President Truman Heads For Ottawa on Good Will Trip
President Truman travels by special train from Washington to Ottawa for a second hemisphere good will visit. He is greeted at Rouses Point by Louis St Laurent and Ray Atherton as Ottawa preparations include Governor General Alexander Viscount Tunis and Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
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Truman
New York State
Canada
Washington
Union Station
Rouse’s Point
New York
External Affairs
Louis St. Laurent
Ray Atherton
Howard Measurers
Harold L. G. Alexander
Tunis
Alexander
W. L. McKenzie-King
Mexico
Europe
Arctic Circle
Pa Newe Observes Weather and Local Happenings
Pa Newe reports on a historic note about Benjamin Franklin generating lightning with a kite. Mrs. Bassett of Youngstown cites a Saturday windstorm that damaged an apricot tree and her roof. Downtown shopping drew housewives and spring cleaning continued.
Daily Weather Report Central United States
Daily weather summary for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am reports a high of 85 and a low of 60 with no precipitation. River stage is 10 feet. Year ago figures: high 86, low 47, traces of precipitation.
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United States
Massillon Babies Death Probe Burdens With Uncertainty
Massillon investigators probe the deaths of two infant girls at Massillon City Hospital amid uncertainty and conflicting theories. Coroner Edward C. Reno lists homicide on death certificates while police keep murder, accident, and other explanations in play as the inquiry extends.
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Massillon
Massillon City Hospital
Stanley W. Switter
Stark County
Edward C. Reno
Diane Jean Brand
Rose Mary Morton
Secretary Marshall backs United States of Europe plan
Secretary of State Marshall endorsed a Fulbright Boggs resolution for a United States of Europe within the UN framework. He said America favors a Europe that is unified and cooperative, aiming to prevent division and to promote economic recovery across the continent.
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Marshall
United States of Europe
United Nations
Sen
Fulbright
Ark
Rep. Boggs
America
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Griswold Confirmed as Greek Aid Administrator and More
The senate approved Dwight Griswold former Nebraska governor as administrator of Greek aid. Richard F. Allen was named head of the 350 million dollar European relief program. Norman Armour was confirmed to succeed Spruille Braden as assistant secretary of state. Senator Vandenberg called the appointments urgent and action followed committee clearance.
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Washington
INS
Senate Today
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Senate
Richard F. Allen
Norman Armour
Spruille Braden
Sen. Vandenberg
Austria Moves to Stem Communist Threat after Hungary Coup
In London on June 10, Austrian conservatives respond to the Hungary pro Soviet coup by blocking a new communist bid for elections. The People’s party proposes UN supervision of polls, urged by Ferdinand Graf, under secretary for security and interior. Communist leader Ernst Fischer pressures Chancellor Fig to widen the government and hold elections.
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London
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Hungary
People’s Party
United Nations
Ferdinand Graf
Ernst Fischer
Leopold Fig
Seek To Avert Briggs Strike
A last–ditch negotiating session to avert a 20 000 Briggs Manufacturing strike adjourned without progress. About 30 percent of workers were absent at the Conner avenue plant, production below normal, as 2 300 UAW CIO Local 212 members struck the deadline yesterday. If issues remain unresolved, a general walkout is set to begin at 10 a m tomorrow.
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Detroit
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Briggs Manufacturing Company
Briggs
Conner Avenue
Uaw-Cio
Two Headed Calf Delights Pennsylvania Farm
On a farm in Anville Pennsylvania Harvey Sweigert reported a two headed Holstein calf born Sunday. The calf named Molly has two ears four eyes two noses and two mouths and can drink milk through either mouth from its owner’s description.
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Annville
Harvey Sweigert
Annuill RD 1
Sweigert
Molly
Miners Protests Expand in Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania soft coal miners’ unauthorized walkouts spread to 21 collieries, halting about 14,300 workers on day two. Four new mines shut, six added, and several coke plants idled as the Taft Hartley bill triggers continued stoppages.
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Pennsylvania
Western
Coal Mines Administration
Warwick
Duquesne Light Company
Lindley, Westland and Mathias
Pittshurch Coal Company
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
U.S. Steel Corp
Kyle Mine
Tentative Move Toward Settlement in French Rail Strike
Paris reports the first tentative effort to end France’s severe rail workers strike. Premier Ramadier met with leaders of the National Federation of Rail Workers as the crisis threatens to trigger a state of siege, a measure last used in 1910.
