Paralyzing Storm Strands Eastern Pennsylvania Towns
A major snowstorm paralyzed eastern Pennsylvania with 10 to 14 inches of snow and widespread outages. The storm forced school closures and halted rail and turnpike travel from Harrisburg to New Jersey, with trees and power lines down across counties including Chester and Bucks. Continuous heavy snowfall and drifts crippled daily life and rescue crews work to free blocked rails and roads.
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Josh Wharf
Penpsylvania
Eel Power
Greater Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Media
Philadelphas
Eatire
Hurrienne Hazel
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Harrisbire
New Jersey
Doylestown
Lansdale
Reading
Chester County
Summit Disarm Confab Eyed In Washington
Eisenhower administration weighing a Washington summit focused on a disarmament agreement. Officials say progress may come from limiting arms while other issues remain deadlocked. Bulganin’s letter to MacMillan underscores East West rifts on reunification and freedom for satellite states.
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Washington
GOP Senatorial Candidate Suffers Heart Attack in PA
UVONCORDVILLE Pa Wel den B Heyburn 85 year old independent candidate for the Republican nomination for U S senator was stricken yesterday while driving on the altimore Pike near his home. He has served 12 years in the Pennsylvania State Senate and four years as auditor general before becoming state treasurer in 1852. He was admitted to Chester County Hospital West Chester in quite good condition and later examined by Dr Walter Events Jr at Media. A stroke was virtually ruled out though a spasm reportedly occurred.
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Uvoncordville
Welden B. Heyburn
U. S
Altimore Pike
Heyburn
Pennsylvania State Senate
Chester County
West Chester
Heybiin
Walter Events Jr
Pennsylvania Railroad
T M. Waggoner
Wealing Heyburn
Waggoner
Infections Kill 16 Babies at Houston City Hospital
Houston Texas reports a deadly neonatal outbreak at City Hospital where 16 newborns died in two months. The hospital board notes at least 81 infections and 21 mothers affected in February amid an antibiotic resistant strain linked to pneumonia in elderly patients. Emergency measures are in place.
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Houston
Tex
Citys County Hospital
Hospital Board of Managers
Ben Taub
Board of Managers
County Tax Collections Slow Here
County official Carl Smith disclosed forthcoming annual settlement with county commissioners and noted last year’s taxes remain unusually high. The 10 mill rate was set for next year effective June 1, with local taxes levied by wards and remaining unpaid amounts listed for each ward. After the annual settlement, taxes received will face an additional list filed at the county courthouse.
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Guy Ateasucer
Carl Smith
Institution
Suilfix
Brie County
Bulganin Note Summit Setback Reported
The note from Soviet Premier Bulganin to British Prime Minister Macmillan is seen as a setback to summit preparations. Western diplomats say the letter contains no compromises and may hinder public debate and East West heads of government talks. Bulganin’s halt proposal adds another obstacle to an agreement while schools in Greensburg Pa extend day hours due to weather and an Asian flu outbreak.
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Moscow
Bulganin
Macmillin
Kremlin
Promiganda
Greensburg
Hempfield Township
Hospital Talks Accreditation Requirements
A teleconference last night discussed accreditation prerequisites the hospital must meet before approval. Attending were Elisabeth Black, a laboratory chief. Robert Curtis, x ray technician. Archibald superintendent Edgar Alexander and secretary Sidney Elston at the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania meeting in Atlantic City May 22 24. February records show 278 patients received 1305 days of care with 34 births and seven deaths. surgical staff logged 21 major and 42 minor operations for 69 total procedures.
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Hie Hospital
Elisabeth Black
Fechulelyn
Svaregpoe
Philadelphia
Sidney Elston
Hospital Association of Parmsylvania
Atlantic City
House Farm Bill With Ike Veto Seen Likely
President Eisenhower opposes the farm price support bill calling it a 180 degree turn against the past. House passage would freeze price supports at 1957 levels and acreage at 1958 levels for a year. Senate passed measure would be permanent until Congress acts.
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Veaseaner
Eisenhower
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Congress
GOP
Secreity
Aarieniiire Benson
Cat Benson
House Group OKs Service Pay Hike
The House Armed Services Committee backed a bill to raise pay for almost all career servicemen. It would authorize special pay for military skills and set higher raises for officers and enlisted in upper ranks. The measure, approved by 29 members, would cost about 662 million dollars in the year starting July 1.
