Violent Storm Drags Midwest Snow Toll Rises
A massive late winter storm blasted the Midwest then moved into the Northeast, leaving up to 22 inch drifts and high winds. Death tolls mounted across Wisconsin Michigan Indiana New York Pennsylvania with 33 reported in total. Roads blocked and travel halted as temperatures plunged and shelters, towers, and trailers were toppled or stranded.
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Eisenhower Faces Berlin Unity Debate in TV Push
President Eisenhower seeks public backing for a firm stance against Soviet moves to oust Allied forces from Berlin while keeping room for negotiations. He met congressional leaders and aides in a bid to present a unified plan amid rising Cold War tensions.
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Highways Left Hazardous In Erie County
A light snow lashed highways in Erie County causing hazardous driving conditions. Two inches of snow fell with hail and thunder reported in Johnstown area. A fire at a North Side Pittsburgh apartment left 25 residents homeless and damage estimated at 40000 dollars. A newborn baby boy was found on a doorstep in Oakmont and taken to hospital.
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City Council Holds Special Session on Treasurer Salary
City officials met in a special session at the Municipal Building to discuss a potential salary increase for the city treasurer. The move aligns with a state law preventing raises while the officeholder is in office, with Carl Smith as the sole announced candidate for the four year term and in office for nine years.
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Fred Stone Dies After Decades of Stage Work
Fred Stone 85, famed for nimble song and dance and acrobatics, died after a long illness. The North Bollywood, California native sustained blindness from a heart attack two years earlier and had injuries from a 1927 plane crash that left him with broken legs and facial injuries.
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Unemployment in Corry to Remain High in Coming Months
Unemployment in Corry remained high after February with a 58 percent drop in total claims from January. James Roseberry, manager, says continued claims will stay above normal for several months as 602 unemployment compensation checks are set to expire on April 1 1989.
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Former Dem Power Dies in Washington
Former Sen. Joseph F. Griffey of Pennsylvania, a Democratic stalwart since the New Deal era, dies Friday night at Doctors Hospital of a heart ailment at age Ab. He never married and is survived by a sister and four nephews. Griffey rose in 1912 by backing Woodrow Wilson, breaking with his uncle Col. M. Guffey, to become a Pennsylvania political power and a lifelong partisan.
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Area Man and Sister Die in Michigan Carbon Monoxide Tragedy
George Thoreson Sr. and his sister Mrs. Palmer Olson were found dead in their car near Daggett Michigan after apparently crashing into a snowbank. Police say carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths while they were returning from a visit to Amash Michigan. The bodies were discovered three miles from Carnery near the Wisconsin border by a snowplow operator. Thoreson operated a cement and gravel business below North East and his death leaves a son and several grandchildren.
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Upper Michigan
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Real Knockout Bank Robber Nabbed in Las Vegas HoldUp
Las Vegas FBI charged Belle Ingram a 19 year old former Washington DC bank teller with robbing a downtown Las Vegas bank of 1761. She reportedly rode a cab to the bank then to Reno by bus, with police describing her as a champagne blonde. She was arraigned on bank robbery charges and held on 10000 bond.
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Peace pact talks shift as Khrushchev hints at Poland Czechoslovakia
Premier Khrushchev signals possible inclusion of Poland and Czechoslovakia in a German peace treaty while pressing for terms that would bind both German states. East German leaders indicate expected participation by Polish Communist chief Gomulka and Czechoslovak President Antonin Novotny as part of broader discussions. The Kremlin links Berlin crisis to a final German peace, threatening allied routes to West Berlin if terms are refused.
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Area Key Clubs Meet At YMCA
Members of Division 1 Key Club gather at the YMCA for a two and a half hour program highlighting the convention in Pittsburgh and a new lieutenant governor candidate for the division. Attendees from Cony Youngsville Meadville Crosser ty and Cambridge Springs will hear talks on future activities and the officers election.
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Lewis Wife Expecting Fifth Child
Patti Le Phoned Jerry Lewis in Chicago to tell him the couple, already parents to four sons, are expecting their fifth child.
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Family Of Six Perish In House Fire Tragedy
A small East Flint home killed a family of six from smoke in a four room single story structure. Audrey 24 and Pelb 20 died with children Diane 8 Carol 1 Richard and James 8 as neighbors alerted the fire department after discovering the blaze. Firemen said the fire started from a cigarette in an overstuffed chair in the living room.
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FBI Tightens Heefig Hunt For Slippery Lorenz
FBI broadens pursuit of suspect Sprenz, linked to a $26,000 bank robbery in Hamilton Ohio. He has eluded investigators by moving through Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, with vehicles traced to Coshocton Canton and Youngstown. A year after an Akron jail breakout, agents pursue him across multiple states as arrests loom.
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Seven in Family Found Dead Near Lancaster Ohio
Seven members of a Colfax Community family were found dead in their homes near Lancaster Ohio. Authorities indicated the deaths may be murder or self-inflicted. Sheriff Dale George said deputies and the county prosecutor were at the scene with few details, the house located about five miles northeast of Lancaster.
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Justice Dept Drives Purge of Top Thugs in crackdown
Justice Department expands a long term attack on organized crime. Federal officials promise a systematic campaign of prosecutions targeting top underworld figures with multi agency cooperation. Milton Wessel is named information coordinator while investigations probe Apalachin links and narcotics cases.
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Corry Civil Defense to Join Welfare Exercise
Corry Civil Defense unit will join Erie and Crawford counties in a joint welfare exercise planned for May 4 and 9. Col. Cliff Holcomb says location is unresolved but the event promises to be among the largest operations in this part of the state. He notes a county funded allotment to buy four and a half inch suction hose for the new pumper.
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Cliff Holcomb
ThreeCar Crash Injures Several Near Waterford
In a blinding snowstorm east of Waterford a Corry man swerved to avoid a three car pile up. Russell Hull and two passengers were treated for minor bruises at St Vincent’s Hospital in Bele. Randolph Messinger and Jehnnes Szymanski were involved. details from Lawrence Park State Police describe limited visibility and a chain reaction.
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Twice-Car Collision in Hampton Township Killing One
William Greer aged 40 of Gibsonia died in a two car crash on Route 6 in Hampton Township. Edith Milesbury 37 of Gibsonia, the other driver, was taken to Allegheny General in serious condition.
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