Fatal Pole Accident Claims Two Men in Clearville
Two linemen died near Sixmile Run while unloading a telephone pole from a trailer. Vernon Geisel ruled the death accidental, noting the victim Means slipped and was struck on the head. He was employed by Bottenfield Construction of Hollidaysburg. born January 24, 1934, in Monroe County, survived by family members and several siblings. Funeral services set for June 25 at Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church.
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Bedford County
Memorial Hospital
Bedford
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aim
Bottenfield Construction Company
Hollidaysburg
Monroe
Michael C
Elsie
Coy T
Eva Smith
Needmore
Dorothy. M. Means
Laura Ritchey
Clearville
Ruth:Price
Bennie Whiteside
Mount Pleasant ‘Lutheran
William ‘Karns
Conner mneral
Everett
Plane crash onshore near Syracuse Yacht Club reported
A plane crashed on the shore near Oneida Lake by the Syracuse Yacht Club. The machine was demolished. guards report the pilot, who landed in a tree, was not hurt. Col Owen confirmed the incident and said the crew escaped unharmed.
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Yacht Club
Owen
Leader Says He's Only Begun Fight For Income Tax
Harrisburg June 22 Gov Leader declares the administration has only begun to fight to enact the classified income tax. He rebukes opponents calling them crocodile tear shedder demagogues and budget butcheres while insisting the tax program will not be replaced by a sales tax. He disputed a report that Democrats would abandon the income tax fight and shift to a sales levy. Meanwhile action on a 35 million dollar industrial redevelopment program is urged in the Democratic led House.
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AFL
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
Chicago
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Barr
H. G. Andrews
D-Cambria
Gov. Leader
Weather forecast for Thursday and Friday
Partly cloudy and mild conditions expected Thursday with a few showers in the northern portion. Highs around 77 to 80 degrees. Friday turns partly cloudy with similar mild temperatures and a chance of light showers.
Double funeral for Clearville man and grandson set in Everett
Edward J. Bennett and his grandson James McCoy Truax will be buried together in a private service at Conner Funeral Home Everett at 2 p.m. Friday. Truax, a 1955 Everett Southern Joint High School graduate, died in a three car crash near Pittsburgh returning from a trip to pick up William F. Bennett. The crash also killed an unidentified youth and injured several relatives. William Bennett and Mrs. Margaret A. Mills are in hospital in Pittsburgh, with Robert in good condition. Burial details and calling hours were announced as arrangements were altered to allow the private service.
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Conner Funeral Home
Everett
Edward J. Bennett
James McCoy Truax
Bennett
Young Truax
Everett Southern Joint High School
Pittsburgh
William F. Bennett
Edward Bennett
JAD
Bennett-Truax
William Bennett
Mercy Hospital
Margaret A. Mills
Triax
Robert
Allegheny Hospital
Eisenhower Pledges Olive Branch While Keeping Strength
President Eisenhower told a Rutland crowd of 25 000 that the United States will always extend the olive branch to those willing to accept it honestly yet remain strong. He spoke ahead of the Geneva Big Four summit and linked peace to justice and individual dignity.
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Eisenhower
America
northden
New England
Rutland Fairgrounds
Geneva
Switzerkasal
Auto Crash Kills Four Girls in Buffalo
Jury selected to try Ered A. Decing, 23, driver of a car that killed four schoolgirls on March 14 as they walked home. Decina, an aircraft worker, faces criminal negligence charges and pleads innocent claiming he blacked out during the incident.
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N.Y
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Deema
Italy in crisis as Scelba resigns coalition splits
June 28 Rome reports a government crisis after pro West Christian Democrat leader Mario Scelba resigns over party rifts. Gronchi asked ministers to stay, but the party directorate rejected reshuffle as adequate, forcing the cabinet to end. Scelba, once hailed by Italian Americans, had opposed Gronchi’s election in April.
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Christian Democrat
Mario Scelba
Italy
Sceiba
United States
Eisenhower
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Christian Democrats
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Democratic coalition
Child Welfare Committees Named for Year in Bedford County
The Citizens Committee of the Rural Child Welfare Services of Bedford County met in regular session at the Community Center on Wednesday afternoon. New president BMrrs. Coolidge Eichelberger of Everes t announced committee appointments for the coming year, including Publicity, Legislation, Budget, Annual Plan, Membership and Personnel, and a Foster Home Procurement group. Director Jane Dean reported 175 children in care and urged action on Child Welfare Bill No. 1318 with requests to contact representatives for public hearings.
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Bedford County
Community Center
BMrrs
Coolidge Eichelberger
Everest
Dalton Heckerman
J.R. Blackburn
D. F. Whetstone
H. B. Strock
Paul Detwiler
Lloyd Hinkle
Marshall Deardon
Harold Black
William Van Horn
Howard Cessna
Herbert Hoover
Albert Rich
George Goodrich
Howard Lloyd
Jessie Barclay
W. S. Lysinger
Foster Home
Ray Amick
Rufus Hammer
Jane Dean
Child Welfare Service
Nehru and Bulganin Seek Peaceful Formosa Surrender
In a Kremlin communique Nehru and Soviet Premier Bulganin call for a peaceful surrender of Formosa to Communist China and urge China’s seating in the United Nations. They reaffirm five principles of international behavior and favor broader peace through disarmament and mutual respect. The declaration closes Nehru’s two week Soviet tour with a farewell banquet.
