House Action On the Advice On the Defense Cut
The committee voted to halve a 30 million dollar defense aid cut affecting Yugoslavia. Rep. Brooks Hays led a bipartisan effort to restore 60 million dollars to the bill, arguing the president’s recommendation should be valued. Many GOP members and some Democrats urged full restoration or larger partial restoration to counter communism.
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Yugoslavia
Rayburn
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Hays
Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Richards
Rep
Mason
R-Ill
Nicholson
R-Mass
Guer
Flood
D-Pa
United States Joins Wide Tariff Cuts With 21 Nations
The United States announced reciprocal tariff cuts with 21 countries at Geneva, reducing barriers on items totaling over 14.4 billion dollars annually. U.S. concessions in 1954 totaled 811 million dollars indirectly, 677 million directly, while accepting 400 million dollars in direct U.S. exports. Phase one takes effect June 30, with further cuts over three years. The agreement covers iron and steel, beer, shrimp, oysters, chemical products, and textiles among many items, excluding Soviet bloc imports.
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United States
State Department
U.S
Japan
Britain
Germany
Canada
Cuba
Dominican Repubic
Italy
Three People Injured In Separate Crashes
A report notes three separate crashes injuring three people. One incident involved a vehicle overturning near a highway intersection, another saw a pedestrian hit by a car, and a third collision occurred at a rural crossroads. Authorities investigated each incident for cause and safety concerns.
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Davanti
Kovacovsky
Army
Nile
Homer City
Army Plans Some Change In Reserves
The Army outlines changes in the ready and standby reserve with 1 885 000 in ready reserve and 407 000 in National Guard, while prioritizing Korea era service for transfers. It notes a weed-out plan for those lacking active service and confirms retained members may stay in organized units. Local crashes near Indiana, Homer City cause additional property damages.
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Congress
National Guard
Army
Korea
French Use Mobile Units In Algeria
French forces massed 6,000 troops of the 7th Mechanized Division with Alpine support in Grand Kabylie to drive rebels from rebel nests 55 miles east of Algiers. The operation Basque swept roads, toppled around 100 roadblocks and captured about 200 prisoners while exerting optimism for similar success as Iron Gates.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Algiers
Algeria
France
7Th Mechanized
Agteria
Grand Kabylie
Riban
Youth Pleads To Manslaughter In Racing Death
In Allegheny County, 17 year old William Lasch Jr pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a stolen car crash last August in Forward Two killed Michael Gascia of Clairton. He admitted leaving the scene and the judge ordered further investigation.
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Pittsburgh
Dravesburg
Pendin
William Lasch, Jr
Allegheny County
Clarence B. Nixon
Forward
Michael Gascia
Clairton
Lasch
Nixon
Toll hike debate highlights drive to fund turnpike
McSorley argues the eastern Pennsylvania toll road loses 20 000 trucks monthly since weighing scales opened, justifying higher tolls to cover bond interest. Dent says traffic and revenue rise, cites 1985 figures. bondholders warn default risk if rates not set by engineers. Experts note east extension costs and low car rates, while groups critique fairness for private owners.
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McSorley
Pennsylvania
Carlisle
Harrisburg
Delaware River
Hy Orville Sebring
Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co
Senate
Dent
Samuel B. Brown
New York
Commission
Breezewood
George L. Munson
Philadelphia
James F. Torrence
Walter H. Steel
Drexel & Co
Brown
John S. Giles
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Turnpike Commission
Shipping Fleet Subsidies Asked
A Senate originated bill would grant subsidies to renovate and expand the Great Lakes fleet. It would allow ship operators to trade in old vessels and receive federal aid equal to the gap between domestic construction costs and cheaper foreign builds.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Senate
Part Of Soviet Talk Missing Is Believed
Khrushchev spoke at a late February secret Communist Party Congress meeting. The State Department released about 500 foreign affairs words from a 25 000 word speech, mainly about Yugoslavia in 1948, with speculation on undisclosed sections about Soviet relations, the Cold War, and broader foreign policy.
