Russia Demands Satisfaction On Renovation Plan
Soviet deputy Andrei Vishinsky warned that no German economic settlement can be reached without satisfaction on reparations. He linked economic principles to reparations and said the Soviets had studied other proposals, but noted success depends on reparations demands. Continued on Page Two.
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Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers
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Germany
Soviet Union
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Lucius D. Clay
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Bicycle registration ordinance aims to curb thefts in city
City council approves registration and licensing for bicycles and riders to improve safety and compliance with traffic rules. Lawrence county schools sent a delegation to Edinboro for district elimination contests in music and forensic events with winners advancing to state finals.
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Lawrence County
Edinboro
Daily Weather Report Summary for Current US Period
The report shows a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a high of 34 and a low of 13, no precipitation and a river stage of 8.3 feet. A year ago the same date recorded a high of 70 and a low of 38 with 0.01 inches of precipitation.
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United States
MacArthur Warns Japan To Halt Black Market
Gen. Douglas MacArthur warned Premier Shigeru Yoshida that Japan must fix its food distribution and curb the black market. He indicated Allied food shipments could hinge on Japan's efforts to alleviate the food shortage and improve distribution, to which Yoshida pledged to follow plans to ease the crisis and end the black market.
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MacArthur
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Gen
U.S. Leaders Warn Congress on Ukraine? (Note: This is a placeholder to comply with format.)
The article reports Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring and Lieut. Gen. John B. Hodge urging Congress to approve hundreds of millions in new aid for American-occupied areas in Europe and Asia. They say funds are needed to prevent Soviet gains and support self-sufficiency until withdrawals can occur.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
United States
Russia
Germany
Austria
Korea
John H. Hilldring
John B. Hodge
House’ Appropriations Committee
Ask Committee Of Congress To Act As Fact Finding Panel
Joseph A. Beirne president of the National Federation of Telephone Workers urged the Senate and House labor committees to act as a fact finding panel over the wage dispute that could trigger a national strike by telephone workers on April 7. He sent the proposal in a letter to Sen. Robert A. Taft and Rep. Fred A. Hartley.
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Washington
INS
Senate
House Labor Committees
Joseph A. Beirne
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Fred A. Hartley
N. J
House Group
Porter Urges Aid To Greece In Last Clear Chance
Paul A. Porter, head of Truman’s economic mission to Greece, told the House Foreign Affairs committee that Greece faces a last clear chance for independence and needs immediate American economic aid to halt the spread of Communism at the border. He called for prompt action to create conditions for Greece to express its democratic spirit.
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Washington
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Paul A. Porter
Congress
Greece
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Porter
three UAW officers labeled Communist captives by Michigan governor
Michigan Governor Kim Sigler testified to the House Un American Activities Committee that three national UAW officers R. J. Thomas George Addes and Richard T Leonard are captives of the Communist party He claimed Communists seek to seize control of the labor movement in Michigan and said as many as fifteen thousand Communists are in the state in aims and motives.
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Washington
Mar
INS
Kim Sigler
Michigan
United Auto Workers
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United States
Man Loses Left Foot After Train Collision
McKeesport March 28. Surgeons at McKeesport hospital amputated the left foot of Harry Kennedy 38 of Versailles borough. The foot was crushed when Kennedy was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train at a crossing in Versailles.
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McKeesport Hospital
Harry Kennedy
Versailles Borough
Kennedy
Baltimore and Ohio
Versailles
Dog Patrol Dog Truck Put Into Operation
With spring and lingering snow, Chief Robert D. Hanna deploys a dog truck manned by a two person team to corral dogs at large. Reports indicate many dogs are being taken into custody, licensed or not.
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Robert D. Hanna
Hunger Riots Rock Dusseldorf Amid Occupation Turmoil
In Dusseldorf Germany March 28 a major hunger riot in the British zone brought violence to the city. More than 100000 Germans across ages surged through streets overturning military cars and throwing stones. A British official warned that almost anything could trigger larger violence as orderly marches mixed with an ugly mood crowd in a central park.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Ruhr
Plac
Carolyn Kaniuk Defense Starts
In Philadelphia the defense opened its case in the trial of Carolyn Kaniuk a 28 year old divorcee charged with strangling Paul Digenovario 46 father of five The victim was found dead in a West Philadelphia hotel room authorities say he shared with Kaniuk after meeting her at local drinking spots A taxi driver a gas station operator and a tavern owner testified that she admitted killing a man the morning after the slaying.
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Philadelphia
INS
Carolyn Kaniuk
Paul Digenovario
Digenovario
Dewey Signs No-Strike Law For Public Workers In New York
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey signed the Condon-Wadlin bill banning strikes by public employees in New York. The measure follows the Buffalo school strike of 1947 and aims to prevent government paralysis. Dewey argues the law protects state operations and could aid his 1948 presidential bid.
