Italian Premier Scelba Resigns and Stevens Steps Down
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens resigns amid public controversy over feuds with Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. President Eisenhower names Wilber M. Brucker to replace Stevens as defense secretary nominee sent to the Senate. Brucker, 61, former Michigan governor, has served as Pentagon general counsel since 1954.
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Army
Robert T. Stevens
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Michigan
Pentagon
Stevens
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
New England
Summer Scenes and Facts Cross Butler Avenue
Clatter of coal and detours near Cascade street mark a hot Tuesday in Butler Avenue district. Pa Nene notes 85 days to autumn 23 September and the longest day argument ends with 15 hours 2 minutes daylight from 5:31 a.m. to 8:32 p.m. CST.
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Cascade Street
Pa Newe
Pa Nene
Weather Summary for Tonight and Thursday
Fair in the south and partly cloudy with scattered showers in the north tonight and Thursday. Low tonight 52 to 58. US weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a maximum next day around 6 and a minimum near 57 with traces of precipitation and a river stage of 5.2 feet. Year ago on the same date records show a high of 52 and a low of 70 with no precipitation.
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United States
Eisenhower Heads North for Six Day New England Swing
President Eisenhower will depart for six days of speeches and fishing through Vermont New Hampshire and Maine. He plans at least seven speeches and a dinner with Vermont GOP leaders and dairy officials. His main address likely comes Thursday to the New Hampshire Legislature in Concord. He will attend ceremonies at Franconia Notch Friday marking the Old Man of the Mountain 150th anniversary.
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New England
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Maine
GOP
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Concord
Franconia Notch
N. H
Two Are Killed Three Injured In Auto Crash
A Pittsburgh crash on the Penn Lincoln Parkway left two dead and three in critical or fair condition. Victims include James Truax 19 of Clearville Bedford County and an unidentified man burned beyond recognition. Survivors include William Bennett 52 Spokane Margaret Mills 22 and Samuel Truesdale 45.
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Here
James Truax
Clearville
Bedford County
William F. Bennett
Spokane
Wash
Margaret Mills
Truax
Samuel E. Truesdale
Elizabeth
Robert Truax
James
Mills
Theodore
Truesdale
Second Round In Steel Wage Negotiations
PITTSBURGH UP The CIO United Steelworkers pursued a second round of wage talks with six major steelmakers with a deadline looming. Both sides reported a wide gap on the size of the 1955 raise as Bethlehem, Republic Steel, and U S Steel led with no firm offer. Meetings with Jones and Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel could finalize deals for crucial final talks before a potential strike at midnight June 30. USW President David J. McDonald warned of possible action.
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Bethlehem
Republic Steel Corporations
U.S. Steel Corp
USW
Jones and Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Steel
David J. McDonald
London Dockers Set to End Strike After Talks
London members of the National Association of Stevedores and Dockers will return to work Monday, ending a strike that began May 23. Strikers in six northern ports are expected to follow, paving the way for renewed negotiations with port officials. The decision was made at a four hour meeting Tuesday night.
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National Association of Stevedores and Dockers
London Dockers
Nation Enjoys First Full Day Of 55 Summer
A cold front ended a major heat wave as summer began with violent weather across several regions. The city of New York recorded a dramatic drop in temperature after a thunderstorm and hailstorm arrived during the midnight moment of solstice. Long Island and Connecticut reported floods with cars stalled and a lightning strike sparking a house fire in Levittown. In San Antonio a weather observer was struck by lightning while issuing warnings, and two golfers were knocked down near Indianapolis. Tornado funnels were seen near Gypsum Kansas and Miami Oklahoma.
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Three Americans Fail To Appear At China Border
In Hong Kong three former Korean War American captives who defected to Communist China did not appear at the border for the fourth day. Consulate Officer S M Backe checked the border railway from Canton hoping to locate them as speculation grew they may exit via Europe.
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Red China
Europe
S. M. Backe
China
Canton
Argentina cabinet resigns as Peron faced junta rumors
All members of President Juan D. Peron's cabinet submitted resignations after talks with Army Minister Gen Franklin Lucero and Vice President Alberto Tessaire. Reports from Montevideo predicted a three man military junta with Lucero as strongman and Peron as second, signaling a gradual power shift. The government announced troops would return to barracks and calm prevailed nationwide. The state radio noted Eva Peron’s memory was still mentioned on air.
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Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Franklin Lucero
Alberto Tessaire
Montevideo
Uruguay
Lucero
Tessaire
Eva Peron
Hunt Suspects In Big New York Bank Robbery
Italian and international police joined a Europe wide manhunt for four men and one woman linked to what was described as Ameri casas largest all cash bank robbery. Reports say a black Chevrolet thought to be used by the suspects suffered brake trouble at San Remo as Naples and other coastal forces pressured the case through Interpol alerts.
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New York
Genoa
Italy
Riviera
America
San Remo
French Riviera
Ligurian
Interpol
Naples
Lions Club Opens 38th Convention With Colorful Parade
In Atlantic City the Lions Club International began its 38th annual gathering with a four hour Boardwalk parade of 6 000 marchers and many bands led by International President Monroe L Nute. Delegates from Latin America joined the march as business sessions begin tonight with more than 15 000 professionals expected. Humberto Valenzuela of Santiago Chile will be installed as president when the convention closes Friday.
