Wonder Drug To Be Plentiful Soon From New Methods
Cortisone, the wonder hormone, could be plentiful with new production methods from coal tar, yeast, yams, soy beans, and cholesterol. Harvard and Merck scientists announced three methods in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, promising an inexhaustible supply beyond limited cattle bile sources. Commercial rollout will take time as plans are built and methods proved viable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Chemical Society
Harvard University
Merck and Company
Rahway
N. J
Polio Report Updates From West Lebanon and Indiana
Shirley Serious remained in serious condition as an infantile paralysis patient at Johnstown's Lee Memorial Hospital. Five-year-old Linda White, Indiana County's first polio victim of the season, is improving after being listed critical. Linda is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph White of 824 Wayne Avenue, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Indiana
Johnstown
Lee Memorial Hospital
Linda White
Linda
Ralph White
Wayne Avenue
Shirley McCulld
Luther Paul Uber Dies Suddenly at 44 in Indiana
Luther Paul Uber foreman at Henry Hall Printing Department in Indiana died unexpectedly last night at his Rayne Township summer cottage near Home Way 44. He lived at 1257 Oakland Avenue. A complete obituary appears in today’s paper. the Indiana Evening Gazette business office hours end 6:00 pm daily and 8:30 pm Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Paul Uber
Heniy Hall Printing Department
Indiana
Rayne ‘Township
Oakland Avenue
Blair County Youth Drowns in Clearfield Creek
In Blair County near Van Ormer a fifteen year old, Harry F. Person of Juniata, drowned while swimming with his grandfather and three companions. He stepped into an deep hole in Clearfield Creek and disappeared. His body was recovered later as members of the party awaited further reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Harry F
Juniata
Blair County
Clearfield Creek
van Ormer
Joseph S. McPerson
Helyracken
Clarence Manion
Party
Coalport
West Point cadets dismissed for cheating amid $2 million loss
Senator Edwin C Johnson said the mass dismissal of 90 West Point cadets for cheating would waste more than $2 million, arguing the clean up saves future defense costs and lives. House Republicans urged a probe into government moral turpitude while officials declined to name the cadets.
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Keesong
West Point
Washington
Edwin C Johnson
D-Colo
Johnson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
West Point Military Academy
House Armed Services Committee
GOP
Harold J. Loeb
Gov Fine Income Tax Faces Senate Test in Harrisburg
Gov John Fine's proposed half percent income tax reached a new Senate committee test as 11 Republican opponents blocked it. Senate Finance Chair T Newell Wood moved to assemble all 17 members for a decisive meeting this week to decide the fate of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine
Senate
Harrisburg
John
Senate Finance Committee
T. Newell Wood
Luzerne
Wood
House
Gov. Fine
Pittsburgh Readies for 33rd Legion State Convention
Pittsburgh braces for 7,500 American Legionnaires as the 33rd annual State Convention opens with delegates and auxiliary members arriving. Sessions take place in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall with Ladies Auxiliary HQ at a downtown hotel. An 8 of 40 dinner honors Department Chateau President Mrs Emily Ferguson. Governor Room is slated to speak at the Wednesday joint session.
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Pittsburgh
Steel City
American Legionnaires
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
Oakland
Ladies Auxiliary
Department Chateau
Emily Ferguson
Legion
Auxiliary
Ganneuluonin
Red Hill Dies In Barrel Leap Over Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Ontario August 5 William Red Hill died attempting to go over Niagara Falls in a home made rubber barrel. His younger brother Lloyd plans to try next Sunday in a steel barrel. Hill weighed 140 pounds in a 100 pound contraption with inner air mattress.
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Red" Hill
Niagara Falls
Ont
William
Red” Hill
Lloyd
Red
Niagara River
Hill
Hope
Two Week End Motoring Arrests In Borough
Indiana Borough police report two major motoring violations over the week end. A motorist from Minne UI Melema af 214 South DUA reportedly failed to comply with licensed privileges while driving on Fifth street. Rita Hop mattress of 943 Wayne ave faced a collision case as her car struck an object near the Niagara River area. Police charged Wilkinson with operating without glasses, same as unlicensed driving, after his barrel incident and custody take. Steve Pavehick, 19, of Josephine was stopped on Wayne avenue for speeding and driving without a license.
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Indiana
Minne UI Melema Af
Dua
syEmer Hills
Corky
Anumas Yriaminsuss
Fifth Street
Rita Hopmattress
Wayne Ave
Wilkinson
Ree
William Hill
Niagara River
Falls
Usher's Creek
al Se’ Dore
Steve Pavehick
Josephine
Grant
Maple Streets
Wayne Avenue
Ed Stahura Advocates Tolerance In West Point Scandal
Indiana Aug 6 1930 Edward Stahura a former Indiana high school football star and West Point cadet discharged for demerits calls for tolerance toward cadets affected by the West Point scandal He says those leaving the Academy are not criminals and notes the football season pressure may tempt seeking help from a peer now at Illinois University to play guard on the West Point varsity last year
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Indiana
West Point
Indiana High School
Edward Stahura
Stahura
University of Ilinois
Rubber Leaders Signing Pacts
Rubber industry negotiators reach wage accords with CIO United Rubber Workers in 1951 raise. Firestone grants 13 cent per hour increase retroactive to last Monday, affecting about 23 000 workers in eight cities, boosting average pay to around $2 an hour. Other major producer US Rubber Co. had already given a 2 cent raise to 35 000 workers in 19 plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Firestone
US 5
Rubber Co
New York
Cadets Say Confessions Forced at West Point
West Point cadets allege they admitted cheating under threats of citizenship loss and used a stool pigeon to obtain information as a screening board reviews 90 cadet cases amid calls for investigation. Senators and Washington debate de-emphasizing football after reports that 44 Army players were implicated. captain-elect Harold Loehlein confirms dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
Ave
Military Academy
Army
Washington
Harold J. Loehlein
Loehlein
Two Southern Towns Fight Over Body Of Gen. Morgan
Winchester Virginia and Cowpens South Carolina clash over Gen. Morgan's body. An undertaker from Cowpens arrived at Mt. Hebron Cemetery with credentials to move the general, but local authorities and the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society refused without a court order. Morgan, a New Jersey native who spent much of his life around Winchester and Berryville, has been buried at Mt. Hebron since 1802. The dispute centers on rightful custody and legal process for the body’s transfer.
