Government aims to end all phone troops in national strike
Washington reports government focus on the Western Electric dispute as 42 000 workers await labor talks at the Labor department. NFTW affiliates reduced to 28 after AT&T wage deal lifting pay by about 4 40 weekly for 22 000 long distance operators. Moran notes AUTW members will honor NFTW picket lines and may only return where lines are clear.
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Washington
Western Electric
National Telephone
Labor Department
At&t
National Federation of Telephone Workers
NFTW
American Union of Telephone Workers
John J. Moran
AUTW
Snow extends into May in Pa Newe area
Snowfall records may be set as May snow blankets the county for the third day in succession. Frost tents protect new plantings on North Mercer street while highway crews prepare to repaint 12 900 miles of roads this spring. Avers family notes Phoenix heat records as a 1926 photo recalls Cascade park snow scenes.
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Mercer Street
East Brook Road
William Avers
West Washington Street
Pa Nene
Trene ~Avers Brown
Phoenix
Arizon
Horace Tressler
Beckford Street
Grove
Cascade Park
Daily Weather Report for the Period Ending This Morning
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 41 and a minimum of 31 with 0.02 inches of precipitation and 0.2 inches of snow. River stage recorded at 8.4 feet. Year-ago data lists a high of 57 and a low of 46 with traces of precipitation.
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United States
Truman Greece Turkey aid near final House vote
The House moves toward a final vote on President Truman's 400 million dollar aid program for Greece and Turkey to halt Communism. Amendments limit military missions to 200 men each to avoid expeditionary forces, with support from Rep. Mundo Rep. Judd and Rep. Bolton as action continues.
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Washington
House
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Alreday
Senate
Martin
Medditerranean
Bolton
Ohio
Osmena Jr. Convicted of Treason in Manila Trial
Sergio Osmena Jr., son of the former Philippine president, found guilty of treason by a three man people's court in Manila. He received a life sentence plus a $10,000 fine and provisional release on bail set at $25,000. The charges stem from wartime economic collaboration with Japan through companies that supplied war materials. Former President Osmena testified in court on his son’s behalf.
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Manila
INS
Sergio Osmena, Jr
Philippines
People's Court
Osmena
Ormena
Cebu Island
Mary Fleischer Dies at 60 in Montgomery Avenue Home
Death notice for Mrs. Mary Fleischer aged 60 of 315 Fairmont Avenue filed Friday May 9 1947. No additional relatives or burial details provided.
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Mary Fleischer
Fairmont Avenue
Principals Gather for Lawrence County Annual Dinner
Weather notes from across Pennsylvania report frost and cold with lingering snow flurries in the west as officials promise milder conditions by Saturday. In New Wilmington, Dr Blanche Carrier spoke on mental health and school work at the Lawrence County principals annual dinner, with officers elected for next year.
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Lawrence County
New Wilmington
Edwin Canan
Shenango High School
Thomas Smathers
Neshannock Township
Arthur Gibson
West Pittsburg
James Beatty
Enon Valley
Roy F. Conway
Blanche Carrier
Westminster College
Democrats Fail To Halt Tax Cut Legislation
Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee move to delay action on the GOP tax relief bill to July 15 but Republicans anticipate voting it down. The minority motion aims to wait for better fiscal data while the House bill proceeds, with Chairman Millikin predicting enactment.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
Senate
Navy May Slash Funds For 1948
Washington May 9 The Navy budget for 1948 faced a tentative 10 percent cut by a House Appropriations subcommittee reducing the Navy’s request by 350 million dollars from 3.504 billion to roughly 3.155 billion, as reported by an unnamed subcommittee member. A 50 percent cut was also reported for Army funds, with a 300 million dollar reduction on the Army’s request of 4.718 billion.
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Washington
INS
Navy
House Appropriations
Navy Department
Appropriations Committee
Truman
Army
Army Department
UN Moves Toward U.S. Palestine Fact-Finding Plan
The United Nations shifts toward a U.S. plan for a Palestine fact-finding commission with broad powers but excluding the Big Five. A major obstacle is the Soviet Union objecting to excluding major powers from the investigating body amid a growing U.N. split. Continued on Page Two.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United Nations
United States
Palestine
U. N
Holy Land
Soviet Union
Ships Still Listed Too Hot To Handle After Bikini Test
Navy study of Bikini detonation effects continues on target ships remaining afloat after the underwater blast. Many vessels sit at Kwajalein awaiting disposal while Pearl Harbor and San Francisco shipyards examine hulls for structural damage and radiation contamination.
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Lee van Atta
Washington
Navy Department
Kwajalein
Naval
Peal Harbor
San Francisco
Navy
Secret Probe of Hollywood Reds Opens in House Session
A House Committee on Un American Activities secret probe of Hollywood Reds began with sub committee members Chairman J Parnell Thomas and Rep John McDowell arriving to oversee investigations. The inquiry aimed to uncover Communist influence in the film industry and related activities.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Reds
House Committee On Un-American Activities
J. Parnell
Veteran Begins Life Term for Thrill Murder
James M. Forse Jr., 23, a wartime veteran, started a life sentence at Western Penitentiary for the murder of 65-year-old Pittsburgh grocer Albert Kemper in a January 23 holdup. He pled guilty after two days of testimony as two judges presided.
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Pittsburgh
INS
James M. Forse Jr
Western Penitentiary
Albert Kemper
Fire Forces Navy Fliers to Crash-Land in Lake
Five Navy fliers crash landed a PBY flying boat in Lake Michigan after an engine burst into flames during gunnery practice. Ensign Richard Brooks 22 from Louisville piloted a semi nose dive to safety three miles off Wilmette harbor. Co-pilot Lieut JG Donald Egly 24 from Petroleum Indiana and three others were rescued by a Coast Guard crew.
