Smuggled Youth Stricken While Seeking Medical Care
CHICAGO May 1 An Army draftee smuggled from his training camp by distraught parents for medical treatments was reported in serious condition in a Naval Hospital. Doctors said the 21 year old soldier suffered virus pneumonia in both lungs and described him as a very sick man. The Army said the patient was absent without leave from Ft Leonard Wood Missouri. The father John Amborski 45 said he planned to seek a medical discharge and had written Rep Richard Vail in Washington seeking action. The youth was brought to Chicago Sunday from the camp by his family and the father said he took him out without permission due to illness. The elder Amborski a printing company inspector said Stanley had written See SMUGGLED.
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Chicago
Naval
Goldier
Lainy “Amaborsl
Ft. Leonard Wood
John Amborski
Amborski
Richard Vail
R-I
Washington
Stanley
Amberski
Orr Files for Indiana County Commissioner Race
Harvey A. Orr announced his candidacy for Indiana County Commissioner on the Republican ticket at the upcoming Primary Election. He is president of the Orr Transportation Company of Indiana and active in trucking and excavating, living at 24 North 9th Street.
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Harvey A. Orr
North 9Th Street
Indiana
Indiana County
Orr
Orr Transportation Company of
Vogeler Arrives Home Today From Hungary Prisoner Release
Robert A. Vogeler, freed after 17 months in Communist Hungary as a spy, landed at New York International Airport at 10 20 a m aboard a Pan American clipper arriving from London. He was greeted by family and reporters as Grant A Williams of ITT joined the party. Vogeler’s wife Lucille and two sons accompanied him, with TV cameras all along the customs area.
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New York
Robert A. Vogeler
Hungary
Pan American World Airwa
Newt York International
London
United States
U. S
Vienna
Vogeler
Lucille
Bobby
Billy
Pia Eykens
Grant A. Williams
Austria
The
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Anthracite Industry Savior Dies at 64 in Philadelphia Suburb
PHILADELPHIA May 1 1pee E Taggart credited with saving the hard coal industry from bankruptcy during the depression. As president of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company he led wage talks with John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers, and founded the Anthracite Emergency Committee to fix weekly production quotas. He died at his Radnor home of a heart attack aged 64 after years of illness. He modernized the industry and helped end unemployment in the anthracite fields, taking over as executive officer in 1935 and paying dividends since 1946 for the first time since 1871. He chaired wage and labor contract efforts with the Mine Workers Union and was a key figure alongside Lewis in shaping industry terms.
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Philadelphia
Pee E. Taggart
Taggart
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Ion Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Radnor
Anthracite Emergency Committee
Glike
JMWA
Mon Wealth
Pennsylvania
Teaxart
The
Coal and Iron Company
Anthracite Operators Wage Committee
Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Reds Dry Up River To Attack Han Drop Harasses Engineers
Communist troops in central Korea cut water to rivers to block invasion routes as Han River fell forcing United Nations engineers to adjust pontoon bridges. Allied artillery and air power disrupted Red concentrations along the Chunchon-Hongchon route while tanks probed near Seoul on May Day with no large ground action reported.
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Tokyo
Korea
Han
United Nations
Hwachon
Pukhan
Seoul
Nate Polowetzky
Chunchon-Hongchon
Polonetzky
Qne
Chunchon
Hongchon
U.S. First’ Marine
Hwachon Reservoir
Truman Advised Of Korea Threat
Washington reports Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer told President Truman nearly four years ago that Korea faced a Soviet controlled invasion by North Korean forces. The top secret 1947 Korea report Wedemeyer sent to Truman was released by the Senate Armed Services Committee ahead of MacArthur dismissal hearings.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Korea
Wedemeyer
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
First Nominating Petitions Signed for July Primary
Aspirants for county and local offices signed nominating petitions as the first legal day to gather signatures opened. The deadline to secure signatures is May 21, with May 28 the final day to file, withdraw petitions, or file objections.
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Aspiranta
County woodsman injured at work near Ebensburg
Allan Bowers of Cookport sustained head and shoulder injuries yesterday afternoon while cutting timber near Ebensburg. He was admitted to Miners Hospital at Spangler after being struck by a falling tree limb. his condition was listed as good.
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Allan Bowers
Cookport
Ebensburg
Spangler
Father of Three Dentists Dies in Spangler Hospital
Joseph Dunagan, 86, a well known retired farmer from Patton, died yesterday morning at Miners Hospital in Spangler after a brief illness. He was the father of 14 children, all living, including three sons who are dentists: Dr. H. J. Dunegan of Clymer, Dr. H. M. Dunegan of Ebensburg, and Dr. J. H. Dunegan of Mt. Lebanon.
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Joseph Dunagan
Patton
Spangler
H. J. Dunegan
Clymer
H. M. Dunegan
Ebensburg
J. H. Dunegan
Mt. Lebanon
Contest Draws Thirty Entries in Americanism Essay Contest
Bnai Brith reports thirty entries from 10th to 12th grades in the third annual Americanism essay contest at Indiana High School. More than 200 entries were screened by English teachers. prizes include watches, pens and pencils, and wallets across three grades. Awards set for May 11 in a special assembly at Indiana High School.
