Woodbury High Graduation Today at Local Church
Woodbury High School holds graduation exercises in the local Methodist Church with State Senator Frea P. Hare delivering the commencement address and William Mowry presenting diplomas. Awards by principal Harry T. Snavely.
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serjoy Gass
Woodbury High School
Frea P. Hare
William Mowry
Bedford County
Harry
T. Snavely
woodbury
Frank Stonerook
D. I. Pepple
Richard Carper
Patricia Armour
Senator Hare
Mowry
Peppie
Woodbury High
Trinity’ Lutheran ‘church
J. Edgar Stillington
D. L. Shaffer
J. Edgar Skillington
Woodbury Methodist Church
Skillington
State Wins 3 Awards in National Safety Program
Harrisburg May 18 The state earned three first honors from the National Safety Council for outstanding work in driver licensing school traffic safety education and overall traffic safety program. Governor John S Fine chaired the highway safety advisory committee and praised the record noting Pennsylvania also won the same awards for 1950.
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Harrisburg
vania
National Revenue
Otto
F. iy
Iner
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Socialists to Fight Allies Peace Contract In West Germany
In Bonn on May 18 the Socialists vowed to wreck the West German peace contract as Chancellor Adenauer and Western Allies pressed for ratification. The pact would arm a largely sovereign West Germany to defend Europe against Communist aggression, with signing expected this weekend by Adenauer and the foreign ministers of the United States Britain and France.
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West Germany
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
free Europe
Adenauer
United States
Britain
France
Democrats Pick 70 Delegates At Conventions
Democrats choose 70 delegates for the Chicago nominating convention as state conventions replace primaries. Republicans see smaller gains with 35 delegates at stake plus contests in Montana Minnesota North Carolina Louisiana and Delaware. The race lacks pre convention endorsements from Americans for Democratic Action.
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Chicago
Robert A. Tait
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
chhosen
Montana
ini
Minnesota
sched
MTena
North Carolina
Louisiana
Delaware
Americans for Democratic Action
Airlift Feeds Scientists At Picketed Drug Plant
Pearl River N Y May 18 Ant airlift continued to supply humans and animals at Lederic Laboratories where 406 inside the plant prepared for their fifth straight night of self imprisonment. Two planes delivered green feed for 500000 animals used in research and fresh milk bread and ice cream for staff. The 400 acre facility of American Cyanamid Co sits under picket lines as union demands wage increases and federal mediators enter a new bargaining session after fruitless talks Friday. Research continues on diseases while production remains halted.
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Pearl River
N.Y
Ant
Lederic Laboratories
American Cyanamid Co
AFL Chemical Workers Union
Trial of Egyptian Starts for Riots Which Damaged Cairo
Ahmed Hussein a former Hitler and Mussolini admirer now calling himself a Socialist stands on trial for his life in Cairo Egypt. He faces charges of inciting riots that damaged the city as police guard the court where civilian judges and senior Army officers prepare to determine damages and potential execution for the accused. The months long hearings have seen 125 others sentenced to a total of 907 years for attempting to sack the city in anti foreign hatred.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ahmed Hussein
Hitler
Mussolini
Africa
Hussein
Army
Caire
Weather forecast with clouds and rain likely
The outlook shows mostly cloudy skies with the high in Cox. Rain is probable in the southern portion on Monday. Tuesday will bring continued cloudiness with little to no temperature change.
House Debates Foreign Aid This Week
Washington May 1 184 President Truman announces foreign aid program trimmed by one billion to 6.889 billion for the coming year as the House Foreign Affairs Committee cuts 1.01 billion from the 5.964 billion requested for Europe. Representative Voris predicts more cuts on the floor amid campaign and party coalition tensions. The President calls the sum the minimum for global buildup. Senator Taft supports up to six billion. Eisenhower referenced. Continued on page 2.
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Washington
Truman
bilvill
House
Foreign Affairs
Europe
Rep
Vorus
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bedford Students Earn 51 Awards for Achievement
Bedford school honors 51 students for outstanding achievement at a morning high school assembly including 54 names on the honor list. Senior John Phillips dominates scholastic awards with top finishes in English mathematics and history while Betty Harnhart leads in extracurriculars with prizes for journalism student council and citizenship.
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Bedford school
John Phillips
Betty Harnhart
Louisa Bowers
James Smith
Barbara Hull
Joan Fletcher
South American Drive By Campaign By Peron
In Buenos Aires on May 18 Argentina’s President Juan D Peron launches a campaign to win South American alignment away from the United States. He pursues a united federation under Argentine leadership and a third position in the East-West struggle while US disputes with Bolivia Chile and Peru complicate regional loyalties.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
United States
Peron
Bolivia
Chile
Peru
Editor Urges Papers To Expose Corruption In Local Government
W M Newton Jr Tampa Morning Tribune editor urges papers to expose laxity in government. Speaking at the Pennsylvania Press Conference he says federal officials do not monopolize scandals and newspapers must inform readers of every fact and motive in government from local to national.
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State College
W. M. Newton, Jr
Tampa
Fla
Morning Tribune
Pennsylvania
Newton
Associated Press
Germans Cheer Troops In Keystone Division Parade
In Goeppingen Germany on Armed Forces Day Keystone Division units marched before 15000 cheering Germans. Maj. Gen. Daniel B Strickler from Lancaster reviewed troops including Headquarters Company and Military Police Company from Harrisburg Division Signal Company from Pittsburgh Division Band from Altoona Headquarters Battery from Philadelphia and the 899th Anti Aircraft Battery from Lancaster Columbia and Ephrata.
