Russia Signals End of Big Four Parley Nears End
The Big Four foreign ministers conference in Geneva nears completion as Russia hints the session is winding down. Kharlamov says work is nearing accomplishment while no Berlin settlement papers surface amid renewed East West tensions. Western diplomats view Khrushchev talk of a summit as a Kremlin push to bypass Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brack Curry
Geneva
Mikhail Kharlamov
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
America
Christian A. Herter
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
Herter
Lake Geneva
Kharlamov
Khrushchev
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Tried to Hide Deficit In 1958 Budget
Fayette county officials are charged in a suit filed by the Real Estate Owners of Fayette County with concealing a 524660 deficit in the 1958 budget. The lawsuit seeks surcharges against county officials and questions the controller's report detailing dues convention and travel expenses. County Solicitor John R. Hoye is named, with alleged private stenographer fees of 2160.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
Atty
Anthony Cavalcante
John R. Hoye
Hoye
Carnegie Tech to Build Alan M. Scaife Hall of Engineering
The Sarah Mellon Scaife Foundation granted Carnegie Tech $1,250,000 for a new engineering building to be erected near the existing engineering and science hall. The edifice will be named the Alan M. Scaife Hall of Engineering.
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Pittsburgh
Sarah Mellon Scaife Foundation
Carnegie Tech
Alan M. Scaife
American farmer Yankus seeks new home in Sydney
Sydney arrival of American chicken farmer Stanley Yankus and his family on Sunday leaves them unsure where to settle yet declares a resolve to not return to the United States.
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Sydney
Australia
Stanley Yankus
United States
U.S
Israel
Ogden R. Reid
New York
State Department
Washington
Reid
Ogden M. Reid
Stewart
Michael
Wiliam
Williamsburg Family of Eight Dies in Route 22 Crash
A Williamsburg couple and four of their children were killed when a pickup rammed a car moving east on Route 22, pushing it into a cement truck. A fifth child survived in satisfactory condition. Roderick Kent, 4, asked about his family at the hospital.
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Duncansville
Williamsburg
Blair County
Wilmer E. Hinish
Locust St
Dorothy N
Sonja Joan
Robert Zane
Randall Clark
William Dale
Mercy Hospital
Altoona
Roderick Kent
William Crawford
Lester Hall
Claysburg
Theodore McMasters
R. D
Roderick
Long Hopes To Be Back Soon From Psychiatric Clinic
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, 63, telephoned his executive secretary from a Galveston Texas clinic and said he hoped to return soon. He faces a June 16 probate hearing about his mental health as rumors swirl he may represent himself in court.
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Baton Rogue
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Galveston
Tex
Wilma Lockhart
Long
Titus Harris
Hugh Gibson
Texas
Somerset Band Uniform Drive Through Movie Fundraiser
A local appeal asks readers to support the Somerset high school band’s uniform fund by attending the Governor theatre to see Sheriff of Fractured Jaw. The western comedy in Cinemascope runs three days starting today with all profits benefitting the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset High School
Fractured Jaw
Governor Theatre
East German leaders greeted by Khrushchev in Moscow
In Moscow Khrushchev welcomed East Germany Premier Otto Grotewohl and Communist Party Chief Walter Ulbricht for talks on peace treaties and Western links to Berlin. The reception showcased flags and formal pomp as the delegation discussed issues tied to Geneva talks with the Big Four. Ulbricht warned West Germany and West Berlin are hotbeds of war while urging a separate peace treaty and a united Germany.
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Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
East Germany
Otto Grotewohl
Communist Party
Tain
Walter Ulbricht
Geneva
Grotewool
West Germany
West Berlin
Grotewohl
Albright
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Frol Kozlov
Ulbricht
Germany
New Reporter Joins Somerset American Editorial Staff
Willam A. Ripley aged 21 joins the Somerset American on the editorial staff as a journalist. A Duquesne University graduate with a BA in English and journalism minor he served as radio station news editor and announcer and wrote for the Duke newspaper. He held Alpha Epsilon fraternity office and played intramural football. Ripley attended St Edwards High School in Lakewood Ohio and studied at St Edwards University Austin Texas. His father runs an advertising studio in Cleveland and he resides at the Grey Apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset American
Willam A. Ripley
Hird Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Ripley
Duquesne University
Duquesne
Duquesne “Duke
Alpha Epsilom Fraternity
Mr. Ripley
St. Edwards High School
Lakewood
St. Edwards University
Austin
Texas
Bill
Grey Apartments
Bar Tender Falls to Death in Buffalo Tavern
Elmer J. Weiser 52 a bartender at a Buffalo tavern died after tripping and falling down stairs at his workplace on Monday.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Elmer J. Weiser
Supreme Court Upholds Congressional Un American Activities Authority
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that a House committee on un American activities may investigate Communist activity including education. It upheld questioning of a former educator about Communist Party ties and rejected Barenblatt’s First Amendment challenges. The ruling preserves state and federal power in sedition matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Congressional
House Committee On un-American Activities
Communist Party
Lloyd Barenblatt
Vassar College
University of Michigan
Mine Host Walker Gains One Loses One
Nevin Shaffer, 51, of Somerset R D 5, was committed to Somerset county jail on a court press. Robert Jones, 20, of Friedens, was released after a commitment last Thursday for violating the motor vehicle code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset County
Nevin Shaffer
Somerset
R. D
Robert Jones
Boy 14 Dead In Accidental Rifle Discharge Near Stoystown
Edward Charlton of Shade township Stoystown RD 2 died after a 22 caliber shell discharged from a dismantled rifle barrel while he and his brothers tried to fix it. The accident happened at 3 45 PM on the porch. The coroner ruled intrcranial hemorrhage accidental. He leaves parents Richard and Grace and brothers Donald Thomas John Barry and Jerry. Funeral plans are at Deaner funeral home Stoystown.
