Not Represented At Japanese Peace Treaty Meeting
The Russian Embassy says the Soviet Union was not represented at the State Department meeting where ten nations were informed of plans for a Japanese peace treaty. The July 11 conference in Washington included officials John H. Hilldring and John Carter Vincent, with a Soviet delegate initially listed. The embassy cites an inaccuracy in the release and calls for representation.
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Washington
INS
State Department
U. S
State Department Conference of Nations
Fice
John H. Hilldring
John Carter Vincent
Venjamin N. Matchavariani
British Flotilla Arrives in Athens As Greek Troops Press Guerrillas
A five ship British Mediterranean fleet including the HMS Liverpool anchored at Phaleron Bay, Athens, as government forces in Epirus intensify actions against decimated communist guerrillas. In northern Greece, government troops push to encircle guerrilla units.
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Athens
INS
Epirus
Phaleron Bay
HMS
Liverpool
Greece
Pa Newe Observes Town News and Local Oddities
The column notes visiting pastors at city and district churches with several ministers away for vacations. It warns of Canadian pennies circulating and a Colombian coffee pattern fabric worn by an East Side resident. Police use private vehicles in operations as milkmen aid in a Friday incident. A buckeye tree shows a leaking crack, and a Falls Avenue Angora cat has litters born recently.
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Pa Newe
Canada
East Side
Colombia
S. A
Daily Weather Report for Current 24 Hour Period
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 86 and minimum of 64 with 20 inches of precipitation and a 7 foot river stage. For the same date last year the maximum was 94, minimum 66, and no precipitation reported.
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United States
Nearly 5000 On Refugee Ship Deported From Haifa
Palestine authorities report 4554 uncertified Jewish immigrants aboard the Exodus 1947 were seized by a British boarding party off Haifa. Three ferry ships carried the refugees toward Cyprus detention camps, leaving three compatriots dead at sea and many injured, including the American first mate.
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Jerusalem
INS
Palestine
Haifa
Cyprus
Exodus
High Production Will Continue
Washington reports the outlook remains for high production and record employment with rising living costs. Ewan Clague of the Bureau of Labor Statistics says civilian employment at over 60 million should stay strong through September and may rise in summer, then ease in fall as farming slows and students return. He cites steel and coal capacity as a favorable factor ensuring material availability and productivity gains.
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Washington
INL
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Clague
BLS
Hold Divorcee In Ex-Mate's Slaying
Pocomoke City Maryland July 19 Mrs Laura Wilkins Laughrey a 27 year old divorcee and mother of a seven year old daughter was held by police in connection with the slaying of her ex husband Timothy at her parents home near Pocomoke City State's Attorney E MacMaster Dyer said no charge was lodged yet pending investigation a preliminary probe showed Laughrey was shot by a number of bullets as he entered his ex wife's parents home Mr and Mrs J Archie Wilkins
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Pocomoke City
INS
Laura Wilkins Laughrey
Timothy
E. MacMaster Dyer
Laughrey
J. Archie Wilkins
Winner Named in Pennsylvania Chicken of Tomorrow Contest
E J Lawless of the state department announces William H Shethway of Paradise won first prize among 55 entries in the Pennsylvania chicken of tomorrow contest. The Lancaster County farmer received a state plaque and a silver trophy plus 400 cross bred baby chicks for his entry a pen of 15 plump Rock-Red cross broiler cockerels.
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Harrisburg
INS
E. J. Lawless
State Department of Agriculture Today
William H. Shethway
Paradise
Lancaster County
Lawless
Shethway
Registration Push Nears 39 000 For County Primary
Lawrence County nears a 39 000 voter total as the Primary on September 9 approaches. By eight this morning 38 918 were registered and clerks were rushed to process applications. Tonight closes at six with last day registrations reported Friday, including 334 added voters and several party changes.
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Lawrence County
Permanent Registration Bureau
Senate committee approves Royall for war secretary
The Senate Armed Services Committee promptly and unanimously approved President Truman's nomination of Kenneth C. Royall to be secretary of war, succeeding Robert P. Patterson who resigned. The president sent Royall’s nomination to the Senate yesterday.
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Washington
INS
Senate Armed Service Committee
Truman
Kenneth C. Royal
Robert P. Patterson
Royzli
Senate
Chained Picket Line Appears In N Y Bank Strike
New York police study a protest by CIO leaders over alleged brutality during a Brooklyn Trust strike. A chained picket line halted at least one bank entrance as three women handcuffed themselves to the door posts in sympathy with strikers.
