Convicts Still At Large After West Virginia Breakout
In the Pittsburgh area and surrounding states, authorities pursued 3 of 14 escapees from the West Virginia state penitentiary breakout. Gerald Nolan 19 Eddie Starcher 23 and Denver Vannes 35 remained at large while 11 others were recaptured within 60 hours. A dramatic pursuit near Cadiz Ohio ended with two guards firing, leaving Otto Neff critically wounded as volunteers aided in the arrest of the remaining escapees.
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Pittsburgh
Associated Press
Moundsville
W. Va
Dmeo
West
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Gerald Nolan
Eddie Starcher
Denver Vannes
James Bailey
Chalmers B. Tate
Cadiz
Marshal Bailey
Neff
W.va
Bus crashes into truck injures Erie youth
A 19 year old Erie man, Russell Bailey, was injured with minor abrasions after being struck by a car driven by William A. Powell near West Lake road by the Skyway Theatre. Bailey was treated at Hamel Hospital and listed in good condition. In a separate incident, a westbound Greyhound bus rear ended a truck on Route 20 in South Westfield, N Y. The truck driver Philip A. Parnell attempted a left turn into Prospect Station road when the collision occurred.
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Runcimen
Erie Area
Russell Bailey
Erie
William A. Powell
Canton
West Spring
West Lake Road
Skyway
Hamel Hospital
Bailey
Greyhound
South ‘Westfield
Philip A. Parnell
South Dayton
Prospect Station
Raymond Gray
Buffalo
Pirates Trade Higbe For Giants Rhawn Poat
New York Giants trade infielder Bobby Rhawn and pitcher Ray Poat to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Kirby Higbe in a straight cashless deal. Edgar Thrasher said he fired at Porter believing him to be one of the fugitives.
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New York
New York Giants
Bobby Rhawn
Ray Poat
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kirby Higbe
Giants
Edgar Thrasher
Porter
Death Car Driver Faces New Trial and Sentence
In Erie Judge Elmer Evans denied defense motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment in the involuntary manslaughter case of George Foggin of Buffalo and Jack Tupita of Erie. They were linked to the June 5 1946 death of five year old Ryan Dubinski after a traffic collision on Oak Street near East Avenue. Foggin was found guilty with mercy recommended. Tupita was acquitted and costs assessed.
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Erie
Elmer
Evans
George T. Foxgin
Buffalo
Jack Tuplen
Ryan Dubinski
Foggin
Tupitza
East Avenue
Poggin
Dubinskielz
St. Ann's Church
Erie County
Tupitea
Treasury Report Details June 2 Budget Figures
Treasury report from Washington dated June 6 shows net budget receipts at 14,852,610.29 dollars and expenditures of 85,087,516.04 dollars. Fresh balance stands at 2,760,852,020.16 dollars with total debt 251,749,055,024.54 dollars.
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Treasury
Washington
Position of the Treasury
Churchill's D Day Debate Shapes Allied Invasion View
A reflection on the fifth anniversary of D-Day recalling Churchill and Stalin clashing over invasion strategy. Stalin urged a France invasion by the Western Allies to ease the Soviet front. Churchill favored a Mediterranean strike, arguing the soft underbelly of Europe but observers suspect political motives beyond military reasoning as the Italian campaign continued.
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Devin Maeneron
Europe
Normandy
Stalin
France
Winston Churchill
Mediterrean
Churchill
Italy
Balkans
Plan Would Have Shaped Postwar Eastern Europe
The article analyzes a hypothetical Allied plan to intervene in eastern Europe after World War II, arguing that Western forces occupying southeastern and central Europe could have blocked Soviet dominance. It contends a German and Austrian settlement would have been settled earlier, potentially preventing a Soviet empire and preserving more nations as free democracies.
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Europe
Central
Russia
Stettin
Adriatic
Moscow
Germany
Austria
United Nations
Wayne Township Graduation For 10 eighth graders
A class of 10 eighth grade students from Wayne township will receive diplomas in graduation exercises at Wayne Valley Evangelical United Brethren Church at 8:30 tonight. Harold B. Burnham, postmaster at Wattsburg, will deliver the commencement address. Most graduates advance to ninth grade in Corry next fall.
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Wayne Township
Wayne Valley
Grove City College Grants Degrees to Two from City
Grove City College awarded 284 diplomas in a Saturday ceremony with two local graduates, William Hammond and Maxwell Brown, earning bachelor of science degrees in commerce. Attending were their parents and relatives. next week Hammond plans to attend his daughter Nancy Hammond’s graduation from Kent State University. The text notes ancient Romans used dentifricin to clean teeth.
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Grove City College
City
Hammond
Nancy
Kent State University
Kent
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William Porter
Dunfar
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Widmann & ‘Tesh
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Powell
North Center Street
Ford Garage
Azza
Cormford
Ashe
Lennox
Seoec
Underwriters’ Laboratories
American Gas Association
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Mage Deby
Emmy
Brigham Hardware
Center Street
Corry. Pa
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Ritz
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Justin Butters
Thomas Burkhart
William and
Mary Zafiropulos
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