Four Burned In Farmhouse Fire Rescue Delivers Baby Safely
Four people escaped a Spartansburg area farmhouse blaze on the Spartansburg Riceville road, including a six month old infant. Bert Cook 52 and Glenn Cook 19 suffered burns while Mrs. Glenn Cook 18 and Lucylee six months old were burned. Grandfather saved the child as flames blocked doors. All four admitted to Corry Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Spartansburg
Riceville
Corry Memorial Hospital
Bert Cook
Glenn Cook
Helen McCray
Clyde McCray
Cook
Miles McCray
Corry
Aero Supply Mig. Co, Inc
Miss McCray
Aitchen
Hectriess
Corry School Front Paving Slated At 26000 Cost
City Engineer Don Williams estimates blacktop and curb work along East Pleasant street in front of Corry Aven High School would total 26000 with 1100 of this amount for portions on school district property.双方 dispute funding responsibility between the school district and the city as neither side commits to proceed this year.
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Williams
William Streets
East Pleasant Street
William Street
Center Street
Smith Street
East Pleasant
Center
Concord
Shevte Department
East South Street
Corry
Corry Man Held for Court on Fraud Checks
Clyde O’Neil of Fifth Avenue was committed to Erie County Jail on a charge of cheating by fraudulent pretense after arraignment before Alderman M. S. Cobbett. He posted no bond on a $300 bail and faced a separate desertion charge by his wife with a January 26 hearing set. Authorities reported additional warrants from Oil City and Youngsville for bogus checks as another alleged spree unfolded.
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Clyde
O'Neil
Fifth Avenue
Erie County
M. S. Cobbett
Warren
John Cullen
George Gordon
Gordon
Oil City
Youngsville
O'Well
National Bank of Corry
O'Nell
Toh
All News
Lear
Jackson
Moskovit
Don Scott
Moskovicz
Three Die In PI Plane Crash With Names Released
Investigation by William Dale Speake lists three victims: Edward Keslek 29 Miami, Bryan R. Williams 31 Lykens Pa, and unspecified crew. All bodies recovered from the crew compartment.
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Wiliam Dale Speake
Vast Nuys
Catt
Edward ¥. Keslek
Miami
Bryan R. Willams
Lykens
Goldsteit Mild
Tives
Two Held In Kidnapping Tell Different Stories
San Francisco police say two private detectives involved in a kidnapping split, one confessing and blaming the other. Leonard Moskovity, 36, was rescued after two days amid ransom demands of 500000 then 300000. Lear led officers to a house where Moskovity was found. Harold Jackson, 7, was also arrested.
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Associated Pres
San Francisco
Leonard Moskovity
Joseph Willam Lear
Sacramento
Calif
Alfred
Lear
Moskovite
Harold Jackson
AL Nelder
Ritchie Denies Involvement in Reuther Case
Donald Ritchie, the key figure in the Reuther investigation, denies any knowledge or connection to the 1948 attempt on Walter Reuther. He plans extradition proceedings while in Essex County jail. Ritchie’s statements challenge earlier police assertions used to implicate four men including Carl Renda Santo Perrone Peter Lombardo and Clarence Jacobs. O'Brien will push extradition and notes Ritchie’s repudiation may reference a reward from the UAW and the methods used to obtain his earlier statements.
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Press
Windsor
Donald Ritchie
Reuther
GIO
Walter Reuther
Ritchie
Essex County
Detroit
Wayne County
Gerald K. O'Brien
Carl Renda
Santo
Sam) Perrone
Peter Lombardo
Clarence Jacobs
O'Brien
CTO
United Automobile Workers
O’brien
UAW
Jacobs
Pérroné
Renda
Lombardo
Reuter
Canada
Betty White
Preston
Ue United
French Troops Retake Key Port in Laos
French forces claim the Mekong River port of Thakhek was retaken after a tank-led sweep to reclaim Central Laos from Vietminh advances. Reports say Vietminh surrounded the town but did not occupy it, with only light clashes and no French casualties.
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Bby
Anonae
Saigon
Indochina
Mekong
Thakhek
Laos
Thakhel
Thailand
Mekong River
Brinks Suspect Free On Bond
Smethport Pennsylvania Joseph O Keefe linked to the 1960 Brinks robbery freed on bond after posting 19000 for February 22 trial on robbery larceny and receiving stolen goods charges. He also posted 2000 bond on a separate federal charge claiming fugitive status from Boston. He had been jailed in McKean County after Bradford County release for firearm act violation.
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Smethport
Joseph O'Keefe
FBI
O'Keefe
Kane
Boston
McKean County
Bradford County
Wholesale Food Prices Decline Amidst Pressures
The Dunne Bradstreet Index of wholesale food prices fell for the first time this week, sliding from 2.05 to 4.96. A downturn in green coffee and cocoa beans helped pull the index lower, with declines in lard cheese rapabe prunes and steers, for a total of 31 staple items.
