Shipping Strike Ends as 700 Ships Reopen Amid Pact
The Maritime strike ended after CIO Marine Engineers and operators plus NMU and AAC A negotiated a new contract granting a five percent pay rise for about 110,000 workers. Wages may reopen December 15, and contracts extend one year. The stoppage had tied up Atlantic and Gulf shipping for three days.
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New York
INS
Marine Engineers
CIO Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
National Maritime Union
American Communications Association
John W. Gibson
Atlantic
Gulf
America
NMU
Shin
Gardens Bloom as County Reports Local Updates
Pa Newc notes Steve Wheale has fifteen tomatoes with three on one plant while strawberries ripen and cherries appear in county areas. Highway weed cutting continues and many fine city plots lie near the seventh ward toward Wam pum. Drinking fountains and ice supply keep water cool and East Side buses stay heated. Glass windows broken in churches show costly damage while Blacktop work progresses at lower Cascade Park entrance with completion hoped by next Monday.
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Cascade Park
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States daily weather figures show a 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. with a maximum of 72 and a minimum of 42. Precipitation measured 0.01 inches while the river stood at 8.5 feet. A year ago the date recorded a high of 80 and a low of 52 with 2.5 inches of rain.
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United States
State Highways Toll Falls Four Months Into 1947
Harrisburg June 19. The state highways department reports 465 persons died on Pennsylvania highways in the first four months of 1947. The toll is 22 percent lower than the same period in 1946 and 20 percent below the first four months of 1941, the pre war peak.
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Harrisburg
INS
State Highways Department
Pennsylvania
More Locations Requested For Traffic Lights
Mayor John F Haven announced additional proposed traffic lights to slow speeding and protect pedestrians. New four ways at Jefferson and Lawrence, Highland and Leasure, Highland and Clenmore, North and Beaver. A prior list includes three and four way signals at Croton with North and South Jefferson, Smithfield with West Washington, Moody with Wilmington, Garfield with Wilmington, Pearson with East Washington, Bay with East Washington, Arlington with East Washington, and Moravia with Mehoning. A formal request to install curb lights was sent to the State Highway Department in Harrisburg.
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State Highway Department
Harrisburg
John F. Haven
Jefferson and
Lawrence Street
Highland Avenue
Leasure Avenue
Clenmore Boulevard
North
Beaver Streets
City
North Street
Croton Avenue
Jefferson Street
Smithfield
West Washington Street
Moody Avenue
Wilmington Avenues
Garfield
Wilmington Avenue
Pearson
East Washington Streets
Bay
Arlington Avenue
East Washington Street
Moravia Street
Mehoning Avenue
Steel Bleachers Delayed At Taggart Stadium
Football fans must endure old wooden bleachers as new steel seats face a late delivery due to a four week factory strike. The Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel plant's delay pushes arrival to late October. old bleachers sit on loan at P. J. Flaherty Field while concrete piers for the new stands are in place.
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Taggart Stadium
Joan Bechtg
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Company
P. J. Plaherty
President's Veto Could End Rent Control June 30
Senator Taft says a presidential veto of the GOP rent control bill would end federal controls on June 30. Administration sources expect Truman to reluctantly sign the measure and rebuke Congress later. Taft warns Congress will not pass further rent legislation this session if the compromise is rejected.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
White House
Cars Dive After Parked In Monongahela River
In Pittsburgh on June 19 a novel fishing angle succeeded as towing trucks recovered two automobiles that slid from their parking spots and disappeared into the Monongahela River.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Monongahela River
Little Hope Of Russia Joining Paris Parley
London reports on the two day Anglo French parley in Paris over the Marshall plan to quicken Europe's recovery. Moscow criticized the talks and dampened hopes Russia will join while Molotov expressed interest in the Anglo French efforts. Bevin and British officials maintain invitation to Russia remains open despite Pravda criticism.
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London
Paris
Europe
Moscow Today
Russia
Radio Moscow
Tass
Bevin
Pravda
Moscow
Molotov
Maurice Peterson
High Prices To Be Probed By Senate Hearings
Senator Taft announced Senate hearings would begin next week on high prices and run about 30 days. Senator Baldwin introduced a resolution for a joint Congressional committee to probe inflationary price ranges and urged actions to reduce costs on essential goods.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Senate
Baldwin
Conn
Joint
Congressional Committee
Factory Workers Face Probe Into Auto Bootlegging
Detroit factory workers who obtain discounts and priorities on new cars were cited as a source of bootlegging. Attorney General Eugene F Black announced plans to seek a grand jury investigation in Detroit to probe workers deals with used car lots and profits from sales.
