GOP clash over Lodge as Nixon LP VP pick
Conservative Republicans in Chicago oppose Henry Cabot Lodge Jr for vice president amid taft faction resistance. Taft backers and Midwestern leaders urge an open choice, with Morton or Stratton floated. debate centers on Lodge’s perceived internationalist views and regional balances. Continued on Page 5.
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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
GOP
Lodge
United Nations
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
B. Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Baying Lodge
Reece
Taft
Texas
Eisenhower
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Gome Tant
John T. Diederich
Kentucky
Erie Agency Clears Up Dun Letter Hassle
The Erie Merchants Credit Association admits a collector for an Erie agency sent bogus dun notices to about 20 Corry residents on Waterhouse Garage bills. Waterhouse protested, and the firm issued apologies after confirming none had accounts or authorization.
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Erie
Erie Merchants’ Credit Association
Emory C. Chase
The
Journal
W. W. Waterhouse
Nght
Chinese shelling rocks Quemoy island stronghold
Chinese forces bombarded Quemoy Island off Formosa with 120 shells in a heavy pre-dawn attack. The Nationalist defended island near the Formosa Strait faced intense shelling as fighting escalated this month.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Island
Pennsylvania Delegation Cohesively Backs Nixon for VP
Harrisburg AP reports Pennsylvania Republicans show near unanimous support for Nixon at the convention caucus prep. Delegates John F. Kennedy and Stassen are noted in context, with Hugh Scott chairing and a potential 70 vote bloc solidifying Nixon's VP bid. A intra party squabble over leadership remained unresolved as the caucus began.
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Pennsylvania
Nixon
U.S
Hugh Scott
M. Harvey Taylor
Scott
Nomination for VP Planned by Rep. Fulton
Repames C. Fulton of Pennsylvania announced he will nominate President Eisenhower for vice president at the Republican National Convention in Chicago next Wednesday. Fulton said as a delegate he has the right to nominate and would run Eisenhower with Nixon. He asserted America must not let Khrushchev dictate policy and noted Nixon’s experience with Soviet leader. Fulton has not consulted Eisenhower about the vice presidency. The Pennsylvania GOP delegation heads to the Midwest by plane and train, contrasting with Democratic delegates departing for Los Angeles.
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Minnesota
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Stassen
Pennsylvania
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R-Pa
Eisenhower
Fulton
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Khrushchev
Mr. K
T” Fulton
Midwest
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West Fire Inferno Threatens Forests and Homes
Fires across nine states and a Canadian province devastate forests watersheds and dwellings from British Columbia to Mexico and the Pacific to the Rockies. Interior Officials call it the worst Western blaze in 30 years with a possible arson link under investigation as Idaho seeks major disaster aid.
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Mexico
Pacific
Rockies
Interior Department
Canadian
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Eisenhower
Floyd Iverson
Ogden
Utah
State Police Move Krupey to Warren
John R. Krupey of the Corry substation is transferred to the Warren substation effective July 29. The veteran trooper, a Warren native, will bolster a short-handed force as Krupey returns to Warren where he previously served from 1942 to 1957 with gaps. The 49 year old has been with the State Police since 1838 and was promoted to corporal in 1987.
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John R
Jack) Krupey
Corry
Warren
Warren Force
Krupey
State Police
Franklin
Krupeys
Debbie
Jeannette
Belgian Troops Ordered Out of Congo by U N
Premier Lumumba thanks the United Nations for swift Congo action and says Soviet military aid is no longer needed. The U N Security Council issues its second nine day demand for Belgian forces to leave, backing a July 14 resolution on deploying a new U N force. The vote, unanimous with Soviet support for the resolution, urges Belgium to withdraw promptly and not undermine Congo's territorial integrity amid Katanga’s secession.
