Milk Price Hearing Called for Erie District
The Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission scheduled a March 12 Erie hearing as part of a series on price changes for the Pittsburgh market area. Farmers fear a larger than usual drop in the blend price following butter price support cuts, with the commission acting to set terms across Crawford County and nearby regions.
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Erie
Meadville
Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission
Pittsburgh
Crawford County
Pennsylvania
U.S
Control Commission
Erie Area
Cambridge Springs
Venangoboro
Venango ‘Township
Erie County
Japanese Lower House Allows Arrest of Politician
In Tokyo the lower house approved arrest for Jiro Arita amid bribery allegations involving government officials and a ship-building company that had secured government loans. The vote, 209 to 204, followed his resignation as deputy secretary-general of Yoshida's Liberal party.
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Tokyo
Japan
Shigeru Yoshida
Jiro Arita
Yoshida
Liberal Party
Thimayya Leaves for Home in India
Indian Lt. Gen. K. Thimayya, former chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission for Korea, departs Seoul for home after overseeing 6000 Indian troops' repatriation. He travels to Tokyo with U S Ambassador Ellis Briggs and diplomat Kenneth Young for a short vacation as an Eighth Army honor guard honors his departure. No South Korean official attends the Seoul air base sendoff.
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Wey
Kercan
Seoul
Thimayya
Poonmunjom
Tokyo
U. S
Ellis Briggs
U.S
Kenneth Young
Jalburza
Eighth Army
United Nations
Seoul City
Polio Vaccine Trials Start With 137 Pittsburgh Children
Dr. Jonas Salk led a first large scale polio vaccine test at Arsenal Elementary gym, injecting 30th of an ounce of scarlet fluid to 137 Pittsburgh youngsters. Blood samples were drawn, immunity to polio expected via antibody buildup, test runs through June 19.
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Pittsburgh
Salk
Jonas’ Salk
Arsenal
Arsenal Elementary School Gympnasium
Salle
Liberal party weighs approach to Artn turnover for prosecution
In a House discussion the Liberal party signaled a stance shift by opting not to oppose sending Artn for possible prosecution. The move follows a vote that pressed for examining the case and narrowing options for action.
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Yoshida
Pbangit
Liberal
Aritn
Bell Telephone Posts Near Half Billion Dollar Net Income
New York reports the Bell Telephone system, the world's largest enterprise, earned net income of about 491 million dollars in 1953 with assets near 12 billion. Total operating revenues reached 4.42 billion, up from 4.04 billion in 1952, while AT&T alone posted 421.5 million. Earnings marked new records amid postwar expansion in service.
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Associated Press
New York
Bell Telephone System
Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell System
At&t
Income decline at Pittsburgh Railway Go after 1952 to 1983 drop
Net income for Pittsburgh Railway Go fell from 485,992 in 1952 to 163,129 in 1983, a decrease of 322,813. Passenger numbers also dropped sharply, with last year showing a 15 million decline from the prior year.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburghy Railway
No Trace Found Of Man In Missing Baby Case
Police said they cannot locate Gerald E. Conrad who took his seven month old daughter Pamela from Gill Hospital in Steubenville as she lay ill with pneumonia. A woman, Helen Blhose, accompanied him and Winnie custody had been with Alice Ernest, a friend, while the mother Betty Lou Conrad faced bigamy charges. Authorities checked homes in Baltimore and Westernport Md for leads.
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Assouiswu
Steubenville
Pam
Conrad
Sanday
Baltimore
Westernport
Gerald E. Conrad
Helen Blhose
Gill Hospital
Pamela
Alice Ernest
Betty Lou Conrad
PLAN ANTI SUB FORCE TO PROTECT OCEAN LIFELINES
Britain disclosed plans to concentrate on building an anti submarine force with new and secret devices to defend maritime lifelines. The announcement emphasizes strengthening naval defenses and safeguarding shipping lanes across the Atlantic.
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London
Britain
Convict Slain In Attempted Escape At Driper Prison
Ronald Coleman 20 year old white convict was shot and killed while attempting to escape over the wall at Driper Prison early today. Deputy Warden J H Robertson said initial checks showed two inmates involved and one may have escaped. William Glover 21 of Whigham Georgia was wounded. Police reported crossfire between two tower guards using high powered shotguns during the incident.
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Speigner
Ahi
J. H. Roberton
Ronald Coleman
Birmingham
William Glover
Whigham
Robertson
Readership progress in Indonesia after 1945 independence
Officials say 35 million of 69 million Indonesians have learned to read since independence in 1945. Literacy rose from about 93 percent illiterate at independence to broader literacy, reflecting major education efforts and reforms across the nation.
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Republic of Indonesia
Progress reported in Pittsburgh furniture strike talks
Union leader Thomas L. Fagan of AFL General Teamsters Local 249 said there is some progress toward settlement after a lengthy bargaining session with four furniture stores and a delivery firm serving two others. A peace meeting is planned soon as mediators meet with Teamsters officials and five department stores. Wages and working conditions are at dispute among the strikes by ten AFL unions.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas L. Fagan
AFL General Teamsters Local 249
Fugun
Teamsters
AFL
Explosion Targets PRR Freight Engine Near Port Allegany
A diesel locomotive exploded yesterday five miles south of Port Allegany Pennsylvania on a Pennsylvanian Railroad freight train, sparking a fire and causing 100000 to 150000 dollars in damage. Two Port Allegany firemen received minor burns, treated and released. The blast occurred while the train climbed a grade and spread fumes to a second unit, but cars were saved. PRR officials ordered an investigation into the cause.
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PRR
Port Allegany
Pennnsylvania Railroad
Here
Sig Anderson
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