Long Delay Seen In Writing Peace Pact For Germany
In Moscow on March 14 the Big Four foreign ministers bogged down over procedural issues while drafting a German peace treaty. Secretary of State Marshall pressed for acceptance of a 40 year alliance to disarm Germany, aiming to achieve progress even without a final pact. Deputies resumed discussions on keeping other Allied powers informed on council deliberations.
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Moscow
Germany
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Reich
London
Council of Foreign Ministers
Pa News Observes Local Signs of Spring in City
Observations include a robin in the yard of city controller W. A. Moore, a 1947 Arizona license plate on a Washington Street car, and ice thawing as street crews work. Groundhog activity at Gaston Park, a snowdrop bloom, and song sparrows signal the season’s arrival nearby.
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W. A. Moore
Arizona
Pa Newe
Washington Street
Pa Nene
Owen Fox
Gaston Park
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am report a maximum temperature of 49 and minimum of 41 with 20 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 7.1 feet. The same date last year showed a max 72 and min 36 with no precipitation.
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United States
Churchill lauds Truman pledge on world peace
Winston Churchill told the London Conservative party conference that President Truman's pledge to aid Greece and Turkey strengthens world peace and freedom. He said such action could have prevented or shortened past wars and would have stopped a second one if taken earlier.
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London
Winston Churchill
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Conservative Party
United States
Churchill
Greeks Thank U S for Aid Promise
Greek leaders express gratitude for the United States aid pledge amid ongoing postwar recovery.Officials say the assistance will bolster reconstruction, economic stability, and social welfare programs as Greece rebuilds after the conflict years.
Academy Awards Honor 1946 Stars at Shrine Auditorium
Hollywood observers praised Oliva De Havilland and Frederic March as top performers at the 19th Academy Awards Dinner. The event crowned The Best Years of Our Lives as best picture with William Wyler named best director and Harold Russell honored for supporting performance. About 20 000 fans mobbed Shrine Auditorium for the three hour show. In Athens a dawn demonstration outside the US embassy expressed gratitude for American aid with Saint Truman chant and Lincoln MacVeath praised as ambassador.
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Holywood
Mar
Oliva DeHavilland
Frederic March
Shrine Auditorium
Hollywood Society
William Wryler
Harold Russell
Athens
United States
Truman
Long Live
MacVeath
Lincoln MacVeath
Second Ship In Storm In Danger Near Port Dearborn
A second vessel, the SS Robert F. Broussard, is in distress about 270 miles northwest of Port Dearborn amid a Pacific storm. Twelve crewmen from Fort Dearborn were last seen in a lifeboat. rescue efforts continue for both ships after the Broussard sent an SOS reporting heavy seas and boiler trouble. The Broussard, traveling from Korea to Cristobal, may have many crew aboard as numbers are unconfirmed.
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Honolulu
Mar
INS
Robert F. Broussard
Port Dearborn
USS
el Dorado
Broussard
Korea
Cristobal
Panama Canal Zone
Central Pacific
Advocate Sales Tax For State
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Real Estate association urged a two percent sales tax to fund education beyond the 1947 49 period. President Stanley A. Gillespie criticized Gov Duff for short term planning and said the tax could raise about 150 million dollars per biennium. The group planned to push legislation in 1947.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania Real Estate Association
Stanley A. Gillespie
Greenville
James H. Duff
Association
Oil Pipeline Blasted by Underground in Palestine
In Haifa bay five explosions rocked an oil pipeline believed to be set by Palestinian underground militants. Earlier forces damaged two railway trains with land mines. an oil train between Petah Tiqvah and Ramana was blown up, killing one crewman and injuring a soldier near Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Mar
Haifa
Palestine Underground
Haifa Bay
Ramat Gan
Petah Tiqvah
Ramana
National Guard Officers to Address Harrisburg Meeting
Col G F Mitchell and Lt E L Goodfellow of the 229th Field Artillery Battalion will attend a Harrisburg conference on March 15 1947 to discuss reorganization plans. The policy conference aims to boost public awareness of a stronger National Guard and to plan a nationwide education campaign using a million dollar advertising budget across magazines newspapers and radio.
