Tito Unmoved By McCarthy Plan To Cut Yugoslav Aid
Yugoslav leader Tito dismissed Senator McCarthy's bid to halt U S aid as unimportant and said U S relations would not suffer. He hinted at a possible invitation to visit the United States while in Moscow for talks. McCarthy stood firm against aid to Tito, arguing aid should go to anti Communist forces. Eisenhower called for a restudy of aid. Khrushchev and Kennedy discussed improving U S Soviet ties in Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Moscow
Tito
Yugoslavia
Sen
McCarthy
U. S
Kremlin
U.S. Senate
Washington
Russia
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
John A. Kennedy
San Diego
Sioux Falls
S. D
Daily Argus
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Marshal Tito
Borough Council Proposes Modern Street Lighting
Somerset Borough council will study a neighboring Pennsylvania town's modern street lighting as part of a plan to revamp about 50 uptown lights. A committee will visit Indiana, Pa. to learn about underground wiring and new standards to replace worn-out, blackout-prone systems installed in the early 1900s along North Center, South Center, and West Main streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Pennsylvania
Karl P. Staub
Indiana
Richard Pile
North Center Avenue
Diamond
Fairview Street
South Center
Patriot Street
West Main
Edgewood Avenue
More Cures Years For Cancer Victim
Dr E Cuyler Hammond reports at a national conference that one third of cancer patients now survive five years up from one in four. Women fare better than men and stomach cancer shows less occurrence. Gains come from better care, improved treatments, and earlier diagnosis with gains strongest for localized cancers and some sites doubling survival rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton L. Blakeslee
Detroit
E. Cuyler Hammond
American Cancer Society
ACS
National Cancer Institute
Hammond
Coroner’s Jury Rules Davenjay Death A Homicide
In Niles Michigan June 6 the coroner inquest found Mrs Marion Davenjay 27 was shot at close range. Police say three magazine salesmen Gene McClane Rita McGraw and Dan McClellan underwent lie detector tests after the jury ruled no stray bullet caused the death. McClane testified he escorted Davenjay to a nightclub and she stepped across to buy beer just before the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Mich
Marion Davensay
Arthur N. Pears
Gene McClane
New York City
Rita McGraw
Greensburg
Dan McClellan
South Bend
Ind
Pears
Rt. 6
McClane
Davenjay
Engineer predicts humans reach moon in 25 years
Pentagon adviser John J. Crowley forecast space travel milestones at a Special Libraries Association conference. He urged rocket development and nuclear power to enable manned satellites and interplanetary exploration within 10 to 25 years, including trips to the moon and back and a living quarters wheel satellite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pentagon
John J. Crowley
Misiles
Asst
Defense
Frank D. Newbury
Special Libraries Assn
Crowley
Outer
Space
Venus
Mars
Earth
Sunday School Workers Meet at Salisbury County Convention
At the 52nd Somer set County Sunday School convention in Salisbury St Johns Reformed church leaders urged service to government and community. Rev Chauncey Warner and colleagues pressed American Christian unity and outreach while diversifying programs for youth and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey J. Warner
State Sunday School Association
Harrisburg
Somerset County Sunday School Association
St. Johns
J. E. Gaus
Paul E. Taylor
St. John's Church
Charles Staub
Zion Lutheran Church
Meyersdale
B. H. Hoke
A. J. Replogle
Rummel Church of the Brethren
C. E. Whetsone
Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. Paul
Francis A. Showalter
Fifth District
Mr. Showalter
State GOP plans merger for campaign unity
Pennsylvania Republican leaders and nominees gathered in Washington for a goodwill dinner with national officers. Sen Duff and George Bloom, new state chairman, emphasized unity and a united front to back Eisenhower and the party in the fall campaign despite past tensions with the Grundy wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Frank Tragle
Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
Sen. Duff
Senate
George I. Bloom
Duff
Eisenhower
State House
Commonwealth
Bloom
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Grundy
Seaton Nomination Confirmed as Interior Secretary
A unanimous Senate vote confirmed President Eisenhower's nomination of Fred A. Seaton as secretary of the interior after brief discussion in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaton
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Fred A. Seaton
Interior
French forces seal off Kabylie mountains in Algeria
The French mechanized division sealed off a Kabylie mountain section in north central Algeria as part of a stepped-up campaign against nationalist rebels. About 6 000 troops backed by Alpine units and an infantry division cordoned the area, aiming to flush out rebel bands in a pattern modeled after the Iron Gates operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Kablie
Algeria
Tizi Ouzou
Ribun
North
Bloom to Speak at Somerset GOP Reorganization Meeting
Attorney George Bloom of Washington Pennsylvania will address a reorganization of the Somerset County Republican committee Saturday at Somerset Country Club. Bayard S. Maust of Salisbury leads the session with Mrs. Clara A. Sass of Boswell as vice chairwoman, assisted by Lynetta R. Saylor in a tight April race. Bloom was recently elected state GOP chairman in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bloom
Washingtn
Somerset County Republican Committee
Somerset Country Club
Bayard S. Maust
Salisbury
Karl I. Hare
Lioom
Republican State Committee
Philadelphia
Maust
Clara A. Sass
Boswell
Lynnetta R. Saylor
Meyersdale
Pitt-Consol Buys W. Va. Coal Lands
The Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co buys mining rights to 15 000 acres in Marshall county northern West Virginia. No development plan for steam coal reserves from Lorain Coal and Dock Co yet disclosed. The purchase price was not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Marshall County
West Virginia
Lorain Coal and Dock Co
Tolls Boost Urged to Save Pennsylvania Turnpike
