Legislature Spotlight On Democrats As Tax Debate Heats Up
Harrisburg dispatch reports a small group of Democrats resisting Gov. Leader’s 411 million classified income tax while other measures like the truck weight bill move in and out of focus. Democratic rebels’ stance could steer the General Assembly toward stalemate or a mixed tax package. House Speaker Anewes threatens party purges to force alignment.
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George Kabuse
Harrisburg
George M
Senate
General Assembly
House
John S. Fine
Hiram G. Anews
Dentist Jack H Hicks Receives Dental Surgery Degree
At Pittsburgh commencement exercises Dr. Jack H Hicks earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. A World War II veteran, he served in Yokohama and is a Westminster College graduate with a B S. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Hicks of 704 Arlington Avenue.
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University of Pittsburgh
Jack H. Hicks
River Length of Rio Grande Reaches 1800 Miles
The Rio Grande stretches about 1,800 miles from its source to its delta. The figure reflects the river's extensive course through multiple states and landscapes.
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Rio Grande
Public Rating To Be Given On Defense Test
Gov. George M. Leader announced that all governmental units will receive public ratings based on Wednesday's statewide civil defense drill in which 1,000,000 Pennsylvanians were theoretically killed. Local directors failing to cooperate may be removed. ratings will be public when sent to local authorities. The test involved mock bombings of Pittsburgh Erie and Philadelphia and showed strong cooperation.
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Harrisburg
George M. Leader
Richard E. Gerstell
State Council of Civil Defense
Pittsburgh
Erie
Philadelphia
Roosevelt Becomes Youngest U.S. President at 42
Washington reports Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as president at age 42, the youngest in U.S. history, marking a swift ascent after McKinley’s assassination and shaping early 20th century policy.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Deaths Of The Day Mrs Nelson and Others
Obituaries list Mrs. Thomas F. Nelson 72 of Lowellville with community ties to Youngstown, Mercer born December 18 1882, and her funeral set for Saturday at 2 pm in Lowellville. Also noted are Frank O Donnell 79 of Shenango Township. Paul Axe 60 of Cleveland. and Harry Ross Jones 61 of 613 Miller Avenue with services upcoming.
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Thomas F. Nelson
Elnora May Nelson
R. D
Lowellville
Ohio
Lawrence County
Nelson
Youngstown
Albert G
Cynthia Redman Nelson
Mercer
Lowellville Presbyterian Church
Thomas F
Kathleen Randall
Grove City
John Lisko
Dean McGuire
Josephine Green
Lyle A. Nelson
Torrence
California
Lowellville Cunningham Funeral Home
Owen D. Fitch
Mercer Citizen Cemetery
Frank O'Donnell
Shenango Township
Beaver County
William F. DeCarbo
Cunningham Avenue
Paul Axe
Cleveland
Crile General Hospital
George and
Margaret Axe
New Wilmington
Irma Funk
Clearwater
Fla
Davis
Nottingham Road
Sharp Funeral
Fair Oaks
Harry Ross Jones
Miller Avenue
Elkhorn
W. Va
Isaac and
Mary Cole Jones
Mahoning Lodge No
A. M
New Castle
Evelyn Curley Jones
John W. Jones
Donald C. Jones
Boyd-Myers Home
North
Jefferson Street
Charlies W. Hoover
Wesley Methodist Church
Gerald Anderson to Do Missionary Work in Alaska
Rev. Gerald H. Anderson of 728 Cleveland Avenue leaves for Lake Junaluska North Carolina to train for ministry in Alaska. He will join Bishop A Raymond Grant of Seattle and travel to Seward Alaska for the Methodist conference. He will serve as relief furlough minister on the Kenai Peninsula and return in fall to Trinity Union Methodist Providence Rhode Island, then pursue graduate work at Boston University. He earned a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from Boston University on June 5 and was ordained at the Erie Conference Meadville on June 12.
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Gerald H. Anderson
Cleveland Avenue
Lake Junaluska
North Carolina
Alaska
A. Raymond Grant
Seattle
Wash
Seward Alaska
Anderson
Kenai Penisula
Trinity
State Chamber of Commerce Differes On Tax Proposals
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce disputes Governor Leader’s plan for an accelerated sales tax and income levy. It questions the cost of the proposed earning deduction and the retroactive timing of the exemption changes, noting a $1000 exemption next year.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg
INS
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce
Leader
Chamber
Pa Newe Observes Pa Newe Observes
Three mammoth trailers marked potato chips moved north on Jefferson street early today. The loads were bulky though not heavy. City drinking fountains gain popularity after cooler weather, placed downtown, Southside, and Mahoningtown for pedestrians.
