Dulles Awaits Red Reply On Plane Attack
West Virginia and Kentucky reports mix in a patchwork of war era headlines as Nazi guard contingents, train derailments, and local incidents ripple through Dulles era discourse. A 3500-strong West Virginia guard encampment ends as troops head home, a B&O Express strike stalls, and a car is hurled off track near Rosemont with three occupants escaping. Police search for county clerk’s office thieves amid a $95 cash theft. Nearby, a triple birth underscores a day of dramatic events in Gander Newfoundland, amid a string of wartime security concerns. The report weaves through Charleston and Pineville scenes with officials weighing open competition rules and routine checks.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rosemont
Teddy
Ruth
William den- Keith
Windom
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Verhours
Alina Barker
Lines
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Gander
Scotland
Centiti
Salk Gold Medal Won At Lions Convention
Lions International in Atlantic City awarded Dr Jonas E Salk a gold medal set with a diamond at its 38th annual convention. Miss Joan Long of McMurray Pa polio victim accepted for Dry Suk and praised as one of Salks soldiers for vaccine inoculations. Officers elected include Humbert Valenzuela Santiago Chile as president and John L Stiddley Chellowee N D as first vice president. Diplomatic notes mention Dulles and Molotov meeting, with tensions over Soviet sincerity toward peace gestures and Alaska plane incident.
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Jonas E. Salk
Joan Long
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United Nations
Washington
Rugsid
Alaska
Multiple 1952 headlines mix of political, labor and sport events
The report covers WV gasoline tax revenue projections, a Ky marriage of Adlai Stevenson Jr.’s son, a Liverpool sea men strike ending, a funeral for Joseph Johnson’s relative, a price war in Huntington gas stations, tamped tensions at Bastian Morley Co. strike, Trabert reaching Wimbledon quarter finals, Eisenhower signing the Austrian state treaty, and 25,000 French shipyard workers protesting rebellion trials.
Drive ’em away Used Car Bargains in town
Your home town dealers offer a large choice of used cars with low down payments and easy terms. Ads include a 1953 DeSoto Firedome 4 door sedan and a 1950 Oldsmobile with eight to two doors. For more details see the Classified Advertisements on page five.
Train Crashes Truck Killing Five Near Irwin Interchange
Five people died when a car collided with the rear of an oil truck about a half mile east of the Irwin Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The victims include Benjamin Kowalsky and his wife Beatrice with daughters Judy and Deborah, ages 3 and 1 month, plus Abraham Kowalsky of the Bronx. Cause of the crash was not immediately determined by state police.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Westmoreland County Memrial Hospital
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Beatrice
Judy
Deborah
Abraham Kowalsky
Benjamin
Bronx
Gypsy Painting Deal Costs Aged Woman Fifty Dollars
Taylor County State Police issue a second warning about bands of travelers in the county after an 80 year old Webster woman paid 50 dollars to roof painters who offered a 3 25 job and demanded 93 dollars after completing the work. Police say the gypsy groups camp at Boyce's Grove near Bridgeport Airport Rock Lake and Morgantown and urge residents beware.
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Taylor County
Naval Operations Chief Enroute to Washington
Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, newly designated Chief of Naval Operations, arrived in Manila by plane Friday en route to Washington to assume his post. From the Philippines, Burke will proceed to the capital to begin his duties.
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Arleigh A. Burke
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Philippines
Burke
U S Officers Killed in Vienna Plane Crash
Two American Army officers Captain Roy F Moullen and First Lieutenant Malcolm J Stokes were killed when their light liaison plane crashed into the Danube Canal in the American sector of Vienna. Both families reside in Vienna.
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Danube Canal
U.S. Army
Roy F Moullen
Malcolm J. Stokes
Taylor County Playground Patronage Gains Big Variety
Taylor County reports six supervised playgrounds seeing sizable weekly attendance as the season opens. Daily counts ranged from 20 to 31 children with large Wiener roast turnouts. Supervisors Weese, Knotts, Isabella and McKinney noted varied activities including badminton, horseshoes, crafts, storytelling, and outdoor movie plans for Flemington and West Side.
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Taylor County
Eugene Weese
Fetterman
Frank Knotts
East End
John Isabella
Flemington
Mary McKinney
West Side
David Rogers
Donnie Litzinger
Jimmy Martin
Shirley DeMoss
Sonny Mayer
Jim Lambert
Governor Knight's Daughter Wears Prize Fight Scars
Carolyn Knight, 21, daughter of California Governor Goodwin J. Knight, will wear scars from the Bobo Olson Archie Moore prize fight at her wedding Sunday night. She said her fiancé Charles V. Weedman Jr., 27, was showing Moore’s knockout punch when his fingernail flicked her over the eyebrow.
