Western Pa. Weekend Death Toll Tops 29 In Crashes
A string of traffic disasters across western Pennsylvania over a weekend claimed 29 lives on highways, with five more deaths from drownings and related accidents. Notable wrecks occurred near Masontown and Breezewood, with several youth victims and multiple crashes blocking routes for hours.
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Associated Press
Masontown, Pa
Masontown
Pennsylvania
Dennis Vignali
Michael Zapotosky
Toni Margheret
Marilyn
Darlene LaDonne
Margheret
Wignall
Butler
Breezewood
Congress Faces Mountain Of Bills
Washington AP report shows Congress under pressure to adjourn for fall campaigns while considering 35 House bills many tied to floor battles. Senate action targets civil liberties, antisubversive issues and the White nomination amid Southern opposition. A major foreign aid bill totals about 4.5 billion dollars, with House action at 3.08 billion. Eisenhower aims for near full Senate totals and Middle East stability plans to be presented at UN.
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Fire at Lovell's Garage Causes Major Loss
A Lovell's building on the Corry Elgin road sustained 3000 to 4000 dollars in damage from a Saturday evening fire. The frame structure housed by Dennis Ethridge was unoccupied. owner Jack Shearer reported 2000 for the building and 1500 for contents, partially insured. Firefighter Raymond Blynt was injured. crews from Corry and Elgin responded as neighbors and train crews reported the blaze. Downey, the assistant fire chief, said Ethridge had not yet provided a full loss report.
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Lovell
Jack Downey
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Jack Shearer
R. D
Spartansburg
Dennis Ethridge
Erie
Rose Lee
Corry
Elgin
Raymond Blynt
Angurance
Shearer
Noteen
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Motorist crashes yardrails to dodge oncoming car
An elderly Neiveland couple was admitted to Slem Memorial Hospital in Union City yesterday after noon when Emil Peters, 2, driving east on Wattsburg-Clymer road, suddenly neared a one lane bridge. Peters chose to hit the guardrails rather than the oncoming vehicle, causing a crash that damaged their car about $300. The other motorist stopped but both couples were moved for treatment. Peters suffered lacerations. Mrs Peters sustained fractured ribs and a left ankle.
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Slem Memorial Hospital
Union City
Corry
Emil Peters
Wattsburg-Clymer
Anthe R Nule
Ad Peters
Pole
Slem Menioal
Peters
Norway Fails to Get Votes for Peace Plan
Norway failed at an emergency UN General Assembly meeting to gain Arab and Asian backing for a Western backed plan. The proposal sought to appoint Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to lead a Middle East peace mission and urged U S and Britain troop withdrawals from Lebanon and Jordan.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Dept
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United States
United Nations
N.Y (Ap
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Stsles
Britain
Lebanon
Jordan
Voters Okay Catholics On School Buses
In Newtown Connecticut residents approved allowing Catholic school pupils to ride public buses by a 1243 to 1218 vote with Brookfield following 502 to 905. The referendums are the first under a law enabling towns to fund transportation for private nonprofit schools. State officials consider extending state grants to parochial students.
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Newtown
Conn
Connecticut
Brookfield
General Assembly
John J.bracken
Thieves Break In At Old Fireside Store
Thieves entered the Al Mart property on R D 3 last night and stole a coin bag full of keys to old pinball machines and jukeboxes no longer in use. They smashed a rear window to enter the building, which has housed repair storage for machines and music boxes in recent years.
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Marty
Ex Convict Hunted in Burn Case Gives Up
Kierdorf former Teamster official in Pontiac surrendered at a drive in restaurant after two weeks on the run. He denied any involvement in the arson that burned a dry cleaning shop in Flint and left his nephew Frank Klar Dorf fighting for his life in hospital. He said he surrendered because he had no reason to hide and that Frank would not have set the fire.
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Frank Klardorf
Ponting
Flint
Frank
Hersman
Richard
Tam
Violent Storm Rain Drenches the Area with High Winds
A violent late evening storm drenched the area for about 30 minutes with rain and hail. Winds reached around 40 mph, gutters overflowed, and streets carried gravel wash. Temperatures fell from 12 to near 47 and Lake Erie read 74 degrees as cool Canadian air moved in.
