Drought Relief Talks in Harrisburg Amid Feed Shortage Fears
A state and federal committee in Harrisburg weighed declaring a drought emergency for Southeastern Pennsylvania counties. Reports showed 21 drought hit counties with crop losses across corn hay potatoes tobacco and vegetables totaling over 20 million dollars. Dairymen warned that enough feed for livestock through winter may be at risk, urging emergency hay distribution and grain programs plus farm loan access. The Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative urged action, noting 4200 dairymen across multiple counties face severe drought and insect damage.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Hartisburg
Pennsylvania
State Agriculture Department
Wamed C. E. Castell
U. S. Agriculture Stabilization
Commonwealth
U.S
Farmers Home Administration
Fine
Eastern Milk Producers Co-operative Association, Inc
J. Thomas Cribbs
Poyntelle
Wayne County
Wayne
Lackswanna
Bradford
Susquehanna
Wyming
Sullivan Counties
Cribbs
Auto Crash Near Hughes Warners Traffic Light
State Police report two cars collided at the Route 6 and Route 19 junction at 5 15 p m none of the occupants were injured Reymond Gray 49 of Pittsburgh and William Wymer 26 of Clarksburg Va drove autos that rammed together under the traffic light Wymer s car sustained heavier damage estimated at 600 while Gray s was about 300 None of the occupants were injured Kenneth Lanl seven son of Mr and Mrs Marie Loht drowned yesterday in a pond near his home at nearby Coupon Pa.
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Hughes Warners
Corry Barracks
Reymond Gray
Pittsburgh
William Wymer
Clarksburgh
Wyner
Callitzin
Kenneth Lanl
Con
Mra Marie Loht
Coupon
Barr threats expose of state GOP officials
Senator Joseph M Barr the Democratic state chairman calls for removal of Republican state officials he labels political bandits He vows to expose odious depredations and if Democrats win in November an investigation into alleged machinations by leaders of the Public Utility Commission State Liquor Control Board and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
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FTES
Harrisburg
Joseph M. Barr
Republan
Barr
Public Utility Commission
State Liquor Centro Board
Pennsylvania ‘Turnpike Commission
Senate to pay McCarthy's attorney in probe
The Senate will cover the salary of a lawyer for Senator McCarthy in the official conduct investigation. Watkins, chair of the special committee, said McCarthy may choose the attorney with approval from Knowland Johnson and other leaders. Mundt and others offered no verdict on the subcommittee's findings, while McCarthy plans renewed Army investigations after the Mundt panel reports.
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Associated Press
Washington
McCarthy
Wis
Senate
Alm
Senator Watkins
Utah
Watkins
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Jennet
Senate Rules Committee
Mundt
R-Sd
Jackson
D-Wesh
Dirksen
R-N
Army
Wadkins
Alt— Man
Bandits Holdup Andrews Air Base Bank For 160000
Three men, described as Negro, robbed the vault at the Andrews Air Force Base branch, taking about 160000. Police detained three suspects after spotting a vehicle violation near the base and questioned them about the holdup. Andrews Field lies roughly 10 miles southeast of Washington.
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Dymecretre
Tee Camp Springs
Andrews Air Porce Base
Andrews Field
Washington
First Nations Bank of Southern Maryland
Three Killed in Auto Crash Near Clarion
Three people died in a head-on collision two miles south of Fryburg on Route 66. Victims were James Aquilina 67 his wife Carrié Sard Aquilina 4 and J W Molt Jr about 55 Indiana Pa. State Policeman Michael Krevds said cause of the crash could not be determined.
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Clarion
Indiana
Furniture Denier
Fryburg
Route
James Aquilina
Carrié Sard Aquilina
J. W. Molt Jr Wee
Michael Krevds
Aquiline
Fryburg-Shippenville
Jamestown
McNutt
McAissicks Corners
Mia Aquilina
Mel
Edwin Fascenmyer
Tames
A. B. Amadio
Fuecenmyer
State Dems Hold Hearings On Platform In Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Democrats announce public hearings on the November platform. Francis J. Myers, platform committee chair, will preside over two days of sessions at a mid city hotel starting 10 am. more than 20 organizations plan to attend including farmers labor teachers and lawyers. A later 100 dollar dinner featuring Adlai Stevenson is set for September 8th as the state committee preparations continue.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U. S
Francis J. Myers
Platform Committee
Myers
Ata
Democratic
Democratic Committee
Adlai Stevenson
Navy Drops Reservists From Active Roster
Washington reports the Navy will drop 46,000 inactive officers from its reserve rolls in a sweeping reorganization. The move aims to free up manpower and reshape personnel structure across services.
