Truman asks Congress for 10 billion Korea war program
President Truman urged Congress to approve a 10 billion plan to supply men and materials for Korea and deter elsewhere, with partial home front mobilization and flexibility on price controls. He instructed defense mobilization and set force levels while warning taxes and potential controls could come if needed. Armed Forces would exceed current legal limits by activating National Guard and Reserve units as required. Army, Navy, and Air Force totals were outlined with current under-army figures. See CONTROLS continued.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Johnson
National Guard
Army
Navy
Air Force
First Cavalry lands safely in Korea beachhead
American forces completed an unopposed landing in Korea with the First Cavalry Division ashore. Rear Adm Doyle said the operation, planned in 10 days, enables the unit to fight as an independent army. Troop numbers remain unnamed as thousands arrive to bolster U S and South Korean defenses amid a suspected Communist buildup.
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South Korea
R James H. Doyle
U. S
Doyle
Marine Corporal Catherman Appears in Halls of Montesuma
Bruce W. Catherman Jr., 20, son of B. W. Catherman Sr., local game warden, participated in all combat scenes for the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor film Halls of Montesuma. Filming took place at Camp Pendleton near Oceanside, California, with star Richard Widmark. Catherman serves in the Fifth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, and is from Indiana at 32 North Ninth Street.
Two residents held for grand jury on burglary charges
Berringer and Charleton of Burnship Township Clearfield County were ordered held for a grand jury investigation on burglary charges related to an attempted break in at Blair Leamer's home near Cherry Tree on July 2. Berringer posted bail at 27,000. Charleton remains jailed with bail set at 44,000.
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Norman FP. Berringer
Indiana
William Charleton
Burnship Township
Clearfield County
Blair Leamer
Cherry Tree
Nine New Instructors Named at State Teachers College Indiana
Nine new instructors appointed to fill vacancies at State Teachers College Indiana will begin duties in the 1950-51 term. Four English-Speech instructors are Edward F. Carr, Dorothy Baisch, Donald A. Hess, and Maurice M. Rider, filling gaps created by deaths retirements and resignation. Additional vacancies include home economics. Carr holds a BA from the University of Pittsburgh and has taught in Alabama and Wyoming, plus Army service and ISTC substitute work after a death. Baisch earned a PhD from Cornell and has spent nine years in New York high schools plus two years at Wells See NINE NEW
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State Teachers College
Indiana
Willis BE. Pratt
Callege
Pratt
Edward F. Carr
Dorothy Baisch
Donald A. Hess
Maurice M
U. S. Army
ISTC
Meconnahey
Dorothy Baiseh
Cornell University
New York State
Wells
Truman warns Soviets. new aggression could trigger World War
President Truman hinted that major Communist provocations beyond Korea might spark World War II, though he avoided direct name calling. He stressed the free world will meet aggression with force, citing Korea as proof of resolve and warning those who unleash acts of armed aggression.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
Korea
Yugoslavia
Iran
Kremlin
Congress
Free World
United Nations
County man treated after farm accident in Punxsutawney
Hart William Frick 48 of Creekside R D 2 is hospitalized in Adrian Hospital Punxsutawney for back and leg injuries after being run over by a binder while harvesting wheat on his farm. New Potatoes 1.19 per pound or per bushel appears as market note in fragment.
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Lewis Acker
Col. Acker
James H. Duff
William Frick
Creekside R. D. 2
Adrian Hospital
Punxsutawney
28 Miners Safe in Coal Mine Fire
London reports 28 miners feared trapped two thousand feet underground escaped safely from a coal mine in Blantyreferme Scotland. Officials said the men, safety workers on a routine inspection, were trapped after a mine fire and explosion but their escape occurred before pithead warnings. Relatives and striking miners gathered as water from the Clyde aided efforts at the mine mouth.
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London
British Press Association
Scotland
Press Association
Blantyreferme
Clyde
IC and O orders 13000 new cars
Cleveland dispatch reports Cheasa speake and Ohio directors authorize over 10 million dollars for new cars. The plan includes 3000 coal hopper cars and 1000 box cars with high speed trucks. Production splits among Huntingdon and Johnstown plants starting in November.
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Cleveland
Huntingdon
W. Va
Johnstown
Michigan City
Ind
Cheasaspeake & Ohio
American Car & Foundry Co
Gas and Bread Prices Climb in Indiana
Gasoline prices rose by half a cent per gallon in Indiana as retailers pass extra costs to consumers. Bread costs increased by one cent per loaf with further hikes expected by week’s end.