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HoUse Armed Services Committee
Bray
R-Ind
van Zandt
R-Po
Jobless May Hit Postwar High, Officials Warn
New York Herald Tribune reports government economists expect unemployment to rise to a postwar peak in May. A Washington dispatch notes an anticipated official report due in early April showing about a 200000 increase in jobless workers.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Washington Dispatch
Eisenhower Jobless Pay Plans Await Congress
Congress pauses its rush to pass job creation measures while awaiting President Eisenhower’s unemployment compensation proposals. Governors said the plan outlines a 13 week extension funded as a federal aid program with loans rather than grants, and would not require state tax increases.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Atute
House
Eikenhower
Lyndon B. Johson
Texas
Isenhower
Johnson
Senate
White House
Tunisian Leader Reaffirms West Ties Despite Algeria Tensions
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba, in a National Assembly speech, urged continued Western cooperation and promised French troop withdrawal with U.S.-British mediation. He criticized French occupation, urged no rash actions, and warned against threats to Western interests while supporting a Maghreb unity vision amid Algeria tensions. A separate report notes John L. Landais, 67, held for murder in Altoona after an argument led to Henry B. Burke’s death in a rooming house dispute.
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PMNS
UT Sweetman
Habib Bourguiba
North African Republic
Good Offices
Tunisia
Bourguiba
Agai
France
Algeria
Tench
Morocco
Altoona
John L. Landais
Blair County
Tomer
Landers
Henry B. Burke
Burke
Mercy
Broadway Fire Claims 24 Lives as Building Burns
A massive blaze on Broadway traps workers, 24 dead and 15 injured as flames consume a building. Some workers leap to safety using nets while others descend ladders. officials estimate most casualties are workers trapped inside the blaze.
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Broadway
New York
Broad
Ilitinge
Edward F. Cavanaugh Jr
Albany
Averell Harriman
State Department of Labor
Division of Safety
Erie arson probe widens with warehouse fires
State and county police join Erie fire probe into fires since January 22 that have cost more than 20 million dollars. Fire Chief Peter Kuhn cites losses of about 2.659 million with a $196 thousand blaze at Baldwin building and a Hammermill warehouse fire. Authorities test arson theory amid multiple warehouse blazes, two arrests, and intensified protection hours.
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Kle i
Nate, Chay
Ang Watt Ty Polite
Reri’s
Cires
Peter Kuhn
Hammermi]n Paper Co
Baldwin
Erie
Kuhn
Edward Williams
Uwe
Rae
Trwhn Co
Hiammermill
Gaslight Suit Sparks Court Ruling on Benny’s Satire
A 1982 ruling upholds a lower court decision on parody in television. The case centers Benny’s spoof of C- in a pivotal copyright action affecting future TV satire and the right to imitate protected works.
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Benny
Spring Returns Amid Snow Melt and Wind
The region basks in a thaw with lingering snow as temperatures rise from single digits to the mid thirties. A plane crash near Cory leaves Ralph White, 44, dead. Charles Lashley and another occupant survived with injuries after a midair collision.
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Tani
Ralph Whiple
Charles Lashley
Local Police Wake Suspect After Nighttime Break In
Police investigated a nighttime break in on Main Street where a barber shop owner was found dead near a lighted display case. Officers say a glass pane was broken to enter the shop and identify a suspect, while witnesses and bystanders described the chaotic scene.
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Nike
Graven
Corryite Held For County Court Of West Preder
Corryite was held for the county court of West Prederr for the next term. The case against Alderman M S Cobbell arose from an arrest tied to Zipporah Miller’s accusation. The session concluded with bond set under bond conditions.
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Corryite
West Preder
Bette
Cobbell Yealerday
ALUUR
Mid Atlantic States Covered By Fresh Snowfall
A nor'easter dumped heavy snow from northern Virginia to southern New York, bringing 10 to 18 inch depths in Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania. The District of Columbia declared snow emergency rules, transit and power disruptions occurred, and three traffic deaths were reported as trees fell and vehicles skidded.
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Alile
Virginia
New York
Baltimore
District of Columbia
Washington
Manhattan
Simotlnr
Folr Young
Maryland
Pennsyleania
Fire claims two in Johnstown tragedy
Mrs Catherine Reevey, 46, died after a fire that also fatally burned her two year old grandson Michael Dino in Pittsburgh. The blaze began Tuesday evening in the Reevey home in Johnstown.
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