Rifle Shots Of Police Back Up Naguib's Return
Cairo dispatch reports 12 rioters wounded as police fire at pro Naguib demonstrations. Naguib is restored to the presidency by Egypt's revolutionary council with Nasser as prime minister and council head. Demonstrations show mixed support and urban unrest across Garden City and Republican Square.
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Robert Hewett
Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Naguib
Garden City
Semiramis
Revolutionary Council
Naguib
Republican Square
Abdel Nasser
Naguio
Nasser
Farouk
Naa
Venezuela tightens guard for Inter-American conference
Caracas braces for the 10th Inter-American conference with a high barbed wire perimeter and plainclothes security as 20 of 21 republics send ministers. U S officials fear communism amid Latin American tensions over Guatemala and economic grievances.
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University City
Caracas
E. L. Almen
Venezuela
Bogota
Colombia
U. S
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Dulles
Western Hemisphere
Cabot
John Moors Cabot
Sweden
Guatemala
Geronimo Remorino
Argentina
Vicente Rao
Brazil
Guillermo Toriello
United States
Educators Attend Pennsylvania County Supervisors Conference
Four Somerset county educators traveled to Pennsylvania State University for the seventh annual work conference of the Pennsylvania Association of County Superintendents. Attendees include L L Williams superintendent Ralph E Barnett assistant superintendent Miss Mary Manges home economics advisor and G Floyd Dye vocational adviser. The three day event runs March 1 to March 3.
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Somerset County
Pennsylvania Association of County
Pennsylvania State University
County Court House
Ll. S. Williams
Ralph E. Barnett
Mary Manges
G. Floyd Dye
Cigaret Losses In Lancaster Fire Kill Father And Child
Lancaster, Feb 28 The fire in a Lancaster home started by a cigarette claimed two lives Robert Laukhoff 25 and his two year old son Ricky. An infant daughter Vicky was hospitalized in serious condition at St Josephs Hospital.
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Lancaster
Robert Laukhoff
Ricky
Vicky
St. Joseph's Hospital
Attassi Returns as Syria Chief of State After Revolt
Anti Shisheky loyalists claim victory in Syria and proclaim Hachem Bey El Attassi chief of state. Kuzbari resigns as acting president after Shishkly fled to Saudi Arabia. Rioting leaves one dead and twenty injured as Attassi begins talks to form a cabinet.
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Damascus
Syria
Hachem Bey el Attassi
Shawkat Shkeir
Mashmoun Kuzbari
Adib Shishkly
Saudi Arabia
Kuzbari
Shishekly
Shkeir
Attassi
Deamascus
Homs
Shiskekly
Blood shortage prompts swift Red Cross appeal
Somerset Red Cross issued an emergency call to the Johnstown blood center for type O negative. A Somerset Community hospital patient hemorrhaged as no O negative was on hand in Johnstown. Meyersdale and H C Frick hospitals supplied pints, rushed to Somerset by state police within an hour.
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Somerset Red Cross
Johnstown
Somerset Community Hospital
Meyersdale Community Hospital
H. C. Frick Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Somerset
Politics Cast Its Shadow Over German Carnival Parades
East West politics shadowed West Germany pre Lent parades with spectators in Munich and Frankfurt. One float showed East and West Germany puppets controlled by Uncle Sam and the Russian bear. Jokes targeted the proposed European Defense Community as wandering soldiers without a leader drew laughs.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Munich
Berlin
East Germany
Uncle Sam
Eisenhower Urges Public Support for Red Cross Drive
President Eisenhower appealed for broad backing of the Red Cross drive emphasizing its long standing aid and its blood program. He noted blood donations have saved the wounded in World War II Korea and in more than 3,000 US hospitals, urging kindness to move toward a world ruled by the golden rule.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Red Cross
Korea
French Plan Major Battle Against Reds
French Union forces aim to draw Vietminh divisions into a major clash around Dien Bien Phu in northwestern Indochina as the dry season ends. The outcome hinges on whether a decisive victory can be scored there before monsoon rains begin, with fighting elsewhere in Laos Annam and the Red River Delta continuing to shift lines.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Vietminh
Dien Bien Phu
Laos
Mekong
Thailand
Annam
Red River
Registrar of Maryland University slain in bedroom attack
Alma H. Preinkert, 58, registrar of the University of Maryland, was found slain in her bedroom after a housebreaker forced entry. Her sister Alvina, 60, was wounded while trying to stop the assailant and hospitalized with non fatal injuries.
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Washington
University of Maryland
Alma H. Preinkert
Git
Alvina
Eisenhowers Attend Church Service for Inner Discipline
President and Mrs. Eisenhower joined worshippers at National Presbyterian Church to hear Rev. Harold E. Meyers urge greater inner discipline in relations with God and man.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Harold E. Meyers
God
Philadelphia blast in South Philadelphia kills five injures twenty
A deafening explosion destroyed two six story buildings at 7th and Snyder in South Philadelphia killing five and injuring at least twenty. Fire crews evacuated residents as gas lines were shut off amid reports of gas leaks. University of Pennsylvania student Samuel Pearlman survived after being blown from the third floor to the street.
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Philadelphia
7Th
Snyder
Jacqueline Mickelberg
7Th Street
George Hink
Samuel Pearlman
University of Pennsylvania
Injured Man Is Just Fair Pal Killed In Turnpike Crash
A turnpike wreck south of Somerset left Charles P. Lindsey dead and John S. Dickey uninjured after his maintenance truck was struck. Patrick McKeon, 30, Whiting Ind., remained in fair condition with a broken leg and other injuries. Coroner to hold an inquest. no charges filed.
