30000 Miners Back In Pits More Go Today
Pittsburgh March 6. Grinning miners resumed work as about 30,000 reported for early shifts at roughly a third of bituminous mines. The coal flow revived rail traffic and manufacturing, with unions ending a long strike after a new contract and miners attending meetings to hear the end word.
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Pittsburgh
International Harvester
Auburn
N. Y
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Kena
Robena
Masontown
UMW
Pennsylvania
Montour No. 10
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Library
Steel Mills
U. S. Steel
U. S. Steel Corporation
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Geneva Steel
Wheeling Stel
Inland Steel
Justice Department
Richmond B. Keech
Department
U. S. Court of
Keech
Miners’ Welfare Fund
New York
Welfare
Grand Jury to Probe Jones Release in Mass Murder
A Brooklyn judge ordered a grand jury investigation into why William Jones, 19, was released last Wednesday from Matteawan State hospital for the criminal insane. Jones, charged with homicide, killed four and wounded three with a 14 inch knife in Brooklyn streets yesterday. Kenneth Kennedy, 21, remained in critical condition from a stomach wound. The grand jury will examine all aspects of the case.
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New York
Brooklyn
William Jones
Kenneth Kennedy
Jones
Louis Goldstein
Matteawan State Hospital
Lewis Offers Million Loan To Reuther
Washington March 6 John L. Lewis offered a million dollar loan to aid CIO Auto Workers in pressing wage and pension gains at Chrysler and General Motors. He urged Walter Reuther to secure success in the present strike, inviting AFL and other CIO unions to contribute. The 90,000 workers at Chrysler have been on strike eight weeks, with large wage losses and business impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
Chrysler
General Motors
Lewis
Walter Reuther
CIO Auto Workers Union
AFL
Reuther
Chrysler Corp
Auto Workers Union
Miners
Welly K. Hopkins
Ministers Hold Lenten Retreat at St Pauls Church
The Evangelical and Reformed ministers conducted a lenten retreat and celebrated holy communion at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed church. Rev Emory M Dietrich preached on the inner life in Lent. Rev George L Roth liturgist aided, with Mrs Mary S Meyer as organist. Additional contributors included Rev D S Stephan and Rev Ira S Harkins. The ministerium president is Rev Edward S Nagle and secretary Rev Arthur S Miller.
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St. Paul's Evangelical
George L. Roth
St. Paul's
Mary S. Meyer
D. S. Stephan
Ira S. Harkins
Berlin
Edward S. Nagle
Meyersdale
Arthur S. Miller
Rockwood
Coplon Jury Locked Up Early In Spy Case
A federal jury in New York was locked up after failing to reach a verdict in the Coplon Gubitchev spy conspiracy trial. Miss Coplon and Gubitchev faced charges of plotting to transmit U S defense secrets to the Russians and could face long terms if convicted. The case, begun Jan 24, marks a high profile Cold War espionage proceeding with intense public interest.
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New York
Coplon-Gubritchey
Sylvester J. Ryan
Miss Coplon
Justice Department
Gubitchev
United Nations
U. S
John M. Kelley, Jr
Abraham L. Pomerantz
Pomerantz
Cubitchev
Washington
FBI
Manhattan
Ryan
Miss Cop
Strikers In Paris Return To Work Amid Mixed Transport Action
In Paris on March 6 the anti-sabotage bill prompted a 72 hour Communist filibuster, but non Communist unions sparked a back to work movement. By nightfall eight of fourteen subway lines ran with limited bus service, aided by special city fleets and bicycles as Premier Bidault ended the filibuster and prepared a confidence vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Dynan
Paris
National Assembly
Georges Bidault
America
Transport Ministry
Bidault
Barron Added To Borough Police Force by Secret Ballot
Charles W. Barron won a 4-3 secret ballot to join the Somerset borough police staff, beating Joseph Suder while Oran P. Fike received no votes. Barron starts work today as council discusses a new cruiser and other traffic and utility issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Barron
Barron
Joseph Suder
Somerset
Oran P. Fike
Burgess Jol Schrock
Borough Coun
Social Security Studies Veterans Bonus Effects in Pennsylvania
The Social Security Administration said its New York City regional office is studying how a federal veterans bonus could affect Social Security grants in Pennsylvania. Officials note eligibility rules across programs like aid to dependent children and aid for the aged, with some bonuses treated as income and only the small contingency reserve exempt from that rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Administration
New York City
Pennsylvania
Luminous Body Reported In Southeast Sky
A resident and family reported a large luminous object in the southeast sky Monday night. They described a stationary beacon five times larger than a star that appeared then vanished without dropping. No other witnesses reported the phenomenon.
Western ministers plan Big Four meeting in London
French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman said a potential Big Four meeting involving Russia will be discussed by the three western foreign ministers in London. An official source indicated April 12 for a talk among the American British and French foreign ministers, though no date is set per state department and British foreign office. Schuman also outlined topics including Far East affairs, Germany and the Saar pact reply.