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New York
Cins
Arthur W. Wallander
CIO
Brooklyn Trust Company
Joseph H. Durkin
United Office and Professional Workers
Harold Klein
Romanian Exiles Declare Country Forced Into Action
A group of Romanian statesmen in exile in Paris says Romania and eastern Europe back the Marshall plan but external pressure blocks participation. Led by Grigore Gafenbu they state the official government does not reflect the will of the Romanian people and must act accordingly.
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Paris
INS
Europe
Grigore Gafenbu
Romania
Probe Rumors Of Japanese Rice Riots
Tokyo reports wide spread rumors of rice riots on Hokkaido. Home Ministry orders inquiry and says no riot occurred. rice rations in Hokkaido lag behind rest of Japan. American intelligence says no riot reports found.
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Tokyo
INS
Hokkaido
Home Ministry
Japan
Dr E E Harden Dies After Forty Year Osteopathy Practice
Dr. E. E. Harden 71 died in Grove City after a long career in Butler where he practiced osteopathy for nearly four decades before retiring in 1946. He belonged to the American Osteopathy Association and the Slippery Rock Rotary Club.
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E. E. Harden
Butler
Grove City
American Osteopathy Association
Slippery Rock
Tax Reduction Veto Sustained By Senate
Senate sustains President Truman’s tax veto as House votes to override. House leaders predict a new push for tax cuts next session while adjournment looms on July 26. Rep. Knutson declines reintroducing his measure. Halleck says Republicans will try again.
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Washington
House
Halleck
Ind
Congress
Truman
Senate
Rep
Knutson
Britain Rejects Revival of Germany for New War
British Foreign Secretary Bevin told a Morpeth rally that Britain will not countenance a Germany capable of waging another war. He warned against reviving the Ruhr as a dangerous industrial power and urged U.S. involvement to keep Europe secure. He hoped differences with Soviet Russia could be resolved for a shared humanitarian effort.
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London
INS
Bevin
Great Britain
Germany
Morpeth J
Northumberland
Ruhr
United States
Europe
Soviet Russia
Russia
Rescue Boy From Attack By Bear
Three-year-old Terry Lee Falk was saved from a bear at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. Fireman Walter Troy struck the bear until the boy was freed. Doctors said Terry’s recovery is progressing and monitoring of the bears will continue. no anti rabies shots were given.
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Chicago
INS
Terry Lee Falk
Brookfield
Terry
Walter Troy
Zoo
Robert Bean
Peron Wife Eva Duarte to Visit Paris Unofficially
Paris reports that Eva Duarte de Peron will visit the city next week in an unofficial capacity though government members will receive her privately. Plans include a dinner with President Vincent Auriol and her presence at the Franco Argentine trade pact signing, with Foreign Minister Biccultat likely to meet her.
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Paris
INS
Senora Eva Duarte Peron
Argentina
Vincent Auriol
Senora Peron
Biccult
Schedule for Bicycle Owner Registration Announced
Chief of Police Robert D Hanna announces a program to inspect and register bicycles. Riders must pass a headlight rear reflector and tire check plus a riding test and pay 50 cents for a license plate. Registration runs Monday to Saturday at ward fire stations with penalties for offenses.
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Robert D. Hanna
Fourth Ward
Second Ward
Eighth Ward
First Ward
Sixth Ward
Ichief
See Forrestal As Head of Merged Armed Services
Patterson resigns as secretary of war paving the way for Navy Secretary Forrestal to become the nations first secretary of national defense. President Truman appoints Kenneth C Royall as acting secretary of war. Flynn: Patterson steps down to expedite unification of army and navy under a single national defense department.
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Forrestal
Armed Services
Washington
INS
Patterson
Navy
Priday
Truman
Kenneth C. Royall
National Defense
President Truman
Robert P. Patterson
International
District Legion Members Meet Pre-convention Causus
Delegates from about thirty Legion posts in the 26th District met at Neshannock Post 315 in Lawrence County to elect district delegates for the National Convention in New York City this August. Lawrence Trainor and William Windsor addressed the session as leading candidates for District offices. Al Gilette of Oi City spoke as a Western vice commander candidate. The day ends with a floor show and dance at Neshalnock Post rooms.
