Invasion Rumors in Greece Denied by Government
The Greek government announced the suppression of at least one phase of the alleged Communist inspired invasion and dismissed American military aid reports as sensationalism. Front page claims said two Greek brigades attacked guerrillas near Konitza with Albanian renormalization of forces.
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Athens
Konitza
Albania
Napoleon Zervas
Epirus
Greece
Aper
Ellinikon Aima
Pa Newe Observes Safer Driving Street Line Painted
East Washington street hill is receiving a white line painted by city workmen directed by Cecil Suber for safer driving. A downtown East Washington block building gets a cream paint refresh. Ke Former Mayor Charles B Mayne turns 76 with greetings. A coal dealer stocks hundreds of tons for winter demand along the spur route for 422. Rural residents report rain while city areas lack moisture. Rain fell in Pulaski Monday evening with a mist in parts of the city. Lawrence County Highway Department progress noted by Alfred Martin, with efforts on King’s Chapel road.
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East Washington Street
New Castle
Pulaski
Lawrence County
State Highway Department
Alfred Martin
King’s Chapel Road
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hours Ending 9 AM
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 84 and minimum of 64 with 0.12 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 7.1 feet. For the same date four years ago, highs reached 85 and lows 66 with 0.49 inches of rain.
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United States
Sesqui Centennial Plans Begin in New Castle
The American Legion sponsored Sesqui centennial for New Castle with Chester C. Sweesy as general chairman. A plan to incorporate The New Castle Pa SesquiCentennial Corporation was approved and committee work formed across finance program concessions publicity decorations parade and fireworks for a tentative July 4 1948 celebration.
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New Castle
Castleton Hotel
Chester C. Sweesy
American Legion
The
Legion
Sesqui-Centennial Corporation
Greek Issue Sidetracked At UN Session
United Nations debates on Greece paused to address atomic and armament items. U S delegate Herschel V. Johnson pressed for swift action including a Balkans border commission, while Gromyko warned Greece is stirring noise. Albania and others blamed Greek actions near the Albanian border as Dendramis defended a real battle.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United Nations
Herschel V. Johnson
U. S
Security Council
Johnson
Balkans
Great Britain
Australia
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Greece
U.N
France
China
Columbia
United States
Britain
Syria
Albania
Yugoslavia
Russia
Nesti Kerenxhi
Washington
Vassili Dendramis
Barn Burns on Russell Byler Farm Near New Wilmington
A lightning strike on Tuesday night set a small auxiliary barn at Russell Byler’s R D 2 New Wilmington farm ablaze. The fire destroyed the barn and its contents including two lime spreaders and hay, with residents unable to save any of it.
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New Wilmington
Russell Byler
Here
Byler
Burning Weeds Trigger Fire Alarm at Rick Farm
Neighbors saw dense smoke near the J. R. Rick stock farm and alerted firefighters. Castlewood and Shenango fire units from Shenango township and a New Castle truck company responded. It was weed burning that produced the smoke. no serious fire occurred and Mr. Rick thanked the departments.
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J. R. Rick
Harlansburg Road
Castlewood
Shenango
Shenango Township
New Castle
Rick
Predict Special Congress Session Will Be Sought
Paris reports diplomatic sources expect Western European governments to urge President Truman to call a special fall session to push the Marshall plan. Observers say officials will press for a October congressional gathering to emphasize the time element and accelerate implementation amid lingering doubts about a October session.
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Paris
INS
Truman
New Attempt To Have Soviet Join Marshall Plan
Western Allies pursue Soviet participation in the Marshall plan for European recovery. French foreign office says the Soviet commander in Germany was invited to address the Paris conference committees. France suggests using colonial resources in global recovery as part of long range European rehabilitation.
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Paris
Germany
France
Slaying of Estranged Wife Ends in Suicide in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg a South Philadelphia man shot his estranged wife Miriam E. Phields 30 at her home then killed himself. Ernest G. Phields Jr. 35 died two hours later in hospital. Police say a note to his mother framed the deaths as retaliation rather than murder. The couple married in 1939 and had separated for over a year.
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Harrisburg
INS
Philadelphia
Miriam E. Phields
Ernest G. Phields, Jr
Poice
Oscar L. Blough
Phields
Death Notice of Mrs Mary J Pattison
Mrs Mary J Pattison aged 84 of 718 Court Street is dead. The death was reported on Wednesday July 16 1947.
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Mary J. Pattison
Court Street
US Watches Greece Developments Amid Guerrilla Ties
The State Department maintains a watchful stance as rumors of an international brigade in Greece surface. Officials caution about potential Yugoslav or Albanian influence and note uncertainty over how the 300 million dollar aid program will be allocated amid Greek-Turkish defense plans.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Greece
Tito
Yugoslavia
Red Army
United Nations
Congress
Governors Weigh Universal Training At Governors Conference
Adjournment-bound governors from 44 states and three territories faced actions on about thirty issues including mandatory universal military training and endorsement of the Marshall plan for Europe. They may adjourn late tonight with resolutions on returning submerged lands to the states amid a Supreme Court ruling on federal jurisdiction.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
INS
Europe
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Union
Hawaiian Pineapple Strike Ends With Return to Work
In Honolulu on July 16, 12,000 CIO Plantation and Cannery workers ended their strike. Federal conciliator Nathan P. Feinsinger announced workers would return to jobs at noon and resume negotiations for wage increases.
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Honolulu
INS
Nathan P. Feinsinger
CIO
Tax Reduction Veto Threatens Marshall Plan Funds
Rep Knutson of Minnesota warned that a veto of the four billion dollar tax cut could seriously jeopardize the Marshall Plan if Congress does not override. President Truman is poised to veto the bill again, with Senate Republicans still short of votes to overturn.
