Britain faces rail strike as Scotland Yard mobilizes reserves
London braces during a five day nationwide rail walkout as Scotland Yard reserves are called up to protect lifelines. The 400 man first reserve volunteers join requests for outside police reinforcements while unions press for peace amid mounting unemployment and port delays in six hubs. Prime Minister Eden calls an emergency cabinet session to handle the crisis.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Liverpool
Sir Anthony Eden
Repeal of Sharpsburg Wage Tax Approved
Sharpsburg borough council votes five to one to repeal its wage tax effective July 1, ending the borough levy of one half percent. The school district wage tax remains in place and will continue to be collected.
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Sharpsburg, Pa
INS
Sharpsburg
Births Dip at Jameson Memorial Hospital in May
Births at Jameson Memorial Hospital dropped to 118 in May with 63 boys and 55 girls and one set of twins. Weddings rose to a May peak with 53 recorded and 90 licenses issued, while engagements stayed around 25. Wheat in Lawrence County shows early ripening and road berm work on the New Wilmington Pulaski highway uses limestone surfacing.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Lawrence County
Wilmington-Pulaski Highway
Daily Weather Report Fair With Little Change In Temperature
Fair with little change in temperature tonight and Friday. High in the 70s today and a low near 50 tonight. 24 hour period ending 7 am Thursday shows a max 72 and min 41 with heavy dew and river stage at 5.4 feet. A year ago the max was 86 and the min 56 with 1.21 inches precipitation.
Freed Airmen To Reunite With Families In Honolulu
Four airmen freed from Chinese prison camps await a long awaited reunion in Hawaii as nine relatives travel to Hickam Field for a five day visit. The Air Force funded the trip at no cost to the families. Captain Harold E. Fischer of Iowa leads the group.
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United Press
Honolulu
Hawaii
Hickam Field
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Nebr
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Harold Fischer
Swea City
Edwin L. Heller
Wynnewood
United States
Air Force
Harold E. Fischer
Iowa
Missing Girl Found Slain In Kalamazoo Case
Police linked the 8 year old Jeanie Singleton murder near Kalamazoo to the Barbara Gaca rape slaving case in Detroit. Dr. Charles Black conducted a partial autopsy and found a decomposed body 15 miles north of Kalamazoo. Detectives from Detroit and Michigan state police are examining similarities to identify a possible common killer.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Barbara Gaca
Detroit
Jeanie Singleton
Charles Black
Singleton
Otto Buelow
Voters Register to Cast Ballot Once Every Four Years
Harrisburg voters must cast ballots only once every four years to stay on permanent registration under a new law signed by Gov. George M. Leader. The two year provision is wiped out and all political subdivisions in Pennsylvania are covered except Philadelphia. The act replaces a section of the 1937 election code.
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Harrisburg
INS
General Assembly
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Eleven More U S Airmen May Be Freed
Washington reports that eleven U S airmen still held by Red China could be released soon if both sides keep a calm diplomatic climate. Diplomats say Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-Lai appeared more reasonable after a discussion with India's ambassador. The administration avoids tough rhetoric while at least 52 Americans remain in Communist custody.
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Washington
U.S
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-Lai
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Formosa
Eisenhower
China
Khrushchev Urges Peace Publicly While Expanding Forces
Khrushchev reportedly told a private audience that Russia is building up its armed forces and armaments. A Yugoslav informant said he advised Tito to follow Moscow, during a dinner in Bled. Soviet and Yugoslav delegations returned to Belgrade to conclude their mission.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Khrushchev
Tito
Soviet Union
Bled
Moscow
Twins Get Birthday Cake One Day Late
Twelve year old twins Richard and Ronald Middlebrook receive birthday cake a day late after running away from home to earn money by shining shoes. They were found asleep behind an oil drum in Upper Darby near midnight after escaping on Friday.
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Philadelphia
INL
Richard
Ronald Middlebrook
Upper Darby
Death notices for Henry Dunlap and John H ONeill
Two brief notices announce the deaths of Henry Dunlap aged 101 of 101 Center street and John H ONeill aged 87 of 223 Smith field street as recorded on June 2 1955.
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Henry Dunlap
Center Street
John H. O'Neill
Smithfield Street
Ford And CIO Auto Workers Begin New Contract Talks
Detroit high stakes negotiations between Ford and the CIO United Auto Workers opened with a four day window to avoid a strike by 140 500 Ford workers. Walter Reuther warned a deal must be reached by next Monday or production could halt. The key issue is a guaranteed annual wage with Ford relaxing its stance slightly as economists study the offer.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Polio vaccine shipments released to resume after pause
Washington reports 200000 Salk polio shots released for immediate use as Public Health Service promises rapid pickup. Pitman-Moore and Wyeth vaccines approved again after rechecking, enabling completion of first vaccinations in communities with interrupted programs.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Pitman-Moore and
Wyeth Laboratories
Benjamin Rush Award Given To R. W. Rowland
Roger W. Rowland, president of the New Castle Refractories Company, received the Benjamin Rush Award at the Lawrence County Medical Society annual dinner held June 1 at the Comnoquenessing Country Club in Ellwood City. The honor cited his active support of public health in Lawrence County.
