Polio cases rise in Crawford and Erie region
Health authorities report another polio case in Crawford County with the patient now under observation at Lakeview Hospital Erie and resting comfortably. The patient traveled from Meadville to Veterans Administration Hospital in Erie before transfer to Lakeview. Higher gas rates take effect September 7 for about 229000 customers served by Manufacturers Light and Heat Co across 22 counties in western and central Pennsylvania.
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Crawford County
Meadville
Lakeview Hospital
Erie
Meadville Hospital
Veterans ‘Administration Hospital
Lakeview
Manufacturers Light and ‘Heat Co
Pennsylvania
Public ‘Utility Commission
McKean
Mercer
Venango
Warren
Reopen probe in airman's death at Chanute Base
Chanute Air Force Base officials reopen the pistol death probe of Airman Edmund F. Lohr 19 of Noroton, Conn. Investigators say an admitted Pachuco among 80 held in the stockade was with Lohr behind a barrack when he was killed. The base commander cites offenses by a group tied to the Pachuco gang in a broader roundup.
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Associated Press
Chanute Air
Chanute Air Force Base
Byron B. Gates
Wns
Sald
Pachuco
Edmund F. Lohr
Noroton Cael Conn
Aso & Baste
Lohr
Gates
Pachuen
Jerome D Hannah Elevated to Scranton Bishop
The Rt Rev Msgr Jerome D Hannah was named bishop of the Scranton Diocese. A Pittsburgh native, he has served at Catholic University since 1940 and has been its vice rector since 1961.
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Washington
Jerome D. Hannah
Scranton Pa
Hannah
Pittsburgh
Catholic University
Lightning Kills Harrisville Girl in Thunderstorm
In Western Pennsylvania, a five year old, Gladys Kay Redick of Hartsville, was fatally struck when lightning hit a rain spout she touched. A Pittsburgh boy, George Churchill III, narrowly escaped drowning after rainwater swept him under a parked car and wedged his foot. he was rescued by 12 year old cousin Fred Schwartz. State Police searched Morganza for three Morganza Training School escapees, William Reagan and James Brennan were reportedly returned by their mothers. others remain at large.
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Pittsburgh
Lighring
Suseu
Pennsylvania
Gladys Kay Redick
Hartsville
George Churchill
Fred Schwartz
Canonsburg
Morganza
William Reagan
James Brennan
Crafton
Rioting Flare in Brazil Follows Vargas Death
In Rio de Janeiro crowds estimated at around 100000 gathered outside the presidential palace as night fell after violent demonstrations. Armed guards and cavalry patrolled the streets while Porto Alegre’s military rulers moved to restore order at the governor’s request. President Case pressed efforts to quell the crisis that began after the murder of August.
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Vargas Saince 1930
Rio
Porto Alegre
Case
Air Minister Eduardo Gomes Named After Cabinet Resignations
An air force major involved in an assassination attempt on anti Var gas editor Carlos Lacerda is noted. Following Cafe’s stepup, all Cabinet members resigned. The new President appointed Lt Gen Eduardo Gomes as air minister, a twice unsuccessful presidential candidate who had led air force demands for Vargas’s resignation.
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Carlos Lacerda
Cafe
Eduardo Gomes
Gomes
Vargas
War minister accepts bid to stay in post after suicide
General Zenobia da Costa, war minister, accepted Cafe’s bid to remain in the top military post. Da Costa had urged Vargas to resign and take a permanent leave of absence to avoid civil war. Vargas agreed and killed himself four hours later.
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Zenobia da Costa
Cafe
da Costa
Vargas
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