Memorial Day weekend traffic death toll comparison
AP tallies show 238 total violent deaths this weekend from Friday to Tuesday midnight, down from 250 the previous weekend. Traffic deaths were 142, drownings 8, and 63 in other causes, with state totals listed for Alabama to Wisconsin and others.
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Associated Press
Wilabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Aovecesee IL
Colorado
Connecticut
Sigeners
Ted
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Airliner Force Down At Sea Rescues Reported
A Coast Guard plane near St. Petersburg said rescued pilot doubted more survivors. Reported 33 survivors by one airline, 45 seen in life rafts by another. All passengers migratory workers from Puerto Rico en route to the United States after a motor failure on the flight San Juan to Wilmington. The Saufley destroyer began rescuing at 7:30 am EST as crews circled overhead. Coast Guard cutters and freighters aided. fate of missing unknown. This followed a 195? transport crash anniversary. Pilot Halpey radioed engine trouble and attempted Nassau before contact was lost. Coast Guard and air units launched an immense rescue effort.
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Coast Guard
St. Petersburg
Westair Company
Puerto Rico
United States
San Juan
Wilmington
N.C
Nassau
Saufley
Atlantic
Miami
Joseph Halpey
Seattle
Wash
Bahamas
Coast Guard Air Sea Rescue
Grea
Fam Bour
Ian Dges
Fe Slater
Elizabeth F Nm
Offigers
Ives and McCarthy Foe Face Probe Debate in Senate
In a heated exchange Ives urged a real investigation into Communist influence in government, criticizing McCarthy's methods while insisting on thorough fact finding. The debate underscored GOP calls for a substantive inquiry to uncover true facts amid allegations.
Rent Clerks Kept On Payroll Delayed Termination
Washington June 6 Some 2700 Federal rent control workers began work on borrowed time today after dismissal notices issued two weeks ago were cancelled by Housing Expeditor Tighe E Woods He said the agency is virtually broke and the staff can be kept on the books only until June 30 unless Congress extends the Rent Law Workers agreed to voluntary payless leaves of a week or more to remain on the payroll through June 30
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Stillle
Congress
Lions Elect George Miller President at Indiana Lions Meet
Indiana Lions last night chose new officers for the year at Health Camp west of Indiana. George Miller, athletics director at Indiana Teachers College, was named president with Lloyd Edwards first vice president and L Delos Campbell second vice president. New board members elected were J Boyd Barclay and Tom Mahlhim. The group discussed supporting the Liberty Bell replica visit on June 21 and the Independence Bond Drive.
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Lions of Indiana
Ith
Indiana
Shelocta
George Miller
Teachers College
Lloyd Edwards
L. Delos
Dutch) Campbell
J. Murray Buterbaugh
Paul R. Barnett
John Simpson
Bob” DeGaetano
James Webster
Philadelphia
Savings Bond Division
United States Treasury
Webster
France
Alaska
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
Donald S. Brody
Lions
the Fair Grounds
Bob” Carter
Clymer Vets Elect Oakes Commander
The Clymer American Legion Post 222 elected Edwad Oakes of Clymer as post commander to succeed Dave Johns of Stafford at the monthly meeting in the new post home. Officers named include William Williams senior vice commander Ward Oakes junior vice commander Clyde Schelfe adjutant Samuel Haer finance officer Victor Eckland historian and John Shank sergeant at arms. Six delegates and six alternates to the Indiana County Council were also named. New officers take office after the State Legion Convention and the Legion Home nears opening with interior furnishings received.
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The
Clymer American Legion
Edwad Oakes
Clymer
Dave Johns
Stafford
William Williams
Ward Oakes
Clyde Schelfe
Samuel Haer
Victor Eckland
John Shank
Indiana County Council of the American Legion
State Legion
Clymer Legion
M Arthur Acts Swiftly To Purge Communists
General MacArthur orders purge of Japanese Communists from public life while insisting the aim is to protect democracy. The move targets Politburo leaders and several Upper and Lower House members, as Liberals lead in elections with Independents close behind and Communists suffer a significant vote drop.
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M’ Arthur
MacArthur
Japan
Kyuichi Tokuda
Sanze Nozaka
Yoshio Shiga
Communist College
Ken
Isent Lito
Shizen Kamiyama
Shoichi Kasuga
Toru Takakura
Yoshida
MacArethur
Liberals
Socialists
Green Wind Society
Democrats
House of Representatives
Cheep Cheep Trouble Baffles Baltimore Linoleum Man
In Baltimore on a Wednesday a sparrow caused four hours of mischief for linoleum salesman Jack Meyers. He chased the bird from an alley where a cat also noticed it, and worries over feeding it beyond bread to avoid gas pains for the feathered visitor.
