Edinboro State Teachers exam draw and local snow impacts
About eighty five applicants were scheduled for the Edinboro State Teachers College entrance exam yesterday but only 25 entered. Five showed up late. Snow and wind delayed travel and caused many schools to close or delay. Accidents and weather disrupted transportation. The Meadville housing authority organized to seek a 150 unit project, while a dairy barn fire killed fourteen Holsteins and halted access due to snowdrifts. Further notes cover road traffic, police, and a terminal heart attack at Corry Memorial Hospital.
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Edinboro
Meadville Public Housing Authority
Alton D. Kidd
Allegheny College
Kidd
Meadville
Meadville Authority
Henry Ploechinger
Summerhill Township
Shermanville
Conneautville Voluntteer
Lent Begins Here Today In Observance Of Great Lent
The article outlines the 40 day Lenten season before Easter, noting it excludes the six Sundays and traces its origins to the fourth century. It describes Lent as a time of fasting and penitence, modeled on Moses Elijah and Christ, with medieval ties to Great Lent and Clean Lent.
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Moses
Elijah
Christ
Army Unveils Radar Proof Ser geant Missile with 100 Mile Range
Army officials announced a new highly mobile solid fuel guided missile named the Sergeant with a 100 mile range and resistance to countermeasures. Dr William Martin said it is more reliable and can deliver a nuclear payload deep into enemy sites, surpassing older Corporal missiles. The Sergeant is not yet in use but has undergone multiple successful tests and promises ease of storage and rapid action.
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Anwally
Army
Williamy Jr. Martin
Army Research and Development
Martin
Headline Club
Chicago
Sigma Delta Chi
Matt
General Calls For Coolness In Missile Crisis
MARE D. Taylor told the National Military-Industrial Conference the country must maintain cool steadiness amid missile blackmail and tough diplomacy. He warned limited Soviet aggression could rise as deterrence shifts, with the Army playing a larger role in national defense and budgetary emphasis on ground forces.
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Epuwauuut
Evenese Mare D. Taylor
Soviet Union
United States
Taylor
Nominates Rights Group Staff Director Named by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower announced Gordon M. Tiffany as staff director for the new Civil Rights Commission in Thomasville Georgia. The 40-year-old Concord New Hampshire attorney general hopeful said he would approach the post with an open mind amid stiff civil rights debates. The six member panel awaits Senate confirmation and its staff hiring, while Tiffany’s appointment comes as the commission struggles to gain momentum and define its investigations into voting rights and federal civil rights laws. Tiffany is a practicing attorney in Concord and a member of New Hampshire’s Legislature.
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Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Eisenhower
Thomasville
Gordon M. Tiffany
New Hampshire
Tiffany
Hinger
Conares
Congress
Senate
Commission
Concord
N. H
Erie Family Of 3 Survive Gas Fumes In Apartment
A Erie family of three was overcome by gas fumes from a heater in their apartment. Father Joseph Haller awakened, and firefighters with a doctor revived him, his wife, and their 16 month old daughter Diane after about 20 minutes. They remained at home after treatment. Officials cited excessive gas pressure as the cause.
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Erie
Joseph Haller
St. Vincent's Hospital
Haller
Diane
Corry Chamber Leader Watches Crash Program Start
The crash program aims to provide extra jobs for unemployed workers by launching immediate construction work on sizable projects in which the state participates. Stewart Long, Corry Chamber of Commerce manager, stands with Murphy, Albert Sandburg, Charles Henry, and Worth Hammond of Columbus as observers.
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Ager
The
Corry
D. Murphy
Department of Forests and Waters
Columbus
Democratic tug of war over gubernatorial candidate unfolds
Harrisburg report says Gov Leader and Pittsburgh Mayor Lawrence clash over the nominee. Possible picks include Attorney General McBride or Lewis Stevens with Stevens prompting a new bid for governor. Allegheny County figures Genevieve Blatt and James Knox tied to the race amid party maneuvering.
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David L.J. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Democratic Organization
Thomas D. McBride
Lewis M. Stevens
McBride
Lawrence
James W. Knox
Allegheny County
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
Dilworth
Associated Press
Knox
Genevieve Blatt
Blatt
Con
Nazarene Church Plans Monday School Convention in Sharon
The Church of the Nazarene in Sharon will host a Sunday School Convention with Rev W A Strong of Dayton as the featured speaker. Over 40 Nazarene churches are expected to send representatives, with local leaders Rev Bowlby and Lewis Mohots coordinating participation and Rev George R Lurber presiding over Sunday School work.
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Church of One Nazarene
Coj- Ty
Sharon
Thessay
W. A. Strong
Church of the Nazarene of
Dayton
Ohile
Aril
Locaily
Rev. Bowlby
Lewis Mohots
Spartansburg
Mind Teachies
Ioeql
Tve
Rey Bowlby
Rey George R. Lurber
New Cantre
Hos Paster
Rey E. Johnson
Arhsun
Fulishurit
Superin
Tenuionit
Tex
Bowlby
House Continues Miami TV Probe
The article outlines an ongoing probe into Miami television licensing. Witnesses describe rumors of influence on commission members regarding the Miami channel being pursued by four applicants. Senators Magnuson Monroney Smathers and Holland are named as Commerce Committee figures tied to the inquiry, with alleged talks involving Katrenine’s Miami Beach radio interests.
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Scntt
Whiteside
FCG
Miami Channel
Commission
Scot
Magnuson
D-Wash
Monroney
D-Okland
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