United States Presses Reparations Demand From Yugoslavia
The United States demands compensation for five American airmen killed when Yugoslav fighters shot down an unarmed transport. The dispute could be taken to the International Court of Justice if Tito maintains Yugoslavia bears responsibility. The U S will accept court verdict if party, but Yugoslavia’s stance on compulsory jurisdiction is unclear.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
International Court of Justice
Hague
United Nations Organization
Local notes on town changes and crops in Pa Newc area
A county reporter notes a store sign reading home made soap for sale and observes light apple yields. New Wilmington sees influx of temporary housing for college students, more sidewalks in downtown East Washington Street area, and a lowered water stage on Neshannock Creek due to dam gates. Onions grown by Ira Hoffmiester near Mahoning town impress with their size.
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Pa Newe
New Wilmington
Pa Nene
East Washington Street
Mercer Street
Neshannock Creek
Ira Hoffmiester
Mahoningtown
Mr. Hoffmiester
Daily Weather Report for 9 a.m. period
A daily weather summary shows a high of 72 and a low of 38, with no precipitation. River stage reads 4.8 feet. Comparable figures from the previous year list a 79 degree high and 49 degree low with no precipitation.
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United $Tates
Twenty Die In Paris Airline Crash From Lebourget Field
Paris dispatch reports an American Dakota airliner with 26 aboard crashed into a factory shortly after takeoff for London. Twenty were killed, six survived with injuries, including two crew members. Greek Premier Tsaltdaris had planned to fly but changed plans. The disaster marks the worst on the Paris London route since before World War II, with a prior crash near Copenhagen the day before killing 21 aboard.
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Paris
INS
Air France
Lebourget Field
London
Constantine Tsaldaris
Copenhagen
Burning Mortgage Service at Temple Israel
The Temple Israel on Highland Avenue hosts a mortgage burning ceremony led by Abe Levine with festival services Friday at 8 pm featuring Dr Iwan Gruen and Rabbi Norman Diamond. A memorial for Marcus Feuchtwanger will be given, and Sunday at 6:30 pm a banquet and burning ceremony with Rabbi Leon Fram as principal speaker. Temple Israel, dedicated 1927, now has about 80 families. Abe Gonick is president.
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Temple Israel
Highland Avenue
Abe Levine
Iwan Gruen
Norman Diamond
Temple B'nai
Leon Fram
Detroit
Mich
Abe Gonick
Rev C R Thayer Resigns from Third U P Church
Announcement states Reverend C R Thayer resigns as pastor of the Third U P church with duties ending Sunday September 15 after serving since February 1 1941 He accepts calls to share pastor duties with Presbyterian and U P churches in New Florence and West Fairfield Pennsylvania A farewell sermon is planned September 15 and a congregational meeting to act on the resignation is set for September 11 at 7 30 PM The minister previously served Clinton Jefferson Sandy Lake and North Sandy churches in nearby counties
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C. R. Thayer
U. P
Third Church
Thayer
Presbyterian
New Florence
West Fairfield
New Castle
Clinton and
Jefferson
Butler County
Sandy Lake
North Sandy
Mercer County
Legion to Seek State Conference on Veterans Bonus
Philadelphia report says State American Legion Commander Clyde E Rankin will ask Governor Edward Martin for a conference to discuss a state veterans bonus. Rankin supports a bonus averaging about 300 dollars and says a public bond issue is the best funding method.
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Philadelphia
INS
American Legion
Clyde E. Rankin
Legion
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Crippled Children Clinic Planned for City September 27
The State Department of Health announced a diagnostic clinic for crippled children will be held in the city on September 27. Secretary Harry W. Weest said an orthopedic surgeon will oversee care and treatment recommendations. In 1945 five thousand fifty five children were treated and this year the clinic will visit 38 communities across September October and November.
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State Department of Health
Department
Harry W. Weest
Pittsburgh Sees August Births Top 2000 Mark
In Pittsburgh the birth rate in August reached a city all time high with more than two thousand newborns. Officials note that the July record of 2029 births has already been surpassed.
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Pitts Rgh
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Statistics
Pittsburgh Light Strike Looms Over 2 Million People
An eleventh hour bid to avert a crippling power strike in Pittsburgh followed a 2 to 1 union vote for work stoppage at Duquesne Light. Leaders and Mayor Lawrence urged continued negotiations as the strike could disrupt industrial and home life for nearly two million residents within days.
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Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Duquesne Light Company
George Mueller
British Troops Withdrawn From Greece in Regrouping Move
London reports a division of British troops has been removed from Greece as part of a broader regrouping and gradual postwar reduction of armed forces in the Middle East. The Greek plebiscite calm allowed continued reductions, though the pace remains undecided.
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London
INS
Foreign Office
Greece
Middle East
Indictment Return in Slaying of Pittsburgh Boy
A 13 year old Pittsburgh youth Charles Hazlett Jr is indicted for the murder and burial of 12 year old Michael Gerrich. The case stems from an alleged accidental killing and a confession made while the suspect was visiting Buffalo. Extradition from Buffalo is being contested due to the defendant's youth.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Charles Hazlett Jr
Michael Gerrich
Buffalo
First Day of School Brims With New Beginnings
Crowded cloak rooms, anxious mothers, and nervous first graders mark the start of the school year while older pupils resume classes with new book covers, spelling bees, and arithmetic quizzes. High school corridors buzz with color and chatter as students greet each other and settle into routines.
Truman May Make Political Speeches
President Truman is expected to deliver three or four major speeches on broad domestic and international policies to aid Democratic senatorial and congressional races. He plans no campaign moves this month after an 18 day Atlantic vacation and is unlikely to travel outside Washington in the next four weeks.
