Venezuela President Betancourt Survives Deadly Bomb Plot
In Caracas, hidden assassins in a parked car near President Betancourt triggered a remote dynamite blast. Betancourt escaped with minor injuries as three were killed and eight hurt. The blast prompted border closures and an emergency cabinet session amid alleged plots linked to Perez Jimenez's supporters and foreign enemies.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Luis Augusto Dubuc
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Dubuc
Two M 48 tanks spotted for Company C in Bedford Co
Three M 48 tanks of Company C 103rd Armor Pennsylvania National Guard Somerset were moved from Fort Letkenen ny near Chambersburg to Bedford County. One lowboy broke down near Chambersburg and only two tanks completed the trip at 2-3 mph due to weight. Tanks expected at the old airport site on Route 219 by Monday afternoon or Tuesday.
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Company C
103Rd Armor
Pennsylvania National Guard
Somerset
Bedford County
Fort Letterkenny
Chambersburg
Bedford
Schellsburg
Mack Arrested For Failing to Yield Highway
Lloyd K. Mack 40 of Gray was arrested after a Friday afternoon sideswipe on Route 219 four miles south of Jennerstown. Police say Mack drifted to the left and struck William Nicholson of RD 1 Toronto Ohio. Damages were about 200 to Mack’s car and 300 to Nicholson’s.
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Smearset
Jennerstown
Lloyd K. Mack
Gray
William Nicholson
Toronto
Ohio
Nicholson
Mack
Somerset County
Justice of the Peace
John Legarski
LinesIn Two
Toy machine gun sparks citywide alert in Pittsburgh
A downtown Pittsburgh scare began with a phone call reporting a machine gun in a car at Grant Street and Strawberry Way. Police surrounded the vehicle but found only a toy gun in the rear seat, ending the alert without incident.
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Pittsburgh
Grant St
Strawberry Way
Radicals Plan Demonstrations Against Jap US Pact
In Tokyo on the 10th anniversary of the Korean War start radicals including the Communist party, pro red labor groups and pro North Korean residents plan a downtown rally and a US embassy march to denounce the Japan US security pact. They expect 300 000 to join with a larger, nationwide protest planned for July 2 while Kishi signals resignation and Liberal Democrats seek a new party chief and early elections.
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TOKIO
Japan
America
Communist Party
U. S
South Korea
North Korea
United States
U.S
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Liberal-Democratic Party
Liberal- Democrats
Liberal-Democrats
Indiana Man Heads W. Pa. Restaurant Association Group
Clyde Johns of Dairy Dell Indiana was elected president of the Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Association at a dinner meeting in Bedford. New officers include Edward McDevitt first vice president Ed's Steak House Bedford and John Sanders second vice president Knotty Pine Inn Indiana.
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Mid-Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Association
New Hoffman
Bedford
Clyde Johns
Dairy Dell, Inc
Indiana
Edward McDevitt
Ed’s Steak House
John Sanders
Knotty Pine Inn
Arthur Taylor
Taylor’s Drive
Hollidaysburg
Walter Price
Wildwood Inn
Breezewood
Donald M. Leventry
Penn Traffic
Johnstown
Meredith Beegle
Bedford County
Louis Bogatti
Wayne Pile
Somerset County
Paul Graybill
Francis Gehl
Blair County
John Garrison
Indiana County
John Lambrinos
Robert Stover
Cambria County
Blair S. Hefkin
Pennsylvania Restaurant Association of Harrisburg
Tornado Lashes SE Pennsylvania Stemming From Storm
A tornado like storm struck southeastern Pennsylvania on Friday with widespread damage from Lancaster to Montgomery counties. Trees uprooted roofs ripped off and barns destroyed as a 30 foot wide funnel descended briefly. No injuries were reported and electricity cut off.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Lancaster County
Reading
Montgomery County
New Jersey
Eshbach
Donald Clouser
Devon
Harvey Fox
Howard Moser
Eisenhower closes Honolulu visit with return to Washington
President Eisenhower will end his Honolulu stay Saturday and depart for Washington with a refueling stop at Travis AFB. He will address the nation Monday night from Washington on his Far Eastern journey and receives an honorary Doctor of Laws at the University of Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Eisenhower
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
Travis Afb
San Francisco
Hawaii
William F. Quinn
Steel Mills Start Shutting Down
U S Steel at the Edgar Thomson Works Brad dock will begin shutdowns Saturday. Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp will close most operations for the Fourth of July weekend. U S Steel calls Braddock shutdown temporary due to weak demand. J&L cites slack steel demand for the holiday break.
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Pittsburgh
Edgar Thomson Works
U. S. Steel Corp
Braddock
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Emergency Board Urges PRR Workers to Bargain
The presidential emergency board urged about 22 000 Pennsylvan ia Railroad shop and maintenance workers to resume bargaining to avert a strike threatening the carrier. The panel cited progress on many issues in a three year dispute and urged renewed negotiation ahead of a potential walkout.
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Emergency Board
PRR
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eisenhower
R.R
Andrew Kaelin
TWU International
Tree Halts Runaway Car on W. Patriot
A tree halted a runaway auto after a three car crash on W. Patriot Street in Somerset Friday at 5 p.m. John Hastie, 65, pulled from the curb, struck Walter Kowaleski’s station wagon, then hit a parked car owned by Elwood Lowery. Police cite fault power steering. damage estimated at 350 to Kowaleski, 600 to Hastie, 500 to Lowery.
