King Abdullah Warns of Palestinian Horror After May 15
King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan warned the United Nations that the calamities in Palestine will peak after May 15. He indicated the Arab Legion trained by Britain could seize and pacify Palestine as the British relinquish their mandate mid May. Arab delegates backed the warning with threats of action against Jewish atrocities in Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Carpenter Lake
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
Abdu
U. N. Assembly
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Poland
Norway
Argentina
Cuba
Belgium
Canada
France
Guatemala
India
U. S
U.N
E.s.t
Gromyko
Andrei A
Naji Al-Asil
Iraq
Trygve Lie
U. N
Jerusalem
U. N. Truce Commission
Amman
Asdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Seven Nation Arab League
Federal Seizure Of Railroads Seen As Mediation Collapses
Washington and Chicago reports detail mediation failure in a rail wage dispute. Senator Ball pushes strengthening Taft Hartley provisions as rail unions threaten strikes affecting 190 000 workers and possible federal seizure options. President Truman monitoring talks with no immediate action anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Douglass
National Railway Mediation Board
Douglass
Washington
Truman
White House
Francis A. Silver
Office of Defense Transportation
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Labor Board Adds Hospitals to Its Jurisdiction Ruling
Harrisburg May 4 The Pennsylvania labor relations board ruled non profit hospitals and charitable institutions not engaged in industrial pursuits are beyond its jurisdiction. The decision dismissed Local 684 CIO petition to represent Chester hospital workers citing lack of jurisdiction. The hospital relies 80 percent on patient charges 15 percent on state and county funds and 5 percent from charity. The board also disclaimed jurisdiction in cases involving non profit educational institutions in a ruling affecting Temple University.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
United Public Workers of America
CIO
Chester Hospital
Ninth and
Penn Streets
Temple University
Jews Capture Arab City Yehudia Near Tel Aviv Amid Fighting
Irgun Zvai Leumi said it captured Yehudia 12 miles east of Tel Aviv after an all night battle with Arab defenders. Haganah reported Lebanese artillery near Ramat Naftali and Arab attacks on Kfar Etzion while Arab Legion forces mass near Lydda airport. Irgun claimed attack with Haganah approval. battles continued around Mount Scopus and Neve Yaacov as Bevin urged peaceful settlement in Palestine.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Yehudia
Haganah
Ramat Naftali
Kfar Etzion
Jerusalem
Jerusalem-Hebron
Trans
Wilhelma
16Th General Hospital
Mount Scopus
Neve Yaacov
Ararut
Lydda
Irgun
Maashieh
Jaffa
Tel Letvinsky
U. S. Army
Kafr ‘Ana
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
Mafrak
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
de Luce
London
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Bevin
Britain
France
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Paul- Henri Spaak
Rome
Enrico de Nicola
Graduation Speakers Named at Conemaugh Township High
Conemaugh Township High School seniors Jack Korns and Louise Thomas were chosen by a faculty committee as student speakers for the commencement program later this month. Special music numbers will be performed by members of the senior class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Korns
Louise Thomas
Conemaugh Township High School
Arrest Pair For Blasts In Hooversville
Two men William Smith and Earl Trevorrow were jailed on charges of malicious mischief by explosives larceny and burglary following a blast in Hooversville. Police recovered 45 sticks of dynamite linked to three nearby mines amid a series of recent explosions.
