Italy Seeks Strong Man For Premier
Rome report says President Giovanni Granchi met with former leaders to find a durable premier to avert a government crisis and pave way for elections likely next spring. He will consult Enrico De Nicola Luigi Einaudi Cesare Merzagora and Giovanni Leone before talking to party leaders.
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Rome
Giovanni Granchi
Italy
Granchi
Mario Scelba
Enrico de Nicola
Luigi Einaudi
England
Oxford
Senate
Cesare Merzagora
Chamber
Giovanni Leone
Scelba
Christian Democratic Party
Evening Edits and Road Markings Highlight Local Updates
Pa Newe notes state highways receive new white lines painted by machine with luminous quality for better night visibility. Downtown window sign Today Onley spotted. Cascade Park hosts packed buses, Catholic Day outing draws hundreds. Westminster College hosts visiting young ladies as Northfield Conference continues.
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Pa Newe
Department Pa Newe
Onley
Daily Weather Report Forecast Fair and mild with showers
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a high of 80 and a low of 54 to 55. Precipitation traces and river stage at 5.4 feet accompany the forecast for the extreme north portion with scattered showers and partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday. A year ago on the same date the high reached 92 and the low 60 with 60 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Further Shakeup Likely In Pentagon Command
Washington reports a major reorganization of top Pentagon leadership after Wilber M. Brucker was nominated to succeed Robert T. Stevens as Army Secretary. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert B. Anderson plans private life return. General Maxwell D. Taylor to take Army Chief of Staff role from General Matthew B. Ridgway, with Brucker set to assume July 31. Stevens resigned for compelling personal reasons.
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Washington
INS
Pentagon
Wilber M. Brucker
Robert T. Stevens
Army
Defense
Robert B. Anderson
Vernon
Tex
Secretary of the Navy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Supreme Command
U. S
Far East
Matthew B. Ridgway
Brucker
Michigan
Defense Department
Stevens
New Army Chief Gen Taylor Arrives in Washington
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor landed in Washington to become army chief of staff and pledged a close study of ground forces size and composition. He noted the appointment of Wilber M. Brucker as secretary of the Army and was greeted by Gen. Stevens and outgoing Chief Gen. Ridgway.
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Washington
INS
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Taylor
Japan
Asia
Europe
Wilber M. Brucker
Robert T. Stevens
U. S. Army
Far East
National Airport
Stevens
Matthew B. Ridgway
Polio Scientists Endorse Salk Vaccine As Safe
A panel of eight polio experts backed the Salk vaccine after a 8 to 3 vote, urging the nationwide inoculation program continue. They rejected calls to halt production pending further safety review, with Dr. James A. Shannon representing NIH at the hearing.
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Washington
House Commerce
James A. Shannon
National Institutes of Health
Public Health Service
Death notices for Legi Harding and Mrs Albert Olzak
Obituaries report the deaths of Legi Harding 84 of North Beaver Township and Mrs Albert Olzak 49 of Ellwood City with funeral details forthcoming. Authorities listed no further information in the brief notice.
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Legi Harding
North Beaver Township
Albert Olzak
Ellwood City
Peron Labeled Strong Leader by War Minister Lucero
War Minister Gen. Franklin Lucero praised President Juan D. Peron as the most excellent president and commander in chief. He was named head of all military and security forces after a navy led revolt last week, signaling loyalty amid reports of potential power shifts.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Franklin Lucero
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Lucero
Tapei Mayor Visits Pittsburgh on National Tour
Mayor Kao Yu-Shu of Tapei Formosa, an engineer, tours Pittsburgh for three days observing city government and smoke control efforts. He is guest of Mayor David L. Lawrence and seeks approaches to Taipei’s problems as population nears seven hundred thousand.
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Pittsburgh
INS
China
Kao Yu-Shu
Tapei
Formosa
David L. Lawrence
Fewer New Polio Cases Reported Week Of June 18
The U S Public Health Service said fewer new polio cases were reported in the week ending June 18 than the prior week. Fluctuation in counts from several states means a clear trend is not yet evident, with large numbers one week and small numbers the next.
