Air Force: 1220 Red Aircraft Knocked Out to Date
Tokyo reports FEAF figures show 1 220 Communist planes destroyed or damaged since Korea began 1 220 jets included. MIGs listed as shot down 360 with 84 probably destroyed and 11 damaged. Air Force losses 2 planes last week. Propeller planes and claims from Peiping echoed.
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Air Force
Tokyo
INS
U. S. Far East
FEAF
Korea
Marine Corps
Red China
Peiping
Monthly Meeting of Boy Scout Board of Review
A. L. Wilson announces the regular monthly board of review will meet Thursday June 26 at 7 30 p m in the Scout office. Plummer D Gibson will lead the review. This is the last indoor meeting until September with July and August sessions at the camp.
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A. L. Wilson
Advancement Committee of
Kuskuski
Boy Scouts
Board of Review
Plummer D. Gibson
Powell Discharged From Naval Service
Donald E. Powell AD3 of 103 West Worthington avenue New Castle has been honorably discharged after four years in the U S Naval Air Corps He served three years at Quonset Point R I as an aviation mechanic aboard the U S Midway He earned the good conduct medal and joined the service after graduating from New Castle high school in 1948 Powell and his wife formerly of Providence will reside in New Castle Major construction on the great wall of China began after 228 B C.
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Donald E. Powell
West
Worthington Avenue
New Castle
U.S. Naval Air Corps
Quonset Point
R. I
New Castle High School
Powell
Providence
Plan To Start Unending Plane Spotting Program
Harrisburg June 23 The State Civil Defense Council reports a personnel shortage to man 624 air spotting stations on a 24 hour basis across the commonwealth. Director Richard Gerstell says 15 000 observers plus 1 600 for filter duty are needed to reach a planned 2 500 volunteers. July 14 is set for the start of unending plane spotting as the air force adopts a night and day alert due to Soviet capability.
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Harrisburg
INS
State Civil Defense Council
Commonwealth
Richard Gerstell
Gerstell
Welcome Wagon Picnic for New Castle Residents
The Newcomers club schedules its annual family picnic for Wednesday evening at Gaston Park. Guests dine at 6 30 with rain location announced as Ann's Castle Route 224. Florence Reese, 612 Spruce Street, serves as chairman with a committee assisting.
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Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Gaston Park
New Castle
Washington Street
Arlington Avenue
Arlington
Jackson Avenue
Jackson
Park
Ann's Castle
Florence Reese
Spruce Street
Italian President Greets Ridgway in New Castle
Truck operators urged to minimize operations during the upcoming July 4th holiday weekend. The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association called on its members to cut back to emergency service to reduce highway crowding and promote traffic safety.
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New Castle
Ridgway Tuckins
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Gas tax bite for motorists in 10 gallon fuel fill
A Detroit report notes a typical U S motorist pays about 66 cents in combined federal and state taxes each time he fills a 10 gallon tank.
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Detroit
U. S
California oranges earn more than famed gold fields
California orange crop sales exceed the revenue once earned by the 1849 gold fields. The Great Wall of China traces to the third century.
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Sacramento
California
China
Truck Driver Killed by Train in Susquehanna County
John Brace 38 of Binghamton New York a truck driver was killed when his vehicle was struck by an Erie railroad freight train at Thompson in Susquehanna County. Samuel Cardinal Stritch Archbishop of Chicago has been selected to deliver the invocation at the opening night session of the Republican national convention in Chicago on July 7 alongside General MacArthur who will deliver the keynote.
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Scranton
INS
John Brace
Binghamton, N. Y
Erie Railroad
Thompson
Susquehanna County
Archbishop
Chicago
Gen. MacArthur
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