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Somerset Community Hospital
Patrick McKeon
McKeon
Whiting
Ind
Somerset
Charles P. Lindsey
Lindsey
Euclid
John S. Dickey
Berlin
Dickey
Robert H. Halverson
Seta
Beaver Falls Police Chief Feeney Returns Home
Beaver Falls suspended chief William Feeney returned home after missing since Thursday. Mayor Edward Corcoran said he has a nervous disorder and is under a physician’s care. Council ordered a funds investigation with a March 15 report due.
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Beaver Falls
William Feeney
Edward Corcoran
Feeney
Pittsburgh
Police Department
Johnstown Water Firms Propose Higher Rates
Three Johnstown area water companies filed rate hikes with the public utility commission. The Johnstown Water Co plans a 197.00 annual increase for about 2,97 customers, Conemaugh and Franklin Water Co seeks 8,509 for 1,368 users, and Saltlick Water Co adds seven customers.
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Harr'spuurg
Public Utility Commission
Johnstown Area Water Companies
Johnstown Water Company
Conemaugh and Frarlin Water Company
Saltlick Watermpany
Seven Die in Grossinger Hotel Fire in Catskills
Fire swept a staff residence at Grossinger Hotel and Country Club in New York's Catskills early today killing seven employees and injuring 26. The 27 room building housed 65 workers and is several hundred feet from the main hotel. Rocky Marciano witnessed the blaze from nearby training grounds.
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Grossinger
N. Y
Grossinger Hotel
Grossinger’s
Catskill Mountains
New York City
Rocky Marciano
Fred Haas
Erna
Lannie Rosenthal
David Bernstein
Hannah
Catherine Krick
Youngsville
Jack Shildkret
Ellenville
Anna Rubenstein
Liberty
Examination for P O Employes at Somerset Post Office
An upcoming examination will hire substitute clerk and substitute carrier for Somerset post office. Starting pay is 1.61 percent per hour with five cents annual increases to a maximum 2.01 percent. Residency or bona fide patronage required. Written test, no prior experience needed. Applications accepted until March 16, 1954. Information from Somerset Post Office or Third U.S. Civil Service Region Philadelphia.
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Somerset
U.S. Civil Service Region
U. S. Customhouse
Philadelphia
Penna
Evidence vs Wable All In Circumstance
Greensburg Feb 28 The commonwealth plans a circumstantial case to convict John Wesley Wable 24 of Ginopyle of first degree murder in the July killings of drivers on the Pennsylvania turnpike with no eye witnesses about a week of testimony expected and 70 witnesses to be called The district attorney indicated the death penalty is sought and police note Wable claimed another man pulled the trigger but investigators found the claim unsupported
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Ben DE Forest
Greensburg
Commonwealth
John Wesley Wable
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Alexander Sculco
Westmoreland County
Wable
Sculco
Waoble
Ginopyle
Turnpike
Harry F. Pitts
Bowling Green
Lester B. Woodward
Duncannon
John K Sheperd
West Alexander
Ohio
Pitts
Sculeo
Jackson Dodson
Dodson
Sheperd
New Mexico
Shepard
Clevland
Pittsburgh
Parks
Manila Mayor accuses Nacionalista leaders of stirring racial tensions
Manila Mayor Arsenio Lacson charged Nacionalista party leaders with fanning racial antagonism under the new Asia for Asians policy. Sen. Lorenzo Tanada defended the slogan as Asian cooperation but warned against misinterpretation. Both spoke in separate radio broadcasts amid debate over ties to the United States and regional policy.
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Manila
Arsenio Lacson
Nacionalista Party
Lacson
United States
Lorenzo Tanada
Citizens Party
Tanada
Leon M. Gueerero
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
World Day of Prayer Observance Urged in Harrisburg
Governor John Fine proclaimed February 28 to March 5 as World Day of Prayer in Pennsylvania. He urged all churches to toll bells at noon on Friday and asked every citizen to attend a World Day of Prayer meeting.
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Harriburg
Pennsylvania
John 8. Fine
Senators propose expanded surplus food for jobless families
Three Democratic senators Hill Clements and Fulbright introduced a bill to authorize buying and distributing surplus government held food to unemployed families The plan would use about 186 million in unused customs receipts to fund the program expanding current distributions for school lunches elderly and needy groups and relief organizations.
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Washington
Sen
Hill
Ala
Hill and Sons
Clements
Fulbright
D-Arky
Benson
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Senate
RCA Reports Record Volume for 1950
RCA announced a record $853 million business volume for the previous year. The New York report cites strong gains across key divisions boosting overall revenue and market position.
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RCA
New York
Radio Corporation of America
Weather outlook for eastern and western Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania expects cloudy and windy conditions with showers and mild highs in the 50s to low 60s. Late Monday turns cooler with possible rain or snow showers at night. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy and colder with mountain snow flurries. Western Pennsylvania sees rain changing to snow on Monday with 1 to 3 inches possible, followed by colder, windy conditions Tuesday and additional snow flurries.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report Missing Data
Daily weather report from Somerset by David Grove covers 5:30 p.m. Saturday to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The record shows the 4 hour period’s maximum and minimum temperatures but key values are garbled. A year ago both maximum and minimum temperatures are also unreadable.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
1. S. Weather Observer
Vista
Asesathtanelatics
Rummage Sale at First National Bank Building
A rummage sale organized by the Graduate Nurses Association is set for March 18 at the First National Bank Building. Proceeds support nursing programs and community health efforts.
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First National Bank
Graduate Nurses Association
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