U S completes hydrogen tests in the Pacific
The U S reports at least one more hydrogen explosion in the Pacific within 30 days, bringing total tests this cycle to four or five since March 1. AEC Chairman Strauss and Defense Secretary Wilson say the tests were essential to national security and that the warning area will reopen to shipping soon.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Pacific
Congressional
The
Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
United States
Free World
Warning Area
Rabbit chases robin spotted in Pa Newe backyard street line work
A neighbor reports a rabbit pursuing a robin in a yard while city workers in Butler avenue apply fresh traffic lines. Workers struggled to keep wood guards in place as traffic moved past. Other streets will receive similar line work and residents are urged to trim overhanging bushes to avoid damage to clothing and eyes.
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Butler Avenue
Daily Weather Report Forecast With Cloudiness and Rain Risk
Increasing cloudiness today with high temperatures around six ties. Considerable cloud cover through Saturday with a chance of light rain in the extreme south tonight. Low tonight 42 to 48 degrees. US weather stats for the 24 hour period ending at a.m. today show max 69, min 36, precipitation heavy dew, river stage 7.1 ft. Year ago data: max 58, min unknown, precip 0.11 inches.
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United States
Peacetime Atom Use Faces Peril Warns Witness
Washington May 14 A National Council official warned that peacetime atomic power could create international death by own action. James Finucane said atomic plants produce plutonium explosive as coal yields ash and warned of unlimited weapon stockpiling. He noted the bill would require dangerous residue to be bought back by the U S government as hearings broadened.
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Washington
INS
James Finucane
National Council For the Prevention of War
U. S
J. W. Stunkard Re-Elected County School Official
Irwin W. Stankard was re-elected for a four year term as assistant county superintendent starting July 5 1954. He has previously served as supervising principal of Scott Township Harlansburg and taught in Hickory Township and Mt Jackson schools. He is a Geneva College graduate with a Master’s from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Roy F. Conway
Irwin W. Stankard
Stankard
Scott Township
Harlansburg
Hickory Township
Mt Jackson
Geneva College
University of Pittsburgh
French Fight in Red River Delta Near Hanoi
French forces outnumbered in the Red River delta fought fiercely to hold Phyly 30 miles south of Hanoi. About 100,000 Vietminh rebels pressed the area while 60,000 French Union troops aided by armor and aircraft defended the frontier city and surrounding strongholds.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Red River
Phyly
Queen Ends Her Tour Of World
Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh return to Plymouth after a six month world tour aboard the royal yacht Britannia. The home fleet including the Vanguard and 17 ships gave a welcome home salute as they passed in review off Plymouth at 9 am EDT.
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Plymouth
England
Vanguard
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Yacht
Britannia
Deaths in May Record For Kilyszejko Hoffman Owee
Death notices list John Kilyszejko aged 60 of 26 Big Run street John Louis Hoffman age 2 of Mt Route 11 Eliweed City and Alejay J. Owee aged 68 of 38 West Long venue with dates noted in the Friday May 14 1954 record.
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John Kilyszejko
Big Run Street
John Louis Hoffman
Mt. Rte
Eliweed City
Alejay J. Owee
West Long
Gardner Chosen Ass Leader at 116th Sabbath School Convention
Ed Gardner of Plaingrove district was elected president of the Lawrence County Sabbath School Association at the 116th annual convention held at Highland United Presbyterian church. He succeeds William Hedegore. Officers named include Raymond Kendall as first vice president Richard Winger as second vice president Eleanor Magill as secretary and Harold Vance as treasurer. Awards were presented to top pre Easter attendance schools led by Clinton Methodist.
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Ed. Gardner
Plaingrove
Lawrence County Sabbath School Association
Highland United Presbyterian Church
Gardner
William Hedegore
Mt. Jackson
North Hill
Raymond Kendall
Richard Winger
Eleanor Magill
Harold Vance
Clinton Methodist
Illinois fugitive captured after shooting spree in Ohio
Arthur C. Peters, 23, sought for a two day kidnapping and robbery spree in Illinois, was captured near Napoleon, Ohio, after wounding Marshal Harry Hartsing, 66, of McClure. Peters surrendered to Napoleon police in a car he had commandeered following the marshal’s shooting.
