Plan Summer Play Program Approved by Corry Chamber
Recreation Committee of the Corry Chamber of Commerce authorized spending up to 200 for playground equipment and discussed summer swimming programs. Lou Hanna, recreation director, urged supplies for the playground. Teener League assistance of 100 was approved if needed for its operation, with about 60 boys on four teams expected to participate. A square dance was cancelled due to prom conflicts but fall dances are planned.
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Corry Chamber ‘of Commerce
Lou Hanna
F. Bettes
A. O. Burgess
YMCA
William Miller
Felix Matthews
L. M. Douglas
State Department of Education
War Fund
Hanna
McDevitt Attacks Stores as Pittsburgh Strike Extends
James L. McDevitt, head of the AFL State Federation of Labor, accuses five Pittsburgh department stores of trying to destroy unions during the 131 day strike by 12 AFL unions. He spoke at the federation’s 82nd annual convention as the boycott expands statewide while management offered no comment.
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Branenameen Ssn
Pittsburgh
James L. McDevitt
AFL State Federation of Labor
McDevitt
AFL
Pittsburgh Central Labor Union
Labor Standards Association
Intra mural and school leagues report strong seasons
The program of men's basketball featured seven teams and 56 games. The men's volleyball league directed by Victor Cragg Jr. played 45 games with 48 players. The Senior High School intra mural basketball league logged 309 games with 35 youths participating.
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Victor Cragg Jr
Train collision near Montmagny kills three crewmen
Canadian National Railways train collided early today with freight cars on a siding near Montmagny Quebec. Three crewmen were killed, no passengers injured. The deceased were J. D. Levesque of Rivière-du-Loup, Gaudiose Thibault of Rivière-du-Loup, and EB Belanger of St Valier.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Canadian Nations Railways
Montemagny
Que
CNR
J. D. Levesque
Fence
Gaudiose Thibault
Riviere du Loup
Belanger
St. Valier
Steelworkers to map new contract demands meet in Pittsburgh
The CIO United Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee, 170 members, will convene in Pittsburgh May 6-7 to map demands for new contracts in the basic steel industry as current contracts expire June 30. President David J. McDonald called the meeting yesterday after the...
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Associated
Iresa Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Irate relief recipient rams hand through window
A man at the Public Assistance Office at 10th and Peach streets raged yesterday over delays in his plea for more money. He was taken to Hamot Hospital as a possible mental case but was found sane and sent home. officials declined to prosecute. Also, the USW union's 39 member executive board authorized officers to serve 60 day notice to steel producers to bargain anew over wages insurance and pensions. The article notes crude oil processing shifts from 12 to 48 percent gasoline with modern cracking.
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Bris
Union
USW
McDonald
Churchill Faces Political Storm
ChurchillWeathered a fierce Commons confrontation over the hydrogen bomb as Labour and Liberal opposition pressed him to resign. He disclosed a secret wartime pact with the United States and blamed the previous Labour government led by Clement Attlee for policy choices. Attlee denied the charges as MPs shouted for his resignation.
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London
Winston Churchill
Tong
Min
House of Commons
Churchill
Britain
United States
Clement Atter
Attlee
AL Thal
Labinies
Mele
Dinterest
Eisenhower warns on Red scare and world woes in radio address
President Eisenhower in a radio address says public opinion can curb violence and that fears of vast Red infiltration are exaggerated. He stresses the need to support free world allies, harmonize with friends, and avoid stamping emergency programs, while acknowledging unemployment and mood concerns.
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Contiuea
Congression
Eisenhower
Senior McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Brownell
Tadoching
Reds
Southwest Pacific
NATO
Europe
We Can Stand Up and Hold Up Our Heads
The speaker urged calm vigilance over panic, insisting Americans must lead the world toward peace and security. He said America is the greatest force God has allowed, and Americans can guide the world to a peaceful existence.
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America
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