New Aid Plan Seeks Juvenile Delinquency Facilities
Public Welfare Dept officials propose 1959 legislation to fund new juvenile facilities in eastern and western Pennsylvania. Proposed capacities include 100 girls and 150 boys, plus a 450 boy security unit, with potential shared costs with counties and three additional entry camps.
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Pennsylvania
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Washington County
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New York
Death Probe For Altoona Man Continues
John E. Walz, 59, missing since Tuesday, was found dead in his parked car in Boyd's Wood near Tyrone. A rifle lay on the seat. autopsy showed no brain or heart hemorrhage or violence. Dr Mary Willard of Penn State will conduct toxicology studies to determine cause.
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Blair County
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Two Killed and Six Injured In Route 8 Crash
Two young men died and six others were injured in a head on collision Saturday night on Route 8 two miles south of Slippery Rock. Deceased are Robert Surrena 18 Grove City driver of one car and Anthony Dorenkamp 18 Butler occupant of the other.
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Robert Surrena
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Anthony Dorenkamp
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Scott Cites Inaccuracies In Leader Charges In Senate Race
U S Rep Hugh Scott Republican nominee for the U S Senate accuses Gov George Leader of making inaccurate statements about his voting record. Scott says his record shows 83 percent attendance while on leave for illness or Naval Reserve duty and asserts he voted for the Area Redevelopment Bill on Aug 15. Also notes political support and calls for action on corruption in unions. Former Rep Leo Kocialkowski dies at 76 in Chicago.
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Scott Asserts Clark Carries Leader's Ball in Foreign Policy Row
Rep. Hugh Scott accuses Sen. Joseph Clark of carrying Gov. George Leader’s water in foreign policy debates. Clark urged Western allies and warned of U S vulnerability in the Formosa Strait and the Middle East while Scott counters that Leader must justify his own policy stance.
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Adlai Stevenson
Hurricane Helene and Hazel Compare Deadly Tracks
The article notes Helene spared land but caused rough weather and inland rain while Hazel struck the Carolinas, causing 21 deaths and about 145 million dollars in damages. It contrasts Helene and Hazel with Hazel being the stronger historical storm in 1954.
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Hazel
Carolinas
Reuther Calls For Strike Halt
The text notes Walter Reuther urging a halt to strikes as a contract offer to United Auto Workers mirrors a Ford deal. It references wage increases from 24 to 40 cents an hour, current average earnings around $2.62, and provisions for supplemental unemployment benefits and severance pay amid plant relocation.
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Seaton
Chrysler
De Gaulle Wins Big as Communists Suffer Major Defeat
In postwar France the Communist bloc suffered its worst electoral setback as Gaullist forces hailed a decisive victory. The Reds faced massive losses in the 596 seat National Assembly, leaving De Gaulle with near dictatorial powers for four months to draft a new electoral law and pave the way for a new Assembly. Elections likely in late November or December.
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France
Communista
Agatist de Gaulle
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Ex-Vice President Charged With 100000 Extortion
A former Rogers Brothers Co. vice president faces a Wednesday hearing on extorting 100000 from his late father Harrison Rogers 46 of Albion. The elder man paid to avoid trouble as the information allegedly demanded was deemed worthless by the district attorney. The father died September 6 and the son had resigned last January and sold his interest in the family truck business.
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Rogers Brothers Co
Harrison Rogers
Albion
Louis Rogers
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Herbert Johnson Jr
Erie County
Rogers
Johnson
Man Arrested Friday Pleads Innocent in Preliminary Hearing
A man was arrested on Friday, entered a plea of not guilty at a preliminary hearing, and was released on a $3,000 bond.
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Week End Death Toll In Pennsylvania Rises
At least 20 people died in Pennsylvania over the weekend with 14 highway fatalities, the highest toll since Labor Day. Calvin Lelis, 63, of Bernville drowned after water rose near his Berks County home while moving furniture from a trailer. Eastern PA received up to four inches of rain. Three highway crashes each claimed twelve victims. a boiler accident killed a worker.
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Pennsylvania
Calvin Lelis
Bernville
Berks” County
Mayor Lawrence framed in Pittsburgh TV channel dispute
Abs Bloom, state Republican chair, accuses Mayor David L. Lawrence of Pittsburgh of improper conduct in a letter to a PCC commissioner about Channel 4. Lawrence says the letter urged better Pittsburgh TV service. Meade Alcorn and Rep Harris comment on the House hearing and Democratic involvement.
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Bloom
David L. Lawrence
Pittaburgh
PCC
Channel 2
House
Channel 4
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Ark
Meade Alcorn
Alcorn
Tragic Youth Accidents Reported Across Several Incidents
A sequence of deadly mishaps includes a boy electrocuted after touching a power line while climbing a tree a young man crushed beneath a slipping jack and a farm tractor overturning killing a youth and a boy accidentally shot by a playmate.
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