Boston Mad Bomber Blast Hurts 37 In Transit Station
A suspected homemade bomb detonated in a public coin locker at a Boston elevated transit station, injuring 37 people, three seriously. Investigators pursued a man described as a mad bomber, with authorities noting wartime explosive force and wide-area damage across Canal and Causeway streets. The blast halted trains and shattered windows up to 150 feet away. Continued on page six.
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Boston
Joseph B. Fallon
Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority
Canal and Causeway
Page Six
Long Remains Determined To Run Again
GALVESTON AP Earl K Long refuses to abandon plans for a fourth term in Louisiana despite pleas to skip a court sanity hearing. He will seek a jury hearing, amid discussions with court-appointed attorneys and visits from supporters at John Sealy Hospital. Medical staff describe him as more cooperative and worn but not severely ill, while remaining popular with fellow patients.
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Galveston
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Long
Hugh Gibson
Daniel Bobbitt
Big John Sealy Medical Center
Governor Long
Corry Pastor Seeks State OK For New Church Building
Rev LeRoy Wiley of the Corry Assembly of God travels to Harrisburg to present architect sealed plans for a $20 000 church on East Main Street. Ground breaking is set for Sunday at 3 p m on the Corner of East Main and Railroad streets with congregational labor to largely handle construction. State approval is anticipated with possible minor changes.
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Corry
Rainstorm Deluges City In Overnight Downpour
The city woke to nearly an inch of rain after a night that saw temperatures rise to around 90 degrees followed by a 68 degree low. A cloudburst filled gutters, soaking commuters as showers and thunderstorms are forecast to linger into the weekend with high humidity. The Great Lakes region is expected to stay cooler than recent days.
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Mercury
Vanguard
Great Lakes
Seven Perish In Flaming Two Car Crash
A fiery two car collision on a rural Illinois highway killed seven people returning from New York. Miss Rosalee Bragg, 21, backed into the path of Joseph Harmon, 58, his wife Josephine 56, daughter Greta 19, and sisters Agnes Pistarius 64 and Constance Bean 60. Evelyn Louise Smith, 19, was a Bragg passenger. The wreck occurred about 9:30 p m three miles east of the town.
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New York
Atwood
Mlinois
Eugene Miller
Rosalee Bragg
Joseph Harmon
Harmon
Josephine
Greta
Mrs. Harmon
Agnes
Pistarious
Constance Bean
Evelyn Louise Smith
Miss Bragg
Bystander Shot During Homewood Robbery Attempt
A bystander was shot in the neck today as a fleeing thief targeted a Homewood district real estate office. Owner John F. Plunkett and Grant Poindexter, an Ace's Hamburger Shop employee, were involved. Poindexter was taken to Pittsburgh Hospital. Police responded after stenographer Agusta Dundlach alerted authorities as robbers fled empty handed.
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Homewood District
Grant Poindexter
Ace
Pittsburgh
John F. Plunkett
F.X
Agusta
Findley Lake Seeks Okay for New Clymer School Addition
A 200 plus townspeople meeting in Clymer reviewed a proposal to add to Clymer Central School amid mixed views. Findley Lake would not close its own district but support plans for Albany approval as districts discuss consolidating Clymer Sherman and Findley Lake.
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Clymer
Clymer Central School
Hubert Brown
Findley Lake
Brown
Julian Naetzker
Jamestown
Sherman
Fanart
Findley ‘Lake
Clymer Central
Albany
Navy Develops Guided Missile Torpedo Astor
The Navy for over two years is developing a guided missile torpedo named Astor. Westinghouse Electric Corp in Baltimore holds a ten million dollar contract for its guidance, achieved by a thin wire strand that follows the torpedo. The concept echoes a World War I German wire technique.
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Navy
Washington
Westinghouselectric Corp
Baltimore
Astor
Rockefeller Charms GOP as 1960 prospects loom
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller touts charm among top Republicans in Washington as he sizes up a tough 1960 presidential bid. Meanwhile in San Francisco, Vice President Richard M. Nixon weighs value of talks with the Soviets, saying talks are better than risking a deeper U.S. Soviet split or possible conflict.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
San Francisco
Richard M. Nixon
Commonwealth Club
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Castro Ousts Five Cabinet Ministers in Cuba Shakeup
In Havana, Prime Minister Fidel Castro swore in five replacements to the cabinet in a rare early morning reshuffle. Raul Roa becomes foreign minister, Pedro Miret takes agriculture, Miss Raquel Perez heads public welfare, Miss Serafin Ruiz becomes public health, and Jose Naranjo becomes interior minister. The moves come amid plans to expropriate American sugar lands, which Castro defends as necessary reform.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Raul Roa
Organization of American States
OAS
Roberto Agranonte
Pedro Miret
Umberto Sari Marin
Raquel Perez
Elena Mederos
Serafin Ruiz
Julio Martinez Paez
Jose Naranjo
Orlando Rodriguez
Castro
Cuba
Tye
U.S
Prosecution Battles Confessions In Rape Trial Of Four
In Tallahassee four white youths face life terms for the alleged rape of a coed. Attorneys moved to suppress purported confessions as testimony wrapped after the victim testified she was unable to resist threats with a knife. A mistrial bid arose over a witness who dated the victim. the judge held an overnight recess to continue proceedings.
