Truman Speech Sparks Senate Row Over Vote Fraud Allegations
In Washington on May 9 the Senate erupted after President Truman’s western speech touched Teapot Dome, prompting Senator Kenn to press Lucas on Missouri fraud claims. Ferguson rebutted with references to Pendergast and other past scandals, raising charges of Teapot Dome influence in Washington.
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West
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California
Tidelands
Pauley
Tom Pendergast
Curley
Boston
Eugene Casey
White House
Kentucky
Edward Pritchard
New Deal
Mr. Maragon
Harry Vaughan
John Maragon
Reckner Pleads Guilty To Murder In Confluence Case
Harry Robert Reckner, 20, pleaded guilty to murder and related charges stemming from the fatal shooting of 25 year old Charles Lytle and wounding 67 year old Thomas Warrick near Confluence R D 1. State Police signed the informations. DA to pursue mental condition review after arraignment. Warrick recovered in Price hospital. Reckner seized by state police and Sheriff Hare at neighbor Lester Enos home.
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Confluence R
Howard A. Stephens
Somerset
Frank A. Orban, Jr
Reckner
Warrick
Lytle
Karl I. Hare
Lester Enos
Hyndman Plans Comeback After $250000 Fire
Hyndman, Bedford County, rebuilds after a Christmas night blaze that destroyed the business district. A $100000 beginning builds a new brick Ross Hardrode store and a modern clinic for Dr. John A. Topper. The Hoblitzer National Bank is rebuilt with a larger vault, the community center rises from a rebuilt quonset hut, and a new Post Office contract is expected soon.
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Bedford County
Ross Hardrode
Five and Dimestor
Ross
Donald
Hoblitzer National Bank
John A. Topper
L. B. Bruner
Russia Boycott at U.N. Far East Trade Meeting
Russia boycotted a U N Far East trade commission session after the panel rejected a proposal to admit a Chinese Communist delegation in place of the Nationalist China delegation.
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INS
U. N. Far East Trade Commission
China
FCC approves WU ban on gambling info in New Jersey
The Federal Communications Commission approved Western Union Telegraph Company plans to prohibit transmitting gambling information over its facilities in New Jersey. The action aims to curb gambling communications within the state.
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Washington
INS
Federal Communications Commission
Western Union Telegraph Company
New Jersey
Somerset Forms Civic Improvement Committees
A 20 member civic group in Somerset formed ten committees at an inaugural session held at the Ferner hotel. John Stein was elected secretary with committees led by Roy Saylor and others to boost reception, finance, improvement, rural urban, parade, business, publicity and more. The rural-urban group aims to link farmers and townspeople and attract neighboring towns.
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Somerset
Ferner
John W. Schrock
John Stein
Roy Saylor
Dan Hartzell
Ed Troll
Alvin Glessner
John Moore
B. F. Walters
J. F. Neilan
William R. Drobnich
Oscar W. Stevens
James C. Brant
Richard Letcher
Ross T. Mickel
James R. Fike
C. C. McDowell
Norbert Baker
Pete Casebeer
Burgess Schrock
Somerset County
Wrestlers Cost Mother $10 Fine
Mrs. Marion Crawford was fined $10 in morals court after a scuffle at a wrestling match in which she claimed rough tactics by two wrestlers provoked police intervention. She said she was about to attack the grapplers when they intervened and she apologized for getting excited.
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Pittsburgh
Marion Crawford
Russians propose removal of Berlin occupation troops
In Berlin on May 9 Western and anti-Communist German spokesmen dismissed a Russian plan to pull all occupation forces from Berlin as a prelude to a free city election. U S High Commissioner McCloy and Secretary Acheson questioned the proposal, calling it a repetition of earlier demands and a possible trick to end the airlift and control the city.
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Jean Ganeval
Germany
U. S
John J. McCloy
Paris
Potsdam
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Acheson
London
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
West Berlin
Kremlin
Youth lies all night with broken back in stolen car
Calvin Francis Rummer, 20, Cumberland, Md., lay in a wrecked stolen car all night after driving from Route 30 near Reels Corner. He was admitted to Timmins hospital in Bedford Tuesday morning and, after discharge, will be turned over to the FBI for Dyer Act violation. The car left the road, struck a pole and overturned. it was driven from Willoughby, Ohio.
