Railroad Strike Crisis Reaches White House Amid Talk of Seizure
A full report on the railroad strike crisis is to be presented at the White House as officials study possible moves to avert the May 11 walkout by 150000 engineers firemen and switchmen. options include possible federal seizure of rail lines and emergency legislation.
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Phillips J. Peck
Washington
White House
Frank Douglass
National Mediation Board
John R. Steelman
Truman
Douglass
Chicago
Congress
Francis A. Silver
Office of Defense Transportation
Six does travel through Shenango area drawing town interest
Residents of Shenango townships spotted six female deer travelling single file from the Armory through Cascade Park and Weingartner nursery as traffic on 422 paused. Reports also note fawns near Savannah road and a brown trout catch in Neshannonk Creek. Venus, visible west at dusk, was identified by Arthur Walker as the bright planet, most brilliant until May 18.
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Shenango Townships
Armory
Cascade Park
Cascade Street
Weingartner Evergreen Nursery
Pa Newe
Arthur Walker
George Washington Junior High School
Walker
Venus
Daily Weather Report for 24 Hours End Nine A.M.
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 65 and a minimum of 45 with 1.15 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 9.6 feet. For the same date last year, the figures were 64 maximum, 44 minimum, 0.70 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Senior High Graduating Class Reaches 541 Members
The New Castle senior high school will graduate 541 students on June 1 under Superintendent Frank L. Burton. The count may vary by two or three, and this year marks the only 1948 graduation with mid-year classes no longer in effect.
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New Castle Senior High School
Frank L. Burton
U S Supports Keeping UN Veto Power
Secretary of State Marshall told Congress that the United States favors retention of the United Nations veto to prevent American troops from being sent without consent. He urged preserving the veto for U S protection while seeking reforms to big powers' veto under certain circumstances.
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Washington
INS
Marshall
Congress
United States
United Nations
America
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ellwood City 8-Year-Old Killed in Auto Crash
Eight year old Donald Oscar Noss son of Harry J and Leone G Moffatt Noss of 305 Allenby Street Ellwood City was fatally injured at 7 10 pm Tuesday after being struck by a car driven by Joyce Rape 17 of R D 1 Ellwood City on Sims Street He died at Ellwood City hospital at 8 20 pm from skull injuries and chest trauma Investigators Coroner Charles E Allen Lt Straw and officers John and Alex Ursu found the boy crossed at Allenby and Sims Streets Rape said she had just crossed a viaduct from the Tube Mill toward Ewing Park when the boy appeared from nowhere and could not be avoided The article notes a tragic detail involving Rapes brother Robert but cuts off before completion.
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Pa Newe
Butler Avenue
Donald Oscar Noss
Harry J. and
Leone G. Moffatt Noss
Allenby Street
Ellwood City
Joyce Rape
R. D
Sims Street
Ellwood City Hospital
Charles E Allen
Straw
John and
Alex Ursu
Allenby
Sims Streets
Miss Rape
Ewing Park
Robert
Daylight Time Approved in Youngstown Primary
Youngstown voters approve Daylight Saving Time by a five to four margin in the May 4 primary. With 225 precincts reporting yes 20 502 no 16 105 the measure commits the city to daylight time in summer until another vote changes it. The city has used daylight saving since April 25.
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Youngstown
Proposals From Congress On UN Meet Opposition
Secretary of State Marshall testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee opposing proposals to eliminate the veto and form an Anti-Soviet world body if Russia balks. He warned a revised United Nations without uncooperative nations could destroy the current system, weaken the United States, and spur rival alliances and divided states.
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N.S
Washington
Marshall
United Nations
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
World Organization
Russia
United Nations Organization
Community of Nations
Taft Opposes Link of UMT With Draft in Congress
Sen. Taft of Ohio aligned with House GOP leaders in opposing the senate plan to add one year of military training to the 19 through 25 draft. He criticized universal military training and did not comment on the House plan to substitute a bonus recruitment program.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Taft
Ohio
House Gop
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
House
Federal Inspection Under Way For 229th Artillery
Federal inspection of Headquarters Battery and Service Battery of the 229th Field Artillery began Tuesday at Cunningham Armory and will finish tonight. Lt. Col. George F. Mitchell, commanding officer, praised yesterday’s results and said a high rating awaits if today’s Service Battery also scores well.
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229Th Field Artillery
Cunningham Armory
George F. Mitchell
Col. Mitchell
Col
New Castle News
J. S. Mallory
Second Army
Baltimore
Col. Mallory
Geo. F. Mitchell
Francis G. Callahan
Butler
Elwood Goodfellow
Robi. S. Johnson
David S. Long
New Castle
Medusa Plant Honors Long Service at Beaver Falls Dinner
Four twenty five year employees of the Medusa Portland Cement Co were honored and president J B John recognized for fifty years of service at an annual recognition dinner in Beaver Falls. Nearly 250 attended with officials from Cleveland and guests from Pittsburgh including Edward Kosier as toastmaster and speakers J B John P G Dawson Fred Pickford and others.
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Medusa Portland Cement Company
J. B. John
Beaver Falls
Cleveland
Edward Kosier
Wampum
J.B. John
P. G. Dawson
Fred Pickford
Medusa
John Brommer
Mr. John
James Grekow
George Zeigler
Kenneth Allen
Anthony Palagallo
John
Mr. Palagalle
Arab Attacks Hit Jewish Colonies South of Jerusalem
Fierce Arab assaults near the Heron Hills ten miles south of Jerusalem killed eight Jews and wounded 21. Haganah claimed heavy Arab losses and 22 armored vehicles knocked out. The Trans-Jordan Arab Legion reportedly fought the Kfar Etzion settlements. A UN led truce mission went to Jericho to meet Arab League officials to restore peace in Jerusalem. Typhoid outbreak reported in northern Palestine adds to tensions.
