Segregation Ruling Divides Viewpoints Across States
Senate remarks frame the ruling as cautious and local action driven. The Court urged a prompt start toward desegregation with primary responsibility on state and local officials while allowing time for cases to unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. George
D-Ga
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
District of Columbia
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Marshall
New York
Warren
Herman Talmadge
Martin Grittin
Supreme Court
Courts of Equity
Detroit woman injured when car crashes into home
Mrs. Bessie Johnson, 29, was seriously injured while sweeping inside her Detroit living room when an out-of-control car driven by Mrs. Minnie Thompson, 68, crashed through the house wall. Johnson suffered a skull fracture and internal injuries. Thompson had minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Bessie Johnson
Minnie ‘Thompson
Thompson
Actor Is Stricken in Hollywood Hospitalized for Pneumonia
Hollywood actor Robert Wagner is hospitalized with pneumonia. The report notes bronchi pneumonia as a respiratory infection affecting the actor during a film project in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Robert Wagner
Area Crash Kills One Injures Two in Cemetery Visit
A Hewlett car left the road on a left curve, struck a guard post, overturned, and skidded on its roof before stopping. A sister-in-law said two men planned to decorate graves in a local cemetery. One man died, another injured. the driver’s relation notes a 12:20 p.m. departure. The victim was a former Patton Clay employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewlett
Wilkinson
Waugh
Patton Clay Manufacturing Co
Ford at impasse as 24 hour blackout tightens auto talks
Ford and the UAW pressed toward a 24 hour blackout while a mass Local 600 meeting loomed at the Rouge plant. GM talks ran parallel with a June 7 contract expiry, and the CIO urged a company wide vote on rival plans. Reuther postponed a key briefing, underscoring the risk of a shutdown if progress stalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugas
Ford
Rouge
UAW
Union
General Motors Corp
Washington
CIO International ‘Union of Electrical Workers
General Motors
Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Detroit
Aivie
Reuther
Candy Company Owner Is Dead In Highway Crash
Blair Candy Co. owner Patrick F. Dandrea aged 45 died from injuries after a multi car crash near Cresson Cambria County that also killed his wife on May 21 and left his sister Mary D. Petts of Altoona seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Patrick F. Dandrea
Blair Candy Co
Cresson
Cambria County
Dandrea
Mary D. Petts
Rail and Dock Strikes Idle Britain in Crisis
Rail and dock strikes paralysed Britain with nearly 20,000 workers off in six ports and 120 ships idle. Government emergency powers could regulate transport and fuel, but army usage is unlikely. Queen's Parliament opening and birthday parade canceled amid chaotic traffic as workers return post weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Eden
House of Commons
Laborite Daily Herald
Trades Union Congresss
Daily Mirror
National Union of Railways
London
Commons
Ex-Dancer Eviction Battle Ends in Chicago Suburb
In Summit Illinois 92 year old Lenena Davis a former dancer resisted eviction by the Chicago Sanitary District authorities with police presence. She fired at workers last summer and again fought as humane officers removed three Afghan hounds from her one story home. She was evicted on the orders of a justice of the peace to clear space for a railway sludge hauler project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lenena ‘Davis
Dog Plained
Summit
Davis
Amateur Gets His Big Fish
George Barlow of Omaha finally lands a 30 pound bass after a long battle with a stubborn fish at Miss Davis’s lakeside cottage. A quick cast by Frank Freihage leads to the catch as Barlow recalls prior attempts and a wary fight with the big boss of the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Davis
Barlow
Frank
Freihage
Ani l
Freed Fliers Expected In Hawaii Today
Four airmen held since 1952 to 1953 in Manchuria and China are due to arrive in Hawaii after a journey via Guam Wake and Hickam. They will undergo medical checks, be housed in VIP quarters, and attend a news conference with no strings attached. U.S. authorities say they were shot down over North Korea amid earlier air battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
Guam
Andersen
Air Force Base
Wake
Air Force
Hick' Am
Hickam
Hawaii
Manchuria
Peiping Radio
U.S
North Korea
Laurel Ridge Plane Crash Fatal To Four
Police and aeronautics investigators say the Laurel Ridge crash near a Fayette County farm injured and killed four people. The gas gauge showed about three quarters tank. Mrs Husack heard the crash at about 11 p m. Neighbors Charles Snyder and Bob Frederick assisted in the search. Bodies were taken to Burhans Funeral Home in Dunbar Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Frank Husack
Husack
Charles Snyder
Judo Student's Big Mistake in Training Tale
In a quirky incident a judo student exposed a training flaw after a sparring partner delivered a haymaker. The misstep revealed the partner was left handed, catching the student off guard during a home session.
