Teamsters Paid Salaries to Four Incarcerated Members
Senate investigators showed the Teamsters Union paid 114719.32 in salaries to four Pontiac Local 614 members while they were in prison. Pension contributions continued, and James Hoffa denied any exposure motives as Robert Kennedy pressed him on the pay.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
Pontiac
Mich
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
James R. Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Hoffa
Dan Keating
Pontiac Local No. 614
Louis Linteau
Michael Nicoletti
Sam Marrosso
Keating
Second Atomic Powered Sub Makes Transpolar Pass
The USS Skate becomes the second atomic powered submarine to cross the North Pole beneath the Arctic ice eight days after the Nautilus, which completed its voyage and docked in Portland England. Senator Prescott Bush announced the milestone in the Senate while Eisenhower learned of the news en route to New York.
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Washington
Navy
North Pole
Portland
England
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Senate
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
New York
United Nations General Assembly
James Hagerty
Teenage Dad Hurt In Turnpike Trailer Rollover
A teenage father, William H. Wheeler 17 of Dyer Indiana, was treated for a broken left elbow after his house trailer rolled on the Pennsylvania turnpike near Irwin. His wife Gretchen Wheeler 18 and their one month old were examined and released. A tire blowout caused loss of control and damage to the van and trailer.
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Pennsylvania
Ind
Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg
Gretchen Wheeler
Wheeler
James H
McGonigle Promises War on Crime If Elected Governor
Arthur T. McGonigle, Republican candidate for governor, pledges an all out war on crime if elected. He says the Leader administration has done nothing and cites rising homicide and juvenile crime. He criticizes Leader and Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence, calling Lawrence loose spending and wasteful.
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Philadelphia
Arthur T. McGonigle
Harrisburg
McGonigle
Cardozo Lodge No. 400
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Glade United Church Festival Saturday Evening
Glade United Church of Christ in Berlin RD 1 hosts a Saturday festival with serving starting at 5 PM. Hot chicken sandwiches baked goods and entertainment are offered.
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Glade United Church OF Christ
E&r
Church
Berlin
Ex-paratrooper survives 90-foot fall from bridge
Bran non T Thompson, 21, a former paratrooper with 101st airborne, fell 90 feet from the Etna bypass bridge in Pittsburgh while working on a construction project. He suffered only two broken ribs and minor injuries, crediting training for saving his life.
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Pittsburgh
Brannon T. Thompson
Thompson
St. Francis General Hospital
101St Airborne Division
New Etna Bypass
Bloodmobile visits Somerset for blood drive
The Bloodmobile will be at the Christian Church on East Main Street today from 12 30 to 6 15 p m for the local Red Cross drive aiming to collect 300 pints. Transportation to and from the event is available by calling the Somerset American Legion post home 4250.
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Bloodmobile
Somerset
Christian Church
East Main Street
Red Cross
Somerset American Legion
Teitelbaum Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for Western Pennsylvania
President Eisenhower named Hubert S. Teitelbaum to succeed Malcolm Anderson as U.S. attorney for Western Pennsylvania after Anderson became an assistant attorney general. The Senate confirmed Teitelbaum on Tuesday.
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Washington
Hubert S. Teitelbaum
Senate
U. S
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Teitelbaum
Malcolm Anderson
Eisenhower to present U.N. Mideast stability plan
President Eisenhower flies to New York to outline a U.N. backed stability program for the Mideast. He seeks a permanent U.N. force, funding for living standards, and a commission to monitor radio propaganda. He aims to isolate Lebanon and Jordan from Arab nationalism and place U.N. elements in those states.
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Eisenhower
New York
U. N. General Assembly
U. N
Mideast
United Arab Republic
United States
Lebanon
Jordan
Fall Meeting of SCCA at Easter Seal Camp
The Society for Crippled Children and Adults held its fall meeting at Camp Easter Seal with over a dozen directors and Miss Jean Feeley present. Philip M. Schaff presided. Pauline Davis read minutes and treasurer’s report. Dinner followed in the mess hall and a planned children’s show was announced.
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Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Easter Seal
Jean Feeley
Philip M. Schaff
SCCA
Pauline Davis
Ed J. Driscoll
Miss Feeley
National Board
Sleeping Sickness Kills 12 in Pusan
An outbreak of encephalitis sleeping sickness reported last Friday in Pusan Korea has caused 12 deaths and infected at least 28 people. Local authorities note the illness is newly detected in the area and are monitoring others for symptoms.
