Purvis to temporarily lead Erie police after gambling protests
Just Paragraf Gupt George Purvis head of the Pittsburgh Police Academy ends a six month tour with the Erie police department next week. Purvis accepted the post of temporary administrator of the 177 man Erie police department at Erie Mayor Arthur Gardner's request following mass gambling protests. A compromise must be effected as the Senate rejected a House amendment permitting aldermen in third class cities to stop the court for three months. The State Agriculture Department reports July heat and low rainfall cut Pennsylvania corn wheat potatoes and tobacco output. Apple and peach prospects declined. An accident near Hickory Street Bridge caused $375 damage. A four year old Frenaburght in good condition after a fall from a truck. A real estate transition from Petey A. Russell ax to Ernest W. Whaley. Earl Keith Doutt, 14, dies of leukemia. New commercial, industrial and public building construction surges in PA with major projects listed in Erie, Hollidaysburg, Philadelphia, and others. Rev. Perry F. Haines to speak at First Methodist Church. Mrs. Haines and others attend services. Hospital reports on multiple injuries. A balloon-borne transmitter from McClelland Air Force Base found near Corry. Bush of Jamestown pleads guilty to Social Welfare Law violation. sentenced to jail. Extended weather forecast for August 13 to 7 indicates warmer weekend, cooler Monday, possible showers. Mead Avenue paving starts, traffic will be interrupted briefly. Warm late summer conditions in Corry. A drowning accident near Mercer. St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe marks its 100th anniversary. celebration to include abbey dignitaries.
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Gupt
George Purvis
Pittsburgh Police Academy
Erie Police Department
Purvis
Erie
Arthur Gardner
TV Schedule Highlights for WBEN Buffalo Saturday Listings
Channel guide outlines a full day of programming from cartoons and dramas to sports and news. Notable items include Bulls vs Tigers baseball game, Lone Ranger, Captain Midnight, and local news with weather and sports segments. Car dealership ad for W. W. Waterhouse Buick Pontiac appears at the end.
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Corliss Archer
Julius LaRona
Playhouse of Stars
Ray Milland
Buffalo Bill Jr
Bill Hickok
Johnny Goons
Tigers
White Sox
Eter and
Albert
Danieh Runyon
W. W. Waterhouse
Buick
Pontiac Sales & Service
National Polio Fund Urges More Student Chapter Grants
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis appeals to solvent chapters for funds to keep the polio patient aid program alive. President Bonl O Connor says $1 million in cash could be freed from 1741 chapters' treasuries if early. About 60 percent of chapters are solvent, 40 percent destitute, with rescues needed.
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Associated Press
New York
National Foundation For
O'Gannor
O'Connor
Hurricane Connie Strikes Carolina and Northeast
Hurricane Connie pounded the Carolinas and parts of the Northeast with heavy rains and strong winds. Watches were issued for 12 to 24 hours as the storm tracked north northeast, threatening Delaware Maryland and the New York area with possible hurricane force winds and widespread rainfall. The megatherium, a fossil ground sloth, is noted as being as large as an elephant.
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Massachusetts
Manthe
North Jeast
New York
New Jersey
Ba m. Huin
Philladelphia
Hoong
Washington’ Weather Bureau
Delaware
Baltimore Werther Bureau
Maryland Seaboard
Move To Halt Tax Benefits To Industries
Washington senator O Ma honey says the administration will end speculative tax incentives granted for defense mobilization and civilian expansion. About 924 applications cover 9.3 billion dollars in proposed plant and equipment, with six billion in the suspended 38 industries. Some firms warn expansion may slow while others see no impact yet as reviews determine adequate mobilization capacity and possible reopenings.
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Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Flemming
Consolidated Edis Co
New York
Aluminum Co. of America
Pittsburgh
Dmshoney
Korea
Korean War bonus plan eyed by Pennsylvania senator
Senator Pechan proposed a 150 million dollar bond to fund a state bonus for Korean War veterans, costing about 9 million dollars annually for 15 years. He suggested extending the World War I bonus funding and financing through taxes. The plan, backed by the American Legion, awaits House action and voter approval in a 1955 referendum. The note on the Mediterranean Sea evaporation is a separate fragment.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pechan
Armstrong
Commonwealth
Legion
Senate
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House
Péchan
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State Agriculture Department
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Audrey G. O Hara
Cleveland
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O'Hara
Hawley Machine
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Frenaburght
WCA
Druscilla L. Niles
Donald Niles
Frewsburg
John Willows
Kennedy
Sheriff's Department
Wallover
Marlon Heath
Petey A. Russell Ax
Ernest W. Whaley
Tits Bey
Ere County
Earl Keith
Butch) Doutt
Howard Doutt
Cambridge Springs
Mendville City Hospital
Teepleville Methodist
Hockdile Township
Neil
Lavina Leonard
Eyre
Ross Coutt
RD 4
Union City
Department of Tabor and Industry
Hollidaysburg
Philadelphia
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Allentown
Nazareth
Perry F. Haines
First Methodist Church
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Corry Memorial Hospital
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McClelland Air Force Base
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Raymond Briges
Waterford
Bush
Jamestown
Yiohi
Chinutiuigua County
Mayville
Department of Public Welfare
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Columbus Avenue
Mound Street
Don D. Willams
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Edward Moensel
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St. Vincent Archabbey
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First Baptist Church
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