Troops Clear Camp After Slayings of POWs in Island Compound
North Korean officer reportedly impressed by the operation as U S troops evacuate compound 76 after heavy fighting. Army officials say 52 prisoners died in two days during Operation Splitup while 19,000 prisoners were relocated from 17 compounds. Thousands of knives were found and tunnel activity traced toward compound 76 as 95 anti Communist inmates gained American protection. China has a circumference equal to that of the earth.
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Boamer
187Th Airborne Regiment
Kose
President Considers New Path in Steel Strike Talks
President Truman not likely to use the law to end the steel strike. He may seek the 650,000 workers to vote on management’s final wage offer after failed White House talks. Lovett doubts resuming limited production solves major rearmament problems. Maybank hints at a new middle-of-the-road plan on Capitol Hill.
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White House
Weir
Truman
Defense
Lovett
CIO Steel Industry
Capitol Hill
Maybank
Wife of Motorist Slain by Hitchhikers
The wife of a motorist killed by two hitchhikers described how the gunmen forced her husband into the rear seat and drove to a circle before turning onto Route 115 toward the Pocono mountains. State police quoted her as saying one man had harassed her during the ride and that the pair fled after the shooting. She managed to drive about two miles to locate help.
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Roberts
Pocono Mountains
Deaths Of The Day: Surganevich Faller And Tindall
Death notices list Victor Surganevich Sr of 1305 Williams Street killed by a heart attack at home aged 58. Surviving son Victor Jr. and daughter Bernice Ostrowski. Also Louis Krist Faller of 25 North Lee Avenue dies at 74 after illness. survivors include wife Laura, three daughters, two sons, and siblings. Miss Nellie Tindall of Perry Township to be buried in Harmony Baptist cemetery. service details and survivors listed.
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Victor Surganevich
Williams Street
Surganevich
Suganevich
Wilna
Poland
Adam Surganevich
Louis Krist Faller
Lee Avenue
Hyacinth
Louise Wick Faller
Shenango
Laura McKee
Faller
Henry Fuller
R. L. Boyd
North
Jefferson Street
Everett F. Spring
Oak Park Cemetery
Miss Tindall
Nellie Tindall
Perry Township
John E. Tindall
Portersville
R. D
E. J. Moss
Harmony Baptist Cemetery
John
William
R. D. Fombelle
Hulda
Josephine Grove
Tindall
Card Of Thanks From The Speer Family
The Speer family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy and flowers and for cars donated during their recent bereavement.
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Arthur Bigley
Training of ROK forces cited as key to defense
Clark says the ROK army, though not capable of defending South Korea now, has long range potential to become a defending force with artillery armor and air support. He notes North Korea already holds these assets and credits U S trained units for readiness.
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U. S
Clark
South Korea
China
Neshannock Church Services and Local Society Notes
Church services at Neshannock United Presbyterian on June 16 with Rev. J Earl Hughes at 9 45 a m and Bible school at 10 45. Monthly Bible class party planned for June 14 hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Weidenhoff. Mary Jane McKnight society met with prayers led by Mrs Floyd Alford and discussed So They Became Doctors. July picnic planned at Mrs W J Mc Cracken's home. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Carl Souel of Philadelphia and Mrs Bertha McCracken hospitalized at Jameson Memorial.
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Neshannock United Presbyterian Church
J. Earl Hughes
Arthur Pander
James Tucker
Fred Weidenhoff
Mary Jane McKnight
Floyd Alford
Chad Dean
Harold Alborn
Don Ziegler
W. J. McCracken
Carl Souel
Philadelphia
W. H. Patton
Bertha McCracken
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Walter Berry
New Bedford
Don Zeigler
J. L. Apdegraph
Mt. Union
Butler County
Venetta Kildoo
Louise Goslee
New Galilee
Francis McCracken
Pa Newe Observes Rural Hay Field Progress
An older man on a hill pulled a rope to aid cutting the awn while a farmer north of New Wilmington cut hay on Tuesday evening. Field crops including corn progress well with corn two to three inches above ground. Traffic police circles note city may ask property owners at street intersections to trim large bushes to improve motorists’ views.
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Lawn
New Wilmington
Scout Troop 35 Holds Court Of Awards At First All Day Meet
Scout Troop 35 and Girl Scouts East Brook Troop 35 held an all day meeting at Mrs C R Scott’s home. Girls prepared outdoor cook badges built log cabin fires trench fires and reflector fires supervised by Mrs Ronald Sicka fuse. Betty Helen Turk served as mistress of ceremonies for the Court of Awards. Second class badges awarded to Eleanor Clement Betty Lou Gillingham Carol Pitzer Roseanne Shaffer. Laura Ann Cade received photography cook and garden flower badges. Mothers of the girls attended as guests and were served treats baked by the group. After the awards the girls taught folk dances to their mothers. The article notes the anableps or four eyed fish of South America with two sets of eyes.
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Girl Scouts of
East Brook
C. R. Scott
Ronald Sickafuse
Betty Helen Turk
Eleanor Clement
Betty Lou Gillingham
Carol Pitzer
Roseanne Shaffer
Laura Ann Cade
Carole Chernyansky
Calls From Korea Reach Hochs in Wilmington
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hoch of 1111 Wilmington avenue report a phone call from their son Oliver Hoch who serves aboard a U S Hospital ship in Korea as a corpsman.
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Korea
Oliver Hoch
Wilmington Avenue
U. S
Thankful note from the Jacob, John, Hanna families
To our many friends who expressed their love and kindness in our bereavement we wish to extend our sincere thanks. Jacob, John, Hanna families.
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Jacob
John
Hanna
Shenango Township road petition spurs citizens meeting
A Shenango township citizens committee met at Shenango High School to press a court petition demanding road repairs. The 527 signers seek immediate action, with a five member team set to argue in court on June 16 that 5 percent of petitioners must be electoral voters to legalize the request.
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Shenango Township
Shenango High School
W. F. Long
Taft Forces Dominate Delegates In Kansas Convention
Ex Senator Harry Darby of Kansas, a Eisenhower backer, says Taft forces beat them three to one at the state convention and urged not to appeal committee nominations. The report notes strong Taft influence behind Sen Taft securing delegates.
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Sen. Taft
Taft
Harry Darby
Kansas
Fisenhower
MacArthur as Keynote Sparks Army Policy Question
The article notes the choice of MacArthur as keynoter for a political convention raises concern over possible policy violations. MacArthur remains a general on active duty though unassigned, while the army enforces a hands off stance and would not elaborate further.
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MacArthur
Army
Lawrence County Sodalities Meeting Set for June 15
The Lawrence County Union of Sodalities will hold its regular meeting on Sunday June 15 at St Michael's church at 3 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Craters of the Moon in Idaho spans about 80 square miles and ranks as one of the largest national monuments in the United States.
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Lawrence County Union of Sodalities
St. Michael’s Church
Idaho
United States
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