Solon Calls Higher Social Security Taxes Needed
Rep Curtis plans hearings next month as part of a broad probe into the social security system. He and Rep Simpson differ on tax increases with Curtis urging a 33 percent rise while Simpson favors no tax rate freeze and notes income groups would feel the impact. Eisenhower had asked Congress to cancel a planned tax rise starting January 1.
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Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
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Curtis
Chaiman
Cis
Richard M. Simpson
Ways
Eisenhower
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Congress
Penalty Starts On School Tax In Four Wards
The treasurer announced a five percent penalty begins after October 31 for unpaid school taxes. Total due across four wards is 181,000 with 137,000 already paid. Ward breakdown shows property and per capita amounts: First Ward 4308 and 5238, Third Ward 96750 and 4077, Fourth Ward 21685 and 95. Taxes are discounted 2 percent for two months, full face for two, then penalties apply.
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Treasueor Chulmith
PRR President Plans To Retire In May
Walter Franklin, president of America's biggest railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad, will retire next May under the firm's retirement plan. He became president in June 1989 after joining PRR in 196? rising through the ranks to the top. Under his leadership the railroad spent about 700 million dollars on modernization and expansion and achieved operational milestones worth over a billion dollars.
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Philadelphia — Pennsylvania Railroad
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PRR
Franklin
America
FRR
Teventes
Hin Poy
Storm toll rises in Calabria as floods devastate towns
An Italian cloudburst and floods swept through Calabria causing at least 48 deaths and widespread destruction. Eyewitness reports warned the toll could rise as homes collapsed and rivers surged inundating Savaembllo Olverto and San Girogovin areas. Roads and power lines failed as floods forced evacuations and disrupted transport.
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Tnere
San Girogovin
Reepio Calibrie
Italy
Tnimy
Troast Defends Letter to Dewey on Parole Not Pardon
Newark New Jersey Pauit L Troast Republican gubernatorial candidate says his letter supporting labor racketeer Joe Fay was civic duty. He canceled campaign speeches for a 19 minute television program asserting the parole request was the issue and denying he advocated a pardon.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Pauit L. Troast
New Jersey
Tzainstone
Thomas 2
Dewey
New York
Gubrnatorial Company
Robert
Troma
Troust
Fay
Troast
Work To Begin In 1954 On Presque Isle Peninsula
Erie Governor John S. Fine announced state funds will conserve Presque Isle Peninsula to prevent erosion and long term damage. The 1954 General Assembly allocated 2 million dollars for peninsula conservation construction and plans for a 50 mile New York to Ohio turnpikes link are underway with route surveys in progress.
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John S. Fine
Erie
Fine
General Assembly
New York
Ohio Turnpikes
Quake Hits Greek Islands. Homes Lost on Kefallinia
Readable fragments report strong earthquakes in the Tonian Sea near Kefallinia causing homelessness and damage on the western Peloponnesus coast. No casualties confirmed. Separate item notes 13 Mau Mau terrorists hanged in Kenya for a massacre.
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Associated Press
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Tonian Sea
Peloponnesus Firéa
Greece
Tonian
Kefsallinia
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Kenya
Githunguri
Community Chest Appeal Raises 14208 50 in Donations
Walter Ross reports totals for Wheity's Community Chest with 14 208 50 from corporations 1700 from additional donors 500 from retail stores 250 from school staff 50 from local residential solicitation 314 50 from government loans hospitals and utilities and 2610 from new gifts.
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Columbus
Elgin
Lovers' trust ends in slaying in Waynesburg
Hal West, a fox hunting enthusiast and bottling company employee, shot and killed store manager Charles Cowell and wounded his wife Della West after catching them at a rural rendezvous near the Pennsylvania West Virginia line. West then drove to Waynesburg High School, summoned his 15 year old daughter, and left, telling her this would be the last time she would see him. Police said West fled and charges had not yet been filed.
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Associated Press
Waynesburg
Pennsylvania
Charles Cowell
Pennsylvania-West Virginia
Della West
Hal. West
Owell
Thomas Boyd
West
Cowell
Boyd
Waynesbuy Hight School
Shirley
Wie
Corry Hospital Directors Hold Brief Regular Session
Corry Hospital board met in a brief routine session led by Supt. Edgar Alexander. Reports showed a slight drop in patient load from the prior month with 266 admitted and 1175 days of service. Thirty nine births and seven deaths were recorded while the surgical staff performed 23 major and other operations. Directors discussed several business matters with no definite action taken.