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Napoleon, O
INS
Illinois
Napoleon
Arthur C. Peters
Harry Hartsing
McClure
Plan for Defense of Indo China After Narrow Laniel Vote
The U S weighs a united front to defend Indo China and southeast Asia. The Laniel government survives by 289 to 287, easing U S efforts to build a broader alliance with Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and other free nations. Churchill and Eden reportedly shift toward U S position after earlier rejection of united action.
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Laniel
France
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
United Action
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
U. S
Chamber of Deputies
U.S
Salvation Army Opens Building Fund Campaign in Lawrence
Salvation Army leaders and campaign heads urged Lawrence county residents to donate toward a 75 000 building fund launched at Epworth Methodist church. About 65 volunteers and guests heard plans to retire a 17 500 mortgage and fund facilities including a recreation room gymnasium social room and administrative offices.
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Salvation Army
Lawrence County
Epworth Methodist Church
Falls Street
Transit Strike Still Continues In Pittsburgh
Mediators pressed for a solution as Pittsburgh transit walkout persisted with daily exploratory talks since the start last Sunday. A separate wage conference with 1,000 Yellow Cab drivers and a tentative pact for 200 Blue Ridge drivers passed in a friendly mood.
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Pittsburgh
Blue Ridge
Diana Schooley Injured in School Gym Accident
Diana Schooley aged 17 of A. D. was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital shortly before noon Thursday for a right knee injury from colliding with another student during gym class.
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Diana Schooley
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Gym Elas
France asks U S warn Vietminh over Hanoi attack
In Geneva on May 14 French officials urged the United States to warn the Vietminh against seeking military gains in the Tonkin delta and Hanoi while peace talks continue. France also pressed for U S action if its position in the Red River delta worsens or armistice talks fail. Sources said Paris seeks a regional security pact without Britain and U S intervention only with allies.
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Geneva
INS
U.S
Hanoi
France
U. S
Great Britain
Indo-China
Red River
Joseph Lanier
Tonkin Delta
Coroner Probes Death Of John Klyszejko At 60
Coroner Charles E. Allen investigates the death of John Klyszejko aged 60 of 26 Lig Hun Street who died at New Castle Hospital at 3:15 am He was found unconscious on his kitchen floor by city police after a friend reported he could not be located An autopsy noted fractures of the fifth and sixth ribs on the right side and bronchial pneumonia He was born in Poland on October 16 1894 emigrated to America from Canada about 35 years ago and worked in the seamless department of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Survived by wife and nine grandchildren with children Mrs Mary Kratofil Edenburg Mrs Helen Wigton Lansing Mrs Stella Ferrari Delores Mrs Joan Broschert Delores and John Jr Funeral plans are under DeCarbo Funeral Home.
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Charles E. Allen
John Kliyszejko
Lig Hun Street
New Castle Hospital
Jodas Klyszejko
Klyszejko
Poland
America
Canada
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Mary Kratofil
Edenburg
Helen Wigton Lansing
Midh
Stella Ferrari
Joan Broschert
Delores
John Jr
DeCarbo Funeral Home
Laniel Retained In Power In France By Two Votes
Paris May 14 Premier Joseph Laniel kept his government after a 289 287 confidence vote. The defense council met in secret to outline steps if Geneva talks fail to prevent Communist gains in Indo China. Plan under study calls for sending seasoned troops from Europe and North Africa to bolster the Red River delta defense. Continued on page two.
