Fifteen Named To Camp Staff At Camp Agawam
J C Hildebrand Lawrence county scout council executive announced the summer boy scout staff for Camp Agawam. Administrative staff includes Hildebrand O'Brien and Dorothy Back with Nurse duties. Service team lists Christina Shoaff Mabel Frazer Eugene Duda Thomas Hartman Harvey Coleman Earl DeChant and William Ward plus Scouts and leaders. Arrival set for July 5 ahead of campers.
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Camp Agawam
J. C. Hildebrand
Lawrence County
Robert Back
Herbert Smith
Hildebrand
O'Brien
Colonel Drake
Coffman
Lawrence County Council
National Camping School
National School
Steel wage talks to reopen after rejected raise offer
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald and VP John A. Stephens expected to meet informally in Pittsburgh to resume wage negotiations. The talks paused after U.S. Steel offered an average 10 cent-an-hour raise, rejected by the union. McDonald said rounds of round-the-clock bargaining may occur to reach a fair settlement before the midnight deadline next Thursday. The union's 170 member wage policy board will meet in Pittsburgh on Monday to plan further action.
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Pitsburgh
INS
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
McDonald
Pittsburgh
Darcy Seeks 24th Reprieve From Electric Chair
David Darcy, 29, asks the U S Court of Appeals in Philadelphia for a rehearing of his habeas corpus petition in the Feasterville Inn slaying of William Kelly, 38, on Dec 22 1947. His 23rd stay was granted April 5 after a 4-3 appellate ruling.
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Philadelphia
INS
David Darcey
Feasterville Inn
William Kelly
Darcy
Charles J. Margiotti
U. S. Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Income Tax Program Goes To Sidelines
Harrisburg reports the administration’s income tax plan moves to the General Assembly next week to spotlight Gov. Leader’s 1.836 billion dollar budget. House Democrats seek item by item review of Appropriations Committee findings and aim to show cuts exceeding 100 million are unlikely while arguing for new revenues to fund health welfare and education. Gov. Leader urges patience before selling a 411 million class tax plan to reluctant lawmakers as the session could stretch into fall or winter months amid recesses. The 1951 session dragged 10 days short of a year due to a failed flat tax push by former Gov. Fine.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
George M
House
Appropriations Committee
John S. Fine
Indian Air Force planes collide near Agra killing 19
Two Indian Air Force C47 transport planes collided in flight and crashed near Agra today. Reports say all 19 on board died including 15 air force personnel and four army men. Agra hosts the Taj Mahal.
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New Delhi
India
Agra
Sixth Annual Fire School Opens and Closes with Picnic
The Sixth Annual Lawrence County Fire School ends with a Cascade Park picnic as Union township hosts demonstrations. Over 300 firemen attended the final session and 425 are registered countywide, with certificates to be awarded to those completing four of five nights. The day includes swimming for children, a country store, and the water battle finale, with Union township defending champions facing a challenger. Lloyd Hamill chaired the event with Ted Jameson Theron Carr Joseph Sparr on the committee and James Messmer Lee Campbell as directors.
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Lawrence County
Cascade Park
Union Township
Pennsylvania Service Institute
Cascades Park
Lawrence County Firemen's Association
Lloyd Hamill
Ted Jameson
Theron Carr
Joseph Sparr
James Messmer
Lee Campbell
Sabrejet Crashes Off Point Pleasant Pilot Rescued
An F-86 B sabrejet crashed into the ocean near Point Pleasant New Jersey during a routine interception. Lt Andrew J Dougherty of Downington Pennsylvania was rescued three hours later by a Coast Guard cutter with minor back injuries and mild exposure reported. The jet belonged to the second fighter interceptor squadron based at McGuire Air Force Base.
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Point Pleasant
N. J
RNS
Andrew J. Dougherty
Downington
Coast Guard
McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire
Austrian State Treaty Signed By Eisenhower
President Eisenhower formally signed the Austrian state treaty confirming the end of occupation by year end. The pact requires ratification by Britain France and the Soviet Union before coming into force. The treaty was flown to the White House from Washington by courier.
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Lancaster
N.H
Eisenhower
Austria
Britain
France
Soviet
Russia
Washington
Deaths Of The Day Mrs Gaston and Mrs Edith Gaston
Mrs Ralf Gaston 74 died at New Castle hospital after a yearlong illness. Born November 20 1880 in Frederick Maryland she lived in the city 49 years. Survived by husband and one niece Mrs Maxine Lundeen. Funeral Tuesday 2 p m from John R Bigler Funeral Home with interment Oak Park cemetery. Services for Robertson Davidson moved to Monday 2 p m in Bessemer.