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Bulganin
Formosa
MOSCOW
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
Nicolai Bulganin
Kremlin
China
United Nations
ations
Red China
Chou En-lai
Majority of Senate Vetoes McCarthy Bill
The Senate delivered a 77 to 4 defeat of McCarthy's resolution to push a discussion of Soviet satellites at the Big Four Geneva meeting. The administration and Foreign Relations leaders opposed the move, arguing it would bind the president. Only McCarthy, Jenner, Langer, and Maione voted for the measure, with 42 Democrats and 35 Republicans voting no. Page 2 continued.
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Senate
McCarthy
Wis
Sen
Jenner
R-Wis
isearthy
Foreign Relations Committee
Wisconsin
Foreign ‘Relations Committee
Russia
Geneva
Moscow
Bill
Molotov to Appear on CBS TV and Radio Saturday
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov will be interviewed on CBS Face The Nation Saturday and again on Sunday. The program originates in San Francisco and airs at 5:30 p.m. EST on television and at 9:02 p.m. EST on radio, with a Sunday repeat at 3:30 p.m. EST for television.
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New York
V. M. Molotov
CBS television
CBS radio
CBS
Molotov
San Francisco
Youth Sentenced For Mistaken Identity Shooting
Moaundsville West Virginia June 22 A Circuit Court jury convicted 22 year old James E Lennon of wounding a person after a mistaken identity shooting aimed at his estranged girlfriend. A 14 year old student Martha Mason was hit in the leg by a shotgun pellet from a pumpkin ball on a school bus last March. Lennon claimed the missile was for his former girlfriend, who he says he broke with.
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Moaundsville
W. Va
James E.Lennon
Lloyd Arnold
Martha Mason
Lemon
Mason
Peron Reports Army Move Toward Normalcy After Revolt
Buenos Aires June 22 The army minister says Peron led reforms to stabilize the nation as conferences continue. Security forces are pledged to maintain order while talks of a junta fade. Government houses are guarded then opened, prisoners are freed, and Congress seeks 150 million pesos for repairs. The armed forces dinner may be canceled in memory of the dead.
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Lugeco
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Certificates Awarded as Bedford Vacation Bible School Closes
The Daily Vacation Bible School sponsored by Bedford ministers and six member churches closed Friday June 17. Over 200 boys and girls enrolled. about 2590 certificates were issued for regular attendance and participation. Leadership spanned Primary, Junior High, and other departments with multiple volunteers. A post-session picnic followed, with each department hosting a celebration.
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Bedford
Harry C. Carolus
Richard Tome
Than Parron
Luther Boor
Joseph Godnour
Marie Parker
Thelma Lessig
A. M. E. Zion
Methodist Church
the
Presbyterian Church
St. John’s Evan
St. James Episcopal Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
ail of Bedford
Stevens Quits One Year after McCarthy Feud
Robert T. Stevens resigns as secretary of the Army, effective next month, a year after his clash with Senator McCarthy. President Eisenhower names Wilber M. Brucker to succeed him, stating no regret. Brucker, 61, previously Defense Department general counsel, previously clashed with McCarthy in the Peress inquiry.
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Robert T. Stevens
Army
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Wilber M. Brucker
Michigan
Stevens
McCarthy Army
Roy M.Cohn
Francis P. Carr
John’G. Adams
H. .Struve
Hensel
Senate
Brucker
Defense Department
Peress
Hagerty
White House
New England
James C. Hagerty
Pvt. G. David Schine
House Urges Priority for State Teachers Colleges Building
Harrisburg June 22. Twenty two lawmakers urged the General State Authority to place top priority on building for the 14 state teachers colleges. The resolution cites facilities shortages and a growing student load, asking fast construction for 1955 57 to train teachers for Pennsylvania schools.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
GSA
superintendent of public instruction
Train kills woman near Castile Shannon
A train fatally struck Mrs. Kathleen Glass, about 30, early today on a railroad siding in suburban Castile Shannon near Pittsburgh. Authorities investigated the incident and notified her next of kin.
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Pittsburgh
Kathleen Glass
Castile
Shannon
Soviets Seek An End To The Cold War
Soviet Foreign Minister M Molotov presented a broad bid for peaceful coexistence before the United Nations in San Francisco urging action beyond words to reduce tensions and promote international peace. He linked the issue to the upcoming Big Four summit and called for limits on atomic and hydrogen weapons, inclusion of Red China in future arms talks, and steps toward disarmament amid a climate of Cold War urgency.
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M. Molotov
United Nations
United States
U. N
Molotov
Red China
Senate House Consent to The Salary Raise in Government
Senate and House negotiators agreed on a seven percent pay raise for federal workers effective March 1. The plan covers about 1,073,262 employees, mostly in Civil Service, with a total payroll addition around 328 million dollars. The package mirrors House action and aligns with Senate goals, with Eisenhower ultimately approving a higher-than-proposed Post Office increase.
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Senate House
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House
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
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