Taft Hartley Substitutes Battle in Senate Hall
Senate debate on the Taft Hartley repeal bill continues as Lucas and Aiken clash over seizure and injunction provisions. Aiken predicts Morse amendment may face delays due to absentees, while votes on Douglas Aiken and Ives amendments unfold.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Lucas @ill
Lucas
Sen. Aiken
Aiken
Douglas
Ives
Sen
Morse
Taft
Ohio
County Streams Dwindle as Rain Shortage Persists
Streams run low across the county due to a marked lack of heavy rains in recent weeks. New Castle and Lawrence county areas experience temporary relief from heat as humidity eases. Lawrence county hay harvest shifts toward baling and storage rather than bulk barn loft storage. Auto touring season appears active with many out of state license plates on highways.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Increasing clouds and scattered showers forecast Friday in northwest
The daily weather report notes increasing cloudiness with scattered showers likely Friday and in the northwest tonight. Not as cool tonight. For the 24 hours ending 2 am today the high was 80 and the low 51 with no precipitation. river stage 5.3 feet. A year ago the high was 86 and the low 68 with 12 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Northern Operators Seek 1949 Coal Cost Cutting Pact
Northern operators met with United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis seeking a 1949 wage contract to lower coal costs for consumers. George Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal said no worry of a June 30 strike and predicted a 60 day cooling off period under Taft Hartley while opposing a reduced 40 hour work week.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
U. S
George Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Northern Producers
Love
Recover Bodies Of 190 Drowning Victims In Japan
Tokyo reports the bodies of 190 drowning victims recovered after a typhoon wrecked scores of vessels along the southern coast. Five hundred ninety nine fishermen were rescued and more than 100 dead or missing were tallied amid floods that caused 12 billion yen in damage. Among the victims were 121 who perished when the ferry Aoba Maru sank early Tuesday, with seven more of its occupants still missing.
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Tokyo
INS
Japan
State Department To Issue White Paper On China
The department plans a white paper restating its policy toward China and Southeast Asia. Officials have prepared the document for weeks and await Secretary Acheson’s approval. Publication before the weekend seems unlikely due to his schedule with the big four foreign ministers council in Paris.
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Washington
INS
State Department
China
Southeast Asia
Acheson
Big Four Foreign Ministers Council
Paris
Two Fugitives Re Captured At Clarksburg Golf Course
Two of eight prison camp escapees were nabbed early today on the Clarksburg Country Club golf course. Police identified the men as Bob Jesse Kirby, 21, and Charles E. Jones, 19, both serving one to ten years for separate offenses. Both sentences came from McDowell county. Prison Guard William Lawrence,
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Clarksburg
W. Va
INS
West Virginia
Clarksburg Country Club
Bob Jesse Kirby
Charles E. Jones
McDowell County
William Lawrence
Badly mutilated body found in Morrison tavern storage cabinet
The badly mutilated body of 22 year old Mrs Irma Jean Stahlut was found early today in a refrigerated beer storage cabinet at the Morrison tavern operated by her husband Harvey Stahlut. Grundy County Sheriff John Meyers said he was found by her husband around 4 am after he returned from a beer distribution trip. The body was cut open from throat to knees and the murder weapon is unknown.
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Morrison
INS
Irma Jeanee
Grundy County
John Meyers
Harvey
Stahlut
Dominican Republic warns Guatemala of retaliation over bases
The Dominican Republic warned Guatemala that any bombing of Dominican cities from Guatemalan bases will prompt retaliatory action. The radio also reported that the operations chief of the rebel invasion has been captured.
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Guatemala
Ciudad Trujillo
INS
Dominican Republic
Deaths: Laura Brooks Russell Bessie Doster Dunlap Dickson Roys
Obituary notices list six residents with ages and addresses including Laura Brooks Russell 63 of 1908 South Jefferson Street Bessie M Doster 52 of 1001 West State Street William H Dunlap 77 of 712 Court Street William F Dickson 75 of 9 East Leasure Avenue and Robert Roys 88 of Youngstown Ohio.
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Laura Brooks Russell
South
Jefferson Street
Bessie M. Doster
West State Street
William H. Dunlap
Court Street
William F. Dickson
East Leasure Avenue
Robert Roys
Youngstown
32 Die in Plane Crash In Bari Italy
Reuters dispatch from Bari reports 32 people killed in a KLM air liner crash en route from Batavia to Amsterdam. Four children among the dead.