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Pa Newe
Jefferson Street
Southside
Mahoningtown
West leaders plan unity for Geneva summit agenda
Wednesday morning plans in San Francisco set by Dulles MacMillan Pinay and Molotov for the 10th anniversary UN session to craft the Big Four agenda for the Geneva talks. Moscow signals it will not discuss communism or Soviet troop withdrawals while Washington pushes talks on both issues. Britain and France seek their own priorities as Western viewpoints consolidate before Molotov’s talks.
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San Francisco
Dulles
MacMillan
Pinay
Molotov
United Nations
Geneva
Russia
Radio Moscow
Pravda
United States
Britain
France
Nixon Defends UN and Allied Power in Peace Efforts
Nixon argued the Big Four parley failed to chart a peace path. He cited atomic progress and U S geography as changing safety, urged UN support, allied defense treaties, and military strength to counter Communist aggression.
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United States
United Nations
Free World
Nixon
Fell Power Line Tower Claims Two Dead Four Injured
Lowell Brockmier and Charles Wayne both of Markleysburg and Henry Wagner of Confluence were treated for shock after a power line tower collapsed during a vegetation clearing job. The Penn Lines Service Corp. crew from Scottdale used the tower top to help tow a stuck truck along the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. right of way. the upended tower fell.
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Lowell Brockmier
Charles Wayne
Markleysburg
Henry Wagner
Confluence
Penn Lines Service Corp
Scottdale
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Fear Missing Florida Couple Feared Slain Abduction Suspected
The second mysterious disappearance of a wealthy elderly couple prompts the state highway patrol to investigate. Charles Ferri and his wife vanished from their Manalapan home near Miami on April 29. No trace has been found, but bloodstains led from the back steps to the waterfront, suggesting they may have been taken to sea.
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State Highway Patrol
Charles Ferri
Miami
Chillingworth
Manalapan
Upward Trend in May Industrial Output and Housing Starts
The Labor Department reported May industrial production at a new high of 138 percent of the 1947-49 average, beating the prior 137 percent record from 1953. housing starts reached 132,000 units, the highest in nearly four years, while housing construction slipped from 1.4 million to about 1.3 million annual rate.
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Labor Department
President conducts op eration alert from underground setting
President Eisenhower joins the nations civil defense drill with a dramatic underground session deep in a remote emergency White House area. He tours a tent city, receives briefings from Wilson and Radford, and delivers a TV report before returning to Gettysburg for the weekend.
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Security Council
Eisenhower
White House
Washington
Defense
Charles E.wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Oveta Culp Hobby
Gettysburg
Clashes Trigger Wide Arrests in Argentina
Reports say hundreds were arrested after clashes between Catholics and Peronists last weekend. A parish priest and four clerics were seized in Wednesday raids at Junin 150 miles west of Buenos Aires under state security law. Raids targeted Catholic Action offices across Buenos Aires Cordoba Eva Peron and Junin. lists and documents were seized and Catholic Action centers in 145 parishes closed. Expulsions followed for two archdiocese leaders and Vatican sources noted possible excommunication.
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Junin
Buenos Aires
Catholic Action
Cordoba
Eva Peron
Ateneo de la Juventud
Manuel Tato
Ramon Pablo Novoa
Vatican
Peron
Holy See
Queen Mary Struck by Strike In North Atlantic
Strikes by seamen and caterers held up the liner Queen Mary for weeks and left over 3 000 North America bound passengers ashore. The Queen Mary faced the dispute as a blue-ribbon transatlantic liner. The Queen Elizabeth also faced a near confrontation last week, with about 30 striking crew left ashore as it sailed to New York. Elizabeth was due back here Monday.
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New York
British Sub Explodes Sinks Off Weymouth with Ten Lost
The Sidon submarine, 715 tons completed in 1944, sank off Weymouth Dorset after an explosion. One mooring cable trapped it to the depot ship Maidstone while five subs prepared to sail. Sidon usually carried 44, crew numbers unknown.
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Maidstone
Moordale
Sidon
Weymouth
Dorset
Pre School Children In Need Of Dental Care
Philadelphia health officials report over 60 percent of pre school children in a city survey require dental treatment. Dr James P Dixon says summer clinics will operate in health centers and school units, marking a first city program for school age children.
