Allied Planes Hit Korean Front Buildup Areas
Allied planes and artillery bombed enemy buildup areas as Communist forces massed for a spring offensive on the Korean front. Ground troops braced defenses and patrolled northward while South Korean units clashed with an enemy regiment near Inje. American Sabres fought Mig-15s 30 miles south of Manchuria with one enemy plane damaged.
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Tokyo
Inje
Hwachon
Eighth Army
Yulgil
Chunchon-Seoul
Munsan
Seoul
Manchurian
Manchuria
City reports a new racket by two comely girls
A Pa Newe note describes two girls traveling the city soliciting donations for flying lessons. The piece wryly notes laboring Amish farmers wait for drier soil while heavy equipment sits idle and districts plan Mothers Day services for Sunday.
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Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report
Mostly cloudy and cool with high today 60 to 65. Tonight frost possible. Tomorrow fair and cool with a high near 68 and a low around 45. Precipitation 1.10 inches. River stage 9.2 feet. Year ago similar date showed 70 high and 40 low with no precipitation.
Jailed Panama Ex-President May Face Trial
Arnulfo Arias, jailed former president of Panama, faces potential trial as a private citizen on charges tied to his bid to seize dictatorial powers after being impeached. Two police officers were killed in the Palace during the four hour clash as Arias resisted arrest. His wife remains jailed with him despite government orders to free all women involved in the attempted coup. The 1946 constitution was suspended and the 1941 charter restored by Arias before the coalition government took office.
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Panama City
INS
Arnulfo Arias
Panama
Arias
National Police
Alcibiades Arosemena
Arosemeria
Harmony Line Drivers Strike Shuts Pittsburgh Routes
Harmony Short Line officials met with AFL Bus drivers to settle a walkout that began after a driver’s dismissal on the Pittsburgh and New Kensington divisions. The strike halted service to Butler, New Kensington, Johnstown, Oil City and Erie as the union demanded reinstatement.
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Pittsburgh
Harmony Short Line
AFL
New Kensington
Division 1067
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway and
Motor Coach
Butler
Johnstown
Oil City
Erie
Harmony
Flower Show Awards Highlight Springtime Arrangements
The May show Spring in Our Homes ran Friday two to 10 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal church Guild room. Sweepstakes prize went to Mrs. Roland Peden of Oakwood Garden Club for most blue ribbons. Miss Nellie Ingram of Mahoningtown Garden Club won best original entry with a natural log display of miniature pines ferns and yellow and white violets.
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Garden Council
Lawrence County
Trinity Episcopal Church
Roland Peden
Oakwood Garden Club
Nellie Ingram
Mahoningtown Garden Club
Ingham
New Castle News
Lawrence County Garden Council
Paul G. Baer
Burghill
Ohio
Pymatuning Valley Garden Club
Ben H. White
Warren
Warren and Howland Garden Clubs
Marshall Testifies on Truman Korea Policy Message
Defense Secretary Marshall testified that President Truman's January 13 Korea message to Gen. MacArthur responded to the general's request for policy guidance after Chinese Communist intervention. He also stated he believed MacArthur had warned he could hold Korea as long as needed if political reasons dictated it.
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Washington
INS
Defense
Marshall
Truman
Gen. MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Sec Marshall
Korea
Chicago Republicans select 1952 convention city and date
The Republican national committee chose Chicago as the 1952 GOP convention site and set the week of July 7 as the date. The MacArthur hearings in Washington dampened Eisenhower promotion, with leaders citing uncertainty from his dismissal and party support. Taft backers warned the move could aid Democrats.
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Tulsa
Okla
MacArthur
Washington
Republican National Committee
Chicago
GOP
Eisenhower
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Sen
Taft
R) O
Gen
Light frost warning issued for western Pennsylvania
Between showers today gardens should cover flowers as a light frost is forecast for parts of western Pennsylvania. Today’s weather features overcast skies with highs 60 to 65. Lows tonight are expected to be 35 to 40. Tomorrow remains cloudy and cool.
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Pennsylvania
Deaths in Mercer and vicinity reported
Death notices list Frank Bush 79 Mercer. Mrs Frank Wrona Sr 66 513 Huron Ave. Anthony Jurach 64 Lawrence County Home. Mrs Charles N Sturdevant 84 Highland Heights.
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Frank Bush
Mercer
Frank Wrona
Huron Avenue
Anthony Jurach
Lawrence County
Charles N. Sturdevant
Highland Heights
Coroner's Jury Clears Police Chief In Deaths
Warner Robins Georgia May 12 A coroner's jury cleared Hawkinsville Police Chief James T Bragg finding he fired in self defense when two unarmed handcuffed Fort Bragg soldiers attacked him in his car en route to Robins Air Force Base. The soldiers identities were withheld pending next of kin notification. The jury foreman said the chief shot at close range and the bullet entry angles supported his account.
