New Strategy Seen In Lewis Coal Parleys
John L. Lewis uses a divide and conquer approach inviting five coal groups to separate talks on new UMW contracts. He aims to craft a national pattern by contrasting terms across anthracite northern soft coal western soft coal and captive mine talks.
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Lewis
Philadelphia
INS
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ralph E. Taggart
Reading Coal & Iron Co
UMW
Northern
Western
U. S. Steel
Nego
Graceand road view near Painter Hill praised
A scenic Graceand road vista near Painter Hill draws admiration as sunset broadens across the countryside. A mother quail with six or eight chicks was spotted on Graceland road, the youngsters slipping into bushes as a car approached, while a downtown mishap saw two cardboard boxes of liquid bottles bounced into the street without breakage.
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Graceand
Painter Hill
Graceland Road
Mill
Washington Street
Weather Forecast Showers Tonight and Thursday Cooler
A daily forecast notes showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight and Thursday with cooler conditions on Thursday. 24 hour period ending 9 am shows max 82, min 71, precipitation .10 inches, river stage 5 feet. One year ago max 81, min 60, precipitation .01 inches.
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United States
Phillies star Eddie Waitkus shot in Chicago hotel room
Eddie Waitkus star first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies was wounded in a Chicago hotel room by a 19 year old typist who said she had an urge to kill for publicity. He was hospitalized in critical condition after receiving care including a blood transfusion and oxygen.
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Acme Telephoto
Chicago
Illinois
Ruth Steinhagen
Eddie Waitkus
Edgewater Beach
Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Illinois Masonic Hospital
INS
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Melrose
Mass
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Philadelphia Nine
Old-Timers Plan Annual Event At Cascade Park
Old-Timers Day set for August at Cascade Park with Emery orchestra in its 25th year. The event aims to attract former residents returning to New Castle for a day of fellowship. Officials include Paul F. Butz president Richard F. Rentz vice president J C Liebendorfer treasurer and Ralph Shiner secretary.
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Cascade Park
Paul F. Butz
Emery Orchestra
New Castle
Butz
Richard F. Rentz
J. C. Liebendorfer
Ralph Shiner
U S Ambassador Denies Communist Enmity Rumor
Shanghai June 15. Ambassador J Leighton Stuart denied a circulating rumor that Chinese Communists called Americans their enemies or sought no American favors. He said the story was not true and issued a flat denial.
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Shanghai
INS
J. Leighton Stuart
U. S
China
Youth Drowns After Rescue Fails at Potts Grove Creek
Potts Grove Delaware County June 15 1940s news brief states 17 year old William H Schultz summer worker on the Albert Provant farm drowned in Chillisquaque Creek after a companion William Kreisher failed to rescue him. Schultz disappeared in eight feet of water and body recovered an hour later.
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Potts Grove
INS
William H. Schultz
Albert Provant
Chillisquaque Creek
William Kreisher
Lewisburg
R. D
Schultz
Gasoline Leak Blamed for City Blast Injures Man
Joe Nycz, 1703 South Jefferson Street, suffered second degree burns to arms and face in a cellar explosion at a pool room owned by Edward Otlowski, 1307 Moravia Street. Fire crews found no fire after the blast. investigators traced the gas to a leaking gasoline storage tank at a nearby service station.
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Joe Nycz
South
Jefferson Street
Edward Otlowski
Moravia Street
Nyez
New Castle Hospital
H. F. Steinbrink
Manufacturers Light and Heat Company
Sitdown Strikers Ejected After Battle at Hiroshima Plant
In Hiroshima 3000 sitdown strikers and supporters were driven from the Japan Steel Manufacturing plant by about 1300 police. Reports vary on injuries with 29 or up to 100 hurt, including 80 workers and 20 police, amid protests over dismantling for Allied reparations. An American official cited outside influences behind the riot.
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Hiroshima
INS
Japan Steel Manufacturing Company
Kyodo
Moses to be named labor czar for Northern Coal Producers
Pittsburgh report says the appointment of Harry M. Moses as a labor czar for the Northern Coal Producers is nearing final details. Moses, a Pittsburgher and press intermediary, is expected to assume the role once remaining formalities are completed.
