Boatner’s Tough Policy Averts New Prison Riot
KOJE ISLAND Korea May 22 Brig Gen Haydon Boatner credited with averting a fresh prison riot after a U S soldier killed a red prisoner. The incident followed four uprisings in five days with two quashed without bloodshed. Boatner moved quickly to quell demonstrations and cited his Chinese language exchange with a prisoner spokesman.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon IL
Boatner
U. S
Koje
Pusan
Boamner
Wei Ling
Wei
Boamer
Francis T. Dodd
Fighting Pace Quickens Along Korean Front
On May 22 the Korean front saw faster fighting as U S tanks bombarded Communist fortifications in the center while Reds attacked in the east. Sabre jets claimed 10 MiG-15s damaged with all aircraft retreating to Manchuria. In the west UN raiders won a hill near Chorwon, killing 13 Chinese and destroying 13 bunkers.
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Seoul
U. S
U. S. Fifth Air Force
United Nations
Chorwon
Rough Talk Marks Peace Parley in Korean Truce Talks
In Panmunjom Joint chief Joy departs after 10 arduous months as top U N negotiator Maj Gen William K Harrison Jr becomes senior delegate Friday The North Koreans Nam II accuse prisoners murder and the U N forces retaliate over alleged mistreatment Joy counters Nam’s charges as designed to hinder an armistice and calls for clarity on some 50 000 allied prisoners not on last year’s lists.
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Sam Summerlin
Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U. S. S. Eighth Army
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
U. N
Panmunjom
Far East
U. S.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
William K. Harrison Jr
Nam II
Nam
Pusan
U. S
Reds
China
Nothing Left For Negotiation Joys Farewell To Reds
Vice Adm. C Turner Joy announced there is nothing left to negotiate in Korea as he ends his role as chief allied truce delegate. He reaffirmed the allies will not repatriate prisoners who refuse to return to Communist rule. About 100200 of 170000 POWs held by the Allies refuse repatriation.
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Munsan
Korea
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Reds
Kinter Named Erie County Democratic Chairman
Dr Harold W Kinter a dentist and former mayoral candidate was chosen as chairman of the Erie county Democratic committee. The appointment announced in Erie reflects party leadership changes.
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Kinter
Erie Democratic
Erie
Harold W. Kinter
Erie County
Democratic Committee
Bankers Hear Lambing Talk At Banquet
Malcolm E. Lambing vice president of Peoples National Bank in Pittsburgh spoke at the Somerset County Bankers association dinner at the Somerset Country Club. He analyzed inflation outlook, noting high savings and borrowing power amid a transition from seller to buyer’s market and potential future price competition. Approximately 150 attendees included bankers Frank Schaumberg Paul Malone and Roy Steinbrink with entertainment by Windber high school seniors.
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Malcolm E. Lambing
Peoples National Bank and Trust Company
Pittsburgh
Lambing
Somerset County Bankers Association
Somerset Country Club
Mr. Lambing
Somerset
B. E. Lambing
Johnstown
Somerset County
Frank R. Schaumberg
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Paul Malone
Second National Bank
Uniontown
Group No. 8
The
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
Roy J. Steinbrink
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Howard Evans
Federal Reserve Bank
Percy A. Brown, Jr
Peoples First National Bank and Trust Company
Windber High School
Lois Manges
James Gillespie
John D. Aldstadt
County Bankers Association
Ralph Weaver
Clarence Schrock
George M. Haver
Fred Brubaker
Ira R. Harkins
Trinity Reformed Church
Berlin
Legion Final Plans For Memorial Day Observances
Somerset officials outline Memorial Day events with a 7 30 p m Friday meeting at the American Legion Home. The main program is set for Friday at the courthouse plaza followed by a parade and cemetery visits. Parade marshals are John Tipton Walker Mong and Col George Cassett, with Major Charles I Shaffer M D as master of ceremonies. Kenneth P Lohr heads the navy detail and Guy Silvis the VFW firing squads.
