Senate Probe Slowdown in ICBM Drive Seeks Answers
A Senate preparedness subcommittee heard Maj Gen Bernard A Schriever outline delays and funding gaps in ICBM programs as Air Force leaders Gen Thomas D White and Gen Curtis LeMay testified they lack money and momentum to accelerate Atlas and Titan missiles. Senator Lyndon B Johnson pressed for faster action amid reported cuts and planning shortfalls.
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Senatart
Ai Force
Bernard A. Schriever
Senate ‘Preparedness
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Thomas D. White
Air Force
Johnson
White
Curis E. LeMay
Sad White
Bil
Merchants oppose Sunday store openings nationwide
National Retail Merchants Association members voted against Sunday sales expansion and urged closures except for essential health and welfare goods. George W. Dowdy, new NAMA president, said the group of about 8200 stores also backed resisting ad taxes and controversial controls while pushing defense-related economies. Dowdy, Belk Bros. executive, succeeds Richard J. Rich as president.
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Uasecraon
Jessesso
Dowdy
Belk Bros. Go
Charlotte
N. C
Association
Richard J. Rich
Rich's, Inc
Gia
Seek Junk Dealer For Rackets Probe
Federal authorities seek junk dealer Gabriel Mannarina of New Kensington as U S marshals hold the junk yard owner Anvnpoem for 82 days. A gang of about 20 men attended a hoodlum convention near Apalachiny New York in November.
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Gabriel Mannarina
New Kensington
U. S
Rule Free Care To Non Residents
Harrisburg report says the state Department of Welfare has changed regulations to provide free care for non residents of Pennsylvania at state aided hospitals. The move was requested by Labor and Industry Secretary William Ly Butt Jr and chair of Gov Leaders Committee on migrant labor.
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Harrisburg
Bile Justice Department
Pennsylvania
Ron Monweith
Shute Welfare Department
William Ly Butt Jr
Labor and Industry
Gov. Leaders Committee On Migrant Labor
Judge Refuses Postponement Of Mrs Dean Trial
Franklin Yi Venningo County Judge refuses to delay the trial of Mrs Lydia Dean set for January 26 if she is indicted for the homicide of her Air Borer husband. Defense attorney Gerald Mecill had asked for postponement citing the Philippine Lawyers League request for a criminologist. Grand jury is to hear the case the week of January 19.
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Arial
Lee A. McCracken
Drop Charges Against Two In Turnpike Fraud
Harrisburg court dropped conspiracy charges against two Harrisburg men over pur- chasing agents in the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission sweep. Other indictments involving favoritism in insurance and auto purchases survived, with Evens and Torrance named in a conspiracy over sale of commission automobiles.
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Pepnsylvania
Gaul
Metein
Hyman Morison
Harris Cohn Mn
Pihor Deseneante
Thomas J. Evans
Coaldale
Commission
James F .Torance
William R. Gooner
Harrisburg
Altomobiles
William A King
Bedford
William J. Roberts
Gir Sudville
James Gallagher
Kenneth Thetis
Frederick Farnbaugh
Af Bedford
Wet Olce
Evans
Victor Prep
Fitckville
Dent Heagy
Camp Wil
August Brentari
Thartisburs
Severe Cold Grips Corry and Pennsylvania
Bitter cold lingers across Corry and much of Pennsylvania with subzero readings in Kane and Henderson and single digits below zero in several towns. Officials warn of hazardous roads and frozen pipes while the Weather Bureau anticipates a slight warmup late tomorrow with highs in the 40s in parts of the state.
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Beaverdam
Mother Nature
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Associated Press
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Ageystone
Harry Sinn
Conshohocken
Kane
Weather Bureau
Brookville
St. Mary's
Builter
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Venango County
United Natural Gas Co
Philadelphia
Name shrine potentate Pittsburgh election noted
John A Hollingsworth executive vice president and comptroller of Potter Bank and Trust Co was elected potentate of Sylvia Temple Shrine the largest Shrine in North America as reported in Pittsburgh notice notes the leadership honor for a prominent local fraternal body.
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Pittsburgh
John A. Hollingsworth
Potter Bank and ‘Trust Co
Jas Night
Syvia ‘Temple
Ttus
North Amer
Soviet rocket rumor dispute prompts press correction
Investigation shows Associated Press erred using unreliable sources in reporting a manned Soviet space launch rumor. Moscow officials deny formal denial, while censorship and mixed signals from Western and Soviet outlets fueled confusion.
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Soviet Union
Space
Moscow
Zust
London
Bucau
Committee For Cultural Relations
Aademy 1 Sciences
Hey
Forein Wiinistry
So- Niel Newssgency
Tass
Three Months For Guard In Fatal Bomb Dump Shooting
Airman Edward I. Young of Philo Ohio is sentenced to three months hard labor and a $90 fine for assault with a dangerous weapon in the fatal shooting of a Screwn girl at a bomb dump he guarded at Kunsan Korea. Another guard, Carroll D. Taylor of Cincinnati, Ohio, receives three months in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon in the same incident. Both sentences await higher review.
