U S Ready To Cut Military Manpower Now
US plans to cut more than one third of its military manpower at the London disarmament conference. Harold E. Stassen will reveal more details as the conference resumes after a four day recess. In Parliament, La borite MPs pressed Prime Minister Macmillan to back Soviet nuclear test ban calls.
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William Sexton
United Press
London
United States
Harold E. Stassen
Harold Macmillan
Stassen
U.N
Women clear weed infested lot on Morton Street
A group of women confronted a weed filled lot on Morton Street and quickly cleared it, while local men stood by. The report notes community action improving streets, with sidewalk replacement on the West Side bridge nearing completion and detours guiding pedestrians to the south side.
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Morton St
Daily Weather Report With Showers And Warmth Easing
Cloudy skies bring scattered showers and possible thundershowers with a high in the 70s. Tonight turns fair and cooler. Wednesday remains cloudy and mild with afternoon showers and thunderstorms possible. highs 78 to 82. For the 24 hours ending 7 am: max 82, min 62, precipitation 0.46 inch, river stage 7.5 feet. A year ago: max 88, min 61, precip 0.77 inch, river stage 11 feet.
Marriage trade ends in multiple deaths and injuries in Terre Haute
A 39-year-old truck driver, Thomas Whittaker, killed his former wife Alma Whittaker Martin and shot his own son Jack Whittaker. He also critically wounded his former wife’s new husband Stewart Martin and her daughter Regina Louanne Whittaker. Whittaker fled. police search for him or his body. Martin and Jack died. Regina Louanne fights for life at Terre Haute Union Hospital.
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Terre Haute
Ind
INS
Thomas Whittaker
Whittaker
Alma Whittaker Martin
Stewart Martin
Jack Whittaker
Regina Louanne Whittaker
Terre Haute Union Hospital
Martin
State Attorney Probes Pamphlets Ahead of Primaries
State Attorney General William McBride has ordered an investigation into the origin of slanderous pamphlets circulated before the May 21 primaries. State Police Lt. Richard Gray leads the probe into the leaflets that attacked several city and county candidates. Officials decline further comment as the inquiry continues.
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William McBride
Richard Gray
New Castle
Five Die In Auto Crash Near Benton Tennessee
Five people perish in a two vehicle collision near Benton. West Virginia family members Raymond Atkins 54 Ruth K Atkins 54 and Ruth Patterson 23 all in the station wagon were killed. Patterson's 3 year old daughter Barbara died later at a hospital. Driver Dorris N Kincaid 30 Etowah Tennessee also died. Police say Kincaid's car, reported stolen in Athens, Tenn, sideswiped the wagon after skidding.
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Olive Hill
Tenn
Dorris N. Kincaid
Etowah
Kincaid
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Local Boy Treated After Porch Fall and Glass Injury
George Bell aged five was treated for a laceration on his left foot after a fall from a porch onto glass. He received care at Jameson Memorial Hospital and was discharged.
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George Bell
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Governors In Session Discuss Federal State Roles
Governors from across the nation meet in Williamsburg as they discuss state problems and Eisenhower’s proposed joint federal state task force. Democrats dismiss the plan while many Republicans welcome it though none promise major shifts in power.
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Williamsburg
Eisenhower
Earnest W. McFarland
Arizona
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Heis
Stephen L. McNichols
Colorado
Preparations for Sixth A-Bomb Test at Nevada Site
Scientists repaired the control building at Yucca Flat and advanced plans for the sixth A-bomb shot of 1957. About 2000 Marines will be involved as briefing for shot number six is held at Camp Mercury while crews finish final pretests and restore the firing station after Monday’s earlier blast.