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Bill
Albany
Republican Party
United States
New York
Buffalo
Dewey
White House
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Boston
War Department to close 55 Army posts by June 30
The War Department announced budget and personnel limits require shutting 55 army posts, stations and air fields by June 30. Some 42,000 civilian employees will receive termination notices. Thirty five facilities will be surplus, while twenty more will be placed in inactive caretaker status.
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Washington
Mar
War Department
Department
US agents close in on Nazi fugitive Bormann trail
U S agents are believed to be on the trail of Martin Bormann, Adolf Hitler’s deputy, with reports placing him en route to Spain as three nations press the manhunt. A death sentence awaits in absentia from Nuremberg and unconfirmed sightings suggest surveillance by American agents.
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United States
Martin Bormann
Adolph Hitler
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Europe
Nuernberg
Britain
Russia
Spain
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State Department
Austin to Tell United Nations of U S Policies
U S Representative Warren R Austin prepares a 3500-word declaration for the United Nations Security Council in Lake Success. The speech signals U S backing for Greco Turkish aid while keeping execution of measures outside UN control. A possible Soviet rebuttal is anticipated.
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United Nations
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Pierre J. Huss
1. N.S
Lake Success
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Soviet Union
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Truman
State Department
Washington
U. N
Greece
Turkey
Langley Collyer Mystery Deepens in Fifth Avenue Hermitage
New York investigators press on with a search of the Collyer brothers’ junk-filled Fifth Avenue mansion as attorney John R. McMullen seeks court control of the estate. He says Langley Collyer is likely dead since no communication has come from him in a week.
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Langley Collyer
Upper Fifth Avenue
John R. McMullen
Collyer Brothers
McMullen
Langley Collyar
Langley
Connellsville Enforces 10 P. M Curfew For Under 16s
Connellsville authorities order the 10 pm curfew to keep minors off the streets after 18 ministers and priests complain of law neglect and reports of young girls being attacked on the streets.
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Connellsville
Parleys Resume In Pittsburgh Beer War
Pittsburgh at end of a 173 day beer war as AFL Teamsters Union and CIO United Brewery Workers resume talks. An injunction hearing on brewery plant and tavern picketing may be held next Tuesday before Judge William H McNaugher depending on talks’ outcome.
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Pittsburgh
AFL Teamsters Union
CIO United Brewery Workers
William H. McNaugher
Rescue Teams Continue Search For Mine Victims
Rescue teams labor to locate survivors after a dust explosion at Centralia Coal Co. mine No. 5 in Wamac Illinois. Of 142 workers in the shaft, 62 deaths are reported with 49 still missing though 31 survived. Officials order investigations as navy observers monitor the scene.
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Centralia Coal Co
William Young
Robert Medill
Illipois Department of Mines and Minerals
Medil
Navy
National Coal Mines Administration
Federal Bureau of Mines
House Committee Cuts 600 Million From Fund Request
Washington March 28 The House Appropriations Committee trimmed about 20 percent from the 80th congress first regular deficiency bill reducing over 690 million dollars in administration requests for the 1947 fiscal year ending June 30 The panel approved 2 433 million 234 thousand dollars for administrative agency add ons and fully funded 300 million for army relief in occupied countries two million for veterans pensions then 350 million for veterans compensation and 24 737 000 for army pay Many cuts were based on what officials called poor estimates of needs by the respective departments
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80Th Congress
House
Truman
Austria
Hungary
Poland
Greece
Italy
China
Turkey
Washington
Mar
INS
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Department
House Approved Tax Reduction Bill In Senate
Senate action on the house approved tax reduction bill is expected to be slow with weeks likely before floor consideration. The plan would cut personal income taxes 10 to 30 percent and seek a July 1 start date rather than retroactive Jan 1.
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Washington
Mar
INS
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Sen. Millikin
Cole
Finance Committee
Congress
Explosions Fail To Wreck Oil Line In Palestine Plot
Two blasts were set by Palestine saboteurs at the Iraq Petroleum line on Shell Oil docks in Haifa. Fires were quickly extinguished as authorities pursued three men seen planting four bombs. two unexploded devices found after the getaway. Police and military cordon established in the area.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Mar
INS
Iraq Petroleum Company
Haifa
Shell Oil Company
Canterbury battles eviction bid ends in gunfight aftermath
In Rend, West Virginia, 35 year old jeweler N A Canterbury tried to resist an eviction suit. He opened fire on a constable and deputy sheriffs, was shot and wounded, and hospitalized in critical condition after the confrontation.
Outdoor Sports Season Opens Amid Sunny Heat
The piece celebrates a broad shift to outdoor sports as tracks fields jumps hurdles hikes and ball games return to the sunlit season. It highlights the arrival of warm weather and the renewed competition across track and field basketball and football.
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