Gas Tax Shift Hinted to Fund National Highways
Washington report notes a gasoline tax increase as a key option in plans considered by the House Ways and Means Committee to keep the national highway program funded. President Eisenhower proposed 4.4 cents per gallon to cover a deficit in the highway trust fund, but faced opposition in Congress. Compromise options, still under study, aim to sustain next year’s state allocations and continue road work without drawing on regular treasury funds.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House ,Ways and Means Committee
Charman Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Senate
Treasury
Governor Earl Long Heads Vacation Tour Despite Doctors Advice
Governor Earl K. Long, urged by doctors to rest, began a long vacation tour from Winnfield after a 40 hour drive from Baton Rouge. State police escorted him into town as aides kept itinerary details secret. He stopped briefly at a restaurant in Krotz Springs owned by Rep. Frank Diesel, chatted with locals, and indicated plans to travel toward Texas, then possibly to Mexico, Canada, and several U S cities before returning home.
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Winnfield
Earl K. Long
Long
Baton Rouge
Miles
Krotz Springs
Frank Diesel
Ken Lane
WLCS
Diese
Lane
Diesel
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
J. J. Artell
Red River
Atchafalaya
Lake
Rayburn
Mexico
Canada
Shreveport
Austin
Fort Worth
Tex
Tucson
Phoenix
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Death Valley
Portland
Seattle
Dakotas
St. Louis
Man Rescues 2 Year Old Body From Eiger Wall
Adolf Jaun, a Swiss guide, descended the Eiger face to recover Stefano Longhi whose corpse had hung on the North Face for two years. Longhi and Claudio Corti died during a climb in August 1957, with Corti hauled to safety later. The rescue, financed by a Dutch paper, saved the preserved body amid dangerous weather and rock. In Pasadena, California, a brush fire near the Rose Bowl burned acres and threatened homes before firefighters gained control.
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Grindelwald
Switzerland
Eiger
Adolf Jaun
Thursding
Stefano Lonehi
Longhi
Claudio Corti
Corti
Tralian
Daun
Drowning of Theodore J Baginski in Presque Isle Bay
Theodore J Baginski father of three vanished after being thrown from a 9 by 21 foot cabin cruiser near the Public Docks in Presque Isle Bay. Coast Guard search efforts continued as witnesses disputed the accident location and a propeller theft had delayed departure.
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Enas
Orycarcu Asitman
Presque Isle Bay
Coast
Baginski
Cohen
Gerald
Coast Guard
BMI
Kenneth R. Richie
Louis Maljak
John Lampe
Ed Tr Vit
Erie Marie Supply
Hey
Tevin
Saginski
Erie Forge and Steel Corp
Louisiana Governor to sue Time Inc over magazine articles
Governor Earl K Long says he will file two million dollar lawsuits Monday in Baton Rouge against Time Inc and Life magazine for slanderous articles and pictures. He expects attorney Joe Arthur Sims to file in 19th District Court as state leaders reacted to a Life magazine issue showing him in bed attire in a Covington motel without false teeth.
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Winranis
IAP
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Time, Inc
Time
Life
Joe Arthur Sims
19Th District Court
Baton Rouge
BB. Rayburn
James McLain
Life Magriine
Covington
Evening Storm Drenches City With Light Damage Report
An evening storm lashed the city with strong winds and about an inch of rain. No damage was reported, and temperatures dipped to near freezing overnight. The forecast calls for fair, cooler air and upper twenty degree readings today and tomorrow.
Convalescent Home Stalled By State Bills
Corry faces a delay as state lawmakers study new convalescent and nursing home regulations. Elwood Heasler says a Harrisburg decision within about 60 days will determine whether he can proceed with remodeling the old high school building at Spring and West South streets. In the interim he plans building cleanup despite door width and window height rules that hinder basic work. Heaster has not sought bids yet due to pending rulings, though some planning steps are already set.
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Corry
Elwood Heasler
Spring
West South Streets
The
Journal
Harrisburg
Heaster
Senate Okays 1.4 Million Kinzua Bill for Rinawa Dam
The Senate approved a 1.4 million dollar appropriation for the Rinawa flood control dam in Pennsylvania as part of a 1,256,836 dollar Public Works bill. Senators Clark and Scott considered adding two million but halted after consulting with Senator Ellender. The measure proceeds to a House-Senate conference committee.
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Washington
Senate
Rinaua
Pennsylvania
Joseph Clark
Hugh Scott Ri
Sef
Allen J. Ellender
Scott
Ellender
Clark
House
Supreme Court
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army Engineers
Conewungo
New York
Bids To Raze Center Street Stores Reported
Five bids were entered to raze Center Street structures including the former Ford garage Ellie Ro Day appliance store and the TV Davia outlet. The National Bank of Corry will open bids at a board meeting next Wednesday night to clear the buildings as part of a bank expansion plan. Exact details of the removal costs andWhithr have not yet been determined.
