Turnpike cheating case jury selection continues
In Dauphin county court nine defendants charged with defrauding the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission of 6.8 million dollars face continued jury selection before Judge Homer L. Kreider. The case involves mine flushing contracts with Mann Mine Research and Development Corp. and relates to a broader scheme cited by a special grand jury. Over 40 people indicted. fall trials possible. high security ahead of proceedings.
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Huette F. Dowling
Harrisburg
Kreider
Pennsylvania airmen survive Alaska C47 crash
McGRATH Alaska AP two airmen from Pennsylvania parachuted to safety after a twin engine C47 from Ladd AFB Fairbanks crashed near McGrath Monday night. Three of the nine aboard were killed. Five escaped uninjured including Linwood A. Miller Mahnton Pa and Robert Killian Shippensburg Pa.
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Mcgrath
Alaska
Pennsylvania
Ladd Air Force Base
Fairbanks
Air Force
Linwood A. Miller
Mahnton
Robert Killian
Shippensburg
Mt Jackson UP Choirs To Meet In Evening
The Junior Choir of Mt Jackson United Presbyterian Church meets at 7 15 pm with Mrs Robert A McCrumb directing. This will be the final practice until fall for the Sunday program. The Senior Choir gathers at 8 pm.
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Mt Jackson United Presbyterian Church
Robert A. McCrumb
One Man Drowns in River Boat Crash Near Clairton
A 16 foot speedboat crashed into a barge on the Monongahela River near Clairton, washing out one man who is missing and presumed dead. Three other Munhall men were rescued drenched but unharmed, and pulled from the water by crewmen aboard a nearby U.S. Steel tugboat.
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Clairton
Monongahela River
Here
Alex Patsko
Munhall
Donald Saracco
Gene Mannella
Millard Crane Jr
U.S. Steel Corporation
Belle Bridge
U.S. Steel
4 H Club Meetings Slated This Week
County 4 H clubs list scheduled meetings across agriculture home economics clothing and leadership events through Friday. Activities include Mahoning Pulaski Wampum and Slippery Rock Shenango groups with times from 8 30 a m to 8 30 p m and officer training sessions at Shenango High School.
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Mahoning-Pulaski
Mahoning Valley Grange
Perry
Pleasant Hill Grange
Wampum Jrs
American Legion Hall
Wayne
Slippery Rock-Shenango
Wendell Dean
Shenango
Ywca Club
Princeton Foods
Experts study cigarette smoking health links report
Government health experts weigh public health programs as the American Cancer Society releases a four year study of 188 000 men. The survey finds a strong link between cigarette smoking and coronary artery disease and other ailments beyond lung cancer reported by government agencies earlier.
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American Cancer Society
American Heart Assn
National Cancer Institute
The
National Heart Institute
the Cancer Society
Boston & Maine Workers Picket Lines
Boston and Maine railroad workers resumed picketing in defiance of court orders and forced the cancellation of commuter service for about 25,000 daily passengers. Union leaders refused to honor orders while pickets returned to their routes and many called in sick to sustain the tieup.
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Boston
INL
Boston & Maine Railroad
Middlesex County
Suffolk County
Beck Jr may be cited by Congress on Fifth Amendment
Mc Clellan indicates willingness to press for a constitutional amendment to require a witness to state that an answer would tend to incriminate him. He insists on settling whether witnesses may invoke the Eleventh Amendment frivolously. If Beck Jr and McEvoy are cited and courts dismiss, he warns of a law and order breakdown.
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McClellan
Beck Jr
McEvoy
VFW District To Elect Officers At Butler Camp
The Veterans of Foreign Wars district encampment will be held at Post 249 in Butler on June 9 at 2 p.m. Officers will be elected. Marie Hagerty, publicity chairman, announced.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Butler
Marie Hagerty
Girard to Get Fair Trial in Japan Says Eisenhower
President Eisenhower promised a fair trial for Army Specialist 3-c Girard in Japan while weighing risks to protect U S troops abroad. He said Girard would receive every protection for his rights and noted Tuesday's decision to turn him over to Japanese authorities.
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U.S
Eisenhower
Girard
Japan
U S Court Martial Penalties in Girard Case Spark Debate
Japanese courts triggered protests here as investigations opened in both House and Senate. A two man Senate Armed Services subcommittee summoned defense officials for closed door briefing. Senator Ralph Flanders called the Girard decision outrageous and pressed for factual clarification. Officials noted Girard’s indictment in Japan for wounding could bring 2 to 15 years. a U S court martial could impose about three years, with possible higher penalties.