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Roger W. Rowland
New Castle Refractories Company
Benjamin Rush
Lawrence County Medical Society
Ellwood City
Rowland
Lawrence County
New Castle News
Wilbur Flannery
Conoquenessing Country Club
Westminster Senior To Go To Pakistan
Laurence Mc Culloch a Westminster College senior from York Pa has been appointed to the faculty of Gordon College Rawalpindi Pakistan. He is an English major candidate for a bachelor of arts degree on June 6 and has held leadership roles including freshman class president and Sigma Nu vice president.
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Philadelphia
T. Donald Black
Board of Foreign Missions
The
United Presbyterian Church
Laurence McCulloch
Westminster College
York
Gordon College
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
McCulloch
Westminster
Sigma Nu
Falls From Third Floor May Survive
Four year-old Mohammed Ahmed fell from a third-floor fire escape to a concrete sidewalk and was reported in good condition today at Chester Hospital.
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Chester, Pa
MNS
Mohammed Ahmed
Chester Hospital
Collapse Of Building Kills Three In Dallas
In Dallas a three story abandoned building collapsed trapping a music store and Harry's Bar and Grill sending bricks and concrete into the street. Three people Luther Gonzales Alvis Bailey Simmons and William F Kirby died and ten were injured with two firefighters hurt during rescue efforts.
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Dallas
Tex
INS
Luther Gonzales
Alvis Bailey Simmons
William F. Kirby
Harry's Bar and Grill
Senate Near Final Vote On Foreign Aid
The Senate moves toward a final vote on the administration’s 3.4 billion dollar foreign aid bill with amendments possible that could cut the package by as much as a billion. Senator Potter proposes loans for three quarters of economic aid while Louisiana Democrats Long and Ellender plan to slash authorizations, with Long aiming for a one billion dollar cut and a fallback 500 million reduction if blocked.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Charles E. Potter
R.mich
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Allen J. Ellender
Long
Nixon Sees Last Chance To Avert Catastrophic War
Vice President Richard M. Nixon warned the Big Four conference could be the world’s final chance to settle differences peacefully and avoid a catastrophic war. He asked whether the Communists still seek conquest or have changed and urged world opinion to push Kremlin leaders toward peace.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rotary International
Kremlin
Farmers Oppose Leader's Package Tax Plan
The Pennsylvania Farmers Association opposes Gov. George M. Leader's proposed tax package. President G. A. Biggs of McConnelsburg backs an honest graduated income tax but rejects the classified levy on earned and unearned income. The group supports continuing the 1 percent retail sales tax.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania Farmers Association Today
Leader
G. A. Biggs
McConnelsburg
George M. Leader
Biggs
Blockade Tightened as East Berlin Cuts Lines
West Berlin officials accuse Eastern Communists of tightening the blockade by cutting elevated train telephone lines between the zones. Police report six carbine shots at a motorist fleeing toward the British sector from the Soviet zone after a checkpoint exchange. The motorist fled back into East Germany. Officials say the Berlin Railway System cut direct telephone cables linking West Berlin stations with those in the Soviet sector.
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West Berlin
Two Are Hurt In Plane Crash At Mt Pleasants Airport
Two men were seriously injured when a light plane crashed and burned at Mt. Pleasant Scottdale Airport near Mt. Pleasant. Pilot Charles Lentz 34 and passenger Ben Paladino of Mt. Pleasant were in serious condition at Frick Memorial Hospital. The crash came days after a nearby accident killed four.
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MT. Pleasant
Billy Graham Begins Paris Evangelistic Crusade Series
Protestant leaders in France unite to back Billy Graham as he arrives from Nice to start a five day series at the Palais Des Sports aimed at cracking French indifference to Protestant faith. Graham's visit marks a historic first in a Catholic country.
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Paris
Bill Graham
Graham
Nice
Palais Des Sports
466 Graduates Of Ne Ca Hi Given Diplomas
466 graduates of New Castle Senior High School received diplomas at a Wednesday commencement in the Cathedral. Dr Paul R Anderson of the Pennsylvania College for Women spoke on The Marks of the Educated Person, outlining five key life functions and the traits of an educated person. Principal Clare B Book presented the class to Ralph A Cooper who distributed the diplomas as the orchestra played Elgar. Willard Keen continued the story on page 6.
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New Castle
New Castle Senior High School
Paul R. Anderson
Pennsylvania College For Women
Anderson
Dr. Anderson
Walter A. Kearney
Mendelssohn
Ralph A. Cooper
Board of Education
Cooper
Elgar
Willard Keen
Molotov Replacement Rumors Stir Belgrade Dispatch
The London News Chronicle reports Belgrade rumors that Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov will retire and be replaced by D. T. Shepilov, Pravda editor, over deputy F M Andrei Gromyko.
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London
London News Chronicle Today
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
D. T. Shepilov
Pravda
Andrei Gromyko
Neighbor Gardener Reaps Warm Eighty Day Harvest
Arthur Mometer describes a neighbor's garden turning from brown earth to vivid green. Onion tops wave in the wind lettuce and tomatoes thrive while petunias grow tall. The neighbor is praised as a skilled gardener and is expected to reap the season's produce on a warm eighty degree day.
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