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Las Vegas
Nev
INS
Yucca
Nevada
Camp Mercury
Atomic Energy Commission
Desert
Fight to curb Supreme Court power gains momentum in Congress
Senate Judiciary chair James Eastland and Senator Olin Johnston proposed a constitutional amendment to require Supreme Court justices to face Senate re confirmation every four years. The plan applies to current justices within six months of adoption. They cite recent high court decisions limiting Congress and the executive branch.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
James ©. Eastland
Miss
Olin D. Johnston
D. S.C
High Court
Eastland
Johnston
Three Killed In Separate Plane Crashes
A veteran ship captain who became a pilot and two Detroit residents died in three separate crashes. The National tally rose to 23 killed in two days with seven missing as searches extended for missing light aircraft and crew. In Milwaukee a 60 year old Great Lakes freighter captain Capt Magnus Johnson died in fog. Detroit residents Ralph Dean Fagg and Lyle Hutton perished near the Ohio Michigan border in a single engine private plane crash.
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Detroit
Atlantic
Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Air Base
Coast Guard
Navy
Albuquerque
N.M
Fort Worth
Tex
Mitchell Field
Milwaukee
Wis
Magnus Johnson
Great Lakes
Ohio
Michigan
Ralph Dean Fagg
Kraft Welding Co
Lyle Hutton
Kiwanis Convention Awards Highlight Session in Atlantic City
The 42nd Kiwanis International Convention opened with over 15 000 delegates from the United States Canada Hawaii and Alaska. President Eisenhower and Canada's Prime Minister John Diefenbaker praised Kiwanis leadership for service and world peace while Vice President Nixon is slated to speak on Thursday in the closing day events.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Kiwanis International
United States
Canada
Hawaii
Alaska
Kiwanis
Eisenhower
John Diefenbaker
Kiwanis Organization
State Bank Call For Report Issued
HARISBURG State Banking Secretary Robert L. Myers Jr issued a call for a report of conditions as of June 6 for all state banks bank and trust companies trust companies savings banks private banks and employees mutual banking associations. The report must be published.
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Harisburg
Robert L. Myers Jr
Windstorm Damages Homes in Mercer County Community
Severe windstorm tears through Leech's Corners near Greenville Pennsylvania uprooting trees and damaging two homes. No injuries reported as residents sought basements while a dark cloud passed a 100 yard swath. A Piccolin guest narrowly escaped harm as the storm struck 4:30 p.m.
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Greenville
Leech’s Corners
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Weather Bureau
Robert Piccolin
Merle Hite
Piccolin
Beverly Walters
Johnstown
Raymond Piccolin
Eisenhower Returns to Washington in Damaged Plane
President Eisenhower departed from Williamsburg to return to Washington in a Air Force DC-4 after his personal plane failed to start. The trip from Virginia was delayed about forty minutes as pilot Col. William Draper reported the Columbine II starting system would not engage the engines.
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Langley Air Force Base
Ins
Eisenhower
Washington
Williamsburg
William Draper
Deaths in Ellwood City and nearby areas
A list of deaths reported Tuesday June 25 1957 includes Mrs John Luzow 61 of 112 E Templena Ave Frank P Klamat 68 of 18055 Jefferson St Terrance Kemp 68 of Pittsburgh Joseph Rockyvich Sr 49 of Ellport Mrs P J Flaherty 77 of 339 Berger Place Mrs William M Shepard 66 of 806 Vogan Ave Rolla V Smith 60 of Ellwood City.
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John Luzow
E. Templena
Frank P. Klamat
Jefferson St
Terrance Gaynor Kemp
Pittsburgh
Joseph Rockyvich Sr
Ellport
P. J. Flaherty
Berger Place
William M. Shepard
Vogan Ave
Rolla V. Smith
Ellwood City
New School at Union Two OK'd by County Board
Union Two proposes a new junior senior high with a $141000 building plan backed by Supervising Principal Mason J Bodkin. The school expects about 850 students at $2200 per pupil with state reimbursement around $60 thousand. Dave Boyd of New Wilmington was named to attend the State Legislative Council meeting in Harrisburg October 18-19.