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London
UNS
Reuters
Bari
Italy
Batavia
Amsterdam
Detours Planned On Routes 19 And 422 In Butler and Lawrence
L. J. Curran announces detours on Route 19 between Zelienople and Mercer and on Route 422 between New Castle and Butler. Detours due to reconstructions of Route 422 and a new traffic interchange near Dixie Inn, with operations expected up to two months.
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L. J. Curran
District 10
State Highway Department
Butler
Lawrence Counties
Zelienople
Mercer
New Castle
Dixie Inn
Portersville
Stone House
Slippery Rockborough
Harlansburg
City of
Ellwood City
Evans
Plan For West Pittsburg Fire Dept Adds New Truck
West Pittsburg and Taylor township will gain better fire protection within 90 days as the Volunteer Fire Department buys a 1949 International KB-7 chassis to replace the 1927 truck. The new rig will have a 400 or 500 gallon tank with high pressure pump and full equipment for emergencies. A funding drive for extra gear is planned and a new station for the truck is being considered.
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West Pittsburg
Taylor Township
Michael Kessler
Joseph Sparr
New Castle News
West Pittsburg-Taylor Township
Kessler
Maurice Edmiston
George Isabella
Joe Sparr
Woman Rescues Drowning Boy at Muskingum College Lake
In New Concord Ohio a nine year old boy Glenn Hatch er was saved from drowning by Mrs. William Costello and her daughter Ann Costello after Mrs. Costello jumped into the lake fully clothed upon seeing a red headed boy floating face down. Glenn was revived after fifteen minutes with artificial respiration.
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New Concord
INS
Glenn Hatcher
Muskingum College
William Costello
Ironton
Ann
Mail theft sentence handed to Willie Cousins
Willie Cousins aged 50 from Youngstown Ohio was sentenced to two years and one day in a federal penitentiary after pleading guilty to mail theft. He admitted taking 10 letters from mail boxes in Aliquippa Pennsylvania and Campbell Ohio containing checks worth 150 dollars which he cashed.
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Pittsburgh
Willie Cousins
Youngstown
Cousins
Aliquippa
Campbell, O
House Appropriations Sets 168 Million for Unemployment Aid
The Appropriations Committee approved another 33 million dollars for states to fight rising job losses. President Truman expressed concern and discussed long-range plans with a Congressional group as the total allotted reach 168 million. Funds to be paid to states to administer the programs.
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Washington
INS
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Appropriations Committee
Silver Jubilee Observed for Rev. Fr. Cornelius Becker
Rev. Fr. Cornelius Becker of St. Joseph's church celebrated 25 years in the priesthood with a 10 30 mass of Thanksgiving led by Rev. Fr. William Fromme of St. Marys McKeesport. Monsignor William Spiegel delivered a sermon on priesthood and grace and a luncheon followed at Ecclesian club with Becker's family attending.
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Becker
Cornelius Becker
St. Joseph's Church
William C. Fromme
St. Mary's Church
McKeesport
Andrew Snyder
St. Clare’s Church
Clairton
Henry F. Hanse
Freeport
Julian Shaffer
Lancaster
William Spiegel
St. Paul's Church
Butler
Ecclesian Club
Father Becker
Defense Secretary pushes military economy drive amid war danger easing
Washington reports Defense Secretary Johnson launches a program to cut military spending as war risk declines and Russia’s A bomb timeline lengthens. Navy plans a moderate expansion costing eighty million dollars to add two more medium carriers. Experts now say Russia’s first atomic test is several years away, potentially 1956 or 1957.
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Washington
Defense
Johnson
Russia
Navy
Limited Rail Service Plan Blocked by British Action
British officials barred West Berlin rail strikers from railroad property halting a proposed emergency rail service to the west. About 15 000 idle workers had planned to resume traffic with western trains stalled at Potsdam in the Soviet zone. Union leaders had expected trains to roll tomorrow despite British disapproval.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Im Wmind
AG Rail Union
Potsdam
Soviet Zone
West Sector
Woul
ADN
Russia
Metropolitan Opera House Fire Damages NYC Theater
In New York the Metropolitan Opera House reports ten thousand dollars in damage from a fire in the dress circle balcony. Fire officials will investigate the cause while repairs begin to ready the venue for the 1949 season which opens November 21 for 18 weeks.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Edward Johnnson
The
Met
John Gribben
Opera House
Weather Rhyme Advises Readiness For June Rain
A playful verse urges readers to be prepared for rain in June. It humorously mentions carrying a spare on a trip, hooks for fishing, and an umbrella, noting the unreliable forecast and a whimsical eighty nine degree hint.
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