Costello Faces New Contempt Citation In Kefauver Probe
Frank Costello, vacationing in Florida, faces a fresh contempt citation from the Kefauver committee for refusing to reveal his fortune size. The Senate extended the committee's life to May 1 after hearing 764 witnesses in 10 months. Contempt citations await 32 witnesses. seven of 25 with arrest warrants are still missing. In St Louis, James J Carroll posted a $5,000 bond to appear in federal court over $62,000 in payoffs tied to his gambling business.
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Frank Costello
Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
Senate
New York
Florida
Costello
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Hunt
Wyo
Crime Committee
St. Louis
James J. Carroll
Summer Eves Lengthen and Postal Changes Ahead
Warm evenings grow longer as summer nears while the Post Office notes a switch from postal notes to money orders after March 31 and July 1. Forecasters predict a damp, unsettled season amid hopes for relief after a hard winter. Farmers prepare to till fields for next season.
Daily Weather Forecast for Tonight and Saturday
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight and Saturday with a chance of light showers mainly in the north. Low around 40 with a 68 high and 0.35 inch precipitation for the 24 hour period ending 9 am. River stage at 9.7 feet. Year ago figures show 60 high 21 low and traces of precipitation.
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United States
Grangers Honor Past State Master at Cathedral
Nearly 400 Grangers gathered in The Cathedral Thursday evening to honor W. Sharp Fullerton who relinquished the State Master post after six years. Attendees included new State Master Beatty H Dimit of Indiana Pa and Pomona Masters as toastmaster W B Wallace of Little Beaver presided. A turkey dinner opened the program with invocations, songs, and remarks recalling Ful lerton's leadership.
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New Castle News
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Pennsylvania State Grange
Lawrence County
Cathedral
Beatty H. Dimit
Indiana
Pomona
W. B. Wallace
Little Beaver
Debris Found Near Atlantic Scene Of Plane Disappearance
American Air Force in Britain said the destroyer Benner recovered 105 debris pieces over a five mile Atlantic area southwest of Ireland. Two fragments included a Douglas Aircraft floorboard and a Douglas part number. The Globemaster carrying 53 men disappeared, with officials not confirming an in flight explosion.
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MacArthur Receives Support From President Truman
President Truman publicly backs General Douglas MacArthur for the Korea war effort. He says MacArthur has full authority to use UN forces to defeat the Red Chinese invaders and to order actions across the 38th parallel as needed.
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Truman May Have Plans To Run Again In 1952
President Truman signals a decision on 1952 candidacy though no one else knows his plans. Both parties speculate he will seek re election, with the 22nd Amendment noted but not applying to him. Democratic leaders expect him to push for renomination.
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Wherry challenges Truman on air bases abroad
Senate minority leader Wherry charged the President lacks authority to establish American air bases overseas or integrate U S Navy units with Britain. He called for congressional approval and a thorough review of defense actions, questioning the basis for any European army troop assignments.
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Convicted Trio To Make Appeal To High Court
James L. Kigallen reports that Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Morton Sobell and David Greenglass face formal sentences after a jury found them guilty of conspiring to pass atom bomb secrets to Russia. An appeal to the highest court is planned as the case moves toward possible death penalty sentences. An indictment remains pending against a fifth defendant in the ring.
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Russia
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Morton Sobell
David Greenglass
Los Alamos
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Rosenberg
Acme Telephotos
Red Cross Plans Porch Light Drive Tonight
Arrangements are completed for the porch-light solicitation to push county funds to the $52,000 goal. C. M. England heads tonight’s program and urges volunteers as the Red Cross seeks remaining contributions.
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C. M. England
England
Pennsylvania Power
Await List Of Stockholders In Shipping Firm
A Senate committee expected to obtain records showing Admiral William F. Halsey and the late Edward R. Stettinius shared in large profits from a surplus ships deal. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Johnson said old Maritime Commission records would likely be handed over later today.
