Trade Program Measure Heads to President for Signature
President Eisenhower is poised to sign a bill extending the 20 year old reciprocal trade program to June 12, 1958, with expanded tariff cutting authority and added protections for U.S. industry. Democrats warn Senate changes could curb liberal trade aims while Republicans say the measure aids U.S. business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Foley
Washington
INS
Eisenhower
U. S
Senate
Andes
U.S
General Strike At Singapore May Be Fizzle
In Singapore hundreds of workers returned to jobs as a general strike led by Communist dominated unions showed signs of fizzling. More workers sought police protection guarantees to return, including drivers and conductors at Singapore Traction Company. Observers warned the transport strike could collapse if traction workers resume. About 16,000 workers were still idle on day six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Singapore Traction Company
Peter Robbed to Pay Paul At Franco-Musulman Hospital
Paris police report an Arab stole a doctor's wallet at Franco Musulman Hospital claiming the doctor had given him a prescription and he needed money for medicine. The incident highlights hardship and crime in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Paul
Paris
Franco-Musulman Hospital
Sharon Woman Killed in Richmond Ohio Crash
A lone Pennsylvania woman died when her station wagon collided head on with a Dayton couple’s car along U S 40 just outside Richmond. Ethel M. Brown 38 of Sharon Pa died in the wreckage. Injured were Frank Gibbons 20 and Betty 24 his wife. Police say the Gibbons car swung left of center at a highway split.
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Richmond
Ind
INS
Pennsylvania
Dayton
U. S
Ethel M. Brown
Sharon
Frank Gibbons
Betty
Gibbons
Council Approves Wilmington Boro Building Sketches
New Wilmington Boro Council approved amended building plans by James Stevenson to allow future expansion and sent them to Harrisburg for state approval. The meeting also delayed the water company asset transfer, hiring a CPA to audit books as directors appointed an attorney to represent water firm interests in the $100000 transaction.
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New Wilmington
Boro Council
James Stevenson
New Castle
Harrisburg
Boro
New Wilmington Water Supply Company
Water Company
Famous Buildings At Silver Springs Destroyed By Fire
The two main frame buildings at Silver Springs in Ocala Florida, housing antiques shops and a restaurant, were destroyed by a blaze early today. Loss estimated up to 1 million dollars. Origin of the fire undetermined. fire department arrived at 3 35 a m as flames engulfed the structures.
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Ocala
Fla
Silver Springs
Aged man drowns in Delaware Bay during crabbing trip
Nicholas DiMastro aged 70 from Philadelphia drowned Thursday after falling from a small crabbing boat into Delaware Bay near Woodland Beach. State police said he may have suffered a heart attack and toppled overboard while two other men were aboard.
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Dover
Del
INS
Nicholas DiMastro
Philadelphia
Delaware Bay
Woodland Beach
Proclamation Urges UN Week Observance in New Castle 1955
Mayor Edward A DeCarbo issues a call for citizens to observe June 20 to 26 1955 marking the United Nations Charter tenth anniversary The proclamation encourages messages of support to friends and relatives and cooperation across civic groups media and educational institutions to promote peace and justice through good will.
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United Nations
San Francisco
Edward A. Decarbo
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Reservists From New Castle to Entrain for Gap Camp
Thirty three Army Reservists from New Castle leave the Army Reserve Center at 8 a m Saturday for a two week summer encampment at Indiantown Gap Pa They are from Companies A and B of the 314th Infantry Regiment They will join Beaver Falls reservists en route Commanders are Capt Thomas E Myers for A Company and Capt James M Obodzinski for B Company About 2000 reservists from the 79th Division will train with local men June 18 to July 2
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New Castle
Army Reserve Center
Indiantown Gap
314Th Infantry Regiment
Gap
Beaver Falls
Thomas E. Myers
James M. Obodzinski
79Th Division
U. S. Army Reserve
American Newsman Dowling Among 15 Killed in Brazil Crash
Asuncion Paraguay reports the death toll from a Panair do Brasil crash on Thursday. John Graham Dowling Time Magazine correspondent and son of Edie Dowling was identified among the 15 dead. He was 41 and en route from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires to head Time magazine’s Argentina bureau. Ten survived, seven of them passengers.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
John Graham Dowling
Edie Dowling
Panair Do Brasil
Dowling
Time Magazine
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Rep Carroll Kearns Goes on Europe Tour with Air Force Orchestra
Rep Carroll D. Kearns, former musician turned congressman from Pennsylvania, leaves today to conduct the Air Force symphony orchestra on a tour ending with appearances in Copenhagen. The ensemble will visit Austria and Germany and broadcast seven programs via Voice of America into Iron Curtain nations. Kearns is slated to return to Washington on June 26.
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Farrell, Pa
Carroll D. Kearns
Europe
Air Force Symphony Orchestra
Pennsylvania
Dunne Divorce Granted Over Dirty Dish Dispute
Mrs. June T. Dunne 26 won a divorce from Thomas Dunne 35 in Chicago court. She testified he beat her after she left dirty dishes in the sink twice to reach her secretarial job on time.
