Formosa Blackout as Plane Appears Over Island
Nationalist China reports a two hour bombardment of Amoy after Formosa went into blackout when an unidentified plane approached Taichung. Nationalist forces claim four Red ships crippled by Thunderbolt aircraft, with shelling reported near Quemoy and Tachen in renewed coastal clashes.
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Formosa
Plane
Amoy
Stanway
Taipeh
China
Taichung
Point Weitou
Quemoy Island
South China
Tatang
Quemoy
Tachen Island
Toumen Island
Yi Chang Shan
Apple Butter Making At Croton Methodist Church
Women of Croton Methodist church stir apple butter pots to raise funds for their organizations. Nearby storms spared New Castle, while Pittsburgh faced a freak storm. Christmas store hours and winter prep work also discussed as county highway plans stockpile cinders and berms. Door-to-door church outreach continued as rain prospects lingered.
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Croton
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Alfred A. Martin
Daily Weather Report
Partly cloudy and cooler with a high around 75 to 83 degrees and a low near 55 to 60 tonight. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with possible evening showers. Weather stats show a 24 hour high of 84 and low of 54 with 0.02 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 5.5 feet.
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United States
Cities League Names DeCarbo As President
New Castle mayor Edward A. DeCarbo was named president of the League of Third Class Cities in Pennsylvania at a Sept 18 close of the three day convention. His term begins January 1, 1955. Other officers include Vice President Earl C. Schaffer Secretary Charles A. Rogers Treasurer Lawrence Burns and directors William A. Pulaskin Thomas A. Flatley Robert Morris Walter H. Grove and Clifford Harmon. Bethlehem was chosen as the 1955 convention city.
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New Castle News
Castleton
League of Cities of the Third
Pennsylvania
Cathedral
Walter H. Grove
Altoona
Edward A. DeCarbo
New Castle
Earl E. Schaffer
Bethleham
Grove
DeCarbo
Schaffer
League
Earl C. Schaffer
Bethlehem
Charles A. Rogers
Easton
Lawrence Burns
Harrisburg
William A. Pulaskin
Monongahela
Thomas A. Flatley
Erie
Robert Morris
Clifford Harmon
Williamsport
U S Sees Superiority In Atomic Weapons
AEC chairman Lewis L. Strauss said the United States currently holds an edge in atomic and hydrogen weapons. He warned that future rivals may erode this superiority as they build their arsenals. He cautioned there may be delivery methods for the hydrogen bomb without defense, while noting defenses exist for present bomber delivery methods.
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Washington
INS
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
U.S
ABC
NBC
Meet the Press
Defense Opens In Woman's Murder Trial in Uniontown
Elizabeth Betsko 44 of Lynn faces possible death by electric chair for killing neighbor Edgar Hassen in Fayette County. Betsko killed Hassen on June 9 two days after a court tossed morals charges involving Betsko's 16-year-old mentally retarded daughter Annie. Defense rests on plea of temporary insanity with Betsko set to testify Tuesday.
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Uniontown
Elizabeth Betsko
Lynn
Fayette County
Betsko
Edgar Hassen
Hassen
Annie
Tuesay
Pope Pius XII urged to rest after hiccoughing attack
Physicians urged Pope Pius XII to rest after hiccoughing prevented a scheduled speech at Castle Gandolfo. He is expected to avoid public addresses for the near term and restrict himself to blessing crowds at general audiences. The pontiff canceled special audiences and reportedly slept well after a restful night.
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Castle Gandolfo
Italy
Ins
Pius XII
Rome
Auto Workers at Bronze Co Vote To Strike
United Auto Workers local 69 at Johnson Bronze Co. voted to strike as contract expires September 27. The Sunday meeting at Benjamin Franklin Junior High drew 353 for and six against, a heavy two thirds majority. About 800 eligible workers were present with 500 to 600 laid off eligible if unionized. Costello said the union will seek to avert the strike. talks were held last Friday with no result, another meeting planned this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers-Cio
Johnson Bronze Company
Benjamin Franklin Junior High School
Johnson Bronze
Costello
Boy Breaks Arm in Fall from Tree
Roy Bessell aged six from Ellwood City was treated at Jameson Memorial hospital for a fracture of the left arm after falling from a tree on Friday. The injury occurred Thursday afternoon and was reported Saturday afternoon at 2 45.
