Pension Plan Deadlock Stalls UAW Talks With Johnson Bronze
Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Johnson Bronze Co stall over funding a pension plan. The union demands full funding over 30 years, while the company favors pay as you go. A strike vote last Sunday drew about 625 workers with over 400 in favor of a June 25 work stoppage.
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United Automobile Workers
Johnson Bronze Company
Pennsylvania
Troy C. Burns
UAW
Patrick O'Malley
Peter A. Costello
J. Preston Flaherty
Big Steel
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
FBI Arrest In Los Angeles
Dr. Sidney Weinbaum a 52 year old research fellow at Caltech Pasadena was taken into custody by FBI special agents in Los Angeles He is charged with perjury and with fraud against the government reported by INS sources
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Los Angeles
INS
Sidney Weinbaum
California Institute of Technology At
Pasadena
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Richard B. Hood
FBI
Weinbaum
Weather forecast and statistics for the day
Warm and humid with showers and scattered thunderstorms today. A few showers and cooler tonight. Saturday partly cloudy and cooler after east showers. Max 82, min 60, no precipitation. River stage 6 feet. A year ago max 88, min 68.
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United States
British Stand May Cause Marshall Plan Funds Cut
Washington dispatch reports that Senate authors foresee a possible cut in Marshall Plan funds after Britain’s Labour party rejected European unity proposals. Senator McCarran says the stance could trigger a 450 million dollar amendment near a favorable vote, while Senator Knowland calls the action a factor in considering aid reductions. Congress authorized 2.7 billion dollars for new European commitments.
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Senate Appropriations
Sen. McCarran
Nev
Labor Party
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Congress
Charge Soviet Move Only To Sow Confusion
The United States charged that the Soviet government's May 20 note demanding Western withdrawal from Trieste was designed to sow confusion. Britain and France delivered similar notes in Moscow. The U S note rejected the allegation of violations of the Italian peace treaty and blamed the Soviet Union for blocking Trieste settlement.
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Washington
INS
United States
Trieste
Moscow
Britain
France
London
Paris
U.S
Italy
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
Bus Drivers Strike In Aliquippa Adds To Pittsburgh Area Walkouts
In Aliquippa Pennsylvania 42 Woodlawn and Southern Motor Coach Company drivers walked out in protest of the discharge of a driver accused of reckless driving, expanding the number of struck Pittsburgh district bus lines to seven.
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Aliquippa
INS
Woodlawn & Southern Motor Coach Company
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Wall Collapse Fatal To Child In Wilmingto n Township
Two year old Jacob S. Kurtz son of Mr and Mrs Stephen B Kurtz of R D 2 Pulaski died at 7 30 pm Thursday at Jameson Memorial hospital from possible skull fracture and internal injuries after a wall on his father s farm collapsed burying him neighbors from the Amish community were razing an old brick house when the accident occurred The body was taken to Sharp funeral home New Wilmington then to the residence funeral arrangements have not been announced.
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Jacob S. Kurtz
Stephen B. Kurtz
R. D
Pulaski
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Kurtz
Wilmington Township
New Wilmington
Sharp Funeral Home
Truman Vetoes Basing Point Bill
President Truman vetoed the basing point bill saying it would not be in the public interest. The measure would legalize freight absorption by allowing uniform delivered prices, a practice the Senate argued would weaken anti monopoly laws.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Senate
Death Records for June 16 1950
A list of recent deaths includes Randall Winston Zimmerman age 2 of New Wilmington Jacob S Kurtz age 2 of Pulaski daughter Mrs Hugh E Gilkeson age 73 of New Bedford and Mrs John Lewis age 76 of 209 Pear son street others include Mrs Elmer D Seaton age 27 of R D 9 Allegheny avenue Mrs Charles A Lewis age 28 of 211 South Ashland avenue and Mrs Ferdinand Toth age 83 of 608 South Ray street.
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Randall Winston Zimmerman
New Wilmington
Jacob S. Kurtz
R. D
Pulaski
Elmer D. Seaton
Allegheny Avenue
Charles A. Lewis
Ashland Avenue
Ferdinand Toth
Ray Street
Heavy Haze Over Pacific Clears From Hawaii to Wake Island
Honolulu reports a spanking breeze and bright skies ending a four day thick mist over the Pacific from Hawaii to Wake Island. Life returns to normal as Hawaii Tourist Bureau promotes sunny images and the Coast Guard confirms a vessel lost in the haze was found safe.
