McCarthy Army Hearings Ended After Eight Week Marathon
Washington reports the McCarthy Army hearings concluded after eight stormy weeks with charges of mutual lying and calls for firings or resignations on both sides. Senator Potter urged dismissal of top players and the Senate committee planned a closed post mortem to review actions and next steps.
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Washington
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Charles E. Potter
Mich
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Army
Special
Senate Investigations
Potter
Portersville Fire Hall Construction Underway
Work is underway on a new fire hall for Portersville with recreation and social facilities. June may bring record rainfall for the area as Butler records 3.27 inches in 18 hours, while the month rivals April in rainfall. Nearby Butler County receives surplus feeds for district distribution. Parking meters receive aluminum paint and new heads to improve appearance.
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Butler County
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Fear Five Americans Reported Missing In Vietminh Action
The U S embassy in Saigon said five Air Force technicians were believed captured or lost after leaving their Tourane camp for a beach area. General O Daniel led a mission to Vietnam to investigate the disappearance as witnesses saw the men on the beach firing into the sea.
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United States
John
Iron Mike) O’daniel
U. S
Indo China
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Vietnam
Man Is Killed Fourth Day On Job
John Mazza a 43 year old steelworker was killed on his fourth day on the job at Waylite Co of Steeltoff near Harrisburg He was struck while cleaning a mill or line officials said The Bethlehem native had recently moved from Bethlehem to the area for work and had been employed by Bethlehem Steel Co prior to his death.
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John Mazza
Waylite Co
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Mazza
Bethlehem
Bethiem Steel Ce
New Expressway To Be Built At Chester
Chester officials announce a seven mile expressway to be built this summer. The project will cost about 15 million dollars and will be constructed without intersections as a preliminary step by the State Highways Department.
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Chester
State G O P To Meet To Name New Chairman
The Republican State Committee will meet Saturday in Philadelphia to elect a new chairman and prepare for the fall campaign. It will begin with a war chest of about $400,000 and is to nominate Miles Herst, the long serving state agriculture secretary, as highlight of the session.
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Republican State Committee
Philadelphia
Lars
Herst
Miles Herst
Buckins Urges New Highway Finance Plan
C. H. Buckins chief engineer of the Pennsylvania Highways Department told the Atlantic City gathering that credit financing of roads taken to an extreme may endanger the free highway system. He urged vigorous bold new financial plans for present and long range highway financing.
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Atlantic City
N. J
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American Society of Civil Engineers
C. H. Buckins
Pennsylvania Highways Department
Becad Enale Aatec
Charge Arms Were Dropped On Guatemala
Guatemala City report states unidentified aircraft dropped arms over the capital. Government details unclear but notes the incident occurred in June with military or security implications.
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Guatemala
City to Receive New 750 Gallon Pumper Next Week
Councilman Ralph R White said the citys new 750 gallon pumper will arrive next week. It leaves Allentown Pa Monday, goes to Pittsburgh for fittings, then to New Castle. The engine costs 17500 with federal funds and civil defense help. The city covers part of the cost, with final price around 6500 to 7000 dollars for balance.
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Ralph R. White
Allentown
Pittsburgh
New Castle
Civil Defense
Zonate
Setee
Naesrisburg
Four Chileans Held On Stowaway Charge In Ocean Ship
Four Chileans were held on stowaway charges after being found aboard an iron ore carrier that arrived at a Philadelphia port from Coquim. The ship was seized at the dock on June 9 with FBI agents taking custody of the men.
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FBI
Geneva Parley Repercussions Seen As Likely
American delegation circles foresee vast repercussions from Pierre Mendes France likely to influence the Geneva conference and Western policy in Europe. A possible Indo-Chinese partition deal and French premier Mendes France’s decisions could shape the outcome amid tensions and diplomacy.
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Pierre Mendes—France
Mendes-France
Two Men Drown After Boat Overturns on Delaware River
Two men, Charles Marth 23 of Stockertown and George Blaine 20 of Hackettstown New Jersey, drowned when their motor boat overturned on the Delaware River three miles south of Port St. State Police barracks identified them. A companion Carlton F Brady 24 of Stephensburg New Jersey was rescued by Lawrence Dalson of the Tuccarora Inn on the river bank.