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Pittsburgh
Coal Industry
INS
Harry M. Moses
Moses
Four Die in Midwest Plane Crash Near North Liberty
Four persons, likely Chicago residents, were killed when a Beechcraft Bonanza crashed and burned in a field near North Liberty, Indiana. Papers on the bodies identified Dr. S. Sinclair Snyder of Chicago, his wife, and Jean B. Kline and her husband, with authorities believing the Kline woman was Snyder’s daughter and Kline the pilot.
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South Bend
Ind
INS
Chicago
North Liberty
S. Sinclair Snyder
Jean B. Kline
Kline
West Berlin Rail Strikers Reject Plan
West Berlin rail workers vote 6 to 1 to continue their walkout after rejecting a Soviet American plan. U S Commandant Howley accuses Moscow of breaking promises and warns Soviets must settle the dispute themselves. The strike has halted all western rail movement into Berlin, deepening a small blockade.
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Berlin
West Berlin
U. S
Frank L. Howley
Senator Martin Blames Blundering Foreign Policy For World Crisis
U S Senator Edward Martin of Pennsylvania told the Valley of New Castle Consistory during Flag Day observances that a blundering foreign policy has led to unrest and crisis. He recalled the flag's history, its avoidance of aggression, and stressed constitutional rights while noting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the League of Nations.
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Edward Martin
C. Merle Raisley
Valley of New Castle
Martin
Supreme Council
U. S
Pennsylvania
St. John S. Wallace
Wallace
New Castle
General Assembly
The
League of Nations
Paris Civil Service Strike Impacts Government Work
A June Paris strike by French civil servants paralyzed many ministries while gas, electricity, water, and dial telephones operated normally. Air traffic at Orly and Le Bourget halted. schools and health offices affected. government radio went off air after midnight. The demand centered on a statute revision for employees with potential suspensions for officials joining the walkout.
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Paris
INS
France
Orly
le Bour
Ast
Voting On Labor Bill Changes Is Expected Today
Senate Democratic leaders abandoned hope for a unified maximum labor bill and moved to vote on a Taft Hartley repeal amendment. Majority Leader Lucas announced postponement of a second Democratic caucus as policy disagreements persist and plans for a caucus were dropped.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Western ministers split over Berlin guarantees and Austria accord
Western delegates in Paris predicted today’s secret session would decide if the Big Four meeting yields an agreement or ends in failure. Talks focus on guarantees for free access to Berlin, with Vishinsky signaling reluctance but signaling possible two currency plan. An east west German council and Austria treaty draft were discussed as interim steps.
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Kingsbury Smith
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Vishinsky
Austria
Big Four
Unusual Government Project By Leivo Company
Matthew Leivo Sons Inc begins a major federal project at the Keystone Ordnance plant near Meadville to disassemble inventory, inspect and coat all machinery, and reassemble for standby. About 150 workers, ten months, cost around 500000 dollars. Cosmolined preservation and extensive painting planned. Built during World War Two for TNT production.
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America
Matthew Leivo Sons, Inc
Keystone Ordnance Plant
Meadville
Keystone Ordnance
Deaths in Harmony Slippery Rock and Princeton Road
Death notices list Mrs. Jacob F. Warner 69 Harmony Cecil Gale Ours 48 Slippery Rock Stephen Vincent 61 Tempalena Avenue Lawrence Heichel 64 R. D. 6 Princeton Road. All names and ages appear in the Wednesday June 15 1949 Death Record.
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Jacob F. Warner
Harmony
Cecil Gale Ours
Slippery Rock
Stephen Vincent
Tempalena Avenue
Lawrence Heichel
R. D
Princeton Road
Inside Today's News Page Highlights Classifieds and Arts
A concise guide to Today’s pages noting Classifieds on page 22 Radio listings on page 16 Comics on page 16 Sports on page 20 Cross Word on page 16 Society and Obituary on page 2 Stocks and Editorial entries, with Theatrical coverage on page 14 and other features across the edition.
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Eas
Asean Ae Editorial
Umpire’s Plight in Baseball: A Chorus of Criticism
A reflective verse laments the backstop official who calls balls and strikes amid player gripes. It notes how umpires must judge quickly as the ball passes, risk errors, and endure fan jeers and manager disputes in a tense game day setting.
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New Castle News
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