Lewis Orders Hard Coal Miners Back To Work Monday
John L. Lewis ordered 22 000 western bituminous diggers and 980 000 Pennsylvania anthracite miners to return to the pits next Monday October 3. The move aims to resume full production amid wage talks, with districts named for affected areas and statements urging workers to restart promptly.
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Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Thomas P. Kennedy
John Owens
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Pittsburgh
George Love
First frost seen in New Castle area this morning
Early today a light frost touched the New Castle area and nearby. Street crews face a major task as leaves begin to fall rapidly from several trees and need hauling from the streets.
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City Street Department
Daily Weather Report Forecast Far Cool With Frost
Fair and cool conditions expected with scattered frost tonight. Low temperatures in the low thirties, maximum 65, minimum 30, and a river stage around 5.4 feet. Saturday remains fair and cool with similar conditions. Year ago readings showed a 71 maximum, 57 minimum, and 0.47 inches precipitation.
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United States
Report Troops Moving Near Yugoslav Border
Reports of new troop movements in pro soviet states bordering Yugoslavia renew fears Moscow may follow up its denunciation of the friendship pact with sterner measures. Western diplomats doubt force will be used while noting Tito's confidence and Yugoslavia's 550000 strong army.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Marshall Tito
Kremlin
Tito
Russia
Auto Plants Could Operate Several Weeks
Detroit reports the Big Three automakers may ride out a steel strike for three to four weeks thanks to stockpiles. But continued production hinges on steady supply of parts from nationwide suppliers, with wheels and other small components flagged as possible bottlenecks.
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Detroit
INS
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler Today
West Turnpike Ground Breaking Set For October 24
The Pennsylvania turnpike commission announced ground breaking for the 67 mile western extension on October 24 Gov. James H Duff will turn the first shovel between Irwin and Brush Creek via duct A spokesman said The commission also awarded the Irwin to Ohio route contracts and a $77 5 million bank bond issue was placed on public sale
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
James H. Duff
Irwin
Brush Creek
Commission
Irwin-to
Ohio
Goodrich Rubber Strike Ends After Labor Pact
Dayton Ohio September 30 according to INS the B F Goodrich company and the CIO United Rubber Workers union reached a new contract ending a 16 000 worker strike in seven plants Asa Tiller international representative said the agreement was expected to be signed at 430 PM EST
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Dayton, O
B. F. Goodrich Company
Cio-United Rubber Workers Union
Goodrich
Asa Tiller
Dr C M Lee Named Fourteenth President of Geneva College
ER FALLS Sept 30 Dr Mattson Lee named fourteenth president of Geneva College by board of directors. He has been acting head since the death of Dr McLeod Milligan Pearce in 1948 and previously served as dean of Liberal Arts. He holds a BA from Miami University MA from Cincinnati and PhD from Pittsburgh. He is an elder in the Reformed Presbyterian church and active member of several classical and educational associations. A campaign to fund the college long range building program was announced.
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Mattson Lee
Geneva College
Robert M. Young
Pittsburgh
Lee
McLeod Milligan Pearce
College of Liberal Arts
Geneva
Miami
O.) University
Hungary Breaks Pact With Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports Hungary repudiated its 20 year mutual aid treaty with Yugoslavia less than a day after Russia canceled its alliance with Belgrade. The move follows expulsions of diplomats and prompts fears Moscow may take sterner measures toward Tito’s state.
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Hungary
Yugoslavia
Deaths in New Galilee and Mercer Area
Simon Drotless aged 67 of New Galilee Robert C. Steffee aged 78 of Mercer and Elizabeth C. Wallace aged 73 of 119 West North Street are listed in the death records.
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Simon Drotless
New Galilee
Robert C. Steffee
Mercer
Elizabeth C. Wallace
West North Street
Central Church Fund Workers Report $35652
At the first report meeting of teams in the Central Presbyterian church fund drive, $35652.53 was raised toward a $50000 goal for a new Wilmington Road church building replacing the fire-destroyed edifice on the public square. Rev Edward H. Jones spoke as guest preacher. Dr Robert F. Galbreath presided. other leaders included John F. Love and Sara Sankey McCune.
