Seniors Celebrate Sixth New Castle Class Dinner and Party
The sixth annual New Castle high class dinner and after midnight party capped graduation activities with dining, dancing, prizes, and a floor show at the Cathedral. John Lombardo opened the event as Alma Mater rang out, with speeches by Dr. Frank Burton and Ralph Cooper. Frances Haydon received an orchid for her role in organizing the party tradition and parents organized the after midnight event to provide wholesome home entertainment for graduates.
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New Castle High
Central Presbyterian
Slovensky
Lynn Slovensky
Clare B. Book
Frank Burton
Ralph Cooper
Board of Education
John Lombardo
Mary Lou Thomas
Francis Paolone
Lombardo
Mary Smiley
Sue
Bruce Brown
John Bell
Takeves
Mies Frances Haydon
Ted
Paul Jedy
Fin
Earl Howell
Isiam J. Russo
New Castle News
New Castle High School
McCarthy Reconsiders Hearings On Communist Loyalty Inquiry
Senator Joseph R McCarthy returns to a subcommittee to probe loyalty and security disclosures amid Eisenhower era orders. He says the hearings could yield usable information about the Communist movement and that past criticisms were overly harsh.
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Esunce
Joseph BR. McCarthy
Cresst
McCarthy
Eisenhower
Company Moves Offices Into New Building
The new structure will house first and second floor offices with visitor traffic on the north entrance side and executive suites on the second floor. The third floor will be used for filing and storage, with potential completion for additional space. Air conditioned with asphalt tile floors and fluorescent lighting, an aluminum canopy will front the building and the area will be landscaped. Parking for about 30 vehicles will be provided. Departments include purchasing, industrial relations, advertising, traffic, sales, systems and procedures, and accounting. Finishing touches remain so completion is pending. An open house will be held for public inspection once serviceable.
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North Mill Street
McCracken Home on 15 Day Furlough from Texarkana Unit
Pte. Carlos McCracken, son of Mrs. Betty McCracken of 221 East Falls Street, is home on a 15 day furlough from the 96th TSU Ordnance unit at Red River Arsenal Texarkana Texas. He will report June to Camp Kilmer for overseas duty after enlisting on April 9 1953.
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Carlos McCracken
Betty McCracken
East Falls Street
96Th
TSU Ordnance
Red River Arsenal
Texarkana
Tex
McCracken
Camp Kilmer
Army
Deaths Of The Day Robert L Arblaster
Robert L Arblaster aged died of a heart attack on his farm near his tractor He was born July 21 1913 in Slippery Rock He is survived by his widow two daughters two brothers and his mother He was a member of East Brook Methodist church L O M No 51 and the Hickory township fire department He was secretary of the Keystone Milk Producers Association Services set for Sunday at 2 p m from Cunningham funeral home with Rev Harold Gaiser officiating Interment Briar Hill cemetery Friends may call today 7 9 pm and Saturday 2 7 pm
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Robert L. Arblaster
KRD
Slippery Rock
Samuel Arblaster
Catherine Crocker Arblaster
Ellen Snyder Arblaster
Arblaster
East Brook Methodist Church
Hickory Township
Keystone Milk Producers Association
Ellen Arblaster
Catherine Arblaster
Mary Ann
Roberta Lee Arblaster
Ellie 1
Paul M
Billy
Dulles Emphasizes Indo Chinese Role in World Peace
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Indo China remains crucial to global peace and warned the communist goal is to control all of Southeast Asia. He called the situation grave but not hopeless and urged support for Eisenhower's $3.5 billion foreign aid plan for the coming year.
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Washington
INS
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Southeast Asia
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Free Nations
Senate Committee
Eisenhower
U N Plans Steps for War Survey
Sarasin charged that Communist led Vietminh attacks on neighboring states of Indo China endangered his country's security. The council agreed after the vote to adjourn until further notice likely late next week, aiming to allow time for Geneva talks on negotiated solutions or a truce in Indo China.
