Destroyer Douglas H. Fox Damaged by Mine Blast
The U S Destroyer Douglas H. Fox struck a mine south of Grado near Trieste at 6 20 a m EST, killing one and injuring seven. The stern was wrecked while the ship, a 2200 ton Allen M Sumner type, was towed to Trieste by USS Owen. An investigation was ordered and two medics treated the wounded.
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Washington
INS
Navy
U. S
Douglas H. Fox
Venice-Trieste
Naval
Grado
Trieste
Owen
Allen M. Sumner
Corfu
Fox
Mediterranean
Charles William Travis
Annapolis
Navy Department
Truck Driver Dies From Fumes in Garage
John Kennedy, 32, a truck driver, was found dead in Johnstown after climbing into his truck cab in a garage and starting the motor. He was identified as the city's first carbon monoxide victim of the current cool weather.
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Johnstown
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Pa Newe Observes Daylight Time Change Across Lawrence County
The county now observes Eastern Standard Time after clocks were turned back an hour in areas that recently used daylight saving. Camp Reynolds dismantling near Greenville shows progress with only a few hundred buildings left. In local farms pumpkins surprise among corn fields. cutting reveals pumpkins ripening in shocked areas.
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New Castle
Lawrence County
Reynolds
Greenville
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics cover the 24 hours ending 9 am today with a maximum of 65 and a minimum of 47 degrees and 0.18 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 5 feet. For the 24 hours ending 9 am Sunday the high was 58 degrees, low 30, and no precipitation recorded.
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United States
France seeks 600 million in six months to avert collapse
French Foreign Minister George Bidault told the International News Service France needs 100 million dollars monthly for six months starting March 1 1948 to prevent economic and political collapse. He said Paris seeks 200 million dollars in immediate advances from the United States to sustain machinery and essential imports.
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New York
INS
George Bidault
France
Europe
Bidault
United States
Egypt and India Mobilize Forces in Cholera Battle
Egypt moves to inoculate 17 million people as serum arrives from the United States and Britain while fatalities rise. In Pakistan and the Indian dominion the cholera outbreak persists despite mass inoculations, with Iraq suspending Mecca pilgrimages and halting air links to Egypt Palestine and India. The Arab League meeting shifts from Cairo to Beirut.
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Egypt
India
London
INS
Middle East
Pakistan
United States
Britain
Near East
Iraq
Mecca
Palestine
Conference
the Arab League
Cairo
Beirut
Lebanon
British Cabinet Changes Near London Report
Prime Minister Attlee discussed cabinet reshaping with King George and observers expect Bevin Dalton Morrison Cripps to stay, with Cripps possibly gaining duties. Rumors say Shinwell and Strachey may depart, but doubts remain over their removal as the cabinet rebuilds with new and secondary members.
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London
INS
Attlee
George
Bevin
Hugh Dalton
Council
Herbert Morrison
Board of Trade
Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Britain
Emanuel Shinwell
John Strachey
Counterfeit U S Dollars Seized in Paris Area Plant
French police aided by an American secret service officer raided a clandestine printing shop near Marseilles. They seized unnumbered forged U S currency sheets totaling about 234 million dollars in $50 and $100 bills. Twelve suspects were taken into custody as police found men diluting ink to print serial numbers.
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Paris
INS
Secret Service
United States
Marseilles
Bedford Girl Is Killed In Crash
Ruth Pittman a 19 year old resident of Bedford died and six others were seriously injured when the car they rode in collided with a delivery truck on Highway 20 six miles north of Bedford Donald L Robinette 20 of Cumberland Md driver of the car was not hurt and held on a manslaughter charge.
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Bedford
Ruth Pittman
Donald L. Robinette
Cumberland
State
Polic
Retirement planned by Dr Irvine at First U P church
Dr S E Irvine longtime pastor of the First U P church in New Castle announces retirement after Sunday service on November 23. He has led the V P congregation for 29 years and plans wintering at Penny Farms near Jacksonville Florida with Mrs Irvine.
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First U. P
Albert Street
S. E. Irvine
Irvine
V. P
New Castle
UU. P
Butler
Penny Farms
Jacksonville
Fla
U. P
Sears, Roebuck and Company
North Jefferson Street
Clenmore Boulevard
North Hill
Dr. Irvine
Forest Fires Rage In Texas
Forest fires in southeast Texas threaten about 1.5 million acres of timberland as Texas Rangers and the State Department of Public Safety investigate. J. O. Burnside, head of the State Forest Service, says most of 96 fires were incendiary or caused by carelessness.