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Korea
Edward I. Young
Philo
Ohio
Young
Carroll D. Taylor
Cincinnati
Ohia
Tno
Taylor
Kim Yong Yi
Majority Of State's Papers Now 7 Cents
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association announced that most newspapers in the commonwealth now sell for seven cents a copy. The 1958 Pennsylvania directory shows 67 daily papers at 7 cents, with a few at two cents or higher. Weeklies mostly charge five to seven cents, while Sunday papers vary from 10 to 20 cents.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Commonwealth Today Sve
Pennsylvania
PNPA
Sevels
Army OKs Gavin's Retirement Request
Gen James M Gavin's retirement was approved by Secretary of the Army Brucker after a last effort to keep the defense critic in uniform. Gavin, head of Army Research and Development, will retire March 31 after 30 years in service following testimony before a Senate Preparedness subcommittee where he argued for more planes missiles and planning freedom. He noted Army budgets have declined while Soviet strength grows and urged funds for his branch and a space program. Several lawmakers voiced concern that officers of his caliber are badly needed.
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James M. Gavin
Army
Brucker
Gavin
Army Research and Development
Senate Preparedness
Pentagon
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
New York Solon Pushes Government Lottery Bill
New York Representative Paul H. Fine, a Republican from New York City, argues for a federally run lottery to fund military and scientific efforts. He envisions a government commission setting rules, with tickets sold at post offices and printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, not by street vendors, and estimates potential annual revenue of at least 100 billion dollars without new taxes once authorized.
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Fine
New York City
Congress
Legalle
Bureau of Engraving
New Street Lights Go In on Washington Street
The Pennsylvant sleeve Company replaces 260 panel power lights with 00 rangiepower along Washington Street from Wayne Street to First Avenue and from Pleasant Street to Washington Street. Penelec crews have installed some units on the section near the Pennsylvania Railroad, improving nighttime visibility.
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Withiny
Seheel
Penelec
Envoy Rereports Belgrade Visit and Greece Departure
An envoy will visit President Thinventory then depart Aatueday of the Tinited Suites and travel to Greece as ambassador. The sequence outlines a diplomatic exchange with Belgrade and upcoming mission duties.
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Belgrade
V6 Auiussidul
Jamies Ridaleberwey
Thinventory
Ruchtinberger
Greece
Ombasaidir
Identification of U S Reds With Moscow Urged
The Court of Appeals directed further proceedings in the seven year effort to compel the Communist party to register as an instrument of Moscow. It questioned reliance on a single witness and called for new hearings or revised reporting to test credibility and constitutionality. The case, first brought in 1960, could reach the Supreme Court again.
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Communist Party
Moscow
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Supreme Cou
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Llnese
Meadville Area Burglary Suspect Held
A suspect tied to the December 11 burglary of a local Texaco service station in Meadville is held in connection with the case. Police report that the suspect, identified as a 18 year old, is being questioned along with several relatives in a sequence of alleged thefts and bank funds mishandling tied to a regional bank branch.
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Laterouce
Jon Avitodees
Shutstull
Texyco
Waluchord
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Ax Aviten A.etisek
Iaburg
Bete Wildy Asker
Cash Outlay To Be Reduced On FHA Homes
FHA Housing Administration trims cash outlay for FHA financed homes and allows higher discounts on some mortgages. Commissioner Norman P. Mason says the move will spur home building activity and reduce closing costs for buyers, eliminating certain transfer and title fees at purchase.
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Waerinis Ue
FHA
Norman P. Mason
Mason
Sigma
Salesman Mum On Crime Convention
A Pennsylvanian drapery salesman questioned in the Albert Anastasia slaying refused to testify before legislative investigators about the Apalachin underworld convention. Russell Bufalino, 54, invoked the fifth amendment 26 times as the watchdog committee pressed for details of delegates at Joseph Barbour's hilltop mansion.
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Pennsylvania
Rich
Imad
Apaatusia
Mickels
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Athes
Arnold Bauman
Lise
Questioniny
Eisenhower Outlines 8-Point Program State of the Union
President Eisenhower unveiled an eight point program during the State of the Union, urging unity in defense reform to end interservice rivalries while stressing strength as a deterrent. He warned against overemphasis on military power and warned the United States faces a real threat from Soviet space era advances and a large economic push. The address, carried nationwide, included a call for a defense message with further proposals to come, and emphasized service allegiance to the United States.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Free World
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House
Kremlin
Burma Secures Two Communist Loans for Irrigation and Factory
RANGOON Burma reports two low interest loans from Russia totaling more than seven million dollars plus a four million dollar loan from Red China. Deputy Premier Ai Kyaw Nyeli said Russians will fund two irrigation dams and farm implements with repayable terms 12 years at 2.5 percent and five years for the factory loan. China loan details for a textile factory were not finalized.
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Burma
Rangoon
Vf — Neu
Russia
Red
China
Red China
Seek To Quell Film Truck Strike In Allegheny Court
Film delivery firm seeks injunction to halt strikes and picketing by drivers in western Pennsylvania and nearby areas. The case, filed in Allegheny County Common Pleas, cites a December 16 walkout over wages and involves Local 211 officials and associated delivery firms.
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Meteor Rocks
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Fry
Dieters Ginn
Weatern
Pennsylvania
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Wheeling
Winn
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