Mock Air Battle Cancelled By Joint Chiefs
Washington reports that the planned mock battle between the B 36 bombers and the navy Banshee fighters has been called off. Defense Secretary Johnson sent a letter about the cancellation to Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee, who declined to comment. The decision followed Vinson's committee vote for a broad probe into the B 36's effectiveness and procurement irregularities.
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Washington
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
National Defense
Vinson
Johnson
Unemployment benefits rise in week ending May 27
Harrisburg reports total unemployment and veterans payments under the servicemen's readjustment act for the week ended May 27 reached 2,475,233 dollars, up from 1,983,922 dollars the previous period. SRA grants totaled 974,559 dollars, higher than 901,576 dollars the prior period and 742,892 dollars in the same week in 1948.
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Harrisburg
INS
Charles R. Barber
Barber
Radiator Plant Temporarily Shuts Down At New Castle
The New Castle National Radiator plant halted production due to seasonal lag and heavy stock, affecting about 900 employees. Manager E David Graham said the shutdown is temporary and echoed nationwide boiler plants facing similar conditions with no definite end date.
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New Castle
National
E. David Graham
Aly Khan Shuns Photographers En Route to Paris
Aly Khan again dodges publicity as he and Rita Hayworth travel from Cannes to Paris. The couple, famed for a lavish wedding, arrived in Paris with Aly’s Alfa Romeo speeding past waiting lensmen. They later checked into a hotel after a short stop at his mansion.
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Paris
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Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
Aly
Rita
Cannes
Graduation at New Wilmington Thursday Night
The 1949 high school graduating class will hold commencement at 8 p m Thursday in the United Presbyterian church. Imre Kovacs of New York City will speak. Delbert Detwiler to give the valedictory and Joan Thomas the salutatorian.
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New Wilmington
United Presbyterian Church
Imre Kovacs
New York City
Lawrence County
Delbert Detwiler
Joan Thomas
Two Smoke Scares Prompt Fire Call Outs
Firemen were dispatched twice on Tuesday as smoke alarms rang from Box 514 at B. H. Steinbrink’s home 1119 Cumberland Avenue and from Box 16 at Lee Richardson’s residence 16 N. Beaver Street. In both cases smoke came from burnt papers in the furnaces. residents were away and returned to smell smoke.
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B. H. Steinbrink
Cunningham Avenue
Lee Richardson
Beaver Street
May Festival Parade at Thaddeus Stevens School
Thaddeus Stevens School held a vibrant May Festival on Tuesday with about 200 parents and visitors in attendance. Students wore colorful costumes, May Queen Barbara Turco and her court led a welcome song, and a variety of dances, minuet, and novelty acts followed.
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New Castle News
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Thaddeus Stevens
Scott Richards
Arthur Dennis
Vincent Tammellee
Heralds
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Joseph Cardella
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Stamp Club News New Castle Meeting At YMCA
New Castle stamp club will meet Thursday at 8 p m in the YMCA. Frederick Helm will lead the stamp quiz and present prizes. A donation auction will raise funds for the club. Members should bring an item for auction. Door prize awarded at the end. Visitors welcome.
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YMCA
Frederick Helm
Touhy Kidnapping Hoax Hearing Opens in Chicago
Roger Touhy imprisoned gang leader seeks habeas corpus relief claiming the Jake Factor kidnapping was a ruse. Judge John P. Barnes presides as Touhy argues Factor conspired to stage the abduction in 1933 to gain sympathy for an extortion case.
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Chicago
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Roger Touhy
Jake
Touhy
John P. Barnes
Factor
Robert B. Johnstone
Careless Driving Warning Issued After Holiday Toll
The National Safety Council urged extreme caution after Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths near 250. The warning stressed motorists must drive carefully on holiday weekends. The piece also notes U S farmers grow about 300 different crops.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Rev Cyril A Smith to Leave New Castle for Erie Mission Post
Rev Cyril A Smith longtime superintendent of the City Rescue Mission New Castle will depart July 1 to become associate superintendent at the City Rescue Mission Erie Pa He began work here August 1 1948 and will join Rev C A Blackmore Sr and former superintendent Rev Archie Gibson in youth work radio ministry music and industrial duties His resignation followed active local service including the Ministerial Association and Youth for Christ His family Mrs Smith and two children Donald and Adel will move to Erie.
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City Rescue Mission
Mercer Street
Erie
Smith
C. A. Blackmore
Archie Gibson
New Castle
Smiths
Grand Rapids
Mich
President Truman to Speak at 35th Division Reunion
President Truman will deliver a major address on Saturday June 11 at the 35th Division reunion in Little Rock Arkansas. He will speak at the dedication of a war memorial stadium site in the capital city.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Old Age Security By Joseph A Erickson
Washington on June 1 urges buyers of United States Savings Bonds to view them as security for themselves and their families. The piece highlights protection against old age disability unemployment and a college education for children while calling Savings Bonds the safest investment.
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Joseph A. Erickson
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Washington
United States Savings
Attempt Is Made To Burn Church In Philadelphia
A third incendiary blaze in a month was found last night in an entrance of St Monica s Church in South Philadelphia. Francis Dinan saw a large American flag burning inside the door and reported it to Rev Charles Farrell who called the fire deliberate as were two prior fires on Epes nights between 5 30 and p m. Also note Edison s 1868 patent for an electrical vote recorder.
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Philadelphia
Francis Dinan
St. Monica's
Charles Farrell
Eisenhower Delivers Commencement Address at Columbia
General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks as commencement speaker at Columbia University. He is joined on the platform by Generals Omar Bradley and Lucius Clay, historian Arnold Toynbee, and Nobel laureate Hermann J. Muller. A record 8,036 seniors graduate as honorary degrees are awarded.
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New York
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Omar N. Bradley
Lucius D. Clay
Arnold Toynbee
Hermann J. Mueller
Ike
Office of National Defense
Child Struck By Car Near Home In Tuesday Incident
Four year old Charles Cross of 509 County Line street was struck while crossing near his home Tuesday afternoon. He suffered abrasions to the left cheek arm and thigh and received treatment at Jameson Memorial hospital at two o clock. Drive slowly children move safely.
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Charles Cross
County Line Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
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