Kidnaper Pacific Dies After 1500 Mile Car Ordeal
In Steubenville Associated Press reports Jon Bas Sifle a 32 year old Canonsburg electrician kidnapped two Pennsylvania boys Nick Chirsi 14 and Joseph Zolmerchik 14 and locked them in a car trunk during a 1500 mile two day ride. Police pursued and he died after being shot by officers near Mingo Junction. The two boys survived with minor injuries after a harrowing ordeal. The coroner ruled the slaying justifiable homicide.
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Associated Press
Steubenville
Pennsylvania
Jon Bas Sifle
Canonsburg
Alee
Mingo Junction
Nick Chirsi
Joseph
Zolmerchik
Cokesbury
Danbury
Pacific
Matilda
Syl
Sam Baker
Baker
John P. Smurrelin
Jefferson County
Erie labor registration drive seeks extra polling places
County commissioners met to discuss expanding registration sites to handle a surge of workers organized by CIO, APL, and International Association of Machinists. Officials unofficially indicated only the minimum registration points will be kept, with turnout day procedures to be tested Wednesday.
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Brie
Yone
Ev—Neaucis
Vourdigust
Uutor
Services Today for Henry Ploss in Memory of Berry Ploss
A morning service for Henry Ploss was held at 8:45 at Braecken-Keuling Funeral Home with a Regiem Mass at St. Bli Aty bert's Church at 9 led by Rev. Garl L. Heit. The church choir sang as bearers including William Prine, Ernest Plass, Alfred Pluss, Robert Ploss, Charles Plos, Dr. Leo Plas, Delbert Ploss and May Patton attended. Burial followed at Pine Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends attended the service.
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Braecken-Keuling
Berry Plo
St. Bli
Eldred Man Killed in Crash
Richard Austin, 23, of Eldred, died at St. Francis Hospital after a car crash near Allegany. He suffered skull, left arm, and right leg fractures and internal injuries when his 1950 Ford collided with a guard rail and trees following a brush with Burl Hughes’s sedan. Hughes, 28, of Risford, and passenger Robert Wolfe, 24, of Smethport, survived with minor injuries.
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Bradford Tinietson
Pokesy
Hughes
Robert L. Wolfe
Smethport
Shriners Hold Convention Parades In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a massive Shriners convention parade drew 125 000 attendees as 13 000 delegates marched behind colorful temples. Officials planned processions from multiple temples with roadside routes and motor escorts. The event caused traffic congestion and drew spectators from surrounding counties amid a weeklong series of activities.
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Associalu Sry
Los Angeles
Tony Ty
Imperial
Amurchiie
Bial
Andy Mountud
Hogsemma
Tate
Madlapn
Wis
Penray
Cnuselougly
Will Cunatiane
Arles
Five Are Found Dead on Farm in Nebraska
A Nebraska farm family ordeal ends in multiple deaths. Henry Fy Bubn, 49, is recovered from an abandoned well, while Mee Hensy Balus, 48, and her five children are found dead in a rural setting. Authorities describe the deaths as likely self-inflicted or connected to the farm family crisis. The investigation continues as police assess motive and gather evidence.
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Titan
Wep
Gay Memfer
Farny
Abe
Sirawning
M Titty
Balus
Chilidren
Arditi
Abermies
Henry Fy Bubn
Auorhey
Lloyd
Lunia
Sinelde
Mtr
Buln
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REX Theatre
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