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Baltimore
Jack Meyers
Meyers
Jack
Treasury Balance June 1 financials reported
Washington bulletin shows net budget receipts of 14,399,703.83 dollars and budget expenditures of 215,432,821.18. Cash balance stands at 4,260,370,083.00. Total debt is 256,311,445,145.16. Decrease from prior day amounts to 58,734,606.30.
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Washington
the Treasury
Britons Called Lawless on Roads by Oxford Jurist
New Yorker A L Goodhart teaching at Oxford told the Pedestrians Association that Britain's traffic laws are inadequate and the country is among the most lawless on highways. He cited deaths per 100000 vehicles with Britain at 163 versus America at 71.
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London
A. L. Goodhart
Oxford University
Pedestrians' Association
America
Britain
Rotary Biography Session Overrides Planned Program
Rotary Club held a biography sketch evening when the out of town speaker did not appear. R A Shumaker of Pennsylvania Electric Company of Indiana led, but without the guest the president called members to share life histories. Columba Ohio Rotarian Jack Cox, former Clymer resident, attended as a guest.
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Indians Rotary Club
R. A. Shumaker
Pennsylvania Electric Company of
Indiana
Jack Cox
Columbiana
Ohio
Clymer
Stock Broker Kills Himself In Pennsylvania
POTTSTOWN Pa June 6 A stock broker accused of embezzling 150000 of his clients money shot and killed himself as police closed in to arrest him at his home in Schwenksville Thomas L Russell 54 was to surrender yesterday on a warrant charging him with embezzling 12090 from Magistrate Charles Laughead said Andre died May 16 of a heart attack Police Chief James Laughead and Officer Michael Shanta went to Russell s home when he failed to appear a shot was heard and Russell s body was found outside the rear door with a 38 caliber revolver in his hand
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Pottstown
Schwenksville
James Linghead
Thomas L. Russell
Charles Andre
Laughead
Andre
Laughpres
Michael Shanta
Russell
Laughhead
Local man Neal Griffith leads recreation workshop show
Neal Griffith of Indiana returned from Ocean City New Jersey where he served on the Faculty of the Recreation Workshop for Recreation Leaders of thirteen states from May 20 to June 2. He displayed hobbies and taught daily, speaking in three sessions. Accompanied by John Bales they joined James Stewart in Philadelphia on the 2nd. that evening they performed at Green Tree Church of the Brethren Oaks Pennsylvania for Station WFUN. On the trip they presented four condensations at the State Hospital for Crippled Children in Elizabethtown PA. Griffith and Stewart will entertain the Worthington Lions Club Thursday evening.
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Neal Griffith
Indiana
Ocean City
N. J
Griffith
John Bales
McKeesport
Philadelphia
James Stewart
WFUN
Green Tree Church of the Brethren
Oaks
Pennsylvania
Ivan Fetterman
Indiana High School
Fetterman
Gertrude Haer
Farmers Bank
State Hospital For
Elizabethtown
Stewart
Ben Rimm Heads B nai B rith Order
Benjamin A. Rimm of Atlantic City today heads the Order of B nai Brith in New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware and West Virginia He was elected President of Grand Lodge No 3 yesterday succeeding Albert M Cohen of Philadelphia There are 30 000 members in the four states Delegates approved a 250000 budget for anti defamation work and activities
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Atlantic City
N. J
Benjamin A. Rimm
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
West Virginia
Grand Lodge No. 3
Albert M. Cohen
Philadelphia
Samuel J. Halpern
Coatesville
William Ginsburg
Abraham Brenman
Paterson
Theodore Cook
Meyer Feldman
Pittsburgh
George C. Block
Newark
Israel Balka
Women’s Grand Lodge No. 3
Obituaries note multiple deaths from Indiana County area
Several memorial notices report deaths in Indiana County and nearby towns. Todd H. Walker of Bondville Illinois dies after months of illness, with survivors including a wife, children, and siblings. Other obituaries list John F. Law of Punxsutawney, Jacob B. Younkins of White Township, Catherine Kimmel of Shelocta, Martha Jane Carnes of Saltsburg, and Blanche Bagley Gromley of Chevy Chase, detailing their survivors and funeral arrangements or receiving details.
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Todd H. Walker
Bondville
Ilinois
Indiana
Robert F
Jane Lowman Walker
Merle R.J. Walker
George F. Walker
Margaret Walker O'Mara
Kiwanis Leader Addresses Pennsylvania Districts
Kiwanis Governor Thomas L. Jones spoke to about 200 members from ten clubs in Districts 5 and 7, praising the state’s 174 clubs and 11,000 members. He urged fostering youth through Key Clubs, expanding to 18 clubs, and emphasized vigilance on truth in the press, national security, and opposition to patronage. Local Indiana Club hosted the event at Zion Lutheran Church with dinner and music by Russell Guard, Gene Strassler, and Madelyn Ricci.
