Taft Kefauver Lead Delegates in National Race
The Associated Press reports Tennessee's Estes Kefauver and Ohio's Robert Taft leading the delegate race for July Chicago nominating conventions. Taft says he will never be headed. Kefauver cites Ohio upset and Florida loss but claims near certainty of Democratic nomination.
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Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Fead
Chicago
Kefauver
Florida
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stassen
Harold F. Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
W. Averell Harriman
Richard B. Russell
Kefnuver
Georgia
China
U. S. Senate
New Mexico
Dennis Chavez
Hurley
Alabama
Russell
Albania Accuses Italy Over Flown Reconnaissance Flights
Albania charges Italy with threatening Balkan peace by allowing Italian planes to fly over Albanian territory. Foreign Minister Mihal Prifti sent a note to Rome after repeated warnings and alleged continued reconnaissance flights.
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London
Albania
Italy
Balkans
Mihal Prifti
Ellender optimistic of Dixie revolt against FEPC stance
Sen. Ellender of Louisiana voiced confidence a Southern leader will head a Dixie revolt if the Democratic National convention nominates a candidate backed by civil rights goals. He said Georgia Senator Russell could lead such a rebellion against a platform deemed unacceptable to the South.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
South
Ambassador Bunker Presents Credentials in Rome
Ellsworth Bunker the new American ambassador to Italy presented his credentials to President Luigi Einaudi in Rome on May 7. The ceremony marked the start of his diplomatic posting as Washington follows Italy’s recent political changes.
Grand jury orders Ellich held in Moldone death
A coroner's jury ordered Donald Ellich of Jerome held for grand jury in the death of George Moldone, 37, of Quecreek, from a April 5 truck car collision on Route 53 near Friedens. Eleven witnesses testified. Ellich did not testify. odor of alcohol noted on his breath.
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Donald Ellich
Jerome
George Moldone
Quecreek
Moldone
Friedens
Ellich
Joseph A. Nagy
Hooversville
Stoystown
Somerset
Harry Gresh
Johnstown
Nagy
Gresh
Ruby Haupt
George Moldone, Jr
Quececk
Helen Ellich
J. A. Nagy
Joseph King
Allen Felton
Phyllis Gresh
Joan Buchanan
Ruth Ann Nicholson
R. D
Robert Minina
L. J. Schrock
George J. Hay
Eugene Mullhollen
Ruby Tannehill
Rockwood
Ross E. Pugh
Margaret H. Rice
C. T. Saylor
Robeson Wins Berkeley Concert With Speech Ban
Paul Robeson gains permission to hold a May 25 concert at the Berkeley Community Theater after the Berkeley school board votes 3-2 approval with the condition that there be no speeches. He had been denied auditorium use in San Francisco and Oakland amid criticism of his support for Russia.
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Berkeley
Calif
San Francisco
Oakland
Paul Robeson
Russia
Injunction Continued in AF of L Local Picketing Case
Judge Lansberry extended the preliminary injunction against three AF of L construction locals for mass picketing and violence near roads 601 and 53 from Boswell to Lincoln Highway. The modified order allows lawful picketing limited to three per thousand feet of road plus five at the bridge. Hearing addressed local jurisdiction and sheriff service of orders.
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Thomas F. Lansberry
Boswell
Lincoln Highway
Davidsville
Charles Balaszick
Balazick
Lansberry
National Labor Relations Board
C. L. Shaver
Belazick
W. Clayton Shaw
Union 66
International Operating Engineers
Local 419
International Hed Carriers, Building and Common Laborers Union of America
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Herschell R. Marshall
Lester Weigle
Geiger Church Holds Sunday P M Rededication
The Geiger Church of the Brethren invites a 7 30 p m re dedication service for its remodeled church. New gothic lighting re finished floors light brown aisles donated by Mr and Mrs Ottis Baker and a history by Miss Mabel Baker. Rev H Austin Cooper preaches and George Baer reports on improvements. Special offering for costs. Earl Miller Sunday school superintendent.
