Local notices and incidents from Pennsylvania and New York
Public Utility raises to be considered effective September 1 affecting 2591 customers in Kane MU area. Javan Titer of Corry elected president of the Pennsylvania Pipe Industry Association at Potato City meeting. other officers named. A Waterford man, Ray Russell, 26, fell 40 feet from a barn roof and was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a wrist injury. Stanford Hose Company fought a late season grass fire on Marion and Essex streets. no damage listed. Northwestern Pennsylvnia expects record gas well casing near Tidbit during days ahead. Shaw Farm No 1 drilling activity continues. Lucy Lamenders of Corry won two airline tickets to New York City and $100 in cash in a Columbus store door prize. Weather forecast shows warm, humid conditions with thundershowers. extended outlook for western PA and adjacent regions. Steel industry strike actions not affecting Oil City area. local union leaders expect no outside interference. The Den Restaurant changed hands in Oil City. An Erie teen, Mary Ann Wasilewski, 18, injured after falling from an 80-foot cliff at Ripley Erie Beach. pelvis and elbow fractures reported. New York State Police report accident details pending.
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Wiss Lucy Lamenders
R.D. 2
Corry
New York City
Roberts
Columbus
Erie
Take Erie
Ripley
Mary Ann Wasilewski
Westfield Hospital
New York State
Beauty Pageant Cleared From Nearby Law Challenge
General Grover C Richman said the Miss America Pageant could not fall under a state law banning games on the boardwalk. He argued the statute banning mechanical devices with four or more figures or numbers does not apply to the beauty contest. The attorney general called speculation on the court ruling ridiculous and noted no complaints about the pageant. One foe prosecutor had suggested the Miss America contest might be covered by the ban.
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Rey Coyard
Grover C Richman
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Plan No Speedup In B52 Program
Defense Wilson states no new speedup in B52 bomber production despite 800 million dollars approved by Congress. He says funds will be spent when needed and not impounded. Eisenhower signs defense bill amid speculation about withholding the money. Also reports a fatality from a Pittsburgh area crash and a beach path incident with injuries.
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Washinglan E Sary
Defense
Wilson
Congress
Senate Air Power
Eisenhower
Air Force
State Plans Vast Road Program With 458 Million Federal Aid
The Highways Department outlines a three year program totaling 458 million dollars in federal and state funds. It aims to complete 70 projects, with 64 million earmarked for immediate construction and a mix of primary and secondary roads. The plan seeks faster completion than prior schedules and includes 31 million for primary routes, 20 million for secondary roads, and 35 million for others.
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Sap
Highways Department
Ty Joseph J. Dawler
Jon
Wiet
Federt
Pennsylvania
Adehway Os
UIS
Uso Tacher
County
Sats
Au Puntlties
State traffic system plan for urban heavy traffic roads
The report outlines a two or four lane design depending on road belts, aiming at complete integration of the state highway system with weatherproof routes. It describes a combat system composed of urban throughways to bypass congestion and handle heavy traffic.
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Jarpe Sr
Fuehwaya
Urbate
Penn State to Open New Center in New Castle
Penn State University will open a new center in New Castle offering two year technical programs with potential to train technicians. The project expands to Altoona Erie DuBois and other campuses to provide engineering focused courses and related studies.
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Penn State
Ae Castle
Pengesvipania State University
New Castle
Unites
Altoona
Erie
DuBois
Nehru Arrives London for Commonwealth Ministers Conference
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru walks briskly toward Downing Street in London for a Commonwealth Ministers conference. He appears upbeat, carrying a briefcase as he heads to the meeting.
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India
Jawaharlal Nehru
No. 10
Downing Street
London
Aerial Crash Scramble Near Painted Desert Claim One-in-a-Billion Loss
Reports detail a high altitude collision involving a Constellation bound for Kansas City and a DC7 en route to New York. Search leaders Captain Byrd Ryland and Captain Alvin C. Scott describe the crash amid thunderheads, with wreckage spotted near the Painted Desert and Colorado River confluence.
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Kansas City
New York
Colorado River
Painted Desert
Grind Canyon Village
Am Ty Liter Wis
Byrd Ryland
March Afb
Calif
Alvin C. Scott
Hamilton Afb
Air Force
TWA
Constellation Crash Witnesses Report Steep Dive And Debris
Witnesses described a steep dive as two planes failed midair. Aris said the DCT wreckage appeared to plunge steepl down after dodging at 300 Teck, while Womack noted possible complete loss of control. Capt. Wolnick and crew reported engines down and debris scattered in the aftermath.
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Aris
Womack
Taike
Wolnick
Constellation
Noveis
Union Chief's Son Quits Summer Job
The son of a labor union chief quits a summer position as a laborer in Washington. He left after several months with the Associated Workers union saying he will pursue other work while he plans future steps.
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Kane‘mu
Jewett-Kushequa
Javan Titer
Po Ato Industry Association
Potato City
Joseph Fisher
Johnstown
Leon Ettler
Northumberland
Rexford Hefiton
Waterford Area
Ray Russell
RD. 2
Waterford
St. Vincent's Stal
Stanford Hose Company
Marion
Essex Streets
William de Hayen
Essex Street
Pennsylvs
Nia
Tidbute
Shaw Farm No. 1
Warren County
Pennsylania
West Virginia
Tinsville
Tabor
Thomas Seber
United Steelworkers
Universal-Cyclops Steel Corpu
James ‘J. O'Shea
Afl-Cio
Smithers Wells
National Organization
Jones and Tabghlin
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Ross Atwell
Jay
First Avenue
West Main Streets
R. C. Ross
Oer
Sam Beil
Al’s
Clothes
Pittsburgh
Robert Baxter
Clairton
McKeesport
Mise Wasilewski
Barbara Arndt
Bud and
Pete
Miss Wosilewski
Planet Jr. Tuffy Power Garden
G. E
North Center St
Corry, Pa
Dial
Twavnls Meeting
Connie’s
Barney
South Center Street
Nu-Way Day Cleaners
Fountainette
S&h
Donald Jr
Wve
Unitek
Union Prisiduit
Venir Ethel
Soperiuings
McNouild
Menico
Washington
Monterry
Mexico
Midwest Homes
Randolph
Midwest
Midwest Homes, Inc
Dept
Erie, Penn'a
Wa Th Street
Rtasee Es
Voy Uhlan
Cutler
Ole Ge
Chapin’s
F. C. Chapin & Son
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