Flood Aid Urgency Stressed by Indiana County Red Cross
The Indiana County Red Cross chapter issued an urgent flood relief appeal with a local quota of 2000 dollars due by August 18. National disaster funds are exhausted. 45,000 midwestern families remain homeless, requiring donations from individuals and businesses to restore some normalcy. Contributions should be sent to the Red Cross Chapter on Church Street in Indiana.
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Indiana County
Red Cross
National Red
Fedral
Kansas-Missouri
Wit
Church Street
Indiana
Borough Manager Plan Discussed at August Meeting
Indiana Borough Council discussed airport hangar bids from a Wooster Ohio firm at $2,918 for two nest-type hangers and an adjoining office building. The project, to be overseen with pillars and grading, should be erected within ninety days, with ordinance preparation authorized for next meeting. Budgeted $5,000 for airport improvements. $649.83 spent by Aug 1.
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Ers
Indiana
Wooster Ohio Steel
Bernell Shea
Indiana Chamber
Commerce
Thaddeus Stevens
Horace Mann
Peggy Ann Smith
Gerry Burns
Borough Council Meeting Notes Continue On Page Five
Fragmentary OCR text shows chairman Charles Russell addressing council members with notes of borough business continuing on Page Five. No clear events or outcomes are readable due to text damage.
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Wn Equity Dennis
Charles Russell
Republican Legislators In Tax Talk
Harrisburg reports that Senate Republicans formed a six member special committee to draft a substitute income tax plan. Chairman T Newell Wood said the panel seeks a program acceptable to both chambers as it weighs options after the Finance Committee killed Gov Fine’s one half of one percent proposal. The six include four tax plan supporters.
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Harrisburg
Senate
GOP
House
T. Newell Wood
Rluzerne
Senate Finance Committee
Hewitt Proposes Indiana State Song Change
State Representative Earl E Hewitt Sr Republican submitted a bill to adopt the song Pennsylvania as the official state song. The measure was among several filed yesterday with Hewitt earlier proposing action to abolish a law setting scalp bounty limits, but no progress was reported.
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Earl E. Hewitt
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Hewitt
Two Hurt In Area Mine Accident
Robert Stefanko twenty five year old foreman at the White Station mine Westmoreland Mining Company is in Indiana Hospital with injuries from a rock fall Monday night his condition described as serious no progress report available William Pispininal thirty two of Salisbury also hurt Indiana County Youth For Christ Rally set for Friday at 730 p m in the Community Center Building Rev L E Axwell and the Janz Quartet perform
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Robert Stefanko
White Station
Westmoreland Minin Company
Indiana Hospital
William Pispininal
Salisburg
Thirteenth Attempt On Life Of Retired Gambler Is Good
Dallas reports Herbert Noble, nicknamed The Cat, killed by a hidden land mine as his car stopped at a rural mailbox near his fortress-like ranch near Lewisville. Police seek three Fort Worth suspects after Nobles’s thirteenth murder attempt. explosive under Noble’s car exploded at 12:45 p.m. EST, wounding but not killing him. Noble blamed hired killers and offered a $50,000 reward.
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Dallas
Tex
Herbert Noble
Alto
Lewisville
Millican
Rier
Noble
Hidden Land Mine Pollee
Fort Worth
J. G. Cunthis
Kefauver Crime Committee
Texas
Probe Off In Cadets Dismissal
Senate investigators will not pursue the West Point cadet dismissal case for now. Senators Mundt and McCarthy signaled limited probes, noting the Army has handled the scandal carefully and no direct inquiries have been scheduled at the Military Academy.
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Washington
Senate
West Point
Army
Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy
R-Wi
Hoey
D-Nc
Miles Reber
Congress
Housing Authority Seeks County Director
The Indiana County Housing Authority seeks a full time director to supervise and administer housing projects across the county. Applications in writing due by Saturday to Robert Walbeck at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Board members attending last night included Andy Stahura Homer City Devil Spadafora Indiana George Mottey Clymer and William L. Ingersoll. J M Turner was not present.
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Indiana
Andy Stahura
Authority
Mr. Walbeck
Homer City
Devil Spadafora
George Mottey
Clymer
Joseph Serene
William L. Ingersoll
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Turner
Blairsville
County Man's Brother Killed In Mine Mishap
Funeral arrangements are being completed for Carl Wagner 46 of Houteldale brother of an Indiana County man who was killed Monday morning in a rock fall at Cambine Mills Coal Company's No mine. Survivors include Robert Wagner of Saltsburg and three other brothers and two sisters. The coroner said Wagner died instantly from a crushed chest and head injury at Mountaindale Cambria County. Funeral services will be held from the Wagner home at Wrest Moshannon tomorrow at 2 p m burial at Brisbin.
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Carl Wagner
Houtedale
Indiana County
Cambine Mills Coal Company
Robert Wagner
Saltsburg
Mountaindale
Cambria County
Wagner
Wrest Moshannon
Brisbin
Hambletonian Race Postponed By Rain In Goshen
The 26th Hambletonian race in Goshen New York was postponed from today to tomorrow due to all night rain Twenty one standard bred horses were entered for the event.
