Second arson blaze hits Bloomfield in four days
Bloomfield Township officials call a late night fire at the Hunter place definitely arson. The 4 unit vacant house along Brown Hill road burned despite early control efforts by Bloomfield firefighters. Fire marshal Szymanowicz may be brought in for the probe, with investigators watching several locals as possible suspects.
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Route 77
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Rael Szymanowicz
Lawrence Park
State Police
Szymanowicz
Union City
Szymanowice
Arta
Officials Of New Plant Visit City
The general manager and a plant engineer visited the city with a third official to Bee remodeling changes in Aero Supply's DPC building. Lease agreements and occupancy details remain unsigned while discussions covered loading docks new entrance doors and a conveyor opening. An official product name and company will be announced once leases are finalized.
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Aero Supply
DPC
Hold Bus Driver In Fatal Crash
A bus driver from Brooklyn faces reckless driving charges after a crash on a highway near Middletown N Y that killed a passenger and injured 15 others. The Shortline bus collided with vehicles halted on the road near an overturned delivery truck. The victim was Freda M Mitchell, 72, of Cooperstown Pa. Her husband Ralph, 72, was injured with possible fractures and in serious condition. Kathleen McCourtnay, Months, Goshen N Y, sustained head injuries.
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N.x.ap
Paul MacGregor Edmundson
Brooklyn
New York City
Here
Freda M.mitchell
Cooperstown
Ralph
Jair
Kathleen Mccourtnay
Goshen
N.Y
U S Adopts Get Tough Policy With Russians
Washington shifts to a hard line against Moscow ahead of UN clashes. State Department notes halt of air transport talks with the Soviet Union and warns Khrushchev to stay away from Latin America, as the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union debate a nuclear test ban in Geneva. The move follows Khrushchev's Paris summit dive and a growing push to counter Soviet actions with strong public and diplomatic measures.
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Soviet Union
United Nations
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Moscow
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John M. Hightower
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
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Cuba
America
Guantanamo
U. S
Britain
Geneva
Two More Cited In Extensive Vandalism Case
Two more men face charges in the Wattsburg Elementary School and Lowville Tavern vandalism. Raymond Coatam, 25, pled guilty and posted a $1,000 bond for a Monday hearing. Richard H. Davis, 23, pled not guilty and was jailed in Erie County on default bond. Police traced seven suspects after Stanley Adamski found five men stripping his car, with windows at Lowville Tavern worth $300 damaged and Wattsburg School loss estimated at $160. Earlier arrestees include Robert Barton and Ernest Adams. Kert Sammons remains at large. Justice bound the group over to Erie County court due to the case’s severity.
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Lowville Tavern
Raymond Coatam
Richard H. Davis
R. D
Erie County
Corry Barracks
Stanley Adamski
Carter Hill
Adamskl
Lowville
Robert Barton
Union City
Ernest Adams
Lawrence Puts Johnson's Name In Nomination
Lawrence nominates Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president at the Democratic convention in Los Angeles after guiding votes to a Kennedy first ballot. The move stuns liberals as Kennedy accepts the ticket and weighs party tensions and regional appeals ahead of the fall election.
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Johnson
Los Angeles
API
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
United States
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Johnson's Selection Stands As Big Convention Surprise
In Los Angeles during the 1960 Democratic Convention Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson emerged as a major surprise by accepting the vice presidential nomination. Kennedy sought the top spot but Johnson, after talks with Kennedy and Rayburn, agreed to join the ticket, signaling strong party unity and paving the path for Jack Kennedy's presidency.
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Kennedy
Pennsylvania
Sen
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Emma Guffey Miller
Los Angeles
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Senate
Massachusetts
Paul M. Butler
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
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Knight
Pierre Salinger
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House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Pew
Jail Corryite For Failure to Aid Illegitimate Tot
A 21-year-old Corry man, unemployed and father of three, is jailed in Erie County Prison on a charge of failure to support an illegitimate child and contempt of court. Ronald Hamilton, from Corry RD1, was arrested after missing a weekly $7.50 support ordered May 18, 1956 by Judge Samuel Rossiter. Hamilton’s record shows multiple prior arrests since 1955 for delinquency, probation violations, drunkenness, desertion, non support, and fornication with bastardy charges. The non support office cites $1,500 owed, including $993 since February, plus medical bills. he can be held only to the extent of necessary investigation and repayment efforts while listed as unemployed though employment record lists Molded Fiber Glass Boat Co. in Union City.
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Erie County
Ronald Hamilton
R. D
Samuel ¥. Rossiter
Hamilton
Rossiter
Marlene
Erle
Margaret Hagen
Dems Backed Shotgun Wedding at Los Angeles Convention
Bloom says Democrats backed a shotgun marriage by nominating John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson for the national ticket. He accuses Gov Lawrence of caving to Philadelphia chairman William J Green, saying Johnson weakens the ticket and alienates liberals labor and minority voters. Bloom questions Johnson’s willingness to serve and cites intra party divisions.
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Republilican
George I. Bloom
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lawrence
Johnson
Texas
Los Angeles
Bloom
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate
William J. Green
Philadelphia
Gree
Liu
Arbitration Reopens New York Factory, $200,000 Damages Won
An arbitrator ordered a New York clothing maker to reopen its closed factory in New York and pay the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union more than $200,000 for moving work to Mississippi. Union president Jacob Potofsky hailed the ruling as a major victory against runaway employers. The case underscores union efforts to safeguard pay standards amid global competition.
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Mississippi
U. S. Supreme Court
Jacob S. Potofsky
Amalgamated
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York
Europe
Far East
Herman A. Gray
New York University Law School
Paraguay Dictator Plans To Flee Country
Buenos Aires AP reports President Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay plans to resign and flee with his family to Switzerland after booking airplane passage. A Posadas dispatch cites army takeover to prevent violence and allow Stroessner to exit quietly amid Colorado party restructuring.
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Colorado Party
South America
Priest Beaten and Robbed in Pittsburgh by Three Youths
The Rev. Charles Sargus, 42, of Blessed Sacrament Church Wintersville Ohio, was beaten and robbed by three youths who dragged him into a car in downtown Pittsburgh. He suffered a possible skull fracture, two black eyes, and facial cuts. The attackers fled after stealing three dollars and a note worth 80 dollars.
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Charles Sargus
Blessed Sacrament Church
Wintersville
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Rey Barns
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