U.N. Commission Opens Palestine Mission at Lake Success
The United Nations launches a fact finding mission to devise a Palestine plan acceptable to Arabs Jews and Britain with an 11 nation group meeting at Lake Success led by Trygve Lie. Hearings may begin after organizational work and some members may visit Jewish displaced persons camps in Europe. The panel plans to air to the Holy Land after ten days.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Britain
Holy Land
Europe
Congressman Fred Bradley of Michigan Dies in New London
Republican Representative Fred Bradley of Michigan dies at 49 after a heart attack suffered during a Coast Guard academy tour in New London Connecticut. His body will be transported to Rogers City Michigan for funeral services at the Presbyterian church.
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Rogers City
Mich
INS
Coast Guard
Fred Bradley
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Coast Guard Academy
New London
Academy
Pa Newe Reports Onions Lettuce And Street Work
Pa Newe notes that A L Brenner reports three weeks of garden eating with onions and lettuce now common in the family. Atlantic avenue work is to begin soon with equipment arriving and warnings posted as widening and resurfacing from West Washington to Mahoning proceeds. A heavy downtown rain storm Sunday afternoon drenched pedestrians and caused fears of a mini twister.
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A. L. Brenner
B. D
Pa Newe
Atlantic Avenue
West Washington Street
Mahoning Avenue
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending 9 a m show a maximum of 75 and a minimum of 45 with precipitation at 34 inches and a river stage of 10 feet. For the 24 hour period ending 9 o clock Sunday morning the maximum reached 82 and the minimum 60 with precipitation of .19 inches.
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United States
State Legislature Faces Seven Issues Ahead in Harrisburg
Republican leaders plan decisive steps this week to settle seven major items before mid June adjournment. Key points include teacher pay boosts disputes, broader tax bases for sub divisions, property value based school subsidies, creation of a tax equalization board, a school building authority, and measures to outlaw utility strikes and lockouts.
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Harrisburg
INS
Generals Assembly
Republican House
House
Senate
James H. Duff
Senate Republi
Memorial Day Observances Held Despite Rainy Weather
Neshannon Post 315 VFW led a Memorial Service at Castle View Burial Park honoring the unknown dead and known burials. Judge W Walter Braham spoke on springtime sacrifice, noting the Unknown Soldier and young men cut down. Music came from the high school band and alumni, with James A Bowman also featured.
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Neshannock Post No. 315
V.F.W
Castle View
W. Walter Braham
James A. Bowman
Westminster College close of term set for late May to June
The 1946-47 Westminster College term ends with last regular classes on Tuesday and final exams from Wednesday through Friday June 6. No Holead issue this week as exams begin. Alumni Day is Saturday June 7 featuring the May Queen at 4 30 p m. Baccalaureate is Sunday June 8 and commencement Monday June 9.
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Wilmington
Westminster College
Holead
Spectator Killed At Midget Race In Akron
Akron officials move to prevent repeats after a wheel from a midget race struck 26 year old George P. Chubek in a crowd of about 10 000 at the Rubber Bowl on Saturday night. Chubek a Purple Heart veteran served in five European theater campaigns with the 513th Parachute Infantry. Marv Ellison uninjured and driver Jack Walkup escaped harm. He died on arrival at Akron City Hospital.
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Akron
George P. Chubek
Chubeck
Chubek
Marv Ellison
Dedication at Congregational Church Sunday
The First Congregational church dedicated its new pulpit and rostrum paneling in a Sunday night service. The Cambrian male chorus of Cleveland directed by William A. Hughes presented solos and a duet featuring Alec Martin and Matthew Krejci. Mrs. Bronwen James of Aliquippa gave a solo as part of the program.
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First Congregational Church
Cambrian
Cleveland
Cambrian Chorus
William A. Hughes
Alec Martin
British Labor Party Battles Soviet Issue
At Margate with the British Labour Party annual conference opening tension rose as delegate Frederick Miller challenged the national executive board report on a goodwill mission to the Soviet Union. He stated no freedom while a slave exists in Russia, while an executive board member intervened to quell the outburst.
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Margate
England
British Labor Party
Frederick Miller
National Executive Board
Soviet Union
Miller
Russian Empire
Russia
Two Die Nine Injured In Saegertown Bus Crash
In Saegertown Pennsylvania during a heavy downpour a car collided with a west Ridge bus. Maring Musick and Park L Copeland both of Meadville died. Nine others were injured including John Reasbeck of Franklin and bus driver Eugene Nikola of Oil City.