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Paris
INS
France
Paul Ramadier
National Federation of Rail Workers
Ramadier
National Assembly
Report Card Carried 64 Miles By Storm
A report card for Barbara Lavin of Vienna Ohio was found in Diamond Pennsylvania after a tornado carried it more than 64 miles. Authorities say the Lavin home was wrecked and a Bible page was found with the card in Letti McElhany’s yard.
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Diamond
Barbara Lavin
Vienna
Letti McElhany
Bernard Lavin
Wynn Sentenced to Life for 1946 Stove Poker Slaying
Ebensburg Pa June 10 The Cambria county court sentenced John R Wynn of Conemaugh to life imprisonment for the stove poker killing of his wife Donnie 37 in 1946 He admitted beating his wife with the poker as she lay in bed and was found guilty of first degree murder after pleading guilty.
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Ins
Cambria County Court Today
John R. Wynn
Conemaugh
Wynn
Donnie
Marshall Asks Restoration of State Department Funds
Secretary of State Marshall urged Congress to restore all but five of the 60 million dollars cut from State Department funding. He argued this is a crucial period amid the Hungarian coup and Soviet moves in the Balkans. Senators pressed whether Europe events affect the appropriation, with Marshall stressing not to reduce the department now.
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Marshall
Congress
Hungary
Balkans
State Department
Senate Appropriations
House
Sen. Bridges
N. H
Full Appropriations Committee
Europe
Austria
Bulgaria
Westminster College holds 93rd commencement in New Wilmington
Atty. Edward O. Tabor urged graduates to value individual responsibility over roles, urging lifelong pursuit of truth and world peace. About 1,500 attended the ceremony as 111 graduates received magna cum laude and cum laude honors, with honorary divinity degrees and first education master of science degrees awarded.
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New Wilmington
Atty
Edward O. Tabor
Pittsburgh
Westminster College
Atty. Tabor
Rosyth W. Barss
East Orange
N. J
Colleen Gibson
Tarentum
Grace Jones
New Brighton
Mary Ellen Stewart
Franklin
Wilfred Alan Gibson
Ellwood City
Herman de Haas
Linwood
Mass
Margaret McClure
Martha Shoup
McKeesport
Gloria Albertson
West View
James Guthrie
Floral Park
N. Y
Samuel Shane
Donald McClure
Sudan
J. Alvin Hazlett
Jamestown
Man Drowns After Fall in Indiana Run
Indiana Pa June 10 Coroner E L Fleming reported John P Jamison 56 of White Township drowned after falling into a small run south of Indiana He struck a gully and suffered a brain concussion then was knocked unconscious and drowned in a foot of water
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Indiana
Indiana County
E. L. Fleming
John P. Jamison
White Township
Jamison
Death Record Notices Listed for Several Individuals
Death notices show Mrs. Stephen Herman aged 71 of 321 Bell Avenue and George W. Patterson aged 71 of State Road, plus Mrs. Mary Ligo Black aged 93 of New Wilmington and Carl J. Porath aged 35 of 407 Bleakley.
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Stephen Herman
Bell Avenue
George W. Patterson
State Road
Mary Ligo Black
New Wilmington
Carl J. Porath
Bleakley Avenue
Storm Exertion Causes Death After Sharon Tornado
Sharon, Pennsylvania reports another death linked to the Saturday tornado. Stephen Tomko, 73, died from a heart attack triggered by exertion while repairing his tornado damaged home, the coroner's office said.
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Sharon
Stephen Tomko
FFA Boys Head to State Meet From Lawrence County
Eighteen Lawrence County farm youths depart for Pennsylvania State College to join the FFA Activities Week. James C. Fink leads the Lawrence Beaver and Butler counties group with Howard F. Fox Jacob Bumgardner Wendell W Bell and George E Hillyer also accompanying. About a thousand youths statewide expected to attend the convention and contests. From Lawrence County delegates include Wendell McKissick and Barl Hecka.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania State College
James C. Fink
Lawrence
Beaver
Butler Counties
Howard F. Fox
East Brook
Jacob Bumgardner
New Wilmington
Wendell W. Bell
North Beaver Township
George E. Hellyer
Boy Drowns While Swimming Near Shenango River
Police were dragging the Shenango River near the Grant Street Bridge at 1 15 p m for the body of 12 year old Herbert Sims of Elm Street reported drowned while swimming with friends about one o clock this afternoon Herman Jasper and Harry Carter swam with him but could not save him A police lifeboat and city rescue squad responded to the scene with the inhalator to aid the search
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Shenango
Grant Street
Herbert Sims
Elm Street
Herman Jasper
Harry Carter
Sims
Four Railroad Men Injured In W Va Collision
Four Pittsburgh area railroad workers were injured when two freight trains from Pittsburgh and West Virginia collided head on near Louise West Virginia. The crews leaped from the engines just before impact and were taken to Ohio General Hospital Steubenville Ohio. Two other firemen and engineers escaped unharmed. Officials say a single engine was moved aside for a double header and misjudgment of distance caused the crash. Two engines derailed and track suffered extensive damage. No word yet on car derailments.
