House Cuts Draft Term to One Year in Clash Over Medical Draft
The House reduced compulsory service from two years to one, exempted doctors, and shifted draft authority to the president. Amendments by Coudert limited service to 12 months, while opposition argued it harms youth. The vote followed earlier overrides on appropriations and rail rate bills, signaling broad congressional resistance to the president.
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Smathers
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President Truman
French capital rocked by red strike clashes
June 16 report from Clermont Ferrand says police and soldiers clash with Communist led strikers. About 50,000 on strike in the capital region with 600 injured and 300 arrests. Troop deployments mounted as two deaths and ongoing calls for a general strike are noted.
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Clermont - Ferrand
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Bertaux
National Assembly
Paris
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Farm lobbyists indicted over lobbying act violations
A federal grand jury indicted Texas and Georgia state agricultural commissioners James E. McDonald and Tom Linder along with two other individuals and two farm groups for failing to register and file lobbying disclosures. prosecutors say the defendants conspired to lobby for higher commodity prices.
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Washington
State Agricultural Commissioners
Texas
Georgia
James E. McDonald
Austin
Tom Linder
Atlanta
Ralph V. Moore
Granger
Washington, D. C
National Farm Committee
Robert M
Russians Walk Out Of Berlin Four Power Governing Board
The Russians left a late night meeting of the Berlin four power kommandatura, signaling there may be no next meeting. The move follows Col. Howley leaving early and comes as rail shipments to Berlin were halted, raising doubt over unified control of the city. Berlin's 3.25 million residents split with over a million in the Russian sector.
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Kommandatura
Frank L. Howley
U. S
Allied Control Council
Germany
GOP Leaders Pouring Into Philadelphia
Republican leaders gather in Philadelphia for the national convention set to begin Monday. Congress continues urgent work as the platform committee prepares the issues for the nominating process. The 1856 platform history recalls anti slavery stance and calls for river harbor improvements and a transcontinental railroad.
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Congress
William J. Crow
Pennsylvania
Platform Committee
John C. Fremont
James Buchanan
Five Americans Captured by Yugoslav Forces Near Trieste
Five Americans, including one civilian and four engineers, were reportedly seized by Yugoslav authorities aboard a motorboat off Punta Grossa near Trieste. The prisoners were taken toward Capodistria amid disputes over entry into Yugoslav waters. This marks the first sea capture of U.S. personnel by Yugoslavs.
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Punta Grossa
Istria
Engineers’ Corps
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Adriatic Sea
Capodistria
Yugoslavia
Pennsylvania Democrats Map Three Meetings Before Convention
Pennsylvania Democrats plan three meetings ahead of the July 12 national convention in Philadelphia to outline strategy for the presidential election. A Harrisburg gathering on June 23 will draft the campaign blueprint for legislative candidates with leaders from both parties outlining issues and coordinating the campaign.
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Johnstown
John H. Dent
Jeannette
Senate
James E. Lovett
Westmoreland
Joseph N. Barr
Allegheny
Democratic State Committee
State Committee
Truman
Keystone State
Shanksville Va cation Bible School closes with program
A closing night program for Shanksville Vacation Bible School is set for Friday June 18 at 8 p.m. in the Stonycreek School. The event features 242 enrollees across eight denominations, with 67 Beginners 76 Primary 69 Juniors and 30 Intermediates. Each group will present a 16 minute routine including Bible lessons songs and dramatizations. Parents and friends are invited.
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Shanksville Vacation Bible School
Stonycreek
Senate House clash over foreign aid enters final round
The Senate and House fight over foreign aid spending escalates with over a billion dollars at stake. House rejects Senate and conference committee seeks compromise while Senators Br idges and Vandenberg argue over funding levels and timeline for Europe's recovery program. The dispute tests whether aid to Greece Turkey and China can proceed within presidential requests.
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China
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New York Herald Tribune
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Vandenberg
R-Mich
Western Pennsylvania Firemen Set Gather in Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire department hosts the Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association meeting on June 19 with 700 expected. Joseph P. Martin of Arnold, president, invites other companies to submit invitations in writing for the 1949 convention. Final Monessen camp plans and the August 12 parade with 1500 in awards are noted as Monessen's 50th anniversary is observed.
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Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association
K of Chall
Anthony Ferrera
Sharpspurg
Joseph P. Martin
Arnold
Punxsutawney
Monesson
Hugo Parente
Pennsylvania
R. C. Bingaman
Boswell School Board Votes One Percent Income Tax
The Boswell school board approved a one percent income tax at its Tuesday meeting. The levy takes effect July 15 for one year and impacts about 800 to 900 residents, expected to raise around $12,000 for the next fiscal year. A resolution adopting the measure was passed.
