Blast Destroys Boat. Three Youths Escape Near Conneaut Take Dock
Three Pittsburgh youths escaped injury when a speedboat owned by George A. Jones exploded at Conneaut Take dock. The blast hurled two boys onto the dock. all three were examined by a physician and released. The accident occurred near the lake where another drowning had been reported, with firemen noting the explosion echoed for miles.
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Conneaut
Lye Dock
George A. Jones
Pittsbore
Pittsburgh
Paul Adan
Ross Gadd
Robert Beck Jr
Avantle
Tio
Paul Adams
Adams
Beek
Gudd
Jones Tunity
Rouies
Charles M Buckley
Connewad, Lake
Russia Beckons To Tourists Amid Soviet Travel Shift
A garbled report notes Moscow inviting American tourists to drive across Soviet Russia in UWh cars while warning of limited foreign motorist access due to accommodation shortages. It mentions a fatal gas incident in Waynesburg and remarks on seasonal tourism expectations for 1960.
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Russia
Moscow
Gnc
Collier Corplen
Soviet
Tntourist
Brave
Malor
Ist
Europe
Youths Hurt In Stolen Car Crash Near Findley Lake
Two Niagara Falls youths were injured when a stolen car crashed in Mina Town near Findley Lake. Frederick L. LeBlanc, 14, suffered fractured vertebrae and face lacerations. James A. Francis, 14, had back and ankle bruises. Both were hospitalized in Westfield Memorial Hospital and face possible charges of second degree grand larceny after the discharge. The driver reportedly lost control on the Sherman Findley Lake road, hit an embankment, and slid about 100 feet.
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Findley Lake
Westfield
Niagara Falls
Mina
Frederick L. LeBlanc
James A. Francis
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Tate Police
LeBlanc
Greg Johnsurt
Lis
Sherman-Finey Lake
No Demand For This Job Any More At New Mexico Prison Farm
State comptroller Ed Hartman moved to cut costs after the TAFE job of Mr POW Jack at the state prison farm ended. He fired the game department in vain before selling Jack to Bill Kahn of Albuquerque. Hartman notes the move as a response to automation and political friction.
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Jack
New Mexico
Ed Hartman
Hartman
Bill Kahn
Albuquerque
Mediator Tries To Head Off Fourth Strike at Erie Plants
Mediator Grover Stainbrook plans another negotiation session to avert a fourth strike as Hammermill workers, Marx Toy employees, and Girard Manufacturing laborers push for wage increases. About 200 Plumbers Union members struck for a new contract, while Girard workers prepare a July 1 walkout. Unions seek 10 cent hourly boosts for piecework and 20 cents for day work. no new talks yet scheduled at Erie Marx Toy plant.
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Feder
Grover Stainbrook +s
Hammermill Paper Co
Erie
Stainbrook
Nupermakers Union
Hammer Vt
Marx Toy Co
Erie Fins
Plumbers Union
Julieard
Girard Manufacturing Co
Joseph Stasenko
Afl-Cio
Girard
Marx Toy Sa
Steinbruck
Erie Ace
Erie Marx Toy
Girard and
Marx Toy
Collision Kills Elderly Couple in Shippenville
Clarion reports a two car crash near Shippenville killed Theodore Fuller 70 and his wife Eva of Wellsboro. Grandson Mark Stewart 11 of Newcastle escaped injury. details incomplete.
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Clarion
Tioga County
Shippenville
Theodore Fuller
Eva
Wellsboro
Mark Stewart
Newcastle
One Killed and One Hurt in Greensburg Crash
A head-on collision between a tractor trailer and a car on Route 2 near Greensburg killed a Mellon Institute worker from Pittsburgh, 34-year-old John G. Cashell, who died on arrival at Westmoreland Hospital. Theodore LeLoup, 37, of Bridgeville, the car’s driver, was hospitalized with a compound cranial fracture and contusions. Truck driver James Castania of Johnstown was not injured and was released on $1,500 bond pending a coroner's inquest.
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Greensburg
Wuto
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
John G.cashell
Westmoreland Hospital
Cashell
Theodore LeLoup
Bridgeville
James Castania
Johnstown
Swift Senate OK of Kinzua Dam Debate
The Kinzua Dam appropriation faces the Senate Appropriations Committee after reductions to the original request. Pennsylvania senators and Keystone congressmen back the major flood control project for the Ohio River Basin, citing decades of damage and urging swift action to finish the dam.
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Kinzua Dam
Pittsburgh
Jost Clark
Kinza
Warren
Storm Visibly Wrecks Homes Amid Tornado Watch
Severe weather struck western Pent Sylvandi area with warnings later canceled at 1 PM as a tornado-like vortex swept through Oniontown near Greenville. Lip Hill top homes owned by Mr and Mrs Metlneye were destroyed. cement blocks shifted, walls buckled, and a wall collapsed. Beverly Walters, visiting relatives, reported seeing one line of trees toppled and two small trees nearby. A tornado-like funnel aloft was observed, with tree branches ripped from their trunks.
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Corry
Altoona
Philadelphia
Buren
Leecher Cor
Lip Hill
Bui
Metlneye
Maymanid
Fondation
Jeanine
Hellesor
Beverly Walters
Oniontown
Greenville
David G
Nagy Detained in Budapest Jail Amid Revolt Aftermath
Report from Warsaw cites former Hungarian premier Nagy jailed in Budapest awaiting trial after being moved from Romania. Newspaper quotes a plea attributed to Soviet Defense Minister Zhukov urging Nagy to confess he was duped by Western agents in fall revolt. Correspondent Domin give Anderes filed from Budapest.
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Filaro
Husipariats
Tmne
High Winds Batter Titusville Area Causing Damage
Turbulent afternoon winds toppled trees and damaged houses west of Titusville. Police reported downed power lines and mobile homes moved or wrecked while several buildings suffered rain-related harm. Weather observers noted heavy rain and widespread disruption across the region.
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Letuaville
Timagilte Jain
Avitel Vinderhoof
Tui
Amehvas
Glenn Lesher
Ab Meadville
Une
Audit Briefs Deadline Passes in Warren County Court
Warcony Westerung marked the final day for attorneys to submit briefs on whether county auditors should provide a fuller breakdown of the 1956 audits of county offices. Commissioner actions and Judge Flick's ruling shaped the case, with County Solicitor Richard Lonthold representing the commissioners and Samuel Honavity defending the auditors as the briefs were completed.
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Warcony
Westerung
Warren County Court
Alexander C. Flick Jr
Richard Lonthold
Samuel Honavity
Tite Flick
Living Cost Hits New High Across Nation
Washington reports May saw a rise of about ten-tenths of 1 percent, the ninth straight record high in the consumer price index. The Labor Department notes widespread wage boosts under annual cost of living adjustments, with 1 million workers affected across steel, aluminum, meat packing, and other industries as contracts reset quarterly. Prices paid by city families remain elevated, the index peaking above 1960 levels.
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Washington
Arbor
Alpina
Luminiumy
Ainer
Wutilhel Gos
Sn Howe
BES
Expansion Plans On Way At Union City Hospital
Union City Stem Memorial Hospital will open construction bids for two wings at its June 21 meeting. Plans approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare include six private rooms two ward rooms three semi private rooms a new nursery central supply room and enlargement of the x ray laboratory. The project may cost about 100000 dollars with no public fundraising anticipated.
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Union City Hospital
Union City
Union City Stem Memorial Hospital
Permay]lvania Department of Welfare
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