Taft Aides Clash In Hershey GOP Delegation Meeting
Pennsylvania Republicans debated the Taft Eisenhower split after a day long Hershey session with Ohio Senator Taft. Delegates refused to admit changes in their positions though Taft condemned Eisenhower policy and criticized administration foreign policy while Indiana leaders and Gov. John S. Fine introduced Taft. See STUDY TALK.
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Eisenhower
Ohio
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert M. Fisher
Indiana
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3. Fine
Underworld Boss Gordon Dies In Jail
Waxey Gordon known as New York underworld boss for prohibition era breweries died of a heart attack in Alcatraz hospital. He was 63, jailed on narcotics charges and already serving 25 years in New York state prison. His career spanned from a 1905 pickpocket arrest to a coast-to-coast heroin racket.
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Waxey Gordon
New York
Prohibition Breweries
Alcatraz
Irving Wexler
Gordon
Federal Prison Hospital
Elmira
N.Y
Underworld
Airplane Crash Near Cookport Unidentified Pilot Hurt
An unidentified Pittsburgh man piloted a small plane that crashed or landed in a field between Cookport and Uniontown yesterday. The pilot escaped with cuts and bruises. the aircraft was removed before an investigation. An observer said the plane tangled with wires while attempting to land.
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Pittsburgh
Uniontown
Two Boys Drown in Beaver Falls Water Hole
Albert Lawrence Jr age 14 and George Hartzell age 9, from North Sewickley township, drowned yesterday in a water filled strip mine hole near their home. Older swimmers recovered the bodies.
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Albert Lawrence Jr
George Hartzell
North Sewickley Township
House Calls For All Out Liquor Probe
Washington lawmakers press for a full Justice Department liquor industry probe after claims the 1949 anti trust inquiry missed monopolistic practices. Reps Chelf and Keating seek hearings to uncover rumors of industry evading prosecution through political contributions in 1948.
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House
Justice Department
Chelf
D-Ky
Keating
R-Ny
House Judiciary
Department
Woman Falls to Death on Coaster at West View Park
Mrs. Kenneth Davis, 47, of Ohio Township, died after being hurled 25 feet from a roller coaster at West View Park. The coroner reported she rode alone. Attendants stated the safety belt was fastened at ride start, though one later saw it loose after the ride began.
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Kenneth] Davis
Ohio Township
West View Park
Bet
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UN Military Commanders Daring Reds To Offensive
In a wartime message from Seoul and Tokyo top UN commanders declare readiness for a new Communist offensive. Van Fleet Clark and Barcus say the UN can strike back hard with air and ground forces, while warning the Reds may hesitate to fight again.
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General Brink Found Shot In Pentagon Office
Brig. Gen. Francis G. Brink, Americas top military figure in Indochina, was found fatally shot in a Pentagon third floor office. Officials say death appears by his own hand though three chest wounds and a nearby pistol are noted. coroner to finalize verdict after full investigation. Brink, 58, had arrived from the Far East for conferences and died en route to Walter Reed Hospital.
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Dairymen Seek 60 Cent Milk Increase at Hearing
Pennsylvania Milk Control Commission heard district farmers request a 10 percent rise in milk price from five dollars to six dollars and fifty two cents per hundred pounds. Retailers warned of higher retail costs, while producers cited higher feed expenses. A physician involved in the case moved to Indiana Hospital after an attack, with a hoped recovery and a commission ruling likely by next August or early September.
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Murray Peeler
Indiana
John J. Snyder
New Cumberland
Allied Milk Producers Cooperative
George Martin
Indiana Hospital
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Final House Decision On Controls Due
In Washington the House faced a perilous vote on ending most price controls and tightening wage limits, while also weighing a move to join the Senate in asking President Truman to use the Taft-Hartley Act to seek an 80 day no strike injunction on the steel strike. The Defense Production Act provisions would extend wage and price controls if Congress acts before the act expires at midnight Monday.
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House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Howard Smith
D-Va
Rep
Talle
Yuha’s Body In Indiana Funeral Set
Friends of Johnny Yuha and his family gather as the body arrives at Robinson’s Funeral Home Indiana for brief services. The 19 year old Elders Ridge High School football halfback died from injuries on November 3. Interment follows at St. [eee] cemetery, with pallbearers from his team. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Mary Yuha and his brother Edward. father Joseph Yuha is noted in the obituary. Funeral details include a Requiem High Mass at St Gertrude's Church in McIntyre with Father Joseph Hmelger officiating. The services and burial reflect a community mourning a young athlete.
