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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
2
U. S. officials report Guatemala’s army officers have warned President Jacobo Arbenz to quit aligning with Communists or face removal. Reports say the army, once loyal to Arbenz, has broken with his government and may act quickly before arms shipments from behind the Iron Curtain are distributed.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles expressed hope that informal talks in Washington between President Eisenhower and British leaders will advance a sense of collective security in Southeast Asia. Churchill and Eden signaled Britain may reconsider the Geneva talks on Indo China, favoring alternatives after candid discussions.
The county party meeting at the courthouse drew a large crowd as Sheriff Frank L. Coen faced nomination from the floor. Wilmore Campbell won the chairmanship by a slim margin over Coen and pledged cooperation from all committees in the November election, with key officers re-elected by a voice vote.
The family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy flowers and cars donated during their recent bereavement.
Obituaries list several residents: Mrs Lois Mae Baker of 365 Arlington Street, aged 83, died at North Side hospital after a yearlong illness. Mrs Margaret Nocera, 76, died in Pontiac Michigan. Mrs Mae Lillian Douglass, 68, of 613 County Line Street. Mrs Anna Clara Wright, 55, of 919 Lorain Avenue. Services set at Weller and Cunningham funeral homes with interments in Graceland and Ft Steuben Burial Estate. numerous relatives and church ties noted.
Leroy Brooks of 1004 South Jefferson Street was charged with tampering with a motor vehicle and larceny by Police Captain Nick Cubellis and Alderman J. C Brice. Detectives Thompson and Kovach nabbed him after the car on Lawrence Street was robbed of trousers shirts dress and an electric razor. The items were recovered at Brooks' home. June 13.
Police responding to a burglary attempt at a Philadelphia tap room found a smashed front screen and broken rear window. In the cellar they found 41 year old truck driver Joseph Trosick who claimed he only wanted a drink. He was charged with burglary.
Civil defense officials say evacuation tests will be held in at least one target city as part of broader readiness. The Mobile drill saw about 16,000 people move from a 450 block downtown area by foot and car in a dramatic test.
France's premier attempts to form a cabinet with rebel Communist Ho Chi Minh talks seen as likely to delay but eventually withdraw from Indochina. He seeks wide party and leftist support while the Christian Democrats and MRP oppose the approach and Bidault's policy.
Meyner pressed an investigation into Hoffman's shortage after Mrs Leonard released sworn statements at a news conference. The letter alleges a payoff to a dead state official for silence about financial misdeeds. Hoffman, once governor during the Lindbergh kidnapping era, died in New York at age 58.
Washington officials weigh reappraisal of EDC as talks explore options to drop France as ally in favor of Western Germany. A source says the U S is far from mapping France, yet notes Western Germany as the most populous, prosperous, and stable of the Western European powers. Old suspicions arise that France proposed an integrated European army to delay German rearmament.
The McCarthy hearings reveal Schine’s use of passes and favors, with Roy Cohn and Senator Wis. accused of improper aid. Cohn argues documents omit work before and after Schine’s induction on November 3, 1953, while Carr testifies as staff director amid a heated session.
Military observers from Thailand and France urged council action on Indo China despite no concrete resolution. French and British objections cited risk of derailing Geneva talks, while the Geneva collapse fears raise UN expectations of broader involvement in Vietnam and Cambodia Laos conflicts.
The article reports a Phoenix case where Mrs. Herbert Smith, 23, was kidnapped last Wednesday afternoon and released unharmed the next day. Marsin, connected to the incident, has not admitted or denied involvement and a shirt and pistol are mentioned as belonging to Marsin.
The meeting between the President and Sir Winston Churchill and Eden is described as informal with no fixed agenda. They are to discuss Indo China and global anti communist efforts as part of broader relations between the U S and Britain. Hagerty noted the invitation was extended weeks earlier and that the leaders last met at Bermuda in December.
Seven year old Daniel M Crone of Bressler drowned at Island Park beach in Harrisburg. He and two companions swam beyond ropes and were swept into eight feet of water. body recovered by guards.
New York June 15 Carmelo Costa rose to overnight fame with an upset decision over the world welterweight favorite and vaulted into boxing's limelight as a rising star. Costa’s win shocked analysts and fans alike as he claimed a decisive victory in a major bout.
Chester Houk, 32, of 1909 E Washington street, was struck on the head by a gallon bucket while installing a TV antenna Monday at 12 30 pm. He was taken to New Castle Hospital, treated for a laceration, and discharged later.
A British cabinet session weighs a military report on the Red River Delta showing a very critical situation for French defenses around Hanoi and Haiphong. The cabinet also considers Chou En-lai’s offer of a Chinese diplomatic mission to London in response to Britain’s January 1950 recognition.
A New Castle resident reports weakness from iron and vitamin B-1 deficiency improved by Sys-Tone. She claims renewed energy, easier housework, and relief from upset nerves, gas, and general malaise, urging others with similar symptoms to try the medicine.
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