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County
Union Two
Union
Mason J. Bodkin
Union Board
Dave Boyd
New Wilmington
State Legislative Council
Harrisburg
Israeli Nurse Killed as Syrian Fire Hits Jerusalem
Israeli official sources say a nurse was shot and killed by Syrian gunfire on Monday night. They accuse Syria and Egypt of provoking Israel into retaliation amid daily border attacks and raids by Arab guerrillas from the Gaza Strip. The timing aligns with Cairo radio attacks on pro Western Arab states over Arab Palestine refugees.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Cairo Radio
Britain Frees Final Nazi War Prisoners at Wittlich
The last three Nazi war criminals were released from the British war crimes prison at Werl Germany as the prison closed. It once held 249 Germans convicted by British tribunals, including former Luftwaffe Marshal Albert Kesselring. The United States still holds 24 prisoners at Landsberg and France has three at Wittlich.
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Werl
Germany
Albert Kesselring
United States
Landsberg
Wittich
Typhoon Roars Off Coast of Formosa
Typhoon Virginia, winds up to 132 mph, roared off Formosa’s southeast coast as 50 mph fringe winds lashed the island. Officials predicted the island would be spared the full force of the storm despite the threatening low pressure system.
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Taipei
Formosa
Virginia
Nationalist
Postal Rates To Be Increased Across Special Services
In Washington the special delivery stamp rises from 20 to 30 cents and charges for registered insured letters and money orders increase. Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield proposed these boosts to help reduce the annual Post Office Department deficit, aiming to raise about 28 million dollars a year in revenue.
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Washington
Arthur E. Summerfield
Post Office Department
North Koreans and Chinese Reds issue warnings on war anniversary
On the seventh anniversary of the Korean War, Pyongyang and Peiping radio blasted the United States and boasted of new armed strength. Red China also shelled Quemoy heavily, while Taipei offered no official comment on invasion plans.
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Tokyo
U.N
Panmunjom
Pyongyang
Quemoy
Peiping
United States
Far East
Red China
Taipei
Korean Military Armis
Red Forces Show Big Belligerent Display Across Asia
Far East jitters rise as Chinese artillery pounds Quemoy and pilots buzz the Korean front. The U S Seventh Fleet remains at constant readiness with Lexing ton and Helena Pack on patrol. Army and air units hold frontline combat readiness as tension persists across Formosa and Korea.
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LLNS
Far Eastern
Tokyo
INS
Far East
U.S
Formosa Strait
Korea
Quemoy Island
Seventh Fleet
U.S. Seventh Fleet
China
Wallace Beakley
U.S.S. Helena
U.S. Seventh
Arthur Trudeau
Col Nickerson Goes On Trial For Espionage
Col John C Nickerson Jr pleads guilty to 15 counts of failing to safeguard rocket secrets after prosecutors drop espionage and perjury charges. The Army withdraws the more serious accusations as Nickerson goes to trial in Huntsville detailing alleged leaks about the nation s guided missile program and risking a 19 year Army career.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson
Robert H. Denley
INS
John C. Nickerson Jr
Friends of
Seven Killed in French Patrol Encounter in Togoland
In Lome, seven villagers were killed and three wounded when locals at Samarkara attacked a French army patrol during an attempted arrest. Samarkara lies at Togoland's northern tip.
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Lome
Togoland
Samarkara
Gromyko denounces U S warmongering speeches in Moscow
In Moscow MOSCOW INS Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged Washington to cease warmongering rhetoric ahead of London disarmament talks. He cited Gen Lauris Norstad testimony to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee as an example and warned against actions that would limit defense.
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Moscow
INS
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
London
Gromyko
NATO
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Lauris Norstad
United States
Norstad
Europe
Russia
Soviet Union
Elwood Obituary Featured In Local News Note
Elwood residents reflect on the life of a longtime community member in this obituary notice. Details celebrate the individual's contributions to local society and civic groups.
Retirement Plans Push Onward For Arthur Mometer
The speaker notes Arthur Mometer will not quit work but continue with projects by the score. He may take a vacation briefly, yet the idea of sitting idle is unlikely. At seventy four today, the pattern of activity remains strong.
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Clarksburg
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H. A. Podgurski
Mercer County
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U. S
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