Franklin Hospital to receive funds for new X ray unit
A $21 000 grant from the Fird Foundation will finance a diagnostic X ray machine at Franklin Hospital. Senate approval authorized a state transfer of funds while a companion bill funds a land transfer. Nearby incidents include a rifle accident injuring two youths and a police report on a stolen bicycle.
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Witnesses Fail To Appear In Army Uniforms Probe
Washington two witnesses Schwarz and Musto fail to appear before Senate Investigations subcommittee in graft probe over bonds tied to Joseph Abrams garment schemes. McClellan warns of action, possibly contempt citations, while counsel cites miscommunications and postponed testimony.
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D-Ark
Senate
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Attilio Musto
New York
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Joey) Abrams
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Schwarte
Mart ‘Vuter
Great Neck Road
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Brooklyn
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Ohio
Nat King Cole Attacked by White Group in Birmingham Concert
Nat King Cole, the Negro singer and pianist, was assaulted on stage by white men during a Birmingham Alabama concert. Police later detained several suspects from Anniston and Birmingham and found weapons in a car. Cole postponed appearances in Greenville, Charlotte, and Raleigh, resuming in Norfolk on Saturday.
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Chicago
Greenville
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Charlotte
Raleigh
N.C
Norfolk
Alan Nat
King) Cole
Binningham
Municipal Auditorium
Cole
Gutalde
Anniston
Willie Richard Vinson
E. L. Vinson
Kenneth Adams
Amy
Jesse W. Mabry
Ilias Clevenger
Mike Fox
Annisto
Police Elect New Officers
William Tyler Lodge No. 64 of the Fraternal Order of Police elected officers for the coming year at the Moose Club in Albion. Robert Heiges was named president, Carl Rozansky vice president, Kelly Bender treasurer, John Davis secretary, Howard Palmer conductor, Herold Green inner guard, James Powell, Robert Rengle, and Paul Behan directors. Behan, retiring president, heads a group covering 111 Erie County police forces.
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Union City
Behan
Erie County
Erie
Comedian Fred Allen Leaves One Million Estate
NYC comedian Fred Allen real name John F Sullivan died of a heart attack at 61 on March 17. He left half his estimated 1 million dollar estate to his widow Portland Hoffa and the other half to fund a trust for three nieces Frances Hershkowitz Barbara Bond and Mary Bond. Jewelry manuscripts and theatrical possessions also go to his widow. The trust principal will be paid after Mrs Allen's death according to the will filed for probate.
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Fred Allen
Allen
John F. Sullivan
Frances Hershkowitz
Arthu Hershkowitz
New York
Barbara Bond
Mary Bond
Guy Bond
St. Paul
Minnesota
Charge hurled at Korean Reds
United Nations Command charged North Korean forces with a wanton attack on a UN sentry post inside the truce zone near Chorwon, occurring yesterday about a few miles north. Communist authorities denied the charge.
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Kore
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South Korea
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Dems Seek To Delay Vote On Aid For Roads
Harrisburg Associated Press reports House Democrats in Pennsylvania plan to delay a Senate backed plan to raise state aid for roads from 18 million to 30 million dollars yearly. They seek funding sources and oppose quick action amid changes to license fee proposals and highway fund distribution. The article notes debate over censorship revival study and liquor license expansion in the Legislature.
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Harrisburg
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Pennsylvania
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Liquor Control Board
Vetoes Stir Legislature as Tax and Liquor Debates Rage
Lawmakers clash over vetoed measures to tighten liquor laws while a new 3 percent sales tax plan faces conference committee. Debate centers on notifying charges and potential overrides, with historical references to past veto overrides. A tax exemption proposal for manufacturers seeks broader relief on business purchases.
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Lender
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Legisature
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
Retired Miner Sues UMW for 6700 Pension Payment
Vincenza Filippone, a retired Butler coal miner, sues the United Mine Workers of America for 6700 in pension payments. Filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court, the suit names trustees John L. Lewis Charles A. Owen and Josephine Roche of Washington as defendants.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Vincenza Filippone
Butler
United Miner Workers of America
Filippone
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
John L. Lewis
Charles A. Owen
Josephine Roche
Washington
UMW Welfare and Retirement Fund
Pension Claim Stirs Welfare Fund Dispute
Filippone challenges the welfare fund claiming entitlement to a $100 monthly pension for 35 years. He states he applied and received payments in 1948 but has not been paid since September 1949.
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Filippone
Welfare Fund
Fumes Blamed in McKeesport Couple Deaths
Police say fumes from a flueless hot water heater likely caused the deaths of Mike Sorokac and his wife Elizabeth in their McKeesport home. The pair were found by a friend in the basement, with Mrs. Sorokac washing clothes when the incident occurred.
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Mike Sorokac
Elizabeth
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