Erie area notes and incidents in Meadeville to Corry
A compilation of local events and reports from Erie County and nearby towns. FBI agents pursue a bomb scare investigation at an Erie airfield with no suspects named. Church incorporation filings, a Warren truck crash, Meadville music supervisor Paul Donaldson Inglefield’s death after heart surgery. Corry fire response to an oil stove fire. County tax forms mailed for wage tax. Marine show participation by Molded Fiber Class Boat Co. Erie license filing for a marriage. Runaway teens returned to Maryland. Union City arson probe follows eight fires. Vehicle damage to a storm door. Runaway dog sightings. School crossing patrol lunch visit at Corry Area High School.
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Paul Donaldson’ Inglefield
Meadvile Area
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Meadville
Molded Fiber Class Boat Co
Union City
President Eisenhower Eyes Hawaii Visit En Route Home
President Eisenhower indicated he would like to visit Hawaii, the newest U S state, on his way home from the Soviet Union and Japan next June. Senator Hiram Fong of Hawaii said Ike would spend a day in Hawaii during the trip after a 100 day Soviet tour starting June 10 and a return stop in Japan around June 20.
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Wasniu Volun Iar
Eisenhower
U. S
Hawaii
Soviet Union
Japan
Hiram Fong
White House
Fong
Washington
Pacific
Far West
Sunday Blue Law Violations Filed Against Three Firms
Three firms Commonwealth Heating and Plumbing Art craft Mantel and Wayne Weiland faced charges for Sunday orders violating blue laws by advertising telephone orders. Safety Director Louis Rosenberg noted firms were not open Sundays but advertised accepting orders. City Solicitor David Stahl said phone solicitation constitutes an offer to sell on Sundays per the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritigpunun Tae
Commonwealth Heating and Plumbing Co
Art~craft Mantel Co
Wayne-Weiland Co
Louis Rosenberg
City
David Stahl
Rosenberg
$21 Million Surplus Aims at Education Funding
Harrisburg AP reports rising tax returns could yield a $21 million surplus by year end, enabling expanded school funding. Lawmakers debate recess versus adjournment as Gov. Lawrence seeks authority to divert up to $10 million of surplus to relief payments, amid concerns over relief needs and a looming budget shortfall.
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Harrisburg
House Republican
Albert W.johnson
R— McKean
Lawrence
Johnson
M. Harvey Taylor
Senate
The
Adnistration
Revenue Department
Union City Levy Hurdle May Lift Local Taxes
Union City faces higher taxes if Odell Street and Fourth Avenue assessments remain unpaid. 1961 may see millage rise after a 1960 assessment increase forces a cut to about 13 mills. Borough Council will decide the 1960 millage in February with a 1959 comparison, while 1961 could exceed the ceiling once removed.
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Union City
Odell Street
Fourth Avenue
Lew
State removes two areas from distress list
Harrisburg The State Labor and Industry Department says Bradford and Lock Haven communities are no longer substantial labor surplus areas, dropping Pennsylvania’s count from 23 to 21. Job gains in electrical machinery, fabricated metals, construction and aircraft and apparel boosted Bradford and Lock Haven, while statewide unemployment remained above the national average. A Belle Vernon man, Thomas Muir, 64, was killed when his runaway mail truck crushed him against a fence along a rural road southwest of town.
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Harrisburg
State
Labor and Industry Department
Pennsylvania
Bradford
Lock Haven
Belle Vernon, Pa
Thoma Muir
Belle
Vernon Smallmen
Lawmaker Leaves Door Open on School Subsidy Support
Lawrence signaled at an informal news briefing that additional state aid to schools this session cannot be ruled out, but tied any extra funding to a tax program. He acknowledged no tax plan to present to the Legislature. A 16 million boost to school subsidy was defeated in 1958.
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Lawrence
Air toll reaches 163 in 1960s crash tally
A jetliner crashed near Montego Bay Jamaica after a long delay in Miami for engine repairs. The incident adds to a grim year count of 163 commercial air deaths with multiple other fatal crashes noted in the United States and abroad, including Turkey and Bolivia.
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Montego Bay
Jamaica
Miami
United States
Ankara
Turkey
Capital Airlines
Virginia
National Airlines
Bolivia
N.C
Pink Mountain
Adana
Kennedy to Battle Humphrey in Wisconsin Primary
Sen John P Kennedy announces he will run against Sen Hubert H Humphrey in Wisconsin's April 5 presidential preference primary. The move marks the first major challenge to Humphrey by a leading Democratic rival with high stakes including potential delegate counts and Humphrey's threat to quit if he fails to win Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
John P. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Humphrey
Workshop for Teaching Staffs at UC Schools
Supervising Principal LeRoy Brest announced an in service training day for UC Schools. The morning session at 9 begins in the high school auditorium with elementary teacher committees presenting evaluation results and the afternoon at 1 focuses on records and grades across buildings. Topics include school plants staff administration curriculum guidance and library service.
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Amon Lny School
LeRoy Brest
Plane Wreckage Near Adana as Navy Crew Die in Crash
Ground parties climbed rough terrain toward the P4M flying boat wreckage 15 miles northwest of Adana Turkey where the U S Navy said all 16 aboard perished. The crash occurred minutes after the aircraft sent a radio message preparing to land at the base.
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Adana
Turkey
Navy
Strategic Air Base
Vilnt
Theater Maker Urges New Role for cinemas as Community Centers
Hollywood columnist recap of Walter F. Reade’s push for theater reform. Reade, longtime theater executive and ex-president of the Theater Owners of America, argues cinemas should be community hubs with meals, drinks, and private viewing rooms. He criticizes current theaters as uncomfortable and outdated and outlines ideas for new Circular auditoriums with living room seating and small group areas.
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Hollywood
Walter F. Reade
Iit
New York
New Jersey
Theater Owners of America
Cinerama
Guiding Light
Ree
London
Reade
Denver
New York City
New Orleans
Volcano Ceases Flow In Hawaii
Lava from Kilauea halted near Kapoho on Hawaii Island, but a fiery finger threatened Koae village to the northeast. Civil defense official Albert Wilson notes Kapoho appears safe for now as crews estimate three million dollars in damage to sugar cane, papaya, and coffee crops with no fatalities.
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Kilaviea
Kapoho
Hawaii Island
Koae
Albert Wilson
Civil Defense
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Bayt
Pleasant Street
Inderwen
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FBI
Erie County
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LeRoy Wiley
Warren
Corry
Warren State
Spartansburg
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R. D
Kinzua
Corydon
Warren County
County Planning Commission
Ralph Campbell
Charles E. Ayers
Jean Marie Combs
Paul Behan
Union City Police Department
Rockville
City Hall
Maryland
Behan
Francis ‘Wontenay
Maud Tyndall
Wontenay
Thas
Wilbur Rickers
North Center Street
Clinton Alley
Rickers
Iris ‘Bogert
West Church Street
Miss Bogert
St. Bernard
Ray Melious
Bear Lake
Melious
Corry Area High School
Leslie Kelly
Winnfield
Atomic Energy Commission
Deans Kidney Pills
Ise
Alka-Seltzer
Epsom
Ellis R. Day
Mazy
Warren J. McCandless
Northwestern Pennsylvania Heart Association
Franklin
Crawford
Vermango
Forest
Kennedy
Hubert
UC Schools
Bob Thomas
Herman Anderson
Nashville
Tenn
Arnold Engineering Development Center
Anderson
Ellis “Carload
Gerald Hammond
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