U S Space Probe Attains Orbit Around Sun Miners Rescue Delayed
U S Space Probe Attains Orbit Around Sun Miners Rescue Delayed LOGAN West Virginia AP report details a coal mine fire trapping 18 men for days. State mines director Crawford Wilson warns time is running out as rescue through a main passageway faces heat and fumes. Pumps continue water soaks, and an ex safety inspector, William Donaldson, aids in survival tactics while crews fight through extreme heat. The story notes a possible delay of four to five hours before attempting entry.
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LOGAN
W. Va
Crawford L. Wilson
Wilson
T Am
William Donaldson
Holden 22 Miine
Creek Coal Co
West Virginia
Donaldson
Kansas Banker Addresses Area Bank Personnel
Seventy four representatives from 16 banks in northwestern Pennsylvania heard L. M. Schwartz, president of Citizens State Bank of Paola Kansas, discuss the high cost of present day banking at the Hotel Corry. The lecture preceded by dinner covered bank operation costs and was part of the National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers monthly meeting.
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Pennsylvania
Kansas
National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers
Corry
L. M. Schwartz
Citizens State Bank of
Paola
Kan
Schwartz
C. Conrad Monroe
Citizens National Bank
Civil Rights Action Slaws Senate Studies Labor Plan
Racial discontent spreads into Arkansas while Montgomery quiets as Negro student leaders suspend agitation at Alabama State College after a governor ordered a full investigation. Five students face arraignment in Little Rock, more than 50 sit in at a downtown lunch counter, and no violence is reported. Congress debates penalties for obstructing court orders in civil rights actions as Senate and House move toward bill consideration.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Montgomery
Ala
Integral Food Service
Alabama State College
John Patterson
L. B. Sullivan
Patterson
State Board of Education
Little Rock
Washington
Senate
Frank J. Uausche
Ohio
Muuich
House
Dts Rules Committee
Lausche
Amputation Saves Driver From Collision In Ithaca
Harold Havens, 35, of Odessa, was extricated after a wreck when Dr. Frederick Mitchell of Ithaca amputated his leg below the knee by flashlight. Havens, in critical condition, collided with a car operated by Samuel Supek of Enfield Center.
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Ithaca
Harold Havens
Odessa
Frederick Mitchell
Tihaca
Haven’s Cay
Samuel Supek
Enfield Center
Havens
Corry Coldest of 14 Area Communities in North West PA
Corry, already noted as the coldest area community in the region, recorded a low of 0 at 11 p m then sank to 9 below in the early morning. Kane, Warren, Ridgway, Jamestown and Meadville posted subzero or near subzero readings as frigid air dominated the area.
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Corry
Pennsylvania
New York
Kane
Warren
Ridgway
Jamestown
Meadville
Marek
National ‘Weather Bureau
Girl, Four Drowns After Ice Breaks in Pennsylvania
In GNIONVILLE Centre County four year old Esther Mae Waite drowned when she fell through thin ice on Bald Fagle creek about 100 yards from her home. Esther, daughter of Rubin C. Waite and his wife, was near two other children who did not report the incident. Deputy Bowes said the verdict was accidental.
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Washington
Pire
All Marie Scears
Charles Scears
Genonsburg
Gnionville, Pa
Esther Mae Waite
Bald Fagle Creek
Centre County
Esther
Rubin C. Waite
New Emphasis In Schools On English Improvement
A bulletin outlines how to raise English levels in Cosy Schools through increased written and spoken expression. Superintendent W B Rodemeyer calls for system wide effort to boost communication skills, emphasizing sentence and paragraph work while supporting other Language Arts areas.
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W. BL Rodemeyer
U.nit
Fire At Blind School Kills Fireman In Five Alarm Blaze
The Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia suffered a five alarm fire that wrecked the main building. Fire Lt. William Adaie was killed and six other firemen injured when a third floor corridor collapsed after an explosion. All 429 pupils were led to safety by teachers and nuns, and later housed in nearby Our Lady of Lourdes facilities. The blaze reportedly started in a third floor bedroom of an employee who had been smoking. investigators planned a full inquiry.