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Kiwanis Clubs
Pennsylvania
Thomas L. Jones
Pittsburgh
Penna
Kiwanis International
Indiana Kiwanis Club
A. E
Shorty
Gov. Jones
Ihhe Kiwanis Clubs
Risheberger
Russell Guard
Indiana Club
Gene Strassler
Julliard School of Music
University of Mississippi
Caroline Holstein
Bright
Williams
Lehman
Daugherty
Andrew Smith
National Federation of Music Clubs
Gregg
Lissi
Madelyn Ricci
Athletic Teams Are Refugees
In West Berlin today two football teams and two rowing clubs arrived as refugees from Russian occupied East Germany. One football team came from Dresden in Southern Saxony with 12 men and their wives. They protested Communization of sport in the Soviet Zone which forces private clubs to accept sponsorship from a nationalized industry under pain of dissolution. The oarsmen voiced the same complaint.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
Dresden
Saxony
Indiana Club Guests Meet in June Visitation Plan
Miss Peggy Ann Smith accompanied by numbers from Desert Song and One World performed as Lt Gov Sam Miller and others joined President Long in introducing guests. District 7 visitation was outlined by Ed Brown for June with clubs from Philipsburg Johnstown Ebensburg North Cambria Barnesboro Holidaysburg Clymer Ford City Vandergrift and Gifts to officers of the Indiana Club totaling gestures from Gardner Hill Al Drumhelley and Shorty Long.
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Peggy Ann Smith
Ronance
One World
Ohara
President Long
Sam Miller
Philipsburg
Edward Werner
William L. Cool
Episcopal Church
Jim Turney
G. Gardner Hill
Gov. Jones
Paul Rish
Johnstown
Ebensburg
North Cambria
Barnesboro
Holidaysburg
Clymer
Ford City
Vandergrift
Indiana
Indiana Club
Gardner Hill
T. J. Jones
al Drumhelley
Werner
Shorty Long
Samuel Z. Miller
Jim Lewis
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Ives
McCarthy Foe
State Department
McCarthy
Lions Elect
Geo. Miller
First Methodist Church
Murray Butterbaugh
Presbyterian Church of
Saltsburg
Torger Patterson
Homer City
Edward Grube
Route 119
Meadowbrook
Patterson
Ray
Clymer Vets
Oakes
Treasury
Rotary
Gazette
Ben Rimm
B’nai B'rith Order
Officers For County Education Association
Tay Executive Council
Indiana County Education Association
Marjorie Blinkey
Jay H:nes
Robert Shirley
Bayneld Munnal
Mildred Hart
W. S. Heard
Max Hardwick
William Buchanan
Gasatte
John F. Law
Punssutawney
Adrian Hospital
Jefferson County
Clayton and Russell Law
Mbonsburg
Gene Law
Mia
Loyde Grube
Phil Frease
Punxesutawney
Clara M. Wilson
Bertha HR. Grova
Grange
Irvin Law
Ridgeway
Jordan's Funeral
Circle Hill Cemetery
Punxautawney
Jacob B. Younkins
Ida Parke Younkins
White Township
Indiana County
Younkins
Harry E. Younkins
Robinson's
N. Tth St
Oakland ‘Cemetery
Dorothy) Lewis
Betty Gromley
Indiana RD
Marion
William
Walter
Elmer Bagley
Walter Semsick
Charles Bagley
Chevy Chase
William £. North
Oakland Cemetery
Catherine Kimmel
T. Q Kimmel
Lee Kimmel
Deanville
Armstrong County
Lee
Edward Hetrick
North Haat
Robs Ingon's
7Th St
F. J. Byer
Elderston Cemetery
Martha Jane Carnes
W. D.' Sullivan
Carnes
Momont
David Burl Carnes
Sullivan
Charles Lewis
Jeannette
Sarah Brewer
Totenha
Blanche Bagley Gromley
Greene Township
Indiana RD 3
Indiana Hospital
Harry and
Margaret
Myers) Bagley
Aonuvs
the Salvation Army
Robinson Funeral Home
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Moose
Adie F. Gromley
Jay D.mond
John D
Land
Harold
Mable) Beers
Wayne
Edgewood
Kiwanis
Steel Metala
Brodsky & CO
Glau Ah
Fhons
Dumont
Magnavoe Preloo
Genita
Art Lewis
Palle
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