Mass Casualty Shooting Shocks Chester Community
A 36 year old Black man Melvin Collins opened fire in Chester Pennsylvania killing eight and injuring six before taking his own life. The attack began near Bethel court area and ended after police breached a two story building. Victims included Elory Pursley 60 and Fred Casino among others. The event is described as the worst in Chester history with chaotic scenes and crossfire.
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Chester
CINS
Bethelcourt Negro
Melvin Collins
Bedlam
Sene
Fred Casino
Collins
Elory Pursley
Evelyn Kelly
Edward Boyer
Purnsley
Virginia
Pa Newe Reports City Remodeling and Poppy Day
The notice describes ongoing interior and exterior remodeling on Guerard spart ments at North Mill street and shows James Gibson stating city leaves removal is at full capacity this week. It also reports hundreds in New Castle wearing red poppies for the annual Poppy Day sale benefiting disabled veterans and a window display at the Pennsylvania Power company building honoring the day.
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Guerard
North Mill Street
New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary 9 a.m. US readings
The 24 hour period ending at 9 am reports a maximum of 79 and a minimum of 53 with 0.41 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 5.5. Data from the same date last year shows a high of 58 and a low of 47.
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United States
Greece warns on withdrawal of US troops
Greece warned the United Nations that if American troops are pulled from its borders the nation would become “another Czechoslovakia.” Panayotis Pipinis said Greece would accept a conference with Soviet satellites under an Australian proposal, but foreign troops must not be removed first or Greece would lose its freedom.
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Paris
Greece
Czechoslovakia
United Nations
Panayotis Pipinelis
U. N
Balkan
Tornadoes Kill Nine Across Three States
A series of off season tornadoes ripped across Georgia Mississippi Kentucky and Louisiana. Yazoo City Mississippi reported seven deaths including a white child Georgia White and six African Americans with twenty one injuries. Sheriff Sam Parker described a sudden sneaky tornado smashing flimsy structures as it moved from Sicily Island Louisiana to Yazoo County and on to Ripley Mississippi.
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Georgia
Mississippi
Kentucky
Louisiania
Mississippi Valley
Yazoo City
Miss
Georgia White
Sam Parker
Yazoo County
Sicily Island
Ripley, Miss
Fleeing man dies after Chicago gambling raid
A man fleeing police during a Chicago gambling house raid ran through a rear door and fell from a banister to concrete steps, dying early today. He was tentatively identified as Daniel Marzano, a card game dealer. Detectives from the police comac office led the raid.
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Chicago
Daniel Marzano
Comac
German WW2 raider Von Luckner visits Chicago to study democracy
The German sea raider Count Felix Von Luckner arrived in Chicago to learn how the United States political system operates and to teach his countrymen about democracy. He said he has dedicated his life to understanding American governance and sharing insights with Germans.
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Chicago
INS
Felix von Luckner
America
von Luckner
United States
Chest Drive Nearing Target In New Castle Community Push
With 74 percent of its 109000 goal raised, 300 volunteers boost a week long push for the Community Chest in New Castle. Aimed higher than last year, the drive includes USC and appeals for added pledges, noting 28306 remains as volunteers plan doorstep pickups and headquarters at 2012 East Washington Street.
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Castleton
New Castle
USC
Chest Office
Sidney Kh. Lockley
Red Feather
Lockley
East Washington Street
Three Marines Die In Auto Crash West of Clinton Pa
Three marines are reported killed after a head on collision on U S route 30 two miles west of Clinton Pennsylvania. Four others were injured and several aged 19 or 20 are hospitalized. The marines were believed on pass from Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
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Pittsburgh
INS
U. S. Route 30
Clinton
Rodney D. Myers
Adrian Mich
Dale D. Collins
Michigan
Sewickley Valley Hospital
Leroy Becker
Jackson, Mich
Secret Yugoslav American Pact Report Sparks Uproar
Italian papers claim a secret Yugoslav American agreement pledges U S aid to Tito if attacked by Russia or a Soviet bloc state. The report details eight clauses including industrial equipment, gasoline supplies, frontier guarantees, and an Adriatic beachhead for U S troops.
