Two Killed as Bus Crashes Truck in Somerset Pa
A Greyhound bus rear ended a trailer truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Donegal, killing Florence Allen and Molly Alen and injuring others. Marine Sgt Richard Criswell said the crash occurred at 3 30 am with several service members aiding victims.
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Somerset
Greyhound
Pennsylvania
Donegal
Florence Allen
Molly Alen
Asbury Park
Detroit
Molly
Frick Memoris Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Collinsburg
Richard Criswell
Cleveland
Marine Corps
Portsmouth
Criswell
Stevenson Speaks In East Tonight On Atomic Energy
Adlai Stevenson plans a major Connecticut speech tour focusing on atomic energy in Hartford Bridgeport and New London. The campaign aims to raise his national profile while Connecticut's atomics profile heightens interest amid the first atomic submarine project and regional ties to Brien McMahon. Senator Fulbright advised Stevenson on presenting his character and policies to voters.
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Stevenson
East Tonight
Atomic Energy
Springfield
Lll
Adlair- Stevenson
Hartford
Conn
Bridgeport
Connecticut
I. Stevenson
New London
Brien McMahon
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Illinois
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Weichel Accepts Eisenhower Invitation to Merchant Marine Panel
Alvin F. Weichel of Sandusky Ohio a Republican congressman from the Thirteenth District has accepted Eisenhower's invitation to join a special committee of legislators advising on Merchant Marine problems. The panel chaired by Senator Sollustall of Massachusetts includes Congressman Hand of New Jersey and Congressman Allen of California.
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Alvin F. Weichel
Sandusky
United States
Elyria
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senator Selonstall
Massachusetts
Hand
New Jersey
Allen
California
Ohio
Weichel
House
Merchant Marine Committee
Bogus Checks Plague Elyria Businesses
Police report a scammer cashing payroll checks for 67.82 dollars at Northwood Inn Bowl-O-Drome Stone's and Johnny's Tavern with rubber stamped flaws. The Elyria Savings and Trust Company suspects more victims.
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Elyria
Northwood Inn
Bowl-O- Drome
Stone’s
Johnny’s Tavern
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Avon Mayor Portrays Salt Plant Favorable to Avon
Avon Mayor James B. Adams says few object to a proposed salt mine after a Detroit visit by an inspection committee including W. G. Bosworth William Gates Laverne Pickering Herman Gernart Edwin Peterson Norman Frey and A R Miller. The Detroit plant employs about 200 workers and operates with stable underground work and minimal turnover. Adams expects definite economic gains for Avon from the project.
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James B. Adams
Avon
Chronicle- Telegram
Adams
Detroit
International Salt Co
W. G. Bosworth
William Gates
Laverne Pickering
Herman Gernart
Edwin Peterson
Norman Frey
Merill Hall
Adams Wa
A. R. Miller
Five Killed and Six Missing When Destroyer Barton Struck Mine
The U S destroyer Barton was hit by a Communist mine in the Japan Sea while screening for air carrier forces. Five sailors were killed and seven injured as crew evacuated the forward fireroom. Six crewmen are missing and the ship returned to Sasebo for repair. Names of the dead and a seriously injured officer are listed.
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Tokyo
U. S
Barton
Navy
Japan Sea
Bonhomme Richard
Princeton
Sasebo
Japan
Wonson
John Laurice
Waiton
Petersburg
Corrugated driveway pipe sale notice
Murbach Coal and Supply advertises corrugated driveway pipe in all sizes with contact phone 2223 for inquiries and orders.
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Murbach Coal & Supply
Shipbuilding Plant Strike Closes Lorain Yard Amid Pay Dispute
At Lorain Ohio the American Shipbuilding plant idled 1400 workers after 300 AFL members rejected a pay raise offer of 11 to 14 cents an hour. The strike stalls two Great Lakes freighters the M A Hanna ET Wier and a Columbia Transportation Co vessel as talks for a new contract faltered.
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Great Lakes
American Shipbuilding
Lorain
A. F of L
M A Hanna
Columbia Transportation Co
Break In Water Main Closes School For Day
Elyria District Catholic High School will be closed for one day due to a broken main water line. Dr. Joseph B. Lehane, director, announced that three weeks of repairs on Saturdays have not sufficed and additional time is needed to complete the work.
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Water Main
Elyria District Catholic High School
Joseph B. Lehane
Lehane
Eisenhower Campaign Swing Urges End to Corruption
Dwight D. Eisenhower on the campaign trail in Iowa attacked the Truman administration as arrogant and long in power. He pledged to address corruption, oppose Taft-Hartley Act repeal while seeking amendments, and urged farm and labor leaders to seek fair treatment as Americans. He spoke in Davenport and Rock Island with a major farm speech planned for Omaha.
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Ian Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Moline
Iowa
Omaha
Ned Eisenhower
Rock Island
Mil
Armory
AFL
New York
T the Armory
Esenhower
Organized
Congress
Stevenson
Adler E Stevenson
Len Wayne Morse
AFL Tetas
Oregon Republican
GOP
Ser. Ropert
Taft
CIO Prinical Action Committee
Train wreck in Hamburg kills eight, injures fifty
A Hamburg express train jumped the tracks at dawn colliding with a bridge support. Early reports say eight people died and about fifty were injured as the crowded car was torn from its carriages. Rescue efforts continued into the morning with crews aiding survivors.
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Hamburg
Germany
Elyria Tax Valuation to Rise About One-Fifth Says Ayres
Elyria's total tax valuation is forecast to jump from 72.6 million to about 86.9 million next year. Most of the increase comes from personal property and industrial expansion, with real estate duplicates rising to about 52 million and public utilities at 4.3 million. Ayres notes the rise may ease tax pain on homeowners amid proposed school and sewer bonds.
