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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1954

Page

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Eisenhower Eyes Southeast Asia Defense Pact Go Ahead Signal

President Eisenhower welcomed a believed go ahead on a Southeast Asia defense alliance plan after a compromise with Prime Minister Churchill. Secretary Dulles to report tonight on radio and TV. The White House pressed forward amid Central American policy notes.

Believe Go Ahead Alliance Howard Handleman I. N Washington INS Eisenhower Winston Churchill I.N.S

Newc Ne Observes Growing dog problem citywide

Reports show more dogs roaming at large across several city sections. A note recalls Barnum and Bailey once exhibited near Boyles Field on Highland avenue. Tomatoes ripen at John Dudash’s East Clayton street garden. Librarian Alice Sterling says Emmett Kelly’s The Clown exists in the Free Public Library.

Pa Newe Barnum and Bailey Circus Boyles Field Highland U. P Highland Avenue John Dudash Clayton Street Alice M. Sterling The Free Public Library Emmett Kelly the Clown Kelly Ringling Brothers Leasure Avenue Highland

Weather forecast and statistics for the region

A cloudier period with warmer temperatures and a chance of showers in the northwest. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms expected tonight and Thursday. Highs near 82 to 88, lows 62 to 68, turning cooler Thursday. US 24 hour period ends at nine am shows max 82 min 50 with no precipitation. river stage 5.4 feet.

United States

Steel firms accept 1954 contract with USW set for 600000 workers

Bethlehem Steel and Jones & Laughlin join U S Steel and United Steelworkers in approving the two year settlement. Five cent across the board pay raise, a $140 monthly pension after three years, and a small increase in employee pension contributions. Industry sources estimate wage value at about eight to nine cents per hour.

Pittsburgh INS U.S. Steel United Steelworkers Bethlehem Steel Jones & Laughlin USW David J McDonald John A. Stephens U. S Steel

Circus Arrives and Outshines Sun at Mahoning Avenue

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus arrived in town early with 70 railroad cars unloading at Pennsylvania Railroad crossing Mahoning avenue. The two shows at West Washington street opened at 2 15 pm and 8 15 pm, drawing eager families and children who woke to the spectacle despite the eclipse.

New Castle News West Washington Street Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus New Castle Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus Mahoning Avenue Mammouth West Washington Street Show Grounds Page Two

Truman Improves but Remains on Serious List

Former president Harry S Truman shows improvement after gallbladder and appendix removal surgery. Doctors report him technically past the crisis but still on the serious list with enteritis and drug sensitivity addressed, temperature 99.8 and some fatigue noted as of Tuesday night.

Kansas City Harry S Truman Research Hospital Truman Wallace Graham Graham

Thieves Make 12th Visit In Three Years

Nicholas G Troilo owner of a north Philadelphia toy shop says he may quit after thieves hit his warehouse basement for the 12th time in three years. They stole stock valued around 2000 dollars and damaged hundreds of toys, causing about 1000 dollars in damage.

Philadelphia INS Nicholas G_ Troilo Troilo

Policies Of Gen Armas In Guatemala Outlined

Gen Carlos Castillo Armas outlines aims of the Liberation movement in Guatemala. He states a return to a democracy defined by Inter American solidarity and signed by American states. The article details his social policy emphasis and the movement’s political goals.

Gen. Armas Guatemala Liberation Carlos Castillo Armas Armas Liberation Army I.N.S. Chiquimala INS

Heavy Fighting Near Hanoi Shifts Front in Indo China

Reports from Hanoi area describe heavy clashes in Ninh Binh district as French and Vietnamese forces retreat toward an evacuation line near Haiphong. Refugees flood Hanoi and Haiphong by air and rail as Paris delays public analysis, signaling rapid, uncertain military developments.

