Chileans Thank U S for Massive Mercy Airlift
Chilean gratitude poured in after a six day U.S. mercy airlift delivering more than 900 tons of food clothing blankets and two complete hospitals. Chileans affected by earthquakes and tidal waves praised American aid and the diplomats noted the act as a significant U S diplomatic move in Latin America.
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Brian Bell
Santiago
Chile
United States
U. S. Air Force
U.S
Air Force
Latin America
Turnpike Good Record for Holidays Ends
A seventh consecutive fatality free Memorial Weekend failed as an out-of-state motorist apparently fell asleep and crashed into an embankment, killing himself. Commission Chairman Lawler noted 367,075 vehicles used the 470 mile system and 260 motorists were barred from entry for safety violations.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission
Joseph J. Lawler
Turnpike
Pennsylvania
Lawler
Lawley
Pike
Milk Price Hike Fought by Mayor
Pittsburgh Mayor Joseph M. Barr directed City Solicitor David Stahl to oppose the latest milk price increase sought by the Greater Pittsburgh Dairy Association. A hearing before the State Milk Control Commission is set for June 21. The exact amount of the proposed rise was not disclosed.
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Pittsburgh
Map
Joseph M. Barr
David Stahl
Greater Pittsburgh
Carol Ann Close May Have Polio in Pittsburgh Hospital
A Somerset three year old girl, Carol Ann Close, is a suspected polio patient at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh. Doctors are testing as she lies on a rocking bed, with scenes aired on local TV. Card support requested for the lonely patient.
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Carol Ann Close
Pgh
Polio Suspect Case in 3 Year Old Girl in Pittsburgh
Dr Ann Wagner notes polio is only suspect as Allegheny health tests a three year old Somerset girl Carol Ann Close daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Close has paralysis and breathing difficulty. She has had three anti polio shots with last in summer 1959. Results due next week.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Health Department
Somerset
Carol Ann Close
Fred Close
Children’s Hospital
Carol Anne
Anne Wagner
Health Department
Bureau of Medical Services
Governor seeks federal disaster status for West Scranton mine area
Gov. David L. Lawrence asked President Eisenhower to declare a West Scranton mine area a national disaster zone after a civil defense study. The move could unlock federal funds for urgent urban renewal and rehabilitation work, with state funds potentially supplemented by Mines Department support.
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Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Eisenhower
West Scranton
Richard Gerstell
Lackawanna County
Scranton
Gerstell
Lawrence
John L. Sullivan
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Sullivan
Leo A. Hoegh
U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Hoegh
James T. Hanlon
Michael F. Lawler
State Mines Department
Korns Named to Fire and Panic Act Task Force
Representative W R Korns of Somerset is appointed member of the Joint State Government Commission Task Force on the Fire and Panic Act. The group aims to study revision and modernization of the 1927 act and related laws with six senators and six house members. Co chairs are Albert R Pechan and Robert K Hamilton.
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W. R. Korns
Somerset
Joint
State Government Commission
Baker Roger
Lancaster County
State
House of Representatives
Albert R. Pechan
Ford City
Robert K. Hamilton
Ambridge
State Department of Labor and Industry
Korns
President names board to halt Pa. R R strike
An emergency fact finding board appointed by President Eisenhower opened hearings to settle the dispute between the Pennsylvania railroad and the Transport Workers Union. The three man panel has until June 20 to report, with a 30 day window for acceptance or rejection of recommendations by both sides. If rejected, a possible strike could occur July 20. The union seeks to reverse a court injunction and faces ongoing walkouts and hearings as the board prepares its findings.
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Philadelphia
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania Railroad
Transport Workers Union
PRR
TWU
America
U.S
Frank P. Douglass
Oklahoma City
Paul H. Sanders
Nashville
A. Langley Coffey
Sand Springs
Okla
James Highan
van Dusen
Mrs. Eisenhower Hospitalized With Acute Bronchitis
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower is under treatment at Walter Reed Army Hospital for acute asthmatic bronchitis. She entered the hospital Tuesday and is expected to stay a few days. Doctors report she is resting comfortably with little fever.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Howard McC. Snyder
Stevenson urges new and bolder thinking for Western allies
Adlai E. Stevenson, at a Textile Workers Union convention in Chicago, calls for a five point grand strategy for peace and renewed Western leadership. He argues Eisenhower’s administration is impaired and pushes for initiative in the cold war, out producing the Communists and proving the superiority of the American system. Stevenson, not officially a candidate, discusses a possible draft while Kennedy garners support at the event.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Washington
Stevenson
Free World
Textile Workers Union of America
Conrad Hilton
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Khrushchev Blames Eisenhower for Summit Collapse
Premier Nikita Khrushchev accused President Eisenhower of blocking private meetings and blamed the U S leader for the Paris summit failure. He spoke in Izvestia and through Radio Moscow and Tass, arguing the U2 incident wrecked Russian American relations and the blame rests with Eisenhower.
