Senate negotiates 15 month rent control extension
A Senate House committee agreed to a 15 month extension of rent controls but the Senate balked at a provision mandating rents be set to yield landlords a fair net operating income. The compromise also allows states to scrap controls with governor approval and faces final ratification before a presidential decision.
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Senate House
Truman
Atack
Ferguson
R-Mich
Taft
Ohio
Maybank
D-Sc
Sparkman
Dala
Bricker
Joint Committee For
Sforza Here To Sign Pact For Defense
Italy's Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza arrives in New York to join western nations in a defense pact. He meets with Secretary Acheson to press Italy's role in postwar colonial trusteeship as 57 UN nations prepare for April 5 discussions.
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John Scali
Washington
Italy
Carlo Sforza
United States
Allegany Ludlum Reports Strong 1948 Earnings and Sales
Allegany Ludlum Steel Corp reports 1948 earnings of 6,833,384 dollars or 5.05 dollars per share, up from 1947. Sales reach 126,521,730 dollars, compared with 106,606,288 dollars in 1947, as announced by President H. G. Batcheller in Pittsburgh.
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Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
H. G. Batcheller
Christoffel Wins Review In High Court
The Supreme Court agreed to review the conviction of Harold R. Christoffel a former Milwaukee CIO official for lying to a House committee about being a Communist. He faced two to six years after a federal jury found him guilty of testifying falsely.
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Supreme Court
Harold R. Christoffel
Milwaukee Cio
Christoffel
House Labor Committee
House
Gerhart Fisler
un-American Activities Committee
Fisler
Congress
Alabama
Eisler Questions Legality of House Quiz in Supreme Court
Gerhart Eisler known as the No 1 Communist in the United States sat in the Supreme Court gallery as arguments debated a district jury and judge's contempt conviction plus the House committee on un American activities power. Government lawyers said the committee can jail for contempt. Eisler’s lawyers argued the committee is unconstitutional. The court reserved judgment while Eisler declined to comment until after a ruling.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Supreme Court
House Committee On un-American Activities
House Committee
Eisler
New York
U. S
Communist Internationale
From Dry Decent to Dead Drunk In Forgery Case
In New York on March 28 Judge Samuel Leibowitz described Edward Vetter's fall from dry and decent to dead drunk. Vetter, 44, received a five to ten year sentence at Sing Sing for a third degree forgery after admitting a $30 check forgery.
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New York
Samuel 5
Leibowitz
Edward Vetter
Vetter
Sing Sing
Gunmen Seize $20,000 in Gems in Philadelphia Heist
Two robbers held up a Philadelphia diamond setting shop at 2:45 pm taking about $500 in cash and gems valued around $20,000. They gagged and tied four men, forced Beisler to reveal a cash drawer key, and escaped with diamond rings and platinum worth roughly $15,000.
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Philadelphia
INS
Fred F. Beisle
Beisler
Fred Burns
John J. Market
Jacob Selikson
Selikson
Kurs
Markert
World Peace Visitors Plan Tour of America
Foreign delegates from the world peace conference plan a tour of American cities. The committee will present resolutions to President Truman and U.S. officials and promote a roll call for peace on Memorial Day. Dmitri Kostakovich and other Russian delegates are slated for city visits.
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Truman
U. S
Dmitriy Kostakovich
State Department
Tis
National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
United Nations
Miner Killed in Coal Conveyor Accident
In Greensburg on March 28 miner Steve Andracheck aged 55 of Whitney was instantly killed at the Mammoth Coal and Coke Co Whitney mine. He was caught in a conveyor just after returning from a two week holiday, per Wetmoreland County Coroner Joseph R. Check.
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Steve Andracheck
Andracheck
Whitney
Mammoth Coal & Coke Co
Wetmoreland County
Joseph R. Check
Johnson Sworn In as Secretary of Defense at Pentagon
Louis Johnson was sworn in as secretary of defense before about 15 000 spectators in the Pentagon garden court. He pledged unity of the army navy and air forces and said America will defend its interests while seeking peace with honor. General Eisenhower left for Key West saying Johnson will do the job.
