Japan cancels Ike visit over riots and safety fears
Tokyo reports Prime Minister Kishi cancels President Eisenhower’s Japan trip citing violent Communist provoked riots and safety concerns. Eisenhower, finishing Manila trip, agrees to proceed with visits to Formosa and Korea though dates may shift. Kishi vows to push quick security treaty ratification despite calls to dissolve Parliament or resign.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisenhower
Japan
Manila
White House
James C. Hagerty
Pormosa
Korea
Kishi
U.S
Moscow
Tass
Presi
Hearing Set on Columbus Dam Revival and Inquiry
A Corry delegation revived the 13 year old Columbus Dam issue urging state action. State funds and a July Fish Commission meeting in Harrisburg were discussed as a path to rebuild the dam that was destroyed on April 7, 1947, with the site once a 50 acre lake now a small creek through Columbus.
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Columbus
Corry
Joseph Goldstein
Warren
Sesson
Michael O'Hara
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Goldstein
Leslie Dodd
al Merker
Eugene Wank
B. G. Bennett
8. A. Long
State Fish Commission
Harrisburg
Pish Commission
Severe Thunderstorms Hit Midwestern States
Severe storms powered by strong winds swept the Midwest with tornadoes reported in Nebraska and Michigan. Nebraska towns suffered damage as granaries toppled and utility lines failed. Lincoln saw a small tornado near State Hospital grounds. Des Moines recorded winds up to 5 mph, while widespread rain and hail affected Iowa and southern Nebraska.
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Midwest
Missouri
Kansas
Chicago ‘Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Michi
Gan
Holdrege
Neb
Jand
Lincoln
E State Hospital
Elkhorn
Michigan
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Kennebec
Des Moines
Colorado Rockies
Pacific Coast
Needles
Tug Of War Over Foreign Aid Reopens in Congress
Washington AP reports a 3-way struggle in the House over a foreign aid bill totaling 33 34 million to 500 thousand with sharp cuts already shaved from Eisenhower requests. Supporters seek to restore much of the cuts while opponents press further reductions amid fears of undermining security and anti communist aims. A Senate passage was anticipated in substantially the House form, with carryover unobligated funds a possible target for further trimming. Major General Winston J Wilson receives the Pennsylvania Distinguished Service Medal at Indian Town Gap for improving combat readiness of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Indiantown Gap
Winston J. Wilson
Air National Guard
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Pennsylvania Air National Ai
Driver Pleads Not Guilty In May Crash At Corry Peat Co
Frank Armstrong 29 of Guys Mills pleaded not guilty to drunk driving after a May 28 crash on West Columbus Avenue. His car smashed into a Corry Peat Products Co building after weaving 400 feet. Passenger Robert Wilcox of Centerville was uninjured. Armstrong was bound over to the September Erie term and released on a $500 bond. He refused an alcohol blood test and was deemed unfit to drive by a local physician.
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Frank Armstrong
Guys Mills
M. &. Cobbett
Armstrong
West Columbus Avenue
Corry Peat Products Co
Robert Wilcox
Centerville
Erie
Last Phase Of Industry Bid Progress Report
Division and team leaders of the Corry Area Industrial Development Fund Campaign met to push the final effort toward the $126,000 goal. General Chairman Robert Bracken warned that $881,179 has been reported from less than half the potential subscribers and urged urgent pledges to complete the drive by tomorrow's report meeting.
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Corry
Bracken
Ayer
Area Man's Will Benefits Sick, Students
Probate records show George Terrell left 1 000 to Masonic Home Elizabethtown New Ireland United Brethren Church and TOGF Orphanage. A third of the estate funds care for indigent patients and two thirds fund scholarships chosen by Dr Merritt Terrell.
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Union Duy
George Terrell
LeBoeu Township
Merritt Terrell
R. D
Cambridge Springs
Masonic Home
Elizabethtown
New Ireland United Brethren Church
TOGF
Meadville
Terrell
Arthur McCray
Corry
Maurice McCray
Jewill
McCray
National Firm Eyes Corry Plant Expansion
A major national firm visited Corry to assess the local labor pool and wage structure with plans to open a plant here. Company officials return tomorrow to finalize details. the facility would be located in the DPC building on West Main Street, with another city under consideration. Local groups advise residents to act as a temporary one man Chamber of Commerce while inquiries proceed.
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Fo Personuacs Spe
Yeaterday
Corry
DPC
West Main Street
CAIDG
GATDC
Chamber of Commerce
Western NY Survives Rain And Floods
Western New York endured nearly 48 hours of heavy rain and flash floods with bridges and rail lines washed out and cellars inundated. Crews cleared debris and pumped cellars while a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derailed near Tiehua in Cattaraugus County injuring ten but not fatally. Olean reported 3.4 inches and Corning just over 3 inches since last Saturday as forecasts warned only scattered thunderstorms.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Tiehua
Cattaraugus County
Pennsylvania Railroad
U. S. Weather Bureau
Olean
Corning
Symington Assails Rockefeller as Man Without a Party
Washington AP report shows Senator Stuart Symington asserting Governor Nelson Rockefeller is a man without a party amid Republican criticism. He denounces Rockefeller’s leadership as weak, drifting, and neglectful of the aged and poor, in remarks to the Women’s National Democratic Club.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Women’s National Democratic Club
Symington
Rockefeller
Lockheed Workers Still Out as Major Missile Strikes End
AP reports 70,000 TAM and UAW workers on strike or returning to work nationwide. Lockheed’s Long Beach and Sunnyvale plants face halted missile and satellite programs, including the Polaris submarine missile and recon satellites. Douglas and Convair actions affect California plants. settlements reached or contingent on seniority provisions.