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Detroit
Eugene F. Black
Black
Plane crash kills twelve on Pan American flight
Pan American World Airways reported that twelve people were killed and ten injured when the Clipper Eclipse on a Karachi to New York route crashed in Syria near Mayadin close to the Iran border. Syrian doctors and rescue crews were at the scene. crew names and passenger lists were not yet released.
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New York
INS
Pan American World Airways
Karachi
India
Syria
Eugene Roddenberry
Damascus
Mayadin
Dier Ez
Iran
Istanbul
Pan American Clipper America lands in Istanbul on world flight
Reuters reports Pan American World Airways Clipper America landed in Istanbul at 11 30 am local time on a world circling flight. The plane with 21 passengers including prominent newspaper publishers and editors was to stay 15 hours before continuing to Karachi India.
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London
INS
Reuters
Pan American World Airways
Istanbul
Reuter Dispatch
Karachi
India
Funeral services held for 114 year old Mrs. Sara Jackson
Logan, June 19. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Logan for Mrs. Sara Jackson who family members say is 114 years old. She died Tuesday at the home of her sons. Relatives could not provide her exact birth date.
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Logan
W. Va
INS
Sara Jackson
Congressional leaders denounce oil shipments to Russia
U S leaders blast large oil and gasoline exports to Russia as American armed forces face fuel shortages. Senator Gurney criticizes the administration for permitting Russian tankers to lift consignments while the navy limits flying. He urges restoration of export controls to meet U S navy needs.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Sen. Gurney
S. D
Senate Armed Services Committee
Powers-That-Be
United States Navy
Gurney
New Record For Parking Meters In May
May revenue from parking meters reached 3821 dollars, the highest since installation. Collector Arthur Harris estimates annual receipts may reach forty thousand dollars.
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Parkers
Arthur Harris
Eisenhower Offered Presidency of Columbia University
General Eisenhower, army chief of staff, has been offered Columbia University’s presidency and is weighing the post. A War Department statement says he would pursue public service after his army duties and would not consider other civilian posts until released.
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Washington
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Columbia University
War Department
Eisenhower
Columbia
Periors
Walter Winchell
New York Mirror
F. L. Parks
Workers Strive to Rebuild Flood Levees as Waters Rise
In Hannibal Missouri thousands of acres face flood danger as workers repair weakened levees after last week’s inundation. A crest of 24.5 feet is expected to reach the area, prompting evacuation warnings for lowlands. Breaks near Oakville and Hamburg Indiana Illinois threaten more lands while rains swell Mississippi River floodwaters.
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Hannibal
Pike County
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois
Quincy
Oakville
Hamburg
Wampum Druggist Marks 50 Years In Same Store
Dave Mc Donald, a Wampum druggist, celebrates half a century in the same Railroad Street shop. He started at age 22 after studies at Western Reserve, now Pitt, and remains active serving customers in Lawrence county. Married life has not occurred for him, and he plans to keep working.
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Railroad Street
Wampum
Dave McDonald
Lawrence County
Mr. McDonald
Sharon
Pittsburgh
Western Reserve
Pitt Univer
Sity
McDonald’s
Dave
Little Beaver
Wayne
Main Street
Presbyterian Church
Earthquake Detected by Fordham Seismograph
Fordham University's seismograph recorded a sharp quake 7,500 miles from New York in an undetermined direction at 3 53 35 A M EDT.
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New York
Fordham University
Motorcycle crash claims man in Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls Pa June 19 Cloyd Smith 27 of New Brighton died in a local hospital from motorcycle crash injuries. His four year old son Gary was injured in the accident.
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Beaver Falls
Cloyd Smith
New Brighton
Gary
Number Of Married Women Working Grows
Washington report shows married women working or seeking work outside the home rose by about two million since 1940. The Women's Bureau says roughly five million families have both spouses employed, about one fifth of all normal families. Mothers of preschoolers largely stay out of the labor force while employed mothers with young children total about 1.25 million.