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Conroe
Tex
INS
Texas
Texas Rangers
State Department of Public Safety
J. O. Burnside
State Forest Service
Four Armed Robbers Loot Harrisburg Country Club Safe
Four armed men robbed Harrisburg Country Club binding a female employee and her husband to their beds with wire. They looted a safe and cash drawer, with police believing the safe held a large weekend sum.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg Country Club
Fire Destroys Grace Line Pier 57 in New York Harbor
A spectacular eight alarm blaze fed by creosote soaked pilings and cotton destroyed Grace Line Pier 57 on the Hudson at 15th Street. The $5,000,000 structure was a total loss after six hours of out of control flames. 100 fire units responded. 36 firefighters were injured as spectators watched the smoldering ruins.
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Pier
New York
Grace Line
Pier 57
Hudson River
Manhattan Dock
Manhattan
15Th Street
Jersey
Croatian Fraternal Union Leader Mandich Resigns Offices
V. Ti Mandich of Bessemer, elected last week as national head in Pittsburgh, resigns as banker and treasurer for three Lawrence County school districts. He will base headquarters in Pittsburgh near November 1 and resigns from posts at Peoples Bank of New Castle and Bessemer State Bank.
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V. TI. Mandich
Bessemer
Pittsburgh
Lawrence County
Peoples Bank of New Castle
Bessemer State Bank
Three Yanks Held By Yugoslavs Are Free
Lt. William Van Atten Jr and two American enlisted men were held by Yugoslavs for six days and questioned for military information. They were released late Saturday night and said captors treated them well while attempting to press Soviet strength, with each man interrogated separately.
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Trieste
INS
William van Atten, Jr
U.S
van Atten
Glen A. Meyer
Edgeley
N.D
N.D. and Pfc
Earl G. Hendrick, Jr
Arlington
Lieut. van Atten
East Orange
N.J
News Presents New Type Face For Greater Reading Ease
The newspaper announces Corona Type as the latest advancement in typography. It contrasts Corona with the Ionic font used for the past decade, highlighting improved readability and modern design for readers.
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Ionic
New Castle News Switches to Modern Corona Type
The New Castle News announces a transition from its long used type to a newer Corona type to improve readability. The retiring type expresses pride in its service and optimism that Corona will serve readers well, while acknowledging future upgrades may come.
A New Typeface For The News
The New Castle News announces a new eight point typeface replacing Ionic. Officials praise the design for readability and modernization, hoping readers find it easier on the eyes.
New Problems As U.N. General Assembly Is Entering Third Week
The United Nations General Assembly enters its third week amid East West disputes with new liberation demands from Balkan French Moroccan and Palestine Arab groups. The International Peasants Union seeks representation and calls for liberation of Balkan satellites from Russia.
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U.N. General Assembly
Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
International Peasants Union
Balkan
Russia
Caretaker Governments in Balkans Seek UN Backing
The text discusses caretaker regimes in Hungary Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Romania seeking UN support. Signers include former Hungarian PM Ferenc Nagy Bulgarian leader Georgi Dimitrov in absentia with a death sentence Croatian Peasant party figure Viladko Matchek and Grigore N. The article notes hopes for a friendly UN power to sponsor a resolution.
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Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Romania
Ferenc Nagy
Georgi M. Dimitrov
Viladko Matchek
Croatian Peasant Party
Grigore N
Recognition Of Bulgaria Romania By U S Unlikely
Diplomatic signals from Washington suggest the United States will not quickly recognize Bulgaria and Romania, with strained ties to Sofia and Bucharest. Hungary may see changes as Seldin Chapin, the U S minister, could depart for consultations.
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Bulgaria
Romania
U. S
Washington
United States
Hungary
State Department
Seldin Chapin
Recover Body Of Man Drowned At Conneaut Lake
Officials report the body of Robert W. Jones age 36 of Pittsburgh was recovered after his boat capsized during a squall on Conneaut Lake. Jones drowned while swimming to shore for aid for his two Pittsburgh companions H A Beatty and A B Conley who clung to the submerged craft. Their cries were heard by William Miller who later rescued them. Jones’ body was recovered 14 hours later.