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NAVY
Washington
Nine Philadelphia men guilty of conspiring to teach revolution
A federal court jury of seven women and five men found nine Philadelphia defendants guilty of conspiracy to teach and advocate overthrow of the U S government. The trial stretched 66 days, the longest in U S district history in Philadelphia, with penalties up to five years imprisonment or a 10000 dollar fine for each defendant.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States
Jorge
J. Cullen Ganey
U. S. District Bench
Joseph Kuzma
Robert Klonsky
Bam Gobeloff
Joseph Roberts
Bennjamin Welss
David Dubensky
Thomas Nabried
Irwin Katz
Walter Lawenfels
Sherman Labovitz
Drug Raids Trap Chiefs in New York
Federal narcotics raids dismantled a multi million dollar heroin ring after 11 months of undercover work by about 30 agents. Fourteen men were seized described as top narcotics dealers in the United States with a common supply link to Mexico City and Montreal. Officials said the operation, the largest in New York city history, involved Thai traffickers and raised concerns of a dealer panic. In Atlantic City, 11 others including four women were nabbed in narcotics raids, with a third ring linked to the New York gang.
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New York
United States
James ©. Ryan
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Ryan
New York City
Mexico City
Montreal
Atlantic City
N. J
Valda
Eisenhower backs three Pennsylvania House hopefuls
President Eisenhower endorsed three Pennsylvania Republican candidates for the U S House in exchange for backing his legislative program. W Beverly Carter Jr in the 4th District Albert Clark in the 2nd and Francis McQuaker in the 5th were named, part of an 18-candidate endorsement. The move marks the first such document given to nonincumbent candidates.
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Washington
1Itzenhower
Pennsylvania
House
W. Beverly Carter Jr
Albert Clarki
Francis McQuaker
Congress
Citizens For
Eisenhower
Nationwide Rubber Strike Idles Plants Across Nation
Rubber workers strike across eight cities including Akron Los Angeles Noblesville New Castle Fall River Memphis Des Moines and Pottstown. About 26 600 United Rubber Workers joined along with 3 000 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co workers, halting Firestone plants at midnight. Pickets ring entrances, maintenance pass for some, no disorders reported.
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Associated Press
Bleveland
United Rubber
Firestone Dire & Rubber Co
Goodgely ‘Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Hickishey
Company
Ion
Dis
Notson
Firestone Planta
Akron
Los Angeles
Noblesville
New Castle
Fall River
Mass
Memphis
Des Moines
Pottstown
Bnbke
Goodyear
Firestene
Mide Et Ine
Apokcaman
Missing cash at Brigham Hardware mystery deepens
Chief of Police Harley Drnlee says no trace of the $1,000 purportedly missing from Brigham Hardware. Owner James Sinare claims no clear theft indication and cannot recall where the money went after Linare prepared checks for deposit on Wednesday. Deposits were delayed due to a plumbing job and bank closures. the missing sum, about $1,000, included checks. The police continue to investigate what happened to the funds and where they might be.
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Harley Drnlee
Brigham Hardware
Jame Sinare
Drake
Linare
Joy
Inter
Westinghouse awards two employee suggestions in 1954 plan
Roland Meyer of Westinghouse Transformer Divisions Sharon S287 rider won top prize for 1954 first half in a plan to change sheet metal ordering specs to save coke. Marshall Lopez, a welder at Meadville plant, earned $1100 for a suggestion to conserve fielding.
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Aby
Ftes
Pittsburgh
Roland Meyer
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Sharon
Marshall Lopez
Meadville
May re enact building rules at Findley Lake
Findley Lake Property Owners Inc plans to re establish cottage and dock rules after a legal dispute with Island owners. The annual meeting will discuss rule re establishment, weed control, dam repair plans to lower water level for winter, and annual director elections. Voting will be limited to members in good standing, though all lake property owners may attend.
