Eisenhower Dulles Meet In Bangor After Northern Trip
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles held a quiet talk aboard Columbine III after landing in Bangor to discuss international affairs. Dulles noted the Neptune patrol plane shoot down in the Bering Straits as a key issue, while Eisenhower pressed for a permanent peace in a Maine fairgrounds speech.
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Bangor
Maine
Eisenhower
Dulles
Washington
Dow Air Force Base
Columbine III
New England
Columbine
Bering Straits
Alaska
Russian Siberia
Neptune
Skowhegan
Margaret Chase Smith
Howard M. Snyder
America
Sen. Smith
Edmund S. Muskie
Donors Urged for Blood Drive at Somerset First Christian Church
The bloodmobile in Somerset at the First Christian church runs today from noon to 6:00 p.m. Only 23 people signed up or visited the Red Cross office for appointments. Johns town regional center says area blood supply is under 50 pints, risking emergency needs for accidents illnesses and surgery.
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Red Cross
Somerset
First Christian Church
Johnstown
Jane Friedline
Somerset County
Friedline
Tito Accepts Invitation To Visit Moscow
Belgrade reports President Tito accepted an invitation to visit Moscow, following Khrushchev and Bulganin's Yugoslavia visit. Ambassadors from the United States Britain and France meet acting foreign minister Srdjan Prica as Yugoslavia pledges continued cooperation.
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Boris Boskovic
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Moscow
Khrushchev- Bulganin
Yugopress
United States
Britain
France
Srdjan Prica
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Cominform
Stalin
Russia
Nehru
Tito Tito
India
Bulxania
Geneva
Switzerland
NATO
Greece
Turkey
U. S
James W. Riddleberger
Frank Roberts
Francois Coulet
Bulgaria
Khrushchev
Germany
Graham Preaches to Large German Revival Crowd
Billy Graham addressed an estimated 65 000 Germans at Nuremberg with about 9 000 U S personnel and families in attendance. At the end of the sermon 6 000 people including 1 200 Americans moved forward to make decisions for Christ. His next stop is Dortmund tomorrow.
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Mernberg
Germany
Billy Graham
U. S
Graham
Dortmund
McDowell Day Proclaimed in Somerset Borough
Homer W. Hay proclaims June 29 1955 as McDowell Day honoring Cecil Clare McDowell retiring County Farm Agent after 39 years in agriculture and animal husbandry. Celebration planned at Berlin Community Grove at 3 00 P M with farm friends invited to join.
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Cecil Clare McDowell
Thunder
Homer W. Hay
Burgess
Somerset Borough
Whalley Reports on Legislature Highlights
Senator J Irving Whalley summarized actions in the Pennsylvania General Assembly on WVSC radio. Key items: a 12 member government reorganization commission to save about 100 million biennially, the truck weight bill with adjustments to license fees, and rejection of the F E P C bill by the education committee amid local ordinances in several cities.
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J. Irving Whalley
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Somerset
WVSC
Whalley
Senate
Washington
U. S
Assembly
Highway Department
Administration
Trucking Association
Pennsylvania
EP. C
Senate Education Committee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Clairton
Duquesne
Erie
Johnstown
Sharon
Monessen
Farrell
Braddock
Scranton
Two Killed and 75 Injured in Midwest Storms
A tornado hit Scotts Bluff Nebraska killing two and possibly a third and injuring 75 while a flood along the North Platte River forced evacuations in southeastern Wyoming. Torrington suffered storm damage as the river rose, with Red Cross warning 500 may be displaced. Crop losses reached hundreds of thousands. 25 year flood record noted.
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Associated Press
Scottsbluff
Neb
Wyoming
Torrington
Wyo
North Platte
Red Cross
Missouri
Arkansas
Souteast
Flippin
Ark
Cross City
Fla
Savannah
Helen Keller Is Honored On 75th Birthday In Easton Conn
Helen Keller marked her 75th birthday in Easton Connecticut with public appearances and private moments. She returns from a five month 40000 mile world trip for the blind and plans a two month rest. Polly Thomson described Keller as in good health though needing a vacation after the journey. Friends telegrams and birthday wishes poured in from Paris Tokyo and New York as neighbors visited and a three layer cake awaited dinner.