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Timmins
Bedford
Reels Corner
Michael Howkus
Somerset
Calvin Francis Rummer
R. D. Bowman Addition
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Homer Mitchell
Willoughby
Ohio
Rummer
Bedford Hospital
M. H. Restly
New Baltimore
Miner Rescued After 15 Hours Buried in Coal Debris
In Wilkes-Barre, Edmund F. Gorka, 28, of Nanticoke, was pulled from 700 feet underground after a collapse at the Biscontini Coal Co. mine. He was treated as fairly well at Nanticoke hospital. Fellow miner Thomas Dembski, 21, also from Nanticoke, initially trapped but escaped and alerted rescuers.
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Wilkes-Barre
Edmund F. Gorka
Nanticoke
Nanticoke Hospital
Gorka
Biscontini Coal Co
Ground Breaking Planned for Maple Spring Church Addition
Ground will be broken this Wednesday evening for a new addition to the Maple Spring Church of the Brethren near Jerome. A 25 by 56½ foot front structure with a balcony will be added. service starts at 7 p.m. with Rev. J. M. Geary in charge and Rev. N. H. Blough leading devotions. The first shovel will be turned by the pastor.
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Maple Spring Church
Oppenheimer Denies Reds Met With Him
A former Communist informant testified that J Robert Oppenheimer attended a closed Communist meeting at his Berkeley home in 1941. Oppenheimer denied party membership or attending meetings, saying he knew left wing figures but public records show no Communist ties. The dispute touches his roles at Los Alamos and Princeton and stirs scientific circles nationwide.
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Calif
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Berkeley
Washington
Sylvia Crouch
State Senate UN- American Activities Committee
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Oppenheimer
Communist Party
Los Alamos Lab
Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Research Laboratory
Los Alamos
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Princton
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Institute For Advanced Studies
Paul
Joseph Weinberg
Minneapolis
Weinberg
University of Minnesota
House UN- American Activites Committee
Frank Oppenheimer
Cripples Examined At Somerset Clinic Tuesday
One hundred two cases were examined at the crippled children clinic in the Somerset assembly room by Dr John A Heberling of Allegheny General hospital Pittsburgh. Three patients were discharged five listed for surgery two for institutional treatment. Four county children will attend Camp Easter Seal for eight weeks funded by the Rotary club. names not yet selected.
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John A. Heberling
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
Harriet Hoffman
Somerset
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Hoffman
Betty Jane Walters
Alma Helman
Windber
Marie Sullivan
Bedford County
Heberling
Rotary Club
Barnhart Nominated For Stoystown Postmaster
David M. Barnhart of Stoystown was nominated by President Truman for postmaster of Stoystown, succeeding retiring F. J. Fulton. The nomination was sent to the United States Senate on Tuesday.
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Stoystown
United States Senate
Truman
F. J. Fulton
Firemen Of 4 Railroads Set To Strike On 4 Lines
Firemen from four railroads plan a strike on four lines starting at 6 this morning. The action comes amid broader Cold War tension as European leaders discuss economic and political integration while U S Secretary Acheson meets with British leaders in London.
Flash Floods Hit Nebraska Severe Blow
Severe flash floods struck southwest Nebraska engulfing homes and washing a bus and several cars from highways. Fourteen dead or missing, including seven on a Burlington Trailways bus from Nebraska City to Lincoln. A nurse survived nine hours clinging to a floating tree. two children drowned near Dunbar. National guards mobilized for relief. Lincoln suffered its worst flood since 1908 amid broad regional inundations along the Red River and Manitoba.
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Truman
Crete
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Truman Blasts Communists Over China Famine Crisis
President Truman accused the Chinese Communists of starving China to feed Russia and said the United States will still feed hungry Chinese through private agencies. He spoke in Wyoming on a tour that included Casper and Cheyenne, while urging Congress to back west development and small business credit.
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West
Rail strike looms as mediators seek early settlement
Federal mediators race to avert a 6 am strike by firemen on four major rail lines. Carriers plan cuts as talks stall. Pennsylvanian Railroad President Franklin cites slim hope of settlement while New York Central and Santa Fe outline limited service and embargo plans. Public interest prompts Pennsylvania Railroad to halt some routes near Harrisburg. continuation on page six.
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Southern Railway System
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PRR
Western Pennsylvania Weather: Showers and Cooler Trend
Eastern Pennsylvania to see morning showers then milder conditions Wednesday afternoon. Thursday brings more clouds and cooler with showers likely. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect showers Wednesday and Friday, with cooler Thursday and a rising but near normal weekend. Central mid Atlantic forecasts track similar trends with mild, cloudier periods and scattered showers late Wednesday and Saturday.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Mid Atlantic
Somerset Weather Report Shows Mild Temperatures
Temperature range from 5:30 p.m. Monday to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday records a high of 71 and a low near 29. Other data are illegible or garbled, but the entry notes a year ago maximum around 172 and includes stray letters and terms.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
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