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Edward Charlton
Shade Township
Stoystown
Charlton
John
Barry
Jerry
William Munhall
Skull County
Robert H. Halverson
Halverson
Edward
Richard
Grace Charlton
Donald
Thomas
Deaner Funeral Home
VFW Plans Flag Pole at Little League Field for June Flag
The Veterans of Foreign Wars approve placing a flagpole at the Little League field and presenting a flag to players on June 15. At the Monday meeting with 556 members, Dean R. Bailey is reinstated and George Patrick joins as a new member holding the Korean Conflict Medal aboard the U.S.S. Orion. The group also flags a life membership on Veterans Day and reports Poppy Day receipts over 4000, funding the relief fund.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Dean R. Bailey
George Patrick
Bridge St
Shanksville
Patrick
U.S.S. Orion
Marion
Somerset State Hospital
Uniontown
New Post for Superintendent of Norristown Hospital
Dr. Arthur P. Noyes 79 will leave after 23 years as Norristown hospital superintendent to join the welfare department coordinating psychiatric residency programs and training for mental hospital administration. He will be replaced by Dr. William P. Camp with a yearly salary of 15 387. Camp has served as assistant superintendent since 1956.
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Harrisburg
Arthur P. Noyes
Norristown Hospital
John E. Davis
Noyes
Norristown
Willian P. Camp
Dr. Camp
Methodist minister ferries bride in laundry truck
In New Ulm Minnesota Rev. Douglas K. Marks loaded his daughter Jane A. Marks and her attendants into a laundry truck to transport them from the parsonage to the church for her wedding to Dale Dray ensuring a spotless gown and a wrinkle free entrance.
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New Ulm. Minn
Douglas K. Marks
Jane A. Marks
Dale Dray
Sixteen Mexican Farm Hands Die in Phoenix Bus Fire
A heavily loaded makeshift bus carrying sixteen Mexican farm laborers crashed into a tree near Phoenix and exploded in flames killing all on board. Thirty-two injured, three critically. The workers were en route from a Mesa labor camp to garlic fields near Tolleson and had planned to return to Mexico soon.
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Phoenix Ariz
Nate Manuel Gloria, Jr
Arizona Highway Patrol
Gloria
Phoenix
Elmer Charbeneau
William Burris
Leopold Martinez
Mesa
Ariz
Garlic Fields
Tolleson
United States
Mexico
Used Crane To Rescue 1100 Pound Elephant In Pittsburgh
A construction crane hauled Queenie the water skiing elephant from the Monongahela River after a towboat wave toppled her during a Bicentennial show. Trainer Bill Green, on the elephant when she fell, guided her trunk above water as they were towed 75 feet to shore. Queenie appeared fine and resumed eating hay, with Green noting she loves to ski.
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Pittsburgh
Monongahela River
Queenie
Bill Green
Green
Fairlee
Compensation Chief Denies All Charges
Harrisburg AP. Senate and House urged to suspend Samuel G. Neff pending probe into charges he pressed political contributions in Beaver County. Aud. Gen. Smith says state defrauded of 5500000 through a scheme by Neff involving kickbacks to favored contractors. Neff denies charges. Atty. Gen. Alpern reviewing a preliminary fact finding inquiry. Also notes on college scholarships and tax recommendations. See ASK on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senate
House
Samuel G. Neff
Beaver County
John Carl Miller
Beaver
Neff
Aud
Charles C. Smith
Highways Department
Atty
Anne X. Alpern
Miss Alpern
Stephen MeeCann
High Court Rules Access Roads Do Not Take Property
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld Pennsylvania's limited access highways act, reversing a Pittsburgh federal court ruling that had declared it unconstitutional. Justice Stewart said the lower court improperly blocked enforcement while Justice Douglas urged clarification on whether access to a highway is a compensable property right under the Fifth Amendment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Stewart
Pittsburgh
Douglas
State Supreme Court
Forgiven Boy Who Shot Wife in Pittsburgh Show
In Pittsburgh a show business veteran known as Wild Bill Cody forgave the 9-year-old boy who accidentally shot his wife during a Wild West show. Fred Peniman said his faith will help him and his daughter Mary Alice cope as no charges are filed while an inquest proceeds.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Peniman
Peniman
Wild Bill Cody
Mary Alice
Bristol
Tenn
Mamie Alice
Sun Valley
Calif
Monaco
Matt Cascio Hurt In Car Accident Near Cumberland
Matt Cascio of 457 W Main St Somerset was in a motor vehicle crash near Cumberland Maryland. He was admitted to Maryland General Hospital with four fractured ribs and a lacerated forehead. Other details of the accident remain unreported.
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Matt Cascio
Main St
Somerset
Cumberland
Maryland
Maryland General Hospital
Strawberry Festival at Lavansville Lutheran Church
A Strawberry Festival is scheduled at Lavansville Lutheran Church on Wednesday July 8. The event invites attendees to enjoy fresh berries, treats, and community fellowship at the church hall from morning into afternoon. Proceeds benefit church programs.
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Lavansville Lutheran Church
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