Acheson Returns to Witness Stand Fourth Day in MacArthur Hearing
Secretary of State Acheson again testified before the Senate MacArthur hearing for a fourth day as lawmakers split over his defense of Truman foreign policy. Democrats argued the policy offers the best chance to win in Korea and avert war. Republicans pressed concerns over a China policy and, in Seattle, Sen. Cain asserted MacArthur alone would fulfill UN goals. Chairman Russell hopes to finish tomorrow with Gen. Wedemeyer to follow.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
Korea
Sen. Cain
Sen. Stennis
China
Russell
New Castle-Enon Valley Highway Sees Field Work and Service Station Changes
Mowing machines operate in fields along the New Castle to Enon Valley highway marking the first 1951 field-cutting. Oil deliveries enable surface work in Bessemer, with plans to improve county roads. New service stations rise along the New Castle-Butler highway in Lawrence County as old stations adapt to the new route.
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New Castle
Enon Valley
State Highway Department
Bessemer
New Castle-Butler
Lawrence County
Daily Weather Forecast and Stats
Partly cloudy and cool today with a warmer afternoon forecast tomorrow. Maximum 72 degrees, minimum 52, no precipitation. River stage 5.5 feet. Statistics for the same date last year show highs of 70 and lows of 48.
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United States
Westminster College Confers Degrees On Large Class
Goodyear president E. J. Thomas addressed 236 graduates urging leadership in home community and nation. He warned of titanic forces pitting individual sovereignty against a faceless, material state and stressed defense of a strong, rights based social order.
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E. J. Thomas
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Westminster College
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
Planes Collide Over Dayton Two Killed Three Destroyed
Three fighter planes collided mid air three miles south of Wright Field Dayton. Two Army Air Force pilots were killed and a third sustained slight injuries. The F 86 Saber Jet and the F 82 Twin Mustang pilots died while the F 51 Mustang pilot First Lt. R. G. Hayes was lightly wounded. Witnesses said the F 82 pilot tried to bail out but failed. No immediate cause was released.
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Dayton
INS
Army Air Force
Wright Field
Air Force
R. G. Hayes
Wright- Patterson
Christian Democrats Edge Social Communists in Sicilian Vote
In Sicily, the Christian Democrats led the nearly complete count with 670000 votes against 650000 for the Social Communists Peoples Bloc. The anti Mafia Italian social movement trailed with 275000 votes.
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Palermo
INS
Christian Democratic Party
Social Communist “Peoples’ Bloc
Christian Democrats
Social Communists
Italian Social Movement
Death Records Prompted by June 1951 Notices
Death records list Francis C. Bartberger aged 40 with birth date and Josiah Lawrence Heckathorne aged 71 with birth date referenced, noting baptism day details. The terse item signals a small obituary notice, listing individuals and ages without full biographical data.
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Francis C. Bartberger
Josiah Lawrence Heckathorne
Dr Serge Koussevitsky Dies After Brief Illness
Boston memorial announces the death of Serge Koussevitsky, age 76, famed conductor and long time Boston Symphony Orchestra leader. Russian-born maestro led the ensemble from 1924 until stepping down after the 1948 49 season.
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Boston
Serge Koussevitsky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
New England Medical Center
Boston Symphony
Scottish Rite Reunion Opens With Large Candidate Class
The Valley of New Castle Consistory A A S R opens its annual spring reunion in The Cathedral. Degrees are conferred through Friday with a dinner honoring new candidates and their wives. It is the first reunion for Commander-in-Chief John H. Templeton.
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Valley of New Castle
Sll
John H. Templeton
Confession in Dancer's Death Rocks Brooklyn Suspect
Police said August Jagusch confessed to strangling burlesque dancer Dorothea Sarasky on Staten Island Death Hill after an altercation in which she bit him. Jagusch, a 42 year old housepainter, previously served time at Sing Sing. He reenacted the killing at daybreak, with Sarasky’s nude body found May 23 by a boy on the hill.
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New York
INS
Brooklyn
Dorothea Sarasky
Death Hill
Staten Island
Herman’ Methfelgel
August Jagusch
Sing- Sing
Jagusch
Lonely Hill
Search for missing mother and infant near Litchfield
Police and volunteers pushed a daytime search through thick woods near Litchfield for Mrs. Mary McElwain, 28, and her two month old son William Jr., who vanished during a rainstorm from their farmhouse. Police Chief David Campbell reported she left about 7 p.m. without note or clue. husband William, 28, was away.
