Reds Concentrate Forces On West German Border
News reports say Russian commanders concentrate strong forces and build defenses along the border between the Russian occupation zone and western Germany. A German journalist and the Telegraf claim reinforced barrier points and rocket weapons, while border controls tighten to limit German crossers. Western diplomats discuss a draft constitution for a West German government as eastern Germany politics unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Telegraf
Hof
U. S
Alfred Bienert
Hamburg
V. M. Molotov
Bavaria
NRLB to hear unfair practice charges against UMW in West Virginia
The National Labor Relations Board will hold a hearing in Kingwood West Virginia on unfair labor practice charges filed by Ruth Bell Coal Bordman Coal Hartman Coal and George Kefover Coal all of Kingwood against District 31 United Mine Workers. The operators allege mass picketing and threats of bodily injury to other employees during a soft coal pension walkout last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
National Labor Relations Board
Kingwood
W. Va
District 31
United Mine Workers Union
Henry Shore
NRLB
Ruth-Bell Coal Co
Bordman Coal Co
Hartman Coal Co
George Kefover Coal Co
Western envoys briefed after talks with Molotov in Moscow
American, British and French diplomats joined Russian Foreign Minister Molotov for three hours in Moscow to hear Moscow’s views on east west differences and possible European negotiations. Smith, Roberts and Chataigneau left the Kremlin at 7 54 pm in good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Europe
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Frank Robert
Yves Chataigneau
Kremlin
Molotov
Smith
Roberts
Chataigneau
Blue Star Dedication Set for September 27
The Somerset interchange on the Pennsylvania Blue Star Memorial highway will be dedicated September 27 as Pennsylvania Week begins. Mrs. George J Krebs reports the plan, with the turnpike commission providing the stadium and planting duties. Over $700 has been raised locally for memorial trees honoring loved ones or service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Pennsylvania Blue Star Memorial Highway
Pennsylvania
George J Krebs
Cyril G. Fox
Turnpike Commission
Krebs
Drowning Victim Frank Schultz Recovered From Yough Dam
The body of Frank Schultz of Confluence, a hardware store owner and builder, was recovered from about 60 feet of water in the Yough Dam near Somerfield after more than 30 hours of search by multiple fire departments and divers. The victim, who fell from a motorboat, was found by George Wright using a grappling hook. coroner A M Uphouse to report.
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Frank Schultz
Confluence
Yough Dam
George Wright
Addison
Deep Creek
Kkeesport
Charles B. Humbert
A. M. Uphouse
Schultz
Somerfield
Latrobe Street
Stanton Metz
Metz
Two UN Observers Wounded in Greece Near Border
Two United Nations observers were wounded by rebel mortar fire near the Greece Yugoslav border. The officers were United States Lt. Col. Darnell and British Maj. Fielding, sent to Salonika hospital and listed as out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
INS
United Nations
Greece
United States
Darnell
Fielding
Salonika
Arabs Yet To Decide On Peace Talks With Israel
Arab league official Abel Moneim Mustafa Bey said no decision has been made on Israel’s peace talk bid. He noted Arab rejection of direct contact with Zionists since 1939 and said a Arab committee will meet before the September UN session to discuss Palestine Libya and a council seat successor for Syria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Boyd
Cairo
Arab League
Arab Nations
Abel Moneim Mustafa Bey
Trieste Economy Depends on Italy Says British Commander
Maj. Gen. T. S. Airey reported that Trieste’s economic revival and political stability hinge on a settled future with Italy. He noted that American and British zones border Yugoslavia, which currently controls the disputed area. he warned that recovery cannot come without a final settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trieste
Italy
T. S. Airey
U. S
Britain
Yugoslavia
Concrete Blocks for Immediate Delivery
Penna Quarries, Inc. of Friedens Pennsylvania advertises immediate delivery of concrete blocks. The company provides a Somerset telephone contact for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penna. Quarries, Inc
Friedens, PA
Somerset
Thrift Shop Seeks Clean Dresses and Boys Suits
The Thrift Shop at 315 W. Patriot St. Somerset seeks children's dresses, small boys suits, and long pants in clean good condition for resale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Patriot St. Somerset
GOP Leaders United Plot 48 Strategy in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania GOP leaders meet at the Hotel Hershey to map a 1948 campaign strategy for Dewey. Gov. James H Duff and Sen. Edward Martin convene with national and state officials to plan efforts to win Pennsylvania’s 35 electoral votes, with a September 11 Pittsburgh meeting anticipated.