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Central Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Wilmington Road
Dr. Jones
Edward H. Jones
D.D
Presbyterian Synod of Pennsylvania
Robert F. Galbreath
Shenango
Kenneth W. Moore
Jones
Destiny
Non-Union Miners Continue Work in Several States
Non-union miners with pistols rifles and shotguns dug coal in Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia defying John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers pickets. State police patrol Western Pennsylvania coal country amid fears of more violence following recent shootings and dynamiting. An uneasy truce exists as tensions remain high.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Tokyo Rose Faces Sentencing On October Sixth
A San Francisco federal court will sentence Iva Toguri D Aquirno on October 6 after jurors found her guilty of one treason count for Tokyo Rose broadcasts during World War II. The 33 year old Los Angeles born university graduate faces a possible death penalty or a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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San Francisco
Tokyo Rose
Los Angeles
Pacific
Japan
Leyte Gulf
Acme Telephoto
Calif
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Tokyo
U. S
Herbert R. Cole
First Frost Of Fall Noted In The Region
Temperatures dropped to a low at night with the first frost of the fall season. Some areas reported heavy frost and damage to tender vegetation while protected districts expect less severe impact.
William J Caldwell Receives 33rd Degree in Chicago
Attorney William J Caldwell of Neshannock township was the sole New Castle Consistory representative to earn the 33rd degree in the Chicago convocation of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. Two other New Castle Consistory members, Charles F Morrow of Wampum and C Merle Raisley of Beaver Falls, were nominated for the 1950 Philadelphia convocation.
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Chicago
Supreme Council
William J. Caldwell
Neshannock Township
New Castle
Philadelphia
Charles F. Morrow
Wampum
C. Merle Raisley
Beaver Falls
Death sentence of British bride commuted to life in prison
London Sept 30 Margaret Williams 21 an army bride saw her death sentence for stabbing Sgt Major M W Williams commuted to life imprisonment She testified of a kissless marriage and claimed he beat her before the fatal stabbing in Klagenfurt Austria Her sentence had been due to be carried out October 11 in a sensational appeal.
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London
INS
Margaret Williams
Williams
British Women’s Royal Army Corps
John George Haigh
M. W. Williams
Klagenfurt
Austria
Sheet And Tube Company Plants Being Closed Down
Youngstown Ohio September 30 In Youngstown and Chicago plants of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. operations are being closed under schedule. Last blast furnaces banked and open hearths tapped by late afternoon. Finishing operations to suspend by this evening. Officials study a union counter proposal to the firms 4 and 6 cent an hour pension and insurance plan. Negotiations recessed yesterday subject to call.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Chicago
Big Steel
U. S. Steel
House Probers Name Scientist X as Weinberg
House spy probes identified Joseph W. Weinberg of the University of Minnesota as the enigmatic scientist X. He is alleged to have supplied wartime atomic data while at UC Berkeley to Steve Nelson, a Communist espionage agent, with records suggesting transfer through the Russian consulate. Weinberg, 32, allegedly lied to the Un-American Activities Committee and faces possible perjury prosecution.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Weinberg
University of Minnesota
Weinberg
Un-American Activities Committee
University of California
Radiation Laboratory
Berkeley
Steve Nelson
Nelson
San Francisco
Three American Ships Held Off Shanghai by Nationalist Warships
Three U. S. merchant vessels owned by Isbrandtsen Lines were forcibly held off the coast of Communist Shanghai by Chinese Nationalist warships. The exact location and fate were uncertain with reports they were detained in shallow water and could be stranded at low tide. A Hong Kong official hinted the U. S. Navy might intervene to free the ships.
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Shanghai
INS
U. S
Isbrandtsen Lines
New York
Hong Kong
U. S. Navy
Seven Die In Kansas City Convalescent Home Fire
A three story frame residence in northeast Kansas City burned, killing seven occupants and injuring four others. The building recently housed a convalescent home for elderly residents. Fire officials investigated the blaze and the cause was not immediately known. Local authorities evacuated nearby residents as crews battled the flames.
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Kansas City
Steel Dispute Near Climax Threatens Half Million Jobs
United States Steel and CIO United Steelworkers meet with federal mediators as a strike deadline looms. Margolis and Seitz sound out each side while unions and management push pension and welfare terms. With banks of furnaces to be banked, the industry faces widespread standstill and delays a nationwide restart.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Steel
Cio-United Steelworkers
William Margolis
Federal Mediation Service
Cyrus Ching
Peter Seitz
Berlin Airlift Ends Quietly at Berlin Temples
Berlin airlift ends at midnight with the last Operation Vittles planes landing at Templehof and Gatow marking the end of a volatile 322 day effort. Seventy five thousand dollars? The article notes 55 deaths and total costs of 150 million dollars for the US and 50 million for Britain.
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Frankfurt
INS
Berlin
Arthur Mometer and his sunny westward tale
The poem depicts Arthur Mometer as a cheerful, agile friend who shrugs off doubt with a smile. He claims the west brings unflagging vigor and good weather, describing a bright day of sixty three degrees and a hopeful philosophy traveled far.
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