134 Day Glass Strike Ends In Pittsburgh
The 134 day dispute ends as United Glass and Ceramic Workers Union members accept a memorandum of agreement in Philadelphia. Production to resume with recalls and new pay scales set through February 15 next year. wages rise 12 cents hourly for non incentive and maintenance staff, eight cents for incentive jobs.
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Pafesburgh
United Glass & Ceramic Workers Union
Philadelphia
Chrysler Corp
Ralph Reiser
Board of Arbitration
Prisoner Seeks Parole After Receiving Dentures
Donald Clark, who obtained upper and lower dentures at the Allegheny County workhouse, has applied for parole. He was sentenced October 24, 1957, to 1 1/2 to 3 years for drunk driving and currently resides in Erie. District Attorney Herbert Johnson Jr was informed yesterday. The court directed the workhouse to provide the plates after Judge Samuel Rossiter intervened.
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Donald Clark
Allegheny County
Herbert Johnson Jr
Erie
Clark
Samuel Rossiter
Workhouse
Murrow Takes Year's Leave From CBS
Edward R. Murrow will take a year off from CBS starting March 1 to travel and reflect. The network will grant the leave, and Murrow will scale back duties including Daytime and Nightly programs while on leave. His Side projects, including Small World, continue on a reduced basis. The move follows reports of tension with CBS officials and is not health related. Murrow has been with CBS since 1935. Meanwhile Harrisburg reports a 20 day license suspension for Low Tavern Ellwood City for gambling and Sunday sales.
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Coun Tar
Edward R. Murrow
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Frank Stanton
Stanton
Murrow
Harrisburg
State Liquor Control Board
Low’ Tavern
Ellwood City
Settlement Reached In 1956 Warren Blast
A court yesterday approved settlements in a Warren blast case involving Allan Lowe and Edward Vaughan both 11. The boys were injured when they found an aerial bomb on Benty School playgrounds the day after a July 1 celebration. Vaughan was bruised. Lowe lost a hand. Settlement amounts were not disclosed pending court approval.
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Warren
Allan Lowe
Edward Vaughan
Lowe
Vaughan
Benty
Caution Noted On Tax Proposals In Pennsylvania
Proposals include a five cent cigarette tax to fund the Korean War Bonus, revival of a centa bottle soft drinks tax, 25 percent levy on cigars and tobacco, reinstating a six mill personal property tax and doubling four mill tax on bank shares. A 14 mill gross receipts tax on natural gas and monthly storage tax are proposed. House fire hazard relief would let districts delay fixes with daily patrols. Senator Wade accuses Dr. Boehm of mismanagement and seeks Senate inquiry. A joint House Senate budget panel and year-round tax study are urged. pari mutuel betting on horse racing is discussed, with revenue to start after two years. Highway funds may gain a 1–2 cent gas tax rise to qualify for federal aid.
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Boehm
George N. Wade
Cumberland
Charles H. Boehm
Public Instruction
Senate
Rules Committee
Harry B. Seyler
York
House Rules Committee
House
Senate Budget Committee
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Park H. Martin
Family Flees As Fire Levels Home
Franklin area fire destroys a seven room frame house on the Doty Hill road three miles north of Doty Hall. Reuben B Reagle and his wife with three children and Miss Parma Shaner escaped. An exploding stove started the blaze at about 4 a.m. Mrs Reagle carried the children to a safe distance. Miss Shaner suffered burns before leaving through the rear door.
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North Sumdy
Abely
Roun
Doty Hill
Utica
Doty Hall
Reuben B Reagle
Reape
Parma Shan
Retired Area Machinist Gilliam Dies at 99
Juan Gilliam 99 died yesterday at Crawford County Home Saegertown born March 11 1875 Golden City Missouri son of Warren and Mary Lan nnon Gilliam a retired machinist last of a family of 11 survivors include four daughters Charlotte Henry Ger aldine Brown Clair Post Lucille Armstrong and four sons Bert Warren Walter Raymond Howard 27 grandchildren and several great grandchildren funeral 10 am tomorrow Torrey and Hays Funeral Home Spartansburg burial Sunnyside Cemetery Centerville officiating Rev Charles A Fuller Centerville Baptist Church
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Guyl
Crawford County
Saegertown
Gillian
Golden City
Warren
Mary Lannon Gilliam
Lucy Hull Gilliam
Gilliam
Charlotte Henry
Chrichsville
Ohio
Geraldine Brown
Vista
Calif
Sunnyside Cemetery
Centerville
Mercer Man Killed in Elizabeth Township Crash
Pat Bert D. Cook, about 66, of Mercer, was killed yesterday when he walked along a highway in Elizabeth Township and was struck by a car that then collided with another vehicle. The coroner's office reported no details on other injuries.
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Mercer
Mckeesport
Pat Bert D. Cook
Elizabeth Township
Cook
Our Gang stars. Roach denies linked to alleged deaths
Hollywood AP reports the recent deaths of two former Our Gang members, one killed in a dispute over $51, fueling lore that the famous title cast was cursed. Hal Roach, creator of the series, rejects the fatal-curse interpretation and defends the enduring popularity of the actors.
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Hollywood AP
Our Gang
Sparta Grange May Cut Aid to Town Fire Department
Sparta Grange No 410 warned it would withdraw financial support from Spartansburg Fire Department if town officials refused to answer calls or to leave town when needed. Grange members formed a committee to continue talks with fire officials. The meeting also included a Lincoln talk by K Arden Bennett and a reading of The Legend of the Valentine by Nancy Blakeslee, followed by songs, a life saver relay race, and a pot luck lunch.
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Sparta
Sparta Grange No 410
Spartansburg Fire Department
Grange
Sparklansburg
Abraham Lincoln
K. Arden
Bennett
the Valentine
Nancy Blakeslee
Hollywood Highlights and the Our Gang Origins
Hollywood highlights reveal how a MCGowen era producer created Our Gang, from a window watching youths to a television and film series. The gang’s members, some troubled in later life, became doctors and locals in Los Angeles, while others vanished from memory as the franchise moved on after MGM acquired the rights.
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Les Angeles
Wulne
Winnter Yard
Kidn
Roneh
Little Rasents
Our Gang
MGM
Roach
Chinese Social Reform and Youth Movement in New China
A fragmented report describes the Young Pioneers and mass campaigns under Chairman Mao. It notes changes in women’s status, city cleanliness drives, and civic behavior. A passerby discipline incident reveals public sentiment and upcoming land reforms.
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