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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1954
Page
1
Three blasts rocked Saigon early today at a French Union ammunition dump in Phutho suburb. A tower of smoke rose as one explosion shot a flare 300 feet high. Officials sought to determine if sabotage by Vietminh or an accident caused the damage. Several army units rushed to contain the scene.
Street department workers placed additional signs along Pearson Street area to aid navigation. Epworth Blunston and Bartram streets are now clearly marked. High winds caused minimal local damage but toppled trees and moved a Grove City house. rural drownings in Pennsylvania last year reached 27. Local youths urged to avoid deep pools and swift water. Shenango and Beaver Valley Presbyteries will continue on Page Two.
Cloudy and cooler with scattered light showers mainly in the north. Today's high in the 60s, tonight and Thursday remain mostly cloudy with showers or thunderstorms possible by Thursday afternoon or night. Low tonight 50 to 56. US weather stats show 9 a.m. period: max 86, min 56, precip 1.21 inches, river stage 5.7 feet.
Harrisburg report from the State Highway Safety Bureau shows 813 drivers lost permits while 595 were restored during the week ended May 21. There were 77 revocations in that period.
Strong winds of near tornado force swept Lawrence Butler and Mercer counties Tuesday afternoon. The F L Vincent home near Grove City was wrecked, injuring Mrs. Vincent and her son Cecil. Power lines failed, leaving 500 Grove City customers without electricity. A roadside saloon collapsed in Oakland township, two oil derricks were wrecked, and two transformers burned. Damage was scattered but notable, with trees uprooted and light damage in Sharon and Sharon area fears of past tornadoes.
The five member AEC opens review of a special board finding that Dr. Robert Oppenheimer is a loyal citizen yet a security risk. The 15 000 word report urges permanent bar from secret data due to Communist associations and conduct said to have delayed the H bomb. Oppenheimer directs the Institute for Advanced Study.
The last 18 gas street lights in Chicago were replaced by electric lamps Tuesday. Francis Wyatt, Chicago park district electrical engineer, noted he feels no nostalgia, saying the business of lighting has moved on.
Senate action on the House approved social security proposals was assured with a 355 to 8 vote in the House. hearings by the Senate Finance Committee would begin midmonth to consider broadened coverage and higher payroll taxes starting in 1955. The bill’s cost would include extending benefits and including nearly five million farmers in the system.
The article says Greece, Turkey, and Yugoslavia plan to form a military alliance as part of a Balkan pact, with Marshal Tito's Athens visit seen as a milestone. Italy objects, seeking Trieste settlement before endorsing the alliance, while Yugoslavia’s Western linkage is deemed essential for an eastern flank shield.
At Quonset Point Rhode Island the 101st casualty died as Navy officials investigate an explosion and fire on Wednesday aboard the carrier Bennington seventy five miles off shore. Marine Pfc Delbert Baird of Akron Ohio died at Chelsea Naval Hospital his next of kin is Mrs Glenna Baird of 461 East Buchtel Avenue Akron.
Fritz J Hartman aged 96 in Spring House Pennsylvania credits long life to his capacity for minding his own affairs and staying active. He notes that steady routines and independence helped him reach his milestone.
Thunderstorms with gusty winds battered Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania causing property damage and power outages. Tornado warnings were issued as an eight room farm home was moved off its foundation and two people were slightly injured. Damages extended to Blair County with a man injured by shattered windows. Oil derricks barns and churches also suffered. The storm cooled a hot day by about 20 degrees within an hour.
French fighter planes joined night battles to defend Chanoi fort near Hanoi in Hungyen district. Vietminh mortars pounded the post defended by a Vietnamese company as bombers and fighters scorched Vietminh positions and a large concentration southeast of Hanoi with heavy air strikes.
During a late Tuesday storm, lightning disrupted phone service in the Enon Valley and Little Beaver districts. A bolt struck the Leslie home east of Enon Valley but caused no damage or injuries. Repair crews restored service to affected homes.
Lieutenant Delbert Weis announced the South Jefferson street bridge over Neshannock creek will close Thursday morning for revamping. Traffic will be detoured during the project and the bridge will be inaccessible to through traffic.
Austis A. Webb age 73 of 422 Nerwoed Avenue. Annie Simonton Pitzer 87 of 1622 Pulaski Road. John Wesley Gilmore 54 of 2546 W Falla Street. Samuel Farrah 44 from Parkersburg WV. deka E Lausell 646 Fevest Street. Death notices dated Wednesday June 2 1954.
Four hundred forty six seniors will graduate from New Castle High School tonight at 8 o'clock in the Cathedral. Dr Herold C Hunt of Harvard University will speak on Imperatives For Today. Diplomas will be presented by Attorney Ralph A Cooper, President of the Board of Education. The program includes a procession and music by the Senior High School Orchestra.
Marshal Tito arrived in Athens for a four day state visit with a heavily guarded motorcade. King Paul welcomed the Yugoslav leader aboard his ship at Piraeus and escorted him to the capital as about three hundred police sealed the route.
A 28 year old volunteer fireman, Everett Russo of Marshalken, died when his car collided head on with his own company’s fire engine while en route to a blaze near West Chester Pennsylvania Tuesday night. The tragedy occurred as the victim attempted to reach the scene in time to assist the firefighting unit.
Nine Security Council members agreed to support Thailand's plea for U N military observers to monitor Indochina as a first step against Communist aggression. The council met at U N headquarters at Henry Cabot Lodge Jr's invitation to discuss Thailand's charge that Vietminh forces threaten security after attacks on Cambodia Laos and Vietnam. Russia and Lebanon oppose the Thai bid, while most members deem the move justified though not an immediate disruption of the Geneva conference.
Two civilian workers were killed and a sailor seriously injured in an explosion aboard the submarine Sirago at the Portsmouth naval shipyard. The blast in the ballast tanks occurred while workers sprayed a plastic mix. six others escaped uninjured. A naval inquiry will examine the accident. The Sirago, commissioned in 1946, was the first postwar submarine.
The first air raid alert siren will be mounted Friday on the George Washington junior high school building. Two additional sirens will be installed at Benjamin Franklin and Mahoning junior high schools in time for the June 14 alert. Central Fire Station will house the control system linked to the statewide beli lights alert network.
Walter A. Kearney, incoming superintendent of New Castle public schools, begins unofficial service in June under current chief Dr. Frank L. Burton. He meets city principals at a noon luncheon and discusses sites for a new West Side elementary. Kearney will finalize duties July first after living in Bellefonte weekends and planning to move into his Hazelcroft Avenue home.
In Pittsburgh a 63 year old service attendant was shot and killed during an apparent holdup at a station. Police captured 15 year old Richard Saunders at his home after the slaying of John Neeland who died from a chest wound. Witnesses include a 10 year old boy and his 5 year old sister who saw the gunman and described a masked man. Neeland had $58.60 in his wallet. a wall safe remained unopened.
President Eisenhower said he has said his last word on the dispute with Senator McCarthy and that Reds must be removed from federal pay with due process. He refused comment on Dr. Oppenheimer’s status and emphasized a 24 seven anti subversion effort.
A 68 year old Pittsburgh attorney, Edward G. Bothwell, lies in critical condition after three bullet wounds in a shooting believed to be tied to a will dispute. Suspect George Linn, 45, allegedly wrote a 12 page letter outlining motive. Linn was captured in the building lobby. witness Eleanor Pfeifer, 21, chased him down four flights of stairs.
A colorful street scene features Arthur Memeter and students with red and white streamers and caps. Locals chant that this class is the best the high school has produced, a boast likely tested in June 1955.
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