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Washington
Truman
Atlantic
Indiana
French Lick
Ind
White House
Street clashes rage as Bombay trembles amid religious riots
In Bombay on September 4 rioting between Muslims and Hindus spread to smaller communities. The North Bombay battle centered on a Hindu temple after a mosque incident. Twenty eight mills closed as workers stayed home or joined the fighting. About 150 people reportedly died and 450 injured. Over 8,000 British troops and police were deployed to restore order with patrols and road block clearances. Reports from Lahore note the Punjab Muslim League calls for mobilization of the Muslim national guard.
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Bombay
Moseles
Lahore
Punjab
Public School Sessions Open Smoothly in New Castle
New Castle public schools opened today with little confusion as teachers and students resumed routine after a pre opening meeting. Nearly 300 staff members faced typical vacancies filled by substitutes as classes began with an early dismissal to complete rolls and prepare lessons. Full class work starts Thursday, Superintendent Frank L. Burton announced.
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New Castle
Frank L. Burton
Track Supervisor Named By Pennsy
E. and A. division of the Pennsylvania railroad announced C. A. Beamer of Perrysville Maryland as track supervisor at headquarters He succeeds H. W. Seeley who leaves 713 Mercer street for new duties in Columbus Ohio
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Pennsylvania Railroad Today
C. A. Beamer
Perrysvile
Maryland
H. W. Seeley
Mercer Street
Columbus
Nevada Democrats nominate U S Senate candidate
Reno Nevada September 4 Congressman Berkeley L Bunker appears to have defeated incumbent E P Carville in a hard fought Democratic nomination contest for the U S senate.
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Reno, Nev
INS
Berkeley L. Bunker
E. P. Carville
U. S
Nevada
Death Notice Clifford R. James at 44
Clifford R. James, 44, of 1001 Winslow Avenue, died Wednesday, September 4, 1946. He was a resident of the city and survived by family. Funeral arrangements are pending at the time of publication.
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Clifford R. James
Winslow Avenue
Soviet Charges Against Greece At UN Council
The United Nations Security Council prepared to debate Soviet Ukraine's charges that Greece is provoking a new world war in the Balkans with Britain accused of master-minding it. The Ukrainian case was placed on the agenda by a 7 to 2 vote, while Britain and the Netherlands dissented, arguing the charges are political in nature.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Greece
Balkans
Great Britain
Ukraine
Council
Netherlands
Groom Departs Before Wedding In Pittsburgh
Dorothy Edward 21 of Pittsburgh was left distraught as William Erickson a former Marine pilot from Minneapolis canceled their wedding hours before the ceremony. The bride's mother reported the couple had grown apart and Erickson checked out of his hotel after declining to face the family. The pair had met 18 months earlier when Erickson piloted the girls.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Dorothy Edward
Minneapolis
Dorothy
William Erickson
Bill
Erickson
Connally Urges Unified Effort for Lasting Peace at Paris
Sen Tom Connally of Texas urged the Paris peace conference to set aside national squabbles and pursue real work toward lasting peace. He spoke after securing floor priority from Andrei Vishinsky and said the United States would present Trieste proposals at the proper time. He stressed no territorial gains or indemnities and warned against sowing future conflicts amid racial and historical tensions surrounding Trieste.
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Paris
Tom Connally
Texas
Andrei Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Sen. Connally
United States
Trieste
Czechoslovakia
Brazil
Connally
Terrace School Reopens Under Parish Ownership
After seven years silence the Terrace Avenue school resumes classes now owned by the Church of SS Philip and James. Rev V W Stancelewski leads 165 students with an eight grade program, a new Kindergarten, five teachers, and plans for a music room library and cafeteria on the second floor. Built in 1898 the building serves the district known as Terrace.
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Terrace Avenue
Church of
SS. Philip and James
V. W. Stancelewski
SS Philip and James
Start Work On Bloc Of Homes
Ground was broken today by the Lawrence Allegheny Construction Co for the erection of 29 new homes on Jackson avenue. The homes are intended for veterans employed in the plant of the United Engineering and Foundry company. The purchase of a five acre plot on Jackson avenue was announced by the Company and the plan is to erect 100 homes. The first block of them, 29 in number, will be rushed to completion as quickly as possible.
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Lawrence - Allegheny Construction Co
Jackson Avenue
United Engineering & Foundry Company
World News Briefs Reflect Global War Contexts
The Moscow radio ties Montgomery's Canadian tour to Canada’s Arctic frontier buildup for a future war. Sir John Boyd Orr proposes a world food board linking long term food and finance. Ambassador Hines travels to Washington to discuss continued use of U S bases in Panama. The four Allied powers discuss Italian booty division as Greece seeks war material restoration. London stocks move dull on Wall Street spillover with dollar stocks down. Hungary and Turkey restore diplomatic relations per official news agency.
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London
Moscow
Bernard L. Montgomery
Canada
Arctic
Copenhagen
John Boyd Orr
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
World Food Board
John
Panama City
United States
Frank T. Hines
Washington
Panama
Greece
Life sentences seen for Chicago youth Heirens
Chicago youth William George Heirens 17 pleads guilty to the kidnapping murder of Suzanne Degnan and the killings of Frances Brown and Mrs. Josephine Ross. Three life terms likely under an agreement following his confession, ending one of Chicago's famous crime cases.
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Chicago
William George Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
INS
William Heirens
University of Chicago
Harold G. Ward
Heirens
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Willi Tuohy
Shining Faces and Blazers Open New School Year
A playful verse recalls students returning to school with bright blazers and socks. Teachers return with renewed energy as derefooted youths are outfitted, books and classes ready, marking the start of a new term.
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Light Workers
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Speculative
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Bunker
U. N. Security Council
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Lowell
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Terrace
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Evening Standard
Vienna
Hungary
Turkey
Arthur Mometer
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