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Michael Chinigo
Corres
Rome
lItalian
U. S
Marshal Tito
Russia
Brioni
Pola
Istrian
VU. S
Europea
Yugoslavia
Tito
Theu. S
Hunt for three planes with 38 aboard continues
Two navy bombers and a civilian airliner are missing with 38 people aboard after storms in far northwest outposts. Pacific Alaska Air Express DC-3 with 15 passengers and two children vanished between Sitka and Ketchikan. A four engine navy bomber carrying 12 men disappeared over Bristol Bay, and a long-range navy bomber with nine aboard is presumed lost off the Washington coast.
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Far Northwest
Sitka
Ketchikan
Bristol Bay
Washington
Molotov Urges Peace as Soviet Five-Year Plan Progress Cited
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov addressed the Moscow Soviet at the Bolshoi Theater on the eve of the Bolshevik anniversary. He warned aggression must be impossible for a long time and said Yalta and Potsdam obligations must be fulfilled. He touted progress in reconstruction and claimed nations like Poland Romania Bulgaria Albania Hungary and Yugoslavia drifted from capitalism.
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Moscow
INS
Molotov
Soviet Union
Oland
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Death notices from Freedom and nearby areas
Dates show deaths of Miss Mary Peggy Weller age 62 in Freedom PA Mrs William Bauder age 40 RD 6 Pennsylvania Avenue extension John F McConnell Sr age 54 705 Oak Street Mrs Margaret Ann Hanna age 86 1513 East Washington Street Anthony Werhnyak age 54 RD 6 Ida O Paisley age 89 Almira Home All are listed in the Saturday November 6 1948 death record.
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Mary
Peggy) Weller
Freedom
William Bauder
R. D
Pennsylvania Avenue
John F. McConnell, Sr
Oak Street
Margaret Ann Hanna
East Washington Street
Anthony Werhnyak
Ida O. Paisley
Almira Home
Five Probable Successors Named To Secretary Marshall
Washington reports list five possible candidates to replace Secretary of State George Marshall as Truman weighs an early transition. Marshall plans to quit by January 20 or sooner, with a potential recess appointment guiding early North Atlantic Pact negotiations.
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Marshall
Washington
George €. Marshall
Truman
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Forrestal Hints At Leaving Cabinet Post
Defense Secretary James Forrestal suggested he will soon depart President Truman's cabinet after a White House meeting with the President. He declined a photo pose with Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan and smiled that this is not the start of another four-year term. Reports of a replacement had circulated in Democratic circles since Truman's re-election.
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Robert G. Nixon
Washington
James Forrestal
President Truman
Forrestal
White House
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Defense
Truman
Missing B 25 Bomber Sought After Newfound Land Flight
Six search planes from Westover Field and Argentia comb the Newfoundland area for a missing B 25 bomber from Bolling AFB Washington with six aboard. The craft, last heard during a ground control approach at Harmon Field, departed Westover yesterday with four and a half hours fuel remaining.
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Westover Field
Mass
INS
Air Force
Newfoundland
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Argentia
Navy
Westover
Harmon Field
Massachusetts
Six Killed in Toronto Trolley Bus Collision
A motor coach and an electric trolley collided west of Toronto injuring 50 with 15 in critical condition. Victims were Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders returning home to Hamilton from a Toronto party. Rescuers worked hours to free trapped passengers as relief crews treated the injured.
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Toronto
Ont
INS
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Canadian Reserve Army
Hamilton
London
Civic Opera Building Sold In Chicago For 10.735 Million
The 42 story Civic Opera building in Chicago changed hands for 10 million 735 thousand dollars. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company purchased from Wacker Corporation with 3.215 million cash and assumption of a 7.52 million dollar mortgage. The building, promoted by the late Samuel Insull, was completed in 1931 at a cost of 23 million.