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Honolulu
INS
Pacific
Hawaii
Wake Island
Hawaii Tourist Bureau
Isles of
Paradise
Coast Guard
Westminster College to Build $44900 Manse for New Dean
Westminster college begins a $44,900 two story brick and English stucco president’s manse near New Wilmington Across from The Overlook. The home will become the dean’s residence and may precede excavation for a men’s dormitory and field house. Architect is L H Thayer & Co New Castle Viclinteer Viclinteer of New Wilmington handles contracting.
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Westminster College
New Wilmington
Will W. Orr
William Vander Lugt
Pella
Iowa
L. H. Thayer & Co
New Castle
Viclinteer of
Reunion Brings Many To Volant
About 150 former Volant College and Volant high school friends gathered at the Volant Methodist church on Thursday June 15 for the annual reunion. The event featured a noon dinner for about 100 prepared by the church ladies, a 2 pm program led by Mrs. James Moore with Rev. Harry Silvis delivering the invocation and Miss Olive Clinefelter giving a memorial tribute to seven deceased members.
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Volant College
Volant High School
Volant Methodist Church
The
Methodist Church
James Moorehead
New Castle
Ellis Hilliard
Harry Silvis
Olive Clinefelter
Walker Hettenbaugh
Whitten Hettenbaugh
Mary Taylor
Ira C. McNulty
Jack G. Simison
Rea Sarver McCoy
Army Worms Spread in Lawrence County
Army worms have been found in eastern Lawrence County’s corn fields though infestations are not yet severe. County agent L. C. Dayton urges farmers to monitor pastures and report sightings to the Agricultural Extension office. Chlorodane can control them but should not be used in pastures or soon to be cut hayfields.
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West Virginia
Lawrence County Agricultural Extension Association
L. C. Dayton
Agricultural Extension Office
Dayton
American Is Retaken After Third German Prison Break
Homer Cook an Oklahoma ex GI nicknamed a modern Houdini was recaptured in Munich in the room of his girlfriend Anna Sperer whom he said he loved. He had escaped from Dachau prison by bending bars and had reentered Germany to be with Sperer while facing charges from prior escapes and illegal entry.
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Munich
INS
Homer Cook
Oklahoma
Houdini
Germany
Anna Sperer
Muskogee
Okla
Cook
Dachau
Soorer
Bavaria
Seek To Remove Plan To Block Excise Tax Cuts
Washington D C June 16 Administration leaders sought to avert a one man revolt by Rep Coughton NC that could block excise tax cuts this year A tax bill passage before adjournment remained doubtful due to cigarette tax disputes House Ways and Means members led by Doughton tentatively agreed to a three percent corporation tax increase to balance the bill without widening the treasury deficit
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Washington
Rep
Coughton
N.C
House
House, Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
Treasury
Small Girl Fatally Hurt When Knocked From Moving Auto
An 18 month old girl, Mary Alice Herbst, died after being crushed when a car collided with another auto six miles west of Glen Rock York County. She sat on her father’s lap and fell through an open door as the vehicle rolled. Four others were injured in the crash.
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Glen Rock
INS
York County
Mary Alice Herbst
Albert Herbst
Laverne
Cal
Battered Body Of Man Found Near Spring Garden Bridge
The body of 56 year old Upper Darby businessman Robert E. E. Carroll was found beneath the Spring Garden street bridge in North Philadelphia. Police reported signs of a heavy beat injury. a wallet found on the body was empty and his wife said he had traveled to New York with a large sum of money yesterday.
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Philadelphia
INS
Upper Darby
Spring Garden Street Bridge
Robert E. E. Carroll
Drexel Hill
Carroll
Evelyn
New York
Transit Strike Shuts Los Angeles Bus and Street Car Service
More than 4,000 union operators of buses and street cars in Los Angeles walked out after midnight strike deadline. Negotiators failed to reach an agreement with the transit company. Union president D. D. McClurg said the last offer was arbitration but was refused. Drivers were ordered to complete runs started before midnight and then abandon their vehicles.