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Elyria
Ayres
Frank Ayres
AFL Spurns Ike Olive Branch at AFL Convention
President Eisenhower extended an olive branch to 8,000,000 AFL members but the union rebuffed the offer. The Republican candidate acknowledged Taft Hartley could be used for union busting, drawing sharp scrutiny from political observers at the convention.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Army Head Grabs Lebanon Control
Gen Fouad Shehab seized Lebanon's government in a bloodless coup, ending weeks of revolt against the administration. President Bechara El-Khoury resigned and turned authority to Shehab as Beirut radio reported.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Fouad Shehab
Middle East
Bechara El-Khoury
Shehab
British Broadcasting Company
London
caudle testifies on 1944 opa case pressure against lumber dealer
T Lamar Caudle said Tom C Clark ordered dropping an OPA case against a wealthy lumber dealer in 1944 after the Justice Department had directed prosecution. Clark was head of the criminal division at the time and later became attorney general and Supreme Court justice.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Tom C. Clark
Justice Department
St. Clark
Supreme Court
Retired Opera Singer Frances Alda Dies in Rome
Frances Alda, longtime Met Opera prima donna from 1908 to 1930, died today in Rome at age 69. Her husband’s secretary announced the death. she knew and sang with many Met stars including Enrico Caruso.
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New York
Mme
Frances Alda
Metropolitan Opera
Rome
Met
Gret Caruso
Six Lorain County Men Inducted Into Army
Six Lorain County men were inducted into the US Army on Sept 11, per Lorain County Draft Board No 72 clerk Catherine McKee. The draftees include Walter Yarbrough Jr of 150 West Street Robert William Babits of Detroit Plato Thomas Valassis of 607 West Avenue Duane Gordon Franklin of 248 Grafton Street Oberlin Fred Ellsworth Sutliff of 159 Axtell Street Amherst and Henry Thomas Radican of 1202 Middle Avenue.
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Lorain County
Catherine McKee
Walter Yarbrough Jr
West Street
Robert Wiliam Babits
Detroit
Plato Thomas Valassis
West Avenue
Duane Gordon Franklin
Grafton Street
Oberlin
Fred Ellsworth Sutliff
Axtell Street
Amherst
Henry Thomas Radican
Middle Avenue
Navy plans big guided missiles in Korea war effort
United States Navy has converted 1,800 planes into drones for guided missile use in Korea. Lt Cmdr Lawrence Kurtz says drones can be refueled in flight and used for large scale attacks. Demonstrations show pilotless Hellcats destroying a power plant, bridge, and tunnel entrance with TV guidance and no crew casualties.
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Robert Gibson
United Press
Tokyo
U. S. Navy
Korea
Navy
Far East
Cmdr
Lawrence A. Kurtz
United
Kurtz
U.S.S
Skyraider
North Korea
Train School Bus Crash Toll Rises to Four in Pennsylvania
Four high school students died and six of 47 injured remained critical after a 50 car freight train struck a school bus at a Collinsburg crossing. Names included Janice Everett 17 Collingsburg and others as victims.
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Connellsville
Pennsylvania & Lake Erie
Collinsburg
Janice Everett
Collingsburg
Norme Jean Bergman
Collinsburgh
Westmoreland Hospital
Greersburg
Leola Bradley
Coal Hollow
Fuck Memorial Hospital
Ronald Sayka
West Newton
Northeastern Ohio Forecast Clouds Showers Wind Shift
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and a few showers with a slight cool spell this evening. Tonight will be cloudy with 55 degree low, winds from the southwest this afternoon and evening shifting to the northwest by Friday afternoon. Barometer 29.75 steady.
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Ohio
E Lake
Koreans Retake Finger Ridge from Chinese Reds
South Korean forces breached Chinese positions on Finger Ridge recapturing the key line after a 12 day battle. Capitol Hill had already fallen to the Capitol Division on Sept. 10 amid heavy Chinese casualties and fierce assaults.
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Seoul
Korea
Finger Ridge
Capitol Hill
Reds
Eighth Army
Chairmen Named For G O P Drive In Elyria
Ralph Terry, Elyria area Republican campaign chairman, announced committee chairs at a meeting in the Elyria M C A. Robert Corts became publicity chairman, Andrew Foreman Jr headed Get-out-the-Vote, Stephen Naegy led precinct workers, and Kenneth Lord was named campaign treasurer. A GOP headquarters will open Sept 22 in the Graystone Hotel lobby to coordinate activities. A Republican rally is planned for noon at the Elks Hall with Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois set to speak.
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Ralph Terry
Elyria Area
Elyria ¥. M. C .A
Terry
Robert Corts
Andrew Foreman, Jr
Stephen Naegy
Kenneth Lord
Graystone
Elks Hall
Everett Dirksen
Dinois
Ridgeville School Names Assistant Industrial Arts Teacher
Thomas Pruski of 137 Bath Street has been named assistant industrial arts teacher at Ridgeville School. A graduate of Elyria High School and Ohio State University class of December 1951, he served 18 months in the military and this is his first teaching job following department expansion.
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Thomas Pruski
Bath Street
Ridgeville School
Elyria High ‘School
Ohio State University
Ohio Safety Conference backs statewide auto inspection
Cleveland report says the Ohio State Safety Conference favors compulsory automobile inspections across the state, urging action to improve road safety.
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Cleveland
Ohio State Safety Conference
Simultaneous Dutch Concert Prompts Unique Musical Challenge
A quirky description of a concert where all numbers are performed or sung at once, creating a chaotic harmony. The piece contrasts with Chronicle-Telegram Want Ads offering fast, inexpensive help to place effective advertisements.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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