Herter calls on Moscow to give up dream of West Berlin takeover
Secretary of State Christian A Herter urged Moscow to abandon its plan to annex West Berlin if any progress toward a German settlement is to be possible. He warned the United States will not compromise West Berlin freedom and criticized Khrushchev for hampering Geneva talks. He cautioned no summit with Khrushchev until meaningful progress is reached and stressed the need to preserve Western rights in divided Berlin.
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Herter
Moscow
W. Berlin
Washington
Christain A. Herter
West Berlin
United States
Russia
Geneva
Germany
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Berlin
Khrushchev
Governor backs consumers council and other reform measures
Gov Lawrence endorses creating a consumers council to represent the public before regulatory agencies like the Public Utility Commission and Milk Control Commission. He supports legislation but says the Justice Department could form it, noting personnel sufficiency. He also comments on transit, sanitary authority investigations, movie censorship, national politics, and a watchdog committee overseeing state finances.
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Harrisburg
Lawrence Tuesday
Anne X. Alpern
Public Utility Commission
Milk Control Commission
Insurance Commission
Lawrence
Justice Department
Allegheny County
Allegheny Sanitary Authority
Senate
Pennsylvania
U. S. Supreme Court
Constitution Amendments Pass House
The Pennsylvania House approved two constitutional amendments on a quiet roll call 187 to 14. One lowers the voting age to 18 for the November ballot pending Senate action. The other would allow governors to succeed themselves. Speaker H G Andrews voted no amid remarks about youth needing seasoning.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
H. G. Andrews
Dcambria
Wind Twister Damages Homes Around Boswell Area
A Monday night thunderstorm and wind twister in the Boswell area caused extensive damage. Edgar Spor’s barn lost its roof, Alton Reffner’s trees were blown over, Paul Beener’s trailer was rolled, and Jack Hartfield’s home roof was removed. A tree struck the Reffner home and several windows were shattered, totaling about 1000 dollars in damage.
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Boswell
Edgar Spor
Alton
Open Hearth Workers Return as Pittsburgh Steel Plant Clears Pickets
Sympathizers at Jones and Laughlin Steel in Pittsburgh resume work after a three day open hearth strike ends. About 2,000 open hearth workers demanded assurance no disciplinary action and restoration of incentive pay cut by nearly 10 percent. Plant operations halted since Monday, with pickets blocking entrances until late Monday night.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Works
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Vuu
John F. Murray
District 16
United Steelworkers
Murray
Open Hearth Department
Four Injured in Monday Night Mishap on Rt 601
Four persons injured late Monday night in an accident on Route 601 two miles north of Boswell. Injured are William Farris Jerome Hom er Shaukis Jr Walter Baca and Edward Baca with leg and arm injuries. A car belonging to Samuel Donia skidded off into a ditch. Walter Baca, hoping to pull the car out, was struck when Farris’s car hit the truck. Police say injuries were not serious and damage was about 650 dollars.
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Boswell
William Farris
Jerome
Walter Baca
Edward Baca
Homer Shaukis Jr
Samuel Donia
Donia
Farris
Walter
Wildcat Strike Idles 1000 at Vandergrift Plant
A wildcat strike over a job dispute idled about 1,000 workers at the United Engineering and Foundry Company plant in Vandergrift.
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Wildcat
Vandergrift
United Engineering & Foundry Co
Central City Observing Old Home Week
Central City observes Old Home Week with Burgess Nicholas Bruno proclaiming June 22 to June 27. Frank DeMarco serves as parade marshal for the sixth consecutive year with Andy Schanko assisting. parade attracts over 50 units.
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Central City
Civil Defense Auxiliary
Burgess Nicholas Bruno
Bruno
Frank DeMarco
Burgess Bruno Frank DeMarco
Andy Schanko
Chynoweth Sworn as Somerset County Probation Officer
James R. Chynoweth Sr. was sworn in as Somerset County's new probation officer Monday. A Johnstown native, he is married to Ethyl Boyts, with two children and six grandchildren. Previously an auditor for Conemaugh and a Somerset Pike restaurateur, he succeeds Howard A. Stephens who resigned to become claims examiner for Coal Operators Casualty Company of Rockwood.
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James R. Chynoweth
Somerset County
Chynoweth
Johnstown
Ethyl Boyts
Somerset
Conemaugh
Somerset Pike
Howard A. Stephens
Coal Operators Casualty Company
Rockwood
24 Killed When Norway Hotel Is Burned Down
STALHEIM Norway early morning fire roared through the wooden resort hotel killing about 24 people most American. Seventeen missing, seven dead. Thirty five injured. Fire started on the second floor as guests slept. Horace Caldwell helped wake others and escape with his wife.
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Norway Hotel
Stalheim
Norway
Georgia
Horace Caldwell
Caldwell
Adenauer and Erhard Reconcile in Second Peace Pact
Bonn Germany Konrad Adenauer and Ludwig Erhard sealed a second peace pact in 12 days amid a leadership dispute within the Christian Democratic union. The exchange of letters followed Adenauer critiques of Erhards suitability as successor. A party session later endorsed confidence in both men as Hamburg publisher presses before motion.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Christian Democratic
Adenauer
Erhard
Hamburg
Heinrich Krone
Barner to Lead At Cs Sunday School Convention
R B Barner Somerset County Sunday School association president will direct the presidents period at the first session of the Cs Sunday School convention Tuesday June 30 at the EUB church in Rockwood. He also leads the adult conference with Dr Raymond Vey as consultant.