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Pusan
Korea
No Signs of Easing Is Situation in Jordan
Beir ut reports U S Marines to pull out of Lebanon ahead of U N debate while Jordan faces imminent army uprising warnings. The withdrawal, hailed as symbolic by Lebanon leaders, contrasts with Saeb Salam’s call for full troop exit as 2nd battalion 2nd division begins leaving.
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Lebanon
Jordan
London
Hussein
U. S
James L. Holloway
Eisenhower
U. N
2Nd Division
Holloway
Saeb Salam
Beirut
Harry Add
St. Paul, Minn
Fall Festival Gets Chamber Endorsement in Somerset
Somerset Chamber of Commerce endorsed the Fall Festival committee as it promotes the October celebration from October 5 through 12. The Chamber will handle store window decorations while sub-committees plan progress at an August 26 meeting in the VFW hall.
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Somerset County
Somerset Chamber of Commerce
VFW
Robert M. Keim
Harold Beech Admitted To Somerset Community Hospital
Harold Beech music director at Shanksville Stonycreek schools was admitted Monday to Somerset Community hospital. He is listed in room 209.
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Harold Beech
Shanksville
Stonycreek
Somerset Community Hospital
Sino Reds Fly Sorties Over Quemoy
The Chinese air force conducted about 90 MIG 17 sorties over Quemoy near Formosa the Nationalists said. Four planes reportedly passed so close that anti-aircraft fire may have hit them as red artillery fired 51 shells at Quemoy from Tateng Island.
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Taipei
Formosa
Red Chinese
Quemoy
The
Information Service
MI6
Reds
Mercyhurst College Receives 540000 Loan for Dormitory
The Community Facilities Administration awarded Mercyhurst College a 540000 loan to back a 600000 dormitory project in Erie Pa. The facility will house 47 women students and support campus housing.
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Washington
Community Facilities Administration
Mercyhurst College
Erie
Two Negroes In Political Spotlight
A Democratic congressman nomination race in New York's 16th district pits Adam Clayton Powell against Earl Brown. Powell, 49, a seven-term congressman, advocates immediate racial integration. Brown, 55, a city councilman and Life magazine editor, pursues a calmer civil rights approach.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Earl Brown
Powell
Congress
Brown
Life Magazine
Powell-Brown
Empire State
Simmering School Integra
Bedford County Man Elected President of State Association
Robert H. Hammer of Bedford county was elected president of the Pennsylvania Register of Wills Association at the 31st annual convention. Floyd Butz of Monroe county became an executive committee member with new vice presidents For rest L. Knap James H. Douglas and Harry R. Burd. Russell F. C. Benfer of Lehigh county was re elected secretary treasurer for a fourth term.
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Allentown
Robert H. Hammer
Bedford County
Register of Wills Assn
Pennsylvania
Floyd Butz
Monroe County
Forrest L. Knap
Crawford County
James H. Douglas
Washington County
Harry R. Burd
Centre County
Russell F. C. Benfer
Lehigh County
Calvin J. Rosencrance
Pike County
Harold D. Dulaney
Greene County
Miles C. McWherter
Westmoreland County
Robert H. Powers
Armstrong County
Welcome for Nautilus at English Port
The USS Nautilus arrived in Portland England after a 19 day Arctic voyage earning a presidential unit citation. Cmdr. William R. Anderson led the crew as American and British naval personnel cheered, a new Submerged Polar Transit flag unfurled, and Liam J. Larch received the emblem from U S Ambassador John Hay Whitney. The submarine surfaced 10 miles from the navigators’ target after traveling 8147 miles from Pearl Harbor.
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Portland
England
North Pole
Cmdr
William R. Anderson
Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
John Hay Whitney
Liam J. Larch
Hancock
Mich
Pearl Harbor
Shepherd M. Jenks
San
Eight-year-old killed by electrical shock in aunt’s home
Linda Kay Barron, eight, of Somerset R D 6, died after stepping on a clean basement floor and touching a wall deep-freeze. She was found by two farm hands and died at Somerset Community Hospital. County Coroner Dr. Halverson ruled accidental electrical death with burns on her right arm. The Whitehills will check for wiring defects.
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Linda Kay Barron
Merle Barron
Somerset
R. D
Linda
Robert F. Whitehill
Whitehills
Somerset Community Hospital
Robert H. Halverson
Pittsburgh man killed by train near Duquesne Slag Works
John Noss, 32, of Pittsburgh died after being struck by a train Tuesday near the Duquesne Slag Works where he worked. The fatal incident occurred in the vicinity of the plant with his employer listed as the Duquesne Slag Works facility.
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Duquesne Plant
Pittsburgh
John Noss
Duquesne Slag Works
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Sino Reds
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Western Pennsylvania Firemen’s Assn
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Somerset County Firemen’s Assn
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