Berlin Talks Face Deadlock as Deputies Likely Take Over
Western observers report the Big Four may shift Berlin talks to their deputies after an east west deadlock. The four ministers resume discussions in Paris with little hope of a quick accord. If deputies negotiate a trade deal, ministers may reconvene. Bevin departs Paris for Blackpool. Henderson to stand in.
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Paris
Kingsbury Smith
I. N.S
Germany
Berlin
U. S
Dean Acheson
Washington
Ernest Bevin
Labor Party
Blackpool
England
Lord Henderson
Bevin
Local Farming Notes and Odd Street Scene Observed
Hay cutting begins on a Volant road farm and the Memorial Rose Garden in the city park is in full bloom. Wheat fields show color and possibly earlier harvests. Streets receive oil to curb dust as cool nights bring nearby frost. A banana peel causes a slip on South Jefferson street. A dumped soil truck from Indiana draws curiosity on Washington near Mercer as two men seek Slippery Rock.
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Pa Newe
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Pa Newc
Washington Street
Mercer
Indiana
Slippery Rock
Clear and cool with scattered showers in mountain valleys
The daily weather forecast calls for clear and cool conditions with scattered light showers in the mountain valleys tonight. Thursday looks fair with a slowly rising temperature. The 24 hour period ends at a.m. today with a maximum of 76 and a minimum of 32 and frost noted with a river stage of 5.2 ft. Year ago, the date recorded 70 as max and 42 as min with 50 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Truman completes cabinet team with Gray as Army secretary
President Truman has chosen Gordon Gray as Undersecretary and named his new secretary of the Army. Only one top change remains possible, potentially a vacancy for the Interior or National Security Resources Board chair.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Gordon Gray
Army
Julius A
Cap” Krug
Interior
Oscar Chapman
Commerce
Sawyer
National Security Resources Board
No Mandate On Congress Declares Taft
Senator Taft argues Democrats seek to repeal the Taft Hartley act for political reasons. He notes House members who voted to override Truman's veto were reelected and cites Senate overrides and 1948 Dewey gains as popular support for the law.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
House
Truman
Dewey
Fisherman Fined For 15 Overlimit Trout
MIFFLINTOWN Pa June 8 An ins Port Royal fisherman faced charges after catching 15 trout beyond the legal limit. J M Kohler pleaded before Walnut Justice of the Peace D C Teitzell and was fined ten dollars for each overlimit fish, the creel bulging with the extra catch.
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Mifflintown
Port Royal
Juniata County
Walnut Justice of the Peace
D. C. Teitzell
J. M. Kohler
C. V. Long
Perry-Juniata
Teitzell
Kohler
Educators Call to Teach Communism While Barring It as Teachers
Twenty prominent educators including Gen Eisenhower of Columbia University and James Bryant Conant of Harvard urged that Communists be barred from teaching in American schools yet should be taught in class to help youth reject totalitarianism. The National Education Association released the report.
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Washington
INS
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
James Bryant Conant
Harvard
National Education Association
More Clubs Subscribe To Fund For Hospital
Three more clubs and organizations have subscribed a total of $5,000 to the $595,000 New Castle Hospital building fund campaign announced at campaign headquarters. Subscriptions include Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 455 $4,000 George B Cowan $2,000 Armando d Laz Society $2,000 and leaders are co chairmen Alfonso Scarazzo and George R Gettings. A $300 contribution came from the Dimes for Deshon Committee with Mayor John F Haven as honorary chairman and J A Bell as secretary. Five more memorial units have been subscribed including a nursery gifted by Alfonso Scarazzo and Mrs. Scarazzo two private rooms by the Elks club a nurses station and a x ray office by M J Donnelly.
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New Castle Hospital
Out
Treasury
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Aerie
John F. Haven
J. A. Bell
Auxiliary
American Legion
Service Star Legion
Marine Corps League
Alfonso Scarazzo
Elks Club
Thomas Bevan
M. J. Donnelly
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Danville Block
A blazing block in Danville Illinois faced a million dollar fire that raged over two hours consuming four two story brick veneer buildings and parts of another. The Hicks Laundry and Cleaning Company sparked the flames which spread to National Printers Stationers Black Liquor Store and J B Grill with three apartments evacuated. Firefighters from five companies contained the blaze near the Palmer American National Bank around seven o clock. Spectators gathered as smoke and sparks obscured the area and a large portion of the block was wiped out.
