Lone survivor credits God after Allegheny crash
Louis Matarazzo, 35, of Springfield, Pa., survived a 1400-foot mountain crash that killed 25 others aboard an Allegheny twin-engine flight from Philadelphia to Cleveland via Bradford and Erie. He credited divine help and recounted escaping through flames as pilot Capt. Thomas R. Goldsmith, 30, of North Olmstead, Ohio, tried to land.
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Montoursville
Louis Matarazzo
Springfield
Williamsport
Allegheny Airlines
Matarazzo
Philadelphia
Thomas R. Goldsmith
North Olmstead
Ohio
Goldsmith
David L. Miller
Tigator
Allegheny
Williamsport-Montoursville
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Bradford
Erie
Miller
Hunter Shot in Letart Area Injures Man
Donald Thompson 38 of Letart Route 2 is in fair condition at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a hunting accident Tuesday afternoon in the Letart area. A companion’s gun discharged wounding Thompson’s lower leg. state police secured blood at the Red Cross center in Huntington for his treatment.
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Point Pleasant
Donald Thompson
Letart
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Thompson
Red Cross Bleed Center
Huntington
Paris Government Workers Strike Shuts Down Nation
About a million government employees staged a one day walkout in Paris. The protest targeted the absence of pay raises in the 1960 budget, marking the largest labor action since the Fifth Republic began.
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Paris
Fifth Republic
Massive avalanche near Turin buries barracks
An avalanche roared down a 6000 foot Italian Alps slope near Vall Dell Orco 40 miles north of Turin before dawn. It buried a barracks where 35 men slept with 13 feared dead and 22 rescued. eight hours later three bodies were recovered and 10 more may be lost.
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Turin
Italy
Vall Dell ‘Orco
Five day forecast for region
Temperatures will trend near normal with small daily changes. Normal highs range from 42 to 48 degrees and lows from 26 to 28. Precipitation totals about 1 to 1.5 inches with a chance of snow flurries north Friday through Monday and possible rain Saturday or Sunday.
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OHTO
Ready for jail lecturer refuses to reveal names
Willard Uphaus a 68 year old New Haven Conn Christian pacifist faces a Superior Court order to name guest speakers at his World Fellowship Center in Conway for 1954 and 1955. He refuses to answer to Atty Gen Louis C Wyman and risks jail for contempt. Uphaus says the case tests conscience and biblical duty and hopes public opinion will reverse the order. Governor Powell declined comment.
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Concord
N.H
New Haven
World Fellowship Center
Conway
Uphaus
Louis C. Wyman
New Hampshire Supreme Court
U S. Supreme Court
Hartford
Conn
Wyman
Wesley Powell
Lennon Sisters member Dianne to wed neighbor Dick Gass
Hollywood Dianne Lennon oldest of the Lennon sisters plans marriage to Dick Gass 22 an Army paratrooper from Venice California The couple will wed next summer as Gass is due to be discharged June 1 Their families have lived nearby for 13 years Dianne will retire from singing after marriage while Peggy Kathy and Janet likely continue as a trio
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Hollywood
Dianne Lennon
Lennon
Lawrence Welk
Dick Gass
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Lennons
Venice
Dianne
Peggy
Kathy
Janet
US C-417 Plane Crashes in Norway
An American C47 aircraft crashed and burned in remote woods north of Oslo. The air attache at the U.S. Embassy confirmed the plane was American but could not confirm origin or passenger count. Initial reports listed four aboard, with details slow to emerge due to the difficult crash site.
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Oslo
Norway
U.S
Cleveland Bar Association backs Prynter for Municipal Court chief justice
The Cleveland Bar Association advised Governor DiSalle to appoint Judge August Prynter as chief justice of the Municipal Court to succeed Judge John J. Busher, whose resignation takes effect December 31.
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Cleveland
I?i
Cleveland Bar Assn
Michael V. DiSalle
August Prynter
Municipal Court
John J. Busher
Two Zanesville men killed in highway crash near town
Charles Lee Newton aged 30 and Theodore Lee 34, both of Zanesville, died Tuesday when their car left U S 40 eight miles west of the city and overturned on a rural road.
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Zanesville
Charles Lee Newton
Theodore Lee
U.S. 40
Here
Ohio Turnpike to test double-bottom trucks six months
The Ohio Turnpike Commission said a six month experiment will allow double-bottom trucks on the turnpike during the trial.
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Columbus
Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Ike Presses Government Role in Steel Strike Impasse
President Eisenhower signaled government action if union and industry fail to resolve the steel strike before the Taft Hartley injunction ends. He warned it would be a bad day for the United States if the government must curb free collective bargaining.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
McDonald
Cooper
Elderly Couple Die Tuesday In Auto Crash
An elderly Columbus couple died Tuesday when their car collided with a truck pulling from a service station on Ohio 440 near Peden, about 12 miles west of Newark. The victims were Joseph Kelly 82 and Margaret Kelly. Their son Earl Kelly 59, of Columbus, was critically injured. Luther Johnson 51 of Zanesville, the truck driver, is held by the Ohio Highway Patrol for manslaughter investigation.
