Pa Newe Observes New Castle Day at Pirates Game
Pa Newe notes New Castle day at Forbes Field where Mayor John F Haven attended along with many local fans. The piece also mentions bus inquiries in Butler Avenue, traffic police at Mer cer and East Washington, and recreation work on Neshannock creek pool.
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New Castle
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
John F. Haven
Butler Avenue
Croton Avenue
Cascade Park
Kke
Arthur Alexander
Neshannock Creek
Pa Nene
Mercer
East Washington
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at nine a m report a maximum temperature of 82 degrees and a minimum of 55 with traces of precipitation and a river stage at 6 feet. For the same date a year earlier the maximum was 87 with no precipitation.
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United States
Production Slashed in Steel Mills as Coal Strike Expands
Nationwide coal miner strike grows with 265000 idle diggers and reductions at U S Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube. Fifteen hundred plus miners in Lansford Pa join protest against the Taft Hartley labor bill as anthracite fields feel impact and navy mine officials report rising strike proportions.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Lehigh Navigation Coal Company
Lansford
Navy Coal Mine Administration
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia Panhandle
New Effort On Tax Reduction Bill Considered
Senate leaders plan to survey members to see if two thirds back a revised tax reduction bill that would take effect next January. House Republicans say they can override a second presidential veto if votes hold. House already failed to reach two thirds on June 17.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Truman
House
Martin
Mass
Firemen Move to Reach Blaze With Short Hose
In Chicago on June 25, firemen responding to a Santa Fe railroad yard call found three box cars ablaze and their hose too short to reach the fire. An engineer opened the switch engine throttle and pushed the burning cars within reach. Damage was about $3,000.
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Chicago
INS
Santa Fe
West Side
Stassen Urges Direct talks With Stalin On Atomic Control
Harold E Stassen urged direct negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union on world control of atomic energy. He proposed a small delegation of top political and scientific experts confer frankly with Joseph Stalin and Soviet scientists to seek agreement.
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New York
INS
U. S
Harold E Stassen
Joseph Stalin
Romania Breaks Peace Treaty Pledges Charged
The United States protested to Romania alleging violations of civil rights and widespread arrests of opposition members. A note by Roy Melbourne, U.S. representative in Bucharest, called the actions drastic and warned of detention in harsh conditions without charges.
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Washington
INS
United States
George Tatarescu
Roy Melbourne
U. S
Bucharest
Marshall Urges Italian Ships Be Returned To Italy
Secretary of State Marshall urged Congress to authorize returning eight ships formerly under Italian registry and to transfer surplus Liberty ships to match Italy’s wartime tonnage loss. He said negotiations with Italy’s financial mission progress well and disclosed a plan for a lump sum dollar payment to cover meritorious American war claims, with Italian property worth about 60 million dollars at stake.
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Washington
INS
State Marshall
Congress
United States
Italy
Marshall
Paris
Bethlehem Shipyard Workers Ordered to Strike Nationwide
Forty thousand Bethlehem Steel shipyard workers across eight east coast yards were ordered to walk out at midnight. The CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America issued the call after talks with Bethlehem Steel failed. About 21,000 to 23,000 metro area workers were ready to strike, with potential nationwide action if wage and benefit demands are not met.
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New York
INS
Bethlehem Steel Company
East Coast
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Charles Leone
Bethlehem Company
Confession Reveals York Fireman’s Arson Motive
Gerald E. Diehl a 26 year old Vigilance Fire Company member admitted starting three fires over six weeks near his home in York county. Police say he confessed after 12 hours of questioning by local state police and a fire underwriters agent. He is jailed awaiting arson charges and court action.
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York
INS
York County
Gorman J. Christine
Gerald E. Diehl
Vigilance Fire Company
Diehl
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Christine
Ministers Ratify Italian Peace Treaty
The Council of Ministers today ratified the Italian Peace treaty in Rome. The treaty awaits approval by the Italian Constituent Assembly.
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Rome
INS
Council of Ministers
Constituent Assembly
Speculation on Eisenhower successor centers on Brad ley and Collins
Washington reports speculative talk on who might replace Dwight D. Eisenhower as chief of staff. Omar N. Bradley and Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins are named possibilities as Eisenhower confirms he will leave to head Columbia University in early 1948. Bradley is noted as an infantry general and former commander of First Army and 12th Army Group in Europe.
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Washington
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
J. Lawton Collins
War Department
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Bradley
First Army
12Th Army Group
Europe
Ellwood City Plant Contract Awarded to Local Firm
U. A. Leivo of the Matthew Leivo Sons Company said his firm won the contract to build a flat glass plant for American Window Glass Company in Ellwood City. Work to begin within a week. The project, part of several planned units, is expected to boost Ellwood City and county industry.
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U. A. Leivo
Matthew Leivo
Steel production curbed by coal work stoppage
U S Steel announced curtailment of three blast furnaces and a Bessemer furnace due to the coal stoppage. The three blast furnaces near Pittsburgh produce 2500 tons daily, while the Bessemer at Youngstown shuts down, cutting 1500 tons daily.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Youngstown
Red Cross 30th Annual Dinner Meeting Held in Cathedral
Lawrence county unit of the American Red Cross marked 30 years in the county with a Tuesday dinner meeting at the Cathedral. Philip Ryan, director of international activities and insular operations, gave the keynote address. Officers were re-elected: Dr. Wilbur Flannery as chairman, S. Glenn McCracken as vice chairman, Mrs. Ray Caruthers secretary, Norman Clark treasurer. Executive board members named were Mrs. John Elliott, Thomas Ben, Alec McCready, Mrs. Robert Garland.
