Truman to Sign Price Wage Rent Controls Today
Washington June 30 A Truman sign is expected today on a price wage rent controls bill after congressionally set talks. Leaders said the measure falls short of the president's requests, but all economic curbs expire only if he signs. Rent controls run to Sept 30 1952 while price and wage limits continue for ten months starting tomorrow.
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Ike
Midwest
Picnicgoers Scattered By Sunday Storm In Pa
Picknickers were sent scurrying as a Sunday afternoon storm battered the area. Diners fled to cars and shelters while telephone lines failed in parts of the county, including Enon Valley where multiple lines were out of service. The newsroom reports Peter P. Weyrick collected a live hellgrumite specimen from West Washington Street Extension. The insect spends time in water as a worm then crawls out to wing and live briefly as an adult.
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Enon Valley
Naai
Peter P. Weyrick
West Washington Street
the News
Weather Summary With Temperatures and Rainfall
Partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers mainly in the south portion today. Fair and cooler tonight and tomorrow. 24 hour period ending 9 am today shows max 91 and min 65 with 1.56 inches of precipitation and river stage 5.3 feet. For the 24 hour period ending 9 am Sunday, min 64 with no precipitation.
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United States
Finnish student Armi Kuusela crowned Miss Universe
Armi Kuusela, an 18 year old Finnish student, was crowned Miss Universe at Long Beach. She said she prefers returning home to Finland and has no strong film career ambitions, hoping to marry and become a housewife. A coronation ball presented her a long prize list.
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Armi Kuusela
Armi
Finland
Wind Storm Drops Temperatures in Pittsburgh District
A fierce wind storm hit Pittsburgh and surrounding areas, with gusts to 55 mph. Trees and power lines toppled, heavy home damage reported, hail in Penn township, hospitals Shadyside Pasvarry and Municipal lost power for about an hour during the height of the event. Thunder showers expected but heat wave relief in sight.
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Violent Storm Strikes Washington Causes Property Damage
A violent thundershower and 59 mile per hour gale hit Washington, dropping temperatures from 95 to 69. Nine houses were struck as winds tore power lines and felled trees, causing thousands in damage while a rise to 98 is forecast today.
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Ridgway Arrives in Norway for Allied Chiefs Visit
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway landed at Fornebu airfield near Oslo to meet allied military and diplomatic leaders. Norwegian officials greeted him as he began a visit with European commanders. Earlier, communist demonstrators labeled Ridgway the plague general.
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Cured Burglar Ends Life in Butler Jail
Millard F. Wright a 42 year old habitual thief who believed brain surgery failed to stop his crimes died by suicide in Butler jail during the weekend He cut his glasses fashioned a noose from a shirt and blanket and strangled himself after slashing his arm He left three remorseful notes expressing a troubled conscience and plea for forgiveness for his deeds.
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Three Jersey cows killed by lightning in North Beaver
On Sunday afternoon a severe storm struck North Beaver township. Lightning struck under a tree on Guy L. Raney’s Mt. Jackson Enon Valley farm, killing three Jersey cows instantly. The accident time was not known until Raney went to milk the cows. Nearby Little Beaver township suffered downed telephone lines and other damage.
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Mr. Raney
Little Beaver Township
Northern Lights Appear Over Storm Riddled North Hill
Residents in the North Hill section woke to an eerie greenish glow in the northern sky around 2 30 this morning. The aurora borealis produced long tongues of light that flickered and faded, with stars visible and distant lightning flickering from an electric storm to the south.
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Lightning Strikes Beaver County Barn Fire Destroys Structure
A barn on the Neven Farm in Franklin Township Beaver County was struck by lightning during an afternoon storm and burned Friday. Ellwood City and Franklin Township firefighters responded but could not save the barn.
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Beaver County
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Rainy Season Dims Korean War Front Action
Korea reports the rainy season curbing land, air, and sea fighting along a 155 mile front. Dense downpours and fog reduce patrols and contact as Allied troops brace for two months of mud and delays, while Radio Pyongyang threatens retaliation for Allied bombings on North Korea.
