Eight Injured In Route 422 Head On Collision
Four people died and eight were injured in a head on crash on Route 422 near the Ohio line at 2 am. Victims include Harold Miller and Charlies Florence, both with fatal injuries, and Dorothy Robinson with skull fractures. Several others suffered serious wounds and were hospitalized in Youngstown area facilities. Continued on Page Six.
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Ohio State Line
Mary Klakowsky
Quest Street
South Side Hospital
Youngstown
Lillian K. Crone
East North Street
Catherine Byers
Moravia Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Arthur Johnson
Scioto Street
Mary Elizabeth Johnson
Dinks For New Castle High Class In Green And White
Pa Newe Observes New Castle high school seniors adopting green and white “dinks” to mark the 550 strong graduating class. Advertisements on auto license plates spread across states, as Arkansas shows “Opportunity and” on a street sign. Dust control plans rise for unpaved streets with oil treatments, while highway workers prep calcium chloride to keep dusty roads quiet in hot weather. Senior trips resume to Washington, New York, Detroit and other parts of the country.
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New Castle High School
Arkansas
Opportunity
Washington
New York
Detroit
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 9 am show a maximum of 82 and a minimum of 54 with 0.12 inches of precipitation and a 7.7 foot river stage. A year ago the maximum reached 59 and the minimum 27 with frost reported as precipitation.
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United States
Diplomats Hope For Peace As US Soviet Talks Begin
Washington officials, buoyed by Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith’s outreach and Molotov’s reply, see a likely early conference to end the Cold War. The State Department studies the Russian note while preserving the door for discussions despite a standoff in world affairs.
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Washington
INS
United States
Russia
Kremlin
State Department
John A. Reichmann
Soviet Union
Moscow
Walter Ledell Smith
Molotov
Smith
Western Europe
Russia Accepts U S Proposal for Talks With United States
Moscow radio quoted notes exchanged between American Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. The May 11 announcement said Russia accepted a U S suggestion to hold discussions between the two powers, signaling a move toward formal talks.
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London
Russia
United States
Moscow Radio
Walter Bedell Smith
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Ambassador Smith
Quiet Seoul after Korea's first election violence
Seoul remained calm after three days of pre election violence. At least 73 people were killed and scores wounded as 7.25 million voters, 92 percent of registered, participated amid alleged communist-instigated attacks on polling sites and police.
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Seoul
INS
Korea
South Korea
Russia breached confidence on Russo American talks says Smith
Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith the U S ambassador to Moscow said Russia publicized an exchange of views on possible settlement of Russo American differences. He spoke on arrival in Berlin en route to a two week vacation in France noting the new approach drew general favor in Europe.
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London
INS
Walter Bedell Smith
U. S
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Berlin
Smith
France
Vacai
Molotov Replies Favorably to American Relational Note
Smith handed Molotov a note in a private meeting outlining American concern over Soviet hostility to the European recovery program. Moscow stated the Russian reply is now under study by government officials in Washington.
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Molotov
Smith
Washington
State Department
U. S
Operations Now Under Army Orders
The nation's 200000 mile rail network operated today under army orders backed by a federal court injunction forcing cancellation of a paralyzing strike by engineers firemen and switch men. The walkout of 150 workers was called off eight hours before the 6 am deadline after Judge Goldsborough ordered compliance under threat of jail and fines. Telegrams from union leaders directed reporting for duty and cancellation of the strike as of May 11 1949, with enforcement by Army Secretary Royall and officials Johnston Robertson and Glover.
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Washington
U. S
T. Alan Goldsborough
Army
Royall
Justice Department
Truman
Goldesborough
John L. Lewis
Railroads Operate Normally After Court Injunction
Washington May 11 The nations railroads under government seizure and army control ran normally today with strike threat restrictions lifted after a federal court injunction blocked the walkout. Army Secretary Royall said no substantial interruption in the 200000 mile network as seven railroad presidents were named to active duty as colonels to oversee government operation.
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LN. S
Washington
Army
Royall
Gilfillan Named State Official At Y Convention
Roy H. Stetler of Harrisburg led the Pennsylvania Young Men's Christian Association after officers were elected at the 79th annual YMCA convention in Harrisburg. He succeeds Roy J. Fulton who received the Master of Men award. new officers include Arnold Look as First Vice President, Ralph Hutchison as Second Vice President, J. Clyde Gilfillan as Secretary, and Edward Dow as Treasurer with the association running the state.
