Churchill Eden Depart for Washington With New Southeast Asia Plan
London Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden fly to Washington for talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles. Their two point plan calls for a general ban on aggression and a Southeast Asia security pact including India Pakistan Ceylon Burma and Indonesia. Eden insists Britain helped build favorable conditions and denies delaying action.
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London
INS
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Washington
Southeast Asia
Winston
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
House of Commons
Eden
West
Asia
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Burma
Indonesia
U. S
Britain
Dulles
New three cent blue stamp debuts replacing old issue
The Post Office reports a three cent regular blue In God We Trust stamp arriving soon, replacing the conventional three cent stamp. In New Castle delivery expected within a day or twenty. Cascade Park fireworks caused heavy city wide traffic with officers directing flows. A resident complained birds in yards prompt police to address nuisance feeding. Downtown bus stops are misused, causing frequent traffic tie ups as buses fail to reach curbs at Croton and East Washington.
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Post Office Department
New Castle
Cascade Park
Croton
East Washington
Weather Outlook and Past Climate Figures
Mostly sunny with moderate temperatures today. US weather data show a high of 86 and a low of 56 with heavy dew. River stage stands at 5.1 feet. A year ago the daily high was 77 and the low 41 with precip not noted.
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United States
Volunteer Firemen Learn Fire Fighting Pointers
Shenango high school hosts 350 volunteers for the 1954 Lawrence County Fire School with sessions on portable pumps, hose lays, ladders, gas masks, and safety gear. Nightly classes continue through Friday, and attendees may earn a state certificate after three sessions.
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Shenango High School
Lawrence County Fire School
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
France Heads Toward Indo China Partition Deal
French Premier Mendes France and Chinese Premier Chou En Lai met in Berne and outlined terms for peace in Indo China. The plan would partition Vietnam into Communist Vietminh and democratic zones and exclude Vietnam Cambodia and Laos from the Southeast Asia defense pact.
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Kingsbury Smith L.N.S
Paris
INS
France
Chou En-lai
Pierre Mendes - France
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Southeast Asia
Chou
Death Notices Five Individuals Listed in Maryland and Ohio
A death record lists Mrs Margaret M Thomas of North Beach Maryland Mrs Stephen Novak of Youngstown Ohio Miss Catherine Regan aged 91 of Lawrence County Home W Plummer Black 76 of Mahoningtons and Charles D Allen 433 Sumner Ave with locations and ages for each entry.
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Margaret M. Thomas
North Beach
Stephen Novak
Youngstown
Catherine Regan
Lawrence County
W. Plummer Black
A. D
Mahoningtons
Charles D. Allen
Sumners Ave
Thorne Death Puzzle Deepens in Chicago
Montgomery Ward Thorne a 20 year old heir to a two million dollar mail order fortune lies at the center of a puzzling case. Two wills surface one to his mother and the other to his fiancée Maureen Ragen grand daughter of Racing News czar James Ragen. Thorne recently borrowed a dollar from Miss Ragen hours before being found dead in his locked Gold Coast apartment. Police seek the truth.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward Thorne
Thorne
Maureen Ragen
Racing News
James Ragen
Marion Thorne
Miss Ragen
Gold Coast
Youth Wounds Four During Shooting Spree
In Lewistown Pennsylvania a 20 year old Mifflin County youth identified as Raymond Runk went berserk with a .303 rifle wounding four people by ricocheted pellets and injuring a 35 year old brother with an axe head. He fled then hid in the woods until found hours later by a Civil Air Patrol pilot. Boaz, a neighbor, was shot in the right leg and Harvey Runk was targeted but not hit. A large manhunt followed with state troopers police and volunteers directing officers to the suspect’s hiding place.
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Lewistown
INS
Mifflin County
Civil Air Patrol
Raymond Runk
Matawanna
Runk
Robert H. Raymond
John
Harvey
William Boaz
Boaz
Philadelphia Man Beaten To Death Near Ridge Avenue Subway
The body of Anthony Michalic was found on a Ridge Avenue subway entrance landing after an apparent daylight beating and robbery. Police reported a deep gash above the left eye and pockets turned inside out as they searched for valuables.
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Philadelphia
Ridge Avenue
Anthony Michalic
Flood battle near Des Moines keeps main levees intact
More than 7,500 volunteers piled sandbags to hold back the Des Moines River as it neared a crest near 30 feet. Levees held with guards keeping sightseers from danger zones while 1,000 families evacuated as officials voiced optimism the flood would be restrained.
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Des Moines
Ins
Iowa
East Side
West Side
Nelson Leclair Jr
Leonard Howell
Camp Agawam Set To Open 1954 Season Sunday
Camp Agawam will begin five weeks of camping this Sunday under the Lawrence County Boy Scout Council. Registration runs 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM with medical re checks by Dr J Wes ley Post and RN Mrs Dorothy Back. Swimming tests determine swimming classifications before quarter assignments. The first camp fire is at 8 45 PM with staff led by J C Hildebrand Boy Scout executive and John H. O'Brien field executive.
