Tsingtao Falls to Communists as US Vessels Depart
Reliable sources report Tsingtao, the last Nationalist port north of Shanghai, captured by Communist troops. US Marines and naval vessels have largely withdrawn, with foreigners facing travel limits in Shanghai as new currency orders are issued and a Dutch ship prepares departures.
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Shanghai
INS
Tsingtao
Yellow Sea
United States
U. S
Tsimo
People’s Bank
Bank of China
Tjibajak
Hong Kong
Move To Enforce Fireworks Ban In New Castle
Police Chief Robert D. Hanna warned that sale possession and discharge of fireworks in New Castle violates city ordinance and state law. Violations carry fines up to 300 dollars or 500 dollars and potential jail.
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Robert D. Hanna
City of
New Castle
Westminster College marks start of three day commencement week
Beginning Saturday Westminster College in New Wilmington opens a three day commencement program. Alumni gatherings are planned with the Crowning of the May Queen ceremony set for Saturday afternoon at 4 30 on the college south terrace as the day’s centerpiece.
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Westminster College
New Wilmington
Daily Weather Report Partly cloudy with little change
Partly cloudy with little change in temperature tonight and Saturday. Maximum 86, minimum 51, no precipitation. River stage 5.2 feet. Same date last year showed max 85 and min 44.
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United States
First Team Reports On Hospital Fund Campaign
Leaders in the New Castle Hospital building fund campaign report 45 percent of the $595000 goal raised as of this week. Five divisions show $267372 with the advance gifts group at $155675 and the industrial division at $75460. Workers are warned only three weeks remain to reach the target.
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New Castle Hospital Fund
New Castle
John Maher
New Castle Hospital
Vincent G. Wadlinger
Fred C. Duff
Westminster To Graduate Class Of 240
Westminster College prepares for its largest commencement weekend in 1952. The 987th ceremony and centennial observance run Saturday to Monday, with reunions from 1894 to 1944 and a 12:30 p.m. Saturday dinner in the U P church. Alumni president John B. Lewis will preside as officers are announced. The crowning of the May queen follows a 3 p.m. band concert.
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Westminster College
Florida
California
U.P
John B. Lewis
Sharon
College
Jubilant Seniors Celebrate New Castle Class Day
High school seniors mark Class Day with a 1949 theme centered on the Gold Rush. Preparations stretched back over 12 years, culminating in a bivouac scene with covered wagons as the program begins and pioneers find renewed energy.
Four Military Berlin Leaders Meet In Berlin
Western and Russian military commandants in Berlin held a four power meeting for the first time since 1948 to discuss the ongoing Berlin transport strike. Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov invited the talks and British French and American commanders planned to join. The session marked a renewed effort among the four powers after the Bus dispute era.
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Berlin
Alexander G. Kotikov
Kotikov
Senator Wagner to Quit Before July Sixth
Albany sources report U S Senator Robert F. Wagner plans to resign before July 6 due to illness. His son, Robert F. Wagner Jr., is expected to run as the Democratic candidate to succeed him. If resignation occurs after July 6, New York’s governor would appoint a successor to serve until the end of 1950.
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Albany
INS
United States
Robert F. Wagner
New York State
Senate
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
Dewey
Wagner
Big Four Meet In Secret On Berlin Unity
Paris June 3 The Big Four foreign ministers hold a secret session on the Acheson plan to unify Berlin. U S officials fear Vishinsky will veto but see potential for discussion. Plan calls for free elections under four power control and a provisional all Berlin government.
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Big Four
Berlin
Kingsbury Smith
I. N
Paris
U. S
Acheson
Kommandatura
Ernst Reuters
Burglary Bandit Targets Multiple Gas Stations
Detectives seek a small framed burglar who robbed or attempted to rob six local sites over two nights. The Dougherty station yielded a Philco radio pennies and a navy jacket stamped Gail Gorst, plus a broken window. Other targets include Cioffi Used Car Lot, Marquis Hinish and Taylor stations with cash and entry damage.
