Truman Acts After Talks Collapsed
President Truman urged Congress to pass quick legislation to let the government seize and run steel plants until the CIO United Steelworkers dispute is settled. He rejected using Taft Hartley to end the eight day strike, warning full scale steel production is vital to the Western rearmament program and to national peace.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United
Board of
Supreme Court
Reds Strike On Koje Island Prison Rebellion Crushed
U S. paratroopers halted a 244 hour POW uprising on Koje Island in Korea. Prisoners suffered 31 killed and 139 wounded as 12 died at the hands of fellow Reds with crude spears. One American dead, 14 wounded, autopsy corrected the cause of death. Intelligence uncovered a master plan to liberate 60,000 Communist prisoners and seize the island and U N garrison. Further details continue on page 5.
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Koje Island
Korea
U. S
U.S. Army
Koje
U.N
Indiana Firm Buys Storage Co. Building
Indiana entrepreneur John LaMantia of LaMantia Wholesale Fruit & Produce buys the Storage Co. and Supply Co. plant on Water street across from the P.R.R. yard. The move, from 1922 retail and wholesale roots, adds space and keeps renters like Marion Center Creamery and Buckholtz Rugs. Ice making continues as the cool rooms become part of the produce business. For the price, no figure is disclosed.
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LaMantia Wholesale Fruit & Produce Company
Storage, Ice & Supply Company
West Water Street
Indiana
Indiana Provision
John LaMantia
LaMantia
Co & Supply. *Co
Water Street
Russo
Italy
Blairsville
Sisco
la Mantia
J. T. Stewart
Pentagon May Curb MacArthur Talks
Washington AP reports that Gen Douglas MacArthur could face military rules limiting political activity if he accepts a keynote role at the Republican National Convention. Officials note active duty restrictions on campaigning and speeches, with retirement offering more freedom to engage in politics.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
Pacific
Army
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Six Plead Guilty In Court Here
Six men entered guilty pleas yesterday morning in Indiana County Court. John Misko Dixonville Henry Bozigar Aliquippa and Day Fulmer Jr Clymer RD 1 pled guilty to larceny and receiving stolen goods for theft at a Dixonville strip mine two weeks ago. Rex B Galantine Rochester Mills pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle after license suspension. Clifford Limrick and Arthur Bair Rossiter RD 1 pleaded guilty to larceny and receiving stolen goods for theft at a Banks Township strip mine. All six to be sentenced June 23.
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Indiana
John Misko
Dixonville
Henry Bozigar
Aliquippa
I Day Fulmer, Jr
Clymer
Rex B. Galantine
Rochester Mills
Rossiter RD 1
Clifford Limrick
Arthur Bair
Punxsutawney
Banks Township
Plumville couple hear from son in Korea on leave
Mr and Mrs Reid Stuchell of Plumville report a phone call from their son Private First Class Robert Stuchess in Japan. He is on a ten day leave from the 45th Division on the Korean battlefield, and has been in Korea since January 1, 1952. Homegrown strawberries 3 for 1 dollars and new potatoes 10 lbs 89 cents advertised by Lou's Fruit Market on Homer City road.
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Reid Stuchell
Plumville
Robert Stuchess
Japan
Robert
Korea
tLou
Homer City Road
Lou
Homer City
Communist Huks Said Linked With U.S. Reds
A San Francisco interview alleges a secret communications study shows a link between Philippine Huk insurgents and American authorities. Intercepts allegedly reveal coded messages smuggled into planes from Hong Kong and Europe to Manila, tying Reds to Huk operations.
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San Francisco
United States
Huksi
Philippines
Philipa Military Air Transport Service
Pines National Defense
Washington
Ramon Magsaysay
Truman
Manila
el Paso
Texas
lCdl
Gyles Merrill
Magsaysay
Body of Missing iMan Is Located
The body of Frank Crawford, 62, of Punxsutawney, was found in Mahoning Creek below the West End Bridge Saturday. He had been missing since Sunday morning, June 1. Autopsy ruled drowning. Crawford formerly worked as a pipeline foreman for Phillis Gas and Oil Co.
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Punxsutawney
Frank Crawford
Mahonting Creek
West End Bridge
Crawford
Andy Zinzello
Lindsey Fire Company
Phillis Gas and Oil Company
Wheelchair and Hospital Bed Available From VFW Post 1989
A wheelchair and a hospital bed are available for temporary use from Indiana VFW Post 1989. Information may be secured by calling the VFW Country Club. Also notice a Flower Shop special listing mixed bouquets and iris, carnations, and fever few varieties with weeklong specials.