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Philadelphia
INS
James P. Dixon
Dixon
Health Department
In Memoriam Joseph Pagley One Year On
In memory of our beloved husband and father Joseph Pagley who passed suddenly one year ago. His family recalls him with love as they think of him at this time. His loss remains deeply felt by wife and children in Amsterdam and beyond.
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Joseph Pagley
Amsterdam
Civil Defense Drill in Ellwood City Declared Successful
Ellwood City and county auxiliary police directed traffic during a 10 minute civil defense drill. About 150 volunteers managed routes into New Castle while a county communications center ran the alert and sirens functioned at 18 fire departments. A minor siren failure in the 7th Ward was noted but public cooperation and rapid response marked the exercise as a success.
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Ellwood City
New Castle
John D. Ring
Foster
Office of Civil Defense
Dr. Foster
J. R Rohleder
Civil Defense
OCD
7Th Ward
Twenty Arrested Now In Pittsburgh Narcotics Drive
Pittsburgh police say Eddie Todd a top narcotics supplier was arrested in Bellaire Ohio on a Pittsburgh warrant. Todd a former Hill District resident is linked to dope operations in Pittsburgh as the 20th capture in a crackdown that began after questioning a South Hills High School senior. Edward Taylor 35 was also taken on Wednesday as an alleged marijuana distributor to high school boys.
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Pittsburgh
Eddie Todd
Bellaire
Ohio
Todd
Robert Butzler
Hill District
Steel City
South Hills
Edward Taylor
Meteorite hit Sylacauga woman sparks legal battle
Mrs. Ann Hodges recalls being struck by a meteorite that crashed through her roof on November 30, 1954, injuring her hip and forcing her from home. A dispute over ownership with her ex-landlady persists as a court date nears. Hodges has received thousands of letters about the rock.
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Sylacauga
Ala
Ann Hodges
Mrs. Hodges
Hodges
Sunshine Expected Across Pennsylvania This Week
The weather bureau forecast fair skies and lots of sunshine for Pennsylvania today and Friday as temperatures rise to the high 70s and 80s. A high pressure system moving eastward will bring seasonable warmth, with tonight's lows dropping to 50s and 60s, possibly 48 in the northeast and central regions.
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Pennsylvania
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Card Of Thanks For Patrick J. Dougherty
The Dougherty family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of husband and father Patrick J Dougherty. They thank everyone for flowers and cars donated.
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Patrick J. Dougherty
Dougherty
Wildcat Strikers Defy Anti-Picketing Order At Plants
Wildcat strikers defied an anti-picketing injunction at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Creighton Works and shut down Springdale paint works. About 100 Creighton production workers returned as 4,000 idle and 300 wareroom workers walked out amid pay-rate disputes. Pickets appeared despite deputy sheriffs and ignored Judge Henry X. O'Brien’s injunction.
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Tarentum
Wildcat
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Creighton Works
Springdale
Creighton
Picker S
Dayton Receives Farm Foundation Scholarship for Colorado Study
Lewis C. Dayton Lawrence county agent wins a Farm Foundation scholarship and will take a three week leave to study agricultural policy and farm and home development at Colorado A and M in Fort Collins starting June 27. Dayton, a 1943 lawrence county veteran, is a Montrose High School graduate with a Penn State dairy husbandry degree and an active Rotary and Presbyterian member living in New Castle with his wife and three children.
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Lewis C. Dayton
Lawrence County
Farm Foundation
Colorado A & M
Fort Collins
Col
Dayton
Susquehanna County
Montrose High School
Pennsylvania State University
Cornel University
Rotary
United Presbyterian Church
Buena Vista Way
New Castle
Daytons
David
Katherine
Jane
801 Motorists Lose Driving Privileges in Week End May
Harrisburg report shows 801 motorists had licenses withdrawn in the week ended May 30. Of these, 39 were revocations and 762 suspensions. Twenty five revocations stemmed from operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. The prior week saw 1,583 licenses withdrawn with 99 revocations and 925 suspensions.
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Harrisburg
INS
State Highway Safety Bureau Today
In memory of our dear Mother Mrs Sarah Vaughn
Memorial note marks nine years since the death of Mrs Sarah Vaughn. Loved by her sons and daughters, the family remembers with affection and gratitude.
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Sarah Vaughn
In loving memory of Antonio Phillips
In loving memory of our dear husband and father Antonio Phillips who passed away four years ago on June 16 1951 The flowers we place upon his grave may wither and decay but the love for him who lies beneath will never pass away Mrs A Phillips and children
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Antonio Phillips
A. Phillips
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