Cain charges joint chiefs misled Senate on Korea exit plan
Senator Cain alleged the joint chiefs misled the Senate committees with a paraphrase of a December 29 message to General MacArthur about quitting Korea. He demanded full testimony and said the paraphrase omitted many subjects, citing startling new information and asking for explanation.
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Don Whitehead
Washington
Cain
R.wash
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
MacArthur
Joint Chiefs
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee
Eight Jets Crash in Storm Near Richmond Indiana
Reported eight air force F-S4 jets plunged in a thunderstorm near Richmond Indiana on Friday, killing three pilots and injuring two others. Two additional airmen died in separate West crashes. parachutes saved eight overall. No official cause yet. inquiry pending. Nearby incidents include a B 25 training plane crash near Reese AFB in Texas with three deaths, and a Navy bomber crash south of Albuquerque with two fatalities.
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Air Force
Richmond
Ind
Lubbock
Tex
Reese Air Force Base
Navy
Albuquerque
N. M
Bagdad
Ariz
Williams Air Force Base
Albuacrane
Navy Tt
Charles B. Dickson
Earl A. Prior, Jr
Akron
Ohio
Clayton R. Shepard
Tawhhack
Potterean Field
Nyavtan
Mhin
Wren Mart
Rand
Depahtas
Salfricdon
Navy Hellcat Reported Down Near Wellersburg
A Navy Hellcat fighter crashed in hilly country near the Pennsylvania Maryland border. The single seat World War II plane left Norfolk at 5 40 p m en route to Anacostia. Witnesses heard the plane pass and a crash followed. The overdue naval plane was due in Pittsburgh at 8 20 p m.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvanai-Maryland
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Wellersburg
Cumberland
Norfolk
Anacostia
Pittsburgh
Ralph Waller
Earl Lepley
Air Control Center
Greater Pittsburgh
Promoted to First Lieutenants in Somerset Army Reserve
Two Somerset Army Reserve officers William Edward Spangler and Sherman Glenn Bittner were promoted to first lieutenants in a Friday ceremony at the Stein Building headquarters. Major Frank C. Novotny administered the oath. The five year promotions followed a unit meeting and instruction on supply economy and Browning machine gun use. Col. William V. Munhall joined Somerset training for duties.
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Somerset Army Reserves
Stein Building
William Edward Spangler
Sherman Glenn Bittner
Frank C. Novotny
Johnstown
George Cassett
Major Novotny
Glenn W. Knapp
Richard H. Stetler
Col
William V. Munhall
Pittsburgh
Somerset
Somerset Outfit
Virginia Man Fined for Reckless Driving
A Richmond driver Percy Peckeral operating a tractor was arrested on East Main street for reckless driving after nearly striking a boy on a bicycle. He was taken to Burgess John W. Schrock and fined $15 by officers Oscar Bennet and Dave Metzgar.
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Richmond, Va
East Main Street
Percy Peckeral
Burgess John W. Schrock
Oscar Bennet
Dave Metzgar
Boy Struck by Car On Route 519 Near Mt Pleasant
A 14 year old boy was struck by a car on Route 519 a half mile north of Mt Pleasant Friday night. He was taken to Westmoreland hospital Greensburg with a compound fracture of the right leg head contusions and a cut eye. The car operator Andrew B Stoner 25 of Mt Pleasant said the boy ran onto the road and into the side of his car.
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Mt. Pleasant
Westmoreland Hospital
Greensburg
Andrew B. Stoner
Dr Newell Elected President of National Eclectic Medical Assn
Dr D S Newell of New Castle Pennsylvania was elected president at the 103rd annual convention in Hot Springs Arkansas. He succeeds Dr R O Norris of Tuckerman Arkansas. Dr E L Thomas of Cleveland was named president elect for 1953.
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Newell
Eclectics
Hot Springs
Ark
D. S. Newell
New Castle
National Eclectic Medical Association
R. O. Norris
Tuckerman
E. L. Thomas
Cleveland
Somerset co op reelects leaders at 11th annual meeting
R A Poorbaugh of Somerset was re elected president of the Somerset rural electric cooperative at the 11th annual meeting in Shanksville Stonycreek high school auditorium. Wagner Shockey re elected vice president and secretary treasurer. Nine directors reelected and over 500 present. Treasurer Shockey reported income of 241 902 with expenditures 203 224 and 3 364 subscribers. Substations planned near Listonburg and Shade township. 20 miles of wire to be replaced near Bando. Live entertainment, prizes, and a noon lunch for 417 people concluded the day.
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R. A. Poorbaugh
Somerset
Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative
Shanksville-Stonycraek High School
Stewart Wagner
Shade Township
Ray Shockey
Greenville Township
Poorbaugh
Wagner
Shockey
Harry Shultz
Brothersvalley
John Peck
Elk Lick Township
J. C. Liphart
Upper Turkeyfoot Township
E. K. Ankney
Jefferson Township
M. A. Sayler
Middlecreek Township
Charles Merrill
Northampton
Harry Curry
Coop
Listonburg
Bando
Shanksville-Stonycreek High School
Ernest R. Boucher
Sheterans
Saxton
John Leydig
Northampton Township
Harmon Glessner
Stonycreek Township
Wilbur Clyde Leer
Boy Hurt After Bicycle Fall In Listie
Francis Baker, 14, of Meyersdale R D 4, was treated at Somerset Community Hospital around 7 p.m. Friday for a lacerated chin after a bicycle fall in Listie. He received dispensary treatment and was listed in satisfactory condition.