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Goeppingen
Germany
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Daniel B. Strickler
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Altoona
Philadelphia
Columbia
Ephrata
Policy at Koje Island Enforces Firmness Toward Prisoners
Brig. Gen. Hayden Bantner launched a fairness and firmness policy on Koje Island to curb prisoner outside contact. He ordered civil authorities to keep unauthorized people away from U N Prison Camp No 1 as civilians near the camp allegedly aided inmates with contraband and North Korean communications. Gen. Mark Clark cited past prisoner acts as likely directed from abroad. Bantner reported no clandestine radios found yet. a 187th Airborne Regiment arrived from Japan to avert mass outbreaks, with 100 planes mobilized in 15 hours to deploy paratroopers and tents visible to the Red prisoners. Boats ferried troops 39 miles from Pusan to the island. Southeastern Korea
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Koje Island
Korea
Hayden L. Bantner
U. N
No.1
Koje
North Korea
Mark W. Clark
Tokyo
Communist power
Boatner
Japan
U. S. 187th Airborne Regiment
Clark
Far East
Pusan
Admiral Joy Rebukes Reds Over Ridiculous Charges
In Munsan Korea on May 19 Allied truce negotiators, led by Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, sharply rebuked Communist propaganda as “fan tastic and ridiculous” and accused them of trumped up charges about prisoners. Northwest Korea air battles produced exchanges of firing passes with no reported kills or losses by the Fifth Air Force.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Fifth Air Force
Supreme Court May Bypass Basic Issue on Steel Seizure
Washington reports the Supreme Court weighs Truman steel seizure powers with nine justices debating whether the president had constitutional authority. The court may rule soon on whether Judge Pine erred in ruling the April 8 seizure illegal and without lawful authority, a decision the steel industry seeks to uphold.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
high court
Justice Department
Truman
Justice’ Department
U.S
David A. Pine
Pine
Restaurant Owners Urge State Boycott of Potatoes
Harrisburg May 18 The Pennsylvania Restaurant Association urged its members to remove potatoes from menus citing scarce supply and OPS price ceilings. It recommended shifting to noodles macaroni rice dried beans or spaghetti as a substitution due to farmers planting fewer potatoes last year.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Restaurant Association today
Car Destroyed by Fire On Pike Near Midway
A car on the Turnpike in Bedford County caught fire after losing control and overturning after hitting the median strip. State Police identify driver Cocn Thomas Jr., 4, as the person involved. The crash happened at 5 50 a m, one mile east of Midway.
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Bedford County
Cocn Thomas Jr
Police Quizz Boston Man On Bank Suspect Slaying
A Boston night club owner, Joseph F. McGinnis, was released after questioning for over two hours regarding the ambush slaying of Carlton M. OBrien and the Brink’s robbery. Rhode Island police say a witness will testify against McGinnis as an accessory before the fact in the Brink’s case. OBrien’s death linked to the ongoing investigation.
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Police Quizz
Boston
Rhode Island
Joseph F. McGinnis
Carlton M. OBrien
OBrien
Warwick
dance place
swank
West Warwick
James G. Daley
McGinnis
Jamaica Main
Daley
bery
O'Brien
William E. Powers
Powers
Massachusetts
Francis E. Kelly
Julius Kenner
Providence
Bifnk
Kenner
Unions Keep Oil Industry In Confusion Across Nation
In Denver on May 18 1948 a coalition of 22 CIO AFL and independent unions kept the oil industry unsettled as wage settlements and contract talks moved across major companies. Sinclair reported nation wide bargaining with wage and benefit increases under the Wage Stabilization Board. Workers International Union sent votes to headquarters. Pure Oil Co ended a strike with a 15 cent hourly boost and retroactive pay to 2.30 per hour. Central States union members accepted a contract with Standard Oil in Wood River Illinois. Socony Vacuum deal ended a strike in Augusta Kansas with improved terms. The Wyco pipe line dispute tied to refinery supply also influenced the Denver area negotiations.
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Denver
OPK
CIO
AFL
Sinclair
Wage Stabilization Board
ofth Workers International, Union
hou
Central
States
Standard
diana
Wood River
Augusta
Kan
WSB Sea
Capes
Wyco
Seven workers killed by gas explosion in Marietta
Marietta May 18 a gas pipeline blast felled seven workmen. A spokesman for Texas Eastern said damage was minor and there was no interruption in service.
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Marietta
De Pein
Texas
Eastern se Co
Atlantic Seaboa
finn
State Spent More Than Its Revenue in 1951 Report
A Census Bureau release shows Pennsylvania 1951 expenditures exceeded revenue by about 252 million dollars. Per capita spending reached 100 dollars while per capita revenue stood around 104 dollars. Major costs included highways 252.4 million and education 170.0 million with welfare and health figures also cited. Revenue sources included liquor stores 204.9 million and motor licenses 35.2 million.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Bureda
Educ
Russians End Blockade Of Allies In Berlin
Berlin reports the Soviet blockade of military patrols between Berlin and Helmstedt has ended. Allied vehicles that patrol the 220 mile crossroad were allowed to pass yesterday and today after several heckling maneuvers began May 1.
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Berlin
Helmstedt
Air Force Plane Missing Near Reykjavik Iceland
Rescue teams search for a U S Air Force aircraft reported missing near Reykjavik Iceland with two crewmen aboard. Officials say planes and boats are scouring approaches as weather hampers operations and families await word on the status of the crew.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.S. Air Force
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Ruby Sellers
Betty Finnegan
Bertha Howsare
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Harold Knisely
Alfred Shaw
Eugene Rouzer
Wendel Cover
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Fred Hengst
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