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Polly Thomson
Miss Keller
Miss Thomson
Helen Keller
Four Year Old Hit By Car In Weilersburg In Serious Condition
A four year old boy from Weilersburg was struck by a car on Route 601 near Weilersburg at 12 15 PM Monday and is in serious condition at Sacred Heart Hospital Cumberland MD The driver James E Cook 47 of Corrigansville MD said the child darted from the roadside while two companions stood nearby He reported traveling 20 to 25 MPH The car suffered about $15 damage to the right fender The boy is son of Mr and Mrs Ray Lee and was taken to the Maryland hospital by the car driver.
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Weilersburg
Sacred Heart Hospital
Cumberland
Robert Dalton Lee
Maryland Hospital
James E. Cook
Corrigansville
Cook
Somerset State Police
Ray Lee
Maple Ridge Injunction Is Continued In Somerset
Judge Thomas F. Lansberry extended a preliminary injunction keeping an 18 inch storm sewer from the Maple Ridge elementary site in Somerset township. A final hearing is set for the week of July 18.
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Thomas F._ Lansberry
Maple Ridge
Somerset Township
Somerset County Memorial Park
W. H. Beacay
Charles H. Coffroth
Somerset Joint
House Approves Military Public Works Program
Washington June 27 The House passed a $2,368,998,000 military public works program for the new fiscal year. Final action 317-2 after a debate on defense contracts with General Motors. Pennsylvania projects include Tobyhanna signal depot 649,000 and Greater Pittsburgh airport 404,000.
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Washington
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
General Motors
Bailey
D—Wova
Harvey
R—Ind
Pennsylvania
Army
Tobyhanna Signal Depot
Air Force
Greater Pittsburgh
Coraopoli
Mountain Playhouse Presents All About Love This Week
Local playhouse announces All About Love running this week at Mountain Playhouse with Bell Book and Candle slated for next week. Reservations encouraged by calling Boswell 3512.
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Mountain Playhouse
ALL About Love
Boswell
Turnpike bids sought for Clark Summit bridge substructure
Harrisburg June 27 The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission called for bids July 20 on a 0.3 mile substructure job for the Clark Summit bridge on the northeastern extension. Work will take place in South Abington Township Lackawanna County.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Clark Summit
Abington Two
Lackawanna County
Slim Chance Of Averting Steel Strike
Washington officials warn the industrywide steel strike is unlikely to be averted this week despite hopes of a peaceful settlement earlier. McDonald and Goldberg's secret Washington trip sparked the shift, with layoffs possible and the earliest strike midnight Thursday.
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David J. McDonald
Arthur Goldberg
Washington
Pittsburgh
Federal Mediation Service
White House
McDonald
Steel
Auto
Auto Union
Two Held For Court And Release Roundup
A 42-year-old Jerome coal miner was ordered held for court on $1000 bond after a Monday hearing. Clyde Mikelsell of Wao was arrested and jailed Friday by Constable Ray Keim on assault charges. A Bentleyville woman Hilda Lyne pleaded guilty to DUI and was released on $300 bond. Eugene Hadix of Scalp Level was released after a drunkenness detainment.
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Jerome
Clyde Mikelsell
Wao
Ray Keim
Conemaugh Township
Justice of the Peace Hare
W. Donges
Davidsville
Mikelsell
Bentleyville
Hilda Lyne’s
Justice of the Peace
O. Wayne Hay
Somerset
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Eugene Hadix
Scalp
Charles G. Clark
Hadix
Steelworkers Move Toward Nationwide Strike
In Pittsburgh on June 27, the CIO United Steelworkers authorized a nationwide strike at midnight Thursday if wage demands are not met. David McDonald said the move aims for a substantial raise, criticizing Big Steel offers as inadequate while Inland Steel plans mill shutdowns if no deal is reached.
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John Moody
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steel Workers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Big Steel
Inland Steel Co
U. S. Steel Corp
John Stephens
Inland Steel
U. S. Steel
Inland
William C. Caples
ABC
Youth Camp Opens With Morning Worship At Edgewood Grove
The annual Church of God youth camp at Edgewood Grove began at 7:00 a.m. with worship and pledges. After breakfast at 8:00 a.m. classes and activities continued through lunch and afternoon recreation. Rev. J. E. Bell delivered an evening sermon on Christ. Contests featured Indians vs Lions with the Indians winning. Mark Ritchey of Everett wowed onlookers by pole climbing in five seconds.
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George B. Horton
Edgewood Grove
Church of God
J. E. Bell
Christ
Mark Ritchey
Everett
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