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Chicago
June T. Dunne
Thomas Dunne
Deaths Of The Day Frank P Steckel and Others
Obituaries note Frank P Steckel 92 of 221 Sycamore Way died at his son Clarence Steckel s Detroit home Thursday night He was born February 28 1863 in Jefferson Ohio and lived in the city over 60 years an upholsterer He was a member of St Joseph church Holy Name Society Ecclesian club and leaves children Clarence Lesley F Steckel and Geraldine Beard eight grandchildren and one great grandchild His wife died in 1940 and son Harold V Steckel in 1950 Requiem mass planned Monday at St Joseph Church Interment in St Joseph Cemetery Funeral arrangements handled by John A Meehan Funeral Home Also noted are Elsie M Hufford 55 of 2102 Delaware Ave who died Thursday A memorial service is set at Cunningham Funeral Home Saturday 3 30 p m with interment in Oak Park Cemetery She leaves one son one sister three brothers and two grandchildren Services to be conducted by Rev Lynn A Shindledecker The family will receive friends at the funeral home Also listed is the Jones funeral change for H Ross Jones 613 Miller Ave shifted to Sunday June 19 at 2 30 p m from Boyd Moyers Home For Funerals Burial in Oak Park to follow Details on visitations today and Saturday.
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Frank P. Steckel
Sycamore Way
Steckel
Clarence A. Steckel
Detroit
Jefferson, Ohio
George and
Mary Ann Gast Steckel
Susan Wagner
St. Joseph Church
Holy Name Society
The
Ecclesian Club
Clarence Steckle
Lesley F. Steckel
Geraldine Beard
Harold V. Steckel
Cornelius Becker
St. Joseph
Mr. Steckel
John A. Meehan
Highland
Lincoln
Pisie M. Hufford
Elsie M. Hufford
Delaware Avenue
Carroll County
Ohio
William and Mary Gamble
John Henry Hufford
William E. Hufford
This City
Rose Russ
Berlin Heights
Edward Gamble
Tyra
Frank Gamble
Elyria
Clarence Gamble
Norwalk
Cunningham Funeral Home
East Washington Street
Chestnut
Lynn A. Shindledecker
Oak Park Cemetery
Youthful Slayer Receives Eight to Twenty Years
Seventeen year old William Wright of Collingdale was found guilty of second degree murder for the hammer slaying of his great aunt Evelyn Thomas in Shadyside. Judge J Frank Graff sentenced him to eight to twenty years in prison with placement to be decided by the Western Pennsylvania Correctional and Diagnostic Clinic. Wright testified his lack of prior intent and said he fled Grove City state school.
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Pittsburgh
INS
William Wright
Collingdale
Evelyn Thomas
J. Frank Graff
Reform School
Western Pennsylvania Correctional and Diagnostic Clinic
Wright
Shadyside
Grove City
Local Women Attend State Service Star Legion Convention
Four representatives from Lawrence County joined the 37th annual State convention of the Service Star Legion at the Sherwyn Hotel in Pittsburgh from June 12 to 15. Mrs. Ida M. Suber, guest of honor, received gifts at the banquet and luncheon. Mrs. Church was elected State Guard and Mrs. Forrester reelected to the State Board. The parade featured officers and the Drill Team.
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Service Star Legion
Sherwyn Hotel
Pittsburgh
Ida M. Suber
Bell Avenue
Service Star Legion Inec
Margaret Church
Bluff Street
Maude Forrester
East Washington Street
Hannah Simonton
State Street
Lawrence County
Suber
Luella Kolles
Cincinnati
J. F. Matthews
Weirton
W. Va
Card Of Thanks From Mrs Arnold Julian And Children
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement Also for flowers and cars donated Mrs Arnold Julian and children express gratitude for support shown after our loss.
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Arnold Julian
Revolt in Argentina Shrouded by Censorship and Fire
Heavy fighting in Buenos Aires as navy rebels bombed Government House and clashed with government forces. Peron declared the revolt ended with leaders arrested while churches burned in possible retaliation for Vatican moves. Rebel plans traced to three-year timeline, with storms and fog disrupting amphibious assaults.
San Francisco readies for United Nations sessions
The city prepares for UN meetings with officials including Van Kleffens and Malik arriving to discuss preps for a Geneva summit. Molotov Dulles MacMillan Pinay Menon join the overall schedule as Eisenhower and Truman are set to speak, signaling a pivotal international gathering.
Molotov Triggers Chicago Stir With Three Cadillac Tour
Soviet diplomat Molotov sparks city buzz during a hurried Windy City visit en route to San Francisco. He travels in three Cadillacs with Georgi Zaroubin and 13 bodyguards, touring Soldier Field, the Museum of Natural History, and Chicago stockyards.