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Corry Hospital
Edgar Alexander
Montty
U.S. Plans Peaceful Atomic Power Plant Effort
Chicago reports the United States will pursue a large scale peaceful atomic power program. Thomas E. Murray of the Atomic Energy Commission says a plant producing 60 000 kilowatts could power a city of 50 000 and cost tens of millions, with operation in 3 to 4 years. The project may be located near an AEC uranium-235 separation facility, with current sites at Oak Ridge Paducah and Portsmouth.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Oday
Atomic Power
America
Thomas E. Murray
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Murray
Oak Ridge
Paducah
Portsmouth
Ohio
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Roof work begins at Corry High School project
Nearly 100 workers from several construction firms swarmed Corry Area High School to start the roof and boiler crane work on two classroom wings. Martin Fireproofing of Buffalo will lay gypsum roof. a crane will set boilers, while crews pour floors in the northern wing. Project aims to heat and finish two wings before winter with auditorium cafeteria and gym work planned for next summer.
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Corry Area
Laves
Martin Fireproofing Company
Buffalo
Nasil Bhan
Urilil Nex
Aero Supply Mig Co names two new directors
Two new directors were elected to Aero Supply Mig Co Ohio board and one to the local plant advancement group. William H. Coleman of Cleveland arrived to head the operating committee and oversee special projects while EF Houserman of Cleveland joined the board.
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Aero Supply Mig. Co
Gie
William H. Coleman
Cleveland
Eay
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Nobel Prize in Medicine Shared by Three Scientists
Stockholm reveals that Sarvard University scientist and a German-born British professor share the 1954 Nobel Prize in medicine for fundamental life mechanisms. Fritz Lipmann, 54, Harvard Cambridge professor, and Hans Adolph Krebs, 57, biochemistry professor at Brilliark University, divide the prize worth 175 202 Swedish crowns.
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Sweden
Sarvard Untversity
Fritz Albert Lipmann
Hilvard Meilen School
Cambridus
Mass
Hans Adolph Krebs
Britain
Bielliek
Lipman
Water shortage prompts emergency actions across towns
The drought pushes water concerns from city to rural areas as wells dry up and water tables fall. Farmers improvise to keep cattle hydrated while dairies warn of cutbacks and emergency spending is sought for water access. Officials warn the dry spell may continue unless rainfall arrives soon.
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Corry
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Penn State to Change Name to University State College
Trustees of Pennsylvania State College began action to rename the institution to Pennsylvania State University. Board president James Milholland announced the change aims to reflect the college’s development and better foster its work of innovation.
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Associated Press State College
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Pennylvania State University
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Niger
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Milhollind
Board of
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Ramnoueina
Ramnoueina the Sétion
Constitutional Revision 15 On The Ballot In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg report analyzes proposed constitutional revision 15 and its stakes for voters. It outlines the question of creating a state constitutional change, its potential impact on apportionment and government powers, and the parties and leaders urging yes or no. It notes debates on tax debt, legislative revision, and reform priorities while presenting opposing viewpoints from party platforms and officials.
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Harold Reigelman
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Redgehnau
Rudolph Mulhys
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Cape
Robert Wagner le
Dan Thapell
Filierl
Demperatiie Womania
Wagner
Simplified Report on Pennsylvania Sales Tax Rules
An Iowa Chamber announcement notes that small business venues with quarterly gross under ten thousand may file a condensed return by November 20. The Department of Revenue explains eligibility and the required data including gross sales, taxable sales, collected taxes, store commissions, and due amounts.
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Iowa Chamber of Commerce
Commonwealth
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Two Communist Members End 3 Day Boycott of MRC
Report states two communist members end a three day boycott of MRC. The article references incident tied to a gas well ignition causing burns to four people at a Maple Hospital location with unclear localities and names due to garbled OCR.
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Convicted embezzlers lose bids for acquittal in McKeesport case
Seven defendants including Joa ny Aystrom and Samuel A Kennedy were convicted of misapplying about 450 00 from the old Union National Bank of McKeesport. Judge Wallace Gourley refused a directed verdict and set a new trial date for November 6. Nystrom, a former teller, was accused of false deposits in Kennedy's account.
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Weachblal U.S
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Gourley
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Hue
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Misa Nystrom
Koreans, Chinese clash over repatriation talks in Panmunjom
The Associated Press reports a three day session at Panmunjom where Korean, Chinese, Swedish and Swiss observers examined repatriation issues. Negotiations stalled as delegates pressed for broader Chinese acceptance and Korean refusals, with sessions adjourned amid tension.
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Derailed Pennsy Train Delays Federal Express Journey
A Pennsylvania Railroad New Englander passenger train derailed near Bristol causing three coaches and Pullman cars to derail. Passengers were moved to the Federal Express behind the derailment while one may have sustained minor injuries and was treated at Bristol General Hospital.
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New Englander
PRR
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Federal Exe
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Anderny
Bristol General Hospstal
Pensylvania
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Philadelphis
Glaziers Strike Pittsburgh Over Wage Demands
About 115 AFL glaziers from Local 751 strike five major glass supply firms in Pittsburgh. They reject the current wage scale and demand per hour pay as contracts expired September 1st. Weary division and paint firms cited include Pipe Olu Co United Plate Glu Cun and Golomb Paint & Glass.
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