28th Back To War After Rest In Exercise Southern Pine
At Fort Bragg North Carolina troops of the 28th Division repelled a strong aggressor counter offensive early this morning as 628th Medium Tank Battalion joined the defense. The action followed a midnight restart of maneuvers with air support coming at dawn. Umpires guide possible courses including slowing the advance or forcing a retrograde withdrawal for practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg
N. C
Pine
628Th
Rom Johnstown
VII Corps
28Th Division
U. S
Permanent Crime Group Is Approved
Washington Aug 20 Senator Hunt may back a proposal to establish a permanent Senate crime investigating group to continue work. In Greenville Pa a 40 car Erie Railroad freight train was struck by a diesel locomotive derailing seven cars as it entered a siding. No injuries reported and traffic diverted onto Bessemer and Lake Erie tracks between Shengan and Meadville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
iSenator Hunt
D-Wye
Greenville
Senate
Amasa
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Shenango
Meadville
Destructive Hurricane Tracks Across Caribbean to Yucatan
A powerful hurricane swept from Jamaica to the Yucatan region, causing extensive property damage and deaths. Jamaica reported about 100 dead and $17,000,000 in damage, with Cozumel and Isla Majures also struck. Kingston suffered severe destruction, Port Royal, May Pen, and Vernam Field were affected, as authorities tracked prisoners freed by the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Merida
Campeche
Yucatan Peninsula
Caribbean
Jamica
Jamaica
Grand Cayman
Cozumel Island
Cozumel
Isla Majures
Hernando Cortez
Mexico
Kingston
Port Royal
May Pen
U. S
Vernam Field
Crime probe fate debated as committees regroup
Hunt sits on the Special Crime Investigating Committee and the Commerce Committee as its work may be carried forward by the latter. Senator Wiley asks Chairman Edwin C. Johnson to take over unfinished files and probes. The FCC urges Congress to ban interstate transmission of gambling information with penalties, opposing a licensing plan for data transmission that would exempt newspapers and broadcasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Special Crime Investigating Committee
Jhe
Commerce Committee
Wiley
R-Wis
Edwin C. Johnson
Jd-Coled
Special Committee
Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Commission
FCC
Naval Vessels to Undergo Major Modernization Program
Washington August 20 The Navy announced orders for modernization of 101 naval vessels including three Essex class aircraft carriers and four minesweepers. Costs not disclosed but past carrier modernizations ran into tens of millions per ship. Carrier Bon Homme Richard to be upgraded at Brooklyn Navy Yard Hancock and Lexington at Bremerton with four submarines to Guppy conversion by Electric Boat Co. at Gorton Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Bon Homme Richard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hancock
Lexington Sound Naval Shipyard
Bremerton
Wash
Naval Shipyards
Electric Boat Co
Gorton, Conn
County Cousins Meet in Calif As Service Ties Bind
Two Indiana County cousins in different military services crossed paths in Oceanside California. Pfc. William A. Ditch of Indiana, in Marine duties after basic at Camp Lejeune, and Pfc. Carl E. B. Ditch of Iselin, in the Air Force, who after basic at Sampson AFB New York, studies aeronautics at Glendale California. Carl plans nine months of study before assignment to an Air Force unit for on the job training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
William A. Ditch
Indiana
Carl BE
Ditch
Iselin
Oceanside
Calif
Carl
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
Glendale
Carl EB. Ditch
Cal
Aero
Tech
Far Eastern debate over Korea policy and peace terms
Senators Cain Kefauver and George comment on GOP report and Korea cease fire. Cain says unification needed for lasting peace while Kefauver calls GOP critique of Far Eastern policy unfactual. McMahon statement awaited as Senate committees close ouster inquiry. Read the Gazette Classified Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
China
Korea
Hunt
Cain
R-Wash
Kefauver
D-Tenn
George
McMahon
MacArthur
Administration
Ehlet
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Armistice talks dogged by crossfire in Korean patrol clash
Reports say Chinese patrols in civilian clothing were attacked amid allegations of politically guided Korean Red civilians sabotaging armistice negotiations. UN and Allied investigations found no Allied units in the area and could not identify the armed band. Nam Il blamed Allies while denying Chinese losses. the dispute centers on the neutral Kaesong zone and repeated violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. van Fleet
UD. 5 S. Highth Army
U. N
Korea
United Nations Command
Williams P. Nuckols
Red
Nam I
Peiping
Yao Ching Hsiang
Jen Yuan
Nam 11
Reds
Kaesong
Fights Flare On Korean War Front
South Korean infantry using grenades and bayonets push Reds from four hills in eastern Korea, nearing tops of two more. Front lines see bitter hand to hand fighting Kumhwa to the east coast, with 9,590 Red casualties in three weeks. ROK forces supported by U.S. ships and air power, two MIG fighters destroyed, and captured mills near Inje with reported Communist dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Kumhwa
Kaesong
Eighth Army
Red
Inje
ROK
Talks End With No Progress In Korean Armistice Talks
A Kaesong dispatch reports renewed stalemate as United Nations Command seeks to hold lines north of the 38th parallel while both sides show willingness to compromise. Reporters observe a tense mood with occasional glimpses of informal activity, as subcommittee meetings continue without leaks or clear progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South Korea
United Nations Command
United Nations
Kaesong
Allied
Henry I. Hodes
Twoeman U. N
Hodes
Arleigh Burke
Lee Song Chb
Hsieh Fang
U. N
U. S
Alka
Sarc
Homer City Man Promoted in DC
Andrew E. Ruddock Jr of Homer City has been appointed associate chief of the U S civil service retirement system in Washington DC. At 32 he is the youngest to hold the post, with prior recognition as the Civil Service Commission's nominee for the Junior Chamber of Commerce outstanding young man in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer City