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Saegertown
INS
Maring Musick
Park L. Copeland
Meadville
West Ridge
John Reasbeck
Franklin
Eugene Nikola
Oil City
Burgettstown Man Killed in Dawn Cottage Blast
The Washington county coroner reports 76 year old Philip Douthitt of Burgettstown died from burns after an explosion and fire in his cottage. Police say he told officers he struck a match before dawn to view his clock, and investigators note gas buildup caused the blast.
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Burgettstown
INS
Washington County
Philip Douthitt
H. W. Lee
Doctor Held In Slaying Of Four In Family
In New Braunfels Texas doctor Lloyd L Ross faces a preliminary hearing at 3 p.m. after surrendering to police for the murders of four members of the Willard H. York family. A fifth relative was critically wounded as the shootings occurred near the York ranch en route to church. Willard York 36, Gertrude York 43, John York 9, Mary York 67, and Ann York 13 are named victims. Ross remains jailed with bail likely refused.
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New Braunfls
Tex
INS
Lloyd L Ross
San Antonio
Willard H. York
Ross
New Braunfels
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Voges
John York
York
Mary York
Ann York
Man Who Made Escape From Mob Being Questioned
Godwin Buddy Bush, 24, who fled a lynch mob after being dragged from Northampton county jail, surrendered to Solicitor Ernest Tyler in Roxboro and was held at Central State prison Raleigh. He is under state and federal questioning as FBI agents assist. Newsmen saw him but did not question him.
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Raleigh
N. C
INS
Godwin
Buddy] Bush
Jackson
Bush
Central State Prison
Ernest Tyler
Roxboro
Tyler
Northampton County
Bee
Raleigh Central Prison
FBI
Louis B. Nichols
Highway Crash Kills Two and Woman Dies of Shock
A tire blow-out caused a highway wreck near Sea Isle City New Jersey killing two men Paul B. Price 22 of Allentown Pennsylvania and A Morgan Rocap 25 of South Seaville A witness Mrs Helen Ferrari 50 died at Surf Hospital hours after the crash doctors said her condition worsened by the sight of the accident Philip Phillips of Townsends Inlet arrived at the scene shortly after the crash The injured passenger was taken for treatment and died later in hospital
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Sea Isle City
N. J
INS
Paul B. Price
Allentown
A. Morgan Rocap
South Seaville
Philip Phillips
Townsends Inlet
Philips
Helen Ferrari
Surf Hospital
Wisconsin Father and Son Drown as Boat Overturns
A Milwaukee father and son, John Nagel 53 and Joseph Nagel 12, drowned when their boat overturned while fishing near Beaver Dam Wisconsin. A third occupant, Joseph Schludt 41, was rescued after clinging to the hull until help arrived.
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Milwaukee
INS
Beaver Dam
Wis
John Nagel
Joseph Nagel
Joseph Schludt
Great Lakes Ship Seeks Port To Load Cargo Jupiter Searches For Harbor
The S S Jupiter continues to traverse Lake Erie seeking a cargo port after leaving Detroit Friday night. National Maritime Union officials charge unsafe staffing, saying only a few unlicensed crewmen and six officers manned the ship, leaving 18 crew stranded in Detroit as they push for a 40 hour work week and preferential hiring.
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Great Lakes
Cleveland
INS
S.S. Jupiter
Lake Erie
Cio-National Maritime Union
Detroit
Sandusky
Fairport Harbor
Joshua Lawrence
Union
U.S. Coast Guard
Jupiter
Res
Baccalaureate Services Held Across Eight County High Schools
Sunday evening services featured eight county high schools with ministers delivering the annual baccalaureate sermons. Speakers included Rev J Henry Thorlauer at Wampum, Dr G S Bennett at Union, Rev Warren A Bugbee at Hast Brook, Rev John M Fife at Mt Jackson, Rev Fred Cochran at Plaingrove, Rev A B Weisz at Harlansburg, and Rev Melville Martin at Slippery Rock Princeton High School auditorium.
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Wampum
J. Henry Thorhauer
Warren A. Bugbee
Mahoning
Harlansburg
Presbyterian Church
A. B. Weisz
Rich Hill Presbyterian Church
Princeton High School
Slippery Rock Township
Melville Martin
Rose Point Reformed Church
Queen Mother Mary Celebrates Eightieth Birthday at Buckingham Palace
Queen Mother Mary marks her 80th birthday with a Buckingham Palace reception attended by King George VI and about 40 guests. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were invited. the Duke was expected to visit later at Marlborough House. Mourning for Earl of Harewood curtailed the celebration. an official note cited a clothing shortage.
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London
Mary
Kng
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Wind
Marlborough House
Earl of Harewood
Girl And Fiance Go On Trial For Yacht Murders
Beulah Overell and her fiancé George R. Gollum faced trial in Orange County Superior Court for the murder of Beulah's parents aboard the Overell yacht in Newport Bay. Prosecutors say the couple sank the vessel with a dynamite time bomb to cover up the crime, linked to the daughter's planned marriage to Gollum.