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Litchfield
N. H
INS
Mary McElwain
William, Jr
David Campbell
Bus Strike in Second Day Paralyzes New Castle Area
The second day of a bus strike in New Castle Sharon and Farrell leaves 21 buses garaged with batteries removed. The Shenango Valley Transportation Co offered a six cent hourly raise while drivers seek a ten percent hike. No conferences or new developments are reported as deadlock continues.
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New Castle
Sharon
Farrell
Roland Fisher
Samuel Friedman
Shenango Valley Transportation Company
United States Foresees New Action Against Reds
United States attorney Irvin H. Sayel said forthcoming action will target Communist subsersives after the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of 11 top party leaders. He cited evidence against other leaders and noted bail for the 11 ranges from 20 000 to 30 000 while contempt sentence sremains under ten days.
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New York
INS
United States
U. S. Supreme Court
Irvin H. Sayel
Harold R. Medina
Medina
Supreme Court
Harry Sacher
West Point Graduation Ends June Week Exercises
West Point, N Y June 5 The graduation ceremony closes the June week at West Point. Defense Secretary Marshall will deliver the address as 47 cadets receive B S degrees in military engineering. A total of 69 graduates plan to marry today after the ceremony, as cadets may wed only after graduation.
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West Point
N. Y
INS
Defense
Marshall
U.N. Expected to Block Soviet China Move
In Flushing Meadows the U N trusteeship council opens a six week session with a majority of delegates expected to defeat a Soviet bid to replace the Chinese Nationalist rep with a Peiping emissary. Western delegates prepared statements rebutting Moscow’s charges about Mao Tse-tung as China’s ruler.
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N. Y
U. N. Trusteeship
China
World Organization
Peiping
Mao Tse- Tung
U. N
Trygve Lie
Bri
Tremor Shocks San Jose Residents At 7 20 P M
A strong quake struck San Jose at 7 20 p m sending residents from theaters and homes in a panic. No injuries were reported and authorities urged calm as aftershocks were monitored.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
INS
Ready To Use A-Bombs If Russia Attacks In Europe
Congressional leader Rep Cannon says US air crews are on standby with orders to drop atomic bombs on Russia if Soviet forces attack Europe. He claims crews and planes have been selected and the air force is under orders to strike designated targets in the USSR.
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Russia
Europe
Washington
U. S
Rep. Cannon
Ussr
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
International News Service
New Note To Go To Russia
Paris June 5 The western powers plan a fresh note to Russia stating that the July big four foreign ministers conference cannot include the North Atlantic Pact or American bases on its agenda. Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Gromyko said Moscow would attend a Washington conference starting July 23 if these two topics are discussed.
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Paris
INS
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Britain
France
Washington
New British Peace Plan Bypasses Chinese Communist Regime
London reports that Britain proposes a Japanese peace treaty draft with an accession clause signed by the Chinese government finally recognized by the United States and Britain. John Foster Dulles will discuss the plan with British officials. President Truman sent him to London for treaty talks.
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London
Great Britain
John Foster Dulles
United States
Truman
Mao Tse- Tung
Connally Likely Not To Seek Reelection
Sen Tom Connally of Texas the long serving Senate Foreign Relations chair shows signs of retiring after 34 years in Congress He faces two younger challengers and doubts his reelection prospects at age 74 next August 19 The MacArthur-Acheson policy dispute backdrop colors the decision.
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Washington
INS
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate
Connally
Congress
Brief Phone Strike In St Louis Area
Southwestern Bell Telephone company workers walked out at 7 a.m. EDT in St Louis area and returned after a 20 minute strike. Union official D L McCown said an agreement would be signed tomorrow and the one year contract reportedly met most worker demands.
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ST. Louis
INS
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
D. L. McCown
CIO Communications Workers’ Union
Fierce Combat Develops In Some Sectors
United Nations troops push toward a central North Korea supply area report gains up to 1.5 miles amid heavy Chinese and North Korean resistance. West advances include a crossing of the Imjin river and gains near Yonchon while central front battles pause near Kumhwa.
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Acme Telephoto Korea
8Th
Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Hwachon-Inja
ROK
Kansong
Tokyo
United Nations
North Korea
Kumhwa-Chorwon- Pyonggang
Imjin
Korangpo
Seoul
U. S. Eighth Army
Yonchon
Uijongbu-Chorwon
Yongpyong
Eighth Army
Red
Hwachon
Yanggu
Inje
Hangye
Kanesong
Roses Bloom Across June as Roses Come In Full
Arthur Mometer notes June brings abundant roses with varied hues. The article describes deep red, light red, yellow, salmon, and white blossoms thriving after a mild winter. Temperatures reach 65 degrees as roses flourish in the month.
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