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Roy Bessell
Ellwood City
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Woman Found Dead in Philadelphia Train Station
Police investigate a woman found dead in a washroom at Reading Company North Broad Street Station in Philadelphia. The deceased is about 65, slim, grey haired with hazel eyes, wearing a wedding band and a 13-stone diamond ring. identity is unknown.
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Philadelphia
INS
Reading Company
North Broad Street
Marie Shay
Lebanon
AFL Sessions Open in Los Angeles West Coast Meet Draws 700 Delegates
The American Federation of Labor begins its 73rd annual convention in Los Angeles with 700 delegates and 3,000 visitors expected through Sept. 28. George Meany will deliver the keynote as the council outlines a 35-hour week and criticizes U.S. foreign policy. Eisenhower, Mitchell, Stassen slated to speak. Governors and city officials to welcome attendees.
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Los Angeles
INS
American Federation of Labor
West Coast
Federation
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
Harold E. Stassen
Goodwin J. Knight
Norris Poulson
George Meany
Meany
AFL
Asia
Executive Council
Fire damages Auto Scooter ride at Cascade Park
Fire hit the Auto Scooter ride at Cascade Park Saturday afternoon causing about 1100 in damages. Fire started near a control box, spread to the building roof, and was controlled by Shenango and New Castle departments. Fire Chief Norman McFarland said 1000 of the loss was to the building and 100 to its contents.
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Cascade Park
Shenango Volunteer Fire Department
New Castle
New Castle News
Shenango
Paul Vesco
New Girl Scout Camp Dedicated Sunday at Site
Dr. J. Calvin Rose pastor of the Second U P church dedicated the new Girl Scout camp site in Cook County Illinois at a Sunday afternoon ceremony. He dismissed un Americanism accusations as fear hysteria and praised the Girl Scout movement’s worldwide work saying the area will become a landmark.
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New Castle News
Girl Scouts of New Castle Area, Inc
Volant
Lawrence County Veteran Council
Cook County
Illinois
Legionnaires
New Castle
J. Calvin Rose
U. P
Rose
Vietnam government teeters as leaders clash in Hanoi
In Saigon and Hanoi a rapid-fire sequence of events deepens a Vietnam crisis. The premier and the chief of staff, each guarded at home, exchange sharp charges. An assassination attempt targets the service chief and propaganda director. Health minister Pham Hum Chong vanishes, possibly fleeing toward a neutral zone near Cambodia. General Nguyen Van Hinh praised by Tran Van Xuan, while Ngo Dinh Diem prepares to act against the chief of staff who resisted deportation orders.
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Saigon
INS
Vietnam
Hanoi
Pham Hum Chong
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Tran van Xuan
Agence France Presse
Nguyen van Hinh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Defense seeks new trial for man convicted of murder
Somerset Pa Defense attorney A M Matthews announced plans to seek a new trial for Frank Novotny 38 after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of Mrs Annie Shanks 74 in her Stoystown home last April 16 The victim was Mrs Novotny’s mother in law and had fled with her six children after a family argument in which a shotgun blast ended her life
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Somerset, Pa
INS
A. M. Matthews
Frank Novotny
Somerset County
Wilbur
Annie Shanks
Stoystown
Senate group in McCarthy decision declared legal
Parliamentarian Charles Watkins testified that the 1952 McCarthy subcommittee was a legal unit with a duty to report and that Hayden could fill a vacancy when the Senate was not in session. He supported the subcommittee’s legitimacy amid censure investigations and said the group remained valid despite member changes.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Charles L. Watkins
Joseph R. McCarthy
Arthur V. Watkins
McCarthy
Sen. Watkins
Watkins
Carl Hayden
Ariz
Full Rules Committee
Hayden
Missing Radcliffe student found after kidnapping hoax
Nancy L. Plum mer 22, Radcliffe graduate and daughter of Fred Plummer of Warren Pa, was reported kidnapped but authorities say the tale was a hoax. She was found unconscious Saturday night in a Mattapan garage after vanishing last Tuesday.