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New York City
Neshannock Pots
W. W
Lawrence Trainor
Duquesne
William Windsor
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
al Gilette
Neshalnock Post Rooms
Leaps From Skiff Drowns Youth at Pittsburgh River
Pittsburgh river police searched the Monongahela for James Bender a 21 year old former soldier who drowned after leaping from a skiff in fear. His cousin Ray Gardner aged 12 and Anna Thiry 17 also jumped to escape two towboats. Gardner reached shore and Anna was rescued by a towboat deckhand Herbert Reynolds who swam to her side.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
James Bender
Ray Gardner
Anna Thiry
Gardner
Herbert Reynolds
King George approves removal of emperor of India title
London reported that King George VI endorsed dropping the title emperor of India from his official designation. Royal assent was given to the Indian independence bill, ending British rule over the Indian empire and concluding the legislative process.
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London
INS
George VI
Deaths in Local Area July 1947 Record
Obituaries list five residents with ages and addresses: Mrs Abe Baldwin 79 R D 5 Mrs Hugh F Jack Cunningham 57 821 Beckford Street Mrs Carl Dodds 66 Butler Road Seth P Vanner 87 Hirzhland Heights Fllis Charles 67 1205 Cunningham Avenue.
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Abe Baldwin
R. D
Hugh F
Jack) Cunningham
Beckford Street
Carl Dodds
Butler Road
Seth P. Vanner
Hirzhland Heights
Fllis Charles
Cunningham Avenue
House Approves Huge Relief Fund for Foren Aid
The House approved a supplemental appropriations bill for the 1948 fiscal year totaling about 1.3 billion dollars in relief funds. Included is 400 million to implement the Truman doctrine in Greece and Turkey, with rapid Senate action expected. The measure also covers 332 million of the 350 million requested by President Truman for relief in war-devastated countries. An amendment by Rep. Dirksen was rejected by voice vote.
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Washington
INS
Greece
Turkey
Senate
House
Truman
Rep
Dirksen
Governor Dewey Heads to Montana for Republican Strategy
Governor Thomas E. Dewey travels to Bozeman Montana to meet Northwestern Republican leaders from Wyoming Idaho Montana and Washington state. The talks are tied to his covert push for delegates to the Republican national convention next year. No commitments are expected during this trip.
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Dewey
INS
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Bozeman
Mont
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Albany
N. Y
Washington State
Eric Johnston
Burmese ministers slain in Rangoon government meeting
The Burma office of the British government in London announced that five Burmese cabinet ministers were assassinated during a meeting of the Burmese government executive council in Rangoon earlier today. No further details were available.
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London
INS
Burma
Rangoon
Floods Cause 900 Million in Midwest Crop Losses
Milwaukee July 19 The U S soil conservation service fixed flood and storm damage in Iowa Missouri and Illinois at 900 million dollars for May and June. Of this total 491 million came from soil loss and 147 million from destroyed crops. Roads and railroad right of way damage reached 36 million dollars.
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Milwaukee
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
U.S. Soil Conservation Servi
Army And Navy Unification Bill Heads To House Approval
The House moved to approve a revised Senate unification bill creating a single department of national security. Passage sets up a potential Truman signature next week after a conference to reconcile House and Senate differences. The measure marks a major victory for President Truman and for the Army Air Forces and Rep. Wadsworth after years of effort.
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Washington
INS
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Department of National Security
Army Air Forces
Army
Navy
Rep
Wadsworth
N. Y
Hilton Named State Commander of War Veterans
Frank C. Hilton of Wyomissing was elected commander of the Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 28th annual encampment in Harrisburg. The meeting decisions were announced today by INS.
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Hilton
Harrisburg
Frank C. Hilton
Wyomissing
Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eden warns Britons U S aid raises American taxes
London July 19 Former foreign secretary Anthony Eden told Britons that dollar aid to Europe means higher American taxation. He urged Britons to persuade the American people to approve further Europe assistance, while criticizing the Labor government for not correcting the balance of exports and imports.
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London
INS
Anthony Eden
Europe
Truman Goes on Weekend Cruise on Potomac
President Truman braved rain to board the presidential yacht Williamsburg for a weekend Potomac cruise with staff. He plans to return to the White House tomorrow evening while Mrs. Truman and Margaret stay in Independence Missouri for the summer.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Williamsburg
Potomac River
White House
Margaret Truman
Independence
Ain't We Going For A Long Getaway Verse
A playful verse describes packing and a caravan of a gang ready to travel to distant spots. The speaker asks about fuel supplies and extra socks while noting a 75 degree day and a journey toward a city on an island and surrounding countryside.
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Dale
Highland
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