Stevenson pressed on presidential bid at governors meeting
Democratic governors at the 47th annual conference pressed Adlai E. Stevenson on a possible 1956 presidential run. Averell Harriman, a top ally and potential rival at the convention, met Stevenson at his Libertyville farm for a long dinner but avoided confirming plans. The event focused mainly on highway safety as the main agenda item.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Libertyville
Ill
Former President Hoover Observes 81st Birthday
Former president Herbert Hoover marks his 81st birthday in Newberg Oregon by speaking at a dedication ceremony for his boyhood home, restored as a national shrine. He is to speak at 6 p m EDT with a 10 30 p m EDT rebroadcast.
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Newberg
Ore
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Henry John Minthorn
Iowa
Minthorn
Lauren
Williamette Valley
Tree trimming and street lighting work in New Castle
Report notes tree trimming at several New Castle intersections to reveal street markers and improve safety. Sutton Street hill west of Cunningham Avenue closed Tuesday for blacktop work on deteriorated surface. Electricians install two new walk lights at Mill and North Streets. two earlier lights now functioning. Neshannock Creek level is very low.
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New Castle
Sutton St. Hill
Cunningham Ave
Mill and
North Sts
Daily Weather Report
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers today and tonight. Highs in the 80s and a low around 65 to 70. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with occasional showers. United States statistics show a max 85 and min 69, river stage 5.5 feet.
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United States
State Legion Convention Opens Thursday in Pittsburgh
Lawrence County's seven American Legion posts will send many delegates to the largest Legion convention in its history. Perry S. Gaston Post heads its delegation with retiring commander Kenneth Smith and incoming commander Howard W. Lyon. The event runs through the week at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland. Speakers include Senators James H. Duff and William F. Knowland. The Championship band performs Friday to compete for honors.
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Lawrence County
American Legion
the Legion
Pittsburgh
Perry S. Gaston Post
Kenneth Smith
Howard W. Lyon
Post
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
William F. Knowland
California
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall
Oakland
Groundwork Laid for 37th Pennsylvania Legion Convention
Dozens of convention committees convened in Pittsburgh to prepare the three day event. More than 10 000 delegates and up to 60 000 guests were expected as state Commander Sherman W Mason of Jeannette Pa would open the meeting Thursday morning.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion
Sherman W. Mason
Jeannette
Runaway nuclear reactor warned at Geneva conference
Edward Teller and colleagues warned that a runaway nuclear furnace could force city evacuations and poison watersheds, posing a danger comparable to the atomic bomb. The paper, presented at the Atoms For Peace conference in Geneva, urged safer nuclear fission as atomic power nears broad use.
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William Sexton
United Press
Geneva
California
Edward Teller
University of California
Teller
Rogers McCullough
Atomic Energy Commission
Mark Wills
McCullough
Masked Bandit Steals 37000 From Ackerman Bank
In Ackerman Mississippi a masked gunman robbed the Bank of Ackerman early today forcing the manager to open a strong box and flee with about 37000 in cash. The bandit wore khaki clothes and escaped in a pickup with a second man driving, roadblocks set across the area.
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Ackerman
John Keen
Bank of Ackerman
Keen
Highway Patrol
Ten Koreans killed in bus plunge at cliff curve
Police reported ten Koreans died and 20 were injured when a speeding bus veered off a curve and plunged 20 feet down a cliff near Seoul.
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Seoul
Korea
New Outbreaks In South Korea May Develop
America's top Far East commander Gen Lyman Lemnitzer flew from Tokyo to Seoul for an on the spot look at violent demonstrations against truce inspectors. He planned talks with President Syngman Rhee to stop clashes that wounded 13 U S soldiers and 45 Koreans as U S MPs were ordered to open fire if a mob attacks their compound.
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Donald Choi
Seoul
INS
America
Far East
Tokyo
Republic of Korea
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
ROK
Syngman Rhee
Robert Brown
United Press
Inchon
Korea
U.S
Rioters Storm Wolmi Island Compound In Korea
Three hundred South Korean war veterans stormed a U S Army compound on Wolmi Island but were repulsed by tear gas bombs before seizing Communist members of the neutral nations truce supervision team. American MPs used water hoses as riots intensified six days of government inspired unrest.
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Robert Brown
U. P
Inchon
Korea
Wolmi Island
Neutral Nations Truce Supervision Team
unidentified Wolmi-Do Island note sources
A high American official references Wolmi Do Island with information from informed sources. The item continues on page 2 column 8.
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Wolmi-Do Island
No Orders Yet To Abandon 'Texas Tower
Air Force and Navy await more reports on Hurricane Connie to decide on evacuating 90 construction workers from the Texas Tower radar platform 100 miles east of Cape Cod. Coast Guard Cutter McCulloch heads to George's Bank ready to evacuate if needed. Workers earning about $300 weekly remain confident the tower can endure the storm. The tower is first of a series for Atlantic coast warning against potential enemy attack.
