Drive Begins Tomorrow March of Dimes Campaign
Indiana County starts its 1954 March of Dimes drive with mass mailings of 15 000 coin cards 300 posters and 400 coin collectors plus radio and newspaper promotions. Campaign director William R McMillen of Black Lick says funds will be split into three equal parts for local care national reserve and a new vaccine evaluation fund as part of a nationwide effort to vaccinate second graders and assess the polio preventive drug.
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Willam R. McMillen
Black Lick
Indian Troops Begin Year End Check
Prisoners moved through a chicken run to an Indian officer for identity check against a master roster. Each captive spoke with the officer briefly to request repatriation while numbers indicate many prisoners were not interviewed during the armistice period.
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Red China
Red
K. S.thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Income Tax Rates Drop Social Security Hiked
The new U.S. program reduces personal income tax with a 10 percent cut and raises social security taxes, shifting net take-home pay. About 61 million individuals benefit from the income tax cut, while roughly 10 million workers in lower brackets face higher take-home losses due to social security increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Congress
New Year's Celebrations Will Be Many and Varied
New Year's events span the globe as crowds prepare for Times Square gatherings with thousands of police, city offices closing, and celebrations from Miami's Orange Jamboree to Philadelphia's Mummers. Across the nation parades, roses parade floats, and mountain fireworks mark the holiday start. In Moscow hotels are sold out for New Year feasts, while Russians observe Christmas on Jan 7 and enjoy two days off.
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Times Square
Federal J
United States
Miami
Fla
Philadelphia
Broad Street
San Francisdo
Market Street
Pikes Peak
Colorado
Springs
Colo
Pasadena
Michigan State
UCLA
Moscow
Postoffice Lot Needed For Mail Handling
Mrs. Mary Martin, Indiana pestmaster, appealed to motorists to observe the no parking signs in the packing jet at the rear of the Post office. The lot is needed every day of the week for efficient handling of incoming and outgoing mails.
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Mary Martin
Indiana
Notable Obituaries and Deaths in Smicksburg Area
Reports of multiple deaths including Homer Hyskill of Smicksburg who died in San Diego on December 29, 1953, with surviving family listed. Constance Heavich obituary notice from Indiana. George Joseph Friday of Heilwood killed serving in Yokosuka, Japan, December 1, 1963. Charles H. Farster Jr. obituary from Apollo area with service details and family survivors. notes on funeral arrangements, residence details, and burial plans.
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Homer H. Hyskell
Smicksburg
San Diego
California
Mr. Hyskell
Hyskell
West Mahoning Township
Thomas Weston
Mary {Dodson) Hyskell
Esther Marshall
Esther
Martha Lof Polk
Alice
Edna
Martin Anderson
Calif
Gladys
Charles Puckett
Alexandria
Marshall
Ronald and Winfield
Virginia Barrett
Dora Welch
Augusta Lewis
Indiana
Wig Ton Brothers
William E. Haskell
Meadville
Ira D. Ha‘skell
New York City
George Joseph Friday
Walter
Mary Bizanski Friday
Heilwood
Yokosuka
Japan
U.S. Navy
U.S.S. Oriskany
Charles
Baltimore
John
Nick
Mike
Cleveland
D. Alex
Twin Rocks
Steve
Frank
Chester
Walter Jr
Hellwood
Anna Trynovich
Helen Ovavec
Vintondale
Katherine Makosky
Portage
Mary Friday
Doctor Row
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
Sai
Aim
Ir. A.C. Marerhauser
Cameron Bottom
Heilwood American Legion Post
Bence Funeral Home
Clymer
Senator Opposes Policy Tied to Unemployment Aid
Senator Knowland and other lawmakers clashed over a policy guiding defense spending and contractor bids amid unemployment concerns. Southern Democrats condemned the plan for hurting textile jobs while some Northern Democrats praised aspects, as Eisenhower faced cross-party pressure and potential Democratic votes in the Senate. White House officials argued the policy requires matching bids, and critics warned of broader economic consequences.
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New England
Knowland
Senate
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Eisenhower
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Columbia, D. C
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Augusta
Sen
Saltonstall
Rmass
Ferguson R-Mieh
GOP
Michigan
Maybank
House
Wland
Hinembower
Starkman
Agenigs
Unity Effort Aims to Reunite Pennsylvania GOP
Leonard A Unger reports Sen G Gray bill Drenm has become a go between to forge party harmony among Pennsylvania Republicans. Gov. John S Fine will lead a harmony conference to prevent a repeat of 1950 primary strife with key figures Duff Owlett Martin and Taylor invited. Fine will ask Fred C Peters to organize a party wide meeting.
