Pittsburgh Plane Crash Kills Three Buddies
In Monroeville near Pittsburgh a single engine Cessna crashed during a snow squall killing three men Robert Kullberg 90 of Jackson Michigan William L Smith 31 of Shelby Montana and Duane L Rowe 22. The men were en route from Chicago to visit twin brothers Bill and Louis Leeds of Crafton. The wreckage was found in a snow covered wooded area with the engine jammed back into the fuselage. Authorities spent hours recovering the bodies. Police later linked a separate burglary incident to Frank Bell, a Corry, Pennsylvania native, who was seen leaving a store tied to the same crime scene and questioned at the Lawrence Park Barracks. Bell denied involvement.
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Pittsburgh
Monroeville
Robert Kullberg
Jackson
Mich
William L. Smith
Shelby
Mont
Duane L. Rowe
McKean
Conrad
Hillside
Seabees
Newfoundland
North Africa
Bill Leeds
Smith
Kullberg
Leeds
Rowe
Greater
Louis Leeds
H. W. Brown
Wilkinsburg-Pittsburgh
Child abuse case shocks small town with injuries
In JacksonVille an 81 year old Black girl Patricia Ann Pickens suffered critical injuries described as mistreatment. Deputies report broken arm burns and other marks while investigators probe how the girl was harmed as John and Mattie Pickards parents were detained. the couple has seven other children.
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Jackson Ville
John
Mattie Pick
Patricia Ann Pickens
Robert Stringer
Mainindon
Pickens
80 Year Old Man Held on Murder Charge in Fatal Beating
An 80-year-old Cambria County man is detained on murder charges in the death of his 67-year-old wife in Franklin borough Johnston County. Authorities report he beat her with a pen bottle earlier and later moved her body and covered her with a blanket. He was questioned by authorities after being arrested following the incident.
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Blensbeng
Ferdinand Biowak
Cambria County
Mena oAndrea
Chala-o Franklin Borough
Johnstonn
Conaia
Earby Fuem
Faderal
Auphocities
Ohala
U S Bars Reds From Counties In Pennsylvania
The State Department designated Blair Cumbria Tidiana Lackawanna Mercer Monroe and Pike counties as off-limits to Russians. Bucks County remained open without explanation for the restrictions precedent set years ago after Soviet travel limits on Americans. A mass arrest in Brussels linked to a Socialist strike aimed at rail hubs Mons and Charleroi drew officials' attention as Belgium braces for further action.
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Sta
Briday
Blair
Cumbria
Tidiana
Lackawanna
Mercer
Monroe
Pike
Bucks County
Soviet Union
Brussels
Belgium
Mons
Charleroi
Roadbed probe eyed by U S officials in upstate NY
MITLE VALLEY NY officials seek federal inquiry into a large rail project tied to Pennsylvania Railroad. The plan involves a 20 million funding and the Kinzua Dam area. Engineers and assistants work on long term plans to reroute traffic and expand facilities, with new offices created for this purpose.
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Mitle Valley
N.Y
Cuhipus
Conor
Pennsylvania Railroad
Khun Dai
Kinzua Dam
Ste
County Supervisors Oppose Rail Lines Relocation Plan
The board referred a rail line dispute to the law committee arguing the Warren Salamanca route has little traffic and that closing stations harms towns. Public Works would relocate highways to the Kinake Dam area, a move questioned by three towns and a fourth supervisor who says the dam plans threaten bridges. A committee to monitor Kinzea Dam developments was authorized, with Salamanca Red House Elko Coldspring and nearby areas most affected by the project. Westinghouse marks 75th anniversary at Pittsburgh plant.
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Law Committee
Warren
Salamanca
Fred L. Arrance
Coldspring
Allothian
Hinry Kiteburn
Red House
Kinane Daim
Ping
Kilburn
Kinzua Dam
Elko
South Valley
Navy Flotilla Expands Caribbean Maneuvers Into March
Havana AP report says 140000 officers and men join a Caribbean exercise starting today and ending in March. A 150-ship flotilla including the 90 million dollar Franklin D Roosevelt supercarrier and three guided missile cruisers will operate around Guantanamo Bay. Navy says plan long set and unrelated to Cuba relations. more ships than last year and greater firepower to support Guantanamo if needed.