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Moscow
S AP
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Paris
Khrushchev
U. S
Izvestia
Radio Moscow
Tass
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
Argentina Congress considering death penalty for terrorists
The Argentine government introduced a bill Tuesday night to Congress seeking the death penalty for terrorists. Officials blame bombings and disorders on diehard followers of former President Juan D. Peron, as the measure aims to curb violence.
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Buenos’ Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Tornado Levelled Farm Buildings on Wolf River Wisconsin
A tornado along the Wolf River west of Green Bay struck Wednesday night, leveling utility buildings on two farms and uprooting trees. No injuries were reported as Outagamie County authorities described a swath along the river with downed power lines and scattered debris.
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Black Creek
Wis
UPI
Wolf River
Green Bay
Outagamie
US Sees Red China Probing Far East Action
Secretary of State Christian Herter warned that the communist bloc will likely launch new probing moves in the Far East. He denounced Peiping as an outlaw regime and said the U.S. will oppose Red China’s UN admission without trustworthy peace promises. Allies agreed on firm stance despite expected trouble.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Communist Bloc
Far East
Herter
Red China
United States
United Nations
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Berlin
Peiping
New Zealand
Walter Nash
Nash
U.N
Britain
France
Philippines
Australia
Pakistan
Thailand
Scripps-Howard Endorses Johnson for Democratic Nomination
The Scripps-Howard papers endorsed Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for the Democratic presidential nomination. Other contenders like Symington and Stevenson pressed attacks on the Republican administration as Kennedy planned a visit with Governor Williams. Rockefeller weighed convention decisions and GOP strategy in New York.
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Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Scripps- Howard
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Syracuse
N.Y
Cattlemen
Chicago
Scripps-Howard
Johnson
NASA Denies U2 Weather Flights Spying Role
NASA deputy chief Dr. Hugh Dryden told the Senate committee the agency conducted more than 200 high altitude U2 weather flights since 1956 covering about 264000 miles. He said officials did not know flight destinations until after the fact and that most missions studied upper air turbulence and weather data.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Civilian Space Agency
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dryden
NASA
United States
Europe
Turkey
Japan
Space Agency
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Pa Nominee Named Potent Factor in 1960 Convention
In accepting the 81 vote Pennsylvania delegation chairmanship for the Los Angeles convention, Lawrence is named head of a 162 member contingent and notes the unit rule may be adopted by the state. He cites housing disputes with Democratic Chairman Paul Butler and mentions potential delegation-at-large arrangements. Illinois leaders also clash with Butler.
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Harrisburg
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles
U.S
Joseph S. Clark
Lawrence
Kathryn Granahan
Philadelphia
Andrew M. Bradley
Louise John
West Chester
Butler
Paul Butler
Pasadena
Chicago
Tiajuana
Mexico
Illinois
Speeding car crash in Sharpsville kills driver
Police chased a car at about 100 mph through Sharpsville Mercer County. The driver Daniel Ondick 20 of Masury Ohio died when his vehicle struck a tree. Passengers Patrick O'Brien 20 of Sharon and Walter Kijowski 21 of Masury were hospitalized in fair condition.
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Sharpsville
Mercer County
Daniel Ondick
Masury
Ohio
Patrick O’brien
Sharon
Walter Kijowski
Sharon General Hospital
Eisenhower Asia Tour Analyzed As Inspection Of Allies
Tokyo press views President Eisenhower's upcoming Asia trip as a military inspection rather than a peace mission. The president plans stops in the Philippines Okinawa Formosa South Korea and Japan to bolster defenses against communism amid regional tensions and a troubled summit aftermath.
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TOKIO
Eisenhower
Asia
U.S
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
China
Japan
Philippines
Okinawa
Formosa
South Korea
U. S
Clark Air Base
Sangley Point
Subic Naval Base
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Asahi Shimbun
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Council
Washington
South Asia
Johnstown College Takes Over Building From Klatzkin
Johnstown College of the University of Pittsburgh gained control of the Asian Tzkin Building when Isador Klatzkin of Johnstown, ex Somerset resident, turned keys to Dr. Theodore W. Biddle, college president. Half of profits fund the college scholarship, the other half goes to the Klatzkin Foundation for charities. The former First National Bank building at East Union Street and North Center Avenue was purchased two years ago. property value estimated at $120,000.
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Johnstown College
University of Pittsburgh
Isador Klatzkin
Johnstown
Somerset
Theodore W. Biddle
Klatzkin
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