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Indiana Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. F. W. Country Club
Indiana Floral Company
Taft Urges Unity at Republican Confab in 1950 Platform
Senator Taft urged Republicans to adopt a 1950 statement of principles at the Chicago convention to avert a platform fight. General Eisenhower endorsed the document from Abilene, Kansas, signaling support for the pact viewed as a unified GOP position. The proposal had been drafted by leading Republicans and approved by a GOP majority and endorsed by the Republican National Committee. Some liberal senators dissented at the time.
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Washington
Robert A. ‘Taft
Chicago
Dwight .D. Eisenhower
Taft
Abilene
Kan
Senate
House
GOP
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
State Liquor Store Moves to Clymer Corner
CLYMER The State Liquor Store has shifted to new quarters at the corner of Franklin and Sixth streets in the old bank building. Remodeling and new lighting aim to make it the county’s most attractive store. Manager Edward Genung notes larger storage facilities. Sweet corn 59 cents a dozen, California and Florida oranges four for a dollar. Shorty’s Fruit Market, Wayne Ave. Bhies x
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Clymer
Franklin and
Sixth Streets
Bank
Edward Genung
Shorty’s
Wayne Ave
Shorty's
Indiana
Blairsville Fires Coach at Borough School Board Meeting
Blairsville High School head football coach Clarence Alkey was relieved of duties as the Blairs ville Borough School Board declared the post open and opened applications. Alkey remains a science teacher and may reapply. The board also hired two instructors for 1962-53 and scheduled a joint meeting with Black Lick Township to discuss a possible joint district.
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Blairsville
Clarence Alkey
Blairsville High School
Blairsville Borough
Askey
R. Leslie Simpson
Black Lick Township
Home Fire Destroys House While Family Attends Funeral
The home of Shelocks Q D burned while Mrs Hale Shoup and relatives attended a funeral in Indiana. Mrs Shoup, her daughter Mrs Mary Dunmire and two grandchildren found the nine room residence reduced to ashes on returning six hours later. The fire's cause is undetermined and damages are pegged at 6000 dollars with partial insurance. The family now stays with Ben Shoup at a Leising farm tenant house.
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Shelocks Q.D
Indiana
Hale Shoup
Mary Dunmire
Shoup
Mary Rupert
Otto A. Leisenring
Indiana Fire Department
Tgé
Elks Flag Day Program Here Friday
Indiana Elks Lodge No. 981 announces a Friday flag day observance with James W. Mack Jr guiding arrangements. William G. Jenkins will deliver the main address, a noted patriot and public affairs expert from Pennsylvania, in an open air ceremony in front of the Courthouse.
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Indiana
Elks Lodge No
James W. Mack Jr
William G. Jenkins
Public Service Institute
Department of Public Instruction
State of
Pennsylvania
Jenkins
Ike backers fail to pick keynoter at GOP convention
In Chicago today Republican backers of General Dwight D. Eisenhower could not settle on a rival candidate to oppose General Douglas MacArthur for the keynote role at the upcoming convention. The arrangements committee faced a choice between Owletts proposal to nominate MacArthur or to launch its own search for a rallying speaker as the July 7 convention opens.
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Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Convention Arrangements Committee
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
Owlett
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Herbert Brownell Jr
Police Warn About Weeds Growing Wild Townwide
Borough police urge property owners to remove non edible or ornamental weeds to comply with Ordinance 607. Violations carry a fine of 5 to 25 dollars per offense and sidewalk overgrowth penalties of 1 to 3 dollars plus costs after notice from the street commissioner. Nearby ad line for produce adds Homegrown Strawberries and new potatoes at Lou's Fruit Market.
Money Hungry Britain Looking For Tourists
Britain plans a record summer with about 200000 American visitors drawn by a strong dollar position and government support. Tourists will tour London sights then explore Shakespeare country and Scotland, aiming to extend stays and boost postwar earnings.
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Britain
London
U. S
Buckingham Palace
Tower of London
Houses of Parliament
Shakespeare Country
Stratford - Op - Avon
Mutual Security Agency
England
Alexander Maxwell
Tourist Association
Liverspool
Wordsworth
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Old Indiana Provision Company
Greiner Baking Company
Indiana Brewing Company
Sipos
Storage Co
Huks
U.S
iMan
New State Store
Hitler
Adolph Hitler
Indiana American Legion
Post 141
Hermann Goering
Greman
Mercedes
Shelocta RD
Shelocta
Gazelle
Home Burns
Indiana Floral Co
Philastreet
Indiana Greenhouse
Elks
Ike
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