HANOT INS Red River Indo- China Ninh Binh Hanoi London Daily Express Haiphon Haiphong Agence France Indo-China

Water Main Break Disrupts Long Avenue Service

A foot long break four inches wide in the 600 block of Long Avenue caused muddy water for residents on the South and East Sides. Vernon B Corle says new mains kept disruptions minimal with only local shutoffs until repairs finished shortly after midnight. Flushing cleared cloudiness by morning and normal supply was expected by noon.

Long Avenue South Side East Side Vernon B Corle City of New Castle Water Company Mr. Corle Corle

Oppenheimer Fails to Gain Security Clearance

The Atomic Energy Commission voted four to one that J Robert Oppenheimer should not have access to U S atomic and hydrogen bomb secrets. A dissenting commissioner called him completely loyal while Congress signals no challenge to the ruling. President Eisenhower could reverse the decision but few expect action.

Washington INS J. Robert Oppenheimer Atomic Energy Commission Commission Oppenheimer U.S Special Security Board Eisenhower Fisenhower Henry D Smyth

Five Year Old Girl Killed In Mt Pleasant Crash

A tractor-trailer collision on Route 31 near Mt Pleasant, Mt Pleasant Pa, left a five year old girl dead and six others injured. Christine Zmijewska of Brooklyn, N Y, died. her mother and brother and the car driver were injured. the truck driver William Logan from Haneville Ala, and other drivers James Hostetler of Louisville Ohio and Thornton Myers of White in Fayette county were hurt.

MT. Pleasant INS Route Mt Pleasant Christine Zmijewska Brooklyn N.Y William Logan Haneville Ala James Hostetler Louisville, O Thornton Myers White Fayette County

Distribution Of Food Starts This Morning

Government surplus food distribution began in Ellwood City with two sites at the old Lawrence Ice Plant on West Grant Street and the Ellwood City Borough Garage on Sixth Street. Commissioner Arsenio Armand announced hours for the next two days from 8 am to 2 pm, with volunteers from local unions aiding county workers. recipients formed a line outside the ice plant to check names and sign indicating their unemployment or need for assistance.

Old Lawrence West Grant Street Ellwood City Borough Sixth Street Ellwood City Arsenio Armand

New Guatemala Junta Head Is Experienced Anti Red

GUATEMALA CITY The new junta head Lt Col Elfo g o Hernan Monzon Y Aguirre is a 42 year old anti Communist and an early critic of Moscow ties inside Guatemala He leads with junta allies Jose Luis Cruz Salazar and Juan Mauricio Dubois Valldeperas aiming to root out communist influence and forge talks with Liberation forces to complete the anti Communist revolt Monzon earlier clashed with Jose Manuel Fortuny of the Guatemalan Labor party and Juan Jose Arevalo who had named him minister of state in 1950

Guatemala City INS Elfego Hernan Monzon Y Aguirre Moscow Central America Jose Luis Cruz Salazar Juan Maruricio Dubois Valldeperas Calas Castillo Ar Monzon Jose Manuel Fortuny Labor Party Communist Party Juan Jose Arevalo Jorge Ubico Fortuny

Top scientists view total solar eclipse nationwide

Thousands gather in Nebraska Minnesota and Wisconsin to witness 76 seconds of darkness as a total solar eclipse occurs. Noted observers include Dr. Donald Menzel of Harvard and Drs Hesthal Dig Nel of Ohio State and Dr. Harold C. Urey of Chicago along with media crews at a Minneapolis area site.

Minneapolis INS Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin Donald Menzel Harvard College Observatory C. E. Hesthal Nelson

Eisenhower rejects Asian Locarno pact with Communists

President Eisenhower denounced any Locarno style pact with the Reds calling it unacceptable and pledging the United States will not join a treaty that makes anyone a slave. He left open support for an armistice in Indo China and floated ideas for a truce that could allow Vietnamese people time to migrate before a potential division.

