New Castle Observes Sesquicentennial With Veterans Parade
New Castle kicks off its Sesquicentennial Sunday July 4 with religious services and a World War memorial dedication on the courthouse lawn at 2 30. Admiral John J Clark Brig Gen F B Prickett and Senator Edward Martin are named for the dedication and parade marshal Col W Fulton Jackson leads the veterans march at two with a large crowd expected around Taggart Stadium for an evening vesper and address by Chaplain I L Bennet.
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New Castle
Court House
John J. Clarke
F. B. Prickett
Kielar
Walter A. Kielar
Memorial Shaft
Taggart Stadium
Owen W. Shields
Castle Buick
South Mercer Street
South Street
Col
W. Fulton Jackson
J. J. Clark
U. S
Edward Martin
Martin
Pa Newe Notes Local Repairs And A Dusty Street
Pa Newe reports repairs on East Washington street side of the Court House and notes more downtown walks need attention. A reader comments on new potatoes and beans with a June 28 harvest date. Workmen mismounted a street sign on the Diamond area and horses and a heat wave are mentioned along with Cascade street being treated with chloride by the state highway department to curb dust.
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Washington Street
Court House
Pa Newe
George Veon
R. D
Wampum
East Washington Street
West Washington Street
Cascade Street
State Highway Department
State High Highway Department
Daily Weather Report Summary
24 hour period ending 9 am shows max 95 and min 65 with 0.26 inches of precipitation. River stage measured 6.3 feet. Year ago same date recorded max 90, min 62 and 0.02 inches of rain.
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United States
Navy Careers For This Group Of Local Youths
Ninety percent are recent high school graduates enlisted for three year terms under the Navy high school graduate program and will go to Great Lakes Illinois for boat training. The large group, mostly from New Castle, reflects a last minute rush to use the unlimited quota for specialty schools in effect during June and ending today. Navy recruits listed include Dean Cracraft Bessemer Jack Reynolds Ralph Morella Jr Donald E Powell Robert G Klenoth and John H Hickey.
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Navy
Great Lake, Lll
New Castle
Dean Cracraft
Bessemer
Jack Reynolds
New Middletown
Ralph Morella, Jr
Taylor Street
Donald E. Powell
R. D
Worthington Avenue
Robert G. Klenoth
Bluff Street
John H. Hickey
Fifteen Missing After Florida Boat Explosion
In Cedar Key Florida rescue crews search for 15 missing after the 38 foot fishing boat Hazel exploded near Yankeetown. Two survivors William Sanders and Mrs Merle Potts were found on Snake Key and the body of Mrs Ted Hill was recovered off Cedar Key.
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Cedar Key
Fla
JINS
Florida West Coast
Hazel
Snake Key
Ted Hill
Ocala
William Sanders
Merle Potts
Coast Guard
F. M. Thomas
Sanders
Potts
Yankeetown
Hoffman Says Recovery Plan Can Be Speeded
Economic Cooperation Administrator Paul G. Hoffman said the European Recovery Program could be completed in four years if a strong start is made. He spoke at a news conference after signing bilateral agreements with Marshall Plan nations and warned that shipping ECA goods to behind the iron curtain could trigger discussions toward possible cuts in American aid. In a separate Philadelphia item, Clifford H. Van Duyne was held on $2,000 bail on theft of $6,000 in taxes.
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Washington
INS
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
United States
ECA
Philadelphia
Clifford H. van Duyne
Philadelphia Delinquent Tax Division
van Duyne
Registration Commissioner's Office
Raymond MacNeille
Father And Six Children Rescued After Canoe Upset
Pittsburg dispatch reports an uncertified father and his six children rescued from the Allegheny River after a canoe upset near Blawnox during a flash storm. Rescuers included Walter Shibo 14 Edmund Abel 43 and Perry Stuppy 35 all of Blawnox.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Allegheny
Blawnox
Walter Shibo
Edmund Abel
Perry Stuppy
Abel
Clean Campaign Promises From GOP Leader
National Republican Chairman Hugh D. Scott pledged a clean campaign for the November presidential contest. He urged return to constitutional government and unity, saying the party would not attack opponents and had received Dem letters endorsing the Dewey-Warren ticket over Truman. Scott left Philadelphia for Washington to plan campaign details.