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G. F. Mitchell
E. L. Goodfellow
229Th Field Artilery Battalion
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania National Guard
National Guard of the
United States
Chinese Army Plane Crashes Near Shanghai Farm
A Chinese army plane crashed into a farm house on the outskirts of Shanghai this afternoon and exploded. Initial reports say seven aboard were killed including the foreign pilot, and two people in the farm house were injured. Exploding munitions aboard the plane delayed firefighting and rescue efforts.
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Shanghai
Service Stations Group To Meet In Castleton Tonight
Lawrence County Service Stations Association will hold a meeting tonight at 8 30 in the Castleton Hotel. All gasoline dealers and service station operators are invited to attend. A special period will follow the meeting.
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Lawrence County Service Stations Association
Castleton Hotel
Bases in Philippines secured under US pact
Acting Secretary Acheson announced a US Philippine agreement to maintain strategic bases in the Philippine Republic. The pact, signed in Manila by U S Ambassador McNutt and President Roxas, allows bases to be made available to the United Nations Security Council by prior joint consent. An American military mission may be sent at Philippine request to advise on defense problems.
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Washington
Mar
INS
Acheson
United States
Philippine Republic
Manila
U. S
Paul McNutt
Roxas
United Nations Security Council
Philippine
Philippines
Fire at 1812 Pennsylvania Ave Destroys Home
A fire following a gasoline explosion at 7 pm Thursday damaged the home of Christopher Assid at 1812 Pennsylvania Avenue. Acting Fire Chief George W. Herper said losses reach $3,000 as much of the family furniture was burned. James Assid, cleaning a car motor in the kitchen, contributed to the incident while Mrs. Assid was unaware of gasoline fumes.
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Christopher Assid
Pennsylvania Avenue
George W. Herper
James Assid
Assid
State Grange May Meet Here
Greater New Castle Association voted to invite the Pennsylvania State Grange to hold its October 28 29 30 convention in New Castle. State Grange Master W Sharp Fullerton is a Lawrence county resident and farmers from every county are expected. A housing committee would handle hotel overflow and GNCA authorized mailing ballots for director elections to be counted March 22 led by Charles F Morris.
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Greater New Castle Association
Pennsylvania State Grange
New Castle
W. Sharp Fullerton
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
GNCA
Charles F. Morris
President Says No Early Draft Need Foreseen in U S
President Truman dismissed alarms from senior military advisers about a sudden rearmament. Senator Gurney quoted Draft Director Hershey as saying Truman’s Greek situation message hinted at a possible but unlikely draft resurgence within a year. In Lancaster, autos win over horses as Swan Hotel plans convert barn to parking.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Sen. Gurney
S. D
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Lancaster
Dobbin
Lloyd Mundorf
Soviet Attack Claims Truman Interfering in Greece Aid
Izvestia in two column editorial accuses President Truman of going over the head of the United Nations and promoting fresh interference in other states. Moscow papers publish Tass summary of his appeal for aid to Greece and Turkey and call the move an American boss replacing a British one.
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Moscow
Truman
Izvestia
United Nations
United States
Greece
Turkey
Tass
U. N
Chinese Protest Against Interference in China's Affairs
In Peiping over 50,000 Chinese students and Nationalist youth rallied at the former imperial palace, protesting outside interference in Chinese internal affairs. They paraded through the city shouting slogans against discussion of Chinese problems at the Moscow foreign ministers conference.
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Peiping
INS
China
Curent Moscow Foreign Ministers
Imperial Palace
Forbidden City
Byrd Expedition Members Die in Sydney Car Crash
A Reuters dispatch from Sydney reported two Byrd Antarctic expedition members killed in an automobile accident four hours after arriving in the city. Petty Officer Joseph Hollingsworth and Seaman James Eason died when their car overturned while en route to a private house.
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London
INS
Reuters
Sydney
South Pole
Joseph Hollingsworth
James Eason
Former Treasury Official Urges Quick Overhaul of Taxes
Former Undersecretary John W. Hanes urged Congress to cut federal income taxes by 20 percent across the board this year and to promptly reduce government expenditures. He criticized the taxation of earned income as taxing brains and hindering production and proposed distinct tax schedules to differentiate salaried and professional classes. He spoke before the House Ways and Means committee as chairman of the Tax Foundation of New York City.
