Wreck Death Toll Held At 83 In Pennsylvania Crash
Police and rescuers maintain the death toll at 83 as 11 people remain hospitalized in critical condition after the Pennsylvania commuter train crash. Investigations by the Interstate Commerce Commission and Middlesex authorities consider sabotage and excessive speed near a caution area as possible factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
George Keating
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middlesex County
Doctor Refuses Draft Registration in War Protest
Dr. Raleigh Henry Pickard, 28, educated largely at government expense, refused to register for the doctors draft saying Registration for war is wrong because war is wrong. He appeared before U S Commissioner Francis Fox who set a hearing for next week and released him on $1000 bail. Pickard previously served two years in the army medical corps as a conscientious objector during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Raleigh Henry Pickard
Pickard
Berkeley
Calif
U. S
Francis Fox
Army Medical Corps
Vanderbilt University Medical School
Army
Approved bill to fund medical training programs
The Senate public welfare committee approved a bill authorizing a 51 million dollar annual federal aid program to train doctors nurses and other healing arts workers. It provides 10 million for new facilities at colleges and hospitals and 41 million for scholarships and aid to medical schools. No funds are released in this bill. separate legislation would allocate them later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Public Welfare Committee
Senate
Not So Cold Cloudy Tonight and Friday Weather Update
Not so cold with cloudy skies tonight and Friday and occasional snow mainly across central and northern areas. Low tonight 15 to 23, high Friday 15 to 20 north and 27 in the extreme south. Wednesday low 14, 7 am today 16, 6 pm 21. high Wednesday 41. Sunrise 7:04 am, sunset 5:25 pm. Precipitation 0 since yesterday 7 am. Winds of about 50 miles in range, average 2.08 mph.
Index and section listings for today’s newspaper
The paper outlines its sections with page numbers for National News Local News Editorials Women’s News Sports Comics and Classifieds. It indicates the broad organization of the issue without reporting specific events.
Allied Tanks Press Within Range of Seoul
Allied forces including U S tanks and howitzers close on Seoul amid heavy fighting north of the Han River. Puerto Rican troops seize Mangyong Mountain four miles from Seoul as task forces push the front within miles of the capital, with Chinese resistance described as diminishing in parts of the line.
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Seoul
U. S
Han River
Eighth Army
Han
Manggyong
Fisher
Colvin
Britain
Greece
Turkey
France
Puerto Rico
South Korea
Yellow Sea
Changpyong
A. P
Stan Swinton
Government to Cut Metals Use in Auto Appliance Sectors
The National Production Authority plans a 25 to 40 percent cut in basic metals used by autos stores and home appliances starting April 1 to conserve steel and aluminum for defense needs. Actual car and appliance output may fall less due to substitution and conservation efforts. The order, likely to cover steel copper and aluminum, could surface in about two weeks with a one month preparation period.
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Washington
National Production Authority
N.P.A
Price Freeze End in Sight for Clothing and Furnishings
Government moves to unfreeze retail prices on clothing cosmetics furniture and home goods by easing margins. O P S will limit retailer margins to prewar levels or lessen them to dates as officials project continued gradual cost rises through midsummer. Economic Stabilizer Johnston and O P S director Di Salle note potential margin rollbacks and broader reports on food prices to Defense Mobilizer Wilson. Delayed order on slaughterers aims to curb meat black markets.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
O.P.S
Eric Johnston
O.P.A
Michael V. di Salle
DiSalle
Johnston
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Laya Raki A German Dancer Reaching for New York
Laya Raki, a 23 year old Berlin based dancer of German Dutch Javanese heritage, has become a star in Central Europe. She rose from wartime variety shows with the British Army Welfare to headlining films in Germany and entertaining in Geneva Copenhagen and Stockholm. She hopes to bring her act to New York and insists true talent outshines nudity.