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Chicago
INS
Civic Opera
Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company of
Wacker Corporation
Samuel Insull
Truman To Leave Sunday For Key West
President Truman departs Washington for a rest at the Key West naval station after a historic homecoming turnout. A 90 minute welcome drew over 750000 people as Truman pledged to seek cooperation to tackle major issues. He spoke from the White House porch before heading to a cabinet meeting.
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Key West
Washington
White House
Harry Truman
Fla
Naval Station
Truman
John R. Steelman
Union Station
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mr. Truman
Three Penn State Students Injured In Auto Mishap
Three Pennsylvania State college students were hospitalized in Lewistown after their car rolled over an embankment near the Mifflin county airport. They were en route to Philadelphia for the Penn State vs. University of Pennsylvania game.
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Lewistown
Pennsylvania State College
Mifflin County
Philadelphia
Penn State
University of Pennsylvania
Robert F. Schmider
Doylestown
Peter Santianni
Sydney Cohen
Neshaminy
Schmider
Army speeds reserve officers to active duty
The army cuts red tape to send reservists' applications directly to the adjutant general in Washington for extended active duty. Royall says officers are notified of acceptance or rejection in days, not weeks, with applications needing personal history and medical examination reports from instructors.
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Washington
INS
Army
Royall
Adjutant General
Official Hostess Choice For VP Not Disclosed
Vice President elect Alben W. Barkley, a widower, refused to name his official hostess saying it is a personal matter. He hinted several applicants are considered while noting daughter Mrs. Max Truitt has acted as hostess on occasions since Mrs. Barkley’s death last year.
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Washington
INS
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Max Truitt
Youth Held in Waldorf Hotel Slaying Case
New York police arrested 19 year old Ralph Edward Barrows of Grand Rapids Michigan for the murder of Colin Cameron MacKellar a wealthy Canadian businessman whose battered body was found in a Waldorf Astoria suite. Barrows was tracked down and captured late last night.
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New York
Grand Rapids, Mich
Colin Cameron MacKellar
Slain in Hotel Leads to Waldorf Bar Link
Grand Rapids reports say Brooks, a former high school football player facing a robbery charge, was free on bail when sent to New York. A discarded match box in the MacKellar suite pointed detectives to a midtown bar where a hangover subject matched the Waldorf suite suspect who was later arrested as Barrows. Assistant District Attorney George Monaghan said the youth admitted striking the Canadian executive after an argument.
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Grand Rapids
Brooks
New York
Waldorf
Waldorf Suite
MacKellar
Barrows
George Monaghan
White House Closed for Repairs After Safety Inspection
The White House shut to all sight-seeing and social events until repairs begin. Spokesmen said an architectural and engineering inspection showed extensive work needed to ensure safety, with Congress approval required to start. The building’s second story floor was noted as unusually shaky.
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Washington
INS
White House
Congress
80Th Congress
Capitol
Executive Mansion
United States
Dewey Says Stay-At-Homes Cost Him White House Loss
Governor Thomas E. Dewey blamed overconfidence and the stay at home vote for his presidential defeat. He reiterated his intention to remain active as Republican leader and said he was surprised by the low turnout. Dewey spoke at a news conference in Albany before taking a vacation.
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Dewey
Albany
N. Y
INS
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
GOP
Leo W. O'Brien
White House
Plan To Expand Barkleys Duties
President Truman signaled plans to give Vice President Elect Alben W Barkley a role near assistant president as part of a program favored by the Hoover commission. The proposal followed Warren’s acceptance of the GOP ticket and aims to include Barkley in cabinet meetings.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Dewey-Warren
Hoover Commission
Earl Warren
California
Barkley
Mr. Truman
Weather Daydreams and Friday Night Games
A playful monologue imagines garden friendly afternoons and snow on Christmas. The speaker envisions rain after midnight and sunny days with a cool edge for Friday night football, plus gardening five days a week.
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