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Santa Ana
Cal
INS
Beulah Louise Overell
George R. Gollum
Orange County Superior Court
Gollum
Leyte
Walter E. Overell
Louise
Overell
Newport Bay
Miss Overell
Otto A. Jacobs
Goluum
Rising Waters Traps Americans North of Ottawa
More than 200 American tourists and sportsmen are stranded in hunting camps near Maniwaki 90 miles north of Ottawa as Gatineau River floods rise above normal levels. River authorities expect flood peaks in four to five days.
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Ottawa
INS
Maniwaki
Gatineau River
Little Change In Condition Of Mrs. Truman
In Grandview Missouri on May 26 the 94 year old mother of President Truman showed no change in condition after a life saving struggle. The President visited, spoke by phone with his sister Mary Jane and described his mother's vitality as amazing. He walked twenty minutes from his Kansas City hotel and smiled as reporters noted his mood.
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Grandview
Truman
Mary Jane
Kansas City
GNCA Members Dinner Plans For 300 Guests
Plans for the Greater New Castle Association annual Members Dinner in the Cathedral are set with reservations for 300. Ivor V. Davis presidents the event and outlines the coming year objectives, past president Coban reviews last year’s achievements, and Dr. C. S. Wyand of Penn State College will speak amid an arranged program of entertainment.
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The
Greater New Castle Association
J. C. Wachtman
GNCA
Ivor V. Davis
William D. Coban
C. S. Wyand
Penn State College
Violent storms sweep Easton and Delaware
A pair of violent thunderstorms and two freak windstorms swept Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware. In Easton area damage included overturned cars and downed lines, with water drawn from Johnsonville dam and 15 homes damaged. In Cape Henlopen Delaware thousands of chicks died as storm toppled hen houses.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Easton
Cape Henlopen
Del
Whch
Johnsonville Dam
Representative Gamble Proposes End to Sugar Rationing
Washington May 26. Rep Gamble Republican New York introduced a bill to end sugar rationing. He said the measure would require the secretary of agriculture to end controls on domestic use immediately. Current law provides rationing until October 31.
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Washington
Gamble
N. Y
Secretary of Agriculture
Deaths Recorded in Monday May 26 1947 Notices
Obituaries list nine individuals with ages and residence details including Mrs Ann Davis 89 of 936 Adams street Mrs Joseph Kennedy 85 Rose Point RD 6 Mrs Carrie E Agnew 74 111 East Grant street Miss Mary Elizabeth Totten 74 Volant RD 2 Charles C Mecgath 46 Darl ing ton Roy Fremont Chenice 58 Cornepolis Clem Litvinovich 67 1816 Pennsylvania avenue Frank Galucci 89 Hillsville PA William M Kass 68 Pittsburgh.
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Carrie E. Agnew
East Grant Street
Mary Elizabeth Totten
Volant R. D
Charles C. MecGath
Darlington
Roy Fremont Chenice
Cornepolis
Clem Litvinovich
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frank Galucci
Hillsville
William M. Kass
Pittsburgh
Emergency Food World Council Warns of Food Shortage Risks
The International Emergency Food Council warned that world food stocks are at the lowest ebb and hundreds of millions suffer as postwar shortages bite. It urged the United States to boost exports to sustain world rations and warned of continued stringency into autumn as grain importing nations face tight supplies.
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Washington
International Emergency Food Council
United States
International Food Agency
D. A. Fitzgerald
Council
Fitzgerald
IEFC
French Premier Holds Bold Stand To Halt Strike
Paris May 26. French Premier Paul Ramadier defies a threatened utility strike by mobilizing electric power and gas plant workers. His emergency draft order gains praise from the right and center while prompting concerns within the Socialist ranks about party unity and potential crisis.
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Paris
INS
Paul Ramadier
Candidate with cigar seeks votes through greetings and rides
Arthur Mometer greets locals with handshakes and smiles, offers a ride in his car and hands out a candidate's cigar while urging support. He asks about fishing and golf, then explains his bid for election as pleasant 78 degree weather surrounds the scene.
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Pierre J. Huss
U.N. 8
U. N. Special Assembly
U. N
Trygve Lie
Michigan
Daily Weather Report
Westminster
Ohio
Griff Thomas
Texas
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Queen Mother
James E. Brown
Connecticut
Mrs. Truman
U. S
Ann Davis
Adams Street
Joseph Kennedy
Rose Point R. D
Emergency Food World Council
William Umstead
I. N.S
Arthur Mometer
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