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William Smith
Hooversville
Earl Trevorrow
Trevarrow
Samuel Tirko
Tirko
Berkebile
Johnstown
Armagast
Ankeny
John Portechar
UCAW Seeks 30 Cent Wage Hike From Ford
Detroit May 4 The CIO United Auto Workers voted to demand a 30 cent an hour wage increase from Ford as part of a package totaling about 50 cents an hour plus benefits. Negotiations with GM and Chrysler continue. The package includes medical and pension plans, guaranteed weekly wages, three weeks vacation, veterans’ credits, paid lunch, a 10 percent night shift differential and product discounts. A May 12 Chrysler deadline was set with a strike possible if no settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
National Ford Council
Ken Bannon
UAW
State Committee Sets May 22 Meeting in Philadelphia
The Republican state committee will convene in Philadelphia on May 22 to reorganize for the 1948 presidential campaign. State Chairman M. Harvey Taylor is seen as a candidate for re election with Gov. James H. Duff backing. The group will elect a vice chair, secretary, treasurer, and two national committee members, with incumbents G. Mason Owlett and Mrs. Worthington Scranton among them. The 73 delegates chosen in the April 27 primary to the Republican national convention are expected to be called together later this month, likely at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Republican State Committee
Philadelphia
M. Harvey Taylor
James H. Duff
Republican National Committee
G. Mason Owlett
Wellsboro
Worthington Scranton
Scranton
Edna Carroll
Gregg Neel
Pittsburgh
David W. Harris
State Revenue
Johnstown Real Estate Operator Indicted for Embezzlement
Felix Hesse of Johnstown a mortgage and loan broker and bank collection agent was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges he embezzled 6556 dollars in funds and credits of the First National Bank of Carrolltown between May 21, 1945 and April 1, 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Felix Hesse
Johnstown
First National Bank of
Carrolltown
Hesse
Concrete Blocks For Immediate Delivery
Penn a Quarries Inc based in Friedens Pennsylvania advertises concrete blocks for immediate delivery. The firm lists a contact phone Somerset 753 W24.
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Penna. Quarries, Inc
Friedens, PA
Somerset
Westinghouse Cleaners
Royal Hand Cleaners
Farnsworth
Gornell's
W. Union 81
Church plans auction sale for relief across county
A large interdenominational auction to benefit overseas relief will be held at Meyersdale fair grounds on June 9. Items donated range from A to Zebra, with 90 local men organizing under Harvey Meyers and leaders from the Church of the Brethren. A former sale in Leamersville drew nearly 2000 attendees and $9000 in profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyersdale Fair Grounds
Church Overseas Relief
Church of the Brethren
Somerset
Churches of the Brethren
Pennsylvania Council of Churches
Harvey Meyers
David Hana
Somerset County
Leamersville
Hollidaysburg
Pennsylvania Ranks Seventh In Relief Payments
Pennsylvania's per capita relief expenditures rank seventh among 11 leading industrial states at 9.30 dollars per person, with New York and New Jersey leading. In the week ended April 24, 309,680 residents received relief, up 127 from the prior week, while officials warn grants may fall short of a minimal living standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Assistance
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Maryland
Indiana
Department
Frank A. Robbins
Robbins
General Assembly
Re-Arrest Four Cops in Scranton Burglary Case
Judge T L Hoban ordered the re arrest of four Scranton policemen on burglary and larceny charges connected with thefts from a Scranton factory. Police Chief Leo Ruddy said they confessed to taking quilts valued at 750 dollars. The officers Griffiths Jones and Ananaka resigned after their January arrest.
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Scranton
INS
T. Linius Hoban
Lackawanna County
Leo Ruddy
Ruddy
William Griffiths
Harold and Everett Jones
Greece executes 152 murder convicts amid 1944 revolt
Athens reports 152 people executed for murder tied to the 1944 leftist uprising as Premier Sophoulis vows to uphold sentences. The government says 830 more remain under death sentences. officials deny orders by Justice Minister Rentis while the chaos of the Ladas assassination is linked to Communist anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Themistokles Sophoulis
Christos Ladas
Sophoulis
Justice
Constantine Rentis
Pardons Board
Justice Ministry
Rentis
Dwight P. Griswold
EAM
Ladas
Fistratos Moutsoyanis
Moutsoyanis
Methodists Urged to Shake Lukewarm Faith in Boston
U S Civil Service Commissioner Arthur Flemming urged Methodist laymen at the world conference to abandon lukewarmness and rekindle church enthusiasm. He linked active church involvement to national efforts against communism and called for stronger local governance and fair treatment of all citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Yrim
Boston
Methodist Church
U. S. Civil Service
Arthur Flemming
World Conference of the
Flemming
Federation of Churches
Washington
D. C
Committee On Religious Life
Abor
British and Reds Confer in Berlin Traffic Talks
British and Russian representatives met at Russian headquarters in Berlin to discuss traffic arrangements for a conference starting Thursday. American participation was ruled out until Moscow grants freedom of movement for U S freight and passenger trains between the U S occupation zone and Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U. S. Occupation
Trucker Dies in Route 6 Crash in Delaware County
William F. Gatti aged 24 of Columbia was killed when his automobile crashed into a trailer attached to a tractor on Route 6 near Delaware Township. Passenger Angelina Morgan, 21 of Vail, was injured and hospitalized at East Stroudsburg General Hospital. the car’s top was sheared off in the impact.
