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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1954
Page
7
John Lange, 63, was cuffed in Detroit after a 61st degree murder conviction for killing steel executive John W. Mattson. Mattson was shot with a rifle while seated in his office, a fatal dispute with his rival.
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson discusses Britain's Sir Winston Churchill recognizing U S farm surplus issues during a White House luncheon. Benson names William G Lodwick to head the Foreign Agricultural Service and cites wheat acreage cuts from 62 million to 55 million acres as market strength factors. Colorado Springs requires new four story downtown buildings to provide off street parking.
Senate investigators urged Clyde Powell to break his silence on FHA scandals linked to the Linwood Park project in Teaneck New Jersey. Powell’s fifth amendment claim was noted as lawmakers weigh why builders profited from inflated FHA loans amid a broader inquiry into multi million dollar windfalls and housing unit leadership changes.
Reading Berks county construction sites and allied trades ceased work as 4200 carpenters and related workers walked out. The AFL Carpenters Union Local 492 led after a May 21 vote over a 6 cent hourly raise offered by Berks Constructors, Inc. Cremer, Berks Constructors agents for local contractors, stood by the proposal with no concession.
The 35th annual VFW encampment begins Thursday in Harrisburg with leaders pushing for universal military training. The three day gathering ends Saturday with a large Harrisburg parade.
The Army Signal Corps launched the first national meteorological observing and forecasting effort in 1870 across the United States. By 1878 the system had 224 observation stations active nationwide.
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