Howard Handleman I.N.S Washington INS Eisenhower France Indo-China Vietnam Wei

Philadelphia Teachers to Receive $100 Raise This Fall

Philadelphia public school teachers are set for a $100 yearly pay raise under a new salary scale approved by the Board of Education. The increase matches January raises and becomes effective in September, with other city school employees included in the new scale.

Philadelphia INS Board of Education

Dress Catches Fire Leaves Girl in Critical Condition

A six year old girl from north Philadelphia is in critical condition after a flimsy adult dress she wore for play suddenly ignited. Gail Brubaker suffered burns from head to foot and her mother Anna Brubaker, 47, was burned while trying to beat out the flames. Father William Brubaker, 38, sustained lighter burns.

Philadelphia North Philadelphia Gail Brubaker Anna William

Death notices for Gilmore Furgione Griffiths

Harold FE Gilmore age 30 of R D 7, Charles A Furgione age 62 of 3160 Ne shannock Avenue, and Mrs. Robert R Griffiths age 68 of 325 Wildwood Avenue are listed in local death notices.

Harold FE. Gilmore R. D Charles A. Furgione Neshannock Avenue Robert R. Griffiths Wildwood Avenue

Rio Grande To Reach New High Flood Record

The Rio Grande is expected to crest 5 to 15 feet above all flood records, around 57 feet, threatening Texas and Mexican towns. Evacuation centers open as rising waters force residents to high ground. The Ozona death toll reached 14 after a hurricane churned floods inland, with more rain threatening the semi arid plains and hill country.

Laredo Tex INS Rio Grande Texas Mexico Ozona

Wedding Party In Fatal Crash Near New Kensington

In New Kensington Pennsylvania a wedding party suffered fatal and serious injuries when the car carrying groom to be John Granville and others crashed into a bridge abutment and caught fire. Usher Charles Bartholf died from burns while best man James Carnathan Halph Krider and Granville himself were injured. Shirley Ann McMeans, the bride to be, rushed to the hospital.

New Kensington INS Charles G Bartholf Tarentum John E. Granville Halph Krider Natrona Heights James Carnathan Carnathan Bartholf Granville Shirley Ann McMeans Citizen's General Hospital

Bandit Slashes Secretary and Flees With 2400 Dollars

Pittsburgh police probed a razor attack on Helen Homovich a 20 year old secretary at the Moose Lodge office in the East End. She received a two inch neck gash and the bandit escaped with 2400 dollars. No leads were available.

Pittsburgh Ins Moose Lodge East End Helen Homovich

Guatemala Cease Fire Moves Toward Power Shift

Anti-Communist leaders Gen. Carlos Castillo Armas and Col. Elfego Monzon meet to seal a cease-fire and form a coalition junta in Guatemala. A battlefield armistice is in effect, while Monzon purges Communists and begins nationwide roundup as a bloodless coup consolidates control in Guatemala City.

Tegucigalpa Honduras INS Liberation Carlos Castillo Armas Elfego H. Monzon Guatemala City San Salvador el Salvador Chiquimula Castillo Armas Guatemala Monzon Red Party

Gilmore Dies In Accident On Ohio Turnpike

Harold E. Gilmore 30 of Newton Falls Ohio died Tuesday when his cement mixer truck overturned on the Ohio turnpike near Newton Falls. A World War II Marine veteran and Teamsters member, he leaves a wife Irene and three children Edwin Christine and Aileen along with two siblings. Funeral services are Friday at 2 pm at Caskey Funeral Home with Rev Stephen Polley officiating. Interment at Oak Park cemetery. Friends may visit tonight 7-9 pm and Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Harold E. Gilmore Ohio Turnpike Newton Falls Gilmore Harry Vassely Butler Avenue Young Gilmore Robert Doris McCreary Caskey Funeral Home Madison Avenue Stephen Polley Oak Park Cemetery

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A fragmented newspaper page shows sections including radio and TV listings, comics, society notes, sports, editorials, stocks, obituary and theatrical items. The readable headings suggest a general classifieds and feature page layout typical of mid century papers.

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