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Boswell
Free Open Convention Promises at GOP Gathering
The 24th quadrennial GOP convention in Philadelphia pledges a free and open four day event with day and night sessions and no blitzkrieg tactics or steam rollers. Walter Hallanan says the first presidential roll call may not occur until Thursday and Hoover will speak Tuesday night. Georgia delegations split between Taft and Dewey factions as credentials decisions await convention review.
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Philadelphia
GOP
Walter S Hallanan
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Chicago
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Henry Cebot Lodge, Jr
Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Republican National Committee
District of Columbia
Alaska
Georgia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Hallonan
West Virginia
Henry Wallace
Hallanan
Parole Girl Who Hoaxed Tale Of Shooting Man
Ethel Wooding a 21 year old carnival worker received a suspended six month jail term and two years probation for a larceny of 120 dollars from a Boston department store. She had previously told Pittsburgh police she shot her boyfriend in Kentucky then said the story was a hoax.
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Ethel Wooding
Pittsburgh
Boston Psychopathic Hospital
Frank W. Tomasello
Miss Wooding
Florida
Winthrop
Gilbert Taylor
Kentucky
Taylor
Children Set Fire To Nicholson Silo Near Somerset Farm
Somerset firemen responded Tuesday to Harry Nicholson farm where children built a fire at the bottom of a silo causing smoke to pour from the structure. The blaze was extinguished with no damage.
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Somerset
Harry Nicholson
God Will Not Be Here Next Sunday at Kearney Church
Bulletin from Kearney Baptist Church notes President Truman will not attend services next Sunday on his west coast trip, but God will be present. The notice reflects a local humorous take on the President's absence during travel.
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Kearney Baptist Church
Truman
West Coast
Hot House Cucumbers Two for Nineteen Cents
Advertises hot house cucumbers priced at two for 19 cents and one and a half dozen pounds at 25 cents per dozen with age 15 cents unclear packaging adjacent.
Chicken and Good Country Ham Dinner at Mt. Dale Farm
Sunday June 20 at 1 30 P M a chicken and country ham dinner priced at 1 75 also rooms and meals offered by Carrie Hostetler Ferguson Cham PA R D 1 1 mile East Seven Springs Entrance local advertisement notes event details and location.
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Carrie Hostetler Ferguson
Champion
R. D
Seven Springs Entrance
Arab League Agrees To Negotiate Permanent Palestine Settlement
The Arab League signals willingness to join talks on a permanent Palestine settlement if the United Nations partition plan is shelved. Four Arab experts will join U N mediator Count Bernadotte in Rhodes, while Israel considers bringing a similar team. Fronts are quiet on day six of the four week truce amid Cairo talks with regional premiers.
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Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
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Rhodes
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Bernadotte
Egypt
Lebanon
Trans-Jordan
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Britain
Haifa
Israel
U. N. Security Council
Tireh
John Reedman
Newsman
Abdel Moneim Mustafa Bey
Arab League Secretariat
Azzam Pasha
TB Society to Offer Free Chest X Rays in Berlin
The Somerset County Tuberculosis Society will sponsor free chest X-ray examinations at the Berlin borough building Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for rural and urban residents, with a second session Saturday 7 to 9 p.m. Miss Anne H. Phillips and Mrs. Ross T. Mickle lead, and tests are for both adults and children.
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Somerset County Tuberculosis Society
Berlin Borough
Anne H. Phillips
Ross T. Mickle
Truman Returns Home Amid Rally Calls to Oust Congress
President Truman arrives in Independence after Kansas campaigning, urging voters to overthrow the Republican-led Congress over domestic issues. He receives a warm reception in Jackson County with family seen at his Delaware Street home and onlookers along the route.
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VPI
Truman
Congress
Jackson County
Delaware Street
Kansas
Union Station
Kansas City
Washington
Newton
Kas
United States
Emporia
Dodge City
Mr. Truman
Mary Jane Truman
J. Vivian Truman
Ella Noland
Ellas
Martha F. Truman
Grandview
Somerset Weather Report for 24-Hour Period
Temperature for the 24-hour period ending 5:30 p.m. Wednesday shows a maximum of 71 and a minimum of 54 with rainfall of .745 inches. Temperature comparison notes last year’s maximum at 44 and a higher minimum not specified.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. 8S. Weather Observer
Maryland and Pennsylvania forecast warm with increasing clouds
Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania expect fair conditions with moderate temperatures Thursday and Friday. Interior areas in Maryland and western Pennsylvania remain warm with partial cloudiness and rising temperatures, while southern West Virginia sees showers after a period of fair, warmer weather.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
South Portion
Weather Snapshot from June 16 Across Regions
The U S Weather Bureau reports Wednesday June 16 temperatures for several areas. Readings show varying highs and lows as weather patterns shift. Local residents are advised to expect changing conditions through the day.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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