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Washington
INS
the Treasury
John W. Hanes
Congress
Hanes
The
Tax Foundation of
New York City
House
Ways and Means Committee
ARC Executive Visits Chapter in Campaign Drive
Frederick S. Laise of the American Red Cross met Lawrence county officials Dr. Wilbur Flannery and S. Glenn McCracken during a stop en route to Sharon for a speaking engagement. He praised the local ARC chapter and the $25,000 fundraising effort while urging individual action in finances and personal service to sustain humanitarian work.
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Frederick S. Laise
American Red Cross
Sharon
Wilbur Flannery
S. Glenn McCracken
ARC
Lawrence County
Red Cross
Policeman Wounded in Covina Kidnapping Scene
Covina California March 14 Chief of Police John Thomas Brown 30 of West Covina was wounded in a gun battle with two men as he interrupted a kidnapping inCovina near Citrus Avenue. He saw a woman tied in the car and fired at the fleeing sedan claiming to have hit it.
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Covina
Calif
INS
John Thomas Brown
West Covina
Brown
Citrus Avenue
Truman Enjoys Second Day of Florida Outing
President Truman spent a relaxed second day at a Florida vacation spot, staying informed on international developments from the White House. He enjoyed sun, sleep, and beach time while taking a noon nap and later speaking with Washington by phone.
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Truman
Florida
U. S. Submarine Base
Key West
Fla., Mar
INS
White House
Washington
Vandenberg Urges Republicans to Back Greece Turkey Aid
Senator Vandenberg told 51 Republican senators there is less risk in supporting President Truman s plan to aid Greece and Turkey than in opposing it. He urged submitting questions for public hearings as the Greek Turkish issue moves to the Senate floor amid signs of possible opposition.
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Washington
Mar
INS
Sen. Vandenberg
Mich
GOP
America
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Near East
Senate
Deaths in Lowellville Ardmore Portersville and more
Death notices list Mrs. George Kuhn 45 Lowellville Leslie Edward Shaffer 70 Highlands Heights Mrs Moses R Lane 75 Ardmore Pa Mrs Howard Leise 48 Portersville Sidney J Shaddick 79 1004 Highlands avenue Joseph Williams 69 Bear Croton avenue all reported Friday March 14 1947 dateline unspecific within the area
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George Kuhn
Lowellville
Leslie Edward Shaffer
Highland Heights
Moses R. Lane
Ardmore
Congress Moves to Fast-Track Greece and Turkey Aid
Congress and the Truman administration moved to speed action on the 400 million dollar aid program for Greece and Turkey. Dean Acheson said the bill is being drafted by State Department and congressional experts as lawmakers forecast passage within days. Senator George indicated inviting on the spot representatives Porter and Etheridge for firsthand crisis information.
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Washington
Mar
INS
Congress
Truman
Greece-and-Turkey
House
Senate
Dean Acheson
Greece
Turkey
State Department
Congressional
Rep
Eaton
N. J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George
Paul Porter
OPA
Mark Etheridge
U. S
United Nations
Direct Result of Move to Aid Greece
United Nations experts forecast a clash between the Soviet Union and the United States over global issues at upcoming U.N. conferences in Lake Success New York. The tensions stem from President Truman's confrontation of Communism and are expected to shape the meetings with sharpened East-West rivalries.
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Greece
Lake Success
N.Y
United Nations
Soviet Russia
United States
U.N
Truman
Income Tax Day Approaches with Uncle Sam Reminder
A verse warns readers that tomorrow is the final day to declare income and owed taxes. It urges accuracy on the tax sheet and emphasizes the phrase Herewith find my income tax as the correct filing. The tone notes the approaching deadline and the personal duty to report earnings.
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Tommorrow
Sam
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National Guard
State Grange
Red Arrow
Altoona
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Bulletin
Howard Leise
Portersville
Sidney J. Shaddick
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Joseph Williams
Bear
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William Theis
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Pierre J. Huss
Arthur Mometer
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