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Washington
U.S Public Health Service
Telephone Maniac Frightens Whitby Children
Mothers in Whitby Ontario were shaken by a phone hoax in which a caller, sounding like a teen, claimed their children were harmed or killed. Police described the voice as disguising a male or female teen and noted several mothers fainted from the shock.
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Whitby
Ont
Cooler And Drier Weather Outlook
The weatherman promises cooler and drier weather across Pennsylvania today with possible showers in the mountains. A cold front extending from Boston to Virginia and through the Carolinas explains the change. Highs reach the 80s with overnight falls to the low 60s.
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Pennsylvania
Boston
Mass
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Bulganin and Nehru urge Formosa surrender and UN seat
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Indian Prime Minister Nehru issued a joint declaration calling for the surrender of Formosa to the Chinese Communists and admission of Communist China to the United Nations. They backed disarmament and a program of cooperation while reaffirming friendship under peaceful coexistence principles.
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United Press
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Jawaharlal Nehru
Formosa
China
United Nations
Nehru
Russia
Patrol Bomber Crashes Off Alaska Neptunes Crew Safe
The Navy Neptune patrol bomber crashed and burned on St. Lawrence Island near Soviet Siberia. The exact crew count was unavailable, but some crewmen were injured and rescue operations began immediately, with the aircraft typically carrying 11 aboard.
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Anchorage
Alaska
St. Lawrence Island
Soviet Siberia
Glade Haise
Alaskan Air Command
Haise
Correspondent Threatened by Chinese Students in Singapore
United Press correspondent Jim Robinson reported being threatened by Indonesian Chinese students aboard the Dutch vessel Tjiwangi while photographing them. He recalled the earlier death of Gene Symonds, UP manager for Southeast Asia, who was killed during riots in Singapore.
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Singapore
Indonesia
National Broadcasting Company
Jim Robinson
Tjiwangi
Gene Symonds
Robinson
United Press
Symonds
Southeast Asia
Helen Keller 75 Seeks Love and Quiet Celebration
WESTPORT Conn. Helen Keller marked her 75th birthday next Monday asking for two gifts. She desires the love of people and the chance to celebrate in a quiet place, having lived most of her life without sound or sight.
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Westport
Conn
Helen Keller
Miss Keller
Senate rejects McCarthy resolution amid Big Four talks
The Senate voted 77 to 4 against Sen Joseph R McCarthy of Wisconsin as President Eisenhower seeks room for maneuver at the Geneva summit. McCarthy said he would keep pressing for Soviet concessions on satellite nations, but no new resolution is planned. Leading figures including Lyndon Johnson and William E Jenner indicated administration backing would be needed for any future action. Fulbright remarked on the sharp rebuke of McCarthy amid the broader debate.
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William Theis Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Senate
Joseph R McCarthy
Wis
McCarthy
William E. Jenner
Ind
Jenner
Lyndon Johnson
Tex
Wisconsin
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D) Ark
Repub
President Eisenhower to Speak in New Hampshire
President Eisenhower travels to New Hampshire to address the state legislature and outline his peace policy during a six day New England tour that includes a morning trout fishing session in the Green Mountains. He avoids direct reference to the Soviet Union while stressing a just and enduring peace and trade with all nations.
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Robert E. Clark
Rutland
INS
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Vermont
Green Mountains
Concord
New England
U. S
Soviet Union
Rutland Fairgrounds
Three In Murder At Sharpsville Seeking Parole
The State Pardons Board considers parole for three life prisoners from a 1942 Sharpsville hold up murder. William A. Johannes, Charles W. Brown, and Lewis T. Osborn, all in their 30s, faced questions of intent and innocence. Floyd Stainbrook, serving life, did not file for commutation.
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Harrisburg
State Pardons Board
Sharpsville
Mercer County
William A. Johannes
Charles W. Brown
Lewis T. Osborn
James Supplee
Warner Smith Co
Floyd Stainbrook
Western State Penitentiary
Stainbrook
Sharon
John R. Boland Jr
Boland
Johannes
Woman Shot by Neighbor Then Commits Suicide
In Marietta Pennsylvania a 60 year old woman, Mary M. Ginder, was fatally shot in her home while washing dishes by a neighbor who then killed himself. The bodies of Ginder and Willis Pennwell, 46, were found lying several feet apart in the living room kitchen area.
