Dominican Air Planes Fire Near USS Freighter
The SS Florida State reports Dominican Republic planes fired on it and a gunboat fired over its bow while 10 miles off the Dominican coast. The freighter, docked at Port Everglades after a Puerto Rico voyage, was questioned by gunboat officers as investigations by the Coast Guard and U.S. naval intelligence proceed. An allied C47 transport was forced down by a Dominican fighter near Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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Port Everglades
Fla
Dominican Republic
Florida State
Ponce
Puerto Rico
O. E. Williams
Mason R. Scott
Tampa
Williams
Scott
U.S
Coast Guard
U.S. Naval
Long Asks for Separation From Wife
Louisiana Governor Earl K Long seeks separation from his wife in a family court suit filed by Attorney J B Nesom. The petition cites cruelty desertion and slander and aims to suspend her status as his wife while he seeks release from a state mental hospital.
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Daton
Rogue
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
J. B. Nesom
Covington
Long
Nesom
Family Court
Joe Sanders
Galveston
Baton Rouge
Mandeville
State Hospital Board
N C Penn Escapee Nabbed in Altoona
Melvin Heaton a 21 year old escapee from Hillsboro North Carolina penitentiary was captured in Altoona at his sister home and held in the city jail awaiting return to prison by North Carolina authorities. Heaton escaped earlier in the week and was taken into custody Thursday.
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Altoona
Melvin Heaton
Hillsboro
N.C
North Carolina
Heaton
48 900 000 die if U S is H Bombed
Washington officials estimate 48 900 000 would be killed and 20 million injured if 263 nuclear weapons hit 70 cities and 154 sites starting Oct 17 with no shelters. Shelters could cut deaths to eight percent, experts say, at an estimated cost of five to 20 billion dollars.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Senate House Atomic Energy Subcommittee
New York
Civil Defense
Warner E. Strope
U.S. Naval Radiological Laboratory
San Francisco
Strope
Senate Raises National Debt Ceiling to 295 Billion
The Senate rushed Eisenhower legislation to raise the debt limit to 295 billion for the next year with only five minutes of debate. Without action the current 288 billion cap would drop to 283 billion next Tuesday after Finance Committee approval of the House measure.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Finance Committee
Queen Elizabeth Welcomed by Ticker Tape in Montreal
Montreal welcomed Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip amid a near mob scene as crowds pressed near the royal car. The event preceded Friday's formal opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway with Eisenhower. The ceremony will feature a 31 mile yacht cruise and a locks passage lifting ships 224 feet.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Quebec City
Que
Quebec
Royal 22Nd Regiment
Queen Elizabeth
Eisenhower
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Philip
Queen
Britannia
U. S
Lake Ontario
Somerset Educators Debate Proposed State Bill 1108
Somerset county educators met in Friedens elementary school gym to discuss Bill 1108. Leonard Bailey opened the session with L S Williams leading the briefing on how the bill would raise state funding for schools from 5800 to 9000 per district. Barnett outlined current costs and how the bill would allocate funds to ensure equal opportunity, fair shares, and state responsibility. The discussion noted rising education costs due to new buildings and transportation.
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Somerset County
Friedens
Leonard Bailey
Somerset County Administration Association
L. S. Williams
Mr. Williams
Pennsylvania
Williams
Ralph Barnett
Barnett
Henry B Reiley 75 Years in Journalism Honored
Henry Baker Reiley marks 75 years in journalism, 59th wedding anniversary, and Somerset American’s 30th year with a Maple Ridge School Coffee Hour. Event runs between two and four at one venue, at one time, with former associates, employees, friends and photographers Bowen and Kehoe attending. telegrams and cards have poured in at the office.
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Maple Ridge School
Henry Baker Reiley
Somerset American
Mr. Reiley
Bowen
Kehoe
Reiley
Discoverer Satellite Test Fails to Reach Orbit
The fourth Discoverer satellite rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base failed to achieve Earth orbit despite a successful first stage. The Air Force will study radio telemetry to determine why the second stage did not complete an orbital path as planned. Monkeys were intended for future flights pending further data.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Earth
Hawaii
Alaska
Bell-Hustler
Unemployment Rate in 179 Markets Unchanged
Washington officials report the unemployment rate in 178 labor markets remains unchanged. Solomon Barkin of the Textile Workers Union of America released the committee study amid breakfast meetings with new members of Congress on plans to aid distressed regions.
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Washington
Solomon Barkin
Textile Workers Union of America
Area
Barkin
Congress
Senate Passes Corporations Tax Extension
The Senate approved a three billion dollar corporation and excise tax extension after adding four amendments. Proposals to raise highway funds were defeated as House leaders signaled opposition to amend the measure. The extension preserves revenues from taxes on autos, auto parts, cigarettes, liquor, wine and beer while leaving highway funding unresolved.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Treasury
General Fund
Highway Trust Fund
Joseph
Clark
Father Baroni Transferred to Johnstown
The Rev. Fr. Gene C. Baroni, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guido Baroni of Acosta, joins Central Catholic high school in Johnstown as faculty and serves as assistant at St. Columbia's Parish under Bishop Howard J. Carroll. He previously aided St. Leo's Altoona and taught at Altoona Catholic High School. His training was at St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, and he first massed in St. Peter's Somerset in May 1956.
