McElroy names GE VP to head ARPA space weapons effort
Secretary McElroy selects Roy W. Johnson, 52, GE vice president, to lead ARPA for developing future space weapons. Johnson will take post April 1 after resigning from GE. Air Force to advise on future space ships. ARPA aims to coordinate defense space research and may delegate projects to services or external firms. Congress allocates 10 million dollars to start ARPA with 740 million requested for the coming year.
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Johnson
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McElroy
ARPA
Ews
New York
Wien
Miner Shoots Wife To Death In Armstrong County
39 year old coal miner in Apollo area shot and killed his wife Ruth Markle during a domestic dispute. James Burger of the state police said the man admitted firing a 12 gauge shotgun at close range before returning home. Patrolman Gus Zanoa placed him under arrest and he was jailed in Kittanning.
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Armstrong County
James D. Burger
All- Lanning State Police
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Ruth
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Leldly
Pole
Barger
Lely
Leidy
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Winter Holds Florida In Icy Grip Cattle Hard Hit
Florida cattle face severe stress as a deep freeze and heavy rains kill pasture. J O Pearce Jr warned February is the worst month, predicting 275000 cattle may starve or die in five weeks without feed. Cold, wet conditions cause pneumonia, worsened by flooded grass and losses from mid December freeze. The USDA extended free government feed grabs to Feb 28 for distressed stock. Crop losses reach at least 261 million dollars, with some offset by higher future prices.
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J. O. Pesree Jr
Pearce
Florida
US Agriculture Department
East Germany sacks three top Communist leaders in purge
East Germany purged three senior Communist leaders including Ulbricht ally Heer after a central committee meeting in East Berlin. Kremlin backing reportedly favors Ulbricht era police tactics, easing concern of a nationwide crackdown while warning against renewed opposition within the party.
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Red Party
Berlin
Communist Party
Heer
Fred Oebiner
Wolweber
Hie Contos
Pommunise Party
Neves Deuterhland
Che
East Berlin
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Barber Shop Singing Chapter Planned For Corry
A Corry gathering aims to organize a Barber Shop quartet singing group under SPEBSQSA. Members plan to discuss chapter setup across nearby towns and invite interested men to attend with a guest quartet from Warren chapter expected.
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Sepp
America
Carty
Moon City
Clymer
Spring Creek
Cohorts
Spartineburg
Spebsqsa
Week-End Weather Snowy and Cold Across Region
Frigid air and a snowy weekend forecast with cloudy skies and winds. Snow accumulations of two to four inches possible before Monday, with up to seven inches in some western areas. Slippery highways prompt motorists to use caution. temperatures dipping into the teens state wide.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Pitts
Hurst
Bradford
Johnstown
Pittsbareh
Erie
al- Loom
Three Armed Patients Escape From Northern State Hospital
Three mentally ill patients fled Northern State Hospital near Sedro Woolley after wounding an attendant. They used a sawn-off shotgun and a 32 caliber rifle, firing in a cliffside escape that involved unlocked doors and a hospital security lapse. Authorities tracked them through the Cascades foothills as two men were captured following a threat and theft of keys from attendant Clifford Woolf.
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Wishua
Northern State Hospital
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Fred Bullock
John Charles Byer
Searle
Richard Martin
Se- Ahl
Daniel Edward Ensat
Annelss
Charles H. Stones
Martin
Rift
Fredum Security
Burr
Gasor
Clifford Woolf
Woote
Broker George Williams Dies in Philadelphia at 65
George H. Williams of Coudersport Pennsylvania died yesterday at his daughter’s home in Philadelphia. He was a longtime investment broker with a lengthy career in the field.
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Philadelphia
George H. Williams
Coudersport
Hery
Air Force Atlas Explodes In Flight Probe Causes
A crash probe follows an Atlas explosion in flight as the Air Force investigates the blast. The incident prompted suspension actions affecting thousands of students in New York City schools. Officials cite violence and disorder as grounds for suspending hundreds of pupils while authorities review existing laws and policies.
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$2 Million Atlas ICBM Destroyed In Test Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A two million dollar Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile exploded after less than four minutes in flight The Air Force said the test yielded almost all essential data despite the destruction Earlier Atlas flights last year were also destroyed but deemed 95 percent successful Two minutes after engine cutoff the vehicle went ballistic and vanished from view observers saw a pale puff of smoke A National Airlines plane near Cape Canaveral witnessed the launch and plume trailing toward the South Atlantic
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Sugar Grove Firemen Save Home In Blaze
Sugar Grove firefighters saved a home of Mr and Mrs David Siggins after a 3 am fire near their residence. Si g g ins, a prospective contestant on The $64,000 Question, was not harmed. Firefighters from Sugar Grove Bush Ashville Bear Lake and Youngsville confined the flames to the living room and found the notes of Siggins intact. The dog died from smoke. The blaze likely started from faulty wiring and was one of a trio of fires the family has faced in the past decade.
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Milion Dellays
David Siggins
Siggins
Scott Stuart Jr
Sogar Grove
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Ashville
Bear Lake
Youngeville
Warren
Stuart
Tramp Admits Five Bludgeon Murders
Jeremiah McCray, 95, itinerant Black man, confessed to five20 slayings and robberies as police traced a nationwide killing spree from 1956. He identified deaths in Ohio Georgia Alabama and Virginia, naming victims Mrs. Sarah DeWitt Mrs. Daisy Gilbert Mrs. Jeannette Griffin and others. Investigators headed to Richmond and Anniston to verify details while McCray and Rush Renger faced murder charges.
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McCray
Ohio
Georgia
Alabama
Richmond
Orland Hays
Fayette County
Sarah DeWitt
Washington
Jeannette M Griffin
Ladysmith
Griffin
Invite Camera Fans To Form Club In City
A meeting is planned next Monday at 8 p.m. at the Gerry YMCA to form a city camera club. Clarence Wallace Inc says all camera and photography enthusiasts are urged to attend to discuss restarting a prior prewar club that faded during the war years.
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Y City Council
Oder
Gerry Ymca
Clarence Wallace
Wallace Sale
Boy Attacks Judge After Sentence
A 190 pound youth attacked Judge Ralph B Hoyt after a probation plea was approved for a six year old offender. Court reporter Mrs Larrayne Jarrell was knocked from her seat and injured as the youth, taken into juvenile custody, was described as fully charged with robbery.
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Jourt
Ralph B. Hoyt
Smothers
Larrayne Jarrell
Hadeen
Outline Bond Sale For Student Fund at Corry High
Plans outlined by Mrs Mary Jourdet to fund student exchange to a foreign country. Fifty cent bonds sold under Miss Susan Kinley to raise money displayed on a large ship box at a prominent school spot. Principal Howard Sheen and Felix Matthews noted faculty support. donations total 20 percent of the quota. gifts to be large in sum rather than many small gifts.
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Itt
Mary Jourdet
Corry
Susan Kinley
Art Systems
Howard d@ Sheen
Felix’ Matthews
Carry Arew ‘Teachers Association
St For Sua
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Isnlsey
Betty MacDonald, Egg and I author, dies at 49
Betty MacDonald 49, famed for The Egg and I and its film tie in, died after months of illness from cancer. The Seattle author wrote bestsellers and later works including The Plague and Penguin and Nancy and Plum. She married Donald C Machonid in 1912 after divorcing Robert Heakett. two daughters Joan and Ann featured in Onions in the Stew.
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Betty MacDonald
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Chicken Ranch
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Kettle
Donald C. Machon
Robert
E. Heakett
Joan
Ann
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