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North Center Street
National Bank of Corry
Bank
Ford Garouge
Ellie Ro
TV Davia
Whithr
Crash Victim Robert Watson Dies at 16 in Sharon
Robert C. Watson of Orangeville, Gig, a 16 year old, died at Shatin Central Hospital after injuries from a crash near his home. Watson was a resident of nearby Orangeville and the accident occurred yesterday in Sharon.
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Sharon
Robert C. Watson
Orange
Ville
Gig
Shatin
Tral Hospital
Herter Sees Hope At Talks West Charts Summit Plans
Western officials draft a new plan to resolve Berlin tensions with East and West Germany equal on a subcommittee to pursue reunification. The proposal aims to freeze Central Europe tensions, contingent on Khrushchev’s willingness, and creates a Big Four commission to oversee reunification steps. The plan seeks Soviet agreement after the Big Four talks resume in Geneva.
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Herter
West
Geneva
Berlin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Angtrei Gromyko
Germany
West Germany
Europe
Pue
Miler Khrushchev
State Secretary Sees Two Key Questions in Berlin Talks
Washington AP two questions loom in Geneva reopens Monday whether Moscow would forfeit Allied rights if a temporary Berlin pact lapses and whether it seeks a time limit on such an agreement Britain France and the United States oppose Soviet deadlines and insist West Berlin remain free Secretary of State Christian Herter warns optimism is limited but notes possibility of progress if Soviets answer these points He heads to Geneva for the resumed talks after a three week recess hoping for a quicker end to the stalemate.
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Washington
Geneva
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Moscow
West Berlin
Britain
France
United States
Jupiter Test Success Sets Stage for Moon Launch Next
Jupiter missile completes another 1,500 mile flight and targets satellite deployment with a 60 foot intermediate range rocket and Juno TL stage. The plan calls for a mid month satellite attempt using the Juno TH nose cone for America’s most complex satellite to date studying the radiation belts and weather probes. The Jupiter has logged 17 successful war tests and previously served as first stage for space probes and carried monkeys Able and Baker on a historic mission.
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Fla
Antigua
Earth
Pinker Tit
Able
Baker
Kpce
Dissension Remarks From Former Defense Chief Radford
Quiz Radford faces House subcommittee questions as he recalls his role while with the Pentagon and explains why defense decisions may lack full support. He notes external influence from defense manufacturers and other parties, while urging careful consideration of competing pressures.
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Wrasseesu
Arthur W
Radford
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
I House
Jube
Hadford
Steel Firms Hold Line in Labor Contract Talks
New York AP report says steel industry executives meet to decide on a wage offer to avert a walkout as unions press for settlement. No decision announced, with criticism of a one year wage freeze and fears of price increases if talks stall. Workers average $3.10 an hour as negotiations pause for separate industry reviews.
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New York
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
Eisenhower
Tue Wilon
Witun
Bott
Youth Injured As Dozing Driver Leaves Street
An out of town car driven by Charles Van Guilder of Tryonville swerved off East Main Street after the driver fell asleep, striking four trees in the yard of Henry Chris residence. Passenger Clayton A. White of Jamestown, treated for a knee laceration at Corry Memorial Hospital, was injured. Police say Van Guilder awoke too late to regain control. vehicle valued at about $1000, damage to trees and yard.
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Ures
East Main Street
Corry Memorial Hospital
Clayton A. White
Jamestown
Charles Fe. van Guilder
Tryonville
Yat Guilder
Deaths Rise to 56 in Korean Floods After Week of Monsoon
Police report 56 dead in Korea as floods from heavy rainfall inundate the Seoul area. River levels along the Han River fell slightly but many communities remain isolated and authorities warn of further rising water.
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Man
Heol
Corry Faces Shortage Of Teachers In 1959 60 Term
Corry schools confront a teacher shortage as the 1959 60 term nears. Superintendent William Rodemeyer cites vacancies in girls physical education and libraries, art, and sciences. Efforts to fill a physical education post yield only a remote prospect from Slippery Rock graduate, with higher offers elsewhere. A potential replacement for a guidance counselor may arise from an Ohio candidate.
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Cory
Wiliam Rodemayer
W. Ruth Wright
Rodenoyer
Pennsylvania
Corry
Hux
Rowemeyer
Slippery Rock
Kuney
Rodemeyer
Vane
Curtis O'Shell
Liere
Rodenmeyer
Tomorfow
Ohio
Dakeshift Setip
Ugh Chasse
Russia warns Britain after U S jet crash
Moscow radio broadcasts warn Britain against hosting more American warplanes after the crash of a U S fighter on Okinawa. Tass Pravda and Investia report the transfer of twenty U S fighter bombers from France to Britain and West Germany, amid tensions over nuclear weapons storage and Western German opposition.
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U.S
Okinawa
Britain
France
Injuary
Ishikawa
Okina
Tass
Communist Party
Pravda
Ixvystia Oso
West Germany
London
Bonn
Western Germany
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