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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
1
Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill wraps up a five day Washington visit claiming success in unifying Anglo American policy. He reached agreement with President Eisenhower on Southeast Asia defense, European defense, and atomic energy exchange though details remain secret.
ANew Castle Lawrence County news notes the return of the Great Show on Earth for a visit on a Wednesday. Roses peak in season especially clinging vine types. The stone wall along North Mercer Street displays notable floral show. Weed cutting on state highways underway and streams at low summer levels after recent high water. Fourth of July fireworks caused a scare on North Hill with illegal firecrackers reported near Edgewood Avenue and Albert Street.
Mostly sunny today with some clouds and a high near 75 to 80. Fair tonight with a low around 50 to 58. Wednesday looks generally fair and warmer. US weather data shows a 9 am reading of 79 for max and 49 for min with no precipitation and a river stage of 5.4 feet. A year ago the high was 89 and the low 67 with .32 inches of rain.
President Eisenhower and Agriculture Secretary Benson vow to fight for their farm program as two House leaders accept the challenge. Reps Clifford Hope Evans and Harold Cooley NC will debate on air tomorrow night, challenging Monday’s charges against the program.
London papers praise the Washington talks between Prime Minister Churchill and President Eisenhower. They call the meeting an Anglo American compromise with a dangerous corner turned and stress Churchill's appeal for American patience with the Russians. The Daily Express notes plans to rearm Western Germany quickly if France blocks the European Defense Community treaty.
Two Maryland women were killed when their car was struck by a switching train at a Pennsylvania Railroad grade crossing in Hanover Pennsylvania. Victims were Mrs Helen W Steger 33 driver and Miss Ruth Leppo 33. A 14 year old son Charles Steger Jr suffered a broken nose and Joyce Lee Compton 14 niece of Miss Leppo suffered multiple cuts and a possible skull fracture.
A 50 year old Philadelphia man nicknamed the citys meanest thief was sentenced by Judge Joseph Sloan to one to five years in county prison for stealing cigarettes from a blind man. The case highlights a harsh conviction and term for the crime.
The House moved toward approving President Eisenhower’s three billion six hundred ninety-nine million dollar foreign aid program despite GOP and Democratic opposition to cutting seven hundred eighty million earmarked for Indo China aid. Rep Burr Harrison and several Republicans proposed further reductions while House leaders expected passage to the Senate with the committee’s slight trim.
Dr H C Byrd former football coach and university president leads George P Mahoney by 77 to 75 in Maryland primary results with over 300 000 votes cast Byrd trails by about 3000 and Mahoney has yet to concede The winner will face Republican Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin in November marking Byrd first elective office bid McKeldin secured GOP nomination by wide margin.
Pennsylvania Railroad police probe a deliberate derailment attempt on the New Cumberland right of way. A four foot angle iron was found secured to a southbound track by an engineer who removed it before damage occurred. A railroad spokesman said the iron was placed by someone who knows the business.
Lawrence County Cooperative Wool Growers move the 1954 wool pool for grade and ship today and Wednesday at the B and O freight station in New Castle. Wool sold to Henry Benedict Co of Camden New Jersey brought slightly lower prices than last year, per R P Peeples president. Last year the pool totaled 88764 pounds sold for 53375 dollars.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Alice push the Rio Grande, Devils and Pecos rivers to record flood levels north of Del Rio Texas. At least 13 dead, 12,000 Mexican refugees flee Ciudad Acuna as Ozona is engulfed and damage exceeds two million dollars. Help pours in from American and Mexican Red Cross groups.
Andrea Luckenbach Hammer a 33 year old heiress of the Luckenbach shipping family was shot by estranged husband Frederick O Hammer at Delaware Park paddock amid a violent domestic dispute. Hammer faced magistrate charges with bail set at 10500 dollars. Woodrow W Long trainer of Now Hear This was wounded when a bullet ricochet struck the horse’s leg.
Two riders were injured when their motorcycle overturned. Ray McEwen, 19, of 112 N Ray Street, suffered a laceration on the left elbow and multiple abrasions. Dorothy Price, 16, of 738 Ridge Street, sustained knee and left hand abrasions. They received treatment at Jameson Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Lucy M. Cox age 87 of 1626 Pulaski Road and Mrs. Harry O. Barr age 67 of 663 County Line Street are listed in a death record dated Tuesday June 29 1954.
Latin American diplomats at the United Nations foresee ironclad measures at the Rio conference to prevent new Guatemalas in the Americas. The July 7 OAS session is seen as a blow to Soviet influence, with intensified US diplomacy north and south of the Panama Canal and the Diaz coup in Guatemala prompting wary OAS members to back the meeting.
The Safety Council warned that a Fourth of July traffic jam could claim as many as 430 lives as up to 40 million vehicles are expected on highways over the three day weekend. Ned Dearborn urged cautious driving to prevent a deadly holiday.
Two Allegheny workhouse inmates Marcus Davis age 19 and Herman Blackman age 30 surrendered in a wooded area near Tarentum after escaping by threatening a guard with knives. They had robbed the workhouse car keys from a music teacher and fled in a stolen vehicle as six township police units converged on them.
A Guatemalan diplomat, Francisco Anguiano, 37, resigned from the Washington embassy and sought asylum in the United States. State Department officials said they will forward his appeal to the Justice Department and Immigration Service for prompt consideration. He denounced international Communism and criticized Guatemalan leadership, including ex president Jacobo Arbenz Guzman and the provisional regime of Carlos Enrique Diaz.
Former President Truman shows improvement after surgery but remains on the serious list at Research hospital in Kansas City. He battles hypersensitivity to antibiotic drugs used to treat an enteritis following gall bladder and appendix operations.
James Gibson 22 of Detroit and 1 year old Doris Weeks were on Gibson's porch when Weeks tickled him. Gibson toppled the railing backward and fell 24 feet to the pavement, dragging the child with him. Both were hospitalized with bruises and are recovering.
Pittsburgh reports US Steel and United Steel workers near agreement on a 1954 contract with an eight cent hourly wage boost. The union wage policy committee and executive board will review the offer before a potential Wednesday midnight strike deadline looms.
New Castle postmaster William R. Hanna returned from the Pennsylvania New Jersey joint convention of the National Association of Postmasters. Hanna was immediate past president. Mrs Helen Mack of Lafayette Hills was elected president at Atlantic City. Speakers included Gerald Cullfin Ormonde A Kieb and David H Stephens.
A one day old Guatemalan regime under Col Carlos Diez resigns and a new three man junta takes over. The shift prompts speculation of an early civil war settlement as Col Elio Rege Menzen forms the new junta and frees 1,500 anti-Communists jailed by the previous government.
Guatemalan anti Communist leader Carlos Castillo Armas demanded the unconditional surrender of the new military junta that toppled President Jacob Arbenz Guzman. He warned rejection by provisional president Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz would be a criminal act judged by history. He hinted at intensified anti Communist air raids on Guatemala City.
The Inter American Peace committee canceled its fact finding trip to Guatemala just before departure. The five nation group United States Mexico Argentina Brazil and Cuba would have flown to Guatemala City to investigate the Guatemalan revolution under Col Carlos Enrique Diaz. The junta promised full cooperation despite the abrupt cancellation.
The shakedown concludes with teams near expected spots. Yankees Dodgers Indians and Giants lead with Braves mounting a late challenge but lacking the edge. Weather is mild at seventy six.
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