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Indiana
Indiana Gasoline Retailers Association
Russia Says U S Prepares For War
In Moscow on July 19 The Literary Gazette accuses the United States of planning new aggressions and using Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia to carry them out The paper claims U S moves would mask reverses in Korea and cites Belgrade dispatches reporting Tito may provoke neighboring socialist states.
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Moscow
Literary Gazette Today
United States
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
U. S
Korea
The
Belgrade
Tito
Berlin To Try 668 Communists
West Berlin authorities said trials will be held against 668 Communist agitators arrested while seeking signatures for a Soviet backed petition to outlaw the atomic bomb. Police rounded up 1,556 people who circulated petitions in the three west sectors. 888 were released after warnings.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
Annual Meeting Place Changed Indiana Red Cross Meeting Moves to W C F U Hall
The Indiana County Chapter of the American Red Cross alters its annual business meeting venue from the Chapter House on Wayne Avenue to the W C F U Hall on Church Street. The gathering, open to the public, will be tomorrow at 8 pm.
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Indiana County
the American Red Cross
Wayne Avenue
Church Street
Taejon Roiled By Red Shells As U S Forces Engage
Tokyo July 19 AP Red artillery shells hit Taejon and a nearby village as fresh U S infantry, including the 25th Tropic Lightning and the First Cavalry dismounted, pour into Korea. The 24th Division continues to hold Taejon while amphibious landings occur at Pohang on the east coast.
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Pandit
Korea
Tokyo
Taejon
U. S
Kum River
Pohang
Pusan
Ninety Indiana County Men to Take Induction Exams
Ninety Indiana County men will be called to take pre induction physical examinations starting July 27 or as soon afterward as possible, an announcement from Selective Service Headquarters in Harrisburg said. The notice explains local draft processing details and the timeline for the medical screenings.
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Indiana County
Selective Service
Harrisburg
Forty-three Earn B S Degrees At ISTC In Indiana
Forty-three students completed the bachelor of science in education requirements at the State Teachers College Indiana Pennsylvania by the end of the first summer session on July 14. Dr. Ralph E Heiges dean of instruction announced the list of graduates across fields including Elementary Home Economics Music and Secondary. The names include Art Andrew Bodensky John Kestner Ralph M Todd Jean Alcorn Rowena Bouch Dorothy Brown Jeanne Caldwell Mildred Chambers Amelia Crowthers Edith Furst Marie Halchin Wayne Halferty Anna M Hardy Evelyn Joll Donabell Kinter Ida Logan Gladys McCurdy Rita Monnich Agnes Moltle Betty Nine Wayne Repine Velmar Ruth Josephine Rutkowsky Margaret Sileck Ellen Wolmer Mildred Wright Margaret Highberger Lillian Wharry Mary Marcella Weyer Carl Puleo John W Bacon Barry Barnhart John Beatty John Carcelli John Spear Davis Beatty Dimit Thomas J Leonard Stanley Mrak Hilda Snape Robert Nelson Thomas William A Torrance Melvin R Wingard Andrew Stahura
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State Teachers College
Indiana
Ralph E. Heiges
Art
Andrew Bodensky
John Kestner
Ralph M. Todd
Jean Alcorn
Rowena Bouch
Dorothy Brown
Jeanne Caldwell
Mildred Chambers
Amelia Crowthers
Edith Furst
Marie
Donabell Kinter
Ida Logan
Gladys McCurdy
Rita Monnich
Agnes Moltle
Betty Nine
Wayne Repine
Velmar Ruth
Josephine Rutkowsky
Margaret Sileck
Ellen Wolmer
Mildred Wright
Margaret Highberger
Lillian Wharry
Mary Marcella Weyer
Carl Puleo
John W. Bacon
Barry Barnhart
John Beatty
John Carcelli
John Spear Davis
Beatty H. Dimit
Thomas J
Slayer Freed On Technicality in Columbus Slay
Stewart Christopher of Columbus, imprisoned since age 18 for the 1932 hold up murder of George Pando at a Columbus restaurant, was ordered freed by the Second District Court of Appeals on a technicality after serving half his 38 years.
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Columbus, O
Second District Court of Appeals
Stewart Christopher
Columbus
George Pando
Indiana Census Recount Request Being Studied
A representative from the Pittsburgh office of the Bureau of the Census was in Indiana today regarding the borough’s census recount request. The official met with the borough secretary, the school superintendent, and the Indiana Evening Gazette to review the matter, with a possible decision anticipated on the request for Indiana Borough.
