Lewis Policy Board Meets Coal Strike Looms If No Pact
Washington AP report shows John Lewis convening the 200 man Policy Committee ahead of a potential coal strike as UMW contract with Northern mine owners expires Saturday. Soft coal and Pennsylvania anthracite deals extend to Sept 30, with committee known to draft strike plans and ratify major decisions.
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Washington
John Ju. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Northern
Lewis
Southern Soft Coal
UMW
John Busarello
Pittsburgh
Jets claim nine MiG-15s shot down over Korea
SEOAL, Korea AP press report says Sabre pilots claim nine Russian-made MiG-15s downed over North Korea with possible additional destruction and two damaged. Allied fighter-bombers then attacked Sinniju near the Manchurian border, destroying an oxygen plant an alcohol distillery and a rope factory amid heavy bombardment and intense air defense.
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Seoal
Korea
North Korea
Red
Sinniju
Manchurian
Fifth Air Force
Antung
Yalu River
Sinuiju
Arong
Air Force
Peer B. van Brussell
Chicago
Manchuria
U. S. Navy
Last-Minute Registration Surges Across Adiana County
Adiana County registrars office saw the heaviest single day of registration with 571 new voters on Saturday. County registrar J D McCann noted hundreds more changed addresses and many inquiries about voting rules. Over 1,000 new voters registered in the courthouse last week, plus nearly 1,000 more in other locations. party splits were 336 Republicans, 228 Democrats, 2 Prohibitionists, and 2 no party. Nearby counties reported large totals as well, Cambria about 10,000. Bedford about 1,200. Somerset just over 2,000.
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Adiana
J. D. McCann
MecCann
Pennsylvania
Cambris County
Bedford County
Somerset
Doctor in Scotland Declares Change of Sex
Dr Elizabeth Forties-Sempill, sole physician in Alford Aberdeenshire, announced legal completion for a sex change and adopted the name Dr Ewan Forbes-Sempill. He says upbringing as a girl caused distress and he underwent years of treatment to establish masculinity, hoping for noble status if protocol allows.
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Elizabeth Forties-Sempill
Alford
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Ewan Forbes-Sempill
One Injured In Route 80 3-Way Crash
One person was slightly injured and three cars damaged in a Route 80 three vehicle crash three miles north of Indiana on Sunday evening. John J. Secosky 58 of Indiana attempted a left turn into SR 32052 and hit Wendell Lowman 22, then struck G. A. Jacoby 48 before rear ending another vehicle. Mrs Mary Secosky 49, was involved in the incident.
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Indiana
John J. Secosky
Ernest
Wendell Lowman
School Street
Secosky
Lowman
A. Jacoby
South 22Th Street
Mary Secosky
Double Duty Dyes From Lab Accident Impress Chemists
AP Science Reporter Frank Carey reports Dr Clyde C DeWitt of Michigan Brate College described an accidental spill leading to new dyes that render wool and cotton water repellent without harming texture. The dyes could boost water resistance by 60 times for wool and 12 times for cotton, potentially first used on awnings and tents. not yet commercially available.
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Frank Carey
AP Science
Atlantic City
American Chemical Society
Clyde C. DeWitt
Michigan Brate College
Chemical Society
DeWitt
Registration shows Pennsylvania vote may beat 1940 record
Harrisburg report notes statewide registration closed with a likely surpassing of the 1940 high of 5,014,710. Counties like Philadelphia, Allegheny, Erie and Luzerne posted record enrollments as candidates from both parties campaign across Western Pennsylvania for U S Senate State Supreme Court Justice Auditor General and State Treasurer.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Erie
Luzerne
U. S
Five Thousand Dollar Fire Strikes East Wheatfield
Campaign swing details mix with a late afternoon blaze in East Wheatfield. A $5,000 residence fire destroyed the Arthur Bracken farmhouse near Vintondale, with neighbors sheltering the displaced family as fire crews battled the flames and investigated the cause.
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East Wheatfield
Klaxon
Massachusetts
Vintondale
Arthur Bracken
Armagh
Bracken
Alfred Pioli
Wintondale
P. M. Dickson
High School Youth In Hospital As Possible Polio Victim
George Leopold, 14, was admitted to Johnstown Memorial Hospital for observation in a suspected polio case. He is listed in fair condition, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor B. Leopold of 334 North Sixth Street, and attends Indiana Joint High School. He missed all last week due to symptoms believed to be a cold and sore throat.
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Indiana
George Leopold
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
George
Victor B. Leopold
North Sixth Street
Indiana Joint High School
Two Mercer Men Charged In Wives Murder
Mercer County men John Martin aged 36 of Sharon and Cecil Rhodd 41 of Hickory Township are jailed on murder charges for the knife slayings of their wives. Martin has been indicted and faces trial this week. Also appears an unrelated ad for a five dollar sale of jackets formals and dresses.
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Mercer, Pa
Mercer County
John Martin
Sharon
Cecil C. Rhodd
Hickory Township
Martin
Falls Tumble Injures Area Man
Niagara Falls New York Cyrus Farnwalk 16 of Johnstown Pa lost his footing yesterday and rolled 200 feet down the Niagara River Gorge embankment. He was treated at a hospital for brush burns and possible ankle fractures. Farnmalk had started down a stairway at Whirlpool Park with friends two miles from Niagara Falls.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Cyirus Farnwalk
Johnstown
Niagara River Gorge
Farnmalk
Whirlpool Park
Turtle Souper Baked Ham Sup per, Thurs. Sept. 1
Community bake sale notice lists Turtle Souper Baked Ham Sup per on Thursday September 1 at the Catholic Canes location. Proceeds support local church programs.
