Thunderbolts Charge Atop Auto Convoy Incident
James Ruth of Detroit aged 20 appeared before Justice Davis in Mechanicsburg facing charges of throwing missiles on a highway during a late night incident along Route 22 near Armagh. A convoy led by Joseph Hanke was halted in Indiana County as police found firecrackers in the truck cab. Ruth admitted tossing the devices, receiving a $25 fine plus costs or 10 days in Indiana County Jail. Witnesses described frightened drivers and bolting horses.
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Detroit
Mich
Hiveratt
Bedford County
James Ruth
Donald C. Davis
Mechanicsburg
Ruth
Seward
Armagh
John Pry
New Florence
R. D
John Larson
A. ¥. Campbell
Homer City
Charles E. Loughner
Indiana
State Motor Police
Joseph Hanke
Corporal Loughner
Loughner
Justice of the Peace
Davis
Indiana County
Earhart’s record making flight across Pacific recorded
Earhart continues her globe spanning journey as she leaves Howland for Honolulu, then on to Oakland. The Pacific crossing segments include 1532 miles to Hawaii and 2410 miles to California, with two more long over water hops anticipated before completing her itinerary.
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Lae
Howland
Miss Earhart
Oakland
Calif
Honolulu
California
Insurgent Air Raid Strikes Santander as Basque Defense Holds
Italy and Germany press for rights while Franco’s forces face Basque and Asturian defenses. Insurgent bombers hit Santander, injuring many as a sixth air raid in two days lands. Government air forces retaliate against the insurgent base at Seville.
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Santander
Francisso Franco
Seville
Man killed by accidental gunfire across street
William Gebman 53 was killed by an accidental pistol discharge in Ridley Park as Perry Wolton 27 and Andrew Bell 17 fired in a driveway. Delaware County Detective Fred Duke said the weapon was nonidentically fired and did not kill Gebman in the act. Both Bell and Wolton face involuntary manslaughter charges.
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Ridley Park
William Gebman
Yaistin
Fred Duke
Gelman
Nero
Steeel
Perry Wolton
Opponents Push Alternate Bill Amid Filibuster Threats
Lawmakers debate an $86 million Bank head bill to aid farm workers and a $43 million river and harbor project while filibuster tactics loom. Senator Burke predicts strength growth in a month as debates stretch and a civil liberties inquiry recounts a deadly clash near a Republic Steel gate last Memorial Day.
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Joppabents
Loos
Burke
D-Neb
Roswell Magill
Senate
Chicago
Robbery on Wall Street car ends quickly as bracelets, rings take
Mrs. Forrestal and Hall are robbed as four bandits seize jewelry in a chauffeured limousine. One robber pockets a stash as two others arrive in a second car and mutter to hurry up. Mrs. Forrestal later tells police she believes they could have saved more jewelry. James V. Forrestal is connected to Dillon Read and Company.
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Hall
Joe
Ned
Lender
Aluminum Company Plans Expansion
The Aluminum Company of America announced arrangements for 20 million dollars of new financing through Mellon Securities Corp of Pittsburgh. Part of the funds will back a 26 million dollar expansion including a new fabricating plant at Lafayette Indiana and an addition to a plant at Edgewater New Jersey. Bank loans total 6.1 million dollars and 334 percent 15 year debentures amount to 24 million dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon Secturities Corporation of
Lafayette
Ind
Edgewater
N. J
Jewelry theft tied to Wheatly Hills holdup suspects
Police said they tied the hold up at a home near Wheatly Hills to earlier jewelry thefts, noting the robbers may be the same trio who previously stole jewelry from Gypsy Rose Lec, the actress.
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Wheatly Hills
L. 1
Gypsy Rose Lec
Republic Opens Another Plant Amid Steel Strike Fallout
In Johnstown and across Ohio and Indiana Illinois Calumet, Republic's plan to reopen with 800 workers amid an 18 death, 250 injuries, and $30 million strike cost sparks protests. Picket captain Leo W. Cox warns of a bloody fight if troops return, while federal court in Columbus schedules a hearing on a temporary restraining order.
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Johnstown
Ohio Mill
Mahoning Valley
Indiana-Illinois
Calumet
Leo W. Cox
Republic
Central Steel Division
Republics Central Steel Division
Columbus
CIO
Smell G. Underwood
Davey
Youngstown
Warren
Uction
Inland Steel
CIO Ieaders
Bethlehem
Sheet & Tube
John L. Lewis
Steel strike turmoil fuels labor dispute at Republic plants
Reports say only 60 men entered the plant under police escort as Roosevelt mediation board assigns blame to steel companies for failure to settle. Perkins defends CIO leadership while Republic Steel chief condemns CIO as irrational. Farley asks federal court to halt mail delivery to non-strikers amid plant tensions.
