Truman Campaign Tour Through Illinois and Kentucky
President Truman trekked 140 miles through southern Illinois coal regions and rode into Kentucky for a Louisville speech at nine p.m. CST. He planned multiple talks, argued against big business and Wall Street, and blasted the GOP as pursuing selfish interests over the people.
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Robert G. Nixon
Truman
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisville
Evansville
Ind
National Association of Manufacturers and Monopolies
Mount Vernon
Ill
Neis
Henderson
Owensboro
Irvington
Oklahoma
Missouri
Wall Street
Republican Party
Pa Newe Observes Headlight Trouble on Highland Avenue
Three cars traveling south on Highland avenue lost one headlight each in quick succession. Traffic on Moravia Street was snarled Wednesday around 4 30 PM as a large building moved on a trailer, blocking passage in both directions.
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Highland Avenue
Moravia St
Pennsylvania Week Highlights Local Goods Worldwide
Displays in show windows across the city draw crowds as Pennsylvania Week promotes locally made products. The Mt Jackson road scene includes workmen burning candles at both ends, as Alfred Martin, County Highway Superintendent, notes the figurative stress and ongoing preparations.
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New Castle
Mt. Jackson Road
Alfred Martin
Daily Weather Report
United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at a.m. today show a maximum of 71 and a minimum of 57 with .47 inches of precipitation. River stage stands at 5.2 feet. A year ago the maximum was 58 and the minimum 38.5 with no precipitation.
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United States
Begin Manufacture Of Low Carbon Steel At United Engineering Plant
Two men removed a clay plug from an open hearth furnace at United Engineering and Foundry company plant, unleashing the first heat of low carbon steel in a basic open hearth furnace. The shift from acid to basic open hearths has been underway for two weeks as United aims to produce low carbon steel.
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United Engineering
United Engineering and Foundry Company
United
New Castle News
Widow Of T R Roosevelt Dies
Edith Kermit Caron Roosevelt widow of Theodore Roosevelt died at Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay at age 87 after months of illness. Born August 6 1861 in Norwich Connecticut she was a retiring figure among presidential spouses. She met Roosevelt as a child and was descended from Revolutionary War figure Col Daniel Taylor.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
INS
Edith Kermit
Caron Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Charles Carow
Col
Daniel Taylor
Driver Escapes Serious Injury In Route 551 Crash
Peter Cossentino of Edenburg escaped serious injury after his auto struck the home of Mrs. Billa McCann on Route 551 at 2 a m. The car damaged the house, broke a telephone, and left Cossentino with a laceration above the right eye and chin and knee burns. He was hospitalized at Jameson Memorial. state police investigate the crash as he was en route to a brother’s home about 500 feet away.
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Peter Cossentino
Edenburg
Billa McCann
Cossentino
Jameson Memorial Hospital
McCann
Russell Forney Heads to England for Study Trip
Russell Forney of 2309 North Mercer Street secretary treasurer of Forney's Welding company and partner William Reed of New Hampshire sail this evening on the Queen Mary in New York for a business tour of England. They expect to be away at least a month in October before returning.
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Russell Forney
North
Mercer Street
Forney's Welding Company
William Reed
New Hampshire
New York
England
Stern gang leader Friedman Yellin arrested in Haifa
In Haifa the Israeli authorities reportedly captured Stern gang chief Friedman Yellin amid a manhunt tied to the assassination of U N peace mediator Count Folke Bernadotte. He allegedly carried forged military papers and had a disguise facial operation.
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Haifa
INS
Stern Gang
Friedman Yellin
Yellin
U. N
Folke Bernadotte
Three Deaf Mutes Die In Auto Street Car Crash
In Pittsburgh on September 30, three deaf mutes were killed when a car struck a street car. The victims were Arnold Wilson 24 Clarence Fineman 60 and Joan Riddle 20. Two street car passengers were injured. Witnesses said the auto hit the trolley after it moved on a red light.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Arnold Wilson
Clarence Fineman
Joan Riddle
Midwest
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Dewey to Outline Foreign Policy on Berlin Crisis
Governor Thomas E. Dewey plans a cautiously worded foreign policy address to chart a new path without compromising the Berlin crisis stance. He will speak in Salt Lake City and refine the text as the Berlin situation evolves, while detailing ideas for a United Nations of Europe and a new China policy.