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Washington
Women’s Bureau of the
Labor Department
United States
Bureau
Wilson to lead Turkish Aid Mission and stay as ambassador
President Truman designated Edwin C. Wilson as chief of the American Mission for Aid to Turkey while he remains ambassador. The nomination also named Charles Salzman, former brigadier general and NYSE vice president, as assistant secretary of state.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Edwin C. Wilson
U. S
Turkey
Wilson
Charles Salzman
New York Stock Exchange
One Time Bund Leader Departs U S for Deportation
Milwaukee June 19. Paul Knauer Milwaukee insurance man and one time bund leader today en route to Ellis Island for deportation to his native Germany. Knauer's citizenship was revoked in 1944 on charges of bund activities.
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Milwaukee
INS
Paul Knauer
Bund
Ellis Island
Germany
Knauer
Mrs. Robert W. H. Smith obituary note
Mrs. Robert W. H. Smith, 64, of Ellwood City, passed away. Funeral arrangements and further details follow in the notice.
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Robert W. H. Smith
Ellwood City
Bevin Pushes For Soviet Response On Marshall Plan
British Foreign Secretary Bevin and French Foreign Minister Bidault pressed Moscow for a swift decision on Soviet participation in the American plan to restore Europe’s economy. The two ministers invited Moscow to join any next week meeting to launch aid, amid cautious optimism after talks in Paris and Pravda criticism of the plan.
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Paris
INS
Ernest Bevin
London
Bevin
Bidault
Moscow
Britain
France
Russia
Molotov
Maurice Peterson
Moldtov
Pravda
Bi Partisan Foreign Policy Panel Favored By Officials
President Truman may appoint a bi partisan committee to advise on United States foreign policy during congressional recess. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg Michigan projects the plan over the weekend with favorable reaction. Administration weighs Hoover Vandenberg resource inventory before aid programs.
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Washington
INS
Truman
United States
Congress
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Hoover
Vandenberg
Friedman predicts ten years of no low mood in the U S
Armin Friedman a Chicago economist told a Retail Jewish Association of Western Pennsylvania gathering that the nation will enjoy a decade with no low mood. He argued vast savings will fuel durable production of consumer goods for years to come.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Armin Friedman
Chicago
United States
Jewish Association of
Western Pennsylvania
Friedman
Two killed in army plane crash near Doniphan
An AT-6 crash near Doniphan Neb killed an officer and an enlisted man during a return flight from Kearney to Offutt Field Fort Crook. Officials investigated the cause as part of the incident.
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Doniphan
Neb
INS
Offutt Field
Fort Crook
Omaha
Kearney, Neb
Worker Fatally Injured at Continental Foundry Plant
Allegheny county coroner reports Elmore Lee aged 42 died when a steel casting fractured his skull at Continental Foundry and Machine Co plant in Coraopolis. The accident is under investigation by workplace safety authorities.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Elmore Lee
Continental Foundry & Machine Co
Coraopotis
President ready to act on labor bill despite veto speculation
Senate Republicans push to vote on overriding President Truman’s expected veto of the Hartley Taft labor reform bill. The White House says the president’s message will be illuminating as advisers decide whether to sign or veto. Congressional leaders expect a veto or possible law without signature on Friday.
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Washington
Senate
Mr. Truman
Hightfall
INS
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Commission In Palestine Views Hulks Of Vessels
In Haifa harbor the United Nations Palestine commission viewed rotting hulks of more than 39 vessels seized by the British navy during anti blockade efforts. The visit followed a 120 mile tour from Jerusalem as the group met diverse leaders and observed harmony in Haifa with 79,000 Jews 40,000 Arabs and 26,000 Christians sharing municipal governance under Mayor Shabbatai Levy.
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Jerusalem
United Nations Palestine Commission
Haifa
Palestine
Shabbatai Levy
Weathered fields bring hopeful corn in damp season
A poet notes persistent rain soaking farms and criticizes the weatherman while counting damp rows of corn that grow each day, expressing that despite the wet spell things are improving as corn emerges in the fields.
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Firestone
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William Clay Ford
Edsel Ford
Martha Parke Firestone
Little
Thomas C. Watson
1. N.S
Clipper
Congressional
Administration
James Lee
U.S
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Soviet
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Massachusetts
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Sen. Murray
Mont
Commission In Palestine
Arthur Mometer
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