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Indiana
Pittsburgh
Bureau of the Cenays
Jndlang
First Aid Meet Here Saturday
The North Central District Safety Association will host a First Aid Meet on Saturday July 22 at the Indiana Fair Grounds. Mines teams compete for cash prizes and the district winner advances to the state meet in Ebensburg on September 5. Speakers include Garfield Thomas, John Ghizzoni, J J Forbes, and Dr C J Potter.
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North Central District Safety Association
Indiana Fair Grounds
Ebensburg
Garfield Thomas
State of
Pennsylvania
John Ghizzoni
Homer City
United Mine Workers of America
J. J. Forbes
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. C
C. J. Potter
Black Lick Area Gas Well Struck
Gas well struck on the Ramsden farm near Black Lick on Monday after drilling to 3108 feet. The Sheffield sand pay opened with an open-flow of over 641000 cubic feet per day, with several Indiana businessmen as part owners. Earlier fire at the site halted work and required securing equipment before continuing.
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Ramsden
Black Lick
Sheffield
Indiana
Peoples Natural Gas Company
Man
GOP Plans To Hit Foes 2, Of McCarthy
The GOP in the Senate warned of a heavy protest as Democrats move to file a report denouncing Senator McCarthy. Senator Wherry and the GOP Policy Committee called the inquiry political and an insult, while Tydings said the document would be submitted today and Republicans predicted a hard fight over its conclusions.
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Washington
GOP
Senate
McCarthy
Senate Gop Policy Committee
Senate Foreign Relations
Wisconsin
Tydings
Full Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Navy veteran leaps to death from Bloomfield Bridge
Pittsburgh dispatch reports 24-year-old Navy veteran Eugene D. Tarpani leaped 220 feet to his death from the Bloomfield Bridge yesterday. Relatives said he had been ill and moody lately. He had attended Went meetings and resided near First and School Streets. Local authorities labeled the incident a suicide.
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Pittsburgh
Bloomfield Bridge
Eugene D. Tarpani
Machete Wielder Kills Three Negro Women
WEST PALM BEACH July 18 a machete wielder killed three women in a house on Division Street. The victims were Dorothy Poole 18 Maggie Richardson 40 and Gladys Hall 79 all residents except one visitor who fled. A male victim Ashley Crummins 92 and Richard Nickel were wounded. Crummins reported the attacker’s claim while Nickel sustained injuries shielding Poole. Police contend the suspect Nickol gave a conflicting account.
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West Palm Beach
Dorothy Poole
Maggie Richardson
Gladys Hall
Jake Schwarz
Ashley Crummins
Richard
Daddy Jack
Nickel
Schwarz
Crummins
Nickol
Cummins
Ball
Detroit
Florida State
Raiford
Sterling
Crumming
Borough Considers Bids For 14th Street Pavement
Indiana Borough Council approved paving 14th Street from School to Washington with a curb and center strip and resurfacing Wayne Avenue from Sixth to Seventh. The Street Committee and Borough Engineer would prepare specifications and advertise bids, with concerns raised why preparations have not started. Chairman Steetle and Merle Buterbaugh opposed. N De Witt Ray supported.
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Indiana
14Th Street
School
Washington Streets
Wayne Avenue
Sixth
Seventh Street
M. O. Steetle
Merle Buterbaugh
N. de« Witt Ray
Alcohol Studies Made At Juniata College
Juniata College hosts the Pennsylvania School of Alcohol Studies annual session with lectures on The Social Roots of Alcohol Practices and The Cult of Alcohol. Dr Edward B Dunford and Dr Carl A Nissen present sessions while five citizen groups attend daily workshops for ministers church workers trainers public school workers and youth leaders.
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Huntingdon
Pennsylvania School of Alcohol Studies
Juniata College
Edward B. Dunford
Temperance League of America
Carl A. Nissen
Dennison University
Granville
George F. Dunkelberger
Ameritus
Susquehanna University
Sutton Hall Exteriors Painting at State College
Exteriors of Sutton Hall and Clark Hall at Indiana State College are being painted under a state contract. This first full exterior coating in 12 to 15 years is by Kellenkesk Company of Pittsburgh and should finish before the fall term opens in September.
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John Sutton Hall
Clark
Tdachere College
Indiana
Callege
Kellenkesk
Pittsburgh
Fall College
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