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Scott
Philadelphia
INS
National Republican
Hugh D. Scott
Harry S. Truman
Quaker City
Washington
Fear Yugoslav Clash May Start Another War
At Lake Success officials fear the Cominform Yugoslav clash could trigger a Balkan sparked war. UN observers and Western delegates watch whether the dispute ends with a Soviet coup or clashes, risking Security Council intervention.
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Lake Success
N. Y
U. N
Cominform
Tito
Belgrade
Security Council
Soviet Union
Last Of British Troops Depart From Holy Land
In Haifa the last British troops left the Holy Land as Jewish port authority police 150 strong took over the Haifa port. The Union Jack came down at 12 43 p m in the presence of UN observers. British Commander Gen MacMillan supervised the final evacuation begun at dawn with minor explosions reported before departure. UN watched to ensure no military advantage arose from the truce.
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Tel Aviv
INS
Jewish Port Authority
Haifa
Holy Land
Port Authority
United Nations
G. H. A. MacMillan
Israel
Bevin Attacks Soviet Failure To Follow Pact
London, June 30. British Foreign Secretary Bevin condemned Soviet Russia in Parliament for not observing German reparations terms. He charged the Soviets undermine Potsdam, loot German production, and hinder unity of Germany, claiming U.S. and British taxpayers fund relief while the Soviets move equipment totaling about 7 billion dollars.
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London
INS
Bevin
Russia
House of Commons
Germany
United States
Britain
Motor Bike Rider Hurt In Youngstown
Lloyd Burke aged 18 son of Mrs Mae S Burke of 839 Last Washington Street is in a Youngstown hospital with a broken leg from a collision between his motorcycle and a truck late Tuesday evening. He was riding to work in rain and failed to see the truck stopped at a stop sign, striking its rear.
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Lloyd Burke
Mae S. Burke
Last Washington Street
Youngstown
Birthday Draft Calls Ordered by Birth Day
Selective Service officials announced calls will go to men ages 19 through 25 in order of birth dates starting January 1 and continuing through December 31. They expect to identify the first age group within a week, with most inductees likely to be 22 or younger and many 25 year olds exempt as veterans or deferable.
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Washington
INS
Selective Service Headquarters
Rumor Troops Of Soviet Have Crossed Border
Belgrade reports unconfirmed rumors that Soviet army troops crossed into Yugoslav territory. Observers doubt the rumor amid a calm capital and no sign of alarm despite the Yugoslav Communist party’s rebuff of Cominform.
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Belgrade
INS
Central Committee
Yugoslav Communist Party
Yugoslav Communist Party Strength Boost Seen After Cominform Rift
In Belgrade the central committee’s firm response to a Cominform criticism is viewed as strengthening the Yugoslav Communist Party. Observers note calmer conditions despite the clash with Moscow aligned authorities and the defiance cited by Cominform.
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London
Yugoslav Communist Party
Central Committee
Communist Information Bureau
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Belgrade
Plan for Germany discussed by Western powers
FRANKFURT June 30. Western Allied military governors prepare the final shape of a federalized occupation regime for Western Germany in Frankfurt. Attending are American British and French officials including Harriman Draper Wedemeyer Murphy and Ambassadors De Hardouinet and strong delegations from France and Britain. They aim to hear the final French plan for a working London accord and discuss an occupation statute dubbed an ersatz peace treaty.
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Frankfurt
INS
Germany
America
Britain
France
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Harriman
Army
William Draper
Army Plans
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Robert Murphy
de Hardouinet
House panel opens hearings on communist influence in NYC stores
A house labor subcommittee starts hearings on alleged communist influence within New York City department store employees union. Rep. Hartley announces Manhattan store spokesmen will testify in Washington next week on alleged Taft Hartley act violations by CIO retail wholesale and department store locals.