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W. Patriot Street
Somerset
John Hastie
RD 1
Walter E. Kowaleski
Harrison Avenue
Patriot Street
Kowaleski
Hastie
Congress Urges Action On Cuban Communist Penetration
Congress urged OAS action to curb Cuban based Communist influence as Cuba under Castro is described as a Russian satellite. George V. Allen warned Russia may seek military bases in the hemisphere while senators called for decisive steps before the 90 mile from U.S. coast becomes a Russian foothold. Fidel Castro’s regime is cited as inviting Soviet penetration with Cuba described as a Russian satellite by Sen. George Smathers.
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Congress
Organization of American States
Cuba
U.S. Information Agency
George V. Allen
House
Russia
Kenneth B. Keating
Hemisphere
Keating
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Fidel Castro
Paul C. Rodgers
Central
South America
Christian A. Herter
United States
OAS Inter-American Peace Committee
Castro
Allen
U.S
Gage Outlines Johnstown College Reach for Somerset
Col George E. Gage of Johnstown College addressed Somerset Rotarians stressing the need for college education and Somerset’s role in establishing a county center. He noted the college has a building in Somerset and many local students attend Johnstown College. Phillip Dupre invited members to meet the Pittsburgh Pirates at Seven Springs.
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Somerset Rotarians
Somerset Country Club
George E. Gage
Johnstown College
University, of Pittsburgh
Colonel Cage
Somerset
Colonel Gage
Somerset County
Phillip Dupre
Seven Springs
Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball Club
21-Min Session Fails to Close adjournment Deadlock
Harrisburg AP A 21 minute House session failed to resolve the adjournment dispute. Democrats pushed for a final adjournment while Republicans pressed for a fall extended recess. Senate did not meet. A vote on a Monday recess passed with 35 Democrats and 23 Republicans for and 24 Republicans opposed.
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Harrisburg
House
Stephen McCann
James S. Berger
Senate
GOP
Secretary Herter accuses Khrushchev of meddling in U S affairs
Secretary of State Christian A Herter charged Khrushchev with advising Americans on a presidential choice and said the Kremlin meddling comes as the Communist bloc faces ideological splits. He voiced optimism that Japan's basic goodwill toward the West will endure despite treaty riots and Eisenhower’s canceled Tokyo trip.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Herter
Japan
West
Eisenhower
Tokio
Russia
Red China
America
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Richard M. Nixon
Massachusetts
Kasavubu Elected President of Congo Republic
Joseph Kasavubu was elected president of the Congo Republic in a joint parliamentary session. Patrice Lumumba was named prime minister, with the Belgians transferring authority next Thursday. The rivals face challenges in forming a stable power-sharing government to avoid violence.
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Patrice Lumumba
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Lumumba
Congo Republic
Coligo
Joseph Kasavubu
Kasavubu
Belgium
Congo
Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Stanleyville
Jean Bolikango
Ben
Dr. Boehm Endorsed for Reappointment in Bucks County
Bucks County school officials endorsed Dr. Charles Boehm for another four year term as superintendent of public instruction. The endorsement came from the county's administrators at a Thursday meeting led by Dr. George C. Ackerland. Boehm's re-appointment has been pending in the state Senate since June 6.
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Harrisburg
Charles Boehm
Bucks
George C. Ackerland
Boehm
State Senate
Fire Damages Home in Somerset, Clothes Basket Suspected
Somerset Volunteer firefighters contained a Friday night blaze at the home of George Gardner 947 S Rosina Ave. The fire started in a clothes basket and spread to a partition causing about 200 dollars in damage. Fire chief Newt Picking reported the incident.
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Somerset Volunteer Fire Department
George Gardner
S. Rosina Avenue
Newt Picking
Reds threaten break in disarmament talks over Eisenhower
In Geneva the Communist bloc warned Friday it may suspend the 10 nation disarmament talks until after President Eisenhower leaves office. Russian officials accused the West of delaying a new plan while U S proposals were being prepared, as Eisenhower’s trip and U S role sparked sharp exchanges. Zorin and Nosek hurled charges at Western delegations amid a tense conference atmosphere.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Valerian Zein
White House
Eaton
Zorm
United States
Zorin
Washington
U. S
Frederick M. Eaton
Europe
Jiri Nosek
David Ormsby-Gore
Nosek
Ben
Improvement In Pensions For Ministers
Central Pennsylvania Methodist conference approves higher annuity for retired ministers raising rate from 45 to 50 dollars per year of service. The body also weighs options for a home for aged members including a 40 acre Mechanicspburg site and a Clearfield hotel conversion, and adds four full members with three on trial and three retirements.
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Carlisle
Central Pennsylvania Methodist Conference
Board of Pensions
Oldsters
Methodist Children’s
Mechanicsburg
Clearfield
Kenrick R. Kahn
Drew University
George Franklin Gray Jr
Wallacetown
J. A. Saxe
Muhlenberg
Gerald David Wagner
Altoona
Richard F. Burdon
Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington
Paul L. Herring
Elysburg
William B. Simons
White Haven
Messie
Harold Fritzgerald
Barham
Raymond Zimmerman
Joseph Wagsner
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Co. Gage
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