King George Opens Parliament Amid Tight Ruling Coalition
London March 5 King George VI will open the new British Parliament with Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth present marking the first session since 1945. The Labor government holds a bare seven seat majority and Prime Minister Clement Attlee will read the throne speech outlining socialist policies. Churchill's opposition plans to lead, while defense costs and security after Klaus Fuchs' espionage case loom large.
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Alvin J. Steinkope
London
George VI
Labor Party
House of Lords
Elizabet
Elizabeth
Clement Attlee
Labor
United Kingdom
British Commonwealth
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Britain
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
U.S. Steel Capacity Near 100 Million Tons
Pittsburgh report notes U S Steel capacity approaching 100 million tons annually, about 25 percent higher than prewar. American Iron and Steel Institute cites 99,393,800 tons current capacity, with 1940 at 81,619,496 and 1930s levels lower.
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Pittsburgh
America
American Iron and Steel Institutes
American Steel Mills
Pennsylvania to Begin Writing One Million Bonus Checks
Harrisburg reports the state will start writing about 1,215,000 checks for the World War II soldiers bonus, with the first block of 30,000 totaling around 10.5 million dollars. Checks will be stored until the March 17 mailing start after bond sales, then processed at 35 to 40 per minute with a daily target of 10,000. The monthly veterans bonus ranges from 10 to 15 dollars for service, up to 500 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Bonus Bureau
Czech Bishops Barred Signal to Break With Vatican
Prague March 5 The minister of justice Dr Alexej Cepika sent a personal warning to every Czechoslovak bishop who signed a circular instructing clergy not to accept state offices He told reporters the bishops face a final warning to sever ties with the Vatican and reach a state agreement.
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Prague
INS
Alexej Cepika
Vatican
French End Riots With Compromise
Paris March 5 Justice Minister Rene Mayer accepted a compromise on the anti sabotage bill amid renewed violence in the French National Assembly. The measure seeks to safeguard American arms shipments this month and provides five to ten year prison terms for acts harming national defense.
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Paris
Rene Mayer
National Assembly
Alfred Coste-Floret
Antonin Gros
Edouard Herriott
Costefloret
Gros
Dr Shaffer Denies Resignation Over Hospital Build Plan
Dr Charles I Shaffer superintendent of Somerset State Hospital stated he has no intention to resign or retire. He dismissed rumors sparked by his wife after a club meeting and clarified that the hospital project budget has risen from 5 million to about 7.713 million dollars for planned 1950 construction.
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Charles I. Shaffer
Somerset State Hospital
Shaffer
Warmer Sunday Across Nation Despite Cold Northeast
The Associated Press reports milder conditions Sunday nationwide with the Northeast warmer than Saturday. Wanakena New York recorded 41 degrees yesterday, while Concord New Hampshire and Caribou Maine stayed near two below zero. Snow melt occurred in Minnesota Wisconsin and northern Illinois with about four inches down. Rain fell across the central Gulf states and southeast, with general rain in the Pacific Northwest as a new batch of cold Canadian air crossed into the Lake Superior region.
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Associated Press
Wanakena
New York
Concord
N. H
Caribou
Mercury
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Centre Gulf
Pacific Northwest
Lake Superior
Martz to Speak at Holstein Banquet in Somerset County
Homer Martz farm director and garden editor of the Pittsburgh Press and KDKA broadcaster will be guest speaker at the Somerset County Holstein club banquet held at the Church of the Brethren. Frank S. Black is president with Jack Fairchild of Wilkes Barre attending as State Holstein secretary fieldman. A musical program will feature. Frank Lowry of Shanksville oversees arrangements.
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Homer Martz
Pittsburgh Press
KDKA
Somerset County Holstein Club
Church of the Brethren
Frank S. Black
Jack Fairchild
Wilkes Barre
Fieldman
State Holstein Association
Frank Lowry
Shanksville
Brooklyn Slasher Kills Four In Street Rampage
A 19 year old, William Jones, slashed seven strangers with a 14 inch knife across Brooklyn near police HQ. Four victims die and two are critically injured as officers pursue the attacker who is captured after a prolonged chase. Witness Floyd Poindexter describes the rapid, brutal attack.