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Gene C. Baroni
Guido Baroni
Acosta
Central Catholic High School
Johnstown
St. Columbia’s
Howard J. Carroll
Altoona-Johnstown
Father Baroni
John P. Manning
St. Leo’s Church
Altoona
Father Manning
St. Peter’s Church
Somerset
St. Leo's
Sacred Heart Church
Altoona Catholic High School
St. Mary’s Seminary
Emmitsburg
Somerset High School
St. John the Baptist
Kept Vigil as Starkweather Was Executed
BENNET Neb While Charles Starkweather faced execution Robert Jensen Sr kept vigil at the hilltop grave of his son, Robert Jr, slain in the January 1958 killings. Jensen called the act something that had to be done and said the death does not bring back their boy or his girlfriend Carol King.
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Bennet
Charles Starkweather
Robert Jensen Sr
Starkweather
Nebraska
Jensen
Robert Jr
Carol
Carol King
Starkweather Executed in Nebraska Electric Chair
Charles Starkweather, 20, the killer who murdered 11 people, died at 12:05 a.m. in the Nebraska electric chair after a string of legal delays. Prison officials and a tragic doctor death followed the execution as teens gathered outside, while Caril Fu gates, his former partner, remained unaware of the date and serving a life sentence for the same murders.
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Lincoln
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
B. A. Finkle
John Greenholtz
Dr. Finkle
Greenholtz
Washington
Caril Fugate
York Women’s State Reformatory
Caril
Hattie Bowley
Steel industry rejects union call for retroactive extension
The industry refused a union demand to extend current steel contracts from July 1 to July 15 with retroactive benefits. Negotiations to resume at 10 a.m. Friday followed, while a Wednesday strike threat remained possible and talks continued without a formal contract extension.
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New York
David J. McDonald
Bleacher Fund Reaches 321.39 After Two Donations
The Bleacher Fund gained 6 today to reach 321.39 with contributions from Charles Whipple and Paul Custer totaling 6. The note notes pay day slowdowns and urges continued gifts to finish the drive before 1969 when Somersetters with sore feet will be abundant.
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Charles Whipple
Paul Custer
Berlin Commissioners View Potential Somerset County Home Site
Somerset County commissioners Lester Sprowls Warren Hay and Walter Berkebile visited Berlin to inspect the Patrick Broderick property as a potential site for the new county home. Berlin citizens welcomed them led by spokesman Robert Coxey Groff. The discussion raised questions about surroundings and suitability for a home for the aged. The property owner learned mineral rights were reserved and coal deposits lie 900 feet underground, isolated from nearby coal lands. The site lies three miles from the Berlin reservoir with a 12 inch water line supplying the borough.
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Somerset County
Lester L. Sprowls
Warren K. Hay
Walter F. Berkebile
Berlin
Patrick Broderick
Robert ‘‘Coxey
Groff
Sprowls
Patrick E. Broderick
Com
Boy Scouts Launch 55 Mile March To Pittsburgh Bicentennial
About 850 Scouts began a four day 55 mile trek from Ligonier to Pittsburgh to mark the city’s 200th anniversary and recreate Gen Forbes 1758 march. Four Scout councils join the four Forbes army contingents as ceremonies at Point State Park close the event with Gen Ridgeway awarding merit badges.
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Ligonier
Pittsburgh
John Forbes
Forbes
Royal Americans
Royal Artillery
Highlanders
Point State Park
Matthew Ridgeway
Eisenhower Vetoes Two Farm Bills On Wheat Policy
President Eisenhower vetoed two farm measures. One bill aimed to cut wheat acreage and raise price supports, the other sought to freeze tobacco price supports.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hourly Pay Gaps Among Major U S Industries
Labor Department figures show steel workers earn $3.10 per hour in April with a $127.10 weekly average. Soft coal miners earn $3.26 an hour and flat glass workers $3.18, while auto workers average $2.68. Construction trades top at $3.29 hourly overall, with industry averages varying.
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Washington
Labor Department
New B and O Freight Cars Cause Delays at E Main Crossing
For three days trains at the E Main Street crossing blocked traffic and pedestrians for 15 to 30 minutes. Police say Bethlehem Steel cars on the B&O line are longer than average, delaying autos and foot traffic. Officials plan to widen siding to ease the blockage.
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E. Main Street
Stahlstown Woman Injured in Collision on Route 31
Edna Perl Slesman, 58, of Stahlstown, was injured in a two car crash nine miles west of Somerset on Route 31. She was taken to Somerset Hospital with leg and arm injuries after a car driven by John Sleasman, 62, collided with a second car driven by Charles Joyce, 30, of Van Buren New York. Car damage was about 300 for Sleasman and 400 for Joyce.
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Roue
Somerset
Edna Perl Slesman
Somerset Hospital
John Sleasman
Stahlstown
Charles Joyce
van Dover
N.Y
Sleasman
Joyce
Chynoweth Listed as Resident in Somerset County
In the June 24 issue the American reports probation officer James Chynoweth living in Johnstown, correcting earlier notes. He resides on the Johnstown Pike in Somerset County and served as an auditor for Conemaugh Two.
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the American
James Chynoweth
Johnstown
Chynoweth
Johnstown Pike
Somerset
County
Conemaugh Two
Strawberry Festival and Taste Supper at Milford E U B Church
Milford E U B Church hosts a Strawberry Festival and Taste Supper on Saturday June 27 at 5 30 PM. Proceeds support church programming and outreach activities. Community members invited for a family friendly event with seasonal treats and fellowship.
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Milford E.U.B. Church
Annual Dance Sponsored by Registered Nurse’s Association
The Registered Nurse’s Association hosts an annual dance at Somerset Country Club on Saturday June 27 from 10 00 am to 2 00 pm with music by the Star Dusters. Door prizes and admission of 1 50 per person.
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Registered Nurse’s Association
Somerset Country Club
Star Dusters
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McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Boy Scouts
Glass Top Steel
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