Tragic drowned couple recovered near Slippery Rock
Bodies of George M. Russell III aged 22 of Carnegie and Shirley Jean Morris aged 21 of Wheeling WV were recovered after floodwaters swept them from Slippery Rock this past Sunday. Franklin Township firefighters aided in locating the victims who were identified by their fathers in Ellwood City.
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McConnell’s Mill
Slippery Rock
Ellwood City
George M. Russell
Shirley Jean Morris
Palisade Drive
Wierton
W. Va
New Castile News
Armstrong Eridge
Slippery Rock Creek
Weirton
Carnegie
Amidst Alaska Tagged Truck Sparks Downtown Sightings
A truck from Alaska paused in the hot afternoon crowd drawing stares as residents of Mahoningtown observe a new bus plan on North Mill. Pedestrians enjoy the scene while others note street work and a Memorial rose garden near Jameson Memorial hospital in Pa.
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Alaska
North Mercer Street
Mahoningtown
Daily Weather Report with Region and Temperatures
Weather summary notes high around 70 with 85 as max and 62 as min. 1.04 inches of precipitation reported for the 24 hour period ending 9 am. River stage at 5.8 feet. Year ago minimum was 64 and precipitation 0.90 inches.
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United States
Governor Fine Orders Immediate State Budget Curtailment
Harrisburg June 17 Governor Fine ordered all general fund funded state agencies to cut expenditures as revenue lagged estimates. He cited a 24.7 million shortfall in the first half and a sales tax underperformance, with relief grants potentially $10 million higher annually, risking a deficit by May 31 of the next biennium.
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Harrisburg
INS
General Fund
John S. Fine
Slays His Wife Ends Own Life in Camden Apartment
In Camden New Jersey on June 17 former Josephine H Stevens 21 and Norman P Salwan 25 wed April 24 were found dead after Salwan shot Stevens then killed himself in their rented apartment. Police said quarrels began soon after they moved in and Ada Prentice the landlady noted threats of separation.
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Camden
N. J
INS
Josephine H. Stevens
Norman P. Salwan
Ada Prentice
Car Crashes Pole. Driver Killed in McKeesport
In McKeesport Pennsylvania an open convertible struck a pole early today. James Lape age 24 died from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Thomas Marcus age 22 escaped injury. The crash marked Allegheny County's 64th fatality of 1954.
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Mckeesport
James Lape
Aleer County
Thomas Marcus
Death Notices and Ages From June 17 1954 List
Alvin D. Breekman 36 a RB. D. 1. Joseph Paglia Pagiey 58 of RR 3052 East Long Ave. Jean Morris 21 of Weir George M. Russell 111 22 Carnegie Pa. Charlies W Read 79 Chicago Mrs Sophie Leonhardt Young 0l Eibweed City.
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Alvin D. Breekman
Joseph (Paglia) Pagiey
East Long Avenue
Ee Jean Morris
Weir
George M. Russell
Carnegie
Charlies W. Read
Chicago
Jewelry Store Burglar Gang Under Arrest
Cleveland police report seven alleged members of a jewelry store burglary ring are in custody. The group, blamed for more than 25 robberies across Ohio and Pennsylvania, is tied to about 250000 dollars in loot and faces coordinated investigations. James Horay, 42, named as the gang’s top target, remains at large. Detectives say arrests began April 17 and another major break followed a Medina burglary.
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Cleveland
INSI
Ohio
Pennsylvania
James McArthur
McArthur
Thomas White
James M. Horay
Horay
Medina
Mendes France Warns of Atomic War Risk in Indo China
Pierre Mendes-France, seeking the French premiership, warned the National Assembly that unresolved Indo-China conflict could trigger an international war or even an atomic war. He urged a temporary stay to secure a cease-fire and insisted France will remain in the Far East with protected vital interests.
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Bulletin Paris
INS
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
Indo-China
France
Far East
Churchill May Favor Security Pact In Southeast Asia
British diplomats signal Prime Minister Churchill will likely back a Southeast Asia security pact when he meets President Eisenhower in Washington. Officials note Burma and India face dangers from Communist tactics and that a united action plan may gain support, though Burma cannot join an anti Communist alliance due to its long border with China. The British had agreed to discuss a Southeast Asia defense pact after Geneva.
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Howard Handleman
Catech
N.G. Biptometic
Washington
INS
Winston Churchill
White House
State Department
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Burma
Geneva
India
Anthony Eden
U. S
Tel Asia
Red China
U.S
French Assembly Vote On Premier Expected Friday
Paris June 17 INS Pierre Mendes France seeks the French premiership as the National Assembly vote on his investiture may not occur until Friday. After readings and questions the session may pause for party talks before the final ballot. Outcome remains uncertain pending Christian Democratic MRP support and Bidault's stance. In Geneva Bidault declared hope for a government after Mendes France’s anticipated failure.
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French Assembly
Paris
INS
Pierre Mendes
France
National Assembly
Christian Democratic Mrp
Georges Bidault
Mendee-France
Geneva
Bidault
U.S
Mendens- France
Crop-Dusting Pilot Killed In Crash Near Crown Point
A 28-year-old Chicago Heights pilot, Loren Thielman, was killed when his crop-dusting plane struck a 40-foot tree on the Charles Herz farm southwest of Crown Point Indiana. The aircraft exploded in midair and burned, delaying body removal due to intense heat.