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Warner Robins
Georgia
Hawkinsville
James T. Bragg
Fort Bragg
N. C
Robins Air Force Base
Houston County
James Rainey
Louis L. Passmore
California
Lon Guy Asman
Air Force
Charles Williams
Bragg
Williams
Senate probes Dawson case planned report on irregularities
Senate influence investigators begin work on a report expected to charge irregularities in government operations and possibly reprimand White House aide Donald Dawson. A subcommittee wrapped two days of hearings, aiming to publish findings in two to three weeks amid disputes over propriety in Daw son's RFC dealings. Mrs Ellwood J Turner was elected president of the Pennsylvania State Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 in Johnstown.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Donald Dawson
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Dawson
Subcommittee
Fulbright
D) Ark
RFC
Johnstown
Isi
Ellwood J. Turner
Media, Pa
Pennsylvania State Society of the United States Daughters of 1812
State Council
Armed Forces Week Kickoff Planned From Air Sunday
New Castle Civil Air Patrol will release streamers from the air Sunday afternoon to launch Armed Forces Week. CAP captain E Gene Schwenberg said at least five planes will participate in the kick off demonstration. The week ends Saturday evening with a downtown parade.
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New Castle Civil Air Patrol
Armed Forces
E. Gene Schweinsberg
CAP
Retail meat prices to drop under government Ceiling order
Washington May 12 Retail meat prices are due to fall five to twelve cents a pound Monday under a government order setting lower ceilings and requiring butchers to post price lists by June 4 The cuts cover rump roast pot roast and cuck roast The revisions were among other actions in the price control program.
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Washington
Milk Deliveries Hit By Chicago Strike In 1940s
Chicago faced halted milk deliveries as 650 milk wagon drivers and 200 inside dairy workers walked out at midnight. The strike affected 75 major dealers and targeted five large wholesale dairies serving big stores hotels and restaurants.
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Chicago
UINS
AFL
Dairy Workers
200 Soviet Subs Based on Hainan Island Report
Taipei dispatch reports the Chinese Nationalist Central Daily News claiming official confirmation that 200 Soviet submarines are based on Hainan Island southeast of Hong Kong, per INS.
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Hainan Island
Taipeh
Central Daily News
Hong Kong
Long Avenue barber Dave Lewis retires after 52 years
South Side staple Dave Lewis, longtime Long Avenue barber and chair director, plans retirement after more than half a century of cutting hair for men women and children. He began in 1899 as a “tensorial artist” and earned a reputation as much for his singing as his grooming skills.
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Dave Lewis
Barber Chair
South Side
Long Avenue
Have
New Castle
David Lewis
U S Concludes Third Atomic Test Series in Pacific
Rep. Henry M. Jackson confirms the United States completed its third series of atomic tests at Eniwetok Atoll in the mid Pacific. Details are sparse as Jackson travels to Seattle. he hints at further remarks at a news conference but does not specify weapon types or test dates.
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Acme
M. Jackson
Wash
United States
Honolulu
T. H
Henry Proving Ground
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
mid-Pacific
Henry M. Jackson
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Commission
Jackson
Seattle
Pacific Proving Ground
San Francisco
Pacific Atoll
West Germany Blocks Rail Shipment to Hungary
Western Germany barred the shipment of more than 4000 tons of steel rails bound for So viet-dominated Hungary. Over 300 cars carrying rails were halted at the Czechoslovakian frontier by American and German customs agents. The rails were deemed inadvisable to export and will be returned to the exporter. John J. McCloy plans to testify in Washington next month on East West trade before the Senate Export Controls sub committee.
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BOM
INS
Germany
Hungary
United States Senate
Marshall Plan
Russia
John J. McCloy
U. S
Washington
Senate Export Controls Sub-Committee
Sunday Time to Rest or Serve at Church
The note suggests choosing a Sunday for rest or personal leisure but recommends dedicating at least an hour to attend a church of your choice. It mentions meeting friends, enjoying the choir, and notes a pleasant 68 degree day.
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Robert Vogeler
Peggy Wood
Harmony Line
Make Flower Show
Burghill, O
Sec
By James Lee
G.O.P
William Theis
SN. S
International News Service
Dawson Case
Turner
Armed Forces Week
Air
Freeman Fulbright
I. N.S
U.S
Victor K. Givan
West Germany
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