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Sarasin
Indo- China
Council
Geneva
Dulles Says Atomic Bill Too Restrictive
Secretary of State Dulles testified for two hours arguing the Russian armed forces know as much as we about the use of atomic weapons. He said the proposed bill is too restrictive and that the information needed for defense would be unnecessary for enemy leaders to know.
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Dulles
Russhan
Dairy Bar Burglarized Along Route 422 Near Thilisville
Police report a burglary at a dairy bar on Route 422 near Thilisville. Intruders damaged pinball and cigarette machines during the break in.
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Route 422
Thilisville
Public Housing Extension Debate Signals Senate-House Negotiations
The Senate rejected Sen Burnet Ro Maybank's plan to end the public housing program and approve a broad housing measure with liberalized credit. Senate Banking Chairman Homer Capehart said conference with House leaders on the housing bill would begin next Friday, expecting adoption of many Senate provisions amid ongoing give and take.
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Supreme Court
Senate
Sen Burnet Ro Maybank
DO S.C
Senate Banking
Homer E Capehart R. Ind
House
Tax property statement advisory for 1954 school tax notices
Miss Marten Hanlon advised property owners who have not received a 1954 school tax statement to contact the city treasury department promptly for assistance.
Indo China case shapes U S security pact debate
Discussion centers on excluding Indo China from a security pact and implications for U S bases. Chou En lai references Indo China as a bloc with Laos and Vietnam noted as key areas. Molotov may issue a declaration to influence the French parliament amid a looming plenary session.
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U. S
Indo-China
Peoples Republic of China
Molotov
Chou
Indo China
Laos
Vietnam
V. M. Molotov
Four Puerto Ricans face day two in federal trial over pistol attack
The defendants Rafael Cancel Miranda Andres Figueroa Cordero Irving Flores Rodriguez are arraigned as congressman Kenneth Roberts testifies his injuries. Jury selection completes swiftly amid defense challenges while prosecutors note possible 125 year maximums for ten counts of assault to kill and assault with a dangerous weapon. The group also faces a federal seditious conspiracy case.
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Rafael Cancel Miranda
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Irving Flores Rodriguez
New York City
Kenneth A. Roberts Dela
Myron G. Ehrlich
Robert
Ehrlich
Paul Shafer RK Mich
Asher L. Burdick
Leo A. Rover
Housing Project Damaged by Fire at Tobyhanna Depot
Fire swept through the Wherry housing project at the Army Signal Corps depot in Tobyhanna causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze started in the middle of five connected two story buildings containing 20 apartments and leveled the unit despite army and local firefighters. The project is 80 percent complete.
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Scranton
Wherry
Army Signal Corps
Tobyhanna
Pocono Mountain
India To Experiment With Atomic Energy
India's Atomic Energy Commission plans a new establishment to develop peaceful atomic energy. Construction has begun on a plant at Trombay near Bombay to produce uranium and thorium from monazite, with costs exceeding a million dollars.
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Bombay
India
Atomic Energy Commission
Trombay
Tax Revision Plans Face House Vote and Amendments
Discussion on tax revision stalled with tentative vote and no final result. Sen. George may offer an amendment to raise personal exemptions by 200 dollars and add a proviso tying to House provisions on dividend tax relief. Treasury cost could reach about eight billion if exemptions rise to 400 dollars in year two.
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Illikin
Walter F. George
Treasury
George
Millikin
Monitored Calls Enter Record In McCarthy Inquiry
The Senate hearing featured transcripts of phone talks as Army leaders warned of drastic action to avert further damage from McCarthy. Roy Cohn faced questions on communications with draft officials and a bid to obtain a West Point slot, while next week he will present committee files on Pvt. G David Schine and alleged pressure on the Army.
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Karl E. Mundt
S. D
Stevens
Army
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
Joseph N. Welch
Cohn
Selective Service
West Point
Pvt. G. David Schine
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