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Washington
INS
House
New York City
Rep
Hartley
N. J
Manttan
CIO
Death toll in quake in Japan may reach 5900
Tokyo staff report says destruction in Fukui and surrounding areas left more than 10 000 dead or injured as relief crews aided thousands. Governor Harukazu Obata warned recovery could take five to ten years in Fukui prefecture after the silk capital suffered major quake and fire damage.
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Japan
Tokyo
Fukui
Fukui City
U. S
Prefectural
Harukazu Obata
U.S. May Reach Agreement on Tito Disputes
U.S. officials hinted negotiations on Yugoslavia led by Marshal Tito could yield a settlement on debts and lend lease issues. Lincoln White said talks have continued and an agreement would not surprise. The disputes center on Yugoslavia’s claim to $50 million in U.S. monetary gold and compensation for nationalized property.
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Washington
INS
Marshal Tito
United States
Belgrade
Moscow
State Department
Lincoln White
Department
Yugoslavia
Tito
Britain
Soviet Union
Rusia
Flight leaders jet fighters to England study overseas ferry route
Lt. Col. David C. Schilling, commander of the 56th Fighter Group at Selfridge Air Base, Mount Clemens, Michigan, leads a flight of 16 F-80 jet fighters to England. The mission aims to study operations problems and determine the feasibility of ferrying jet aircraft over the transatlantic route for overseas training.
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David C. Schilling
56Th
Selfridge Air Base
Mt. Clemens
Mich
England
Air Force (International
Best Is Given Life In Prison
Robert H. Best, 52, expatriate newsman convicted in April of treason for wartime propaganda broadcasts from Berlin, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to life imprisonment. He was fined $10,000 and formerly lived in Sumter, South Carolina.
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Boston
INS
Robert H. Best
Berlin
Best
Sumter
S. C
Francis J. W. Ford
Double Murder Probed In Oregon Missing Clue
State police search a meager clue set in the double slayings of Mary Jane Reed a 19 year old telephone operator and Stanley Skridla a 29 year old from Rockford. A .32 caliber pistol and its owner may yield a break as post mortems confirm both victims died from .32 caliber bullets. Reed spoke of a protective pistol in a car glove compartment but the escort’s name remains unknown.
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Oregon
INS
Mary Jane Reed
Stanley Skridla
Rockford
Joseph Maas
Ogle
Fred Horner
Skridla
Miss Reed
Donald
Reed
C-45 Clashes Off At Wiesbaden Killing Four
A United States Air Force C-45 crashed on takeoff from Wiesbaden base killing two officers and two enlisted personnel. The incident prompted an investigation and mourning across the base.
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Frankfurt
INS
United States Airforce
Wiesbaden
Deaths in West Middlesex and Bessemer Area
Obituary notices list Herbert S. Williams aged 79 in West Middlesex. Mrs Corwin Hayford aged 97 of 115 East Moody Avenue. infant Cowles of 303 South Walnut. and Mrs John Pus aged 41 of Bessemer.
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Herbert S. Williams
West Middlesex
Corwin Hayford
East
Moody Avenue
Cowles
South Walnut Street
John Pus
Bessemer
Soviet press attack on Western air supply in Berlin
Soviet occupation papers in Berlin denounce the Western air bridge as a device to loot Berlin industry. They claim air shipments meet only a fraction of demand and hint at a general strike by Communist union workers as a reaction to the blockade. The U.S. denies the blockade is aimed at Berlin.
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Omer Anderson
Berlin
Taegliche Rundschau
St S
Dulles To Confer With Dewey Today
In Pawling New York Governor Dewey will host John Foster Dulles adviser on foreign affairs for talks on the European crisis. Dewey plans an Albany return by 5 p m with Dulles staying overnight at the executive mansion.
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Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
Dulles
Albany
State Capitol
Executive Mansion
Arthur Mometer and the handy auto in rough weather
A fragmented piece recalls a car’s reliability and the urge to fix it yourself when stranded far from home in severe weather. It emphasizes the driver’s resourcefulness amid rain or snow and darkness.
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Gare
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