Hearings To Probe Alleged Red Infiltration Of U S Papers
Senate Internal Security subcommittee plans new hearings after a three day session examining alleged Communist penetration of major media. Eastland said evidence supports further inquiry, noting 18 witnesses questioned including 14 current or former New York Times staffers.
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Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Yesterast
New York Times
the Times
The
Times
Jenner
R-Ind
GOP
Senate
New York
Internal Security Subcommittee
Robert Shelton
Alden Whitman
New York Herald-Tribune
Two Injured In District Car Crashes
Two district residents were injured yesterday in separate one car crashes. Ord Brantlinger eighty of Blairsville was treated at Indiana Hospital for a possible head injury after his car was forced off the highway by another vehicle. His condition is listed as satisfactory. Damages to the car were estimated at six hundred dollars. Earl L. Ritts seventeen of Saltsburg Route 2 was admitted to Latrobe Hospital with possible chest injuries and lacerations after his car failed to make a turn and crashed into guard rails. He was the sole occupant.
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Indiana Hospital
Ord Brantlinger
Brantlinger
H Se
Earl L. Ritts
Saltsburg
RD 2
Latrobe Hospital
Westmoreland County
Ritt
Indiana County Tax Chief Beamer Retires
Mrs. Marcella Crossman of Indiana succeeds Russell W. Beamer as chief tax assessor at noon today in a courthouse notice. Beamer, a longtime resident, had been appointed head of the Board of Assessments and Revisions of Taxes in July 1954 after years in the Indiana County tax offices.
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Indiana
Russell W. Beamer
Indiana County
Crossman
Beamer
Board of Assessments
Teenager Helps Catch Criminal in Kentucky
In Louisville area 15 year old Herman Trautwein named a 17 year old suspect in a Brooks filling station break in A dime store incident led to the suspect being identified and tackled as he attempted to flee The youth helped police recover $107 and a .22 rubber rifle and the 17 year old was charged with storehouse breaking Dance tonight at Club Savoy and Homer City Legion events listed.
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Louisville
UPA
Earl Morgan
Orville Jones
Herman Trautwein
Brooks
Ghe
Dr. Frank P. Righter Dies at 72 in Nantucket
Blairsville and Torrance mourn the death of Dr. Frank P. Righter, 72, former Torrance State Hospital staff member for twelve years. He died in Nantucket, where he had lived since retirement. He previously served as medical director at Atlantic Life Insurance. He is survived by his wife Mary Marshall Righter, active in Blairsville’s musical circles. Services and burial will be in Nantucket.
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Torrance
Frank P. Righter
Torrance State Hospital
Righter
Nantucket
Mass
Atlantic Life Insurance Company
Mary Marshall Righter
Louisville youth avoids charge over muffler claim
Judge Peter Muir presided as Jimmie B. Seymour, 20, appeared in police court in Louisville. He claimed a new muffler design explained the noisy device and the judge accepted the explanation, dismissing the anti noise violation charge.
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Louisville
Jimmie B. Seymour
Peter, Muir
Tale Unheeded in Knowata as Drunk Driver Claimed Rescue
Robert Bruce Hill, 42, bound over for District Court on a second drunk driving offense, told County Judge Coffman that a stranger poured whisky down his throat to ease his plight after his wreck pinned him. Morganti's Best Music by Polish Eagles dances tonight.
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Knowata
Okla
Robert Bruce Hill
Lfor
Leslie J. Coffman
Charity Ball Welcomes Monaco Princess and Prince
New York society gathered at the Waldorf Astoria as Grace Kally and Prince Rainier III made their first public appearance since engagement news. The gala drew about 1,000 guests and featured the Monaco national anthem amid the film star’s starry profile in The Swan.
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Monaco
Grace Kally
Prince Rainier III
Philadelphia
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
Cream of
New York Society
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Top Federal Mediator Urges End to Westinghouse Strike
Pittsburgh. Joseph Finnegan, top federal mediator, urged Westinghouse Electric Corp and the IUE to exhaust all resources to end the long dispute. He said he relayed a Westinghouse proposal for the union’s 44,000 striking members to vote secretly on accepting a five year contract and returning to work. The IUE previously rejected the plan and suggested member involvement.
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IUE
Col
Baltimore Duchess of Windsor Returns Home Quietly
The Baltimore girl who became Duchess Wallis Warfield Windsor arrived in Baltimore with the former king of England, traveling unseen. A previous visit in October 1941 drew crowds at Penn Station with showers of paper and ticker tape.
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Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
E. Biddle St
King of England
Pennsylvania Railroad
Quarles hints China would use atom bombs if war erupts
Secretary Quarles said Nationalist air forces might employ U S made atom bombs in a future Far East war, with Thunderjets potentially delivering them. He stressed current training and legal limits, noted Western air power remains strong around Formosa, and outlined his travel to Asia for regional defense discussions.