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Patrice Lumumba
United Nations
Congo
U.N. Security Council
U. N
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Belgium
New
African Republic
Council
U.N
Katanga
US Signals Tough Line Against Soviet Bluff in Congo Case
Washington aims to call Moscow's bluff on threats to Congo by pressing ahead with UN support and readying swift, firm responses. Secretary Herter condemns Khrushchev's remarks while keeping doors open for East-West talks. Officials say bold stance reflects admin belief that Soviet threats are bluster, not action.
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United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Christian A. Herter
Congo
Herter
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
United Nations
Khrushchev
Dixie Mystery Solved Only By Corry Reader
A Tennessee paper sparked a citywide puzzle to identify the origin of a Trill Indicator photograph. The imprint on the box pointed to Corry native Glenn Myrick, now in Baxter, as the likely lead. The Nashville Tennessean invited tips as investigators pressed for the answer.
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Corry
Nashville Tennessean
Addey
East South Street
Glenn Myrick
Baxter, Tenn
Nashville
Alang
Myrick
Uncle Sam Nabs U2 Fragment From Area Man
The United States government investigates a fragment of the U2 spy plane brought from Russia by John Archer of North East. Archer, who toured Russia, says officials took the souvenir upon his return and plan to test it in laboratories. He expects its return after the government finishes.
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United States
Ite 2
America
Russia
John Archer
North East
Archer
Moscow
Hi Fi music aids pre op sedation at Shadyside
At Shadyside Hospital hi fi music is piped to operating rooms as part of pre operative sedation under Dr. Michael Cambest. A patient named John Brown briefly woke to hear his own namesake tune echoing from the system, but remained asleep.
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Shadyside Hospital
Michael A. Cambest
Shadyside
John Brown
Erie Water Skier Killed In Mishap
St. William J. Hicnara, 41, of near Erie, died while water skiing on Lake Erie near Presque Isle Peninsula. Autopsy ordered to determine drowning or impact from a motorboat. Boat operator Walter Schmitzek, 27, of Allison Park, was towing the skier and wife. Schmitzek dropped the towline and the victim reportedly attempted to break the towline before the fatal incident. Chief Life Guard Frank Pettinato provided details.
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William J. Hicnarason
Erie
Lake Erie
Presque Isle Peninsula
Richardson
Walter Schmitzek
Allison Park
Frank Pettinato
Schmiteek
Pettinsta
Gas Company Union To Keep Talks Rolling
Negotiations between the Gas Company and the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Others continued in Warren today to resolve a five week gas service spike. Union official Glenn Mickelson reported little progress yesterday while firm vice president Neil Donovan declined comment as mediators from state and federal levels joined leaders from both sides. The dispute followed eliminations of several senior supervisory positions at the company, which serves 87 000 customers in Warren Jefferson Corry and Jamestown areas.
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Warren
Pennsylvania Gas Co
Glenn Mickelson
Internaotal Brotherhood of Firemen
Neil Donovan
Jefferson Counties
Tir Corry Erle
Jamestown
Ike's Appeal For Arms Talks Puts Reds On Spot
President Eisenhower called for resumption of disarmament talks to reduce war risk. The White House said the United States seeks an early meeting of representatives from all 82 United Nations members for urgent discussion. Ambassador Lodge was instructed to petition for speedy revival of negotiations after the Soviet delegates walked out.
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R.I
Eisenhower
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
United Nations
White House
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
Lodge
Sale of Corry High School Site Finalized in Erie
City Solicitor Roger Brown announced the sale of the former Corry high school lot in the Fourth Ward. Erie contractor Roland Ketzel won with a bid of 15 500, yielding a small margin above break even as the city plans a future shopping plaza on the site.
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Fourth
Erie
Roger Brown
Brown
Roland Ketzel
Ketzel
Police Chief Succumbs in Pittsburgh Benicio Carricato Obit
Funeral services were set today for Prank Carricato, former boxer and assistant police chief of suburban Sharpsburg. He was found dead of a heart attack at his home. Carricato boxed professionally in the early 1920s under the alias Young Jagiebhom.
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Carricato
Sharpsburg
Jageie Bhom
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