Western Hopes Douse Berlin Tension Dimmed By 24-Hour Delay
Geneva talks on Berlin survival pause as Andrei Gromyko defers reply to the Allied plan by 24 hours. Western officials warn a Russian time limit on occupation could derail the six week conference. Lloyd fears failure while Hierer and Couve de Murville press for pre-summit agreement. The ministers will reconvene Friday at 2 p.m. at Gromyko's villa.
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Berlin
Gromyko
Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
West Berlin
Tass
Moscow Radio
U. S
Christian A. Hierer
Maurice Couve Ce Murville
Lloyd's Town House
Christian Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Couve de Murville
Andrei A. Gromyko
Garrett Girl Breaks Leg In Summit Two Mishap
A 17 year old Garrett girl Betty Nicklow suffered a broken leg when the car she rode in went off the road in Summit Two at 11 p m. Driver Donald Ray Hay 17 of Rockwood RD 1 fell asleep at the wheel causing the accident. About 300 dollars damage to the car. She was taken to Meyersdale hospital for treatment.
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Garrett
Summit Two
Betty Nicklow
Donald Ray Hay
Rockwood
RD 1
Hay
Meyersdale Hospital
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive in St Johns
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive in St Johns to begin a 45 day 15000 mile tour. They meet Gov. Gen. Vincent Massey Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Newfoundland Premier Joseph Smallwood at Torbay Airport. The trip includes a meeting with Eisenhower in Montreal and a ceremony for the St Lawrence Seaway opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John's
Mld
UPI
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
Chicago
Torbay Airport
Vincent Massey
John Diefenbaker
Newfoundland
Joseph R. Smallwood
Massey
Claude St. Cyr
Quebec
Montreal
Great Lakes
Elizabeth
U. S
Port Arthur
Ont
Canadian Rockies
Yukon
Dawson
White Horse
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Little League Bleacher Fund Sees Small Donations Add Up
Dr. Wagner sends $10 from hospital bed to the Bleacher Fund. John and Mary Cascio contribute $13 and Ray Trimpey $5. Anonymous donors provide two ones and 20c. A note praises the effort and urges Somerset residents to contribute, bringing the total to $198.39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Wagner
I. H. Wagner
John and
Mary Cascio
Ray Trimpey
Somerset
Joe
Strauss as Commerce Secretary Nomination Rejected by Senate
The Senate defeated Lewis L. Strauss for secretary of commerce by a 49 to 46 vote. Fifty senators were recorded as voting, with several not voting due to timing or paired abstentions. The rejection marks a significant setback for President Eisenhower and ends a protracted confirmation fight.
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Strauss
Commerce
Sec
Senate
Washington
Lewis L. Stauss
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
William Langer
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Milton R. Young
R-Nd
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Mansfield
Sen. Young
Young
Fulbright
Eisenhower
Philippines Base Expects Explosion Nervous stand by at Clark
Honolulu Star Bulletin reports a U S Air Force base in the Philippines may face an investigative explosion of gambling smuggling and inefficiency. Junior officers reportedly run debts up to 5000 dollars from gambling at Clark and gambling at a recreation area in Baguio. Officers' wives seen at slot machines by 8 a m.
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Honolulu
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
U. S. Air Force Base
Philippines
Clark Air Force Base
Gambing
Baguio
U. S. Air Force
Clark
Snow in Scotland and heat in other regions
Snow fell in the Scottish highlands on Thursday while other parts of the British Isles reported temperatures in the 80s.
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Scotland
Edinburg
Scottish Highlands
British Isles
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit crowds in Canada
About 5 100 accredited press representatives attend the six week Canadian visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Included are 1 700 newspaper reporters 1 200 news photographers 1 400 TV crews and 800 radio television technicians.
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Ottawa
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
De Valera Elected Ireland's President
Eamon de Valera was elected president of Ireland in a largely ceremonial role. The 77 year old veteran politician led Gen. Sean Mac Eoin by a wide margin in the official count with 538,058 votes to 417,482.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Sean Mac Eoin
New York
Dev
de Valera
MacEoin
No Orders for Jets to Give Protection
U S commanders in the Far East have no orders to send jet fighters to escort slow patrol planes. Navy officials said no current plan to guard reconnaissance planes in Far Eastern waters and that recent reports of Sidewinder escorts were misunderstandings.
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Washington
U. S
Far East
Defense Department
Department
Navy
Sea of Japan
Pentagon
Adm
Wallace M. Beakley
Congress
Quemoy
House
Beakley
Naval Operations
Japan
1St Marine Air Wing
R. E. Dixon
Federal court blocks Faubus on Little Rock schools
A three judge federal court ruled the state school closing law unconstitutional and ordered the Little Rock schools to reopen in the fall. Gov. Faubus acknowledged a loss of authority to keep the schools closed as the school board moves to implement integration under a continuing court mandate.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Faubus
Death Takes Queen of the Barrymores
Hollywood star Barrymore, queen of the acting clan for 58 years, died in Beverly Hills at age 79. Present were her son Samuel Barrymore Colt and nurse Anna Albert. Dr. Clay Barton proclaimed her dead after heart illness. She remained Catholic, never remarried after 1923, and last appeared on film in 1957's Johnny Trouble.
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Hollywood
Abel Barrymore
Miss Barrymore
John
Lionel
Beverly Hills
Samuel Barrymore Colt
Anna Albert
Clay Barton
Russell Griswold Colt
Johnny Trouble
Tallulah Bankhead
Frank Sinatra
Casey Stengel
Roy Campanella
Broke Her Hip Is Mad at Police
New York homemaker Sara Nelson nearly 101 says police claim she broke her hip while ballet dancing is false. From a Knickerbocker hospital bed she insists she fell reaching food from her apartment refrigerator and denies any ballet activity.