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Los Angeles
Daugrad
Long Besch
Gallf
Florida
Convair
Cap Canaveral
International Assay of
Fornia
Sunnyvale
Conradr
Douglas
California
TAM
United Auto
Long Beach
Primari
Ily
Lockheed
Air Force
Santa Monica
Calif
United Auto Workers
Eisenhower pledges U S defense of Philippines
Manila reports President Eisenhower ends visit by pledging the United States will defend the Philippines instantly against any attack. The vow came in a final communique with President Carlos P. Garcia, boosting ties as Japan visit was canceled. Eisenhower schedules revised as he heads toward Formosa, with possible moves to South Korea.
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Manila
Eisenhower
United States
Philippines
Japan
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippine
China
U. S
Peiping
White House
James C. Hagerty
St. Paul
Formosa
Hagerty
U.S
Nobusuke ‘Kishi
Pisehower
Eisenhower Bere
Moscow
Kishi
Senate votes to repeal nonsubversive college affidavits
The Senate repeals nonsubversive affidavits for students receiving Defense Education Act funds. The act now imposes up to five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for anyone who applies for or receives payments while a member of a subversive organization. Disclosure of membership within five years is required. A pledge of allegiance remains required for qualification.
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Senate
Nstead
Tobacco Executive Carter Dies of Heart Attack
Francis C. Carter 47 of Winston Salem president of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. died en route to Williamsport Hospital after a heart attack at the Largs Creek Hunting and Fishing Club in Salladusburg where he and his wife were guests. He was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Williams Pun
Francis C. Carter
Winston- Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Williamsport Hospital
Carter
Largs Creek
Salladusburg
Howard J. Woaner Jr
Montgomery
Eisenhowers Tokyo visit canceled in blow to world peace
The United States suffers a costly defeat as Eisenhowers Tokyo trip is canceled marking a second international setback in a month. Khrushchevs attacks deepen East West tensions while Paris talks also collapse, forcing Western allies to unite against Soviet pressure and safeguard Far East alliances.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Nobusuke Kishi
Far East
Khrushchev
Fountainette Proprietor Pays Heaviest Tax Fine Yet
Miss Marie Lilley, owner of The Fountainette, paid a $10 fine for failing to file city and school district withholding tax forms. The action, led by R Elwin Puller, city income tax collector, also included $92 in back taxes for 1957 and 1958. Alderman Porter Auer assisted the city in the civil action.
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Marie Lilley
The
Fountainette
Lilley
R Elwin Puller
Puller
Plane Victims Buried In Snow On Alaska Peak
About 14 people died when a Pacific Northern Airlines Constellation crashed on an Alaska mountaintop. A six-man helicopter team reached the scene near the summit but only one or two of the nine passengers and five crew members could be located as they believed the rest were buried in deep snow. The crash occurred Tuesday as the airliner struck the peak tip and tumbled down about 700 feet.
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Anchoratn
Assshaap
Watlrliner
Alaska
Hell
Mite Gilbert
Alaska Rescue Connell Group
Pacific Northern Airlines
Constellation
Nixon Kennedy to Campaign in Dakota Frontier Weekend
Vice President Richard M Nixon and Senator John F Kennedy plan joint appearances in South and North Dakota this weekend to energize campaigns. Nixon will stump for Gov Davis in North Dakota and appear at a Burtick birthday event in Fargo while Kennedy attends a large Fargo birthday party and Sioux Falls American Legion gathering. The weekend also features an 82nd Airborne drop practice as Legion festivities kick off.
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Sioux Falls
5.D
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dakota Prairie
North Dakota
Nixon
John Davis
Kennedy
Fargo
N.D
Quentin Burdick
D-Nd
Davis
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Burdick
American Legion
82Nd Airborne Division
Legion
State Census Shows Six Percent Population Rise
Pennsylvania's population rose six per cent in the past decade per preliminary 1960 census figures. The total stands at 11,185,142, up from 10,897,989 in 1950, per Edgar Bryan who leads most census work. Final counts may adjust slightly upward. Forty-one of 67 counties gainers, 28 declines.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Edgar Bryan
Firestone Sets Record In Sales And Earnings
Firestone Rubber Co reports record quarterly and half year results with sales of 581.52 million for the first half and earnings of 30.80 million. Indicated Q2 sales reach 307.41 million with earnings 16.63 million, while the prior year compares. Explosion damage noted as a separate incident.
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Firestone
Cleveland
the & Rubber Co
Raymond ©. Firestone
Trish
Tnis
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