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Ries
Andise
Findley Lake
C. M. Howard
W. 5. Edwards
Arthur Goopler Jr
Johnson
Stop Signs Go Up On Pleasant Street
City installs stop signs at Pleasant Street intersections to curb accidents and handle rising traffic with the new school opening next month. Four-way stops at North Tart and Pleasant. concord Street also gains a stop. A nearby no parking sign goes up on West Main between Fourth and Fifth after a recent auto crash.
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Harley Drake
Raat
Pleasant Streets
Pleasant Street
Concord Street
Center
Haat
Drake
West Main Stret
Fourth
Fifth Avenue
Fall Temperatures Persist Amid Cool August Weather
The Corry district saw a damp chilly night with a low near 42 degrees while afternoon sun yielded a high around 66 degrees. Business interests at Canadohia Findley and Chautauqua lakes warn that if warm weather does not return into September, this could be one of the worst years for their enterprises.
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Corry
Canadohia
Findley
Chautauqua Lakes
Murder Case Witness Held In Narcotic Raid
Ethel Henderson 19 of Pittsburgh arrested on narcotics charge linked to 1983 Butler County murder case. Raid on Hill District home seized $40 worth of narcotics. Also arrested, Van William Robinson 43, with wife Schaater Ald, for narcotics. Storch case involved hiring two men for $10,000 to murder his wife Alice Grace Storch. Storch convicted of being an accessory before the fact. Walter Henderson and Russell Budd convicted of murder. Henderson's sister faced conspiracy to death and defraud. received suspended sentence for drug treatment. She was released from a federal hospital in Lexington, Ky. Police said.
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Associated Prom
Pittsburgh
Ethel Henderson
Butler County
Richol
Russell Budd
Tfe
Western State
Mins Fenderson
Btorch
Lexington
Police Anid
Five Escape At Norfolk Prison
Five dangerous convicts escaped from the state prison colony last night after overpowering guards and taking a guard hostage. A large manhunt was warned by Massachusetts State Police that at least one escapee may be armed. four of the men had previously broken out within three months. The hostage guard was Walter F. DeAdder, 29, of Lawrence.
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Norfolk
Mays
New England
Mastachuusets
Atenat
Walter F.de Adder
Lawrence
Studebaker Union Votes Large Wage Cut to Avert Shutdown
Workers of CIO United Automobile Workers Local 8371 at Studebaker's South Bend plant approved a wage reduction by better than eight to one to avert a potential plant shutdown. The plan, tied to a 14 percent payroll cut, followed weeks of negotiations. The secret ballot vote reversal came after earlier opposition and a threatened contract end in 60 days. Continued on Page Six.
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Associated
South Bend
Ind—B
Studebaker
Briuge
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Inette
William Ogden
Senate backs bill to outlaw Communist party amid tense vote
Unanimous Senate passage of an anti-Communist measure faced GOP House pressure and administration opposition as Butler and Humphrey merged proposals to outlaw the Communist party and deny certification to Communist dominated unions. The 85-0 vote left the next move to the House with no hearings held.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
GOP
House
Congress
Brownell
Bensator Meetee
Ure
Bongtor Cooper Guy
Butler GR Md
Humphrey
Butler
Communist Party
National Labor Relations Board
Grove City pilot killed in Florida base crash
Lt. Barnes of Grove City died when his F200 all weather Interceptor crashed after takeoff from an auxiliary field at Eglin Air Force Base Florida on temporary duty. He served in the 390th Fighter Bomber Squadron based at Alexandria Air Force Base Louisiana.
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Flaglin Air Force Base
Flat Grove City
Lé Jor
Barnes
FCC Rapped Over Lamb Washington
The FCC faced criticism for alleged open defiance of FCC rules in considering renewing Edward Lamb's television station license at Erie PX. The fallout centers on whether due process and regulatory standards were properly applied in the renewal decision.
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FCC
Lamb Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bes Yeen
Fetr
Edward Lamb
Tlevision
Erie Px
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