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Philadelphia
Overbrook School For the Blind
Joseph G. Cauffman
Our Lady of Lourdes
William Adaie
George Hink
Adzie
Hink
Adgie
Theresa Hayes
William Adele
Overbrook
Eline
Theresa
Space probe Pi meer V launched toward sun orbit
Washington AP reports the United States launched a beachball sized space probe from Cape Canaveral aboard a Thor-Able rocket. Three hours after launch NASA said the 26 inch instrument packed sphere achieved escape velocity and entered an orbit 74 700 000 miles from the sun at its nearest approach.
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Washington
United States
Earth
Venus
Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics’ and Space Administration
NASA
Mediator Quits Stackpole Talks After No Progress
Mediation sessions in the Stackpole Carbon Company strike, affecting over 2,000 workers across Kane and at least 400 in Kane, were recessed indefinitely after a no comment session in St. Marys. U S Commissioner Arthur Wellman said he would stay in touch and await calls from both sides as they reconsider to seek a future path to a settlement.
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Stackpole
KANE
Stackpole Carbon Company
St. Marys
U.S
Arthur Wellman
Scranton
Michael A. Prine
Emporium
Charles Copeland
Pittsburgh
Mantle Signs For $665,090 With Yankees
AP reports Mickey Mantle ended an 11 day holdout and signed a New York Yankees contract for about 665 thousand dollars. The deal followed a conference at Learns Hotel with GM George Weiss, who had opposed Mantle's stance. The salary makes Mantle the AL's highest paid player yet still below Willie Mays's reported 85 thousand yearly pay.
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Fin
Mickey Mantle
Ais
New York Yankee
Learm
Totel
George Weiss
Mantle
Wi- Ne Mays
San Francisco Giants
Blind student hero helps save students in Philadelphia fire
Theresa Hayes a 17 year old blind student at Overbrook School for the Blind stayed at the switchboard during a blaze. She helped evacuate 329 students while fire and safety crews fought flames. Fire started in a third floor employee's room and one firefighter died.
Names New FCC Chief As Doerfer Quits
John C. Doerfer resigned as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission after admitting he took hospitality from a broadcasting executive. President Eisenhower named Frederick W. Ford as successor, with Ford to assume the chairmanship next Tuesday. Doerfer, 55, told investigators he did nothing wrong but quit to avoid embarrassment to the administration. He had flown to Florida on a plane owned by George W. Storer and stayed six nights on Storer’s yacht. Storer owns a chain of radio and TV stations subject to FCC regulation.
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Nashington
John C. Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission
Eisenhower
Doerfer
Frederick W. Ford
Ford
Clarksburg
W.va
Florida
George W. Storer
Storer
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
White House
Wisonsin Public Service Commission
Washington
Snow stalls annual trout stocking in Mercer Venango counties
Heavy snowfall halts the trout stocking program after 10,000 fish were released in Mercer and Venango counties in February and March. Merrill Lille, superintendent, says access to streams is blocked by deep snow and conditions are worse across northern counties to the Delaware River. With 200,000 trout still to release and a looming June deadline, fishermen may face slim pickings early in the season.
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State Fish Hatchery
Mercer
Venango
Merrill Lille
Delaware River
Lillie
Uncle 15 Kills Tot While Cleaning Rifle
A 15 year old uncle accidentally discharged a 22 caliber rifle while cleaning it at his grandparents home in Allegany. Brenda Eileen Hilliard died at St Francis Hospital after the bullet struck the back of her head. The incident occurred around 4 15 PM as Brenda and an aunt played nearby. Funeral plans are pending the arrival of relatives.
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Illegany, Nix
Allegany
Brenda Eileen Hilliard
AFC
Gerald Hilliard
St. Francis Hospital
Olean
Malcolm Poster
Edward A. Kwleden
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Fred Porcel
Cattaraugus
Hilliard
Teeland
Snowbound Couple Rescued Near Walkertown NC
In Winston-Salem area, a snowbound elderly couple were saved after a Norfolk and Western brakeman spotted a cabin almost buried in snow and a woman signaling for help. Train No. 56 alerted officers who dispatched deputies to reach the remote cabin about 16 miles from Winston-Salem, where Mr. and Mrs. Schreiber, aged 84 and 62, were found safe.
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N.C
Norfolk and Western Railway
Walkertown
George Werver
Hollow
Weiver
Winston-Salem
B. C, Rivers
L. Wood
Mre
Schreiber
Ater
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