Britain Rejects French Pool Of Coal Steel
The British Labour party rejects any super government to manage a European coal and steel pool. A 7000 word Labour booklet condemns a supranational authority and favors national economic planning. It questions European Union and the Schuman plan while backing coordinated government policies.
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London
Labor Party Tonight
Europe
Robert Schuman
European Union
Hugh Dalton
Winston Churchill
Schuman
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
United States
Russia
Labor Party
Suspicious Chief Detains Two Travelers in Towanda
Towanda police chief Dean Meredith, aided by state police, arrested two men from Boston after a Buick sedan from Massachusetts was stopped. Joseph O Keefe and Stanley A Gusciora faced firearms act charges with a suitcase containing five guns and 150 rounds. other suitcases held new clothing.
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Towanda
Massachusetts
Dean Meredith
Joseph O'Keefe
Stanley A. Gusciora
Boston
Meredith
Jaffe Refuses to Answer Red Probe Questions
WASHINGTON June 12 Key witness Philip Jaffe balked at revealing Amerasia documents case details to a Senate panel. Senate leaders consider citing him for contempt after he declined most questions claiming self incrimination. The inquiry, revived amid McCarthy era attacks on the State Department, centered on the 1945 Amerasia raid and related prosecutions.
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Washington
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia
Senate
Green
D-Ri
Jaffe
Congress
Tydings
D-Mad
Edward P. Morgan
Committee
Russia
U. S
Amerasia Magazine
New York
State Department
O. John Rogge
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Congressional
Marshall Spoke Wife Earns Degree At Women’s College
At the Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh June 12 former Secretary of State George C. Marshall urged women to learn the practical aspects of politics to strengthen democracy. He warned of unprecedented dangers to government while Mrs Katherine Tupper Marshall received an honorary doctor of human letters degree.
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Pittsburgh
George C. Marshall
Pennsylvania College For Women
Army
Marshall
Katherine Tupper Marshall
Sawyer Accepts Remington Resignation Over Perjury Case
Commerce Secretary Sawyer formally accepts the resignation of William W. Remington who quit Friday to wage a full time battle against a perjury indictment in Washington.
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Remington
Washington
INS
Commerce
Sawyer
William W. Remington
Fire School To Begin Wednesday In Somerset County
The seventh annual Somerset Bedford county firemen training school will be held in Somerset from June 14 to 18 with cooperation from the fire school public service institute and the department of public instruction. The program covers hydraulics pump operation salvage knotting hose handling gas masks and forcible entry with all day June 18 demonstrations at the water works grounds. Instructors officials and county committee members from Somerset Windber Meyersdale Berlin Hooversville and Davidsville lead the program, with sponsors Safety First Supply Mine Safety Appliance Herbst Bandel and Wooster Brass providing materials.
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Somerset County Firemen's Association
Somerset
Fire School
Public Service Institute
Department of Public Instruction
Harrisburg
Union Street
Water Works
R. C. Miller
Norman Fike
Meyersdale
Ernest Walker
Berlin
Howard Hahn
Hooversville
Harry Faint
Glen Beeghly
Irvin Ishman
Meredith Mitchel
Windber
Raymond Myers
Edgar A. Sportz
Theodore Nicholson
Richard Miller
John Deist
Boswell
J. W. Lohr
Davidsville
Donald C. Reiley
Bedford
Richard Wilco
Edward Lauer
Lloyd Smith
Thackray Company
Johnstown
Safety First Supply Company
Pittsburgh
Mine Safety Appliance Company
Herbst-Bandel Associates
Wooster Brass Company
Wooster Oo
Somerset Summer Band Marches Through Town For Practice
About 80 students and locals in Somerset’s summer band practice Monday evening under Chester Singer. The group, un sponsored, aims to raise funds for instrument replacement after last year’s $800 prize winnings. They paused traffic on West Main and joined spectators before routing toward East Catherine street.
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Somerset
Chester Singer
Somerset High School
West Main Street
Co. C, 110Th Infantry
Coleman VFW Names New Adjutant in Somerset
VFW Post 554 in Coleman appointed Vance Coleman of Somerset as adjutant at its Monday meeting. He replaces Galen R. McClain who relocated to another city. Fourteen new members joined the post.
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Vance Coleman
Somerset
VFW
Norbert Baker
Coleman
Galen R. McClain
Delay in Gold removal as lawyer studies case
A federal judge delayed moving Harry Gold to Brooklyn for espionage trial while his attorney, John D. M. Hamilton, studies Gold’s background and character. Hamilton may enter a guilty plea if advisable, but seeks time to review indictments and ensure proper defense funding. Gold remains jailed in Moyamensing with bail set at 100000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Harry Gold
Brooklyn
Gold
Russia
John D. M. Hamilton
U. S
James P. McGranery
Moyamensing
McGranery
Klaus Fuchs
United States
Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Gerald A. Gleeson
J. Vincent Keogh
Keogh
Gleeson
Federal
Dr. Fuchs
Joseph C. Ring
Mr. Hamilton
Yasnov Elected Moscow Parliament Chairman
The Moscow parliament met at the Kremlin and elected Deputy Mikhail Yasnov as chairman. It then approved a six point program to guide its actions.
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Yasnov
Red
Moscow
INS
Kremlin Palace
Mikhail Yasnov
Senate Extends Federal Rent Controls Through 1950
The Senate voted 86 to 28 to extend federal rent controls through 1950 and allow communities to extend for six more months by referendum or local action. The bill now goes to the House as leaders forecast a hard fight and split sentiment.