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N.J
Lions Club International
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Monroe L. Nute
Kennett Square
Latin America
Humberto Valenzuela
Sanjuiago
Chile
Romulo Aims To Outpace Molotov In UN Session
SAN FRANCISCO UP Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines is slated to speak first at the United Nations tenth anniversary meeting, aiming to derail Molotov with a proposed San Francisco declaration or a formal peace resolution. Van Kleffens has ruled out resolutions, insisting the session remain commemorative.
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Vyacheslav M. Molotov
United Nations
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Molotov
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Romulo
Eelco van Kleffens
Netherlands
U.N
Khalid el Azem
San Francisco
van Kleffens
United States
France
Britain
Possible Tax Bolt Faces Governor in Harrisburg
Gov. George M. Leader's administration, six months in office, faced a possible tax bolt as four Democratic senators opposed a classified income tax plan. Senate Republicans hold a 26 to 24 edge, with five House rebels ongoing. Haluska noted dissenting voices after a four hour caucus, while others pledged support and urged reconsideration if broader options appeared.
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Harrisburg
George M. Leader
House
Senate
Ways and Means
John J. Haluska
Cambria County
Haluska
Death notices for six residents in New York and nearby towns
James J. Daniels aged 62 in New York City H Kenneth Webb 55 of West Middlesex Edith M Robinson 31 of East Meyer Avenue Theodore Shaw Warnock 53 of New Castle R D 5 Mrs Benjamin Santillo 33 of Ellwood City listed in local death notices
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James J. Daniels
New York City
Edith M. Robinson
East Meyer Avenue
Theodore Shaw Warnock
New Castle, R. D
Benjamin Santillo
Ellwood City
Start Laying Transatlantic Telephone Cable Across Atlantic
Dozen American telephone specialists and a 130 man British crew begin laying the first transoceanic telephone cable. Monarch, flag flying, will lay in Newfoundland waters then run to Scotland with AT and T, the British Post Office, and Canadian Overseas Telecommunication Corp. The system aims for service by late 1956, spanning about 2000 nautical miles by summer’s end. A twin cable follows from Scotland to Newfoundland the next year.
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Almira Home Trustees Reelect Harper President
The Almira Home for Aged Ladies board met on East Washington street for its annual conference. Mrs. Howard C. Harper was reelected president with officers including Mrs. George R. Ralph as first vice president and Mrs. James W. Rhodes as second vice president.
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East Washington Street
Howard C. Harper
George R. Ralph
James W. Rhodes
W Walter Braham
Roger W. Rowland
Robert A Eckles
Robert FE. Armstrong
Auto crash death toll rises in Mt. Pleasant area
Carl Oester 26 of Meyersdale RD2 died Tuesday from injuries in a head on collision on Route 31 near Ruffsdale last Thursday. His infant daughter Diane also died, wife Wilda 22 remained in serious condition at Frick Memorial Hospital. Five others were injured in the crash.
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MT. Pleasant
Carl Oester
Meyersdale
Rd2
Diane
Oester
Frick Memorial Hospital
Wilda
Ruffsdale
McCarthy Resolution Heads Toward Defeat in Senate Debate
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy concedes defeat as the Senate prepares to debate his resolution urging the United States to press for talks on Soviet satellite nations at the upcoming Big Four conference. The measure faces a 14 to 0 defeat recommendation from the Foreign Relations Committee, with administration critics and a party leadership chorus opposing it.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Democratic
Foreign Relations Committee
Herbert Hoover Jr
Johnson
Murderer Escapes Michigan State Reformatory
James Vincent Ecker, 19, of Saginaw, escaped Tuesday by hiding in a packing crate used for shipping a prison desk. He is serving life for the March 1953 slaying of Verda J. Odom Morris and is described as definitely dangerous and possibly armed with a knife, prompting a statewide alert.
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Mich
Michigan State
Ecker
Verda J. Odom
Morris
Kropp
Resignation Follows Split In Italian Christian Democrats
Italian Premier Mario Scelba resigned after a split within his Christian Democratic party. He led the 16 month coalition cabinet to its end and submitted ministers' collective resignation to President Giovanni Gronchi. Gronchi will confer with party leaders to designate a premier.
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INS
Mario Scelba
Christian Democratic Party
Scelba
Giovanni Grounchi
Gronchi
Giuseppe Saragat
Truck Weights Boost Now Up To Governor
Governor George M. Leader considers bipartisan bill to raise maximum truck weights. State Highways Dept engineers will report on highway and bridge impact. The measure would lift top weights for most trucks, with the largest boost for tandem-axle semi-trailers.
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Harrisburg
INS
George M
State Highways Dept
Family plans big trip prompts cost and duration questions
Arthur Memeter discusses a planned family trip across states Florida Texas Utah or Maine. He asks how long round trip would take what gas is needed where to stay and total costs for hotels meals clothes and fuel. The family surveys maps and sports gear and hopes to depart soon on a warm eighty degree day.
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Texas
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Maine
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