House Slashes Aid Bill in Eisenhower Stand
Washington reports the House voted 126 to 23 to cut 872 million dollars from foreign aid requests, rebuffing Eisenhower’s plea for more funds. The bill totals 3.078 billion, with Senate action likely trimming further toward 3.2 billion. Debate tracked party lines as Hagerty called the move a setback for the free world.
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Washington (M
House
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
James C. Hagerty
Senate Appropriations Committee
Carl Hayden
Dariz
Sparta Man Hurt As Crane Runs Wild
A self propelled Burroughs crane near Summerdale ran out of control and sped four miles to Mayville station where it struck a diesel locomotive. Angleo DiTonto of Kinzus Pa., operator, suffered head facial and arm injuries. Fellow workers George Montgomery Spartansburg Pa. had a leg injury. Two other jumpers were treated for minor cuts and bruises.
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Mayville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Burroughs
Summerdale
Angelo DiTonto
Kinzus
George Montgomery
Spartansburg
W. ©. Wettach
Dunkirk
Simmerdale
DiTonto
Hoover Arrives in Brussels as Eisenhower Envoy
Former President Herbert Hoover landed at Metsbroeck Airport to serve as President Eisenhower's special representative during three days of American nations observance at the World's Fair in Brussels.
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Hoover
Brussels
Herbert Hoover
Metsbroeck
Eisenhower
Tower Acrobat TED Ford Teeters on Bridgeport Grid
In Bridgeport Connecticut 23 year old Edward Ford climbed a high voltage tower near railroad tracks performing acrobatics to captivated onlookers. He threatened self harm on June 4 but was talked down and safely lowered by responders.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Edward Ford
Ford
Butt
Nine U S captives vow to sweat it out in Dresden
Major George E B Kemper, senior officer of nine U S Army men who surrendered to East German police on June 7, said at a news conference in Dresden that negotiations for their release are deadlocked and they will sweat it out as long as it takes. He complained they are being held as political hostages while East German officials barred most reporters. The reporters present included eight European communists and Seymour Topping, AP Berlin correspondent.
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Foreign Ministry
Berlin
Dresden
Seymour Topping
East Germany
George EB. Kemper
U. S. Army
West Germany
Kemper
Escondido
Calif
United States
State Department
Russia
Dulles
Eisenhower
U. S
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Park Wollam
Santiago
Castro
Mon Mining Co
Guba
Brocton Man Holds Cop At Knife Point
MAYVILLE A Brocton grocery proprietor Milo Loomis 43 held Brocton police chief at bay with a butcher knife for several minutes. Loomis was arrested at 415 p m charged with assault second degree after a patrol of officers surrounded the store. Chief Russel Barone was called by a family member and confronted Loomis who backed him into a corner with the knife at his stomach. Reinforcements from sheriffs deputies Fredonia police and a state trooper arrived and Loomis was taken into custody without further trouble. He was jailed in Chautauqua County awaiting a hearing today.
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Mayville
Brocton
N.Y
Milo Loomis
Russel Barone
Loomis
Barone
Sheriff's
Fredonia
Chautauqua County
Gasoline Truck Burns Explodes at Bedford Plant
Bedford Pa fire and gasoline tank explosion at Penneonmy Co caused about 20000 dollars in damage. The blaze started in the dump house during transfer of 6000 gallons of gasoline. Workers shut valves. no injuries reported. Firemen suspect possible static electricity as a cause, while investigation continues.
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Bedford
Penneonomy Oh Co
Man Arrested After Alleged Shooting At Wife In Townville
Stanley Matteson 28 of R D 1 Townville is held on assault and battery charges after allegedly firing a high powered rifle at a car driven by Merle Hollabaugh Jr. The shot damaged the car radiator as Matteson’s wife Luella reported the incident. Matteson was arraigned and jailed in Crawford County pending a hearing before Justice Reisinger.
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Titusville
Stanley Mathheson
Townville
Luella
Meadville
Matteson
Lee A. Relsinger
Hyde Town
Merle Hollabaugh Jr
Justice of the Peace
Inehitah
Tim
Charles Coyle
Cochranton
Crawford County
Reisinger
Two Men Die In Road Culvert Collapse Near Fredonia
Two construction workers died after a concrete wall collapsed on a road project five miles south of Fredonia on Route 60. Herman Brown and Harold Walker were pinned under the splashwall as crews worked to remove forms from two cement walls. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. and is under investigation by Chautauqua County deputies and coroner Theodore Morse.