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Don Sanders
Washington
Senate
House
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Massachusetts
Rayburn
Texas
Truman
George
Georgia
Democratic Party
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D-Wva
District of Columbia
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Byrd
Hoey
Holland
Fla
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Ark
Aiken
Donnell
Langer
Malone
Nev
Saltonstall
Mass
Thye
Minn
Banking Committee
Cain
Congress
Three Men Hurt In Turnpike Truck Crash
Three men injured on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Allegheny tunnel after a trailer truck rammed into a stopped vehicle. Thomas G. Phillips 22 Greensburg Ind., Claude Kennedy 29 Kerr NC, and Leon Kennedy Kerr NC were involved. Injuries included possible rib fractures and lacerations. Phillips bruised knee. Damage cited at 4000 dollars to Kennedy’s truck and 500 to Phillips. Phillips was briefly arrested for reckless driving before paying fines.
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Allegheny Tunnel
Thomas G. Phillips
Greensburg
Ind
Claude Kennedy
Kerr
N C
Philips
Leon Kennedy
Somerset Community Hospital
Somerset Hospital
Phillips
Turnpike
Kennedy
Squire H. S. Whipperman
Hooversville Man Hurt by Farm Cow
William Gindelsperger of Hooversville was admitted Sunday to Windber Hospital with injuries after being knocked down by a cow on a nearby farm. His back was injured by the blow.
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Hooversville
William Gindelsperger
Windber Hospital
Judge Bans Milk Strike Interference in Westmoreland County
In Greensburg on June 12 Judge Richard D. Laird forbade Pittsburgh area milk workers from interfering with Westmoreland dairy operations where no strike exists. He issued a preliminary injunction requiring Local 205 to show cause within four days why the ruling should not become permanent. Reports describe milk dumping and tack incidents, with pickup drivers forced to dump milk in multiple townships. Sheriff Howard Thomas was told to enforce the order and disrupt gatherings near dairies.
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Greensburg
Richard D. Laird
Pittsburgh
Westmoreland County
Hampfield
J. R. Wood
North
Huntingdon Township
West Newton
Smithton
Howard
Bud) Thomas
Truman And Lawmakers Talk Taxes
President Truman discussed taxes the draft law and rent control with congressional leaders in a wide review of the legislative program. Speaker Rayburn, Vice President Barkley, and Senate and House leaders attended as talks touched on possible tax bills and revenue measures. The Ways and Means Committee approved cuts exceeding $1 billion in excise taxes while considering corporate tax changes and revenue-raising steps.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Sam Rayburn
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
House
McCormack
Massachusetts
Rayburn
House Ways and Means
Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
Milk Producers To Unveil Charter In Somerset
The Allied Milk Producers Co operative newly organized Somerset ranch will unveil its charter Wednesday evening. Ralph Bloom of Hooversville serves as president. The ceremony takes place at Kantner school near Stoyestown.
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Somerset Ranch
Allied Milk Producers Co-operative
Ralph Bloom
Hooversville
Kantner
Saylor Saler Reunion at Casebeer Memorial Park
A reunion event at Casebeer Memorial Park on Sunday June 18 features a basket dinner at 12 30 PM DST. Attendees from the Saylor and Saler families gather for a community tribute and socializing in a park setting.
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Saylor — Saler
Casebeer Memorial Park
Basket
MacArthur to push postwar US troops in Japan
General MacArthur is expected to tell defense chiefs that Japan will allow American troops to stay after a peace treaty. He will note Japan seeks an early treaty while Yoshida's Liberal party wins power and bases remain a key issue amid Communist opposition. Johnson and Bradley arrive for talks likely to run into next week.
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Tokio
MacArthur
U. S
Japan
Joan
Defense Johnson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Honolulu
Johnson
Pacific
Bradley
Shigeru Yoshida
Liberal Party
Yoshida
United States
Friendship Of Japan May Be Big Asset Of U S
Wilkes-Barre June 12 Lt Gen Robert L Eichelberger told the Wilkes college graduation class the reservoir of friendship with Japan could aid the United States in the Far East. He said 95 percent of Japanese are friendly and that maintaining ties would form a democratic shield against possible Communist influence. He warned against Russia gaining control of Japan, which could jeopardize future Pacific conflicts.
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Wilkes-Barre
United States
Japan
Robert L. Eichelberger
Wilkes College
Eighth Army
Far East
Eichelberger
Russia
Pacific
Pennsylvania milk strike escalates as state police step in
In Pittsburgh on June 12 the governor ordered state police to crack down on alleged violence in the western Pennsylvania milk strike, while union spokesmen denied violence. Patrols roamed highways to keep routes open for milk trucks. Trucker O W Rittenhouse was halted and his 650 quart load dumped by armed men. Washington DC reports nine dairies closed since Saturday, cutting supplies for the capital. In the seven county strike area about 2 399 AFL milk drivers and dairy workers walked out seeking higher pay for a 4 hour week and equal day rates.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Canonsburg
Washington County
Washington
AFL
Dairy Workers Union
Somerset Weather Report With Daily Temperatures
Weather summary shows 24 hour period from Sunday 5:30 pm to Monday 5:30 pm with maximum 17 and a missing minimum value. The note references a past year’s maximum 12.85 and mentions June 12 readings from the U S Weather Bureau with temperatures for elsewhere.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Weather Observer
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