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House
Senate
Senate Armed Services
Defense
Ralph Fef. Flanders
Rvt
Girard
Pentagon
U.S
Japan
Veterans of Foreign Wars chief decries treaty in Japan case
Cooper T. Holt of Chattanooga Tennessee, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, argues the government is selling American servicemen down the river and urges citizens to press Congress to repeal the treaty and similar arrangements.
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Cooper T. Holt
Chattanooga
Tenn
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Grassland Day Showcases Modern Farming Methods
About 200 people attended the Lawrence County Grassland Field Day held at the Norman Hunt Farm. Two Lawrence County farm equipment firms demonstrated the latest gear while Penn Power displayed ventilation equipment. The Extension Office showcased sprays grassland farming fertilizers and legume programs. Equipment exhibitor Farm Equipment Co showed ten to twelve units including forage harvesters hay conditioners bailers silo blowers hay drying machines and a bulk milk tank.
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Lawrence County
Norman Hunt
Penn Power
Lawrence County Agriculture Extension Office
Farm Equipment Co
Basic Choice On Nuclear Tests Stated
Atomic Energy Commissioner Willard F. Libby framed the choice on continued nuclear tests as tolerating a very small risk of radioactive fallout versus risking annihilation if weapons are surrendered. He noted a small but real risk and urged weighing survival against continued testing amid divided expert views on fallout dangers.
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Washington
Atomic Energy
Willard F. Libby
Libby
House - Senate Atomic Radiation Subcommittee
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Correction: Alkyd-Latex Paint Ad Price Change
An advertisement from Moser Wallpaper and Paint corrects the price of Alkyd-Latex Paint. The Saturday June 1 sale should read 3.49 dollars per gallon instead of 3.29 dollars.
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Moser
Deaths Of The Day Funeral director lists services in local area
Death notices announce George Prexta 80 of Wampum Koppel Rd died yesterday at Providence Hospital Beaver Falls after a stroke. Funeral from Marshall Funeral Home to his late residence then Saturday service at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church Ellport with interment in Locust Grove Cemetery Ellwood City. Surviving: son John, daughter Marie Carlson, granddaughter Hannah McKim. Also obituary for Miss Hannah A McKim 84 who died today at her brother’s home Beaver St Wampum. Funeral details from Marshall Funeral Home and Clinton Cemetery interment. Miss McKim survived by brother H Roy McKim and D W McKim and sister Florabelle Beck.
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George Prexta
Wampum- Koppel Rd
Koppel
Providence Hospital
Beaver Falls
Marshall Funeral Home
Wampum
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church
Ellport
Nicholas Besmertiuk
Locust Grove Cemetery
Ellwood City
Mr. Prexta
Austria-Hungary
John
Mary Prexta
Holy Kinity
Russian Orthodox Church
John Prexta
Marie Carlson
Minneapolis
Minn
Hannah A. McKim
H. Roy McKim
Beaver St
W. E. Minteer
Clinton Cemetery
Miss McKim
Big Beaver Two
Harvey M
Jane Ritchie McKim
Clinton Methodist Church
Southfeights
Beaver County
D. W. McKim
Wampum RD
Florabelle Beck
Date Change Announced for Rosary Society
The Holy Rosary Society of St. Lucy Church will receive Holy Communion together at the 7:30 a.m. Mass this coming Sunday. The date moves from the usual third Sunday. Confessions are offered Saturday 3-4 and 6:30-8 p.m. The society’s regular meeting is set for June 13 in the church hall.
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Rosary Society of St
Holy Rosary Society of
Fumes From Cars Wallop Nuclear Fallout, Says Argonne Chief
Dr Norman Hilberry head of Argonne National Laboratory says fumes from car exhausts pose greater danger than radioactive fallout He spoke at a Chicago Council on Foreign Relations meeting criticizing anti nuclear test petitions He warns tetraethyl lead is a greater threat than fallout and urges focus on auto emissions Navy Nurse Corps set New Castle June 7 recruiting event at Navy Recruiting Office with films projector and operator
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Chicago
Argonne National Laboratory
Norman Hilberry
Th Atomic Energy Commission
University of Chicago
Chicago Council On Foreign Relations
United States
Hilberry
Navy Nurse Corps
New Castle
Navy Recruiting Office
Post Office
Harold B. Barber
Barber
U. S. Navy
Freeport Wins WPIAL Baseball Title in 13 Inning Thriller
Freeport defeats Mt Lebanon 5 to 4 in 13 innings at West Field Munhall to claim the WPIAL championship, succeeding Har-Brack as champion.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Freeport
Mt. Lebanon
West Field
Munhall
Har-Brack
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