Mothers reunite with two sons held in Romania
Mrs Lygia Georgescu tearfully reunited with Constantin 19 and Peter 15 after seven years as hostages in Romania. They met on a Pan American plane at Idlewild with government and crew present. Father Valeriu Georgescu, 50, met them in Munich and praised his refusal to spy. The boys, now naturalized American citizens, thanked their father through a translator.
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Associated Press
New York
Lygia Georgescu
Romania
Constantin
Peter
London
Idlewild
Georgescu
Valeriu Georgescu
Munich
United States
State Department
Legation
Indiana woman dies after suspected overdose in sleep
Mrs Mercedes Williams of Indiana Pennsylvania is reported to have died from an apparent suicide by an overdose of sleeping tablets. Sgt Harry Owens said Dr Mary Willard of Penn State chemist found large quantities of phenobarbital in her stomach. The piece also oddly notes a fact about King Cobras.
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Indiana, Pa
Mercedes ©. Williams
Harry Owens
Indiana Police
Owens
Mary Willard
Pennsylvania State University
Service Thursday for Mrs Clara Day Miller
Mrs Clara Day Miller of McKean Pennsylvania died after a six month illness. She was born in Ridgway November 2 1874 and lived in Wattsburg Westfield and R D North East before moving to McKean in 1949 to stay with a niece Frances Baron. Survivors include two sons a brother two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at 3 30 at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev H Ray Harris officiating followed by burial in Beaverdam Cemetery.
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Clara Day Miller
McKean
Wattsburg
Ridgway
Archie L. Miller
Westfield
R. D
North East
H. Ray Harris
Beaverdam Cemetery
Rock fall kills worker at quarry near Altoona
John W. Speck, 44, of Williamsburg, fell 20 feet to his death when a rock slide at a 200 foot quarry wall at New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. near Altoona trapped him as Fredrick Hicks of Hollidaysburg sustained minor injuries.
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Rock
Altoona
John W. Speck
Wiliamsburg
Speck
Fredrick Hicks
Hollidaysburg
New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co
Hicks
Erie fireman sues for damages over traffic crash
Erie Battalion member Coughlin seeks more than 2500 dollars in a suit filed in Erie County courts against Roy Thomas. He alleges a red light violation at 12th and German disrupted his duties and caused partial loss of sight and hearing. The action names Maurice Coughlin as his attorney.
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ERIE
Amer Vonn Coughlin
Erie Fire Department
Coughlin
Maurice Coughlin
Roy Thomas
Ant Thomas
12Th
German
Holy Week Services at St. Paul’s Church
St Paul’s Luther an Church marks Holy Week with nave services. Vespers at 8 p m tomorrow and 8 p m Good Friday. Dr Elmer Ortner preaches themes “Between Thee and the Woman ” and “From Our Lord’s Cross.” Maundy Thursday includes Holy Communion and confession. A post Vespers pastor’s kiss welcomes new members.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Elmer Ortner
Ortner
Our Lord's Cross
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U. S
Beer Mather
Center St
Bob Desmond
West Church St
Powell Loan & Finance Co
Feller
Harold Flowers
Jemee Powell Loan and Finance Co
Deers
Center St Corr
Pennsylvania
Katherine
ST. Paul's Church
Kodak
Murphy’s Paint & Wall
West Main Street
Corry, Pa
Corry
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Smith and Center Streets
Red Cross
Fice
V. F. W. Building
Coats
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