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South Korea
Okinawa
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Home
Mansfield urges daily assessment of foreign policy shifts
Sen. Mansfield calls for a day to day assessment of American foreign policy to counter Russian cold war thrusts. He criticizes rigid policy and says containment has weakened as Russia advances into Middle East, South Asia and Africa. Mansfield supports more technical aid and questions dollars alone solving problems.
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Mansfield
D-Mont
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South Asia
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Committee On the World Outlook
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Senate
Knowland
California
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D-Minn
Aiken
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Big 3-Bedroom House Wanders in Albuquerque
D M Robinette reports a buff colored 3 bedroom house with imitation brick in Albuquerque has vanished twice. The 20 by 24 foot structure disappeared from east Rio Grande hills and reappeared on west Rio Grande hills. He says the house was present last Monday but missing Friday, with the foundation blocks also gone.
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Albuquerque
D. M. Robinette
Robinette
Rio Grande
Sheriff's Office
Board Clears Taylor Sparks Loyalty Controversy
Washington AP report says a loyalty board reversed its June ruling and cleared William Henry Taylor of the IMF, igniting questions about testimony by Attorney General Brownell and Elizabeth Bentley. Taylor, 48, is assistant director in IMF's Middle East department and is cited as loyal.
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William Henry Taylor
Atty
Brownell
Elizabeth Bentley
Byron N. Scott
International Monetary Fund
Henry S. Waldman
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Monetary Fund
Middle East
T. Paul Fairbank
International Organization
Loyalty Board
Treasury
FFA to Honor 43 for Service at State Farm Show
The Future Farmers of America announced 43 honorary Keystone Farmers degrees to be awarded at the State Farm Show next week. The list includes Carter Andrew of Nineveh Greene County, Clarence Reed of Slippery Rock Butler County, and Forest Coppen of Millersburg Dauphin County, plus businessmen like J. L. Tressler of Latrobe.
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Future Farmers of America
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Nineveh
Greene County
Clarence FB. Reed
Slippery Rock
Butler County
Forest Coppen
Millersburg
R.C
Dauphin County
J. L. Tressler
Latrobe
Mana
FFA
Cal
Gunman Takes $2000 In Hill District Tavern Robbery
In Pittsburgh Hill District a gunman robbed Lucanti's Bar early, forcing bartender Duayne Wolfe to open a safe and take the week's receipts totaling $2000. Police reported the holdup occurred as the tavern opened.
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Pittsburgh
Hill
Duayne Wolfe
Light Snow Falls Across Indiana County Area
Light snow and flurries greeted Indiana County today after warm weather. Icy highways formed early but road conditions were not alarming by noon. Highway officials reported 40 trucks and 120 workers on duty as a precaution.
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Indiana
Nixon to mark 43 with quiet party gesture
Vice President Nixon turns 43 Monday and will observe in political silence. The Congressional Chowder and Marching Club, formed by Nixon in the List Congress, plans a party with few presidential trappings at the National Press Club. About 25 Republicans including lawmakers, a governor and some senators will attend, with no discussion of 1956 politics. Nixon is also set to speak at a January 20 Salute to Eisenhower dinner in Chicago, while avoiding public political talk amid recent health concerns.
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Nixon
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Congress
National Press Club
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Cabhi
Net
White House
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Senate
Chicago
Kenny Walker
Hig
Eisenhower to hold first informal news conference in Key West
President Eisenhower plans an informal news conference in Key West tomorrow his first since the September heart attack. White House press secretary James Hagerty said he may answer questions about his health Florida stay and work plans but may not address all topics including whether he will seek re election. The president returns to Washington after the session.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Florida
Washington
Hagerty
Colorado
Leaders meet with party heads over U S Senate nomination
Gov Leader conferred with Democratic leaders in Harrisburg on who should seek the party’s nomination for U S Senate for the April 24 primary. Front runners are former Philadelphia Mayor Joseph S Clark Jr and U S Representative William J Green. No decision was reached and further meetings were planned before the February 20 filing deadline.
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Pennsylvania
U.S
Joseph S. Clark Jr
Philadelphia
William J. Green
Thomas K. Hodges
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Drag Racers Kill Texas Motorist in Highway Chase
Fort Worth police report Billy Joe Venable twenty of Colleyville died last night when his car was rammed by a rival drag racer racing to win a twenty dollar bet. The two cars were speeding along Highway 121 between Grapevine and Fort Worth through Colleyville. The hit car fled the scene and both drivers remain at large.
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Texas
Billy Joe Venable
Colleyville
Grapevine
Venable
Name Too Long at Truth or Consequences
Mayor T B Williams says residents will vote January 16 to decide whether to keep the six syllable town name or revert to Hot Springs. The town, named after the radio show in 1950, seeks public opinion on the five year old designation.
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T. B. Williams
Hot Springs
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