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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
1
Berlin strikers told by U G O leaders to resume work at 8 a m tomorrow ending the 37 day blockade. Russian controlled rail directorate to pay 69 percent in West marks with 40 percent by Western Berlin government. Western officials pledging to rehire those discharged if reprisals occur.
Firemen were called out twice over the weekend for refrigerator motor overheating incidents. Occupants were away in both homes. Mrs J Q L Roberts of 117 Park Avenue was alerted Saturday at 8 20 p m and H H Spott of 518 East Long Avenue was alerted Sunday at 10 15 p m. Small damage resulted in both cases.
A plane made two forced landings in a field owned by Howard Chambers Sunday afternoon near Edenburg. No injuries were reported. Detours on routes 422 and 19 were set for months due to the Dixie Inn interchange work linking the Perry highway with the new road from Lawrence county to Butler.
Daily weather data show a high of 87 and a low of 72. Total precipitation records 0.11 inches for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am Sunday.
South Korea reels as Kim Koo, 77, leader of the Korean Independence party and former wartime government head, is shot dead. President Syngman Rhee mourns publicly and calls the act savage while crowds rally for UN elections in North Korea.
William Foley chief of the justice department foreign agents registration section denied he ever told Judith Coplon to take notes on an FBI memo or to take them to New York He also denied writing instruction for a book and denied knowledge of her civil service exam plans connected to the notes Arthur Shimkin of Simon & Schuster denied Coplon claimed she planned to write a book The exchanges followed Coplon’s testimony about the notes.
Philadelphia reports no general break from extreme heat as temperatures top 90s and approach 95. The searing conditions threaten crops while officials note isolated showers may occur. Yesterday’s 96 degree record for June 26 underscores the heat wave’s persistence in Pennsylvania.
Premier Spaak's coalition resigns after returns show Social Democrats 42 percent and Catholics 30 percent amid mood against King Leopold III. Elections decide Chamber of Deputies Senate and provincial councils. Catholic victory seen as sign on plebiscite prospects.
Gov. James H. Duff accepted first place awards for driver licensing practices from the National Safety Council and for traffic law enforcement in eastern states from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The National Safety Council award went to the state revenue council, while the state police received the traffic law citation.
Allentown in Pennsylvania reports the death of former Congressman and three term mayor Fred E. Lewis at his home on Walnut Street age 84.
MAIZURU Japan June 27 The first shipload of Japanese prisoners of war arrived from Siberia. Two thousand repatriates aboard the ship are said to be Communist indoctrinated and pledged to join the Japanese Communist party. He added 93 000 more Japanese soon to return will become Communists.
Northern coal operators gathered in Pittsburgh to weigh John L. Lewis three day work week plan for bituminous mines. George Love led Northern and Western interests seeking a new contract with Lewis as negotiations resume in White Sulphur Springs, W Va.
Lincoln county authorities investigate a spurned suitor shotgun ambush near Hawk Point Missouri that killed Florence Zumwalt 32 and Henry Grober 21 and critically wounded Dave Moritt 31 The shooter George Hammonds 59 of Olney Missouri later died by suicide after the attack.
A tractor trailer skidded in rain at 1 30 p m Saturday on West State street hill. The Western Union Telegraph pole was broken off and gasoline from the tractor trailer flowed onto the street. Preston P Wolfe of Chalmers street Detroit operated the tractor. Police directed traffic and firemen extinguished the gasoline hazard while cars being moved east were protected.
Chicago reports Sigmund Engel a suave widows’ man known as the love pirate will enter felony court on grand theft and confidence game charges. His attorney says they will meet the issues as they come. A Chicago widow, Mrs Reseda Corrigan, sparked a nationwide search last June 12 when she vanished.
Harrisburg June 27 The Public Utility Commission debated extending the suspension of Pennsylvania Bell Telephone’s 25 million dollar annual rate increase for three months to July 21. The agency already paused the tariff for six months since January 21 and may add three more months to study briefs from complainants. If not extended the rate hike goes into effect immediately. Bell claims after tax revenue of 14 million and cites higher operating costs and expansion plans. Hearings are set in Harrisburg Wednesday through Friday.
Hoseman Frank R. Vogenberg, 41, was crushed when a driverless pumper shifted from pumping to mobile position and pinned him against another engine in Philadelphia. The pumper then pushed a second engine and two cars about 50 feet before brakes were applied.
Work was resumed this morning at the New Castle plant of the National Radiator company after a layoff of nearly five weeks. Departments were readied by key men and production started without delay as heavy inventory and slackening orders had prompted the shutdown.
Epworth Methodist church celebrated the Diamond Jubilee with two services on Sunday June 26. Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke dedicated the debt free church at the morning service while Dr. Samuel L. Maxwell delivered a union vesper message.
Detours on routes 422 and 19 take effect today after plans announced last week by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Construction at the Dixie Inn interchange and a 13 mile relocation between Butler and Lawrence counties require the detours, lasting several months.
John E. Altenbaugh, 60, of Butler died after stepping into a car driven by Raymond Yokel, 23, with Earl Robert of Brookline as a passenger. The accident happened two miles south of Butler on Route 8 early today, coroner J. Charles Dengler reported.
Rep Spence accuses opponents of stalling the House Banking and Currency panel as it moves toward a final vote on the administration public housing bill. He expects a narrow victory by 25 to 30 votes, warning that more members may support it on final passage.
Alger Hiss ends direct testimony with a firm declaration I am not guilty and is sent to cross examination. Defense lawyer Lloyd Paul Stryker questions him to clarify the plea and asks for a verdict of guilty or not guilty. Hiss responds loudly I am not guilty in the courtroom.
The text urges careful speeding habits noting modern cars can leap to high speeds. It hints at police enforcement and license suspensions for exceeding fifty miles per hour. It mentions warm weather and a specific eighty four degree reading.
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