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Somerset
Memorial Day Committee
American Legion
Court House Plaza
John Tipton
Walker Mong
George Cassett
Charles I, Shaffer
M.D
Kenneth P. Lohr
Guy Silvis
Navy
VFW
Soldier Lands in Seattle After Voyage of 1078 Passengers
The navy transport Gen. H. B. Freeman arrived in Seattle with 1,078 passengers from the east including nearly 900 armed forces members. Among them was Pfc. Glenn W. Ohler of Jenner.
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Seattle
Navy
H. B. Freeman
Pfc
Glenn W. Ohler
Jenner
Ridgway Says Reds Carry On Korean Buildup
Gen. Matthew Ridgway told senators and reporters that Russia is mounting a large Far East military buildup while Communists in Korea show increased offensive power. He warned a current all-out attack would face heavy losses for the Reds and outlined hopes for a continued truce effort and needed prison-camp crackdowns. He spoke on Capitol Hill before addressing Congress and planned to travel to New York and Paris after leaving for Europe.
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Roger D. Greene
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Russia
Far East
Korea
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Ridgway
United Nations
Court House Bell Takes Weekend Off
The court house clock bell stopped tolling over the weekend when the connecting cable to the hammer broke. Merle Schrock replaced the cable and the clock keeps good time, with the four faces synchronized. A letter from a Springfield clock company suggested upgrading to a synchronous direct drive, but the commissioners dismissed it, noting the clock loses less than 10 seconds daily across seasons.
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Court House
Stahl
North Center Avenue
Merle Schrock
Schrock
Springfield
Ohio
Ernest C. Johnson
Harry E. Barkman
Mr. Schrock
Harvey Stahl
Somerset man jailed for school law violation
Calvin Zarefoss, 42, of Somerset, A. D. 6, was committed to Somerset county jail Wednesday for violating a school law. He will have a hearing today before Justice of the Peace Charles J. Harrison Jr.
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Zarefoss
Calvin Zarefoss
Somerset
A. D
Somerset County
Justice of the Peace
Charles J. Harrison, Jr
Stotler Elected President of Somerset Heart Group
Dr C W Stotler of Meyersdale is elected president of the Somerset chapter of the American Heart Association at the executive board meeting held at Oakhurst Tea Room. He succeeds Dr Earl O Haupt Jr with a slate of officers including Dr Harold S Hay and Dr James L Killius. The gathering outlined state work, fund allocations, and two scholarships to Slippery Rock State Teachers College.
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C. W. Stotler
Meyersdale
Somerset
American Heart Association
Oakhurst Tea Room
Earl O. Haupt, Jr
Harold S. Hay
James L. Killius
Berlin
Donald C. Cameron
Lester Martin
Audrey Morris
Windber
Walker Mong
Charles Mears
Pennsylvania
Vivian MacFawn
Western Pennsylvania
Heart Association
Somerset County
Slippery Rock
L. S. Williams
James Oo. Courtney
Earl T. Lohr
R. B. Barner
Eleanor Washko
Ross T. Mickle
Walter Oehling
Charles I. Shaffer
Rats Eat Baby In Mansfield Ohio
In Mansfield Ohio a two month old girl was killed when rats attacked her as she slept. Police report the child suffered severe facial and finger bites and died later at a hospital. Neighbors claim a rat infestation and say residents asked for poison but were refused.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Mansfield, CO
Jean Gieseman
Pay Tribute to Martins Services at Philadelphia Banquet
Senator Edward Martin urged against socialistic proposals at the Property Owners Association banquet in Philadelphia May 21. He warned that government overreach endangers freedom, citing the Constitution and Bill of Rights as guards of life liberty and property. He accepted the association's annual award for his public service to property owners.
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Philadelphia
Edward Martin
R-Pa
Property Owners Association of
Commonwealth
Martin
America
United States
Earth
Our Republic
Duplicate Bridge Dinner Postponed at Somerset Club
A bridge dinner planned for tonight at the Somerset Country Club has been postponed to a later date. Organizers cited scheduling conflicts and will announce the new date when confirmed.