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Cambridge
Mass
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe
William K Jordan
Nancy L. Plummer
Fred Plummer
Warren
Nancy
Mattapan
Jamestown
N. Y
Plummer
Boston
Deaths recorded Monday September 20 1954
The death notices list Anna McClain Taylor 78 at Youngstown Russell K Goshorn 58 of 1634 Katherine Street Michael J Boyle 316 Neshanock Avenue Ruth F E Bowers 61 of Darlington Pa Frank Telesz 70 of 37 High Street Knute V Nelson 65 of 401 East Fairfield Avenue Domenic Streddo 59 of 810 South Mill Street and Herman A Harry Shaffer 221 East Wallace Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McClain Taylor
Youngsten
Russell K. Goshorn
Katherine Street
Michael J. Boyle
Neshannock Avenue
Ruth FE. Bowers
Darlington
Frank Telesz
High Street
Knute V. Nelson
Fairfield Avenue
Domenic Streddo
South Mill Street
Herman A
Harry) Shaffer
Wallace Avenue
Tavern Owner Shot To Death In Burglary Near Bar
Springfield police found Roy E. Wunder, 43, shot through the chest in his tavern where he kept a lone weekend vigil for burglars. Co owner of a well known Springfield tavern, he died near the bar. Investigators pursued leads on a burglary motive.
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Springfield, Pa
INS
Springfield
Roy E. Wunder
Decision Today on Bail Plea for Dr Sheppard
In Cleveland Judge Edward Blythin faces a bail hearing for Dr Samuel H Sheppard charged with first degree murder in the slaying of his pregnant wife Marilyn. Prosecutors indicate no rebuttal witnesses remain as defense calls three more witnesses to wind up the hearing. More than 15 witnesses have testified in the Bay Village case.
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Cleveland
INS
Edward Blythin
Cuyahoga County
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Marilyn
Bay Village
Mendes-France To Outline His Defense Plan
Premier Pierre Mendes-France will present proposals for a European defense system in Strasbourg, calling for Germany and Italy to be included on equal terms and for greater British participation in continental defenses. The plan, already sent to London, drew mixed reactions from Britain, Belgium, and West Germany.
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Strasbourg
Pierre Mendes-France
Germany
Italy
INS
West Germany
Consultative Assembly of the
European Council
London
European Defense Community
Brussels
Mendes-France
Paul-Henri Spaak
Spaak
Anthony Nutting
Nevers
Tito Pushes West Germany Arm In European Defense
Belgrade reports Yugoslavian Marshal Tito urged France and Western nations to set aside old antagonisms and reintegrate a rearmed West Germany as an equal partner in a European defense system. He ruled out full scale party confrontations.
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Belgrade
INS
Tito
Franc
West Germany
Deserted Factories Reveal Soviet Occupation in Austria
Irving Brown the AFL Europe representative tours Soviet confiscated factories in Austria’s eastern provinces. He is the first U S labor official allowed to view hundreds of plants, with the tour sponsored by the International Federation of Free Trade Unions.
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Irving Brown
AFL
Europe
Austria
U. S
Brown
International Federation of Free Trade Unions
American Federation of Labor
I.N.S
Ghost towns of Soviet occupied Austria show decay
Reporter visits eastern Austria’s Soviet controlled provinces and finds deserted factories broken windows and widespread Communist slogans on walls. He recalls ghost town imagery as he notes promises of employment and anti western rhetoric amid ruins and red star symbols across towns in Lower Austria and Burgenland.
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Vienna
Ins
Austria
U. S
Lower Austria
Burgeland
Autumn Colors Shift as Summer Fades Early
The piece notes gum trees change color early with red leaves while maples turn yellow and oaks redden at the tips. Sumacs blaze as if torches, signaling summer loosening its grip and autumn approaching with warmer weather and a forecast near seventy five.
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J. C. Rose
Senate Group
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