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Burgess Schreck
North Kimberly Avenue
East Catherine Street
Burgess
West Palmview
North Center Avenue
North Edgewood Avenue
South Center Avenue
Church Street
Harrisburg
State Hospital
Department of Welfare
General State Authority
Laurel Hal Creek
Somerset
Fred H. Miler
Public Service Institute
Department
County Association of Boroughs
Somerset County
West Main Street
North Rosina Avenue
Carter L. Davidson
Paris
Russia
London
Robert Schuman
State Department
Washington
Schuman
Atlantic Pact Council
Japan
China
Southeast Asia
Vincent Auriol
Ernest Bevin
Britain fires 20 scientists over political beliefs revealed
London reports 20 scientists dismissed for political beliefs in two years with many linked to prior Communist contacts. Civil service aide C J White notes 25 others in different departments were also dealt with. Attlee defends security services amid calls for MI5 reform after Dr Klaus Fuchs case.
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London
Britain
Civil Service
C. J. White
Civil Service Clerical Association
Fuchs
Klaus Fuchs
M. I.5
Dr. Fuchs
FBI
School Board Sees Bids For New Truck At Meeting
Two bids for a borough school truck were opened at the high school during Monday’s meeting. A GMC from N Mangne and Sons at 475 and a Chevrolet from H W Dunn at 600 were considered, with action deferred. The board also approved purchasing a fire extinguisher, advertised furniture for a one room school, and noted 25 applicants for the high school principal post. Bids for school supplies will be opened this week, with a special meeting planned for next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Hoffman
Somerset
GMC
N., Mangne and Sons
Chevrolet
King George Promises For Labor Party Mild Legislative Program
The report notes Prime Minister Attlee's housing and iron and steel measures, with Churchill’s Conservatives challenging Labour in Parliament. King George reads the policy speech omitting further nationalization. Conservative shadow cabinet to propose amendments criticizing the iron and steel industry future and housing construction declines.
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Labor Party
Hal Cooper
London
Winston Churchill
Labor
Attlee
House of Common
King George
Churchill
Conservative Party
Charles A. Smith
George VI
Britain
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Eden
Commons
United Nations
Madsen Trial Hearings Highlight Temper Turmoil
Prosecution witness describes a heated clash over accents and a Brook lynese taunt that preceded the alleged shooting of Lt. Andrew Madsen. Other witnesses recount temper outbursts including slapping and a highball throw as the trial opens.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Yvette Madsen
Madsen
Brooklyn
Wilfred C. Hinman
n-Main
U. S. Army
Andrew Madsen
Laude W. Shelverton
Macon
Gua
Shelverton
Emily M. Swindel
Pittsburgh School Board Denies Use of Buildings for Communist Groups
The Pittsburgh public school board adopted a policy to deny meeting space to groups suspected of communism. It canceled a Progressive Party March 15 meeting permit at A Leo Weil School and also revoked the standing permit for future dates.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Public School Board
Progressive Party
A. Leo Weil
H. H. Rothroek
Hutchinson Named To Federal Trade Commission
President Truman named Martin A. Hutchinson a 57 year old Richmond attorney as a member of the federal trade commission. Hutchinson, a political rival of Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia, ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate in 1946.
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Byrd
Washington
Truman
Harry Bord
D-Va
Federal Trade Commission
Martin A. Hutchinson
Richmond
U. S. Senate
Doctor on trial claims mercy killing in Mrs Borroto case
Manchester New Hampshire March 6 Dr Hermann N Sander insisted Mrs Abbi Borroto was dead before air injections but said his mind snapped and he could not explain why he did it He denied intent to kill and faced probing cross examination while prosecutors argued the act ended the cancer patient's agony The trial enters its third week as Sander defends his actions during the deathbed procedure and asserts his conscience remained clear.
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Arthur Everest
Henry Supple
Manchester, N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Abbi Borroto
William L. Phinney
Dr. Sander
Phinney
Sander
Robert F. Biron
William H. Craig
Sneak Red Stuff Into Schools Provokes Public Debate
Harrisburg reports a top state educator, Dr. Francis B. Haas, says attempts were made to introduce subversive literature into public school libraries. He cites magazines papers and pamphlets praising Communist and Russian systems and implying discredit of the U S form of government.
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Harrisburg
Francis B. Haas
Haas
Weather outlook across Pennsylvania and neighbors
Western Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies and mild temperatures on Tuesday with wind and possible rain at night likely turning to snow in the northeast. Pennsylvania and Maryland report increasing cloudiness with rain at night and a shift to snow or freezing rain in northern areas. West Virginia experiences mild, windy showers Tuesday and colder conditions Wednesday with snow squalls. interior Maryland turns cooler after rain and windy, mild Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Somerset Weather Report Card
Daily weather data reports from Somerset by observer David Grove cover a 24 hour period from Sunday evening to Monday. The record lists a maximum temperature of 4 degrees and a minimum temperature not clearly provided in the legible text.
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David Grove
Vu. Ss. Weather Observer
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C.W. Barron 'S
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Konrad) Adenauer
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Adenauer
France
Bonn Republic
West Germany
Red
Sipesville
Church of the Brethren
Mrs. Madsen
By Richard K. O'Malley
King
Budd’s Shoe Store
Somerset Weather
Eugene W
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Main St. Somerset
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