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Indiana High School
James Levine
B'nai B'rith
Europe Puts Free Radio On the Air
In Munich on May 1 Radio Free Europe began beaming a 135,000 watt transmitter toward Communist Czechoslovakia. Jackson, a committee member, said the station would expose Russian propaganda and undermine Kremlin power, noting 16 million Americans donated to fund it. The Free Europe campaign earlier helped raise the Freedom Bell in West Berlin.
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Munich
Germany
Radio Free Europe
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Jackson
Europe
West Berlin
Buterbaugh Seeks DA Nomination for County Office
Attorney J Murray Buterbaugh of Indiana County announces his candidacy for District Attorney in the Republican Primary on July 24. He has served as DA during the current term, which ends January 1952, and asks voters to re elect him for a second term if satisfied with his duties.
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J Murray Buterbaugh
Indiana
Indiana County
Buterbaugh
Annual Boy Girl Day Tomorrow At Indiana High School
Students from Indiana High School will take over county borough and school offices in the annual boy girl day. Pictures of the boys and girls who will run the offices will be found on page 1 of today's Gazette.
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Indiana High School
Penn Wins Press Award at Indiana State Teachers College
The Indiana Penn student weekly earned a fifth consecutive All American rating from the Associated Collegiate Press for fall editions. It scored 950 points with 18 excellents in 23 classifications, praised for topics, appearance, and layout. Editor Sam Chirman of Pittsburgh led the Penn during the covered semester.
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Associated Collegate Press
Indiana Penn
State Teachers College
Indiana
ACP
Penn
Sam Chirman
Pittsburgh
Keith School
Indiana Chamber Rural Affairs committee meeting summary
The Rural Affairs Committee of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce met at its Rend Bailing offices to plan eliminating Market Lot obstructions for farmers and stalls. The Public Affairs Committee discussed a late Summer air show at Municipal airport, Labor Day in collaboration with the airport manager. A August first membership drive, June quarterly meeting, and ongoing Industry and Housing committee progress were reported.
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Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Rend
Board of
Labor Day
Chamber of Commerce
Jen Stephens
Industry Committee
Three-Way Crash Here Last Night No One Injured
A three vehicle collision at the corner of Philadelphia and Fifth streets Indiana last night at 0 45 p m caused damages over 4300 according to Indiana Borough Police Cecil J Payne Punxsutawney drove a stopped car Frank Harmon Locust street Indiana a pickup behind him Henry D Gorman School street Indiana rear ended the truck then hit the car ahead Estimated damages 250 to Gorman s car 80 to Payne s and 50 to the pickup No injuries reported Police noted the Saturday Armory event at Crnard Armory Indiana with Fisher Orchestra admission 76c for men 30c for ladies
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Philadelphia
Fifth Streets
Indiana
Cecil J. Payne
Piunxsutawney
Frank Harmon
Locust Street
Payne
Henry D. Gorman
School Street
Gorman
Senate probes accuse O'Dwyer in gangster ties in NYC
Senate crime investigators charge Ambassador William O'Dwyer aided organized crime in New York City, naming Frank Costello and Joe Adonis as influential racketeers in Democratic politics. The 195-page report criticizes his mayoral and district attorney tenure for failing to curb top gambling, narcotics, and bookmaking rings.
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Washington
Senate
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Frank Costello
O’dwyer
New York
Truman
Mexico
O'Dwyer
Kings County
Brooklyn
CrimesProthers
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Costello
Joe Adonis
Senate Committee
Constello
Democratic Party Organization
New York County
Hedrings
May Starts With Variety Of Weather
May brings a mix of weather across regions. Snow falls in the Rocky Mountain states with Missoula reporting inches and Kalispell three inches. Temperatures dip below freezing in snow belts while winds up to 40 miles an hour whip dust storms across eastern Colorado and western Kansas.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain States
Midwest
Gulf
Great Lake Region
Atlantic Sinks
Minnesota
Texas
West
Montana
Missoula
Kalispell
Wyoming
Idaho
Colorado
Nebsaska
Kansas
Rockies
Effort May Liberalize Club Curbs
A Harrisburg report says a House bill would exempt clubs from local option rules allowing liquor service in dry communities. Reps Delrymple and Stank push to keep clubs licensed. another bill seeks removal from liquor license quota limits of one per 1000 population.
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Harrisburg
Delbert Delrymple
R-Evie
John JF. Stank
Northumberland
Albert Readinger
D-Berks
Legion Chief Slams University Oath Bill At Lancaster
Joseph S. McCracken, state commander of the American Legion, attacked four Pennsylvania university heads for opposing the royal oath during a meeting of the Pennsylvania Commanders Association in Lancaster. He said the bill scrambles academic freedom and criticized its impact as it faced the General Assembly.
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Joseph S. McCracken
American Legion
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
McCracken
Paat Commanders Association of
Stalin Reviews Giant May Day Celebration
Stalin watched Moscow's giant May Day parade atop Lenin's Tomb as Red Square honored International Workers Day. Marshal Vasilevsky delivered the keynote condemning U.S. actions in Korea while stressing Soviet policy of peace. The ceremony drew diplomats, labor leaders, and foreign guests amid light rain and a half hour garrison march by Moscow units led by Stalin's son, Vassily.
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Stalin
United States
Red Square
Lenin
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