Discharged laborer shoots relatives then dies in gun battle
In South River New Jersey a discharged laborer identified as Alex Miedzwiadok wounded his mother in law Mary Kucharik 43 sister in law Margaret Kucharik 50 and wife Sonya 18 before killing himself during a confrontation with police. He had been laid off from the Peter J Schweitzer plant in Spotswood and had attended a union meeting seeking help.
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South River
N. J
Alex Miedzwiadok
Mary Kucharik
Margaret Kucharik
Sonya
Middlesex General Hospital
Miedzwiadok
Matthew Zaleski
Round Hill Show features Jimmy Dean and Texas Wildcats
Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats stage show comes to James Wood High School auditorium Thursday at 8 p.m. presented by the Round Hill Ruritan Club. Dean, star of Town and Country Time, appears with Buck Ryan the National Champion Fiddler and other acts. Tickets available from Ruritan members or at the door.
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Jimmy Dean
James Wood High School
Round Hill Ruritan Club
Union Rejection Sparks Violent Standoff With Police
After a union hearing the man returned to a meeting with a revolver. He fled as South River and Sayreville officers pursued him. A gunfight near his mother in law’s home left two officers wounded and the suspect dead by suicide after a tear gas device failed to end the standoff.
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Sayreville
Miedzwiadok
South River
George Cerekwas
Steven Vass
Zaleski
Conferees Agree On 8.8 Pay Hike For Postal Workers
A Senate House conference committee endorsed an 8.8 percent pay increase for about half a million postal workers. The compromise tops the House 8.3 percent and falls below the Senate 10 percent, with a $178 million yearly cost and retroactive start to March 1.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Olin D. Johnson
D-Sc
Conference Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Col Mason to Speak at Rotary Meet on Little League
Col Charles H. Mason commissioner of the local Little League will address the Rotary Club at the George Washington Hotel tomorrow at 1 pm. He will outline aims of the eight to 12 year old program. Marvin Gore reviews three years of progress and F L Largent Jr. appraises Rotary’s Little League entry for 1955.
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Col
Charles H. Mason
Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Col. Mason
Marvin Gore
F. L. Largent, Jr
Rotary
Byrd Doubts New Foreign Aid Program Will Succeed
Sen. Byrd predicts strong opposition to Eisenhower's $12 billion foreign aid plan and urges using carryover funds from past aid. He calls for eliminating direct economic aid in favor of loans with limited technical assistance. Sen. Mansfield may seek to boost technical aid funding.
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Byrd
Washington
Sen
D-Va
Eisenhower
Virginian
Mansfield
D-Mont
Foreign Relations Committee
Boy Dies After Bleeding Injuries At Texas Swim Hole
In Grand Prairie Texas 14 year old James Donald Moss while skipping school suffered a cut on a sharp metal edge and bled to death after a dip in a local swimming hole yesterday.
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Grand Prairie
Tex
James Donald Moss
D Alesandro Wins Reelection as Baltimore Mayor
Baltimore Mayor Tho mas D Alesandro Jr after a illness comeback led Democrats to a sweeping victory in the municipal election. He defeated Republican Samuel Hopkins by 119097 to 94960 with 214057 voters turnout the highest since 1931. Walter T Dixon joined 21 Democrats elected to the City Council as the first Black member since 1931.
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Baltimore
Thomas D’alesandro Jr
Congress
Samuel Hopkins
Walter T Dixon
Alesandro
Hopkins
D’alesandro
Baltimore Orioles
American League
Civi
Friendship International
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore Sunbacks D Alesandro in two previous wins
The Baltimore Sun papers backed D Alesandro in both prior victories, signaling continued newspaper support for his candidacy and political stance.
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Baltimore
Stonewall Ruritan Club Plans May Dinner Meeting
The Stonewall Ruritan Club will hold its May dinner meeting Thursday evening at Stonewall School in Clearbrook starting at 7 15 p m. Speaker will be H Robert Edwards of the Shenandoah Valley National Bank Winchester public relations department.
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Stonewall Ruritan Club
Stonewall
Clearbrook
H. Robert Edwards
The
Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester
VMI Graduation Address Set for June Speaker
Clem D. Johnston of Roanoke, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, accepted an invitation to deliver the Virginia Military Institute graduation address in Lexington in June.
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VMI
Lexington
Clem D. Johnston
Roanoke
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Military Institute
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