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Paris
INS
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
France
Indo-China
Laniel
National Defense Council
Geneva
Europe
North Africa
Red River Delta
Demands Made For Pvt Schine From McCarthy Camp
Army Counselor John Adams testified that Roy Cohn and Frank Carr pressed for Pvt Schine’s assignment to New York and for him to avoid routine duties. He said McCarthy, Cohn, and Sokolsky sought a West Point study post for Schine to probe Communist propaganda and that Schine’s transfer would end the Army McCarthy dispute.
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Alvin Spivak
Washington
Cins Army
John GG Adams
Pentagon
Sendoseph KO McCarthy
David Sehine
Roy M Cohn
McCarthy
Adams
Schine
Cohn
New York
Kay Ho Jenkins
Thomas Prechtt
Karl & Mundt
R. S
Army
Car
Carr
Amherst
Mass
Fort Dix
N. J
FBI
West Point
John L. McClellan
Ark
Armed Forces Parade Moves Through Downtown Tonight
Floats and marching units lead the Armed Forces Week parade through New Castle at 7 pm. Nine divisions form the lineup from North Street to East Washington Street ending at the American Legion hall where refreshments and dancing follow. Prizes await winning participants.
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New Castle Streets
Jefferson Streets
Jefferson Street
Penn Power
South Mill Street
Croton Avenue
East Washington Street
Public Square
American Legion
Still Seeking To Complete Warren Jury
The murder trial of Norman Moon in Warren stalls as jurors are selected. Only nine jurors chosen in four days with an extra panel of 59 exhausted amid the courtroom shooting of Judge Allison D Wade during a non-support hearing.
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Warkken
INS
Norman Moon
Warren
Offerts
Connellsville
Allison D Wade
Auto collision kills couple near Pottsville
POTTSVILLE Pa May 14 Ins Mr and Mrs Warren Meek of Schuylkill Haven were killed when a tractor trailer crashed into their car at Deer Lake near Pottsville Two of their grandsons Roy Mack seven and David Schimmel four were injured Police quoted Eugene Newman 34 of Berwick the truck driver as saying the Meek car popped out in front of me
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Pottsville
Warren Meek
Schuylkill Haven
Deer Lake
Roy Mack
David Schimmel
Eugene Newman
Berwick
Mercy Airlift Begins for Wounded French Troops
Helicopters and light planes started evacuating hundreds of seriously wounded French Union troops from Dienbienphu to Hanoi. About 450 expected today, with 250 in serious condition, as an airlift to Luang Prabang and Hanoi hospitals commences under Red Cross mediation with Gen Vo Nguyen Giap.
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United Press
Dienbienphu
Indo-China
Freedom
Hamel
Red Cross
Hanoi
INS
Vientiane
Ae Nentimphee Prabang
Laos
Vo Nguyen Giap
Air Force
Vietnam
Rene Cogny
Three Are Killed In Auto Crash Near Youngstown
Three members of a Morana Pennsylvania family were killed and a fourth person, Joseph Hruska of Middlesex, Pa., was critically injured when two cars collided at the Route 5 and 90 intersection about 18 miles north of Youngstown. Police say Hruska was driving north on Route 90. the crash destroyed both autos. Local residents had long urged a stoplight at the intersection.
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Youngstown
INSI
Morana
Mike Colton
Helen
Joseph Hruska
Middlesex
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Warren
Hruska
State Highway Department
Optimism Brightens The Morning With Early Dew
A reflective note promises optimism as dawn breaks with sunlit skies and fresh air. The passage paints birdsong, dewy grass, and a sense that the world feels bright and hopeful at daybreak.
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Dien Bien Phu
AEC
Pa Newe
Gouth Mill Stret
Daily Weather Report
Washington, D. C
Karl E. Mundt
Sen. Mundt
George Malone
Center
Sen. Malone
Nevada
Joseph R. McCarthy
J. W. Stunkard
County Board
Ohio
Howard Handleman
Indo- China
Southeast Asia
Kingsbury Smith
John Klyszejko
Pvt. Schine
Iun
Mercy Airlift
Marvin Stone
1. N.S. Fae Eectern Bérecter
Arthur Mometer
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