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Delaware
N. J
William F. Gatti
Columbia
Route
Here
Angelina Morgan
Vail
Gatti
East Stroudsburg
General Hospital
President Signs Ceiling List For GI's
President Truman signed legislation raising ceilings for on the job trainees under the GI bill. The changes boost monthly subsistence checks for about 479,000 veterans in job training establishments and raise earnings allowed before full or partial aid is reduced. The law also extends boosts for full and part time schooling and ends overtime payments in computing trainee allowances. effective April 1, 1948.
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Washington
Truman
Used Dead Man's Papers To Enter United States
A Pennsylvania couple, Mr. and Mrs. Nicolai Vlad, and relative Josif Pocsay were indicted in Buffalo on a federal conspiracy charge for using a dead man’s identity to enter the United States. Pocsay allegedly used a dead man’s identity papers including a Pennsylvania driver license voter registration and selective service card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Nicolai Vlad
Erie
Vlad
Josif Pocsay
Romania
Tilsonburg
Ont
Niagara Falls
Pocsay
Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Slomski
Vlads
Porsay
U. S
Bunch Fights Warden Job After Dismissal Order
Vincent F. Bunch, Republican former state police officer, sues to retain his post as warden of Campina county jail after the county prison board ordered his removal. He says removal is political and argues he can be removed only for misconduct or inefficiency. Democrats have controlled the courthouse since November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Vincent F. Bunch
Campina
County Prison Board
Bunch
Taft Laces Stassen In Ohio Primary
In early Ohio GOP primary returns Taft backed delegates led in 11 of 23 contested races while Stassen supporters led in 6. Taft's nine candidates topped the at large field, with Stassen entering only one place. District results favored Taft in several areas, with Stassen showing strength in Third, Seventh, Sixteenth, and Eighteenth districts and slight lead for Taft in Ninth, Twentieth, Twentyfirst, and Twentysecond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Stassen
Carrington T. Marshall
Ed Schorr
Stasser
Dayton
Canton
Ohio
Springfield
Cleveland
Record turnout in Florida folds into governor race
Early returns show Dan McCarty and Fuller Warren leading the nine man Florida Democratic gubernatorial field as turnout nears 600000. Colin English runs third with 6798 votes while other candidates trail, with no reported racial conflicts or race issues in the statewide campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Dan McCarty
Fort Pierce
Fuller Warren
Florida
Colin English
McCarty
Warren
English
W. A. Shands
Tom Watson
Richard H. Cooper
Bernarr MacFadden
F. D. Akin
Basil H. Pollitt
Madden and Halleck Lead in Indiana Primary Returns
Early returns in Indiana's primary show incumbent congressmen Ray Madden leading his Democrat opponent by about 15 to 1 in the 1st District and House Majority Leader Charles A. Halleck ahead in his renomination bid. Report continues on page two.
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Indianapolis
Ray Madden
Charles A. Halleck
Weather outlook for Middle Atlantic region May 4 to May 9
Extended forecast shows showers for Maryland and Eastern Pennsylvania with cooler mornings and mild afternoons. Western Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia expect cloudiness and scattered showers with a gradual warm trend toward Friday and Saturday followed by cooler Sunday. Rain totals range from one quarter to three quarters of an inch in the south portion and near one inch in the north portion. Temperatures near normal.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
South Port
North
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Trans - Jordan
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Anent Hospitals
Stone’s Tavern
Sand Patch
the Riders OF the Range
Russell Friend
Confluence, Pa
The
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Babe and
Myrl Piano
Solovox
Cholly Wayne
Oakhurst Tea Room
UCAW
Trent Park
Carrie Hostetler Ferguson
Champion, Pa
R. D
John J. Knepper
R. D. Farmer
Meyersdale Auction
Edgar Gnngey
Meyersdale
A. G. Maust
Sipesville
John Peck
Fort Hill
Mary S. Biesecker
Critchfield CO
Baseball
Somerset Sport Shop
Dead Man
Warden Joe
Budd’s Shoe Store
Madden and
Halleck
Millers Orchard
Ajax
Somerset U
David Grove
Denver
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