Erie Man Files Fifth Appeal in Western Pen
William F Miller of Erie, detained at Western Penitentiary for nearly 12 years, appeals to the state supreme court via habeas corpus after denying appeals through Erie county courts, the state superior and supreme courts. He claims arrest on July 24 1938 for a morals charge, was tried by a jury, sentenced to 30 months to five years, and has served extensive time with parole violations.
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Erie
William F Miller
Western
Iti
Damian McLaughlin
Miller
State Supreme Court
Allegheny
Erie County
Muller
Arneth
iMiller
Mebaughiin
Comonwealth
Jamestown trio escape injuries in Pittsburgh plane crash
Three Jamestown residents escaped with minor injuries after a small plane crashed in a backyard near East Pittsburgh airport following engine trouble after takeoff. Kenneth Cherry, 29, Dale Monfort, 22, and Denis Jacobson, 20, were treated at Cabin Hospital after the incident.
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Jamestown
Cabin Hospital
Kenneth Cherry
Dale Monfort
Vs. Dnris Jacobson
James Aurito
Two Children Die In Drowning Amid Western Pa Heat Wave
Pittsburgh June 23 Two more drownings lift the four day heat wave toll in western Pennsylvania as Anthony Zygmunciak 15 drowns in the Allegheny River at Spring Creek mouth Three brothers fail to find him Rober Hughes 2 1 2 drowns in a Lakemont Park lake Blair County says the child wandered and fell Bridget McEldowney 7 dies from a fractured skull after heat collapse Sunday A motorist also dies at the wheel Sunday heat blamed in the fatalities
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Anthony Zygmunciak
Bina
Allegheny River
Spring
Creek
Rober Hughes
Altoona
Lakemont Park
Blair County
Bridget McEldowney
ETEA and City Officials Seek Taxpayer Settlement
In a city hall session reporters were barred as Erie officials and Erie Taxpayers Economy Association attorneys negotiated a compromise of the taxpayers suit. The deal would have the city back 209000 from its budget in exchange for ETHA dropping the court action alleging payroll padding and unauthorized expenditures. Neither side disclosed the agreement’s terms.
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Erie
Stat Chamber
Erie Taxpayers Economy Association
ETHA
Erie Man Killed in Freak Mishap
A 40 year old Erie man, Andrew Prank Bolash, was electrocuted when a light bulb exploded in his hand as he prepared to whitewash a cellar. Fire squads and ambulances failed to revive him at his Bay City home nearby. Patrolmen Till and Luipo provided the incident details to authorities.
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Erie
Andrew Prank Bolash
Eric
Jerome W. Craft
St. Vincent's Hospital
Jack Till
Phil Luipo
Acene
Bolash
Bay Ciiy Forge Co
Frank Cambra
Balash
Bolach
Bulash
Willy
Cambra
Harry Amann
Younger Vets to Receive Largest GI Insurance Dividends
Washington June 22 1950 the Veterans Administration says younger World War II veterans will get the biggest checks in the forthcoming GI insurance dividend. About 20 million national service life policies hold by 15 million veterans will share a $2 billion dividend in the first half of 1950. converted policies likely yield larger returns due to higher premiums.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R Bray, Jr
Hin
AVA
Wenney
Quarantine Placed on 18 Homes in Connellsville Area
Health officer Helen Beatty of Belle Vernon orders a two week precautionary quarantine on 18 Lower Tyrone Township homes after a teenager from the township died the next day from a borderline meningitis diagnosis following a local H Club meeting held last week.
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Connellsville
Mies
Helen Beatty
Belle Vernon
Lower Tyrone
Luce Praises Marshall Plan as Real Success in Europe
Henry Luce of Life Time and Fortune magazines lauds the Marshall Plan as a real success. He advocates shifting United States policy toward building sound monetary systems and reduced reliance on relief. He argues Europe now needs stronger finance and a balanced economy rather than charity.
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Atlantic City
Henry R. Luce
Mareshall
Luce
Life
Time
Forilin
Europe
Kiwanis International
Tay
Marshall Phin
Paul Holton
United States
Youth Confesses Accidental Slaying Of Brother
Port Smith Arkansas June 22 A Y-year-old boy told Sheriff Prentice Maddux he shot and killed his eight year old brother Prestin on November 20, 1982 during a demonstration. Charles Owens said he pulled the trigger after placing the pistol to Prestin’s head. Owens was held without bail on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. the sheriff said the information was given during questioning at his office.
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Associated Press
Port Smith
Ark
Ufflebys
Sermans
Prentice
Charles Owens
Prestin
Owens
Maddux
Sid Owens
Tim At
Wuloeelins
Blue Charles
Presiun
Smith Howe
Charles
Th. Pistel Sind
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Burglary Suspect Sentenced in Westmoreland County
A printed report states Raymond Annoni taft and Pedro Rod, both 29, of Belle Vernon were sentenced to up to 0 years in Western Penitentiary for burglary and larceny in Greensburg Pennsylvania. The case involved robberies valued at about 342000 dollars across Westmoreland County.
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Surglary
Greensburg
Belle Vernon
Western Penitentiary
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