Jacobson Barn Fire Destroys Somerset Area Property
A barn on the late Harry Jacobson’s Somerset County farm, one mile north of Somerset off Route 219, was gutted by fire Friday. Damage is about 50000 dollars. 11 hogs were rescued, 17 cattle were unharmed, and several implements were destroyed. Firefighters and bystanders carried animals to safety. no injuries reported. The blaze origin is undetermined with theories of spontaneous combustion or short circuit.
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Pittsburgh
Somerset
Somerset Fire Department
Mr. Jacobson
Lake Somerset
Donald H. Emert
RD 5
Harold Morris
RD 1
Friedens
East Carson Packing Company
West End
Morris
Emert
Samuel
Leonard Jacobson
Irwin Paul
Sidney
Feldman
Andy Pelo
Kehoe
U S accuses Cuba of false charges against it
The United States issued a strongly worded protest accusing Fidel Castro's Cuba of making false and offensive charges. The note was sent to all OAS members as part of a broader diplomatic exchange and may presage formal action.
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United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
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State Department
U.S
OAS
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Castro
Washington
Nixon and Rockefeller Meet at Trade Exhibit
Vice President Richard Nixon and Governor Nelson Rockefeller shared a cordial exchange at a British trade exhibit in New York. They smiled shook hands and toured the displays for 90 minutes amid light banter about their political rift. The event culminated with a birthday singalong for Prince Philip.
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Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Nixon
Prince Philip
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Red Lion Inn
Hobbie
Jean Morton
Duke
Hobbie Jean
Jurist Injured Fetching Ball at Mt. Lebanon Game
Federal Judge Herbert P. Sorg is in Mercy hospital with a fractured jaw after falling down an embankment while retrieving a batted ball at a Little League game in Mt. Lebanon. His 11-year-old son Pete played in the event and was nearby. He is reported resting well.
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Herbert P. Sorg
Mercy Hospital
Sorg
Mt. Lebanon
Pete
Dirksen Questions Congress End Before Conventions
Senate Republican Leader Everett M Dirksen doubts Congress can finish 15 major bills and key appropriations before the July 11 Democratic national convention. Lyndon B Johnson expects work can be completed, with House action possibly needing night sessions. Jet-plane talks with Eisenhower aim to speed vetoed measures back for potential override.
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Illinois
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Dirksen
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Texas
House
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Johnson
Eisenhower
Far East
Richard M. Nixon
Sens. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Lawrence calls for aid for poor elderly in 1960
Gov Lawrence urged reform of Social Security to raise payments and offer guidance to unemployed seniors. Speaking at the Fraternal Order of Eagles convention, he blamed poverty on society's neglect and praised the Eagles as a "peoples lobby" in Congress for those in need.
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Ben-Gurion appeals to Argentina over Eichmann return
Israel Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion urged Argentine President Frondizi to reconsider Argentina’s demand to return Adolf Eichmann. He apologized for the capture without notice to Argentina but defended the act as morally justified.
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New York
Security Council
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Arieh Levavi
Ben- Gurion
Europe
Eisenhower Stands by Japan Visit Despite Tokyo Incident
President Eisenhower will proceed with his planned June 1922 trip to Japan, despite a mob incident in Tokyo that nearly imprisoned press secretary Hagerty. U.S. officials cite potential loss of prestige and impact on the U.S.-Japan security treaty as reasons to proceed, while Congress voices mixed opinions on safety assurances.
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Japan
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Tokyo
White House
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U.S
United States
Congress
Tokio
State Department
Pennsylvania to Lose Three House Seats After Census
The 1960 census projections indicate Pennsylvania will drop three House seats due to slower growth than California and other states. Pennsylvania’s preliminary population is 11,217,708, up 6.9 percent since 1950, ending a long trend of shrinking relative representation from a high of 36 seats.
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Braucher Elected Treasurer of Somerset GOP Committee
Attorney S. Cober Braucher was elected treasurer and Mrs. Robert Reffner elected secretary of the Somerset County Republican committee at a Courthouse meeting Friday afternoon. The county will have 15 district chairmen with new rules committees formed. Clark Rodger said finance and campaign chiefs will be announced later.
