Truman Seizes Railroads To End National Strike
President Truman ordered seizure of the nation's railroads effective Sunday to avert a prolonged strike by two unions. He named the Army to operate the lines and urged workers to stay on duty as unions pledged to work under government control during the crisis. The action followed unions’ rejection of an emergency board's recommendations and a pledge to cooperate during mediation.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Pace
United States
W. P. Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
R. O. Hughes
Order of
Mr. Truman
Fred G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railroad
St Laurent Holds Separate Talks With Rail Unions and Owners
Prime Minister Louis St Laurent met separately today with railroad unions and company representatives amid a nationwide rail strike now in its fourth day. He reported that negotiators would continue talks without government presence as shortages and production stoppages threaten Canada’s economy.
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Louis St. Laurent
St. Laurent
Canadian Navy
Canada
Atikokan
Ont
Ft. William
Ontario
Canada AR Strike Forces Some U S Papers To Cut Down
New York reports that Canada's railroad strike disrupts 80 percent of U S newsprint. Mills halt production due to storage limits, forcing American newspapers to trim news columns and reduce advertising space as reserves dip.
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Canada
U.S
New York
Dominion Tioup
United States
Morrison In Jail Admits Stealing Car
Eugene Morrison 18 of Clifton Mills WV was jailed on $1000 bond after pleading guilty to stealing and wrecking a car at Stanton Firestone Confluence. He implicated his brother Conrad, said the vehicle burned after wreck and he fled with Conrad.
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Eugene Morrison
Clifton Mills
West Virginia
Somerset County
Stanton Firestone
Confluence
Ned Hoyt
Justice of the Peace
Charles J. Harrison, Jr
Morrison
Conrad
Firestone
Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Conrad Morrison
Route 281
Robert Wilson
Johson Chapel Church
Orban Discusses D A Office At Somerset Lions Meeting
Frank Orban spoke to the Somerset Lions at Centerville Grange Hall on the district attorney’s office. He traced its origins from the county coroner and noted the 1850 act creating D A offices, differences in workload, and that non support cases dominate. The gathering included guest Dr G L Roth and birthday songs for several members. a September meeting schedule and a Heiple Park picnic were announced.
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Frank Orban
Somerset Lion's Club
Centerville Grange Hall
Luther Shanks
Charles B. Dusenberry
Cambria County
Scarmerset
Mr. Orban
G. L. Roth
Stewart Strickler
James Vincent
Robert Vincent
Harvey Beabes
Philip Holsinger
Harry Carey
Charles Dusenberry
Presbyterian Church
Heiple Park
Hospital Ship Benevolence Sunk Off Golden Gate
A dense fog collision four miles off San Francisco sinks the hospital ship Benevolence after hitting the freighter Mary Luckenbach. Several dead and missing, many wounded, 280 survivors reported. rescue vessels searched rough seas near the Golden Gate.
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San Francisco
Mary Luckenbach
Neyton Geran
Baton Rugge
Waycross Ga
Navy
Coast Guard
Golden Gate
Mary Luckenback
Far East
Luckenbach
Port Mason Army Base
Golden Gate Bridge
Arequipa
Point Lobos
Polio Strikes Second Somerset County Child
Ceylon Zerkebile an 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs George Zerkebile of Rockingham was admitted to Memorial hospital for polio treatment. Dr J M James county medical officer reports the second case in Somerset county with the child in fair condition.
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Ceylon
Zerkebile
George Zerkebile
Rockingham
Memorial Hospital
Somerset County
J. M. James
Government restricts new rubber for civilian products
The government on August 25 announced a cut in use of new rubber for civilian goods effective September 1. This marks the first production curb arising from the Korean War and highlights wartime rationing measures affecting manufacturing.
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Washington
Cavalcante Attacks Publishers Over Press Ethic Standards
Rep. Cavalcante of Pennsylvania denounces publishers who he says attack editorial and reporting ethics and threaten reporters with dismissal for exposing criminal conduct. He cites intimidation of editors and staff facing union organizing efforts and introduces a House resolution to form a special committee to probe suppression of essential news.
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Cavalcante
D-Pa
The
House Today
Fayette and
Somerset County
House
United States
Reds Mass Along Korean Border as Tanks Reported
Two Chinese armies have massed along the Korean border and 120 tanks were sent to the Red Koreans at Dai ren. U S officials say the movement raises questions about a possible entry into the Far East war while some experts doubt the tanks can be moved into action. The notes follow Army Chief J Lawton Collins return from Tokyo and MacArthur briefings.
