Courageous Woman Foils Robbery At Drake's Mills Store
Mrs Ralph Drake refused to surrender money during an armed robbery at her Drake's Mills general store. Two men in a stolen 1956 sedan fled after she challenged them, with state police broadcasting an all points alert and noting the car's license number and route toward Erie.
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Meadville
Anthony Vavrek
Lawrence Park
Wilber Pechin
Cambridge Springs
Drake's Mills
Erie
3 Motorists Die As Runaway Truck Hits Car
Three men died instantly yesterday afternoon when a lumber truck lost its drive shaft and collided head on with a car on Byrnedale Hill Route 225 near St Marys. The car carried Harry Robbins Sr and his son Harry Robbins Jr both of Clearfield and Charles Chase a Clearfield attorney. Leonard L. Priest of Emporium, 21, the truck driver, had minor injuries and was treated at Kaul Memorial Hospital.
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By, Marys
St. Marys
Harry Robbins Sr
Clearfield
Charles Chase
Harry Robbins Jr
Leonard L. Priest
Emporium
Kaul Memorial Hospital
Byrnedale Hill
Robbins
Burns Prove Fatal in Bethlehem Steel Blast Incident
Ben Gergely, 65, of Johnstown, died at Memorial Hospital after being burned by molten slag from a blast furnace at Bethlehem Steel Corp's Johnstown plant. He was hospitalized last Friday following the accident.
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Johnstown
Ben Gergely
Gergely
Memorial Hospital
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Hecker Family Wins Mobilgas Economy Run Prize Europe Trip
The William B. Hecker family of 133 East Irving Street won first prize in the 1959 Mobilgas Economy Run for best miles per gallon. They receive a two week European trip for four with Pan American Airways touring London Amsterdam Brussels and Paris. Mobilgas officials and local station owner Walter McCray share in presenting travel bags as the Heckers react with joy.
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William B. Hecker
East
Irving Street
Europe
Hecker
Pan American Airways
Heckers
London
Amsterdam
Brussels
Paris
H. C. Thompson
Mobilgus, Meadville
J. Bidwell
Westfield
Walter McCray
North Center Street
McCray
Town
Pennsylvania
Herter’s Geneva address praised as candid statesmanship
Secretary Herter delivered a half hour address at Geneva praised by Sen. Mike Mansfield as candid and statesmanlike. He pledged firmness and good faith negotiations with Communists and outlined three Western policy guidelines for negotiations. He asserted a united Germany in freedom as core to security.
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Herter
Geneva
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Germany
Geneva talks eyed for small steps toward peace
Herter stated in Geneva that the West would honestly seek small advances toward a just peace while rejecting fear and appeasement with the Reds who triggered the crisis by proposing moves that could pressure Allies to yield West Berlin.
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Berlin
Herter
Geneva
Reds
West Berin
Cautious View On Geneva Talks With Soviets Cited
He cautioned against high hopes for the Geneva parley and noted the Soviet past suggests only slow progress toward the aim of international stability, asserting that only a just peace will bring lasting results.
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Geneva
SixYearOld Boy Falls In Deep Ditch
Eric Boy age six fell into a ten foot deep ditch yesterday and suffered a head injury. He was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital by West Ridge Fire Department ambulance and reported unconscious with possible skull fracture. He also had a right arm injury possibly a fracture and was not on the critical list by last night.
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Erie
Robert Williams
St. Vincent's Hospital
West Ridge
Youester
Man Hurt In Millcreek Sewer Cave-in
A Millcreek worker was seriously injured yesterday when a sewer ditch cave-in trapped him. He was rescued and taken to St Vincent's Hospital by the Kearsarge fire department Rescue team. X rays planned to assess possible pelvic and shoulder fractures. He is employed by a firm installing a section of the new Millcreek sewer system.
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Millcreek
Thompson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Kearsarge
Germans Attract U S Investors To Their Stock Market
West German industry recovery lures American investors into a brisk stock market. Prices rose on heavy buying, with yields shrinking from 5 to about 3.2 percent as prices rose. Banks dominate trading, with many Germans purchasing through their banks rather than brokers or underwriters.
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Frankfurt
United States
America
New York
Germany
U.S
Germans Eye People’s Shares in Private Volkswagen Plan
The public’s interest in Germany is revived by the people’s shares mechanism allowing partial transfer of state enterprises to private ownership. The move could include issuing shares in Volkswagen Werk to let Germans partake in profits from American demand for the German small car.
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Volkswagen Werk
Police Watch Arrest Thieves
The New York safe loft and truck squad tracked Hess, Lerner, and Spica for three months. They fled the city Thursday, nearly escaping in traffic twice before being halted on burglary charges. The case mentions Mrs Roebing wearing an emerald bracelet in a newspaper photo.
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Hennuigen Aud
Jene Cael
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Hess
Lerner
Spica
SS Lord Police
Roebing
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AS. Sperry
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Service and Health
Jaymar
Maytag
Paul
Loblaws
Libby
SWIFT
Engebrook
Loin
Pittsburgh
W. F. Rickers
Pittsburgh Paints
Eric Boy
Iimred
Panama
Business Mirror
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Thomas Motors
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