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Leonard A. Unger
Harrisburg
G. Graybill Drenm
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
John S. Fine
U. S
James H. Duff
Fine
G. Mason Owlett
Fine, Duft
Owleli
Edward Martin
Pittsburgh Strikers Get DA Warning
Pittsburgh district attorney James Malone warned he will not tolerate violence amid a strike by department and furniture stores. He reported three unidentified men phoned his home. two spoke to his maid to tell him to lay off the strike and the third warned Beware. Following recent stone throwing and paint bombings, police protection was increased. Norman Linnert, 82, AFL Teamsters Local 249 member, was arrested and will be charged in a store executive home stoning last Tuesday. The AFL and other locals struck five department stores, four furniture stores, and a delivery firm serving two more furniture stores, over wage disputes. About 3,700 of 11,000 employees are idle. truck deliveries halted, but retail remains largely open.
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Malone
James Siusser
Norman Linnert
AFL General Teamsters Local 249
Teamsters Union
AFL
L W Mesta Dies at 63 in Pittsburgh
L W Mesta 63 longtime executive vice president of Mesta Machine Co died yesterday from a heart attack in Pittsburgh He was a nephew of founder George Mesta and Mrs Perle Mesta widow of the founder later served as ambassador to Luxembourg.
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L. W. Mesta
Pittsburgh
The
Mesta Machine Co
Mesta
George Mesta
Perle Mesta
Luxemburg
Beware of Speed: Holiday Traffic Deaths Highlight Dangers
The Associated Press survey shows holiday accidents mirror daily ones with speed as the top driver violation in fatal crashes. During New Year’s weekend, 24 of 120 Christmas deaths in four states were linked to reckless drivers, 19 to pedestrian error, and other deaths to weather, bad roads, alcohol, or ignored signals.
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Associated Press
Illinois
North Carolina
New Jersey
California
Lt Shoulders Out On Bond
The text reports Lt Shoulders released on bond in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping case. It notes more than half the ransom remains missing and mentions suit cases brought to a district police station with Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady, executed for the kidnap slaying of 6 year old Bobby Greenlease after their Oct 8 arrest. The jury found Shoulders’ stated confession untrue following witness testimony.
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Shoulders
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bobby Greenlease
Tragic fall claims life of 3 year old Roger Hartley
Erie Pa reports a fatal accident as Roger Hartley aged three fell from his father's truck on Route 20 yesterday. Father David Hartley of North East says the child somehow opened the door and slipped from the seat during the ride.
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Erie
Roger Hartley
David Hartley
1 North East
Shooting Report Nets 2 Arrests
Crivauy a eonara Grenda 29 dashed into the police station yesterday and shouted I ve just shot my brother in law Police found Conrad Wisinskis 49 outside Grenda s apartment I m waiting for the pain to start he told police The .38 caliber pistol bullet Grenda fired through doorway went over Wisinski s head and lodged in the house next door Both men were taken into custody Wisinski s wife charged him with disorderly conduct Grenda arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and for firing a gun within city limits
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Wisinski
Grenda
Teenagers Found With Marijuana Near School
Fourteen teen-agers were arrested in a candy shop across from Centre High School and confessed to smoking marijuana. Admissions were made before their parents. one youth’s mother and father planned to move to another city. There was one girl among the group.
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Oklahoma City
Centre High School
Obituary for MEE DOMINICA at Coy Junction
Obituary notice for MEE DOMINICA aged 10 of Coy Junction who died today in St Francis Hospital Pittsburg. The body has been removed to Hallow Faoters Home in I City for final rites.
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Dominica
Coy Junction
St. Francis Hospital
Pittsburgh
Hallow Faoers
I City
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Coral
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Greenwald
Mary
Robert Cowdner
Cambridge Springs
Ann
Greensburg
Joseph
Agnes
John Gnibus
Homer City
Willian
Blairsville
R. D
Albert
Emil
Elizabeth
George Wigginton
Veronica
Eleanor
John Mihaleik
Hose Lopota
Mary Janostk
Whippany
N.J
J. J. Hmelgar
Ment
Hallow
lHome
Frank Redinger
Eft
Bill
Nealer Bottling
Ava
Rubirosa
Maj
iGen
Rafael Trujillo Martinez
Jhead
Dominican Air Force
Rubtraga
Ty Flor Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Danielle Darrieux
Doris Duke
Miss Hutton
Prince Alexis Mdivani
Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow
Cary Grant
Igor Troubetzkoy
France
New York
Pierre
Constance
Heavich
Indiana RD
Lithuania
Hallow Funeral Home
M. Rosenthal
St. Louis
Lucernemines
Charles H. Farster, JR
Apollo
Charles H
Emanel Steele Forster
King Brothers Funeral
Greenwood Memorial Park
Lower Burrell Township
Robert Noble
Apollo United Presbyterian Church
Charles Forster
Kittanning
L. C. Steele
Marion Center
Italy
Clare Booths Luce
Henry Luce
Idlewild
Rome
Mra Luce Agid
Pittsburgh Strikers
James
Bond
Peter Orlando
Steven Winkler
Orlando
Steves
Detroit
Steven
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