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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1946
Page
2
Paris June 10 The directing committee of the popular Republican party meets to form a new French government after election victory. Georges Bidault may take the presidency with Socialists declining the post. Felix Gouin expected to resign as France faces financial challenges.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley said the Senate would meet tonight if needed to vote on the streamlining bill after dropping the OPA extension. He stood with Sen. La Follette to push the reform measure despite opposition, aiming to finish the debate in one day if possible.
Bible Commandos of Oak Street district meet Friday afternoon at 4 oclock at the Reformed Presbyterian church to close spring studies and award stripes. The Daily Vacation Bible School runs June 17 to 28, 9 to 11 30 each weekday with 5 to 15 year old pupils welcomed under director Dr E A Crooks. Last Indian scouting party from Ford D A Russell ended October 1895.
Byrnes aims to secure an ordered peace before winter to avert chaos. He emphasizes he did all possible to advance peace and explains failure to secure treaties with Italy Finland Hungary Romania and Bulgaria. Molotov accuses US Britain of bloc world plans, Bevin and Churchill criticize Moscow. Pravda replies Bevin’s speech signals retreat from allied cooperation. The Paris meeting date fate remains conjectural in Washington.
The War department said there is no hurry to arrest the major and a corporal who is now a civilian remains under no military control. Military sleuths await instructions from the European theater as new developments are announced. Revelations on the theft from the Krongberg castle near Frankfurst will be coordinated with European theater public relations before release.
Rescue teams crossed the bay in crash boats and used ropes to reach a steep mountainside after the disaster. Army authorities withheld victim names pending next of kin notification.
Obituary notices report the deaths of James F English of Findley Township Mercer County aged 55 following a four week illness in Buhl hospital Sharon. Survivors include widow Nettie Patterson English two children and several stepchildren with funeral plans in Mercer. Also listed are George Myers age 86 of 1229 Finch Street and John Powell of Wampum with separate funeral details and interment at local cemeteries plus pallbearers and church rites.
Washington and port heads met Sunday to map strategy for a Friday midnight strike at Atlantic and Pacific seaports and inland harbors. A 12:01 a m local deadline was set for the walkout, after government proposed a compromise hours plan that East Coast operators later offered. NMU accused President Truman of pressuring shipowners to oppose union demands by threatening military action. There is a stray note about dominions in the British Empire.
Fire destroyed the Canfield hotel in Dubuque as the second and third floors collapsed. Fire officials said most missing were trapped after a six story annex burned, with coroner noting deaths from smoke suffocation and extreme heat.
Police report Murcke ran a stop sign on Sheridan avenue and crashed into Henry Book on Highland avenue. Book’s car veered onto the curb and shrubbery. four people including David Kelly 15 and Carl Book 18 were treated at Jameson Memorial hospital for injuries from the crash and lacerations. Murcke pleaded guilty to operating a car while intoxicated and was jailed on $1,000 bail.
Continued coverage of King Ananda’s death after a palace shooting. Ananda was fatally wounded by a bullet, described as accidental by police, though weapons were routinely kept at hand. Prince Phumiphon, born in Boston, is named as the heir with a regency likely to be formed by three ministers. The body was found in a Barompinan Palace bedroom after a two day illness and self medicating.
Dr Harold A McCurdy led the fourth quarterly conference at the Italian Methodist church after Sunday service. The session approved motions to rename the church Christ Methodist and transfer property deeds to local trustees. Personnel changes included a salary raise to 150 and new officers across trustees, Sunday school, youth, and women’s societies.
Armored cars and troops patrol Rome as officials push to declare referendum results. Florence officials report seven percent nullified on technical grounds. Premier De Gasperi and other leaders press for speedy proclamation with Humbert transferring powers to De Gasperi as chief of state until a president is elected.
The article notes a night with temperatures dropping into the 30s just above freezing this morning, crowds at pools Sunday, many automobiles in downtown streets, and a long line of cars along East Washington street. Reports from the country district describe hail during a thunderstorm. Irene Castle popularized the Castle bob in early 1914.
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee opens a heated debate on extending price control and stabilization laws for one year. Senator Wagner notes risk to economic safety if laws expire, while opposition criticizes the administration and Bowles calls the House version a monstrous measure. OPA supporters fear further revision.
A man was shot dead on the eighth floor of the Boston Safe and Deposit Trust building. Police say the killer, who posed as an internal revenue collector, fled after firing and leaving no motive found.
The Supreme Court affirmed convictions of American Tobacco Co Liggett and Myers and R J Reynolds Co for controlling prices and sales of reefer tobacco in violation of the Sherman Act. The ruling sustains key antitrust measures against the big three manufacturers.
Police report three pharmacy robberies over the weekend netting about $1000 in cash and a clerk's wrist watch valued at 80. The incidents occurred at separate drugstores in Pittsburgh as gunmen targeted pharmacies.
The appeal invites service men to extend the Army’s generous family allowance for dependents for the full enlistment length. It states over 750,000 young men have enlisted to date and urges expanding to one million. Details available at Army Camps Posts or Recruiting Stations.
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