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Berlin
Germany
Europe
Laya Raki
Geneva
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Laya
New York
Hiyah Jacky
Luebeck
Baltic
Nine Killed In Scotch Tape Plant Blast
Nine workers were killed and more than twenty injured when a blast hit the minerals building at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co in St Paul. Officials suspect gas furnaces exploded. debris shattered windows miles away and a large number remained unaccounted.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co
Ramsey County
Ancker Hospital
Ed Jorissen
St. Luke’s Hospital
Low Bids On SIU Dorm Project Reported
Federal Contractors Inc of Chicago submitted an apparent low bid of 1 269 400 for general work on the Southern Illinois university women’s dormitory project. Apparent low bids for all work totaled 1 516 649 with other bids from Robert E Murphy and Associates Chicago heating and plumbing 92 933 Robinson Electric Company Mt Vernon electrical 119 696 and Bensinger Company St Louis kitchen equipment 34 620.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Federal Contractors, Inc
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Robert E. Murphy and Associates
Robinson Electric Company
Mt. Vernon
Bensinger Company
St. Louis
Restrictions eased on mails as rail service returns
The Postoffice department eased mail restrictions last night while retaining a bulk mail embargo for St. Louis and nearby suburbs and several states. Restricted classes may not cross between eastern and western halves. within halves, normal service resumes. The 79 pound air parcel post limit also returns to normal.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
St. Louis
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Air Parcel Post
Remington Convicted of Perjury Faces Sentencing
William W. Remington, 33, former government economist, convicted of perjury for denying Communist party membership to a federal grand jury. He faces up to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine. trial lasted 32 days with jurors seeking exhibits including a New Masses letter and a War Production board schedule.
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Remington
William W. Remington
Communist Party
Elizabeth Bentley
Ann Moos Remington
New Masses
War Production Board
Knoxville, Tenn
Three Men Charged After Illinois Bank Robbery
Federal warrants charged Patrick Kane 25 Jack McAllister 28 and Frank Daubach 18 in the Monroe National Bank theft at Columbia Illinois. Kane was arrested in a St Louis hotel with over 7000 dollars recovered. McAllister and Daubach admitted driving the getaway car while McAllister denied involvement. One more suspect is sought.
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East St. Louis
Monroe National Bank
Columbia
Ill
Patrick Kane
Jack McAllister
Frank C. Daubach
Kane
St. Louis
McAllister
Daubach
Mo Pac Train Derails Near Glen Park Injures One
A Missouri Pacific Sunshine Special derailed at Glen Park 24 miles south of St. Louis after a metal tire slipped from a locomotive drive wheel. All cars remained upright and one person in a dining car reported a back injury while another was said to be injured.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Glen Park
Here
Texas
Truman Dares Budget Cutters
President Truman challenged Congress to cut his 71 billion dollar budget calling it tight and good. He urged lawmakers to test the plan, saying they were welcome to try while reporters noted opposition to his spending recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Liz Taylor Wins Roscoe for Most Objectionable Ingenue
Harvard Lampoon named Elizabeth Taylor the most objectionable ingenue of the year for 1950. Clifton Webb and Dean Stockwell were cited for worst male performance and most objectionable child, while Shirley Temple was tagged as the happiest event of the year retirement.
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Liz Taylor
Roscoe
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Elizabeth Taylor
Harvard Lampoon
Clifton Webb
the Lampoon Se
Miss Taylor
Dean Stockwell
Shirley Temple
the Lampoon
Hollywood
Army Orders Fire Rail Strikers If Not At Work By Saturday
The Army told striking railway workers they will be fired if they do not report by 3 pm Saturday or prove incapacity. President Truman ordered action to restore full service. Wage boosts phase in next steps while unions and operators seek settlement on the wage hour dispute. Chicago, major rail hub, shows mixed return to work as nationwide walkouts ease.
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Truman
Army
Karl R. Bendetsen
White House
Chicago
Railway Express Agency
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pitcairn
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Washington
St. Louis
Midwest
Cleveland
New York Central
Nickel Plate
Erie
Far West
Post Office Department
Railroad Control Office
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Ichicago
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Gregory F. Noonan
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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