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Newark
Ohio
Columbus
Peden
Joseph Kelly
Margaret
Newark Hospital
Earl Kelly
Ohio Highway Patrol
Luther Johnson
Zanesville
Unemployed Claims Drop In Ohio Week
Columbus hospital report notes a substantial drop in new unemployment claims for the week ended November 28. The Bureau reports 17,141 new claims, down from 21,076 the prior week and lower than 26,395 and 20,969 in the two weeks before.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Today
James R. Baker Dies From Car Crash Injuries
James R. Baker 61, a former president of the Central Labor Council and head of the Tiffin local of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters, died Tuesday from injuries suffered when his car skidded into a tree Sunday.
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James R. Baker
Central Labor Council
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Massachusetts Bill Limits Teen Driving Night Hours
A bill before the legislature would bar drivers under 18 from using Massachusetts highways between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. The proposal aims to curb night driving by teens and reduce related risks.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Nixon Likely to Delay 1960 Presidential Bid
Vice President Richard Nixon plans to defer announcing a Run for the GOP nomination until after February 1. Nixon aims to limit early campaigning to roughly five months before the Chicago convention in July and may avoid a formal campaign organization, potentially acting as his own manager.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Chicago
New Hampshire
Congress
Son Held In Shooting At Father In Ohio Home
In Highland County Ohio a shotgun shot through a bedroom door killed 66 year old Pierce Looney. His son Ralph Looney 23 was jailed for investigation claiming the shooting was accidental. Ralph said he fired three shots after an argument and that he did not mean to kill his father.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Pierce Looney
Rainsboro
Highland County
Ralph Looney
California Hollow
Lisbon
Columbiana County
Frank Ross
Looney
Ross
Ralph
U S Justice Douglas Urges World Outlook at Bowl. Green
U S Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas told a Bowling Green State University symposium that the United States should abandon an Atlantic mindset and think as a world community. He warned that sending arms does not aid the illiterate or hungry.
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Bowling Green
U. S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Bowling Green State University
United States
Miami University invites bids for two women’s dorms
Oxford state officials call for bids on two new women’s dormitories at Miami University. The residence halls will house 265 coeds each and bids are to be opened December 23.
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Oxford
Miami University
Ohio Supreme Court Refuses Delay on Columbus Rate Hike
The Ohio Supreme Court overruled a request to delay a 3.6 million dollar annual electric rate increase for Columbus residents pending an appeal. The 6-2 ruling says the rise takes effect after final action by the Public Utilities Commission and an appeal must post bond. City Attorney Russell Leach said Columbus lacks the two million dollars for bond. The appeal remains before the court.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Public Utilities Commission
Russell Leach
Newark Expressway Opens This Friday Afternoon
Newark unveils a 32 million dollar expressway set to open to traffic Friday afternoon. Officials expect smoother commute times and reduced congestion for motorists traveling through the area.
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Newark
European Leaders Meet In Talk Today
Paris reports West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and President Charles de Gaulle held a long private talk on Western diplomacy for the East West summit. The day followed ministerial talks and press notes of renewed Franco German friendship and a Berlin settlement tied to German reunification.
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Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Adenauer
West Germany
France
de Gaulle
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Sheriffs Named To Study Uniforms
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle appoints three sheriffs to prescribe a standard uniform and car design for county sheriffs. Appointees subject to Senate confirmation are T. Herbert Thomas of Trumbull, Robert L. Davison of Auglaize, and Louis A. Robusky of Geauga. Rules take effect January 1, 1961.
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Columbus—I
Michael V. DiSalle
Senate
T. Herbert Thomas
Trumbull
Robert L. Davison
Auglaize
Louis A. Robusky
Geauga County
Robber Takes $1 From Cab Driver After Knife Threat
Baltimore Maryland a robber pulled a knife on cab driver Henry Spangler 52 saying his wife was sick and he needed $5. Spangler replied he had a sick wife too and the assailant settled for $1 before fleeing.
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Baltimore, Md
Henry Spangler
Spangler
Warning To Others Invented Heater Causes Five Deaths
In Newark Ohio an unvented gas space heater used during a family move caused carbon monoxide poisoning, killing Jean Marie Thurman 27 and four children Nancy Lynn 4 Terrance Allen 2 Timothy Randall 3 months, plus Memphis Mae Mabe 19 who lived with them. Deputy coroner Wines M4 need Westbee VY blamed the heater. The family had the heater on in the living room while cleaning the new house. the furnace was not yet in operation.
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Ohio
William Thurman
Jean Marie
Nancy Lynn
Terrance Allen
Timothy Randall
Memphis Mae Mabe
Westbee
Varl Prye
Thurman
Barcus Coal Co
Frye
Terrance
Mrs. Thurman
Miss Mare
Nancy
Timothy
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