Leader OKs Renewal of Tax On Gas
The governor signed a gasoline tax renewal at five cents a gallon to meet a midnigh deadline, yielding 96 million dollars in road revenue. A package to sell state forest land for an aircraft research center in North Central Pennsylvania was advanced, with plans to sign into law and proceed with Curtiss-Wright’s purchase. The state also enacted a 50 million stop gap payroll appropriation and 15 million for relief to secure 8 million in federal matching grants. The governor commented on income tax support among Democrats and noted expected tax reform shifts toward a graduated system, while the State Chamber urged maintaining the sales tax with fewer exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Kvy
Pennsylvania
Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical Corp
Govvernor
Anderson
Capitol
Wtpa-Tv
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
Will Cancel Coal Rates In Great Lakes Markets
Fifteen coal hauling railroads plan to drop 35 cents per ton on shipments to Great Lakes ports. The new rate schedule, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, would take effect August 1 pending hearings. Railroads include Chesapeake & Ohio, Baltimore & Ohio, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Roy S. Kern
Coal, Coke and Iron Ore Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Appalachian
Kern
ICC
Chesapeake ‘& Ohio
Baltimore& Ohio
Bessemer & Lake Erie
New York Central
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Norfolk &Western
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland Railways
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
Pittsburgh & Shamut
Louisville & Nashville
Southern Railway
Virginian Railway
Nickel Plate ‘Railroad
Erie Railroad
Union Talks Continue In Western Pa Transportation Pact
PITTSBURGH negotiations extended the Western Pennsylvania Motor Carriers Association and AFL Teamsters keeps the contract in force until midnight Sunday. The union, representing about 5,000 members across 32 locals in 13 counties, seeks higher pay and improved working conditions. Wages not yet disclosed. Local 249 president Thomas L. Fagan said focus has been on conditions, with wages not yet discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Agan
AFL Teamsters
Teamsters
Associaion
Pennsylvania
Thomas L. Fagan
Atomic heated home system forecast by industry head
ABSECON New Jersey a year round heat and cooling concept fueled by a small nuclear reactor was touted as practical within a few years at the Institute of Boiler Manufacturers annual meeting. The A boiler system would power heating and summer cooling from a sealed baby reactor with six years of fuel per charge costing about 300 dollars, with full installation around 1500 dollars and potential savings from eliminating chimneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Absecon
N. J
Robert E. Ferry
Institute of Boilery
Manu
Ferry
Soviet Japan peace talks begin in London
Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik arrived from Moscow to initiate talks with Japan on a World War II peace treaty. Delegations will discuss procedure for negotiations that could last months. Japan seeks the Kurile and other islands, return of prisoners, fishing rights, trade, and UN seat support. US and Britain play no direct role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jacob Malik
Moscow
Malik
V. M. Molotoy
Japan
Shunichi Matsumoto
Molotov
Hato
Oyama
Russia
San Francisco
China
United States
Britain
Hatoyama
Kurile
Habomai
Shikatan Islands
Siberian
United Nations
Obituaries list for Indiana County residents
William Felix Skerka Vich Jr 34 Sagamore died at Armstrong County Hospital after short illness. Born 1916 in Beyer Indiana County, son of William and Martha Skerkavich, married Beatrice Kwe deravich. Funeral details at Bowser Plumville with high mass Friday. VFW and Holy Name Society will conduct services. Murray Barkley 55 Dixonville died at home after illness. Survived by wife Katherine and family. Adam Horvath 70 Dixonville resident died in Indiana Hospital. Surviving wife Mary and many children. Joseph Duffalo 80 Lucernemines died in Indiana Hospital. Survived by wife Catherine and several children. Nettie J. Thomas Shelocta RD1 died at Armstrong County Hospital. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Maude Conrad North Dayton died May 31. Survived by children and grandchildren. Donna Jean Shank Natrona died in accident Memorial Day. Deloss Yates Rochester NY died May 26. Survived by wife and children with services held in Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Felix Skerkavich, JR
