Firemen Complete Somerset County Fire School
Somerset county fire school closes in Somerset with 110 certificates awarded after a four day program. An all day class at the north Somerset waterworks covered pumping, rescue and various fire suppressions. One casualty, Albert Putman, 26, injured a knee during a evacuation drill at the close, then admitted to Somerset Community hospital. Ladder axes and hands spot lights were awarded to four firemen. The next event is the Somerset County Firemen's Association convention in Rockwood July 21 to 27, with a meeting in Acosta scheduled July 11.
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Meyersdale
Albert Putman
Somerset Community Hospital
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County Firemen's Association
Rockwood
Acosta
Somerset Fire Company
Zellem
Graham Outlines Plans For New York Crusade Follow Ups
Evangelist Billy Graham announced two follow up programs after his Madison Square Garden crusade ends July 21. A counselors group will work with those who made decisions for Christ, then in October a visitation crusade will urge attendees to attend church. He spoke on WCBS TV noting he feels a failure if people focus on him rather than God. The Madison Square Garden crowd reached 18,300 for the night, part of a total 689,300 in attendance with 22,099 decisions for Christ to date.
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Holy Spirit Speaks
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Lazarus
Adlai Stevenson Arrives in Lambarene for Schweitzer Visit
Adlai Stevenson landed at Lambarene to meet Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the 82 year old Nobel prize winner and jungle doctor. Stevenson, on a tour of Africa, greeted by Schweitzer at the airport and voiced agreement on suspending hydrogel bomb tests.
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French Equatoriaal Africa
Adlai Stevenson
Albert Schweitzer
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Africa
Stevenson
Brazzaville
Dr. Schweitzer
Strawberry Festival on Church Lawn Saturday Evening
Church hosts a Strawberry Festival on the lawn Saturday at 5 p.m. Featuring chicken sandwiches Sundaes cake and coffee each 50 cents with a single ticket good for any item. Sponsored by the Presbyterian Women's Association.
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Church Lawn
Presbyterian Women's Association
Russian Destroyers Pass Suez In Signal Naval Move
Two Russian destroyers and an auxiliary tanker steamed through the Suez Canal, first Russian warships to do so since World War I. They travel from Sevastopol to Vladivostok, possibly pausing in the Red Sea amid tensions over Gulf of Aqaba access and wider Cold War naval activity in the region.
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Mediterranean
Aqaba
Russia Accepts Possible Arm Pact In Disarmament Talks
Washington June 23 Undersecretary of State Christian A Herter said Russia appears willing to back a disarmament inspection system the United States might find satisfactory Heter noted proof of real progress as both sides move toward trusted inspection and away from propaganda He also said there is no inside government disagreement on disarmament policy after Eisenhower set the course
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Christian A. Herter
America
Herter
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
London
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State Department
U. S
Eisenhower
U S Reds Still Agents of Moscow
The Senate internal security subcommittee says the Communist party in the United States remains a disciplined agent of Moscow. It claims the February New York convention aimed to hoodwink the public into implying a split from the Kremlin and aligned with the 20th Congress of Russia. Chairman Eastland describes the convention as a carefully planned hoax.
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U.S.A
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Eastland
Russian Spy Recruiting Drive Among U.S. Refugees
International News Service reports a brazen spy recruitment push by Russia directed by MVD General Nikolai F. Mikhailov. Letters urge refugees to provide information and offer amnesty for past anti-Russian activity if they return home. FBI and Senate security panel probe the scheme with hearings planned.
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International News Service
New York
U. S
MVD
Nikolai F. Mikhailov
Russia
Mikhailov
Night chase injury and price hikes reported in brief
A 21 year old Greenfield district youth wounded June 8 by police in an auto chase is hospitalized in Homestead after a warning shot. Gulf Oil announces two tenths cent per gallon price increases across fuels due to wage and benefits costs. Henry Cole pleads innocent to second degree murder in a Bethany labor camp stabbing of Achie James.
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Greenfield District
Homestead Hospital
Munhall
Torsney
Gulf Oil Corp
Batavia
N. Y
Henry Cole
Cole
Achie James
Bethany
Here
Waters Around Quemoy Dangerous To Foreign Ships
A Chinese Nationalist defense ministry spokesman warned that waters around Quemoy are dangerous and foreign ships should stay away from Amoy. The Amoy-Quemoy area saw a heavy bombardment with 1,641 shells in a single assault, the third heaviest since the war began in 1954.
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Formosa
Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Amoy
Amoy-Quemoy
Bridge Of Books To German Tots
A Pennsylvania mother of four sails to Germany to create a bridge of books between American and German children. Mrs. Margaret R. Stumpf of Somerset takes 200 donated children’s books to Frankfurt and Ulm for German youngsters and to prompt exchanges with Somerset kids. She previously sent 2,000 dolls to Germany in 1949.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Germany
Margaret R. Stumpf
Somerset
Henry Baker Reiley
Somerset Daily American
Sager Returned to State Hospital After Missing Walkoff
Sager, 45, of Somerset R. D. 2, was returned to Somerset State Hospital early Sunday after reportedly walking away from the grounds Saturday afternoon. State police picked him up at his home.