Andrew J. Ruddock
Oakland Avenue
Andrew E. Ruddock, Jr
Civil Service Retirement System
Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
Defense Dept Identifies 43 Korean War Casualties
The Defense Department released list No. 380 naming 43 additional Korean War casualties. Six were killed, 26 wounded, three missing, and eight injured as of August 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Orthodox Party names Roberto Agramonte as 1952 presidential candidate
Havana reports the Orthodox Party choosing Roberto Agramonte to succeed Sen. Eduardo Chibas as its 1952 presidential candidate. Agramonte, 47, a jovial college professor, carries on after Chibas’s suicide aimed at opposing President Carlos Prío Socarrás, who died last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Roberto Agramonte
Sen
Eduardo Chibas
Agramonte
Chibas
Carlos Piio Socecaras
Acheson Defended In Aid Bill Debate
In Washington Democrats push to strip a political dig at Secretary of State Acheson as Senate committees revise a 7.499 billion foreign aid bill. House action trimmed 1.001 billion from 8.59 billion asked by Truman, with Cain and Kefauver debating agency structure and possible cuts. Senator Hunt supports returning policy direction to State Department amid talk of eliminating direct aid and expanding other assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Acheson
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations and ‘Armed Services Committee
America
Hunt
D-Wye
Barister
State Department
House
Acheson
Kefauver
D-Tenn
State
Ex-Boxer on FBI Ten Most Wanted List
Ciachino Anthony Baccolla 34 once fought as Jack Fiore from 1933 to 1936. Wanted for the Detroit murder of jeweler Albert Swartz on May 17, 1951 and obstruction of justice stemming from that case. Described as dangerous, 5'9", 143 pounds, brown hair and eyes, scar above left eye.
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Washington
FBI
Ciachino Anthony Baccolla
Jack Fiore
Baccollatis
Detroit
Albert Swartz
Swartz
Baccella
New York
Laredo
Texas
Corpus Christi
Baccalla
German Family Safe in Sweden Amid Sea Escape
A East German family of six reached Sweden after a leaky boat voyage from a Communist homeland. The mother, father, and four children pumped water all night and were rescued by a Swedish light ship. They arrived in Landskrona where asylum as political refugees is expected to be granted by the Allens Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malmo
Sweden
Baltic
Landskrona
Allens Commission
AWOL Soldier Arrested Here
The sheriff reports Alvie B. Stuchel, 19, of Philadelphia street Indiana was taken into custody Saturday on a charge of being away from his Air Force base without leave. Sheriff Paul Jeffries released him to military authorities yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvie B. Stuchel
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
Air Force Base
Witout
Paul Jeffries
Knights of Pythias open 84th state convention in Pittsburgh
The Knights of Pythias opened their 84th annual state convention in Pittsburgh with delegates set to tackle juvenile issues like drugs and delinquency. Other topics include aid to servicemen and blood donations as the four day session runs through Thursday featuring banquet stunt night tours and elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Knights of Pythias
Knights
Subcommittee warns of alien smuggling and Cuba ties
A Senate subcommittee head reports on subversive activity and alien smuggling rings aided by lawyers who exploit loopholes. Senator O Conor links Windsor Ontario and Cuba as entry points for illegal aliens with thousands crossing from Mexico yearly. He notes 250 000 aliens from Europe in Cuba and calls Cuba a hotbed of communism while NY immigration staff cite powerful rings and attempts to lift bans through special legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
O'Conor
D-Ma
Windsor
Ontario
Cuba
U. S
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Europe
Subcommittee
To. H. Pennington
Immigration Service
New York
Rrich
Pennington
Congress
Obituaries from Homer City and nearby areas report multiple deaths
Obituaries note the deaths of Lewis Eckenroad 77 of Homer City born April 12 1874 from Westmoreland County and Foster D Eckenroad Sr as surviving brother. Martha T Pollock of Rossiter died aged 78 born January 24 1870. John Charles Calhoun of Indiana died July 31 1951. Services in Homer City Rossiter Indiana and St Bernard’s Church and Oakland and Union cemeteries are announced with details on funeral arrangements and receiving.
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Lewis Eckenroad
Homer City
Westmoreland County
Wil. Mam
Rogeanna White Eckenroad
Foster
D., Eckenroad
Askew
ER. L. Thornburg
Presbyterian Church of
Homer
City
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Martha T. Pollock
Neat Rossiter
Canoe Township
Andrew
Elizabeth Graham Pollock
Reformed Presbyterian Church of
Beam, Run
Ladies Missionary Society and
Ladties Aid Society
Union Church
Rossiter
RE. L. McKnight
Union Cemetery
John Charles Calhounti
Indiana Memorial Hospital
White Township
John Charles and
Mary Elizabeth Banks Calhoun
Fisher Avenue
Beverly
W. R. Calhoun
Theodore Banks
Robinson's
State tax program faces cut and possible liquidation
The Senate proposed plan would shrink the civil defense fund from 20 million to 8 million. House Republicans weigh action on the compromise tax proposal with two closed meetings held last week and a split stance on whether to consider the Senate plan at all. If rejected, the Assembly may restart tax debates or push for a special session. State leaders also debate civil defense funding amid a 2.218 billion budget, amid criticism of overestimates and political payrolls.
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Senate
House
Assembly
Indiantown Gap
State Council of Civil Defense
Fine
Legitslature
Congress
National Guardsmen
Indiantown
Pennsylvania
Civil Defense Fund
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St. Joseph
M. P. Ferguson
Bendix Corp
Compton
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Lee Song Cho
Henry I. Hades
Arleigh
Daniel Manuppelli
Newark
N. J
Ora
Manuppelli
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