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Winchester
Daniel Morgan
Winchester Lions Club
Lions Club
Cowpens
5. C
South Carolinians
Gen. Morgan
Mt. Hebron
Hey
Winchester-Frederick County
Harry
Redwood City
Calif
South Carolina
New Jersey
Berryville
Society
Owpens
Campbell Boy Dies After Head On Crash In Indiana
Robert C Campbell of Indiana died in Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospital after a head on collision on the Indiana Punxsutawney highway near Marchand. He was 24 and had been in critical condition since the accident. He had been transferred from Indiana Hospital by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert ¢. Campbell
Indiana
Indiana- Punxsy
Marchand
Pittsburgh
Presbyterian Hospital
Indiana Hospital
Campbell
Demos Talk Vinson For President
Washington August 6 Chief Justice Fred Vinson of the Supreme Court is discussed as a potential Democratic presidential candidate. While Vinson cannot speak for himself, supporters say he might leave the bench to run if Truman decides not to seek re election.
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Washington
Fred Vinson
Capitol Hill
Vinson
Supreme Court
Truman
Demos
District Video Power Boosted
WJAC TV Johnstown raised its transmission power to 93 kilowatts amid easing FCC restrictions. General manager A D Schrott said picture strength should rise about 25 percent in all areas as programs began under the temporary change before national limits are lifted next year.
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Wjac-Tv
Johnstown
Indiana County
A.D. Schrott
Federal Communications Commission
Truce Team Conferring With General On Reply To Communist Apology
Four Allied truce negotiators fly to Tokyo to consult Gen Ridgway on Kaesong incident and potential resumption of cease fire talks. Reds apologized for Chinese soldiers within the neutral zone and urged immediate resumption. Ridgway demanded assurances talks not be repeated.
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U. N
Kaesong
Ridgway
Tokyo
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Satseusslaner
Renue
Mo & Nout
Reds
Peiping
Nehru Warns Actions Could Trigger Full War
In a note from New Delhi, Prime Minister Nehru says Indian troops stay 20 miles from the Pakistan border to avoid incidents that might widen into war. He asserts Pakistan planned aggression in Kashmir and held Pakistan Premier Liaquat Ali Khan responsible for tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Pakistan
Kashmir
Liaquat Ali Khan
Pwbriggdeptawarity Wiraaccahin
Nehru SA
Platypus Couple At NY Zoo Fail To Mate Says Keeper
John Blair of Indiana, a New York Zoological Society keeper, reports the lone platypus pair at the New York Zoo shows no offspring after their spring wedding. The public awaits news as Blair plans a forthcoming book on the rare creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Blair
Indiana
New York Zoological Society
Australia
New York
Cecil
Penelope
28th Infantry Division Heads Europe for Maneuvers
The 28th On The Move Europe bound division trains for maneuvers with Co. F Indiana and Co. L Blairsville, parts of the renowned Keystone Division. A feature on the unit runs on page one, section two.
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28Th
Indiana
Blairsville
Keystone
Local Red Cross Disaster Worker To Flood Relief
Martha Nupp of the Indiana chapter leaves for Kansas City to aid flood relief efforts. About 170 Red Cross workers are on loan nationally to assist flood victims. Indiana reports little local funds. local quota is $2,000 while the national goal reaches $5,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Nupp
American Red Cross
Kansas City
Red Cross
National Organization For Flood Relief
Miss Napp
Home Service
Indiana
The
Margaret Serene
Truman
Plane Crash Near Middleton Injures Woman in Greensburg
Illinois private pilot and his wife were forced to land near Middleton in Westmoreland County. Mrs. Marie Lakin of Calumet City, AI, suffered head cuts and undisclosed injuries while her husband Robert was unharmed. State Police said the cause was not immediately known.
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Greensburg
Middleton
Westmoreland County
Marie Lakin
Calumet City
Robert
Pittsburgh
28th Men Will Get Furloughs Prior To Shipment To Europe
Soldiers of the 28th Division will receive furloughs before deployment to Europe in the fall. Maj. Gen. Daniel B. Strickler reports the division has moved to North Carolina for maneuvers and is scheduled to return to CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. Aug. 24. The first unit sails to Fort Bragg for Exercise Southern Pines starting Aug. 13, with a 200 mile per day motor convoy plan. The 110th Regimental Combat Team departs today and the 412th RUC tomorrow, while the remainder travels by train in stages toward Fort Bragg.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
Europe
Daniel B. Strickler
North Carolina
Strickler
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army Air Force
Southern Pines
W.D.A.D
America
James E. Morrison
Honesdale
110Th
412Th
RUC
Co. F
Indiana
Co. L
Biskeville
Bragg
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AP Science Reporter
Shirley
Indiana Evening Gazette
Elock P. m
Apanyay
Mark W. Clark
U. S
Edward Martin
Ed Stahura
U. P
Morgan
FBI
Los Angeles
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Bernice
Emerick
Synthia Shaw
Dell Lyman
Manhattan Beach
Las Vegas
Nev
Arlens E. Emerick
Ohio
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