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Louise
W Va
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ohio General Hospital
Steubenville
Letter Bombs May Have Started Fire
Police investigate fire among mail bags possibly caused by letter bombs from New York. Twenty five bags of American mail loaded on the tender from the Steamer Marine Falcon after arrival from New York. Palestine's Jewish underground has been sending deadly letter bombs to British officials.
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Eire
INS
New York
Marine Falcon
Palestine
Adjournment Or Recess Problem For Congress
Two top Republican leaders clash over congressional action on foreign policy. House Speaker Martin favors a recess to allow Republican leaders to summon Congress for an emergency session. Sen. Taft argues Congress should adjourn sine die and not reserve the right to reconvene before January. He notes wartime powers no longer apply.
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Congress
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
War Of Nerves Against Austria Now In Progress
Communist propaganda in Vienna fueled a war of nerves with rumors of a Soviet invasion. Hungary’s new regime defended its seizure policies while denying details of a supposed conspiracy. Rumors said Russian troops were ready to march to eject Chancellor Leopold Fig, as Vienna’s calm was shaken by the barrage.
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Austria
Hungary
Leopold Fig
Peoples’ Party
United Nations
Detroit Co ed Leaps To Death From 31st Floor
Esther Irene Zwier a 24 year old Wayne University student and former Marine staff sergeant leaped to her death from the Book building in Detroit. A note to her mother claimed guilt and blamed a man for her distress as her family described her as happy and finishing exams before the tragedy.
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Detroit
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Wayne University
Esther Irene Zwier
Grand Rapids
Marine Corps
Russians Invade Sinkiang Province Report Says
Nanking June 10 The government controlled Central News Agency reports Outer Mongolian Republic troops have invaded China’s Sinkiang province from Tihwa. The dispatch says forces penetrated 200 miles into the eastern sector under bombing and strafing by four planes with Soviet emblems. Central government forces resist the invasion.
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Nanking
INS
Central
Outer Mongolian
China
Sinkiang
Tihwa
Labor unions push White House to veto Taft Hartley bill
CIO President Philip Murray will urge President Truman to veto the Taft Hartley labor bill. AFL leader William Green likely to follow. The union drive includes ads radio spots and speeches by Daniel W. Tracy Matthew Woll and George Meany. Murray to speak tonight at Madison Square Garden. Truman travels in Canada awaiting action on labor and tax measures.
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Washington
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Organized Labor Today
White House
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
AFL
William Green
Daniel W. Tracy
Matthew Woll
George Meany
Murray
New York
Madison Square Garden
Canada
Flood Damage In Mid West Reaches Millions
Flood waters along a 150 mile Mississippi front from Keokuk to Clarksville threaten further breaks if wind or rain stays away. About 20 dead and 25 to 30 missing across Iowa Illinois Missouri and Kansas. Ten thousand homeless. property and livestock losses run into millions as eight Mississippi levee breaks flood 26 000 acres. Ottumwa and Des Moines area suffer major damage with vast losses estimated at ten million dollars.
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Mississippi
Keokuk
Clarksville
U. S. Army Engineers
Rock Island
Quincy
Iowa
Ilineis
Missouri
Kansas
Gamage
Wapello
Louisiana
Alexandria
Ottumwa
Navy
Herschel Loveless
Des Moines
Hitch-Hiker Held In Fatal Shooting Near Media Pa
Daniel P. Taranow, 21, of New York, was held for the fatal shooting of railroad brakeman Francis L. Devon, 23, of Oxford, after a dispute over war records. Devon, who served 38 months in the Army, was killed when his car crashed after a hitchhiking incident near Media, Pennsylvania.
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New York
Francis L. Devon
Oxford
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Devon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Malcolm Laughead
Daniel P. Taranow
Devon
Taranow
Laughead
Taranov
Weather Turns Junelike With Warmth and Abundant Corn
A breezy, June like spell brings eighty nine degree warmth and sunny skies. The writer notes ideal gardening weather and strong corn growth inviting gardeners to pan for the fall.
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