Family of four killed as train hits car near North Springfield
Four members of the Travis family die when their vehicle is struck by a Nickel Plate freight train at Cemetery Road crossing between Routes 20 and West Springfield. Father George Travis 42 mother Marjorie 97 son Thomas 12 daughter Carol Ann 5. Witness Fireman Everett Mills described the car moving into the path of the engine despite slowing. Crossings officials call the spot a hazard with limited visibility due to a bend in the road.
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Springfield
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Mickle Plate
Conneaut
Pennsylvania
Brown Memorial Hospital
City retailers to elect officers in Phoenix session
City retailers interested in reactivating the Retail Merchants Bureau will meet at the Phoenix hotel tomorrow night at 8 to hear a report from the organizational committee and elect officers. Attendees will discuss promotions, self sustaining operation of the bureau, and other retailing matters.
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Grand Jury to Hear 20 Cases at February Session
More than 20 defendants will have their cases considered after the grand jury is panelled today by Supreme Court judge Lee L. Ottaway at the opening of the February term. The trial jury faces 113 cases on the general calendar and 40 issues of fact. At least 10 defendants are from Jamestown and vicinity. Morals offenses, grand larceny and driving while intoxicated lead the charges, with forgery burglary and assault also listed. The term runs February 2 to 28 with grand jury reports the following Monday.
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Supreme Court Dusilce
Chinese Navy Ready to Stage Coastal Raids
Honolulu dispatch reports Nationalist China's chief of naval operations Mina Chi-chuang said the Chinese Navy is ready to stage commando raids on the Communist coast if Eisenhower frees the Seventh Fleet from guarding Formosa Strait. "We are always ready," he stated.
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New Law Points Morals Offender Sentencing Shift in Erie
Erie judge Samuel Roberts sentences Harry Wiley under the new 1952 law creating psychiatric care for sex offenses. Wiley receives an indefinite term from one day to life at Farview State Hospital Waymart after a psychiatric exam ordered by the state Welfare Department. The previous system jailed offenders for fixed terms. under the new law, releases require periodic psychiatric reviews showing no danger to society.
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State Welfare Department
Farview
Penelec Buys Site Near Kittanning for Station
Pennsylvania Electric Company announced the purchase of a 60 acre site on the West bank of the Allegheny River four miles north of Kittanning for a coal burning steam generating station. The $31,500 tract was bought from Allegheny River Mining Company to meet future capacity needs as the West central system expands.
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Titus
Pittsburgh & Shawmut Coal Company
Penelec
Shawville
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower Urges Congress to Disavow Secret Deals
President Eisenhower calls Congress to repudiate past secret undertakings with foreign governments and rejects committing the United States to hidden bargains. He outlines seven policy goals including labor law reforms, immigration act amendments, Social Security expansion, school aid, trade agreement extensions, and stronger European economic unity. He cites Korea front lines and the need to replace Western troops with Korean forces where possible.
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Alaska
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Europe floods claim hundreds as death toll climbs
Floods across the Netherlands Britain Belgium leave hundreds dead with the Netherlands reporting about 240 fatalities and Britain 163 while many are stranded on rooftops. Americans missing near Bentwater and in Ipswich area as weather worsens. The toll is rising with millions of dollars in damage and emergency efforts underway.
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