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Danville
Chicago
Hicks Laundry and Cleaning Company
National Printers & Stationers
Black Liquor
J & B Grill
Gary
Palmer-American National Bank
Plans To Return To College For Fiftieth Reunion
Mrs. Edward W. Beadel of 309 Rhodes Place will leave June 11 for Wellesley College to attend graduation exercises marking her fiftieth anniversary since graduating with the Class of 1899. She will be accompanied by her daughter Mrs. R. G. Campbell and her three granddaughters Mary Louise Barbara and Nancy Campbell. They plan to tour the east and visit Mrs Beadel's sister in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Edward W. Beadel
Rhodes Place
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Beadel
R. G. Campbell
Mary Louise
Barbara
Nancy Campbell
Wheat futures surge on USDA loan extension
Chicago June 8. Wheat futures rose sharply after the Agriculture Department extended its price support loans to grain stored on the ground. July wheat moved up about nine cents and hit the 10 cent daily limit as heavy trading spread to Kansas City.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Kansas City
Transport Plane Crash Probed After 54 Die
In San Juan Puerto Rico the CAA and local officials investigate a twin engine transport crash that killed or left missing 54 of 75 passengers and crew. The C-46 operated by Strato-Freight Inc. was over loaded possibly with 18 children aboard en route to Newark New Jersey from San Juan.
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San Juan
P. R
INS
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Jerry Andrews
Civil Aeronautics Board
Strato- Freight In
Jose Aponta
Lee Wakefield
Stamford
Conn
CAA
Newark
N. J
Police Close In On One Fugitive Near Parkersburg
A posse of state and city police converged on a wooded area along the Little Kanawha river near Parkersburg as 49 year old Gerald No land reportedly was sighted near a bridge but escaped by running through underbrush. About 50 officers were involved. The search shifted yesterday to an abandoned coal mine patch near Salem, Ohio, where two other fugitives were said to be holed up.
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Moundsville
W. Va
INS
West Virginia
Little Kanawha River
Parkersburg
Gerald Noland
Salem
Blue Book Burglar Faces Sentences in White Plains
Gerard Graham Dennis 29 known as the blue book burglar pleaded guilty to robbing three Westchester homes. Judge Elbert T. Gallagher remanded him to jail awaiting sentencing with potential life terms and possible prior Canadian convictions to be filed. Dennis admitted thefts totaling about $557,635 from California and Westchester estates and Canada.
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White Plains
N. Y
INS
Gerard Graham Dennis
Dennis
Westchester
Elbert T. Gallagher
George M. Fanelli
Canada
Gallagher
California
Westchester Estates
New Charges Against Hickenlooper Over Isotopes Scandal
Sen. Hickenlooper charges the atomic energy commission shipped radioactive isotopes to France’s lab led by Frederick Joliot Curie and to Norway for military research. He argues U S control ends once isotopes leave the country and cites alleged mismanagement by Lilienthal.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
National Atomic Laboratory
Frederick Joliot-Curie
Norway
United States
Frost Delays Record Frost Night Reported Locally
Frost last night ranks among the latest on record in the area. Early risers found frost on roofs and car tops with minimal damage reported at the county extension office. Tender plants like tomatoes and peppers may suffer. The Weather Bureau predicts another cool night with possible light frosts.
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Lawrence County Agricultural Extension Association
U. S. Weather Bureau
Gunman Robs Doctor of 2035 Dollars in Philadelphia
A youthful gunman forced his way into Dr. J. Howard Litz office in Philadelphia and robbed him of 2035 dollars at pistol point.
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Philadelphia
INS
Death Record Notices from June 8 1949
Edward McCarty Jr age 60 Aliquippa Mrs John Zikeli age 58 Ellwood City Dr Harry G Coulter age 60 New Wilmington Harry E Ryder age 70 Slippery Rock Stanley Pattricks age 58 112 South Walnut Street
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Edward McCarty, Jr
Aliquippa
John Zikeli
A. D
Ellwood City
Harry G. Coulter
New Wilmington
Harry E. Ryder
Slippery Rock
Stanley Pattricks
South Walnut Street
Arrests Reported In Pittsburgh Hotel Murder Case
Joseph Yeager 22 son of Wilbert Yeager, president of Henry Lohrey Parking Co., charged with the beer bottle murder of Mrs. James Schleigh in a Pittsburgh Palmer Hotel room. Mary Ashton 20 charged as accessory after the fact. Ashton says Yeager admitted registering with the victim and claimed he hit her with a beer bottle during the attack.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Joseph Yeager
Wilbert Yeager
Henry Lohrey Parking Co
Mary Ashton
Palmer Hotel
James Schleigh
Lawrence Co Youth Escapes At Rockview
State police pursue two convicts who escaped Rockview penitentiary near Bellefonte. John Flory 35 from Centre County serving 2.5 to 5 years for perversion and John R Evans 27 from Lawrence County jailed 1 to 2 years for larceny fled from the prison farm Tuesday. bloodhounds on the trail.