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Goshen
N. Y
Aerial Show Planned for Labor Day Dedication Day
Indiana's municipal airport will be dedicated on Sunday afternoon September 2 with a colorful air show by Bill Sweet, famed aviation impresario and master of ceremonies for air shows. Sweet has directed national air races in Cleveland and Detroit and will oversee events in Bradford and Mount Alton this week as part of a nationwide aviation showcase. His program includes daring stunts and a flying machine exhibit, emphasizing the educational value of aviation.
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Indiana
Indiana Aviation
Bill” Sweet
Bll Sweet
Bill Sweet
Zack Mosley
Smilin
Jack
Cleveland
Detroit
Mich
Bradford
Mount Alton
McKean County
Indiana Chamber of Com
Added To List Of Casualties In Korea War
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea totaling 80 430 an increase of 351 from last week The Defense Department weekly summary covers through last Friday listing KIA 11 054 Wounded 86 215 Missing 12 261 with battle deaths 13 443 current 10 633 Includes fatally wounded and captured numbers by service Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps 13 066 Hoey notes potential hearings on charges See Wherry report notes Benton resolution opposition
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Hoey
Marine ‘Corps
Wherry
Benton
Flying Saucers Expected In Area
Baltimore area residents hear of upcoming Air Force balloon launches from Clinton County Airport Wilmington Ohio to study winds at 50 000 to 100 000 feet. NYU scientists on AF contract will operate the balloons with radio transmitters to relay data to ground observers.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Air Force
Clinton County
Wilmington
New York University
Air Force J
Miss Pennsylvania Contest Chooses Beauty and Talent
In Harrisburg on August 8 a field of 15 contestants vies for the Miss Pennsylvania title. The winner will advance to the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City next month and receive a four year scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania or Temple University.
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Narrisburg
Atlantic City
University of Pennsylvania
Temple University
Wherry Attacks Demos Over McCarthy Ouster Push
Senator Wherry accuses the Democratic National Committee of backing a move to oust Senator McCarthy, while Senator Benton calls for Senate Rules Committee hearings. An Expenditures Subcommittee will probe William M. Boyle Jr. over alleged influence on loans or contracts as party chairman.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Capitol
William Benton
D-Conn
Senate
McCarthy
Benton
Washington
Wherry
Rneb
Democratic National Committee Today
Iusabion
Senate Rules Committee
William M. Boyle, Jr
Boyle
White House
Hoey
St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Vacant Lot Mowing Ordinance Urges Civic Effort
Indiana borough ordinance requires owners to mow vacant lots and maintain area between curbs and sidewalks. Community notices urge cooperation for health and aesthetic reasons amid widespread noncompliance plus a party reminder for Degree of Honor meeting at 7:45 pm at the Community Center then Ruth Valentini residence. W.D.A.D broadcasts seek information on Mia America.
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Indiana
Ruth Valenti
Seventh Navy Viking Rocket Sets Altitude Mark
White Sands New Mexico August rockets experts celebrated the seventh American Viking flight topping 135 miles altitude to set a world record. Navy Captain A. E. Ehlinger called it hot damn while Milton Rosen of the Naval Research Laboratory said the team remains driven. Viking No. 8 is under construction with firing planned early next year.
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White Sands
N .M
New Mexico
A. E. Ehlinger
Army
Frank Pace, Jr
Milton Rosen
Naval Research Laboratory
Viking 5
Rosen
Maj
Harry Craig
Army Publications
Allied Team Ready When They Agree
Allied negotiators return to Korea ready to resume cease fire talks if Communist commanders pledge Kaesong neutrality will be inviolable. Red radios in Peiping and Pyongyang gave no mention of Ridgway's demand for guarantees, while a Peiping report claimed North Korean and Chinese leaders assured Kaesong will be observed.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Kaesong
Peiping
Pyongyang
Matthew
Ridgway
U. N
Hed. M
Red Radio
Red
76 Mile Gas Line Through County
The Briton Construction Company of Washington Pennsylvania is setting up temporary offices in Indiana to direct construction of seventy six miles of natural gas pipeline through the area. About 100 men will be employed and nearly 300 have already applied, easing labor. Superintendent L A Stewart said the plan calls for laying a mile of pipeline daily on a three month or longer schedule, weather permitting. The firm, originally from Fort Worth Texas, has had crews stationed in Stockville for the past year and now faces housing needs as they establish headquarters.
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Briton Construction Company
Washington
Indiana
L. A. Stewart
Fort Worth
Texas
Stookville
Couple Must Face Narcotic Charges in Pittsburgh
Herman Ross and his wife Pearl were brought back to Pittsburgh to face Federal Narcotics Act charges. Federal agent William T. Duffy says Ross was stopped on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Bedford for speeding when about $600 worth of marihuana and heroin were found in the car.
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Pittsburgh
Herman Ross
Pearl
William T. Duffy
Ross
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Bedford
Duffy
County Fair Meeting Set in Courthouse Steps
Indiana County Fair Association members and supervisors are asked to attend an important meeting Thursday night in the courthouse segment to discuss the county fair. This year’s fair is scheduled from August 97 to September 4.
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Indiana County Fair Association
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Rev. L. E
Xwell
Janz Quertette
W.D.A.D
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Allied
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