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S. Cober Braucher
Robert Reffner
Somerset County Republican Committee
Clark Rodger
Republican Committee
Pittsburgh Population Falls 11.2 Percent in Decade
Preliminary 1960 census figures show Pittsburgh city population at 600,347, down from 676,806 in 1950, while Allegheny County grows to 1,597,120 from 1,515,237. Regional director Edgar L. Bryan cites redevelopment and suburban move as reasons, noting statewide impact as well.
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Allegheny County
Edgar L. Bryan
U. S.census Bureau
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Brother Edgar Beats Ike at Golf Claim
Dwight D. Eisenhower's elder brother Edgar Eisenhower a Tacoma attorney said he can beat the President at golf any time. He bragged at an airport before leaving for a Dublin vacation and noted they play whenever possible and that he usually wins, with his wife Lucy contesting the boast.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Edgar
Eisenhower
Tacoma
Wash
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Aircraft and Missile Strike Looms Over Lockheed Deal
In Burbank California on Friday union leaders warned of a strike Wednesday by about 10 000 Lockheed Missiles and Space Division workers after a rejected contract offer IAM said the net pay would fall 10 cents to 1 25 an hour once fringe benefits and costs are counted The walkout would affect high priority programs including Polaris Midas Discoverer and Samos satellites with other strikes planned at Convair Santa Monica and Douglas Aircraft plant in Long Beach and Santa Monica
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Samos
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San Diego
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FAA
Douglas Aircraft
Santa Monica
United Auto Workers
Douglas
Long Beach
Lockheed
San Francisco
Tom McNett
Ten Thousand Surround Hagerty Limousine in Tokyo
U S officials report about 10,000 leftists surrounded James Hagerty's limousine for 80 minutes in Tokyo as he traveled with Douglas MacArthur II. Police missteps preceded the scene, while officials plan heavier protection for President Eisenhower's upcoming visit amid protests linked to Japan's new security alliance.
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Tokio
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Douglas MacArthur II
U. S
Thomas E. Stephens
White House
Hagerty
MacArthur
Nobusuke Kishi
Japan
United States
Labor Merger Concludes Its First Meeting
In Pittsburgh AP reports the AFL-CIO Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations held its first convention after a Thursday merger. Delegates adopted resolutions for improved social and welfare benefits at state and national levels.
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Afl-Cio
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and
Congress of Industrial Organizations
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Clo Pennsylvania Industrial Union Council
Castro claims U.S. plane spied on Russian ship off Cuba
Fidel Castro aired footage of a twin engine U S Navy plane near a Russian ship off Matanzas ten miles from Havana as he denounced U S protests. He accused Washington of aggression and plotting to block arms sales and pressure Latin American governments.
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Castro
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Matanzas
Washington
Calabogie Man Celebrates 110th Birthday
Ceremonies in Calabogie Ontario mark Spencer Church's 110th birthday. The longtime resident enjoys good health, reads without glasses, and stopped splitting wood last year. He has 164 direct descendants including six of the eleven children he fathered and lives with his widowed daughter-in-law since his wife’s 1927 death.
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Calabogie
Ont
Spencer Church
Hopeful Signs In Russian Disarmament In Geneva
U S Ambassador Eaton praises four changes in Khrushchev plan including detailed verification steps and study of fissionable material cutoff. He notes Russia may drop the four year general disarmament target and may favor an international peacekeeping force. He warns against immediate abolition of Western defense capabilities and removal of U S forces.
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United States
U.S
Frederick M. Eaton
Nikita Khrushchev
Eaton
Russia
U.S.S.R
Free World
Apron A Fatal Accident At Saw Mill
In Johnstown Pennsylvania a 40 year old saw mill worker Carl Straw of Nanty Glo R D 1 was killed when his apron caught in a saw and pulled him into the blade. He left seven children and was working with his 19 year old son Carl.
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Carl Straw
Nanty Glo R. D
Rummel
Carl
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