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Fredonia
Pomfret
Herman Brown
Cattaraugis
N. H
Carpenter
Harold Walker
Burmmey
N. H. Capenter
Cassadaga
Chautauqua County
8. J. Groves and Sons Construction Go
Minneapolis
Predonia and
Larson Funeral Home
Barone Ambulance Service
Dunkirk
Predonia
Theodore Morse
Brocton
Chautauqua
County Sheriff's
Ronald Hess
Dale
Board Pierces Man's Chest at Work Fatal Accident
FRANKLIN Sheldon R. Plyler 64 of Franklin was killed in a freak accident at Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. at 12:35 a.m. when a board he was cutting on a table-top rip saw pierced his chest. Officials said a half board swung back into the blade after he reached for the remainder, the pine splinter lodging between the teeth and guard and driving nine inches into his chest.
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Franklin
Sheldon R. Plyler
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co
Plyler
Franklin Hospital
Probe Death Of Mental Patient
Allegheny County detectives investigate the death of Peter F. Gierl 53 of Coraopolis a Woodville State Hospital patient An undertaker found a seven and a half inch steel wire in his body after he died Autopsy by Dr Theodore Helmbold pathologist cited shock and hemorrhage from stab wounds The wire had been concealed under closed skin and death had been given as coronary.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Peter F. Gierl
Coraopolis
Woodville State Hospital
Gierl
Theodore Helmbold
Allegheny County Pathologist
Industrialist Admits Making Christmas Payments to Capitol Aides
Boston industrialist and friend of Sherman Adams Bernard Goldfine testified about Christmas gift payments to White House and congressional staff. He claimed gifts funded from his companies, ranging from 25 to 75000 dollars, and he refused to provide bank records for 750000 dollars in uncashed checks.
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Washington
Bernard Tolkine
White House
House
Goldfine
Boston
Sherman Adams
Eugene P. Kinnaly
John "W. McCormack
Mass
Simaly
Robert W. Lishman
Abilene Church Quieted by Jet Runway Noise Ruling
In Abilene Texas a rural Baptist church near Dyess Air Force Base faced escalating jet noise as aircraft expanded. After pastors and officials met with air base authorities an agreement allowed mass takeoffs only in emergencies. Yet during a revival 27 jets took off within 30 minutes, disrupting services and prompting a move toward establishing a new church three miles from the runway. Nearby Guantanamo Bay reports note Castro rebels releasing several hostages and preparing further releases as a U S consul facilitates transfers.
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Abilene
Texi
U. S. Air Force
Bob Jackson
Community Baptist Church
Dyess Air Force Base
Air Force
Jackson
Wet Fourth May Rain Looms In Forecast
Weather forecast calls for scattered thundershowers in the area today and tomorrow with clearing by Saturday and Sunday and rain returning Monday. Expected total rainfall up to one inch. A storm moved into Corry area around 10 15 last night bringing lightning and showers. Temperatures cooled from 88 high to a muggy night low. Cabinet resignations in Formosa clear path for Chiang Kai-shek's political heir.
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U. S
Four Thousand Pounds of Steel Glitter in Auto Showroom
An editorial describes a glossy car in a July Fourth scene where a salesman touts engineering and beauty. A mother watches her child, imagining a decade ahead of love, school, and life, as the street hums with heat and holiday crowds. The piece contrasts salesmanship with a tender domestic moment.
U C Pair Held For Possession Of Revolvers
Union City pair held on concealed firearms charges after State Police stopped a car on Route 6. Charles Rossey 18 faced gun counts and James W. Miller 23 owned the revolvers without a permit. Both arraigned before Alderman Cobbett and jailed in Erie County jail on $3,000 bond.
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D. Union City
Charles Rossey
Route 6
Foadside
Rossey
James W. Miller
Miller
M. 5. Cobbett
Erie County
Held In Sickle Assault On Son
Four year old boy in Connelsville is listed in critical condition at Connelsville Hospital after a head wound from a sickle. His father, John T. Sofranko of Vanderbud, is jailed on assault with intent to kill charges. Mrs Sofranko says her husband swung the weapon in anger as a wheelbarrow upset.
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Connellsville
Sofranko
Payette County
Uniontown
Mra
Sofranto
Eld Tye
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