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Bellefonte
INS
Rockview
John Flory
Centre County
John R. Evans
Lawrence County
Communists Resume Drive Into China
Communists move south along the Hankow Canton railroad and into northern Hunan ending a ten day lull. Gen Lin Piao reportedly leads the attacking force aiming to link with westward units through Hunan with Changsha viewed as a likely meeting point.
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Canton
Hankow-Canton
Hunan
China
Lin Piao
Changsha
Chambers Testifies on Secret State Documents Receipt
Whittaker Chambers, on re direct examination in the Alger Hiss trial, says he received secret State Department documents from Henry Julian Wadleigh between 1935 and 1938. He described Wadleigh as an employee in the department’s trades agreement section. Previously he testified he also received confidential State Department documents from Hiss in 1938 for a Russian spy ring.
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New York
INS
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
State Department
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Wadleigh
Trades Agreement
Chambers
Hiss
New Principal Named for Croton and North Street Schools
Arthur H. Walker formerly a teacher at George Washington junior high will end his work there this week to assume the role of principal at Croton and North Street public schools. He succeeds W. Asa Hoffmaster who retires from the post this week.
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Arthur H. Walker
George Washington Junior High
Croton and
North Street
W. Asa Hoffmaster
Lewis and Steel to Begin Parley Monday in Philadelphia
John L. Lewis announced that the United States Steel Corporation and the United Mine Workers would open negotiations for a new soft coal contract next Monday in Philadelphia. The talks involve U S Steel and 18 captive coal mine operators, with UMWA represented by a five member bargaining group. The captive mine contract expires June 30.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
U. S&s. Steel Corporation
Philadelphia
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
H. C. Frick Coke Co
United States Steel
U. S. Steel
Clement Retires as President of Pennsylvania Railroad
Martin W. Clement retires after 14 years as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and becomes chairman of the board. Walter S. Franklin will succeed him on June 16 as executive vice president, with the board not filling that vacancy.
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Walter S. Franklin
Philadelphia
INS
Martin W. Clement
Pennsylvania Railroad
Clement
Pennsy
Franklin
J. M. Symes
Body Of Woman Taken From River Near Grand Tower
Police seek identity of a dark haired woman found dead in the Mississippi River near Grand Tower Murphysboro Illinois with signs of foul play. The heavy woman about five feet six inches wearing only one stocking was discovered by teenage swimmers late last night downstream from a sandbar.
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Murphysboro
INS
Mississippi
Grand Tower
Edwin Hegler
Westminster College President Speaks at New Castle High Graduation
Dr. Will W. Orr told New Castle seniors that success requires obedience work and faith. The ceremony in Cathedral auditorium celebrated a 512 diploma class, with over 2 600 in attendance, as Orr urged graduates to follow high orders and contribute to society.
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Will W. Orr
Westminster College
New Castle Senior
Orr
Cathedral
Princess May Leads Royal Visit toward United States
London reports possible upcoming royal tour with Princess Margaret Rose leading a group to the United States and Canada. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip may join, but no decision yet, amid King George’s convalescence and growing royal duties.
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London
INS
Britain
Margaret Rose
United States
Canada
Princess Margaret
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Sharman Douglas
U.S
Lewis Douglas
Margaret
America
George
Italy
France
Switzerland
Princess Elizabeth
King George
Commencement Reflections On Postgrad Plans
Arthur Mometer notes graduates face choices after baccalaureate or four more years at Siwash. The piece ponders pursuing higher degrees or entering the job market as caps and gowns go on the shelf on a 74 degree day.
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Old Siwash
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Fuller Warren
Westwood Community Church
Tallahassee
Fla
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Yeager
Lawrence Co
New Castle
Lewis and Steel Company
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