Manhunt For Escaped Fugitives Is Still On
Police cling to hope trio of bank robbers remain in the Allentown area as roadblocks and patrols cover hundreds of miles. FBI and state police, armed and vigilant, pursue sightings near Pen Mar and elsewhere, despite no positive leads for 72 hours.
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Allentown
Pao
Pennsylvania
VAG Age AE Mye Uing
FBI
Arthur Cornelius
Philadelphia
Pen-Mar
Two Die In Auto Crashes In Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh area crashes claimed two lives over the weekend. Edward Runtich, 23, of Trafford, and Alice Jane Whitla, 20, of Beaver Falls, died after separate accidents. A 14-year-old attorney, Henry Hanna, formerly of Greensburg, died from injuries after his vehicle hit a utility pole. Zion Lutheran Church members plan a visitation for Sam Shaffer at Sutila Funeral Home Tuesday at 7:30 PM.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Jefferson Township
Edward Runtich
Trafford
Alice Jane Whitla
Beaver Falls
Columbia Hospital
Henry H. Hanna
Greensburg
Chapman
Zion Lutheran Church
Sutila
Sam Shaffer
Former CBC Boss Found Dead In Car Near Church
John Robert Hutchinson of Indiana, a retired mine foreman for Clearfield Bituminous Coal, was found dead in his automobile at noon yesterday, apparently from a heart attack. He had left church and was waiting in his car near the First Presbyterian Church when he was stricken. An obituary appears in today’s paper.
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John Robert Hutchinson
Indiana
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Hutchinson
First Presbyterian Church
Judge Bard Coming Here
The Democratic nominee for the U S Senate Judge Guy K Bard of Lancaster County will address the public at a street rally in front of Murphy 5 and 10 cent store at 12 00 noon Thursday September 18 A luncheon at Hotel Moore dining room follows at 1 00 p m Democracy committee members and friends are invited Judge Bard has been touring the state to reach more voters in Indiana County toward the U S Senate race.
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U. S. Senate
Guy K. Bard
Lancaster County
Indiana County
Democratic Committee
Demoncrat
Hotel Moore
Judge Bard
Four In Family From County Hit By Polio
Marion Center reports infantile paralysis striking four members of the same family. Donald Streams, 13, began illness last weekend and was moved to Memorial Hospital Johnstown, followed by son-in-law James Summerville of Pittsburgh, and daughters Grace, 18, and Ella Mae, 9, admitted to Memorial in Johnstown and Municipal in Pittsburgh for treatment. The cases reflect a cluster in the area as doctors investigated diagnosis and progression.
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Marion Center
Max Streams
Donald
Marion Center Joint High School
Sever Ter Ieees
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Grace
Ella Mae
Eisenhower Sets Out On Whistle Stop Tour To Answer Satire
On an Eisenhower Special en route to Indiana General Dwight D. Eisenhower prepares his first reply to satire aimed at Republicans. Aides say his message will focus on Korea corruption and communism, with a three pronged critique planned during a 12 state tour starting at Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Jack Bell
Indiana
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai HE. Stevenson
Ilinois
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
United States
Stevenson
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Adams
Korea
Sen
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Carlson
John Merlo Faces Trial On Tax Fraud Charge
John Merlo a Homer City beer distributor with a Pittsburgh address pleaded innocent in federal district court to four counts of income tax fraud alleging he underreported income by 13 837. The indictment was returned last May by a federal grand jury. Judge Nelson McVicar continued his bond and scheduled trial for a later date.
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Pittsburgh
John Merlo
Washington Street
Indiana
Homer City
Merlo
Nelson ‘McVicar
Fireclaims 23racehorses at Belmont barn blaze
A fast spreading fire at Belmont Park in Elmont New York last night destroyed a wooden barn housing 23 racing thoroughbreds valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Horses including Greensboro Devil's Spy Wild Jamie Buzzing Bee and Togoli perished. two horses were destroyed and several were injured. A groom and firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire’s cause was not determined and remains under investigation.
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Elmont
N. Y
Greensboro
E. FR
Benjamin
New Park Barn
Orleans
Devil's Spy
Wild Jamie
Bee
Togoli
Willie Knapp
Eraser
Ornament
Burladere
J.T. Moloney
Washburn
Morris
Dixon Jr
Thor
Mike Novach
Mina
Starmount Stable
Navy Page
Snother
Saratoga
Peegin
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Penn Harris Hotel
M. Harry Relman Morinsey Taylor
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Arthur G. Burgoyne
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Talor
J. Hugh McNeill
Atlantic Forest and Waters Department
Martin H. Brick- P. Rte Brill
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Unsseaecmus
Connecticut
New York
Meese
Virginia
Maryland
Henry Wallace
Progressive
Springfield
Mass
Var Taylor
Alger Hiss
Taylor
Richard Lee
Hamy Lee Stevenson
Oeyrts
Pen Mar
Emma Springer
Loretta Brown
Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Elmer Schuer
Joseph Wayne Nolen
Ballard
Whitely County
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