Rate ruling rejects higher fare for Syracuse bus tokens
Public Service Commission sets six tokens for 40 cents with a 93 000 annual revenue gain. Syracuse Transit had sought six for 45 cents. present 10 cent cash fare and zone fares stay. Decision follows July 1944 to 1947 proceedings and opposition by Syracuse officials.
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Syracuse Transit Corporation
Benjamin E. Tilton
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Neal Brewster
Syracuse
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Aix
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Lyle W. Hornbeck
Transfit Corporation
Three Feared Buried In Car Under Snow
Workmen with bulldozers cleared a massive snowpile at Brighton Canyon near Wasatch resort in Utah. An automobile reportedly carrying three persons may be buried as a slide swept into the highway, trapping about a hundred aiders at the resort after leaving Brighton.
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Wasatch Mountain
Brighton
Alope
TODAY'S FEATURES INSTEAD OF STANDING
Editorial notes contrast Western Powers funding underground movements with Communist support abroad and hints at possible military aid. David Lawrence column discusses tactics and influence amid Cold War tensions. Page tease lists comics and features on pages 14 to 16.
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Ida Jean Kath
Dr. Dean
Mary Haworth
Dewey Plans Midwest Gambling Invasion to Rally Delegates
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey announced a major speaking blitz in Wisconsin and Nebraska to win Republican delegate support for his presidential bid. He will visit Milwaukee in Wisconsin and Lincoln and Omaha in Nebraska, delivering speeches next week and the following. He will continue critiquing President Truman and the administration’s foreign policy. The exact Wisconsin venues and Nebraska schedule were not set.
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Albany
Thomas EB. Dewey
Wisconsin
Nebraska
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Truman
Milwaukee
Lincoln
Omaha
Czech Rulers Ignore Probe on Power Move
The Czechoslovak Communist government plans to ignore a U S demand for explanation of its rise to power arguing the coup was an internal affair. The United Nations dispute remains unresolved as Prague and Moscow resist sharing details with the Security Council.
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United Nations
Vladimir Tloudek
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Moscow
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Hotdek
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
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Italy
Greece
U S Court Enjoins United Typographical Union Printers
Federal Judge Luther M Swygert issued an injunction restraining the International Typographical Union and its officers from causing strikes or other disruptions in the newspaper publishing industry. The order aims to halt Taft Hartley violations and remains in effect while the NLRB investigates. The ruling cites past Chicago and other plant strikes and notes potential appeals by LU officials.
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Luther M. Swygert
Al.s. International ‘Ypographical Union
Chicago
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NLRB
Woodruff Randolph
He International ‘Typographical Union
Gerhard van Arkel
Lt.u. Counsel
Washington
ITVU
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Swygert
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I’t.u
Easter Sunday: Cool Dry Expect Sunshine and Light Showers
Weatherman Andrew P Keller forecasts a partly cloudy cooler Easter with no umbrella needed. Highs may struggle to 40 while normal for the date is 46/30. A quarter inch of rain fell this morning after 2:30 AM with tonight bringing occasional showers and snow flurries as cold air advances from the west and north.
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Andrew P. Keller
Mercury
Keller
Basler
Por Oeast
Railway wage rise urged by presidential emergency board
A presidential emergency board recommended a wage increase of 15 4/4 cents an hour for locomotive engineers firemen and switchmen retroactive to November 1. The proposal affects about 2 000 workers in the Syracuse area with half engineers and half firemen. The decision could lead to a strike after April 26 if not accepted and includes changes in working rules among 37 proposed items.
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Washington
Three Brotherhoods
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Conduc
Tors
He Is Risen Easter Dawn Rites Across Nation
The Associated Press reports sunrise services mark Easter across the United States with millions gathered in churches, stadiums, and outdoor locations. Observances include Arlington National Cemetery and Fort Lincoln, with 75,000 expected at sunrise in the capital and large crowds at Grand Canyon and White Sands in New Mexico.
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Guadalupe
New Mexico
White Sands National Monument
Army
Sunrse Services
Chicago
Wallace Charges Truman Gag Rule
Wallace accuses Truman administration of intimidation to silence opposition to regimentation and war prep. He says Truman set the pattern in a St Patrick’s Day speech in New York City where he disavowed support from Henry Wallace and his Communists.