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Delaware River
Port
Burg Barracks
Charles Marth
Stockertown
George Blaine
Hackettstown
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Carlton F. Brady
Stephensburg
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Lawrence Dalson
Tuccarora Inn
Prosecutions Over Fraudulent Waterfront Claims Rise
George Kabuse reports 285 prosecutions in a statewide audit of waterfront workers claims from January 1951 to June 1953. 2,707 stevedores were reviewed. $32,300 to be recovered. As of June 10, 194 convictions secured. six must restitution only, 17 sought, cases pending. Guilty face one year disqualification from benefits plus restitution or jail. Proceedings began in a Philadelphia magistrate court.
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George Kabuse
Harrisburg
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State
Caruso
Morley W. Baker
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Young Boy Held for Murder in Pittsburgh
A coroner's jury orders 15 year old Earl Saunders held for murder over the June 2 holdup at a Pittsburgh service station that left John Neeland dead. A neighborhood boy, Edward Hargrove, identified Saunders as the slayer.
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Pittsburgh
Earl Saunders
John Neeland
Edward Hargrove
Saunders
Spanish Ambassador to Japan Dead in Tokyo Hospital
Officials at the Spanish embassy announce that Spanish ambassador to Japan Francisco J. del Castillo died at a Tokyo army hospital. The death was reported in a Tokyo bulletin dated June 18.
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Tokyo
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Francisco J. del Castillo
Tokyo Army Hospital
Doctor Bill Put Aside in Pittsburgh Estate Case
In Pittsburgh a $235,000 claim by Charlestown West Virginia physician Dr Oscar Fry against the estate of Van Lear P. Shriver was tossed by Orphans Court. Fry argued the bill covered long term treatment and care but the court dismissed the claim amid dispute over the estate settlement.
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Pittsburgh
Charlestown
W. Va
Pittsburgh Oon Ag Oe
Oscar Fry
van Lear P. Shriver
Secret Session Held By McCarthy Army Inquiry Panel
The McCarthy Army investigat ing subcommittee met in secret session to lay groundwork for Senate reports and to clear the way for firings of certain subversive and corrupt employees. Sen. Dirksen urged delay on proposals tied to investigations while Mundt cited other Senate business as allowing his absence from the execu tive session. Joseph R. McCarthy, permanent chairman, stepped aside for the inquiry into his dispute with Army Secretary Robert Page Two)
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Washington
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McCarthy Army Investigating Subcommittee
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Siebel Os Santo
Bosabenieaoe Geest
Karl E. Mundt
Joseph R. McCarthen
Joseph
Army
Ace
Holdup Suspect Shot Inside City Hall After Escape Attempt
Philadelphia report says Charles Cohen, 25, was shot in the hip on the first floor of City Hall after breaking from Detective William Barron during custody. Cohen had been arrested earlier for a $25 holdup of a scrap metal firm in south Philadelphia.
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City Hall
Charles Cohen
William Barron
Cohen
Death Record for Andrew Freelas Sr at 62
Obituary notice reports death of Andrew Freelas Sr aged 62 of 519 Walde Street. The fragment notes a death announcement dated Friday June 18 1954 and lists the street address and name.
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Andrew Freelas
Walde Street
Mendes-France Named Premier By Large Vote
The National Assembly elected Mendes-France premier by 419 to 47 with 154 abstentions. The vote followed debates on Indo China policy and featured strong opposition to opposition plans amid the political shift.
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I Mendes-France
National Assembly
Flames Leap 200 Feet Into Air
A three alarm fire at the Gulf Oil refinery in southwest Philadelphia sent flames and smoke hundreds of feet into the air. The blaze, fed by thousands of gallons of oil and gasoline, threatened nearby stills for over an hour. The damaged still, in operation only two weeks, was a modern and costly piece of equipment.
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Gulf Oil
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