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Dougherty
Mercer Streets
Philco
Gail Gorst
Cioffi
South Mill Street
Croton Avenue
Taylor and
Marquis-Hinish
North Mill Street
McKissick Station
North Jefferson Street
Wilmington Avenue
Dougherty Station
Taylor-South Mill Streets
Cioffi Place
Bonn Headquarters Planned For Allied High Commission
Berlin dispatch reports that the allied high commission council for Germany will sit in Bonn the West German state capital. It will consist of U S British and French civilian commissioners replacing military governors and will supervise the west German government through advisory committees on politics trade finance law and labor.
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Berlin
INS
Allied High Commission Council For
Germany
Bonn
U. S
Westfield Church Rededicated With Community Focus
Westfield Presbyterian of North Beaver Township held a Thursday evening rededication with former pastors and Presbyterian executives speaking. The building exterior was improved and kitchen facilities planned, while grounds will be landscaped and family worship emphasized by a rural church strengthening the nation. Dr. Albert J. McCartney called rural churches vital, noting many officers come from long-time local families. Dr. Claude S. Conley spoke of broad community impact and shared greetings.
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Westfield Presbyterian Church
North Beaver Township
Westfield Church
Erie Presbytery
A. J. McCartney
Albert J. McCartney
Chicago
Ill
Westfield
McCartney
North Beaver
Chambers Faces Defense Attack On Testimony
In New York on June 3 attorneys for Alger Hiss prepared a tough cross examination of Whitaker Chambers to challenge his testimony that Hiss stole government documents for a Communist spy ring. Hiss' counsel Lloyd Paul Stryker had already obtained Chambers' admission of perjury and his prior false oath.
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New York
INS
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
State Department
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Hiss
Time Magazine
Chambers
Death record notices for Chester Nims and others
John W. McHattie aged 62 of 606 North Ashland Avenue Chester Nims aged 83 of R D 4 and Shirley Ann Fair aged four and a half of West Pittsburg are recorded as death notices dated Friday June 3 1949.
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John W. McHattie
Ashland Avenue
Chester Nims
R. D
Shirley Ann Fair
West Pittsburg
Fourteen Escape From Moundsville Prison Spreads Panic
Airplanes bloodhounds and police from three states scour the tri state area for fourteen dangerous inmates who fled the West Virginia prison at Moundsville. A slaying near Carrollton is linked to the escape as investigators chase the stolen George car and potential mastermind.
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Moundsville
W. Va
INS
West Virginia
Tri-State
Carrollton
Carroll County
Roy Orwick
John George
Virginia
George
South Hall
Three Children Hurt By Autos in Local Incident
Three young children suffered minor injuries in auto related accidents reported to police. Doris Machill, age 6, was struck while running between parked cars on Long avenue and received abrasions to the leg and shoulder. Bruce Pachetto was struck while running in front of a car at Mill and Washington streets and injured his elbow. The children were hospitalized briefly and later discharged after treatment.
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Joseph A. Zarilla
Madison Avenue
Doris Machill
Gardner Avenue
Long Avenue
Bruce Pachetto
Edenburg
R. D
Jack Crawford
Neshannock Avenue
Mill
Washington Streets
Civil Air Patrol Open House Slated at Municipal Airport
Civil Air Patrol Squadron 68 will hold an open house at Parkstown Corners Municipal Airport on Sunday starting shortly after noon. Major John Dachko said the event aims to show CAP functions and training as cadets and pilots demonstrate uniforms and insignia.
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Civil Air Patrol
Parkstown Corners
John Dachko
68Th
Hunt Armory
Pittsburgh
31St Air Wing
Allentown
Army Air Forces
AAF
68Th Squadron
Seniors Celebrate Class Day With Pranks And Pride
Arthur Mometer notes the high school seniors marking Class Day with beribboned cars, smiling and cheering as they celebrate the end of their years. The piece highlights their spoofing pranks and the sense of transition to college or work, noting it is eighty six today.
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Eile
Bly Eygh
Westminster
New Castle Senior High
Richard S. Weil
SN. S
Missouri
Acme Telephoto
Fairfax
Min
Allied High Commission
Margaret Truman
Cmc Te
John Nichol Irwin II
Jane Watson
Brick Presbyterian Church
Bride
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Corp
Miss Truman
John Nichol Irwin
Star Witness
Claude S. Conley
Synod of Pennsylvania
Federal Court
Inside Today
Society
Ance
Arthur Mometer
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