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Red Note Admits Dropping Shell Near Parley Tent
The Communists admitted one anti aircraft shell nearly struck the Panmunjom truce conference tent last Friday. A Red note to Allied liaison officers said the incident was inadvertent and measures have been taken to prevent recurrence. It marks the first admission of a violation of Panmunjom neutrality.
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United Nations cites mass detention and slavery in Russia
The United States presented UN proof claiming Russia imprisons about one hundred thousand people and enforces slavery in extreme forms. Washington expects Congress to adjourn by Saturday with possible July Fourth session if needed. Chiang Kai shek accuses Chinese Reds of mass killings of over five million anti-Communists.
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Resignation in Cairo Shifts Egypt Politics
Cairo diplomats report the resignation of Premier Ahmed Naguib El Hilaly Pasha after tensions over the Suez Canal and Sudan. Hussein Sirry Pasha succeeds him as an independent premier amid ongoing government upheaval with no formal reason given.
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Deaths in Farrell and surrounding areas
The June 30, 1952 death record lists Olive J. Saffer 85 of Farrell Domenick Montana 67 of Bessemer Mrs William H Butler 68 of 911 Court Street Frank James Glasgow 71 of Lowery Street Samuel E Mehaffey 76 of Ellwood City Griffith Jones 83 of East Meyer Avenue Alvaro Carletti 36 of East Long Avenue Grace Beall 31 of Madison Ohio Mabel E Green RD 2.
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Lowery Street
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Ellwood City
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Meyer Avenue
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Grace Beall
Madison
Ohio
Mabel E. Green
Fire at Toronto aged home rescues 700 residents
Seven hundred inmates of the Lambert Lodge Home for the Aged were rescued when a city owned institution caught fire early today. There were no casualties.
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Change in Location of Society News In This Issue
The News explains a shift of society items to the second and third pages of the second section to concentrate society news on facing pages. Beginning today the items will no longer appear on page three of the first section. The change aims to benefit readers.
Gettysburg College President Retires After 29 Years
Gettysburg College announces the retirement of Dr. Henry W. A. Hanson after 29 years as president. He will be succeeded by Dr. Walther C. Langsam, president of Wagner College.
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Gettysburg
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Henry W. A. Hanson
Walther C. Langsam
Wagner College
Lightning Storm Damages City. Two Injured
High winds and a three pronged storm hit the city causing extensive tree damage and outages. Two people were injured by lightning including Louis W. Schetrom who was shocked at his home on North Scott Street. Mrs. J Glenn Anderson was struck by a bolt at 1 35 p m and survived.
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North Scott Street
J. Glenn Anderson
Highland Avenue
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Lightning Burns E. B. Kurtz Barn North Of City
Emmanuel B. Kurtz’s barn, located about a mile northwest of New Wilmington, was struck by lightning around 8 Sunday morning and burned completely. Damage to the barn and contents was around 20 dollars. Kurtz escaped to the back porch and saved the animals before firemen arrived to fight the blaze.
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Emmanuel B. Kurtz
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Parliament group backs large grant for Queen Elizabeth
A British parliamentary select committee urged a 1.33 million dollar annual general grant for Queen Elizabeth and a lifetime 112 thousand dollar annual allowance for Prince Philip. It kept Princess Margaret's 16,800 dollar stipend while proposing a future 42,000 dollar income if she marries and called for 266,000 dollars as a contingency margin in the civil list.
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House of Commons
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Margaret
Duchy of Cornwall
Duke of Cornwall
Six Die From Heat Prostration in Pittsburgh District
Six people have died from heat prostration in the Pittsburgh district since summer began nine days ago. The latest victim was 55 year old George Hostedar of Brackenridge who died at Allegheny Valley hospital in Tarentum from a sun stroke suffered last Thursday as temperatures hit 99 in many areas.
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George Hostedar
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Tarentum
Weathered political musing across cities hints at summer heat
Odd monologue references San Diego to Maine and Chicago with a forecast of a big blast. Mentions Taft and Kefauver and a 7 percent figure, suggesting crowd energy and voting themes amid a hot day.
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