Crane Boom Kills Man In Butler County Accident
A crane boom struck a 12 000 volt high tension wire killing Elbert Baker 49 of Rochester R D 1 and injuring three others Harold Smith 21 Edward Smith 27 both Ellwood City and Robert Hillberry 41 Mars. Edward avoided injury after jumping to safety as sparks started a brush fire. Authorities said Baker died instantly at the scene Tuesday at the Clarence Stokes farm.
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Butler
Penny Two
Elbert Baker
Rochester R. D
Butler County Community Hospital
Harold Smith
Edward
Ellwood City
Robert Hillberry
Mars
Clarence Stokes
Edward Smith
Sparks
Hillberry
Smith
Baker
State GOP Eyes New Strategy
Continued from Page One the 2 per cent labor movement ties raise questions about campaign impact. Rep Alvin C Bush of Lycoming County notes unemployment compensation could sway his race. Scranton candidacy would boost campaigns, says Bush. Rep James Fulton of Pittsburgh plans to run separately from the national ticket and declined Scranton nomination.
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Goldwater
Alvin C. Bush
Lycoming County
Scranton
James Fulton
Pittsburgh
Titusville Cyclists Lose Baggage Free Ride For Week
Three Titusville youths received unusual sentences after running a stop sign on bicycles. Each was sentenced to one week without his bicycle, with the bikes held at the police station until next Tuesday as part of the report.
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Gnvermen
Titusville
Ie E
Grave stone purchases probed by DA in county program
Erie county authorities probe a scheme in which a non approved grave stone supplier received six headstone orders funded by the county's veteran graves program, delivering one stone and failing on five others. The investigation notes prior delays and repeated promises, with past issues tied to the same vendor. The piece also mentions Senator Hugh Scott’s political positioning ahead of November elections.
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DA Erie
County Veterans Affairs
John C. Ferguson
Andrew Hanisek
Ferguson
Hugh Scott
Scott
Goldwater-Miller
Scranton
San Francisco
Goldwater
Bishop McManaman Lying In State In Erie Cathedral
Auxil iary Bishop Edward P. McManaman lies in state at St. Peter's Cathedral Erie after arrival by police escort from Oil City. Eight Erie Diocesan priests bear the body. Funeral Requiem Mass follows, with Bishop Michael William Hyle delivering the eulogy. The bishop, who died Saturday, will be buried in the Bishops' Crypt below the High Altar, a first for an Erie auxiliary.
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Erie
Edward P. McManaman
St. Peter's
Oil City
Michael William Hyle
Wilmington
Del
McManaman
Bishop Hyle
North America College
Rome
Church of St. John Lateran
The
Eternal City
Baltimore
Hyle
Washington
D. C
Maryland
St. Mary's Seminary
John E. Fitzmaurice
John J. Krol
Philadelphia
Keep Railroad Watchmen at Walnut Street Crossing
In Sharpsville Mercer County the Pennsylvania Railroad plans to drop its proposal for signals and gates at the Walnut street grade crossing and will seek automatic lights only later. The Public Utility Commission quoted the railroad as removing two watchmen who guard the crossing from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily amid borough opposition.
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Narrisburw
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walnut Street
Sharpsville
Mercer County
Public Utility Commission
Railroad
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