State 10 Build Huge New Office Structure Now
General State Authority issues list of projects authorized to spend 12 million dollars. Harrisburg plans a new commonwealth office building north of the capital complex to house multiple agencies. Other authorized projects include a warehouse for Property and Supplies, hospital improvements, new sub stations, and electrical and structural upgrades at several state institutions.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Commonwealth
U.S. Burwa
Capital Group
G&a
Borrow-And-Bulla
Torrance State Hospital
Baller
Warren State Hospital
Bellngrove State Colony
Mayview State Hospital
Coaldale State Hospital
Woodville State Hospital
Delay rate increase in Pullman fares postponed
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission authorized fare increases for Pullman trains but ordered them postponed until September 22 to allow a new study. A separate note recalls Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln, dying at age 3d after the family moved to Southern Indiana.
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Associated Press
Washington
Iatersitie Commerce Commission
Abraham Lincoln
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Ohio River
Indiana
State's Ambassador Awards Announced in Harrisburg
Twenty five former Pennsylvanians named as Pennsylvania Ambassadors by the State Chamber of Commerce after a statewide committee reviewed nominations. Ambassadors will receive invitations to return for Pennsylvania Week October 14 to 19 to receive an alumni plaque and community service honor. Notables include Col Francis S Gubresttt of New York City an Air Force ace in World War II and Korea and Paul W Johnston of Cleveland president of the Erie Railroad and wartime transport chief for Sen. MacArthur in Australia.
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Pennsylvania
State Chamber of Commerce
J. S. Subil
Beaver Falls
Col
Francis $. Gubresttt
New York Cty
Paul W. Johnston
Cleveland
Erie Railroad
Sen. MacArthur
Australia
Meadville
British Ambassador Rushes to Egypt Amid Political Upheaval
Cairo report says Sir Ralph Stevenson hurried back to Cairo to brief Aly Maher Pasha on a British note via Anthony Eden. Eden told Parliament Britain seeks a stable orderly transition after the Nile kingdom’s upheaval that unseated Farouk and ousted Nagulh Bey and Maher Pasha. Britain denies intent to intervene but warns of possible defense moves in the region.
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Egypt
Britain
Ralph Stevenson
Aly Mither Pasha Todlay
Anthony Eton
Eden
House of Commons
London
Nile Kingdom
Farouk
Pul Gen
Molaimmes Nagulh Bey
Maher Pasha
Hiden
Bier Cant
McGranery Claims Cleanant of Corruption Probe Progress
Attorney General McGranery told a 48 member American Legion Boys Nation delegation that corruption investigations are moving forward. He cited cooperation with former Attorney General McGrath and investigator Newbold Morris, saying the justice department's cleansing campaign is proceeding satisfactorily without harsh methods.
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American Legion Boys’ Nation
Associated Press
Washington
P_McGranery
J Howard McGrath
McGranery
Um McGrath
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Newbold Morris
Ward
Ten Millions For Research By Rockefeller
New York reports that the Rockefeller Foundation and the General Education Board granted about 10 million dollars in the second quarter of 1952 for educational and scientific research programs. The grants included three and a half million by the board and more than six million by the foundation, with the largest single sum a one million capital fund to the National Bureau of Economic Research in New York. The 14 Day Independent Research organization studied economic activity and interrelations, funding researchers worldwide while engaged in study, writing, and testing. The General Education Board also provided several large grants to educational institutions in the South.
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Rockefeller Foundation
General Education Board
National Bureau of Econome Research of
Hhe South
Reynolds pays second wife two million dollars
The Daily News reports financier Richard J. Reynolds settled for two million dollars with his second wife Marine O'Brien, the redhaired former actress, clearing the way for a divorce in Mio, Florida. The prior settlement in 1946 with Elisabeth McCaw Dilliahht of Winston-Salem, NC, had already been noted.
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New York
Richard J. Reynolds
Marine O'Brien
The
Daily News
Loriry
Winston-Suluw, NC
Milli
Widow of Brain Burglar Jailed in Lurid Case
The 28 year old Milford widow Roberta Welulit confessed aiding her husband in four states during the brain surgery era crime. Police say she admitted serving as accomplice while he committed the theft spree tied to the 1947 prefrontal lobotomy case that drew nationwide attention.
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Associated Press
Milford Weint
Wurglas
Roberta Welulit
Whey
Thebaund
Wight
Dramatic Surgery Reattaches Heart After Halt
In Karford Pennsylvania a 22 day old baby survived a heart stoppage during surgery at Clay Hospital. Dr Bebb Mathews quickly opened the chest and massaged the heart to restart beating after two minutes without a pulse. Dennis Lloyd Rowland reportedly returned home on the road to recovery.
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Karford
Dennis Lloyd Rowland
Clay Hospital
Binghamton
Beb B. Mathews
Swimmers Set New Olympic Record in 100 Meter Freestyle Relay
Olympic excitement surrounds multiple events as swimmers set records and teams vie for medals. Notable performances include Yale and Fort Kent athletes, with several first round bouts and a straight victory shaping the final tone of the games.
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Uniiea Aentes
Lai
Amenean Busuns
Mily
Mie
Sheering Aliens
Hay
Yale
Postpone Funeral Rites for Eva Peron
Buenos Aires reports that Eva Peron’s funeral rites were postponed as the nation’s first lady to be laid to rest tomorrow. A state funeral program was announced with protocols in the Labor Ministry and the General Labor Confederation to receive mourners, while delays raise questions about final arrangements.
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Argentina
Eva Pern
Peron
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Miipiat
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Genel Labor Confederation
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Lupfort
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