Sagamore
Armstrong County
Kittanning
Beyer Indiana County
William
Martha Valencia Skerkavich
Beatrice Kwederavich
Bowser
Plumville
Sacred Heart Church
F. R. Hoyle
V.F.W. Post
Holy Name Society
Bowser Funeral Home
Plum’ville
Murray Barkley
Dixonville
Indiana County
Thomas
Elzie Haddon Barkley
U.M.W
Katherine Kasperski
Margaret Novak
Cleveland
Ohio
Elizabeth Blazovich
Clymer
Julia Adams
Niagara Falls
N.Y
George Kasperski
Punxsutawney
Elzie Barkley
Homer
Archie
Larry
Marion Center RD
Lloyd
Edith
Oneda
Jane Barkley
Harrisburg
Adam Horvath
Indiana Hospital
Austria
Adam
Justine Julutka Horvath
St. Michaels Greek Catholic Church
Dixonvillle
Mary Wascovich Horvath
Andrew
Sandy Lake
John
Joseph
Peter
Michael
Nick
New York City
Adam Jr
Eva Greek
Myrna Slater
Baltimore
Marie Segal
Ann DeMartino
Helen Rubin
Sue Kerson
Christine Flanningan
George
Ft. Meade
Martha McDermott
Rockville
Bence
St. Michaels Church
Andrew J. Kertis
Joseph Duffalo
Lucerne
Rustia
Dutfalo
St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church
Homer City
UMWA
Lucernemines
Lucerne Hunting and Fishing Club
Coral Graceton Sportsmen’s Club
Catherine (Skultery) Duffalo
Pvt
U.S. Army
Munich
Germany
Daniel
Victor
Delores) Sardone
New York
City
Jane
Judy Ann
Jan
Stephen Duffalo
Anthony Pelecovich
Pitcairn
John Urban
Black Lick
John J. Baycura
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Indiana
Nettie J. Thomas
Shelocta RD
Jesse Thomas
Armstrong County Hospital
Charles
Rachel Meyer
Clark Funeral Home
Elderton
Maude Conrad North
Blair Conrad
Dayton
Jonathan
Hannah
Gould) Forester
David P. Conrad
Brookville
Methodist Church
Mra
Gladys Neal
Tree Sons
Clarence Conrad
Leesburg
Miles Conrad
Calvin Forrester
Youngstown
Ellen Palmer
Ely
Harry Anders
Galsgow
Phoenix Cemetery
Donna Jean Shank
Lisle
Marjorie Shank
Kuntz Street
Natrona
Canal Street
Edward
Ronald
Peter Shank
Indiana RD 3
Roy Kunkle
Ferver Funeral Home
Tarentum
William Eb, Collins
Mt. Airy Cemetery
Natrona Heights
Deloss
Chappy) Yates
Tacoma Street
Rochester
Larue
Nicodemus) Yates
Loretta Greenwood
James
Neal
Richard
Michael Harrilla
Ellsworth
Harold
Willard
J. Boyd Winchell
Genesee Street
Riverside Cemetery
Menon at U.N. Amid China News Race to Release Airmen
Menon announced in New Delhi that China would release four American pilots. Peiping radio aired the news after his statement, while U.N. and Indian officials praised Dag Hammarskjold’s and Nehru’s mediation. Menon, a longtime London resident, rose to become India’s U.N. ambassador and top foreign policy adviser. He has often criticized the United States at the U.N. but is seen as pursuing India’s neutralist, peaceful settlement goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menon
New Delhi
Peiping
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Dulles
Hammarskjeld
Jawaharlal Nehru
London
United Front
United Nations
Mine
Pandit
United States
India
Two Women Killed in Humboldt Train Auto Collision
In Humboldt Kansas two elderly women, Mrs Olive Sheldon and Mrs Norman Dewey, both in their 60s, died last night when their car collided with a Santa Fe streamliner at the north edge of town. They had been visiting before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt, Kan
Eldely
Olive Sheldon
Norman Dewey
Youth killed at elevator shaft in department store
LUFKIN Tex Billy Solly a 15 year old receiving clerk was crushed when his head struck a wall as the department store elevator rose Solly appears to have pulled himself onto the back wall and looked down the shaft before the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Tex
Billy Solly
Solly
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Custer, Mich
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Omaha
George Barlow
Marilyn Mohr
Haz
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Midshipman
John R. Johnson
Laurel Ridge
Lansing
Mich
Stlehees
Ben
Michigan
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