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Khrushchev
Soviet
Communist Party Congress
State Department
Stalin
Russia
Red China
Iran
Turkey
Atlantic Alliance
Germany
Communist Party
Yugoslavia
Washington
Europe
Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
Admiral Joy Dies Headed UN Truce Team at 61
Admiral Charles Turner Joy, who led the United Nations truce team during 11 months of armistice talks with the Communists in Korea, died in a San Diego hospital at age 61. He headed UN naval forces in Korea and later urged negotiation, writing that the UN should not have accepted the armistice. funeral will be at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis with burial there. He is survived by his widow Martha Ann and three children.
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San Diego
Calif
Charles Turner Jay
United Nations Iruce
Korea
Yay
Jlore
Martha Ann
U.N
United Nations
Joy
Army
Navy
U.S. Naval Academy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Charles Turner Joy Jr
USN
David Duncan Joy
Mary Martha Joy F
San Francisco
St.Louis
la Jolla
Unity pledged as Pennsylvania Republicans plan campaign
The Burlington board of aldermen reported 609 ballots cast and deadlocks recurred as Republicans and Democrats debated the party's statewide and congressional campaign strategy. Leaders Bloom Martin Duff emphasized unity and cooperation, pledging to back Jim Duff and recall past collaborations. Jay Cooke praised the meeting as a hopeful sign for a united GOP effort.
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Fani
Bloom
Pennsylvania
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Mass
Martin
James H. Duff
Republican House
Henry Lark
Repub- Burlington
Ican
Burlington
Duff
Jim Duff
Lark
Horst
Jay Cooke
New
Republican
Fenton
James
Richard M. Simpson
Huntington
Republican Congressional Committee
Tito Seeks Peace Role After Moscow Visit
Tito states Yugoslavia will cooperate with all countries and hopes to advance peace. He defends Yugoslavia's ouster from the Cominform eight years ago as artificial and not reflecting the will of the people, and he does not fault Stalin, noting current leadership blames him for the campaign.
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Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tito
Cominform
Stalin
Kremlin
Obituaries for Gates and family recall Homer City losses
Oliver Perry Gates 65 of 324 Yellowcreek Street Homer City died June 5 after an extended illness at Indiana Hospital. A WWI veteran, retired coal miner and American Legion member, services set at 2 pm June 8 with burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Also noted are Mary Josephine Andreolli and Anna Rummel obituary notices with funeral details and church affiliations.
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Oliver Perry Gates
Yellowcreek Street
Homer City
Indiana Hospital
Philipsburg
Oliver A P
Elfen Sale Gates
315Th Field Artillery
American Legion Post 493
Askew
Robert A. Cole
Homer City Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
Mary Josephine
Dreolli
Louis Andreolli
Parma
Ohio
Deaconess Evangelical Hospital
Cleveland
Santina
Sunny
Victor
Irene
Joseph
Gloria) Tarelli
Anthony
Evelyn
Mindo
Eugene
Mary) Jeffries
Lucerne‘mines
John Schelfe
Moss Creek
Frank Schelfe
Clymer
Askew Funeral Home
Funeral Home
St. Louis R. C
Lucernemines
Anna Rummel
Mt. Union
William Rummel
Smicksburg
Bowser
Plumville
Clark Funeral Home
Rummel
E.U.B
Mt. Nebo
Ladies Aid
Steel Wage Talks Enter Second Day
NEW YORK The second day of steel wage talks opened with a delay at 10 a.m. in the Hotel Roosevelt. Officials from United States Bethlehem Republic Steel and United Steelworkers of America did not appear on schedule. Spokesmen indicated delays until further notice amid reports of a gap between union demands and management offers, signaling tough bargaining ahead.
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New York
United States
Bethlehem and Republic Steel Corporations
United Steelworkers of America
Roosevelt
Graf
Court Asked To Rule On Union Vote
Alfred Thomas asks the State Supreme Court to overturn a Allegheny County ruling and order a court supervised recount of Local 601 ballots. The dispute concerns fraud allegations in the election won by Paul Carmichael at Westinghouse East Pittsburgh plant.
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Pittsburgh
State Supreme Court
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Alfred Thomas
Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
International Union
Thomas
Paul Carmichael
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Common Pleas Court
TUE
Union
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Findon
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Harrrison Street
Shelton
Worchester
Dias
Dias Auto
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Los Angeles
California
Tennnessee
Adlai Stevenson
True Magazine
Jay
U.S.A
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
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