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Pany
Roosevelt
Washington
Perkins
Steel Workers' Organizing Committee
CIO
John L. Lewis
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel
Farley
Federal District Court
Steel Corporation
Republic
Postoffice Department
Repulic
Postofice
Japan says Russia in area contends for control
Observers say Soviet troop withdrawal from Seniuru and Bolshoi on the Amur river would determine control of the channel. Without withdrawal, the Japanese Kwantung army in Manchoukuo could act to eject Soviet forces. Soviet sources claim the Kwantung army operates with little Tokyo oversight.
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Seniuru
Bolshoi
Amur
Kwantung
Manchoukuo
Kwantung Army
Tokyo
Public Utility Commission probes Beaver Water rates
Harrisburg July 2. The Public Utility Commission opened its own investigation into Beaver Valley Water Company rates and suggested possible temporary rates under the new utility law. The order states rates and charges are unjust and unreasonable and yield excessive returns.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Beaver Valley Water Company
Automobile Finance Co declares dividends in Pittsburgh
Directors of the Automobile Finance Company declared the regular 10 cents dividend today plus 10 cents extra on common stock and the regular dividend of 43.4 cents on preferred stock. Payments will be made July 15 to holders of record July 8. Six month business volume was 8,026,357, up from 5,232,448 a year ago.
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Pittsburgh
Automobile Finance Company
Stock market snapshot of 1974 industrial equities rally
A compact listing shows varied 1974 performance across major firms and sectors. Companies named include General Electric, Chrysler, IBM, Int Harvester, Du Pont, Ford, and Texaco among others, with multiple entries from chemical, metals, and consumer goods groups. The data highlights percentage changes and noted trading activity across N markets.
Obituary notices for Elizabeth Sheersley Mary Bull and Margaret John
Obituaries report Elizabeth Sheersley born 1863 died at her daughter's Brushvalley home at 8 am. Mary W Bull widow of Rev. A. T. Bell died at Emma Ray’s home in Parden City W Va. Margaret Navies John of Stafford died after long illness, aged 81, with 23 grandchildren. Funeral plans noted for Sunday at Robinson Funeral Home Saltsburg and John home Cockport Methodist Cemetery.
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Elizabeth Sheersley
Dune B1
A. G. Meade
Brushvalley
Mary W. Bull
A. T. Bell
Formre
Indiana County
Kenlysburg
Emma Ray
Parden City
W. Va
Robinson Funeral Home
Saltsburg
Oakland Cemetery
Margaret
Linden
N. J
Sarah Stiefel
Starford
John John
Cockport
Mary Tracey
Johnstown
David John
Richard John
Leah Giles
Russell John
Margaret Tohnson
Near Clymer
Leah Berwick
Troy
No Strike Fines Picket In Lebanon Factory Case
Mayor William B. Meiser announced no strike at the S Kantor Shirt Factory and fined Betty Rowan of Frackville 10 dollars for arrest on a picket line. Flora Keller faces a hearing, and Irwin Pengulyu cites Labor Relations Board charges alleging discharge of pickets and union sponsorship.
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Lebanon
William B. Meiser
S. Kantor
Betty Rowan
Frackville
Rowan
Pottsville
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Flora Keller
Meiser
Kantor
Irwin Pengulyu
Labor Relations Board
Pittsburgh Markets Reported Steady Prices on Produce and Livestock
Pittsburgh markets July 2 show moderate produce demand with No 1 Tennessee Early Harvest apples about steady at 1.50 to 1.65 per bushel basket and other fruit prices listed. Potatoes and cobbler varieties varied by region, butter and cheese unchanged, eggs firm, poultry prices mixed, hogs steady to 25 cents higher, steers and calves mostly lower, lambs and sheep largely steady with slight declines in some categories.
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Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
California
Virginia Cobblers
North Carolina Cobblers
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Tanget
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America
Moorhead
Aluminum Company
Cuba
Offin
J. Butler Wright
Czechoslovakia
United States
State Department
Foreign Service Corps
Test Air Base
Ocean Service
Mid Ocean
Lufthansa
North Atlantic
Friesenland
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Russia
U. C
Auto Finance CO
Air
Cana& Am
Baldwin
Balt
Ohio
Bendix Aviat
Beth Sil
Burr
Canad Pac
Cerro de Pas
Ches and
Chrysler
Crane Co
Douglas Aire Tha du Pont
Wats
Kennecott
Kresge
King's Auto and Radio Supply
Phila
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val
Val RR
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Sears Rock
Socony-Vacuum
Sou Pac
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Transamerica
United Aircr Corp
United Corp Als United Gas Imp
US Steel Noy
West UN Tel
West el
Woolworth
Curb Ark
Nat Gas A Ma
Pennroad Corp
Sam Trimarchi
Chas. L. Cost
Capitol Restaurant
Upper Indiana
Indiana Evening Gazette
Philadelphia Street
Pennsylvania
Indiana Evening Mail
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