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New York
Brooklyn
William Jones
Jones
Howard Unruh
Camden
N. J
Anron
Floyd Poindexter
Poindexter
Joseph Bondolato
68Rd
Matthew Kennedy
Kennedy
Quebec
Canada
James Culhane
Allen
Catherine
Culhane
St. Mark's Place
Fourth Avenue
Frank St. George
Dean St
St. George
Warren St
Warren Street
John Gordon
Holy Name
Manhattan
Bleecker St
Jerome Sullivan
Seaview Hospital
Staten Island
Holy Family Hospital
Annilio Durso
Durso
Samaratin Hospital
John L. Lewis Misses Organizing Job in Virginia
Alexandria fuel dealer George H. Robinson hired men to dig up coal stored in his yard with 50 tons already recovered. The workers are not UMW members and John L. Lewis, who lives nearby, has not organized them.
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Alexandria
INS
John L. Lewis
George H. Robinson
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Saar Split Poses New Grave Issue for U S Policy
Washington faces a fresh crisis as French German tensions over the Saar threaten Western European unity. U S High Commissioner John J. McCloy tests funds and holds talks with top officials as Adenauer warns the terms jeopardize trust in the western alliance.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Saar
State Department
U. S
John J. McCloy
Germany
Stovq Sunvoyduroyy
France
Saarland
Paris
Conrad Adenauer
Pittsburgh grocer faces alderman’s hearing over picket dispute
Eugene Gottesman 37 faced an alderman’s hearing on assault and battery and pointing a firearm with intent to kill after a dispute with two AFL pickets at Master Good Market. Pickets halted Swift & Company product displays, leading to gunfire allegations, a torn sign, and a later withdrawal of items.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Eugene Gottesman
AFL
General Teamsters Local 249
Gottesman
Swift & Company
Teamsters
Swift
Strikers Vote Against Returning To Work In Mediation Talks
In New York and 14 other stations about 2,475 workers opposed a government back-to-work proposal while around 200 supported it. Some 4,600 maintenance and supply staff have been on strike five days seeking higher pay and job security. The CIO Air Transport Division represents the workers.
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New York
American Airlines
Air Transport Division
CIO Transport Workers
Polish Reds Free Bishop Kowalski
The Polish government says Bishop Kazimierz Kowalski of Chelmno was freed from house arrest after President Bierut intervened. The prelate had been confined during a state probe into alleged penalties on pro government priests. He appealed for clemency and to comply with freedom of conscience rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
INS
Kazimierz Kowalski
Chelmno
Boleslaw Bierut
Bierut
Ministers To Meet Here For Lenten Retreat Service
The Lenten retreat and holy communion for ministers of the Evangelical and Reformed church in the Somerset area will be held at St. Paul's Reformed Church today at 12 noon. The Rev. Dr. George Leith Roth is the pastor.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Somerset Area
St. Paul’s Reformed Church
George Leith Roth
Cardinal Spellman warns signs of war increasing
Cardinal Spellman arriving in Rome warned that signs of war are increasing and urged Catholics to be prepared for death. He cited reports of possible world destroying bombs and referenced scriptural "abomination of desolation" as signs of approaching ruin. He spoke after mass at Saints John and Paul Basilica with about 1500 attendees, including pilgrims from New York and Rhode Island.
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Philip Clarke
Rome
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Judea
Jerusalem
Cardinal Spellman
Pope Pius XII
Spellman
Saints John and Paul
America
Rhode Island
Mundt Ferguson Bill Approved By Senate Committee
The Senate judiciary committee voted eight to one to approve the Mundt Ferguson bill aimed at rooting Communists from the underground. An amendment bars using registration material in prosecutions, clarifying that Communist party membership is not a crime. The bill imposes labels on Communist literature, creates a three member subversive activities board, and carries penalties up to a $10 000 fine and ten years in jail for conspiracy to establish a dictatorship.
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Glenn M. Green
Washington
INS
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Sens. Ferguson
Rmich
Mundt
R-Sd
United States
Ferguson
Five Injured in Bellevue Truck Auto Crash
Five people were injured today in a head on collision on the Ohio River Boulevard Bellevue. John H. Trump 28 of Northside is listed in critical condition with a crushed chest. His wife and three others are hospitalized. the truck driver escaped injury.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River Boulevard
Bellevue
John H. Trump
Northside
Suburban General Hospital
Warnick jailed on three charges in Somerset County
Donald Warnick, 25, of R D tn Stoystown, was jailed in Somerset County on three charges. Information filed before Justice H S Whipperman lists surety of the peace disorderly conduct and being a fugitive from justice.