Harrisburg reporters and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission faced a Senate committee with a call to raise tolls by July 15 to avoid jeopardizing the system. Chairman G Franklin McSorley cited bond debt and truck losses as key factors while Sen. Dent challenged the data, noting only the Delaware River extension and Northeastern extension face revenue shortfalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Senate
Pennsylvania
G. Franklin McSorley
H. Orville Sebring
Philadelphia
Fidelity- Philadelphia Trust Co
Commission
McSorley
Carlisle
Delaware River
Dent
D—Westmoreland
Youth Center Dance In Armory Friday
Somerset parents sponsor a Friday evening youth dance in the Somerset armory from 8 to 10 45 p m. The House Rockers will perform between 8 and 9 p m while Joe Pasquale of WVSC spins records and emcees the program inviting all area teenagers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Somerset Armory
Oakhurst Tea Room
Joe Pasquale
WVSC
Tractor Mishap Leaves Rockwood Man Injured
Frank Barkman aged 68 of Rockwood R D 1 was treated at Somerset Community hospital after a tractor mishap. He sustained a left shoulder injury when thrown from the machine and was released after dispensary care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barkman
Rockwood
R. D
Somerset Community Hospital
Barkman
Major Fight Over Foreign Aid Looms
Washington reports a coming clash in Congress over foreign aid as President Eisenhower urges full support for mutual security. House leaders pursue restoration of about $600 million to the $1.109 billion cut by the foreign affairs committee, while opposition remains to funding the full $4.9 billion for the year starting July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Rayburn
D Tex
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
America
Company C Plans Open House For Enlistment Day
The Pennsylvania National Guard unit in Somerset hosts an open house on Saturday June 23 to mark the 28th Infantry Division Enlistment Day. The drive aims to boost the division’s strength to 10 000 by August 12 ahead of the Indian Town Gap encampment. Capt Claude L Brant notes military training benefits and civilian skill value for young men.
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Pennsylvania National Guard
28Th Infantry Division
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
Somerset Armory
Claude L. Brant
Brant
Bandits Hold Up Sportsmen Tavern for $800
Two masked men robbed the Sportsmen tavern in Swissvale early today fleeing with $800 after locking bartender Walter Whitman, 35, in a rear storage room. Police investigate the holdup and search for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Sportsmen's Tavern
Swissvale
Walter Whitman
Stevenson Sees Harriman as Strongest Remaining Contender
Adlai Stevenson called Gov. Averell Harriman the strongest remaining challenger to the Democratic nomination, while his California victory over Estes Kefauver strengthened his claim. Kefauver vows to campaign on his own despite losses, and experts foresee possible Kefauver Harriman talks amid a shifting race toward the convention.
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Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
New York
Stevenson
California
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Harriman
Alaska
District of Columbia
Oregon
Florida
Law Grabs Law Posts Bond and Arrests in Somerset County
Two men were released after posting bonds to appear in court. Joseph Law, 27, Stoystown, pled guilty to driving while drunk and posted 1000 dollars after arraignment following a Route 53 collision near Stoystown causing about 1000 dollars in damage. Glenn Zerfoss, 18, Berlin R D 1, posted 1000 dollars bail on a second morals charge from the same incident. Richard Burkholder, 22, Garrett, remained jailed in default of bond after being charged with two morals offenses by Justice of the Peace Mark Swanhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Joseph Law
A. D
Stoystown
Justice of the Peace
O. Wayne Hay
Somerset Township
Law
Donald R. Bungard
Friedens
R. D
Glenn William Zerfoss
Berlin
Zerfoss
Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Stabbing
Brice Simmons of the Hill district pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after a Nov 19 stabbing that killed 39 year old Charles Nichols. Visiting Judge Alton A. McDonald imposed 1½ to 3 years in Western Penitentiary after noting self defense claimed by the defendant. The incident arose from a quarrel over car sideswiping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Brice Simmons
Hill District
Charles Nichols
Alton A. McDonald
Cambria County
Simmons
Western Penitentiary
Eisenhower pledges support for allies and foreign aid
President Eisenhower defended continuing foreign aid and avoided direct involvement in Republican primaries. He floated a reciprocal visitor exchange with Moscow, then backed away, and questioned Tito’s reception in Russia while stressing focus on foreign policy and wartime defense costs.
State Hospital Staff Doctors Get Pay Raise
The department of welfare announced salary boosts for all staff physicians in state mental hospitals, ranging from 400 to 2600 dollars annually. The raises, effective last Friday, aim to attract additional professional help into Pennsylvania's hospital service, with a full schedule to cover all institutions promised soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Department of Welfare
Harry Shapiro
Secretary of Welfare
Shapiro
Pennsylvania
Uniformed Men Rob Diamond Firm for 211000 in NYC
In New York on June 6 uniformed gunmen robbed two diamond firm employees of 211000 in stones. Albert C. Schmitt and Eugene Epsky were bound inside a Greenwich Village cellar and later freed. briefcases with diamonds and wallets were taken.
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New York
Albert C. Schmitt
East Fayson Lakes
N. J
Eugene Epsky
Schmitt
Traders Service Corp
Lower Manhattan
Sixth Ave
Greenwich Village
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S.S
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Dye
Robert Mann
Homer
Lloyd Homer
Jennerstown
Blairsville
J. E. McCarty
Evelyn Martin
Zaccheus
Young Peoples’ Department
Maurice Knavel
Windber
Bertha Eckman
Chauncey J. Varner
Knavel
Mr. Varner
Hallowe'en
Donald W. Schlicher
the Rev
J. Varner
Kabylie Mountains
GOP
Pitt-Consol
W. Va
Armory
Firemen's Festival
Shanksville Community Grove
Shanksville
By Wilmot Hercher
Por
Rep. Richards
D SC
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
Somerset, Country Club
Johnny Douglas Orchestra
Somerset Graduate Nurses Association
Adlai
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