White House Seeks Rail Labor Accord. Deadlock Continues
Washington date shows no progress after daylong talks between railroad operators and unions led by John R. Steelman. Judge Goldsborough extended the injunction against a strike, delaying a courtroom duel over federal seizure power as parties plan to reconvene next Tuesday to discuss a possible settlement.
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White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Justice Department
Carl McFarland
McFarland
Smuts Quits As Premier Of South Africa
Capetown May 28 Smuts resigns as premier at 78 and readies to hand power to nationalist rival Francois Malan after elections. Malan to form new government in Pretoria as Smuts retires to Doornkloof farm.
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Union OF South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Francois Malan
Smuts
United Party
Labor
Nationlist
Malan
London Daily Mail
Palestine
Suez Canal
Egypt
Britain
East Africa
South Africa
London Stock Exchange
Pretoria
Doornkloff
Rain Friday Downgrades Weekend Weather Outlook
A cold rain Friday evening and night hints at a disagreeable weekend with brighter skies possible by Sunday and Monday. Under an inch of rain fell before 6 p.m. with heavy showers in several sections and the Roof Garden. Shoppers prep for a double holiday as stores close Monday and meat prices remain high despite ample supply. Temperature peaked at 74 and bottomed at 52. People still wear wraps as nights stay cool.
Bank director elected to succeed late J S Picking Jr
George Louis Cook, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Somerset, was elected director to succeed the late J S Picking Jr at the regular monthly directors meeting.
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Cook
George Louis Cook
First National Bank of Somerset
J. S Picking, Jr
Blind Man Adjusted To Anawkward Situation
The Rev Laman Sherwood of Rotterdam Junction NY spoke to a joint Rotary Lions club meeting in Ferner hotel about making a decent adjustment to total blindness. He described riding 165 miles to Dodgers games, hearing umpire Babe Pinelli, and using logic to gain college entry. He stressed happiness comes from adjusting to awkward situations and recalled hotel cot in a ladies room and selling wedding invitations to fund college.
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Rotterdam Junction
N. Y
Rotary Lions Club
Ferner Hotel
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dixie” Walker
Babe Pinelli
Union College
Schnectady
Coohoes
Thomas F. Lansberry
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Lansberry
Somerset
Carl Friedhofer
Lions
Earl Lohr
O. G. Kantner
Syracuse
Washington, D. C
Poppies To Be Sold Today By Legion And Scouts
The American Legion sponsors poppy sales on the streets with paper flowers made by disabled veterans from both wars. Proceeds fund Legion welfare activities. The auxiliary and Girl Scouts handle sales, and cyclists in the parade are urged to buy extra poppies for decoration.
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American Legion
Auxiliary
Legion
Girl Scouts
Chrysler Strike Ends With 13 Cent Hourly Raise
Detroit May 28 The 17 day Chrysler UAW strike ends with a flat 13 cent hourly hike for 75,000 workers, bringing production wages to 1.63 dollars and boosting salaried pay about nine percent. Recovery begins June 7 with limited returns. contract extended to Aug 1 1950 and wage reopenings planned.
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Chrysler
CIO
United Auto
General Motors
UAW
Norman Matthews
Chrysler Department
Auto
Chrysler-Uaw
Kidnaping Mother Wins Freedom in New York
Mrs. Virginia Lock, 26, freed by County Judge Carlton A. Fisher who said Pennsylvania extradition papers did not meet New York procedure. She was charged with kidnapping her daughter Sylvia Lynn Shrift, 7, from Regis Shrift, her former husband, custody awarded in 1942. The court noted lack of clear proof of a Pennsylvania crime.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Virginia Lock
Pennsylvania
Carlton A. Fisher
New York
Sedative mix-up leads seaman damages in court
Philadelphia seaman Albert Steinburg, 38, testified he received four cups of full strength household ammonia as a sedative after injuring a finger aboard the American Export Lines ship. He says the liquid caused further harm and he now claims $12,500 in damages. The incident occurred about 20 months ago.
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Philadelphia
INS
Albert Steinburg
American Export Dines
Steinburg
Marshall warns US must resist Russian peace trap in Cold War
Secretary of State Marshall told a General Federation of Women's Clubs audience in Portland that Russia seeks to distort American policy with peace propaganda. He urged a firm, united Western stance and condemned calls to ease cold war tensions as dangerous to democracy.
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Portland
Ore
Marshall
Russia
General Federation of Women's Clubs
U. S
Walter Pedell Smith
Molotov
Smith
United States
United Nations
Council of Foreign Ministers
Europe
State Department
Simms awarded $200 in cab collision suit
Mrs Josephine Simms, who sued for $25,000 claiming total disability after a Wheeling Cab Co collision in Washington, Pa., was awarded $200 in federal court. Defense showed motion pictures of her walking to support her claim.
