$20 Million in Defense Work Slated for Erie
Congressman Carroll D. Kearns announced that at least $20,000,000 in defense contracts will be diverted to Erie over the next six months after the city was classified in a high unemployment bracket. He cited talks with six federal agencies and said DoD divisions have been told to favor Erie manufacturers.
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Carroll D. Keamns
Erie
Washington
Department of Labor
Kearns
Department of Defense
Atomic Energy, Small Business
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
General Service Administration
Erie Manufacturers Association
Erie Chamber of Commerce
Navy
Air Force
Army
Bearn
Labor Department
Yard
Nobel Prize winner Dr Clinton Davisson dies in Virginia
Charlottesville obituary notes 76 year old Nobel laureate Dr Clinton J Davisson died Saturday in Virginia. A Bell Labs veteran of 29 years he shared the 1987 physics prize with Britain's G P Thompson. Born in Bloomington Illinois his death ends a long career in quantum research and leadership at Bell Labs.
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Charlottesville
Clinton J. Davisson
Davisson
Bell ‘Telephone Laboratories
G. P. Thompson
Britain
Bloomington
Til
Wall Street advances as stocks lift in early trading
The pulse of Wall Street shows aircraft and missile stocks leading a brisk market rise with steel, motors, copper, and building materials gaining moderately while rubber dips. American Can and Anaconda among notable movers, with General Electric, General Motors, RCA, and oil majors advancing. trading activity steady on the American Exchange. Egg market in New York remains steady with wholesale prices for top quality whites and browns detailed by quality and size.
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New York
American Stock Exchange
Atlantic
Bethiobern Stent Bi Bris
Cartier Corp
Chrysler
Columbian Gas
Consolidated Edison
Continental Can
Eastman Kodak
Erie
Ford
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Foods
General Motors
Montgomery
National Dairy
National Distillers
New York Central
Pennroad
Penna Rarca
Convicted Second Time Faces Life for Grandfather Slaying
Hollidaysburg Blair County man Glenn A. Leamer, twice convicted of first-degree murder for the 1956 bludgeon slaying of his 92 year old grandfather Samuel Leamer during a robbery attempt, faces a life prison term after a second verdict. Leamer had earlier been sentenced to the electric chair, a sentence later reversed.
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Hollidaysburg
Blair County
Glenn A. Leamer
Samuel Leamer
Frankstown
Leamer
Yemen to Join Egypt and Syria in Union Offer
Egypt and Syria sign a proclamation inviting any Arab state that wishes to join their union or federation to join without dethroning its monarchs. Yemen’s King Ahmed likely will not surrender his iron rule, though a Yemeni association with the union has been anticipated amid shared policies and a joint military command.
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Yemen
Egypt
Syria
Shukri Kuwaily
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Iraq
Libya
Morocco
Iman Ahmed
House Calls 5 FCC Members At Hearings
The U.S. House subcommittee summoned five FCC commissioners to answer misconduct allegations. A staff report cited improper industry favors and expense practices at broadcasting events. Chairman Doerfer called the memorandum misleading. several commissioners faced personal misconduct claims, while others declined comment.
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Ion
Arven
Federal Communications Commission
House
Atta
John Doerfer
FCC
Moulder
D-Mo
Doerfer
Robert E. Lee
Richard A Mack
Rosti H. Hyde
Robert T Burtley
Burtley
Bernard Schwartz
Doetfer
Three Die In Shelton Route 8 Head‑On Crash
In Shelton Connecticut a Friday head on crash on Route 8 killed Roger Gor ley 30 of New Haven and formerly of Johnstown Pennsylvania and two others. The report also notes fatalities in Yugoslavia Poland and Romania and mentions Yemen’s location near the Arabian Peninsula and limited ties to Egypt via the Red Sea with distant Saudi relations.
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Shelton
Conn
Roger Gorley
New Haven
Johnstown
Route 8
Yugoslavia
Poland
Romania
Arabian Peninsula
Gunman eludes police in protracted Paducah car chase
A wild abduction in Kentucky ended with Burton, Davis, and Litte fleeing in a stolen police cruiser after forcing Officer Little to stop an auto. Little, a Missouri trooper, described spotting a sawn off shotgun and a pistol. The trio then moved toward Melber, Kentucky, as a massive manhunt tracked their movements and broadcast warnings of kidnapping penalties.
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Paducah
Little
Sheltons
Burton
Lutte
Litle
San Francisco
Missouri Highway Patrol
Davis
Lille
Melber
Shelton
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