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Robinson
Indiana
Johnny
Yuha
Elders Ridge High School
Johnstown
Stanley Yuha
Mary Yuha
Edward
Joseph and
Mary Pisch Yuha
Clune
Indiana Man Wright Face Theft Probe
Millard Florida burglar Wright and accomplice William Bayne Hicks, 32, both named in a theft case, were turned over to State Police and will be transported to Indiana. Wright and Hicks met in a Pittsburgh police station amid denials and past trouble dating to 1938 in Johnstown. Hicks’s North Sixth Street apartment was noted as his address.
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William Bayne Hicks
Pittsburgh
Wright
Hicks
North Sixth
Water Streets
Johnstown
Bakers and Drivers Reach Agreement in Pittsburgh
AFL Local 445 Bakery Drivers Union and Western Pennsylvania bakers reached a new contract covering 1,200 workers after Local 12 Bakery and Confectionery Workers rejected a proposal. About 1,500 Local 12 members remain on strike with no talks planned. The deal includes a five day work week and three weeks vacation after ten years. wage figures were not disclosed.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Bakery Drivers Union
Western Pennsylvania
Local 12
Steel-Helmeted Police Break Up Mob After 64 Injured
TOKYO AP One thousand steel helmeted Japanese police tonight broke up a mob of 2 500 Korean and Japanese Communists hurling firebombs and clubs in Shin juku Station in a brisk half hour battle. Rioting followed by several hours of anti American rioting in Osaka. At least 34 police and 80 rioters hurt and 102 demonstrators jailed in Osaka area. An American general burned slightly in the Osaka rioting. The Reds were observing the second anniversary of the Korean War with demonstrations in many cities. The Tokyo riot flared after a four hour Reds meeting. The Communists marched on the station waving Red flags and brandishing bombs. The station police quarters were fired but quenched. The police using clubs and See STEEL HELMETED
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Shinjuku
Osaka
Aan de Dauthauwa Tata
Itami
More Steel Workers Seek Welfare Aid Amid Steel Strike
In the defense economy squeeze from the 650,000 CIO steelworkers on strike, welfare agencies report rising requests for aid. Nationwide, about 776,000 workers are idle on the 24th day of the stoppage, with 125,000 in allied industries. GM orders layoff of over 12,000, including 2,400 at Detroit’s Chevrolet plants and about 10,000 furloughs at Flint. Mahoning County and Pittsburgh relief offices report numerous applications.
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Detroit
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Alfare
Three Hurt In Head-on Collision Near Clymer Route 80
State Police report a head-on crash on Route 80 near Clymer seven miles north of Indiana at 10:35 AM injured three men from Clymer. William J Miller 30 suffered head injuries, Arthur Long 56 similar injuries, and Henry Utberg received a broken left arm and cuts.
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Clymer
Indiana
Indiana Hospital
William J Miller
Arthur Long
Henry Utberg
Clymer R. D
Miller
Long
Musser Nursery
Blaze Damages Home in Clymer. Insurance Covers Loss
Five members of the Dee Lowman family escaped injury when a leaking oil stove started a fire in their First Street kitchen around 10 p.m. Neighbors with hoses controlled the blaze until firemen arrived. Chief Bruce Philips estimated damages at about 250 dollars, covered by insurance. only the kitchen was damaged.
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Dee Lowman
First Street
Bruce Philips
Philips
Indiana Woman's Husband Killed in England Crash
Capt Constantine De Wolski husband of Elizabeth Sutton of 928 Philadelphia Street Indiana is reported among 11 killed in a U S Air Force B 50 bomber crash in England yesterday. He had been stationed in New Mexico and was sent to England for three months of training. His wife and two children live in Rosewell New Mexico and her mother and brother left for New Mexico last night.
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Elizabeth Sutton
C. K. Sutton
Philadelphia Street
Indiana
England
DeWolski
New Mexico
Rosewell
Rhee narrowly escapes assassination in Pusan
President Syngman Rhee survived a secret society attack as 6,000 people watched in Pusan Korea. A member of the Corps of Blood Justice drew a German pistol but the cartridge failed to fire. The assailant, Ryu Shi Tae, 62, was restrained by military police and bystanders with assistance from U S Ambassador John Muccio Lt Col Herbert Harmon and Capt F W Tench. The incident occurred two days after the killer arrived from Taegu. Meanwhile the Summer Theater Guild hosts The Philadelphia Story at ISTC Fisher Auditorium at 8:30 pm with tickets available at the door.
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Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
U.S
John Muccio
Herbert Harmon
Hempstead
N.Y
F. William Tench
Honolulu
Harmon
Tench
Ryu Shi Tae
Corps of Blood Justice
Taegu
Gazette Classifieds Offer Easy Way to Sell
A reader is invited to place a Gazette classified ad to turn unused items into cash. The ad highlights streamlined classifications and simple options to submit by phone call, mail, or in person, noting the Gazette’s wide readership.
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