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Boston
Air Force
Navy
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
McCulloch
George’s Bank
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
United Press
Mass
John J. Albers
George's Bank
Texas Tower
Early Action On Dollars Do Double Duty
State taxes on Dollar Day loom as a key theme while legislators debate tax plans. The piece notes Senate Republican Leader Mahany’s doubt a three week session can yield a bipartisan compromise and recalls Dollar Day sales across 48 New Castle stores with bargains on fall merchandise ahead of the season.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Rowland B. Mahany
George M
House
Mahany
John H. Dent
Westmoreland
Webster
New Castle
Four Alarm Fire Damages East Liberty Buildings
In Pittsburgh early today a four alarm blaze caused about 80000 dollars in damage to two East Liberty structures. The Highland Floral Shop and Shore's Camera Shop were affected after smoke and water damaged the Peoples East End bank building. Fireman Hoseman Walter Dunn, 58, suffered a leg cut from glass as crews fought the three hour fire starting in a basement.
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Pittsburgh
East Liberty
Peoples East End Bank
Highland Floral Shop
Shore
Walter Dunn
Unions Urge UK Bid for Government Plant Sale
Two local unions representing workers at the government owned plant, the International Association of Machinists Lodge 1671 and International Molders Foundry Workers Union Local 398, urge approval of United Engineering Foundry’s bid. They note $17 million in rentals and taxes since the $23 million plant was built and stress community employment and reemployment for older members if the bid by United Engineering is accepted.
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United Engineering & Foundry Company
International Association of Machinists Lodge 1671
International Molders & Foundry Workers Union Local 398
General Services Administration
Office of Defense Mobilization
Machinists
Molders Union
United Engineering
Eisenhower Signs Reserves Law With Shortfall Acknowledged
President Eisenhower signed the new reserves law but said it falls short of his program and asked Defense Secretary Wilson to draft amendments for Congress next January. The measure doubles the minute man reserve to 2.9 million and raises second line standby reserves to 2 million, while making reserve training compulsory for the first time.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Congress
National Guard
U. S
Hurricane Connie Dominates Pennsylvania Weather
The storm, packing 135 mph winds, threatens Pennsylvania with heavy rain and strong winds through Thursday. A high pressure system over Nova Scotia is blocking its westward movement, making exact timing uncertain while temperatures rise into the 70s and 80s.
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Connie
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Virginia
Atlantic Seaboard
U.S. Airmen Escape Chinese Prison Camp
Eleven American airmen freed from Communist Chinese captivity flew toward freedom in Tokyo and were scheduled to reach Travis Air Base near San Francisco Friday night. They had endured over two years in prison, including torture memory for Col. John Knox Arnold, and now awaited reunions with families.
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Tokyo
Col
John Knox Arnold
United States
Travis Air Base
San Francisco
Chiang Kai-shek defers U.S. visit until mainland
Chiang Kai-shek told aides he will not visit the United States until the Chinese mainland is recovered from the Communists. The Independence Evening News reported that officials had suggested a visit to aid the Nationalist cause, but Chiang dismissed it as premature.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Independence Evening News
Chiang
America
Obituary Notices for Mrs Osborne Crowe and Margaret Shaw
Mrs Osborne Crowe aged 81 of New Wilmington and Mrs Margaret Glenn Shaw of 1 South Bend Indiana are named in the notices. Fiorenti J Lawrence Pisano 35 of 70112 Wilmington Ave is also listed in the fragment.
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Osborne Crowe
New Wilmington
Fiorenti
Hurricane Connie Threatens Atlantic Coast Cities
Hurricanes Connie nears the southeastern coast as winds near 135 miles per hour. Atlantic communities brace for impact with aviation bases evacuating and ships seeking safe harbors along a thousand mile fringe. Navy planes crash incident reported near Norfolk amid the storm's approach.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
Connie
Atlantic
Navy
Norfolk
New Cabinet To Be Formed For Pakistan
Governor General Iskander Mirza names Chaudri Mohamad Ali of the Moslem League premier designate to form a new Pakistan cabinet. Ali, former finance minister, replaces Mohammed Ali after negotiations with Awami People's League broke down. Ali is pro American and expected to keep pro Western policies.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Iskander Mirza
Chandri Mohamad Ali
Moslem League
Ali
Mohammed Ali
Mirza
Classifieds and Comics Highlight Today's Paper
Inside Todays News lists 35 classified items and 20 editorial features on pages 4 and 26, with obituary coverage and crossword notes. Contact numbers NEWS OL 4 6651 and WANT ADS 8511 for service.
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Cross Word
Bean Ellwood
Tomatoes Ripen As Gardens Share Quiet Labor
Arthur Memeter notes no praise for his work and recalls gardens and farms where tomatoes are ripe. He says they will not win prizes but they are eating their own, with eighty June cloudy conditions described.
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