Man Still Sends Dollar Weekly After Court Bill
Ebensburg Pennsylvania March 9 Clerk of Court Joseph Wess seeks Mike Buydos who was ordered in 1937 to pay a $128.37 doctor bill after an argument with Lester Krouse. He has continued mailing a dollar weekly totaling 570 dollars. The latest payment was postmarked Newton Falls Ohio with a return letter marked address unknown.
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Ebensburg
Joseph Wess
Mike Buydos
Wess
Buydos
Lester Krouse
Newton Falls
MacArthur Backers Plan Milwaukee Meeting Next Week
Backers of Gen. MacArthur announce a Milwaukee meeting next week to boost his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. The plan comes as the candidate seeks momentum in the Republican race.
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MacArthur
Washington
Gen. MacArthur
Milwaukee
GOP
Vet-on-job Training Bill Near Passage
President Taft indicated the Senate would act soon on a House Senate compromise bill raising income ceilings for veterans in job training. The measure, passed by the House yesterday, targets veterans entering on the job training programs.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
House
Churches Study Decision by Supreme Court
Richmond March 9 The Virginia Council of Churches studies the Supreme Court ruling banning religious instruction in public schools to determine its scope and impact. It notes 102 full time teachers in 52 divisions serving 436 communities and 97 percent of pupils attend voluntary classes by parental request. Released time programs could be affected if school property use is barred.
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Richmond
Supreme Court
Virginia Council of Churches
Henry Lee Robison
RS Ge
Robison
Justice Reed
Reed
Ban on Carnivals Lifted by Frederick County Officials
Frederick County supervisors voted unanimously to repeal the previous ban on traveling carnivals and circuses. The city council still prohibits carnivals circuses and similar exhibitions within the corporate limits, reversing a yearlong restriction with new local rules in effect.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Exchange Club Founder's Day Banquet at York Inn
The Exchange Club holds its annual Founder's Day banquet at York Inn at 7 pm Friday. The banquet committee is chaired by Dr. Leon Slavin with members Walter Bosserman Jr and Richard Dole. Additional committees cover finance, arrangements, guests, entertainment, and publicity chaired by named members.
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Exchange Club
York Inn
Leon Slavin
Walter Bosserman Jr
Richard Dole
Joe Schroth
Lewis Hyde
Ralph Hardy
Hugh Emmons
James March
Claude Smalls
Shirley Bly
Gordon Atkins
James Mason
Joseph Massie
Beverly Byrd
William B. Watkins
Douglas Cather
Courtney Grim
Dudley Bennett
John Thornton
Irvin Cather
Carl A. Haines
B-29 Crew Unaware of Missing Alert Flight
Ten B-29s resume a training flight to Japan with radios checked. A Spokane base false emergency ping caused a missing report before the aircraft landed on schedule. All 203 crew members were unaware of the alert until arrival.
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Honolulu
Japan
Spokane
Wash
California
Hamilton Field
Calif
Hickam Field
Senate Kills Retirement Bill Extension In Virginia
A Virginia Senate finance committee vote of eight to four halted House bill 21 to fund full retirement for the state system in the next biennium. Hearings on the general appropriation bill totaling about 514 million were wrapping up as lawmakers weighed education funding and road measures.
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Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Gov. Tuck
Appropriations
House
Whitehead House
E. O. McCue
Charlottesville
John D. Meade
Petersburg
Meade
Baldwin
Crockett
Senate
House Roads Committee
Ernest Robertson
Roanoke County
Highway Commission
Sena
General Laws Committee
Whitehead
Board of
Cosmetic Arts Examiners
Fenwick
Western Union Pact Advances in Brussels Meeting
Delegates from five Western European powers approved seven articles for a union to counter Communist expansion. Two articles require approval from France and Britain. Reports say the Western Union may seek U.S. military backing for its defense.
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Brussels
Belgium
Roald de Margerie
Western Union
United States
Britain Faces Economic Crisis Without US Aid In 1948
Sir Stafford Cripps presented a white paper to Parliament warning Britain’s economy will collapse without substantial U. S. aid this year. He said only the Marshall Plan can prevent wholesale unemployment and a drop in living standards as imports and exports tighten. The report cites 1947-48 weather, debt, and heavy allied costs as factors.
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London
Stafford Cripps
U. S
Britain
Western Hemisphere
Germany
Congress
Europe
Britton
Chacellor
Midwest Cold Snap Grips Midwest States
Chicago area and the Midwest endured a deep freeze with records below zero through early today. Benidji Minnesota nicknamed the national ice box saw 32 degrees below zero as the cold belt spread through the Dakotas Wisconsin Iowa and parts of Missouri Nebraska and Kansas. Forecasters warn the cold will persist for another day or two.
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Chicago
Benidji
Minn
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Midwest
Harriman Opposes Tax Reduction Amid Inflation Pressure
Secretary of Commerce Harriman told the Senate Finance Committee that a tax cut would raise demand and prices while not aiding investment. He warned inflationary pressures persist and that maintaining taxation is sound policy as hearings on a House approved 6.5 billion dollar bill near completion.
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Washington
Harriman
Senate
Finnance Committee
Truman
Arriman
Unfrocked priest arrested in Rome over jewel theft
Italian police announced the arrest of Eduardo Cippico, 42, a former Vatican priest, amid a probe into the disappearance of 450000 dollars in jewels linked to his flight from house arrest. Mobile squads traced him to the home of the keeper of archives for a former Fascist militia general, through the wife and daughter.
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Rome
Eduardo Cippico
Vatican
Vatican Secretariat of State
GOP Chiefs Fail To Rush Marshall Plan
Senate and House leaders failed to agree on speeding foreign aid legislation. After talks led by Senator Vandenburg and House Speaker Martin, discussions continued with a preference for a single Europe China Greece Turkey aid bill, while the Senate weighs European aid alone.
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Washington
Senate
House
Vandenburg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Martin
R-Mass
Europe
China
Greece
Turkey
Hallck
Indiana
Eaton
R-Nj
Virginia Democrats discuss potential second convention and electors
At the Virginia Democratic meeting in Richmond delegates debated whether Virginia could withdraw from the Philadelphia National Convention or be bound by its result. Moore outlined scenarios for a possible second state convention if electors differ from the national nominee or platform, and warned about multiple party ballots under the petition system.
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Virginia
Philadelphia
Moore
A. R. Singleton
Amherst
Mr. Truman
South
Truman
W. H. W. Cassell
Portsmouth
Cassell
Robert Whitehead
Nelson
Virginia delegate cites 1861 debate on slavery and states rights
Whitehead recalls 1861 events saying the core issue then was the negro question, not states rights, and urges acknowledgment of the truth. A Nelson delegate acknowledges the speaking would not alter votes, yet stresses the issue is already decided and rejects harmful legislation in Virginia.
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Nelson
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