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Lawrence County
American Red Cross
Philip Ryan
Wilbur Flannery
S. Glenn McCracken
Ray Caruthers
Norman Clark
John Elliott
Thomas Ben
Alec McCready
Robert Garland
New Castle
G. S. Bennett
Paul Butz
Roy F. Conway
Mary Conti
Paul Dingledy
Walter
Small Blaze at Wolfe's Market on Long Avenue
Fire crews answered an 8:25 AM alarm from Box 83 to Wolfe's Market at 5 West Long Avenue when matches on a lower shelf ignited. Acting Fire Chief George W. Harper said no action was needed after arrival and damage was about $10.
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Wolfe’s Market
West Long Avenue
George W. Harper
Body of missing boy found in Schuylkill River
The body of eight year old David Henriksen, missing since yesterday, was found today in the Schuylkill River near his Philadelphia home. Police say the death is being investigated as a possible homicide.
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Philadelphia
David Henriksen
Schuylkill River
Plans Legal Battle In Fight On High Prices
Attorney General Tom C. Clark announced a legal push to curb price increases, aiming to shield American housewives from cost of living spikes. He spoke at a two day Justice Department conference of anti trust division chiefs, outlining swift action on Robinson-Patman and anti trust violations and faster prosecutions to cut high prices.
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Washington
INS
Tom C. Clark
Justice Department
Clark
Death Record for Mrs Deskin at 104 North Walnut
Obituary notice states Mrs James J. Deskin aged unknown is listed at 104 North Walnut Street. The short notice appears in the death records dated Wednesday June 25 1947.
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James J. Deskin
North Walnut Street
Latin American Nations to Receive U S Naval Vessels
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States plans to turn over obsolete American naval ships to Latin American nations in exchange for modern vessels. Substitutions would be on an approximately equal tonnage basis with no net increase in each recipient’s total naval tonnage, pending Congress approval of Chapultepec defense legislation.
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Washington
Forrestal
Congress
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
INS
Dwight Eisenhower
Canada
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence River Valley
Army
North America
Eisenhower
New Bedford Pastor Chosen as U S Presbyterians Plan Defense
Shenango Presbytery met at Pulaski Presbyterian Church with Rev W S Blair as moderator. It called Rev Co R Underwood to New Bedford to begin duties Sept 7 and prepared installation for Rev C W Cochran. Ike indicates joint U S Canada air defense plans near Great Lakes and St Lawrence River valley.
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Shenango
Pulaski Presbyterian Church
W. S. Blair
Sharpsville
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
New Bedford
Co. R. Underwood
Lancaster
Underwood
C. W. Cochran
Princeton-Mt. Hermon
Princeton Memorial Church
Mt. Hermon
Pulaski
Presbyterian Church
John Peters D
Foreign Mission Board
L. Simons
The
Missions Committee
Shenango Presbytery
Presbytery
Eisenhower
St. Lawrence- Great Lakes
Mayor Curley Faces Court On Commitment Charge
Mayor James M. Curley of Boston prepared for a federal court appearance in Washington to be committed to jail for six to 18 months for mail fraud. He traveled with his wife and a nurse, though doctors warned the journey could risk his life.
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Washington
INS
James M. Curley
Boston
Curley
James M. Procter
Marshall Rejects French Plan to Internationalize Ruhr
Secretary of State Marshall voiced caution about France's proposal to internationalize the Ruhr, urging German management under international supervision and asserting support for a German run industry with an international observer group. He backed financing by the international reconstruction bank but opposed full internationalization.
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Washington
INS
Marshall
International Bank For Reconstruction
Ruhr
Germany
France
Dairy Queen Entrants Head to Erie for Pennsylvania Crown
Miss Eileen Gwin leads Lawrence County Dairy Queen nominees Gary Betty Love accompanies. Finalists from ten districts compete Thursday in Erie with parade at 2 15 p m and contest at 3 15 p m at Waldemere Park. Judges include Rep Carroll D Kearns and Sen Francis J Myers. Coronation and banquet at Masonic Temple follow.
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Eileen Gwin
Lawrence County Dairy Queen
Erie
Betty Love
Pennsylvania Dairy Queen
Erie County Dairy Queen Committee
Lawrence
Waldemere Park
Carroll D. Kearns
Farrell
U. S
Francis J. Myers
Homer K. Martz
Kdka Farm
Masonic Temple
President to act on rent control bill next week
The White House announced President Truman will act on the wool bill tomorrow or Friday and on the rent control bill next week. Presidential Secretary Charles G Ross said a message to Congress may accompany the wool action, with no indication about a message for the rent control measure.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G Ross
Congress
Possibility Of Wage Parley Renewal Seen
Northern and western bituminous operators in Washington consider resuming talks with John L. Lewis to replace the government UMW pact expiring next Monday amid a near nationwide miners walkout over Taft Hartley. More than half of Lewis 400,000 soft coal miners joined the protest as a 10 day vacation starts Friday and a July 7 deadline looms.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
East Coast
Atlantic
Balkan Probers To Make Report
The United Nations will publish the Balkans investigating commission report in Lake Success. Delegates await study of the voluminous document before a Security Council debate beginning Friday. Soviet Russia is expected to oppose and perhaps veto any condemnation of Yugoslavia Albania or Bulgaria over Greek peace threats.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United Nations
Balkans
Security Council
Soviet
Russia
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Circus Day Brightens Town as Fun Returns
Arthur Mometer writes that age does not matter when the circus arrives to lift spirits today. The scent of resin, clowns, and aerial acrobats chase gloom, with lions and tigers thrilling in warm seventy nine degree weather.
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