Erie Safe Robbers Admit 22 Jobs in Breaks
Erie detectives report a five man gang confessed to 22 safe thefts after hours of questioning. The group led by Evie Wedzik, with members Shampoe Watkins Canary Snyder and two accomplices, allegedly pulled safes at filing stations and other sites. Investigators say the loot totals run into thousands of dollars with possible additional uncatalogued jobs.
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Samuel Snyder
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Shampoe
Watkins
Canary
Snyder
Edward Driscoll
Raymond Sokolowski
Figaski
Owls Club
Union Beer Co
Wedaik
Study Chrysler Labor Flareup at Redstone Jupiter plants
Government attention focused on a wildcat UAW strike at Chrysler plants triggering a total loss for the first shift. Pickets from UAW Local 1245 protested alleged company discrimination as labor talks at the Big Three remained without contracts since Memorial Day weekend.
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United Auto Workers
Redstone
Jupiter
UAW
Ford
General Motors
Helm Named To GOP State Post
W Stuart Helm a longtime House member from Armstrong county was named executive director of the Republican State Committee. The 58 year old will serve as an assistant to George Bloom state chairman and has served in the House since 1941 and was elected speaker in 1957.
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W. Stuart Helm
R Armstrong
Republican State Committee
Helm
George S. Bloom
Continue Talks In Paper Strike In Philadelphia
The paper strike by truck drivers in Philadelphia enters its 25th day as Federal Mediator Paul Yager meets with Teamsters and the Bulletin and Inquirer. A session with the American Newspaper Guild and the Inquirer is planned today, with no progress announced. The Guild has been striking since the contract expired. May 31 marks when, besides Philadelphia, the Camden Courier-Post also shows a halted Guild unit. All three papers continue reduced circulation.
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Courier-Post
Adams urged to resign as GOP fight over Eisenhower aide
Meade Alcorn praised Adams but echoed calls for dismissal amid a probe into the East Boston Co. failing to file SEC reports from 1948 to 1955. Senators and GOP leaders including Barry Goldwater and Clarence Brown voiced pressure, noting Adams' imprudence harmed the Republican cause while Adams took a leave from Sun Oil.
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Living Costs Rise in May as Inflation Eases
May living costs set a new record with the smallest monthly gain since December. The Labor Department index rose one tenth of one percent to 123.6, about 33 percent above May last year, with food items flat for the first time since November and automatic pay boosts affecting 850,000 workers in steel, aluminum, can manufacturing, and meat packing.
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Labor Department
Washington
Detroit
Vanguard rocket effort ends in brief scrub at sea
The Navy's Vanguard launch attempt at Ebach Florida ended at 1 34 pm after hours of work. Heavy rains caused moisture in the rocket wiring triggering an electrical short. It marked the second delay in four days for the slender vehicle on the sea launch pad.
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Retires at 107 in Concord as she heads to the beach
Aunt Pinky Gaines, aged 107 in Concord New Hampshire, says she is retiring and plans to head for the beach. She first received Social Security checks after friends confirmed her birth year as 1851, and she jokes about wearing shawl britches while leaving.
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N. H
Pinky Gaines
Do's and Don'ts After a Traffic Accident in Erie County
Erie County Motor Club released a list of actions for motorists after accidents. It urges STOP to prevent hit and run, call a doctor, avoid moving victims unless necessary, avoid unqualified first aid, call police for minor incidents, identify yourself, and gather a full written record including names, licenses, plates, damages, witnesses, and hospital if needed, then file with the insurer.
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Erie County Motor Club
Donald C. Burton
Hhim
Czechs Say They Will Free American Sergeant James Cole
The Czechoslovak government in Vienna plans to release American Army sergeant James E. Cole of Connellsville Pennsylvania, who has been held since June 6 after disappearing while fishing with a relative of his Austrian-born wife. The Austrian foreign office confirmed the Czech promise to free Cole at Haugsdorf on the border, possibly within a day.
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Tkhey
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Haugsdorf
Do Not Leave Scene of Accident Warns Burton
Burton urges motorists to stay at the scene until no further help is needed, stating this upholds a moral obligation and fulfills a responsible motorist standard.
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Jamestown Girl Die While Auto Plunges 75 Feet
A Jamestown girl identified as Margaret Knight, 18, was killed when a car left Allen Street near Buffalo intersection and plunged 75 feet into the Chadakin River early today. Passenger Miss Lund survived, later recounting the crash and cold river as rescue crews aided her.
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Huiston
Lind
Chadakoin
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Senate Passes Secrets Bill Gathers US Nuclear Data to Allies
The Senate approved a measure easing sharing of atomic secrets with allies, restricting transfers to Great Britain and striking a broad provision for data on other military uses. Senator Clinton P. Anderson urged limited scope, arguing the original bill was too broad. The bill now heads to conference with the House, which passed it decisively last week.
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Great Britain
Abandoned Dutch Freighter After Explosion Near Karachi
A Dutch freighter carrying 409 tons of US military explosives to Pakistan Iraq and Iran was abandoned off the Indian coast after an explosion and fire. Captain Ven-Den and 10 crewmen swam ashore. one sailor injured. The ship lay burned offshore southeast of the Pakistan border about 140 miles from Karachi. Estimated loss 1 to 2 million dollars.
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Pakistan
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