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Harrisburg
Roy H. Stetler
Pennsylvania Young Men's Christian Association
Stetler
Roy J. Fulton
Clearfield
Arnold E. Look
Ellis College
Newton Square
Ralph C. Hutchison
Lafayette College
Easton
J. Clyde Gilfillan
New Castle
Edward C. Dow
Erie
Jewish Forces Seek To Control Tel-Aviv Road
Jewish military units battled Arab pockets along the Tel Aviv Jerusalem highway to clear routes for convoys. Palmach forces clung to ridges near ambush alley while Arab resistance and air engagements shaped the day’s fighting and potential truce leverage for Jerusalem.
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Tel-Aviv Road
Jerusalem
INS
Tel Aviv- Jerusalem
Arab Hills
Haganah
Palmach
Bab el Wad
Tel Aviv
Chrysler strike deadline set at 10 a.m. tomorrow
Norman Matthews, director of the UAW CIO Chrysler department, announced today that the nationwide strike against Chrysler will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The union will negotiate up to the deadline, but it will stand unless a settlement is reached before then.
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Detroit
Norman Matthews
Uaw-Cio
Chrysler Department
Chrysler Corporation
Matthews
Italian parliament fails third round to elect president
In Rome on May 11 the Italian parliament failed to elect a new republic president in a third ballot. Luigi Einaudi won 462 votes but needed two thirds as Communists and Left Socialist members cast 333 blank ballots. A fourth ballot with a simple majority will be held this afternoon. Enrico De Nicolai received 13 votes and Foreign Minister Count Carlo Sforza, yesterday's leading candidate, nine. The Christian Democratic party shifted support toward Einaudi, the finance minister, after Sforza lost party backing.
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Rome
INS
Luigi Einaudi
Socialey
Enrico de Nicolai
Carlo Sforza
Death Record Names Local Obituaries Across Multiple Ages
A list of death notices dated Tuesday May 11 1948 records individuals including George Saad 66 Frank Altieri 22 Domenick Fleo Jr 15 Sam Esposito 24 Harold Miller 31 Charles Florence 61 Dorothy Robinson 19 Wilbur Payne 31 Mrs Harry W Rowland 86 Mrs Morris Moresby 84 Jay Earl Walls 57 and Mrs Ethel Irene Whitehouse 57 with street addresses in the area.
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Harold Leonard Miller
North Mill Street
Wilbur Payne
West Home Street
Charlies C. Florence
Moravia Street
Dorothy Robinson
Scioto Street
George Saad
Waldo Street
Frank Altieri
Hamilton Street
Domenick Fleo, Jr
Huron Avenue
Sam Esposito
South Liberty Street
Charles C. Florence
Moravia
Scioto
Harry W. Rowland
Pulaski
R. D
Morris Moresby
West Long Avenue
Jay Earl Walls
Thorpe Street
Ethel Irene Whitehouse
Loraine Avenue
No New Policy Move Declares President Today
President Truman said in a special statement that Ambassador Bedell Smith’s approach to Molotov represented no new department in American policy. He noted the United States began discussions with Russia to clarify objectives of the European recovery program and the policy to strengthen U S military forces.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
United States
Russia
U. S
Boys Return Home After Week Missing
Carl Germanski and Edward Roberts, sons of local residents, returned home after a trip that started as a bus ride to Indiana. They were reported missing May 2 and found home the next Saturday.
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Carl Germanski
Felix Germanski
Jackson Road
Edward Roberts
Cliff Roberts
R.D
Mahoningtown
Indiana
Vandals Damage Green Field Elementary School
Vandals broke into Green Field elementary school in Pittsburgh causing unestimated damage. Police report detectives found desks upset and fire extinguishers discharged. a small box of change for telephone calls was the only item missing.
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Pittsburgh
Greenfield
Houseto-booby trap case ends in confession
William Lathrop, 68, of Savannah road, confessed to rigging a double barreled shotgun trap that fatally wounded 15 year old Dominic Fleo Jr. on Monday. Lathrop led police to the hidden weapon after locating the boy’s body at an abandoned sand bank and calling state police at 3:45 p.m. The autopsy showed the shot penetrated the right hip and severed the femoral artery.
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Charles D. Ross
Robert D. Hanna
Frank L. Coen
Charles E. Allen
William Lathrop
Savannah Road
Dominick Fleo, Jr
Dominick Fleo
Huron Avenue
Lathrop
Dominic
Reynolds
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Eig
Young Flea
Coen
Ross
Easter Peeps Grow Taller Beaks and Heat Rise
A fragmented passage notes peeps at Easter time, describing yellow fluffy chicks with small bodies and budding combs. The text mentions increasing size, heat, and a forecast of eighty eight degrees today.
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LN. 8
Alvanley Johnston
David B. Robertson
A. J. Glover
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Gilfillan
Deir Ayoub
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