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William Theis
Matt Oye
Dewey
Thomas EE
America
Berlin
Salt Lake City
Dulles
United Nations
John Foster Dull
Great Falls
Mont
U. N
New York
Racket Probers Recommend 66 Indictments in Pittsburgh Report
A grand jury probing Pittsburgh rackets recommends indicting 66 persons after a nine week inquiry. No city officials are named though several policemen face critique. Included among those named is Fort Pitt Hotel, Inc., operators of the downtown Fort Pitt Hotel accused of establishing gambling places.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Grand Jury
Fort Pitt Hotel, Inc
New Pittsburgh Butter Price Cut In Prospect
Pittsburgh officials say a large grocery chain will cut butter price from 71 cents to 69 cents per pound today due to a drop in wholesale price. The move follows a forthcoming law to regulate butter prices.
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Pittsburgh
Restrictions on West Pittsburg road lift today
Load limit signs at the approaches to West Pittsburg are removed today and truck traffic will return to normal by late afternoon. Andrew Braykovich, chairman of Taylor township Board of Supervisors, said the sign removal was completed around noon. The five ton limits had handicapped local industries with one shipment needing ten tons. The underpass to West Pittsburg carries only 11 feet 3 inches clearance, affecting heavier trucks and sheet glass deliveries.
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West Pittsburg
Andrew Braykovich
Board of Supervisors
Taylor Township
Hed Shack
Monty to Command Western Forces Across Europe
Britain's cabinet confirmed Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery as commander of the western European union’s potential force. Five nations Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg agreed on a common defense plan. Montgomery would lead a peacetime force of two million men with potential growth to ten million in war.
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London
INS
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
European Union
Ane
Briain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Montgomery
Mother of Three Gets Five to Ten Years For Bad Checks
Blanche Carothers, 48, a mother of three, began a five to ten year sentence in the Allegheny County workhouse for writ ing and passing bad checks. Police noted a prior two year jail term in Norristown on a similar charge. She said she started the practice to fund her children’s education. Her son is in the army, another is a navy veteran, and her daughter works in Chicago. Police said her record extends to 1925.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Allegheny County
Blanche Carothers
Norristown
Chicago
New Supervisor Of Nurses Named At Jameson Memorial Hospital
Roger W. Rowland announced Miss Rachel E. Long as director of the school of nursing at Jameson Memorial Hospital effective October 15. Miss Long succeeds Mrs. Jane Geiger who will return to psychiatry after a year guiding the nursing school. Mrs. Geiger received a birthday farewell from hospital nurses and left with best wishes.
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Roger W. Rowland
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Rachel E. Long
Miss Long
Jane Geiger
Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh
Two Fugitives From Mercer Co Jail In Custody
Sharon Pa September 30 William Taylor 25 of Sharpsville surrendered today to Pennsylvania State Police after escaping Mercer County Jail with two companions Jackson Shaffer 25 of Stoneboro captured yesterday in a Sandy Lake church. Raymond Ziringer 25 of Pittsburgh remains at large.
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Sharon
William Taylor
Sharpsville
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
Taylor
Jack Shaffer
Stoneboro
Sandy Lake
Raymond Ziringer
Pittsburgh
Security Council Meeting On Berlin Blockade
The United Nations Security Council was convened for 3 p m Monday to address the Berlin dispute. Warren R Austin of the United States was to preside as chair and discuss Western charges that the Soviet blockade threatens peace after the U N political committee adjourned without Russia replying.
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Pierre J. Huss
Paris
United Nations Security Council
Berlin
Warren R. Austin
United States
Russia
U. N
Austin defies calls on atomic energy talks in divided committee
In a lengthy statement Austin criticizes fear over Soviet sovereignty and pressed for U N atomic energy commission inspections. The Five Powers consultations were reportedly used to discuss controls amid silent Russian delegates.
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Austin
A. G. L. M Naughton
Cecal Ee
Aoe
Soviet Union
U. Nie Atomic Energy Commission
Paul Henrick
Belgium
Bandits Who Got $50,000 In Loot Are Under Arrest
Three robbers who seized $50,000 in jewelry from Mrs. Sonja Loew in a New York hotel apartment were arrested by New York detectives. Police said most of the loot has been recovered and a portion was being prepared for sale to an alleged fence. The trio was among a group of ten men arrested in the raid on New York's upper west side.
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New York
INS
Sonja Loew
the Senate
Upper Westside
Football fever fuels fall standers in the 1974 season
A nostalgic note celebrates autumn football as fans vow to attend despite weather and schedules. The writer cherishes gridiron heroes and the college game, insisting on being in the stands for every clash this season.
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Daily Weather Report
T.R. Roosevelt
Acme
Mary J. Burns
Edward F. Burns
Central Falls
R. IL
Cumberland, R. I
Francis J. Kelly
Providence
Infant Tokar
R. D
William Thomas
Wilmington
Monty
Western Forces
Marshal Montgomery
Mercer Co
Maurice Regole
Here
Regele
Security Council
Vishinsky
Ee Baggy
le Rts
Internal Tome Energy Con
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