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Jerusalem
INS
Heron Hills
Haganah
Kfar Etzion
Trans
Jericho
Arab League
Abdul Rahman Assan Pasha
Rosher Lund
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Palestine
McCarty Leads in Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Dan McCarty 36 year old citrus grower from Fort Pierce held a slim lead in early Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary returns. From 680 of 1537 precincts McCarty had 86281 votes to Fuller Warren 73456 among nine candidates in yesterday's ballot.
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Miami
Fla
INS
Dan McCarty
Fort Pierce
Fuller Warren
Jacksonville
Florida
McCarty
Warren
Graduation set for New Castle nurses in 1948 classes
Graduates of the New Castle Hospital School of Nursing will receive diplomas at graduation exercises on Wednesday evening May 12 at 8 o clock in Benjamin Franklin high school. Rev Fr Arthur B DeCrane of Youngstown will deliver the address. Class rosters include Bette Lou Anderson Blanche Dean Esther Cangey Stevens Ina Arada Gibson Helen Clare Gilboy Irene Nocera Mary Radu Eleanor Warso for the March 1948 group and Mary Ann Baran Doris Cooper Rosemary Factor Margaret Hogan Bette McNeil Rose Widmar Stella Wotowicz for the August 1948 group.
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New Castle Hospital School
Esther Cangey Stevens
Edgewood Avenue
Ina Arada Gibson
Sharpsville
Helen Clare Gilboy
Grant Street
Irene Nocera
Etna Street
Mary Radu
Wheatland
Eleanor Warso
R. D
Truman Plans Transcontinental Tour With Speeches
President Truman will tour the nation by train in June with stops in the Middle West Pacific Northwest and California. He will speak in Chicago on June 4 at the Swedish centennial celebration and address the 35th Division reunion in Omaha on June 5.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Middle West
Pacific Northwest
California
Washington State
Oregon
Chicago
Omaha
Long Range European Recovery Plan Saved by Stop Gap Aid
President Truman told Congress that rapid stop-gap aid to Europe last winter may have saved the long range ERP program. The Dec. 17 program provided 522 million dollars to sustain industry and states through the winter until ERP assistance arrived, as outlined in a letter with the early days of operation.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
Europe
Auto Fatalities Near Last Year’s Total Coroner Says
Lawrence county coroner Charles E. Allen reports eleven auto fatalities in the first four months of 1948 versus twelve for all of last year, warning fatalities could approach thirty if trends continue. In Erie, James E. Hayden, 25, of Columbus, Ind., died when his trailer tractor collided head on with another truck near Northeast.
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Lawrence County
Charles E. Allen
Erie
INS
James E. Hayden
Columbus
Ind
Death notices listing ages in Pennsylvania newspapers
Donald Oscar Noss age 8 of Ellwood City George William Buchanan age 52 of Altoona and Mrs Elizabeth Ann Rooser age 75 of Warren are recorded in the death notices from Wednesday May 5 1948.
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Donald Oscar Noss
Ellwood City
George William Buchanan
Altoona
Elizabeth Ann Rooser
Warren O
Taft defeats Stassen in Ohio delegate contests
In Ohio primary returns Taft gains 13 of 23 contested Republican delegates, with Stassen assured seven and three races still unsettled. Taft will secure at least 43 of Ohio 53 delegates to the Philadelphia convention as more precincts report.
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Taft
Harold Lisk
Columbus
Ohio
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Minnesotan
GOP
Senate
Philadelphia
Akron
Toledo
Carrington T. Marshall
Broad Heads New Castle Lions Club As President
At the annual New Castle Lions meeting in The Castleton Henry O Broad was named president for the coming year. Officers named include Samuel Rashid first vice president Harry Helmick second vice president Thomas Fletcher third vice president Clarence Hough tail twister William McCombs sky pilot Rev Ralph Hovencamp director Richard Davis Lawrence Firster Wilbur Flanner two year terms. Six new members were initiated James Wheeler James Beadel Ralph Haven camp W S Smit Edward Schweinsberg David Rowe.
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New Castle Lions Club
Castleton
Henry O. Broad
Samuel J. Rashid
Harry W. Helmick
Thomas J. Fletcher
Clarence E. Hough
William W. McCombs
Sky Pilot
Ralph E. Hovencamp
Richard I. Davis
Lawrence Firster
Wilbur E. Flanner
W. S. Smit
James Wheeler
James D. Beadel
Ralph E. Havencamp
Edward L. Schweinsberg
David E. Rowe
Building a Garden Wall By Ourselves in Warm Sun
The speaker notes home projects fall to the homeowner after failing to hire a contractor. They describe needing a small garden wall with concrete support and block layers, plus a terrace, and decide to DIY despite offering a fair rate. The narration mentions it being bright and past seventy degrees.
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Helen Peterson
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J. H. Bell
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Daily Weather Report
Susan Peters
Hollywood
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Quines
International
U.S
Ellwood City Boy
Auto
Idea For New ‘Democratic Powers’’ Union
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Farrell
Doris Cooper
Portersville
Rosemary Factor
S. Jefferson Street
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W. Wabash Avenue
Bette McNeil
Warren Avenue
Rose Widmar
Ridgway
Stella Wotowicz
High Street
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