Erie area notes spark speakers and fires in January edition
Erie events span a crafts meeting at the Erie Public Museum with Leon Dryfoo speaking on Antiques, a chimney fire in Grand Valley damaging Blanche Litzinger’s home, a coffee price cut by A and P and other retailer interest, plus redevelopment talks in Erie and Union City fire truck or radio equipment proposals. Also noted are marriage licenses for Krahn and Darnofall, courthouse key changes, possible 30 acre business tract study, deer herd health claims by Erie County Sportsmen, and an upcoming spelling champions telecast from Corry schools.
Light Company Refuses to Fight Refund in Court
Pennsylvania Power and Light Co plans to seek court review of 49.2 million in refunds for customers. Headquartered in Allentown the utility serves 672000 customers across 28 east central counties. President Charles B Oaks said partial refunds will be paid promptly while remaining funds await court rulings on eligibility. The PUC ordered 2.4 million in July for excessive rates since February 28 1955 and 6.3 million in November for the period August 12 1983 to February 28 1955. Ike May Invite Heuss to US March 6 visit would be first state visit by a German leader since WWI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PUC
Commission
Ike
Heulss
Washington
Eisenhower
Theodor Heuss
United States
Czech Population Declines Reported by Prague Paper
Prague daily Lidova Demokracie reports Czechoslovakia’s population fell by about 40,000 last year, bringing the total to 13,244,561. The decline reflects continuing demographic shifts within the region.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Lidova ‘Demokracie
Man Dies Rushing Wife To Give Birth
Lincoln paper reports Edward Gagnon a 34 year old textile mill worker died of heart disease while rushing to hospital to aid his wife in childbirth. He knocked on his brother’s door to borrow a car for the urgent trip. His wife delivered a son three hours later. The family cared for their other child, a three year old.
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Lincoln
Edward Gagnon
Gagnon
Silabor
Marrlee
Pellee
Maurice
Paull
Jury To Report On Pike Scandal In Harrisburg
Dauphin County grand jury ready to report on conspiracy bribery and corrupt practices in the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission during Republican control. District Attorney Dowing aides with State Justice Department drafting a presentment. Governor Leader calls the operation one of the greatest public swindles of all times.
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Pike
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Huetle P. Dowing
State Justice Department
Supreme Court
Herbert B. Cohen
Thomas J. Evans
George Leader
Boy Nabbed In Extortion Plot Against Roy Rogers
A year-old boy tried to extort 500000 from movie star Roy Rogers. No formal charges. probation planned. Barberton Juvenile Council to arrange professional help after police and postal inspectors exposed the plot with an officer posing as a Western Union messenger at U S Light Junior High School.
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Roy Rogers
Barberton
U. S. Light Junior High
Western Union
Wip
East West Talks: Ike and Nehru Exchange Middle East Messages
Reported from New Delhi that Prime Minister Nehru and President Eisenhower exchanged new personal messages on the Middle East. Sources say Eisenhower sought to reassure Nehru the U.S. is not moving into the region but aims to keep the Soviets out. Nehru’s reply reportedly emphasizes that any power vacuum in the Middle East must be filled by regional countries.
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Nehru
New Delhi
India
Eisenhower
Middle East
United States
Pittsburgh Police Chief Indicted for False Pretense Misconduct
Police Chief Edward Goldstein of suburban Raddock is indicted by an Allegheny County grand jury on false pretense and misconduct charges. The indictment claims he acted as constable of record in many cases without being elected and collected fees illegally.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Goldstein
Raddock
Allegheny County
Goldstein
Timber strike traps truck driver in freak highway accident
Donald Johnson 25 drives north in Minnesota as a wooden 2 by 4 blows from a southbound cattle truck driven by Robert Plenge. The timber pierces Johnson’s abdomen, pins him in his cab, four feet of wood is sawed off, and he is rushed to hospital in critical condition after remaining in surgery hours. Patrols say Plenge unaware until he looked back at the unfolding crash.
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Nt Chiownr
Minn
Donald Johnson
Johnson
Robert Plenge
Zimbra Fills
Plenge
Teiek Bos
Protecting Denver From Smog and Radiation Risks
A female legislator Rep. Jane Woodhouse introduces a bill to empower Colorado's health department to set scientific health standards to curb air pollution and radiation risks in industrial Denver areas. She warns against Denver becoming another Los Angeles or Pittsburgh as smog concerns rise.
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Peete
Colorado
Jane Woodhouse
Shiog
Deniver
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
State Health Department
Rutgers Professor Dies at New Jersey College
Fred R. Beau dette, 59, noted professor of animal pathology and chairman of the department of animal pathology at Rutgers University College of Agriculture, died yesterday in New York.
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Rutgers
New York
Fred R. Beaudette
College of Agriculture
Rutgers University
Israel Won't Pull Gaza Troops Without Conditions
Israel announced it would withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip and Sharm el Sheikh only if diplomats meet tough conditions. Golda Meir insisted that UN Emergency Force safeguards and shipping protection in the Aqaba Gulf are not enough without broader assurances. The talks touch on Egypt, Sinai, and the wider regional role of the United States.
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Gaza
Rns
Israel
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Shiekh
Golda Meir
Tsriel
Aqaba Gulf
Ain
Tarneti
Sinai
Gazi
Refugee Aid Debate Backs UN In Israel Crisis
Delegates considered that 200000 Palestine Arab refugees could be helped best by cooperation between Israel's administration, the UN Relief and Works Agency, and local representatives. The main concern was the possible withdrawal of an emergency force and Egypt's potential redeployment of its troops.
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Auine Tsrael
UN Red' Hef and Works Agency
Israel
Taitel
Beypt
Insurance Head Quits Equitable Life President Dow
Charles W. Dow has resigned from the presidency of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, the nation’s third largest insurer. The company cited differences of opinion with the bond on organizational structure that had been under discussion for weeks as the reason for Dow’s departure.
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New York
Charles W. Dow
Tom
Equitable Life Assurance’ Society of the
United States
Dow
Television Schedule Highlights for WBEN Buffalo Weekend
Saturday and Sunday listings detail WBEN TV channel 4 programming including children's theatre, westerns, news, sports, and local specials. Notable entries show Lone Ranger, Captain Kangaroo, Gunsmoke, and Chicago Black Hawks coverage with time slots and evening lineups.
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Spurs
Museum of Science
Mighty Mouse Playhouse
Kit Carson
Texas Rangers
Lone Ranger
Cartoon Corner
Chicago Black Hawk
Detroit
Redwings
Miss Brooks
The
Buccaneers
Headliines
Jackie Gleason
Jeanie
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