World War I Veterans Name Commander in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Veterans Association of World War I elected Charles F. Connors of Washington as department commander. Connors named Albert H. Fleck of Harrisonville as adjutant, with Randall M. Clark Altoona senior vice commander and WW Wadley Allentown junior vice commander. Other officers include Frank Leiter Huntington, quartermaster, William Ballinger Beaver Falls judge advocate, and Rev. Roscoe Deibler Allentown chaplain. The auxiliary chose Grace Myers president and Margaret Brum-Leck senior vice president.
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Beaver Fans
Pennsylvania Veterans Association of
Margaret van Soya
Lewistown
Lydia Neirele
Willumsport
Dora Herring
Pine Grove
Chambersburg
Strike Closes Ridgway Plant
Hyde-Murphy Co. workers walk out at noon after Local 947 notice. 100 union members affected. A 32 1/2 cent pay raise over two years plus an insurance pension plan was agreed. Wording on shop stewards settled. two non union foremen and formal signing remain. Old contract expired May 31 1959. negotiations ongoing since then.
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Ridgway
Hyde-Murphy Co
Carl Benson
947
Carpenters District Council
Pittsburgh
Benson
Army Captain and wife found shot in suspected murder suicide
Army Captain George M. Merritts of Host Freedom Pennsylvania and his wife Grace Merritts were found shot Thursday. Officials said the incident appeared to be murder followed by self-inflicted death, with Merritts firing a single 445 caliber pistol shot and Grace Merritts killed by two bullets from the same weapon. In San Diego, 1200 Marine recruits were confined after General Randolph McCall Pate’s personal flag was stolen during an inspection.
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Se Tn Set Eee
George M. Merritts
Host Freedom
U. S. Army
Grace
Eneral
San Diego
Calif
U.S . Marine Corps
Randolph McCall Pate
Marine Corps
Pate
Nixon praised by senators for debating prowess in Moscow
Reports from Washington indicate Vice President Richard M. Nixon impresses several Congress members with his performance during Khrushchev exchanges at the Moscow Exposition. Senators Mansfield Cooper Dirksen and Rep Simpson laud his directness and courage in the hostile atmosphere. A separate brief notes a Pittsburgh crash claiming two children, Mary Jane Morgan and Robert, in North Versailles.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Nixon
Sm Mosco
Lim
Khrushchev
Mansfeid
John Sherman Cooper
Ray
Cooper
Richard M. Simpson
Moscow
Mansfield
Pittsburgh
Mary Jane Morgan
North Versailles
Braddneck General Hospital
Veli
Robert
Beth
Rites Held For Mrs Elizabeth Gincott
Last rites were held from Bracken Funeral Home for Mrs Elizabeth Gincott with Rev George Myers officiating. Interment was in West Lawn Cemetery Columbus. Bearers included Glenn Goodard Richard Good ard Donald Andersen Chester Giancotte John Palermo Frank Savko. Attending from away were numerous relatives and friends from Warren Jamestown Buffalo De Toit Union City and Corry Columbus areas. Chief Rabbi Isaac Halevy Herloog 71 chief rabbi of Israel died yesterday after a long illness. his son Jacob 14 is minister and charge d'affaires at the Israel Embassy in Washington.
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E. Gincott
Elizabeth Gincott
Bracken Funeral
Yeste
George Myers
West Lawn Cemetery
Columbus
Glenn Goodard
Richard Goodard
Donald Andersen
Chester Giancotte
John Palermo
Frank Savko
Away
Robert Gincott
Victoria Renos
Geatee Petro
Helen Dimitsi
Jamestown
Kathryn Andersen
Steve Gincott
Joseph Scalise
Joseph Mann Jr
Relph Pasquino
Jer Dickerson
T. Baker
Ruth Anderson
Warren
Glen Gooiard
Buffalo
Russell
Martha Anderson
North Warren
Vernon Hewitt
Edna Plncherty
Jerry Lynch
Ou Chly
Chester Finnealle
John Pa Terme
Milly Ginneatte
de Toit
Florence Wallon
Raleigh Bear
Endeavo
Wade Schreckengost
Clarence Trwin
Union City
Corry
Ares
Jerusalem
Isaac] Halevy Herloog
Israel
Jacob
Washington
Church Groups To Aid Migrants To RTSBURG
Pennsylvania church and volunteer groups partner with the Labor and Trade Department to sponsor leisure activities for migrant farm laborers. Secretary William L. Battle says programs include sports and home-making activities, with expanded play facilities for youngsters, aiming to improve harmony between migrant families and local communities.
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Pennsylvania
Labor and Trade Department
William L. Battle
Clues Lacking In Area Murder Continues On Page One
Franklin area murder investigation yields no new developments as outside visitors populate cottages and swimming holes nearby. State Police assist while deputies seek information to identify a lead, noting an early suspect cleared and fingerprint checks ongoing.
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Franklin
Mays
Thomas
Youth Held After Shooting Parents
In Tucumcarta, a handicapped boy named Gordon Ellis is held for psychiatric examination after shooting his father and mother with a high powered rifle as they slept. He stated his father had scolded him for attempting to run errands and for wanting a motor Senator. Both parents are hospitalized with severe injuries. The boy asked officers if he would get a spanking.
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Tucumcart
Nmap
Gordon Ellis
Offi
Ted Ellis
Charlotte Jay
Shale
Ellis
Young Ellis
Federal Aide Joins As Steel Talks Renewed
In New York federal mediator Joseph F. Pines presides as peace talks resume between steel industry factions led by David J. Mes and R Conrad Cooper. The 509,000 steelworkers strike has idled plants, cutting output and threatening further disruption as negotiations continue.
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New York
Idushy
Fideral
Joseph F. Pines
Federal
Metiasto and Conedltation Service
Pinnegan
David J. MesDonald
United Sivworkers of America
R Conrad Cooper
United States
Seal Corp
Steelwo Cere
Phulls
Otter Indusities
Pally
Chains Boy Syracuse Man Admits Bed Chaining Child
Syracuse N Y McEwen an unemployed mechanic admitted to police yesterday that he chained one of his 19 children to a bed for 24 hours as punishment for disobedience. The boy, 1, placed in a foster home. McEwen was held on an open charge.
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Syracuse
Olwnre McEwen
McEwen
Johnson Says Democrats May Compromise
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B Johnson says Congress may compromise with the Eisenhower administration to avoid a legislative deadlock. He forecasts passage of a housing bill, hopes for civil rights progress, and notes the Senate will revisit wheat and tobacco controls while seeking areas of agreement with Republicans.
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Washington Sai
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Leveyrtt
Sabobistall -ReMu
Texas
Johnsen
Bill Howsing
Eisenhower
Summit talk stalled over Soviet pledge and Western rights
U S and France push for a firm Soviet pledge without a time limit to halt interference with Western occupation rights in West Berlin. Herter and President Eisenhower favor firmness, while French views align with the American stance. No simultaneous summit is planned for now.
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Billi
Herter
Bixenhower
Nixon Khrushchev clash cited as symbolic parley
Washington reports a high level exchange between Vice President Nixon and Premier Khrushchev during Nixon's Moscow visit. Analysts say the quarrel appeared substantial in rhetoric but produced little concrete progress while provoking domestic and international debate over United States policy and freedom of expression.
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Washington
API
Richa
M. Nixor
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Frank
United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
Congress
Eisenhower
Glass earnings rise at Pittsburgh Plate Glass in 1959 Q2
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co reports record gates of 169,613,521 for the second quarter of 1959. Net earnings reach 15,285,700 dollars or 1.64 per share, second only to the record set in 1955.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glays Co
Tyke
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