj
Frank A. Weber
Holman
Clyde E. Rankin
Weber
Navy
Senators Urge Tighter Secrecy on Hydrogen Bomb
Senate Republicans push to tighten atomic secrecy if the United States builds a hydrogen bomb. Wherry and Bricker warn against leaks aiding Russia while stressing the need to retain leadership in atomic research. Bricker could regain atomic committee role if Vandenberg steps down.
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INS
Senate
United States
Congress
Wherry
Neb
Russia
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Congressional Atomic Committee
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
Bricker
Senate Appropriations Committee
Vandenberg
Atomic Committee
Joint Atomic Committee
Truman to Seek Readjustment of Wartime Excise Taxes
President Truman plans a targeted readjustment of a limited wartime excise tax list to stimulate business. The package would reduce taxes on transportation, communications, and certain luxury goods while opposing cuts to liquor and tobacco levies. He also seeks a 3 to 4 percent rise in corporate rates and closing loopholes to raise about a billion dollars annually.
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Truman
Congress
Barkley To Make Pittsburgh Talk Tonight
Vice President Alben W. Barkley will headline the seventh annual Pittsburgh Jewish National Fund dinner tomorrow. He is to be greeted by reception committee members including Reps Herman Eberharter Robert J. Corbett Harry Davenport and Pittsburgh acting mayor James S. Devlin. Proceeds will back a 15 million dollar loan to revive Jerusalem through forestry housing water resources and land purchases from Arab owners and restitution from the Israel government.
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Pittsburgh
LNS
Alben W. Barkley
Pittsburgh Jewish National Fund
Pennsylvania
Herman Eberharter
Robert J. Corbett
Harry Davenport
James S. Devlin
Jewish National Fund In
Israel
Obituaries and ages listed for local residents
The death notices list Harold A. Matthews 35 of Youngstown Ohio George W. Holsinger 74 of Harbor Road R D 2 Mrs Carmine Riccione 60 of Wampum and Arthur W Simonds 173 200 Clenmoore Boulevard.
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Harold Alfred Matthews
Youngstown
Ohio
George W. Holsinger
Harbor Road
R. D
Carmine Riccione
Wampum
Arthur W. Simonds
Clenmoore Boulevard
State Trustees Seek New Proxy
The 32 member board of trustees for Pennsylvania State College meets this afternoon to consider filling the presidency vacancy since October 1947. Spokesmen gave no commitment on a successor. Acting president since Ralph D. Hetzel’s death is James Milholland of Pittsburgh. Captain Roger W. Rowland, trustee member, attends the Harrisburg meeting.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania State College
James Milholland
Pittsburgh
Ralph D. Hetzel
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Roger W. Rowland
Read It All in the Papers Weather Report
The piece notes that people learn about the world through newspapers and mentions daily activity from reporters and staff. It references a 41 degree weather reading and suggests readers get their news from the paper.
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Taj Mahal
Joe
Red Square
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Miss Moran
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