Negotiations In Railroad Truce Still In Progress
Washington reports describe ongoing railway and coal strike talks as hopeful after a White House meeting with President Truman and congressional advisers. A. F. Whitney announced a new proposition from the Brotherhoods, while carriers called the offer largely mythic.
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Washington
INS
Truman
White House
Alben Barkley
Senate
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Whitney
Chief Election Day Contests In C O P Primary
Harrisburg May 21 Ins Interest focused on the Republican primary election today and the insurgent new guard's battle to defeat the regular organization's candidates for governor and secretary of internal affairs. Polls open 8 am to 9 pm DST. If Shrover and Frank overturn their opponents it would be the first break of the regular slate since 1930. A light turnout was expected to hurt Shrover's chances as voters skew organization minded. The State Elections Bureau reports 2 568 178 Republicans and 1 753 879 Democrats eligible to vote. Leaders of both parties...
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Harrisburg
New Guard
John A. Shrover
Shamokin
J. Calvin Frank
Pinchot
State Elections Bureau
Late Afternoon Rush May Bring Vote Totals Up
Voters in Lawrence County showed a light turnout at noon with expectations of only 30 percent total. The late afternoon rush could increase totals as election boards prepare for ballots and address possible disputes, with Judges Braham and Lamoree on duty at the court house.
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Lawrence County
Thxampaign
Motor Corps
W. Walter Braham
John G. Lamoree
Court House
Braham
Lamoree
Flooding Prompts City Road Work and Election Push
Heavy rains swell streams through the city with debris racing the Neshannock and Shenango. Polls close at nine tonight, guiding residents to precincts. City street crews roll dirt streets in the Croton area as summer traffic approaches and youths enjoy a returning yoyo attraction on East Washington.
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Neshannock
Shenango
City Street Department
Croton Avenue
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report For The 24-Hour Period
United States weather statistics report a maximum temperature of 76 and a minimum of 54 with .84 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 8.5 feet. A year ago on the same date temperatures reached 64 and 35 with .01 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Byrnes Frames U S Case Before World In Parley Report
The INS secretary of state told listeners that the Big Four Paris peace talks failed and the United States would present its view to world opinion. He warned that if no peace conference is held that summer Washington would seek a new approach to shape postwar order and control of Japan. He blamed Russia for the Paris deadlock and signaled plans for a 25 year Japan accord.
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Washington
INS
Byrnes
Paris
United States
Japan
Germany
U. S
Russia
Government seizure eyed to prevent mine shutdowns
Washington reports say soft coal operators hope a government negotiated contract with John L. Lewis will curb the welfare fund and deny union control. Seizure of the mines is expected this week to avert another shutdown when the two week strike truce ends Saturday. Operators must accept the seizure contract before mines are released.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
Nationalist forces push five-pronged offensive in China
Shanghai dispatch reports a five-pronged Nationalist push toward Kunchuling and Munchiing as government troops gain near Shanhaikuan and Chinchow. Central government cites 4100 Japanese aiding communists in four northern China groups touching the Changchun drive.
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Shanghai
Kunchuling
Changchun
Manchuria
Munchiing
Shanhaikuan
Chinchow
China
Central News Agency
Chanchun
President Truman to Address Governors Conference in Oklahoma City
The White House says President Truman will fly to Oklahoma City on Monday to address the governors conference at 1 p.m. EST. He will depart for Kansas City, stay overnight, then return to Washington to attend daughter Margaret’s graduation with family. His ailing 93-year-old mother may not attend.
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Washington
INS
White House
Truman
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Vivian
Mary
Margaret
First Summer Public Works Begins With Street Repairs
James Gibson and city engineer John Street report Kelly and Meyers have moved equipment to State Street. The hill will be resurfaced. They are the first firm to perform summer improvement work in the city.
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James Gibson
John Street
Kelly & Meyers
State Street
Two Jap Cabinet Picks Rejected by MacArthur
General MacArthur rejects two proposed Japanese cabinet ministers as undesirable, halting Yoshida's effort to form a new government. Chuzo Iwata for justice and Professor Hiroshi Nasu for agriculture are ousted, prompting Yoshida to seek replacements before investiture. Emperor Hirohito and Yoshida had prepared for the ceremony, with food ministry a critical snag amid wartime legacies.
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Tokyo
INS
MacArthur
Japan
Chuzo Iwata
Hiroshi Nasu
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Hirohito
Ministry of Agriculture
Iwata
Nasu
New York Hotels to Halt Bread and Pastries
New York City restaurants and hotels will remove bread cake and pastries from menus tonight under Mayor O Dwyer request to save wheat for famine relief. Substitutes will be provided on request as Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday nights restrictions take effect.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Giant submarines to power future Navy via atomic energy
Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen predicts giant submarines will lead the 10 year naval modernization, powered by atomic energy and jet propulsion. He explains submerged speeds and radii will redefine submarines as major combat units, with sea ships still steam powered by atomic heat.