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Donald Warnick
R. D. Tn
Stoystown
Somerset County
Justice of the Peace
H. S. Whipperman
Warnick
Diehl Jailed on Charge of Neglecting Minor Child
James Diehl, 23, of Meyersdale, was committed to Somerset county jail Saturday on a charge of neglect of a minor child. Information was filed before Squire Robert Cook of Meyersdale.
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Diehl
James Diehl
Meyersdale
Somerset County
Squire Robert Cook
Coal Strike Ends Miners Return to Pits After 28 Month Pact
Pittsburgh March 5 The coal strike ends and miners return to work under an agreement spanning 28 months. Workers recount new routines and side jobs during the stoppage. Families anticipate restoring regular schedules as miners resume nightly shifts.
Police Kill Kidnapper in Baltimore Shootout
In Baltimore on March 5 a kidnapper identified as Francis Clark, 31, was shot and killed by officers John Biemiller and Joseph Judd after seizing two cops and forcing a car ride to a cemetery. Judd was wounded in the thumb. Clark died at hospital after the gunfight in their squad car.
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Baltimore
Esterday
John Biemiller
Joseph Judd
Francis Clark
Clark
Biemiller
Judd
Stephenson Near Freedom After Clemency Report
INDIANAPOLIS March 5 INS Governor Schricker nearly frees D G Stephenson former grand dragon of the Indiana Klan by commuting his life sentence for murder to time served He has served almost 25 years since the 1925 Oberholtzer murder The governor noted parole is up to the state prison board and said the wardens have recommended release A Stephenson daughter in Tulsa Oklahoma will take him in and has secured him work
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Indianapolis
INS
Henry F. Schricker
D. G. Stephenson
Indiana Klan
State Clemency Commission
Stephenson
Madge Oberholtzer
Schricker
Julsa
Okla
Russia Winning Says Donovan At Columbia Forum
Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan warned at Columbia University that Russia is winning the cold war and America could lose it without a gun being fired if trends continue. He urged security testing for all government workers from porters to nuclear physicists.
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New York
INS
William J. Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Russia
America
Somerset Miners Vote to Dig Coal After Back to Work Order
Coal workers in Somerset area plan to return to work Monday following John L. Lewis back to work order. Pittsburg Consolidation Coal superintendent L H Schnerr said Gray works miners will report, while Aosta mine crews celebrate a new contract. Harrison mine at Que Creek also to operate. seven West Virginia mines employ about 2,400 men. Uniontown report shows no full turnout yet. Hynes in Washington broadcast that contract is signed and workers may resume.
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Somerset
John L. Lewis
L. H Schnerr
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Schnerr
Gray Works
Pittsburgh Consol
Aosta
Harrison
Quecreek
West Virginia
McCarthy Plans to Reveal Communists Ties in State Dept
Senator McCarthy announces new material on security risks within the State Department. He will testify before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee led by Senator Tydings, as GOP colleagues back his push amid ongoing investigations.
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Washington
McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Senate Appropriations
Appropriations
State Department
Federation urges three year licenses for drivers
The Pennsylvania Motor Federation urged renewal of auto operators licenses every three years instead of annually. The resolution, adopted at a two day Harrisburg conference, cites reduced motorist inconvenience and less state revenue rush. It also urged backing a nationwide repeal of the 10 percent automotive excise tax.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Auto Ile
State Revenue Department
Pennsylvania
Soft coal strike ends as contract approved amid UMW victory
The bitter strike ends with a new contract praised by John L. Lewis and mine operators. The pact raises base pay to 14.75 a day, trims royalty gains to 10 cents, extends the contract for months, and allows wage reopenings in about a year. Miners begin returning to work as Lewis proclaims UMW success and industry stability.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
George H. Love
Statler Hotel
UMW
Pew
Truman
Weather forecast for western to eastern Pennsylvania and surrounding states
Western Pennsylvania shows partly cloudy and colder conditions with highs 30 to 35 north and east and 40 to 45 in the southwest. Monday and Tuesday bring clouds and moderate temperatures with occasional rain likely, with mountains possibly seeing snow. Maryland and West Virginia expect fair to colder weather Monday, then cloudy intervals with rain Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
For Sale Katahdin Potatoes at Green Acres Farm
For sale at Green Acres Farm Mrs J S Glessner Somerset Rd 5 Katahdin potatoes offered by local producer. Clean fresh harvest available directly from the farm with pickup details to be arranged.
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Katahdin Potatoes
Green Acres Farm
J. S. Glessner
Somerset RD
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