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Somerset Country Club
Rail unions accept White House peace plan ending three year dispute
Three major rail unions representing engineers, firemen, and conductors agreed to a White House peace proposal ending a 21 month government seizure. Wages rise up to 37 cents an hour with back pay $600 to $1,109, costing roads about 100 million dollars. Agreement valid through October 1953, signing yet to occur.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Rail
Hoover accuses Roosevelt of causing banking panic
Herbert Hoover writes in Collier's that Roosevelt's bank closures on March 4 1933 were an induced hysteria to create an emergency. He says the panic was needless and could have been prevented with public reassurance and tighter currency and budget controls.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reichstag
Hoover
Collier's Magazine
Roosevelt
Seven thousand students to take deferment exam tomorrow
Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey estimated about 7,000 college students will take the seventh selective service interment test at 1,000 centers. A score of 70 or better or top class ranking can lead to deferment during the next academic year. Past tests saw 63 percent reach 70+, with 19,571 taking the fifth test and 48,807 the sixth.
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Washington
Lewis B. Harshey
Hershey
FBI Arrests 3 in Quonset Point Credit Union Robbery
The FBI says two West Warwick men, Howard Hildebrandt 25 and Robert LaPlante 27, and singer Gloria Daie 30 were arrested in connection with the $100,000 armed robbery of the Credit Union at Quonset Point Bay Naval Air Station on March 7. Hildebrandt was nabbed in New York City. Daie is held as a material witness.
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Boston
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Warwick, R. I
Credit Union
Quonset Point, Bay Naval Air Station
Donald S. Hostetter
FBI Boston
Howard Hildeprandt
Robert Roger LaPlante
Hildebrandt
New York City
FBI
Hostetter
Gloria
M. Fanzinua
Gloria Daie
New York
New Britain
Conn
Two AWOL Soldiers Nabbed in Washington County
Burgettstown May 21 police and army authorities report two AWOL soldiers from Ft Benning Ga. were captured at a Burgettstown area home and jailed in Washington County to face questioning over several burglaries. Pvt Robert L Buckenheimer 18 of Beaver and Pvt Frances D Evans 19 of Burgettstown are the detainees.
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Burgettstown
Henry Vega
Robert L. Buckenheimer
Beaver
Frances D. Evans
Ft. Benning
Washington County
Shockey Auction Ad Near Somerset Route 31
Lot listing announces a sale location 1 mile west of Somerset on Route 31 for Harry M. Shockey with dial contact 2710.
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Somerset
Harry M. Shockey
Publisher in Pekin appeals for subscriber loan
Pekin Indiana May 21 INS A publisher of Banner publications Victor Green says his five southern Indiana weekly papers face closure due to back taxes owed to the federal government He asks 18 386 subscribers to lend one dollar each to be repaid later as 110. His wife reports 500 contributions come in ranging from one to three hundred fifty dollars Internal Revenue official Wilbur Plummer declines comment but notes he cannot discuss specifics.
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Pekin
Ind
Indiana
Victor Green
Green
Banner Publications
SOS
Internal Revenue Department
Wilbur O. Plummer
Internal Revenue
Weather Forecast for Pennsylvania Regions
Eastern Pennsylvania sees partly cloudy warm spell with highs of 65 to 75 across areas. northern portions near 65 to 70, southern areas 70 to 75 on Thursday. Friday brings mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers. Western Pennsylvania warms with highs near 75. Thursday appears partly cloudy, with overnight chance of rain or thunderstorms and possible showers.
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Pennsylvania
Weather summary from Somerset and other cities
Daily weather report by David Grove shows Somerset temperatures from Tuesday 5:30 p.m. to Wednesday 5:30 p.m with a high around 71 and a low near 42. Elsewhere for Wednesday May 21 high and low readings include St Louis 71/51 and New York 53/62 with Philadelphia 72/55 and Atlantic City 74/55.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Jas. Sveasientee Gag EE
U. S. Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Goma
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Acanita
Washington
Didhiet
Dor
Atlantic City
Cleveland
Concrete Blocks and Brick From Somerset Advert
Local supplier Somerset offers colored and plain rock face concrete blocks and face brick. Contact R. D. Somerset at phone 4295, next to Somerset Canning Co. for pricing and availability.
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Somerset, R. D. 1
Somerset
Canning Ca
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