Federal reinsurance for disaster illness dominates agenda
The House Commerce Committee opened hearings on President Eisenhower health reinsurance proposal. Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby testified as health and welfare secretary. The plan aims to guarantee insurers against catastrophic illness losses via a $25 million federal reinsurance fund to spur coverage. R. Lynn Emerick of Elizabethtown, longtime conservationist and 35-year State Forestry Service veteran, died at 70 in Lancaster.
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House Commerce Committee
Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Lancaster
R. ‘Lynn Emerick
Elizabethtown
State Forestry Service
St. Joseph's Hospital
Television Schedule for WBEN-TV Buffalo
Channel listing for tonight and Thursday with times for Sagebrush Trail News Superman outdoor camera boxing and late news followed by film The Web and other programs. Evening schedule includes Arthur Godfrey Garry Moore Ding Dong School and Welcome Travelers among others.
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Wben-Tv
Buffalo
Dave Garroway
Garry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Guiding Light
Kate Smith
Woman Claims Kidnapping by U S Government on Arrival
Rhoda Miller de Silva, 43, arriving in New York from Ceylon, tells reporters she was seized by the U S government and placed aboard a plane to the United States. Born in New York, she says she is married to a Ceylon citizen and would gain Ceylonese citizenship soon.
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Rhoda Miller de Silva
New York
Ceylon
Singer Dick Haymes Ordered Deportation and Travel to Washington
The Justice Department ordered singer Dick Haymes deported for re entering the United States after a Hawaii visit with actress Rita Hayworth now his wife. He left by plane for Washington with undisclosed purpose. The note mentions over half of the 7 million widows in the United States being over 64.
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Dick Haymes
Washington
New York
Argentina
Justice Department
United States
Hawaii
Riba Hayworth
Haymes
Tnto
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files March 24 1934
Items from the Erie area recounts include Miss Havel McCray broadcasting from Ta Paz Bolivia with her parents listening, Root's Furniture lending a radio for the short wave program, and a public sign up of over 000 voters in the Third Assembly District for John R. King’s candidacy. A giant egg exhibited by Paul Pound and Crawford M. Woods draws attention, as does the death of Bessie B Keefe from a heart attack and Celina O’Brien leaving the Golden Rule Club for Hammond Elevator Company.
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Ta Paz
Bolivia
South America
Havel McCray
Ta Do
Sutton
Mr. and
Mars
F. McCray
Fourth Avenue
Root’s
Asembly
John R. King
Wright Street
Tus
Erie County
Celina O'Brien
Golden Rule Club
Hammond Elevator Company
How Smart Are You A Current Events Quiz
A reader quiz tests knowledge on national and international topics from House elections to world conferences. Topics include sovereign rule of dominions, farm income trends, Senate fraud grounds, canned versus fresh tomatoes, Korea Indochina talks location, and auto sales forecasts.
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House of Representatives
Dominions
Canada
Australia
Elizabeth
Great Britain
Senate
Korea
Indochina
Berlin
Geneva
London
Moscow
Paris
Washington
Club to Relocate Offices and Appoint New Secretary
The club plans to move its offices from the Rex Theatre building to the Music Shop run by Miss Myrtle Fuller who will serve as the new secretary.
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Rex Theatre
Music Shop
Myrtle Fuller
Bradford Boy Killed In Fire Tragedy in Bradford
Two year old Glenn Richard Francisco died in a Bradford fire that injured his father Harold Francisco 38 and brother Darryl Ray 3. Fire destroyed their frame home as the mother Frances Francisco 27 was away at work. Fire Chief Brophy said the children played with matches. Kentucky produced about 64 million tons of coal last year.
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Bradford
Glenn Richard Francisco
Harold Francisco
Darral Ray
Billy
Darryl Ray
Frances Francisco
Edward T. Brophy
County approves liquid fuels funds in Erie County
County commissioners last night earmarked 255000 from the Liquid Fuels Tax fund across nine boroughs and townships. The move bypassed a request by Commissioner Louis Ruymek to repair or replace the Buffalo Road bridge, which he called an eye sore, with county solicitor Jacob Held noting the city has its own Liquid Fuels Tax funds.
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Erte
Louis Ruymek
Buffalo Road
Erie
Jacob Heldt
County funds distribution leaves De partment of Highways underfunded
The city sued unsuccessfully for a share of the county fund and received no money in today’s distribution. Total allocations bring the fund to 280000 with previous grants to the Department of Highways for Route 20 widening and other legislated routes. Mill Creek Township gets the largest chunk at 37293.
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Department of Highways
Carl
Proctor
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Detroit
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Philadelphia
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AP News
Cartier
U.S
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Crawford M. Woods
Bessie B. Keefe
East Frederick Street
James Keefe
Chrysler
Clarence Wallace
First Ave
Kentucky
Henry Brooks Adams
the National Bank
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Millcreek Township
Hare
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