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Francis Baker
Meyersdale R.D
Somerset Community Hospital
Francis
Listie
Congress pressures DiSalle to cancel beef price rollbacks
The House Agriculture Committee urged President Truman to halt live beef price rollbacks set by Price Director Michael V. DiSalle. They warn rollbacks cause beef shortages, rationing, black markets, and higher costs, while DiSalle vows enforcement and argues extensions of controls.
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Washington
Price
Michael V. DiSalle
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
DiSalle
Cooley
D-Nc
Truman
North Carolina
Charles E. Wilson
Eric Johnston
Senate
House
Office of Price Stabilization
Highways Dept Calls Bids For 130.79 Miles In 29 Counties
Harrisburg June 8 The state highways department called for bids on June 28 and 29 for 130.79 miles of roads across 29 counties. Bids will set a new mileage record in a two day session. In Somerset county bids include widening 4.99 miles of Routes 53 and 150 and surface work on 6.50 miles of Route 160 in Shade Paint and nearby townships.
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Harrisburg
State Highways Department
Ray F. Smock
Somerset
Wellersburg
Milford
Southampton
Paint
Central City
Record Wool Pool Sets Price Peak at 25 000
A Somerset County wool pool collected 20 187 pounds valued around 25 000 by 9 am on Friday marking a record price of 124 15 per hundredweight double last year's rate. Wool was graded into categories and shipped to Boston where Eliot Bicknell was high bidder at a New Centerville meeting.
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Somerset County
Eliot Bicknell
New Centerville
Association
C. C. McDowell
John Christian
William Connell
Penn State
Mr. McDowell
Glenn Ellenberger
J. J. Shober
Berlin R. D
Elmer Miller
Veteran Kal Livington Donates 110 Pints of Blood
Wilkes Barre resident and World War II veteran Kal Livington from Miners Mills has donated 110 pints of blood. S Clair Borland, executive director of the Wyoming Valley chapter of the American Red Cross, confirms the pledge.
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Wilkes-Barre
Kal Livington
Miners Mills
Wilkes- Barre
S. Clair Borland
Wyoming Valley
American Red Cross
Lime Spread in the Field Brings Ready Pasture Lime
Somerset Spreader Service Eugene W. Trent invites farmers to lime pastures now while supplies are plentiful and ground is dry. Order lime for wheat early from 357 W. Main St. Somerset Pa.
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Somerset
Eugene W. Trent
Main St
Somerset, Pa
Marshall's Secret Korea Trip Stirs Talk of Deference
Defense Secretary George C. Marshall returned to Tokyo from a surprise inspection visit to the Korean battle lines. He said the trip was purely military with no new directives for General Ridgway and no knowledge of any cease fire plan, brushing aside questions about political implications.
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Howard Handleman
Korea
Tokio
Haneda
Eighth Army
Far East
Marshall
Chou En Lai
Mao Tse-tung
Ridgway
James
A. van Fleet
Mystery of British Diplomats Deepens as Telegrams Surface
London reports reveal telegrams from France claiming one diplomat planned a long Mediterranean holiday and the other left unexpectedly. The texts, allegedly from Donald D. MacLean and Guy Burgess, were written by a third party. handwriting analysis and police probes widen the espionage mystery across Europe.
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Jack Smith
London
Britain
France
Donald D. MacLean
Guy Burgess
Paris
Russia
Europe
Mediterranean
Iron Curtain
Foreign Office
MacLean
Donald
Surete
FBI
France Soir
Warsaw
Poland
Montmartre
Fewer Younger Children For School Term
Somerset borough expects smaller enrollments in kindergarten and first grade for the new term. Dr. Homer Hay cites 76 kindergarten and 56 first graders registered, with higher totals anticipated before September.
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Somerset Borough
Homer Hay
Somerset Schools
Patriot Street
JRRELL MUSIC SHOP Instrument Deals Announced
Metal clarinets priced at 95.00 with new trumpets 95.00 and new trombones 115.00. Lyra Span guitar auditorium size sells for 35.00. This sale highlights select instrument bundles and a guitar option.
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Lyra Spanjuitar
Allied armor advances near Chorwon amid possible North Korean retreat
In Tokyo on June 9 Allied forces pushed toward Chorwon and near two vital bases as signs grew one base may be abandoned. Marshall praised the multinational troops and called the operation a military classic. The front line reports indicate Chinese may pull back from Chorwon while UN forces advance up to three miles amid heavy artillery.
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Don Huth Tokio
Chorwon
U. S
Marshall
United Nations
Weather Forecast for Mid Atlantic States and Nearby Regions
Maryland mostly cloudy and warmer with showers and thunderstorms. High near 80 Saturday. Sunday warm humid with scattered thundershowers. West Virginia cloudy with showers and storms, warmer Saturday. Western Pennsylvania cloudy with morning showers and storms. Eastern Pennsylvania cloudy with highs in 70s and scattered thundershowers Sunday. Extended period shows above normal temperatures with showers Saturday and midweek.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Mid Atlantic
Farm Equipment For Sale Somerset Pa Co
FOR SALE USED MACHINERY McDeering Thresher 22 inch cylinder Complete Huber Thresher 26 cylinder Complete 52 R McDeering Combine All Crop Harvester Meyers 200 gallon Rubber tired 6 row Sprayer Roto Baler Also hay twine hay loaders side rakes The Farm Equipment Co Somerset Pa Dial 4348.
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McDeering
Meyers
Farm Equipment Co
Somerset
Dial
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American Meat Institute
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