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Louis Johnson
Defense
America
Army
Navy
Pentagon
James V. Forrestal
Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
Fred M. Vinson
U. S. Supreme Court
Armed Services
Congress
Forrestal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Key West
Fla
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
White House
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Garrett Pair Sign Pleas In Burglary Case
James C. Brant 21 and Hilton Snoeberger 50, both of Garrett, pled guilty before Squire H. S. Whipperman after state police arrested them for burglary and larceny. Brant owned a cooking range top taken March 23 from Charles Lichty. Snoeberger took a sand washer March 11 from Stoy Sorber. Both jailed on default of bond.
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Garrett
Hilton Snoeberger
Somerset
Squire H. S. Whipperman
Thomas H. Sterner
Brant
Snoeberger
Charles Lichty
Stoy Sorber
Pond
Israel Parliament denies Communist seats on key committees
Tel Aviv March 28. Israel's Knesset refused to grant Communist Party members representation on foreign affairs and security committees, limiting their access to parliamentary work.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Acheson Will Attend UN Opening Then Return to Washington
Secretary of State Acheson plans to attend the UN General Assembly opening on April 6 at Lake Success New York and then return to Washington. The United States may decide on Franco Spain and Italian colonies this week as Ambassador Warren Austin leads the delegation and Dean Rusk outlines moves with Britain and France.
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Britain
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Belgium
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Warren R. Austin
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Spain
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Petition Movement Grows Over Daylight Saving Time in Somerset
Circulating petitions in Somerset and surrounding counties press for daylight saving time renewal. Officials from the Chamber of Commerce deny organizing the effort while mandating that last year’s survey showed strong support for DST among business professionals. farmers and miners oppose DST due to early mornings.
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Meyersdale
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Prohibition Party
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Alleghany County
Somerset County
Cumberland
Milton Babich faces murder trial in Patricia Birmingham death
Milwaukee case moves toward final act as Milton Babich, 19, pleads not guilty to first degree murder in the February 10 death of 16 year old Patricia Birmingham. Bond denied, preliminary hearing set for April 12. defense argues death was accidental and may waive jury for a judge.
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Patricia Birmingham
Kathleen
Patricia
Milt
Harvey L. Neelen
Milton
William McCauley
Arthur Richter
Wisconsin
Richter
Pat
Babich
Birmingham
Albert T. Birmingham
McCauley
Kate
Doll Opens Way For Aid To Wee German Lassie
Western Reserve college student Marylyn Skinner of Contuence contributed a box of clothing and gifts to a German girl, arranged through the Somerset American doll mission. The recipient’s family thanked Red Cross for help and noted wartime needs.
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Confluence College
Somerset American
Marylyn Skinner
A. Skinner
Western Reserve College
Cleveland
Ohio
Margaret L. Reiley
Skinner
Red Cross
Germany
Miss Skinner
Marylyn
For Rent Small Edger Sander Polisher Woodwork ED
Advertisement for rental of a small edger sander and polisher to remove paint refinish furniture and woodwork. Contact SMUCKER at 1009 M2 R D 1 Friedens Pennsylvania.
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R. D
Friedens
Coal miners resume work after two week stoppage
Pittsburgh March 28 The nations coal production rises toward normal as 463000 UMW miners end a two week stoppage. John L Lewis calls the stoppage memorial to dead and injured miners and protests the new U S bureau of mines head. State quotas set and most miners return to work amid cautious optimism and continued wage losses.
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James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
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Somerset Weather Report Summary
Daily weather log by David Grove shows 24 hour period from 5:30 p.m. Sunday to 5:30 p.m. Monday. The record includes maximum and minimum temperatures with a note on the previous year’s figures.
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David Grove
U. S Weather Observer
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Western Pennsylvania sees mostly sunny, warmer Tuesday. On Wednesday clouds increase with windy showers by night. Eastern Pennsylvania reports Tuesday fair with rising clouds and warmer Wednesday. West Virginia stays fair and warmer Tuesday, then mostly cloudy on Wednesday with warm showers by afternoon.
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