State Solons inon Shooting
Pennsylvania lawmakers played roles in a House shooting spree as five were wounded though none from the Keystone State fell. Rep James E. Van Zandt tackled a gunman amid chaos in the gallery while page Lee Thomas helped, and Dr Ivor Fenton aided the injured as others ducked bullets and recovered from the shock.
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Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
Keystone State
Pennsylvania
James E. van Zandt
Altoona
House
van Zandt
Capitol
Lee Thomas
Williamsport
Ivor D. Fenton
Mahanoy City
Paul B. Dague
Downingtown
Louis R. Graham
Graham
Benjamin F. James
Villanova
Dague
Youth Cleared in Fatal Shooting Case in Jefferson Borough
Allegheny County detectives cleared Richard Fedor, 17, of Large, in the fatal shooting of William G. Jones, 21, a crow hunter from Pittsburgh. Assistant Chief Joseph Devlin said the shooting in Jefferson Borough was accidental and occurred as Fedor fired at a fox, mistakenly thinking Jones was an animal.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Richard Fedor
Large
William G. Jones
Joseph Devlin
Fedor
Jones Sunday
Jefferson Borough
Puerto Rican gun attack disrupts U S Congress
During a routine session in the House visitors gallery, a group of Nationalist Puerto Ricans opened fire with lugers, wounding four and prompting a chaotic scramble as guards, staff, and lawmakers responded. Mrs. Lebron claimed patriots’ zeal, while authorities identified the group as Nationalists linked to a 1950 Truman assassination bid.
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Rep. van Zandt
R-Pa
Commonwealth
U.S
House
Martin
R-Mass
A. E. Baughman
Secret Service
Eisenhower
Hartford
Conn
Tom Kennamer
Senate
White House
Agriculture Benson
Secretary of the Interior
Puerto Rico
Lewis Munoz Marin
Lawmakers tighten House gallery access after shooting
In Puerto Rico a statement condemns the shooting as savagery and leaders of both parties in the House agree that no visitors may enter the House galleries without admission cards issued by members. Cards were not previously required except for reserved sections.
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Puerto Rico
Erie man fined for loaded pistol after rabbit hunt
An Erie man pleaded guilty to a firearms violation and received a $150 fine plus court costs after admitting to hunting rabbits with a 22 caliber pistol in Erie. Judge Burton R. Laub warned there would be no leniency for future gun offenses.
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Brie
Erie
Burton R. Laub
Chandler
Laub
John W. Schermerhorn
North East
Inter-American Parley Sessional Recess Amid Carnival
In Caracas delegates at the 10th Inter-American Conference took a Shrove Tuesday carnival break after an opening session that praised anti communist sentiment. Colombia’s Foreign Minister Sourdis faced applause for denouncing totalitarian aggression and urged Western Hemisphere unity to curb subversive influence. The scene illustrated heightened bloc tensions during the conference.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Colombia
Evaristo Sourdis
Marcos Peres Jimenez
Ourkress
Sourdis
Plane Ministers Conference Focuses on Hemisphere issues
U S and 19 Latin American foreign ministers gather to discuss the hemisphere with economic plans and U S financial strategy viewed as central. The report notes Plant founder dies in Pittsburgh and the legacy of the Lawrence Steel Construction Co. founder Joan W McNair.
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Hemisphere
United States
U. S
Pittsburgh
Joan W. MecNair
Lawrence Steel Construction Co
Petrolia
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