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Crown Point
Ind
INS
Chicago Heights
Loren Thielman
Thielman
Charles Herz
Lake County
Illinois-Indiana
Age
India backs UN observers for Thailand survey move
UN sources say India dropped objections to sending neutral military observers to Thailand and may join a proposed UN survey of areas bordering Indo China. V K Krishna Menon leaves Geneva for New York as six of eleven council members back Thailand’s plan despite likely Soviet veto.
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United Nations
N. Y
INS
India
Thailand
Geneva
Security Council
V. K. Krishna Menon
New York
Laos
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Council
U. S
Soviet Union
Russia
Four In Family Killed In Crash
Four members of the Saffel family from Akron Ohio were killed when their car collided head on with a stalled tractor trailer on the Lincoln highway near Chester West Virginia. Hartman Saffel 70 his wife Iva 70 a son William 48 and daughter-in-law Rose Saffel 48 died. Oscar Lemar 33 of Grovertown Indiana driver of the truck said his vehicle skidded into a ditch but the cab remained on the road edge during a heavy storm.
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Chester
W. Va
INS
Akron
Hartman Saffel
Iva
William
Rose Saffel
Lincoln Highway
Saffel
Philippi
Oscar Lemar
Grovertown
Ind
Relief Chiseling In Westmoreland County
Greensburg, Pa. June 17 authorities order a complete new registration for the distribution of federal surplus food in Westmoreland county after a federal investigation found widespread chiseling. Rufus Scholl county administrator says 40,000 applicant list destroyed. many double registrations and widespread abuse alleged.
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Greensburg
Insi
Westmoreland County
Rufus Scholl
Scholl
Tom
Harry
Vietnam seeks U S aid in war against Communists
An administration source says Vietnam's government pressed for direct American help in its fight against the Communists rather than rely on France. Ambassador Tran Van Kha reported the move to Bao Dai in France as Paris faced a possible partition of Indochina.
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Ashington
INS
Vietnam
U. S
France
Bao Dai
Tran van Kha
Laniel
Paris
Prince
McCarthy Army Hearings Near Final Day
The McCarthy Army hearings near their final day as Sen. Joseph McCarthy faces closing cross examination. Army Special Counsel Joseph Welch vows sharp questions and may complete them by midday. Mundt signals minimal closing speeches and a final day seems likely with a Friday closed meeting to decide on undisclosed documents.
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Alvin Spivak
Washington
INS
McCarthy-Army
Joseph K. McCarthy
Army
Joseph N Welch
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Karl E. Mundt
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Mundt
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Puerto Rican terrorists found guilty in House shooting
A jury convicted four Puerto Rican activists of assault with a deadly weapon for the March 1 House shooting fray. Lolita Lebron was found guilty on five counts, while her three male co-defendants were found guilty on ten counts each, facing up to 75 years in prison.
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Jashington
INS
House of Representatives
Lolita Lebron
Flash Floods Ravage Pittsburgh Suburbs and Tri-State Area
A series of floods after torrential rain washed out at least 30 families in south Fayette township near Pittsburgh. The tri state area including Waynesburg Steubenville Cameron and Fairmont sustained major damage from up to four inches of rain. A 15 year old boy Kenneth Martin of Waynesburg was struck by lightning at his home and treated at Green County hospital.
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Pittsburgh
South Fayette Township
Tri-State
Waynesburg
Steubenville
Cameron
W. Va
Fairmont
Kenneth Martin
Green County Hospital
Plan To Build Two Atomic Subs
Washington June 17 Defense Secretary Charles E Wilson said the Pentagon plans to start building two new atomic submarines in the next fiscal year instead of the single underwater craft previously contemplated.
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Washington
INS
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Pentagon
West Berlin Crowd Attacks Reds at Memorial Service
West Berlin residents mauled a small group of Communists who tried to interrupt a mass memorial for the first anniversary of the June uprising in East Berlin. Police riot squads rescued the group as hundreds gathered at the town hall. Elsewhere, memories of the 1953 uprising linger amid heightened border security and armed guards.
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Berlin
INS
West Berlin
East Berlin
Four Convicts Escape From Roseville Prison Yard
Four dangerous inmates escaped from the Roseville branch of the Ohio penitentiary Wednesday evening after supper. State troopers and sheriff deputies renewed the search at dawn near a wooded area as bloodhounds tracked the escapees scent. Deputy Warden J B Thomson said shots were fired at the fugitives but without hits.
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Zanesville
INS
Sherriff
Roseville
Ohio Penitentiary
J. 8
Thomson
Weather-Lore Mix Ups and a City Night Sky
A quirky column muses on weather expectations and daily life. The writer jokes that golfers cannot control sun or rain and notes August nights offer moonlit romance. The piece ends with a casual aside about staying flexible as time marches on.
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Mendes-France
Churchill
S.E. Asia
Ask Probers
United Prem Telephoto
United Nations Security Council
Pierson Dixon
United Kingdom
Pete Sarasin
Cereals Sieeer
Akron Family
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