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Marietta
Mary M. Ginder
Willis Pennwell
Dulles Molotov Talks As UN Summit Looms
John Foster Dulles and V M Molotov meet in a closed session in San Francisco. Dulles aims to prevent a Soviet move that could jeopardize the upcoming big four summit and plans to urge Molotov to back a UN declaration on general peace aims.
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San Francisco
INS
John Foster Dulles
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Dulles
Molotov
Britain
France
Opera House
U.S
Billy Graham Draws Thousands in German Crusade Tour
Billy Graham brings evangelism to American GIs and German crowds in Mannheim with up to 50,000 expected at tonight’s fourth Germany crusade meeting. Earlier, 13,000 listened in Wiesbaden and Kaiserslautern as US officials gauge turnout across Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Karlsruhe regions.
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Mannheim
Germany
Billy Graham
Graham
Frankfurt
Evangelist
Wiesbaden
Kaiserslantern
Army
Clarence Jones
Muskogee
Okla
Heidelberg
Karlsruhe
Large Crowd Makes Catholic Day a Success at Cascade Park
Warm weather drew thousands to Cascade Park for Catholic Day, the eighth annual affair. With 12 bus loads and numerous cars of picnickers arriving after noon, activities of 17 parish children ran from 1 to 5 pm. Rides and refreshments were free as 21 races for ages 6 to 16 entertained attendees.
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Cascade Park
Young Killer Fugitive Recaptured After Water Chase
A 19 year old confessed killer James Vincent Ecker who escaped Michigan State Reformatory by hiding in a shipping case was recaptured near the Grand River. He surrendered after being spotted standing in water up to his neck by a prison clerk and deputy ward. He was said to be exhausted and officials planned to question him about his flight details.
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Sonia
Mich
Michigan State Reformatory
James Vincent Ecker
Saginaw
Ecker
E. N. Wakefield
Grand River
Ward Karlvac
Reformatory
Simulated Atomic Attack Dramatizes NATO Maneuvers
In Fontainebleau France Allied forces reported a simulated surprise atomic attack by enemy fighter bombers during NATO postwar air maneuvers. About 3000 planes took part against multiple air fields as defenders under 4th Allied Tactical Air Force demonstrated readiness. Early results of the raid were not evaluated.
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Fontainebleau
France
NATO
Central European
Allied Tactical Air Force
West Hears Molotov Peace Bid Prompt Reactions
The United Nations session hears Molotov’s peace offensive with Western leaders reserving verdicts. Pinay, Dulles, Humphrey, and MacMillan offer cautious, mixed responses, noting past proposals and ongoing Western policy pressures.
Super Sabrejet Crashes Near Atsugi Japan
An F100 Super Sabrejet from the Far East Air Forces crashed shortly after takeoff near Atsugi, southwest of Tokyo. The pilot parachuted to safety and was hospitalized with minor injuries as investigators look into the cause. An Air Force spokesman denied a Kyodo report that the jet exploded after contact with another aircraft.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Far East Air Forces
Far East
Atsugi
Kyodo
Class Reunion Highlights Fifty Year Comeback
A reminiscence on campus life and a fiftieth reunion, recalling friends from youth, shared pranks, and long-ago exams as veterans return to meet and laugh again. The writer notes how decades soften, yet memories stay vivid for those who once chased the last papers.
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Washington, D. C
Robert Stevens
Wilbur M. Brucker
Westminster College
Northfield
Daily Weather Report
Pentagon Command
New Army
Gen. Taylor
By Darrell Garwood
Kenneth Brodney
Jaycees
Atlanta
Peachtree Street
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sen. McCarthy
Pierre J. Huss
West
By George Coffey
Antoine Pinay
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Pinay
Berlin
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.N
Humphrey
Harold MacMillan
LSA
EVA
Ellwood
Arthur Mometer
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