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Ottis Baker
George Baer
Fred Ogline
John Shaffer
Harvey Beabes
Singing Light
Marzie Ogline
Mabel Baker
Geiger Church
H. Austin Cooper
Brothers Valley Charge
Mr. Cooper
Earl Miller
Farm Bureau Co op to Meet Tonight in Somerset
The 15th annual Somerset Farm Bureau meeting is set for tonight at 7 45 p m in the high school auditorium. Guest speaker Benjamin executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative association will discuss electric pest control using radio waves for alfalfa and corn with other pests possibly affected. Penn State police Pvt Willard Uhl will offer safety tips and show movies.
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Somerset Farm Bureau
Benjamin
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Co-Ops
Pennsylvania
Pvt
Willard Uhl
Pennsylvania State Police
Acheson Calls Russia's Germ Warfare Charge an International Crime
Secretary Acheson condemned Moscow for spreading the big lie that the United States uses germ warfare in Korea. He said Russia’s confessions are red propaganda and warned that hate seeds sowed by the Communists will backfire as their cynicism grows.
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Acheson
Russia
Moscow
United States
Korea
Red
James Mayer Named Head of Hospital in Somerset
James Mayer, a 26 year old Johnstown man, was named superintendent of Somerset Community Hospital by the board of directors to succeed retiring Mrs. E. Haupt Jr. Mayer, a Johnstown High and St Vincent College Latrobe graduate, earned an MBA at the University of Pittsburgh and recently completed a residency in hospital administration. He is married to Betty Smith and will start May 16, moving to Somerset after securing housing. Mrs. Haupt, in the post since 1948, will stay on briefly to aid the transition and then retire to become a housewife.
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Somerset Community Hospital
E. O. Haupt, Jr
Johnstown
James Mayer
Mayers
Johnstown High School
St. Vincent's College Latrobe
University of Pittsburgh
Richard Seifert
Lee Hospital
Mayer
Betty Smith
Johnstown Memorial Hospital
Somerset
Haupt
Betty Lewis
Johnstown Memorial Hospital Nurses Training School
Raymond J. Kline
Lafferty Injured When Mule Spurs Farm Accident
Charles A. Lafferty, 53, of Listie was injured on his farm at 3 30 p m when a mule pulling a manure spreader galloped and threw him. He was unconscious briefly and treated at Somerset Community hospital for head cuts and arm bruises. His son Lee witnessed the incident.
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Charles A. Lafferty
Listie
Mr. Lafferty
Lafferty
Lee
Somerset Community Hospital
Lieut Pearse Seriously Hurt In Turnpike Crash
Edward Noel Pearse of Sewickley recently commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U S Army was seriously injured in a car-truck crash on the Pennsylvania turnpike near Somerset on Wednesday at 5 35 p m He was westbound and rammed the rear of a tractor truck driven by Raymond Parkinson of Washington R C 5 Pearse was taken to Somerset Community Hospital with a serious condition late Wednesday The Pearse car was a total loss with about 1200 damage while the truck sustained about 50 damage
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Sewickley
U. S. Army
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Somerset
Pearse
Raymond Parkinson
Washington R.C
Somerset Community Hospital
Pennsylvania
Bookie Harry Gross testifies on $15,000 1949 campaign graft
Harry Gross testified he was shaken down for a $15,000 political contribution during the 1949 mayoral race of William O'Dwyer, with payments linked to James J. Moran. He said Moran later led a fuel oil shakedown and pressured him for more per betting room.
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Bookie King
Harry Gross
William O'Dwyer
Gross
Dwyer
James J. Moran
Moran
O'Dwyer
William P. O'Brien
Police Department
Victor J. Horwitz
O’dwyer
Ministers Recall Petition For Probe Of Gambling Charge
Franklin ministers withdraw a petition for gambling probe after retracting all charges. Sixteen members and officers asked Judge Lee A McCracken to drop the case, saying they have no evidence and lack funds to pursue an investigation. Police Chief F M Sheffer filed a $100000 libel suit against 19 association members claiming no gambling problem exists.
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Franklin
Franklin Ministerial Association
Lee A. McCracken
F. M. Sheffer
Hoover Blames Democrats For Deepening Depression Mood
Former President Herbert Hoover writes in Collier's magazine that Democratic Congressmen sabotaged efforts in 1931 to 1932, saying greater cooperation on Capitol Hill would have eased the mood and possibly altered the political damage during the emergency.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Democratic Congress
Collier's Magazine
Capitol Hill
Hoover
Korea Talks Near Collapse Over Prisoner Exchange
MUNSAN Korea May reports say talks on prisoner exchange were failing after the Reds rejected the final compromise. The UN command refused to force repatriation and called for an indefinite recess as negotiations resumed at Panmunjom with secret details eased.