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Hershey
Pennsylvania
James H Duff
U. S
Edward Martin
Hotel
Thomas E. Dewey
Philadelphia
Duff
Martin
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Mason Owlett
M. Harvey Taylor
Harrisburg
Worthington Scranton
Scranton
Sara Leffler
Lebanon
Republican Party
Taylor
Pittsburgh
Tylor
GOP
Hugh Scott
Dewey
Smoky City
Shariny
Owlett
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsynne
Keystone
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
U S Consul Reports Six Attacks on American Cars
U S Consul General in Jerusalem complains to the Jewish military governor after seven shots target Americans and U S flags. A civilian guard, Joseph Przywatowski of Chester Pa, was wounded in a drive to Kalandia airport. The Jewish governor says the incident followed Arab sniper fire and cites violations of the race.
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U. N
Folke Bernadotte
Moshe Shertok
Israel
Arab League
U. N. General Assembly
Paris
Palestine
Libya
Syria
Security Council
Jerusalem
U. S
John J. MacDonald
Joseph M. Przywatowski
Chester
Kalandia
MacDonald
Maj
Nicholsa Andronovitch
Przywatowski
Bernadotte
Rhodes
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Bernadott
Truce Commission
Holy City
Bernard Joseph
Arab Legion
Latrun
U.S
United States
Cairo
Major Paul Lowry Returns on Leave from Japan
Major Paul Lowry, after three years with the U S army in Japan, arrived in Somerset Saturday to visit his mother Mrs J Calvin Lowry on South Edgewood avenue. He has a 60 day leave before attending an army school in Fort Monmouth New Jersey and plans to return to duty in Japan.
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Paul Lowry
U. S. Army
Japan
Somerset
J. Calvin Lowry
South Edgewood Avenue
Russia Demands Refugee Teacher Vanished in New Jersey
The Russian consulate asks New York police to locate 40 year old Michael Samarin a Russian school teacher who fled to avoid Communist hands. Subpoenas were issued for Samarin and his wife Klaudia 40 while another teacher Oksana Kosenkina 52 remains in the consulate’s custody. Farm near Cassville New Jersey was checked by New Jersey state police but found no trace of the Samarins. The FBI reportedly knows his whereabouts though would not confirm details.
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Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
House
American Activities Committee
Washington
Samariin
Klaudia
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
un-American Activities Committee
Jacob M Lomakin
Kosenkina
Lomakin
New York
Samarin
Farm Rova
Cassville
N. J
New Jersey
FBI
Tragedy Follows Love Triangle Stabbing in Providence
In Providence a 24 year old man, Thomas H. McLaughlin, is stabbed to death by his brother John in a sidewalk struggle sparked by love for Anne Corvese. The fatal confrontation ends after multiple knife thrusts and a brief, emotional crowd scene as emergency crews arrive.
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Providence
R. I
Thomas H. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
John
Anne Corvese
John McLaughlin
Thomas
Anne
Miss Corvese
Patrick
Rhode Island Hospital
Agriculture predicts 1948 cotton crop at 15 million bales
The agriculture department forecast the 1948 cotton crop at 15,169,000 bales, about 3.3 million bales above last year. Officials cited favorable weather and expansion in plantings as key factors shaping the larger crop projection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Russian teacher samarin in hiding after FBI statement
Mikhail Samarin, a 40 year old former Russian teacher, disappeared again after to FBI statement accusing the Russian government of creating an atmosphere for a new war. He said he would not return to Russia, sought sanctuary in the United States, and claimed the Communist regime harmed Russia and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Mikhail Ivanovitch Samarin
Russia
FBI
Samarin
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Communist Party
United States
Stalingrad
Oxich
Russian Ambassador demands Samarin hand over to Moscow
In Washington, Russian Ambassador Panyushkin urged the U S government to hand over Michael Samarin and Mrs Oksana Kosenkina, alleging the Tolstoy Foundation kidnapped them. He called the foundation a criminal organization and demanded its activities be stopped, while dismissing Mundt’s planned labeling as slander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alexander 5S
Panyushkin
United States
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
New York
FBI
Robert A. Lovett
Samarin
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Tolstoy Foundation
Russia
Tolstoy Organization
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
House un-American Activities Committee
Mundt
West Virginia and nearby areas forecast fair with brief afternoon showers
Weather notes show West Virginia and Maryland expect fair conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered late day showers. Western Pennsylvania and eastern Pennsylvania anticipate similar fair to partly cloudy weather with a few afternoon showers and little temperature change.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
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Somerset Sportsa Ass’n
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Somerset Sport Shop
Milford Grange
New Centerville
the Grange
Critchfield CO
Somerset County
Holstein Club
Fred Ross
Friedens, R. D
Moonlite Quartette
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Penney’s IS
Geiger Church of Brethren
Route 53
Ursina
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Robert S.lovett
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Chicago
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R. D
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Lenny Payton
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