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Sager
Somerset
R. D
Somerset State Hospital
Local Man Held on Disorderly Conduct Charge
John Toth Jr of Hooversville, 24, was lodged in Somerset County Jail by state police Sunday on a disorderly conduct charge. Information was filed before Hooversville Justice of the Peace Charles G Clark.
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John Toth, Jr
Hooversville
Somerset County
Justice of the Peace
Charles G. Clark
Boy Confesses Plotting His Father's Murder
A 16 year old boy from South Philadelphia confessed to plotting with two other youths to murder his father Martin Daniels Sr. aged 35. Curtis Edwards 14 admitted firing the fatal shot as Daniels sat with his son. Albert Stolis 15 confessed involvement. Police recovered a 30 30 rifle and hunting knives from the youths' car.
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Philadelphia
Martin Daniels Sr
South Philadelphia
William
David H. Roberts
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Martin Jr
Roberts
Curtis Edwards
Albert Stolis
Young Edwards
Grover Edwards
Pennsylvania
Rockview
Bellefonte
Young Daniels
Edwards
Stolis
Mansfield Urges UN Inquiry on Hungary Crisis
Sen. Mansfield says Russian oppression in Hungary demands immediate UN action and backs a special General Assembly session. He notes a congressional push led by Knowland and Douglas to urge U.S. initiative, while a UN committee of inquiry reports Hungary’s uprising was spontaneous and not representative of the Hungarian people under Janos Kadar.
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Foreign Relations Committee
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D-Iill
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Australia
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Denmark
Tunisia
Uruguay
Janor Kadar
Kadar
Two Car Crash Near Windber Causes $500 in Damage
A two car crash on Route 56 five miles east of Windber caused about $500 damage with no injuries. Police identified drivers as Vida Anderson of Fayetteville and Joseph Ickes of Johnstown. Vehicles traveled in opposite directions. Anderson car damage listed at $200 and Ickes car at $306.
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Vida Anderson
Fayettesville
Joseph Ickes
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Anderson
Ickes
Somerset Borough Solons Attend Pennsylvania Convention
Somerset will be represented at the three day annual Pennsylvania Borough convention in Philadelphia. Three council members Burgess Homer W. Hay and Secretary Richard Pile departed for Philadelphia Sunday afternoon. Councilmen making the trip were Wayne Pile E Wilbur Weimer and Karl Staub. The convention opens today Monday and will continue through Wednesday.
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Somerset
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Burgess Homer W. Hay
Richard Pile
Wayne Pile
E. Wilbur Weimer
Karl Staub
Korea Armistice Threats Rise Over New U S Arms
Peiping via Radio Peiping reports People’s Daily editorial condemning U S arms shipments to South Korea. It warns the United States bears responsibility for consequences and says Seoul’s regime seeks to tear up the armistice. China pledges to defend the agreement.
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North Korea
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South Korea
Red China
Korea
U. S
United States
U. N
Syngman Rhee
Broadcast People’s Daily
Syngman Rhee Clique
Christina Wennerstrom Returns to Stockholm After Elopement Bid
Christina Wennerstrom, 16, arrived in Stockholm with her diplomat father Col. Stig Wennerstrom at her side. The elopement with 18 year old Huw Williams of Falls Church, Virginia collapsed due to lack of a marriage license for minors. Williams lost his Senate page job after the failed trip. Christina, escorted by her mother, faced photographers and left for a private location outside Stockholm. Williams previously warned he would not be kept from her.
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Christina Wennerstrom
Christina
United States
Huw Williams
Falls Church
Senate
Stockholm
Col
Stig Wennerstrom
Washington
Young Williams
Montoursville
New York
Huw
Korea cancels leaves during anniversary period
Defense Minister Kim Ho Goo orders routine leave cancellations for South Korea's armed forces during the anniversary period of the North Korean invasion on June 25, 1950, in Seoul.
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Seoul
INS
Kim Ho Goo
South Korea
Old Home Week Kicks Off in Central City
Central City begins a week of activities with parades carnival queen pageant and events through Saturday Agnes Oaks of Cairnbrook will host the Maple Queen event and Miss Central City crown is the goal A giant firemen parade is planned Friday with many invitations extended for civil groups and music acts The George Clyde Smith carnival opened Sunday and runs all week led by Burgess Nicholas Brunc parade marshal Frank DeMarco carnival chairman Michael Godzick and coronation director Mrs Thomas Neal.
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Central City
Somerset County
Agnes Oaks
Cairnbrook
George Clyde Smith
Burgess Nicholas Brunc
Frank DeMarco
Michael Godzick
Carnival
Thomas Neal
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