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Chicago
INS
Navy
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Richard Brooks
Louisville
Wilmette Harbor
Brooks
Donald Egly
Petroleum
Ind
Linda Darnell Heads To Europe For Four Month Vacation
Actress Linda Darnell soon leaves for Europe after finishing Forever Amber. She sails from New York to Paris on May 15 with friend Marie Rollins and will tour France Switzerland and Italy during the four month trip.
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Hollywood
INS
Linda Darnell
Amber
Europe
Marie Rollins
New York
Paris
France
Switzerland
Italy
Unseasonable Frost Hits Lawrence County Fruit Crops
County Agent L C Dayton says frost danger may have been reduced by cloudy skies but damage to fruit blossoms remains uncertain. Temperatures fell to 3 degrees with two tenths of an inch of snow and three consecutive days of snowfall reported.
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Lawrence County
Gamage
L. C. Dayton
Pickets Cleared as New Castle Telephones Return to Work
National Telephone Workers removed pickets this morning after a complete return to work by all New Castle telephone workers. Despite a recent settlement between Bell Telephone and the Federation, AT workers kept picket lines at the local office and garage. New Castle was the only Western Pennsylvania point still affected outside Pittsburgh until full compliance restored normal conditions.
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National Telephone Workers
A. T. and T. Co
New Castile
N. N. Jaquish
Federation of Telephone Workers
Bell Telephones Company of Pennsylvania
A. T. and T. Company
Soviet Observes V E Day Second Anniversary in Moscow
The Soviet Union marked the second anniversary of Germanys surrender with thirty gun salutes in Moscow and other Soviet cities. Gen Nikolai Bulganin, defense minister, issued an order of the day praising the victory over Fascist Germany and congratulating the Soviet people and armed forces.
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Moscow
INS
Soviet Union
Soviet
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Germany
New York City Faces Record May Cold Sparked by Snow Fling
New York City braces for a rare May chill as the area endures an unseasonal cold snap. Snow fell in upstate New York and flurries were reported in the city while the National Weather Service logged 36 degrees, with 35 expected to break the day’s record.
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Commonwealthy
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
New York
New York City
Pennsylvania Engineering Wins Major Lorain Bessemer Plant Contract
The Pennsylvania Engineering Corporation announced a National Tube Company order to build the Lorain Works Bessemer plant in Lorain Ohio. The project includes four 25 ton converters two 800 ton mixers blast piping transfer cars and auxiliary gear with an estimated value over 1 million dollars.
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William G. Wheeler
Pennsylvania Engineering Corporation
Theational Tube Company
Bessemer
Lorain Works
Lorain
Ohio
National Tube Company
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Detroit
Mich
Monterrey
Former Wife to Aid Oklahoma Man in Shooting
The former wife of Rep. Jimmie Scott arrived in Oklahoma City to “stick by” him after his arrest on a charge of assault with intent to kill for shooting state Sen. Tom Anglin on the senate floor. Anglin was wounded in the hip. Scott claimed Anglin threatened his life and reached for a pocket.
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Oklahoma
City
Okla
INSI
Jimmie Scott
Tom Anglin
Senate
Scott
Oklahoma City
Aneglin
Anglin
Holdenville
Yugoslavia Banned For U.S. Travelers
The United States barred Yugoslavia from American travel, a state department announcement said. The move, issued in February, blocks postwar tourism to the Dalmatian coast while Yugoslavia protests that it harms tourist trade.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
State Department
Jaws To Death Sentence For Beheading POWs
In Yokohama on May 9 two Japanese were sentenced to hang for the beheading of 15 American prisoners from the Oryoko Maru. Four others received prison terms and two were acquitted by a U S military commission. The capital penalties targeted Junsaburo, a former navy commander, and Kazuteno Aihara, an ex army corporal. The mass execution site was San Fernando in the northern Philippines. The victims were among prisoners packed into the ship at Manila who swam ashore after the ship was attacked and sank.
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Yokohama
INS
U. S
Junsaburo
Navy
Kazuteno Aihara
San Fernando
Philippines
Manila
Wilmington Two Contract Let for Highway 18 Section
Harrisburg May 9. The State Highways Department awards a 119178 dollar contract to W W Allen of Conneaut Lake for constructing 0.97 mile of concrete highway 22 feet wide on traffic route 18 in Wilmington township.
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Harrisburg
INS
W. W. Allen
Conneaut Lake
Wilmington Township
State Highways Department
Philippines Suspends Russian Citizen Admissions
Manila reports Immigration Commissioner Engracio Fabre suspended entry of Russian citizens pending formal recognition of the Philippine Republic by the Soviet Union.
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Manila
INS
Philippines
Engracio Fabre
Philippine Republic
Knothole Gang Bets On Star Players And Dream Outcomes
Arthur Mometer notes a loyal knothole gang backing their team. They discuss players McGloop and McGlump, praising McGloop as a fielding whiz and McGlump with a .292 batting average. The piece frames hopeful fans watching from knothole seats as the weather sits at forty three.
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Knothole Gang
McGloop
McGlump
Knothole
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Phillips J. Peck
Pa Newe
North Hill
Daily Weather Report
New City Building
North
Jefferson and
Grant Streets
Eckels and
Thayer
Associated
Dana
By Raymond Wilcove
N.S
Sergio Osmena Jr
Philippine
International News Service
Lawrence County Principals Association
DR. Carrier
U.N
Commission On
Pierre J. Huss
UN, S
Lake
New Castle
Jane Wyman
Ronald Regan
Bulletin
U.S
Wilmington Two
Arthur Mometer
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