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New York
Trumman
Henty A. Wallace
Undo
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St Patrick's Day
New York City
Henry Wallace
Policy Switch Freezes Army Reserve Officers In Uniform
Army reserve officers on extended active duty will be kept in uniform indefinitely due to international tension. A spokesman said the policy switch allows releases only for inefficiency or hardship, with upwards of 20,000 potentially affected. Demobilization orders for about 4,200 overdue officers have been suspended.
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Defense
James Forrestal
Congress
Army
Secret Atom Files Shifted to New AEC HQ
New York AEC files moved under armor guard from Empire State Building to 70 Columbus Ave last night. Manager Wilbur I Kelley said the operation moved over 50,000 cubic feet of equipment and documents in clear cover of secrecy.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Wilbur I
Kelley
Bloodhounds Track Missing Man and Boy in County Hunt
Bloodhounds led state police over wooded hills in a renewed search for Carlo Vieni Jr. 10 and Edward Perry 24 after they left a Columbia County farm home two days earlier. Perry, a school bus driver, was last seen with Vieni at the guardianship home of Mrs. Anna Quinn.
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Columbia County
Carlo Vieni, Jr
Edward Perry
Anna Quinn
Patient Captured After Escape From Manhattan State Hospital
A patient captured in New York after two inmates escaped from Manhattan State Hospital and a third, described as argumentative but not dangerous, remains at large.
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New York
Manhattan State Hospital
Submarine Sighted Off San Francisco by Pan American Clipper
Inbound Pan American clipper crew reported a surface submarine 60 miles southwest of San Francisco this morning. Captain Jack Myers said it appeared submerged as they passed overhead and bore no identifying marks. Navy officials suggested it could be the USS Carp. A Navy secretary told the Senate that submarines west of the Iron Curtain have been sighted off U.S. shores recently, with two other Pacific sightings reported near San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Jack Myers
Myers
Navy
Washington
Sullivan
Senate Armed Services Committee
Iron Curtain
United States
Pacific
Subs Prepared For Trip To Turkey
Four long range submarines are readied for an Atlantic voyage under the American flag. They are at New London Connecticut and destined for Turkey as part of military aid. No departure date set, but understood to leave next month.
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Washington
Turkey
New London
Conn
Navy
New Curbs on Goods to Soviet Urged In Congress
Washington lawmakers pressed for stronger controls on exports to the Soviet Union. Rep Mundt seeks veto power over war potential exports in the foreign aid bill while Rep Rixley and Rep Shafer push deeper inquiries into WWII surplus shifts. Committees plan visits to New York and hearings on licenses and shipments. President Truman tightened export rules, limiting items like plane engines and radar equipment.
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R-S.d
Pizley
R-Okla
Elouse
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Shafer
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Armed Services
Commerce Department
Truman
Father Sees Flier Crash to Death
In Salt Lake City two young fliers perished when their craft crashed within 50 yards of a freight train. The train crew, including engineer George From Jr., halted the locomotive after spotting the wreck. Victims were Ronald George Fromm, 20, and Harold Durlane Hertzel, 20, both killed in the accident.
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Iazht
George From, Jr
Ronald George Fromm
Harold Dulane Hertzel
Twisters Hit Indiana Area Hardest
Tornadoes and thunderstorms swept across central and southern regions killing at least 22 people. Indiana suffered the heaviest losses with 19 known dead and extensive destruction in several communities.
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Chicago
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Alabama
Torna
Does
Oklahoma
Tornado toll rises as Coatesville counts dead
Reports say 13 people were killed in Coatesville Indiana with the tornado damage. Red Cross disaster units moved into the stricken area as 37 were hospitalized. The storm spread across the central states with strong winds hail and snow. A mother and two sons died in an automobile truck collision near Paris Tennessee during the same weather.
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Iowa
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Oklahoma
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Red Cross
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Danville
The Speculators
A girl tells a young man his sweetheart calls him her good resolution because he is always broke. The young man asks why and she explains the nickname stems from his perpetual lack of money.
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