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Conneaut Lake Park
INS
Robert W. Jones
Pittsburgh
Conneaut Lake
Jones
H. A. Beatty
A. B. Conley
William Miller
Death notices list local residents with ages and addresses
An obituary brief lists Infant Brian Edwin Book aged unknown in Highland Heights and several residents: Mrs John H Morrison 79 Portersville RD2 Alfred M Smith 88 East Brook RD5 William H Evans 76 Beaver Falls PA Ray F Showalter 61 Slippery Rock RD5 Alfred Sparks Hirzel 63 1704 Delaware Ave Mrs James F Cevert 74 109 South Walnut St Mrs Margaret Heckathorne Sankey 76 RD1 Ronald Cummings 635 506 Pine St Sam Habib 62 508 Locust.
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Brian Edwin Book
Highland Heights
John H. Morrison
Portersville
R. D
Alfred M. Smith
East Brook
William H. Evans
Beaver Falls
Ray F. Showalter
Slippery Rock
Alfred Sparks Hirzel
Delaware Avenue
James F. Cevert
South Walnut Street
Margaret Heckathorne Sankey
Ronald Cummings
Pine Street
Sam Habib
Locust Street
Flash Storm Hits Florida Coast With Death Toll Rising
A sudden flash storm along the south Atlantic coast caused two deaths and over half a million in property damage. Gale winds up to 60 mph flooded coasts from Nassau to St. Augustine, sank a Navy tugboat 35 miles off Brunswick, and wrecked seawalls along a 10 mile stretch. Neptune and Atlantic beaches in Jacksonville experienced high tides and a two story house knocked into the surf as the tide showed no sign of receding by night.
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Jacksonville
Fia
INSI
South Atlantic
Florida
Fort Pierce
Fla
Coast Guard
Brunswick
Neptune
Atlantic
Ben McCormick
Steelworker Beatty executed for wife murder at Rockview
Joshua Elwood Beatty, a 47 year old Harrisburg steelworker, died in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary for the December murder of his wife in a Harrisburg restaurant. He spoke little, watched the procedures, and believed he would be reprieved.
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Bellefonte
Insi
Harrisburg
Rockview Penitentiary
Joshua Elwood Beatty
Beatty
C. C. Rhoads
Rhoads
Nine Firemen Are Appointed to City Fire Dept
Nine former servicemen were elected to positions in the city paid fire department by the council today. They were recommended by Safety Director Davies and approved unanimously. The nine are Charles S. Fox J M Boyd Philip J Wimner John L. Sullivan A G Harper John P Evans Hollis P Burke Raymond B Hammond and John S Shaffer. They begin October 6 and fill the dept to its full quota.
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Lafty
David O Davies
Charles S. Fox
J. M. Boyd
Phillip J. Wimner
John L. Sullivan
A. G. Harper
John P. Evans
Hollis P. Burke
Raymond B. Hammond
John S. Shaffer
Davies
Hotels Strike Averted As Union Extends Contract
Pittsburgh officials said eight major hotels avoided a strike when the AFL Hotel Employes union extended the current contract for one week to allow negotiations to continue. The contract runs until midnight Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Truman seeks congressional action to aid Europe food crisis
President Truman told congressional leaders and aides there is no way to aid Europe’s food crisis apart from action by Congress. Senator Lucas quoted him saying he will ask key committees to evolve a program and that a special session may be deferred pending committee reports.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Administration
Europe
Sen
Lucas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House and
Senate Appropriations Group
Congress
Truman holds emergency White House conference on aid crisis
President Truman met at the White House with 17 congressional leaders and cabinet officials to urge action on foreign aid, rising prices, and a possible special session. Participants included Senate Majority Leader White and key committee chairmen Bridges Connally and others.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Senate
Sem. Bridges
N. H
Appropriations Committee
Sen. Connally
Tex
Go To Harrisburg For Conference On Traffic Lights
Robert E. Jamison and Councilmen Alexander and Gibson leave at noon for Harrisburg to appeal for more traffic lights. They will argue safety justifies 14 requested lights, note only four approvals, and oppose a state order to remove overhead signals by January 1 citing cost. The group warns of a statewide fight and says New Castle cannot fund replacements.
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Robert E. Jamison
Joseph D. Alexander
James Gibson
State Highway Department
Harrisburg
Highway Department
City of
New Castle
Frost Imp Tales From The Garden Night
The narrator laments early fall frost hurting pepper plants, tomatoes, and cakes while cabbages fare poorly and beets resist. He notes frost arrived sooner than expected with temperatures around fifty eight degrees, impacting the garden and crops.
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Loot Country Club
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New Castle News
My Name Is
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Pierre J. Huss
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
George Durno
I. N.S
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