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New York
Sara Nelson
Knickerbocker Hospital
Nelson
Upper Manhattan
Dr Wagner Improves at Somerset Hospital
Pastor I Hess Wagner of Old Trinity Lutheran is recovering from influenza at Somerset Community Hospital. He is out of the oxygen tent and will stay for a rest. Rev George Bowersox will conduct Trinity service on June 21 in his stead.
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I. Hess Wagner
Old Trinity Lutheran Church
Somerset Community Hospital
Wagner
Church Council
George Bowersox
Camp Sequanoto
Trinity
Bowersox
Mr. Bowersox
Fine recalls no backdated pardon for LaRocca case
Former Gov. John S. Fine said he does not recollect back dating a pardon for Pittsburgh racketeer John LaRocca. He noted the pardon was granted with board approval and held pending further review. A Senate investigator alleged the pardon was dated May 1954 but granted December 1954 to aid deportation efforts.
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Wilkes-Barre
John S. Fine
Pittsburgh
John LaRocca
State Board of Pardons
Fine
U. S. Senate
LaRocca
Immigration and Naturalization Service
The
United States
Store Hours For Week of June 29 to July 4
The Somerset Chamber notes store hours 9 to 5 Monday through Thursday and 9 to 9 Friday for the week of June 29 to July 4. Stores close July 4. The Upto graf building is ~75 percent complete and moving in the week of June 22. Docks for chamber boats nearly ready. Ralph Kline to Yale for management institute July 26. No regular meetings in July or August.
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Somerset Chamber of Commercce
Retail Merchants Committee
Industrial Development Committee
Uptograff
Somerse
Lake Committee
Ralph Kline
Chamber
Institute of Organization Management
Yale University
Philadelphia bids farewell to Dock Street marketing area
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson presided at the dedication of a new 100 million dollar food distribution center replacing Dock Street. The ceremony honored Philadelphia's historic waterfront area as it transforms from a commercial district to a revived neighborhood on the edge of Independence Square.
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Philadelphia
Old Dock Street
America
Ezra Taft Benson
Benjamin Franklin
Market Street
Ben
Benson
Franklin
Philadelphia Society For Promoting Agriculture
Dock Street
Independence Square
Old City
Bill Seeks Motor Boats on Lake Somerset
A General Assembly bill would permit motor powered boats on Lake Somerset but restrict motors to 50 horsepower. No motor boats are currently allowed and sponsors hope the measure spurs the fish commission to act. The commission fears larger craft may follow and decision rests with the commission. A reliable source says the bill could pass or be amended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Lake Somerset
Fish Commission
Governor Earl Long committed to Mandeville mental hospital
Baton Rouge Louisiana sheriff deputies escorted 63 year old Governor Earl Long to the Mandeville state mental hospital after a courthouse incident. A court order signed by Judge Fred Turner directed the commitment following Long’s dramatic confrontation with officers and reporters during the transfer from Ochsner Foundation hospital.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Sheriff's Deputies
Earl K. Long
State Mental Hospital
Mandeville
Long
Lake Pontchartrain
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ochsner Foundation
New Orleans
Fred Turner
Mandeville Hospital
Jim Hughes
Morning Advocate
Margaret Dixon
Hughes
Ochsner
Galveston
Tex
Hospital
Dumbauld Testifies On Democracy Before Senate Trade Inquiry
Somerset tire dealers association representative Peter T. Dumbauld described his Washington testimony before a Senate committee probing unfair trade practices. He noted 284000 tire outlets nationwide, 10100 dealers, and 4000 members in the association with 20 chosen to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Peter T. Dumbbauld
Senate
Washington
Dumbauld
United States
Sen
Hugh Scott
Sen. Scott
Federal Trade Commission
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Hubert Humphreys
Minnesota
Somerset Tire Dealers Association
Tribune-Democrat Printing Moves to Altoona Mirror
The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat shifted printing to the Altoona Mirror in Altoona after a press breakdown. A spokesman said a press fan broke during the 30,000 afternoon run, with the paper publishing both afternoon and morning editions.
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Johnstown
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Altoona Mirror
Altoona
Wheat surplus bill defeated in House vote
A House vote of 214 to 207 rejected a compromise wheat surplus bill. The measure would cut wheat acreage 20 percent and set price supports at 80 percent of parity or 1.9 dollars per bushel, while the House original proposed 25 percent cut and 2.13 dollar supports. Parity defined as a fair price for farmers.
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Washington
Senate House Conference Committee
House
Senate
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Agriculture Committee
Ellender
FCC ruling to cause political blackout
CBS President Frank Stanton warned that if equal time rules apply to all candidates, radio and TV news would blackout political coverage. He told a Senate panel there is insufficient time to air every candidate, noting 18 parties had presidential candidates in 1956 and that networks already devote about 20 percent of news to major parties.
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Washington
CBS
Frank Stanton
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Stanton
Sunday School Convention Chorus Rehearsal Notice
Sunday School convention and chorus rehearsal set for June 21 and 28 at 2 30 P M in Rockwood High School auditorium Rev George E Bowersox to lead 11 00 o clock service at Trinity Lutheran Church on June 21 Bakersville Red and Gun Club meets Friday at 8 00 P M in Fire Hall Public invited to movies and gathering
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Rockwood High School
George E. Bowersox
Trinity Lutheran Church
Bakersville
Red and Gun Club
Fire Hall
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Canada
Queen & Prince
St.Johns, Mld
By Fred S. Hoffman
Gov
Long Skips Ochsner
Mental
Death
Queen of the Barrymores
LaRocca Pardon
Judge Turner
Scott
GOV. Long
Tribune-Democrat
FCC
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