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Cy Presure
New York
Aot
Cent &T
285 Property Transfers Reported for 1953 in Corry
The Corry city recorder logged 285 real estate transfers in 1953 with total value around 176 500. Many transfers were nominally valued, but 102 parcels involved actual values of 176 271. Building activity included 56 new constructions and 10 remodels with limited sidewalk and paving work. No new sewers were built, but repairs and connections to the existing system were urged.
Court Rules on Retirement Pay For Teachers in Harrisburg
A Dauphin County Court stay allows the State Public School Employees Retirement Board to change mortality tables used to calculate a teacher's annuity. Katherine O'Dea, a Scranton retiree, argued the board should not sign her pension on a table adopted after she joined the fund. The judge ruled the 1924 mortality tables and the annuity computation were proper and lawful. Duquesne Light Co. wins stay of rate cuts from the Public Utility Commission, with the State Superior Court granting a temporary order.
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Harrisburg
Tsichers
Dauphin County
Scranton
William H. Neely
Katherine O'Dea
Feiladelphia
Duquesne Light Co
Publi Utility Commission
State Superior Court
PUC
Young Free to Gain Control of New York Central System
Robert R. Young, free of C and O ties, seeks control of the New York Central. Allan P. Kirby departs as director as Alleghany confirms substantial NY Central holdings. The Intercity Commission had blocked earlier cross-ownership, with Young’s group gaining influence through Alleghany and prior maneuvers.
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Young
NYC
Associated
NEW York
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
New York Central
Tweis
C&o
Allan P. Kirby
Walter J. Tuohy
Central
Young Himelf
G&o
Allegheny Corp
Alleghany Corp
New ‘York Central
CAO
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Woolworth
Kirby
van Sweringen
Alleghany
Weather Drenched Streets Mark Slippery Morning
Rising temperatures and heavy rain over Corry and across Pennsylvania created slick roads and sidewalks. Temperatures flirted with 40s, fog reduced visibility in Morrisburg and Central Pennsylvania, while Pittsburgh areas saw a swing from bitter cold to near normal with no reported fatalities.
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Toan Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Morrisburg
Pennsylvania tax deduction outlook on sales tax
Harrisburg reports indicate few Pennsylvanians will deduct the state sales tax on federal returns. Tax director Joseph Snyder notes the IRS allows a deduction, but a "reasonable" allowance will limit takeup. He warns excessive deductions could trigger tax receipts requests.
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Harrisburg
Bnyder
Mumps Tops Disease List In Yearly Health Report
Health Officer Harley Drake releases a year end survey showing 198 total communicable diseases. mumps leads with 108 cases, measles 20, chickenpox 6, scarlet fever 7, pneumonia 1, meningitis 2, and other acute infections and food poisoning noted. Underreporting by physicians or parents may understate true totals.
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Harley Drake
Adoption Law Clarified Urges Immediate Registrations
The State Welfare Department in Harrisburg calls on all foster parents to register with their county court to avoid delays in adoptions. Deputy welfare secretary Tanbella J. Jones notes court investigations are mandatory and intermediaries must also register. Registrations became required January 1, with 1963 amendments not mandating agencies to obtain them.
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Associated Prews
Harrishurg
State Western Department
Tanbella J. Jones
Jones
Beck named dean at St. Vincent College Latrobe
The Rev. Aelred J. Beck is named dean of St. Vincent College in Latrobe Pennsylvania. He succeeds the Rev. Edmund F. Cuneo who becomes vice president of student affairs.
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Latrobe
Aelred J. Beck
St. Vincent College
Edmund F. Cuneo
Thousands of POWs Cross into South Korea From Neutral Zone
Panmunjom reports indicate more than 7 800 Korean POWs moved southward into South Korea as 14 000 Chinese followed toward Formosa. An American officer said prisoners would be aboard landing ships tomorrow, with UN promises of freedom by midnight Friday.
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Prem Panmunjom
Korea
Hp. m
South Korea
Formosa
U.N
Red China
Reda
Indiana
Talpei
Southern Democrats seek unity with national party leaders
Senator Holland signals growing unity between Southern Democrats and national leaders as they prepare for a March 6 meeting at Miami Beach. Ben Smathers notes former Governor Adlai Stevenson may skip the 1963 Chicago gathering, doubting its benefits to the group.
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Cess Sssenmuos
D-Fis
National Party
Congress
Holland
Chicago
Fly
Misgat Beach
Ben Smathers
D-Fla
Adlair Stevenson Ofllinois
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