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Boston
INS
Harold G. Bowen
Navy Office of Research and Inventions
Joint Council of International Coperation
Bradford
Frank sentenced to death for war crimes in Prague
Reports from Prague say Karl Hermann Frank former protector of Bohemia Moravia was sentenced by the court on ten war crimes charges including responsibility for the Lidice massacre. The court ordered him publicly hanged.
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London
INS
Reuters
Prague
Karl Hermann Frank
Bohemia - Moravia
Lidice Masacre
Frank
Five Die When Army Plane Crashes Into Skyscraper
New York investigators probe a two engine army plane crash into the 58th floor of a Manhattan skyscraper. Five aboard are killed including four army officers and a WAC lieutenant. Fog is blamed.
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New York
WAC
Hattan
Wall Street
INS
Manhattan
Empire State Building
Army
Two Sharp Earthquakes Reported by Fordham Seismograph
Fordham University seismograph recorded two sharp earthquakes centered in the Caribbean. The first shock occurred at 5 22 36 a m EDT, the second at 5 27 22. The epicentral distance was about 1 000 miles to the south of New York.
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New York
Caribbean
Fordham University
Hoover Says Russia Could Furnish Aid To Starving Nations
Former President Herbert Hoover told International News Service that the Soviet Union could supply up to one million tons of food to relieve famine in Europe and the Far East. He suggested 500,000 tons of cereals for Poland Finland Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia and 500,000 tons for China and Korea. Hoover noted Russia has not joined the UN FAO long range famine plan and travels with plans to visit South America for President Truman.
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Washington
INS
Herbert Hoover
Russia
Europe
Far East
Hoover
Truman
Soviet Union
Poland
Finland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Asia
South America
Election Night Editorial Phones 22 and 4024
The News asks readers to use the numbers 22 or 4024 for Election Night calls to editorial rooms. These lines direct readers to report election returns and ensure the correct lines are used for tonight's updates.
Woman in Critical Condition after Accidental Shooting
Mrs. Fae M. Critchlow told District Attorney Leroy K. Donaldson she was accidentally shot when a gun in William Eardley’s hands exploded hitting her in the abdomen. Eardley died by his own hand.
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Leroy K. Donaldson
Fae M. Critchlow
William Eardley
Critchlow
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Eardley
Nazis Laughed At Dying Americans Malmedy massacre trial details
Virgil Lary, former U.S. lieutenant, testified that German soldiers laughed as they machine gunned unarmed American POWs in a field near Malmedy in December 1944. The testimony concerns 74 Nazi officers and troops on trial for the Malmedy massacre tied to the Ardennes offensive.
American food experts back international aid proposal
Three top U S food experts including Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and UNRRA Director Fiorello LaGuardia support plans to create a broad international food organization to allocate and distribute supplies to famine areas. They argue for an umbrella body to coordinate relief efforts globally.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Herbert Hoover
Secertary of Agriculture
Anderson
UNRRA
Fiorello LaGuardia
Famine Relief Funds Allocate Across Europe and Asia
A quarter of a million dollars was allocated today by the Presbyterian church’s board of foreign missions for famine relief in Europe and Asia, adding to $450,000 already set aside for relief efforts. United Nations employees in lower salary brackets won wage increases up to more than $1,000 annually to cope with rising New York living costs. Willys-Overland Motors announced its $71 million expansion plan including the purchase of Wilson Foundry & Machine in Pontiac, Michigan to produce engines for civilian Jeeps. Government spokesmen in London avoided comment on Byrnes speech pending Dominion premiers’ views.
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Europe
Asia
Board of Foreign Missions of
The
Presbyterian Church In America
United Nations
Lee
Toledo
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
Teledo
Wilson Foundry &Machine Company
Pontiac
Mick
Deaths and brief notices in Beaver Falls Cleveland Portersville
Clyde R. Parrott 67 of Beaver Falls Harriet Guerard Goodman 79 at Guerard apartments Eleanor Clark Bargle 40 of Cleveland John H. Davis 60 of Portersville John Frederick Hill aged 1.5 years noted with initials KR D 1.
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Clyde R. Parrott
Beaver Falls
Harriet Guerard Goodman
Guerard
Eleanor Clark Bargle
Cleveland
John H. Davis
Portersville
John Frederick Hill
George F. Mitchell Rescued From Post Office Shaft
George F. Mitchell, engineer at the U S post office, was overcome by foul air at the bottom of a hollow pilaster while repairing a leaking water pipe. Workmen breached the wall and lowered him into the shaft to rescue him. He recovered after reaching fresh air.
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George F. Mitchell
U. S Post Office
Mr. Mitchell
Mitchell
Memeter QC Faces Election Day Reflections
Arthur Memeter QC observes ballots as voters cast by, and the outcome of a 70 day election looms. Campaign smiles and handshakes frame a night of uncertain results, with candidates hoping their efforts translate into victory.
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