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Los Angeles
Millin
D. D. McClurg
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway
Addition Planned for Hickory Elementary School Upgrade
Hickory Heights elementary will gain two classrooms and a recreation room this summer. The addition uses space intended for future construction with the recreation room in the basement and the classrooms above. Bids open June 28 at a special school board meeting, with a contract likely. Work to start soon so rooms are ready for school in September.
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Hickory Heights
Hickory Township School Board
Pittsburgh Milk Strike Continues in Wage Dispute
Pittsburgh milk strike persists as new negotiations were set for 1 p.m. in the nine day stalemate over wages. No sign of concession from the Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association or AFL Local 205, leaving about 2.3 million district residents without milk.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association
AFL
Renovo Gas Well Fire Extinguished by Explosive Blast
A five day fire at a Renovo natural gas well was put out by a blast using 46 quarts of nitroglycerin. Texas oilman Paul Adair, hired by Leady Township Prospecting, ignited the charge after attempts to extinguish with smaller blasts failed. The well blew in Monday about 14 miles from Renovo, with owners losing about $200 a minute during the blaze.
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Renovo
Texas
Paul Adair
Houston
Leady Township
Adair
Child Strangled In Porch Gate Tragedy Claims Two Year Old
Little Randall Winston Zimmer man of Beechwood Drive New Wilmington died at 7 30 PM when his head wedged in a collapsible gate between the living room and kitchen. His mother Mrs John Zimmerman had gone outside to mow and found him upon return. The gate accident occurred while the father a Westminster College faculty member was away on business in State.
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Randall Winston Zimmerman
Beechwood Drive
New Wilmington
John Zimmerman
Westminster College
Former Officer Under Arrest in Espionage Case
David Greenglass 28, a former U S Army NCO at Albuquerque New Mexico, was arrested by the FBI on espionage charges. He is accused of passing atomic secrets to Harry Gold who is linked to Klaus Fuchs and the Russian intelligence service.
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New York
INS
David Greenglass
U. S. Army
Albuquerque
N. M
FBI
Harry Gold
Klaus Fuchs
McCarthy Denies Charge Over Amerasia Witness Reward
Sen. McCarthy contends a State Department reward was promised to Emmanuel Larsen for favorable testimony before the Senate Loyalty Committee. Puerifoy denies the allegation and accuses McCarthy of offering protection to Larsen himself.
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Washington
INS
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Amerasia
Senate
Wisconsin Republican
Emmanuel Larsen
John E. Puerifoy
John Service
Puerifoy
Larsen
Another Spy Suspect Arrested By FBI In Utica Case
Utica New York June 16 Alfred Dean Slack 44 a chemist described in plain clothes as an average guy was seized as an alleged spy in a Soviet apparatus accused of funneling atomic secrets to Moscow He will be questioned by the FBI today ahead of further arrests in the case
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Utica
N. Y
Moscow
FBI
Alfred Dean Slack
Espionage Case Ties Slacks to Fuchs Network
The arrest of Slack at a farm home near Syracuse marks the second American suspect linked to the Fuchs espionage ring. Harry Gold, 39, a Philadelphia biochemist, remains jailed on bail awaiting transfer for a Brooklyn hearing. FBI Chief Hoover names two Russians, Semenov and Yakovlev, as recipients of top secrets and says they have fled the United States.
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Utica
Slack
Syracuse
Klaus Fuchs
England
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Fuchs
Holmesburg
Brooklyn
FBI
Gold
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Semen M. Semenov
Amtorg Trading Corporation
Anatoli A. Yakovlev
New York City
Semenov
Richard Roe
Sam
Yakovlev
John Doe
John
United States
Veterans Warm Up in Spring Baseball Mood
The piece notes veterans settling in with warm arms and high spirits as spring begins. It compares spring warming routines to preparing the throwing arm for the season and mentions a warm eighty two degree day as a backdrop.
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F.B.I
Daily Weather Report
Acme Telephoto
Orawville, Ill
Gene
Shirley Brinkman
Pulaski Township
Hugh E. Gilkeson
New Bedford
John Lewis
Pearson Street
Volant
Lawrence County
Amsterdam
William H. Zoerndt
Helen Tilley
Springfield
Mass
Hickory Elementary
Sen. McCarthy
Fred Hillegas
Acme
Telenko
Inside Today
Cross Word Sports Cree Comics Society
Arthur Mometer
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