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Senate
William F. Halsey
Edward R. Stettinius
Sen
Johnson
Ellwood Plant Purchased by Pittsburgh Gear Company
Cavert Wire of Ellwood City becomes property of Pittsburgh Gear Company after sale of land buildings and equipment. Pittsburgh Gear plans plant expansion, widened wire product lines and hiring to about 200. Officers include H F Cavert as chairman and Lou Mervis as president with E R Phillips and R S Matthews as vice presidents in sales and production respectively.
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R. S. Matthews
Judy Holliday and Jose Ferrer Win Movie Oscars
Hollywood salutes Judy Holliday and Jose Ferrer as Oscar winners while their best picture pick All About Eve tops the awards. Holliday earned best actress for Born Yesterday and Ferrer best actor for Cyrano de Bergerac. both watched the ceremony from New York.
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Eft
Jose Ferrer
Judy Holliday
Hollywood
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Jose
Bette Davis
Ann Baxter
Eleanor Parker
Ferrer
Cyrano de Bergerac
Hiss Begins Five Year Term At Lewisburg Prison
Former State Department official Alger Hiss begins a five year perjury sentence at Lewisburg Federal Prison. Warden George Humphrey says Hiss will be treated like any other convict with a 30 day orientation period and quarantine. The classification committee will decide if he stays at Lewisburg or transfers. He is not in solitary confinement and was moved from New York to start his term after surrendering March 22 following the Supreme Court denial of review.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Search Under Way For B-29 Superfort
Airplanes of the Far East Air Force combed the seas southwest of Korea for a B 29 Superfort forced down by mechanical trouble on its return from a Korean raid. Surface craft joined the search after crewmen aboard another Okinawa based Superfort reported life rafts near the last position.
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Korea
No Early End Of Korean War Is Indicated
UN leaders at Lake Success agree the Korean war will last through the summer and Mao Tse Tung will seek peace only after military collapse. Peiping rejects MacArthur’s truce offer and Chinese Nationalist sources warn of another major Communist offensive in Korea. The Russian delegation led by Jacob Malik stays distant from peace move efforts.
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President Auriol at U S Naval Academy in Annapolis
President Auriol of France visits the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis ahead of state events. He tours the midshipmen corps reviews, meets the academy superintendent, and visits Jones tomb with his wife and son Paul. The visit follows travel from Washington as part of the state tour.
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Death Notices for Grace Glasgow Karen Senchak and Others
Death notices list Grace M Glasgow age 60 of 710 Brooklyn Avenue Albert Brest age 78 of Harbor Street Karen Ann Senchak aged four of 33 West Miller Avenue and Mrs Karl Renner age 76 of 2119 Berger Street.
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Grace M. Glasgow
Brooklyn Avenue
Albert Brest
Harbor Street
Karen Ann Senchak
West Miller Avenue
Karl Renner
Berger Street
Strongest Air Display Of War Made By Reds
American big guns pummeled Chinese forces on Korea’s west and central fronts as UN tanks used Operation Killer tactics. Artillery blasted forward elements of about 80 000 Reds concentrated north of Chunchon while Chinese defense lines held, with ongoing night bombardment and sporadic counterattacks reported from multiple sectors.
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Tokyo
Korea
International News Service
Cecil Brownlow
Parallel
Chunchon
United Nation
Brownlow
Mountain Trail
Don A. Schanche
Uijongbu
Schanche
West Front
Approval for 136125 payment on housing project
Harrisburg March 30 state Auditor General Weldon B Heyburn approved a 136125 payment to Shenango Homes Inc as the first installment on a 151250 state subsidy for a housing project in New Castle.
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Weldon B. Heyburn
Shenango Homes, Inc
April Winds Bring Lamb and Lion Verse by Arthur Memeter
The fragment describes a transition from calm spring lamb imagery to a fierce lion mood as Miss April ends and May arrives. It notes March’s typical lionish weather and mentions a 56 degree day with rain and drizzle. The tone blends playful personification with seasonal meteorology.
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E. J. Moss
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Butler County
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Pittsburgh Gear Co
Cavert Wire
James Padgitt
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Lee Ferrero
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