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Chicago
South Side
Molotov
Georgi N. Zaroubin
United States
Soldier Field
Museum of Natural History
Museum of Science and History
University of Chicago
Civil defense results now being studied
A 10th anniversary United Nations event in San Francisco draws former President Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Reporters were warned to not reveal the President’s location as he hides at a peacetime secrecy post. Eisenhower reflects on evacuation drills and surprise complications during the exercise.
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Fiy
San Francisco
United Nations
Truman
Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Gettysburg Farm
John S. Doud
Denver
Gettysburg
Big Three Ministers Meet With Adenauer
French British and American foreign ministers meet with Adenauer and plan a common front as they assess a new Soviet diplomatic push. They warn against underestimating Russian promises and expect a long uneasy truce in the cold war.
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MacMillan
Eisenhower
Pickets Disrupt Molotov Train During UN Anniversary Stop
Pickets moved through the station hours before the Molotov train arrived for the United Nations tenth anniversary celebration. They were denied entry to the platform and withdrew quietly as the train ran an hour and a half late. The article notes Edmund Gunter originated the slide rule in 1620.
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Francisco
United Nations
Edmund Gunter
Seek Slayer of Two Girls Near Maryland Campus
State's Atty. Blair Smith said insufficient evidence exists to charge anyone now in the double slaying of Nancy Marie Shomette and Michael Ann Ryan. The girls, both teens, were found shot in a wooded park near the University of Maryland after police questioned more than 200 people.
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Blair Smith
Nancy Marie Shomette
Michael Ann Ryan
Washington
University of Maryland
Pope Pius XII Receives Report on Argentina Ties
A Vatican source said the Holy See has not noted any initiative from Argentina to sever diplomatic relations and no situation report has been received from Buenos Aires Apostolic Nuncio Mario Zanin.
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Pope Pius XII
Argentina
Vatican
Peron
Buenos Aires
Mario Zanin
Speeding Car Hits Abutment At Private Drive Entrance
Officers found 110 feet of skid marks leading to an abutment after a car struck at high speed. The vehicle was destroyed and investigators estimate speed at 75 to 80 mph at impact.
Molotov Corrects Steel Plant Output Estimate in Chicago Visit
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotovquestions a U. S. Steel plant guide about annual steel production. The guide claims four and a half million tons, but Molotov states it is five and a half million tons.
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Chicago
V. M. Molotov
U. S. Steel Corp
Molotov
Pa Newe Observes Pa Newe Observes the streets for parking
Work is underway in paving the parking lot near the detention homes. Cars seek temporary spots while criminal court brings more traffic to the area. Gaston Park remains a popular picnic spot with Owen P. Fox and the city parks bureau keeping the area tidy. Fireplaces require regular firewood, and littering increases cleanup work.
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Criminal Court
Gaston Park
Owen P. Fox
City Parks Bureau
Emergency drill outlines atomic attack relief plan
At a federal emergency news center a simulated atomic attack exercise outlined plans to prevent hoarding and aid evacuees. Humphrey Morse and Hobby described reserve currency and an $89.9 million allocation to feed clothe and shelter presumed evacuees during the drill.
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Humphrey
Oveta Culp -Hobby
True D. Morse
Mrs. Hobby
Pennsylvania Cuts Auto Collision Insurance Rates
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced an overall 1.93 million dollar decrease in automobile collision rates effective June 20. Private passenger premiums should drop about 2 percent at a $50 deductible and 4 percent at a $100 deductible, with credits for young drivers completing approved education courses and specific reductions for certain farm and driver groups.
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Harrisburg
State Insurance Department Today
Pennsylvania
Francis R. Smith
National Education Association
Smith
State Draft Quota Call For 701 Men
Harrisburg selective service announces 701 Pennsylvanians will be called to meet a July quota of 685. Inductions to be served by stations in New Cumberland Philadelphia Pittsburgh Wilkes Barre and Buffalo N Y covering Erie and McKean counties with counts listed for each location.
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Harrisburg
INS
Selective Service
New Cumberland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Wilkes-Barre
Buffalo
N. Y
Erie
McKean
East German Reds On Guard And Berlin Travel Ban
East German guards tighten control with rail bans to Berlin and zones travel restricted except for urgent business. June 17 marked as The Day Of Unity public holiday in West Berlin and West Germany.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
In Memoriam for John Stanish One Year Since Death
In memory of our dear father and husband John Stanish who died one year ago today. Sadly missed by wife and children who love and remember him always.
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John Stanish
Daniel Boone Steals Show Temporarily From Davy Crockett
In San Fernando California Daniel Boone 35 of Reseda was booked at San Fernando Valley jail for violating municipal code by swimming in a reservoir. Davy Crockett had been making headlines recently but Boone’s incident dominates local attention.
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Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
San Fernando
Calif
Reseda
San Fernando Valley
Correction in Winbrook Farms ad on bacon price
Correction from Thursday ad shows home cured country bacon priced at 43e per pound instead of 49 cents per pound. The notice amends the unit price for readers.
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Winbrook Farms
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Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
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V. K. Krishna Menon
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Castle Stationery Co
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Pa Newe
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