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Ralf Gaston
Edith B. Gaston
R. D
New Castle Hospital
Frederick
Maxine Lundeen
Harriet Sweet
Gaston
Jehovah Witnesses
John R. Bigler
S. Mill St
Harry D. Pitzer
Oak Park
Navy Pilot Recalls Attack by Red Planes Near Alaska
Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Fischer describes an attack by Red planes that damaged his aircraft near St. Lawrence Island Alaska. He details engine failure, a wing fire, and a forced crash landing on tundra. Wounded crewmen Assard Benko and Berg were evacuated with help from Gambell natives and a C 47 rescue flight from Elmendorf.
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St. Lawrence
David G. Assard
Terryville
Fischer
Gambell
St. Lawrence Island
10Th Air Rescue Squadron
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Attack on U S Navy plane by Russian jets near Alaska
A U S Navy patrol bomber was attacked by two Russian MIG fighters off Alaska on a Wednesday. The plane limped to St Lawrence Island after taking shell fragments and sustaining a flaming engine. Seven of eleven crew were injured. three hit by fragments. The Russians fled and the Defense Department called the attack provoked and the White House called it inexplicable. The incident occurred amid East West tensions during a UN peace campaign.
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Alaska
St Lawrence Island
Defense Department
White House
U.N
Seamen in Liverpool End Strike to Return Monday
In London the strike in Liverpool ends as sailors vote to resume work on Monday. The walkout halted British luxury transatlantic liners, inspired by a sympathy strike in Southampton that faded. Cunard Line sets new departure times for idle transatlantic ships.
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London
Liverpool
Southhampton
Cunard Line
News Survey of Readers’ Habits Encouraged
The News asks subscribers to fill anonymous surveys on reading and shopping habits. Locality details only, no names, to guide future improvements. Distribution and collection methods to be announced next week.
Fourteen-Year-Olds Draw Slips to Fooled Killers
Police hunt for an executioner known as Caesar after a knife fight over a girl. Emanuel Granna, 17, drew the burn slip but balked, and Louis Raimirez, 16, volunteered to kill. The defendants faced arraignment, teased reporters, and were advised to maintain straight faces.
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Caesar
Feliciano
Burn
Emanuel Granna
Louis Raimirez
President weighs plane shooting protest stance and replies
The president treats the attack as a local incident sparked by a trigger happy jet pilot rather than a calculated Kremlin plan. He emphasizes seriousness citing White House announcement and compares past state and defense department disclosures. The text also oddly recalls the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage.
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Kremlin
White House
Soviet Demands Cloud UN Commemorative Session
U N dispute grows as Soviet delegates press a statement of broad pledges to coexist and renounce nuclear weapons. Western leaders say Moscow seeks to muddy the waters and influence the Geneva talks opening July 18.
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Molotov
Geneva
Five Years Since Korea War Began
Rhee criticizes communist strategy and Western retreats. He asserts Beijing and Moscow used deception to gain regional influence, claiming Reds seized off shore islands and leverage in Quemoy and Matsu. He warns of neutralist shifts impacting India, Burma and Indonesia's defense posture.
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North Korea
China
Indochina
Korea
Quemoy
Matsu
Rhee
Two Soldiers Leap Off Train One Is Killed
In Hopkinsville Kentucky two AWOL soldiers handcuffed together leaped from a speeding train. Pvt Gary V Winn 18 of Cleveland Ohio died instantly. Pvt Ronald J Sickles 19 of Cohoes New York was hospitalized with serious injuries. Guards were escorting them from Ft Leonard Wood to Ft Campbell when they escaped.
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Hopkinsville
INS
Kentucky
Cleveland, O
Gary V. Winn
Ronald J. Sickles
Cohoes
N. Y
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ft. Campbell
Retired railroad worker shoots self at Cincinnati depot
Norman Williams 68 of Chillicothe shot himself during coffee with his wife at the Cincinnati bus depot. Mrs Williams said he had met her Friday after writing a letter seeking reconciliation.
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Cincinnati
Ins
Chillicothe
Norman Williams
Card Of Thanks For Charles R Sherer Family
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy during the illness and death of husband and father Charles R Sherer Also gratitude for flowers and cars donated from MRS CHARLES R SHERER AND FAMILY.
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Charles R. Sherer
Three Women Hurt In Belle Vernon Bridge Blast
Three women were injured when a nitroglycerine blast to demolish the old Monongahela River bridge near Belle Vernon sent rocks scattering. Injured victims are Mary Stewart 39 Bruce McDonald 62 and Margaret Shibbler 70.
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Belle Vernon
Mckeesport
Mary Stewart
Bruce McDonald
Speers
Margaret Shibbler
Charles Zubik
Monongahela River
Pittsburgh
In Memoriam Smith Shaffer Sr.
In memory of Smith Shaffer Sr who died one year ago today June 25 1954. We think of you and the way you died and that you could not say goodbye. Sadness remains in our hearts with hidden tears. Missed by son daughters in law and grandchildren.
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Smith Shaffer Sr
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