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Marshall Plan
Washington
House
Congress
Truman
Rep
Knutson
Senate
Armed Forces Unifications Nearing Vote
Washington July 16 The Army Navy unification bill may be called up on the House floor tomorrow and passed before week’s end. A secretary of defense would oversee the military machine. House committee report followed Senate measure. Rules committee to clear path. Conference to resolve differences. GOP aims to send bill to the President before adjournment July 26.
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Washington
INS
Martin
Mass
House
Secretary of Defense
U. S
House Committee
Senate
Paris Marshall plan conference opens with British optimism
British Foreign Secretary Bevin called the Paris conference a strong start and expected good results after 16 nations met in harmony despite a Soviet boycott. He spoke as ministers and delegates began returning home from Le Bourget. Italian Foreign Minister Sforza warned that conference results are essential to avoid greater disappointment. Economic experts prepared to draft a balance sheet of Europe’s needs and assets.
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Paris
Bevin
Bidault
le Bourget
London
Italy
Carlo Sforza
Rome
Cooperation Committee
Europe
Two Are Drowned Near Canonsburg
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania two men from Gastonville Aaroh C Ostrander 23 and his uncle William Warren 45 drowned while fishing at the Alcoa Dam Warren fell asleep on the bank and tumbled into the water Ostrander jumped in to save him both could not swim and sank Floyd Ostrander also dove in but was pulled to safety by his wife. the bodies were recovered by Canonsburg firemen and resuscitation failed.
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Canonsburg
INS
Aaroh C. Ostrander
William Warren
Gastonville
Alcoa
John Yoney
Warren
Ostrander
Floyd Ostrander
Ralph Ostrander
Camp meal blamed for food poisoning at Roslyn camp
A noon lunch at a Roslyn Long Island summer day camp caused food poisoning among 150 campers and 25 counselors. All were treated and recovered after initial care. no fatalities reported.
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New York
Roslyn
Long Island
Torso Of Man Found Stuffed Into Furnace
Harold Keppler of Paterson New Jersey identified by wallet in Harlem basement. James Gibson of New York confessed to murder after his car was linked to the victim. Keppler last seen in New York dinner with friends before disappearance. body found in Harlem furnace.
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New York
Harlod Keppler
Paterson
N. J
Harlem
James Gibson
New Brunswick
Ernest Williams
Gibson
New Jersey State Motor Vehicle Department
Keppler
Harold Keppler
Madison Terrance
Ben
Gerald Hendha
New York City
Hendria
Plane Seeks New Speed Record Chicago to Miami
A 60 passenger Lockheed Constellation departed Chicago at 8:50 a m to set a record for the Chicago Miami round trip on Eastern Air Lines route. Capt Eddie Rickenbacker led a party of newsmen as the carrier previews service to begin August 1. The airliner will cover 1 186 miles in about four hours about one hour faster than current service.
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Chicago
INS
Eastern Air Lines
Miami
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern
Elevator absent injures man in Philadelphia incident
William Hillman a 55 year old Collingswood expressman walked into an elevator that wasn t there and fell 18 feet in a Central Philadelphia office building He brushed off climbed out of the pit and walked to meet police He was treated at Hahnemann hospital for fractures and a cut hand
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Philadelphia
William Hillman
Collingswood Expressman
Hillman
Hahnemann Hospital
Flood Control Plan Sought by President Truman
President Truman urged Congress to start a 10 year flood control program for the Mississippi valley and tributaries from the Rockies to the Appalachians. He asked for about 250 million dollars to begin the 1947 fiscal year and sent a lengthy message to both chambers outlining a long term plan to curb floods for all time.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Appalachians
Senate
House
Mississippi River
Marshall Favors Plan To Admit War Refugees
Secretary of State Marshall urged Congress to admit a substantial number of European war refugees, arguing it would ease tensions with Russia. He endorsed the Stratton bill to admit 100,000 displaced persons annually and opposed forcible repatriation, noting most in Allied zones refuse to return home.
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Washington
INS
Marshall
Congress
Russia
House
Judiciary
Germany
Austria
United States
Stratton
U. S
Hitler
Anglo American Ruhr talks to begin in Washington
Secretary of State Marshall announced that Anglo American talks on Ruhr coal development will start in Washington next week. The American delegation will be led by Assistant Secretary Willard Thorp. The talks aim to advance European reconstruction with Ruhr coal as a key resource.
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Ruhr
Washington
INS
Marshall
Mershell
Williard Thorp
Russia
Paris
France
First Step For Japanese Peace Treaty Is Taken
The United States invited the 10 other Allied powers from the Pacific War to send representatives to a Washington conference on August 19 to discuss a Japanese peace treaty. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov objected to including small powers, insisting the Big Five draft the treaty. The site and date remain unsettled with San Francisco rumored as a possible venue.
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United States
Washington
INS
Soviet Union
Molotov
U. S
Moscow
W. Bedell Smith
Russia
Great Britain
China
France
Japan
State Department
San Francisco
John H. Hilldring
John Carter Vincent
Office of
Far Eastern Affairs
United Kingdom
Philippines
India
Australia
New Zealand
Netherlands
Canada
Navy says no new U S fleet dispatch to Greek waters
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal told reporters there are no plans to send U S fleet units into Greek waters beyond scheduled training. He noted possible entry only on existing training cruises and said the Mediterranean presence would continue to support Allied occupation forces and U S interests.
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Washington
INS
Forrestal
U. S
Mediterranean
Picnic Lunch Song About Ants and Delights
A nostalgic poem recalls a long town picnic with sagging salads and dripping pickles. The narrator jokes about a jelly flavored hot dog and stray beans, noting the annual outdoor date and a forecast of seventy eight degrees.
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