Two Injured In $200000 Fire At Oil City Firm
A blaze at the old Kramer Wagon Works along the Allegheny River gutted two four story buildings housing Farley Lumber Champion Mullins and Shreffler Truck Equipment. Two Oil City firefighters were injured and a heart attack struck a guard. Final loss estimated well over $200000 as out of town companies joined local crews. Fire disrupted power to much of the south side. water supply fluctuated during efforts to contain the blaze.
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Oil City
Allegheny River
Kramer Wagon Works
O City
WKRZ
West First Street
Judson B Trax Estate
Rocky Grove
Senee
Cornplanter
Reno
Venango County
Frankl
Civil Defense
Ti Oi City Hospital
Plan Music At Church In Area
The Life of Christ will be presented at 8 o'clock Thursday evening at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Union City. Rev. and Mrs. David Van Gorkom and Rev. and Mrs. Paul Van Gorkom will provide music. The service features instrumental solos on piano organ and cornet and vocal solos duets trios and quartet numbers.
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Christ
Christian and
Aus Sionary Alliance
Union City
David van Gorkom
Paul van Gorkom
Paul
David
American Sunday School Union
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ife
Ministry of Christ
Ambridge Plant Struck By Pittsburgh Union Action
Production halted at the Ambridge plant of National Electric Products Corp as 2000 workers from Local 1073 AFL Electrical Workers walk off in a wage contract dispute. The union demands a 15 cent hourly raise. first plant closure by strike in years.
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Ambridge
Pittsburgh
National Electric Products Corp
AFL
Arson suspected in Rimersburg area blaze at Wingert shop
Police report an early yesterday fire gutted Wingert Contracting Co. shop near Rimersburg. An explosion from acetylene caused major damage estimated at over $100,000 with $5,000 stock and heavy equipment destroyed. no injuries. An arsonist is sought as witnesses describe a car seen fleeing the area.
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Wingert Contracting Co
Rimersburg
John Jones
Clarion Sud
Arthur Johns
Wingert
Joss
Fem
Henry Cou Tipple
Flood toll nears two hundred as flood relief widens
Flood areas regain power and water as efforts to reopen roads and rail lines continue. Families reunite as 80 campers from a Connecticut camp are rescued by motor boats and a helicopter brings out children. President Eisenhower approves federal disaster aid for the affected states Connecticut Massachusetts Pennsylvania New Jersey Rhode Island. A baby boy is born to Mrs. Harry Ritz and the comedian Dr George Harris reports Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
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Bintam Lake
Conn
New York
East Stroudsburg
Gimp
Fie
Lackawanna Railroad
New Jersey
Stroudsburg
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Charlton
Southbridge
New York State
Port Jervis
Elienville
Eisenhower
Colorado
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Hollywood
Harry Rits
George Harris
Man jailed in wife death charged with beating her
Pittsburgh police report Jon W Cicepr, 95, jailed today on charges of beating his wife to death. Detectives Lod Honiel and Jon Waist said Glover attacked her early Saturday at their home in Pittsburgh's Riverside district. The investigation noted a violent incident and linked the suspect to the fatal beating.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Jon W
Cice
Tay
Bik Beth
Farm Group Heads Home From Berlin Visit
A US delegation met Soviet officials and visited Russia, the Ukraine, and Siberia during a tour of socialist regions. Leaders spoke of productive exchanges and the value of international farm education before returning home.
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Berlin
Iavin Delet Pation
Soviet Union
Brivewaed
Lambert
Neuse Aph
Benoa
Vane Eterna
Seeet Hirmlands
Russia
Siberia
Borliy
Jodie
Wien
Seth Avrombelt
Ine United
Jin
Floods In State Claim 93 Lives
A flood disaster in the state has resulted in 93 deaths with warnings of more to come. Officials fear waterborne disease and infrastructure damage, as residents endure homelessness and job loss while rescue and relief efforts mobilize.
Drowns At Pymatuning In Meadville Area
Ten year old Raymond Benedik of Pittsburgh drowned while swimming with friends in Pymatuning Lake near Meadville. A volunteer search party found his body about 18 minutes after he disappeared. The boy, described by his mother as cerebral palsy, could not walk unaided.
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Pittsburg
Pymatunine Lake
Raymond Benedik
Floriat Benedik
Pollew Bird
Roxberry
HeBon
Ray
Georke Bonodik
Pittsburgh
Upe Development
Dinesville
Lieve
Meadville
Ann. McNanee
Anne
Lawrence Mitchell
Benedice Buy
Raymond
Prominent Educator Dies in Maine at 79
Dr George Wiha McClelland president emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania and member of multiple educational societies died Saturday in Deer Isle Maine.
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Mptie Deer Isle
Maine
George Wiha’ McClelland
University of Pennsylvania
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