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R.B. Barner
Somerset County Sunday School Association
EUB
Rockwood
Barner
Raymond Vey
M. A. Bowlby
B. M. Cochran
Maurice Knavel
Windber
Paul Weber
Chauncey Warner
Guards Break Open Wing Crush Revolt
In Chattanooga Tennessee a youth, allegedly wearing socks on his hands to hide fingerprints, was charged with burglary after a bare footprint at the scene matched Oscar Shelton, 18, who would not admit leaving the print. Detective Jerry Perry confirmed the match and identified Shelton as the suspect.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Jerry Perry
Oscar Shelton
Surplus Food Losses Sent to Grand Jury
Westmoreland County District Attorney Richard McCormick will present four cases to the next Grand Jury regarding losses in government surplus food. Two Greensburg distributors Frank Diorio and Rufus Scholl were arrested on larceny and fraudulent conversion charges.
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Greensburg
Richard McCormick
Westmoreland County
Grand Jury
Washington
Agriculture Department
McCormick
Frank Diorio
Rufus Scholl
Pennsylvania Department of Purchase
Justice Department
Harrisburg
Fred Klunk
Commonwealth
Riot Ends After 15 Hours at Springfield Prison Center
In Springfield Missouri a 125 guard assault ended a 15 hour revolt by 106 inmates at the U S Medical Center. Five hostages were rescued with only one guard injured Robert B Rosendahl 38 suffered a scalp cut Kenneth Barnhouse had a leg injury. The assault used tear gas clubs and a bulldozer to breach 10 North. Guards from Leavenworth aided the 100 on site and the uprising began Monday night and ended Tuesday afternoon.
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Springfield
U.S. Medical Center
Robert B. Rosendahl
Kenneth Barnhouse
Leavenworth, Kaw
North
William L. Fitch
Taylor
Fitch
Rosendahl
Charles R. Allen
Melvin C. Jung
Leonard Appleby
House Sends Housing Bill To Eisenhower
The House sent President Eisenhower a $1 375 billion housing bill despite a veto threat. The 241 177 vote fell short of overriding a veto, with 222 Democrats and 18 Republicans for passage and 126 Republicans and 51 Democrats against. The Senate approved 56 31 the day earlier, and a conference committee refined the plan after Eisenhower’s aides signaled a veto.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
Maurice H. Stans
Senate Finance Committee
Norman P. Mason
USW Calls Wage Policy Committee to a Meeting
The Steelworkers Union summons its 171 member wage policy committee to a Thursday meeting in New York to address eight weeks of deadlocked steel contract talks. President David J. McDonald cites proximity to the deadline and possible plant shutdowns as closings begin.
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USW
New York
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
Check Swallowing Steals Spotlight in Fraud Case
In Johannesburg Mahomed Wadee snatched a worthless check from a policeman and swallowed it to keep it from being used against him in a fraud case. He was cleared of the fraud charge but fined 280 dollars for swallowing the check.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Mahomed Wadee
Three Car Crash Causes $1,100 Damage on Water Level Road
An estimated $1,100 damage occurred in a three car collision on Water Level Road one mile south of Somerset Tuesday afternoon. Albert W. Lyberger 54 attempted to pass Albert Hersh 19 and collided with Leonard G. Shank Jr. 27 of Rockwood driving south. No injuries were reported.
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Water Level Road
Somerset
Albert W. Lyberger
Somerset RD
Albert Hersh
Leonard G. Shank Jr
Rockwood
Lyberger
Hersh
Shank
Bleacher Fund Makes Progress Toward 1959 Park
The Bleacher Fund adds 279.39 to its kitty leaving 220.61 still needed. Donors include M. J. Ream and Edward Laver with five dollars each. The piece urges local support to build a real ball park for Somerseters, boosting morale and pride.
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M. J. Ream
Edward Laver
Flying 48 Blood Drive to Visit Ursina Confluence Area
The Flying 48 bloodmobile returns July 1 to Ursina Confluence area including Addison Confluence Fort Hill Harnedsville Listonburg Ursina to collect blood. Sponsoring groups appeal for donors to meet a quota and start the new fiscal year with a patriotic effort.
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Maude W. Currie
Ursina-Confluence
Addison
Confluence
Fort Hill
Harnedsville
Listonburg
Ursina
American Legion
Women’s Civic Club of
VFW
VFW Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Women’s Group of
Edwin Price
Johnstown
Stoystown
Lutheran
100 Centenarians Die In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania health officials report exactly 100 people aged 100 or more died last year. Of them 74 were women and 26 men. 51 died at home while the rest in hospitals or convalescent facilities. Heart disease caused 50 fatalities.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Health Department
Strawberry Festival at Sipesville Church of the Brethren
Community announces a Strawberry Festival to be held at Sipesville Church of the Brethren on June 24. Proceeds support church programs and local outreach. Food stalls, live music, and family activities planned.
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Sipesville
Church of the Brethren
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Consumers’ Council
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J. R. Chynoweth, Sr
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Ind
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William J Morley
Chicago
Paul M. Butler
Morley
U.S
Oslo
Kaare Toenneberg
Bergen
By George Boultwood
R. B. Barner
A. J. Replogle
The
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Ralph E. Barnett
Pa. State Sunday School Association
Carlton Howells
Cairnbrook Lutheran Church
Howard
Nicklow
Meyersdale
Herald Leese
Brotherton Brethren
By Huell E. Warren
Jung
Lee
Norman Walker
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