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Dairen
C Yates McDaniel
Washington
U.S
U. N
Korea
U. S
Army
J. Lawton Collins
Tokio
MacArthur
Collins
Chinese Communist Party
Antung
House approves giant spending bills amid defense push
The House passed a 35.5 billion regular government and military spending package and heard the armed forces may request up to 10 billion more. A separate 16.7 billion emergency defense bill was also advanced, potentially lifting this fiscal year’s total to about 70 billion with debt service.
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John B. Owen Washington
House
Austin
Security Council
Jakob A. Malik
Malik
Britain
Sir Gladwyn ‘Jebb
Jebb
U. S
Korea
U.S
Russia
Somerset Takes Three First Prizes In Latrobe Parade
Somerset volunteer firemen their auxiliary and the Somerset Community band won first prizes in Latrobe’s firemen parade. About 50 entries competed as several thousand people lined the parade route Friday night.
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Somerset
Latrobe
Somerset Volunteer Firemen
Somerset Community Band
Tieper Lectures Navy Reservists on Detection Devices
Lt. Richard B. Tieper of Somerset lectured to naval volunteers at Composite Unit 4-24 on navy ranging and detecting devices. He covered radar sonar and brand navigational device. twenty members attended in the VIW meeting room.
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Richard B. Tieper
Somerset
Naval Volunteers Composite Unit
Twen
VIW
Three Small Tracts Sell for 21000 in Somerset Township
Three small Somerset township tracts totaling about five acres were sold for roughly $21,000. The parcels were bought by the Somerset Beef and Provision Company from Robert L. Bingman of Somerset Township, with a deed filed yesterday in the county recorder's office.
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Somerset Township
Inilip Co. Desch
Somerset Beef and Pro- Vision Company
Robert L. Bingman
Christner Injured in Fall From Work Car
Fred Christner of Garrett is hospitalized at Hazel McGilvery hospital Meyersdale after a fall from a work car on the Western Maryland railroad Wednesday. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg a skull fracture multiple body bruises and burns to the hands.
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Fred Christner
Garrett
Hazel McGilvery
Meyersdale
Western Maryland Railroad
Christner
Dynamite Cap Blast Injures Lad's Eye
John Bazyk nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bazyk Boswell admitted to Johnstown hospital Thursday after dynamite cap in fire exploded and a flying object struck his right eye. Doctors feared possible permanent damage.
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John Bazyk
Frank Bazyk
Boswell
Johnstown Hospital
US welcomes UN inquiry into Formosa charges
United States said it would welcome a full UN inquiry into Chinese Communist charges of American aggression in Formosa. Warren A. Austin insisted the U.S. would oppose shifting focus from Korea to Formosa and defended Seventh Fleet patrols as preventing further fighting.
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Malik
Formosa
United States
For
Chou En-lai
Peiing
Austin
U. S
Strait of
Ream Named to Succeed J W Brougher
Judge Thomas F. Lansberry names Samuel S. Ream of Lavansvil as minority juror commissioner to replace the late J W Brougher who died July 23. Ream, a Democrat, will join county boards in line with minority rule. Swearing in Monday with grand jury. October jury summoned to handle civil case backlog.
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J. W. Brougher
Thomas F. Lansberry
Samuel S. Reem
Lavansvil
Ream
Somerset County
Lansberry
Air Force Reports 15 Red Tanks Knocked Out North Korea
Rolled back near Taegu and Chinju, UN forces regain ground and ten days pause expected for large scale enemy attack. South Korean regiments kill 342 to 300 in Kumhwa area, with tanks also reported at Pyongyang and elsewhere. Air force units tally five tanks destroyed north of Taegu and four damaged in adjacent sectors. Pilots note confirmed enemy tank losses near Pyongyang and around the battle perimeter.
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Air Force
Chinju
Belman Morin
Torio
Taegu
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
United Nations
U. S
Eighth Army
Kumhwa
Pusan
Reds
Pyongyang
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Don Huth
West Virginia Weekend Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers on Saturday and Sunday. Highs reach 80 to 85 in the east and mid-80s in the west. Western Pennsylvania sees partly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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