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Lake Erie
Probe Death Of Boy At Picnic In Clearfield County
Frank Moore a local boy died after a piece of glass punctured his throat severing an artery at a picnic near R D Karthus in Clearfield County Coroner Robert Heath and State Police are investigating two versions of the accident one says the boy was smashing soda bottles against stones the other that he fell from his bicycle onto broken glass
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Clearfield County
Frank Moore
R. D
Karthus
Robert R. Heath
Three Swiss Climbers Die On Piz Rusein Mountain
Three experienced Swiss mountaineers died Sunday near Linthal after a fall from Piz Rusein Mountain. The trio remained tied by climbing rope as they plunged from the rock face in central Switzerland.
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Linthal
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Piz Rusein
U S To Try Again To Launch Moon Rocket First Bid Fails
Cape Canaveral Florida DESTINATION MOON reports the Air Force Thor Able rocket lifting with a near perfect takeoff before exploding at about 50 000 feet ten miles out over the Atlantic Ocean. The failure ends the first bid to launch a space vehicle for lunar data collection.
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Soviets May Beat Air Force Second Bid By One Day
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The first U S moon rocket exploded 77 seconds after liftoff delaying future attempts The Air Force planned a second lunar mission within a three day window starting Sept 14 and might be beaten by the Soviets The explosion occurred in the engine section and debris was recovered from the Atlantic divers recovered segments of the Thor first stage while the upper stages continued onward Officials cited a probable random failure and noted a quick data review but no fix yet
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Rey W. Johnson
House On Fence Over Changes In Security Bill
The House weighs accepting Senate amendments to a Social Security bill raising benefits for about 12 million current beneficiaries. If accepted, checks start rising next February and payroll tax rates climb January 1, affecting roughly 75 million workers. Senate amendments also lift federal public assistance grants to 288 million, aiming to avert a veto.
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Eisenhower
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Area Couple Threatened By Road Youths
Mr and Mrs Lexie Brown of Langdon road Erie told Titusville police Saturday afternoon their car was nearly forced off the road near Five Corners by youths in a blue 1949 Chevrolet whose operators threatened them. The Erie couple reported six fellows drank intoxicants. license number taken and information to charge the other driver with disorderly conduct and reckless driving in Centre Township Centerville borough where the incident occurred.
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Centerville
Spring Corp Declares Third Quarter Dividend At 20 Cents
The Associated Spring Corp directors declare a third quarter dividend of 20 cents a share, payable September 15 to stockholders of record August 29. This brings total dividends for the year to 80 cents, with previous quarters at 15 and 85 cents. Profit for the first six months fell 2 percent to under one cent a share, with total corporate profit for 11 plants at 2882 dollars. The Raymond plant general manager W. Feldl from Corry attended the meeting.
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Peace session set new Delhi talks with Pakistan PM
Prime Minister Nelun said he agreed to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Pitow Khan Noon to end border disputes between the two countries. They are expected to hold talks around August.
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Pakistan
Pitow Khan
Japanese Refuse To Unload Missile Cargo
Japanese opposition blocks unloading of Swiss guided missiles amid a public crisis. The Japan Longshoremen's Union backed by the Socialist party refuse to touch a shipment that could bring warheads into the country. Negotiations with the Contrives-Oerlikon Co began four years ago to import missiles for local defense.
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Laos Assembly Approves Govt Excluding Reds
The National Assembly approved a new government today that excludes Communist-line members of the former cabinet. The new cabinet replaces a coalition formed last November that included three ministers from the Lao Haksat party, successor to the Pathet Lao movement. The move shifts Laos away from the red faction amid tensions with China and North Vietnam.
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Laos
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Mystery Veils Man Death in Massachusetts District
In Wilmington Massachusetts police say evidence points to a death possibly caused by the 31 dogs kept by 57 year old Christian Loeffler a reclusive unemployed stonemason found near his shack after Boy Scouts uncovered a skull and bones thought to be Loeffler Medical Examiner confirms human bones while police note Loeffler last seen over two months ago and mention prior dog incidents including a girl on a bicycle incident last winter
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Allison Park
Pittsburgh
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Ralph Longmore
Linegville
Wilmington
Mass
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John M. Imbimbo
Loeffter
Thomas P. Devlin
Youth Drowned During Baptism at Beaver Creek
An Akron evangelist immersed his nephew in Beaver Creek when the youth was swept away and drowned. An inquest is set for Lisbon into the death of Cline Cogar, 21, of Grantsville, W. VI, who never learned to swim. Fourteen witnesses summoned. Cogar’s uncle, the Rev. Gulard McCartny, collapsed after the tragedy. Baptisms have been held at the spot frequently.
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