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Don Huth Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Red Soil
Matthew B. Ridgway
Washington
Allied Warplanes Hit North Korean Rail System Again
Allied air power struck the North Korean rail network again as the campaign to cut Manchurian supplies intensified. The Fifth Air Force reported 1064 additional cuts north of Pyongyang by midday Wednesday, with tank patrols to the west of Chorwon and near Kumhwa. UN ships battered eastern front bunkers as casualty totals rose to 108,172 since June 25 1950 with 7 dead, 159 wounded, and one missing.
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Korea
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Pyongyang
Chorwon
Kumhwa
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Britain Will Not Be Rushed Into 4-Party Parleys
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Britain refuses to be rushed into talks with Russia or Germany. He told the House of Commons that any meeting of Britain, the United States, France, and Russia must be properly prepared and that each nation should understand the purpose of the talks. The three western allies will reply soon to Russia's note on freeing elections and German reunification.
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Anthony Eden
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Germany
United States
France
Eden
House of Commons
East
Three Waynesburg students charged with polluting town water
A.J. Huffman of the Waynesburg Water Co. filed charges against Warren Scott 19 of Roscoe Pa Donald Harvard 19 of Dormont Pa and James Marble 19 of Utica N Y for swimming in the town reservoir and polluting drinking water Justice of the Peace John Daily set a hearing for tomorrow
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A. J. Huffman
Waynesburg Wter Co
Warren Scott
Roscoe
Donald Harvard
Dormont
James Marble
Utica
Justice of the Peace
John Daily
Gen Clark Arrives in Tokio to Lead Far East Command
General Mark W. Clark arrived in Tokio to assume leadership of the Far Eastern supreme command, succeeding General Ridgway as armistice talks in Korea reach a decisive stage.
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Tokio
INS
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far Eastern
Korea
Oil Strike Will Continue Despite Government Skepticism
The Oil Workers International Union said the nationwide oil strike will persist, sending a telegram to WSB chairman Feinsinger urging continued action as wage talks linger. The dispute dates to 1951 with three postponements and ongoing refinery and fuel supply impacts across the United States.
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O. A. Knight
Oil Worker’s International Union
CIO
Knight
Nathan Feinsinger
WSB
Washington
Nathan P. Feinsinger
House Labor Committee
White House
James K. Knudson
Defense Transport
Knudson
Air Force
U. S
Europe
Alaska
Chicago
Detroit
Chapman
Churchill reshapes cabinet in six month old government
Prime Minister Churchill announced a minor cabinet reshuffle. Iain MacLeod, 38, becomes minister of health replacing Capt. Harry Crookshank who moves to lord privy seal. The Marquess of Salisbury resigns as lord privy seal and commonwealth relations secretary.
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Churchill
Iain MacLeod
MacLeod
Harry Crookshank
House of Commons
Crookshank
Privy Seal
Marquess of Salisbury
House of Lords
Commonwealth
New York Central recalls 3085 workers after layoffs
The New York Central announced that 3085 locomotive and car shop employees laid off since April 14 would return to work on May 19. Affected locations include West Albany New York Beech Grove Indiana East Buffalo New York Avis Pennsylvania and Elkhart Indiana.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Albany
N. Y
Beech Grove
Ind
East Buffalo
Avis
Elkhart
Firemen Associations Schedule Joint Meeting in May
The Somerset County Firemen's association will meet jointly with the Cambria county association in the Conemaugh fire hall on May 22. The regular monthly meeting of the county units on the second Thursday will be omitted.
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Somerset County Firemen’s Association
Cambria County Association
Conemaugh
Weather Outlook for Western and Eastern Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies with rain Thursday and Thursday night. Highs across the region from 0 to 5. Friday remains cloudy with rain likely in the east with little temperature change. Eastern Pennsylvania forecasts mostly cloudy conditions with highs 62 to 68 Thursday. Rain Thursday night and Friday with moderate temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report By David Grove
Daily weather notes from Somerset by David Grove record conditions including temperature, precipitation, wind, and sky observations. The report lists dates and local notes for ongoing climate conditions in the area.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
S. Weather Observer
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