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Hollywoods
Carolyn Knight
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Bobo Olson
Archie Moore
Charles V. Weedman, Jr
Moore
Jazz Classic Saves Bandleader Freddie Slack
In Pasadena California a judge cleared bandleader Freddie Slack of a drunk driving charge after ruling he was not intoxicated at the May 23 arrest moment. The decision followed Slack finishing a difficult piano number at a nightclub.
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Calif
Slaughter On
10Th Avenue
Freddie Slack
Slack
Administration's Corn Fed Bathing Suit Stirs Farm Panels
Washington reports reveal a quirky farm program promotion featuring Betty Ritter modeling a corn fiber bathing suit. The garment, created from corn starch byproducts and blended with cotton and wool, is touted as mildew resistant and comfortable. The stunt aims to boost support for basic farm research while highlighting new corn fiber developments at the Peoria research center. Betty Ritter, a Maryland native, campaigns for the new fabric at fashion shows and may wear an updated version in Frederick, Maryland.
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Eisenhower
Agricultural Advisory Commission
Hie
Ezra T. Benson
Clamor
Agricultural Research Service
Frank Teuton
Betty
Maryland
Teulon
Clare Mctardell
Tenton
McCardell
Frederick
Peoria
Teuton
Light Showers Continue Across Tri County Area Weekend
Showers finally materialized in the Tri County area this morning and noon, measuring 0.08 inch. Yesterday’s high reached 79, with 53 overnight, noon at 65 and expected to 72 by afternoon. Tonight’s low 56 to 66. tomorrow brings more showers and little temperature change. Across the region the heaviest rain was Paducah Kentucky with 3.01 inches in six hours. light rains also hit central New England and coastal Oregon and Washington as others stayed partly cloudy.
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Washington
Japan to Enter in Repatriation Talks with China
Tokyo announces the Hatoyama government will negotiate directly with the Chinese government over repatriation of Japanese nationals stranded on the Chinese mainland. Sunao Sonoda says official approach marks a shift from Red Cross and leftist groups handling talks.
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Tokyo
Rumored City Manager Post Sparks Debate in Grafton
Rumors fly about Frank Wiseman potentially replacing L. J. Lear Sr as Grafton city manager on July 1 amid a new administration. Spokesman R. D. Stout declined comment while discussions circulate on salary boosts to 7500 dollars and possible hospital administrator role, with legality questioned due to appointed board control.
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Frank Wiseman
Clarkssburg
Grafton
L. J Lear
Wiseman
Clarkshoro
Loar
R. D. Stout
William Gatrell
A. T. Moscar
Od Wiseman
Grafton City
A. d. Williamson
Cornell
Molotov Appearance on Face The Nation Cancelled
The scheduled TV and radio appearance of Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov on CBS Face The Nation was cancelled after Molotov refused to submit to free questioning by a panel of interviewers. CBS cited the cancellation as the reason for the program not airing.
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Vyacheslav M. Molotov
CBS
Molotov
Talks to avert strike looms in steel industry
Pittsburgh reports weekend talks between leaders of basic steel industry and the United Steelworkers as wage negotiations begin. USW rejects a 6 1/2 cent per hour offer as McDonald and Stephens prepare for information talks. If no agreement by midnight next Thursday a strike could be called by 600000 workers.
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Basic
CTO
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
USW
David J. McDonald
John Stephens
Big Stee!ce
McDonald
Basic Steel
President Eisenhower Visits New England Lumber Regions
President Eisenhower toured the north woods lumber areas in New Hampshire and Maine to observe modern techniques in Berlin and Wentworth. He also ratified the Austrian Independence treaty on behalf of the United States and spoke briefly in Jefferson to postmasters. Press secretary said no new info on the Russian plane incident. Dulles in San Francisco awaited Molotov’s report.
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New England
Maine
North Woods
New Hampshire
Lancaster
N.H
Sinclair Weeks
Senate
United States
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Northwoods
Berlin
Wentworth
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James C. Hag— Jerty
John Foster Dulles
San Francisco
Dulles
V. M Molotov
Molotov
Reds Claim Intercepted British Ships Off Red Mainland
Nationalist Chinese ships fired on or intercepted five British merchant vessels during the first six months of the year off the Red-held mainland. The broadcast named the Nigerock Tai Seun Hong Westway Twehwells and Incharra as involved vessels.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Incharra
Indian Plane Crash Fatal To 19 Aboard In Agra
New Delhi reports two Indian air transport planes collided in flight and crashed near Agra today killing all 19 aboard. Victims include 15 Air Force men and four sanitary men. Agra hosts the Taj Mahal.
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India
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