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Agawam
Lawrence County
J. C. Hildebrand
Reneeamp Maff
John H. O'Brien
Convict Killed Guard Injured In Pontiac Prison Riot
Tear gas ended a brief riot at Pontiac State Penitentiary as 450 convicts clashed with guards. One inmate Edwin Jenkins, Chicago man serving five years for assault to rob, died, possibly struck by a crowbar. Guard Charles Armel, 530, was treated for facial injuries. Warden Bergan linked unrest to a Tuesday incident and defacing penalty.
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Pontiac, Ill
IWS
Pontiac State Penitentiary
Edwin Jenkins
Chicago
Jenkins
Charles Armel
Daniel E. Bergan
Plan Airlift To Remove Wounded From Indo China
US Far East Air Forces announced an airlift of French wounded from the Indo China war will begin Saturday June 6. C-124 Globemaster planes will evacuate about 100 wounded daily to the United States via Clark Field in the Philippines and Japan.
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Tokyo
IAS
Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Indo-China
United States
Clark Field
Philippines
Japan
Lodge May Decide On Guatemala Request For Security Council Hearing
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. may announce his decision on Guatemala's request for another Security Council meeting to discuss the anti-Communist invasion. The United States, led by Lodge, opposes an urgent session, urging that Guatemala deal with the revolt first while Honduras and Nicaragua deny direct support.
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J. Huss
United Nations
N.Y
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Guatemala
Security Council
Lodge
Council
11 Nation
Eduardo Castillo-Arriola
U.S
Ali
Russia
Free World Should Warn Reds On Aggression
Senate Republican leader H Alexander Smith says U S intervention is too late in Indo China but the free world should draw a clear compromise line to halt Communist expansion. He spoke after a White House briefing for congressional leaders ahead of British Prime Minister’s weekend visit.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Indo-China
Free World
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H. Alexander Smith
N.J
White House
Min
Catholic Day Picnic Draws Massive Crowd at Cascade Park
A seventh annual Catholic Day outing at Cascade Park drew an estimated 30 000 visitors from nearby districts and beyond. The day began at 11 am with registrations, included noon picnics, 1 pm free rides for children, and concluded with fireworks and prizes around 10 pm. The event honored the Blessed Virgin Mary during the Marian Year with parishes statewide participating.
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Cascade Park
Pius XII
Republic Steel Negotiations Over New Contract
Negotiations continued in Cleveland between Republic Steel Corp and the CIO United Steelworkers Union over a contract covering about 70 000 workers. No report on Wednesday’s meeting. a strike potential looms next Wednesday if no new agreement is reached.
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Cleveland, O
INS
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Seven Persons Wounded In Tegucigalpa Demonstration
In Tegucigalpa seven people were wounded as police fired on about 1,000 protesters outside the National University medical dental school. The rally showed solidarity with Guatemala’s government and criticized U.S. intervention and United Fruit.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
INS
U.S
Guatemala
United Fruit Company
Honduran
Medical Dental School
The
National University
Federation of Students
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Erie Youth Missing After Abandoned Auto Note Found
A note on an abandoned car windshield stated death by own action as police search for 16 year old Erie youth James Moskot who left home in the vehicle yesterday. The car, registered to Mrs. M. Moskot of Erie, was found on Route 856 near Warrendale during a routine patrol. Authorities learned the boy planned to visit his father in Alabama.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Erie
Warrendale
M. Moskot
Unidentified Planes Attack Honduras and Guatemala Border towns
Unidentified planes bombed four Honduran towns on Wednesday, with San Pedro de Copan hit again. A protest was filed with Guatemala over the attack, while Honduras and El Salvador discuss the incidents and no UN protest has been confirmed.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
INS
Honduran
Tegucigal
San Pedro Copan
Guatemala City
Pinesaynah
Srforce
San Salvador
Agence France Presse Dio
Peace Mission May Be Sent To Guatemala
The Inter-American Peace Committee proposes sending an investigating team to Central America to assess the uprising in Guatemala. The five nation group asks Guatemala to consider cooperation with a plan backed by Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Guatemala
Washington
Inter-American Peace Committee
Central America
Honduras
Nicaragua
Alfredo Chocano
Arthur Mometer and the July Club Scene
In the heat a golfer seeks relief and refreshment at a downtown club. Arthur Mometer pauses his game to drink lemonade in the cool cellar lounge as he contemplates his next round and scoring notes.
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Camp Agawam
Ga Pontiac
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Pentise
Td P. Sullivan
James E. Denney
Merécok
Phil Brown
Illinois
PIER
OAS
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Oscar Sacasa
Nic Petated
Taragua Peed Si Jes Long
Robert G. Nixon
Republic Steel
Joseph A. Hinshaw
Inside Todays News
Arthur Mometer
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