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Abeweph
Cleruit
Jude W. May Walker
Troma
Willi T. Collingsworth
Tallahassee
Imad
Collingsworth Point
Wefenné
Richard Allen Brown
Yirth
Brown
Cetrink Steell
Raymond's Plant Sees Peak Staffing Amid Chicago Orders
Raymond's plant reaches 660 employees with 109 new hires and a 9 hour day across two shifts as Chicago division closure boosts local demand. Chicago orders account for 10 to 12 percent of volume, aiding furloughs restoration and hope to sustain the rise despite steel strikes and vacations. Local plant targets continued growth through Associated Spring demand recovery and firm optimism.
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Corry
Raymond's
Chicago
Khrushchev Presses West Berlin Standoff at Geneva
In Geneva the Big Four met as Khrushchev labeled Western Berlin policy unrealistic and bankrupt. Western ministers eyed a possible shift but kept talks daily, while Herter ordered a four hour alert plane for rapid travel if the conference collapsed.
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Khrushchev
Geneva
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Berlin
Fuga
Latvia
Christian A. Merter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Herter
Andrei Gromyko
East Germany
Gromyko
United States
Washington
Maier Avantens Waiting To Fill Long's Shoes As Louisiana Chief
Earl K Long lies in a Galveston mental clinic awaiting a sanity hearing as Louisiana politics face an heirless governor’s race. The Long dynasty, built by Huey Long, remains dominant with Earl’s machine at the helm. The piece surveys the family, rivals, and lingering grip on state power amid uncertain succession.
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Maier Avantens
Long
Louisiana
Galveston
Wugha
Mulligan
Charles Deichmann
New Orleans
Earl
Jenmued
Huey
Huey. Ong
Roverton
U.S
George
Rose
Senate
Mn Me Asanaln
Speedy Long
State Senate
Bufanly Bart
Area Driver Unhurt In $32,000 Crash Near Tidio ute
A Route 62 crash near Tidio ute caused about 32000 in damage to three cars and a truck. No injuries were reported though multiple vehicles were involved and a chemical spill on the road may have contributed to the slick conditions.
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Tidioute
Here
Warren
Peter Suysuczynski
New Castle
Warren Jordan
Pittsburgh
Bank Acron
State Highway Department
John Walk
Columbus
Courtland Johnson
Canton
Ohio
Buszerynuki Inter
Chamber to lodge complaint over Erie siding firm action
The Chamber of Commerce plans a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau regarding a local Erie siding firm. City officials urge residents to report issues and support a thorough investigation before any future dealings.
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Erie
Ain Brie
Udigt & Strong
Stewart & Long
Odin
Tibet
Long
Carry Home
Fiurmillar
Freed On Bond In Extortion Plot In West Virginia
Wheeler high court case concerns David Kaplan of Mount Lebanon Pa charged with trying to extort 6000 dollars from Lewis Bilbermar president of Wilkene Jewelry Co Pittsburgh. Kaplan freed on 8000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing before Justice Melvin Creighton. Charges to be heard at Ohio County Grand Jury October term. Police say Kaplan threatened former employer and directed payment to a sign along Route 40 at Valley Grove. Also notes centenarian Mia Barber widow celebrated her 100th birthday at home after fall.
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Wheeling
Wilkene Jewelry Co
Pittcburch
Mud
Valley Grove
Funds Assured For Exchange Student Program in 1960
Officials reported the 1969 fund appeal reached 1056.51 dollars, over the needed amount, with about 150 dollars still required to fund a Corry student. Mrs Jourdet noted 200 dollars remains from 1958 as working capital for the next year. A Corry Area High School student will be chosen for study in Europe based on scholarship, character, and personality. The destined student for CAHS next year is unconfirmed. The selection is through American Field Service in New York. The chosen student will be a girl from the Dodds of Colombo family with a daughter Merle and a senior at CAHS next year.
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Corry
Jourdet
Fund Appeal
CAHS
American Field Service
New York
Merle Dodds
Columbo
Taree
CARS
Youngsville Band to Play Flag Day Event
The Youngsville Band appears for a flag day program at North Center street lodge on Saturday at 7 45 p m with public welcome Merrill Patterson announces. The band performs multiple selections then Exiled Ruler Patterson introduces officers. Rev Paul P Bauer gives the invocation and Mayor J Fred Kinley offers a welcome. Guest speaker is UC Smith grand esteemed reading knight from Warren WW Hammond Sr leads the pledge. The National Anthem closes the program with Benediction by Rev Bauer.
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Corry Elkis
North Center Street
Merrill Patterson
Youngsville Firemen
Patterson
Paul P .Bauer
First Presbyterian Church
J Fred Kinley
Uel W Smith
Reading Knight
Warren WW
Hammond Sr
Bauer
Calf Rustling Probe After Found Near Hunting Camp
State Police investigate possible rustling after a badly skinned calf hide and remains found near a hunting camp in Spring Creek area. Hut ter, 81, of Spring Creek caretaker at a lodge, identified as last seen Wednesday, states he left the camp all day and returned to find the carcass. Officers describe the site as very remote in Blue Eye area, with remains located near a back pond.
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Corry
Blue Eye
MB. Hutter
Spring Creek
BD. Nagle
Brie
Beett
About & P
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