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Havana
U.S. Atlante
Guantanamo Bay
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
Puerto Rico
U.S. Navy
Cuban
U.S
Cuba
Guantanamo
Car Rams Train, Area Man Hurt in Collision Near Louls Ville
Raymond Clark, 23, of the Bear Lake area, was admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital after his auto van collided with a moving freight train at a crossing a mile west of Louls Ville on Route 957. He suffered severe scalp injuries and possible injuries to the left arm, with the car thrown about 40 feet from the highway center. The train crew, unaware of the crash, did not stop. Snow and limited visibility were reported as factors. Clark was later transferred to Hamot Hospital for further treatment. Damages to the train were not yet determined.
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Bear Lake
Thompson Maple
Corrinal
Louls Ville
Corry Memorial Hospital
Raymond Clark
Paul Sita
Corry
Clark
Sita
Joseph Corey
Erie~ Lackawanni Raiload
B.A
Meineer
Salamanca
Joo
Phy
Hamot
Iran
Teenager Rescued From Mine Shaft Near Sutro Tunnel
Larry Dacek, 15, of Reno Nevada, was rescued after an 11 hour ordeal from an abandoned mine shaft near the Sutro tunnel in Virginia Citys Comstock Lode country. He sustained a possible back fracture but is recovering at home. Heroic off duty Carson City officer Walt German and others lowered a rope to pull him to safety as friends tried to assist earlier but their rope failed.
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Larry Dace
Reno, Ney
Virginia City
Ney
Larry Dacek
Reno
Sutro
Comstock Lode
Larry
Holt
Walt German
Carson City
Trigger
German
Fred Veldero
Howard Carlson
Tiny
Gavin to head inaugural parade in Washington retirement
Retired Lt Gen James M Gavin plans to retire in Washington and serve as grand marshal for the inaugural parade. The former Army officer left the service in protest of defense policies under the Eisenhower administration and is associated with President-elect John Kennedy’s White House transition.
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Washington
James M Gavin
Eigenhower
Aged Doctor Sharon Pa-Di Williaug Var Passes
Dr West, long practiced in Shenitieo Valley, died Saturday after a career delivering more than 9,000 babies. He had served the region for over two decades and was known for his dedication and medical service.
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Sharon Pa — di Williaug Var
Tory
Dy West
Shenitieo Valley
Vanes
Nerdy
Imu
Search For Erie Slayer Spreads Out
Detectives in their second week of investigating the December 30 murder of Mrs. Laura Mutch have been ordered to spread out in search of the elusive killer. Detective Captain Armand Chimenti blamed a lack of citizen cooperation for the slow case and said no new leads appeared yesterday. Police have questioned over 100 suspects, all cleared, as they plan a wider scope using modern crime detection facilities to apprehend the perpetrator.
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Chimenti
Chimnell
Fire Levels Hotel in Rochester Pa
Fire swept through the four story Old Lincoln Hotel in Rochester Beaver County early today destroying much of the building. The blaze began around 5:18 AM and quickly engulfed the structure and spread to an adjoining garage leaving the tavern pool room and a small lunch counter as among the few remaining features.
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Rochester
Lincoln
Beaver County
Surplus food recertification drive urged for Corry families
About 150 Corry area families slated to draw surplus food must visit the State Armory on East Washington Street tomorrow night to pick up and return recertification forms. Clarence Farrington and Dean Bashline led the push, with Moose members and Women of the Moose aiding. Hours are 7 to 9 p m.
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Avnlil
Corry
State Armory
East Washington Street
Clarence Farrington
Farrington
Armory
Cochairman
Dean Bashline
Moose
Indicts Area Education System School Board Head Quits
Cranberry Township school board president William H. McKinney resigns claiming looters corrupt the system and that he can no longer serve. He discusses public education, government responsibility, and democracy in a handwritten letter released to press, prompting executive session deliberations.
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Pranklin
Cranberry Ares
William H. McKinney
McKinney
Cranberry Township
Ghonth
Arate
KL Lon
McEcimney
To Daugherty
Cranberry
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