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Pittsburgh
Josephine Simms
Simms
Wheeling Co
Washington
Truck Drivers Sent to Jail for Overloading Trucks
Harold W. Brugh 21 of Rockwood R D 3 and John Clark 21 of Somerset R D 1 faced 10 days in county jail after pleading guilty to overloading their trucks. A Thursday hearing before Squire H B Whipperman led to the sentence in place of a $50 fine. State police from Somerset substation arrested them.
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Harold W._Brugh
Rockwood
R. D
John Clark
Somerset, R. D
Squire H
Whipperman
Somerset
Pittsburgh man dies from bike truck crash injuries
Roy Johns aged 47 of McDonald R D 4 died today from a skull fracture sustained in a motor bike truck collision three miles east of Imperial. Local authorities reported the fatal accident.
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Pittsburgh
Roy Johns
McDonald R. D
Imperial
No More Gas Heaters Restricted in Pittsburgh
The People's Natural Gas Co. announced it cannot approve any more applications for gas furnaces or gas heaters for the coming winters.
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Pittsburgh
People’s Natural Gas Co
Latrun Clash Signals Turning Point in Palestine War
Arab Legion and Israeli forces clash near Latrun as Israeli troops report gains south of the highway to Latrun. Egypt claims air raids on Jewish areas between Tel Aviv and Gaza while fighting for Jerusalem intensifies with large forces mobilized on both sides.
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Max Boyd
Cairo
Arab Legion
Latrun
Jerusalem
Old City
Abdullah
Beit Susin
Egyptian Defense Ministry
Lebanon to Release 41 Seized Jews
The United States arranged for the release of 41 American Jews seized in Beirut on May 19 from the US ship American Corp. They were allowed to return to the United States under terms Lebanon set, not to Palestine. The State Department said the seizure was illegal, and ongoing protests and potential damages claims followed. Secretary Marshall sent best wishes to Israel in a letter to its official representative.
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State Department
United States
Palestine
Lebanon
Holy Land
U. S
Michael J. McDermott
Lowell C. Pinkerton
Beirut
American Corp
Menelmott
Marshall
Eliahu Epstein
Israel
Hammer Slayer Receives 4 to 10 Year Sentence
Charles E. Habecker, 22, a war veteran, was sentenced by Judge Ed win O Lewis in Quarter Sessions court to four to ten years in county prison for second degree murder in the hammer killing of 62 year old Otto Mish, five years past. William Kay, who wielded the hammer, pleaded guilty earlier and drew a life imprisonment term.
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Philadelphia
INS
Charles E. Habecker
Edwin O. Lewis
Habecker
Otto Mish
William Kay
British Officers Recalled From Trans-Jordan Legion
The British foreign office announced the recall of 21 officers serving with the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion. Major General Glubb Pasha remains untouched. Britain also weighs a maritime blockade of Palestine and seeks a four week cease fire with arms and troop portability restrictions.
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INS
British Foreign Office
Trans-Jordan Arab Legion
Whitehall
Glubb Pasha
Britain
Palestine
Washington
Security Council
United Nations
The
Daily Graphic
Bodies of 3 Mine Workers Rescued
In Scranton, rescue workers retrieved the bodies of the last three miners entombed by a rockfall 200 feet underground at the Heidelberg Coal Co. mine. William Ambrocius, 53, Julius Pizarra, 27, and Anthony Brezak, 34, died in the collapse. Brezak had been guiding rescuers before another slide cut off contact.
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Scranton
William (Ambrose) Ambrucis
Julius Pizarra
Anthony Brezak
Brezak
Heidelberg Coal Co
Memorial Day Parade Assembly at 9 30 A M May 31
All members are requested to meet at the Aerie at 9 30 A M on May 31 to participate in the Memorial Day parade.
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The
Aerie
France and Colombia Back Russian Resolution But Vote Delayed
United States cheers Russia's push for UN force to end Palestine fighting as Britain mediation favored. France and Colombia endorsed the resolution. no vote taken as council adjourned until tomorrow. Telegrams report imminent peril to Holy Sepulchre and threats of reprisals in Jerusalem.
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France
Colombia
Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
United States
Russia
United Nations
Palestine
U. N
Security Council
Britain
Jerusalem
Truce Commission
Old City
Somerset Weather Report Key Figures
Daily weather summary from Somerset by David Grove notes 24 hour period 5:30 p.m. Thursday to 5:30 p.m. Friday with temperatures recorded as maximum and minimum values. The record mentions comparison to temperature a year ago, noting a higher or lower reading for context.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
A. S. Weather Observer
Carc
Cence Seereeemn Mens Sects
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania and Nearby States
Mostly cloudy and mild with showers and storms across Eastern and Western Pennsylvania as well as West Virginia. Temperatures near normal with cooler spells Saturday and Sunday, then a warming trend Monday and Tuesday. Rain totals range from about one-half to one inch depending on location.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
West Vizinia
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